JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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[ July 1, 1880. 
Noisettes were Messrs. Baker, Curtis, Cranston, and J. Davis, Esq., 
The Square, Wilton. 
In the class for six new varieties of Roses of 1877-8 Messrs. Cranston 
obtained the chief award with Gaston Leveque, a large finely formed 
Rose of a rich crimson hue; Leon Renault, good form, very bright 
red, full; Madame Gabriel Luizet, light crimson, neat; Souvenir d’A. 
Thiers and Constantin Fretiakoff, somewhat alike in form and of a 
deep rosy crimson ; and Marchioness of Exeter. Mr. G. W. Piper, 
Uckfield, was second with Mdlle. Marie Yerdier, Souvenir de Madame 
Robert, John Fraser, Barthelemy Joubert, and Oxonian. Messrs. 
Curtis & Co. were third with Penelope Mayo, Boieldieu, Cannes la 
Coquette, Mdlle. Marie Yerdier, Marie Louise Pernet, and Barthelemy 
Joubert. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. —Several groups and collections were 
staged which attracted much attention. Among these the herbaceous 
plants from Messrs. Barr & Sugden were especially noteworthy, a 
silver-gilt medal being awarded. Mr. H. Hooper, Bath, obtained a 
silver Banksian medal for a collection of Pansies and Carnations. 
Messrs. Pearson of Chilwell contributed a fine group of Pelargoniums, 
for which a silver Banksian medal was awarded. Mr. Aldous, South 
Kensington, obtained a bronze Flora medal for a group of plants; 
Messrs. Carter & Co. a silver Flora medal for a large group of annuals ; 
and Messrs. F. & A. Smith for a collection of Pelargoniums. A group 
of Pelargoniums from the Society’s garden was also staged, and in 
the Council-room were some new plants from Mr. Bull, Chelsea. In 
the grounds Messrs. Foster & Pearson again exhibited examples of 
their frames. 
The only exhibitor in the class for nine Tuberous Begonias, in 
which the prizes were offered by Messrs. Laing & Co., Forest Hill, 
was J. S. Law, Esq., South Lodge, Southgate (gardener, Mr. Tong), 
who was awarded the first prize. 
SPECIAL PRIZES FOR VEGETABLES. 
A fine lot of vegetables were staged in these classes, the competi¬ 
tion with one exception being very keen. For the prizes offered by 
the Messrs. James Carter & Co. for fifty pods each of Carters’ Stra¬ 
tagem, Culverwell’s Telegraph, and Carters’ Telephone Peas brought 
together five collections of these exceptionally fine varieties. The 
first prize was well won by Mr. J. Muir, gardener to C. R. M. Talbot, 
Esq., M.P., Margam Park, Taibach, South Wales, with magnificent 
pods, large and well filled ; the second prize was awarded to Mr. J. 
Richardson, Boston, Lincolnshire ; the third prize to Mr. G. T. Miles, 
gardener to Lord Carington, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks ; the fourth to 
Mr. R. Phillips, gardener to Capt. Jackson, The Deodars, Meopham, 
Kent; and the fifth to Mr. W. Iggulden, gardener to Capt. D. Wing¬ 
field, Orsett Hall, Romford, the exhibits in each instance being of 
great merit. 
Nine exhibitors responded to the offer of prizes by the Messrs. 
Sutton & Sons, Reading .for twelve dishes of vegetables, the compe¬ 
tition being very close indeed. The kinds were stipulated, but the 
varieties were left to the option of the exhibitors. Mr. G. Miles 
secured the premier award with excellent Nantes Horn Carrots, 
Early White Naples Onions, Canadian Wonder Beans, Seville Long- 
pod Broad Beans, Culverwell’s Telegraph Peas, Tender and True 
Cucumbers, Walcheren Cauliflowers, Wilmot’s White Cos Lettuce, 
and good dishes of Munich Turnips, Pine Apple Beet, Yictoria 
Cabbage Lettuce, and Improved Lapstone Kidney Potatoes. Several 
of the collections staged for the remaining prizes followed very 
closely on the premier collection, the Judges experiencing con¬ 
siderable difficulty in awarding the prizes, and as a matter of course 
did not entirely please all the competitors. The second prize was 
awarded to Mr. G. W. Meads, gardener to Yiscount Barrington, 
Beckett Park, Shrivenham, who staged among others good dishes of 
Nantes Horn Carrots, Improved Lapstone Potatoes, Italian Tripoli 
Onions, Leviathan Broad Beans, and Duke of Connaught Cucumbers. 
