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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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who visited the grounds in the cool of the evening to witness the 
illuminations. Mr. Smith, who has ably presided over these interesting 
and well-cared for gardens for the last nine or ten years, is to be com¬ 
plimented upon the good keep of the place. The following is the list of the 
awards made by the Judges :— 
Plants. —Division A (open).—For twelve stove and greenhouse plants, 
distinct, six foliage and a like number of flowering, £15, £10, and £5 wtre 
offered, the first prize being given by the President, The Right Hon. the 
Earl of Radnor, Lord Lieutenant for the county of Wilts. Three good 
collections were staged, and much time was spent by the Judges in deter¬ 
mining the relative positions of the two excellent lots of plants staged by 
Mr. Cypher of Cheltenham, and Mr. Lock, gardener to B. W. Cleave, Esq., 
Crediton. Ultinaatelv the premier position was accorded to the first named 
exhibitor for a vrry fine lot, consisting of a grand Cycas revoluta, Cjcas 
circinalis, Kentia australis, K. Fosteriana, Croton Sunset, C. Queen 
Victoria, a large and well coloured plant; a finely flowered Clerodendron 
Balfourianum, Bougainvillea glabra, grandly flowered ; Erica Marnockiana, 
a large fresh and well flowered plant; E. Irbyana, Ixora Pilgrimi, and Ixora 
amabile, the last named three being his weakest plants. Mr. Lock’s best 
plants were Latania borbonica of immense size and in fine condition; a 
large, fresh, and profusely flowered Erica Eweriana superba, Ixoras, and 
highly coloured Crotons Warreni and Williamsi; his Allamandas were 
weak. Mr. Wills, gardener to Mrs. Pearce, The Firs, Bassett, Southampton, 
was third, showing smaller but creditable plants. Mr. Lock was a good 
first for six stove and greenhouse plants in bloom, with grandly flowered 
plants of Allamanda Hendersoni, Clerodendron Balfourianum, Ixora Prince 
of Orange, &c. Mr. Wills was second, his best plants being Phcenocoma 
prolifera Bamesi, Erica Eweriana superba, and Clerodendron. Mr. Curry, 
gardener to Colonel Pepper, Milford Hill, Salisbury, was third; 
his beBt plant was Ixora Williamsi. Mr. Lock was first for six exotic 
Ferns with good, fresh, even plants, the most noticeable being a Gleichenia 
several feet over. Mr. Wills was second, showing a good half dozen ; and 
Mr. Evans, gardener to Lady Ashburton, Melchet Court, Romsey, a credit¬ 
able third. Mr. Wills was a good first for six Fuchsias, showing medium- 
sized, fresh, and well-flowered plants, No second was awarded. Third, 
Mr. Tnbb, gardener to Mrs. Ferryman, Redlynch House, Downton. In the 
■class for six Begonias, distinct, only two lots were staged by Mr. Thornton, 
gardener to Mrs. Greenwood,The Cliff, Harnliam, Salisbury, and Mr. Tubb, 
and they were accorded a second and third prize in that order. 
In the class for a group of plants arranged for effect on 100 square feet, 
prizes ranging from £5 to £3 were offered, and were won by Mr. Lock, Mr. 
Wills, and Mr. R. Wtst, gardener to Mr. G. R. Wigram, Northlands, Salis¬ 
bury, in the order of their names. The first and second prize groups 
atiracted a great deal of attention, not only on account of the choiceness 
and suitability of the plants used, but more particularly for the good taste 
displayed in arranging them ; and it took the Judges some time to make 
the awards. Mr. Lock's arrangement was light and very effective, having 
a fine plant of Cocos Weddelliana, drooping gracefully over choice flowering 
and bright and silvery leaved plants of various heights set in a carpeting of 
Maidenhair Fern. Mr. Wills’s group was a little too massive, being a de¬ 
parture from his style of a few years since. 
Division B (gentlemen’s gardeners).—For a group of plants arranged for 
effect in a semicircle, diameter 10 feet, £5 (given by Messrs. Keynes, 
Williams & Co., Salisbury), £3, and £2 were offered and brought out a 
capital competition. First Mr. Inglefield, gardener to Sir John Ivelk, Bart., 
Tedworth, Marlborough, with a very good arrangement of suitable plants, 
but had fewer been used the group would certainly have been more effective, 
and on this account Mr. Lock, who was placed second for a light arrange¬ 
ment, ought to have been accorded first place ; Mr. Wills was a good third, 
an extra prize going to Mr. Curry. 
Amateurs.—For a group of plants of the same dimensions as that just 
mentioned a first prize Jubilee cup. value £5, given by the Right Worshipful 
the Mayor of Salisbury, £2, and £1 being given by the Society as second 
and third. These prizes were keenly contested. Mr. Charles Burch. Oxford 
Avenue,Soul hampton. was first for a very good and tastefully arranged group; 
second Mr. Edward Brown, Portland Place, Salisbury, with a very bright 
but too formal arrangement; Mr. Pearce, High Street, Salisbury, was third. 
