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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Barbara, Mrs. Heale, White Yenus, Bronze Jardin des Plantes, Golden 
Empress of India, and Prince Alfred. Mr. T. Hobbs was second with smaller 
but otherwise good blooms, among which the best were Princess of Wales, 
Mrs. Crossfield, Barbara, and Princess of Teck. Mrs. P. Perry was third. 
In the corresponding class for twelve varieties Mr. E. S. Cole, gardener to 
W. Petbick, Esq., was a good first, his most noteworthy blooms being of 
Miss M. Morgan, Golden Empress of India, Cherub, John Salter, Empress of 
India, Mrs. Halliburton, and White Venms. Mr. J. Waite, Frampton Cottrell, 
was a good second, and Mr. W. Carpenter, gardener to J. G. Livingstone, 
Esq., third. With six blooms Messrs. Baylis, G. Milliner, gardener to Miss 
Richardson, and E. S. Cole were the prizewinners in a very good class. 
Messrs. E. S. Cole, J. Baylis, and T. Hobbs took special priz;s in the order 
named for twelve large-flowered varieties with blooms generally good, and 
the same exhibitors were also successful with large Anemone-flowered. 
Japanese varieties were well represented. Of these the best twelve were 
staged by Mr. W. Carpenter, the most noteworthy being The Daimio, Bronze 
Dragon, Gloire de Toulouse, Parasol, Cry Kang, Fair Maid of Guernsey, and 
Comte de Germany. In Mr. E. S. Cole’s second-prize stand were fine blooms 
of Meg Merrilees, Red Dragon, Sarnia, Baron de Prailly, and Grandiflorum. 
Mr. Carpenter was also first with twelve Japanese in not less than six varie¬ 
ties, the selection being similar to those above enumerated. Mr. J. Baylis 
was a good second, his stand including fine blooms of Golden Dragon, Bertie 
Rendatler, and Yellow Dragon. 
There were two classes for hand bouquets, and in these there were seven¬ 
teen good exhibits. As a rule the competitors appeared to have too many 
choice flowers available, and as a consequence made their bouquets too tight 
and too neat. Mr. M. Hookings was first in both classes. Messrs. E. S. Cole 
and J. H. Stevens each took a second prize, and thirds were won by Messrs. 
R. Symes and Stevens. As a central flower Mr. Cole had in his bouquet a 
magnificent bloom of Marbchal Niel Rose. The vases of cut flowers were 
also creditably shown, the prizewinners being Messrs. Hookings, E. T. Hill, 
and J. H. Yirgo. Yery beautiful were the baskets and vases filled with out¬ 
door autumn foliage and berries. Of these the successful exhibitors were 
Miss Wetherel, and Messrs. Virgo, Hill, and Hookings. 
Fruit .—The best collection of six dishes was staged by Mr. Nash, gardene r 
to the Duke of Beaufort, and consisted of good Lady Downes’ and Muscat of 
Alexandria Grapes, Blenheim Orange Melon, Medlars, Beurre Diel Pears, and 
Ross Nonpareil Apples. Mr. '\Y. Bannister was second, and Mr. H. K. Ward 
third, both staging creditably. Mr. A. Miller, gardener to W. H. Long, Esq., 
Rood Ashton, took a first prize for a large and handsome well-ripened fruit 
of Charlotte Rothschild Pine Apple, the second prize going to Mr. A. Patison 
for a good-sized and rather over-ripe Queen. Messrs. Bannister, G. Bright, 
and J. Bradner were the successful exhibitors of Black Hamburgh Grapes, 
and Mr. Bannister received a first prize for fairly good bunches of Muscat of 
Alexandria. In the class for two bunches of any black variety of Grapes Mr. 
Nash had splendid examples of Black Alicante, and in addition to receiving 
the first prize was awarded the silver Banksian medal of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society. Mr. W. Rye followed with two good heavy bunches of the 
same variety, and Mr. H. K. Ward took the third prize also with Black Alicante 
in good condition. Lady Downe’s Grapes were well shown by Messrs. J. 
