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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ September 2, 18 11. 
bad some fine Hollyhocks, and Mr. Walker, Thame, some beautiful Asters. 
Mr. Chard of Clapham Common showed well in the bouquet and floral 
■decoration classes, securing the chief prizes; Mr. F. Webber, Tonbridge, 
was also successful. 
Fruit. —There was good competition in the fruit classes, some excel¬ 
lent samples contributed. Mr. C. Goldsmith, gardener to Mrs. C. A. Hoare, 
Beckenham, was first for twelve varieties of fruits, Muscat of Alexandria 
and Black Hamburgh, good in bunch and berry and well coloured; Noblesse 
Peaches, Brown Turkey Figs, Colston Basset Melon, Bellegarde Peaches, 
Williams’ Bon Chretien Pears, Moorpark Apricots, Plums, and Cherries, all 
very clean handsome fruits. Mr. Waterman, gardener to H. A. Brassey, 
Esq., Aylesford, was placed second with Black Hamburgh Grapes, rather 
smaller but of fair colour ; Muscat of Alexandria, of medium size ; Hero of 
Lockinge Melon, good; Lord Napier Nectarines, Jefferson Plums, and 
Morello. Cherries, handsome. Mr. Gore, gardener to Capt. Taylor, was 
third, his best dish being Alnwick Seedling Grapes, good in bunch aud 
colour. Grapes were numerous and of fair quality. Mr. Gore was first with 
u ®llection of six varieties, three bunches of each, showing Alnwick 
Seedling, Mrs. Pearson, Gros Colman, large in berry ; Black Hamburgh, 
Muscat of Alexandria, rather green; and Lady Downe’s. Mr. ChatfielJ, 
■gardener to T. Holmesly, Esq., East Hoathly, was second with Buckland 
Sweetwater, extra fine ; Alicante, large but not coloured ; Gros Colman and 
Victoria Hamburgh being also wanting in colour. Mr. Waterman was 
third, Foster’s Seedling, Canon Hall Muscat, and Black Hamburgh being 
the best. For sir bunches of Muscat of Alexandria Messrs. Goldsmith, 
Spottiswood, and Chatfield were the prizetakers ; Mr. Duncan, gardener to 
C. T. Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, being first with three bunches, followed 
by the two first named exhibitors in the preceding class. Mr. Spottiswood, 
Mr. God by, gardener to Dr. W. Moore, Burgess Hill, aud Mr. Goldsmith, 
were prizetakers in that order for six Black Hamburghs ; and for three of 
the same variety, Messrs. Spottiswood, Holston, gardener to B. H. Penney, 
Esq., Dyke Road, and Inglis,. gardener to T. Cunliffe Lester, Esq., Cuck- 
field, were the successful exhibitors. Melons, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, 
Cherries, Green Gages, Apples, and Pears were all shown in considerable 
numbers, the exhibitors already named taking some of the leading prizes. 
Vegetables were not quite so abundant, but the premier collection of six 
sorts from Mr. Waterman was excellent. 
The arrangement of the Show was very satisfactory, the courteous 
secretary, Mr. Edward Carpenter, having had considerable experience in the 
management of this exhibition. 
[Mr. A. J. Brown, The Finches, Lindfield, Sussex, desires us to state 
that a square wicker basket lent to him for the conveyance of his fruit to 
the above Show was taken by some exhibitor in mistake, and as it is of 
special value to the owner, he will be glad if it is returned !to the above 
address.] 
SANDY AND DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The eighteenth annual Exhibition of this flourishing Society (which 
receives the support of 1000 subscribers) was held on Friday last in the 
beautiful and highly appropriate grounds of J. N. Foster, Esq., Sandy Place, 
and as the weather and the company were all that could be desired, the 
horticultural display, which is combined with a poultry show and a large 
number of allied subjects, such as farm produce, could not fail to command 
great success, as the well-filled tents testified. This, however, could not have 
been secured without the harmonious working of an energetic Committee 
kad aided the untiring efforts of the courteous and well-trained Secretary, 
Mr. W. Green, who has for so many years contributed to the growth and 
development of the Sandy Show. If grumbling be recognised as part of the 
duty of a Press correspondent, his work at Sandy this year must be prac¬ 
tically a sinecure, the only noticeable difficulty being the limited amount 
°f tent accommodation for the large and greatly extended number of 
exhibits, which has much exceeded that of former years, and which 
increase it would not be easy to foresee or provide against. This applies 
especially to the provision made for plants and cut flowers, which were in 
consequence hardly seen to test advantage, and doubtless before another 
show the Committee will recognise the full importance of Sandy Shows 
and that the liberal prizes of £12, £8, £4, and £3 they offer for a collection 
•of stove and greenhouse plants in the open class will naturally bring good 
competition and comparatively large plants, which can be more appro¬ 
priately placed and seen to better advantage on a lower level than when 
mounted on a massive wooden stage many feet above the heads of the 
visitors. On this occasion five collections were staged in this class, the 
plants being generally well-flowered and fine specimens, the first prize 
falling to Mr. W. Finch, gardener to J. Marriott, Esq., Coventry, whose 
P u1' nt lr We t® somewhat larger and better flowered than those of the redoubt¬ 
able Mr. James Cypher, of the Exotic Nurseries, Cheltenham, who had on 
this occasion to accept second honours. Mr. Finch had Lapageria rosea, 
Bougainvillea glabra, Stephanotis floribunda, Dipladenia amabilis, Statice 
prolusa, Allamandas nobilis and Hendersonii, Ixoras japonica, floribunda, 
and amabilis, and Erica Marnockiana, all fine and in excellent health. Mr 
Cypher had Phoenocoma prolifera Barnesii, Aitonia Turnbulli, the remaining 
5 > tlD K chiefly parallel varieties with those of Mr. Finch. Mr. F. 
