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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ November 9, 1893 
Mr. Eowbottom gaining a similar position in the open class, both showing 
well grown blooms. The last named exhibitor was first for twelve Japanese 
blooms in a special class, Mr, Brooks occupying a similar position in 
another class. As before remarked, groups and specimen plants were fairly 
good, but the exhibits were so arranged as to render it impossible to dis¬ 
tinguish the names of the prizewinners. For a group of Chrysanthemums 
Mr. J. Brookes was awarded the first prize. 
Miscellaneous exhibits included a group of plants from Messrs. B. S. 
Williams & Son, Upper Holloway ; a collection of fruit and vegetables 
from Messrs. W. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate; cut Chrysanthemum 
blooms from Mr. W. E. Boyce, Archway Road, Highgate; and some 
boilers from Messrs. Pearce & Heatley, Holloway Road, N. The 
amateurs’ and cottagers’ classes were well filled, and there were 
numerous baskets and epergnes filled with Chrysanthemums. 
CRYSTAL PALACE.— November 3rd and 4th. 
An Exhibition of Chrysanthemums was held at the Crystal Palace 
on the above dates, and as is usual on such occasions the produce staged 
was of excellent quality. Some of the classes were well filled, and the 
competition generally keen, the leading southern growers been repre¬ 
sented. The Japanese blooms were splendid, being large, but not coarse, 
and well coloured. There were perhaps a few exceptions, but the 
foregoing remarks may be applied to the blooms in the leading stands. 
Taken as a whole the incurved blooms were also exhibited in excellent 
condition, especially in the principal stands ; but in a few instances 
some rather rough ones were noticeable. The Anemone flowered 
varieties were exceedingly good, although not very extensively shown, 
the same applying to the Pompons. In two or three classes there were 
but few entries, and consequently some spare tabling was conspicuous. 
Trained plants were well shown, as also were the groups, some blooms 
on the plants being remarkably fine. 
The principal class was for forty-eight blooms, twenty-four incurved 
twenty-four Japanese, not less than eighteen varieties of each, or more 
than two of one variety, for which the following prizes were offered : 
£10 first, £7 second, £5 third, £3 fourth. There were seven exhi¬ 
bitors, and the competition was very keen. As an example of this 
those veteran growers who have so many times in past years held the 
first prizes, Messrs. Drover, Fareham, were in this case placed fourth. 
The coveted award fell to Mr. C. Ritchings, gardener to Dr. Frank- 
land. The Yews, Reigate Hill, for an exquisite collection, the Japanese 
being massive, bright, and as fresh as it is possible to stage them. The 
incurved blooms were models of neatness, and seldom have we seen such fine 
flowers of the Rundle family as were staged in the front rowof this exhibit. 
His Japanese blooms were staged as follows:—Colonel W. B. Smith, Edwin 
Molyneux, Viviand Morel (fine colour), W. H. Lincoln (good) ; Mrs. 
Harman Payne, John Shrimpton (fine), and the acme of brightness ; 
Viviand Morel, Colonel W. B. Smith, Puritan, President Borel, Gloire 
du Rocher, W. H. Lincoln, Beauty of Exmouth, Edwin Molyneux, 
W. Seward, Sunflower, W. Tricker, W. H. Atkinson, Florence Davis, 
Excelsior, W. Seward, and Avalanche. Incurved : Baron Hirsch, 
Empress of India, Violet Tomlin, Madame Darrier, Empress of India, 
Prince Alfred, Baron Hirsch, Jeanne d’Arc, Queen of England, Madame 
Darrier (good), Princess of Wales, Violet Tomlin, Miss M. A. Haggas, 
Lord Wolseley, Jeanne d’Arc, Lady Hardinge (fine). Nil Desperandum, 
Mrs. G. Bundle, Mrs. Dixon, George Cockburn, Princess Beatrice, 
Cherub, and Mrs. G. Rundle. Mr. H. Shoesmith, gardener to 
M. Hodgson, Esq., Shirley Cottage, Croydon, was awarded the second 
prize for a very good collection. The Japanese were brighter than the 
rest and so keen did the third prize run him that it was not until con¬ 
siderable amount of minute examination and pointing had been resorted 
to by the judges that the awards were made, only two points separating 
the second and third prize collections. Mr. Shoesmith’s best Japanese were 
Edwin Molyneux, Viviand Morel, Col. W. B. Smith, Eda Brass, Charles 
Davis, Mdlle. Th^r^se Rey, and a white Viviand Morel, which, as 
exhibited, is a distinct and appreciative variety. Mr. J. C, Salter, 
gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq, Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate, was third. 