Marshal, gardener to M. Whitwell, Esq.; J. Loosemore, gardener to W. 
Cooper, Esq., and E. S. Cole. Mr. Nash was first with four bunches in two 
varieties, staging very fine Black Alicante and fairly good Muscat of Alex¬ 
andria. Mr. Bannister was a good second, and the third prize was awarded to 
Mr. W. Sweeting. Pears were largely shown, and but few poor dishes were 
to be seen. Mr. W. Rye was first with six dishes, having very fine examples 
of Beurre Diel, Glou Morgeau, Leon le Clerc, Doyennd du Comice, Duchess 
d’Angouleme, and Beurre Bachelier. Mr. W. Bannister was a good second, 
and Mr. A. T. Hall third. Mr. Rye was also first with four dishes, the remaining 
prizes going to Mr. M. Cole, gardener to R. B. Cater, Esq., Bath, and Mr. J. 
Aplin, gardener to W. M. Baker, Esq. For a single dish W. Derham, Esq., 
was first with very fine fruit of Marie Louise. A splendid lot of Apples were 
shown; of these the best six dishes of dessert varieties were staged by Mr. 
Bannister, these consisting of Worcester Pearmain, Cornish Gilliflower, Cox’s 
Orange Pippin, Scarlet Pearmain, Kentish Pippin, and Ribston Pippin. Mr. 
Aplin was a close second, and Mr. A. T. Hall took the third prize. Mr. C. 
Saggett was first with four varieties, these being handsome ; fruit of Sturmer 
Pippin, Cornish Gilliflower, King of the Pippins, and Cox’s Orange Pippin. 
Messrs. E. T. Hill and Bannister were the other prizetakers. In a large class 
for single dishes Mr. E. Miller won first prize with Cox’s Orange Pippin; 
Mr. M. Cole following with Blenheim Orange, and Mr. Yirgo was third with 
Ribston Pippin. Fewer kitchen Apples were shown, but all were good. 
Mr. Aplin took the lead with heavy examples of Malster, Waltham Abbey 
Seedling, Blenheim Orange, Lord Derby, Hanwell Souring, and Royal Russet. 
The remaining prizes were taken by Messrs. E. T. Hill and A. T. Hall. A 
very fine dish of Blenheim Orange staged by Mr. Aplin was adjudged the 
best in the single-dish class, Mr. E. T. Hill following with the same variety, 
only slightly smaller, and Mr. Bannister took the third prize for fine fruit of 
Emperor Alexander. 
Vegetables .—Several good collections of nine varieties of these were staged. 
Mr. Bannister won with very good examples of Fillbasket Tomatoes, Yeitch’s 
Red Globe Turnips, Danver’s Yellow Turnips, Pragnell’s Exhibition Beet, 
Lapstone Kidney Potatoes, Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, Yeitch’s Exhibition 
Sprouts, Student Parsnips, and Mushrooms. Mr. E. T. Hill was second, and 
Mr. O’Brien, gardener to Mrs. R. P. King, was third. The prizes for Cucum¬ 
bers were won by Mr. M. Cole, Capt. Halcock, and J. H. Stevens. 
BIRMINGHAM, Novembeb 21st AND 22ND. 
Splendid plants have invariably been exhibited at the annual Chrysan¬ 
themum shows of the metropolis of the midlands ; but cut blooms have 
never been seen of nearly equal merit until at the Exhibition under notice. 
Recognising the weak point of their shows the directorate wisely endeavoured 
to remedy the defect, and with this object provided a series of liberal prizes, 
that for forty-eight blooms being especially encouraging, for not only was 
the first award of substantial value, but the second, third, and fourth were 
of fairly graduated amounts. Yiewed in this respect this was the best pro¬ 
vided for and best balanced class of the year. It was also fairly responded 
to, every prize being taken, and with blooms proportionate in merit as indi¬ 
cated by the sums apportioned—£10, £7, £4, and £2 : every exhibitor, there¬ 
fore, had a just reward for his productions. 
