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A iolette Hative Peaches (richly coloured), Lord Napier Nectarine, and 
Brown Turkey Fig, all creditable dishes. Mr. Penford was second, fine 
Barrington Peaches and Hero of Lockinge Melon were his chief dishes. 
M^th Madresfield Court in splendid condition, Mr. J. Tavener, gardener 
to Sir A. K. Macdonald, Bart., Wolmer Lodge, Liphook, was an easy fhst 
amongst many competitors in the class for three bunches of black Grapfs. 
Mr. N. Molyneux, gardener to J. C. Gamier, Esq., Rooksbury Park, 
Wickham, Fareham, followed with good bunches and berries of Black 
Hamburgh ; Mr. W. Sait, third, alsj staging strongly. For the same 
number of bunches any white Grape, Mr. Ingletield led the way with 
Muscat of Alexandria of medium size, well coloured ; Mr. N. Molyneux, 
second, with excellent Foster’s Seedling ; Mr. T. Hall, gardener to 
S. Montagu, Esq., M.P., South Stonebam House, Southampton, third, 
with Bucldand Sweetwater. Mr. G. Dee, gardener to Mrs. Mills, 
Crescent. Villa, Kingston, Portsmouth, secured first honour amongst 
growers in Porteea Island only for two bunches of black Grapes. The 
best scarlet flesh Melon was staged by Mr. Dimmick, gardener to Mrs. 
Aoung, The Limes, North End, Portsmouth ; Mr. Penford following. 
The latter reversed his position for any green flesh Melon, followed by 
Mr. Inglefield, b tli showing creditably. Mr. Inglefieli also had first 
honour for one dish of Peaches; Mr. Wilkin, gardener to Lady Theodore 
Guest, Inwood House, Htnstridge. These two exhibitors reversed their 
positions in the class for one dish of Nectarines. Mr. Inglefield staged 
very fine President Strawberries in the class provided f r one d : sh of this 
fiuit; Messrp. Wilkins and Hall followed, the latter having fine fruits of 
Loxford Hall Seedling. Mr. Hall was first with Cherries. 
Vegetables were a good display. For nine varieties in which two 
sorts of Potatoes were allowed there was brisk competition. Mr. Wilkin 3 
eventually secured the foremost position with a lot which combined all 
the essential points which go to make up a fine collection. Sutton’s 
Magnum Bmum Cauliflower, Model Carrots, Perfection Tomatoes, Duke 
of Albany Peas, Sutton’s Seedling Potatoes, extra fine, and Rou&ham 
Park Onion. Messrs. Inglefield, Molyneux and Sait followed in the 
order named, all staging well. Collections of vegetables were shown by 
residents of Portsca Island and amateurs also in the classes specially set 
apart for them, and made a good display, as also did the single classes for 
Tomatoes and Cucumbers in their respective classes. 
At one end of the tent Mr. B. Ladhams, florist, Shirley, Southampton, 
staged a grand collection of hardy herbaceous cut flowers, which received 
the attention they deserved from the stream of visitors throughout the 
time the Show remained open. 
WOLVERHAMPTON. 
The second annual Exhibition was held July 15th to 17th in the 
Public Park, which covers a very large area, and is an admirable place 
for a large horticultural display under canvas. The weather was bright 
and not too hot, and the numerous tents had an imposing effect in the 
pleasant surroundings of spacious open green lawns, shrubs, and flowers. 
The park is very extensive and admirably kept, and is most creditable to 
Mr. Thomas, the Superintendent. 
Several spacious tents were occupied by horticultural produce ; the 
main tent, quite 200 feet long and wide, accommodated the specimen 
plants entered in the various classes, and the large display of superb 
specimens called forth general praise. In the class for sixteen flower¬ 
ing and fine-foliage plants there were four exhibits. Mr. Cypher was 
first with grand Palms, a superb Cordyline indivisa, some excellent 
Crotons, a very fine Erica Parmentieriana rosea and other Ericas, a 
handsome Ixora Regime, and other plants. Mr. Finch, gardener to Mr. 
