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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 28, 1892. 
the adjudications he finds in such shows as this a great inrush of people 
as soon as his primary work is done, and note-taking then results in a 
series of pocket-book hieroglyphics, almost hopelessly undecipherable. 
The groups, it has been said, were a chief feature, and it was only right 
they should be, seeing that no less than £02 was offered in four prizes 
in the open class—namely, first prize, £25 ; second, £10; third, £12 ; 
and fourth, £9. Each group occupied a space of 300 feet, and as five 
collections, square in outline, but the front line curved, were arranged, 
a striking effect was produced. It wa3 apparent at a glance that the 
•fudges, Messrs. John Wills, Onslow Crescent; Owen Thomas, Frogmore ; 
and I. Sander, St. Albans, had no light task, and it was only after a 
long and close scrutiny tli it they could satisfy themselves in their 
verdict, which was as follows : — First, Messrs. J. Cypher & Son, 
Cheltenham ; second, Mr. J. McIntyre, gardener to Mrs. Gurney Pease, 
Darlington ; third, Mr. J. Edmunds, gardener to the Duke of St. Albans, 
The Gardens, Bestwood, Notts; and fourth, Mr. J. Webb, gardener to 
J. H. Manners Sutton, Esq., Kelham Hall, Notts. Though collectively 
the display was a striking one, and the competition close, yet all the 
groups were more or less faulty. The most apparent error was in 
employing too many plants ; and it was presum ibly because there was 
a less avoidance of crowding in Messrs. Cypher’s arrangement that it 
was awarded the chief prize. The plants consisted largely of small 
Orchids and Francoas in a groundwork of moss, with raised specimens of 
Orchids and Ferns, under a canopy of large Palms. There was a general 
w ant of balance in the group, which wa3 not improved by a hedge-like 
divisional line through it, and the margin was rather weak, yet there 
was a general consensus of opinion that it deserved the position accorded. 
Mr. McIntyre’s group was very rich and heavy, in fact too heavy, 
and several of his undoubtedly good plants of Crotons and Palms did 
not stand out with sufficient distinctness. It was boldly undulated, and 
had an imposing effect Mr. Edmunds’ was of much the same character. 
Some golden Crotons stood out to great advantage, but he had employed 
rather too many plants of a grassy nature—Panicums and the like—that 
imparted a somewdiat bristly appearance, yet it was a charming group. 
The fourth prize collection was a little more free, and would have been 
easily first in many competitions. The beauty of the plants was, how¬ 
ever, certainly not enhanced by the very brown, indeed almost black, 
patches of moss in the groundwork. The groups extended down one 
side of a very large marquee, Roses being arranged down the other side, 
the central table being devoted chiefly to fruit, the remaining space 
attractively occupied by bouquets and floral decorations. 
In the Rose classes many growers who had entered were unable to 
send blooms in consequence of the storms that shattered them in 
several districts. Ihe display, therefore, was not so extensive as that 
of last year, but the stands of Messrs. Harkness, Perkins, and B. R. 
Cant made a show in themselves, worth going a long way to see. In the 
classes for forty-eight and thirty-six blooms, also for twenty-four triplets, 
Messrs. Harkness won the first three prizes, Messrs. Perkins the three 
seconds, and Mr. Cant the thirds in each class. The Essex veteran 
exhibited well, but the fixture was evidently a little too late for him, 
but appeared to suit the Yorkshire Roses to a day, for fresher, smoother, 
cleaner, and brighter blooms could scarcely be imagined. But good as 
they were the Coventry Roses were worthy rivals, and it was something 
of a triumph to defeat them. The varieties in the first prize forty-eight 
stands were as follows:—Back row : Gustave Piganeau, Her Majesty, 
Marie Baumann, Mrs. Jno. Laing, Alfred Colomb, Mrs. G. Dickson, 
Dupuy Jamain, Heinrich Schultheis, U. Brunner, Queen of Queens, 
Star of Waltham, S. M. Rodocanachi, Louis Van Houtte, Marie Verdier, 
Etienne Levet, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Middle row : Duchesse de 
Moray, Duchess of Bedford, Nipheto3, Horace Vernet, Marbchal Niel, 
Xavier Olibo, Mdme. G. Luizet, Comte de Raimbaud, Mrs. Harkness 
(grand light pink sport of Heinrich Schultheis, very fine), C. Lefebvre, 
Viscountess Folkestone, Abel Carribre, M. de Lyon, A. K. Williams 
Countess of Rosebery, Dr. Andry. Front row : B. Joubert, Comtesse de 
Serenye, Charles Darwin, Captain Christy, Earl Dufferin, Emilie Haus- 
burg, J. S. Mill, La France, Prince Arthur, Pride of Waltham, Senateur 
Vaisse, Violette Bouyer, Victor Hugo, Marie Finger, Marie Rady 
Duchesse de Vallombrosa. 