As was briefly recorded last week the prizes in the premier class 
referred to—twenty-four incurved and twenty-four Japanese varieties—were 
awarded in the order named to Mr. Tunnington, gardener to C. Mclver, Esq., 
Calderstones, Liverpool; Mr. Jellicoe, gardener to J. H. Gossage, Esq., 
Liverpool; Mr. Comfort, gardener to G. A. Everitt, Esq., Knowle; and 
Mr. Neal, gardener to P. Southby, Esq., Bampton, Oxon. These were 
the only competitors, and some disappointment was expressed that no 
metropolitan growers had entered the lists. A disposition exists to in¬ 
crease the value of the prizes for cut blooms another year, in the hope that 
Birmingham, being so central and about equally accessible to southern and 
northern cultivators, will witness stronger competition and more widely 
representative examples of culture. 
For the chief prize under notice the real contest was between the ’two’ 
Liverpool gardeners, and the veteran won by the superiority of his incurved 
flowers, his Japanese not being any advance on those of Mr. Jellicoe. Both 
collections, however, were highly meritorious, and for comparison we give 
the names of the flowers and their arrangement in each case, reading the 
rows from left to right as in reading these lines. 
Incurved Flowers. —Mr. Tunnington’s stand.—Back row: Bronze Jardin 
des Plantes, Princess of Wales, Alfred Salter, Mrs. Heale, Emily Dale, John 
Salter, Queen of England, Empress of India ; a grand row, rarely equalled, 
and perhaps never surpassed. The second row comprised Yenus, Jeanne 
d’Arc, a splendid bloom of a promising new variety ; Golden Empress, Sir 
Stafford Carey, Hero of Stoke Newington, Jardin des Plantes, Prince Alfred, 
and Beauty, all fine. Front row : Mrs. Halliburton, Nil Desperandum, 
Isabella Bott, Barbara, Princess of Teck, Refulgence, Mrs. Shipman, and 
Eve. The finest blooms, and magnificent they were, were Alfred Salter, 
Mrs. Heale, Queen of England, Empress of India, Jeanne d’Arc, Barbara, and 
Refulgence. 
Mr. Jellicoe’s stand.—Back row : Mr. Howe, Mrs. Heale. Miss Mary 
Morgan, Princess of Wales, Empress of India, Prince Alfred, Golden 
Empress, and Queen of England. Second row : White Beverley, Alfred 
Salter, Mr. Bunn, Pink Yenus, Cherub, Beauty, White Globe, and Reful¬ 
gence. Front row : Lady Hardinge, White Yenus, Prince of Wales, Barbara, 
Lady Slade, Eve, Little Pet, and Jardin des Plantes. Particularly good, 
indeed about perfect, were Princess of Wales, Refulgence, Barbara, and one 
of the finest examples of Eve ever seen staged. This was a very excellent 
stand, but the other was heavier, Mr. Tunnington staging in his best form— 
that is better than he has ever done at Kingston. 
Japanese Floivers. —Mr. Tunnington’s stand.—Back row : Soliel Levant, 
Sarnia, Ethel, Oracle, Fair Maid of Guernsey, Japonais (orange-red, effec¬ 
tive), Madame C. Audiguier, and Elaine. Second row : Meg Merrilees, 
Bismarck, L’Ardoise, Hiver Fleur, Chang, Baron de Prailly, Peter the Great, 
and La Nymphe. Front row : Rosa Bonheur, Album striatum, Patria, 
Criterion, ’Mdlle. Moulise, Flambeau, Delicata, and Striatum. The leading 
blooms were Soliel Levant, Meg Merrilees, Peter the Great, and Rosa 
Bonheur. Mr. Jellicoe’s stand.—Back row : Peter the Great, M. Ardene, 
Criterion, Elaine, Comtesse de Beauregard, Meg Merrilees, Golden Dragon, 
and Sultan. Second row : La Nymphe, Triomphe du Nord, Baron de Prailly, 
La Boule d’Or, Ducal, Bismarck, Dr. Macary, and Fair Maid of Guernsey. 
