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bury ; Mr. Murphy, gardener to Col. Laurie ; Mr. Woodcock, Mr. 
Martin, and Mr. Sudds. The vegetables were generally very good; 
Potatoes, contrary to expectation, being shown in fine condition. 
In the amateurs’ classes for flowers the chief prize was taken by 
Mr. Noble, who had in his twelve one of the best specimens (Eve) of 
Chrysanthemums in the whole Exhibition. Mr. Eeatherston, Mr. 
George, Mr. Phillpot, Mr. Kennett, and Mr. Nash also showed suc¬ 
cessfully and well. 
Cottagers’ classes are always interesting, showing as they do to 
what excellence a true lover of horticulture of slender resources may 
arrive. All the classes were well contested, but Mr. Coachworth was 
easily before other competitors, and his exhibits were most creditable. 
Messrs. W. Gill, R. Hopkins, and S. Bishop were the other chief prize- 
takers. 
In the ladies’ class there was room for improvement, as in none of 
the epergnes was there very great taste displayed. Mrs. Noble took 
the first prize, Miss Payne Smith being second, and Miss Hammond 
third. In the special prizes Mr. Murphy was first with a magnificent 
collection of vegetables. Mr. Woodcock was second, also showing 
well, closely followed by Mr. Kennett, who was third. 
In the class for a dish of boiled Potatoes the growers seemed to be 
more scientific than the cooks, but English cooks are not generally 
successful in Potato-boiling. Mr. Martin showed an interesting 
plant with ninety-eight grafts of thirty-four varieties, while one of 
the features of the Show was a huge Vegetable Marrow shown by 
Mr. S. Leggett, which weighed 43 lbs. 
Altogether the Exhibition was a great success, and it is to be 
hoped that it will be followed by others of increasing excellence. 
TUNBRIDGE WELLS.—NOVEMBER 17TII AND 18TII. 
This Show was held in the Skating Rink, a capacious lofty hall 
admirably adapted for the purpose. Bright, warm, sunny weather 
attracted a crowded attendance to a pretty Exhibition ; for although 
the competition was not keen, yet all the classes were fairly well 
filled with exhibits that were generally meritorious, and in some in¬ 
stances of considerable excellence. Enough Chrysanthemum plants 
were brought together to form a bank round the sides of the hall, 
additional height being happily imparted to the end farthest from 
the entrance by a back row of pyramids ; cut flowers, table plants, 
and fruit filling two parallel long tables down the centre. The effect 
of this arrangement as a whole was excellent, forming a bright well- 
balanced picture, and affording six distinct sides for inspection, so 
that the constantly increasing stream of visitors was sufficiently 
broken to prevent overcrowding at any point. 
Specimen Plants. —The finest group of plants was that of eight 
specimen Chrysanthemums, with which Mr. J. Adams, gardener to 
T. Grant, Esq., won the tradesmen's silver cup. It consisted of a 
very fine dwarf Mods. C. Hubert, and almost equally large plants of 
Mr. G. Glenny, Dr. Sharpe, Golden George Glenny, Mrs. G. Rundle, 
and Antonius, with a well-matched pair of pyramids of Fanny and 
Calliope. Mr. F. Earley, gardener to G. A. Brittain, Esq., Ferndale 
House, was second with good plants somewhat overtrained, and Mr. 
J. OveiaL-n, third. For the ladies’ silver cup, a prize of equal value 
and importance, Mr. R. Beilby, gardener to W. H. Tindall, Esq., was 
first with a good group, the best plants being Peter the Great, a 
handsome compact plant of the bright-hued Dr. Sharpe with very 
fine flowers ; a capital Mrs. G. Rundle, and Golden George Glenny. 
