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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



NoVEMBKR 2, 1912. 



uniformity, and some might say monotony. 

 Certainly, from a spectaclar point of view, 

 there was a vast difference between this show 

 and the R.H.S. fruit show, but from an 

 economic point of view and for real value 

 to tho community at large this, it must be 

 admitted, was the more important. The 

 judging of the exhibits was of necessity 

 carried out on entirely different linee from 

 thocie adopted at the ordinary horticultural 

 shows, and it may be stated that, in certain 

 clasH-es where excellence of parking was ^p*?- 

 cially asked for, some of the l>est quality 

 apples were left out of the prize list simply 

 because the packing was not what may be 

 called first-rate, 



Apart from the judging itself, the most 

 interesting item in the first day s programme 

 was the auction sale of the exhibits. Some 

 capital prices were made, especially of the 

 winning lots, but thv reorird — -w.d a capititl 

 one it wae — wa« reached by the lirst-prize 

 lot of Bramley's Seedling. The six boxes, 

 containing fVi apples in each, fetched 4()s. per 

 box, and there was a good deal of excite- 

 ment among the bidders, several London 

 buyers being keen on obtaining this excep- 

 tionally fine lot of Bramley's. 



It is significant of the high esteem in wliicli 

 that fine apple Bramleys Seedling is held, 

 that the first class in the schedule was for 

 six boxes of this variety, and it may be 

 added that there was an excellent entry of 

 about three dozen lots, among which the 

 judges had a hard task to find the winners. 

 He must be hard to please wlio would be 

 dissatisfied with Mr. G. E. Cliampiou^s first- 

 prize set, which came from Linton, Maid- 

 stone. They were as even in size and shape 

 as could well be, and were of as good a 

 colour as ever we have seen this variety. 

 Messrs. W. Skinner and S<ms, Boughton 

 Monchelsea, Maidstone, took second place, 

 but their packing was not so neatly done as 

 in the winning sot. Close, indeed, to second 

 was Mr. R. Fergufton, Maidstone, who was 

 given third place, his fruits being sound and 

 weighty examples. Mr. W. W. Hubble. 

 Huntou, Maidstone, came fourtli. 



Newton Wonder, another deservedly popu- 

 lar apple, brought entries from widely sepa- 

 rated localities, and here again the first prize 

 went to six boxes that fullv merited their 

 honours. Me^isrs. Gaskain and Whiting, Dar- 

 gate, Faversham, were the successful exhibi- 

 tors, and their moderately-sized butvery even 

 fruits were packed diagonally in their boxes 

 in a manner that ensured safe transit. Mr, 

 C. Murdoch, Linton, Maidstone, came second, 

 his fruits being beautifufly ripe and of very 

 attractive colour; Mr. F. Smith, Loddington, 

 had wondei'ful size to his credit in his 

 third-prize lot; the fourth going to much 

 smaller fruits staged bv Major W. A. Nichol- 

 son, West Mailing. There were not a few 

 who lingered over Mr. Smith's exhibit, re- 

 marking tliat third pbu ,> low in the 



scale for wljat were undoulit(<lly ;i \\niiderful 

 lot of apples. 



Lane\s Prince A!l>ert niadr a t^ood cla>s, 

 and it was most interesting to note the wide 

 difference in size, cc lour, and finish of th.' 

 fruits sen! from different diNtricts. Tt wuuld 

 have brrn pardonnblo if some visitor Irid 

 ventured the opinion thnt tliere was a mix- 

 ture of varieties in the )l;iss. Xo one had 

 cause to com])lain of tlio cr)l()ur of the first- 

 prize exhibit staq^ed by the executors of the 

 late T?. Xeve. Esq.. Tenterden, but it must 

 be admitted there wore mnvo even lots than 

 this in the el.i^s. ^fr. K. H. Chambers' 

 second-prize sct were bricrht, clean examples 

 of reasonable size, but they did not ^eom to 

 fit so comfortablv into the'boxes as could be 

 wiehed. Mr. F. Xeame, Fnv<Mslinui, who took 

 third, had plain screen fruits, as well as 

 highly coloured: Major Xirlu.lson's fourtli- 

 prize fruits had not a tii of red ohout 

 them. 



One f)f the sfrandest of all Mir (■l i>>-> was 

 that for six boxes of Blenheim Pippin. X'o- 

 thing finer or nu.re a]iprti-.iii(r ( (.nld bo dr- 

 sired than the (rreat arrav ot tlii.s >ui)evl, 

 and still hiirltly-piizod apnie. and. needle--^ 

 to say. thrro wa. a ((Mi^tant jrroup of ad- 

 miror. >»>f<>n. thi. class. Mr>srs. fin^kain 

 and AMutmcr 1,-^ off with tlie mo-t evi-n 



beautifully packed fruity which were just as 

 large as we like them, and of magnificent 

 colour. Second place was taken by Mr. W. 

