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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 28, 1892. 
C. Roberts, gardener to C. Asprey, Esq., was first with four dishes of 
fruit, comprising very good Black Hamburgh Grapes, Melons, Raspberries, 
and Cherries. Mr. Pearman, gardener to H. Horne, Esq., was second, 
having also fair Grapes, Melons, and other fruit. Mr. Roberts had the 
best two bunches of Grapes in finely finished Hatnburghs, Mr. Harris 
coming second with Muscat of Alexandria. Mr. Roberts had the best dish 
of Tomatoes in a superb lot of Perfection, and Mr. Myatt was second, and 
also first in another class with the same variety. Mr. Palmer was first 
with six vegetables, having pretty white Kidney Potatoes, Carrots, 
Cauliflowers, Marrows, Peas, and Turnips. The same exhibitor had the 
best nine dishes in a special class with excellent quality. The exhibits in 
the cottagers’ classes were not numerous, but vegetables were very good. 
In the evening Mr. A. Dean of Kingston, who with Mr. J. Hudson of 
Gunnersbury, acted as one of the Judges, gave under the auspices of the 
Surrey County Council an address on Cottage and Allotment Gardening 
under very disadvantageous conditions, no preparations whatever having 
been made for the meeting. 
LIVERPOOL.— Jult 20th AND 21st. 
On Wednesday and Thursday last the thirteenth annual Show of the 
Liverpool Horticultural Association was held on the review ground, 
Sefton Park. Tuesday was a day to be remembered, pouring rain and a 
gale of wind lasting throughout the day and night. Many who had 
brought their plants in readiness for the morrow, fearing the safety of 
the tent, preferred to leave them in the vans, and perhaps it was just as 
well, for a portion of the tent was blown down, but fortunately without 
damage ; and what a change on Wednesday ! a calm morning with warm 
sunshine, and never has there been a more fashionable attendance on a 
first day at any previous Show. On the second day the attendance was 
very good. Of the Show itself, considering the adverse season the exhibits 
may be classed as uniformly good. Roses which were to have been a 
special feature were greatly at a discount owing to the terrible storm of 
Tuesday, and exhibitors reserving their forces for the Manchester and 
Ulverston Rose Shows, which were held last Friday. 
Plants. —In the class for ten stove and greenhouse plants Mr. 
B. Cromwell, gardener to T. Sutton Timmis, Esq., Cleveley, Allerton, 
was the only exhibitor, and his plants were excellent. Amongst the 
best a grand Croton Queen Victoria, which secured the silver medal; 
Erica Parmenteriana rosea, Allamanda grandiflora, Statice profusa, Ixora 
Williams), and a fine Seaforthia elegans. In the class for six stove and 
greenhouse plants an exhibitor who has not been seen for some years 
came out again, Mr. G. Leadbeater, gardener to W. J. Davey, Esq., 
Holmleigb, Grassendale. His plants were in perfection foliage and 
flowering, and consisted of Crotons Queen Victoria and Weinmani, 
Kalosantlies coccinea. Allamanda grandiflora, and Clerodendron 
Balfourianum (splendid). Mr. Jellicoe, gardener to F. H. Gossage, 
Esq., Camp Hill, Woolton, was a very good second, having Croton 
Countess, Anthurium Andreanum, and Allamanda grandiflora, all very 
fine ; Mr. T. Healey, gardener to Col. Wilson, Hillside, Allerton, being 
third. For three stove and greenhouse plants Mr. Jellicoe first with a 
good Kalosanthes coccinea, Anthurium Andreanum, and Allamanda 
nobilis. For single stove and greenhouse plants in bloom Mr. T. Healey 
and Mr. T. Gowen, gardener to J. A. Bartlett, Esq., Lynton Lodge, 
Mossley Hill, won respectively with Ixora Williamsi, good; and a 
finely flowered plant of Hydrangea Thomas Hogg. For four fine- 
foliaged plants Mr. Cromwell was first, having Anthurium crystallinum 
and Croton Queen Victoria, excellent. One fine-foliaged Mr. T. Gowen 
was first with a fine Anthurium crystallinum. The prizes for three 
Palms and one Palm were taken respectively by Mr. Jellicoe and Mr. 
J. J. Craven, gardener to J. G. Grant Morris, Esq., Allerton Priory. 
Exotic Ferns have never been shown to greater advantage. For six 
specimens Mr. T. Gowen was first with a fine fresh selection, the best 
being Davallia Mooreana, 10 feet through ; Gymnogramma peruviana 
argyrophylla ; and a splendid plant of Gleichenia dicarpa, 5 feet. 
