AUGUST 27, 1898 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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EXH 



AND M 



FLOWER SHOW 



THE 



was! 



. » , • A „ nnua i flower show in connection with the Co-operative festival 

 2dS Saturday, August 19 and 20. The whole of the : centre of 

 il Palace was devoted to the tremendous display, which consisted of abou 

 K all parts of the country. In the open or professional gardeners 



Mtfaere I were 455 entries for vegetables, 407 for cut flowers, 166 for pot plants, 

 ud a few other exhibits. _ 



In tie industrial or working 

 described as marvellous 



— the 



classes 



men's section there was a display that can only be 

 when one considers the short time at the disposal 

 '^exhibitors and the lack of glass many must experience for the 

 of their favourites, which in many instances require artificial 

 -rmm u. their earlier stages. As regards this section there was 

 E a notable increase in the extent and variety of the exhibits. These 

 ISed the entries of professional growers by four to one, and embrace every 

 End of vegetable garden produce. The contrast in respect, of variety of exhibits 

 • remar kable between the present show and the earlier ones of ten to twelve years 



of 1 

 farthering 



ah i 



»go, 



potat 



the kinds snown uy wuimuui. /""/^ _ — — * . r- ~ ~ r 



led with entries of 239 dishes, but there were also 146 entries of different kinds of 

 bcins, 107 entries of vegetable marrows, 86 of onions, 83 of garden turnips, 79 of 

 peas, 79 also of beet, 60 of shallots, 56 of garden carrots, 53 of lettuces, 38 of 

 parsley, 35 of celery, 31 of cabb3ges, 24 of cauliflowers, 15 of radishes, and 11 of 

 leeks, 'it is remarkable that there were no less than 43 entries of cucumbers in this 



section and 28 of tomatos. 



In flowers also the workmen's section showed wonderful development. There 

 were 27 baskets and collections of roses, eight baskets and 37 collections or 

 uets of annuals, 10 entries of table decorations, 63 bouquets, vases, and 

 epergnes by the wives and daughters of members, and 44 by their children. The 

 separate exhibits of cut flowers from workmen's gardens numbered 504, and com- 

 prised carnations, chrysanthemums, dahlias, everlasting flowers, Indian pinks, 

 mignonette, pansies, petunias, phloxes, sweet peas, antirrhinums, asters, stocks, 

 s&lptglossis, marigolds, zinnias, liliums, and gladioli. Pot plants shown by work- 

 ing people numbered 257 entries, and included not only all kinds of annuals which 

 on conveniently be grown as window plants, but begonias, Lilium auratum, pelar- 

 goniums, fuchsias, petunias, and many others. The workmen's fruit entries 

 umbered 159. They included apples both for cooking and dessert, cherries, 

 umnts, gooseberries, pears, plums, and varieties of other open-air fruit. It is 

 Double, also, that there were four entries by working people of bunches of grapes. 



Five collections of six varieties of fruit were staged in the professional class. 

 Mr. C. J. Waite, gardener to Sir P. Talbot, Esher, won first prize with black and 

 white grapes, peaches, apricots, nectarines, and a melon , nothing whatever being 

 m»ed, an omission one does not expect from so old an exhibitor ; Mr. Osman 

 second. For a collection of five dishes of fruit grown in the open air Mr. Osman 

 Kored with Golden Gage plums, Hales Early peaches, Brown Turkey fig* Moor 

 nAaoricots, and Elruge nectarines ; Mr. R. Chamberlain second. Mr* Wadham 

 ^ fWtbe best apricots, and Mr. Chapman the best Morello cherries. Currants 



*aa go^ebeernes were plentiful and good, Mr. Bugby, Desborough, being a 



-ccessful competitor. S S 



Mr Osman s pair of bunches of Black Hamburg grapes gained a first prize ; 



t )^! ayI u. r, J gar x ener t0 H - c Ba >' er > Ksf i-> Forest mil > comin g second ; and 



kuJl«A* vJ*** Tayler scored for white grapes showing good Muscat of 

 Sffr? 1 ? Sman second with Buckland Sweetwater ; Mr. Waite third. 

