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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Bergamot, and Beurre d’Anjou. Mr. A. Smith and Lady Fletcher, Ken- 
ward yaiding, Maidstone, were second and third amongst eighteen ex¬ 
hibitors. 
The first of the classes devoted to single varieties was that for Doyenne 
du Cornice, of which a dozen good dishes were entered, the prizes going to 
Messrs. G. Ware,Tbreadgold, and C. Bobs. There was the same number of 
Beurrtl Supeifln, Me-srs. Powell, W. Jont s, and Turton, these securing the 
honours. Seven dishes of Marechal de Cour were shown, Messrs. K. Silk, 
B. Allen, Hnngerford, and Hoare, being placed in the order named with 
large samples. Marie Louise was strongly exhibited, twenty-four dishes 
being staged, all very even in quality. Mr. B. Smith was first, his fruits 
being of a fine colour ; Messrs. Powell and Hunter, Lambton Gardens, fol¬ 
lowing. There were only six of Glou Morpeau, Messrs. B. Smith, C. Boss, 
and W. Allen winning the honours with green fruits. In the Beurre Bance 
class there were twelve entries, Mr. B. Smith leading with fine samples, fol¬ 
lowed by Messrs. Threadgold and Bannister. Beurre Diel was also well 
represented by seventeen competitors, most of whom had fine examples, 
Messrs. Butler, W. Allan, and Hunter being adjudged the awards. Of the 
fifteen dishes of Pitmaston Duchess Mr. Butler’s grand fruits were much 
the best, Mr. C. Howe, Benham Park Gardens, Newbury, and Mr. C. Boss 
following. Fondante d’Automne was staged by six exhibitors, Mr. B. Smith, 
C. B. Bingley, Esq., Stanhope Park, Greenford, and Mr. Turton winning the 
prizes in the order named with neat and well-ripened fruits. Seventeen 
dishes of Louise Bonne of Jersey represented this popular variety faithfully, 
Mr. Butler leading with large and well coloured fruits, Mr. Folks and Mr. 
Hargreaves being second and third. 
VEGETABLES. 
Special prizes for vegetables were offered by two seed firms, and an ex" 
cellent display was afforded in response, the competition being very keen- 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons’ prizes for a collection of nine kinds of vegetables 
brought ten competitors into the exhibition, and these were as clean and 
beautiful in all respects as we have seen this season. Mr. G. T. Miles, 
"Wycombe Abbey Gardens, was first with a superb collection, including 
Vicar of Laleham Potatoes, Sutton’s New Intermediate Carrots, Trophy 
Tomatoes, Leicester Bed Celery, Veitch’s Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, 
Finest Imported Brussels Sprouts, and very handsome Lyon Leeks. The 
other prizes were accorded to Mr. S. Haines ; Mr. W. Meads, Beckett Park 
Gardene, Shrivenham: Mr. C. J. Waite, and Mr. William Pope, Highclere 
Gardens, Newbury. For three varieties of Onions Mr. S. Haines was first 
with Sutton’s Silver Globe, Golden Globe, and Crimson Globe; followed by 
Messrs. G. Allen and B. Phillips. For twelve specimens of Sutton’s Im¬ 
proved Beading Onion, Mr. G. Goldsmith, Floore Gardens, Weedon, won 
first honours with fine samples, Messrs. Miller and Bunnery being second 
and third. 
Messrs. F. Carter and Co. offered priz s for their Tennis Ball Onion, 
which brought many competitors. Mr. R. Phillips Meopham, F. Miller, and 
W. A. Beard winning the prizes in that order. Eleven dishes of Carter’s 
Champion Bunner Beans were entered Messrs.'Waite, Bolton, and Beckett 
taking the awards with capital samples. There were also five exhibitors of 
Carter’s Mont Blanc Cauliflowers, Messrs. Waite and Marriott securing the 
chief prizes. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
The non-competing exhibits were so numerous that they can only he very 
briefly noted. Messrs. Sutton & Sons, R ading, exhibited an extensive and 
interesting display of Tomatoes, all of open ground cultivation and ripened 
out of doors, indicating what can be done by careful management. The 
display occupied 50 feet in length, and was divided into three sections. 
I. Plants in their fruiting condition taken up from the Beading experimental 
grounds. II. Bunches or clusters showing the productiveness of the 
varieties. III. Heaps of separate fruit. The varieties which seemed to 
us to be best worthy of notice were the varieties introduced by Messrs. 
