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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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of a Guern^T r Cr!^f P ' e ^ nte i beia , 2 L ’ AdoribIe ’ Val d’Andorre, Fair Maid 
Elaine Fernand p ] ^°f,. Me i' rlhep i Belle Paule, Flamme de Punch, 
Jows! South Norwi? 1, Ml G ;, L f roix > and Mr. T. Wickham 
well colnnroi 01W0 ° d > was t0 tba front with six blooms, thess being large 
de 6S i ° f 5 dUe - LaCr ? ix - Mjdime B - Pendatler.Tnomphe 
Mr. G. S Addison Th^ 8 ’w Ue Iu S Marrouch > GHoriosum, and Criterion, 
third. Th ; s w« ’. „ 7°° F' nth ’, wa3 a good second, and Mr. Walker 
petition. ' a poptdar c,aS3 i there being seven other stands in com- 
Ne^ngton^wMtiTthf'f 6 ' 3, e Ml '' ? :n = ham > 6 > Bethune Road, Stoke 
Mr. Walker follnwo^ 6 5?^r>- an< i.k e rema, kably neat and even flowers. 
Mr WickhamwV B,n 5 ha ? wa, rgtin successful with six blooms. 
Addison bri^W ,?„l 0 u 0kEecoDd , placs with fresh but small flowers, Mr. 
Six Jain no 8 U P the rear. There were six others competing, 
view Terrace' a^T® Va 5 et 5 were b es t shown by Mr. D. B. Crane,4, Wood- 
and theeramifle^ a nd E0 M ’ the variety being Yal d’Andorre, 
second with d * ^ r * H. Needs, 35, Ringstead Road, Catford, was 
only exhiWtoHn ,b ^ °7 erj c °uipeting. Mr. Addison was the 
first priz‘ f or L responding incurved class, and he was awarded the 
also represented w t xam P !e3 of Mr. Bunn. Six Japanese Anemones were 
mckbS ? JS,ciXSE ,r ’" d bm u “ “ ret 
Addison E J a P ail , e8C ; a od incurved were won by Messrs. Walker, 
Road Bromley Zd KM i,®' J ° h “’ s) - Humphry (42, Pope 
Show was AnSilno • tut -S 1 J ° ne8 - lbe prem,er incurved bloom in the 
The prize wasnfil Mr ' F , rank Bingham's first prize stand of twelve. 
eymm P etrical,substam“l,Tn1 a fres a h winning flower was of good size, 
£5, f^and^M^o* - ^f^ 86 u° mp ti 9e fi cut flowers only. Three prizes, value 
and twentv-i.’.^nc! ° ff T d fort .T; ei S bt blooms-twenty-four Japanese, 
Mr. Sho c smith rve ^» no J les ® than eighteen distinct varieties in each. 
Hythe easilv won 7 the Re ,I: CaE0 . n Hodgson, Saltwood Rectory, 
and well fin'shed Th^ 8 ^? 26, Tbe ma i orit y of b ‘ 3 blooms were large 
Meg Merrilies m SnlTl® TO B 1 en ^ i d T ere as follows : - Japanese : 
d’O? Midamp a’,i • • 1 Levant ;i Yal d’Andorre, Mdde. Lacroix, Boule 
Carew Und^rwind lg Tr r ’a aDd C ?T W Hnilerwood in the back row; 
Delaux TrilT^ Madame John Laing (2), Boule d’Or, Jeanne 
Thunbe’rg in the d |a/ a Bue des Chalets, La Triomphante, and 
Ouern= e f’ bi mi fo 6 ar° W, T Thunber ff. Japonaise, ■ Fair Maid of 
Astorg at tht'frnn^ Th W ' Harris, Roi des Japonaises, and M 
good were—bark TZ lnCD . 1 ’ p ed varieties, which were particularly 
India (2) AlSsalTer Q r77 of En « klld ’ Lord Alcester (2), Empress of 
Hero of’stoke Aw ; er ’. Golde T n Em P r ,°^- and John Saltar ; middle row: 
fiilL w 6 “ e Newington, Jeanne d'Arc, Mrs. N. Davis Mrs Heale 
