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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ September 8, 1487. 
Mrs. Henshaw, Mrs. Langtry, Colonist, Constancy, Lustrous, Mrs. Jeffard, 
excellent; Geo. Rawlings, Mrs. Douglas, and Miss Cannell. Middle row— 
John Standish, Hy. Glasscock, a grand bloom ; Clara, Henry Keith, Mrs. 
Gladstone, beautiful; Victor, J. B. Service, Jus Stephen, Jjs. Cocker, Ann’e 
Pritchard, Imperial, Mrs. W. Slack, Rev. J. B. M. Camm, Rosetta, J. N. 
Keynes, and Prince of Denmark. Front row—Sunbeam, Mrs. S. Hibberd, 
Harry Turner, Mrs. Harris, excellent; Herbert Turner, Prince Bismarck, 
Ethel Britton, Lady Wimbome, Ovid, a scarlet seedling, very good ; Leah, 
Defiance, Flag of Truce, Diaclem, and Royalty. Messrs. Keyn s, Williams 
and Co , followed, Richard Dean, Crimson King, Hy. G'asscock, and Thos. 
Hobbs being particularly fine in this stand. Mr. J. Walker, Thame, was an 
excellent third, and Mr. M. J. Saule, The Vine, Sevenoaks, fourth. Mr. G. 
Humphries, Kington Langley, Chippenham, was to the fore with twenty- 
four blossoms. He had Jos. Ashby, Edmund Boston, John Wyatt, T. J, 
Saltmarsh, and The Countess in excellent condition. Messrs. Saltmarsh 
and Son, The Nurserir s, Chelmsford, were second, their blooms being of 
medium size, shapely, and pure ; Ethel Britton was well shown, as were 
Goldfinder and Mrs. Harris. Mr. J. Walker was awarded the third priz^, 
and Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, the fourth, there being six con¬ 
stants. Messrs. Saltmarsh were first with twelve blooms, followed by 
Messrs. Harkness, Humphries, and Jos. Gilbert & Son, St. Margaret’s 
Nursery, Ipswich, in the order named. The first prize stand was composed 
of J. Standish, Mrs. Saunders, Miss Cannell, Shirley Hibberd, Ethel Britton, 
W. Rawlings, T. J. Saltmarsh, Mrs. Harris, J. Henshaw, Constancy, Jarnts 
Dick, and Mrs. D. Saunders. There were six lots. 
Amateurs’ Classes.— Show Varieties — Mr. R. Petfield, gardener to 
A. J. Thornhill, Esq., Buckdean, took the first prize for twenty-four blooms 
after a good fight with Mr. Thos. Hobbs, Lower Easton, Bristol. Mr. Pet- 
field’s blooms were only moderate in point of siz°, but they were an exceed¬ 
ingly fresh and level lot. The following were the varieties.—Back row— 
Earl of Ravensworth, Geo. Rawlings, Sunbeam. Jos. Ashby, Mrs. Gladstone, 
John Standish, R. T. Rawlings, and Imperial. Middle row—Thos. Hobbs, 
J. T. Saltmarsh, Rev. J. Goodday, Mrs. S. Hibberd, Jas. Cocker, Miss 
Cannell, J. W. Lord, and Goldfinder - . Front row—Const mcy, John Hen¬ 
shaw, J. B. Service, J. Wyatt, Mrs. Dodds, Prince of Denmark, Mrs. Harris, 
and Jas. Stephen. Mr. Hobbs’ otherwise excellent stand was marred by ■ 
one or two weak blooms. Mr. H. Glasscock, Rye Street, Bishops Stortford, 
took the third prize, the veteran’s blooms displaying all his customary finish. 
These were the only competitors, though a fourth prize was offered. There 
was no such paucity of entries in the class for twelve blooms, ten sending 
in their names for the four awards. Mr. J. T. West took leading honours, 
showing capital examples of J. T. West, Mrs. Rawlings, Mrs. Langtry, and 
Harry Keith (back row) ; Piince of Denmark, Mis. Gladstone, Jas. 
Stephen, and J. T. Saltmarsh (middle row); T. T. Rawlings, Lord Chelms¬ 
ford, Ethel Britton, and Prince of Purples (front row). Mr. B. Clarke of 
Shottesham, All Saints, Norfolk, followed with Messrs. A. Whitton, Aisken, 
Bedale, and H. Steer, Southwood Road, NewEltham, respectively third and 
fourth. There were twelve competitors with six blooms, this number being 
well within the strength of moBt amateurs. Mr. S. Cooper, The Hamlets, 
Chippenham, won with fresh examples of Jas. O’BrieUtGoldfinder, Picotee, 
Hope, Jas. Cocker, and Mrs. Gladstone. Mr. A. T. Walton, The Apiariis, 
Orpington, following with a capital stand ; Messrs. T. Anstiss, Brill, Thame ; 
and W. Mist, Ightliam, Sevenoaks, taking third and fourth prizes in the 
o.'der given. 