 Swc '/m t0 Sir W ' Far q» a har, Bart, Dorking, staged the finest 

 Mr V ° i < , . Cha P man the best dish of peaches. Mr. Waite led for pears, 



i t melon g PlUmS ' Mr " Waite f ° r deSSert plums ' and Mn Tunbridge 



Mr. S. Chap m ° n f^it... , a. _ o?„ -r^ tt? »*• « ^ ... 



. . ' \of apples 



Mr. E. Merton, 



^^eS Of fWcPr' 



9 o 



Peasgood 



11 •••• j uutcuun 



2™ni, second, 

 fhcre were seven co 



Too 



vegetables, com- 



Hi M Hf'™ district, comprising Essex, Herts, Bucks, Oxford, 

 * m was El M r X ,' Smie y> Beds ' and Is,e of Wight. The firs 



*hbl7fine dkil f c h Wh - ite ' g ardener t0 Sir P - Talb °t, Esher, who had 

 k onions Solid YVVf Satl ? factlon . P° tat ° s . Best of AH runner beans, Ailsa 

 Giant a«M J^t^Jl/F**??* tomatos ' Intermediate carrots, 

 SKa hSSfSS %b*«^^™* , L yons leeks. 



ham '<f u 7" 0xford vegetable grower 



secured second place ; with Mr. R. 

 Dann, St. Mary Cray, fourth. There 



i«servK 



first 



prize. 



wd aUo krtT!S«T Sn ° Wn ' Mn Holton scorin g a fi «t for Giant 

 fH"*; Mr. Wadham ^ variety, showing straight even pods of 



*<~k._ . .'.Wadham was sernnd in ^ ™ Mf> * w> Em J t of 



S^aam led for K k se cond in both a 



£*Wner to thVRev WT I ° Ut ° f !?uT^ S^S"** Mr ' A « Tun - 

 J^fwa, while Mr 1 -m' , * 1 " mme , r . Chelmsford, had the finest Longpod 



tfl^beeu, Mr. Emerton l? c th ° . dish of broad Windsor. For 



^ CarroS were „T *JS& su . ccessful . but Mr - Waite led the way for 



-"u.u ior tne season, Mr. Holton leading 

 1-ong Surrey ; these two classes hr^nrrkf i 



„ ; Mr. Waite led fo ' „ t , 8 bU " ey - ; u th , eSe , two cIasses 1)r ^ght two dozen 

 ihowed the b'st r ?H ' r 6 ' 5 ' ^'l h , lo ^ Cly s P ecim ens of Early Dwarf. 



»» with a h "„ ge V bad the . best white. Mr. Wadham ^ fnr 



5. 



'^ta. 



7 *Uh a brar<> ( ,f r "Tr "acinam scored tor 



22? Pitiful M C r EiSSS VCd - Telegraph, and Mr. Holton for leeks. 

 JH^StoF S & Wmmn ^ for »P™?g-sown produce; Mr. R 



iftp for any new' ^ gan ' Readin ^ for white Spanish 



S^tRocc* P°t^v Spr,n S; sow ai onion; and Mr. Wadh 



spring-sown produce ; Mr. R. petition, as 



Basile, third. Mr. Emerton scored for shallots. Tomatos made a brilliant show, 

 first prizes falling to Mr. Basile for Perfection and for three dishes. Mr. Emer- 

 ton scored for green, and Mr. Wake for long white marrows. 



Annual flowers were very bright, and made a fine show. The sets from Mr. 

 Kleigh, Wimbledon, and Mr. F. Veale, Oxford, being especially good. Mr. T. 

 Osman, gardener to L. J. Baker, Esq., Chertsey, had the best bouquet of annual 

 and biennial flowers, using scabious and sweet peas. The carnations were poor 

 as a whole, though Mr. Wood, of Reigate, showed fairly well ; dahlias were also 

 poor, Mr. Holton had the best dozen asters, and though the competition was 

 keen, we have seen better flowers on previous occasions. Mr. Chamberlain 

 scored for sweet peas, and Mr. Hawkins, Oxford, for mignonette, three bunches. 