Mould, Pewsey, Wilts, was third, and Mr. G. Redman, gardener to J. H 
•Goodgames, Esq., Eynesbury, Hunts, fourth, and extra Mr. W. Rabbitt, 
.gardener to General Pearson, The Hasells, Sandy. For six foliage plants 
(open to all except nurserymen) Mr. Redman was first, and Mr. G. Claydon, 
gardener to J. H. Astell, Esq., Woodbury Hall, St. Neots, second. For 
twelve Zonal Geraniums (open) Mr. W. Rabbitt first with very brightly 
.coloured and well-grown specimens, his best being Eva (soft rosy carmine) 
and l/r. Urton. Mr. Redman was second with smaller specimens. For six 
stove and greenhouse Ferns (nurserymen excluded) Mr. Claydon took the 
lead with yery fine sprcimens of Adiantums gracillimum, grandiceps, 
larlevense, and cuneatum, Blechnum brasiliense, and Gymnogramma chryso- 
p 311a. Mr. Redman was an approximate second. For six Fuchsias in the 
■same division Mr. Rabbitt had remarkably fine specimens, mostly of the older 
varieties, and was well to the front, and Mr. W. Bourne, Huntingdon Road, 
Cambridge, second. For six Coleus in the same division Mr. Rabbitt again 
took the lead with very brightly coloured and well grown plants. 
Cut Flower a. These were largely shown, but from want of adequate 
tab.e room good Btands had in many cases to ba relegated to the green¬ 
sward. For forty-eight Roses (open) not less than twenty-four distinct 
varieties, Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, were first with 
blooms hardly so good as usual at this season, their best flowers b<-ing 
A. K. Williams, Niphetos, Madame Berard, Mardchal Niel, Duke of Teck, 
Madame Y. Yerdier, Jean Ducher, Ella Gordon (after thestyle of Mrs.Laxton), 
Star of Waltham, Marie Verdier, and Ulrich Brunner. Messrs. J. Burrell 
and Co., Howe House Nurseries, Cambridge, came second with rather 
smaller blooms of many of the same varieties, Charles Lefebvre and 
Alphonse Soupert being good. For twenty-four Gladiolus (open) Messrs. 
Burrell, who appear to be assuming the position of successful specialists 
with these popular flowers, were greatly ahead with remarkably fine spikes 
and large blooms of the following varieties—viz., Baroness Burdett Coutts, 
L’Africaine, Rossini, Horace Yemet, L’Unique Violet, Colorado, Shakespeare, 
Addison, A. Broigniart, Amalthhe, Pepita, distinct yellow ; Mount Etna, 
Ovid, Colbert, Leander, Condd, Le Perle, Celemine, Leda, Hesperide, and 
Neride. Mr. E. Atherton of Chatteiis followed second with a stand of seed¬ 
lings, some of which showed promise. Mr. P. Meyer, Orwell, was third. 
For twenty-four show Dahlias (open) the veteran and champion grower, 
Mr. H. Glasscock of Bishop’s Stortford, had some grand blooms, which gave 
him the lead. The following were amongst his best—viz., Jas. Ashby, 
Mrs. Gladstone, Wm. Rawlings, Jas. Service, Ethel Britton, Jas. Green, 
and Mrs. W. Stack. Mr. R. Petfield, gardener to A. J. Thornhill, Esq., 
Diddington Grange, Hunts, was a good second, and Messrs. Heath & Son, 
Cheltenham, third. In the qlass (nurserymen excluded) for twenty-four 
Roses, not less than twelve distinct varieties Mr. E. B. Lindsell, Bearton, 
Hitchin, was first, Marguerite Brassac, A. K. Williams, Alphonse Soupert, 
and Madame P. Langier were noticeable blooms. The Rev. Dr. King, 
Madingley, Cambs, was second with a stand consisting chiefly of Teas. 
In the same division for twelve show Dahlias, W. H. Apthorp, Esq., 
Cambridge, had a fine stand, with which he took first honours, his best 
blooms being Mrs. Gladstone, Bismarck, James Vick, W. Williams, and 
S. Hibberd; the Rev. E. L. Fellowes, Wimpole Rectory, Croydon, coming 
a close second. 
