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an exceptionally grand display ; Mr. J. H. Goodacre, Elvaston Castle, 
Derby, was awarded the first piize fora collection of eight dishes, these con¬ 
sisting of good Madresfield Court and fairly good Muscat of Alexandria 
Grapes, a good Melon, Negro Largo Figs, Rivers’ Orange Nectarine, Sea 
Eagle Peach, Moorpark Apricot, and Kirk’s Plum. Mr. W. Nash, ga dener 
to the Duke of Beaufort, Badminton, was a close second, his Muscat of 
Alexandria Grapes spoiling his chance for first place ; the third prize was 
awarded to Mr A. Miller, Rood Ashton, Trowbridge, tlrs collection 
including a good fruit of the handsome and distinct Melon, Rood Ashton 
Seedling. 
The greatest interest was centred in the class for eight bunches 
of Grapes in four variet’es. There were eight entries, but Mr. 
W. Taylor, gardener to Alderman Chaffin, Bath, was well first, being 
considerably ahead of all other competitors. He had very handsome 
bunches of Muscat of Alexandria, large tut not well finished Hadres- 
field Court, and perfect bunches of Alicante and Alnwick Seedling. 
The second prize was awarded to Mr. G. F. Crocker, gardener to W. B. 
Miles, Esq., Bristol, the principal merit of this collection being its fitness 
for the table. Mr. W. Nash was third, but there were two other better col¬ 
lections shown. The Judges, if consistent, would have awarded the first 
prize in the any black class other than Hamburghs to creditable bunches of 
Madresfield Court, instead of which Alicantes were favoured. Mr. Nash 
was first; Mr. T. Osman, gardener to J. L. Baker, Esq., Chertsey, second ; 
and Mr. A. YouDg. gardener to B. Thomas, Esq., Clifton, third. With Black 
Hamburghs Mr. Nash was first, staging quite small bunches, berries also 
small, but well coloured. Mr. Ellicott, gardener to H. W. Tugwell, Esq., 
Bath, was second, and Mr. W. Iggulden third, both having rather over-ripe 
examples. Mr. Taylor was first with Muscat of Alexandria, none of the 
other exhibits approaching his in any way. Mr. W. Coates, gardener to 
Mrs. Miller, Westbury-on-Trym, was second, and Mr. Crocker third. In 
the any other white class Mr. C ocker was first wPh well-ripened Buck- 
land Sweetwater, Mr. Rye being second with Golden Champion, and Mr. E. 
Trot man, gardener to J. Colman, Esq., Clifton, third. The successful 
exhibitors in the local classes were Messrs. E. Peacock, H. Jones, and 
E. Chedzey. Mr. W. Iggulden staged a large, compact, and wed-finished 
bunch of Gros Guil'aume, which weighed 7 lbs. 12 ozs. Numbers of Melons 
were shown, but none were of great merit. Mr. Nash was first in the green- 
flesh class with Sutton’s Perfection, Mr. R. T. B. Kerslake second, and Mr. 
Jggu'dt n th rd. Mr. Goodacre was first in the scarlet-flesh class with 
Read’s Hybrid, Mr. W. Every being second, and Mr. W. Marchant third. 
Peaches, and Nectarines were judged by flavour, to the no small disgust of 
the exhibitors staging the finest dishes. The first p ize for nine fruits was 
awarded to Mr. W. Fidler, gardener to Baron C. Do Tuyll, Chipping Sod- 
bury, for a g od dish of Walburton Admirable, Mr. J. Wotton being 
second, and Mr. MarchaDt third. With a smaller dish Messrs. W. Mattick, 
H. Dutton, and H. L- wis were the prizew'nners in the order named. Mr. 
Marchant was first for nine Nectarines, Mr. Wotton second, and Mr. Pymm 
third, the latter having a fine dish of Pine Apple, and which ought to have 
been first. Other successful exhibitors of Nectarines were Messrs. W. 
Haskell, R. J. Wotton, and J. Weston; of Plums, M ssrs. J. Truebody, 
Haskell, J. Short, H. J. Short, J. Ricketts, and A. Hunt. Mr. W. Rye had 
the best collection of Pears. Mr. W. H. Bannister, gardener to H. St. Vin¬ 
cent Ames, Esq., being a good second. The ’ast named was well first for three 
dishes of dessert Apples, these consisting of Red Astrachan, Worcester 
Pearmain, and Ribston Pippin. Mr. J. Garraway was second, and Mr. H. 
Dutton third. In the corresponding class for culinary sorts Mr. A. Miller 
was a good first, having fine dishes of Stirling Castle, Hawthornden, and 
Rood Ashton Seedling, the latter being a distinct and good late sort. 
Vegetables. —Th se were surprisingly good, notibly those from Dorset¬ 
shire. Messrs. Sutton & Sons. Reading, offer, d prizes for six varieties, and 
of these there were ten lots shown. .Mr. J. H. Copp, gardener to W. E. 