 W. Hubble, whose fruits were good, but not 

 rio nicely packed as those of Mr. A. Hiskin, 

 who secured third prize. There was not a 

 bad box of fruit in the whole of this class, 

 and for good packing it afforded an example 

 to the whole show. 



Lord Derby, a big, useful kitchen apple, 

 found plenty of competitors, but thi8, in 

 our opinion, is scarcely an apple for box-pack- 

 ing in an ordinary way. However, from an 

 exhibition standpoint, this was a good class, 

 and we can only commend Mee-srs. Gaskain 

 and Whiting on their merited success in 

 winning first prize with a splendid lot of 

 fruit, whilst Mr. W. W. Hubble and Mr. 

 F. Smith, who took second and third, had 



also good fruits. 



Very pretty were the Worcester Pearmains^ 

 and one can readily understand that this 

 handsome apple should fetch higher prices 

 when neatly boxed than when presented in 

 hampers or baskets. Mr. S. Smith had a 

 grand lot, nice size, rich colour, and pleasing 

 aroma ; second prize winner was Mr. F. 

 >Smith, third place being given Mr. A. Mis- 

 kin, Chart Sutton, Maidstone. A class was 

 provided for three boxes of auy one dessert 

 apple other than Blenheim Orange or Wor- 

 cester Tearmain. Messrs. Gaskain and Whit- 

 ing scored with Allington Pippin, so highly 

 developed as to be almost unrecognisable. 

 Mr. R. Stephenson's Cox's Orange Pippins 

 secured second place, and of these we may 

 certainly say their colour could not be sur- 

 passed. Mr. S. Smith came in thii'd with 

 Loddington Pearmain. In the class for the 

 best packed box Mr. A. Miskin proved sue* 

 cessful. following tnree-two sryie oi packing, 

 with eye upwards. Mr. F. Smith was 



awarded the second prize, third place being 

 taken by Major Nicholson. 



I'here were many small classes for single 

 boxes of both dessert and cooking apples, 

 and there were also classes confined to small 



in Kent. 



growers in Aent. We refrain from giving 

 detailed lists of names of the winning exhi- 

 bitors in these smaller classes, but suffice it 

 to say right through the schedule we were 

 pleased to see keen competition and excellent 

 quality. One class, however, was the centre 

 of considerable interest, it being for a half- 

 box of a new dessert apple. Rival was the 

 winning variety, staged by Mr. F, Duncan- 

 son. The prize in this class was a champion 

 cup. 



Pears were very few in comparison with 



the vast quantity of apples, but, nevertheless, 



some exciellent fruits were staged. The 



w inner for t hree h a 1 f -boxes w^as Messrs . 



Gaskain and Whiting, the variety being 



Elektea, a long, shapely, green-skinned fruit 



that looks like an excellent keeper. Beurre 



Baehelier, shown by the same firm, was 



credited with another fiz-st prize. Mr. A. 



Hiskin took <s.econd with beautifully-coloured 



Doyenne du Com ice. We are tempted to 



raise one protest, to the effect that the or^a- 

 ni 



of the show should insist upon every 

 variety of fruit shown bearing a legibly- 

 written lal>el with its name. Another im- 

 prcveuient in an excellently-managed show 

 would he to have the address of each exhibi- 

 tor on the class cards. 



There were three challen-re or champion 

 cups presented, one being the Coupe* Cup, 

 which was awarded to Mr. Champion for his 

 half-dozen boxes of Bramley's Seedling; the 

 Garcia Cup. taken by Messrs. Oaskain' and 

 ^\hitinfir. with Lord Derbv : and the George 

 Mence Smith Cup, for the^^best single box of 

 apples, was awarded to the sam/firm. 



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MKSSRS. G. BUNYARD AXD CO S 



DISPLAY. 



