524 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [ December 8, 1881. 
t vo bunches cf any white Grape (Muscats excluded) Mr. J. Wallis, 
gardener to the Rev. Sneyd, Iveele Hall, Staffordshire, was first with 
fine examples of Golden Queen ; Mr. W. Mease second with White 
Tokay ; and Mr. C. Finnigan third with Trebbiano. For two bunches 
of Black Grapes there were nearly twenty competitors. Mr. Wallis 
was placed first with Barbarosa, Messrs. C. Finnigan and Goodacre 
second and third. Mi". Wallis was first in the class for four varieties 
of Grapes, showing Mrs. Pearson and Golden Queen both good, 
Alicante, and Gros Colman. Mr. Hannagan was second, showing 
Mis. Pince in fairly good condition ; and Mr. Goodacre third. There 
were five entries in the class for eight dishes of Pears. Messrs. 
Hannagan, C. Dallachie, gardener to Mrs. Zwilchenboit, Aigburth, 
and J. Lowndes, gardener to S. S. Parker, Esq., Aigburth. were 
awarded the jirizes as named. The first included remarkable speci¬ 
mens of Beurre Diel, Marie Louise, Beurre Incomparable, Winter 
Nelis, BeurrC Clairgeau, and Duchesse d’Angouleme. For four dishes 
the same exhibitor was again first. Mr. J. Wollam, gardener to Col. 
Blundell, Crosby Hall, and Mr. Goodacre, were second and third re¬ 
spectively. Messrs. C. Dallachie, Hannagan, and S. Whitfield, gar¬ 
dener to J. T. Cross, Esq., Aigburth, were the prizetakers for one dish 
of ripe Pears. Mr. Hannagan was again first in the class for six 
dishes of dessert Apples, showing Adam’s Pearmain, Ribston Pippin, 
King of Pippins, Blenheim Orange, Golden Reinette, and Beacham- 
well. Mr. J. Lowndes was a good second, and Mr. Goodacre third. 
For three dishes the same exhibitor again took the prizes in the order 
above named. For one dish L. Garrett, Esq., Chester, was first with 
Cox’s Orange Pippin ; Messrs. Wollam and Kelly second and third. 
Mr. Goodacre took the lead with eight dishes of culinary Apples, and 
staged grand examples of Alfriston, Cox’s Pomona, Dumelow’s Seed¬ 
ling. Warner’s King, Kentish Fillbasket, Waltham Abbey, and Flower 
of Kent. Mr. Hannagan was a close second, and Mr. Kelly third. 
For four dishes Mr. C. Dallachie was first with good dishes of Nelson’s 
Glory and Warner’s King. Mr. Wollam followed with Pott’s Seed¬ 
ling and Lord Derby, fine and large ; Mr. Whitfield was placed third. 
For one dish Messrs. J. Thomson, gardener to J. G. Morris, Esq., 
Norfolk; T. Johnson, Lower Bebbington, and J. Wollam, were the 
prizetakers. 
Stove and G reen house Plants .—In the class for six stove and green¬ 
house plants, not less than three in flower, Mr. W. Mease secured the 
first prize, showing some of his well-known plants—notably, Croton 
variegatus 7 or 8 feet through and well coloured, Croton Queen 
Victoria equally fine but a smaller plant, Latania borbonica large 
and fresh, Ixora javanica well flowered, Calanthe Veitchii 3 feet 
through, and Centropogon Lucyanus the best plant we have seen. 
Mr. J. Peers, gardener to R. Rayner, Esq., Wavertree, was second, 
staging a good Pimelea spectabilis and Alocasia Marshalliana. Mr. 
W. Bromily, gardener to H. Crosfield, Esq., was the remaining suc¬ 
cessful competitor, who staged a a grand Brainea insignis and Clero- 
dendron Balfourianura. Messrs. J. Peers and W. Bromily were the 
chief prizetakers for four plants. Six stove and greenhouse Ferns, 
Mr. J. Peers was first with large well-developed plants of Gleichenia 
dichotoma and Davallia polyantha. Mr. F. Faulkner, Mr. E. Swift, 
gardener to N. Eckerslev, Esq., Wigan, followed in the order named. 
Orchids were better and more numerous than the previous year. 
