JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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arrangement. Mrs. Gellender, Grey Street, Newcastle, was second ; 
and Mr. Whiting, gardener to Mr. Walker, Shot Tower, third. Table 
plants were very good, Mr. Hammond, Mr. Whiting, and Mr. Cypher 
being placed respectively in the order of merit. Mr. Hammond’s 
plants consisted of Cocos Weddelliana, Croton angustifolius, Grevillea 
robusta, Croton Sunset, Pandanus Yeitchii, and Croton nobilis. 
Epergnes, basket of cut flowers, bridal bouquets, hand bouquets, and 
buttonholes were shown, the latter embracing thirty entries. Of the 
above the first prizewinners were Messrs. Cypher, Larke, and J. 
Battensby. 
Fruit. —The fruit was decidedly superior to that staged at any 
summer exhibition the Society has held, and was nearly, if not quite, 
equal to the displays at the autumn shows, which have been ad¬ 
mittedly amongst the best in the provinces. For a collection of eight 
dishes of fruit the sum of £15 was divided into four prizes, besides 
for the first the bronze Knightian medal. Five collections were staged. 
Mr. Mann, gardener to Mrs. Hornsby, St. Yincent’s, Grantham, was 
first with superior dishes of fruit. He had a Queen Pine (3 lbs.), 
capital bunches of Black Hamburgh and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, 
from 3 to 4 tbs. weight; the berries were large, finely coloured, and 
evenly shaped. Pitmaston Orange Nectarines, Dr. Hogg Peaches, 
Brown Turkey Figs, a large Eastnor Castle Melon, and Black Tar¬ 
tarian Cherries. Mr. Edmonds, gardener to the Duke of St. Albans, 
Bestwood Lodge, was second with good Black Hamburgh and Muscat 
of Alexandria Grapes, Koyal George Peaches, Elruge Nectarines, and 
a good Queen Pine ; Mr. Ingram, Alnwick Castle, being third. For 
four dishes of fruit, Pines excluded, there were ten entries. Mr. A. 
Mackie, gardener to J. R. M. Plews, Esq., The Woodlands, Darling¬ 
ton, was first with Black Hambui'gh Grapes. Elruge Nectarines, 
Noblesse Peaches, and a Queen Emma Melon,'all very good. Mr. 
Johnson, gardener to H. Nimmo, Esq., Castle Eden, was second; 
and Mr. Ingrain being third, both staging meritorious collections. 
Many of the other collections contained excellent fruit, Mr. Jowsey 
of Ledbury Park having very fine Grapes, Pine Apple, and Peaches. 
Two Pine Apples only were staged, Mr. Ingram being first, followed 
by Mr. Letts. For four bunches of Grapes, not less than two varieties, 
Mr. Hammond was first with admirably finished berries of Black 
Hamburgh and Buckland Sweetwater. Mr. Jowsey was second, and 
Messrs. Mavin & Son, Whitley, third. In the other principal Grape 
classes Messrs. Mavin, Harwood, and Hammond were the winners of 
the first prizes. The produce was excellent, and the competition keen. 
Melons were numerously shown, Messrs. Thorburn and Mann being 
respectively first in the classes for green and scarlet-fleshed kinds. 
Thirteen dishes of Peaches were staged. Mr. J. H. Clayton, Grim- 
ston Park, Tadcaster, was first, Mr. McIntyre second, and Mr. H. A. 
Mann third, all staging superior fruit. There were also thirteen 
dishes of Nectarines, which were also very good. Figs, Cherries, and 
Strawberries were exceedingly good, the latter being large in size and 
of excellent colour. The best variety was Sir Joseph Paxton, shown 
by Mr. Fister, gardener to Mrs. Joicey, Blenkinsopp Hall. Excellent 
dishes of Tomatoes were shown by Mrs. McIntyre. Seventeen brace 
of Cucumbers were staged, Mr. Ingram being first with Telegraph. 
The above refers to what is called the A Division, and consists of 
nurserymen’s and open classes. The B Division is for the products 
of local gardeners and amateurs. In the class for six plants in 
bloom Mr. E. Adams, Swalwell,an amateur, was deservedly first, and 
secured the first silver Banksian medal with creditable plants of 
Phoenocoma prolifera Barnesii, and a fine plant of Kalosanthes 
coccinea with sixty trusses of flower—a plant that is rarely well 
shown at Newcastle ; of Ericas he had in superb condition ferruginea 
major and Turnbulli. Mr. Noble was second with a good Lapageria 
rosea and Erica retortamajor. Mr. Battensby was an excellent third ; 
his plant of Ixora Williamsii was perhaps the best of its kind in the 
Show, having over sixty trusses. Foliage plants were also good in 
this class, Mr. E. Tudgey securing the fi ,- st position with Cycas revo- 
luta, Cocos Weddelliana, Dicksonia antarctica, Areca lutescens with 
three fine stems, Pritchardia pacifica, and Cycas Normanbyana. Mr. 
Hammond was a close second, having Phoenix pectinata, Croton 
Disraeli, and Chamserops humilis tomentosa in fine condition. There 
was great competition in the class for six Ferns, Mr. Noble being 
first with superior specimens of Gleichenia rupestris glaucescens, 
Cibotium regale, Thamnopteris australasica, Gleichenia Mendelli, and 
Microlepia hirta cristata. Mr. C. Crossland, Oakfield House, was 
second. British Ferns were very good. Mr. J. B. Robson, New¬ 
castle, securing premier honours, with Mr. N. Black second. Mr. 