Fancy Varieties. —Mr. West was first with twelve, staging the follow¬ 
ing varieties : Back row—Jas. O’Brien, H. Glasscock, Duchrss of Albany, 
and Jessie McIntosh. Middle row—Hy. Eckford, Professor Fawcett, 
Chorister, and Rebecca. Front row—Egyptian Prince, Mrs. N. Halls, Hugh 
Austin, and Edward Boston. Mr. R. Petfield followed closely with an 
excellent stand, third and fourth prizes going to Mr. Glasscock, and Mr. 
Steer respectively. Mr. S. Cooper won with six blooms, followed by Messrs. 
W. H. Smith, Shrivenham (second), B. Clarke (third), and T. Anstiss 
(fourth). 
Open Classes. —There were four classes for Show Dahlias, five grouped 
by colour, six blooms of distinct varieties being asked for in each case. 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. won from six opponents with dark varieties, 
showing H. Glasscock, Wm. Rawlings, Richard Dean, Imperial, Ethelwin 
(seedling), and Victor. These were a capital lot. Messrs. Saltmarsh took 
second place, also with good blooms, the remaining awards going to Mr. C. 
Turner, Mr. B. Clarke, and W. Boston (extra prize). Mr. M. J. Seale won 
with light blooms, showing Mrs. Shirley Hibberd, Annie Neville, Mrs. 
Gladstone, Flag of Truce, Ethel Britton, and Juia Wyatt. This was a 
highly pleasing stand. Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., J. Walker, and 
Saltmarsh and Son were respectively second, third, and fourth, six showing 
in all. Messrs. Saltmarsh won with six tipped flowers, having Royal Quetn. 
Mrs. Saunders, J. T. West, Mrs. Harris, Mrs. N. Halls, and T. J. Saltmarsh, 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. were second, Mr. Turner third, and Messrs. 
Rawlings Brothers, Old Church, Romford, fourth. There were four other 
lots. Six competed with striped flowers, Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. 
winning with Rebecca, Pelican, Eric Fi-her, a seedling, Chorister, and 
Gaiety, followed by Messrs. Rawlings, Turner, and Walker in the order 
named. Six varieties of decorative Dahlias, including Cactus varieties, six 
blooms to a bunch, were best shown by Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., who 
staged Mrs. Tait, Empress of India, Constance, Juarezi, Mrs. Hawkins, and 
Cochineal. Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Lowfb Id Nursery, Crawley, Sussex, 
were second, Mr. Turner third, and Mr. M. V. Seale fourth, two others 
competing. 
As previously noted the Pompon varieties formed a fine feature. The 
winner of the first prize for twenty-four varieties was Mr. Chailes Turner. 
The Slough collection was undoubtedly one of the beBt ever brought 
together, the following being the varieties :—Back row—Darkness, White 
Aster, Fanny Weiner, Gazelle, Gem. Golden Gem, Lustrous, and Lady 
Blanche. Middle row—Cupid, Isabel, Mdme. V. Faconet, Rosalind, G. F. 
Jungker, Professor Bergeat, Titania. and Garnet. Front row—Thos. 
Moore, Ermst, Little Princess, Little Wilde, Henriette, Fashion, Eccentric, 
and William Carlisle. Bunched with their own foliage these were charm¬ 
ing. Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. also had a nice collection and were 
placed second, followed by Messrs. Cheal & Son third, and Ware fourth. 
Messrs. J. Burrell & Co.. Howe House Nurseries, Cambridge, won with 
twelve, an excellent lot; Mr. J. Henshaw, Rothamsted Cottage, Harpend‘n, 
J. Gilbert & Son, and Humphries following in the order given. There were 
three other lots. Five competed with six blooms, the prizes being awarded 
to Messrs. Glasscock (first, with a fine lot), West (second), W. H. Apthorpe, 
Albion Brewery, Cambridge (third), and A. Phillbrick, gardener to J. Smith, 
Esq., Hill House, Romford (fourth). The latter class, it may be said, was 
reserved for amateurs. There was but one exhibitor of twenty-four single 
varieties, Messrs. Cheal, who received the chief award. They had a better 
stand than might have been Poked for in this trying season. The varieties 
were as follows :—Back row—Alba perfecta, Brutus, Mr. Kennett, Mrs. 
Bowman, Primro-i, Amos Perry, Excelsior, and Edith. Middle row— 
Formosa, Hy. Irving, Alfonso, Beauty of Uplands, Negress, Duchess ot 
Westminster, Miss Linnaker, and Silver King. Front row—Jas.Kelway, 
Acquisition, Cetewayo, Helena, Hugo, Sunset, Paragon, and Miss Cameron. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseiies, Tottenham, was to the fore with 
twelve varieties, all of superior qual ty well staged; Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Old Nurseri s, Cheshunt, were second ; Messrs. J. Gilbert & Son, third ; 
and Mr. Seale, fourth. There were no competitors in the class for six 
varieties. 
Special Prizes.— The Turner Memorial prize, presented by nineteen 
subscribers, and to be won twice by the same exhibitor before becoming 
liis property, was the first of these. The present was the third occasion or 
its being offcred, the previous winners being Messrs. Glasscock and West. 