Messrs. Harkness were first in the classes for twelve blooms 
of any light with, if we remember rightly, Mrs. J. Laing, followed 
by Messrs. Dicksons, Chester, with Merveille de Lyon. Only one stand 
of dark velvety Rose3 was, we think staged—namely, Jean de Liliere 
by Messrs. Perkins & Son, a variety of the Prince Camille de Rohan 
type originally obtained from Mr. Bennett, and was awarded the first 
prize. For stands of blooms of any other colour, Messrs. Frettingham 
(Beeston), Perkins, and Dicksons secured the prizes, the first and last with 
Marie Baumann, and the second with A. K. Williams. Several creditable 
stands were exhibited in the local amateur classes, and altogether 
judging by the crowds that flocked round them, the Roses though 
numerically weak, were a very strong feature of the Show. There was 
a beautiful display of floral table decorations from Messrs. Jenkinson 
and Sons, Newcastle, for which we understand a silver medal wa 9 
granted, and these exhibitors had the rare honour of defeating Messrs. 
Perkins & Sons with both bridal and ball bouquets. It was a case of 
freedom against formality, and freedom won. 
as h as keen said, there was a remarkable display, and a 
remarkable event occurred at the commencement of the judging for 
that old hand at exhibiting and strong competitor, Mr. J. Mclndoe,\vas 
disqualified. This was in the chief collection of fruit, and the first prize 
£10. The terms of the schedule were “nine dishes, to include two 
varieties of Grapes, one black and one white, three bunches of each, one 
Melon and one Pine.” Two Pines were staged, and hence the disqualifi¬ 
cation. The words “to include” led the exhibitor astray; but they 
ought not to have done, for specific words to include “ one Pine ” cannot 
very well mean the collection may include two Pines ; all the same, it 
is desirable that only one possible meaning can attach to the terms 
employed in schedules. However, Mr. Mclndoe had perhaps as good 
consolation as anyone could desire under the circumstances, for he was 
very properly adjudged the special prize that was offered by Messrs. 
Dickson, Brown & Tait of Manchester for the “ best exhibit of fruit in 
the Show. ’ The three prizes in the collection referred to fell to Mr. 
J. H. Goodacre, Elvaston Castle ; Mr. R. Dawes, Temple Newsam ; and 
Mr. T. Bannerman, Blithfield. Mr. Goodacre had heavy dishes of Black 
Hamburgh and Foster’s Seedling Grapes; Peaches, Nectarines, and 
Cherries being also well represented. In the collection of six dishes Mr. 
Bannerman was first with splendid Duke of Buccleuch and Black 
Hamburgh Grapes, very fine Lord Napier Nectarines, and Royal George 
Peache3,^a good Melon, and President Strawberries. Mr. W. Elphin- 
stone, Shiplev Hall, a close second. In the class for four 
bunches of Grapes in two distinct kinds Mr. Craven, gardener 
to J. Grant Morris, Esq., won the first position with splendid 
examples of Madresfield Court and Black Hamburgh ; Mr. Allsop, 
gardener to Lord Hotham, second ; and Mr. Elphinstone third. Mr. A. 
