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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ August 25, 1392. 
Marshal P. Wilder, Dr. Andry, Prince Arthur, Duchess of Albany, 
Charles Lefebvre, Duchesse de Morny (perhaps the weakest flower in 
the stand), John Stuart Mill, Lord Macaulay, Baron Hausmann, Prince 
C. de Rohan, Marie Baumann, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Merveille de Lyon, and 
Madame Victor Verdier. In this class Mr. Ralph Crossling, nurseryman, 
Penarth, was second with blooms little inferior to those in the first 
prize stand. For eighteen Tea Roses Mr. Trcseder again took the 
leading position, and Mr. Crossling was second. 
The boxes of annuals and perennials were exceedingly good. In the 
amateurs’ classes the Roses were of fair quality, as were also the 
Dahlias, Asters, &c. A special note may be made of the twelve bunches 
of annuals, for which Mr. A. Pettigrew took the first prize with a 
beautiful stand, embracing Zinnia elegans, Centaurea Cyanus, Malope 
grandiflora, Bartonia aurea, Calliopsis Drummondi, Phlox Drummondi, 
Godetia Whitneyi, Sweet Peas, purple Candytuft, Iceland Poppy (though 
a perennial it is grown and treated as an annual), dark dwarf Scabious, 
and mixed Salpiglossis. Mr. Woodgate, Cardiff, was second. In the 
class for twelve bunches hardy herbaceous perennials Mr, Sheering, 
Llandaff, was placed first with a stand embracing Roses, Dahlias, Liliums, 
Helianthus, Gaillardia, Tyrethrum, Coreopsis, Gladioli, Iceland Poppies, 
two bunches of Carnations, and Everlasting Peas. The collection to 
which the second prize was awarded contained Roses and Hydrangea. 
It is not often that judges make such a slip as to pass Roses and 
Hydrangeas as herbaceous plants, and we understand a protest has been 
lodged. Messrs. Clibran & Son, nurserymen, Manchester, showed an 
excellent collection of cut herbaceous flowers, amongst them being the 
new Tropaeolum Mrs. Clibran, which was much admired. The Judges 
awarded a high commendation for the collection. Visitors were much 
interested in the competition for dinner table decorations. Tables 8 feet 
by 4 feet were completely arranged with fruits and flowers, and laid for 
eight persons. The first prize was awarded to Mr. Phelps, florist, Cardiff. 
The wreaths, crosses, anil bouquets showed an immense advance on those 
that used to be exhibited a few years ago. They were really splendid. 
Mr. A. Ellis, Mr. Case, Mr. W. Treseder, and Mr. Philps were the 
principal prizetakers. 
The fruit tent was one of the best in the Show. Taken as a whole 
the exhibition of fruit for extent and quality has never been equalled in 
Cardiff. The Grapes formed a magnificent class. We may have seen 
even this season better single bunches than any that were in the Show, 
but in the large collection, which covered two tables the whole length 
of the tent, there were few inferior lots, and many of great excellence 
and in splendid bloom. Amongst the principal prizetakers were Mr. 
T. M. Franklin, St. Hilary, near Cowbridge ; Col. Gaskell, Caerleon, 
Mon. ; Mr. C. A. Ilywood, Penarth ; Mr. Vincent Stuckey, Langport ; 
Capt. Marling, Lydney ; and Miss Picton, Tuberville, Ewenny Priory. 
The pot Vines, for which Mr. A. Pettigrew was awarded first prize with 
their hanging bunches of well coloured fruit, excited much interest. 
The Melons were very good. The prize for the best flavoured fruit was 
awarded to Mr. James Lloyd, gardener to Mr. Vincent Stuckey, for a 
handsome Melon of his own raising, a cross between Hero of Lockinge 
and Longleat Perfection. It was one of the best we have tasted this 
season, and no doubt will come to the front. 
It is evident that the visit of the British Fruit Growers’ Association 
to Cardiff last year has given an impetus to hardy fruit growing 
in the district, as there was strong competition in all classes. In 
the class for culinary Apples there were seventy-two dishes shown, 
and the first prize was awarded to Colonel Page’s exhibit, which com¬ 
prised Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Emperor Alexander, Nelson’s Glory, New 
Hawthoraden, South Carolina Pippin, and Lord Suffield. Seventy-six 
competed in the class for dessert Apples, and Colonel Page was again 
first with Worcester Pearmain, Early Harvest, Duchess of O.denburg, 
Early Transparent. Irish Peach, and Early Margaret. 