A group, consisting of well-flowered Liliums, &c., intermixed with Maiden¬ 
hair Fern, and having a double edging of the same graceful Fern and 
Mesembryanthemum cordifolium variegatum, and a piece of artistic rustic 
work in the background, not for competition, by the Messrs. Keynes, 
Williams & Co., at the lower end of the tent, was greatly admired, 
Class 9 was for a group of plants, arranged for effect, in a semicircle of 
8 feet, not open to exhibitors in the preceding class. First, Mr. John 
Curry, with a bright but somewhat heavy arrangement; second, Mr. J. 
Hinxman, gardener to Mr. Gregory, Salisbury ; third, Mr. Tubb, Mr. 
Hinxman had the best six Ferns ; Mr. Nightingale, The Mount, Wilton, the 
second best; and Mr. Lovibond, St. Anne Street, Salisbury, the third best. 
Mr. E.L. Brown was first for six Zonal Pelargoniums; Mr. T. S. Futcher, 
Wilton Road, Salisbury, was second, and Mr. Curry was third. Mr. Brown 
had the best four vadegated foliaged Pelargoniums, and Mr. Rockett, 
gardener to Mr. George Smith, Wilton Road, had the best six Coleuses, 
showing creditable plants. 
Fruit. —Division D (gentlemen’s gardeners).—Four collections of eight 
kinds were staged, the contest for the premier award being between Mr. 
Ward, gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salisbury, and Mr. 
Pratt, gardener to the Marquis of Bath, Longleat, Warminster, the 
remaining two being a long way behind either of the above. The Longford 
collection, which perhaps was the finest ever staged from those gardens, 
won first honours by a few points. The dishes comprised grand bunches of 
Madresfield Court and good Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, large and highly 
coloured Pine Apple Nectarines, large Castle Kennedy Figs, Best of All 
MeloD, Moorpark Apricots, a good Queen Pine, and Dr. Hogg Peach. Mr. 
Pratt’s best dishe3 were Smooth Cayenne Pine and White Muscat Grapes. 
Mr. Evans was third. Mr. Pratt had the best Pine Apple, showing 
a good Smooth Cayenne. Mr. Bull, gardener to General Sir R. 
Buffer, Downes, Cre iiton, being a good second. Mr. Pratt was first 
for three bunches of White Muscats out of seven lots staged, with 
f ood examples, being followed closely by Mr. Budd, Lockerby Hall, 
.omsey, and Mr. Northeast, Norton House, Heytesbury. For a like 
number of Black Hamburgh Mr. Inglefield was first with large, well- 
coloured bunches, carrying a good bloom ; Mr. Charles Warden, gardener 
to Sir F. H. Bathurst, Bart., Clarendon Park, being a capital second with 
smaller but beautifully finished bunches ; Mr. Flight, Twyford, Winchester, 
was third. In the corresponding class for three bunches any other Black 
Mr. Ward was first with well-proportioned bunches of Madresfield Court, 
followed closely by Mr. Warden with the same variety, beautifully coloured, 
and having a good bloom, but smaller in bunch and berry than the Longford 
examples ; Mr. Flight was third. In the any other white class Mr. Warden 
was first with good bunches of Buckland Sweetwater, large in berry and 
well coloured, Mr. Ward being a very close second with good examples of 
Foster’s Seedling well coloured, Mr. Flight being third. Melons were not 
largely shown, none being put up by local growers : first Mr. Wilkins, 
gardener to Lady Theodore Guest, Inwood, Henstridge ; second Mr. Flight. 
Mr. Inglefield had the b st dish of Peaches in the Show, showing large, 
well-coloured fruits of Walburton Admirable; second Mr. C. Pay, gardener 
to Mrs. Morrison, Ampworth Lodge, Downton. Several fine dishes of 
Nectarines were staged, Mr. Ward taking first with good examples of Pine 
Apple; Mr. Browning, gardener to Canon Sir Talbot Baker, Bart., Bland- 
ford, was second with Humboldt. Out of several lots of Apricots Mr. Haines, 
gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Coleshill Hou.se, Highworth, Berks, was 
well first, and Mr. Wilkins was a close second. Mr. Browning was first for 
twelve Piums, and Mr. Ward was second, both showing good Green Gage. 
Mr. Browning was again to the front for six dishes of Apples, three 
dessert and three culinary, with a good clean even lot; Mr. Evans was 
second, and Mr. Fred Smith, gardener to the Lord Bishop of Salisbury, was 
a good third. Mr. Warden was first for four dishes of Pears, distinct, his 
lot including a nice coloured dish of Windsor, Mr. Smith being a good 
second. 
