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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ Noyember 16, 1893. 
Messrs. H. Lambert, gardener to the Rev. W. W. Aldridge, W. Treble, 
gardener to T. Mullins, Esq. ; and F. Blackmore, were among the most 
successful exhibitors of these. 
The groups were very much better than usual, and were quite a 
feature. Mr. H. \V. Whitehead, gardener to R. W. Gibbs, Esq., arranged an 
admirable group. Mr. Summerhayes, gardener to H. Pethick, Esq., was 
second, Mr. F. Williams, gardener to R. Cox, Esq., being third with a 
group that would have been well first in previous years. Three good 
groups of miscellaneous plants were shown, Messrs. Brooks & Son being 
first, Mr. Daffurn second, and Mr. Summerhayes third. Table plants. 
Primulas, and such like were also shown in good style. 
Cut blooms occupied the best part of two long tables, and but few 
inferior fiowers were seen. The first prize for twenty-four incurved 
blooms, in not less than eighteen varieties, was well won by Mr. J. Lloyd, 
gardener to Vincent Stuckey, Esq., Langport, who had Lord Alcester, 
Alfred Salter, Empress of India, Golden Empress, Mons. Bahuant, 
Jeanne d’Arc, Mrs. Coleman, Prince Alfred, Mrs. Heale, Lord Wolseley, 
Jardin des Plantes, Miss Haggas, Mrs. N. Davis, Violet Tomlin, Lady 
Dorothy, Cherub, Hero of Stoke Newington, and Princess Beatrice, all 
in good condition. Messrs. W. Brooks & Son were second. With twelve 
incurved varieties Mr. J. Atwell, gardener to J. B. Bain, Esq., Clifton, 
was first, some of his best being Mr. Brunlees, Jeanne d’Arc, Baron 
Hirsch, Novelty, Violet Tomlin, and Lord Wolseley. Mr, G. W. Deake, 
Cardiff, was second ; while for six varieties Mr. A, Currey, gardener to 
C. Bailey, Esq., Frome, was first, and Mr. G. Sutton, gardener to W. A. 
Todd, Esq., second. The best twenty-four Japanese varieties were 
shown by Mr. J. Lloyd, who had fine fresh blooms of Etoile de Lyon, 
E. Molyneux, R. George, Mrs. C. H. Payne, Colonel W. B. Smith, Vice- 
President Audiguier, W. W, Coles, W, H. Lincoln, Excelsior, Florence 
Davis, R. Owen, Madame Appuis, G. Daniels, Madame Picard, Prefect 
Roberts, C. Davis, Viviand Morel, Ralph Brocklebank, J. S. Schwabe, 
President Borel, Beauty of Castlewood,Miss A. Hartshorn,Louis Boehmer, 
Sunflower. Mr, Deake was second, and Messrs. Brooks & Son third. 
Mr. Daffurn was first for twelve varieties. Mr. A. Curry and Mr. J. 
Atwell were placed equal second. The first prize for six varieties went 
to Mr. J. Marshall, gardener to J. Dole, Esq,, Clifton, Mr G. Sutton, 
gardener to W. A. Todd, Esq., being a close second. Mr. Daffurn had 
the best reflexed varieties, and Mr. Atwell took the second prize. 
The bouquets of Chrysanthemums and Fern fronds were particularly 
attractive, that which gained Messrs. Brooks & Son the premier prize 
being really beautiful, Mr. J. H. Deaske was second, and Mr. A. Curry 
third. Messrs. Brooks & Son were also the most successful with other 
bouquets, vases, and baskets of flowers; this firm also showing a 
magnificent cross not for competition. 
The show of fruit was good. Mr. J. Marshall was first for excellent 
Alicante Grapes, Mr. Daffurn being second; while in the any other 
Black class Mr. Daffurn was first for grand bunches of Gros Guillaume, 
Mr. Curry being second with Mrs. Pince’s Muscat in good condition. 
The best Muscats were shown by Mr. J. Marshall, Mr. J. Atwell being a 
close second. Messrs, Daffurn, F. Williams, and W. Summerhayes were 
among the most successful in the Apple and Pear classes. 
BIRKENHEAD AND WIRRAL.— November 9th. 
The seventh annual Exhibition of the above Society was held on the 
above date, and although the competition in some of the larger classes 
was not so good as one would have liked, yet everything staged was of 
high quality. The arrangements were admirable, and every exhibit could 
be seen to proper advantage. 
