112 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [ August b, isso. 
For eighteen varieties of stove and greenhouse flowers Mr. Faulkner 
won the chief position with a splendid collection, including Ixoras, 
Allamandas, Lapagerias, Haemanthus Mannii, Orchids, and Kalo- 
santhuses, fresh and fine. Mr. Mease was a close second with a 
superior stand ; and Henry Crosstield, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Blomily), 
an excellent third. 
Bouquets. —In the open class for a bridal bouquet that skilful floral 
manipulator, Mr. James Cypher of Cheltenham, was in the premier 
position with a most tasteful arrangement of Eucharises, white Lapa¬ 
gerias, Tuberoses, and one or two white Tea Rose buds, from which 
rose in semi-drooping elegance small flowers of the old double white 
Primula; a few sprays of Panicum variegatum and Maidenhair Fern 
lightly used completed the arrangement. Messrs. Cranston & Co. 
were second with a smaller but very fresh and clean bouquet; 
Messrs. Jones, Princess Road, and Blomily being very close equal 
thirds. For two hand bouquets Mr. Cypher was again first, a 
few Ixoras and pink Ericas being associated with the white flowers ; 
Mr. Blomily being a very close second ; and Mr. Bodsworth, Stone- 
house, Allerton, an excellent third. An extra prize was awarded to 
Messrs. Cranston & Co. for a rich and elegant arrangement of crim¬ 
son, white, and yellow half-opened Roses. In the amateurs’ class for a 
hand bouquet J. E. Reynolds, Esq., West Derby (gardener, Mr. Wil¬ 
son), secured the premier position with a free and rich arrangement 
of Cattleyas, Lselias, Miltonias, and white Lapagerias ; Mr. Bods¬ 
worth being second ; Mr. Evans, gardener to Mrs. Lockett, Aigburth, 
and Mr. Hughes, gardener to R. J. Moran, Esq., Allerton, being 
equal thirds, all with highly creditable examples. The bouquets 
were numerous, and on the whole excellent. 
Groups. —In the class for fifty miscellaneous plants arranged for 
effect Messrs. B. Kerr & Son secured the first prize with a splendid 
collection of choice and well-cultivated examples well arranged. 
Especially fine were Anthurium Warroqueanum and A. crystallinum, 
Crotons, and Dracrenas were well coloured, healthy Ferns and Palms, 
and elegant Humeas. Messrs. F. & A. Dickson & Sons were second, 
and W. H. Walter, Esq. (Mr. Cox, gardener), third, but the groups 
were thin. It would be far better to stipulate space, and permit 
exhibitors to occupy it artistically with as many plants as they 
pleased, than to limit them to any given number. 
Nurserymen's Miscellaneous Plants. —A large tent was devoted to 
these, and very beautiful was the effect that was produced. Messrs. 
F. & A. Dickson & Sons, Chester, exhibited a very large and fine group 
of Conifers, which included all the choice varieties of Junipers, Cu- 
pressuses, Retinosporas, &c., in admirable condition ; Olearia Haasti 
was highly effective in this group, which also contained stands of 
good Roses. Mr. Cowan, The Vineyard, Garston, exhibited Yines in 
pots grown from eyes this year, remarkable for their strong healthy 
appearance and firm short-jointed wood ; some last year’s Yines 
were bearing heavy crops of fine fruit, and attracted much atten¬ 
tion for their excellence. Mr. Cowan had also a very large col¬ 
lection of well-grown decorative fine-foliaged plants of various sizes 
and in great variety. Messrs. W. G. Caldwell & Sons, Knutsford, 
occupied effectively a great length of table with small but very 
choice Conifers in variety, and an excellent assortment of table 
plants, very fresh and clean. Messrs. R. P. Kerr & Sons, Aigburth, 
arranged a collection of great merit and magnitude, foliage plants 
fresh and clean, and flowering plants bright. Lilium speciosum 
corymbosum, a permanently fasciated form, producing a fine corona 
of flowers, and M. Lemoine’s new decorative show Pelargonium 
Lucie Lemoine, pure white. Petunia-shaped ; and others were greatly 
admired in this group ; and also were new Zonals by the same raiser, 
and the brilliantly coloured Crotons. The old Humea elegans was 
admirably cultivated, and Gloire de Dijon Roses worked this year 
on the seedling Briar were 10 feet high and altogether fine. 