Vegetables in the open classes were splendid, Potatoes, Turnips, 
Carrots, Onions, Leeks, Cauliflowers, and Scarlet Runners being particu¬ 
larly good, and not much inferior were the lots shown in the cottagers’ 
tent, which was filled with most meritorious collections of all sorts of 
vegetables, such as probably could not be surpassed in any cottage 
competition in the kingdom. 
BASINGSTOKE. —August 18th. 
This North Hampshire Exhibition was held in the splendidly 
timbered area of Ilackwood Park, situate about a mile from Basingstoke, 
the grounds being generously placed at the Committee’s disposal by 
Charles Hi are, Esq., who is at present occupying this noble demesne, 
but which is the property of Lord Bolton. Everything looked full of 
promise for the Show, for the opening weather was delightful; but 
later rain began to fall, and it came down mercilessly until late at 
night, totally destroying all hope of a financial success, and it was all 
the more deplorable, not only that this was the third consecutive wet 
Show day, but also that in the adjoining town business was suspended 
at two o’clock to enable everybody to visit the Show. As it was the 
Committee, finding the intending visitors could not come, broke up the 
Show early, and the exhibits were loaded and gone an hour before the 
usual time. 
As to the Sh w itself, it was one of the best perhaps the Society has 
held, for if some plants were wanting, other objects were superior. In 
the class for twelve stove and greenhouse plants, Mr. Bowerman, gardener 
to C. Hoare, Esq,, Ilackwood, was well first, for his exhibits were good 
and clean. His flowering plants were Allamandas cathartica and 
Wardleana, Clerodendrons Balfourianum, Thompsoni, and fallax, 
Bougainvillea glabra and Dipladenia boliviensis ; and his foliage plants 
were a fine Alocasia, two good Crotons, and two good Palms. Mr. Russell,, 
gardener to W. Bradshaw, Esq., Audley, was second, havinga fine Eucharis 
amazonica, and Clerodendron fallax. The latter was a good first with 
twelve specimen flowering plants, having a splendid Eucharis carrying 
thirty heads of bloom and fully seventy expanded flowers. Mr. Bower- 
man was second with a capital Allamanda Hendersoni. The latter was 
first with a specimen foliage plant, having a superbly coloured Queen 
Victoria Croton 5 feet across. Mr. Weaver, gardener to W. P. Gilchrist, 
Esq., Oakley Hall, was first with six foliage plants, and Mr. Russell was 
second. Mr. Weaver was first also with six Ferns, very fine clumps of 
Adiantums gracillimum, concinnum latum and colpodes, Pteris longi- 
folia, Alsophila excelsa, and Asplenium bulbiferum. Mr. Kneller, 
gardener to W. Portal, Esq., Malshanger Park, had the best six hardy 
Ferns ; Mr. A. Tripp, gardener to Mrs. Field, Goldings, being second. 
The decorative groups are always a strong as well as severely contested 
class here, but one old competitor has fallen out. On this occasion the 
contest chiefly laid between Mr. Weaver, who has frequently been first, 
and Mr. Bowerman, and although matters were pretty even on this 
occasion, yet Mr. Weaver had rather the best arrangement and was placed 
first, Mr. Bowerman second, and Mr. Southcote, gardener to Captain 
Oldfield, third. Generally the competitors had too many top or dress 
plants. Rather fewer of these and more attention to perfection in carpeting 
the base would improve the groups. Fuchsias from Mr. Russell were very 
fine, being noble pyramids 8 feet in height. They were Charming, Prin¬ 
cess Victoria, Venus de Medici, and one unnamed. Mr. Weaver had the 
best four Zonal Pelargoniums, fine plants of Mrs. Gladstone, F. Barton, 
Constance, and Muriel. Mr. Southcote had the best four Coleuses, fine 
G feet pyramids, well foliaged and coloured. Mr. Holloway had the best 
twelve stove and greenhouse plants in another class, and the best six 
clumps of Achimenes, but we cannot notice other plant classes. Cut 
flowers were very good, the dressed stands from Miss Owen, Basing¬ 
stoke, and Miss Flight were charming. Mr. Flight had the best twelve 
Dahlias, and also twelve Roses, whilst Mr. Kneller had the best Quilled 
Asters, and Mr. Munday the best French Asters. 
