XOVEMBER 23, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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, xhibition, the arrangement being exc^l- 

 , ut. and the colouring v-ery bright. It was 

 iude'ed quite good enough to win in London. 

 Comprised in the collection were grape toma- 

 toes xed and yellow, large yellow and red 

 tomatoes, five sorts of capsicums, very bright 

 in colour, chervil, chibbles, chives, American 

 cress, Australian cress, Brazilian cress, 

 watercress, mustard, taragon^ Chines^ cab- 

 >a^e, variegated chicory, red-leaved chicory, 

 iliitloof, Batavian endive, mos-s'-curled en- 

 live cos and cabbage lettuce, oak-leaved let- 

 tuce^ asparagus-leaved lettuce, cucumbers, 

 and long and turnip radishes. 



The fruit w^as especially fine and well- 

 .oloured. For a collection of twenty-four 

 dishes, Mr. H. St. Maur was successful in 

 winning the first prize; while in the local 

 class for twenty dishes the first prize was 

 won by Lieut. -General Sir E. Pole-Carew. 



Vegetables were good, and the majority of 

 the prizes were won by Mr. Coryndon 

 Matthews. 



XON-COMPETITIVE EXHIBITS. 



The nurserymen's exhibits were particu- 

 larly attractive, and contributed greatly to 

 the success of the show. The Devon Roeery, 

 Torquay, was awarded a gold medal for a 

 -plendid collection of fruit, in which con- 

 ijhrahly over a Ijuivdrtsd varieties of ^sppleb 

 were exhibited, as well as a large assortment of 

 ])ears. The apples were large in size, and gene- 

 : illy very finely coloured. Among those that 

 attracted the greatest attention were Bis- 

 marck, Newton Wonder (very large and 

 f'ne), Bramley's Seedling, Cox's Orange Pip- 

 pin (beautifully coloured). Emperor Alexan- 

 der, Peaisgood's Nonsuch, Bleaheim Pippin 

 (very bright), Grascoigne's Scarlet, Passe 



Colmar pear, and three dis'tinct varieties of 

 medlar. 



The King's Acre Nurseries, of Here- 

 ford, were awarded a gold medal for a re- 

 markably fine collection of fruits. The most 

 notable thing on this stand was the Apple 

 Gloria Mundi, of which there were several 

 specimens of gigantic size. Other fine fruits 

 ^vore King's Acre Bountiful, Lord Derby, 

 ^Valuer's King, and Mere de Menage. 



Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, contri- 

 buted a wonderful collection of vegetables, 

 for which they received a gold medal. The 

 stand was' most tastefullv arranorcd, and 

 the produce was s]K)tles6ly clean, well set up, 

 and remarkable for its exc:^llent quality and 

 fr-eedom from coarseness, livery description 

 of vegetable shown Avas a perfect example, 

 and the tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, car-" 

 rots, par-snips, leeks, Chilian beet, and kohl 

 rabi could not be surpassed. Messrs. Eobert 

 Veitch and Son, Exeter, received a silver 

 '^ipdal for their stand, which contained a 

 large number of winter-flowering carnations, 

 amongst which were noted Ceres, Lady 

 Dainty, Bonfire, Sunstar, Beacon, Countess 

 of Onslow, Mikado, and Triumph. Other 

 plants included Zygopetalum Mackayi, Sar- 

 pcenia exoniensie, Grevillea ornithopnda, G. 

 ioiigifoliu, Physalis JJunyardi, Cryptomeria 

 I'h'gans, Citrus sinensis in fruit, Ilex camel- 

 n*iolia, Cotoneaster pannosa, C. angueti- 

 |olia, and Symphoricarpus occ:dentalis, the 

 iHst-named covered watli snow-wliite berries. 



Liverpool Horticuitura.1 Asso- 



ciation. 



NOVEMBER 13 and 14. 



Miis society held its show in the Corn 

 ' xc-iiauge on the above dates, and the 

 j-ntries^ were well up to the average, 

 ooth in quantity and quality; these, 

 ^vith good staging, produced Avhat was 

 l^^nerally admitted to be the society's 

 "^e^t autumn exhibition, for every point 

 the spacioiis hall was well furnished 

 ^^ith bright and telling exhibits. 



CHRYSANITIEMUMS IN POTS. 



Hicse are generally a feature at this show, 

 ^'H' trained fepecimeus being capable of hold- 

 ^^^}^ their own with tliose at any exhibition. 

 A considerable luimber xvere staged,, and did 

 '■^'*'flit to the growers, foi' the blooms were 

 \vel} regulated. 



