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being shown. Mr. S. Wakebam, gardener to T. W. Williams, Esq., was 
first, he having good Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, Snowball Turnips, 
Ailsa Craig Onions, Intermediate Carrots, Main Crop Tomatoes, and 
Blood Red Beet. Mr. J. Abbott, gardener to Mrs. C. Guise, was a 
creditable second; and Mr. R. C. Townsend, gardener to Colonel R. 
Lloyd, third. 
Potatoes in all the classes provided for them were remarkably good, 
coarseness being less apparent, and less favoured by the Judges than 
usual. The best six varieties were shown by Mr. J. Hathaway, gardener 
to the Earl of Lathom, Ormskirk, who had Satisfaction, Edgcote Purple, 
Chancellor, Reading Ruby, Cole’s Favourite, and Scarisbrick Favourite 
in perfect condition. Mr. G. H. C. Shorting was second, and Mr. E. 
Cumberbatch third. For three varieties, Mr. T. Griffiths, gardener to 
J. Dixon Taylor, Esq., was well first, having excellent dishes of The Bruce, 
Prizetaker, and Satisfaction. Mr. J. Hathaway was second, and Mr. W. 
Pope third. There were twenty-five competitors with one dish of 
Tomatoes, Mr. D. Sheppard, Winchcombe, being first with very good 
examples of Perfection ; Mr. A. Ruddock being second, and Mr. W. 
Shaw third. Carrots, Turnips, Onions, and other vegetables in season 
were extensively and well shown, a whole tent being principally devoted 
to them. 
Special prizes were offered by several of the leading seedsmen, the 
competition being good in most cases. Five competed with collections 
of vegetables, the prizes for which were provided by Messrs. Webb and 
Sons, Stourbridge. Mr. T. Wilkins took the lead with very fine Excelsior 
Onions, Webb’s Solid White Celery, Autumn Giant Caulifiowers, Autocrat 
Peas, Webb’s Defiance Carrots, Sensation Tomatoes, Satisfaction Potatoes, 
and Ne Plus Ultra Runner Beans. Mr. C. Pope was second, his 
Mammoth Red Celery and Stourbridge Gem Cucumbers being extra 
good. The third prize went to Mr. J. Hathaway, the fourth to Mr. R. 
Milner, and the fifth to Mr. R. C. Townsend. Messrs. Webb & Sons also 
provided prizes for a dish of Tomatoes, and in this instance Mr. W. 
Iggulden, gardener to the Earl of Cork, Frome, was first with well 
selected Webb’s Sensation; Mr. J. Langley, gardener to the Rev. 
Bulkeley Owen, West Felton, being a close second. Mr. J. Cooke, 
gardener to G. Singer, Esq., third, and Mr. J. Craven, gardener to 
J. Grant Morris, Esq., fourth. Messrs. Sutton & Sons offered prizes for 
collection of vegetables, the first of which only was open to all, the rest 
being confined to the county of Salop. Mr. T. Wilkins was well first 
with a collection very like that which he staged for the Society’s prizes. 
Mr. S. Wakehamwasagood second, Mr. R. Townsend third, Mr. G. Pear¬ 
son, gardener to Lord Berwick, fourth, and Mr. J. Milner fifth. Messrs. 
Carter & Co., High Holborn, London, offered prizes in three separate 
classes, in each of which there was good competition, Messrs. Farrant, 
Iggulden, Bird, and others taking the prizes. Messrs. Taylor and 
Thomson, Bishopsgate, London, also provided good prizes for their 
customers to compete for. The first for a collection of vegetables was 
well won by Mr. W, Pope, Mr. T. Wilkins was second, and Mr. R. C, 
Townsend third. 
The first of the prizes offered by the late Mr. Laxton for four varie¬ 
ties of his new Potatoes was won by Mr. W. Iggulden, who staged 
medium-sized tubers of Early Laxton, Reward, Victorious, and General. 
The winner of the first prize foi Clibran’s Tomato was Mr. A. Ruddock, 
gardener to E. A. Young, Esq., but the fruits were rough. A series of 
prizes were offered by Mr. R. Sydenham, Birmingham, which attracted 
fairly good competition. Messrs. G. Cooke, A. Lowe, Bridgend, and 
W. T. Roderick, gardener to A. M. Biddulph, Esq., Chirk Castle, being 
the principal prizewinners. The names of the winners of the prizes 
offered by Messrs. Thompson & Co. did not transpire in time for inclu¬ 
sion in this report. Cottagers’ exhibits were extensive and meritorious. 