 African marigolds were popular, chief honours falling to Mr. Emerton, who was 

 most successful also for French marigolds. Mr. G. T. Wood, Reigate, beat all 

 comeis for six bunches of pompon dahlias, but Mr. R. Robertson, Bromley, 

 scored for cactus dahlias. Mr. Wood led the way for hardy herbaceous flowers, 

 his phloxes, gypsophila, and solidago being especially good. Mr. Ede showed 

 the best violas. Mr. F. Batt, of Norwood, led for asters in pots, and also for a 

 lobelia, a first-rate specimen densely flowered. Mr. C. Moody, Penge, is a 

 capital musk grower, winning both for the common and Harrison's variety ; the 

 same gentleman showed the best petunias, well-flowered double sorts, and he also 

 beat all comers for Phlox Drummondi in pots and for stocks. 



The chief honours for table decoration were easily won by Mr. W. Smith, 

 Harrow, who had a simple but beautiful design in smilax, blue cornflowers, Ice- 

 land poppies, and gypsophila; Mrs. F. B. Williams, Blackheath, second. Mr. 

 Wood, Reigate, had the best decorated epergne, carnations being chiefly used ; 

 Mr. R. Robertson, second. 



The exhibition was held under the auspices of the Agricultural and Horticul- 

 tural Association, Ltd., and the whole of the extensive arrangements were carried 

 out in a most able manner under the management of Mr. E. Owen Greening, and 

 the superintendence of Mr. George Waugh. 



TROWBRIDGE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Trowbridge gloriously maintained its old traditions on the 17th inst. In 

 respect of its popularity as a horticultural exhibition as well as for its extent and 

 general high quality, it is to the West of England what Shrewsbury is to the 

 North Midlands. Despite the season there was scarcely a weak feature, and as 

 a late rose show it was superb. The weather was very fine, the arrangements 

 good, and there was an enormous throng of visitors. This was the forty-ninth 

 consecutive exhibition, next year will be the jubilee of the society, and steps are 

 already being taken to celebrate it in a fitting manner. Fuchsias always occupy a 

 prominent place in the schedule, and Trowbridge is famous for the superb speci- 

 mens it produces. The best six and the best four specimens came from Mr. G. 

 Tucker, Hilperton Marsh, for many years gardener to the late Major W. P. Clark, 

 of Trowbridge. As is usual, he had finely grown and bloomed tall, cone-shaped 

 specimens, so well flowered that scarcely any foliage could be seen. His six 

 plants consisted of Diamond Jubilee, Mrs. Bright, Charming, Doel's Favourite, 

 Arabella, aud Western Beauty, the last a very fine light variety. Mr. G. Bridge- 

 man, gardener toE. R. Trotman, Esq., Frome, was second ; and Mr. H. Pocock, 

 third. These three exhibitors occupied the same positions with four specimens, 

 Mr. Tucker's first prize lot consisted of Final and Charming, darks ; Surprise 

 and Mrs. Roberts, light. 



Stove and Greenhouse Plants were remarkably good. Some of the 



best we have ever seen at Trowbridge. The best nine were staged by that rising 

 young cultivator, Mr. H. Matthews, gardener to Sir W. R. Brown, Bart,, 

 Trowbridge. He had splendid examples of Dipladenias Brearleyana and amabilis ; 

 a fine piece of Erica Eweriana elegans ; E. Turnbulli ; a splendid bush of Ixora 

 coccinea well flowered ; Bougainvillea glabra, Stephanotis floribunda, Allamanda 

 nobilis, and Anthurium Scherzerianum. Mr. G. Pymm, gardener to Mr. 

 Gouldsmith, Trowbridge, was a remarkably good second.^ He had Bougainvillea 

 glabra, a very fine specimen of Plumbago capensis, Erica ampullacea Barnesi, 

 Clerodendron Balfourianum, &c. Mr. G. Tucker was a very creditable third. 

