39 6 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



PELARGONIUMS. 



The pelargoniums are ever a great attraction at the York show, and this season 

 they looked as well as ever, and there was the usual combat between Mr. East- 

 wood, Mr. Mcintosh, and Mr. Pybu*. All these plants were arranged in a side 

 tent with the fuchsias, where they made a magnificent blaze of colour, and afforded 

 an object lesson in careful cultivation and patient training. 



Mr. R. Mcintosh, gardener to J. T. Kingston, Esq., Clifton, once again led 

 the way for a group of twelve show pelargoniums, putting up a superb lot of 

 flatly tiained specimens, each a picture of high cultivation, and simply smothered 

 with flowers ; the varieties were Queen Bess, Tommy Dodd, Duchess of Bedford, 

 Edward Perkins, Garibaldi, Miss W. Hingston, Madame Hilaire, Rose Queen, 

 Triumphe de St. Amand, Madame Thibaut, Lady Isabella, and Kingston Beauty. 

 Mr. Isaac Eastwood, gardener to Mrs. Tetley, Westood, Leeds, had to be content 

 with second place, but it was a close second, and his set included grand examples 

 of Kingston Beauty, Madame Desmoulin, Master Richard, Magpie, and Madame 

 Hilaire. Mr. Mcintosh scored again in the class for six show pelargoniums with 

 splendid developments of Kingston Beauty, Queen Bess, Madame Hilaire, Mrs. 

 W. Coombe, Digby Grand, and President Hanson ; Mr. Eastwood followed with 

 even larger plants of Madame Desmoulin, Kingston Beauty, Queen Bess, Painted 

 Lady, Master Richard, and Magpie. Mr. Eastwood beat Mr. Mcintosh for three 

 specimen show pelargoniums, his Madame Desmoulin being a superb plant, 

 covered with salmon-hued flower?. 



Mr. H. Pybus, Monckton Moor, Rip^n, took leading honours in the class for 

 six double-flowered ivy-leaved p'hrgoniums, showing large pyramidal specimens of 

 Madame Thibaut, Prince of Wales, Beauty of Castlehill, Ginnie Jillet, Souvenir 

 de Chas. Turner, and Hohenzqllern ; Mr. Eastwood, second ; and Mr. Mcintosh, 

 third. In each case the plants were more backward than usual. Mr. Eastwood 

 had the l^st three double-flowered ivy-leaved pelargoniums, winning with freely- 

 flowered examples of II. Cannell, Langson, and Boreas ; Mr. H. Pybus, second ; 

 and Mr. G. Cottam, Cottingham, third. 



Mr Eastwood occupied the post of honour for a dozen specimens of zonal 

 pelargoniums, making a superb display with exceptionally grand plants of Princess 

 of Wales, H. Canneli, Aspasia, Lady Brookes, Mrs. Gordon, Rev. J. Atkinson, 

 Lady R. Churchill, Mulbeiry, Mrs. W. Paul, Dr. Orton, Divine Comedy, and 

 John Watson ; Mr. II. Pybus, of Monckton Moor, Ripon, was a very good second. 

 Mr. Eastwood held leading place for three double zonal pelargoniums, with Empress 

 of India, salmon ; Le Cygne, white; and Cremeneaux, scarlet; Mr. H. Pybus 

 came second, and Mr. G. Clarke, gardener to Messrs. Wharton, third. In the 

 class for nine double-flowered zonal pelargoniums, Mr. Eastwood won the first 

 prize with fairly la*ge examples of Mrs. Cope, scarlet ; Madame Patti, rose ; 

 Cremeneaux, bright scarlet ; Dr. Jacoby, salmon ; Lord Cecil, rosy scarlet ; jules 

 Simon, pink ; Clara Pfitzer, pink ; Lord Mayor, purple ; and Le Cygne, white ; 

 Messrs. R. Simpson and Son, Selby, second. Mr. Eastwood again led the way 

 for three zonal or nosegay pelargoniums, showing examples of Mrs. Kelley, Henry 

 Tacoby, and Swanley Gem, all masses of fine trusses and the flowers of a brilliant 

 hue; Mr. H. Pybus, second, with much smaller plants. For six zonal or nose- 

 gay pelargoniums, Mr. Pybus was first, showing lovely masses of Mrs. Kelley, 

 Salmon Queen, President Thiers, Mulberry, a fine colour ; Mrs. Turner, and 

 Circulata ; Mr. Eastwood had to be content with second place in this competition, 

 but he was first for eight fancy pelargoniums. 