Mr. Cromwell was a capital second, having Davallia fijiensis, Gleichenia 
Mendeli, and Nephrolepis rufescens tripinnatifida, all excellent. In the 
class for three Mr. G. Eaton, gardener to W. H. Shirley, Esq., Allerton 
House, Allerton, was an easy first, having fine examples of Davallia 
Mooreana 8 feet through, Gymnogramma peruviana argyrophylla, 
and Microlepia hirta cristata. Second, Mr. T. Foster, gardener to 
J. Brancker, Esq., Greenback, Wavertree ; the latter being first for six 
hardy and two Filmy Ferns. The prizes for one Tree Fern and one 
Fern (not Tree) fell to Messrs. Gowen and Jellicoe. For four Lycopods 
Mr. T. Jones, gardener to W. C. Clark, Orleans House, Sefton Park, 
secured the prize ; whilst the six table plants was taken by Mr. 
J. Bounds, gardener to A. L. Jones, Oaklands, Aigburth. Orchids 
were an improvement on last year, the prize for four going to Mr. 
T. Wilson, gardener to 0. H. Williams, Esq., Fulwood Park, Aigburth, 
for Sobralia macrantha, Vanda suavis, Oncidium crispum grandiflorum, 
and Laelia purpurata. Mr. C. Osborne, gardener to H. J. Robinson, Esq., 
Aymestry Court, Woolton, taking second honours. For one Mr. T. 
Gowen showed a splendid fresh piece of Saccolabium Blumei majus, 
with ten spikes. Second, Mr. J. Bounds. 
Fuchsias, Coleus, Gloxinias, and Caladiums were all shown in good 
•■condition by Messrs. Cromwell, T. Moorhouse (gardener to R. 
Brocklehurst, West Derby), G. Eaton, and T. Carling (gardener to 
Mrs. Cope, Dove Park, Woolton). There was a divided opinion as to 
the award for the single Fuchsia, the second prize, shown by Mr. T. 
Winkworth, beiDg a beautifully flowered standard Earl Beaconsfield, 
and which was greatly admired. Zonal Pelargoniums were especially 
fine. I or six Mr. Winkworth, gardener to Ralph Brocklebank, jun., 
Esq., Childwall Hall, was'a grand first with perfectly trained and well 
flowered plants. A friend of the writer who has exhibited several times at 
York, said he never saw anything to approach them shown at York. They 
were the admiration of all. Mr. Winkworth was also first for a single 
Zonal. The second prize for six plants went to Mr. T. Gowen for 
excellent examples. Mr. Stoney, gardener to Sir Thomas Earle, Bart., 
Allerton Towers, staged grand Ivy-leaf Pelargoniums, some 5 feet high, 
and well flowered, securing the first prize for four, Mr. Winkworth 
being a very good second. Tuberous Begonias in the six class were not 
up to the usual standard, the prize going to Mr. J. Agnew, gardener to 
Mrs. Watts, Aigburth, the same exhibitor winning with a grand pink 
variety in the single class. Cockscombs were a very strong class, the 
first prize falling to Mr. W. Lyon, gardener to A. Mackenzie Smith, Esq , 
Bolton Hey, Roby, for grand samples. Mr. Bounds secured the prize for 
two Liliums with auratum and a beautiful example of auratum 
vittatum rubrum, the second place being taken by Mr. C. Osborne. For 
one Mr. Osborne had a magnificent auratum with over 100 blooms. 
Groups were very fine, the 150 square feet prize being awarded to 
Mr. Jellicoe for an excellent arrangement. Rising from the centre was 
a small Phoenix, the pot being clothed with Panicum and Maidenhair 
Fern, the latter extending to the level of the group. Four smaller 
pyramids, having Croton interruptus as centre plants, were arranged 
at intervals. With these the same system of draping had been followed 
out, the entire groundwork being composed of Maidenhair, and the out¬ 
side being completed with a band of well coloured Panicum, Gloxinias, 
Francoas, and pretty plants of Croton interruptus aureus gave the 
necessary tone of colour to a beautiful group. Mr. J. Bounds was 
second, the arrangement being very good, but the edging not completed. 
For 250 square feet, open class, Messrs. Ker & Sons, Aigburth Nursery, 
arranged a beautiful group. The advantage of the new kinds of Crotons 
for decorative work sent out lately by Messrs. Ker was evidenced by 
the judicious way in which they were interspersed throughout the group. 