Excelsior, Charles Davis, Mdlle. Marie Hoste and Colonel W, B. 
Smith were amongst the best Japanese. Princess of Wales and Baron 
Hirsch were fine amongst the incurved in this stand. Messrs. 
W. G, Drover, Fareham, Hants, as before remarked, were placed 
fourth. The Japanese were somewhat weaker than the others and 
scarcely up to their usual brightness in colour ; their incurved varieties 
were on the whole neat but a little flat. 
In the class for eighteen incurved varieties, distinct, there were ten 
competitors, and Mr. W. H. Lees, gardener to F. A. Bevan, Esq., Trent 
Park Gardens, New Barnet, outdistanced the others with one of best 
and most even stands that could be staged. The blooms in the front 
row were as perfect both in size and form as those at the back. 
The varieties comprised Mons. R. Bahuant, Queen of England, Alfred 
Salter, Lord Alcester (magnificent), Lord Wolseley, Empress of India, 
Mrs. Coleman (good), Hero of Stoke Newington, Princess of Wales, John 
Doughty, Violet Tomlin, Jeanne d’Arc (grand), Madame Darrier, Alfred 
Lyne (good), Golden Empress of India, Princess Beatrice, and Miss 
Haggas. Mr. George Carpenter, gardener to Major Collis Browne, 
Byfleet, was awarded the second place, Jeanne d’Arc and Madame 
Darrier being his finest blooms. Messrs. W. & G. Drover were third, 
and Mr. C. W. Knowles, gardener to Mrs. C. Egerton, Roehampton, 
fourth. For twelve incurved varieties, distinct, Mr. A. Felgate, gardener 
to Her Grace (Elizabeth) the Duchess of Wellington, Burhill, Walton- 
on-Thames, was placed first in the eight collections staged. The varie¬ 
ties were Mrs. Heale, Madame Darrier, Queen of England, Mons. R. 
Bahuant, Princess of Wales, Noel Pragnell, Lord Wolseley, Jeanne d’Arc, 
Miss M. A. Haggas, Violet Tomlin, Eve, and Mrs. Coleman. Mr. W. 
Jupp, gardener to G. Boulton, Esq., Torfield, Eastbourne, was placed 
second, Mr. A. Turner, gardener to C. F. Murray, Esq., Woodcote 
Hall, Epsom, third, and Mr. T. Robinson, gardener to W. Lawrence, Esq., 
Elsfield Gardens, Maidstone, fourth. For six incurved, one variety, nine 
collections were staged, and Mr. Brown, gardener to A. B. Welch-Thorn- 
ton. Esq., Beaupaire Park, Basingstoke, was placed first with six good 
blooms of Mons. R. Bahuant. Mr. W. Jupp was second with Princess 
of Wales. Mr. George Goldsmith, gardener to Sir E. Loder, Bart., 
Horsham, third with Madame Darrier; and Mr. George Carpenter 
fourth with Prince Alfred. 
No less than fifteen competed in the class for eighteen Japanese, 
distinct, the premier award falling to Mr. Lees with Viviand Morel, 
Stanstead White, Mr. C. Bryceson, Florence Davis, Edwin Molyneux, 
Condor, Sunflower, Charles Davis, Mr. F. Jameson, Madame B. Carri^re 
(a magnificent flower). Col. W. B. Smith, G. C. Schwabe, Avalanche, 
Gloire du Rocher, W. Tricker, H. W. Lincoln, and Puritan. Messrs. 
W. & G. Drover were second ; Mr. Charles Cox, gardener to J. Trotter, 
Esq., Brickenden Grange, Hertford, third ; and Mr. Carpenter fourth. 
For twelve Japanese, distinct, there were twelve competitors, and Mr. 
E. Tickner, gardener to J. Watney, Esq., Shermanbury House, Reigate, 
won the premier position with Col. W. B. Smith, Violet Rose, W. H. 
Lincoln, Viviand Morel, Mdlle. Marie Hoste, Edwin Molyneux, Presi¬ 
dent Borel, G. C. Schwabe, W. Tricker, Puritan, Lord Brooke, and 
Avalanche. Mr. A. Felgate ; Mr. J. Harwood, gardener to A. J. Jack, 
Esq., Brightlands, Reigate; and Mr. W. Howe, gardener to H. Tate, 
Efq., Park Hill, Streatham Common, were placed second, third, and 
fourth respectively in the order of their names. 