In the second-prize group by Mr. W. Berwick, the most prominent 
place was worthily filled by a fine specimen of the lovely white- 
flowered Elaine ; and Mr. J. Williams’ equally fine example in the 
third-prize group of Mrs. Forsyth with large handsome white flowers 
was equally worthy of notice. Some of the single specimens were 
very good, notably Mr. Beilby’s first-prize plant of Mrs. G. Rundle 
with exceptionally fine flowers. Mr. J. Adams was a very close 
second with a Golden George Glenny, so good that the Judges must 
have had some difficulty in coming to a decision. In another class 
Mr. J. Allan, gardener to G. Hanbury Field, Esq., Ashurst Park, had 
a particularly fine example of Mrs. Dixon, with almost every one of 
its bright yellow flowers perfect in size and form. Excellent plants, 
either winners of prizes singly or in groups, were also shown of Mrs. 
Haliburton with fine full flowers, by Mr. Beilby ; Venus, a charming 
light-tinted lilac-coloured Pompon in a first-prize group of pyramids, 
by Mr. Earley ; a Cedo Nulli with hundreds of its lovely little white 
flowers suffused with pink—a magnificent plant, probably the largest 
and best plant in the Show. Of the dark-flowered Pompon Fanny 
by Mr. J. Adams, to which a first prize was well awarded, three 
groups of standards were shown, all of them having the objection¬ 
able characteristics of stiff gaunt formality. The pretty miniature 
yellow flowers of Mignonette were noteworthy—so pretty that it 
deserves more general culture, and in the more pleasing guise of 
dwarf, bush, or pyramid. 
Cut Flowers. —Forty-four stands were shown, many of them con¬ 
taining excellent blooms. The most conspicuous were Mr. J. Allan’s 
first-prize stand of six Japanese with magnificent examples of Oracle, 
Baronne de Frailly, Apollo, Yellow Dragon,Elaine, and Soleil Levant, 
a very fine yellow. The same exhibitor w’as also first with six large- 
flowered incurved varieties all so good as to merit enumeration : they 
were Princess of Wales, Golden Empress of India, Mr. G. Glenny, 
It. J. Dix, Isabella Bott, and Barbara, an attractive orange brown. 
Mr. J. Roberts was also first in the amateurs’ division with grand 
blooms of the Japanese Peter the Great, delicate yellow ; Creole, deep 
lilac ; Elaine, w-hite ; Plantagenet, rich yellow ; James Salter, delicate 
lilac ; and Meg Merrilees, yellowish white. 
Miscellaneous Plants .—Primulas made a fine display, all the plants 
being well grown and profusely flowered, especially those of Mr. G. 
Tickner, gardener to H. Ilewetson, Esq., the first prize in each of the 
three classes. Of plants for table decoration Mr. J. Wilkins, although 
placed third, had by far the most useful group, consisting of clean, 
healthy, medium-sized plants of Pandanus Veitchii, a pair of Cocos 
Weddelliana, Dracmna terminalis, and D. Guilfoylei. Epiphyllums 
were very good, especially the first-prize group from Mr. T. Maynard, 
gardener to Mrs. Hindley, Broadwater, Down. There were several 
groups of the showy Poinsettia, all of them much drawn up except 
the useful dwarf plant of Mr. J. Charlton, to which the first prize was 
awarded. Many useful well-flowered examples of Celosias, also fine 
Poinsettias, were shown, and constituted, in the opinion of many, one 
of the best features of the Show. 
Fruit .—The classes for Pears and Apples were so well filled that 
an excellent display of well-grown fruit was brought together. 
Names were attached to the different varieties, but we noticed faulty 
nomenclature in several instances. Of the three collections of fruit 
shown Mr. A. Bashford was first with a handsome Queen Pine, a 
Berwick Perfection Melon ; good Black Alicante and Lady Downe’s 
Grapes ; Blenheim Pippin, Gloria Mundi, Golden Knob, and Cox’s 
Orange Pippin Apples ; Beurre Hardy, Beurrd Superfin.and Uvedale’s 
St. Germain Pears. The same exhibitor was also first with three 
excellent bunches of Muscat of Alexandria Grapes and equally fine 
Black Alicante. 
DARTFORD.— November IGtii and 17tii. 