In the class for eighteen Japanese blcoms Mr. T. Ransom, gardener 
to H. R. Rodger, Esq., Spital, was first, staging in the back row magni¬ 
ficent blooms of Mrs, C. H. Payne, G. C. Schwabe, W. H. Lincoln, 
E. Molyneux, Marie Hoste, Viviand Morel. Second row: Wm. Seward, 
Mrs. E. W. Clarke, Gloire du Rocher, Louis Boehmer (very fine), Beauty 
of Castle Hill, Col. W. B, Smith. Front row : Florence Davis, Sunflower, 
J. Shrimpton, Miss Anna Hartshorn, Chas. Davis, and L’Enfant des 
Mondes (splendid). The second honours went to Mr. J. Trelford, gardener 
toC. Gatehouse, Esq., Noctorum. Mr, J. Williams, gardener to C. J. 
Proctor, Esq., Noctorum, was third with a stand of bright coloured smaller 
flowers. For twelve Japanese Mr. H. Howard, gardener to A. S, 
Mather, Esq., Beechwood, Woolton, put up a splendid stand, the best 
being Chas, Davis, Marie Hoste, W. H. Lincoln, and Col. Smith. 
Mr. J. Pink, gardener to J. T Sealby, Esq., was a very fair second. 
For eighteen incurved Mr. T. Ransom was the only exhibitor, but 
his stand was well worthy the first prize awarded. Very fine indeed 
were his blooms of Robert Cannell, Emily Dale, Mons. R, Bahuant, 
Jeanne d’Arc, Prince Alfred, Mrs. Coleman, and Princess Beatrice. 
For twelve incurved Mr. H. Howard showed in fine form Mens. R. 
Bahuant, Emily Dale, Baron Hirsch, Violet Tomlin, Mrs. Coleman, and 
Jeanne d’Arc. Mr. J. Trelford was second, and Mr. J. Williams third. 
In the local class for twelve Japanese Mr. Ransom repeated his successes ; 
Mr. J. Pink was second, Mr. J. Williams third. The same exhibitor was 
again first in the class for twelve incurved. For six Japanese Mr. 
J. Bradshaw, gardener to C, W. Pitt Taylor, Rock Ferry, put up special 
stand. Mr. W. Thomas, gardener to G. E. Grayson, Esq., was first for 
six incurved Lord Wolseley. For six incurved and six Japanese, open 
to those who employ one gardener, the prizes were taken respectively 
by Messrs. Jos. Hay, gardener to E. C. Thin, Esq., Oxton, and Mrs. Leete, 
Oxton, Messrs. R. R. and J. H. Anderson taking honours for six blooms in 
the class for those who do not employ a gardener. In the class for those 
who have never won a prize at the show Mr. J. Cubbon, gardener to 
G. E. Moses, Esq., Higher Bebington, had a good stand, and Mr. H. 
Holford, gardener to C. Maciver, Esq., Heswall, coming in second. 
The groups were much superior to those seen at Liverpool on the 
previous Tuesday. The leading honours went to Mr. A. Price, gardener 
to F. Jevons, Esq., Claughton ; Mr. A. Brown, gardener to Geo. Webster, 
Esq., Upton, being placed second. For three vases of Chrysanthemums 
arranged for effect Mr. J. Williams had no difficulty in securing the 
award. Primulas and Cyclamen were good, as were also Mignonette 
and table plants, the prizes going respectively to Mr. J. W. Totty, 
gardener to W. Laird, Esq., Birkenhead ; Mr. W. Thomas, Mr. A. Price, 
Rev. Canon Robin, and Mr. A. Brown. Bouquets did not call for special 
comment, being much under the average in every instance as regards 
arrangement and colouring. 
Fruit and vegetables were grand, the black Grapes being in every 
way superior to those at Liverpool. Awards of merit were granted to 
Messrs. Dickson, Limited, Chester, who had a table containing a general 
collection of fruit gathered from young trees in the nurseries, very 
attractive. Also to Mr. Henderson, Oxton Hill, Birkenhead, for plants 
and blooms ; and to Mr. Bradshaw for miscellaneous plants. 
GLOUCESTER.— November 9th and 10th. 
