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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



September 7, 1912. 



gypsophila, «oino ^(mkI tspike^i of Astill>e 

 Davidi, and Mont hrvtia rosea. A hybrid 

 echinops and c-^-vi ral chuic^* wrliasciuii^ also 

 played thtMr part in a t-apital i xhiWit. 



McsKfri. (j. (iihrton and Co., Ik'dulv, who 

 were second, had a numt>er of choice phh>x<*s 

 and gladioli, and there were also a t-ew un- 

 connnon plants, nueh an Kchinops Tonrnet'or- 

 tiana, l.oht^lia MilU^ri, new hybrid verbas- 



< 11 !j; - , . t . Tli i I'd \si'u\ 1o Mr. J. II. 



M il -.i ll , Mai vt-ni lank, who lost points 



thi't)ti^li t uttini; lloutr-^ with. short fst^'UiN. 

 v-'hich t^ii vf a ilwai i , tiat app 'urance. 



'I'hr \MiunM'>ol" the tirst pnze i'or forty-^'i^ht 

 n*^.^, •li-tiiic^, vwre McKsrs. IVrkins and 

 Suns, Coventry, >v horw.* best H4>wers wi-re Mil- 

 dred (irant. Madame Kugen<^ Viirdier, Karl of 

 Warwick, Fran Karl Drrischki, and Th<^ Lyon. 

 Mr Jolui Muttm-k. New Heartington. Oxiord, 

 was a i»ood s**cond, showing nie-e irivih Howern. 

 Mr. \\ . li. 1 tvttinsfhani, lk<*rtton. Notts, was 

 t' ird. \!r. .\Iatt(H*k K»d lor six bunches <rf 

 roh^^s. showing, anu>n^ othern. f^ady Hillin<jf- 

 don. Mdme. A. Chatenay. and lini^ii Dickson. 

 M^vtnrH. Porkins ami Sons loUowa-d. Mr. Frel- 

 tinghum again eoniing third. For a Ih>vv1 of 

 ro»es McHsr^ IN rkins and Sdhh H<'ored with a 



Very tast- • m -nt MI ^h i li-^ of yellow 



and huff. .1 iilfii k j < 'n-^r s.won<l 



n : t li L;n i V I ' - 1 i . > .t lit 1 I ( i >ii Mlt'i'.a iirv. Mr. 



\\ , r. \1 'It.M k. IS.irt.ai Knil. Ovioid, lliinl. 



I'vrn .it v;irl i r .->1imv\ . . l.ut htr the neason 

 rn\i.-^t U' e;rlle4l guiKi. 'I'he winnitig oxliif>it 

 in t hr class for tw^flve vas<»s was staged hy 

 Mr. (J. Mow news. Riverside Nnrs<»ries, Busby, 

 ni ar * i I i.^i:'>u . ;! nd t hey ere excellent 

 fh-v\4-f^ of ui)-t(»- vari tic^uji loUg, strong 

 -^ti ni--. uril .-rt np. a^id a credit to the grower. 

 Mr .1 Dorcil. I phill, Warwick Road, Acocks 

 (irxH'U, waw tmt^cond ; Mr. W. J. (Jodwin, Hill 

 Nurst>ry, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, third. 



Mr. J. Matt(H'k was awarded first for fw dye 

 gladioli, and Messrs. Keynes, Willi;in;>. ;iitd 

 Co., Salinbury, Uxl for eight varieties ui rac- 

 tiH *l.ll!li;l-^. f'ollowcil l»v Mr. 11. Wuuhiian. 

 Sl'irli V, iuid Mr (i. I»o\viivn>. I'lii^liy, in the- 

 order ^ f I rly-Howerintr clu vs;iut he- 



ninrt -lovvn hv soni ^ liaIf-do/<'n 



e.xiin i ' Mtrcd twelve Ininches. <Ii.>- 



tinet viritli.^. Tlir highest honours u-im-c 

 tnken ^y M(. II. W'rol ma n , Sliirley. liinnin*!"- 

 Ii.uii. v\li.w4- flnwer-' • rc.iliv r\(M'lIrnt : Mr. 



. A . liaU.irii, V W*.*'y I. mv. I .ciiv.ster. 