Mr. Haines, gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Coleshill House, Berks, 
followed, his collection including good Seville Longpod Beans, 
Nantes Horn Carrots, and Suttons’ Improved Telegraph Cucumbers. 
The remaining prizes were awarded to Mr. J. Muir, Mr. W. Iggulden, 
and Mr. J. Austen, gardener to Sir G. Smythe, Ashton Court, Bristol, 
in the order named. The latter exhibitor staged a wonderfully fine 
dish of Giant Rocca Onions. 
Messrs. Webb & Sons’ (Wordsley, Stourbridge) prizes were offered 
too early in the season, which accounts for there being two compe¬ 
titors only. The prizes were for six kinds of vegetables, which 
include Webb’s Triumph Pea (a main crop variety), and Webb’s 
Banbury Onion. In addition to the stipulated varieties Mr. Iggulden 
staged good dishes of Woodstock Kidney Potato, Early London 
Cauliflower, Trophy Tomatoes, and Nantes Horn Carrots, and was 
awarded the first prize. Mr. W. Crump, gardener to the Duke of 
Marlborough, Blenheim, secured second honours with creditable 
dishes of Hathaway’s Excelsior Tomatoes, Webb’s Perpetual Bearer, 
International Kidney, and Early London Cauliflower, in addition to 
the stipulated varieties. 
The prizes offered by Messrs. Webber <fc Co., fruiterers, Covent 
Garden, for the best packed boxes of fruit, to consist of one box of 
Grapes, one of Peaches, and one of Strawberries, were obtained by 
Mr. W. Crump, gardener to the Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim 
Palace, Woodstock, and Mr. J. Wallis, gardener to the Rev. Walter 
Sneyd, Keele Hall, Newcastle, Staffordshire, in the order named, both 
with very careful examples of packing, the fruit having arrived in 
excellent condition. 
THE PELARGONIUM SOCIETY’S SHOW. 
The display of Pelargoniums was extremely good, all sections being 
well represented. Show, Fancy, and Zonal varieties were staged in 
considerable numbers, the competition in several of the classes being 
close. The new varieties were also especially fine, many of ex¬ 
ceptional merit being exhibited. The schedule enumerated twenty- 
three classes, the first eight being devoted to new varieties not yet 
in commerce, and each class was in three divisions, a single prize 
being offered in each. From nine to nineteen were appropriated to 
specimens, and the remaining four classes to cut blooms. 
The following were the chief exhibits in the classes for new Pelar¬ 
goniums :— Show Varieties. —No prize was awarded in Class 1. In 
Class 2a, for three distinct Show varieties, Mr. C. Turner, The Royal 
Nurseries, Slough, was awarded the first prize. His varieties were 
Hector (Foster), symmetrical flower, bright salmon lower petals, 
very dark upper, with a lighter margin, and clear white eye ; Maid of 
Perth (Foster), very fine flowers, rosy lower petals, distinct white 
centre, and very dark upper with narrow margin ; Mountain of Light 
(Foster), flowers of moderate size, bright scarlet, and dark blotch in 
upper petals. In Division B, for two specimens, Henry Little, Esq., 
Hillington Place (gardener, Mr. G. Wiggin), was first with Ruth Little 
and Formosa, both of Jackson’s raising; the former of a clear rosy 
colour, and the latter with creamy lower petals, the upper petals in each 
being very dark. In Division C, for one variety, the Rev. A. Matthews, 
Gumley, Market Harborough, was first with Sir W. Scott (Matthews), 
a fine flower with intensely dark upper petals and salmon scarlet 
lower petals, the flower being of good form. In Class 4a, for three, 
including market and regal varieties, Messrs. J. & J. Hayes, Edmonton, 
were first with Mr. John Hayes, Mrs. John Hayes, and Lady Isabel, 
all very floriferous varieties, and of good habit. In Division B Mr. 
Little was first with Bridesmaid and Rosy Morn, both of Jackson’s 
raising ; the former very attractive, with tine trusses of flowers ; the 
lower petals white, and the upper veined and marked with crimson. 
