August 19, 1886. 1 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Micbelon, Ulrich Brunner, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Emily Hausberg ^ 
Duchess of Bedford, A. K. Williams, Etoile de Lyon, Duke of Connaught’, 
Catherine Mermet, Benoit Comte, Baroness Rothschild, Star of Waltham 
Anna Ollivier, Lord Bacon, ComteBse de Serenyi, Marie Verdi,er, Heinrich 
Schultheis, and Duke of Edinburgh. 
The table decoration set up by Miss Cypher displayed her usual excellent 
taste, and although the centre vase was too high for the present fashion, yet 
no one could fail to admire the elegance of the arrangement. It is a pity 
that with such an example the Taunton ladies do not try their hand at it. 
Her bouquets and stands were also excellent, and here she had evidently 
succeeded in fostering a better style of bouquet than what one generally 
sees. 
I have thus endeavoured to give a faint outline of this excellent Show. 
The fruit and vegetable and cottagers’ tents, and the bee tent, I must leave to 
others. I have attempted to show what great variety and merit there is to 
he seen at this west co untry Show, and when I contrast with it what is done 
in the east of England> oue must give the palm for spirit and taste to the 
“ west countrie.”—D., Deal. 
Fruit and Vegetables. —There were two large tents devoted to these, 
and a grand lot of stuff was brought together, the competition in every 
instance being close and good. Three collections of ten dishes of fruit 
were staged, Mr. IgguldeD, gardener to the Earl of Cork, Marston House, 
Frome, being a good first with a collection very similar to that he had at 
Weston-super-Mare two days previously, the two extra dishes consisting of 
good Black Tartarian Cherries and Jargonelle Pears. Mr. Ward, gardener 
to the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salisbury, took the second prize 
for a generally creditable collection, which included a very fine Hero of 
Lockinge Melon, Madresfield Court and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, and 
Green Gages. Mr. Crossman, gardener to J. Brutton, Esq., Yeovil, obtained 
the third prize for an even and good collection. In the class for eight 
dishes, the first prize went to Mr. J. Lloyd, gardener to Vincent Stuckey, 
Esq., Langport, who had good Mrs. Pince and Foster’s Seedling Grapes, 
Defiance Melon, Violetto Hative Peaches, Oldenburg Nectarines, Moor Park 
Apricots, and Morellos, the whole forming a very pretty collection. Mr. 
Crossman followed closely, his collection including a fine dish of Waterloo 
Peach, Pine Apple Nectarines, and Madresfield Court Grapes. The best 
collection of four dishes was Btaged by Mr. Daffurn, gardener to Mrs. 
Walker, Weston-super-Mare, these consisting of good Madresfield Court 
Grapes, very handsome Grosse Mignonne Peaches and Elruge Nectarines, 
and Blenheim Orange Melon. Mr. Iggulden was a good second, and Mr. 
T. W. Sansom third, and there were two other creditable lots shown. 
Mr. Brooks received first prize for two medium-sized fruit of Enfield Queen 
Pine Apple, the others shown being very indifferent. Mr. Ward was first 
for Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, staging small bunches with fine berries 
fairly well coloured, Mr. W. R. Waite being second, and Mr. J. Lloyd third. 
For any other white variety Mr. J. Westacott was first, having fairly good 
examples of Duke of Buccleueh; Mr. J. Lloyd was a good second with 
well-coloured bunches of Foster’s Seedling, and Mr. J. C. Clarke, gardener 
to C. E. Esdafie, Esq., Cothelstone, was third with unripe and not very clean 
Buckland Sweetwater. Mr. Iggulden was first for Black Hamburgh in 
fairly good condition, Mr. W. R. Waite taking second, and Mr. A. Crossman 
the third prize. Mr. Daffurn took first prize in the class for any other 
black variety with good Madresfield Court, the second prize going to Mr. 
Crossman for rather rough bunches of Alicante, Mr. Lloyd taking third 
prize for neat examples of Madresfield Court. There was a good lot of 
Melons in competition, Mr. T. Pauli being first with Hero of Lockinge, and 
Mr. Crossman second with a handsome fruit of Victory of Bath. Mr. 
Daffurn was first in the class for Peaches, staging a very handsome dish, 
Mr. Iggulden following with the same variety. Mr. Daffurn was also first 
for Nectarines, staging very pretty Elruge, and Mr. Lloyd followed with 
fine fruit of Oldenburgh. Mr. J. Huxtable was first with Apricots, and 
Mr. J. Newcombe second, both staging fine fruit of Moor Park. Mr. Tid- 
bury had the best dish of dessert Apples—variety, Red Astrachan—and the 
same exhibitor was first for Jargonelle Pears. Cherries, Plums, Goose¬ 
berries, and Currants were also extensively exhibited. 