Roses. 



Roses were very poor throughout, and the competition was by no means keen. 

 I he trying weather is, of course, answerable for this state of affairs. Messrs. 

 Jackson and Co., Bedale, took first prize for a group of roses, showing a fairly 

 good set of freely- flowered bushy plants; La France and Mrs. J. Laing were 

 notably good. Mr. II. Pybus had a much smaller collection, mostly of tea- 

 scented varieties, and gained second prize. 



In the open class for seventy. two roses, Messrs. J. and A. May, Bedale, 

 secured the first prize with a very moderate set, in which the best blooms were of 

 Ulrich Brunner, Gustave Piganeau, Marechal Niel, Margaret Dickson, La France, 

 The Bride Caroline Testout, Jean d'Arc, Mr. J. Laing, S. M. Rodocanachi, 

 Ksher Holmes, and Mrs. S. Crawford ; Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury came second! 

 Mr. t. Mount led the way for forty-eight roses, his best being Madame Montel, 

 Camille Bernardin Cleopatra, Captain Hayward, Ulrich Brunner, General 

 Jacqueminot and Anna Ollivier ; Messrs. J. and A. May, Bedale, second. Mr. 

 Mount won the hrst prize for thirty-six blooms of roses, distinct, his Marechal Niel, 

 «^\r M ^ Sha ™an Crawford, Captain Hayward, S. M. Rodocanachi, 



and Mane Hoste being much the best flowers ; Messrs. J. and A. May second. 



Messr. J Burrell and Co., Cambridge, led the way for two dozen roses, 

 distinct, with very fair flowers of Horace Vernet, E. Y. Teas, Catherine Mermet 

 Captain Christy, A. k. Williams, Chas. Lefebvre, and Thos. Mills ; Mr. G. 

 Mount, second and Messrs. J. and A. May, third. Mr. Mount had a very fair 

 oozen white and yellow roses, gaining first prize with Marechal Niel, Anna Olivier, 

 iMpnetos, Caroline Testout, Marie Van Houtte, and Perle des Jardins ; Messrs. 

 j. and A. May, second In the class for eighteen cut roses Messrs. Burrell and Co., 

 ^ambndge, won the chief honours with fair flowers of Marie Baumann, Etienne 



Mine \f Io ? c k c . \tr n t et ; Innocenti 1>irola > Chas. Lefebvre, Ulrich Brunner, Thos. 

 Mills, MarechaT Niel, Le Havre, Bridesmaid, Duke of Connaught, Souvenir d'un 



nSSi f P wn- Ha * ward ' , Souv - de S. A. Prince, Prince Arthur, Madame Hoste, 



Wellington, and Marie Van Houtte ; Mr. Mount second, and Mr. W. 

 Hutchinson, Kirby Moorside, third. 



Miscellaneous Plants. 



t»J wl£ made a g ° od r show alon £ the t0 P of the central stage in the pelargonium 

 £ h,lf . I 7 WCre X ?° f ° rmally trained > pyramid-shaped, to be really handsome ; 

 thenar T C Tr tn \ ^ lh?re was a keen competition, and Mr. Mcintosh took 



awar h d Eastwood, second ; and Mr. A Clarke, Burton Grange, 



SleG^ carnations was staged by Mr. Tullett, Barnard 



tbm ^ in the cemJof fe d a # aSing , CO,,ection of Souvenir de la Malmaison carna- 

 ve£^ and smaller.flowered sorts at the side ; this wasa 



fairly well show? and Mr eft ff ST"?" 1 a thirf P" 26 ' TablC P ' amS WCre 



elegant setofnSt^ secured fir?t P rize with a " 



toV Bateman Es &c ' ' R. Rollison, gardener 



to Bateman, ^^^U^ 



Y °' k > won the' 25 



a good second. 



with fredy.nowered'swcimenT K rWfl n l ^ , tirst P rize for ei 8 ht distinct ^R 0 ^ 

 G. Clarke, gardener to^Miss^hnl^ Sln gle varieties, but all good sorts. Mr. 

 larias were well shown bv \r, °\ Secon d i and Miss Barstow, third. G 



Calceo- 



second 



^ Mr.' W. Spirt? „T 10 ^ "«"<*. E«eri„ B ham Pat. 