 ;nir| Mr. Howiic--. lla-Ky. wvrc second and 

 t hird resjHHM ivc! v. 



Fiirrr. 



Th:^ tables of fruit decorated with flowers 

 and ioliage occupied one ond of tlie large 

 hall, and were a (vntrc ol attraction. Mr. 

 J. (Jibson. gardener to the Duke of Portland, 

 Wv! U-rk A Mh-v. i> to Im* congratulated on 

 wii iiini,'- hist j)n/' 'ii a clasely-eontested 

 claf^s. Hib dishc> v. ' it Alex:nidria 

 and Prince of W,i ^. Trioiiiphe dv 



Vienne ])ca]-s. \\ a-Miiii^iou ;iMpic>. IJino-. 

 leader rnt^!on. Drown I'lirkcy lio-.. <'iiiTi^<,n 

 Oalaude peaches, and IMnca]iph' ncct arincis. 

 The ■decorations ucri* carrii'd out with 

 liiiunis. cai Ti lt ion<. ami t l anciKi. ^]r. .\. 

 S'.';? rie. im r WiM^ ' to the Mar(|ni>. iif 

 Northauiptoji. i .i^Ti s A>hliy. Xorlhninp- 

 ton, was a cl(!>^' second , li i> Ljr.i pc-^ hci n 

 simply sui>erh. anti his otlu'r ii nit a!i ot iuunl 

 quality, hut the tloral decorations lacked the 

 fii'i.sh of thof^e or th^- wiunini^ t il>!e. Mr. 

 Hilliar, Mount [Mc;i>ant, Dariiu^it !>u . was 



third. 



Mr. Gibson was alst) first for ei""lit hunches 



r f 



of i^r.ipes, nhowung good Miuli-e-ti.^ld Cou!t, 

 Mrs. Prince, and Bnckiand Sweet wat<M' in 

 excellent form. Again for two i)nnc}ies of 

 black, Mr. Gibson was the leader witli a ])nir 

 of bunches of Mad^c^field Cotirt. Mr. A. 

 Jenkins, gardener; to J. Ilorton, Ks(|.. Fcni 

 Hill, Moseley, was a good second with Jilack 

 Alicante, Mr. Hilliar coming third. For 

 apples and pears th? chief awards were 

 secured by Mr. J. Gihson, Messrs. Plowman 

 and Son, Market Harbor(»', corn ni g second 

 .in each class. Messrs. Whateley and Son, 

 Kenilworth, beino tliird for ap])les, and Mr. 

 W. A. Sarsons, 92, Trafalgar Road, Moseley, 

 for i>ears. 



VF/IKTAHLFS. 



The outstanding featui:' in the schedtile 

 was the class for a collection of twelve dishes 



of vegetables, in which the first prize w^as 

 M2^). Mr. J. Gibson, Welbeck, was the for- 

 timate winner, and it may be said that 

 his V3ge tables were models of perfection. 

 The cauliflowers, leeks, and celery made a 

 grand background to beet, onions^ carrots, 

 cucuml>erri. parsnips, peas, potatoes, runner 

 beans, and tomatoes of the highest excellence. 

 Mr. J. Hudson, Mostyn Street, Leicester, fol- 

 lowed closely for second place with a collec- 

 tion that was only about two points behind 

 that staged by Mr. Gibson. The other prizes 

 i 1 the class were awarded to Mr. D. Gibson, 

 riie Gardens, Ford Manor, Linglield, and Mr. 

 A i;. Searle, Castle Ashby, Northampton. 



A strong class was that for twelve onions, 

 Mr. H. Wheeler, The Gardens, W^envoe 

 Cas-tle, near Cardiff, scoring with beautiful 

 specinu'Hs of g(K>d weight, even size, and 

 clear, nicely finished skin. Mr. D. Gibson, 

 LingdeUl, was second, and Mr. J. Hudson, 

 L:»icester, third. The competitors whose 

 names have already Ix^en mentioned w^ere 

 highly successful in the classes for potatoes, 

 touuitces, leeks, celery, and cucum- 

 b.M's, other succestiful exhibitors in various 

 ( lass<^s Indng Mr. T. Avery, Loudwater, Rick- 

 mansvvoit h : Mr. Miirinister, Marston Green; 

 a nd M r. .1 . 1 1 11 1 i;i r , Mount Pleasant, Dar- 



1 i li <»t on . 