Fruit was very good, the best collection, comprising good Muscat of 
Alexandria and Black Hamburgh Grapes, Dymond Peaches, Humboldt 
Nectarines, Turkey Figs, Melons, Apricots, and Plums, was set up by 
Mr. Bowerman ; Mr. Osman, gardener to L. J. Baker, Esq., Chertsey, 
coming second. Mr. Osman had the best black Grapes in good. 
Hamburghs, and Mr. Bowerman in the any other black class was first 
with excellent Gros Maroc ; Mr. Osman being second with Alicante. 
The latter was first in whites with Muscat of Alexandria and in 
another class with Buckland Sweetwater. Mr. Best, gardener to Mrs. 
Chate, The Vine, had the best Melons in both classes ; very good flavour, 
a long way before some of the wretched new ones put in for certificates. 
Mr. Bowerman had beautiful Peaches in Violette Ilative and the best 
Nectarines in Pineapple. Mr. Best had good Apricots in Moor Park, 
and the three best cooking Apples in Lord Suffield, Warner’s King, and 
New Ilawthornden. Mr. Kneller was first with dessert varieties, 
having Beauty of Bath, small but very handsome ; Red Astrachan, and 
Mr. Gladstone. Mr. Bowerman was first with Plums, having Washing¬ 
ton, Early Orleans, and Belgian Purple. Mr. Kneller had the best 
twelve Tomatoes, very handsome; but in another class some large ungainly 
fruits were unaccountably placed first. Cucumbers Sutton’s Matchless 
were capital shown by Messrs. Russell and Bowerman. 
Very beautiful indeed were the nine dishes of Potatoes shown by 
Mr. Lye, gardener to W. II. Kingsmill, Esq., Sydmonton Court. These 
were in the very best exhibition form, and comprised Mr. Bresee, 
Prizetaker, Reading Russet, Vicar of Laleham, Puritan, Victory, 
Windsor Castle, Lord Tennyson, and Satisfaction. Mr. Lye was also 
first in Messrs. Sutton & Sons’ class for six vegetables, having 
very fine Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, Satisfaction Potatoes, very 
handsome Excelsior Onions, Duke of Albany Peas, Solid White Celery, 
and Tomatoes. Mr. Bowerman was second, but was first in the Messrs. 
Webb’s class, also for six vegetables, having very large Ailsa Craig 
Onions, Cauliflowers, Matchless Carrots, Sensation Tomatoes, Satisfaction 
Potatoes, and Duke of Albany Peas. Mr. Lye was second. Mr. Lye 
was first in a similar class for prizes given by Messrs. Jas. Carter & Co., 
having here handsome Potatoes, The Canon, with other vegetables. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons of Reading exhibited a fine collection of. 
Gloxinias, including the beautiful white Her Majesty. Mr. Phippen of 
Reading also sent a pretty group of ornamental plants, with wreaths 
and other floral devices. Messrs. Cannell & Sons sent bunches of their 
new Cactus Dahlias. 
The Judges and Committee partook of an excellent luncheon, 
generously provided in the fine dining-room of the mansion, during the 
day, Mr. Kingdon, ex-Mayor of Basingstoke, presiding in the unavoidable 
absence of Mr. Hoare. 
NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE.— August 20th. 
This year's great gather ng of co-operators at the Crystal Palace otr 
August 20th was as imposing as ever in its main features, but tie 
horticultural Exhibition appeared to be hardly so extensive as usual. 
Whether the season has proved too adverse, or there are other causes at 
work, it is impossible to say ; certainly there did not appear to be 
quite so much competition as usual. Whether this impression he an 
accurate one or not—and it is a point that statistics may be left to 
settle—there is no falling off in the quality of the exhibits; on Ihe 
contrary, it is gratifying to note a decided advance on former years 
in this respect. Vegetables in particular were better than they have 
ever been shown before at these gatherings, which shows that the 