Methven was first with Ericas, followed by Mr. Letts. Zonal Pelar¬ 
goniums, Coleuses, table plants, and Fuchsias were numerous, the 
prize plants of the latter from Mr. Deighton, Gateshead, a working 
man, were very fine and highly creditable to the exhibitor - . 
Cut flowers were good in this section of the Show. For twenty- 
four Roses Mr. E. R. Whitvvell was first, his most striking blooms 
being Emilie Hausburg, Marie Baumann, Baronne de Rothschild, 
Alfred Colomb, Duchesse de Yallombrosa, Madame Lacharme, and 
Reynolds Hole, all of which were splendid. Mr. T. Jowitt was 
second. For twelve Roses Mr. Jowitt was first. Bridal and hand 
bouquets and epergnes were fairly good, Messrs. Rutherford, M. 
Larke, and C. W. Baynes taking the principal honours. Herbaceous 
flowers were, as usual, strongly competed for, Mr. Battensby being 
first with a fine stand ; Mr. W. H. Wilson, Gilesgate, Durham, 
second. 
The C Division is confined to amateurs only, which means in the 
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north anyone who does not employ a professional gardener. Many 
of the exhibitors are only working men, and it was gratifying to see 
such excellent productions in every department. Messrs. Battensby - , 
Adams, Morris, Deighton, Atkinson, Lambert, and Oliphant con¬ 
tributed principally to this section of the Show. 
_ Several valuable groups of plants, &c., were sent not for compe¬ 
tition. Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, London, exhibited 
a most valuable and diversified group, including Orchids, fine- 
foliaged plants, and Ferns ; Dendrobium formosum giganteum and 
Agapanthus umbellatus alba were much admired. Messrs. J. Robson 
and Son, Hexham, had a collection of Coniferse ; Messrs. Wm. Fell 
and Co., Hexham, also contributed Conifer®, consisting of many new 
varieties, also a fine collection of rock and alpine plants; Messrs. 
Finney, Newcastle, natural Grasses and seeds ; Mr. Jos. Watson, 
Fenham, rock plants and Conifer® ; Mr. W. H. Hilton, unbreakable 
hand-painted flower-pot covers ; Mr. J. Mackenzie a new Lobelia 
named Compacta Bella, which was certificated ; Mr. Wm. Tweddle a 
tray of wild fruit; Mr. J. Crossling, Newcastle, ferneries ; Mr. 
G. T. Reed, lawn mowers ; and Messrs. Dinning & Cooke, Newcastle, 
their patent hot-water apparatus. 
The day’s proceedings, we were informed, were brought to a close 
by the Committee and their friends, the principal exhibitors, the 
Judges, the High Sheriff of Newcastle, several Town Councillors, and 
a deputation from the York Floral Society, dining together. After 
dinner some discussion ensued relative to the encouragement the 
Committee have received from the Town Council. Hitherto that 
body has charged them £40 for the use of the Park, but this year 
they have allowed them to have it for £00. 
The Committee and Secretary were active, as usual, in rendering 
the Show complete and making it enjoyable to all. 
SHADING CAMELLIAS. 
Mr. Muir has, no doubt, full justification for his remarks on 
this question as founded on his own practice ; yet, nevertheless, 
it is not wise to write dogmatically on the subject and assert that 
Camellias do not need shading. In all probability my experience 
with Camellias is as great as that of your correspondent, and 
my means of observation greater, as I have inspected plants in 
nearly every county of England, and m many instances have 
found that shading was essential, even when the cultivators of the 
plants had endeavoured to relinquish the practice and regretted 
its necessity. 
Very much depends on the district in which Camellias are grown, 
and more probably on the glass that is used, as to whether the 
plants need shading or not. In a limestone district the plants, as 
a rule, must be shaded. Why this is so I can scarcely tell, but 
can vouch for the fact, as I also can for red spider being more 
prevalent in some localities than others, while I cannot exactly 
state the *• reason why.” 
I have just inspected one of the finest collections of Camellias 
in the kingdom. The specimens are such, both as to form and 
vigour, that it would not be easy to excel, and I have certainly not 
seen any in Wales to equal them. There are larger specimens in 
Wales, but few, I think, more handsome, and none, I feel confi¬ 
dent, more healthy. It is a fact that the plants to which I refer 
could not be in the splendid condition they are if shading was not 
resorted to. They are in the charge of a gardener who ranks 
amongst the highest in the profession, and is one of the last men 
who would adopt a practice that could be dispensed with. He is 
not a mere imitator of other men’s practice, bnt rather a leader in 
his vocation. It is necessary to state this, or your correspondent 
might fancy the Camellias are in incompetent hands. On the 
contrary, they are in the charge of a skilled cultivator, who finds 
that shade for the plants is imperative. 
No doubt there are cases where Camellias are shaded more than 
is necessary, but to assert they do not need shading at all is to go 
to the other extreme, and extremes are proverbially unsafe. 
Mr. Muir says in his case the foliage has “ attained a rich, dark 
glossy green colour, which might have been looked for in vain in 
the shade.” No doubt this is quite true as limited to the plants 
in his case ; but if he intends his remark to be of general appli¬ 
cation I join issue with him, and submit that growths equally 
rich, glossy, and in all respects satisfactory, can be produced from 
plants that have been judiciously shaded. I am prepared to have 
examples sent to the Editor for comparison with the best that 
can be produced from unshaded plants, with the view of testing 
the point as to whether shading is in all cases a fallacy in the 
culture of Camellias.— Nomad. 
Day’s Early Sunrise Pea.—A re there two varieties of the 
above Pea in commerce ? I am induced to ask the question from 
the remarks on page 79 of your last issue, where one of your corre- 
