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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER 
[ S ptember 9, 1888. 
Davallia return (J. Veitch & Sons).—An elegant Fern, with bipinnate 
fronds. The pinnules retuse, rather triangular in shape, and light green: 
the stipes reddish. ’ 
Dahlia Lady E. Dyke (H. Cannell & Sons).—A yellow Cactus variety, 
with handsome, fresh, and bright blooms. 
Dahlia Mrs. Kennett (Cheal & Sons).—A single variety, very distinct, 
striped with yellow and deep scarlet. 
Certificates were also awarded for the following Dahlias, which are 
described in the Crystal Palace Show report:—Colonist (Keynes, Williams, 
and Co.), Black Knight and Charming Bride (Cannell), and Mrs. Theobald 
(Rawlings Bros.). 
FRUIT. 
. Nineteen classes were devoted to Grapes, and the competition was close 
in the majority of cases, but as the exhibits were in several cases the same as 
at the Crystal Palace we have only briefly noted them in the order of the 
schedule. 
With two bunches of Alicantes Mr. W. Taylor, gardener to J. Chaffin, 
Esq., Bath, was first with the grand bunches shown at the Crystal Palace 
and noted in our report. Mr. J. Hollingworth, gardener to J. F. Campbell, 
Esq., Woodseat, Uttoxeter, was second with good bunches weighing 7.) lbs., 
smaller in the berry ; and Mr. Howe, gardener to H. Tate, Esq., Park Hill, 
Streatham Common, was third, there being five exhibitors. 
Eight pairs of Alnwick Seedling were staged, Mr. W. Taylor being again 
first with two beautiful bunches, closely followed by Mr. J. Drinkwater, 
gardener to C. Bill, Esq., Farley Hall, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, and Mr. 
Goodacre. Elvaston Castle Gardens, Derby. 
Six exhibitors of Black Hamburghs entered, Mr. J. Roberts, gardener to 
Messrs. Rothschild, Gunnersbury Park, Acton, leading with compact well 
colourtd bunches ; Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to H. J. Atkinson, Esq., M.P., 
Gunnersbury House, Acton, being second with smaller samples ; -and Mr. T. 
Spencer, gardener to H. C. Moffat, Esq., Goodrich Court, Ross, was third, his 
bunches being somewhat rubbed. 
There were only two lots of Black Prince, Mr. C. Goldsmith, gardener to 
C. A. Hoare, Esq., Kelsey Manor, Beckenham, having very compact and 
well finished bunches, for which the first prize was awarded; and Mr. J. Baird, 
gardener to C. A. Daw, Esq., Homefield, Ealing, was second with much 
thinner bunches. 
Buckland Sweetwater were capitally shown by four exhibitors, Mr 
Lockie, Oakley Court Gardens, Windsor, being first with very handsome 
bunches and large berries well ripened. Mr. J. Roberts was second with 
smaller but very compact bunches ; and Mr. H. W. Ward, gardener to the 
Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salisbury, was third with good bunches. 
Duke of Bucc'euch was shown by four exhibitors. Mr. W. Allan, 
gardener to Lord Suffield, Gunton Park, Norwich, took the first honours 
with well ripened samples. Mr. John Wallis, gardener to the Rev. Walter 
Sneyd, Keele Hall, Newcastle-on-Tyne, was second with medium-sized 
bunches and large berries, but not quite so well coloured, Mr. Goodacre 
being third. 
Poster’s Seedling was well represented by seven pairs of bunches, Mr. J. 
Roberts leading with beautiful bunches well ripened. Mr. G. T. Miles, 
Wycombe Abbey Gardens, High Wycombe, a very close second with fine 
bunches, but not quite so highly coloured, Mr. Ward being third with good 
samples. 
For Gros Colman, Mr. Elphinstone, Shipley Hall Gardens, Derby, was 
first with good bunches and berries ; Mr. G. T. Miles second, and Mr. S. T. 
Wright third, the two latter not having quite such will coloured bunches. 
Gros Guiilaume was exhibited by four competitors, Mr. H. W. Ward 
securing the first place with very large bunches and good-sized berries, but 
they had been considerably rubbed, the appearance of one buDch being quite 
spoiled. Mr. T. Spencer followed, and Mr. Miles was third, none of these 
being well coloured. 
Six competitors entered with Gros Maroc, the exhibits being all of con¬ 
siderable merit, especially the two fine bunches with which Mr. W. Taylor 
took, the first prize. Mr. Wallis was second with smaller bunches, but 
bearing a dense bloom, and Mr. Elphinstone fook the third place for compact 
well-coloured samples. 
The competition was keen with Lady Downe’s Seedling, there bring nine 
entries. Mr. T. Osman, gardener to C. J. Baker, Esq., Ottershaw Park, 
Chertsey, secured the first place with compact bunches, well coloured. 
