268 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [ September 22, 1881. 
Rose. Mr. W. Crump, gardener to the Duke of Marlborough, Blen¬ 
heim, was second with a collection very near the preceding in merit, 
his best dishes being King of Potatoes, Woodstock Kidney, Triumph, 
Webb’s Surprise, Bedfont Prolific, Edgcott Seedling, Garibaldi, and 
St. Patrick. Mr. J. Millen was third with neat even tubers, the best 
being Vicar of Laleham, Beauty of Kent, and Late Rose. Mr. James 
Lye secured the fourth position ; Mr. W. Finlay, and Mr. J. Cooper, 
gardener to Col. Long, Saxmundham, being fifth and sixth. 
Class C, for twelve dishes, distinct, English varieties. Six prizes 
were offered, the first of six guineas by Messrs. J. Carter <fe Co., the 
second of £4 10s. by Vice-President Mr. Alderman Hadley, the third 
of £3 10s. by Messrs. George Ure & Co., Bonnybridge, Scotland, and 
the fourth of £2 10s. by Messrs. Kerr & Fotheringham. The chief 
prize was secured by Mr. W. Ellington with a collection similar to 
that in class A, having good tubers of Beauty of Kent, Schoolmaster, 
Grampian, Vicar of Laleham, Magnum Bonum, Porter’s Excelsior, 
Woodstock Kidney, Covent Garden Perfection, Model, Bedfont Pro¬ 
lific, Blanchard, and Early King. Mr. W. Crump was second with fine 
tubers of Model, International, Radstock Beauty, Edgcott Seedling, 
and Porter’s Excelsior. Mr. James Lye was third, Mr. John Reid 
fourth, Mr. James Matthews fifth, and Mr. W. Kerr sixth. There 
were eighteen collections, two being disqualified, one having nine 
American varieties. 
Class D, for nine dishes of distinct American varieties. The first 
of the five prizes was offered by Messrs. B. R. Bliss & Sons, New 
York, the second by Vice-President James Abbiss, Esq., the third by 
Messrs. Barr & Sugden, Covent Garden, and the fourth by Mr. Ex- 
Sheriff Woolloton, London. Mr. William Finlay easily secured the 
leading prize with clean handsome tubers of Trophy, Beauty of 
Hebron, Manhattan, Pride of Ontario, American Purple, Matchless, 
Superior, Early Rose, and Snowflake. Mr. William Kerr was second 
with tubers of moderate size. Messrs. Lott & Hart, Whitehill Nur¬ 
sery, Faversham, were third; Mr. W. Sedge, gardener to the Rev. 
J. W. Mellor, Sittingbourne, fourth ; and Mr. John Reid fifth. Four¬ 
teen collections were staged, one being disqualified for containing 
some varieties that were not American. 
Class E, for six dishes, distinct varieties. Five prizes were offered, 
the first by the Vice-President Peter McKinlay, Esq., the second by 
Vice-President L. Fawell, Esq., and the third by William Holloway, 
Esq., St. Paul’s Churchyard. The chief position was secured by Mr. 
W. Finlay with very satisfactory dishes of Salmon Kidney, McKinlay’s 
Pride, Ley’s Favourite, Model, American Purple, and Edgcott Seed¬ 
ling. The second prize was awarded to Mr. L. Stanton, Maidford, 
Towcester, for very large specimens of Mammoth Pearl, Centennial, 
Snowflake, Trophy, Schoolmaster, and White Elephant. Mr. F. 
Miller was third with smaller but neater examples, his Yorkshire 
Hero and Vicar of Laleham being*good. Mr. W. Crump was fourth, 
and Mr. G. Bloxham, gardener to Sir P. Duncombe, Bart., Bletchley, 
fifth. Thirty-one collections were staged. 
Class F, for three dishes of distinct new varieties not in com¬ 
merce before 1880, including one dish of Matchless. The four prizes 
were presented by Messrs. Hooper & Co., Covent Garden. Mr. 
Richard Dean, Ranelagh Road, Ealing, was first with fine examples 
of Mr. Bresee, Matchless, Reading Hero. Mr. William Kerr was 
second with Adirondack, Matchless, and Queen of the Valley. Mr. 
F. Miller, gardener to J. F. Friend, Esq., Margate, was third with 
Reading Hero, Matchless, and Beauty of Kent; and Mr. John Reid, 
Ayr, N.B., was fourth with Adirondack, Pride of America, and 
Matchless, all staging very neat examples. There were nine entries. 
