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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



November , 9 , l898 



Exhibitions and Meetings. 



ASCOT, November 2 and 3. 



The fifteenth annual show of chrysanthemums, fruit, and ivegetables was held 

 at the Grand Stand — about the best place for a show in the kingdom ; but this 

 year there were very few exhibits. Blooms are late in this neighbourhood, and 

 not up to the standard of late years in size and colour. The group classes were 

 fairly well represented, and hardy fruit and vegetables very good. In the class 

 for twenty-lour Japanese there was one entry, and for twenly-four incurved not 

 one, yet in previous years these two classes have been contested by some of the 

 leading exhibitors. This season Mr. W. L. Farmer, gardener to H. P. Lachelles 

 E-q., the Highams, Bagshot, was awarded second prize for a nice clean set of 

 twenty-four Japanese. For eighteen incurved and eighteen Japanese Mr. W. 

 Lane was first with very good flowers, his Japanese varieties being Mrs. W. h! 

 Lees, Australie, Oceana, Beauty of Teignmouth, International, Edna Rossi 

 Boule d'Or, Mrs. J. Lewis, J. Chamberlain, Snowdon, Phoebus, Commandant 

 Blussett, Emily Silsbury, Mrs. G. L. Beer, Mrs. Main, Lady Hanham, Madame 

 Carnot, and C Davis ; incurved— Lord Wolseley, J. Agate, Lady Isabel, Duchess 

 of Vork (grand), Globe d'Or, Prince Alfred, Mrs. R. C. Kingston, Baron Hirsch, 

 C. H. Curtis, Mrs. J. Murray, Queen of England, Madame Darrier, Martagon' 

 Mr. J. Kearne, Brookleigh Gem, Jeanne dArc, E. Cannell, and Rosa Owen. Mr. 

 W. Farmer, gardener to H. P. Lachelles, Esq., second, but only two points 

 behind the first. For twelve incurved Mr. W. Wilson, gardener to R. C. 

 Christie, Esq., Ribsden, Bagshot, showed fine blooms; the same was also 'first 

 for twelve Japanese, there being but one entry. 



For six white Japanese, one variety, Mr. Farmer was first with Mis? Mary 

 Lachelles, a promising seedling For half a dozen blooms of any other colour 

 Mr. Wilson was first with Edith Tabor, while the same grower had the best six 

 incurved with C. H. Curtis, Mr. Farmer second with the same variety. For 

 twelve blooms shewn as grown Mr. Wilson was first with good flowers. 



For a circular group eight feet in diameter, chrysanthemums and foliage plants 

 mixed, there were four competitors. Mr. Farmer was a decided first • Mr ] Edge 

 gardener to Lord Harlech, Tetworth, Ascot, second ; Mr. J. Cowie, gardener to 

 Sir Thomas Lucas, Bart., Ascot, third. Three did battle for the best group of 

 chrysanthemums, and Mr. H. White, gardener to the Marchioness of Conyngham, 

 The Mount, Ascot, was a good first ; Mr. Lane, gardener to Miss D. Smith 

 £f g i S , £t* ^scot, second ; Mr. A. Hawthorne, gardener to Messrs. Blair and 

 Shackle, The Schools, Ascot, third. Mr. Edge was first for a group of mis- 

 cellaneous plants, but not bright enough for this time of the year. Mr. Farmer 

 was first for six table plan ts and Mr. White for six pots of grand violets 



Mr J™. * •[ ?"l ^ US - D W T . firS /. in the a PP le and P ear class <*, while 



Mr. Lane was easily first for nine and six dishes of vegetables. 



WIMBLEDON, November 9 and 10. 



An extremely pretty little show was held on the above dates at the Drill Hall 

 a very suitable place for a chrysanthemum exhibition. If the cut bloom classes 

 were scarcely so well filled as on some previous occasions, the principal group 

 class amply made up for any other deficiencies ; indeed, it is very seldom that 

 such a splendid lot of groups are to be seen at what is almost a purely local show. 