Very fine collections of vegetables were in competition, but many of 
those preferred by the Judges were much too coarse, and in many cases 
ought to have been passed over in favour of better selected samples, this 
being especially the case with Potatoes. The first prize for a collection of 
ten dishes of vegetables was awarded to Mr. H. Moore, who had very large 
Red Globe Turnips, Champion Runner Beans, Nuneham Park Onions, 
Telegraph Peas, Sutton’s Intermediate Peas, Reading Perfection Tomatoes, 
Purple Globe Artichokes, Tender and True Cucumbers, and International 
Kidney Potatoes. Mr. T. M. Guest was a good second, and an extra prize 
was awarded to Mr. Carvill, gardener to H. T. Manley, Esq. Mr. Guest 
had remarkably fine Grove White Celery both in the collection and for a 
single dish, fully deserved the first prize awarded for the latter. Mr. H. 
Moore was also first for six varieties of vegetables, and Mr. Carvill second. 
Mr. C. Vile received first prize for six varieties of Potatoes, but these were 
certainly inferior to the second prize collection staged by Mr. W. Greedy, 
and there were several other much better selected collections. Mr. F. J. C. 
Parsons was first for a basket of salad and also Cucumbers ; and other suc¬ 
cessful exhibitors of vegetables were Messrs. Tylee, J. Ricks, W. B. Kel- 
lard, R. H. Poynter, and Captain Winter. A wonderfully fine lot of 
vegetables generally were also staged in the cottagers’ tent. 
WESTON-SUPER-MARE.— August 10th. 
There are few better “ all round ” displays than those annually collected 
on the Grove and Rectory field at Weston-super-Mare, and there are no 
signs of any falling off either in the number and quality of exhibits or in 
the attendance of appreciative visitors. On the contrary, the Show under 
notice was one of the best yet held, and although the morning was wet and 
miserable the weather improved sufficiently to admit of several thousands 
of visitors enjoying the Exhibition. Mr. F. T. Perritt is the Secretary, and 
this gentleman with the assistance of an active Committee arranged every¬ 
thing in good style—much better, in fact, than older societies in the 
neighbourhood. 
Four prizes ranging from fifteen guineas to three guineas were offered 
for twelve stove and greenhouse plants, to include at least four fine-foliaged. 
and on this occasion Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, succeeded in defeating his 
formidable rival Mr. J. Lock, gardener to B. W. Cleave, Esq., Crediton; the 
third prize going to Mr. E. Wills, gardener to Mrs. Pearce, Southamptcn, and 
the fourth to Mr. Dobson, Bristol. Mr. Cypher had a grandly flowered 
Ixora Duffi (the finest of all the Ixoras), and perfect specimens of Pbaeno- 
coma prolifera Barnesi, Allamanda Hendersoni, Statice profusa, Ixora 
Fraseri, and Ericas Iveryana, Marnockiana, as well as large and beautifully 
coloured specimens of Crotons Sunset and Prince of Wales ; a good Cordy- 
line indivisa, and Cycas circinalis. Mr. Lock was a little behind with 
flowering plants, his best being Dipladenia amabilis, Eucharis amazonica, 
Ixora coccinea, and Allamanda Hendersoni; and the best fine-foliaged 
plants were immense specimens of Latania borbonica and Croton Williamsi. 
Mr. Wills had a creditable lot of plants, including several good Ericas. The 
last named was placed first for six flowering plants, having Erica Aitoniana, 
E. obbata purpurea, E. Marnockiana, Stephanotis floribunda, Clerodendron 
Balfourianum, and Statice profusa in good condition. Mr. Cypher was a 
close second, his collection including well flowered specimens of Dipladenia 
hybrida, Allamanda nobilis, and Erica ampullacea Barnesi. With four 
varieties Mr. W. Hughes, gardener to H. Pethick, Esq., was first; Mr. C. 
Holland, gardener to W. A 9 I 1 , Esq., second ; and Mr. W. Lewis, gardener to 
E. J. Cole, Esq., third, all of Weston-super-Mare, and their exhibits were 
highly creditable. Mr. Hughes was also first for a single flowering plant, 
staging a well-bloomed Statice profusa, and Mr. Lock was second with 
Erica tricolor Wilsoni. 
Fine-foliage plants were very well shown by several exhibitors, Mr. Lock 
easily securing first prize for six varieties, these consisting of handsome 
specimens of Croton Johannis, C. Weismanii, Areca lutescens, Dasylirton 
acrotrichum, Kentia Belmoreana, and Cycas revoluta. Mr. Cypher was 
second, and Mr. Wills third, both having fine healthy plants of well-known 
kinds. Mr. C. Holland was first for foul varieties, and W. Lewis second, 
and for a single plant Mr. Lock won with a fine Kentia Fosteriana; second, 
Mr. Hughes, who had a good Anthurium crystallinum. Mr. Lock took the 
lead with exotic Ferns, his collection including very fine examples of Glei- 
chenia rupestris glauceEcens, Cyathea dealbata, and Davallia polyantha. Mr. 
W. Lewis was second, and Mr. J. P. Cassell, Weston-super-Mare, third, 
With six varieties Mr. E. Wills was easily first, and Mr. W. J. Brooks. 
Weston-super-Mare, second. Adiantums are always well shown by several 
local exhibitors. Mr. Holland was a good first for six varieties, and Mr. J. 