Miscellaneous. —Conspicuous amongst the horticultural struc¬ 
tures was an elaborate exhibition of wirework from Mr. J. Bramham, 
Liverpool. The “Rose Temple” was beautiful in design and execu¬ 
tion, and would form an elegant adjunct to a flower garden or pleasure 
ground ; stands, baskets, &c., were also included. Mr. Bramham 
also exhibited his boilers, showing them as set, which are much 
approved in the several gardens where they are in use. Mr. Halliday, 
Middleton, Manchester, had a very fine span-roofed house combining 
strength with lightness and efficient ventilation ; he also exhibited 
useful garden frames of different forms and sizes. Mr. Webster, 
Wavertree, had a durable well built and excellently ventilated span- 
roof house with a lantern roof ; also good frames. Mr. Beattie, 
Knotty Ash, had a small compact and strong greenhouse, well adapted 
for plant culture. Messrs. Foster & Pearson, Beeston, exhibited a 
superior span-roofed house, the same as the one that was so highly 
approved at South Kensington ; also their silver medal frame with 
the “ catch ” ventilation, an advisable garden appliance both in the 
span-roofed and lean-to form ; they had also their excellent throttle 
valves that are now largely used ; and Mr. C. Kneale, ironmonger, 
had a large display of boilers of various types, and other appliances 
for the garden and household. A Fern case, exhibited by Mr. F. 
Roberts, gardener to W. D. Holt, Esq., attracted much attention. The 
Ferns have been preserved by a chemical process, and could scarcely 
be distinguished from growing specimens. An extra prize was 
awarded. 
FRUIT. 
The Fruit on the whole in the various classes was of unexcep¬ 
tionable quality, and better examples could not have been brought 
together. The entries were numerous, and the show of fruit was 
very large, every prize being well contested. Seldom have Grapes 
been exhibited in better condition either as regards size of berry or 
finish generally. No better proof is needed of the quality and condition 
of the exhibits when such an excellent exhibitor as Mr. Coleman failed 
to gain a high position in the Grape classes, local growers securing 
the chief prizes. The Black Hamburghs shown by Mr. T. Washington, 
Rock Ferry, and Mr. J. Barker were wonderful examples, and the 
Muscat of Alexandria shown by Mr. Elsworthy and Mr. Mease were 
really magnificent. In the open class for eight dishes of fruit, not 
more than two varieties of Grapes, Earl Somers, Eastnor Castle (Mr. 
Coleman), was first with a fine collection including Muscat of Alex¬ 
andria and Black Hamburgh Grapes, Elruge Nectarines, good Queen 
Pine, Jefferson’s Plum, Bellegarde Peaches, large and very fine in 
colour; Melon Victory of Bath, and good Brown Turkey Figs. J. H. 
Oakes, Esq., Alfreton (Mr. Jos. Ward), was a good second, and only 
a very few points behind the first-prize fruit with good examples of 
Madresfield Court and fair Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, Elruge and 
Pitmaston Nectarines, Jefferson Plum, good Brown Turkey Figs, and 
Melon Colston Basset, and a Queen Pine. R. E. Naylor, Esq., Hooton 
Hall, Cheshire (gardener, Mr. Hanagan) was third. In this collection 
Golden Champion was shown well without spot and large in the 
berry ; Pitmaston Orange Nectarine and Royal Charlotte Peaches 
were large and good. In the class for two Pine Apples J. R. Leyland, 
Esq., Woolton Hall (Mr. Faulkner), was first with two good Queen 
Pines, weighing respectively 3 lbs. 11 ozs. and 3 tbs. 8 ozs. Second, 
Mr. Ward with good Queens. Another pair was also staged by 
Viscount Hill, Hawkstone (gardener, Mr. Pratt), which was of large 
size but rather under-ripe. For four bunches of Grapes, J. Just, Esq., 
Eastham, was first (gardener, Mr. S. McMaster) with superior well 
finished examples of Lady Downe’s, Buckland Sweetwater, a beautiful 
colour ; Foster’s Seedling, and a large bunch of Alicante. R. C. 
Naylor, Esq., second with Golden Champion, Madresfield Court. Mrs. 
