July 1, 1836. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
much too heavy. The best single bouquet was also staged by the Messrs. 
Perkins Mr. E. Carr being a good second, and C. W. Neumanp, Esq., 
Wyncote, Liverpool (gardener, Mr. W.J. Mease) third, several others having 
handsome bouquets. Messrs. Perkins were first for single buttonhole 
"bouquets, Mr. T. Prevett second, and Mr. J. Webber, Tunbridge, third, a 
great variety of choice flowers being tastefully arranged. Sprays of flowers 
for ladies 1 hair were shown in good style; Messrs. Perkins was first, Mr. E. 
Carr second, and Mr. W. Brown third. 
Very lovely and life-like are the paintings of Orchids, Poses, Clematises, 
Pansies, Irises, Amaryllis, and other popular flowers. Miss Mitchel has a 
series of paintings of Dendrobes, Phaloenopses, and. V andas ; and Mr. A. Foord 
Hughes, Wallington, Surrey, was highly commended for ten paintings of 
.flowering Orchids, life-size, and very realistic; while Miss Annie Or. 
Buchanan, Edge Lane, Live* pool, had paintings of Pansies and Tacsomas. 
Particularly good are the paintings on china by Miss Lillie Jackson, Forest 
Hoad, Birkenhead; and Mrs. Elizabeth E. Roberts, St. Helens, also ex¬ 
hibited several good examples of paintings on china. Mrs. K. D. Cussons 
fully deserves the commendation awarded her for several beautiful oil paint¬ 
ings, in which Tea Roses figured most prominently. Mrs. S. Ainslie, Lang- 
port, Somerset, had two oil paintings of blue-and-white Irises which were 
very pretty and life-like. This lady’s pictures of Amaryllises on china are 
flecidedly well done, as were also the paintings of Clematises, Passion 
Flowers, and Narcissi on mirrors. Miss Margaret Hodgkins, Manchester, 
has an extensive exhibit of various skeletonised leaves nnd flowers, and for 
room decoration these should find much favour. Mr. R. Frisby, The 
Gardens, Worden Hall, Preston, also had a lovely group under a glass shade 
of skeletonised leaves. At the end of the tent Messrs. James Dickson and 
Sons have a grand display of cut blooms of Pseonies which very probably 
will astonish many who see them, few being aware there are so many lovely 
■and fine varieties of this class of flowers. Some of the best are Humea, 
Carnea, Mons. Malet, L’lllustration, Augustin d’Hour. Grandiflora nivea, 
Charles Van Geert, Festina, Souvenir de Gaspard Calot, Jeanne d’Arc, 
Charles Gosselin, and Edulis superba. Messrs. Paul & Son have a charming 
group of cut hardy herbaceous plants, comprising all the best kinds in 
variety in commerce. Opposite these is a charming exhibit awarded the 
first prize by Messrs. F. & A. Dickson, Chester, conspicuous in which are a 
great variety of Irises, Delphiniums, Pmonies, and Pyrethrums, both double 
and single. Vases of cut flowers, with one exception, were not particularly 
good. Mr. Cypher was easily first for three arranged in their usual light 
style. Mr. T. Prewett, Swiss Nursery, Hammersmith, was second, and Mr. 
W. Brown was third. A. Heine, Esq , Fallowfield, Manchester (gardener, 
Mr. J. Cragg) was first for a single vase : Mr. R. Barber, Hamlet, second ; 
and J. Lewis,JEsq., Aigburth, thind. 
Messrs. James Carter & Co., London, have a display of various annuals in 
pots in this tent, Chrysanthemums, Clarkias, Nasturtiums, Cornflowers, 
Rodanthes, Godetias, Kaulfussia being in the ascendant. Messrs. Carter’s 
also had an extensive exhibit of natural specimens of various kinds of 
vegetables preserved by Carter’s patent process, these including Tomatoes, 
Carrots, Beans, Peas, Radishes, Potatoes, Capsicums, and Marrows. 
FRUIT. 
The exhibits, although very numerous in most of the classes, are not. as 
a rule, of extraordinary merit, but some excellent table fruit is shown. The 
whole is arranged along the middle of a large tent, and occupies a double 
table in a very conspicuous position. Pines, Grapes, Peaches, Melons, and 
Strawberries predominate, and are very varied in size but nicely ripened. 
The section opens with collections of eight kinds, and three lots are staged, 
the first prize going to Mr. R. Parker, gardener to John Corbett, Esq.. M.P., 
Impney Hall, Droitwich, the specimens being clean and fin'-ly matured, and 
consist of Black Hamburgh Grapes, jet, fine ; Foster’s Seedling Grape, 
small in bunch, but quite ripe ; a fine Queen Pine Apple, excellent; British 
Queen Strawberries, highly coloured; Pitmaston Nectarines, small ; 
Noblesse Peaches, good Brown Turkey Figs, an excellent Blenheim Orange 
Melon. A beautiful although not massive collection. Mr. G. Richards, 
gardener to the Earl of Normanton, Somerley, Hants, is second with Black 
Hamburghs, loose in bunch ; Trebbiano (?) well ripened ; a fine Queen 
Pine with a poor crown, small; Hero of Lockinge Melon, excellent; Sir 
Joseph Paxton Strawberry, good ; Brown Turkey Figs : Lord Napier Nec¬ 
tarine and Alexander Peach. Mr. Bannerman, Blithfield, Rugeley, is third 
with Golden Champion Grapes, excellent in berry, but not quite ripe, fine 
Royal George Peach, but very poor Strawberries. The next class is for six 
kinds of fruit, Grapes and Pines excluded, and here Mr. W. Iggulden, gar¬ 
dener to the Earl of Cork, Marston, Somerset, is a clear first with superb 
samples’of Viol t Hative Nectarine, Hales’ Early Peach, Longleat Perfection 
Melon, Brown Turkey Figs. Elton Cherry, and The President Strawberry. 
