-NOTEMEEE 30, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE- 



925 



GREAT PERPETUAL - FLOWERING 

 Carna-tion Shovr, Koyal Horticultural Hall, 

 A inoent Square, S.W., Tiu^day. D^o<^mber 3rd, 'Son- 

 conilieftitive ExJiibitg only. Ope-n 1 to 5 p.m. 



WEDNESDAY. Decem"be.r 4, GUAND COMPETITION 

 and GENE15A.L EXHIBITS, open 13 noon to 5 p.m., 

 \.clmissif>n Is. Also a Conferenw on Carnationfi in 

 ihe Lecture Hall, at 3.30 p.m. Mr. W. E. Wallace, 

 Champion Ca-rnation Grower, will open the discussion. 

 For Sehedulefi, etc., apply. E, F. HAWES, UJyssee, 

 Fortune Green, 



ULL AND EAST RIDING CHRYSAN- 



THEMrM SOCIETY. 

 The -'^^^ Annual S^how is fixed for l9th and 20th 



Xovember. 19113. 



JAME'St DIXO'X, Hon. Seci-etary. 

 County Buildino^, Hull. 



TEXT YEAR BIRMINGHAM CHRYSAN- 

 THEMUM SHiOW will he held at BIX G LEY 

 5\LL 11th l'2th, and 13th Xovember. 1913. 



ALF'RiEiD XOAKES. Seeretary. 

 148, Bristol Street, Birmin^ha-ni. 



HORTICULTURAL SHOW ADVERTISE- 

 MEiNTS ar« inserte-d in thifi oolumn at Six- 

 Pfcno^ per line the minimmm oharg« being Two Stil- 

 liBge end Sixpence. Officer, 146 and 149, Aldersgate 

 Street. London, E.G. 



Woolton. 



NOVEMBER 6. 



The fourteenth exhbition of this sockty 

 was held in the Chureh Hall, and, owing to 

 removals and the early date selected, the 

 entries show^ a slight deexease on that of 

 last year. The committee have been for- 

 tunate in securing three silver challenge 

 vases during the year, making a fine total of 

 cups to be competed for, which sudds largely 

 to the attractions of the show. 



Mr. G. Haigh, gardener to Sir W. H, Tate, 

 Bart., Highfield, Woolton. secured two cups, 

 one for twenty-four Japanese cut blooms with 

 a fine, heavy, freeh stand; the other for six 

 vac^es of decorative flowers, four stems in 

 each vase, with three blooms on each stem; 

 this was an effective exhibit, arranged with 

 a background of cork furnished with small 

 plants and ornamental foliage. Mr. H. 

 Howard, gardener to A. S. Mather, Esq., 

 Beechwood, Woolton, had a walk oyer for 

 the challenge cup for nine vaees, distinct, 

 single varieties, nine flowers in each vase. 

 The blooms were good, but hardly up to the 

 grand form usually found at this show. Mr. 

 R. Hitchman, gardener to Mrs. Schintz, se- 

 cured the challenge vase for six distinct 

 kindft of vegetables with a very fine lot. 

 Mr. Thomas Foster was the winner of the 

 cup in the farmers' section, and Mr. John 

 Eadley in the cottagers' section. 



Mr. Haigh was also successful in winning 

 for four vaees of incurved blooms, and for 

 ten Japanese blooms in one vase with any 

 foliage. This exhibitor secured the honour 

 ^>f staging the best incurved bloom in the 

 show, this being a very fine Buttercup, and 

 the best Japanese was a grand Hon. Mrs. 

 Ijopes. Mr. Stoney led for eighteen in- 

 curved blooms with an excellent stand, and 

 Mr. J. Clark, gardener to Mrs. Clarke, AUer. 

 ton Hall, occupied a similar pMDsition for 

 eighteen Japanese. Mr. G, Lowe had the 

 •^st dozen incurved blooms, and Mr. R. 

 Hitchman the best twelve Japanese. 



The bouquets and sprays and button-holes 

 Horn under-gardeners w-ere of high merit, the 

 chief awards going to Mr. W. H. Eichard- 



^m. Camp Hill: and Mr. J. Barker, of High- 



fieM. 



Some excellent grapes were staged, the 

 best Muscat of Alexandria coming from Mr. 

 J- Stoney, and the best black grapes (Ali- 

 • antes) from Mr. W, Wilson, gardener to 

 ^^ - Cunningham, Esq., Gorsey Cop, Chilwall. 



Chrysanthemums in pot« were hardly at 



^heir beet. Mr. E. Hitchman was first for 



three large-flowering, one Japanese and one 



a-nemone variety. Mr. W. Wilson scored for 



"^he best incurved and for a single variety, 



and Mr. Haigh had the best reflexed speci- 

 men . 



■ 



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

 ^;>q., Alierton, had the leading orchids; Mr. 