There were eleven exhibitors in the class for six blooms of one 
Japanese variety, and the competition was naturally very keen. The 
premier award, how’ever, went to Mr. J. MacDonald, gardener to 
Captain Manling, Clanna, Sydney, Gloucester, who staged half a dozen 
splendid blooms of Edwin Molyneux. Mr. A. Felgate was second with 
exceedingly good Col. W. B. Smith. Mr. W. J. Owden, gardener to 
A. Morris, Esq., Court Green, Streatham, was third with Viviand Morel, 
and Mr. Chas. Cox, gardener to J. Trotter, Esq., Brickenden Grange, Hert¬ 
ford, was fourth with Stanstead White. In the class for eighteen reflexed 
and Japanese reflexed blooms there were three competitors. Mr. C. J. 
Salter secured the first prize for a stand of fine even flowers. These 
varieties were Wm. Sew^ard, Eynsford White, Phidias, Elaine, Rosy 
Morn, J. Shrimpton, Edwin Becket, Mrs. Sullivan, Criterion, Gloire de 
Rocher, Maiden’s Blush, Madame Prunal, La Triomphante, Ernest 
Asinils, Mons. Jules Chretien, Jeanne Delaux, and Emperor of China. 
The second prize went to Mr. A. Felgate, and the third to Mr. C. 
Ritchings, Reigate Hill. 
With eighteen blooms of Anemone and Japanese Anemone-flowered 
varieties there were seven exhibitors, and the competition was keen. 
Mr. C. J. Salter was first with Delaware, Ruche Toulous.dne, Mrs. Judge 
Benedict, Grand Alveole, Nouvelle Alveole, Annie Lowe, Minnie Chate, 
Lady Margaret, Acqui.sition, Cincinnati, Mons. Lebosqz, Duchess of 
Westminster, Sabine, Soeur Doroth6e Souille, La Marguerite, Thorpe 
Junior, George Sands, and Gluck. Mr. J. Milner, gardener to Mrs. 
W. A. Higgs, Barnet, Herts, was second; Mr. R. C. Notcutt, Ipswich, 
third, and Mr. H. Harris fourth. Only one exhibitor was forthcoming 
in the class for twelve blooms of Japanese Anemone flowered 
varieties, but no award was made, as the stand contained two large 
flowered Anemones. 
Four exhibitors competed in the class for twelve Pompons, distinct, 
three blooms of each. Mr. J. Knapp, gardener to F. W. Amsden, Esq., 
22, Chichester Road, Croydon, secured the premier award for a stand of 
neat blooms. The best varieties were Perle des Beautes, Prince 
of Orange, Golden Madame Martha, Black Douglas, Florence Carr, and 
Mdlle. Blise Dordan. Mr. C. J. Salter, gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq., 
Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate, was second, and Mr. H. Harris, gardener to 
Mrs. Eversfield, Deene Park, Horsham, third. For twelve bunches of 
Anemone Pompons Mr. Salter was first, showing Aglaia, Antonins, 
Brightness, Madame Montel, Perle, Emily Rowbottom, Breolus, Madame 
Senter, Regulus, Mr. Astie, Bessie Flight, and Marguerite de Coi. Mr. 
Harris followed, and Mr. Knapp was third. There was only one exhi¬ 
bitor of twelve bunches of single Chrysanthemums, this being Mr. Geo. 
Carpenter, gardener to Major Collis Browne, Broad Oaks, Byfleet, but 
to whom the first prize was deservedly awarded. The flowers staged 
were delightfully fresh and formed a pleasing contrast to the other 
varieties. It is a pity these graceful Chrysanthemums are not more 
generally grown. The varieties staged by Mr. Carpenter were Bessie 
Conway, Miss Cripsly, Mrs. D. B. Crane, Sir T. Symons, Miss M. Wilde, 
Miss Mary Anderson, Rev. Rewfrey, Purity, Yellow Jane, Oceana, Lady 
Churchill, and Jane. 
For a collection of Chrysanthemums in pots arranged for effect in a 
group not less than 50 feet square, and open to amateurs only, Mr. T. W. 
Wells, gardener to C. Ralph, Esq., Cranbrook Villa, Fox Lane, Upper 
Norwood, was placed first. This group was well arranged as regards 
colour, the plants also being dwarf and the blooms of a fair size. 
Mr. D. Baker, gardener to C. J. W. Rabbits, Esq., Westwood House, 
Sydenham, was a close second, the plants in this case being rather more 
crowded than in the first prize exhibit. They were nevertheless well 
arranged otherwise, and carried fine blooms. Mr. James Fry, gardener 
to W. Aste, Esq., Hill House, Sydenham, was third. There were two 
competitors in the open class for a collection of Japanese varieties only 
arranged for effect in a group of not less than 100 square feet. The firs 