Sawbridge, Esq., Sh rborne, was first, having grand dishes of Giant White 
Celery, Rousham Park Onion, Autumn Giant Cauliflower, Reading Russet 
Potato, Perfection Tomatoes, and New Intermediate Carrots. Mr. S. 
Wilkins, gardener to Lady Ih°odore Guest, Bland ford, was a very close 
second, and Mr. J. W.s’on third. In another similar class the prizes were 
provided by Messrs. Webb & Sons, Stourbridge, and these also attracted a 
large quantity of fine vegetables. Mr. G. Garraway, Bath, was placed first, 
but Mr. J. H. Copp, who followed, had certainly much the best collection, 
the third priz3 going to Mr. Wilk'ns, who also had a fine collection. The 
Tomatoes were both num- rous and good. Mr. J. Fortt was first with a very 
fine dish of Hathaway’s Excels’o", Mr. Crocker second, and Mr. J. Gibson, 
gardener to the Earl Cowley, third. 
Non-competitive Exhibits. — Messrs. Cheal & Son, Crawley, had a 
grand display of single Dahlias, as also had Mr. Ware of the Hale Farm 
Nurseri. s, Tottenham, certificates of merit being awarded to both exhibitors. 
Messrs. Cooling & Sons had several stands of Dahlias, Roses, and other cut 
flowers, which were duly recognised ty the Judges. Mr. R. Owen, Maid¬ 
enhead, sent boxes of cut blooms of Tuberous Begonias, the strains of both 
Bingle and double varieties being excellent. A certificate of merit was 
awarded; this favourite method of rewarding exhibitors being fully 
appreciated by the recipients, several other exhibit rs receiving them by 
way of an extra p.ize. 
ADI ANT UM LEGRANDI. 
By the appearance of the above Fern we should say that there is a 
bright future before it, especially for working into sprays for ladies. It 
appears to be a dense form of A. gracillimum. It was exhibited in good 
condition at the late Shrewsbury Show on the stand of Messrs. F. & A. 
Dickson of Chester.—A. Y. 
[This is one of the most prominent varieties of the whole section of 
dwarf-habited Maidenhair Ferns of the A. cuneatum type, and which 
comprise such lovely and useful Ferns as A. Pacotti, mundulum, and 
excisum nanum. It differs from all the above named by its fronds 
being more finely divided and pinkish in their young stage, whereas 
those of the others are green at all times, and their pinnules taken 
separately much resemble those of the species from which they spring. 
The fronds of A. Legrandi, with the exception of the size, have much 
more the appearance of those of A. gracillimum, but are shorter, much 
more dense, though equally finely divided. They are excellent for 
buttonhole making, as their size is such as to enable anyone to use them 
as a whole instead of taking them to pieces as is frequently the case with 
A. cuneatum. A. Legrandi was raised by Messrs. Wallem & Legrand, » 
firm of Ghent nurserymen who succeeded Mr. Stelzner, who for years 
previously had made Ferns a speciality. It reproduces itself freely and 
very true from spores. On account of its dwarf habit this variety 
should not be grown in pots larger than 48’s, and it is when in a large 
60 or 54 that it shows itself to advantage. It thrives well under the 
treatment given to A. cuneatum.] 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
September 13th. 
The exhibits at this meeting were varied and interesting, the greater 
portion of the Conservatory being occupied. 
Fruit Committee. —Present—Arthur W. Sutton, Esq. (in the chair), 
Messrs. Sutton, Lee, W. Paul, Warren, Miles, Crowley, Norman, Ross, Bun- 
yard, Saltmarsb, Blackmore, and Dr. Hogg. Messrs. Hurst & Son sent a 
seedling Melon named Lundfield, which was passed as being unripe. W. 
Roupell, Esq.. Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park, sent some dishes of very fine 
samples of Apples consisting of Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Warner’s King, Cel¬ 
lini Queen, and Worcester Pearmain, also some excellent bunches of 
Grizzly Frontignan, Chasselas Primavis, and Early Auvergne Frontignan, 
also Clapp’s Favourite Pear. A cultural commendation was awarded. Messrs. 
W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, sent a seedling Apple, which was passed. 
Mr. Charles Ross, The Gardens, Welford Park, Newbury, sent two seedling 
Apples, one of which is a highly coloured ornamental Crab, and the other a 
firm yellow cooking Apple, but both were passed. A seedling Apple called 
The Vicar was.exhibited by Rev. W. Wilks, Shirley, near Croydon. It was 
raised in the vicarage garden seventeen years ago, and has borne a heavy 
crop for the last seven years. It has a delicate flesh, and is an early August 
fruit. It was passed. Mr. Thomas H. Mawson, The Nurseries, Winder- 
mere, sent a dish of New Cluster Tomatoes. Mr. John Oldham sent a dish 
of a small early black Plum, which wa9 raised from Golden Drop, but it did 
not meet with the approval of the Committee. 