Mc\ inish, gardener to N. E. Curzon, Esq., Lockington Hall, was first 
with three bunches of Black Hamburgh, Messrs. Craven and Bannerman 
following in splendid competition; and for Muscats the winners 
were Messrs. Elphinstone, Mclndoe, and McVinish. In the any other 
white variety class Mr. Bannerman was first with Foster’s Seedling and 
Mr. Allsop second, and in the corresponding black class Mr. Wilkes, 
gardener to Mrs. Meakin, and Mr. Craven were the chief winners with 
Madresfield Court. It may be said that the competition was severe 
throughout, and that about 300 bunches of excellent Grapes were 
staged. Melons were numerous, Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, and 
Strawberries, fine huge fruits of James Veitch winning the chief prize 
for Mr. Elphinstone. 
Vegetables in competition for the several prizes offered by Messrs. 
Carter and Co., Sutton k Sons, Webb k Co., and others brought out a 
splendid competition, and fine Mushrooms were staged for Mr. Bason’s 
prizes. Cottagers staged both vegetables and small fruit well, the 
Society evidently doing great good in stimulating to high cultivation. 
Among the special prizes offered was a silver medal to Mr. Jennings, 
gardener to Leopo'd de Rothschild, Esq., for magnificent Souvenir de 
Malmaison Carnation. Silver medals were also awarded to Messrs. 
Cutbush k Sons, London, and Messrs. Hewitt of Solihull for flowers. 
This is a mere outline report of a really fine Show, creditable alike to 
exhibitors and zealous officials, and appreciated by thousands who 
visited and passed through the beautiful grounds of Trentham. It may 
be added that Mr. Blair received an ovation at the luncheon, and in the 
course of a few months he will take with him the best wishes of all 
when he enters on his new career as host' of the Trentham Hotel, of 
which a lease has been granted to him by the Duke of Sutherland. 
WORKSOP. 
The third annual Exhibition of this new and progressive Society 
was held recently on the Newcastle Avenue Cricket Ground. Con¬ 
sidering the years on the head of this, one of the latest interesting 
ventures of the town, it has made wonderful progress. In a great 
measure this is to be accounted for by the fact that the patronage and 
support from the outset has been @f the very best the district could give, 
including the Duke of Newcastle, the Duke of Portland, Mr. Henry 
Vessey Machin (who may be put down as the father of the Rose 
portion), and all the leading gentlemen of the district, and many ladies. 
The Secretary is Mr. George Baxter, Worksop, assisted by his son, Mr. 
Arthur G. Baxter; the Treasurer, Mr. James Snow Whall ; Vice- 
President, Mr. Henry Vessey Machin, J.P. ; President, His Grace the 
Duke of Portland. The work of the Committee and officers of the 
Society had been well carried out, and nothing had been left undone 
which would tend to make the Show a success. The result of thi 3 was 
that not only was the large tent in which the Exhibition was held well 
filled, but the number of exhibitors was much in excess of last year, 
numbering 644, about 100 more than on either of the two previous 
occasions. 
The show of Roses was hardly up to expectations, either as regards 
quantity, number of exhibitors, or the quality of the exhibits. Thi 3 
is solely to be accounted for by the singularly unsatisfactory sort of 
weather which for the last three weeks has prevailed over the county, 
conaing at a time when Roses in general were approaching their best. 
Still the display was of a very high order, and many of those who 
visited the Exhibition would not have known, unless told, that many 
of the Roses were what is known as “ grubby,” this being due to the 
wet weather, which had also dashed to some extent many of the 
finest blooms. Among the successful exhibitors of Roses were Messrs. 
H. V. Machin, Gateford Hill; H. Merryweather & Son, Southwell ; 
F. Cant, Colchester; B. R. Cant, Colchester; Mrs. Alderson, Worksop ; 
Mrs. Mellish, Hodsock; Thos. Clifton, Gateford ; Chas. Stubbings, 
Gateford ; Samuel Howard, Carlton ; Henry Stewart, Carlton ; John 
Padley, Carlton ; A. Whitlam, Carlton; George Howard, Carlton ; 
J. Stanley, Carlton ; Alfred Barker, Gateford; G. W. Jones, Worksop; 
Richard Lee, Worksop ; A. Simpson, Worksop. 
Among the non-competitors who exhibited were the Duke of Portland, 
a magnificent group of plants in flower and otherwise, and he also sent a 
quantity of flowers and plants for decoration purposes ; the Duke of 
