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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ Noven ber 27,1890 
In the class for twenty-four Japanese, not less than eighteen varieties, 
Mr. It. C. Notcutt, Anglesea Road, Ipswich, wrested the premier honour 
from the Rev. F. Page Roberts, who was nevertheless a very good second, 
and Mr. Bishop third. The first prize collection comprised good blooms 
of Triomphe de la Chalets, Mdlle. Lacroix, Carew Underwood, Etoile de 
Lyon, Japonais, George Daniels, Lady Lawrence, Etoile de Lyon, 
Gloriosum, Lady Lawrence, George Daniels. Stanstead Surprise, Mrs. J. 
Wright, Charlie Sharman, Gloriosum, Mr. H. Cannell, Mrs. H. Canned, 
Florence Percy, Mr. H. Canned, Madame J. Laing, Thomas Stevenson, 
Mons. Bernard, Sarah Owen. For twelve Japanese, distinct, Mr. F. J. 
Smith-Palgrave was placed first with a fine stand of Sarah Owen, 
Mad. Baco, Mr. H. Canned, Etoile de Lvon, Mad. Baco, Ralph Brockle¬ 
bank, Japonais, Grandiflorum, Mad. C. Audiguier, Mrs. J. Wright, 
Comtesse de Beauregard, and Triomphe de la rue des Chalets. Messrs. 
Notcutt and Bolton shared the other prizes in order of their names. 
There were several collections of six Japanese staged, and Mr. Smith 
was awarded the first place for a grand stand, the Rev. Hugh Berners, 
Harkstead Rectory, running him very close indeed for second honours. 
In reflexed the Rev. Hugh Berners was a good first with two Cullingfordi, 
two Golden Christine (very fine), two Dr. Sharp, two White Christine, 
two Chevalier Domage, two Putney George. Mr. Notcutt was placed 
second, his blooms being somewhat past, but he had fine flowers of 
Golden Christine and Cloth of Gold. A very elegant and pretty stand 
of single blooms was staged by the Rev. Page Roberts, to whom the first 
award was made ; Admiral Symonds, Aurora, Mary Anderson, Paul 
Clifford, Jane, and Effie were particularly attractive. For six Japanese, 
.one variety, the Rev. H. S. Hawkins was placed first with large and 
massive blooms of Thunberg, but suffered in appearance by being 
shown flat on a Rose box. The Rev. Page Roberts was a good second 
with Avalanche, Mr. Bishop exhibiting six good blooms of Baronne de 
Prailly. Some very large flowers of Golden Empress took first honours 
in the class for six incurved, one variety. For twelve incurved, distinct, 
the Rev. Page Roberts exhibited a very neat and fresh collection, which 
obtained for him the first prize, and consisted of Lord Alcester, good ; 
Queen of England, John Salter, Empress of India, Jeanne d’Arc, fine ; 
Lady Hardinge, very good ; Miss Haggas, Prince Alfred, Violet Tomlin, 
White Globe, Baron Beust, and Princess of Wales. Mr. A. Bishop was 
awarded second honours, and the Rev. H. S. Hawkins third. 
Plants. —For a collection of six, Mr. Smith was a very good first with 
profusely bloomed plants of Madame J. Laing, Peter the Great, 
Triomphe du ‘Nord, M. J. Pigny, Fernand Feral, and Golden Empress. 
Mr. Bolton, Shrimphill, was placed second, and J. Tudor Frere, Esq., 
third, and in the other classes of plants the same exhibitors shared the 
honours. Several good groups of miscellaneous plants were arranged 
around the sides of the hall, the best coming fjom Tudor Frere, Esq., a 
very bright arrangement indeed. F. Taylor, Esq., M.P., obtained the 
second award ; an extra prize being awarded to Mr. Bolton, whose col¬ 
lection evinced taste in arrangement, but wanting in finish and colour. 
Several pretty arrangements of Chrysanthemums and Ferns suitable 
for centre of table were exhibited. Miss Frere, Roydon, was first; 
Miss Smith, second ; and for a similar arrangement, including foliage 
and berries, the first was awarded to Miss Savoury, Palgrave. During 
the day there were a large attendance, most of the elite of the neigh¬ 
bourhood being present. The arrangements were well carried by the 
Rev. Page Roberts, the indefatigable Hon. Secretary. 
CARDIFF.— November 18th and 19th. 