Mrs Dixon P Lord w*!®® 8 ] 3 of p ^ ales ,2 )> and Mrs. Shipman; front row: 
Carey G Giennv 1 mat ?}*?’ Pi T 9 t° 1 Teck ( 2 )> Cherub, Sir Stafford 
ton, J.P. Park Hill Mr - J - Stuns?, gardener to Mr. J. New- 
whole but sevAral ’/W 00 ’ wa 1 8 1 secon 3* His Japanese were good on the 
to Captain Torrens lncurs ' ed blooms were weak. Mr. Pascoe, gardener 
to Mr C F Shea T'h da ^? 3 ’ a <dose third. Mr. W. Packman, gardener 
Japanese' and wnn e ^‘“vJ 001 ’ 3 £**• had an excel'ent stand of twelve 
gill, Blurdon hTb and 1 ^ 5 -^ 1 ® 8 '/ 8 !! M ? ore > * ardener to Mr. W. C. Pickers- 
tion. Mr MW«?“ d Stai 5 e8 foUowtng- There were eight in competi- 
incurved a n at bl5 p03iti ° n in the corresponding class for 
followed’ Mr RlH tand Be S nn "Shm the premier award. Mr. Packman 
Croydon; b ing third.’ FourotLm^^etfd 8 ^” 10 ^ Addi8combe Farm - 
man’s first^rize* Wonm^nl 8 ° f / apa, l se Anemone-flowered, and Mr. Pack- 
of three irers h«t T i® Pol £ pons > twelve varieties, in bunches 
Balham ’ The fatter ™ by M « S8ra -, PaSC00 * Edwards, The Nurseries, 
mums Messrs PerkinT^®®®^ 1 ’ wlt , b a haad b °ujuet of Chrysanthe-’ 
The lncil ' b _s kln A S ? ns ’ of Coventry, being placed equal first, 
blooms Somo^/th ne i. 8 , claF . ses included groups, specimens, and good 
Adlam,'an S d Cox. f ^ Ch ' 6 prizewinne ra were Messrs. Hudd, Dodson, Nunn, 
themum^were In°Idml^ r f b0 ? qaetS l ®P er ^ nes ' and baskets of Chrysan- 
Lanier Rofli he Exhibition. Mrs. Birdseye, 23, 
the last named W1 8t ^ ^ IrS ' ^Y 1 , ckbam Jone3 second for a hand bouquet 
Road lSI Ml n W1 . n,1,n g with a basket ; Miss Hoyton, 24, Rycrofl 
Jones’ an 1 ivt™ ’ p 9 1I ° WIn g- These were all charmmg arrangements. Mrs 
accounted fof ttehrsfnH 6 7 °* , with e P er2nes - aad the lady also 
Road, bring second PnZ ® f ° r a de <“ d t ab ’e, Mrs. E. A.Searie, Ringstead 
epedmen^fl 6 / 1 7 MeSSrS ' Wood & Son for the best tra ined 
Patrol Place 1 OariJd VT ld ma ?" rG po,d;r went to Mr. W. Green, 3 
for six bunches nf f ,h d ’ “s' 1 La P wood .being second. Mr. T. S. Ware’s prize 
was won bv Mr L U 7 9efu d cora ‘ i7e Chrysanthemum, Mrs. H. J. Jones 
Prin mss of 7 Messrs. Davis and Jones also offered prizes for 
The mo,tnnw 15 rS -- N °T 1 man Divi3 ’ but the cla8saa did not fill, 
them,?™ f te worthy mmcellaueous exhibits were fine groups of Cbrvsan 
SStf Tm Me“s?s e G B?nvtr Wl™ Co ’> of 
and Zonal Pelarvmiii,™?^^ ld ° n8 ’ a ?, d cut blooms of Chrysanthemums 
commenHeA ®m°° D 1U ^ S from Messrs. Cannell & Sons, which w re highly 
Roto on r'vrl efflr \ C r ar 5r & Co - exhibited Primulas and Mr. Arthur 
had a large sknT?f t tb r latter l,1 g bl y. commended. Mr. Benjamin Field 
and Mr Sox f a nr?l h ° 1CU tU Mr ' Geor S e a baake t of Grapes, 
some being v«/fine “ wr h Chrysanthemums) a collection of Potatoes, 
presenTeT toV^rtlih a hh n *£? Sec ? nd dap of the Sh °w a gold watch was 
fhe t°.Mr. Drake, the able and popular Secretary, by a few friends nf 
Y, in recognition of the zeal he had displayed on its behalf. 
