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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ May 24, 1883. 
One of the most remarkable of the non-competing groups was that 
from J. T. Peacock, Esq., Sudbury House, Hammersmith, which 
consisted chiefly of Orchids, comprising Cattleyas, Dendrobinms, 
Odontoglossums, and Oncidiums in great variety and splendidly 
flowered, associated with Adiantums. Many choice varieties were 
included in this collection, and merit a fuller notice than can now be 
afforded them. A silver-gilt Banksian medal was awarded for it. 
Messrs. Jackson & Son showed a fine specimen of Impatiens Sultani 
about 4 feet high and as much in diameter, profusely flowered. A 
silver Banksian medal was awarded for the plant, and a similar 
honour was secured by Mr. McPherson, gardener to Lord Londes- 
borough, for two enormous specimen Marguerites (Chrysanthemum 
frutescens) G feet in diameter. Other notable collections were stands 
of double and single Pyrethrums, including some very richly coloured 
varieties, also some very delicate in hue, and others pure white. 
Messrs. Collins Bros. & Gabriel, Waterloo Bridge Road, had some 
fine Ranunculus and Anemone blooms. Mr. Aldous, Gloucester 
Road, sent some stands of flowers for table decoration; and Mr. 
Sidney Williams, 23, Farringdon Road, a number of teak wood 
baskets for Orchids and similar plants. 
FRUIT. 
The competition was not remarkably keen, but in the principal 
classes the exhibits were of good quality and close in merit. 
Black Grapes. —For three bunches of black Grapes Mr. W. Mow¬ 
bray, gardener to the Earl of Leven and Melville, Fulmer, Slough, 
was a good first with Black Prince, well-coloured fine bunches. Mr. 
P. Edwards, gardener to Mrs. Tristram, Fowley, Liphook, Hants, was 
a close second also with Black Prince, finely coloured ; Mr. Johnstone 
being third with Alnwick Seedling, the bunches of moderate size but 
the colour good. There were three entries. 
White Grapes. —Eight collections of three bunches of white Grapes 
were staged. Mr. Austen, Ashton Court, was first with Foster’s Seed¬ 
ling, well-ripened bunches of good size. Mr. Miles was second with 
Foster’s Seedling, even bunches, but rather green. Mr. Johnstone, 
gardener to the Marchioness of Camden, Bay ham Abbey, Lamberhurst, 
was third with Buckland Sweetwater, good bunches and well coloured. 
Most of the others were green. 
For three bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes Mr. Louden, gar¬ 
dener to T. Barnes, Esq., The Quinta, Chirk, was awarded the chief 
prize, also the Yeitch Memorial prize, for the best three bunches of 
Grapes in the Show. They were large, well filled, the berries large, 
and the colour all that could be desired at this season. Mr. Austen 
was second with much smaller bunches but of good colour. Mr. 
Fyfe, gardener to W. F. Dick, Esq., Thames Ditton House, Thames 
Ditton, was third. Seven collections were staged. 
Melons. —There were twelve entries in the open class for one fruit. 
Mr. C. Herrin, gardener to J. N. Hibbert, Esq., Chalfont Park, 
Bucks, was first with Hero of Lockinge, beautifully ripened and 
well netted. Mr. Johnstone was second with Suttons’ Masterpiece, 
also fully ripened; Mr. Austen being third with Carters’ Blenheim 
Orange, well netted. 
Strawberries. —Mr. Goldsmith, The Gardens, Hollanden, Tonbridge, 
was first with President, large and grandly ripened ; Mr. Mortimer 
was second with Sir Joseph Paxton, also even, large, and ripe ; Mr. 
Hickle, gardener to W. Cunard, Esq., Lebanon House, Twickenham, 
being third with Sir Charles Napier, of good quality. 
In the class for a dish of Cherries Mr. Miles was first with Black 
Circassian, and Mr. Hare, gardener to R. H. C. Nevile, Esq., Wil- 
lingdon Hall, Grantham, second with Elton, both well ripened. 