Sutton—viz.. Earliest of All, Chiswick Bed, Beading Perfection, Maincrop, 
and Abundance; while of others, Criterion, Acme, Excelsior, Victoria, and 
Green Gage seemed conspicuous for the excellent quality of the fruit and 
cropping properties. Altogether the collection was one of the best exhibits 
of Tomatoes ever seen at the Society’s exhibitions, and a silver-gilt medal 
was awarded in recognition of its merits. Silver medals were awarded to 
the following:—Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, for a fine col¬ 
lection of Boses and 112 dishes of Apples and Pears ; Messrs. J. Cheal and 
Sons, Crawley, for extensive collections of Dahlias and Apples; Messrs. 
Paul and Son, Cheshunt, for collection of Dahlias, hardy flowers, Boses, 
and seventy-eight dishes of Apples ; and Mr. Turner. Slough, for groups 
of Dahlias and Carnations. Bronze medals were awarded to Messrs. Bawlings 
Bros., Romford, for collection of Dahlias ; and to Mr. G. Jacobs for a 
Pumpkin weighing 187 lbs. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, also had 
about 170 dishes of Apples and Pears ; Messrs. C. L°e & Sons, Hammer¬ 
smith, sixty dishes; Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, a large group of hardy 
flowers; Messrs. H. Lane & Son. Great BerkhamBtead, had seventy-one 
dishes of Apples ; Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury, a beautiful 
collection of Dahlias; and Mr. Butler some fine Pears and samples of the 
St. Christopher Apple, a new dessert variety. 
IS WORK.Foij.THE'WEEK. O 
HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
Again has the time come round to us for making a selection of good 
varieties of fruit for gardens large and small. Before giving full lists 
fur general guidance it may be well to consider the wants of those of our 
readers requiring only a few of the best. Every garden should contain a 
Green Gage Plum, a May Duke Cherry, a Marie Louise Pear, a Cox’s 
Orange Pippin Apple, a Grosse Mignonne Peach, a Pitmaston Orange 
Nectarine, a Brown Turkey Fig, a Moorpark Apricot, a Nottingham 
Medlar, a Pearson’s Prolific Nut, Bed Warrington Gooseberry, Prince of 
Wales Raspberry, Victoria Currant, and President Strawberry. Taking 
the°e prime favouritts as a nucleus, we may add four or five sorts of 
well-proved excellence of each kind of fruit to make up a choice little 
selection. Of Plums, Coe’s Golden Drop and Blue Imperatrice would 
with Green Gage form a useful trio for dessert; and for cooking Rivers' 
Early Prolific, Denyer’s Victoria, and Belle de Septembre afford a succes- 
sional supply. Of Cherries we would add Governor Wood, Transparent, 
Black Bigarreau, Belle Magnifique, and Morello. It may be well to 
explain that Belle Magnifique has with us long ago taken the place of 
both Kentish and Flemish for all culinary purposes, above all for making 
most delicious Cherry jam. With Pears it is difficult to confine our 
selection to half a dozen, but we take five more of the best for a succes¬ 
sion of ripe fruit—Williams’ Bon Chietien, Fond nte d’Automne, 
Doyenne du Comice, Knight’s Monarch, and Glou Mor eau. Of Apples 
we may add Margil and Sturmer Pippin for the dessert, and for cooking 
Keswick Codlin, WVarner’s King, and Tower of Glamis. To complete 
our half dozen of Peaches add Alexander, Dr. Hogg, Noblesse, Barring¬ 
ton, and Walburton Admirable ; and of Nectarines Lord Napier, Stan- 
wick Elruge, Rivers’ White, Balgowan, and Pine Apple. It is only in 
southern counties that we would plant other Figs beside Brown Turkey, 
but where it will answer Brunswick well repays our care with magnificent 
fruit of most delicious flavour. White Marseilles yields abundant crops 
of rich-flavoured fruit if grown against a south wall, and if a snug 
sheltered sunny corner facing the south-west can be found for 
Grizzly Bourjass'tte we may safely reckon upon an annual treat 
of its delicious fruit of about the same size as a Brown Turkey, 
which is accurately described in the “ Fruit Manual ”—“ Skin of a 
chocolate colour, covered with a very thin bloom, neck very short, eye 
open, flesh of a deep dark blood-red colour, with a thick syrupy juice and 
very richly flavoured. A delicious Fig.” We may add that the fruit of 
Brunswick attains perfection when the skin cracks and we obtain a 
glimpse of the lusci us interior, but the fruit of Grizzly Bourjassotte does 
not crack, it shrivels, and when this begins the fruit is at its best. We 
may add Kaisha and Orange Apricots to our selection, and a few choice 
Gooseberries selected of excellence of flavour—Early Sulphur, Pitmaston 
Green Gage, K-ens’ Seedling, Red Champagne, and Ironmonger. For 
general utility there is none like Red Warrington. The fruit is above 
medium size, it comes early into use for cooking as green fruit, hangs late 
upon the bush when ripe, and is of delicious flavour. As mention was 
made of President Strawberry, we may add to it now Marguerite, Sir 
Joseph Paxton, James Veitch, Dr. Hogg, and Loxford Hall Seedling. We 
have found the few sorts of each kind of fruit mentioned to combine in a 
high degree sure and abundant crops with excellence of size, flavour, and 
appearance. 
