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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



For six dishes Mr. W. 



Mattock, second, his best forms being Marie Baumann, La France, Ernest Metz, 

 Earl of Dufferin, and Elise Vardon. For a dozen varieties, Rev. J. H. Scott- 

 Tucker, Headington Vicarage, led with very fine forms of Horace Vernet, 

 Marchioness of Londonderry, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Alfred Colomb (premier 

 bloom in the show), The Bride, Pierre Notting, Ernest Metz, Marie Baumann, and 

 Catherine Mermet ; he was likewise first for six, having a nice development of 

 Merveille d'Lyon, besides others previously mentioned. Mr. J. Green was the only 

 exhibitor of nine varieties. Cut zonals was another excellent class, Mrs. Wootten- 

 Wootten taking the card for six triplet trusses (very nicely posed) of Phrynne, 

 Mons. Calvat, Lady Chesterfield, Radha, Sherlock Holmes and Mary Clarke ; 

 Rev. J, H. Scott-Tucker, second. Herbaceous perennials were staged as bold 

 J:heiings calculated to display the habit of growth ; Mrs Wootten-Wootten, first 

 or six varieties, puttting up Achillea millefolia, A. serratifolia, Harpalium rigidum, 

 Statice latifolia, Lilium testaceum, and Lathyrus latifolius alba ; Mr. \V. F. Cross, 

 Iffley Row, Oxford, second, with some of the above, and phloxes, Chrysanthemum 

 maximum, and the scarlet Martagon lily ; Mr. W. T, Mattock, third. The 

 bouquets in groups of nine each were specimens of artistic floral arrangement, 

 Mr, W. T. Mattock, and F. Gurden, Headington Quarry, taking the cards ; the 

 best collection of annuals coruingfrom Mr. A. Whitehead, gardener to Ur. Kiel, 

 Warneford Asylum, Headington. 



Fruit was very fine, it being all of outdoor growth. 

 Coppock, The Yews, Headington Quarry (whose garden is in a deep disused stone 

 pit), was placed first for fully-ripened Large Early apricots, Juneating apples, 

 London gooseberries, Prolific plums, Bigarreau Napoleon cherries, and Magnum 

 Bonum red currants ; these last named were a wonderful exhibit ; Mrs. Wootten- 

 Wootten, second, with Large Early apricots, Prolific plums, Baumforth Seedling 

 raspberry (a large form of this delicious fruit), Morello cherries, White Dutch and 

 Magnum Bonum currants ; Mr. A. Louch, postman, Headington Quarry, third, 

 his very beautifully- finished varieties being Eleanor strawberries, Juneating apples, 

 Doyenne d'Ete pears, Glory of Old Port gooseberries, Early Favourite plums, 

 and Bigarreau cherries. For three dishes, the first card went to Mr. C. Bodimeade, 

 gardener to Sir W. Markby, Headington Hill, who staged Rivers' apricots, 

 Morello cherries, and Lord Derby gooseberries ; Mr. W. Mattock, second, with 

 Royal George peaches, strawberries, and gooseberries ; while for one dish 

 (amateurs), Fastolf raspberries, Morello cherries, and Kerry Pippin apples took 

 the cards ; the cottagers being wonderfully good in the way of big gooseberries, 

 currants of sorts, raspberries, &c, the best dessert apples being Juneating and 

 Quarrenden ; the culinary varieties were Warner's King and Blenheim Pippin. 



Vegetables were a somewhat extensive feature, Mr. G. Silvester, gardener to 

 Mrs. Wootten-Wootten, was first in Messrs. Sutton and Sons' class for six dishes ; 

 Mr. Bodimeade, second ; and Mr. J. Green, third. The competition for potatos in 

 three varieties each of kidney and round forms was in the hands of the same 

 exhibitors, while Mr. Green proved the only competitor for similar products in 

 the amateur classes. The cottagers were strong in the way of all the bean classes, 

 while among the winning dishes of potatos the following were named : Puritan, 

 Reading Ruby, Cole's Favourite, Chancellor, Satisfaction, White Hebron, Mr. 

 Bresee, Snowdrop, King of the Russets, Reading Russet, Windsor Castle, and 

 Renown. Short carrots are always well shown here, Mr. F. Morris leading 

 with very well-grown specimens. Autumn onions were of large'size and approach- 

 ing ripeness, the spring-sown forms evidently have some growth yet to make ere 

 they touch the exhibition size. One of the cottagers had some very nice tomatos, 

 he possessing a glass structure. A great portion of the soil in the district is sandy, 

 so the bulk was perhaps less than in a showery season. 



