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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



October 19, 19] 2. 



Pateman, gardener to C. A. Cain, Esq., llie 

 Node, Welwyn, led with large bunclieis of 

 Mrs. Pearson, followed in order by Mr. A. 

 Gooding, gardener to W. B. Bird, Esq., 

 Eartham House, Chichester; and Mr. E. C. 

 Wickens, gardener to C. Bayer, Esq., Tewkes- 

 bury Lodge, Forest Hill^ both of whom 

 showed Mrs. Pearson. 



MARKET GROWERS' CLASSES. 

 The best twenty baskets of applet, culi- 

 nary and dessert varieties, shown by market 

 growers, was unquestionably the set exhi- 

 bited by Messrs. Gaskain and Whiting, Dar- 

 gate, Favereham, and probably no ' finer 

 twenty baskets could have been ^olccted 

 from the whole of the exhibition. The fruits 

 were of grand size, even, clean, and bri.^ht 

 a perfectly splendid collection. The varie- 

 ties were Ne\vi:on Wonder, Gascoyne'^^ Scar- 

 let, Blenheim Pippin, Annie FJizabeth, Bis- 

 marck, Allington Pippin, Lord Derby, Rival, 

 Coxs Orange Pippin, Warners King (^rand 

 specimens), Peasgood's Nonsuch, Chtrs. Roks, 

 Stone*6, RibFton Pippin, American Mother, 

 Lady Henniker, Cox's Pomona King of the 

 Pippins, Bramley's Fe.-dlin^, 'and Kin^ of 

 Tompkins County. Second prize fell to^Mr. 

 Bolton Smart, Superintendent of the Hollei^- 



There was but one entry of twelve dishes of 

 cooking and six dishes of dessert apples, and 

 this, staged by Mr. F. G. Gerrish, gardener 

 to J. G, Williams, Esq., Pendley Manor, 

 Tring, gained a first prize. Lady Henniker 

 Warner's King, Peasgood's, Newton W^onder' 

 Cox's Orange Pippin, Clias. Ross, and Allinfr- 

 ton Pippin were finely shown. 



lu the cla^ for a set of eigh,t cooking 

 and four dessert apples, Mr. R. Learmouth 

 led with a very fair set. Mr. Pateman scored 

 for SIX dishes of cooking apples with good 

 specimens of Peasgood's No-.ach, Bramley's 

 Seedling, Warner's King, Emperor Alexan- 

 der, Lane's Prince Albert, and Queen; Mr 

 Mullins second, and Mr. W. H. Bacon third 

 Mr. Mullins took the lead for six dishes of 

 dessert apples with bright even dishes of 



^^"^^ Pippins, Rival, 



Wealthy, Cox's Orange Pippin, and Ribston 

 Pippin; Mr. W. H. Bacon came second, 



AMATEURS' COLLECTIONS OF PEARS 



A fine set of eighteen dishes of pears from 

 Mr. G. Davison, gardener to Colonel Petre 

 Westwick, Norwich, gained first prize and 

 Hogg Medal, attracted much attention. 



and General Todle- 



St. Germain, Catillac, 

 ben. 



OTHER FRUITS. 

 Mr. James Vert, Saffron Walden ser,„v^ 

 first for three dishes of plums mth PrS^ 

 Coe's Golden Drop, ank Vert'« VioS 1 ' 

 handsome fruit with a violet line down 

 eaeh; Mr. James Hill, Kingston Lacv Win, 

 borne, second. Mr. Gerrish, gardener to J G 

 Williams, Esq., Tring, scored for damsons" 

 and bullaces and also led for a dieh of 

 Morello cherries. 



DISTRICT COUNTY CLASSES. 



As usual, there was a series of distinct 

 county classes, two classes in each division 

 one for six dishes of apples and one for six 

 dishes of pears. In each case the first prize 

 was 20s., and third class return rail t^r<" 

 and second prize 15s. and return rail fare ' 



Among Kent growers Mr. J. Coleman ear 

 dener to Captain S. G. Reid, Tlie Elms 

 Yalding led for apples with fine dishes of 

 Bismarck, Lord Derby, Peasgood's Nonsuch 

 Warners^ King, Cox's Orange Pippin, and 

 Ribston Pippin ; Mr. J. Bond, gardener to 



f^^^'^ I^^ax, Esq., Wye, second. In 

 this division Mr. J. Coleman led for peirs 



R.H.S. FRUIT SHOW.-SILVER-GILT KNIGHTIAN MEDAL COLLlJ^ 



Exhibited by Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Crawley. 