°< glo,im„ Tme VS^f {?, **** Vork, third. 



The 



J° NE A 1898. 



and Miss Wharton, York, second. Mr. J. W Clarke CVf 

 took first and second prizes respectively for six coleus'. n ' and M »ss Wharu> 



Floral Arrangements' 



bridal bouquets 

 &c. : Mr. G 



wish 

 pair of 

 mods, 



ca 



its, showing beautiful designs' in wmL , St P riza f °r a , 

 *«■ > ™r. Webster, Sunderland, Second. M e 2 r ? t p gI ?. sums ' ste PWti,, 

 won first place in the class for a pair of ball bououS, tl ■ and Sons 

 brilliant displays of bright odontoglossums Oncidium ow ' n 8 ele gant aad 

 graceful orchids arranged with asparagus and fern fronds. S!f ^ 0ther 

 Sons scored for a single hand bouquet, and staged a fW h!; •' U ?8 hta ' and 

 Messrs. Perkins and Sons led for a pair of hand 1 bououer- ^ " P 6 C0,0Ur; - 

 Dendrobium phalrcnopsis, yellow oncidiums, and rose-t3 Si? 8 these wil »> 

 Mr. G. Webster, a good second. tmted od °ntoglo5sum spikes 



The best group of natural flowers arranged in a basket or *t* n A „ 

 ment by Mr. G. Webster, Sunderland, who had a most to^Ai^J?"* 

 ttleyas, blue tinted irises, gloxinias, richardias Tr 1,1 5 Sp ay of miuve 

 fern frondage ; Mr. G. Cotton., Hull, second wTth t *" h plent y rf 



irises. The best hand basket' of flowers orchids exE S SfSfS" 1 * 

 Perkins and Sons, Coventry, who had a lovely baskefof iSn q fr °"? . Messrs - 

 pure white, fragrant liliums ; Mr. We JeSiSwS, SSTt w1 



Fruit. 



To many a gardener the most interesting display was that produced by the 

 competition in class 78, a class for a decorated table of ripe fruit, teA feet by four fcS 

 six inches. Not more than fourteen nor less than ten dishes of fruit werJallowd 

 and not more than two distinct varieties of one kind , Flowers and foliage had tot 

 arranged in glass epergnes and by the exhibitor or a bona fide assistant. S 

 regards the judging the judges had instructions to take into consideration quality 

 of fruits and plants, beauty of flowers and foliage, harmonious blending of colours 

 and general arrangement for effect. The whole table had to be judged by points' 

 and the marks awarded placed upon each exhibit ; the lists of marks had not b^n 

 set out when our report was taken. The chief award fell to Mr. J. Tullett 

 gardener to Lord Barnard, Raby Castle, Darlington, who used odontoglossums 

 and schizanthus to great advantage, both in epergnes and specimen glasses, amid 

 his fine lot of fruit. He showed Black Hamburgh and Muscat of Alexandria 

 . . Brown Turkey figs, Royal Sovereign and James Veitch strawberrict, 

 bananas, two melons, Downton nectarines, good peaches, and very fair pine- 

 apples. The second prize was won by Mr. Goodacre, gardener to the Earl of 

 Harrington, who used Cattleya Mossise, odontoglossums, especially O. cirrhosum, 

 tastefully, with asparagus and smilax sprays ; especially fine dishes of fruit were 

 Koyal Sovereign strawberries, Lord Napier nectarines, Black Tartarian cherries, 

 Muscat of Alexandria and Black Hamburgh grapes, and the Crawford peach. 

 The third prize was won by Mr. J. Mclndoe, gardener to Sir J. W. Pease, But., 

 M.P., Hutton Hall, Guisborough, who had two vases of odontoglossum, 

 oncidium, and heuchera spikes, with trailing sprays of selaginella and asparagus ; 

 the fruit was of high quality, including Muscat of Alexandria and Black Hamburgh 

 grapes, Bellegarde and Dymond peaches, Early Rivers and Stan wick Klruge 

 nectarines, red and yellow dessert tomatos, a pair of fine melons, Brown Turkey 

 figs, and The Czar plums. 