THE MIDLAND COUNTIES CARNATION AND PICOTEE 



SOCIETY, August 5 and 6. 



Mr. R. Sydenham and the committee of the above society may be heartily 

 congratulated upon the exhibition held in the Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, on 

 the above dates. It was a superb display of the carnation; the bizarres, flakes, 

 yellow grounds, selfs, and fancies were represented in the finest character, and it 

 \vas somewhat remarkable that not a northern exhibitor scarcely staged flowers ; 

 the district cultivators made the show, assisted largely by Mr. Martin R. Smith, 

 Mr. James Douglas, and Mr. J. A. Rowberry from the south. The classes were 

 • a " * el1 hI . Ied ; l " e q ua 'ity of the bloom was high throughout ; the show house of 

 the Botanical Gardens was filled to overflowing, and the weather being fine there 

 was a large attendance. It appears to be pretty certain that the carnation exhibi- 

 tion at Birmingham will be almost invariably the most extensive of the three 

 shows held during the year. It may be added that the Botanical Gardens can 

 now be seen at their best, and the plant houses are exceedingly gay. 



bRi.F Carnations had the place of honour assigned them in the schedule, 

 rnere were ten stands of blooms, and most of them were very fine* It is not 

 to be wondered at that the visitors at a carnation show are attracted by these 

 brilliant blooms. They do not understand the technical differences set up by the 

 florist, and lacking anything like conception of the properties of the refined 

 bizarres and flakes, they turn to the selfs, and see in them much to gratify. It is 

 so with the splendid yellow grounds and the fine fancies. The best twelve self 

 carnations were staged by Mr. C. Blick, gardener to Martin R. Smith, Esq., 

 Hayes, Kent. They were Cecilia, yellow ; The Maid and Helmsman, white ; 

 fctna, scarlet ; Ensign, white ; Midas, orange ; Purity, white ; Gadabout, 

 yellow ; Joan of Arc, rose ; Benbow, salmon ; Conqueror, rose ; and Comet, 

 crimson ; second, Mr. R. Sydenham, Birmingham, with Sea Gull, blush ; Little 

 John, carmine ; Germania and Regina, yellow ; Mrs. E. Hambro, white ; Mrs. 

 Colby Sharpin, apricot ; Uncle Tom, && ; third, Messrs. Thomson and Co., 

 Birmingham ; fourth, Mr. James Douglas. There were seventeen entries of six 

 sells . Mr .A. W. Jones, Handsworth, Birmingham, was first, with Exile, Mrs. 

 trie Hambro, Sea Gull, Miss A. Campbell, Mrs. C. Sharpin, and Mancunian, 

 J % ™ 0nc x? ■ th r C r dalkest Pown 5 second, Mr. R. C. Cartwright, Birmingham, 

 S \£ ?i5 l lt mbxo > Exile » Regina, Her Grace, Sea Swallow, and Ruby; 

 third, Mr. C. F. Thurstan, Wolverhampton. 



yellow Ground Picotees.— There were seven stands of twelve vellow 

 ground picotees, Mr. C. Blick taking the first prize with a splendid lot of blooms ; 

 rn«? tia S Bnsto '' "esperus, Gadabout, in this case having a picotee edge of 



5S5^tSie^^L^^ Eugenie ' Hygda ' ^ J ° rdan > 



August i 3 , 



•1*0 *AtU. a w *a Mr. J. Douglas, Great Bookham, was second, 



\Y^^^ havi *g Heather Bell, Dervish, Voltaire, Mohican, 



SvSnh^m • m Exc £^ enc >'' Mr - Nigel, Hygeia, and others; third, Mr. R. 



of Z v L 1 ; Thof ?*» ™* Co. being fourth. There were sixteen entries 

 01 yeilow grounds, and here Mr R c 



^ooms indeed of Voltaire, May \ L£ ( 

 Jersey, and Eldorado ; Mr A K % ' 

 tme character The r\ft \r , ' Brown 



Nigel ; third Mr W P n ' u n > Golden Eagle, Voltaire, Eldorado, and Mr. 



seus, and Hidalgo, every one of them good enough fk, 

 Mr. R. Sydenham, who had Monarch Geor^ 



The Czar, and Phoebus ; third, M T tioSE ^t^' Perse ^ Uttf?* 

 of The Czar, Czarina, and Zingari. J " D ° UgIaa ' wh ° had h *Wy Promi^gfe 



White Ground Picotees. ~~ s 



white oround PICOTEES.— These followed in th 

 ix stands of twelve varieties competing Mr R QwiLl? , r . of the schedule 



Jessie and Ann 



r> 11 ™ r ° rtros e 5 H. Sea 

 Dolly Dimple. Second, Mr. aTOi££ » ; 



ra m p rtP . r . n » Hands- 



with a superb lot of blooms consisting of H Red F r , ln S the first 



Jessie and AnnT^. 