^ or three large-flowered trained plants. 



Mr. T. Hitchman., gardener to A. Earle, Esq., 

 Childwall, secured the premier awax'd with 

 finely-flowered specirr ens ; Mr. W. Wilson, 

 gax^dener to W. Cunningham, Esq., Gateacre, 



a good second. For a single specimen Mr. T. 

 Hitchman again led, followed by Mr. J. 

 Armistead, gardener to Mrs. T. A. Vlaste. 

 For three single-flowered specimens, Mr. \V. 

 Wilson took the coveted position with a 

 charming trio, his Sylvia Slade and Stella 

 being fine exhibitions of the trainer's skill; 

 Mr. Hitchman held the next position. Fur one 

 pompon, trained, Mr, T. Atkin, gardener to 

 T. \V. Wright, Esq., and Mr. J. Armistead 

 were placed first and second respectively. 

 Staked plants had three classes allotted to 

 them, for six plants, three plants, and one 

 plant, the first prize winners being Mr. E. R. 

 Finch, gardener to W. J. Ix)ckett, Esq. ; Mr. 

 T. Hitchman, and Mr. R. Cardwell, of South- 

 port. 



In the class for a group of singles arranged 



on 60 sq. ft., the prizes wei'e awarded to 

 Mr. F. Atkin, Mr. P. Caunce, gardener to 



G. Nicholson, Esq., and Mr. G. Osborne. For 



four Begonia Gloire de Lorraine, Mr. A. 

 Wharton, gardener to J. Findlay, Esq., 



proved ^^uccessful in a strong competition, 

 while for three stove or greenhouse ferns, 

 Mr. G. Eaton led with grand specimens, his 

 Davallia Mootea^a (yorderiKg on I2fi. in dla^ 

 meter. This latter exhibitor also excelled 

 for one fern, with an immense Davallia 

 fijien«is plumosus. Three orchids found Mr. 



H. E. Herd, gardener to G. L. Pilkington, 

 Esq., Gateacre, to the fore, and for the single 

 plant, Mr. J. McColl, gardener to J. W. 

 Hughes, Esq.. AUerton, won with Brasso- 

 cattleya Maronae. Two palms or cycads were 

 best shown by Mr. Atkin, and for three ex- 

 amples in Sin. pots Mr. G. Osborne .-cnr;!!. 

 Good salvias and cyclamen were put np hy 

 Messrs. E. R. French and J. Stoney, 



CUT FLOWERS. 



Sixteen classes were devoted to this sec- 

 tion, with highly satisfactory results, many 

 good entries being staged that received no 

 awards. 



For thirty-six blooms, eighteen Japanese 

 and eighteen incur \ed, in not less than 

 twelve varieties of each section^ the Tate 

 silver challenge vase goes with the first 

 prize. There were three competitors, the 

 premier award going to last year's winner, 

 Mr. C. Goves, gardener to Sir Gilbert 

 Greenall, Bart., "Warrington, for a good all. 

 round lot the best blooms being Romance, 

 Mrs. R. F. Hall, Mrs. G. Denyer, G. F. 

 Evans, William Turner (which gained the 

 N.C.S. certificate for the best bloom in this 

 section), Frances Jolliffe, F. S. Vallis, Hon. 

 Mrs. Lopes, and Lady Talbot. Second prize 

 fell to Mr. G. Haigh, gardener to Sir W. IT. 

 Tate, l^art., who had some excellent blooms, 

 his Huttercup being selected for the N.C.S. 

 certihcate as the best incurved bloom in the 

 show; Mr. H. Osborne, gardener to R. R. 

 Heap, Esq., West Derby, was placed third. 



Tlio best eighteen incurved, in not 

 less t han twelve varieties, came from 

 Mr. J. George, gardener to Thomas 

 Henshavv, Esq., Roby, who won with 

 a good stand. Mr. C. Osborne, gardener 

 to A. (^)ok, Esq., Aigburth, followed, and in 

 the elass for twelve varieties Mr. J. Clark, 

 gardener to Mrs, Clarke, Allerton Hall, took 

 the lead, while for six blooms Mr. E. R. 



Finch scored. 



The class for eighteen Japanese, in not less 



than twelve varieties, found Mr. C. Goves 

 again to the fore, followed by Mr. G. Eaton, 

 gardener to W. tod, Esq., Allerton. In the 

 class for twelve blooms, Mr. D. McKelvie 

 won, and for six Mr. E. R. Finch wajs tir-t. 