Lovelace, gardener to Sydney Hill, Esq., second ; while the prizewinners 
with four varieties were Messrs. Hughes and B. Wills. Mr. Lock had a fine 
lot of hardy Ferns, and was placed first, the second prize going to Mr. W. 
Lewis, and the third to Mr. W. Brooks, each having highly creditable col¬ 
lections. Mr. Lock was also first for Lycopods ; Mr. Matthews, gardener to 
T. Kuyfton, Esq., Uphill Castle, second, and Mr. Wills third. 
Mr. W. Brooks had the best six Fuchsias, the second prize going to Mr. 
J. P. Cassell; and other successful exhibitors in the other Fuchsia classes 
were Messrs. T. R. Vickary, jun., and W. Lewis. There were several 
classes for Zonal and other Pelargoniums, all being well filled. Messrs. 
Lewis, W. Adams, gardener to W. Smith, Esq., W. Brooks, E. R. Vickary, 
and W. Hughes were the principal prizewinners. Mr. C. Holland had the 
best coloured Coleus, and was first for six varieties, Mr. Brooks taking 
second place for much larger but badly coloured examples. Mr. W. Adams 
was first for four Coleus, and Mr. W. Brown, gardener to the Rev. W. W. 
Aldridge, second. Cockscombs were well shown by Messrs. J. Reed, gar¬ 
dener to F. J. C. Parsons, Esq., and W. Adams ; Liliums by Messrs. G. 
Thatcher, gardener to A. G. Andrews, Esq., H. B. Ffarrington, and W. 
Brooks; Gloxinias by C. Holland, J. C. Cox, and W. Smith ; Begonias by 
Messrs. J. Adams and W. Hughes ; Clematis by Messrs. W. Brooks and 
J. P. Cassell ; Petunias by Messrs. W. Brookes and W. Hicks, Burnham, 
the prizes going much in the order the names are given, and each kind was 
well represented. 
Cut flowers generally were very good. Several entered cut Roses, the 
best class being for twenty-four triplets. The Judges placed Mr. G. 
Campbell, gardener to S. P. Budd, Esq., Bath, first, but many seemed to 
think the first prize ought to have gone to Messrs. R. Mack & Sons, York¬ 
shire, who took the third prize only. When we saw them Messrs. Mack 
had much the finest and freshest blooms. The second prize was awarded to 
Mr. J. Mattock, Oxford, this exhibitor and Mr. Campbell havirg several 
Teas, whereas Mr. Mack had very few. With twelve varieties, single 
blooms, Mr. T. Hobbs, Bristol, was first; Mr. C. Warden, Salisbury, second ; 
and Mr. W. Smith third. The sorts best shown in the several stands in 
both classes were Ulrich Brunner, Franqois Michelon, Pride of Waltham, 
Rubens, Louis Van Houtte, Princess Vera, Marie Finger, Etoile de Lyon, 
Alfred Colomb, Etienne Levet, Duohes3 of Bedford, Oomtesse de Nadaillac, 
Merveille de Lyon, Due de RohaD, Marie Baumann, Mrs. Jowitt, Louis 
Corbie, C. Lefebvre, and Duke of Edinburgh. Mr. Budd’s gardener was 
also first for twelve Teas, Mr. Mattock being a good second, and Messrs. G. 
Cooling & Son, Bath, third. Zonal Pelargoniums in bunches made a fine 
display. Mr. Mattock was first for twenty-four varieties, and Messrs. J. 
Cooling & Son second. Some of the best shown were Dr. OrtoD, Mrs. 
Gordon, Beatrice, Lady Chesterfield, and Jessie Masters. Mr. G. Wilton 
was first for twelve varieties, and Mr. F. W. Wicksteed second. Only one 
collection of twenty-four varieties of cut flowers was shown, and for this 
Mr. W. Brooks took first prize ; and Mr. E. S. Cole was easily first for 
twelve varieties, the remaining prizes going to Messrs. C. Holland and W. 
Lewis. Mr. Cole was also first for a vase of cut flowers and a device in 
fruit and flowers for the table, in which department he always displays 
excellent taste. The bouquets shown by Mr. J. Cypher and Messrs. Peikins 
and Sons, Coventry, were both remarkably good, and the Judges were under 
the necessity of awarding them equal firsts. Mr. Brooks was successful 
with Dahlias ; Mr. A. A. Walters, Bath, with Verbenas, single Dahlias, and 
herbaceous Phlox ; Mr. W. Smith, Bristol, with Hollyhocks ; Mr. J. S. Pope 
and Mrs. Jones, Bath, with Asters. _ . 
A fine display of fruit and vegetable was provided both in the open and 
cottagers’ tents, the latter containing a capital lot of produce of all descrip¬ 
tions in season. In the open classes the competition was not quite so good 
as last year, Grapes, Peaches and Nectarines especially being shown in 
fewer numbers. Four collections of eight dishes of fruit were staged, and 
three of these were almost of equal merit. The Judges eventually awarded 
the first prize to Mr. W. Iggulden, gardener to the Earl of Coik, Frome, 
who had large and fairly well finished bunches of Bla~k H 1 -Jur g '1 and 