 The arrangement of the groups all along one side of the hall leaves something to 

 be desired, as a better distribution would add considerably to the spectacular effect 

 ot such a show. The general arrangements were good and the judging done to 



There was an exceptionally keen competition in the class for a group of 



a HE? i CmU T a yt ,lg l d ° n * SpaCe of fort y s <l uare feet " The cl >ief award was 

 a silver cup, offered by the tradesmen of Wimbledon, and this was secured by Mr. 



r^ffV gar( i- De , r tQ Mrs ' Barck y> Ambleside, Wimbledon Park, who had a 

 E ar f e r Ve ! SP »? u f we,1 -R rown "»d well-flowered chrysanthemums; his 

 f!l a i C * rno .' Ph0 L b u us . Madame Gustave Henry, and C. II. Curtis were 

 2°' ft att T Ct,Ve ;u \here were six competitors in this class, so the effect the 

 ESK , r°, ng , DrUI Ha » well be imagined. Mr. J. Martin, 



ES h! t0 fl ColoDel Mltch f L Cwiwro House, Wimbledon Common, won second 



?££ T " WCre S ? endid and his P lants dwarf > and a 1Utl e "«>re care in 



gSdenerTosTF *? 7' d SCCUred him the first P rize Mr - A ' **™"> 



! T n? Saunders, ta,rlawn, Wimbledon Common, was a good third 



Thnrntnn o a n 7' & I(it ™ T t0 the Rev - Canon Haygarth, fourth ; while to Mr. 

 1 nornton an extra award was made. 



r SIS* p mal, |» r daSS ^ he chief award was won b y Mr - C. Pullen, gardener to 

 MW«Ro f 1 " Ra y nes / ark ; Mr. F. Chandler, gardener to Mrs. Wilson, St. 

 Mr a v u° 0n u ^ °, r a misce »aneous group the first prize was awarded to 

 r t Wh ° h , ad a P re "y dis P Ia y of draccenas, crotons, palms, Begonia 



I) ilr r^"? 1 !" 6 ' u Carlet bouvardias; Mr. McGregor, gardener to the 



R Chlndtr third^' PutDey " eath ' WaS plaCed S ' COcd ' and Mr< 



T^rZll! societ y' s s P ec | al P"*e for three dozen blooms, half incurved and half 

 ffillni WaS r WOn y Mr ' ?' " Unt " g ard «ner to P. Ralli, Esq., Epsom, who showed 

 Zll °T 5 Japane 55 va "eties in good condition : Mrs. J. Lewis, Mr*. N. Moly- 

 neux, E. Molyneux Graphic, Ella Curds, Australie, Mrs. Carrington, Edith Tabor, 



LmA, riH° neS ' I?' i Ie « man K,oss » Simplicity, Mons. Panckoucke, Phcebus, 

 e!*L 1 g - Way ' M ' R,coud ' Louise - Modesto, and Eva Knowles. The in- 

 SobTd'Or n Em P. r f s °f India, J. Salter, C. H. Curtis, Ma Perfection, 



Tannin*™' Y^t*** °J MrS ' Co,em an, Lord Alcester. R. Petfield. W. 



Bonn ?nL impress, J. Doughty, R. Cannell, Princess of Wales 



5bson ™H ' t M ,;, A - ""SB"' ™* Tom,in » and J- Lambert. Mr. C. 

 recond.' gardener to J' Wormald, Esq., Morden Park, Mitcham, was placed 



showin'^fin 1 W « S alS ° fi r St for twelve blooms «ach of Japanese incurved varieties, 

 Modesto Mr* p W T erS ° f x MrS - J* Lewis » Mrs N. Molyneux, Eva Knowles, 

 neux Lc\iUp%? Jones, M. M. R icoudf E „ a Curtb, Australie, Edwin Moly! 



M Us \l A. Vl toit' US 'vi n « ' as Japanese; C H. Curtis, Lucy Kendall, 

 Duchess of Fife f S ' A* \i 1 erfection > J- Lambert, Violet Tomlin, Globe d Or, 



Roehampton se 'onH \i" 2 ? Uey * ^"er to Major Bosworih, Cedar Curt, 

 Mr. II. I Tones', nrL r • f ton « g ara *ener to Lord Tankerville, Kingston, won 

 distinct Mr \v p ' t ! S i X b,ooms Japanese. In the open class for six Japanese, 