Alderman Marriott, Coventry, was a good second, and Colonel Pepper, 
Salisbury, third. Mr. Cypher’s first prize specimens of six stove and 
greenhouse plants were very fine, including grand plants of Ixora Duffi, 
a superb and distinct variety with large heads of rich crimson tinted 
flowers ; a wonderful plant of Ixora salicifolia, and very fine specimens 
of Erica Parmentieriana rosea, Clerodendron Balfourianum, and 
Stephanotis floribunda. Mr. Finch was second with capital plants, in¬ 
cluding very fine Ixoras Fraseri and Williamsi and Allamanda Hender- 
soni. Mr. Dyer, gardener to Mrs. Marigold, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 
was third with some very fine specimens. Ferns, both Tree and exotic, 
were staged, the latter generally of medium size and well grown, Mr. 
Dyer taking first place for six exotics. Palms and fine-foliage plants 
were numerous, and so many fine specimens had a telling effect in the 
big tent. Mr. Cypher was first for six Tree Ferns, first for six Palms, 
and third for six fine-foliage plants. In the latter class Mr. Marriott 
was first and Mrs. Marigold second. Mr. Cypher’s first prize eight 
Orchids consisted of large specimens of Cypripediums Curtisi, Stonei, 
and Lawrenceanum ; Auguloa Ciowesi, a large mass of Cattleya Gaskell- 
iana, Cattleya Sanderiana, rich in colour ; Laelia purpurata, and Dendro- 
chilum filiforme. Mr. Marriott had a good second prize lot, which 
included a fine example of Cymbidium Lowi and a good Odontoglossum 
Lindleyanum. Four groups were set up, the “ not exceeding 400 square 
feet ” prizes. Colonel Pepper’s gardener took the first prize ; Mr. Powell, 
gardener to G. H, Kenrick, Esq., Birmingham, second ; and Mr. Fowler 
third. Two especially beautiful Crotons were staged ; one C. Etna in 
Mr. Dyer’s, and C. Thomsoni in Mr. Cypher’s collections. In Mr. Dyer’s 
group was a grand, massive, well coloured Croton montfordiensis. 
This large tent of plants and the excellent display of cut Roses were 
the two great features of the Show. The cool weather brought out a 
large display of good sized, well-developed, and well-coloured blooms, 
and an excellent close competition. In the class for forty-eight blooms 
five lots were staged. Mr. Frank Cant, Colchester, was well ahead for 
first prize with beautiful even blooms of good varieties, amongst these 
Ulrich Brunner, Alfred Colomb, Auguste Rigotard, Madame Henry 
Pereire, Madame Cusin, and Horace Vernet, Catherine Mermet, Marie 
Verdier, Mrs. John Laing, Madame Alphonse Lavall6e, Etienne Levet, 
Duchesse de Morny were beautiful blooms. Second, the Cranston 
Nursery Company, Limited ; third, Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry ; 
fourth, Messrs. Prior & Sons, Colchester. For thirty-six blooms (six 
exhibits), first, the Cranston Company ; second, Mr. F. Cant ; third, 
Messrs. Perkins & Sons. For twenty-four blooms (four exhibits), first, 
F. Cant; second, the Cranston Company ; third, Messrs. Perkins & Sons. 
Twelve light Roses, one sort, first, Mr. F. Cant, with very beautiful 
bright coloured Mrs. John Laing; second, Messrs. Prior, with fine 
blooms of Lady Mary Fitzwilliam ; third, Messrs. Perkins & Sons, with 
Mrs. J. Laing, pale in colour. Twelve dark Roses, one sort, first, the 
Cranston Company, with fine blooms of Alfred Colomb. Twelve Tea 
Roses, first, Cranston Company ; second, Mr. F. Cant; third, Messrs. 
Prior & Sons. Mrs. John Laing Rose was fine generally, and Her 
Majesty was in good condition in some stands, Ulrich Brunner fine every¬ 
where. Messrs. Perkins & Sons were first in the three classes for 
bouquets with chaste artistic arrangement; Messrs. Pope & Sons, 
Birmingham, second. 
For twenty-four hardy herbaceous cut flowers, first, Messrs. Dick¬ 
sons, Limited, Chester. The gentlemen’s gardeners’ county classes were 
well filled generally. Mrs. Marigold’s gardener was first for six specimen 
plants and six exotic Ferns. Mr. G. H. Kenrick’s gardener first for six 
Orchids. An excellent lot of bright well-bloomed Zonal Pelargoniums- 
were staged, and Mr. Dyer took the first prize for a group in this 
section. 
