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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



September 14, 1912 



third. 



Ambassador, Wrest Park, Bedford, 

 with 91^ points. 



SCOTTISH TROPHY CLASS FOE GBAPES. 



A large amount of interest centred around 

 this clasti because if Mr. Dixon came out top 

 he would hold the splendid Scottish Challenge 

 Cup (presented by Mr. W. H. Massie) for 

 good. Contvec^uently, as the judges came 

 near the finic>h of their work, excitement ran 

 high, and most people seemed glad that Mr. 

 Dixon, gardener to Lord Rowallan, Kilmar- 

 liiK'k, won premier place again, and for th:* 

 third time. Eight bunches of grapes, not 

 more than two of one variety, were de- 

 ntanded, and each collection had to lie deco- 

 rated with flowers and foliage. Tliere were 

 t < u r t'<>mpetitors. Mr. Dixon*s bunches 

 \v<*M' : 1, Muscat llaniburcfh, 7^ out of 9; 2, 

 Madrestii'ld Court, >^ <nit ot i) ; Muscat of 

 Alexandria. H out of lo ; 1, HIack Hamburgh, 

 6 out of H ; I'lack Ham iiur*j^li, il out ai'V:; 

 6, Musi'at ot" Alrxatulria, 7 out ot I'); 7, Mad- 

 r< sti^'ld Court, s out of 9; and H, Muscat llam- 

 luii'^Wi, 7 out of 9; total, 57.^ out of a possible 



S. Gordon second; and Mr. W. G. Pine, gar- 

 den-^^-r to C. W. Cowan, Esq., Dalhousie 



Cf:8tle, third. 



The series of ten classes provided for spe- 

 cial varieties of grapes invariably proves in- 

 teresting, es];)ecially as the competition is 

 generally good throughout. There was little 

 to complain of in regard to the quality, 

 though there were evidencE-s that a little 

 more sun heat would have improved matters. 

 Mr. Wm. Campbell, gardener to the Earl of 

 Seaforth, Braham Castle, Boss-shire, led for 

 two bunches of Muscat of Alexandria with 

 finely-coloured bunches; Mr. T. MacPhail, 

 ^^ rcherfield, Direleton, second; and Mr. S. 

 Gordon, gardener to Sir H, E. Maxwell, 

 Eart., Monreith, Whauphill, third. 



The Black Hamburgh class, two bunches, 

 brought out five competitors, Mr. W. Gallo- 

 V. ay, gardener to the Earl of Wemyss, Gos- 

 f(nd, taking the lead with fair-sized, large- 

 lorried, deeply-coloured clusters of this most 

 popular grape ; Mr. MacPhail and Mr. J. 

 Wood took the remaininp- awards. Mr. 

 MacPhail came to the front ao^ain in the 



Douglas, second; and Mr. J. MacPhail 

 third. A neat little bunch of deeply-coloured 

 Gros Colmar gained first prize for llj 

 Lewis -Moodie, gardener to Miss Carse 

 Spring Gardens, Musselburgh; and easily 

 defeated the big red-berried clusters of manv 

 competitors. Mr. J. Wood, second; and 

 Mr. J. Shiells, Carstairs, third. Lady 

 Downes was best shown by Mr. D. Kidd" 

 gardener to Lord Elphinstone, Carberrv 

 Towers, Musselburgh, and his was a long, 

 finely-berried cluster. Mr, Galloway and 

 Mr. Middleton came second and third re- 

 spectively. Mr. G. Andrews scored for 

 Appley Towers, and Mr. Middleton was a 

 close second. 



CHOICE FRUITS. 



The best dozen dishes of dessert fruits 

 were staged by Mr. William Hunter, gar- 

 dener to the Marquis of Tweeddale, Tester. 

 Haddington, with Muscat of Alexandria aud 

 Black Hamburgh grapes, Stirling Castle and 

 Bellegarde peaches ; Moor Park apricots; 



FIRST -PRIZE DECORATED DESSERT TABLE AT EDINBURGH. 