The second prize went to Mr. T. Jones, and the third to Mr. T. Coulton, 
nurseryman, Aigburth. 
For four Tomatoes in pots Mr. T. Carling had splendid samples. 
They were grown four plants in a pot, and literally roped with fruit of 
fine size and quality. The decision of the Judges in the second prize 
award was freely commented upon. Mr. Bounds, who received it, had 
certainly the riper fruit, but the plants were sickly looking, and the 
fruit far behind in quality that of the third, awarded to Mr. J. Stoney. 
Roses and Cut Flowers.— Only Messrs. Dicksons, Limited, 
Chester, staged in the forty-eight class for Roses, and a very good stand 
it was, consisting of the leading varieties. For twenty-four blooms Mr. 
J. Fell, gardener to A. G. Smith, Earlston Hall, Liscard, was the only 
exhibitor, the best being Mrs. J. Laing, Pride of Waltham, and Baroness 
Rothschild. For twelve blooms Mr. J. Lydiatt, gardener to T. Gee, Esq., 
Greenhill, Allerton, first, the best being La France, Mrs. Laing, and Her 
Majesty ; Mr. C. Carran, gardener to T. Raffles Bulley, Esq., Liscard, 
being second. Mr. P. Green, gardener to L. H. Macintyre, Greenheys, 
had the most tastefully arranged box of Roses, Mr. Carran second. 
The prize for twelve stove and greenhouse cut flowers was won by 
Mr. Jellicoe, For twenty-four varieties of hardy herbaceous cut flowers 
Messrs. Diclson had the finest stand that has been seen at a Liverpoel 
Show. The best flowers were Campanula glomerata, Alstroemeria aurea, 
Cephalaria antarctica, Spiraea ulmaria flore pleno, and Agrostemma 
Walkeri. Mr. G. Eaton was a capital second, having Lilium species, 
Iris of sorts, Alstroemeria aurea, and Galega officinalis, very good. For 
twelve varieties, Mr. T. Foster first. The prizes for hand bouquets, 
model garden. Carnations, and Picotees and Dahlias were taken by 
Messrs. Bounds, Carling, Corlett, Lowndes, and Bounds in the order 
named. 
Fruit although not quite so numerous was fully up to the excellent 
standard seen at Liverpool. For eight dishes there was only one entry, 
—viz., Mr. J. Bennett, gardener to the Hon. C. H. Wynn, Rilg, Corwen, 
N. Wales, and only a formidable opponent could have stood the slightest 
chance against him. He had splendid examples of Alnwick Seedling 
and Buckland Sweetwater Grapes, Hero of Lockinge Melon (grand), 
Royal George Peaches and Violette Hative Nectarines, Negro Largo 
Figs, President Strawberries and a good Queen Pine. For six dishes 
Mr. T. Elsworthy, gardener to A. R. Gladstone, Esq., Court Hey, Broad 
Green, came first, having capital dishes throughout, the best being 
Madresfield Court Grapes, Hero of Lockinge Melon, Bellegarde Peaches 
and Elruge Nectarines. Mr. Elsworthy came first with the same varieties, 
being followed in each instance by Mr. R. Pinnington, gardener to Mrs. 
Banner, Blacklow House, Roby. The second honours for six dishes fell 
to Mr. Oldham, gardener to Joseph Beecham, Esq., Ewanville, Huyton, 
who had grand Black Hamburgh and Buckland sweetwater Grapes. For 
four buches of Grapes Mr. Bennett staged well finished Madresfield, 
Black Hamburgh, Buckland Sweetwater, and a fine bunch of Duke of 
Buccleuch. Mr. G. Middleton, gardener to R. Pilkiugton, Esq., being 
second with grand bunches but not quite finished. For two bunches of 
Black Hamburgh Mr. Middleton staged two which for size of berry and 
bunch, colour, and shape have never been surpassed. Mr. Oldham was 
a capital second. Mr. Middleton took the lead with Muscats, and second 
with grand bunches of Madresfield Court not quite finished ; the first 
prize going to Mr. W. Wilson, gardener to H. Cunningham, Esq., Gorsey 
Cop, Gateacre, for smaller bunches but beautifully finished. For any 
other white Mr. J. Gray, gardener to Sir G. Meyrick, Bart., Bodorgan, 
for gigantic bunches of Foster’s Seedling. Messrs. Gray and Bennett were 
first and second with green flesh Melon, both showing Hero of Lockinge, 
Messrs. Bennett and Pinnington securing the scarlet flesh class with 
Sutton’s Al. The latter exhibitor won with six dishes- of hardy fruits. 