This ably managed and successful Society held its eleventh annual 
display in the large Assembly Rooms, Dartford, on Wednesday and 
Thursday last week. The plants exhibited perhaps did not evince 
that high-class culture and superiority of bloom that may be met 
with nearer the metropolis, or as we have seen here on former occa¬ 
sion ; still they were for the most part most profusely flowered, while 
the cut flowers were fully up to the average, and creditable to the 
cultivators in the district. Several of the Japanese forms were ex¬ 
hibited as untrained specimens, and well adapted they are for the 
purpose. Especially fine were James Salter, M. Crousse, Bouquet Fait, 
Gloire de Toulouse, M. Delaux, and Rosa Bonheur, exhibited by Mr. 
Dancer, gardener to S. Mart, Esq., Sutton House. This successful 
exhibitor obtained the majority of first prizes in all the plant classes. 
Mr. E. Ryder, gardener to E. F. Satterthwaite, Esq., Kingsfield, and 
Mr. H. Preddy, gardener to J. Hyland, Esq.. Bank House, Dartford, 
also showed well, and in some cases ran Mr. Dancer rather close. The 
greatest interest in the Show was probably centred in the open class 
for twenty-four incurved blooms, distinct, for which there was an 
elegant silver cup offered, with a second prize of £3, third of £2, and 
fourth £i. The winner of the first prize, Mr. Martin, gardener to 
C. N. Kidd, Esq., West Hill House, Dartford, staged a most excellent 
collection, and was far ahead of the other competitors. His collection 
consisted of Princess of Wales, grand; John Salter, Mrs. Heale, 
St. Patrick, White Globe, Mr. Bunn, Lady Hardinge, Isabella Bott, 
Queen of England, A’ffonelli, Prince of Wales, Cherub, Eve, Baron 
Beust, General Bainbrigge, Lady Talfourd, Refulgence, Mrs. Dixon, 
Mr. G. Glenny, Mr. Gladstone, Mabel Ward (this is a golden amber 
sport of Eve). Hero of Stoke Newington, Mrs. G. Rundle, and An- 
g lina. The second, third, and fourth collections were much closer 
in quality, some of the blooms in each stand having passed their best, 
but the awards eventually fell to Mr. G. Pendred, gardener to S. C. 
Umfreville, Esq., Ingress Abbey ; Mr. T. Dancer, and Mr. A. Harber 
in the order of their names. Mr. Martin also secured first prizes in 
the classes for twelve and six cut btdoms, distinct, with blooms 
scarcely inferior to the prize-cup lot, and in each stand set up a bloom 
of Mabel Ward, which we venture to predict will be a splendid addi¬ 
tion to our incurved varieties. 
There was a very great improvement in the size and character of 
the Japanese flowers exhibited. Some really grand blooms were 
staged by Messrs. Etherington, Dancer, Pendred, and Martin, who 
secured most of the prizes. Rosa Bonheur and Reviere were espe¬ 
cially good. 
Fruit, miscellaneous plants, as well as table plants, all added to the 
interest of the Exhibition, and great credit is due to the energy of 
Mr. W. Shelton the Secretary, Mr. Cliffe the Treasurer, and Mr. 
Evitt the Chairman of the Society, on whom the arrangements of the 
Exhibition principally devolved. 
SOUTHAMPTON— November 22nd. 
Autumn shows are so numerous consequent on the necessarily 
short period of the Chrysanthemum season, that the exhibitions can 
only have brief notice, especially those that occur on the eve of out¬ 
going to press. The Royal Horticultural Society’s Show under 
notice was, on the whole, an excellent one, and, the day being fine, it 
was attended by crowds of visitors, which included all the leading 
families of the town and neighbourhood. The plants were less 
formally trained than is customary in some districts, and those that 
secured the premier awards were good. The winning stands of cut 
blooms contained many excellent flowers, but, on the other hand, 
many were small and had lost their freshness, the best blooms having 
faded. Fruit was of superior quality, and vegetables w-ere of the 
highest merit. 