in a >p<'cial s-eetion set apart for market 

 "rowers Mes.sr-:. A. and G. North, Meadow 



Nursery, Northtield, won first prize for a 

 basket of tomato?s, the fruits being even, 

 smooth, and of fine condition. He was fol- 

 lowed by Messrs. H. J. and A. Hughes, 

 Grange Xiir-ery. Water Orton, Mr. Hudson, 

 Leicester, U^ing third. Messrs. Plowman 

 and Son, Market Harboro', had the best 

 braoe of cucumbers, Mr. Hudson coming 

 svond. and Mr. J, Carlsson, North Lanes 

 \'irc]ies. Poulton-le-Fylde, third. Both 

 black and white grapes in this section were 

 V on by Mr. Hilliar. 



TABLE DECORATIONS. 



Tln^ table decorations were not only numer- 

 hnt were of more than ordinary merit, 

 y table l:>eing treated in a truly artistic 



i. ;i liner. The premier award was taken by 

 Mr. W . Hnrper, 104, W^arwick Street, Leam- 



ii. eion. liie dominant feature being oncidiura 

 Ih.wers lii^-iitly disposed in rustic receptacles. 

 (Tl(«ri«)sa c^ullerba was skilfully intermixed, 

 with ju,->t sufficient asparagus and selaginella 

 to provi(^ a setting without heaviness. Mrs. 

 (ii-t-ivcs. The Cottage, W^armington, near 

 Diii idway. Worcestershire, w^as second, 



AMATEFRS' SECTION. 



In the aniatetir.",' class for twelve bunches 

 of herbaceous flowers there were six entries, 

 Mr. F. Bouskell being the leading exhibitor. 

 His stand contained a fine bunch of Mont- 

 hii'tia ros.ni, and also good bunches of San- 

 gursorhia canadensis, Lilium tigrinum splen- 

 deus, Lupinus polyphyllus roseus, and the 

 true type of Veronica spicata. Mr. A. J. 

 P-astnek was second, the strongest bunches in 

 lu^ ^tan 1 i.eing Liatris spicata, Chelone bar- 

 I'.ita and Phlox Sheriff Ivorv : the third-prize 

 exhihit. from Mr. John ^P>l^nd, WWland 

 P Mik, Market Harboro', was also remarkably 

 v-^xul. Ml. F. Dennison, Cranford, Leaming- 

 ton, led for eighteen roses, being very closefy 

 1ol](.wed by Mr. Gulliver Speight, Market 



IDirhoro". 



o n s 



'ver 



six dishes of 

 with seven 



The amateur's cla^s for 

 veo;t'tal)le-s w a.-^ a >trono- 



entries. The winner wa^Mr. T.' Jones, Peny- 

 liin, Ruabon, who is as strong a competitor 

 with liis vegetables as with his sweet peas. 

 He had Sutton's Queen cauliflower. Pink Per- 

 tt ction celery. Sensation potato, Webb's Ailsa 

 Craig onion. Perfection carrots, and Quite 

 ( ontent peas. Mr. E. Deakin, Hay Hall, Bir- 

 mingham, was an excellent second, and Mr. 



D. W. Bedford, The Braes. Berkhamsted, 

 third. 



Non-competitive exhibits included a re- 

 markably fine collection of perpetual carna- 

 tions from Messrs. Young and Co., Hather- 

 ley. Cheltenha-n. The collection was taste- 

 fully arranged, and included the finest of 

 both old and new varieties in a high state of 

 development. 



A very elaborate and attractive stand was 

 occupied by Messrs. Robinson Bro^., Lim., 



West Bromwdcli, for the purpose of display, 

 ing their *' Guaranteed Gardenalities." 

 ThiS&e, as most of our readers will have 

 learned from the advertisement pages, con- 

 sist of Carmona fertilisers. Cliffs manurial 

 iiiseeticides, Velvas lawn sand, and other 

 chemical preparations, as well as the well- 

 known Alpha spraying machines and Pine 

 Spray syringes which have often been men- 

 tioned in our show reports. 



Chester Flower Show. 



AUGUST 28. 