M.-M^. G. Bunyard and Co., Lim.. who 

 r..ur-v, vere verv much at home during 



the fruit .how. mUnl :i >(M>arate building on 

 the nppt»Mtc side of the thoroughfare to the 

 rxhihition itself, with a most beautiful eol- 

 U'vimu of ehoiee fruits. The display co^. 

 priMKl upwards of 2i)\) varieties of apples 

 <»nd iMvirs, and, although in so vast a collec- 

 tion it IS impossible to enumerate all that 

 w.rr Avorthy of mention, we must make a 



note of a few of the best. Of dessert 

 apples, nothing could be finer than Alling- 

 ton Pippin, Rival, Cox's Orange, Corona- 

 tion, and May Queen. A dessert apple that 

 is just now at its best, and that very good, 

 is Mother, a handsome fruit of great 

 merit. Of culinary apples thei^ were Bram- 

 ley's Seedling, Newton Wonder, Lane's 

 Prince Albert, and Warner's King^ as well 

 as Bismarcks, Lord Derby, and Golden 

 Noble, the latter a beautiful clear yellow. 

 Norfolk Beauty cannot be overlooked" as an 

 apple that is making great headway in the 

 public favour. A few of the best pears were 

 Doyenne du Cornice, Marie Benoist, Charles 

 Ernest, Santa Claus", Emile d'Heyst, Presi- 

 dent iDromard, and Josephine de Malines. 

 Some good s-tewing pears were Uvedale's 

 St. Germains (turning the scale at 21b. 

 each), Catillac, and Doyenne d'Alencon. 



NON-COMPETITIYE. 



A highly-instructive exhibit came from 

 t he So ut h-Easter n College, Wye, Kent . 

 Boxes of apples, packed in various styles, 

 such as diagonal, offset, straight, and fancy, 

 each style having points of special adapta- 

 bility to certain sizes and shapes of fruit. 

 The boxes of specially-picked apples, i?epa- 

 rt.tely wrapped in tissue paper, were highly 

 commendable, and it was interesting to learn 

 that a brisk demand has sprung up for British 

 aj^ples for export, packed in this particular 

 manner. A very nice collection of both des- 

 sert and kitchen apples came from Messrs. 

 Seabrook and Sons, Chelmsford, all the Kent- 

 ish growers j^e^dily admitting^ that the ex- 

 hibit bore indisputaible testimony to the suit- 

 al ility of Essex soil and climate for pomo- 



APPLIANCES AND SUNDRIES. 



These were largely exhibited, and although 

 a good many of the preparations, 

 machines, and tools on view were of the 

 usual useful but well-known character, there 

 vere a few novelties that possessed merits 

 and advantages that all growerti for profit 

 should be ready to recognise. Messrs. 

 McDougall Bros., Manchester, had ifruit tree 

 washes that have, as a result of many experi- 

 ments and careful analyses, been brought to 

 a wonderful standard of efficiency. Messrs. 

 Corfe and Son, Maidstone, showed their lime- 

 sulphur solution, and branches of fruit trees 

 infested with pests were shown in contra^it 

 to the clean wood resulting from proper 

 spraying. Dedlee Spray for Aphis, Corfe s 

 Arsenate of Lead, and Pure Nicotine were 

 on this stand. 



Messrs. Voss and Co., Lim., Millwall, E., 

 brought their nxany useful chemical prepara- 

 tions, other large exhibitors in this line being 

 Mr. M. Herrod, Wisbech ; and Messrs. Le\vis 

 Berger and Sons, Lim., Homcrton, London. 



Among appliances ' the familiar Abol 

 springes of Messrs. E. A. White, Lim., Pad- 

 ciock Wood, were shown in a variety of pat- 

 terns ^\•ith nozzles and connections for all 

 purposes Quite a collection of fruit adorned 

 this stand demonstrating the value of Abol 

 Fruit Tree wash as an aid to the production 

 of good, clean fi'uit. 



Among a host of Knapsack and larger 

 spraying machines exhibited by the Four 

 Oaks Spraying- Machine Company, Sutton 

 Coldfield, were a new Knapsack, fitted with 

 an improved non-waste air chamber, and a 

 ca])ital pneumatic cylinder machine with 

 pump attached. 



Messrs. We-ks and Son, Lim., Maidstone, 

 were exhibitors of big machines suitable for 

 orchard work, hop plantations, and potato 

 fields; and Messrs. Drake and Fletclier had 

 a whole range of various makers' machines 

 in all shapes and sizes. 



Messrs. Weeks and Son. Lim., had one ot 

 the most important appliances on view in 

 the shape of a hand grading and packing 

 table, which in a quite simple mannei- sorted 

 apples into six different grades, anrl yre- 

 sen ted them conveniently for packin«: into 

 boxes or hampers. Made of flannel-lined 

 wood, the whole operation of gradingr can 

 be done with the machine without the slight- 

 est damage to the fruit. The grading m 

 tlie hanrls of nn accustomed lad or girl can 

 hx^ doiit' ;it tlie rate of a bushel in three 

 minutes. 



