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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ October 20, 189a 
Apple, a medium-sized conical Apple, with soft flesh, but no award was 
made. Mr. J. Bowerman, Hackwood Park, Basingstoke, sent highly 
coloured fruits of a seedling Apple resembling Red Astrachan, but keeps 
till Christmas (passed). Mr. W. Longley, The Mall, Mersey, Faversham, 
sent a dish of a seedling Apple, which was determined to be Golden 
Noble. Mr. Robert Morrow, Leominster, exhibited a seedling Apple, 
named Hampton Court Pippin (passed). Mrs. Taylor, Twickenham 
Road, Isleworth, sent a seedling Apple from Golden Noble (passed). 
Mr. F. Smith, Loddington, sent a seedling Apple having some resem¬ 
blance to the American Mother, but not nearly so good, and was passed. 
Mr. W. Bull, Ramsden, sent a seedling Apple, somewhat like the None¬ 
such, but not so good, and no award was made. It is to be hoped that 
not half the seedling Apples that are raised will be propagated for 
distribution. The country is already too full of mediocrities. 
Mr. G. Wythes sent a seedling Melon, fruit round, yellow, smooth, 
scarlet, flesh sweet, and considered one of the best of the season. It 
was named Beauty of Syon, and was awarded a first-class certificate. 
Mr. A. Bishop, Westley Hall Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds, seut a fine 
looking Melon, but a week or more too old, and decay had distinctly set 
in. Mr. W. C. Leach, Albury Park, sent splendid clusters of his Lady 
Bird Tomato. Fruits of full size, very heavy, rich in colour, and of 
good quality. The bountiful way in which the fruits are produced 
should render Lady Bird a Tomato for the million (first-class certificate). 
Dr. Hogg sent fruiting branches of Catawissa Raspberry, perhaps the 
best autumn bearer, also highly coloured fruits of Cox’s Orange Pippin 
and Cellini, grown on the Hastings sand (vote of thanks). 
Mr. Willard sent specimens of the silver or Seakale Beet, to draw 
attention to its usefulness for culinary purposes. As dressed they 
resembled heads of Celery (vote of thanks). 
Mr. Barron brought from Chiswick bunches of an Hungarian Grape, 
Oreg Tirardovanny—a Chasselas Grape of extraordinary juiciness, a 
refreshing white Grape for invalids. Also the Muscat of Hungary, a 
miniature Muscat of delicious quality. Mr. Rivers brought a box of 
the Guigne de Winckler, a Cherry of German origin, and useful because 
of its late ripening character. He also sent fruits of the Purple Crab, 
round small crimson, ornamental, and fairly good eating (vote of 
thanks). 
Messrs. Jarman & Co. sent some splendid Onions, comprising Prize¬ 
winner, Somerset Hero, International, and others (cultural commen¬ 
dation). 
Mr. G. Wythes, Syon House Gardens, contributed a very extensive 
collection of Apples and Pears. Cellini, Lady Henniker, Alfriston, 
Norfolk Beefing, Dutch Codlin, and Pitmaston Duchess were very fine 
(silver Knightian medal). Mr. Mortimer, Rowledge, Farnham, contri¬ 
buted nine boxes of Apples, of which Warner’s King and Golden Noble 
were good examples, and a collection of Grapes (silver Banksian medal). 
Mr. Blick, gardener to Martin Smith, Esq., exhibited twelve dishes of very 
fine Pears, Marie Louise, Princess, Magnate, Doyennfi du Comice, Marie 
Louise d’Uccle, and Pitmaston Duchess were splendid, and Uvedale’s 
St. Germain very large indeed (silver Banksian medal). Mr. Molyneux, 
gardener to W. H. Myers, Esq., M.P., Swanmore, sent dishes of Mere de 
Mdnage and Cox’s Orange Pippin Apples to show the colour, of which 
they were certainly very full. M&re de Mbnage was heavily burnished. 
