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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Ripon, Studley Royal, was placed first in the class for six dishes with 
splendid Golden Champion and very good Black Hamburgh Grapes, 
a very large Blankney Hero Melon, splendid Castle Kennedy Rigs, 
and good Royal George Peaches. Mr. Clayton was an extremely close 
second with a superior Queen Pine, fine Muscat and good Black Ham¬ 
burgh Grapes, well-coloured Yiolette Hative Nectarines, a Melon, and 
rather small Peaches. Mr. Westcott, The Gardens, Raby Castle, was 
placed third. Dr. Hogg Peaches were fine in this collection, but over¬ 
ripe. In the class for four dishes Mr. Clark was again first with Black 
Hamburgh Grapes, Scarlet Perfection Melon, Golden Rathripe 
Peaches, and Lord Napier Nectarines, all in admirable condition. Mr. 
Clayton was second, his Pine and Grapes being very good; and Mr. 
Wallis, gardener to Sir H. M. Thompson, Kirby Hall, Leeds, a close 
third, Grapes and Cherries being excellent. 
Grapes. —The display of these was highly creditable to the several 
exhibitors. In the class for two dishes Mr. Wallis had the premier 
position with splendid examples of Buckland Sweetwater and excellent 
Black Hamburghs. Mr. Westcott was second with well-ripened but 
not large bunches ; and Mr. Thompson, gardener to J. Padgett, Esq., 
Transfield Lodge, Guiseley, third with larger but less ripe bunches. 
There were eight competitors. Mr. Johnson, gardener to Messrs. 
Noble & Ridsdale, Boston Spa, was first in the class for a single dish 
of Black Grapes with very large and fine examples of Black Ham¬ 
burgh ; Mr. Meredith, gardener to W. H. Gott, Esq., Armley, Leeds, 
being second with smaller bunches of splendid quality, Mr. Wallis 
being an excellent third. Eight very good dishes were staged in this 
class. In the corresponding class for white Grapes Mr. Wallis was 
far ahead of his rivals with Buckland Sweetwater of faultless appear¬ 
ance ; Mr. Taylor, gardener to Sir Henry Ripley, Bart., Acacia, Apper- 
ley, second with large but not quite, ripe Muscats ; and Mr. Sunley, 
gardener to Mrs. Smith, Moorfield House, Headingley, third with the 
same variety, large but unripe. Mr. Johnson and Mr. Wallis had the 
prizes in the heaviest-bunch class with large and well-finished Black 
Hamburghs. 
Pines. —The prizes for Pine Apples went in the order named to Mr. 
Clayton with a splendid Queen; Mr. Faulkner, Woolton Hall Gardens, 
Liverpool, a good Smooth Cayenne ; and Mr. S. Taylor. The Queen 
Pines staged by Mr. Clayton deserve a special note of approval; they 
were the finest fruit we have seen this year at any show, being excel¬ 
lent alike in size, shape, and condition. 
Peaches and Nectarines. —Peaches were very good indeed. Mr. 
Faulkner easily won chief honours with superior examples of Belle- 
garde ; Mr. Purdy, gardener to J. T. Leather, Esq., Leaventhorpe 
Hall, being a good second ; and Mr. Sutton, gardener to H. Bentley, 
Esq., Eshald House, third. In the Nectarine class Mr. Wallis, Mr. 
Sutton, and Mr. Puzey, gardener to W. H. St. Quintin, Esq., Rilling- 
ton, York, had the prizes in the order named, all exhibiting well. 
Mr. Faulkner had the first prize for Figs with a good dish of Panach^e. 
The first prize for Melons was awarded to Victory of Bristol, a fruit 
of splendid quality with no exhibitor’s name attached; Mr. Clark 
being second with Rauceby Hall, also of superior quality. Straw¬ 
berries, except the first dish of Dr. Hogg exhibited by Mr. Clarke, 
were not noteworthy. 
CUT FLOWERS. 
Messrs. E. Cole & Sons, Withington, Manchester, were easily first 
with a grand stand, the bunches consisting of Allamandas grandiflora, 
nobilis, and cathartica, two Ericas, two Aphelexes, three Ixoras,Fran- 
ciscea calycina major, Hoya carnosa.Eucharis, and Dipladeniaamabilis. 
Mr. Rollisson, gardener to Walter Bateman, Esq., Harrogate, had the 
second prize. For twelve cut flowers the competition was close. 
Mr. Lingard, gardener to H. Samson, Esq., Bowdon, Cheshire, was 
placed first with a beautiful stand containing Cattleya Mossias, 
Aerides Dayanum, Dracophyllum gracile, Ixora javanica, Erica Den- 
nisoniana, and Anthurium Schertzerianum. Mr. Faulkner was an 
excellent second, and Mr. Sunley third. Good stands of Zonal 
Pelargoniums were also exhibited. 