This year the latter was again the winner, hence the cup now becomes his 
property. He had a very fine Btand, as, indeed, were all those in competi¬ 
tion. Twelve Show and six Fan v varieties were asked for—Hairy Keith, 
Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. Keith, J. W. Lord, J. T. West, Prince of Denmark, 
T. J. Saltmarsh, Geo. Rawlings, Sunbeam, Mrs. S. Hibberd, Mrs. Langtry, 
and General Gordon representing the former; and Hugh Austin, Rev. 
J. B. M. Camm, Jas. O’Brien, Henry Glasscock, Hercules, and Professor 
Fawcett the latter. Five classes were provided for the Veitch Memorial 
prizes, the award in each being a medal and T2 10s. in cash. For nine 
self-coloured Show varieties Mr. H. Glasscock won with good examples. A 
similar number of parti-coloured show floweis also finding this exhibitor 
successful. Mr. J. Henshaw was successful with Pompons, and Mr. H. Vin¬ 
cent, gardener to Mr. Hart, Reymer, Sussex, with decorative varieties. 
First-class certificates we:e awarded to the folllowing novelties. 
Shows. — Purple Prince (Turner).—Well-formed symmetrical blooms ; 
colour crimson, with a glistening purp'e sheen ; very distinct and pleasing. 
Malcolm (Turner).—A large, smooth, splendid flower, soft scarlet suffused 
with orange, very bright. 
Royalty (Turner).—Medium size, broad primrose florets, fainFy tipped 
with crimson. 
Fancy. — Frank Pearce (Rawlings).—Medium-sized blooms of excellent 
form; colour deep rosy pink, faintly suffused with purple and marked wittt 
clear maroon stripes. 
Double Pompons. — William Carlisle (Turner).—Very neat and compact;. 
colour lilac, heavily tipped with crimson. 
Iseult (Keynes, Williams & Co.).—A charming mimature; colour clear 
rich yel'ow. 
Jan't (Keynes, Williams & Co.).—Colour reddish terra cotta, very soft 
and distinct; form excellent. 
Cactus. —Blazer (C tnnell).—Colour a distinct hue of scarlet, soft, ytt 
bright and very effective. 
Single. — Excelsior (Cheal). — White, with a broad margin of deep 
lilac ; form excellent. 
Miss Roberts (W are).—A perfectly formed flower of small to medium Bize, 
and pure soft yellow in colour, 
Miss Henshaw (Ware).—A distinct and charming variety; colour very 
pale sulphur and form excellent. 
Miss Gordon (Ware).—Crimson, with orange yellow centre ; very 
blight. 
Miscellaneous exhibits in the Dahlia section were not numerous. Messrs. 
Daniels Brothsrs, Norwich showed Beve al stands of Zonal Pelargoniums 
which were much admired, the trusses being very fine. Messrs. Cheal and 
Sou exhibited an attractive collection of Dahlias and hardy flowers. 
NEWC ASTLE-ON-T YNE SHOW. 
August 31st, September 1st and 2nd. 
A review of the chief feature of this highly successful Show was given 
last week, but it deserves a more detailed reference to the leading classeB 
and exhibitors than could be then afforded. It is very gratifying to be able 
to state that the financial results of the Exhibition were as satisfactory as 
the horticultural portion, for the attendance of visitors was exceptionally 
large. On the opening day, Wednesday, 32,481 persons were admitted, on 
Thursday the number was 34,153, and on Friday 21,046, or a total for the 
three days of 87,680. The arrangement was that the Horticultural Society 
should have a share in all money t rken at the gate3, and it is believed that 
this will not only clear off the outstanding debt but leave a substantial 
balance to the credit of the Society. The executive deS' rve much praise 
for the energy and tact displayed in the arrangements of this Show, and it 
is only just to state that valuable assistance has been afforded by the Mayor, 
Sir Benjamin C. Brown, Alderman Thomas Gray, and other influential 
friends of the Society. The courteous Secretary, Mr. Jas. J. Gillespie, and! 
the Committee have also worked well in furtnerance of the scheme, and 
they have satisfaction of knowing their efforts have been fully appreciated. 
A good balance in hand will perhaps encourage the Committee to attempt 
another Chrysanthemum show, though it is too late in the present season ; 
stiil, from what we know of the district, we should think there would be 
little difficulty in obtdning a creditable exhibition another year. 
Fruit. —Although the Exhibit’on was a good representive one in fruit,, 
flowirs, and plants, the chief horticultural interest centred in the first 
named, and the display was, as we have previously stated, a very extensive 
one. The special Jubilee prize class for fifty dishes occupied nearly the 
whole of one side of the central table in the first marquee, and it is not likely 
that so many dishes of fruit wou’d have been obtained in any other way 
than by offering a sensational prize. There were necessarily in the 160 
dishes some fruit of inferior quality, for the strongest exhibitor must find 
it difficult to make up such a number. It was also a mistake exclud¬ 
ing Pines, for any cultivator who was likely to enter in such a class 
would grow at least a few Pines, and they would have added much to 