Peaches and Nectarines. —Eight dishes of Peaches were entered, 
Mr. Austen securing chief honours with Hale’s Early, of fine colour. 
Mr. Mclndoe, gardener to Sir J. Pease, Bart., Hutton Hall, Yorkshire, 
was second with Bellegarde, also fine; and Mr. Nash, gardener to 
Dr. Fuller, New Shoreham, Sussex, third with Early Rivers, large but 
very light-coloured. 
Pine Apples. —In the open class for one fruit there were eight com¬ 
petitors. Mr. Coomber, gardener to J. A. Rolls, Esq., The Hendre, 
Monmouthshire, was first with Smooth Cayenne; Mr. Harris, gar¬ 
dener to Mrs. J. H. Yivian, Singleton, Swansea, second ; and Mr. 
Goodacre, gardener to the Earl of Harrington, Elvaston Castle, 
Derby, third. 
VEGETABLES. 
Several good collections of these were staged, especially in the 
open class for ten kinds, four competitors entering. Mr. J. Austen, 
gardener to Sir G. Smythe, Bart., Ashton Court, Bristol, won chief 
honours with a beautiful collection, well set up, comprising fine 
Asparagus, Moore’s Vegetable Cream Marrows, Hathaway’s Excelsior 
Tomatoes, Victory of Manchester Cucumbers, Early Nantes Carrots, 
Leamington Broccoli, William I. Peas, Veitch’s Ashleaf Potatoes, 
White Naples Onions, and Ne Plus Ultra Beans. Mr. Miles, gar¬ 
dener to Lord Carrington, Wycombe Abbey, High Wycombe, was a 
close second, his Stamfordian Tomatoes, Queen Onions, Asparagus, 
and Veitch’s Favourite Cucumbers being first-rate. Mr. H. W. Ward, 
gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salisbury, was a 
good third. 
Tomatoes. —Five dishes were staged in this class, Mr. Miles leading 
with Stamfordian, finely coloured and of good size, but not very 
even. Mr. Meads was second with Carter’s Dedham Favourite, 
smaller, but even and of good colour. Mr. Austen was third with 
Hathaway’s Excelsior, small but even. 
Messrs. Sutton cf- Sons' Prizes. —There were nine entries in the class 
for a brace of Cucumbers, very even samples being shown. Mr. Mor¬ 
timer was first with Purley Park Hero ; Mr. Meads, gardener to 
Viscount Barrington, second with Suttons’Improved Telegraph ; and 
Mr. Ward third with Tender and True. 
Messrs. J. Carter cj- Co.’s Prizes. —The prizes offered for fruits of 
two varieties of Melons, Emerald and Blenheim Orange, were secured 
by Messrs. Ward ; John Davis, gardener to Mrs. Wolloton, Elstree, 
Redhill, Surrey ; J. Austen ; and J. May, gardener to Capt. Le Blanc, 
Northam House, Barnet, all showing very good fruits well ripened. 
Messrs _ Hcopei cf Co.’s Prizes.- —For two varieties of Peas three 
collections were staged, Mr. Ward being first with American Wonder 
and Earliest of All; Mr. Steggles, gardener to A. W. Green, Esq., 
Hadlow, Tonbridge, Kent, was second; and Mr. W. Fowle, Dogmers- 
field, Winchfield, was third. 
IMPLEMENTS. 
The whole of the available space outside the Exhibition^ marquee 
was devoted to the implements and garden structures, and this portion 
of the Exhibition proved as attractive to many visitors as that under 
canvas for a great variety of useful and ingenious appliances for 
facilitating garden labour. The brief time at our disposal will not 
admit of a full report of all the exhibits, and when we left the Show 
the whole of the awards had not been announced ; some of the chief 
features can, however, be summarised in a few words. 