LaVLouiW and Little Phil 7 £ fc£ £ Vo^VsL^F ' £ " *»t 

 L. Scarlet E.. Favourite and Dolly Dimn L <Z~ZJa E - Mrs. Sharot 



teen entries of six picotees, Mr. A. W. Tones HandwSw'i • l re wer ' 



were nine 



Amy Robsart (H.P.E.), Mrs. 

 (H. Rose 

 Robsart 



Payne, Little Phil, and Mrs. 



Upenshaw and 

 A - R. Brows 



se E.) Mr. R. C. Cartwright was second havi™ VoT a rowi 

 , Little Phil, Mrs. Sharp, Pride of I^o^P^EO 

 W. Bellamy, Penkridge, was third. h Q MrS ' Pa ^ e - Mr 



. Show Carnations. -In the class for twelve carnations there were dAt 

 entries, Mr. R. Sydenham being again first with very fine blooms, having 

 bizarres, R. Monk and Laward Adams ; crimson bizarres, Mrs. J Burgess \Sr 

 Fred, and J. S. Hedderly ; pink and purple bizarres, Sarah Payne ; purple 

 George Melville and Gordon Lewis ; scarlet flakes, John Wormald and SoortZ 

 man ; rose flakes, Mrs. Rowan and Thalia. Second, Messrs. Thomson and Co 

 whose best flowers were: S.F., Sportsman; S.B., Robert Houl grave ■ RJ 

 Mrs. Moy, Thalia, and Cristi-galli ; C.B., J. D. Hextall and Master Fred • pV 

 Gordon Lewis. Third, Mr. R. A. Brown. There were eleven entries of six 

 carnations, Mr. C. F. Thurston, Wolverhampton, taking the first prize with S B 

 Edward Adams ; C.B., J. S. Hedderly; P.P.B., Arline; P.F., George Melville- 

 S.F., Sportsman; R.F., Mrs. Moy. Mr. F. W. Goodfellow was second, and 

 Mr. G. Faulkner third. There was a class for six carnations for maiden growen, 

 any types. Mr. T. F. Dranfield was first, setting up all fancies, include 

 Voltaire, May Queen, Monarch, and Eldorado. Mr. W. H. Twist, Birmingham, 

 was second, he having all white ground picotees. ' 

 Vases of Carnations and Picotees.— Then followed a series of classes for 



undressed blooms in vases with foliage, but without wires and as " little dressing* 

 as possible. What amount of dressing is permissible under the term " little " appetn 

 to be left to the cultivator, but that most of the blooms had undergone some touch* 

 ing up with the tweezers there can be no doubt. Out of six competitors Mr. R. 

 Sydenham staged the best twelve selfs, Mr. M. R. Smith was second, and Messrs. 

 Thomson and Co. third. In the class for six selfs there were numerous exhibitor!, 

 Mr. W. Bellamy was first ; Mr. R. C. Cartwright, second ; and Mr. C. F. 

 Thurstan, third. Mr. M. R. Smith had the best twelve fancies or yellow 

 grounds ; Mr. J. Douglas was second ; and Mr. R. Sydenham, third. Thcic 

 were seventeen entries of six blooms of fancies, Mr. Cartwright was first; Mr. 

 Thurstan, second ; and Mr. G. Chaundy, third. There were but three entries d 

 twelve white ground picotees, Mr. R. Sydenham was first ; Mr. A. R. Brown, 

 second ; and Messrs. Thomson and Co., third. There were fourteen entrieiwith 

 six white ground picotees, Mr. C. F. Thurstan was first ; Mr. Cartwright, second j 

 and Mr. W. Bellamy, third. There were fifteen entries of six blooms of any typ^ 

 Mr. Cartwright taking the first prize ; Messrs. Thomson and Co. were second j 

 and Mr. M. A. Smith, third. But very few of the blooms were named, and it ii 

 just possible that two sets of judges might be found to differ widely in making m 