Exhil.itt'd I.y Mr. J. II. Goodacre, gardener to the Earl of H 



arnngton 



Elvaston Castle, Derby 



74. Francoa ramosa, montbretias, and ber- 

 l>eris foliage were used as decorations. The 

 judges couid not be accused of over-pointing. 

 Mr. J. H. Goodacre, Elvaston Castle Gar- 

 dens, gained 50^ points out of 74, and his 

 varieties were Black Hamburgh, Madresfield 

 Coi^rt, Muscat Hamburgh, and Muscat of 

 Alexandria; Mr. David Halliday, gardener 

 to W. Mackay, Esq., Ascog, Bute, gained 53 

 points out of 71, and secured third prize, 

 showing Muscat of Alexandria, Madresfield 

 Court, Mrs. Pince (fine), Alicante, and Appley 

 Towers. Mr. G. Mollison, gardener to P J 

 Horne Rigg, Esq., Tarvit, Cupar, Fife, fourth 

 with 42^ points out of a possible 74; his 

 varieties were Muscat of Alexandria, Mrs. 



Pearson, Black Hamburgh, and Madresfield 

 Court. 



GEAPE CLASSES. 



Four competitors entered in the class for 

 lour bunches of grapes, and the fight was 

 a k^n one. Mr. J. J. Wann, gardener to Lord 

 Balfouir of Burledgh, Ken 



•4.U nr -r. ' '^^^^ Alloa, 



^^ith Muscat Hamburgh, Mrs. Pin 

 Muscat of Alexandria, and 



led 

 (fine), 

 Alicante: Mr. 



class for one bunch of Muscat of Alexandria 

 defeating four other competitors, with 

 a medium-sized bunch, ideal in colour and 

 bloom; Mr. W. Campbell and Mr. G. Ander- 

 son, gardeuOT to the Right Hon. A. J. Bal- 

 four, M.P Whittinghame, second and third 

 respectively. Nine single bunches of Black 

 Hamburgh were staged, and here Mr. J. H. 

 Goodacre, Elvaston Castle Gardens, Derby] 

 came to the front with a densely-berried 

 bunch, and he was followed in order by Mr. 

 Middleton, gardener to W. Forbes, Esq.', Cal- 

 lendar, Falkirk, and Mr. J. Wood, Larbert. 



Alicante proved a popular grape, and 

 brought out thirteen entries. A large bunch 

 secured the premier award fox^ Mr, M. Mid- 

 dleton, and an even larger bunch, that would 

 have beea the better for more thinning, won 

 second place for Mr. D. Halliday, gardener to 

 \\\ Mackay, Esq., Ascog, Bute; Mr. S. 

 Cordon third. 



Mr. S. Gordon was easily first for Aln- 

 wick Seedling, a variety not now grown very 

 largely in the South; his was a very fine 

 bunch. Mr. M. Stewart, Mollance, Castle 



plums, 

 Duchess 



peas- 



Humboldt nectarines, Jefferson 

 Brown Turkey figs, Pitmaston 

 pears. Royal Sovereign melon, and 

 good^s Nonsuch and Emperor Akxanae 



Kidd, gardener to boro 

 rry Towers, MusselburgJ 

 came second with good grapes and a g 

 dish of Souvenir du Congres pears. . 



For a dozen dishes of oVchard house truu , 

 Mr. G. Mackinlay, Wrest Park, Z^^"^^^^^^ 



apples. Mr. 

 Elnhinstone. 



D. 



Carberry 



prize, and was the only exhibitor. . 

 were good, and Mr. J. H. ^""^^^^l^ Ix^ii^, 



than eight contestants, and his variety 



with fine examples of Princess of ^^^^^ 

 Mr. Pirie led for apricots, among g 



Large Early. , , 



Plums were quite good, especially ^^^^ ^ 

 play of Magnum Bonum from Mr. ^- 

 Sinclair, Consralton Gardens, P^^^^^^^er 



, Congalton 

 Pond's Seedling, from Mr. J. Duff, Z^^T^x^ 

 to Colonel Gordon, Threave House, ta^^ 

 Douglas; of Black Diamond, from ^^^.^^^ 

 Barrowman, St evenaon House, HaOQ i-rttrn 

 and the collection of dessert varieties si> 



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