OCTOBER 22, 1898. 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



69I 



EXHIBITIONS AND MEETINGS. 



SHOW 



- connexion with the Liverpool Farmers' Club an' interesting and important 

 h'bitionwas held in a large marquee near the North Haymarket on October 

 C - and judging from the exhibits and visitors it promises to fully maintain its 

 oosition as cne of the leading root shows in the North. The number of exhibitors 

 ihows an increase of twoiand entries 11 ; the total for this year being 172 and 1,062 

 respectively. The majority of the classes are for fruit and vegetables, which makes Miscellaneous contributions included a splendid stand of eighteen varieties 

 it interesting to the gardener. In this section potatos play a prominent part, of show and fancy dahlias exhibited by Mr. G. Saunders, gardener to C. Aubrey 



first, weight 130 lbs. ; Mr. C. Rose, North Weston, second, 109 lbs. Globe 

 mangolds (six), Mr. T. Elton, first. 109 lbs. ; Mr. C. Rose, second, 97 lbs. 

 Golden Tankard mangolds (six), Mr, G. Gale, Chil worth, first, 65 lbs. ; Mr. T. 

 Elton, second, 69 lbs. Swedes (six), Mr. T. K. Elton, first, 68 lbs. ; Mr. T. 

 Elton, second, 58 lbs. Turnips (six), Mr. H. Reynolds, Notley Abbey, second, 

 34 lbs. Three long red mangolds (may be garden grown), Mr. C Bidmead, first, 



1 J \i Mr " J* Kem P' Haddenham, Bucks, second, 65 lbs. Three globe man- 

 golds, Mr. J. Harris, Shabbington, Bucks, first, 59^ lbs. ; Mr. Kemp, second, 

 59 ^* 



considerably »over 500 dishes in 35 classes being entered. Space will not permit to give 

 he full list, so the first prize winners will be given excepting in the new varieties of 

 potatos, when all three will be stated. Except in special classes six tubers were the 

 number staged. 



White early kidney, Mr. J. Halsall, Burscough, with Early Eclipse ; Sutton's 



~~ - - - - - early round, Mr. 



Johnson with Sutton's Seedling, Snowdrop, or Lord of the Isle ; Mr. James John- 

 son with Satisfaction (good form) ; Lymm Grey, Mr. John Halsall ; Reading 

 Giant, Mr. Thomas Alty, with clean, smooth tubers, 17 entries ; Satisfaction, Mr. 

 B. B. Raymond, Ludlow, Salop, with a grand dish ; Up-to- Date or General Roberts, 

 Mr. Thomas Alty, with large tubers of the former, 32 entries ; late main crop Mr, 

 Edward Tinsley. 27 entries; Bruce, Mr. James Johnson ; Fidler's Colossal, Mr. 

 Thomas Alty ; Farmer's Glory, Mr. Thomas Rimmer, Ormskirk; kidney, any other 

 variety, Mr. James Johnson, with beautiful forms of Woodstock ; late 

 round, any other variety, Mr. Peter Davies, with Saxon's ; late, any 

 other shape, Mr. G. Ashley, Manchester, with Zion House ; red or 

 coloured, early or second early Kidney, Mr* John R. Newton, War- 

 rington, with Peerless Rose ; red or coloured, early or second early round, 

 Mr. G. H. Colin, Ludlow, with Vicar of Laleham ; red or coloured late, other than 

 rounds, Mr. B. Bowen, Ludlow, with Edgecote Purple ; red or coloured, late 

 round, Mr. B. B. Raymond, with Vicar of Laleham ; for the heaviest old or new 

 iriety, Mr. James Gordon, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, scored with British Queen, 

 the heaviest tuber scaling over two and a-half pounds. 



New Varieties.— Early or second early Kidney, Mr. Edwin Clarke, Heatley, 

 with Challenge ; Mr. E. W. Turton, Hale, with Prime Minister ; Mr. P. Davies, 

 with Reliance : nineteen entries. Early or second early round, Mr. B. Ashton, 

 O/mskirk, with Carter's Reliance ; Mr. J. Halsall, with. Daniel's Norwich ; Mr. 

 James Johnson, with Lancashire Hero. Late Kidney, or any other shape than 

 round, Mr. J. R, Newton, with Webb's Motor ; and Mr. P. Davits, with Syon 

 House Prolific. Late, round, Mr. Thomas Almond Maghull, with Seedling 

 Model; Mr. J. Johnson, with Mona's Pride; and Mr. E. Clarke, with Syon 

 House Prolific. Three dishes, prizes presented by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, 

 eading, Mr. B. Bowen, with Satisfaction, Seedling, and Windsor Castle, 

 ngle dish, nine tubers, prizes presented by Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Mr. B. B. 