 awards in the foregoing classes. . u .Li*^ 



Specimen Blooms.— The classes for single blooms formed quite an exhi ^ 

 of themselves, as they covered a large space of table, and were finer in q 

 than is generally seen in these classes. Taking the carnations first, the scarlet 

 bizarres were placed in the following order : Admiral Curzon, though dlsf JJjJ 8 ? 1 

 more than fifty years ago, taking the first prize ; Robert Houlgrave, whicbis 

 regarded as a seedling from the Admiral, was second, third, fourth, and J"**j 

 The leading crimson bizarre was Master Fred ; followed by J. S. Hedderly, *tnm 

 and fourth ; Master Fred being third and fifth. The best pink and W e ^™J; 

 was William Skirving, which was also second ; Sarah Payne was third ; ' Lrforgj 

 Rudd, fourth ; Cooper, fifth. Sportsman, Scarlet flake, a sport from Mwm 

 Curzon, which originated some forty-eight years ago, took all rive pnies i 

 class. Thalia was the best Rose flake, and it took the second and tourm pr 

 also ; Merton was third ; and Mrs. Moy, fourth. , . 



Of single blooms of picotees there were also many. In the r eu . eu^ u . 

 Ganymede was first, second, third, and fourth, and Brunette hfth. Thomas ^ 

 was first, second, and fifth in the light red edged class ; Mrs. Norton, 

 fourth. Muriel was the best heavy purple edge ; it was also third ana 

 Mrs. Openshaw taking the second arid fifth prizes. The bestJigM P^PJ^S, 

 was Harrv Kenvnn • 



P 



fourth and fifth. Mrs. 



Little Phil was second , ^ . , nnnn . ^ 



edge was Favourite, and it was third and fifth ; Fortrose was second , 

 Payne with a wire edge of colours, fourth. M • K . Sm&* 



A large number of selfs were staged, and the value lof Mr. m.u ^ 

 Mrs. Eric Hambro as a white self was shown by the wh ole ot in ^ 

 bein^ awarded to it. The best yellow buff or terra-cotta sell was o ^ jecooi> 

 a distinct and attractive salmon-buff variety. Regina, a y«'?» ;, f ^ E*. 

 third, and fifth, and Cecelia fourth. The best rose-pink 01 • »'™°°J a fo^th, «* 

 rose, and it was placed second also ; Royalty, rose, was tmro . ^ Mft . 

 Felecity fifth, both of rose shades. The best scarlet selt» thUdaa dlfch. 

 Parkinson was second, and Grandeur fourth J two seedlings « e Miae- ns» 

 Tho K<»cf r^»i, ' t t , ^ . c:_ -d^^tc tnnlc the second pn« 



The best dark self was Uncle Tom, Sir Berrys took the 

 was third and fourth, and Negress fifth. . ^oh second, MJJ 



Wire edged yellow picotle Mrs. Douglas was first, Serapn ^ 

 third and fourth, and Ladas fifth. The best medium or b«j .Jh*** 



Vn M i , i Tr rt «/iDrprua?? third ana u"** \ . e . v «i» 



ph second, 



can 

 was 

 fourth 



Voltaire, which was second also ; Wanderer was third and 

 •h. The best fancy carnation was Lady Ardilaun , W*i 

 second ; Monarch third and fourth ; and Ossian fifth. g ycry finc \Aoom 



* ' PREMIER PRlZES.~ThA rir^mier 



bizarre carnation w-» - • * fekCt t . 



— o.— The premier Dizarrc T7; " . t u e best 



Master Fred, C.B., shown by P Me_ssrs. |ho«*»«^^ged 



H. 



bloi^S^Vo^ Mav o'* k * Z'SSR*^ X? S *°% S t X pTemieTself, 



feney, and Eldorado ; ^ i^L^SSsXi ^ °' 



tie 



fdlofsf- 



J 



R. Brown, Handsworth, was second, having in 



Gordon Lewis, shown by Mr. R. Sydenham. ^T' _^ %viltuun 



F,°_ Se i^^, Pa y ne ;„the y best light edged, L, ^ Benbow 



which did not a PP eaT\o" iive* general satisfaction ; the P ^ fmj 

 picotee Hygeia, also from Mr. Smith ; the F^'^j.^king * 

 same raiser, a novel and distinct though somewhat mw 

 quality. ^1 b*** 



Border Carnations were not so ^S^^mTtt^* 4 * 1 



pected. Mr. Martin R. Smith secured the first prizes tor 



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