Mr. Hollmgworth was second with good specimens, and Mr. J. Wallis 
third. 
Madresfield Court was represented by six exhibitors, Mr. W. Taylor again 
taking the first position with two beautiful bunches, the berries not quite so 
large as some of the others. Mr. Bury, gardener to A. Richards, Esq., 
Tewkesbury Lodge, Forest Hill, was second with well-coloured bunches, 
and Mr. Goodacre third with handsome bunches, bearing a fine bloom. 
With Mrs. Pearson Mr. T. Osman was first, showing two very large but 
green bunches, Mr. J. Roberts was Becond with riper samples, and Mr. J. 
Wallis was third with lesser bunches, but apparently the ripest of all. There 
were four entries. 
Mr. W. Pratt, Longleat Gardens, Warminster, had the best two bunches 
of Mrs. Pince, taking the first prize, but they were not in first-rate condition 
as regards colour, though the size of the bunches and berries was satisfactory. 
Mr. J. Horsefi id, gardener to Lord Heytesbury, Heytesbury, was Becond 
with smal'er berries, but with a dense bloom ; Mr. A. Miller, gardener to 
W. H. Long, Esq., M.P., Rood Ashton Court, Trowbridge, being third with 
large bunches. 
Muscat Hamburgh was shown by five competitors, Mr. Goodacre being 
first with very fine bunches and good berries. Mr. Cooper, gardemr to M. 
Meatman, Esq., Widmore, Bromley, was second, and Mr. Horsfield third. 
There was a good class of Muscat of Alexandria, nine competitors 
staging fine specimens. Mr. W. Pratt was easily first with enormous 
bunches weighirg 10J lbs., large in berries and well coloured. Mr. R. 
Gray, gardener to Earl Stanhope, Chevening, Sevenoaks, was second, also 
with large bunches clean and of fine colour, Mr. Roberts being third with 
good specimens. _Mr. Hollingworth was first with two bunches of White 
Tokay, weighing 7 lbs., and Mr. Wallis second, these being the only samples 
shown, and both were rather green. 
In any other variety class Mr. T. Spencer was first with Pearson’s 
Golden Queen, of good size and colour for the variety, but very bright and 
clean. Mr. J. Wells, gardener to B. Ravenhill, Esq., Femhill, Windsor 
Forest, was second with Gros Colman, very fine, and Mr. Hollingworth was 
third with Tmbbiano. There were eight entries. 
Special prizes for nine Tomatoes were offered by Messrs. Carter & Co., 
High Holborn, Mr. T. A. Beckett, Cole Hatch Farm Penn, Amersham, being 
first with Carter’s Perfection, very handsome; Mr. C. J. Waite, gardener to 
Col. Hon. W. P. Talbot, Glenhurst, Esher, and Mr. L. Harris, High Wycombe, 
were second and third with the same varieties. 
Messrs. Sutton ifc Sons, Reading, also offered prizes for Tomatoes, which 
were won by Mr. Lockie with Sutton’s Main Crop, very handsome ; Mr. 
Waite with Sutton’s Perfection, and Mr. Beckett third with the same. Seven 
dishes of fine fruits were shown. Special prizes were off-red for six roots 
of Sutton’s Early Gem Carrots, and there were thirteen exhibitors; Mr. 
G. H. Richards, Somerley, Ringwood; Mr. W. Meads, Beckett Gardens, 
Shrivenham ; Mr. R. Lye, gardener to W. H. Kingsmill, Esq., Sydmonton 
Court, Newbury, being third, all showing good samples. 
DAHLIAS. 
Three classes were provided for these, and those in competition 
together with the many blooms in miscellaneous exhibits, formed an excellent 
display. The principal class was that for twenty-four show or fancy bloomsi 
and there were seven entries. Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nurseri-s, Slough, 
was awarded the first prize for an excellent stand, the blooms being of good 
size, even, and perfectly fresh. The varieties were a3 follows, the names 
being given in the order the blooms were placed, read from left to right :— 
Back row—Julia Wyatt, Harry Keith, Henry Walton, Prince Bismarck, 
Mrs. Forman, Duchess of Albany, Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham, and Wm. 
Rawlings. Second row—Imperial, Constancy, Hugh Austin, Gaiety, Jas. 
Cocker, Mrs. Foster, J. N. Keynes, and John Standish. Front row—Mrs. 
Gladstone, Bendigo, Royal Queen, Sunbeam, Herbert Turner, Chrrles Wyatt, 
Mrs. Langtry, and Clara. Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury, and 
Mr. John Walker, Thame, Oxon, were placed equal second, both showing 
some fine blooms. In the stand of the former firm Henry Walton, Mrs. 
