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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



November i 2 , 1898. 



Lord'Wolseley, Lady Isabel, Queen of England, C. H. Curtis, M. Barrier, Baron 

 Hirsch, Violet Tomlin, Brookleigh Gem, Qlo'ied'Or, and Mrs. R. C. Kingston. The 

 second prize went to Mr. French. Mr. J. Smith, gardener to the Lady Superior, 

 The Convent Gardens, Roehampton, was first for six incurved, distinct, staging 

 good blooms of Violet Tomlin, D. B. Crane, Baron Hirsch, Globe d'Or, Brook- 

 leigh Gem, and Miss M. A. Haggas.^ The other prize went to Mr. Mynett. In 

 the class for twenty-four Japanese, distinct, Mr. Dark was the most successful ex- 

 hibitor, staging splendid blooms of Australie, Phoebus, Mr. S. C. Roby, G. Palmer, 

 E. Molyneux, Oceana, Lady Byron, Mons. Panckoucke, Duke of Wellington, 

 James Bidencope, E. Andre, Elsie Teichmann, International, Edith Tabor, 

 President Borel, Charles Davis, William Seward, C. Smith, Robert Powell, 

 Chenon deiLeche, Surprise, Louise, Eva Knowles, and Mutual Friend; Mr. 

 French was second. Mr. Smith secured the premier awani for twelve Japanese, 

 distinct, with fine examples of Pride of Madford, J. Shrimpton, Colonel W. B. 

 Smith, Sunflower, Mdlle. Therese Rey, W. Wright, Mrs. C. H. Payne, Robert 

 Powell, C. Davis, Lady Tait, and James Bidencope. The second prize went to Mr. 

 French. Mr. Mynett, Mr. Dark, and Mr. Bentley were the successful exhibitors 

 in the class for six Japanese, distinct, Mr. Mynett's blooms being Phoebus, Pride 

 of Madford, Mdlle. Therese Rey, President Borel, Mrs. S. C. Probyn, and Robert 

 Powell. Mr. Bentley secured the award for six reflexed, with good examples of 

 Cloth of Gold, Dr. Sharp, Chevalier Domage, Pink Christine, Cullingfordi, and 

 Golden Christine. He was also successful :for twelve bunches of pompons, the 

 best being Laciniatum, Lady Dorothy, Black Douglas, Mr. Austin, Mdlle. E. 

 Dordan, white, M. Martha, land Golden Martha. Mr. Bentley and Mr. Mynett 

 were first and second for six 'singles. Of Mr. Bentley's collection the best were 

 perhaps Miss Cressy, Yellow Purity, Terra Cotta, Lady Churchill, Purity, and 

 Oceana. Quite a feature of the show were the exhibits in the class for twelve 

 vases of chrysanthemums, twelve varieties, three blooms in each, and only chry- 

 santhemum foliage to be used. Mr. Hunt was first, Mr. McLeod second, and Mr. 

 French third. 



In the class for four ferns the prize-winners were Mr. Hutton, gardener to 

 G. E. Frere, Esq., The Camels, Wimbledon Park, Mr, Methven, and Mr. Mynett ; 

 and for primulas the successful exhibitors were Mr. French, Mr. Mynett-, and Mr. 

 Tew. Mr. Mynett and Mr. Tew were first and second respectively for table 

 plants, whilst '.for berried plants the awards were made in favour of Mr. Taylor, 

 Mr. French, and Mr. Mynett. 



Fruit and Vegetables.— There were five entries in the class for black 

 grapes, the successful exhibitors being Mr, Bentley, Mr. Methven, and Mr. 

 Taylor ; whilst for white grapes Mr. Methven, Mr. Hutton, and Mr. Bentley were 

 the prize-winners. Mr. Taylor, Mr. Tew, and Mr. Methven were first, second, 

 and third for dessert apples, for kitchen apples, and for pears. For the best 

 collection of vegetables the awards went to Mr. Hutton and Mr. Bentley, 

 whilst for six varieties of vegetables the order of positions of the two was reversed. 



Special mention must be made of the fine group of miscellaneous plants and 

 flowers occupying the whole of the lower end of the hall and staged by Messrs. 

 Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. 



FINCHLEY CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY, November 3 and 4. 



The above society held its thirteenth annual exhibition in the New Lecture 

 Hall, East Finchley, on the above dates, and fully maintained the high reputation 

 this society has enjoyed. Perhaps the exhibits were scarcely so numerous as 

 usual, but on the other hand the quality of the cut blooms was very fine indeed, 

 an improvement which it is very pleasing to note, seeing that so often excellence 

 of culture appears to be ranked below plenitude of exhibits. 