Messrs. C. P. Kinnell & Co., 31, Bankside, Southwark, have a number 
of slow-combustion coil boilers, which are in various sizes, suitable 
for heating small conservatories ; an open coil grate termed the 
Princess Louise Patent, which can be heated from an ordinary fire, 
being selected by the Judges in the class for the best mode of heating 
a small conservatory, and awarded a silver medal. 
Mr. B. W. Warhurst, Highgate Road, N.W., has a large exhibit of 
boilers, twenty different forms being represented, including Ben’s, 
the Monarch, the Imperial, Climax, Cruciform, Allerton Priory, and 
Gold Medal, all well-known boilers of proved merit. A new small 
saddle termed the London, suitable for building in the ends of green¬ 
houses, was awarded the bronze medal in the class above mentioned. 
The chief advantage claimed for it is that it is economical, and the 
part does not get overheated. Garden seats, houses, frames, and a 
variety of useful articles were also included in this stand, and were 
adjudged a bronze medal in the class devoted to them. The seats 
are particularly strong and elegant in design. 
The Thames Bank Iron Company, Upper Ground Street, London, 
E.C., exhibit a number of tubular and saddle boilers, and were 
awarded the silver medal in the class for boilers to heat 500 feet of 
4-inch piping with or without brickwork. A 30-inch cast-iron boiler 
with side flues was the favourite ; and the powerful horizontal boiler, 
which is capable of heating 3000 feet of 4-inch piping, was especially 
noteworthy. A special certificate of merit was awarded for a patent 
H-valve, with one valve for two pipes, which avoids the multiplica¬ 
tion of valves that often prove a great annoyance. A gold medal 
was awarded to this firm for the general excellence of their collection. 
Messrs. W. Richardson & Co., Darlington, contribute an extensive 
assortment of valves, piping, light frames, houses, &c. A silver 
Banksian medal was awarded for an improved throttle valve, which 
can be easily taken to pieces and cleaned, a cap being secured by 
screws. It is quite water-tight, and moreover cheap. A bronze 
Banksian medal was awarded for a light frame, in which the lights 
are swung on pivots about 2 inches from the top, so that in elevating 
the light the upper portion does not descend low in the frame or 
disturb the plants beneath. A bronze Banksian medal was also 
awarded for a well-built house with an ingenious system of lever 
ventilation, which takes the form of narrow sashes extending from 
the base to the apex of the roof. Samples of the Parisian blinds 
are noteworthy, their great merit being durability and lightness. 
Messrs. Foster & Pearson, Beeston, Notts, have an interesting 
exhibit, including examples of various systems of ventilation, green¬ 
houses, frames, and valves. Two silver Banksian medals were 
secured by this firm, one for strong but light frames with cap venti¬ 
lation by means of a level - , and the other for a greenhouse in which 
the top ventilation being regulated by a screw, and the side 
ventilators by a lever—both extremely easy and efficient. A bronze 
medal was awarded for a useful valve, very similar in construction 
to that which secured the silver medal. 
Messrs. W. & S. Deards, Harlow, show several houses and miscel¬ 
laneous appliances, the former displaying various systems of glazing. 
A bronze Banksian medal was awarded for the Dry Victoria system, 
in which the glass is placed in zinc or copper grooves, a metal cap 
being screwed over the bars thoroughly securing the glass and pre¬ 
venting the admission of rain or the escape of heat; it is also easily 
removed in the event of the glass being broken. 
Mr. J. Matthews, Weston-super-Mare, has a fine collection of orna¬ 
mental pottery, garden statuary, edging tiles, &c., securing the silver 
medal in that class. Messrs. F. Rosher & Co., King’s Road, Chelsea, 
also have an extensive assortment of tasteful edging tiles, for which 
the bronze medal was awarded, together with a silver medal for 
decorations for conservatories, ornamental flooring and flower stands. 
Messrs. J. J. Thomas & Co., 362, Edgware Road, exhibit a fine 
collection of Rose temples, arbours, plant stands, arches, &c., in 
wirework, many being extremely beautiful, and well meriting the 
silver medal awarded for them. A novel galvanised iron scraper 