Amateurs.—For a collection of six kind3 of fruits Mr. Brown was a 
good first, his collection including creditable Black Hamburgh and fine 
Peaches, the second position going to Mr. J. Hinxman. Mr. Lovibond 
was first for two bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes, and Mr. Hinxman 
was second. The last named exhibitor was a good first for white Grapes 
with creditable bunches of Foster’s Seedling, Mr. Lovibond securing second 
position with the same variety rather green. Mr. Brown was easily first 
for six Peaches with large handsome fruits of Bellegarde, Mr. Curry being 
second. Harcourt Coates, Esq., M.D., Salisbury, was a good first for twelve 
Plums, showing large well-ripened fruits of Washington, which appeared 
to have been ripened under glass. C. W. Gater, Esq., Oakley, Milford, 
Salisbury, was a good second, showing large fruits of what appeared to be 
Kirke’s, carrying a fine bloom. Mr. W. P. Aylward, Salisbury, had the best 
three dishes of dessert Apples, showing ripe evenly matched fruits. Mr. 
Harcourt Coates was second, the last named exhibitor being firBt for a like 
number of dishes of culinary Apples, and Mr. George Smith, Wilton Road, 
Salisbury, was second. Mr. Coates was the only exhibitor of three dishes 
of Pears, for which he received first prize. 
Vegetables (gentlemen’s gardeners).—The only class provided for 
vegetables, to be competed for by gentlemen’s gardeners, was a collection 
of twelve kinds, and three or four good lots were staged. The tug of war, 
however, lay between Mr. Wilkins and Mr. Haines for first place, which, 
after a very close scrutiny by the Judges, was accorded to the former, 
whose collection included some grand specimens of New Intermediate 
Carrots, being straight, long, clean, and of a beautiful colour, three large 
close heads of Laing’s new Cauliflower. Sutton’s Perfection Tomatoes very 
good, Telegraph Ccucumber, Ne Plus Ultra French Beans, good Pride of 
the Market Peas, Moore’s Cream Marrow, Rousham Park Onion, Inwood 
Seedling Globe Artichoke, good Potatoes, and Perfection Beet. A truly 
grand collection for the season, and tastefully set up. Mr. Haines, as 
already hinted, was a very close second, only losing a few points in his 
Carrots, Tomatoes, and Cauliflowers. Mr. Inglefield was third with credit¬ 
able produce. The amateurs and cottagers also staged capital kitchen 
garden and allotment produce in their respective classes. 
Cut Flowers (gentlemen’s gardeners and amateur.-).—In the class for 
twenty-four Roses, distinct, Mr. Warden was a good first, showing a fresh, 
even two dozen blooms, bis best being Dr. Andre, Senateur Vaisse, Alfred 
Colomb, Duke of Connaught, and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam ; second, Mr. 
Flight, whose stand, though not quite so even as Mr. Warden’s, included 
several fine blooms. Mr. Frank Hatch, Wyndham Road, Salisbury, had 
the twelve best blooms, distinct. His best blooms were Madame Lambard, 
Marechal Neil, and Marguerite de St. Amand, Mr. Warden being a good 
second. Mr. West had the best twelve Pompon Dahlias, and Mr. Evans 
the best dozen spikes of Gladiolus. Mr. Budd had the best eighteen 
bunches of cut flowers, distinct, his stand including several choice pieces of 
Orchids. Mr. Evans was second. This collection contained two fine spikes 
of Saccolabium Blurnei. The prizes for the best dozen bunches of cut 
flowers went to Mr. Browning and Mr. Inglefield in that order. 
In the open class for the best dressed vase for dinner table decoration, 
Mr. J. R. Chard, Stoke Newington, London, was first for a very good 
arrangement, Mr. Cypher was a close second, and Miss Flight a good third. 
In the amateur (ladies) classes Miss Agnes Flight was a good first for 
dressed vase for a like purpose to that indicated in the preceding class. 
Miss Catherine Lovibond, Salisbury, was second, and Miss Alice Howard, 
Hackney, London, was third. Miss Brown was first in the next three classes, 
fellowed by Miss Lovibond and Miss Burt, Winterbourne. 
Miscellaneous plants not for competition.—Messrs. Keynes, Williams and 
Co. made a grand Bhow of Roses and Dahlias, the latter commencing 
with stands of Pompons, the most notable of these being Sappho, Darkness, 
and Lady Blanche, followed with several stands of Cactus varieties, 
conspicuous among which were Constance, a beautiful white ; Annie Harvey, 
rich crimson maroon; Miss Sherriff, orange salmon; Miss Beadon, buff, 
shaded red, die. Then followed several dozen stands of large uniform 
blooms of show varieties, having in the background large spikes of Gladiolus 
of various colours, thereby rendering the side stage in the large tent con¬ 
taining the Ferns, die., a most interesting feature in the Show. Messrs. 
Brittan & Son, the Waterloo Nursery, Salisbury, also had a grand display 
of Roses, Dahlias, and decorative plants in the same tent. Mr. H. J. Gibbs, 
Manor Farm Nursery, Salisbury, also contributed stands of Carnations, 
Zinnias, Gladiolus, Dahlias, die. Mr. Smith staged several large healthy 