Cut Blooms were fairly numerously staged and of excellent quality, the 

 Japanese being on the whole superior to the incurved. In the class for twelve 

 Japanese and twelve incurved distinct there were four exhibits, the premier award 

 going to Mr. H. A. Page, gardener to Mrs. P. Twells, Chase Side House, Enfield. 

 His best Japanese were Australie, Robert Cannell, Edwin Molyneux, Pride of 

 Madford, Colonel W. B. Smith, Mutual Friend, Thomas Wilkins, and Mrs. 

 Weeks, whilst of his incurved the pick were Queen of England, Violet Tomlin, 

 Baron Hirsch, Globe d'Or, Madame Darrier, and C. H. Curtis. The second 

 prize went to Mr. J. Sandford, gardener to G. W. Wright-Inglis, Esq. , North 

 finchley, and the third to Mr. S. Foster, gardener to R. Nivison, Esq., Hendon. 

 t_ or twenty-four Japanese Mr. J. Brookes, 'gardener to W. J. Newman, Esq., 

 1 ottendge, secured the premier award. In his stand were to be seen fine blooms 

 of Australie, J. Seward, Mons. G. Henry, W. G. Nevill, J. Bidencope, E. Tabor, 



x^r* j t> It e ' 0ceana » Angleterre, M. E. Rosette, Phcebus, Pride of 

 Madtora, B. Nowell, and Marie Hoste. In the class for six blooms of Mutual 

 friend the competition was keen, and of the six exhibitors Mr. F. Read, gardener 



0 V j T° rr i S ; q '' Hendon > wa s adjudged first, Mr. Brookes second, and Mr. 

 Fage third. Mr. Brookes was, however, first for six yellow Japanese with fine 

 blooms of Phoebus. The other awards went to Mr. A. Page and Mr. Foster. For 

 three pairs of incurved the premier award was made in favour of Mr. Page, who 

 staged i.ne blooms of Globe d'Or, C. H. Curtis, and Brookleigh Gem. Mr. C. 

 Bradley, gardener to G. Watson, Esq., North Finchley, was second, and Mr. 

 Cook third. Mr. Brookes's splendid blooms of Marie Hoste placed him first in the 

 class for six Japanese of one variety, Mr. Sandford being second, and Mr.H.Tilbury, 

 gardener toL. E. B. Young, Esq., Southgate, third. Mr. Brookes was also first for 

 twelve Japanese distinct, staging good examples of M.E. Rosette, R. Powell, Ocean a, 

 Angleterre, E. Tabor, Pride of Madford, Modesto, Lady Hanham, C. de Leche, 



1 hoebus. Mane Hoste, and Mrs. W. H. Lees. The other awards went to Mr. 

 bandtord and Mr. Tilbury. In the class for six incurved and six Japanese dis- 



a-a a c gardener to T. R. Whiteley, Esq. , East Finchley, was 



adjudged Brat. His incurved were nice blooms of D. B. Crane, Baron Hirsch, 

 u. ri. Curtis, Mons. R. Bahaunt. Madame Darrier, and Brookleigh Gem, whilst 

 w -Wi 1 " 6 T he , sta £ ed were Mutual Friend, Edith Tabor, Pride of Madford, Mrs. 

 t * 66 « a y B y ron > and Viviand Morel. Mr. Martin, gardener to Mrs. 

 i.angton, Hendon, was second, and Mr. G. Spacey, gardener to H. Ward, Esq., 

 rincniey, third. There were five entries in the class for six Japanese one variety, 

 «L.'™f.' « ■ . ?£ A* With good exa mples of Mrs. C. H. Payne, the other 



lr 8 ° lD l «-,^ r - ^ Martin and Mr - C. J. Webber, gardener to F. Abethell, 

 Si3." «2r • r *° r twelve Japanese distinct Mr. Martin was, however, first 

 Knowk FtSSSV f ^ US L rahe ( i. Ph(Eb ^, Edith Tabor, Mrs. C. Teichmann, Eva 

 i2Z%25?45n*& , Slm P licit y> Pnde of Madford, Lady Ridgeway, 

 m&^iFSt- i Thh T Rey ' and Doroth y Se * ard > Mr - Partridge was 



second, and Mr. Spacev. earden^r t~ u tit__j 1 t^„. v*Lm~. tu;,^ a*- 



wS sectred fhe SpaCey ' P rdener '° H. Ward, Esq., Finchley, third: 

 nflu^A ?! P" 11 ^ a ^ard for six white Tapanese with excellent 1 



Mr 

 blooms 



r«rn«/rtT v I ra rorsix white Japanese with excellent bloom: 

 Timewelh prizes S oin g to Mr. A. L. Bongard and Mr. W. 