Mr. Mclndoe showed a good collection of six kinds of fruit, winning ;with trebb 

 clusters of Foster's seedling and Black Hamburgh grapes, Stanwick Klruge nec- 

 tarines, Bellegard peaches, Brown Turkey figs, and a seedling melon. 

 Mclndoe was the only exhibitor in this class. Mr. Mclndoe was also the fore- 

 most exhibitor of four kinds of fruit, winning first prize in close competition, and 

 staging good bunches of Black Hamburgh grapes, Stanwick Elruge nectarines. 

 Brown Turkey figs, and Scarlet Premier Melon. The second prize fell to Mr. J. 

 Easter, gardener to Lord St. Oswald, Nostell Priory, Wakefield, who showed 

 Madresheld Court Grapes in good condition, and Rivers York peaches, Loii 

 Napier nectarines, and Early Favourite melon ; Mr. Goodacre, Elvaston Castle, 

 third, and Mr. B. Ashton, gardener to the Earl of Lathom, Orm^kirk, fourth. 



There were eight stands of three bunches of Black Hamburgh grapes, and on 



the whole they were good clusters. Mr. J. Johnson, Wharfedale Nursery, W *:on 

 0 ~ * " r " Lead bet tet 



grapes 



Mr. 



~ — * uueui, garaener to j. 1^. J, 9 



hrst prize with Hale's Early, finely coloured ; the second prize 

 T. Easter, gardener to Lord St. Oswald, Wakefield ; Mr. J. W 

 Staffs, third, with Bellegard. Mr. A. F. Pike, gardener to 



Spa, was first with nicely finished bunches of fair size ; «w. j. *. ". v 

 gardener to A. Wilson, Esq., Tranby Croft, second; and Mr. J. Tullett, twro- 

 Mr. Tullett, gardener to Lord Barnard, Raby Castle, was awarded fust pnxe m 

 white grapes, winning with three large bunches of Foster's Seedling ; Mr. 

 Nichols, gardener to the Right Hon. Lady Beaumont, Carlton Towers, ^or*. 



second, with finely coloured Buckland Sweetwater ; Mr. G. Wilson, g-irdeoerw 

 Sir T p«Mr,*tt t>„-*. t> , . . , ..1 T-__^._3_ c^aw*~ For hal f a doaen 



Worksop, seen** 

 ^as secured by Mj. 

 Hace, Keele HA 

 H. Wilw, WN 



i nuiy, rocKiington, won chief Honours ]or a uisu nect *} rl -" es *■' , , 

 good specimens of Lord Napier ; Mr. Goodacre came second ; and 

 gardener to the Duke of Newcastle, Clumber, Notts, third, with Lord > ■ 



Quite a quantity of melons were shown, Mr. Mclndoe and f Ir : V * 0 ^J^ 

 coming first and second for scarlet fleshed varieties, the k" er "T^ho* 

 Scarlet, ana the former a seedling. Mr. Ashton, gardener to the tan o _ 

 Ormskirk, had the best green fleshed melon, in Royal Jubilee, * WJJ^ adot 

 won second place with a seedling. Mr. Slade scored for a wh i te -"x£! 

 wuh Favourite ; Mr. Steadman, gardener to Colonel Thorpe, TiAg . 

 second. Mr. A. F. Pike, Pocklington, showed the best : tigs, , hb Brown ^ 

 leading, out of eight competitors; Messrs. Leadbetter and J. ^a" is wc 

 andjth.rd respectively. ' y bere Mr. A. 



od f ruiu <* 

 WrighWO?.Wr 



\1r C 



MrC 



Mr. A 



I 



Mr. J 



Son 



— ., ov.w UU wiiii me same variety. v/u«. w» • ^..j-,, . 



^as first for tomatos, staging a splendid dish of fruits of Perfection , 

 lall second, and Mr. W. Nicholls third with Frogmore select 



Vegetaules. „ 3 J,y 



XT 7 h f ch A ef award for a collection of vegetables was well ?ee ^^ 

 Mclndoe, Hutton Hall Gardens, with a grand lot of produce , w s ^ 

 rowfat peas, Magnum Bonum dwarf beans, Long White marrow , 

 cucumbers were first rate. Mr. f. W. Clark, Clifton, was W^^- _ 



Messrs. Sutton and ^uU0 



- p s wiirt rs$£3%s JasS; 52?^— ss^ - ^ 