 With six plants Mr. Tucker was first, having very fine examples of Bougainvillea 

 Sanderiana, Clerodendron Balfourianum, Dipladenia Brearleyana, Allamanda 

 nobilis, Statice Gilberti, and Ixora Morsei. Mr. H. Matthews was second ; his 

 best plants were Bougainvillea Sanderiana, Allamanda Williamsi, Dipladenia 

 amabilis, and Erica Eweriana elegans. Mr. Tucker also had the best three, 

 very good examples of Bougainvillea glabra, Dipladenia Brearleyana, and Ixora 

 Tuckeri, a seedling of his own. Mr. S. Ager, gardener to Mrs. Mackay, Trow- 

 bridge, was second, the trio included a fine plant of Rondeletia speciosa major. 

 The best specimen plant was a really splendid example of Erica McNabiana rosea 

 from Mr G Tucker; Mr. Pymm was second with a small but well grown 

 example of Erica .£muia; an extra prize being awarded to Messrs. E. S. Cole 

 and Son, Bath, for a well grown and flowered Schubertia grandiflora. 



Heaths were poor ; they are a declining feature even in the West of England. 

 Some very good gloxinias were staged for the season ; Mr. G. Tucker was first, 

 and Mr. S. Ager second. Begonias single and double, very good ; Mr. G 

 Tucker takine the first prizes in both classes with six finely grown and flowered 

 specimens ; lr G PyL was second with six single, and Messrs. W. J. Stolces 



"mSS /Ski*" four „,chi<U, taw ,h« fi„> pm« 



with ^ Schr ° ederi ' Krid H eS l 0 roft n he 



Cattleyagigas P The best new or rare plant was a very good example of the 



white variegated Abutilon Swaitzi from Mr. Pymm. 



wnuc V" 1C 5*J ^ feature shown in collections of nine. Mr. H. 



at SS^jJftS h s chie g f San? were Kentia australis, Crotons Reidi, Weis- 

 Matthews was first , tas JJIJJJ im perialis, &c Messrs. E, Cole 



manni, and Baron J Ro hsch w, ^ rfb f £ ne , mS- Ferns ^ 



mosses were^snown^ ^ ^ ^ Q ^ ^ Messrs , 



peuuon,^"^ Stancomb third. It maybe said 



>iuon Marrow was the pea that secured a first prize 



^T^^S^&^i C. J- Waite winning for six dishes of 

 far t 5\ HoI ^. s£o^^ Castle, and Satis- 



Pi dl ? h of wwSTSL?12£: °: . BaS1 l e ' third - Mr.' Waite also 

 ^coloured rv^to^- w y P° tatos » with International; Mr. Holton, 



Mr p& iu° red h . Mr « Briscoe > the same 

 'hbwn'by Mr r ft?' J he T best rouQ d white potato 



^Wt^ 11 thi ^^For col'ouL H ° lt0n comin g second ' 



.V^ysori. and M w„u a rou ™ P? tatos Mr. Emerton came 



•;. e Mr. Wa he f ?L D Se °° nd - S . everal g ood collections of 



^ ' ce " d . g Pre ?V er with cucumbers, 



and celery ; Mr. Wadham, second ; and Mr 



specimens 



special notice ; 

 plants of leading varieties ; 



developed 



Mr. G. Pymm had a close second. ~Coleus took the 



to J. Kemp, Lq : , Tiowrxidp,^^^ _ 



*^fcin : loure d 



and 



- mr. \ 



r *hshes, lettu 



■U m ?'~t pi ,v T c were a good feature, but to do them justice they should 

 GROUPS OF PLA^jvereag ' and J Mesas. E. Cole 



have a ten tc ' themselv e . « > & . ^ ^ ^ 



1 S ° ..5 fine Campanula pyramidalis, suitable foliage and flowering 

 plants 5 '; SLrT ColTSE SoS also had a bright arrangement of COt 



fl0V ruT Flowers —Roses took a decided lead, Mr. J. Mattock, of Oxford, show- 

 . r u s.x.'rtpr and it is long since we saw such very good roses staged at 