Pince, very good ; and Foster’s Seedling. For two bunches of Black 
Hamburgh eleven collections were staged, and all the examples were 
highly meritorious. First, J. Johns, Esq., Rock Ferry (gardener, 
Mr. J. Washington), with the Frankenthal variety of Hamburgh, very 
fine. Second A. Raynes, Esq., Rock Ferry (gardener, Mr. J. Barker). 
Third Mr. Coleman. J. G. Patterson, Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. Fur- 
guson), also staged fine bunches in this class. For two bunches of 
Muscat of Alexandria, A. R. Gladstone, Esq., Court Hey, Liverpool 
(gardener, Mr. J. Elsworthy), was first with good well-coloured 
bunches. J. Fielden, Esq., Tadcaster (gardener, Mr. H. J. Clayton), 
second with good bunches and berries not quite so well coloured. 
Third Mr. Jos. Ward. One dish of Peaches (six fruits), Mr. Coleman 
first with grand Bellegarde Peaches. Second, Mrs. Horsfall, Rugeley 
(gardener, Mr. G. Morral), with Barrington. Third, Mr. J. Miller, 
Sedgley Hall, Prestwich. The competition was keen, and ten collec¬ 
tions were staged. One dish of Nectarines—first, Sir J. Earle, Liver¬ 
pool (gardener, Mr. A. K. Keen), with well-coloured large fruits of 
Downton Nectarine. Second, Mr. Morral with Pine Apples. Third, 
Mr. Hanagan with Pitmaston Orange. Eight entries. For six dishes 
of hardy fruits the prizetakers were Messrs. Mease, Pratt, and H. 
Elliott, New Heys, in the order named. 
In the corresponding local amateurs’ classes, for collection of 
fruit, six dishes, Pines excluded, Mr. Furguson staged a very neat lot, 
and was awarded the first prize for Melon Munro’s Little Heath, 
Yicomtesse Hericart de Thury Strawberry, Pitmaston Orange Nec¬ 
tarines, Bellegarde Peaches, and good Black Hamburgh and Muscat 
of Alexandria Grapes. Mr. Elsworthy was a good second with the 
same varieties of Grapes and Peaches, Melon Dickson’s Exquisite, 
May Duke Cherry, and Pine Apple Nectarine. Third, Mr. Hanagan, 
with good Madresfield Court and Muscat Grapes, Royal Charlotte 
Peaches, and British Queen Strawberry. Five collections were staged. 
For two bunches of black Grapes—first, R. Anderson, Esq., Tran- 
mere (gardener, Mr. Metcalf), with Black Hamburgh, fair-sized 
bunches, large in the berry, and well finished. The competition was 
very close, and ten lots w ere staged. Second, J. Barker with well- 
finished Madresfield Court. Third, Mr. Furguson with Black Ham¬ 
burgh, very laige in the berry. For two bunches of white Grapes 
there were six entries ; Mr. Mease secured the premier award with the 
best bunch of Muscats in the Show, the berries being exceptionally 
large. Second, Mr. Furguson ; third, Mr. Elsworthy. For one Pine 
Apple.—First, Mr. Faulkner with a Queen 4 tbs. 4 ozs. Second, J. 
Reynolds, Esq., Sandsfield Park, West Derby (gardener, T. Wilson). 
Third, Mrs. A. Johnson (gardener, Mr. Cubbon). For one dish of 
Peaches there were nine exhibitors, Mrs. Lockett, Aigburth (gardener, 
W. Evans), first with Yiolette Hative. Second, W. D. Holt, Esq., 
West Derby (Mr. Roberts), with Bellegarde. Third, A. K. Keen with 
Royal George. For one dish of Nectarines.—First, Mr. Hanagan 
with Pitmaston Orange ; second, W. Evans with Pine Apple ; third, 
R. Horsfall, Esq., Aigburth (gardener, T. Stephenson), with Downton 
Nectarines. The silver cup for the special fruit prize for eight dishes 
of fruit was given by F. & S. Mee, Wood Street, Liverpool ; there were 
four entries, and Mr. Mease again came to the front and w'as awarded 
the cup. Mr. Elsworthy and Mr. F. Faulkner also showed well in 
the first-prize collection. The bunch of Muscat of Alexandria was 
exceptionally large in the berry. 
VEGETABLES. 
These were numerous in quantity and shown in good condition 