This annual Show was again held in the Corn Exchange, and was a 
decided improvement on the past few years. Mr J. Aplin, gardener to 
W. M. Baker, Esq., was the most successful exhibitor of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, taking first honours for a well-arranged group of healthy well 
bloomed plants, and also premier honours for forty-eight cut blooms, 
thirty-six Japanese and twelve incurved, thus repeating his Bath suc¬ 
cesses of the previous day. The back row was composed as follows :— 
W. Tricker, W. H.Lincoln, W. Seward, Gloriosum, Mdlle. M. Hoste, Viviand 
Morel, Edwin Molyneux, Avalanche, Perfet Robert, Stanstead White, 
W. G. Drover, W. Woodcock. Second row : Colonel W. B. Smith, Ex¬ 
celsior, Geo. Atkinson, Charles Davis, Etoile de Lyon, Sunflower, White 
Louis Boehmer, Baronne de Frailly, Mrs. C. Wheeler, Amos Perry, 
Gambetta, Mrs. A. H. Neve. Front row : Mrs. J. Laing, Comte de Ger- 
miny, John Dyer, Ruth Cleveland, Fimbriatum Japona'se, Thunberg, 
Stanstead Surprise, Mrs. W. Clarke, Eynsford White, Florence Davis, 
B. D. Crane. Incurved : Lord Wolseley, Queen of England, Lady 
Dorothy, Empress of India, Miss Haggas, Prince Alfred, Jeanne d’Arc, 
Violet Tomlin, Beauty, Mr. Bunn, and Flora Macdonald. Mr. 
Wheeler, Blackmore Park, was a fair second. 
Fruit is always well shown at Gloucester, and this year the entries 
were extra numerous. Mr. J. Watkins, Pomona Nurseries, Hereford, 
practically swept the deck with Apples and Pears, taking first position 
in the following classes. Collection of culinary Apples, seventy dishes ; 
collection of desert Apples, sixty dishes ; collection of Pears, and in the 
following single-dish classes : Ribston Pippin, Blenheim Orange, immense 
fruits, and Dumelow’s Seedling. The English Fruit and Rose Company, 
King’s Acre, Hereford, were very close to Mr. Watkins in collections of 
dessert and culinary Apples, taking second honours in each case. The 
same Company took first position for any variety of desert Apple with 
Scarlet Nonpareil, first for Ashmead’s Kernel Improved, and first for the 
best dish of culinary Apples with a grand dish named Byford Wonder. 
The first staged by the above exhibitor was very fine indeed. 
For the best collection of dessert and culinary Apples, twenty-four 
dishes, prize given by Mr. J. Watkins, C. Lee Campbell, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. S. T. Wright), was a good first with a large, highly coloured fruit. 
Mr. J. R. Bennett, Chaxhill House, Newnham, was second, who also 
staged well. Mr. Watkins was an easy first for a collection of cider 
Apples with fruit of a lovely colour. With white Grapes Mrs. Gambier 
Parry, Highnam Court (gardener, Mr. Sowray), was first with good 
bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, and a similar position for black with 
beautiful Alicante. Mr. J. H. Jones, Churchdown, was second with 
the same variety, badly coloured, while some well-finished Gros Guillame 
and West’s St. Peter’s were left out, a decision which caused a good deal 
of comment. The same applies to the first prize awarded in the Cox’s 
Orange Apple class, in this case the dish taking premier honours was 
not Cox’s Orange Pippin at all. Vegetables, grain, and roots (agri¬ 
cultural) were largely exhibited, and generally of high quality.— 
Visitor. 
LEATHERHEAD.— November 10th. 
The ninth annual Chrysanthemum Show of the Leatherhead Horti¬ 
cultural Society was held in the Institute of that town on the above 
date, when a bright and beautiful display of flowers was brought 
together. The quality of the flowers and plants was as a rule high, 
more especially in the classes devoted to the Japanese section. The 
incurved blooms, too, were fine, and reflected high credit on the growers. 
The arrangements of the Show, under the supervision of Mr. Pen¬ 
nington, the Secretary, and a Show Committee, were admirably 
carried out. 
For a group of Chrysanthemums to be arranged in a space not 
exceeding 40 square feet, Mr. G. Mileham, gardener to A. T. Miller, 
Esq., was a very good first. The plants were carrying clean, shapely 
flowers, and were effectively arranged. Mr. Buck, gardener to W. Maples, 
Esq., Ashtead, was second. The blooms in this exhibit were of high 
quality, but the plants were not so well arranged as those of the first 
group. The third prize was accorded to Mr. F. Hodgson, gardener to 
H. White, Esq. Mr. Mileham was first for six distinct large-flowering 
varieties in pots with good plants. Mr. Long, gardener to J. F. Chance, 
E>q., was placed second. For three plants Mr. Mileham was again 
first with finely flowered plants. The same exhibitor was also awarded 