 Raymond staged the premier lot, having fine tubers of Satisfaction. Kidney, or 

 any other shape except round, unwashed, prizes presented by Mr. W. L. Hutton, 

 ' i/mskirk. Mr. T. Critchley, Halewood, with Fidler's Queen ; Mr. J. S. Gordon, 

 with Scottish Triumph ; Mr. Thomas Rimmer, with # The Union. Round, six 

 tujcrs, prizes presented by Mr. William Kerr, Dumfries, Mr. Joseph Draper, 

 Uthom, with Fidler's Prize Winner ; Mr. T. Rimmer, with King of Norway ; 

 Mr. T. Kerr, with The Sirdar. Special class, prizes presented by Mr. W. Kerr, 

 I'jrnfnes, Mr. J.Johnson, with a grand lot of General Roberts ; Mr. R. Shepherd, 

 ' ' T " :cty ; G - Ashle y> third, with Cigarette. For three distinct varieties, 



Fidler and Sons, Reading, Mr. G. 



^ , , mm winner. 



In the vegetable classes the chief awards were : Turnips, six white, table, Mr. 

 Warburton, Timperly. Cabbages, two red, Mr. G. Ashley, with Monsters, 

 'mussels sprouts, two sticks, Mr. C. Warburton. Cauliflowers, two, Mr. C. 

 ^burton, with splendid heads. Celery, three heads, white, Mr. James Johnson, 

 c cry, three heads, red or pink, Mr. G. Taylor, Southport. Celery, three heads, 

 1 I 7 s 1 riz evvinner, prizes presented by Messrs. Fidler and Sons, Reading, Mr. 



SsJnfc!? 11 ' 1 u lery was wel1 shown in ali classes. Carrots, six long, Mr. W. 

 ro5t r Iarge root3, Carrots > six intermediate, Mr. B. Ashton, clean 



r> 7?" ots > Slx whice > Mr. W. Shepherd. Carrots, six Short Horns, Mr. J. R. 



citric ^ S ^! r, i Wlth a good ,ot - Beet > six > Mr ' G ' R <™ghley, the best of twenty 

 lire* rn * ™ son '» Reliance. Parsnips, six, the Rev. Canon Blundell, with 

 • Mr A V nion5 » Slx > Mr - G. Roughley, with immense specimens. Leeks, 

 sx'red n • ton ' Cucumbers, two, Mr. A. Bruckshaw, Tarporley. Tomatos, 

 r^UIT C l I A SOn l , Mr " A " Bruckshaw - Tomatos, six yellow, Mr. T. Brocklebank. 

 tot penp 11 . and P eals predominated ; there were-many kinds of good size, 

 R rlfW c in colour - Apples, six culinary, twenty-four entries, Mr. 



fcbiton P * ' SlX dessert varieties, Mr. W. Mackarell, Formby, first, with 

 ^cties M Pm r ^l?* number of entries as previous class. Pears, six culinary 

 \tari t ■' Colin ; &ix desse rt varieties, Rev. Canon Blundell, with 

 AppW ' eA f mse - Apples, six culinary varieties, special, Mr. G. H. Colin. 

 Cat's Or n d-^ vaneties » special, Mr. Thomas Lunt, Halewood, with 



. Ian 6 e * lDDin. Fnr an™ nth** frm> Mr T* Ashton " " ^'"^ ~* k 



— .a.. cl | , iur. vj. Asniey, tmrd, witn L.ig. 

 *m tubers each, prizes presented by Messrs. 

 Ashley scored, with Queen, Giant, and Prize* 



apes. 



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^So?. m ^ l ? Ve exhibits included : Mr. W. Kerr, Dumfries, a large selection 



uicksons, Chester, apples and potatos; Messrs. W. Kerr and Co., 

 miscellaneous collection of fruit, vegetables, and salads : Mr. II. 



potatos 

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factory manner. 



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out in a 



^ ONION AND ROOT SHOW AT THAME, October 18. 



^0 ^Wtb atte h dcd lhe holdin S of Mr - J ohn w * lk er'5 popular South O.<on 



Wm :n r rort ° n, f { ™~ whole of the exhibits Befog ranged and staged on the open 



w er»fiirl i-l * Walker's seed shop and adjoining premises. The prizes 

 °*!Ons _p y llberal » and a brisk competition resulted. 



**fooQ strain° Ur Pnzes were awar ded for a dozen bulbs each of Walker's 

 ^^(open rn n ^ Seful form of White Spanish. Twenty competitors entered 

 Mr* R ?v England), the awards falling to Mr. Dover, Fingest, Backs, 

 l^ 11 Cuuit a , T monton Court Gardens, Newbury, second ; Mr. Bartlett, 

 frWy bulbs ^ > ry » third ; and Mr ' Crols> Sha bbington, Bucks, fourth, 

 KoOTs.-^Of th eaSU K^ g an avera g e of fifteen inches round. 