The Park Hall is an excellent place to hold a Chrysanthemum Show 
in, being roomy, and what is a decided advantage, plenty of light is 
available, which is a great gain. This cannot be said of all sites chosen 
for autumn exhibitions, many having a dark heavy aspect, which is 
all against the appearance of the flowers in dull weather. Cut blooms 
made by far the most important feature of the Show, although groups 
of Chrysanthemums were strongly represented. Specimen plants were 
in quality a long way below what are generally seen at almost any 
provincial exhibition, by far too many sticks being visible, the plants 
having been allowed to grow excessively tall. 
Cut Blooms .—For twenty-four distinct kinds, irrespective of any 
section, there were five competitors, the best, a medium-sized even lot, 
coming from Mr. J. Horne, gardener to J. T. Masters, Esq., Cardiff, who 
staged half of them incurved and the remainder Japanese, the varieties 
being as follows—Incurved : Violet Tomlin, Queen of England, Lord 
Alcester, Prince Alfred, Princess Teck, C. Gibson, Empress Eug6nie, Miss 
Haggas, Mr. Brunlees, Princess Beatrice, Mr. Bunn, Mrs. Heale. Japanese : 
Boule d’Or, Madame Baco, Mrs. Canned, Carew Underwood, M. Brunet, 
Jeanne Delaux, Duchess of Albany, B-rtha Flight, Mr. H. Canned, 
-Belle Paule, Charlie Sharman, and Sunflower. Mr. F. Case second, 
who staged mainly Japanese varieties ; Mr. S. T. Wright, gardener to 
J. Lee Campbell, Esq., Glewston Court, Gloucester, third. For twelve 
incurved, distinct : First, Mr. N. Ryder, gardener to H. W. Thompson, 
Esq., Cardiff, with medium-sized neat blooms of Hero of Stoke Newington, 
Mr. Brunlees, Mabel Ward, Golden Empress, and Nil Desperandum as 
the best. Mr. W. Treseder, Cardiff, second ; third, Mr. H. Rex, gardener 
to C. Waldron, Esq., Cardiff. For twelve Japanese, Mr. Horne was first 
with good blooms of the following—Ralph Brocklebank, Stanstead 
Surprise, Mrs. Canned, Duchess of Albany, E. Molyneux, Avalanche, 
Sarah Owen, Madame C. Audiguier, Florence Percy, Sunflower, Charlie 
Sharman, and Mdlle. Lacroix. Second, Mr. Treseder ; Mr. S. Clark, 
gardener to Col. Hill, Cardiff, third ; very close in a strong competition. 
Amateurs and cottagers staged strongly in the classes set apart for them, 
and made a good display. 
Groups of Chrysanthemums, to occupy a space of 60 square feet, 
were staged by five competitors, the best coming from Mr. F. Case, the 
plants carrying good blooms neatly arranged. Mr. Treseder second. 
Mr. J. Julian, gardener to J. Gume, Esq., Cardiff, third. Specimen 
Chrysanthemums were best shown by Mr. H. W. Thompson. A capital 
specimen of Golden Christine was staged by Mr. G. Hawkins, gardener 
to Col. Tuberville, Cardiff, in the class for one incurved or reflexed, 
which had sixty fully developed blooms ; a grand plant. Madame de 
Sevin, most freely flowered and loosely trained, won first honours for 
specimen Japanese for Mr. Hawkins, also bouquets and wreaths were 
well shown, Messrs. Perkins, Coventry, winning easily in both classes. 
Fruit made a good display, the best lot of five dishes coming 
from Mr. S. T. Wright, Gros Colman, Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, and 
Beurre Diel Pears being the best. Mr. Hawkins second. For two 
bunches of black Grapes Mr. Wright led with Gros Colman ; Mr. Case 
second with the same sort. Mr. Hawkins was first for the same number of 
white bunches with Muscat of Alexandria. Mr. G. Hawkins staged the 
best Pears, and Mr. Wright the best Apples, both having good examples 
in their different classes. Vegetables were a strong feature. For six 
varieties Mr. W. Moore, gardener to G. M. Treherne, Esq., was first, Mr. 
Hancock second, and Mr. Pugsby, gardener to General Lee, Dynas, 
third. 
BRISTOL.— November 19th and 20th. 
What proved to be one of, if not the very best displays ever made 
by this old Society was arranged in the Colston Hall, a noble building 
admirably adapted for the purpose. Although ostensibly a Chrysan¬ 
themum Show, nearly everything else in the way of flowers, fruit, and 
vegetables were equally well represented. The Committee is largely 
composed of practical gardeners, Mr. Wilfred Jones being the Secretary, 
and all are to be congratulated with the great success, pecuniarily and 
otherwise, that attended their efforts. 