Honoeaey Exhibits. 
These alone were sufficient to make up a very fine Exhibition. 
Gold medals were awarded to Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, for an 
enormous collection of Dahlias, choice Sweet Peas, African and French 
Marigolds of the finest quality, summer Chrysanthemums, herbaceous 
and other fiowers—a bright, varied, and admirably arranged display ; 
also, as previously stated, to Messrs. Thomas Ware & Co., Tottenham, 
for a very fine collection of Begonias in pots and in a cut state, and to 
Messrs. Pritchard & Sons, Shrewsbury, for a very extensive bank of 
decorative plants. 
Silver medals were awarded to ■ Mr. Albert Myers, nurseryman, 
Shrewsbury, for a bank of plants ; Messrs. Birkenhead, Sale, for choice 
Ferns; Messrs. Dicksons (Limited), Chester, a collection of plants; 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, London, collection of cut flowers ; Messrs. 
Hewitt & Co., Birmingham, Begonias and other plants ; Messrs. Phillips 
and Co., Shrewsbury, a collection of fruit; Mr. Watkins, Pomona Farm, 
Hereford, collection of Apples, Pears, and Crabs ; The Liverpool Horti¬ 
cultural Society for a group of Roses in pots. The Williams’ Memorial 
medals, and £2 to Mr. W. Finch, gardener to Mr. Alderman Marriott, 
Coventry, for his grand example of Ixora Duffi, and to Mr. W. Evans, 
Stone, Staffordshire, as an amateur who does not employ a gardener, 
for a fine plant of Oncidium incurvum. 
Certificates of merit were awarded to Messrs. Perkins & Sons, 
Coventry, for seedlirg Cactus Dahlias Grand Mogul and Matchless, also 
to a lovely Pompon, Greyfriars ; Messrs. Keynes, Williams, & Co., 
Salisbury, for seedling Cactus Dahlias, Gloriosa, Dawn, and Mephisto- 
pheleg; Mr. Hy. Eckford, Wem, for Sweet Peas; Mr. Wm. Innes, 
Rothesay, for Pansies and cut flowers ; Messrs. Edwards & Sons, Sher¬ 
wood, Nottingham, for floral decorations ; Messrs. Jarman & Co., Chard, 
for a collection of vegetables ; Mr. W. D. Bacon, Wolverhampton, for 
new Milltrack Mushroom spawn ; The English Fruit Company, Hereford, 
for a collection of Apples and Pears ; Laxton Brothers, Bedford, for 
Sweet Pea Princess May, in colour very like Countess of Radnor. 
A special silver medal was awarded to Mr. Wilkins, gardener to Lady 
Theodore Guest, for twelve sorts of Onions, six bulbs of each, very large 
and well ripened, a wonderful exhibit, Ailsa Craig standing out 
prominent amongst them. 
Such is the general character of the Shrewsbury Show. Only by 
great zeal, sound knowledge, and unremitting labour on the part of the 
Committee and experienced Secretaries (Messrs. Adnitt and Naunton) 
could such gigantic displays of garden produce be arranged. The 
success of the.Society has been phenomenal, and the town, its charities, 
schools, and other objects have shared in its prosperity to the amount of 
£3500. Bravo, Shrewsbury 1 
TROWBRIDGE.— August 23ed. 
The forty-fourth Exhibition of this Society was held on the above 
date under favourable circumstances, and must have proved a 
financial as well as a horticultural success, judging from the immense 
number of visitors and the extensive array of exhibits on view. No 
large money prizes are offered to attract exhibitors from a distance, but 
the district is one from which a first class exhibition may be made. 
Fuchsias arb always a feature here, and it is doubtful whether a rival 
exhibition of these popular plants could be found anywhere. The 
redoubtable Fuchsia raiser, Mr. James Lye. gardener to the Hon. Mrs. 
Hay, Market Lavington, was the champion in both classes pro¬ 
vided—namely, for four and six plants, his specimens being perfect in 
every detail, and standing from 8 to 10 feet in height. Mr. Geo. 
Tucker won the second, and Mr. Pocock, gardener to J. P. Haden, Esq., 
third prize. 