ston was fiVst^nfe w nn^r K Cam P W1 ' Es ^' C °° mbe ^'^King- 



good flowers of m;« \* V' rett also showed the best six incurved blooms, 



and MUs D Foster ' DUCheSS ° f Fife ' C ' H ' Curtis ' P " DCeSS ° f Wa,W ' 



of Vi'hnd Morel* VteJZL ^S? I*** 1 ™*, distinct, putting up very fair examples 

 Duke of York \fr! u " ^"S- Modesto, Madame Carnot, Australie, Simplicity, 



Mrs " w - H - Weeks, Edith Tabor, Reine d'Angleterre, and 



Phoabus ; Mr. A. Skeggs, gardener to Mrs. Dann ConcTu^ 

 were six stands staged. Mr. Brett was first for a dozen in. *, Second : there 

 large flowers of Austin Cannell, Q uee n of England T ^in ^ ' distinct . with 

 Mi» D. Foster, Jeanne d'Arc, Miss F. Foster C H C • ?' ^>° paze h 



Wr 



Wimbledon ^Park, had the best pompons 



mooms, one vaneiy, wuu gouu iuaaame Carnot - Mr v,^1a , Japanese 



same variety, and Mr. Hawkes third. Mr. C. Taylor Belmom r ed i econd w »h the 

 rv...u „u».„La fu« basket nf «' ' y ' i5einiont Gardens. Wi^ki.j 



W 



pri 



nerines, &c. ; Mr. H. Woodgate, Clapham 



ins 

 taste- 



Mr. J. Puxted, gardener to J. H. Boobbver F«?n \r;a« t. 

 primulas, Mr. F. Chandler the best solanums Mr^T H sho u wed besc 



plants, and Mr. C. Taylor the best capsicums.' the 1x51 table 



Mr. R. Clarke, gardener to J. L. Densham, Esq., Waldronhvr^ r , 

 was a good first for white grapes with White Tokay, and IM ■ foett 12^' 



A J - ^ 1r p a Pes Mr. Clarke scored with Bla^C? 



I with Gros Maroc. For dessert ar^i- ' 

 C. Taylor was to the fore ; while for culinary varieties Mr. F Stenhens A 

 to G. H. Peck, Esq., Phipp) Bridge, was first. Mr. C. Taylor also had fhl i™l 



Mr. Bentley scored for vegetables, Mr. Pullen coming second d ^ 



Muscat of Alexandria. For black 

 while Mr. C. Bentley came second 



pears 



HIGHGATE AND DISTRICT CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY 



November 8, 9, and 10. 



This enterprising society has always taken a high position in promoting the 

 cultivation of .he • Au iimn Queen," more particularly in (he neighbourhood of 

 the northern hdghts of London. For years its efforts have been considerably 

 hampered, because of the committee being unable to find a building in the immediate 

 neighbourhood of Highgate adequate to meet their demands, and for this reason 

 a move was made nearer town, to the Holloway Hall-a well-known north 

 London public building. Commodious as this building is, it was taxed to its 

 utmost capacity to find accommodation to display to anything like advantage the 

 numerous exhibits of high quality which represented the fourteenth annual exhibi- 

 tion. 



For a group of chrysanthemums to cover sixty square feet, to be edged with 

 foliage plants, Mr. J. Brooks, gardener to W.J. Reynolds, Esq , J. P., The Grove 

 Highgate, was an easy first with heavy : flowers, Mr. G. Saunders, gardener to 

 W. Hayes, Esq. , Gloucester House, Highgate, being a poor second. For a group 

 of chrysanthemums and foliage plants, arranged in semicircular foim, sixty feet 

 square, Mr. J. Brooks was again a good first. This exhibit was a special feature 

 of the show, and was remarkable for the high quality of its flowers, charming 

 arrangement of colour, and a pleasing blending of foliage plants. Second prize 

 was awarded to Mr. J. Tubbs, gardener to H. G Regart, Esq., Highgate Lodge, 

 Highgate, also for a pleasing arrangement, but with flowers of less quality. Six 

 trained specimen plants again found Mr. Brooks leading with plants hardly up to 

 this grower s usual standard, yet very pretty and freely flowered. His best plants 

 were Miss Watson, agord yellow Japanese, Mdlle. Bertier Rendatler, Colonel 

 W. B. Smith, and an incurved in Mrs. Dixon. The system of tying was all that 

 could be wished for. For six trained specimen pompon?, distinct, Mr. Brooks 

 secured premier position with freely- flowered plants, somewhat spoilt by a too stiff" 

 tying, yet very fresh and good ; particularly good were William Westlake, 

 President, and Adonis A good second was found in Mr. F. Gilbert, gardener to 

 W A Sewell, Esq., Shepherd's Hill, Highgate, with three chaiming plants of 

 Marie Stuart, William Westlake (very fine), and William Holmes ; the remaining 

 three plants unfortunately fell short of the standard set up in the others. Mr. J. 