For three plants Mr. W. Moss, gardener to W. Holland, E*q., Ai'- 
1 ur h, was first with Odontoglossum Roezlii. O. Alexandras, and 
Vanda ooerulea (good spike). Mr. J. M. Phillips, gardener to Dr. 
T. S. Walker. Liverpool, was next, having fair plants of Lycaste 
Skinneri and Laslia autumnalis. Mr. Sherwin, gardener to S. Sparker, 
Esq., was third. For two Calanthes Messrs. Sherwin and Bromily 
were the prizewinners; and Messrs. W. Bromily, Peers, and R. G. 
Waterman for a single specimen. Three Palms or Cycads, Mr. F. 
Faulkner took the lead, having good plants of Livistonia australis, 
Geonoma gracilis, and Latania borbonica. Mr, Peers second. For a 
single specimen Mr. Faulkner was again first. Epiphyllums were 
rood ; Messrs. Barber, gardener to Mrs. Barnsley, Aigburth, and 
W. Bustard, eardener to J. Lewis, Esq., Aigburth, were the chief 
prizetakers. For six table plants Messrs. J. Ward and W. Pratt weie 
the second and third prizetakers, no card being placed to the first- 
prize collection. 
Poinsettias, standard Mignonette, Roman Hyacinths, and Primulas 
were all tine, especially the two last named, the Primulas being large 
and profusely flowered. The chief prizetakers were Messrs. C. Fin¬ 
nigan, T. Gowen, J. Peers, F. Faulkner, and E. Green. 
Bouquets were all that could be desired, the chief prize in the 
nurserymen’s class being won by the Liverpool Horticultural Com¬ 
pany (John Cowan), followed by Mr. Gore, florist, Huyton. The 
corresponding class by Messrs. W. Mease, Bromily. and J. Leadbetter, 
gardener to T. S. Tinnis, Esq., Aigburth. Mr. J. Phythian, gardener 
to J. Walker, Esq., West Derby, was awarded the first prize for a 
light tastefully arranged vase ; Mr. Phythian, gardener to Lieut.-Col. 
Wilson, Aigburth, being second, and Mr. J. Ward third. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. —Messrs. R. P. Ker it Sons, Aigburth 
Nurseries, staged a choice collection of stove and greenhouse flower¬ 
ing and fine-foliage plants. The Horticultural Company (John 
Cowan), had a similar group with a choice collection of bouquets and 
wreaths. Mr. B. S. Williams, Victoria Nursery, Upper Hollowav, 
London, sent a collection of very fine Cyclamens ; Messrs. Cranston 
and Co., Hereford, sent baskets of Carnations in bloom ; Messrs. H. 
Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, a large collection of Zonal Pelar¬ 
gonium blooms and choice Primulas in pots, the former being much 
admired. Mr. Middlehurst, seedsman. Liverpool, had some Primulas 
of a good strain, the plants fully 2£ feet in diameter. Mr. Kipps, 
gardener to John Crosfield, Esq., Walton Lea, Warington, staged a 
box of Chrysanthemum blooms, a sport from White Globe, named 
Mrs. John Crosfield. The blooms were distinct and beautiful, being 
white slightly suffused with pink. 
The Committee, Mr. Richardson of the Botanic Gardens, and Mr. 
Bridge, the Secretary, merit congratulation upon the admirable arrange¬ 
ments of the Exhibition. 
NEWCASTLE— November 80th and December 1st. 
The Committee of the above'Show shortly after their late summer 
exhibition determined to try a Chrysanthemum and winter flower 
Show, their object being to try if possible to reduce some of their 
debt. The prize schedule was not very tempting from a monetary 
point of view, yet the Society threw themselves on the generosity 
of their exhibiting friends, and, considering that such little time was 
given, there was a hearty response reflecting great credit on the 
local exhibitors, who mustered in good force. Speaking generally 
of the exhibits, it cannot be said that they were equal to those 
usually shown, but no doubt in another year that defect will 
disappear. 