This flower show^ held in conjunction with 

 the Cheshire Agricultural Society's exhibition 

 on the Roodee, was fully equal to the aver- 

 age, excepting the cut flowers which showed 

 evident signs of the heavy and continuous 

 rainfall during August. 



PLANTS. 



In the class for the group of miscellaneous 

 plants, twelve feet by nine feet, and arranged 

 for effect, Mr. C. H. Creasey, Oxton^ Birken- 

 head, led with a very pleasing arrangement 

 of well-grown plants. Mr. T. Gilbert, gar- 

 dener to T. G. Frost, Esq.^ Mollington Hall, 

 was a close second, followed by Mr. B. Crom- 

 well, Hunts Cross, Liverpool, and Mr. J. 

 Breen, Tattenhall, for third and fourtli 

 places. The premier award in the class for 

 six stove or greenhouse plants was made in 

 favour of Mr. B. CromAvell, who had fresh, 

 medium-sized specimens ; Mr. A. Ellams, gar- 

 dener to A. Tyrer, Esq., Chester, and Mr. 

 C. H. Creasey shared the remaining awardiS. 

 Four ferns: Mr. H. Randies, gardener to A. 

 E. Hall, Esq., Abbotsfield, Chester, won with 

 good examples^ followed by Mr. E. Paliii, 

 gardener to Mrs, Butt, Chester. Mr. A. 

 Ellams' four pelargoniums won with large 

 specimens, well flowered. In competition for 

 the prizes for a single specimen, Mr. A. 

 Ellams won. with a good G oniophlebium 

 subauriculatum, Mr. Cromwell followed 

 closely for second place, and Mr. M. Brennan, 

 gardener to Sir Foster Cunliffe, Bart., AVrtx- 

 ham, wa« tbird. 



CUT FLOWERS. 



In competition for the prizes for twelve 

 cactus dahlias. Mr. P. Miller, Hartford, was 

 the winner with good blooms, and for six Mr. 

 S. Salisbury, Wallasey, obtained premier 

 honours. Mr. A. D. Pitcairn Camp'bell, Ban. 

 gor-on-Dee, had the best tw^elve asters, and 

 for tw'elve roses Mr. Bernard J. Sanby, Sandi- 

 way, led in a strong competition. Annuals 

 were w^ell shown by Mr. L. N. Brooke, Hes- 

 wall, and Mr, J. L. Maddock gardener to 

 G. W. Gossage, Esq.. Great Saughall, had 

 the best bouquet of wild flowers. 



In the class for twelve bunches of hardy 

 herbaceous cut flowers, Mr. John Dean, gar- 

 dener to G. E, Darsee, Esq., Newton Ho^, 

 occupied the first place and Mr. A. B. Fit- 

 cairn Campbell had the best six bunches. 

 Sweet peas were poorly represented, . 

 John Wynne Rowton, who had the leading 

 twelve vasesj and Miss Roberts, Wrexford. 

 who staged the best six, had flowers of gooa 

 quality. Mr Thomas Saunders, gardener to 

 Captain Townsend Currie, Christleton. 

 Messrs. Webb and Sons' special prize tO" 

 six vases, and Mr. J. Bapscott, Heswau- 

 Messrs. McHattie's special for six vases. 



FRUIT. . 



This section wag well filled with ipi^J 

 good quality. For two bunches oi 

 grapes Mr. W. Pilgrim, gardener to ■ 

 Merrick, Bart., Angleeev, won witn 

 coloured Madreisfield Court; and Mr. " 

 Faulkner, Caldy, second. In the 

 ing classes for white grapes, Mr. n. J 

 gardener to J. Amphlett, Esq., Colwyn^JJ..^ 



was euccesstul m obtaining Lut: t. , j. 

 award with fine bunches of Muscat ot 

 andria; Mr. Joseph Stoney, g'"dener ^ 

 Lieut. -Colonel Jas. Gaskell, Wooltoii, wa^^^^ 

 excellent second in this class The g 

 of the first prize for six peaches was ■ 

 Young, gardener to P. H. Ashworth. 

 Oresford, with Exquisite, lii?lily-<'*^""' .^-t 

 for six nectarines, Mr. W. Piigr"" 

 Humboldt. 