Geo. Rawlings, and Mrs. Gladstone were conspicuously good, and Seraph, 
Royal Queen, and Julia Wyatt were noticeable in that of Mr. Walker. The 
third prize was adjudged to Messrs. Rawlings, Bros., Old Church, Romford, 
whose blooms were beautifully fresh, but somewhat small. Four stands of 
twenty-four Pompons were in competition, all being good. Mr. Turner was 
again first, showing the following varieties :—Back row—Fanny Weiner, 
Isabel, Golden Gem, Rosetta, Cupid, Comtesse von Sternberg, Darkness, and 
E. F. Jungker. Second row—Favourite, Little Princess, Gem, Dora, Ernest, 
White Aster, Heidwig Polwig, and Louis Rodani. Front row—Titania, Lady 
Blanche. Nymphe, The Khedive, Eccentric, Thos. Moore, Rosalie, and Fair 
Helen. Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, were a good second, their 
flowers being fresh and bright; and Messrs. Paul it Son of Cheshunt secured 
a meritorious third. Messrs. Cheal showed single Dahlias splendidly, and 
gained an easy victory in the class for twenty-four blooms ; the flowers were 
very large, perfectly fresh, and the colours remarkably clear. We have never 
seen a better stand. Mrs. Walker, Juno, White Queen, Mrs. Bowman, and 
Edith were exceptionally fine. A good but somewhat uneven stand won 
the second prize for Mr. Turner, and Messrs. Paul it Son of Cheshunt were 
third. There were four entrants. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The miscellaneous exhibits were numerous, and they formed a highly 
attractive feature of the Show. A large and varied collection of plants and 
cut flowers came from Messrs. Paul it Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt. 
Boxes of Cactus and show Dahlias, of hardy herbaceous plants, and of Roses 
were beautiful in front, and baskets of the graceful Kerrya japonica 
variegata, Acer negundo variegata, the purple-leaved Prunus Pissardi, the 
Purple Nut, Corylus purpurea, and others, with cut blooms of Liliums, &c., 
formed an effective background. Messrs. H. Cannell it Sons, Swanley, 
Kent, provided a large collection of Dahlias, comprising boxes of Show, 
Fancy, Pompons, Single and Cactus varieties. In each section the blooms 
were excellent, and several variet’es, which are elsewhere named and 
described, received first-class certificates. Messrs. Charles Lee & Son, 
Royal Vineyard Nursery, Hammersmith, arranged a much-admired group of 
hardy ornamental trees and Bhrubs, pleasantly relieved by a few Roses, 
Clematises, and Liliums. A beautiful collection of Dahlias and hardy 
flowers, amongst which Liliums predominated, represented the well-known 
firm of T. S. Ware, Tott-nhim. The DahliaB were arranged with sprays of 
Asparagus plumosus, and some of the Liliums were cut, others growing in 
pots. The New Plant and Bulb Company, L : on Walk, Colchester, staged a 
group of Liliums interspersed with Ferns; and Messrs. Kelway & Son, 
Royal Nurseries, Langport, Somerset, were represented by boxes of 
herbaceous flowers, including 1 oxes of charming Pyrethrums and Asters, 
and by a fine group of Gladioli, comprising some scores of beautiful varieties. 
M ssrs. Cheal & Son showed Asters and hardy flowers, together with some 
sixty or seventy dishes of fruit. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic 
Nursery, sent a collection of vegetables, Carrots, comprising most of the 
varieties in cultivation, and a large collection of Apples. Several boxes of 
Cactus Dahlias came from Mr. C. Turner ; Mr. Geo. Prince, Market Street, 
Oxford, staged boxes of Roses and Dahlias ; Messrs. Vilmorin, Andrieux 
and Co., Quai dela Megisserie, Paris, exhibited a box of Asters, and Messrs. 
Wm. Paul iSi Son, Waltham Cross, staged ten boxes of charming cut Roses, 
together with a basket of the pretty Japanese Rose, Rosa rugosa, and a fine 
collection of Apples. Messrs. Lane & Son, Berkhampstead, sent six Vines 
in pots, all well fruited, some containingexcellent bunches. Dishes of Plums 
were also shown by this firm. Three excellent boxes of Quilled Asters were 
exhibited by Mr. Walker of Thame. Mr. Goldsmith, Beckenham, sent a 
collection of Melons, and Messrs. W. it J. Birkenhead, Fern Nursery, Sale, 
exhibited a simple but effective trap for cockroaches, beetles, ifcc. It con¬ 
sists of two wooden boxes, one within the other, the upper being covered by 
two pieces of glass which slope to the centre, where there is a hole about 
1J inch long by 1 inch wide for the ingress of the insec’s. Escape is quite 
impossible, and the insects are removed by a circular hole in the bottom of 
the box. This trap is cheap and appears to be efficient. Mr. Chapman, 
Alresford, sent a brush for cleaning sashes, that also seemed adapted for pot¬ 
washing. 