Hodnett, gardener to A. G. Dent, Esq., 

 tlie Eiffel, Woolton, the best fern; while 

 Mr. J. Stoney scored for a pair of Begonia 

 ^iloire de Lorraine, and Mr. G. Haigh 

 showed the leading pal 



Winchester. 



NOVEMBEE 13 and 14. 



The annual autumn display was held in 

 the Guildhall, and, if not quite so large as 

 in some past years, the quality of the ex- 

 hibits was quite up to the average, and few 

 societies can present so complete a display 

 of horticultural produce at this season of 

 the year. The WJ^^hester Society does not 

 confine attention to chrvsanthemums, but 

 encourages miscellaneous plants, fruit, vege- 

 tables, and floral designs. 



PLANTS. 



For the l^est group of chrysanthemums 

 arranged in a space eight feet by seven feet, 

 Mr. W. Kight, gardener to Lady Blaine, 

 Barton Mark, Winchester, led with hand- 

 some blooms on well-arranged dwarf plants ; 

 Mr. F. W. Stone, gardener to the Eev. 

 A. G, Bather, Sunnyside, Compton Eoad, 

 Winchester, second, with smaller flowers. 

 For nine plants, in ^ot less than six varie- 

 ties, with not less than five blooms 

 on each plant, there were four entries, 

 and Mr. G. Cousens, gardener to J. A. 

 Fort, Esq The College, Wincheeter, won 

 t he premier place with F. S. Vallis, W . 

 Mease, and Lady Talbot; Mr. C. AVhite, gar- 

 dener to Captain C. Mitchell, E.N,, West 

 Highlands, second. For the same number 

 of wbite and yellow varieties, Mr. Couhens 

 was again successful with similar plants, and 

 ei-;pecially good were Nellie Pockett and F. S. 

 Vallis ; Mr . H . Gigg, gardener to Mrs. 

 Moorson, Holyrood, Winchester, second. In 

 a class for six plants, each to carry not less 

 than edght blooms, Mr. F. W. Stone won 

 with finely-flowered examples of Eose 

 Pockett and Splendour; Mr. A. J. Marsh, 

 gardener to W. Hodgson, Esq., Morton 

 House, Winchester, second, and especially 

 fine in his exhibit were Freda Bedford and 

 Da^ad Ingamells. Single-flowered varieties 

 were not numerous nor remarkable. The 

 Ijest of six pla n t s came from Mr . W . J . 

 Knight. 



For a group of miscellaneous plants, ar- 

 ranged for effect, three entered, and Mr. J. 

 Hayes, gardener to Captain E. J. Arbuth- 

 not, St. Philips, Winchester, was first with 

 a none too effective combination of colours; 

 he had a groundwork of maidenhair ferns, 

 Begonia Glodre de Lorraine in a m^aes, and 

 a background of Salvia splendens; Mr. E. 

 Hart, gardener to H. Trimmer, Esq., Hock- 

 ley House, Twyford, second. 



CUT BLOOMS. 



It was in this s'^ction of the show that 

 the entries were less numerous than usual. 

 The leading class was for twenty-four 

 Japanetse, in not less than eighteen varieties, 

 and but three entered. Mr. C. Moore, gar- 

 dener to E. J. Thai, Esq., Frensham Place, 

 Farnham, was first with fully-developed, 

 fresh specimens of Lady Talbot, Mrs. G. 

 Drabble, W. Turner, Duchess of Sutherland. 

 Hon. Mrs. Lopes, F. S. Vallis, Frances 

 JoUiffe, Alice Lemon, and Splendour; Mr. 

 A. J. Mareh second with slightly smaller 

 blooms of Mrs. W. Iggulden, Mrs. H. Ste- 

 vens, G. Eodwell, etc. For twelve blooms 

 of six varieties, arranged in vases, Mr. C. 

 Moore had the best of three sets, staging W. 

 Turner, Frances Jolliffe, J. H. Silebury, Mrs. 

 G. Drabble, and P. S. Vallis as his best; 

 Mr. T. Hall, gardener to Ellen, Lady 

 Swaythling, South Stoneham House, South- 

 ampton , second , with desirable blooms of 

 Eose Pockett, Mrs. J. C. Neil, and Lady 

 Talbot. 



Incurved varieties were sparsely shown. 

 For twenty-four, in not less than eighteen 

 varieties, two competed; Mr. Marsh led with 

 large blooms, and Mr. Moore was second. 

 The la^^t-named won for twelve blooms with 

 Clara Wells, Mrs. G. Denyer, Fred Palmer, 

 and Frank Trestian; Mr. E. Hart second. 



A class w^js provided for a vase of any 

 section, arranged for effect, with any foliage; 

 there were six competitors. Mr. E. Lear- 

 month, gardener to J. Liddell, Esq., Sherfield 

 Ma nor, Basingstoke , was first with F. S . 

 Vallis, happily blended with oak and other 

 foliage ; Mr . G . Cousens second with H . 