In Division C Mr. C. Turner gained the first prize with Macbeth 
(Foster), a very distinct variety, flowers of great size, salmon hue, 
petals blotched in the centre, and very dark upper petals. Mr. Turner 
was the only prizetaker with three new Fancy Pelargoniums—viz., 
Queen of the Hellenes, Jenny Howlett, Lady Hardy, all very neat and 
distinct. Zonal Varieties. —In Class 5, Division A, Dr. Denny was 
first with Lalla Rooke, fine scarlet, immense trusses ; Prima Donna, an 
exceptionally handsome white ; Cynthia, fine magenta, neat flower and 
truss, habit dwarf. In Class 6a, for double varieties, Messrs. Salt- 
marsh & Sons, Chelmsford, won with Mrs. Arthur Lattey, fine pink, 
large truss ; and Lord Cecil, handsome scarlet. In Division B Mr. 
Turner had a neat variety, named Kensington, with white flowers and 
yellow foliage ; and one named Nancy Lee, with scarlet flowers and 
variegated foliage. Mr. H. Cannell staged the only new Ivyleaf 
variety, one of Sisley’s raising, named Beaut6 de Lyon. The flowers 
were large, of good form, and somewhat of a scarlet tinge. 
In the classes for specimens the exhibits were numerous. With 
six Show varieties Mr. Little was first, staging very symmetrical 
plants. Mr. C. Turner was second with smaller specimens, but 
bearing handsome flowers ; Yictory was especially noteworthy for the 
size and colour of the blooms. Mr. F. Hunt, York Lodge, Stamford 
Hill, was third with well-grown plants, but bearing few flowers. Mr. 
Turner was first with eighteen Show varieties, his collection included 
a good selection. Mr. Little and Mr. W. Meadmore, Romford, fol¬ 
lowed with fair specimens. Mr. Little staged the best collection of 
nine decorative varieties, the specimens being exceptionally fine, 
Kingston Beauty and Duchess of Edinburgh flowering grandly. Mr. 
C. Turner followed with plants bearing fine trusses but somewhat un¬ 
even. Third, Messrs. J. & J. Hayes with good plants. The prizes for 
eighteen Show varieties were obtained by Messrs. J. it J. Hayes and 
Mr. H. Little. Among the Fancy varieties Mr. C. Turner obtained 
the chief position with six plants remarkably well flowered. The 
Jewess, The Shah, and Princess Teck were fine. Mr. H. Little took 
the second position with handsome specimens ; and Mr. Hodgson, 
The Elms, Hampstead (gardener, Mr. J. Weir), was third. 
The Zonals were very fine. In the class for nine Mrs. Lermitte, 
Finchley (gardener, Mr. J. Catlin), obtained the premier position with 
good specimens over 4 feet in diameter, and bearing numerous trusses 
of flowers ; Fanny Catlin, Lizzie Brooks, Mrs. Pearson, and Ellen were 
very handsome. D. Martineau, Esq., Clapham Park (gardener, Mr. 
J. Weston), was second with inferior plants, and Mr. W. Mead- 
more third. Mr. Catlin, Mr. Little, and Mr. Meadmore received the 
prizes in the class for eighteen specimens. In the class for nine double- 
flowered Zonals Mrs. Lermitte was awarded the premier prize for 
symmetrical well-flowered specimens. G. Simpson, Esq., Wray Park, 
Reigate (gardener, Mr. J. King), and Mr. W. Meadmore being second 
and third respectively. Mrs. Lermitte was first with eighteen double 
Zonals; Mr. J. Balaam, Yine Nursery, Lower Clapton, second; and 
Mr. W. Meadmore third. 
The cut blooms were remarkably fresh and good, some of the trusses 
being of enormous size and the colours brilliant. Show varieties 
were well shown by Messrs. Turner, Saltmarsh, and Meadmore, who 
gained the chief prizes. Zonals were grandly exhibited by Mr. H. 
Cannell, his collections attracting great attention ; and other prize¬ 
winners in that class were Messrs. Saltmarsh, Meadmore, Mr. G. 
Duffield, gardener to H. K. Mayor, Esq., Winchmore Hill, and Mr. J. 
Dixon, Christchurch Lodge, Hampstead. Double-flowered varieties 
were well shown by Dr. Denny and Messrs. Saltmarsh ; the only 