BATH.—November 9th and 10th. 
8how LT th? U Rafi? 0 h lP r ra n Vel - y / ather slow in start ing a Chrysanthemum 
that the *> b bor i? J R. url ' ,, - s cannot be twitted for any supineness now 
toat they are thoroughly interested in the matter. At any rate, the Com- 
Secret’ar^dn a ? d Pea ™ on3 respectively as Chairman and 
remlfc ^hcIn^n J mai, } tA > a ‘be reputation of the district, with the 
rmmrt e° i j'°g etber what most probably was one of the best all- 
nd exhibitions of the season. The prizes offered throughout are fairly 
liberal and the competition most Ireen, but we are afraid the unfavourable 
weather, experienced on the first day especia'ly, militated against the 
cnancea of a large attendance of visitors. 
Specimen Plants. —These, one of the Judge’, a piominent Liverpool 
fiY u ' i ’ rIgbtl y characterised as being very superior, and, in our opinion, 
,e be8t eve . r brought together in the district. The premier prize for six 
large-flowering varieties was awarded to Mr. G. Tucker, gardener to Major 
I - Clarke, Trowbridge, who had grandly flowered speeirmns, about 
4 feet through, of Mrs. Dixon, Golden Christine, Mrs. Forsyth, Mrs. Glenny, 
Mrs. Bundle, and Pink Venus. Mr. S. Kerslake, gaidener to the Rev. E. 
Handley, Bath, staged pretty even blooms, and was second, the third prize 
going to Mr. T. W. Fisher, gardener to R. B. Cat-r, Esq., Bath. With four 
varieties Mr. A. W. Southard, gardener to F. J. Walker, Esq., was a good 
first, having Sir Stafford Norihcote (very fine), and Mrs. Forsyth, Pink 
Venus, and Mrs. Ruodle, also good. Mr. A. Hawkins, gardener to T. Jolly, 
Esq was second, and Mr. J. Weston, gardener to the Rev. C. C. Layard, 
-*■ be be,t three standards of incurved varieties were shown by Mr. 
gardener to S. Tredwell, Esq., these consisting of Empress of 
Indu, Mrs. Glenny, Mrs. Rundle, all very good. Mr. J. Soutnard, gardener to 
J" Brown, Esq., was a close second. Pyramids were well shown by Messrs. 
W. Taylor, gardener to S. P. Budd, Esq.; J. Southard ; and T. W. Fisher, 
wbc received the awards in the order named. For a large flat trained and 
well flowered Mrs. Ruodle, Mr. J. Southard was awarded the first prize and 
also the silver medal of the National Chrysanthemum Society, Mr. T W. 
Fisher being a creditable second, and Mr. W. Taylor third. Capitally 
flowered Japanese varieties were shown. Mr. G. Tucker was again first, 
such sorts as La Frisure, Hiver Fleuri, Madame Sevin, and La Nymph 
bemg particularly good. Mr. S. Kers'ake was second, and Mr. T. W. 
Fisher third, both staging creditably. With four plants Mr. M. Cole was 
first, having beautifully flowered specimens of Margot, Madame Bertie 
Flendatler, Madam a do Sevin, and L’lsle des Plaisirs. Mr. T. W. Fisher was 
second, and Mr. W. Taylor third. With three standards Mr. M. Cole took 
the lead, being closely followed by Mr. B. B. Titley, both having fresh and 
beautifully flowered plants. Pyramids of Japanese sorts were not so good 
as usual, but the Anemone-flowered were fairly well shown. Classes are 
also provided for conservatory plants, but all compete with small trained 
plants instead of more naturally grown, and therefore more serviceable 
examples. Groups of Chrysanthemums to occupy a space not more than 
12 feet by 6 feet were arranged by six growers, and all were highly 
meritorious. They were disptsid down one side of the hall, and the 
majority of them were not less than 7 feet high at the baok and well finished 
at the front. Mr. J. Southard was rightly awarded the first pr'z^, the whole 
of the plants used being clothed with good foliage and had very fine 
blooms. Mr. W. Taylor was second, and Mr. A. A. Walters third. 