Front row : Mons. Lemoine, Madame B. Rendatler, Gloire de Toulouse, 
Sarnia, Apollo, Hiver Fleur, Flambeau, and Bronze Dragon. Yery superior 
were Elaine, Golden Dragon, and La Nymphe. These two stands were of 
about equal merit, but neither of them so good as the best collections at the 
metropolitan and Southampton shows. 
Mr. Comfort was an excellent third, his stands containing many blooms 
of merit, including the best example of Jardin des Plantes in the Show if 
not of the season, also Baron de Prailly and M. Ardene in grand condition. 
Mr. G. Neal had smaller yet neat fresh blooms, Cherub and Triomphe de 
Chatelet being the gems of the stands. In the open class for twenty-four 
blooms five capital collections were staged, the prizes going in the same 
order as in the preceding class ; and for the prizes offered for eighteen 
blooms four stands were placed in competition, Mr. Tunnington being once 
more to the fore, followed by Messrs. Comfort and Shingler, gardener te 
T. B. Salter, Esq., West Bromwich. The blooms in these collections were 
similar in character to those in the premier class. 
The first prize for a stand of twelve reflexed varieties in six varieties was 
won by Mr. Jellicoe with handsome blooms of Golden Christine, King of 
the Crimsons, Mrs. Forsyth, Chevalier Domage, Beautd du Nord, and Lilac 
Christine, Mr. Neale being a creditable second with neat flowers. Those 
exhibitors were placed in the same order with twelve Anemone varieties, 
the competition being extremely close. Gluck in the first-prize, Emperor 
in the second were very fine indeed. An admirable stand of twelve Japanese 
blooms was exhibited by Mr. Neale, which easily secured for him the first 
prize. Triomphe de Chatelet was splendidly represented in the stand. 
Messrs. Comfort and Shingler followed in the order named with bright and 
effective collections. 
Specimen Plants. —These were grandly exhibited. In the chief class for 
nine specimens Mr. Dyer, gardener to W. Showell, Esq., Edgbaston, won 
the cup with splendid examples, Prince of Wales, John Salter, Bronze 
Jardin des Plantes, and Lady Hardinge being very striking. The plants 
were about 2 feet high from the pots, convex, feet in diameter, bearing 
from eighty to 100 grand blooms each, relieved by excellent foliage. There 
was only one fault in one or two of the plants—the stems had been bent toe 
near the top, giving a laced appearance, which always detracts from their 
merit, still the group was a grand one. Mr. Crook, Edgbaston, was second 
in this class with fairly good examples. Mr. Dyer was far ahead of other 
competitors with six plants similar to the cup collection ; Mr. W. Doughty, 
gardener to H. H. Hill, Esq., Edgbaston, was second, Empress of India 
being very striking; and Mr. Brasier, gardener to T. Martineau, Esq., 
Edgbaston, third with larger plants but smaller flowers. The prizes for 
single specimens were won by Messrs. Dyer and Brasier in the order named, 
both staging Mrs. G. Rundle, fine plants, but the flowers too small. 
Pompons. —Mr. Dyer won the chief prize for six plants with specimens of 
remarkable merit, about 18 inches high from the pots, shaped like inverted 
saucers, 5 feet in diameter, covered with fine blooms and foliage, with not 
a stake to be seen. Rose Trevenna, with Mdlle. Marthe and Cedo Nulli 
(includinz the Golden variety first in the single-specimen class) have not 
been equalled at any show we have seen this year. They were indeed 
marvellous examples of culture. Mr. Brasier was an excellent second in 