In the specimen plant classes there was a want of freshness only too 
apparent in many instances, and this is not to be wondered at consider¬ 
ing the lateness of the fixture and the unfavourable state of the 
weather, so far as the lasting properties of the flowers were concerned. 
The entries were fairly numerous, and the principal prizewinners were 
Messrs. T. W. Gibson, J. Leech, T. M. Miller, and H. St. Vincent Ames. 
Messrs. J. Dole and F. Baskerville were the prizewinners, in the order 
named, for groups of Chrysanthemums to occupy a space 12 feet by 
7 feet, but most of the plants shown were past their beet. There were 
also classes for ornamental-foliaged plants, table plants, Ferns, Poin- 
settias, Primulas, ornamented fruited plants, Mignonette, Bouvardias, 
Zonal Pelargoniums, and Orchids, in all of which the competition was 
close and good. The principal prizewinners were Messrs. A. W. Sum¬ 
mers, G. White, J. Dole, S. W. Gibson, J. Boddam Castle, R. Cripps, 
W. Cooper, D. R. Bain, C. D. Cave, J. We3t, J. Walls, and H. Laves. 
Groups of miscellaneous plants to occupy a space 10 feet by 5 feet were 
of their usual excellenc?, and in this class Mr. W. K. Wait was first, 
Mr. J. B. Brain second, and Messrs. James Garaway & Co. third. 
Cut blooms were well and largely shown, there being eight entries 
in the class for forty-eight, to consist of equal numbers of Japanese and 
incurved, not less than eighteen to be distinct, and not more than two 
blooms of any one variety, and for which the first prize was £10, the 
second £6, and the third £4. After a very careful scrutiny the first 
prize was awarded to Mr. Cooper, gardener to C. L. Collard, Esq., 
Taunton ; Mr. J. Aplin, gardener to W. Meath-Baker, Esq., Gloucester, 
who was only eight points behind, taking second place ; Mr. Runnacles, 
Sherborne, being a good third, while an extra prize was awarded to Mr. 
J. Austin, Witley, who also had a beautiful lot of blooms. The varieties 
shown in the premier stands consisted of—Incurved —back row: Golden 
Empress of India, Empress of India (two), Lord Wolseley (two), Lord 
Alcester (two), Alfred Salter. Middle row : Lady Carey, Princess of 
Teck, Miss M. A. Haggas, Queen of England (two), Mr. Howe, Mrs. W. 
Shipman, and Hero of Stoke Newington. Front row : Mrs. Heale, Mrs. 
N. Davis, Eve, Barbara (two), Violet Tomlin, Lady Dorothy, and Lord 
Everslev. Japanese—back row—Etoile de Lyon (two), Avalanche, 
Boule d’Or, E. Molyneux, Japonais, Stanstead White, and Sunflower, 
Middle row : W. W. Coles, R. Brocklebank, Baronne de Prailly, M. J. 
Pigny, Thunberg, Madame J. Laing, J. D6laux, and Meg Merrilies. 
Front row : Mrs. C. Wheeler, Madame Baco, Sarah Owen, A. H. Neve. 
Marsa, Album Fimbriatum, Mrs. J. Clarke, and Thomas Gartlidge. Mr. 
Aplin was well first with twenty-four blooms of incurved varieties, Mr. 
Runnacles being second, and Mr. Carpenter third. In the corresponding 
class for Japanese varieties the competition was very keen. Mr. Cooper 
was first, Mr. Aplin a close second, and Mr. G. Runnacles third. These 
and the other growers mentioned were the principal prizewinners in the 
other classes for cut blooms. A special prize of 10s. was offered for a 
single bloom of the Japanese Mrs. Alpheus Hardy, and for this three 
competed. Mr. Aplin had a grand bloom, and was easily first. 
Vases, bouquets, and wreaths are always a feature at the Bristol 
shows, and they were both numerous and excellent on this occasion. 
Messrs. Meakins, C. Winstone, and E. T. Hill were the most successful 
with vases, and also with baskets of autumn foliage and berries, all of 
which were very beautiful. Hand bouquets were especially good, and 
it is worthy of note that a local florist, Mr. C. Winstone, succeeded in 
beating Messrs. Perkins & Sons, who were second, Messrs. Garraway 
and Co. being a creditable third. Wreaths of white flowers again were 
very lovely, and with these Messrs. Perkins & Sons were first, Mr. C. 
Winstone second, and Messrs. Garaway & Co. third. 
Fruit was exceedingly plentiful, and considerably above average 
merit. There were no less than eight classes for Grapes, and in every 