Class G, for three dishes of white round varieties. The first prize 
was given by George Wright, Esq., Falkirk, and the other three by 
the Amies Chemical Manure Co., 75, Mark Lane. Mr. W. Kerr was 
first with Climax, Schoolmaster, and an unnamed variety, all very 
even and of moderate size. Mr. J. Matthews was second with Porter’s 
Excelsior, Early Goodrich, and Schoolmaster. Mr. F. Miller was third 
with Devonshire Plum, Silver Skin, and Schoolmaster ; and Mr. W. 
Ellington was fourth. The were eighteen collections. 
Class H, for three dishes of coloured round varieties. The first 
prize was offered by Mr. Richard Dean, Ealing. The chief position 
was obtained by Mr. W. Ellington with Vicar of Laleham, Blanchard, 
and Triumph. Mr. W. Kerr followed with Grampian in the place of 
Blanchard, the other varieties being the same. Mr. F. Miller was 
third with similar varieties ; and the fourth prize was obtained by 
Mr. Gribble. Twenty dishes were staged. 
Class I, for three dishes of white kidney varieties, to inclnde a 
dish of Wiltshire Snowflake. Four prizes were offered by Messrs. 
Daniels Bros., Norwich. Mr. Richard Dean was adjudged the first 
position for good dishes of Advance, Pride of America, and Wiltshire 
Snowflake. Mr. F. Miller was second with Wiltshire Snowflake, 
Woodstock Kidney, and Yorkshire Hero. Mr. T. Pickworth, Lough¬ 
borough, followed with Lady Gordon, Wiltshire Snowflake, and Inter¬ 
national. Mr. J. Wormleighton, Guilsborough, Northampton, took the 
fourth position with Daniels’ Advance and Wormleighton’s Seedling. 
Class K, for three dishes of coloured kidney varieties, the first prize 
was given by Messrs. Harrison & Sons, Leicester. Mr. W. Kerr was 
first with Trophy, Brownell’s Emperor, and an unnamed variety 
resembling American Purple; Mr. J. Matthews second with Beauty 
of Hebron, Trophy, and Superior; Mr. W. Ellington third with Purple 
King, Beauty of Hebron, and Trophy ; and Mr. T. H. Hill, gardener 
to A. W. R. Brise, Esq., Witham, Essex, fourth with similar varieties. 
Fifteen entries. 
Class L, for the best dish of Suttons’ Magnum Bonum, in which 
growers for sale could not compete, Messrs. Sutton & Sons giving the 
four prizes. Mr. B. West, Nuneham, Oxford, was first ; Mr. Charles 
Ross, gardener to C. Eyre, Esq., Newbury, second; Mr. S. Cornish, 
gardener to J. Abbiss, Esq., Enfield, third ; and Mr. J. Millen fourth, all 
staging good samples of the variety. There were twenty-two dishes. 
Class M, for the best dish of Schoolmaster, Messrs. Webb & Sons, 
Wordsley, Stourbridge, offering the four prizes, Messrs. G. Bloxham, 
L. Stanton, W. Ellington, and J. Millen were the prizetakers in that 
order. Thirty dishes were staged. 
Class N, for the best dish of Suttons’ Woodstock Kidney. In this 
and the two following classes Messrs. Sutton contributed all the 
prizes. Messrs. L. Stanton, F. Millen, C. W. Howard, Bridge, Canter¬ 
bury, and W. Finlay secured the prizes in the order named, ten dishes 
being staged. 
Class O, for the best dish of Reading Abl*ey, Messrs. J. Millen, 
W. Finlay, J. Matthews, and J. C. Ross were the prizetakers among 
fifteen exhibitors. 
Class P, for the best dish of Reading Hero, Messrs. J. Millen, 
F. Miller; S. Haines, gardener to Earl Radnor, Highworth ; and 
James Lye were the successful exhibitors in the order named, fifteen 
dishes being contributed. 
Four classes were provided for nine varieties, a separate dish of 
each being required to permit the Judges testing the respective 
qualities of the varieties when cooked. Messrs. John Laing & Co., 
Forest Hill, and Messrs. Hooper & Co. conjointly offered a prize of 
£1 for the best dish or variety in each of the classes where a certifi¬ 
cate had been awarded. A number of dishes were staged, but as the 
judging was deferred to a late hour on Wednesday we were unable 
to obtain the awards. 
A novel feature of the Exhibition was the collection shown by Mr. 