Bouquets. —These were much better than are often seen at exhibi¬ 
tions. Mr. Rylance was awarded the first prize for a prize bouquet, 
and Mr. Cypher second, but the latter was the favourite with the 
ladies, being less crowded than the other; and Mr. Wright, gardener 
to Grosvenor Talbot, Esq., Birley, Leeds, was first with a ball bou¬ 
quet. Table decorative stands were elegant, but not superior. 
Roses. —The display of these was very good, the best that were 
staged up to the date this year. In the class for forty-eight blooms 
the Cranston Nursery Company well won the first position, Etienne 
Levet, Avocat Duvivier, La Rosiere, E. Y. Teas, S^nateur Vaisse, 
Marie Baumann, Ferdinand de Lesseps, and Due de Wellington 
being in remarkable fine condition. Mr. May, Hope Nurseries, 
Bedale, was second, many of the blooms having evidently had the 
shelter of glass and were good. The same exhibitors occupied 
similar positions in the class for thirty-six blooms. In the amateurs’ 
class for twelve blooms the celebrated cultivator, Mr. T. Jowitt, The 
Old Weir, Hereford, was an excellent first, staging among others 
grand blooms of Mons. Noman, Beauty of Waltham, Le Havre, 
Etienne Levet, and La France, relieved by attractive blooms of 
Madame Caroline Kuster, Belle Lyonnaise, and Marechal Niel. Mr. 
Eastwood, gardener to F. W. Tetley, Esq., Weetwood, was second 
with smaller blooms. Mr. Jowitt was far in advance of other com¬ 
petitors with twelve blooms ; and for twelve Teas the Cranston 
Nursery Company were the only exhibitors with a stand containing 
some charming blooms. 
Amongst the miscellaneous exhibits we notice skeletonised leaves 
from Mr. Kaye, Didsbury, Manchester ; waterproof plant labels, very 
useful for nurserymen, from Messrs. Fisher, Clark, & Co., Boston ; 
tubular boilers in various sizes, strong and good, from Mr. Harlow, 
Macclesfield ; and a very light well-constructed span-roof house and 
frames from Messrs. R. Halliday & Co., Middleton. 
The tents during the greater period of the Show were like a quag¬ 
mire, and Mr. Billborough’s efforts were taxed to the utmost to 
render them passable. Hort.iculturally speaking, the Show was the 
finest ever held in Leeds, and had the weather been favourable would 
unquestionably have been financially successful, whereas under the 
circumstances it is expected the loss incurred will not be less than 
£400—a most unfortunate result for the excellent Committee and 
Secretary, who have laboured with untiring assiduity in producing a 
Show worthy of their great town and county. With true Yorkshire 
pluck, we understand they have decided, if possible, to have a supple¬ 
mentary Show in August, and it is strongly hoped that subscriptions 
will be forthcoming to meet present deficiencies, and add to the reserve 
fund that is already organised. 
STRAWBERRIES AMY ROBSART AND PIONEER. 
Of the early Strawberries tried this year at the Experimental 
Garden Dr. Roden’s Amy Robsart has proved itself the finest 
early, ripening at the same time as Black Prince. It is of larger 
size and better in flavour and colour than Vicomtesse Hhricart de 
Thury or any other early variety. Amy Robsart has a good deal 
Fig. 1.—Laxton’s Pioneer. 
of the Pine in it, and Dr. Roden informs me that it was raised by 
crossing Lebreton’s Marguerite with the Scarlet Pine, and is an 
excellent first early forcer. The plant appears to be of good 
constitution, and although a continuous bearer does not throw so 
many small fruits as Vicomtesse. I was somewhat unexpectedly 
surprised at the remarkable pre-eminence exhibited by Amy 
Robsart as an early variety, it not being heralded here with any 
flourish of trumpets, that I wrote to Dr. Roden asking if I had 
the true variety, and he at once sent me the verification. As 
Dr. Roden does not submit his seedlings to the judgment of the 
Royal Horticultural Society’s Fruit Committee, but waits for 
public recognition until the merits of his novelties have become 
patent, it is probable that Amy Robsart is not so well known as it 
deserves to be. I can unhesitatingly recommend it as a first 
early variety. 
My own Pioneer (first-class certificate Royal Horticultural So¬ 
ciety, and sent out by Messrs. Veitch) is the largest and finest of 
ali the early varieties, immediately succeeding Amy Robsart, and 
I think will be found a great advance on Keens’ Seedling. From 
many quarters I hear it is rapidly gaining in favour both as a 
garden, market, and forcing Strawberry. I send you a fruit 
gathered a few days after the first of Amy Robsart, weighing 
1 oz. 5 drachms, and exactly 3 inches in diameter. This and all 
my Strawberries are growing on ground which has not been 
manured for at least three years, and the whole crop is very 
promising. Some of the rows dressed with Clay’s fertiliser show 
very decidedly that this preparation is a powerful and permanent 
stimulant. There is a Strawberry, received from Messrs. Ell- 
wanger & Barry, of Rochester, N.Y., raised by Mr. Durand, 
also named Pioneer. It has also a great reputation in the United 
States as an early variety, but it has not yet fruited with me. 