There was only a moderate display of fruit, and much cannot be 
said as to quality. For four bunches of Grapes, Mr. G. Meakin was 
first, and Mr. Blair, Trentham Gardens, second ; also first for Peaches, 
with fine Royal Georges ; also for Nectarines, with good Lord Napiers. 
For a collection of ten kinds of fruit, and for six kinds, Mr. Blair was 
first in both classes. 
The amateur and cottagers’ exhibits were extensive in their respective 
sections. Some excellent vegetables were staged, especially in the 
classes for collections, in two of which Mr. Lambert, gardener to Colonel 
Wingfield, Shrewsbury, took first prizes, staging in all in his usual first 
class style. In his collections were fine examples of Purley Park 
Cucumber, Sutton’s Magnum Bonum, and Veitch’s Autumn Giant Cauli¬ 
flower, and a very fine Pea, Sutton’s Mammoth Marrow. 
Several honorary exhibits were staged, amongst them, from Messrs. 
Rd. Smith & Co., Worcester, a large group of plants, such as Lilium 
Harrisi, superb Gloxinias, and others, cut herbaceous blooms, and an 
interesting exhibit of cut shoots of rarer ornamental trees and shrubs. 
Messrs. Hewitt & Co., Solihull Nurseries, a group of plants, cut her¬ 
baceous plants, and very fine double and single seedling Begonias, and a 
handsome bridal bouquet. Messrs. Pope & Sons a large and very hand¬ 
some wreath, in which a few pale tinted Cattleya blooms were mixed ; 
and Mr. A. Brown, florist, Birmingham, a stand of florists’ Pinks, in 
which Brown’s Amy was conspicuous for its fine quality. 
The Exhibition was the largest and best seen in Wolverhampton, but 
the genius of a Bruce Findlay was needed to govern and guide the 
arrangement in the tents. Whilst the judging was going on much 
could have been done in closing up and filling spaces, and the filling 
in of the prize cards was very unsatisfactory to the exhibitors, and 
made it difficult for visitors to see who were the prizewinners. 
HIGHGATE.— July 17th. 
The Highgate Horticultural Society is now in a most prosperous* 
condition, such as would in fact compare favourably with many other 
societies of far greater pretensions, and this is largely due to the 
energetic and courteous Secretary, Mr. D. B. Crane, who undertook the 
Society’s arrangements two or three years ago, and has effected an 
astonishing improvement in so brief a time. Much praise is also due to 
the Treasurer," Mr. Herbert Cutbush, who takes a great interest in the 
Society’s welfare, and has assisted in extending its popularity. The 
result of last year’s Show was a balance of £118 in favour of the 
Society, so that without taking a shilling at the gates the whole of the 
prize money could have been paid in full, as £200 was standing to the 
credit of the Society. This is a sound financial condition, and the 
receipts on Thursday thus constituted a balance for the next year. 
The Show, which was held in a field attached to Northfield, was a 
good one, plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables being all admirably 
represented, and a bright varied display was produced in the two large 
tents. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of the Highgate Show is, how¬ 
ever, the cottagers’ department, in which the competition is exceedingly 
keen, and the quality of the exhibits, particularly the vegetables, very 
high. The Baroness Burdett Coutts provides much encouragement in 
the shape of prizes for cottagers and children, and this has assisted 
greatly in creating a healthy rivalry to the advantage of the Show and 
the district. 
The President’s special prize for a group brought good competition, 
Mr. James Brooks, gardener to W. Reynolds, Esq., The Grove, Highgate, 
taking the lead with a very bright arrangement of tall Fuchsias, Lilium 
lancifolium, and Hydrangea paniculata, edged with Cockscombs, 
Gloxinias, and Torenias. Mr. J. Brittain, gardener to F. Reckett, Esq., 
Caen Wood, Highgate, was second, Fuchsias, Francoas, and Eucharis 
being the chief features. Mr. H. Eason, gardener to B. Noakes, Esq., 
North Hill, was third. In amateurs’ class for groups Messrs. Brittain 
and Eason were the prizetakers. 
Fuchsias were well represented by moderately sized plants, but very 