Shirley Hibberd, comprising forty dishes, each dish representing the 
exact total produce of one root, save only that diseased tubers had 
been thrown out. These were grown on a loam of average quality 
without manure ; they were planted April 22nd, and lifted (for the 
most part unripe) September 12th. The principal object in thus pre¬ 
senting them was to give practical illustrations of the relative pro¬ 
ductiveness of the several sorts :—Farren’s Kidney, a white handsome 
variety of excellent quality ; total weight of one root G lbs. Collins’s 
Kidney, a white sort of moderate quality, 2 lbs. 3 ozs. Carters’ 
Silver Skin, a neat white round of excellent quality, 0 lbs. Holborn 
Favourite, a handsome white round, 4 lbs. 2 ozs. American Purple, 
a smallish and a very pretty purple kidney, 2 lbs. 7 ozs. American 
Purple, a dish of the same consisting of the produce of three roots 
grown in pure coal ashes : an ugly sample, total weight of three roots, 
2 lbs. 1 oz., or 11 ozs. each root. Fenn’s Bountiful, a pretty red kidney 
of good quality, 2 lbs. 7 ozs. Suttons’ Reading Hero, a white round of 
intermediate character, quality excellent, 3 lbs. Fenn’s Seedling 
No. 1, a very neat white round ; nice nutty flavour, 4 lbs. 2 ozs. The 
Queen, a neat smallish round white of fine quality, 4 lbs. 5 ozs. 
Woodstock Kidney, a white variety of the finest quality, requiring 
a lighter soil than this sample was grown in, 2 lbs. Fenn’s No. G, a 
handsome white round of the finest quality, 5 lbs. Fillbasket, a 
pretty white round, 3 lbs. G ozs. Rev. C. Radclyffe, a neat white 
round of fine quality, 2 lbs. 7 ozs. Sunrise, a neat white round, 3 lbs. 
White Elephant, large, long, coarse ; better than Chardon for cattle 
feed, 9 lbs. 12 ozs. Extra Early Peach Blow, white round, with blush 
of pale pink, 4 lbs. 12 ozs. Masterpiece, white round, long and flat, 
2 lbs. 2 ozs. Wiltshire Snowflake, a handsome white round, quality 
fine; too many chats, 3 lbs. 9 ozs. Mammoth Pearl, an ugly white 
round of poor quality, 3 lbs. 2 ozs. St. Patrick, a white kidney of 
good quality ; the sample shown was finger-shaped and twisted, but 
very bright, 4 lbs. 8 ozs. Beauty of Norfolk, a very fine white 
kidney, 7 lbs. 5 ozs. White Star, a handsome kidney of fine quality 
and a good keeper ; the sample shown was not first-rate. Mr. Hibberd 
reporting that it needs a lighter soil than it was grown in, 4 lbs. 
Armstrong’s Prolific, an ugly white round, of no quality, 2 lbs. 12 ozs. 
Peerless Rose, a small red kidney suitable for exhibition, quality good, 
3 lbs. Surrey Gate Post, a finger-shaped white kidney of good quality, 
2 lbs. G ozs. Advancer, a pebble-shaped white of good quality, 4 lbs. 
3 ozs. Pink Flounder, an ugly oblong root, of a pale pink colour, 
7 lbs. Queen of the Valley, a coloured kidney of good quality, 5 lbs. 
8 ozs. Queen of the Valley, another stool of the same, grown in lime 
rubbish, 4 lbs. 1 oz. Victoria Regent, a smallish round white, early 
and good, 2 lbs. 12 ozs. Pink Pyramid, an ugly oblong root of a pale 
pink colour, 3 lbs. 8 ozs. Pink Pointer, a neat elliptical kidney of a 
tawny pink colour, deep pink at nose end, 2 lbs. 14 ozs. Pink Domino, 
a pink kidney of good quality, 3 lbs. Daniels’ Silver Skin, a neat 
white round, 4 lbs. 8 ozs. Handsome Round, a smallish white of fair 
quality, 2 lbs. 12 ozs. Wormleighton’s Seedling has not made a good 
crop at Stoke Newington, and was lifted too early, 3 lbs. Improved 
Shaw, an early white round of good quality, but rather wanting in 
size, 3 lbs. 2 ozs. Johnston’s Downshire has never been a good 
cropper at Stoke Newington ; the sample shown was wanting in size, 
2 lbs. 14 ozs. 
The miscellaneous exhibits were very numerous, large collections 
of Potatoes being contributed by Messrs. Sutton & Sons of Reading ; 
Carter & Co., High Holborn ; Harrison & Son, Leic ster ; Webb and 
Son, Stourbridge ; Lee & Son, Hammersmith ; a id Hooper & Co., 
Covent Garden, many varieties being represented by heaps of con¬ 
siderable dimensions. Mr. Robert Fenn of Sulhamstead sent about 