Mr. Edwin Beckett, The Gardens, Aldenham House, Elstree, sent a seed¬ 
ling Cucumber, wh'ch was passed. Mr. William Crump, Madresfield Court 
Gardens, sent pods of a species of Dolichos, with very long pods,which were 
shown as those of a Kidney Bean. It was referred to the Scientific Com¬ 
mittee. Mr.. William Taylor, of Hampton Gardens, sent two well-grown 
Apple trees in pots, to which a vote of thanks was awarded. 
Messrs. W. Paul & Son, of Waltham Cross, exhibited twelve Peach trees 
well laden with fruit, and forty di.-hes of Apples, to which a silver Banksinn 
medal was awarded. Mr. Deverill of Banbury exhibited Onions, D.verell’s 
Improved Wroxton, Rousham Park Hero, Anglo-White Spanish, Ailsa Craig 
and Cocoa Nut. He also exhibited a collection of French varieties of Onions, 
and Neal’s New Runner Bean, Ne Plus Ultra, to all of which a cultural 
commendation was awarded. 
Floral Committee — Present—G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair, 
and Messrs. Shirley Hibberd, W. Wilks, W. Goldring, James Walker, H. 
Herbst, W.H. Lowe, G. Duffield, W. Holmes, B Wynne, R. Dean, C. Noble, 
C. Pilcher, J. Dominy, T. Baines, A. J. Lendy, H. Turner, E. Hill, Amos 
Perry, and Dr. M. T. Masters. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, were 
awarded a bronze Banksian medal foi a most interesting collection of 
Cactus and bedding Dahlias, comprising some very distinct varieties. Of 
the Cactus type the most notable were Wm. Patrick, very large, c.imson 
Mrs. Hawkins, yellow ; Our Leader, dark scarlet; Cochineal, rich scarlet; 
General Gordon, light scarlet; Lord Lyndhurst, bright red ; Yellow 
Cactus; Princ; of Wales, of the Juarezitype; Lady Brassey, brilliant 
scarlet; and A. W. Tai f -, white. Of other varieties the most distinct and 
effective were Germania Nova, pink, with cut and pointed florets; Lady 
E. Dyke, bright yellow; Picta formosissima, scarlet and yellow stripes ; 
Fascination, pink, tipped white ; Prince Alexander, orange and scarlet 
streaked; Wm. T. Abery, semi-double, the florets margined bright scarlet, 
white in the centre ; and CharmiDg Bride, white, tipped deep red, very dis¬ 
tinct. Messrs. Cannell & Sons also had some seedling Begonias, the result 
of a cross between a tuberous variety and B. semperflorens gigantea alba, in 
which the female flowers were the largest. Mr. C. Turner, Slough, exhibits d 
seven new show Dahlias and one fancy variety, Dorothy, bronze, with 
scarlet streaks. The others were Glow-worm, scarlet; Purple Prince, rich 
purple; Malcom, light scarl t, very large; Lustrous, rich sc rrlet; Royalty, 
yellow ; Diadem (Feilowes), maroon, neat form ; and Olivia (Feilowes), 
puce, a neat pretty flower. T. W. Girdlestone, Esq , Sunningdale, Berks-, 
sent a stand cf sing’e Dahlias, very graceful and effective, Sunningdale 
Yellow, Snowflake, and Monte Christo being the best. Mr. T. S. Ware,. 
Tottenham, showed a collection of Cactus Dahlias, comprising some hand¬ 
some varieties, such as King i f the Cactus, scarlet; Henry Patrick, pure 
white ; Zulu, in: ense maroon ; William Darvil, crimson ; William Rayner, a 
peculi r reddish salmon tint; Empress of India, dark maroon; Mrs. Haw¬ 
kins, yellow, Juarezi; William Pearce, yellow; and Cochineal, scarlet- 
There were several stands of single and Pompon varieties of Dahlias, in¬ 
cluding a selection of choice va ieties. A group of hardy flowers also came 
from Tottenham, inclnd ; ng some fine Gaillardias and varieties of Lilium- 
speciosum, the white Krietzeri and the darkM Ipomene being very notable. 
A vote of tbanks was awarded for Campanu’a isophylla alba, with pure 
white flowers, and a bronze medal for the collection < f flowers. Mr. R. 
Dean, Ealing, showed flowers of Chrysanthemum lacustre maximum, a 
dark Gaillardis, and a dwarf free yellow French Marigold. 
A vote of thanks was accort ed to B. D. Knox, E-q., Caversham, Reading 
(gardener, Mr. Lawrence), for plants of Aerides Rohanianum with two long 
racemes; Cypripedium Harrisianum, twelve flowers; and Oncidiuna 
Lanceanum var. Louvrexianum, a dark coloured variety. Dr. Duke, The 
Glen, Lewisham, sent a plant of Cattleya Dukeana, supposed to be a natural 
hybrid. F. G. Tautz, Esq., Studley House, Hammersmith, exhibited a 
plant of Dendrobium superbiens with two strong growths 2 feet 6 and 
2 feet 9 inches in length, the former bearing a raceme of seventeen flowers. 
A cultural commendation was awarded. A vote of thanks was also awarded- 