For a group of Chrysanthemums and fine-foliage plants there were 
three competitors. Mr. Noble, gardener to Theo. Fry, Esq., Woodburn 
Gardens, Darlington, was first with a stand neatly arranged, the 
edging consisting of Lycopods, Ferns, Panicum variegatum, and well- 
coloured small Coleuses. Mr. Whiting, gardener to E. J. Walker, 
Esq., was second, and Mr. M. D. Thompson, gardener to Lindsay 
Wood, Esq., South Hill, third. Both had very good and choice plants 
in their stands, but their arrangement was deficient in effect. For 
six miscellaneous plants in bloom there were three collections staged ; 
Mr. E. Adams, Swalwell, being first with a good plant of JEschy- 
nanthus grandiflorus, Oncidium flexuosum, Ixora princeps, very 
fresh ; Statice profusa, Tremandra verticillata, and Lapageria rosea, 
the latter very beautiful. Mr. Noble was second with a good Cypri- 
pedium insigne, Azalea arnoena, and a Zygopetalum with five spikes 
and over twenty-seven flowers open. For six fine-foliage plants Mr. 
W. R. Armstrong, nurseryman, Benwell, was first with a good Dick- 
sonia antarctica, Croton Disraeli, Seaforthia elegans, Phormium tenax 
variegata, and Latania borbonica ; Mr. Thompson and Mr. Noble 
following. For six Ferns Mr. Bullock, gardener to Charles Wilson, 
Esq., Shotlej" Park, was first with an even specimen of Todea pellu- 
cida, Cheilanthes elegans, Lygodium scandens, Davallia tenuifolia 
stricta, and Adiantum amabile. 
Chrysanthemums .—For six Chrysanthemums, large-flowering, Mr. 
G. Corbett, gardener to John Liddell, Esq., Benwell, with varieties of 
Mrs. G. Bundle, Rose Queen, and Mrs. Dixon; Mr. Methven was 
second with smaller plants, but bearing good flowers. The same 
exhibitor was also first for three large-flowering, followed by Mr. 
Bullock. For six Pompons Mr. Methven was also first with white, 
yellow, and lilac varieties of Cedo Nulli. For three Pompons Mr. 
G. Corbett was again first, and he was also first with one Pompon, 
Cedo Nulli, over 3 feet across; and first for one Japanese variety 
named James Salter. Primulas and Cyclamens were very good for 
the time of year, Mr. Methven and Mr, W. K Wilson, Gilesgate, 
Durham, winning first respectively. Mr. W. R. Armstrong also 
showed some very fine double white Primulas. 
Cut Blooms .—For twenty-four incurved blooms in twelve varieties 
Mr. Methven was first with Queen of England, Golden Beverley, 
Fin gal, Empress of India, G. Peabody, White Venus, and Mrs. G. 
Bundle ; Mr. H. Burn Bykes being second. Mr. Methven was also 
first for twelve incurved, followed by Mr. W. H. Wilson. For 
twelve reflexed varieties Mr. W. Sinclair, Oakfield, Low Fell, was first. 
For twelve Japanese varieties Mr. Methven again scored first with 
fine blooms of Gloire de Toulouse, Elaine, Bismarck, James Salter, 
Peter the Great, F’air Maid of Guernsey, and Fulgore. The same 
exhibitor w T as also first for six Japanese and twelve bunches of Pom¬ 
pons. For Camellias Mr. Whitney was first. The Chrysanthemums 
were not as good as is general at London and good provincial ex¬ 
hibitions, but still, considering that they were not grown specially 
for the purpose, they were highly creditable to the exhibitors. 
The following nurserymen sent large stands of plants, which filled 
the vacant space in the hall—Mr. Jos. Watson contributing an ex¬ 
cellent stand of noble plants ; Mr. W. R. Armstrong, High Cross, 
Benwell, had a similar stand ; while Messrs. Wm. Fell and J. Robson 
and Son, Hexham, contributed grand stands cf Conifeise. 
Carbonate of Ammonia v. Snails. —Concerning the solution of 
carbonate of ammonia, as used for the destruction of molluscs in 
gardens, I find that from half to three-quarters of an ounce of this 
dissolved in a gallon of water appears to be safe for the plants, 
the stronger solution, of course, for hardier species ; but in any case 
it is not advisable to apply it to either stems or leaves, but to the 
soil; also cracks or crevices in frames might be washed with the 
liquid. Thus diluted the ammonia is rather beneficial than otherwise 
to plants, and I daresay it will destroy slugs small and large, though 
it does not seem to take much effect upon the larger snails. Soot, 
no doubt from its free ammonia, is also much disliked by them I find, 
but that is not conveniently applicable. The ammoniacal liquor 
from gasworks would answer also ; unfortunately this requires a 