Select Sorts of Fruit for a Large Garden. — Pears. —Summer 
Doyenne, Citron des Cannes. Jargonelle, Williams’ Bon Chietien, 
Colmar d’Etd, Desire Cornells, Souvenir du Congr^i, Beurre de l’Assomp- 
tion, Fondante d’Automne, Duchesse d’Orleans, Comte de Lamy, Madame 
Treyve, Louise Bonne of Jersey, Marie Louise, Fondante de Charneau, 
Marie Louise d’Uccle, Doyenn4 du Comice, Knight’s Monarch, Seckle, 
ITrbaniste, Marechal de Cour, Beurre d’Anjou, General Todtleben, Lucy 
Grieve, Dana’s Hovey, Comte de Flandre, Thompson’s, Forelle, Josephine 
de Malines, Jewess, Zephirin Gr£goire, Besi Vaet, Winter Nelis, Beurrd 
Superfin, Huyshe’s Victoria, Huyshe’s Prince of Wales, Millot de Nancy, 
Nouvelle Fulvie, Glou Morpeau, Easter Beurr6, Olivier de Serres, Madame 
Millet. . 
Dessert Apples- —Margaret, Joaneting, Mr. Gladstone, Kerry Pippin, 
Worcester Pearmain, Yellow Ingestrie, King of the Pippins, Margil, 
Hubbard’s Pearmain. Pine Golden Pippin, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Pine 
Apple Russet, Golden Russet, Melon Apple, Cockle’s Pippin, Peasgood s 
Nonesuch, Court Pendfl Plat, Reinette Van Mons, Cornish Gillitlower, 
Lord Burgbley, Sturmpr Pippin. 
Kitchen Apples. —Duchess of Oldenburgh, Keswick Codlin, Lord 
Sufiield, Manks Codlin, Warner’s King, Wormsley Pippin, Cellini, 
Nelson’s Codlin, Prince Albert, Lord Derby. Stirling Castle, Ecklinville 
Seedling, Small’s Admirable, Golden Noble, Gloria Mundi, Cox s Pomona, 
New Hawthornden, Tower of Glamis, Mere de Mdnage, Cobham, Northern 
Greening, Striped Beefing, Dumelow’s Seedling, Hanwell Souring. 
Dessert Plums. —Green Gage, Purple Gage, McLaughlin’s Gage, 
Transparent Gage, Beine Claude de Bavay, Washington, Bryanston Gage, 
Denniston’s Superb, Jefferson, Coe’s Golden Drop, Kirk’s, Blue Impera¬ 
trice. 
Cooking Plums —Rivers’ Early Prolific, Early Orleans, Czar, Victoria, 
Prince of Wales, Lafaye te, Prince Englebert, Diamond, Autumn Compote, 
Belle de Septembre, Cluster Damson. 
Cherries —Early Purple Gean, Early Rivers, Belle d’Orleans, Empress 
Eugdnie, May Duke, Black Tartarian, Governor Wood, Archduke, Beine 
Hortense, Transparent, BohemOD, Black Bigarreau, Bigaireau, Bel.e 
Magnifique, Elton, Late Duke, Morello. 
Peaches. —Alexander, Early Beatrice, Early Albert, Rivers’ Early lork, 
Dr. Hogg, Grosse Mignonne, Royal George, Noblesse, Belle Bauce, 
Barrington, Walburton Admirable. 
Nectarines. —Advance, Lord Napier, Stanwick Elruge, Downton, 
Violette Hfitive, BalgowaD, Humboldt, Rivers’ White, Pitmaston Orange, 
Pine Apple. 
FRUIT FORCING. 
Pines. — Plants Showing Fruit.— These will be valuable when fruit 
> is scarce and dear, therefore such plants should be afforded the best 
