December 4 1890 . J 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
502 
Mr. Hare, gardener to R. H. C. Neville, Esq., Grantham, who had Van 
Mons Lion Leclere, Beurrd Diel, Beurrd Superfin, and Doyenne du 
Comice in good condition, and by Mr, Cuckney, gardener to Sir R. J. 
Musgrave, Bart., Eden Hall, Cumberland; Glou Mor^eau, Marie Louise, 
Louise Bonne, Josephine de Malines, Passe Colmar and Nouveau Poiteau 
were the best in this lot, both collections took the first prizes in their 
respective classes. Vegetables were provided for by several classes for 
collections and for single dishes, the produce staged being of superior 
quality. Miscellaneous collections of Apples from Messrs. Backhouse 
and Son, York Nurseries, who staged nearly eighty dishes, and from 
Mr. Watkins of Hereford, whose fruit was remarkably well coloured. 
Mr. Lazenby, the courteous Secretary, and his Committee deserve a 
word of praise for their successful labours on this and former occasions. 
SALISBURY. 
The Wilts Horticultural Society held its annual Exhibition of Chrys¬ 
anthemums, fruits, and flowers in the County Hall, and it was one of 
the best Shows of the kind held by the Society, and the Committee, of 
which the Mayor of the City is Chairman, and its able and courteous 
Hon. Secretary (Mr. W. H. Williams), are to be congratulated upon the 
smooth and highly satisfactory manner in which the details of the Show 
were arranged and carried out. Three years ago through the influence 
and energy of Dr. Coates, Salisbury, four challenge cups were subscribed 
to and offered, together with a small money prize, to be competed for, 
the conditions being that the cup should be won three years in succes¬ 
sion before becoming the property of any competitor. The trophies 
having been won the two previous years by the same exhibitors great 
interest was therefore evinced by the citizens of Salisbury and exhi¬ 
bitors generally as to the chances of cups changing hands or becoming 
the. final property of the holders of them during the two past years, 
which, except in one instance, is what happened. 
Groups .—Two classes were provided for groups of Chrysanthemums 
arranged for effect and one for miscellaneous plants in a semicircular 
space of 10 feet in diameter by 6 feet in the open classes ; 8 feet by 
5 feet in the amateurs’ class. Four good groups were arranged in com¬ 
petition for the 10-guinea challenge cup. First, Mr. Frank Pearce, High 
Street, Salisbury, his plants being furnished with healthy foliage down 
to.the pots, and the flowers large, fresh, and well selected, and inter¬ 
mixed as regards colour, the whole being edged by small plants of Ferns. 
Mr. L. Brown, Portland House, Salisbury (who won the cup the two 
previous years) was second ; and Mr. A. Robey, gardener to Captain 
Greenwood, Harnham Cliff, Salisbury, was an excellent third. Although 
this was an open class Mr. Robey was the only gardener showing in it. 
Dr. Coates was easily first for a tastefully arranged group of miscel¬ 
laneous plants set in a groundwork of Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum 
cuneatum) and Selaginella of the Wildenovi type, the outer circle con¬ 
sisting of Panicum variegatum and Isolepis gracilis arranged alternately. 
The dot plants consisted of Palms, Crotons, Lselia anceps, Oncidium 
tigrinum, 0. crispum, 0. Forbesi, Cattleya Bowringiana, C. marginata, 
Odontoglossum crispum, &c. 
In the class confined to amateurs Mr. Chas. Haskins, Poultry Cross, 
Salisbury, was a capital first, thereby winning the 5-guinea cup three 
years in succession. His plants were well grown, and the blooms large, 
solid, and beautifully fresh. Mr. Witham Pearce, New Street, Salisbury, 
was a creditable second. There were only two entries in this class also. 
Four classes were devoted to specimen plants of the Chrysanthemum, 
but, excepting in the class for trained specimens, nothing worthy of note 
was staged. Mr. Kains, Winchester, was first for a trained specimen, 
staging a well trained profusely flowered plant of Bertha Flight; Mr. 