Wifeht and ] m n *cJ h A nCt Ut i Timewe11 was, however, first, with Mr. 

 W.G»k ^K T Cd ard third - Mr - P^'idge, Mr. Bradley, 

 six incurved Ff2 J \ OTder Damed ,be successful exhibitors in the class for 

 incurved. For six Japanese distinct the prizes went to Mr. Read, Mr. Part- 



ridge, and Mr. Spacey. *Jfc ^^^oo^ M rj g „; 

 Gilbert. Mr. Martin secured the premier award for J • ' and Md,ln 



Payne, Phcebus, Madame 



Gilbert, Mr. Martin seem*.*, ^micr awara ior six incurved Alia *T "T^** 4 ^ 

 excellent examples of James Murray, Duchess of Fife, Baron Wirc?u 7?f stagin S 

 Jeanne d'Arc, and Madame Darrier ; Mr. Spacey i^nd W? d ' 0r ' 



\fr Wnahf was first for twelve To^o.I« J:l.T eCOn ?? wlth M ^ Partridge 



third 

 M 



Shea, 



m« oruycr, wiviuy ^ ^ mauiora, rticebus, Duke of VnrU pl s 



de Leche, G. C. Schwabe, Charles Davis, and Mdlle. TherS Rev tk T n 

 awards were in favour of Mr. Bongard and Mr. Timewell For th • r 

 Japanese the prizes went to Mr. Wright, Mr. Russell, and Mr T«L v, P f s of 

 yellow Japanese Mr. Wright, Mr. Bongard, and JVIr/xime^ 

 Lhibitors" Mr. Tilbury secured the award for t^We^^^^ n ^ 1 

 blooms being C. H. Curtis, Duchess of Fife, Lord Wolselev A T I t a b ? St 

 Plantes, and Brookleigh Gem. A fine exhibit by Mr. Page Secured f h«m 1 

 in the class for twelve bunches of chrysanthemums with foliage Mr M? i 

 gardener to H. T. Matthews, Esq., Hadley, was first for twelve reflexed nS? ' 

 able on his stand beiDg good blooms of Distinction, Golden Christine Tell. Filf ' 

 King of Crimsons, Chevalier Domage, and Pink Christine ; Mr. Pa? T was uiSS 

 Mr. Maule and Mr. Page were also first and second respectively for twentv f 

 large- flowered anemones, Mr. Maule's best blooms being Grand Alveole Dawcnn 

 Thorpe Junior, Dame Blanche, Mrs W Gardner, and Jeanne Mart T Fori ESS 

 large flowered anemones Mr. Sandford was first, with good specimens of Deh- 

 ware Junior, Gluck Sequisition Madame Lawton, Descartes, Delaware, and 

 Minnie Chate ; Mr, Maule and Mr, Page were second and third. Mr Wright 

 secured the premier award for six pompons, distinct, his best blooms being Fremv 

 Charles Dickens, Touissant, Morizel, White Madame Martha, Rubra Perfecta 

 and Golden Madame Martha. The other prizes went to Mr. Timewell and Mr* 

 Taylor. For twelve bunches of pompons, distinct, Mr. Page was adjudged the 

 most successful exhibitor, and on his stand were to be seen fine examples of Bessie 

 Flight, B. M. Hart, Edith Rowbottom, Black Douglas, Maid of Kent West 

 Lake, and Adonis. The other awards went to IVJr. Spacey and Mr. Cook. A 

 fine stand of single chrysanthemums secured Mr. Speller, gardener to W. B 

 Tubbs, Esq., Finchley, the first prize, his best blooms being Rose Pink, Lady 

 Churchill, Miss A. Holden, Yellow Jane, Miss Mary Anderson, Lizzie* Main- 

 waring, Earlswood, Terra Cotta, Emily Wells, and Buttercup ; Mr. Page was 

 second. 



Groups and Specimen Plants were not numerous ; Mr. G. Neal, gardener 

 to H. C. Stephens, Esq., M.P., Finchley, was first for a group of fifty square feet, 

 with Mr. Foster stcond. Mr. Brookes was first for three trained Japanese plants! 

 and also for a single trained specimen Japanese. In the latter class Mr. Tilbury 

 was second. Mr. Brookes and Mr. Tilbury were also first and second respectively 

 for single specimen incurved. For six table plants the prizes went to Mr, Read, 

 Mr. Martin, and Mr. Webber. 



Fruit and Vegetables were of excellent quality and fairly numerously 

 staged. For three burchesof white grapes Mr. Sandford, Mr. Spelter, and Mr. 

