June 26,188 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Particularly fine were Queen Bess, Jewess, and Brigantine. Mr. Macintosh, 
gardener to J. Hingston, Esq., Clifton, York, was third, but his plants were 
not sufficiently forward, many of the flowers being not expanded. Mr. East- 
wood was again first with six Show varieties, equally as good as those in the 
preceding collection. The varieties were also similar, Queen Bess, Kingston 
Beauty, and Mary Boyle being the finest. Mr. Macintosh was second with 
plants not quite at their best; and Mr. Year, gardener to Miss Steward, The 
Laurels, Bishopsthorpe, York, was third. For three plants the prizes were 
awarded in a similar manner, Messrs. Tetley and Macintosh gaining the first 
and second prizes, followed by Mr. H. Wright, gardener to G-. Talbot, Esq , 
and also with six plants. They were, like the Show varieties, even symme¬ 
trical specimens, about 4 feet in diameter, and bearing some wonderfully 
large trusses of handsome blooms. Conspicuous amongst the varieties 
were Mrs. Kelley, Expedition, Masterpiece, The Shah, the Rev. Atkinson, 
Renown, Lucy, Lord Derby, Mrs. Lupton Santley, and Mrs. W. Paul. Very 
rarely are such grand plants seen at shows, or so well deserving of admiration. 
Messrs. Pybus followed with twelve, but though these specimens were large 
the varieties were too much of one colour to make so effective a display. 
Messrs. Bellerby and Macintosh secured the remaining prizes in the same 
class, Mr. Hemsworth, Mr. Blakeley, and Mr. Bellerby obtaining similar 
Fig. 118 .—Strawberry Kixg of the Earlies. 
Southfield, Leeds, and Mr. J. Blakeley, gardener to the Rev. H. Fewton, 
Beechwood House, Driffield. 
Following up his success in the Show variety classes Mr. Eastwood was 
first both with six and three Fancy varieties, charmingly neat and beauti¬ 
fully flowered specimens, amongst which Ann Page, Marginatum, Lucy, and 
Roi des Fantaisies were the most striking varieties. Mr. C. Rylance also 
had good collections of Fancy varieties, but the remaining prizes in the two 
classes were awarded for much smaller and weaker examples. 
The Zonals were extremely gay, profusely flowered, and representing the 
most brilliant shades of scarlet, with fine shades of pink, and a few pure 
white. The singles were by far the most effective, and with these Mr. 
Eastwood was also the premier exhibitor, taking first honours with twelve, 
positions in the class for six. The double varieties were not so pleasing 
although they are more useful for cutting, and retain their flowers longer 
than the singles. Mr. Eastwood secured the two premier prizes for six and 
three specimens, thus taking the leading honours in all the classes for 
flowering Pelargoniums. The most effective double varieties were Madame 
Thibaut, Dr. Jacoby, Clara Pfitzer, and Jules Simon. 
Many less ornamental-foliaged plants than Tricolor Pelargoniums are 
grown, and it is to be regretted that the latter have in recent years become 
somewhat neglected. A few are employed for bedding out, but large speci¬ 
mens, grown for the sake of their foliage alone, are rarely seen, though they are 
by no means to be despised. At York, however, exhibitors are liberally 
encouraged, and the result invariably is a good representative show. In the 
