October 5, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



765 



/-iROlDON CHRYSANTHEMUM 



TWEVTY-FIFTH AUTTMN STHOW, 

 nF\TR.VL BXTHS HALL, SO.^ROOK EOAD, 

 \VBDNBSDAY and THURSBAT, Oct. 30^ and 3L 

 >»-h.-.n^«(r^^ nin>s end Priz^ over £IW. 



cloee Oct 24-. >^cli^uliefi from the Secretary, 



F OXTOBY, 

 hfte*e Ooombe Lodge, Coombe Reed, Croydon. 



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EXHIBITIONS AND 



MEETINGS- 



National Vegetable Society. 



The third annual exhibition of the 

 National Vegetable Society was held in the 



stiengthened to gre 

 ments in the future. 



SECTION 



The principal class was for a collection of 

 twelve dishes of vegetables^ distinct kindn, 

 there being four splendid entries. Mr. J. 

 Gibson, gardener to the Duke of Portland, 

 Welbeck Abbey, Worksop, scored a capital 

 win with a collection staged in his best form. 

 Sutton's Superb Pink c^elery wa« beautifully 

 blanched, a^ also were the leeks, but it may 

 well be said that better Intermediate carrot*^, 

 Black beet, and Student parsnips have rarely 

 (if ever) been seen. The other dishes were 

 Ailsa Craig onion, Eclipse tomato. Snowball 

 turnip. Dwarf Gem sprouts. Superlative 

 potato, Duke of Albany peas, and Autumn 

 Mammoth cauliflower. Mr. J. Hudson, Grim- 

 t^on Road, Leicester, \ras a worthy second, 

 showing cucumbers and scarlet runnerjs in 

 place of Mr. Gibson's i->ea.s and turnips. Mr, 

 F. L. Pike, gardener to \\ , H. Henderson, 

 Esq., Serge Hill, King^s Langley, was third, 



tiful fruits of tine smooth t>hape, with a 

 grand colour and in a quite perfect condi- 

 tion. The second prize went to Mr. J. Gib- 

 son, and third to Mr. A. G. Gentle, gardener 

 to Mrs. Denison, Little Gaddesdoxi, l^rkham- 

 sted; thei-e were eight entries in the 

 class. Mr. T. Jones, Bryn Penylan, Kuabou, 

 showed six magniticent ieeks, for which fir^t 

 prize was awanS»d. The even lymmotry of 

 the well-blanched stems made them about 

 Tjerfect models of what leeks should l>e. Mr. 

 Hudson followed with another nice- set ; third 

 going to Mr. T. Fellowes, Vicarage Road, 

 King's Langley, 



AMATEURS* SFXTTIOX. 

 In the society's classes open to amateurs 

 only, the leading class ^ 

 distinct kinds of vegetables. Mr. II. Keep, 

 Aldermaston, near Reading, was chief winner, 

 his cauliflowers, onions, and tomatoes being 

 supported by fine Prizewinner carrots, l^rize- 

 taker leeks, and New Guardian potatoes; 



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GOLD MEDAL COLLECTION OF VEGETABLES 



Exhibited by Mr. E. Beckett, V.M.H., garden 



Clarendon Hall, Watford, on Wednesday, 

 October 2. This was the first show under 

 the auspices of the society held out of Lon- 

 don, and the fine hall chosen was in every 

 respect admirably suited to the purpose. 

 Both the body of the hall and the spacious 

 galleries were fill^ with extremely well- 

 grown produce, the whole exhibition demon- 

 strating in an emphatic manner the high-stan- 

 dard to which vegetaWe culture has attained 

 in Great Britain, and the purity and quality 

 of the best selected stocks that are in com- 

 nieroe. The show was opened by the Earl of 

 Clarendon, who expressed his great pleasure 

 ii^ welcoming the National Vegetable Society 

 to Watford. The Noble Earl spoke of the 

 yast importance of vegetable culture, provid- 

 ing, as it does, a large proportion of the food 

 of the people, and he congratulated the 

 Society on the good work already accom- 

 plished, and trusted its hands w^ould be 



the fourth going to Messrs. Lobjoit and Sons, 

 Heston Farm, Hounslow. A collection was 

 provided for nine kinds, the exhibitors in the 

 former class being barred. Of the three 

 ei.tries staged that of Mr. W Gaiger gar- 

 dene to H. T. Tatham, Esq., Kendall Hall 

 Elstree, was adjudged best. Mr. Gaiger had 

 a beautifully finished lot of Ailsa Craig 

 onions, not over large, but of high quality. 

 His Early Giant cauliflowers and long Surrey 

 carrots were splendid, the other dishes being 

 also cleverly-grown produce, and nicely 

 staged. Mr. T. Avery, gardener to J. Kerr, 

 Esq Loudwater, Rickmansworth, was 

 second, losing slightly in carrote and toma- 

 toes ' sf'^^ -^wTot. r» fi-no pnlltf^ctinn. Mr. L. 



Woolf. 



Fritton, Esq., 

 e in third. 



gardener to C- H. 

 Grove Mill House, Watford, 



A class for nine tomatoes was judged for 

 flavour as well as shape and colour, and Mr. 

 J. Hudson's first-prize dish were really beau- 



W. Coleman. 4, Hunter Street, Buckingham, 

 who had also " splendid potatoes, Autumn 

 Mammoth cauliflowers. Best of All tomatoes, 

 and good onions, celery, and runner beans. 

 Third prize winner was Mr. J. Cady, The 

 Limes, Sudbury, Middlesex. There was an- 

 other 'class for three varietie?^. in Avhich 

 Mr, H. Andrews, Berkhamsted, led with 

 onions, celery, and cauliflowers; second going 

 to potatoes, carrots, and tomatoes shown by 

 Mr. T, King, New Road, Bromham, Chippen- 

 ham; third prize winner being Mr. J. Day, 

 Kitsbury Road, Berkhamsted. 



First prize for three dishes of potatoes 

 went to Mr; d E. Hoad, 40, Church Road, 

 Willesborough, Kent; Mr. Coleman, Hunter 

 Street, Buckingham, taking second this gen- 

 tleman also winning first for two dishes, fol- 

 lowed in this class by Mr. J. Baker, Kings- 

 man Street, Woolwich, S.E. Mr. H. Keep, 

 Aldermaston, Reading, had the best 