OF HARDY FRUITS. 



ley Bay Labour Colony, Suffolk; Blue Pear- 

 mam, Royal Snow, Newton Wonder, Allington 

 Pippin, and Chas. Ross were good in this set 

 , ior a dozen baskets of apples, represent^ 



^""""t cooking and dessert sorts, 

 Mr A. E. Mason, Rectory Farm, Hampton 



I ' 7nl ^J*^ beautiful, even 



sets of Chas. Ross King of the Pippins, Rib- 

 ston Pippin, Cox's Orange Pippin Yellow 

 Ingestre. Jas. Grieve, Lane's P?Fnce ibert 

 Newton Wonder, Bismarck, Bramlev'; 



"I' ^"t'^'iP"*' -d'Dumelo^'s sS^I 



S^ir^ ' Tunstall House, Sitting- 



bourne, second. 



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COLLECTIONS 



set 



Fs!f to C. A. Cain, 



nf^o ^^^^ Welwyn, for sixteen disl 

 won fh^^^°^ "^^^^ dessert appl 



won the Hogg Medal, with a good ^ 



Kinl fL"^ ^ ^^^'P'^" °f Warner's 



S' T 3""% Alexander. Peasgood's Non- 

 Cox'; Or. ' ^"^'^ • Washington, 

 Sieve.^SrWell'fC' M?^^V ^ T^^' 



t^aiK, Maidhtone, .wcond. 



and gained a great deal of admiration. The 

 fruits were of wonderfully fine size, the varie- 

 ties being Charles Ernest, Glou Morceau, 

 i itmaston Duchess, Souv. de Congres, Pres 

 dOsmonville, Beurre Baltet pere, Emile 

 dHeyst, Durondeau, Doyenne due Comice 

 CJ>nference, Beurre d'Avalon, Marie Louise' 

 Ifergamotte d'Esperen, Marguerite Marillat' 

 Beurre Alexander Lucas. Triomphe ' 

 Vienne, Easter Beurre, and Nouvelle Fulvie 

 There was a fine competition six exhibitors 

 coming forward. Second pri^^f Ml to Mr 

 Pateman and third to Mr. R. Learmouth 

 XM ''^ a dozen dishes of dessert pears Mr J 

 W. Bards gardener to A. P. Brandt Esq 

 Bletchingley, Surrey, was awarded a second 

 prize, and was the only exhibitor Mr W 



kr?^j'J'''iT'' S^"- Edmund LodeV 

 Bart., Leonardslee, Horsham, came first fo; 



Beutflal efn" "'I' ^^^^^ ^^^^ 

 i^eurre lialtet pere, Mane Benoist n^n 



Earl of^n^von. p"vSm- falfS^V," 



with Doyenne du Comice, Pitmaston Duchess, 

 Durondeau, Marie Benoist, Conference, and 

 Beurre Superfin in fine form: Mr. J. Bond 

 second ; three entries. 



In the division open to Surrey, Sussex, 



11 'u ^^'^^> Somerset, Devon, and Corn- 

 wail there was a capital competition. Mr. 

 «rock, gardener to the Duke of Richmond, 

 uoodwood, Chichester, scored for apples with 

 very handsome fruits of Peasgood's Nonsuch, 

 l^rd Derby, W^arner's King, AlUngton Pip- 

 pin, Charles Ross, and Lane's Prince Albert ; 

 Mr. J. Capp, Ferndale, Teignmouth, second 



•,T?- V-^^^ competitors. The best pears 

 m this division were good dishes of Beurre 

 -Baltet pere, Beurre Bachelier Doyenne Bous- 

 «och, Charles Ernest, Durondeau, and 

 iJoyenne du Comice, shown by Mr. T. Tur- 

 ton gardener toF. J. Digby. Esq., Sherhorne 

 c a stie Dorset; Mr. A. Tidy, gardener to 



„• ^- <-omoe, Esq., Cobham Park. Surrey, a 

 good second. 



The counties of Wilts, Gloucester. Oxford, 

 ancks, Berks, Beds. Herts Middlesex 



Mr. C. 



Beds 



were grouped together, and here 

 l^age, gardener to J. B. Fortescue, 

 Dropmore Maidenhead, scored for apples 

 and staged a nice dish of Ribston Pippins 



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