Miscellaneous Plants. —Prizes were offered for a great variety of 
flowering and fine-foliage plants, and capital examples were brought to- 
gether. Mr. T. W. Fisher was the only exhibitor of six Orehids, and was 
awarded the first for fairly good Oncidium Forbesi, Oncidium varicosum, 
uuontoglossum grande, and other well known species. Primulas were 
wonderfully good. For twelve plants Mr. C. Fisher was first; Mr. Mould 
gardener to E E. Bryant, E*q., second; and Mr. T. J. Tait, gardener to 
Torrii" Pumphre y- bl ?ird. _ With six plants Mr. E. Reeves was first and Mr, 
JM. Cole second. Poinsettias were good, and with these the prizewinners 
were Messrs. M. Cole, W. Pumphrev, and F. J. Walker. Mr. Pumphrey 
was first for Bouvardias, Mr. A. A. Walt rs second, and Mr. W. C. Drum- 
m °fi d ‘bird ; and with Cvclamen the prizewinners Messrs. A. A. Walters 
and W. C. Drummond. Excellent table plants were shown, but the Judges 
displayed strange taste in their selections. Mr. G. Shelton, gardener to 
W. K. Wait, Esq., Clifton, was rightly placed first, Messrs. Cooling & Sons 
s cond, and Mr. A. A. Walters third. Three groups of mixed plants 
arranged for effect were in competition, but here again the Judges were at 
fault, the first pdze being awarded to the least meritorious ; the second and 
third prize groups compris'ng a greater number of choice flowering and 
fine-foliage plants well grouped. Mr. W. J. Mould was first, Messrs. Cool¬ 
ing & Sons, Bath, second ; and Mr. W. C. Drummond third. Messrs. 
W. J. Mould, H. Podger, W. C. Drummond, W. Dobson, J. Murch, T. w! 
Fisher, and H. Hawkins were the principal prizewinners in the classes for 
choice fine-foliaged and flowering plants. 
Cut Blooms.— There were several exhibitors new to Bath well to the 
front with the-e. The best twenty-four large flowering varieties were 
staged by Mr. J. Horsefield, gardener to Lord "Heytesbury, of Heyteebury 
House, who had a very creditable collection. Mr. H. W. Ward, gardener to 
Lord Radnor, Longford Castle, was only a few points behind, and took the 
second prize, his best bloom ‘being Lord Alc p ster (awarded the silver medal 
of EatioDal Chrysanthemum Society). Mr. J. Baylis was third. With 
twelve varieties, Mr. J. H. Copp, gardener to W. E. S. Erle-Drax, Esq 
Sherborne, was well first; Mr. R. Richard, Bristol, followed closely. With 
six varieties the prizewinners were Messrs. J. Mdler, gardener to F. Tagart 
E-q., Bristol, M. Cole, and S. Andrews, gardener to A. G. Hayman, E c a ’ 
Frome. ’ 
The competition with Japanese varieties was close and good. Mr. H. 
W. Ward was rightly awarded the first prize for twenty-four varieties' 
amoDg these being very fine fresh examples. Mr. Horsefield took the second 
prize, he also having fine blooms. Mr. R. Richards was third, and also 
first for twelve varieties. Mr. J. H. Copp was second, and Mr. Ward third 
in this class. The best six varieties were staged by Mr. Miller, the second 
prize going to Mr. B. Hopkins, gardener to John Daily, Esq., Frome, and 
the third to Mr. S. Andrews, all hiving very good blooms of popular sorts. 
Remarkably good blooms were staged by Mr. R. Richards in the cla«s for 
Anemone-flowered sorts. Mr. G. Tucker was second, and Mr. T. Hobbs 
third. The best Pompons in bunches were staged by Messrs’. Copp 
F. Hooper, and Hawkin’. The first prize for a vase or epergne of flowers 
was awarded to Mr. W. Dobson, Bristol; Mr. E. T. Hill, Bristol being 
second, and Mias E. E. Hill third. Mr. C. Winstone, Clifton, had a huge 
yet well made bouquet, and was first, Miss Lambden being a good second 
and Mr. W. Dobson third. 
Fruit and Vegetables. —Some grand Grapes were staged, Pears and 
Apples being a’so plentiful and good. The best collection of six dishes of 
fruit was staged by Mr. W. Pratt, gardener to Lord Bath, Longleat, these 
consisting of very fine Muscat of Alexandria and A’icante Grapes, a good 