Mr. Miller, gardener to W. H. Long, Esq., Rood Ashton Park, Wilts, come3 
second with Rood Ashton Hybrid Melon, very showy ; Pine Apple Nec¬ 
tarine, Hales’ Peach, President Strawberry, Brown Turkey Fig, and Elton 
Cherry. Mr. Goodacre, gardener to the Earl of Harrington, Elvaston Castle, 
Derby, is a very close third; and Mr. Divers, gardener to J.T. Hopwood, 
Esq., Ketton Hall, Stamford, is awarded an extra prize, the Sea Eagle Peach 
here being very remarkable in size but not quite in condition. Some of the 
fruits weigh upwards of 13 ozs. each, and are the finest in the Show. 
Grapes begin with three bunches of Black Hamburghs, eight lots are 
shown. The largest of the bunches will not exoee.d 3 lbs., but the quality 
is good, and the first prize goes to Mr. Thomas Lambert, gardener to Lord 
Harlech, Oswestry, berries very fine. Second, Mr. I’Anson, gardener to 
W. Bretheston, Esq., Rnnshan Hall, Chorley, berries smaller and rather 
crowded. Third, Mr. E. Gilman, Ingestre Hall, Staffs, small, but grand in 
colour. In our opinion the. three bunches shown by Mr. Louden, gardener 
to Thomas Barnes, Esq., The Quinta, Chirk, and unnoticed, are decidedly 
the best in the class. They are simply excellent in finish, and of good 
size. For three bunches of Madresfield Court there is only one exhibit from 
the last named gentleman, and they are very good. Muscat of Alexandria 
has four entries, the first going to Mr. Middleton, gardener to R. Pilkington, 
Esq., Rainford Hal], St. Helens, with medium-sized hunches about half 
ripened. Second to Mr. McKedar, gardener to J. Watts, Esq , Abney 
Hall, Cheadle, not ripe; and third to Mr. Louden with well-ripened 
bunches. These should have reversed positions with the first-prize lot. 
Foster’s Seedling haB a class of six lots in threes, Mr. G. T. Miles, 
gardener to Lord Carrington, Wycombe Abbey, Bucks, being first 
with small bunches beautifully ripened. Second, Mr. I Anson, very 
small in berry. Third, Mr. Bannerman, very green. Three bunches 
of Buckland Sweetwater, no exhibit. Grapes, white, any other variety, 
four lots. — First, Mr. Louden with Golden Champion, fine bunches, 
very large berries, rather green, and showing some signs of spot, ine 
second goes to Mr. Chuck, gardener to Peter Thellusson, Esq., Brodsworth 
Hall, Doncaster, with Duke of Buccleuch, small hunches, clean berries, hne. 
Third, Mr. Miles, with Trebbiano, small in berry, and not quite ripe. In 
the basket of Grapes, Mr. 1’Anson is first with fine Black Hamburghs. 
Mr W. Tu^wood, gardener to John Grant Morns, Esq., Allerton Priory, 
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Fig. 1.—Plan of Show Tent. 
Liverpool, is second, and Mr. Elsworthy, gardener to A. R. Gladstone, Esq., 
Court Hey, third, both being too much rubbed. ., p or two 
Pine Apples.— These were numerous, hut not of special r p*, r k J secold 
fruits Mr. G. T. Miles is first with well-swelled Que<enss.Mr.Lwke 
with the same variety, and Mr. Morris, gardener to A. . » ’ C ond 
fon, South Wales, third with handsome fruit, very superior to th 
brace ; indeed, these are the two finest Pines in the whole-class, d h 
have been first. In single Queens Mr. Miles is also first and l in^ ^7 
variety only one fruit is shown—a small Black Jamaica 
fal ptlcHES^Two dishes, very distinct, six fruits. First Mr Diver. with 
Early Albert and Stirling Castle, large fine colour, exce. • ri ued< 
Goodacre with Royal George and GrosBe Mignonne sm b t • x £ wer s) 
Third Mr. J. Stoney (gardener to Sir Thomas Earle, Bart., Alierxon xo / 
with Royal Georg^ and Bellegardk very ^ cotoure^ In 
dishes Mr. Wallis (gardener to the Rev. • , > , v ith Violet Hative 
Galande of great size, excellent. Second, Mr Gilman with Violet 
0 f great merit; indeed, the best third (Mr. Storey). 