H. Pearce and Mr. L. Brown following in that order with good exhibits. 
Cut Blooms .—These were shown well in the open classes. Three 
stands of twenty-four blooms each were staged in competition for the 
ten guinea challenge cup, which was easily won for the third time by 
Mr. H. W. Ward, gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salis¬ 
bury, who staged Boule d’Or (two), Avalanche (two), Triomphe de 
la Rue des Chalets, Japonais, Fernand Feral, and Meg Merrilies 
in the back row ; Lord Alcester (two), Bronze Queen, Empress of 
India (two), Miss M. A. Haggas, Cherub (two') in the middle row ; 
Barbara, Eve (two), Charles Gibson, Mrs. Heale, Alfred Salter, 
Empress Eugenie, and Hero of Stoke Newington in the front 
row, all being substantial, fresh, well-matched blooms. Mr. Mann, 
gardener, Leighton House, Westbury, was second, his best blooms 
being Etoile de Lyon and Edwin Molyneux. Mr. Gill, gardener to 
Earl Nelson, Trafalgar Park, Salisbury, was a creditable third. Several 
good stands of a dozen blooms of incurved of not less than eight varieties 
were staged. Mr. Neville, gardener to Mr. Flight, Twyford, Winchester, 
was first, showing fine blooms of Princess of Wales (three), Lord 
Alcester, Lady Dorothy, John Salter, Empress Eug6nie, Violet Tomlin, 
Mrs. Coleman, Hero of Stoke Newington, and Nil Desperandum. Mr. 
Inglefield, gardener to Sir John Kelk, Bart., Ted worth House, Marl¬ 
borough, was a good second, his blooms of Golden Empress being ex¬ 
ceptionally fine. Mr. W. Robinson, gardener to Lord Justice Lopes, 
Westbury, was a close third. In the corresponding class for a like 
number of Japanese, Mr. W. Robinson was first with finely coloured 
fresh blooms (back row) of Edwin Molyneux (two), Condor, Etoile de 
Lyon. Middle row : Boule d’Or (two), Etoile de Lyon, Condor. Front 
row : Mons. Bernard, Sunflower, Sarah Owen, and Mdlle. Lacroix. Mr. 
Neville was a good second, and Mr. Inglefield a close third. Mr. 
Neville had the best stand of reflexed, staging large fresh blooms of 
Cullingfordi, Cloth of Gold, Golden Christine (two), White Christine 
(three), Pink Christine. Peach Christine, King of the Crimsons, &c. 
Mr. W. Robinson and Mr. Ward being second and third in that order. 
Mr. Neville was again to the front for a stand of Anemones, with a 
very fine lot of blooms, Jeanne Marty (two), Fabian de Mediana, 
Empress, Ratapoil, Miss Annie Lowe, Lady Margaret, Minnie Chate,. 
Souvenir de L’Ardenne, &c. Mr. Tucker, gardener to Major W. P. 
Clarke, Bellfield, Trowbridge, was second, and Mr. W. Robinson was- 
third, all staging good all-round blooms. All the above classes were- 
well filled. 
Amateurs. —Mr. Chaloner Shenton, Winchester, won the 5-guinea 
cup for the third time with a stand of eighteen blooms of not less than 
twelve varieties, staging Etoile de Lyon (four), Boule d’Or (two), Prince 
Alfred, Barbara, Jeanne d’Arc, Lord Wolseley, Prince of Wales, Peach 
Christine (two), &c. Mr. W. Follen, Codford, near Warminster, was 
second, and Mr. Botten, Basingstoke, third. The last named exhibitoi 
was first for twelve blooms, not less than six varieties, showing, among 
others, good Etoile de Lyon, Edwin Molyneux, C. Audiguier. Mr. M. S. 
Melluich, Exeter, was second, and Mr. John Kaines, Winchester, 
third. 
The ladies’ classes were well represented by the Misses Agnes Flight ;. 
Lovibond, 2, St. Anne Street, Salisbury ; Mattie Brown, Salisbury ^ 
Mathews, Avonbourne, Salisbury ; all staging artistic arrangements. 
Fruit. —Thi3 made a fairly good display. Three collections of six: 
kinds were staged by Messrs. Ward, Warden (Clarendon Park, Salis¬ 
bury), and Evans, Melchet Court, Romsey, and to whom the prizes were 
awarded in that order. The Longford fruit consisted of well-coloured 
Gros Guillaume and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes. Queen Pine, Longford 
Gem Melon, Glou Morpeau Pear, and Court Pendu Plat Apples. Grapes. 
—Mr. Warden was first in the any other black than Alicante with 
shapely well-coloured bunches of Gros Colman ; Mr. Chalk, Westwood, 
Salisbury, being second with good Lady Downe’s. Mr. Chalk was also- 
first for Alicante and Muscat of Alexandria with good exhibits, being 
closely followed in each case by Mr. Ward, who was first in the any 
other white class with well-coloured bunches of Trebbiano. 