 For six vases of Japanese blooms, three in 

 each vase, Mr. G. Haigh had the leading lot, 

 with Mr. D, McKelvie second. The class for 

 six vases of single flowers, nine blooms in 

 each vase, brought forth a grand competi- 

 tion, marvellous flowers being well staged. 

 Mr. Loo T'liomson. Formby. proved the victor 

 and hearty were the congratulations accorded 

 this ontliiisia.stic amateur; he had splendid 

 sp<'riinen-> <>f Kdith Tpgram. Siiowflake, Criin- 

 >oii KinL-- etc- Mcsm>. (J. Uaiirh and G. 



Eaton were the remaining prize-wiuners. For 



three va>c>, Mr. Thomson again proved the 

 victor. 



For the best basket of cut blooms Mr. E. 

 Wharton took the lead, and for the decorated 

 table, Mr. J. Williams, gardener to C. J. 

 Procter, Esq., beat Miss Newsham with 

 roses and carnationt^ agfainst clirvsanthe- 

 m u m s . 



FRTTIT. 



For six dishes of frails, ]\lr, J. Taylor, 

 gardener to F. Bibby, Es(j., Shre\vs])ui y , was 



well to the fore, having heavy bunches ot 

 Alicante and Muscat of Alexandria gra])cs. a 

 fine melon, and excellent apples and pears; 

 Mr. T. Ellsworthy was second. In the class 

 for four bunches of grapes Mr. J. Wright, 

 gardener to Edmund Lord, Esq., Rawten- 

 stall, won well with fine Alicante and Muscat 

 of Alexandria; Mr. Thos. Barclay, gardener 

 to Mrs. S. ('oi)k. St. Helen's second. For 

 two bunches of Alicante, Mr. W. Piper, gar- 

 dener to W. H. Fernie, Esq., Thornton 

 Hough, proved the winner, and for any otlior 

 black Mr. E. K. I'ineh scored witli good 

 bunches of Gros Cohnar. I-'or two bunches 

 of Muscats Mr. W. Wilson won with well- 

 coloured bunches, and held his jinsilion for 



any other white with well-prescr\'ed bunt lies 

 of 0^^)d<*)) t^uv-*M). \p])b^s and ]v ;n s w+m o ;)i 



exctlient qaaiity, many being splendidly 

 coloured. 



NON-COMPETITIVE. 



The entries in this division were well iip 

 to the mark, and proved valual)lc feiluits 

 of the sliow. 



Gold medals were awarded to Mcs>r>. Man- 

 si'll and Hatcher for a fine bank of orchids; 

 1<) ^Fessrs. R. P. Ker and Sons for a fine 



dis])lay of cyclanicu. ])alni^_ t-i'otons, 



etc.: to ^Ir J. \\ . Flclch^'r. (gardener to R. 

 L. d:^ Donx. F>(|.. lor a f^et of cypri]):'iliuui> ; 

 to Mc>r.,v. I'i-lilock ]>ros., for an cxten-ive 

 floral display; to M(^>rs. Stuart Low and Co. 

 for a bank (^f carnations and orcliids. 



Silver medals went to Mr. W. Rowlands, 

 for Begonia Gloire de Lorraine: to tlie Liver- 

 pool Orchid Company^ for orchids; to Mr. 

 C. A. Youne, for carnations; to INIr. Norman 

 Davis, for cut chrv.santheniums ; and to ^Vlr. 

 H. Middlehurst, for potatoes. 



The Reigate Society's twenty-fourth chry- 

 santhemum show was held on N<;venib?r 18 

 at tlu^ Public Hall, Reigat-. and it wa~ a great 

 success. The entries were unusually numer- 

 ous, and the conimitte;> had no little diffi- 

 culty in finding space tor tne lar:^:' nnuih.^v 

 of exhibits. It is unfortunate that the 

 Society cannot find a more >uitable jdac© 

 for the show, because if all the exhibits could 

 have beeri arranq-ed in one hall they would 



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have ])rovidcd a most imposing, interesting, 

 and beautiful display. As it was, the hall 

 proper did not accommodate half tlu^ show, 

 and t our other rooms were riMjui^it ioned. 

 In tliese the light was poor and there was 

 little room for visitors. Tlie loom devoted 

 to the cottager,-.' exhibits was quite crowded 

 with very fine bloomy of Japanese and sinoflo 

 varieties, which deserved more s])ace and a 

 better position. In this section Mr. Andrews 

 von three eu]is, including one for the most 

 point, gained. 



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