Bi-oonihead. Single-flowered varieties, not 

 disbudded, made a pleasing display. Mr. E. 

 Hender&on, gardener to the Eight Hun. Earl 

 of Northbrook, Stratton Park, Micheldever. 

 was first for six vases with Mensa, Leo, Old 

 Gold, Mrs. Chamberlain, and Sylvia Slade ; 

 Mr. G. Ellwood, gardener to W. H. Myers, 

 Esq., Swanmore Park, Bishop's Waltham, 

 second. Decorative varieties, not disbudded, 

 Avere go<^. and Mr. A. E. Taylor, o. Hill- 

 side Terrace, Bar End, Winchester, won for 

 six bunches with a really fine exhibit of 

 Phcebus, Mrs. Buckbee, and Source d*Or; Mr. 

 l^Uwood second with Market Bed and Mrs. 

 Knox. 



Carnations were good, and Mr. W. Last, 

 gardener to Donald Nicols, Esq., Burntwood, 

 Winchecster. scored for six blooms with 

 Carola, Enchantress, and a .-eedling : Mr. 

 Ivcarmonth second. 



LADIES' CLASSES. 



The most tastefully arranged .^tand of 

 single chrysanthemums, foliage, and grasses, 

 suitable for tabic de<'<irat ion . was contri- 

 buted by M i-s A . ( 'or-th-ry . St. Thomas 

 St rei' t , W i 1 ] c 1 i-c s 1 1 ' r . T 1 1 n 'o cute red for a 

 tal>le of chryhanthemunis, and Mrs. Bealing, 

 The Nurseries, Bassett, Soufhampton, was 

 easily first with bronze and yelli>w fl(^werr^ 

 effcictively displayed ailong Avith oak and 

 prunus foliage; Miss A. Cordery ^^econd. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Mr. T. 



Fruit was numerous and good. 

 Hall had the best black and white grapes 

 Lady Downes and Muscat of Alexandria, 

 ])oth of desirable quality. Dessert apples were 

 l>est shown by Mr. iniwood : and Mr. T. 

 H all led f or ki^c h en a' a rie t i e > . Mr. I^e a r - 

 month had the best four dishes of pears. 



Vegetables were a fine display, and Mr. 

 Ellwood annexed the premier aAvard in both 

 Messrs. Sutton and Sons' class for six varie- 



Messrs. Tooffood and Son-" clas-. 



ties, and Messrs. Toogood and Son-" 

 with excellent examples of leeks, celery, cau- 

 liflowers^ tomatoes, onion^^. and ]> *tatoes. 



NON-COMPETITIA'K EXHIBITS. 



These were not numerous. Messrs. E. Hel- 

 lier and Son, Winchester, arranged fruits, 

 carnations, and Gloire de Lorraine l>egoniafe: 

 Messrs. Jeffery and Son, AVinchester. had 

 cut shrubs and carnations: Mr>. Myers, 

 Swanmore House, arranged a table of apples 

 and autumn foliage; Messrs. B. Ladhams and 

 Co.. Shirley^ Southampton, had rock plants 

 in variety; and Messrs. Toogood and Sons, 

 Southampton, staged vegetables. 



Bournemouth Gardeners' 



Association. 



There was a very attractive exhibition of 

 chrysanthemums and orchids at the meeting 

 held by the meml>ers on November 19, when 

 Mr. J. B. SteA^enson gave his interesting 

 paper on "Pruning Fruit Trees.' 



In the class for three vatses of siusr^c chrv- 

 santhemums, distinct, six sprays in a va 

 Mr. C. Nippard was placed first Avith a 

 lovely lot of clean, fresh floAA^ers : Mr. Pearce 

 AA'as second, and Mr. G. H. Heath third. In 

 the class for three exhibition blooms in a 

 vase, any varieties. ^Ir. Nippard again won. 

 Messrs. C. Pearce and E. G. Cox l^ing second 

 and third respecti\ely. 



Some excellent ferns and begonias, Gloire 

 de Lorraine, were staged in the cla<?s for 

 the "points" prizes at the end of the sea- 

 son, by Messrs. Heath, Pearce. and Pavey. 

 A Certificate of Merit Avas awarded to Mr. 

 Hobbs for t\A'o fine specimens of Cyprii^e- 

 dium insigne; and Mr. Smith, gardener to 

 the Dowager Lady de Tabley, received a vote 

 of thanks for a finely-floAvered plant of 

 Odontoglossum Eossi. 



There was a good attendance of members, 

 and Mr. G. Bunyard, of Maidstone, also at- 

 tended, and was given a most cordial re- 

 ception. He took part in the discussion 

 which folloAA^ed the reading of the paper on 



Pruning" by Mr. Stevenson. The latter 

 quoted the opinions of several high authori- 

 ties on fruit culture, respecting the prun- 

 ing of trees, and then gave his own, and tlie 

 reasonti why. He referred to a discussion 