He also sent splendid fruit of Warner’s King from trees planted in 1890 
(cultural commendation). Mr. Becker, Jersey, sent dishes of four new 
varieties of Apples, named Jersey Lily, Yellow Admirable, Royal Jersey 
Pippin, and Monstrous Incomparable. For the latter, very large and 
symmetrical, an award of merit was recorded. Mr. Balderson exhibited 
a small collection of Grapes. Mr. Nicholson, gardener to J. W. Meller, 
Esq., Chingford, sent a good collection of Pears, and was awarded a 
bronze Banksian medal. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, contributed a 
splendid collection of Apple3 in dishes and baskets. Golden Noble, 
Frogmore Prolific, Counsellor, M&re de Menage, Beauty of Kent, Ches¬ 
hunt Pippin, Lane’s Prince Albert, Lord Derby, Transparent de Cron- 
celles, Warner’s King, Magnum Bonum, Cox’s Pomona, Betty Geeson, 
Mabbot’s Pearmain, and Loddington’s Seedling were finely shown, some 
being very full of colour (silver Knightian medal). 
Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Streatham, contributed a large collection of 
Apples and Pears, Dutch Codlin, Lord Suffield, Annie Elizabeth, Warner’s 
King, Small’s Admirable, Cellini, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Rymer, Beauty 
of Kent, and Cox’s Pomona being the most noticeable (silver Banksian 
medal). 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons had a collection covering one side of a long 
line of tabling, and admirably displayed. Warner’s King, Sandringham, 
Baumann’s Reinette, Stirling Castle, SeatoD House, Winter Hawthorn- 
den, Barker’s Seedling, Lane’s Prince Albert, Bismarck, Lord Suffield, 
Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Stone’s Apple, Lady Henniker, Tom Putt, Alfriston, 
Mrs. Barron, Manks’s Codlin, and The Queen were very fine indeed 
(silver-gilt Knightian medal). 
Messrs. J. Laing & Son had many dishes of well-coloured fruit, 
amongst which Cellini, Alfriston, Lord Derby, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, 
M&re de Mdnage, Bismarck, Golden Noble, and Washington were remark¬ 
able both for size and colour (silver Banksian medal). 
Fruit Drying at Chiswick. 
Several examples of fruits that had been dried at Chiswick by the 
Mayfarth apparatus were exhibited both as rings and chips, also cooked 
for use, with the same varieties of Apples cooked in a fresh state. The 
dried produce, whether boiled or baked, was quite equal to the fresh in 
buality and had lost nothing but water in drying, and this was absorbed 
by immersing the Apple chips, &c., for two hours and the Plums and 
Damsons for six hours. The Apples tested as described were Cellini,. 
New Hawthornden, Blenheim Orange, and Beauty of Hants. The follow¬ 
ing is Mr. Barron’s report of the experiments :— 
Fruit Drying, 
During the operation a temperature from 175° to 200° is required for 
Apples, and the time occupied is about three hours. 
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The parings and cores have to be added to the weight of the dried 
fruit when calculating the exact reduction by evaporation. For Plums 
the temperature required is about 250°, and the time taken is from eight 
to ten hours. 
The Committee marked their approval of the success of the experi¬ 
ments by recommending a silver-gilt medal to Messrs. Mayfarth and 
Companv for the apparatus, with the expression of their great satisfac¬ 
tion at the results achieved.* 
Prizes for Fruit. 
The first prize for ten dishes of Apples, four dessert and six cooking, 
was awarded to Mr. A. W. Porteous, The Gardens, Devonhurst, Chiswick, 
who staged Bismarck, very fine ; Gravenstein, well coloured ; Worcester 
Pearmain, Ribston Pippin, very good ; Cox’s Orange Pippin, The Queen, 
good ; Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Warner’s King, and Lord Derby, very fine. 
J. W. Melles, Esq., Sewarstone Lodge, Chingford (gardener, Mr. 
Nicholson), was accorded the second prize, staging fine examples. 
For six dishes of dessert Pears, J. W. Melle3, Esq., was awarded 
first prize, staging some fine fruits of Marie Benoist, Pitmaston 
Duchess, Beurrb Diel, Doyennb du Comice, Louise Bonne of Jersey, 
and Rivers’ Princess. In the same class the Duke of Northumberland, 
Sion House, Brentford (gardener, Mr. Wythes), was accorded the second 
prize for good examples of Marie Louise, Duchesse d’Angoul&me, Beurr6 
Diel, Pitmaston Duchess, and two others. 
Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to Messrs, de Rothschild, Gunnersbury 
House, gained the first prize for six bunches of Grapes, staging two 
bunches each of Lady Downe’s Seedling, Muscat of Alexandria, Black 
Alicante, which were very fine indeed. The second prize in the same 
class was accorded to Mr. Thos. Osman, The Gardens, Ottershaw Park, 
Chertsey, who staged good bunches of Black Hamburgh, Black Alicante, 
Mrs, Pearson, and Lady Downe’s. Miss C. Debenham, St. Peter’s, 
St. Alban’s, also staged six average bunches. 
The first prize for six bunches of the best flavour was taken by Mr. 
Thos. Osman with Mrs. Pearson, Muscat of Alexandria, and Mrs. Pince’s 
Muscat. 
Floral Committee. —Present: W. Marshall, Esq. (in the chair), 
Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain, Messrs. B. Wynne, R. Dean, H. Herbst, Chas. 
T. Druery, C. F. Bause, Robt. Owen, George Phippen, R. B. Lowe, 
T. W. Girdlestone, W. C. Leach, W. Furze, Geo. Gordon, Chas. Jefferies, 
Henry Canned, James Walker, T. Baines, John Fraser, Chas. Noble, 
Bennett Poe, George Paul, Harry Turner, and Owen Thomas. 
Mr. W. C. Leach, Albury Park Gardens, Guildford, contributed a 
collection of autumn foliage, rich in colour ; Acer palmatum purpureum, 
Prunus Pissardi, Rhus cotinus, Cerasus padus, Azalea pontica, Andromeda 
arborea, Pavia macrostachya, and others being included (silver medal). 
Mr. H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, Upper Edmonton, staged a 
very fine group of foliage plants, including well grown specimens of 
Pteris tremula elegans, Nephrolepis davallioides furcans, Davallia ele- 
gans, D. Mooreana, Croton Bergmani, C. Thompsoni, Adiantum farleyense, 
and various Palms (silver-gilt Flora medal). Messrs. E. D. Shuttleworth 
and Co., Peckham Rye, sent a group of Cycads, including some magnifi¬ 
cently grown specimens (silver-gilt Flora medal). 
Mr. Wells, Earls wood Nurseries, showed a small group of Chrys¬ 
anthemums, including good flowers of Bouquet des Dames, James Salter, 
La Chirine, Elaine, Volunteer, Fabian de Mediana, Refulgens, and a 
dozen lovely blooms of William Wells. Mr. T. Bones, Tower House 
Gardens, Chiswick, sent three very finely flowered plants of Nerine 
crispa, which were most charming. Mr. Owen Thomas, The Royal 
Gardens, Windsor, staged a group of Margaret Carnations, which were 
in flower, they having been grown from seed sown on February 
18th, 1892. The blooms, which are sweet-scented, partake more of 
the Pink than the Carnation, as also does the foliage. They will doubt¬ 
less become very popular, as they are so useful for cutting purposes, 
and having such a delightful scent will still further enhance their 
value. 
A group of very fine seedling Begonias was staged by Messrs. H. 
Canned & Son, Swanley, Kent. The Zonal Pelargoniums exhibited by 
the same firm, and including Raspail Improved, Madame Bondeville, 
were magnificent; the latter of a delicate rose pink, is very fine 
(award of merit). Raspail Improved has much larger flowers and 
trusses than the original, and is a most decided improvement (silver 
Banksian medal). Mr. Arthur Knowles, nurseryman, Horsell, near 
Woking, exhibited a box of the charming Daphne cneorum, the 
plants of which were excellent specimens. Dr. Frankland, F.R.S., 
The Yews, Reigate (gardener, Mr. Ritchings), staged a group of 
Chrysanthemums (bronze medal). Mr. Anthony Waterer, Knap Hill, 
* See our Home Farm article, page 365. 