Out of seventeen competitors with dessert Apoles put up in excel¬ 
lent condition Mr. J. Hall, gardener to S. Montagu, Esq., M.P., Porter- 
wood, near Southampton, was first, showing bright clean even fruits 
of Harvey’s Golden Russet, King of the Pippins, and Cox’s Orange 
Pippin ; Mr. Pinkney, Mulford Hill, Salisbury, being a good second,, 
showing Sturmer Pippin, Cox’s Orange Pippin, and Mother Apple. 
Mr. Hall was also first for culinary Apples with fine fruits of Warner’s 
King, Alfristor, and Flower of Kent ; Mr. Fred Smith, The Palace- 
Gardens, Salisbury, being a capital second, staging large, clear, even,, 
well-coloured fruits of Warner’s King, New Hawthornden, and Emperor 
Alexander. Mr. R. West, gardener to — Fitzwigram, Esq., Downton, 
was first for Pears, showing fine fruits of Van Mons Ldon Leclere, 
Beurrd Bose, and Doyennd du Comice ; Mr. Hill, Exeter, being second 
with Beurre Diel, Chaumontel, and Huyshe’s Victoria. 
Non-competing Exhibits —Messrs. Keynes, Williams, & Co., the well- 
known nurserymen of Salisbury, decorated the orchestra with a variety 
of foliage and flowering plants, a large specimen Orange tree heavily 
laden with golden fruit giving a finishing touch to the arrangement, 
which produced a fine effect when the County Hall was lighted up in 
the evening. Mr. Curry contributed a good though quiet effect in an 
arrangement of Ferns and Selaginellas; and Mr. Wills, Southampton, 
staged two specimen plants of Chrysanthemums, which were greatly 
admired, as] also were the examples of Uvedale’s St. Germain, Pitmaston 
Duchesse, and other Pears staged by Messrs. Warden, Curry, and Hall. 
WOKINGHAM. 
The Exhibition of this Society was held in the Drill Hall, and was 
a great advance on former years. Cut blooms were remarkably good,, 
and competition keen in the leading classes. The arrangements were 
well carried out by the Hon. Sec., Mr. J. Bedford, and a hardworking 
Committee. In the class for twelve incurved, distinct, Mr. Lane, 
gardener to Miss J. D. Smith, King’s Ride, Ascot, was first with an even 
lot of blooms, very fresh. Back row : Empress of India, Hero of Stoke 
Newington, Lord Alcester, Golden Empress. Second row : Mrs. Norman 
Davis, grand ; Princess of Wales, Miss M. A. Haggas, John Salter, 
Front row : Lady Dorothy, Barbara, Princess Teck, Cherub. A very 
close second was Mr. Allen, gardener to Sir G. Russell, Swallowfield 
Park. Mr. Allen’s blooms were large, but not so fresh as the first 
prize lot. His stand contained a good Princess of Wales, Lady Dorothy, 
and Lord Alcester. Third, Mr. Trinder, gardener to Sir H. Mildmay,. 
Bart., Dogmersfield Park. For twelve Japanese, distinct, Mr. Lane was 
again first with heavy flowers of good colour. Back row : Mr. H. 
Cannell, Etoile de Lyon, Mrs. H. Canned, Mrs. Wheeler. Second row : 
M. E. A. Carriere, Sunflower, Mons. Benard, very fine ; Thunberg.. 
Front row : Triomphe de la rue des Chalets ; A. H. Neve, good ; 
Puritan, Bede Paule. Mr. H. Godfrey, gardener to Mrs. Rothery, Ribsden 
Hid, Bagshot, was second, with blooms but a point or so behind the 
first, Stanstead White, Thunberg, Sunflower, and Lady Lawrence, 
good, were his best blooms. Mr. Allen was third with heavy flowers, 
but several lacked freshness. For six reflexed Mr. Aden turned the- 
tables, beiDg first with a bright, even lot of flowers, consisting of Cloth 
of Gold, Putney George, White Christine, Golden Christine, Peach 
Christine, and Phidias. Mr. Godfrey was second, with good flowers. 
Third, Mr. Poppel, gardener to Sir A. E. C. Stephney, Bart., Wood End,. 
Ascot. For twelve large flowered, any variety, Mr. Trinder was first 
with good Japanese and incurved. Second, Mr. Aden; third, Mr. Lane* 