For six fancy Dahlias, Mr. H. Glasscock was first and Mr. Petfield 
second. Asters and Marigolds were well and largely shown. For twelve 
Paeony Asters Mr. Redman, for twelve Quilled Mr. Tillbrook, and for 
twelve Chrysanthemum-flowered Mr. Redman, and for twelve very fine 
African Marigolds, Mr. G. Taylor, Eynesbury, were respectively first. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, of Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, showed (not for 
competition) some very beautiful single Pompon and decorative Dahlias, 
set up in his usual tasteful style, including Mrs. Linaker and Amos Perry, 
recently certificated by the Royal Horticultural Society, and a good stiff- 
petalled white Duchess of Westminster, all singles, and the charming 
decorative variety Mrs. Hawkins, which, perhaps, next to Juarezii, is the 
most distinct and useful of all the doubles not recognised by the florists. 
Table decorations have not advanced in recent years at Sandy, and the 
displays at this Show were singularly mediocre. 
Fruit was hardly up to the usual standard at Sandy, the Grapes with 
few exceptions not being up in colour and finish. For a collection of eight 
varieties, Pines excluded (open to all except nurserymon), Mr. Tillbrook, 
gardener to Bateman Brown, Esq., Houghton, Hunts, was first with good 
Black Hamburgh and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, Gros Mignonne 
Peaches, Lord Napier Nectarines, Moorpark Apricots, Jefferson Plums, and 
Lord Beaconsfield Melon. Mr. Allis, gardener to Jos. Sbuttlewortb, Esq., 
Old Warden, was second ; and Mr. R. Carter, gardener to Colonel Duncombe, 
Waresley Park, St. Neots, third. For the collection of six varieties Mr. 
W. H. Murfin, Great Staughton, Hunts, took the first position. For two 
bunches Black Hamburgh Grapes Mr. Murfin was first. Mr. Tilbrook second, 
and Mr. G. Warboys, gardener to Mrs. Medland, St. Neots, third. For two 
bunches any other variety cf black Grapes Mr. Jos. Topham, Thorney 
Park, Peterborough, was first with fine and highly finished Gros Maroc, Mr. 
Tillbrook second with the same variety, and Mr. Allis third. For two 
bunches of Muscat of Alexandria Mr. P. D. White, gardener to Captain 
Stanley, Longstow Hall, Cambs, was first, and Mr. Tillbrook and Mr. Allis 
equal second. For two bunches of any other variety of white Grapes Mr. 
Allis was first with Buckland Sweetwater, and Mr. Tillbrook second. For 
six Peaches Mr. P. Meyer, Orwell, was first, and for six Nectarines Mr. 
Apthorpe. For green-flesh Melon Mr. W. Bourn, Huntingdon Road, Cam¬ 
bridge; and for scarlet-flesh Mr. F. J. Malden, St. Neots. 
Vegetables were good in quality and large in quantity, and always 
form one of the striking features at Sandy. For a basket of twelve varieties 
Mr. Bourn staged very good examples of all the useful sorts, and was 
fairly first. Mr. Ellis, gardener to —. Nixon, Esq., Pemberley, Bedford, was 
second, and Mr. Vines, gardener to C. Franklin, Esq., Bedford, third. For a 
basket of six varieties Mr. H. Ridgewell, Cambridge, was first and Mr. 
G. Johnson, Bedford, a good second. For a collection of Potatoes, six 
varieties, Mr. Ridgewell was first with very sound and good-looking sorts, 
consisting of Chancellor (Dean), a fine rough-skinned flat white ; Gladstone, 
flat round white, appearing to be a first-class useful new variety ; Adiron¬ 
dack, solid and sound, but somewhat coarse; Beauty of Hebron, Vicar of 
Laleham, and Mr Breesee. In the market gardeners’ class Mr. Ridgewell 
staged a splendid collection of nearly fifty varieties, all good-looking clean 
specimens of the most approved sorts, the most striking being Gladstone, 
Garfield, Champion, Fidler’s Prolific, Jos. Rigault, and Champion. Some 
very fine Peas were shown by Mr. Waller, gardener to Jas. Howard, Esq., 
Clapham Park, and others, but the Judges appear to have passed over all 
the large-podded varieties of the Telephone or Duke of Albany type for 
less striking soits of younger growth. Mr. Tdlbrook had some very fine 
white Spanish Onions of the Sandy Prize type, perhaps as good as have ever 
be* n shown at Sandy, and was deservedly awarded first in the amateurs’ 
class. The Show appears to have been a most satisfactory one. 
SHERBORNE SHOW.— August 25th. 
This popular Dorsetshire Society has been in existence ever since 18G2, 
and it is a very pleasing duty to note that the Exhibition this year wa3 
generally considered the best yet held. A considerable improvement was 
manifested in both the number and quality of the plants exhibited, while 
the fruit and vegetables, for which the Sherborne meeting is noted through¬ 
out a wide tract of country, were also better than usual. Mr. G. F. Stokes 
is an experienced and very courteous Secretary, and he, with the active 
