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THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE 



November 9, 1912. 



occupied table space from one end of the 

 hall to the other. In the open class for a 

 collection of nine varietiee* there were six 

 entries, the winner among* whom was Mr. 

 Thomas Jones, Bryn Penylan, Ruabon, fol- 

 lowed by Mr. J. White. Bampton, Oxon. In 

 the local class, restricted to a seven-mile 

 radius of Birmingham, there were 8even en- 

 tries, the winner being Mr, E. Deakin, Hay 

 Mills, Birmingham ; Mr. F, Whitbread, 

 Yardley, coming s^'ond. 



Other classes were provided by Messrs. 

 Sutton and Sons, Reading, who had ten en- 

 tries in their class for nine dishes. The 

 winner was Mr. E. B<H*kett, Aldenham H 

 Elstree, who sIu)\v<h1 in his own inimitable 

 style |>!'(HliUi' (it Iiii^li excellence. Second 

 prize went to Mi. J. Ilud.son, Leicester; and 

 third to Mr. J. F. Uarratt. Overton. Mewsrs. 

 MiclcKon and Robinson's prizes were offered 

 for exhibits of nine Pi-emier onions, won by 

 Mr. Thomas Jones, Rualx)n, his bull>s being 

 perfect stpecimens. Other classes for Money- 

 maker tomato and Exhibition leeks were ah 



won by Mr. Jones; carrot« being won by Mr, 



E. Wincheeter. 



Me*i«rs. Webb and Sons' collection brought 

 nine good entries, the winner being Mr. J. 



F. Barratt, Overton, his carrots and par- 

 snips being extremely go(xl both in type and 

 colour. Mr. J. Hudson, Ix^icester, second, 

 and Mr. IT. Andrews, Toddington Manor, 

 Winclicoiiibv. tliird. Tn all the exhibits it 

 wart noticoalile tliat the potatoes and the 

 Brusself? sprouts were very strong points, 

 whilst rno^t of the exhibitors ali^ staged good 

 dishes of Webb's Emperor tomato. 



NON-COMPETITIVE. 



The non-competitive exhibits added greatly 

 to the extent and interest of the show, being 

 an varied in character as they were excellent 

 in quality. One of the first of the stands 

 to attract attention w^as that put up 

 by Messrs. Dickson and Robinson^ Manches- 

 ter^ who made a bold and striking dis- 

 play of the newer perennial asters, together 

 with tall stands of single and decorative 

 chrysanthemums. The group was arranged 

 upon the ground, the many varieties and 

 tensive range of colours in both the subjects 



named being gO displayed as to show to great 

 advantage both their individual merits and 

 a charming gradation of colours. Messrs. 

 Clibrans' winter-flowering begonias, ar- 

 ranged on a table, were so brilliant in colour 

 as to immediately arrest attention, and one 

 heard spontaneous exclamations of delight 

 from visitors on all hands. 

 From Me 



. E. Webb and Sons, Words- 

 ley, put up in their accustomed style, a stand 

 of finely-grown vegetables, celosias, begonias, 

 and cut flowers of chrysanthemums being 

 used to set off the exhibit. Another excellent 

 display of vegetables came from Messrs. W. 

 H. Simpson and Sons, Birmingham. 



Conifers and shrubs have always been well 

 shown at Birmingham, and once more capital 

 exhibits were staged by ^lessrs. J. Waterer 

 and Sons, Limi, liagsiuit ; Messrs. Bakers, 

 Wolverhampton ; and Messrs. Hewitt and 

 Co., Solihull. 



Among fhv exlii])itors of large-flowering 

 (■lirv-:nit Iiernuins, Mi*. Tf. Woolman, the local 

 grower, .--tagcd an exhibit of high-class 

 flowers, the satin-pmk flowers of Miss Cora 

 Stoop, the deep-tinted Poekett*s Crimson, 

 and a big stand oi White Queen making a 

 trio of dintinct and very pleasing varietien. 

 The biggest flowers in the >how were artisti- 

 cally arranged by Me.-srs. W . Wells and 

 Sons, Lim., Mer'stham. Their bloom.s of 

 Queen Mary were of immense size, but full 

 of refinement, other good ones being Mrs. 

 Lloyd Wigg, Mrs. G. Drabble, and a most 

 charming new variety named Mrs. Drexel. 

 This is a delicate satin-pink of very pleasing 

 form and all-round excellence. Singles of 

 good colours were plentifully used to advan- 

 tage as a setting to the big blooms. 



Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, had a nice 

 lot of flnwi^rs, ilie crimson and bronze shades 

 being intermixed with yellows. Godfrey's 

 Success, an ^improved form of Bessie God- 

 frey; Mrs. N. Molyneux, a soft amber, over- 

 laid with carTTiine; aiurFiunk :\ro]vueux. a 

 very promising cr'.mson, were all excellent. 



Pelargoniums were also shown by Mr. God- 

 frey, Scarlet, Captivation, vivid orange scar- 

 let; Hia Majesty, rich crimson, being a few 

 among the many good sorts. 



King's Acre Nurseries, Lim., Hereford, 

 were large exhibitors of fruit. The centre of 

 their stand was occupied by tall epergnes, 

 furnished with beautifully-coloured apples 

 d pears, whilst piled-up baskets of both 

 dessert and culinary apples were set up in 

 great numbers. It is sufficient to say_ that 

 tew really good varieties were missing 

 from the collection, the quality of the fruit 

 being superb. Mr. C. W. Powell, Warham, 

 showed packed boxes of apples, the boxes 

 containing an average of forty pounds of 

 picked fruit. It was a very good exhibit, 

 l>earing testimony to the fact that our agri- 

 culturists—Mr. Powell is a farmer — are en- 

 tering thoroughly into the spirit of high-class 

 culture and careful handling of fruit. The 

 Herefordshire Fruit Growers' Association 



were large exhibitors, but their packing left 

 room for improvement, and it seemed to us 

 that the use of blue paper considerably de- 

 tracted from the colour of the fruit. Still 

 another exhibit of apples was brought by 

 Messrs. Pewtress Brothers, Tillington, Here- 

 ford, Cox's Pomona Adam's Pearmain, and 

 other choice dessert varieties being of good 

 quality. A long length of tabling was filled 

 with choice ferns by Mr. H. N". Ellison, West 

 Bromwich, who showed also hybrid gerberas 

 and bowls of lily of the valley. A perfect 

 blaze of colour was produced by a big batch 

 of Begonia Ideal, one of the most attractive 

 of the winter-flowering hybrids exhibited by 

 Mr. Arthur Shambrook, gardener to Rev, 

 Henry Buckston, Sutton Hall, Derby. 



SUNDEIES. 



There were a number of elaborate exhibits 

 of all manner of garden requisites, prominent 

 among which was a big display of useful 

 articles arranged by Messrs. Robinson Bros,, 

 Lim., Ryders Green, West Bromwich. Their 

 reoently-introduced liquid insecticide or soil 

 sterilivser was one of the principal lines. 

 Pine Spray Fluid, Carmona Fertilisers, and 

 many other excellent preparations were on 

 view, as well as Alpha spraying machines. 

 The Four Oaks Spraying Machine Company, 

 Sutton Coldfield, had not only their knap- 

 sack machines, but also a variety of tank 

 machines, including some on wheels with at- 

 tachments to meet the requirements of hop 

 and potato growers, as well as for orchard 

 work. The well-known undentable syringes 

 in various patterns were likewise displayed. 



Messrs. Wm. Wood and Sons, Lim., Wood 

 Green, London, had what may be described 

 as an all-round collection of gardeners-* re- 

 quirements, ranging from peat and loam to 

 highly-concentrated chemical manures and 

 insecticides, also from twine and stakes to 

 high-elass cutlery. Hagon's moth trap, ex^ 

 hibited oh this stand, received a special Certi- 

 ficate of Merit. 



Mr. A. Edwards, Arnold, Nottingham, 

 showed examples of his I^dwardian ware, 

 which, tastefully furnished with single chryl 

 santhemums and perpetual carnations, made 

 a cheery display, and demonstrated their 

 value as suitable receptacles for these and 

 similar flowers. The Patent Safetv Ladder 

 Company, Peterborough, showed their ad- 

 justable ladders, which are so admirably 

 adapted for use in fruit gathering pruning, 

 and creeper training operations. 



AWARDS. 



I-^arge Gold Medals.— Messrs. Waterer 

 Lim., Bagshot. Surrey; Messrs. Webb and 

 Sons, Stourbridge ; Messrs. Clibran and Sons 

 Altrincham ; The King's Acre Nurseries' 

 Hereford: Messrs. Dickson and Robinson' 

 Manchester; the Rev. Buckston, Sutton Ha.ll' 

 Derby. 



Small Gold Medal.— Mr. W. J. Godfrey 

 Exmouth; Messrs. Hewitt and Co., Birraing 

 ham; Hereford Fruit Association- Messrs 

 Pewtress Bros., Tillington, Hereford- Mr 

 C. -W Powell. Warham; Messrs. Wells and 

 (o., M<r>th;nn: Mr. IT. Woolman, Shirley 

 Hin»nngham; Messrs. Wood and Sons, Wo^ 

 (iiwn, London. 