 Bradley were the successful exhibitors in the order named, whilst for black grapes 

 Mr. Sandford and Mr. Page were first and second. Mr. Tilbury, Mr. Spacey, 

 and Mr. Bradley were successful for three dishes of dessert apples ; whilst for 

 kitchen apples Mr. Neal was first, Mr. Tilbury second, and Mr. Bradley third. 

 For a collection of vegetables the awards were in favour of Mr. Cook, Mr Low, 

 and Mr. Page, in the order named. 



A very fine feature of the show were the fine groups exhibited (not for com- 

 petition) by Messrs. Cutbush and Messrs. B. S. Williams and Son. 



PORTSMOUTH, November i and 3. 



The Portsmouth Chrysanthemum Society was this year fortunate in securing 

 the Town Hall wherein to hold its twelfth annual show, which proved to be one 

 of the best held under the new regime. The plants and groups were arranged 

 around the sides of the hall under the galleries, the cut blooms, fruit, and vege- 

 tables occupied a prominent position on tables down the body of the hall. The 



arrangements were quite of the best in the hands of the hon. secretary, Mr. W. 

 H. Berry. 



Cut Blooms received the most encouragement and made a good display ; the 

 quality throughout was well up to the average. The principal class was that for 

 forty-eight in thirty-six varieties, half to be incurved and the remainder Japanese. 

 Four competed, making an attractive display. Mr. C Penford, gardener to Sir 



F. Fitzwygram, Bart., Leigh Park, Havant, succeeded in winning the premier 

 award by the fine quality of his Japanese blooms, which were heavy, brightly 

 coloured, and well staged. The varieties were : Australie (two), Eva Knowles, 

 Ella Curtis (two), M. Gustave Henry, Mrs. W. H. Lees, Mrs. C. H. Payne, 

 Pride of Exmouth (two), very fine, Edith Tabor, Pride of Madford (two), Mrs. 



G. Carpenter, Modesto, Chenon de Leche, Viviand Morel, Primrose League, R. 

 Powell, Mdlle. M. A. de Galbert, Colonel W. B. Smith, Lady Hanham, Phoebus, 

 and E. Molyneux. Incurved were rather uneven. The varieties were : Lady 

 Isabel, Lord Wolseley (two), C. H. Curtis (two), Duchess of Fife (two), Austin 

 Cannell, Miss A. Haggas, D. Foster, Madame Darrier (two), Mrs. R. C. 

 Kingston, Princess of Wales (two), Brookleigh Gem, Jeanne d'Arc, 

 G. Haigh, R. Petfield, V. Foster, Mrs. S. Coleman, Lucy Kendall, 

 Violet Tomlin, and Triomphe d'Eve. Mr. W. G. Adams, Clarendon Road. 

 Southsea, was a good second. The incurved blooms here were much superior, 

 but he lost much ground on the Japanese. Especially good was Princess of 

 Wales, Duchess of Fife, and Mrs. N. Molyneux. Mr. F. G. Foster, Brock- 

 hampton Nurseries, Havant, was a good third. The class for twenty-four Japanese 

 produced good competition, and as the exhibits were all of high class an attractive 

 show was made. Mr. J. Agate, the Nurseries, Havant, easily beat Mr. Penford 

 for premier place with a grand lot of blooms. Lady Byron, Australie, Mrs. W. 

 Mease, Mdme. Carnot, President Nonin, Oceana, Milano, Mons. Hoste, M. de 

 a Rocheterie, Simplicity, Australian Gold, Mrs. W. Popham, Lady Hanham, 

 and Mdme. Philip Rivoire were the most noteworthy ; Mr. Penford second, and 

 Mr. Woodfine, gardener to Major Boyd, Emsworth House, third. Mr. Penford 

 leasily secured the leading award for twenty-four incurved with a fairly good stand 

 of blooms. Princess of Wales, Jeanne d'Arc, Duchess of Fife, and Mdme. Darrier 

 were the best. Mr. C. White second, and Mr. F. R. Williams third. 



Amateurs staged strongly, the best twelve Japanese coming from Mr. White, 

 Southsea, Mr. Courtnell and Mr H. H. Lees, Cedar Road, Southampton, 

 following in the order named. Numerous classes were provided for growers in 

 Portsea Island only, and produced a full entry and good quality blooms. Mn 

 White secured the leading award for twenty-four Japanese, Mr. Adams occupying 

 a similar position for twenty-four incurved, both staged creditably. 



Much interest was centred in the table decoration, bouquet, and ejW£ 

 classes, Miss Turner winning first prize in the first named with a p« 

 arrangement. Messrs. W. Turner and Sons won for a bouquet of chrysanthemums 

 a similar honour Ming to Mrs. E. H. Marshall, Southsea, for an eieganuy 

 decorated epergne. 