For nine stove and greenhouse flowering plants, Mr. Mathews, 
gardener to Sir W. Roger Brown, was first, but Major Clark followed 
him very closely, Mr. E. B. Rod way being third. This was a strong 
class, including good, healthy, well-trained and perfectly flowered 
plants of Allamanda nobilis, A. Hendersoni, Bougainvillea glabra, 
Lapageriai rosea and alba, Ixoras, Ericas, Eucharis amazonica, 
Rondeletia speciosa, Clerodendron Balfourianum and others. The 
same exhibitors secured the prizes in the order given for six and 
three flowering plants. For fifteen Ferns or Mosses Mr. G. Tucker was 
a good first, Mr. Haden second, and Mr. Sancombe third. Sir Roger 
Brown, Mr. F. Applegate, and Captain Spicer (gardener, Mr. F. Perry), 
shared the prizes for foliage plants in the order named. Only two 
exhibits of Caladiums were staged, but these were large, well grown 
plants of good variety, Mr. Pocock was first and Mr. Mathews second. 
Mr. Mathews was again to the front in a strong class for specimen 
trained Coleus, the Hon. Mrs. Hay second, and Mr. E. B. Rod way third. 
Mr. Mathews was the only exhibitor of Heaths, six plants, and gained 
the first prize. Mr. Pymm, gardener to Mrs. Goldsmith, was first for a 
group of plants arranged for effect on a space not exceeding 60 square 
feet, but Mr. Deacon, gardener to H. Harris, Esq., Caine, staged a much 
more effective arrangement, highly coloured Crotons, Eulalias, Dracseuas, 
Hedychiums, and Orchids, being raised lightly from a groundwork of 
Ferns, Panicums, and similarly dwarf plants. Mr. Pymn’s was a simple 
“ bank,” too symmetrically arranged, and devoid of the undulating 
features that characterised his opponent’s exhibit. Mr. Tucker was first 
for six well grown Gloxinias, also for the same number of Achimenes 
and double Begonias. Mr. Keen won with six single Begonias, with 
profusely flowered plants of small blooming sorts, quite out of date 
according to present day’s standard of perfection. The premier award 
for Orchids was won by Mr. Pymm, Sir Roger Brown being second, and 
Mr. Deacon third. 
Cut flowers were well represented. Asters being first-rate. Messrs. 
W. J. Jones, G. Garaway, Bath, and A. A. Walters, Bath, won the prizes 
with twenty-four German Asters ; while with French of the same 
number of blooms Messrs. A. A. Walters, T. Every, and G. Garaway 
were the w-inners in the order of their names. Roses were not exten¬ 
sively shown, but for the season were very good indeed. In the open 
classes Dr. Budd, Bath, was first for twelve bunches ; Messrs. Cooling 
and Son second ; and Mr. W. Smith, Kingswocd, third, and these 
positions were repeated by the same growers for twenty-four Roses, 
single blooms. In the amateurs’ division Dr. Budd was beaten by Mr. 
T. Hobbs, Bristol, in the class for twelve bunches, and also for twelve 
single blooms. Gladiolus, Verbenas, Hollyhocks, hardy annuals, and 
choice greenhouse cut flowers ; Dahlias, and trusses of brightly coloured 
Zonal Pelargoniums were each represented in large numbers of good 
stands. 
In the fruit tent it was universally admitted that the Show was one 
that had never been equalled on any previous occasion, every class 
being largely contested. For a collection of ten dishes, excluding 
Pines, Mr. W. Strugnell, gardener to W. H. Long, Esq., M.P., Rood 
Ashton, Trowbridge, first, his dishes being Black Hamburgh, Muscat of 
Alexandria and Alnwick Seedling Grapes, Blenheim Orange Melon, 
Bellegarde Peaches, Pineapple and Stanwick Elruge Nectarines, Jefferson 
Plums, Brown Turkey Figs, and Morello Cherries placed on brightly 
coloured leaves of Ampelopsis Veitchi. Mr. G. Pymm was second 
with good Foster’s Seedling and large bunches of Black Hamburgh 
Grapes, Exquisite Peaches, Green Gage Plums, Lady Sudeley Apples, 
Cherries and Pears. Mrs. Hardwick, Bradford-on-Avon, and Mr. W. 
Cook, gardener to Major Heneage, Compton Basset, were awarded equal 
thirds, and there were two other collections. For a collection of six 
varieties Mr. F. Parry was successful over Mr. Palmer, Bradford-on- 
Avon, and R. B. Cater, Esq., Bath. Grapes were numerous in the 