Silver-gilt Medal.— Messrs, Dickson and 



Robinson, Manchester; Mr. H. N. Ellison 

 West Bromwich; Messrs. Simpson and Sons* 

 Birmingham; and Messrs. Thomson and Co.' 

 seedsmen, Birmingham. 



Me ss r s . B a y 1 i ss and 



Silver Medal. 



Co.. 



Birmingham ; Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampl 

 ton; Messrs. Hewitt and Co,, Birmingha 

 The Patent Ladder Company, Peterborough; 

 Messrs. J. Peed and Son, West Norwood- 

 Messrs. Robinson Bros., West Bromwich' 

 Messrs. Tnrton and Co., Greet, Birmingham- 

 Miss Thompson , Sparkhill ; and Messrs. 

 White a^nd Co., Worcester. 



Fir^^^^-class Certificates (ne^w chrysanthe^ 

 mums). — Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, for 

 Crimson Velvet, Godfrey's- Success, and Mrs. 

 N. Molyneaux; Messrs. Wells and Co.', 

 Merstham, for Mrs. Drexel and Owen May; 

 Mr. Norman Davis, Framfield, for His 

 Majesty (Japanese) and Mrs. Geo. Tho 

 (single). 



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 chrysanthe] 

 Lyon, with. 

 10ft. high. 



The chrysanthemum show of the Torquay 

 District Gardeners' Association was held on 

 October 31 in the large ball of the Bath 

 Saloons^ Torquay, and was in every way a 

 very successful exhibition. The entries wer« 

 even in excess of those of last year, which 

 constituted a record, and the plants and 

 flowers shown were particularly fine, while 

 the competition was exceptionally keen, and 

 in maruy cases there wag little to choose be- 

 tween the first and second prize winners. 



The prize for a group of chrysanthemums 

 in form of a semi-circle, 9ft. across, was 

 won by Mrs. Lyon, who also took the Na- 

 tional Chrysanthemum Society's Certificate, 

 with a splendid collection of immense blooms, 

 many of which would have easily qualified 

 for the show board. The second prize set, 

 from Mrs. Kichardson, was very little in- 



the class for a group of single 

 lums, first prize was won by Mrs. 

 a ma&s of beautiful plants fully 

 topped by a tall palm. For six 

 trained chrysanthemums Mrs, Lyon won the 

 first prize with very large and well-flowered 

 plants, and in the class for three trained 

 chrysanthemums, singles, she was again to 

 the fore with good plants. For six flowering 

 table plants first prize was won by Colonel 

 Gary, and first prize in the class for six 

 foliage table plants was won by Dr. Quick. 

 First prize for three flowering table plants 

 was won by Dr. Quick, and that for three 

 foliage table plants by Dr. Leon. The first 

 prize for six winter-flowering begonias was 

 won by Mr. H. G. Gumming, and that for 

 three solanums by Dr. Leon, 



The cut blooms were of a very high order 

 of merit^ and were far larger and more per- 

 fect than those exhibited last year. The 

 leading prize for twenty-four Japanese wa5 

 won by Mrs. Lyon, who also obtained tlie 

 prize for the best bloom in the show. First 

 prizes were also won by Mrs. Lyon for eigh- 

 teen Japanese, for twelve Japanese in vases, 

 for six Japanese, yellow; for six Japanese, 

 any colour; for six vases of single chrvsan- 

 themums, and for six Japanese, distinct; 

 while Colonel Cary won first prize for ^^i^ 

 Japanese, white. For a vase of cut chrysan- 

 themums, double, first prize w^as won by Mr. 

 F. Perrett, and for a vase of single chrysan- 

 themums first prize went to Mr. W. H. Vfale. 

 and for a basket of wild flowers and foliag^^ 

 first prize was won by Mr. F. Perrett. 

 The clags for table decorations attracted 

 entries, and the first prize was won by 

 Mr. H. Damarell with a very light and 

 graceful arrangement of small bronzy-rea, 

 chrysanthemums and grasses. lu the arti 

 sans' and cottagers' classes, first prize 

 six Japanese blooms was won hy Mr. J- ^• 

 Daniels, who also took first prize for two 

 dishes of apples. In vegetables Colonel Gary 

 w^as to the fore, winning eight firc?t priz^' 



P. Alexander took first prize for 

 of twelve varieties. In the fruu 

 P. P. Alexander took s^ven 



for 



but Mr. P. 



a collection 

 classes Mr. 



prizes, and Colonel Cary six 



The exhibits of nurserymen added 

 terially to the attractions of the show. 



Devon Roserv Tnrnnav furnished a 



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