 5 } averao> a ^ ut two hundred and fifty specimens were in competition, 

 ff* 00 ^ ; »wed SUe maintained throughout. Turnips were limited to one 



* * w *rds w er . f w , crc 8°° d '> but the mangolds proved of splendid quality. 



as follows : Long red mangolds (six), Mr. T. Elton, Thame, 



Aubrey, Esq., Dorton House (Thame dahlias were all cut off last week by frost) ; 

 Mr. J. Walker put up nearly one hundred specimens of his selected Intermediate 

 carrot ; Mr. M. Brown, grand dishes of Reading Russet and Reading Giant 

 potatos, the latter very handsome, one tuber weighing 21% ozs. ; Mr. A. Briscoe, 

 Haddenham, excellent dozens of Satisfaction, Purple Perfection, Mr. Bresee, and 

 Wordsley Pride potatos, and three gourds averaging 50 lbs. each ; Mr. Stevens, 

 Stone, sent Giant Rocca onions averaging 29 ozs, each ; Mr. H. Newitt excellent 

 savoys, being the third crop this season and planted after two cuttings of lucerne. 



National Chrysanthemum Society. 



Since the annual meeting of the National Chrysanthemum Society at the beginning 

 of the year I have spent many hours thinking over the questions there raised, 

 and have come to the conclusion : — 



Firstly, that it is time the existing state of things ceased, i.e., the holding 

 of the exhibitions at the Royal Aquarium under the conditions they 

 are at present held, and further, that it is expedient that a proper home for the 

 committee be found in some central part of the metropolis, easy of access from all 

 the great railway termini. 



Secondly, that, in seeking to make an alteration, it is necessary to go about the 

 matter in a very careful manner, so that it may be an improvement ; as I take i' 

 the committee, and the general members of the society as well, are anxious to 

 make every show a success, it behoves the Sites Committee to always bear in 

 mind the absolute necessity of making, or of obtaining, a place that will be 

 equally accessible to those living north of London as to those living south, and 

 vice versa, and at the same time to keep constantly in view the fact that there are 

 many thousands of Londoners who pay their 2s. 6d. or is. (as the case may be) to 

 view the exhibitions while those exhibitions are held in London. They go, not 

 perhaps so much from a special love of chrysanthemums, as that the society's 

 shows afford them a change from the everlasting theatre. But were the flowers 

 removed from their midst would they make a half-hour railway journey to support 

 the show ? Well, the few lovers of the chrysanthemum would, but you may 

 depend upon it that the average sightseer would not* and this would incur a 

 serious loss in receipts, which, according to the financial statement presented to 

 us at the annual meeting, the committee must not for one moment entertain. 



Thirdly, then the question seems to me to be to obtain a hall in a central 

 position in London, north of the Thames if possible, capable of holding the 

 exhibition, and that the society should hire it for the time required, and take its 

 own gate, as in my opinion it is only by having an entirely free hand in this 

 matter that the thing can be expected to pay its way. So much for 1899. But 

 what about the twentieth century? We all hope to live longer than 1899, and 

 we hope to see the N.C.S. march along in a manner to justify the amount 

 of money expended on it. Where, then, are we going after 1899 ? This question 

 will bear going further into. Look, for instante, at the R.H S. holding its meet- 

 ings in the Drill Hall (Westminster). A Royal society, and cannot boast of a 

 place of its own to meet in! Why cannot this state of things be altered? I 

 suppose the reason is money. Now, if this is the cause, why do not all the hor- 

 ticultural societies, it , all the sections, amalgamate, and see what can be done? 

 The N.C.S. and the R.H.S. each have a goodly number of provincial societies 

 affiliated to them. Why not convert each of these societies into collecting 

 centres? I believe that if this were done sufficient might soon be raised to build 

 a hall that would accommodate both the societies, and, whatsis more, they might 

 to some extent choose their own position. Each society would within its walls 

 have a permanent home, and perhaps the valuable Lindley Library might be of 

 more general and practical use than in its present locale. 



I wish you would make the dry bones of contention so rattle as to stir some- 

 one great in the horticultural world to move. Jason Fears. 



Hertford, October 15. 



Musical Organs in Spiders.— In describing, the other day, the musical 

 organs in spiders, Mr. R. J. Pocock pointed out that the sound organs were in 

 many cases constructed on exactly the same principle as a musical box ; and after 

 describing the position of the sound organs and the means by which the sounds 

 were produced, he went on to consider the use of these organs. The activities of 

 any animal, he said, were directed towards one of four purposes-the procuring of 

 food, the avoidance of enemies, the reproduction of the kind, or the protection of 

 the young. The sounding organs of the spider fell into two categories. There 

 were the cases in which the organs were equally well developed in both sexes and 

 aooeared early in the life of the individual ; and there were the cases in which the 

 I Lis appeared only in the male, or were much more fully developed. The 

 ■ -r JZ^fth* orpins in the UHer case was purely sexual ; and the sounds 

 "ffi^ t ^TSe W of the iden-i^olruJ male; flowing to the 



was 



mate As (0 lh« case .-here lhe or e ans were equally wvuopM in uo.r, seaea. 

 J£ was no ^S^J^^^SSZSSSi 



purpose as the bright colouring which distinguishe< 

 Ett. Where the sounding or ms were equally develo 

 ' ' M?nn to believe that the spiders themselves heard 



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