 Brooks again triumphed in the class for a single specimen, staging a magnificent 

 plant of Mdlle. Bertier Rendatler, followed by Mr. Gilbert with Lady Selborne ; 

 Mr. Saunders with Maiden's Blush was third. 



The principal cut bloom classes were well contested, and the blooms would 

 bear favourable comparison with most of the leading shows. Mr. J. Brooks (a 

 nephew of the plant grower), gardener to W. J. Newman, Esq., Totteridge, 

 Herts, won the silver cup, value ten guineas (for the second time, 

 and, therefore, absolutely now), for forty eight Japanese blooms in not 

 less than twenty- four varieties, staging fairly good blooms of Oceana, 

 M. Chenon de Leche, Monsieur Hoste, Edith Tabor, George Seward, 

 Lady Hanham, Phoebus, Madame E Rosette, Van den Heede, 

 Mutual Friend, E. Molyneux, Pride of Madford, and Australie (veiy fine). 

 For thirty-six blooms, eighteen incurved and eighteen Japanese, each distinct, Mr. 

 A Jones, gardener to Miss Wyburn, Hadley Manor, Barnet, was a good first with 

 fairly neat and even incuived blooms, these being represented best by Miss 

 Dorothy Foster, Mrs. R. C. Kingston, Violet Tomlin, Madame Darrier, Jeanne 

 jArc, Princess of Wales, and Chas. II. Curtis. Of the Japanese bis best were 

 Madame Carnot, Eva Knowles (very fine), Louise, Chas. Davis, Mons. Geo. 

 Biron, Mutual Friend, Mrs. C. Harman Payne, and Madame Gust. Henry. The 

 class for twenty-four Japanese, not less than eighteen varieties, brought forth twe 

 competitors, and this was one of the finest displays in the exhibition. The place 

 of honour was taken by Mr, J. Brooks, Totteridge, with an admirable lot of 

 blooms, remarkable flowers of Australie, M, Chenon de Leche, and Mrs. Mahng 

 Grant standing out conspicuously a others a trifle less in point of quality being J. 

 Prookes, Mons. Hoste, Viviand Morel, John Neville, Surprise, Mrs. G. W, 

 I aimer, and Duke of Wellington. This exhibit also gained the society's special 

 certificate. A pretty lot of flowers from Mr. J . Sandford, gardener to G. W_ 

 Wright-Ingle, Esq., Wood House, North Finchley, secured second pnze. A c/ass 



Oceana, 

 to A. 



produced 



and another ; Mr. Sandford was a good second, and Mr. A= Page, gardener 

 L. Reynolds, Esq ; , North Finchley, third. A grand lot of tl ;wers in the class lor 

 twelve Japanese, di-tinct, were forthcoming, Mr. Brooks, Totteridge, again t*>ru 



invincible with M Chen ~ * * 



Lewis, G. C. Schwabe 



ford secur< d second position wnu » — u ~- , . . . 



■ate, third. A pretty class was one for six white Japanese, distinct, Mr. 1 

 rotteridge, having chaste and large flowers of Madame Carnot, Mrs H._J > «*. , 

 Simphcty, Feu de Champsaur, Mdlle. Therese Rey, and Madame Ad. MooJ«| 

 Mr A Jones was second. For six Japanese, white varieties excluded, > r 

 Sandford proved victorious with six of the finest blooms of Mom. Chenon <ie 



possessed colour, substance both in petal and bu iM. 

 ere ideal flowers of that unique sort. A gooa ^ 

 Mr. Brooks, with superb examples of Mow- 

 Li SnweW. is that for a single specimen Japanese 



Leche 



and breadth 



Ihey 



