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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ December 1, 1887. 
For nine varieties in the open class, not Japanese or incurved, Mr. Ripling 
was first, having very fine blooms of Fabian de Mediana, King of Crimsons, 
Georges Sand, and Lady Margaret in his stand ; Mr. Stevens second. For 
twelve large flowering incurred blooms, distinct, open to all amateurs, Mr. 
W. G. F. Clarke, Hitcbin, came first, having Lord Alcester, Guernsey 
Nugget, and Empress of India good; Mr. Stevens was second here and first 
for twelve Japanese in the same division, Jeanne Delaux, Le Sceptre 
Toulousain. Jupiter, Duchess of Albany, Elaine, Comte de Germiny, and 
L’Adorable being conspicuous flowers in his winning stand. In the class 
for twelve Japanese, opm only to amateurs and gardeners of the county, 
Mr. J. Hermann took the lead, having striking blooms of M. Lemoine, 
Comte de Germiny, Soleil Levant, Val d’Andorre, Madame Audiguier, 
Chinaman, and Ethel; B. Seebohm, Esq., Bedford, being placed second. 
For twelve incurved in the same division Mr. H. Garratt, gardener to R. C. 
Alston, Esq., Harrold Hall, Beds, was first. Mr. Garratt was also first for a 
very striking stand of six Japanese in the same division with J. Delaux, Meg 
Merrilies, Madame C. Audignier, Soleil Levant, Album plenum, and Baronne 
de Prailly, all very fine. Mr. Garratt was also first for twelve and six large 
flowering incurved blooms in the same division. Mr. W. Etherington of 
Swanscombe, Kent, also sent several stands of good blooms not for compe¬ 
tition. In the class for six blooms of large flowered incurved varieties, 
open to amateurs only of the county, Mr. H. Sell, Luton, was first, and six 
Japanese in the same division Mr. F. H. Brown, Aspley Guise, led. 
Fruit. —Mr. G. R. Allis, gardener to Major Shuttleworth, Old Warden, 
was awarded first prize for two grand bunches of Black Alicante in the 
class for black Grapes; Mr. H. Landers, gardener to S. Whitbread, Esq., 
Southill Park also having fine bunches for second. Mr. R. Day, gardener to 
the Mayor of Bedford also showing Black Alicante very creditably for 
second. For two bunches of white Grapes Mr. Allis staged Pearson’s White 
Queen in fine condition, and was awarded first place. A very fine display 
of Apples and Pears was made, Mr. Landers coming first for dishes of 
culinary Apples with remarkably fine Alexanders, Blenheim Pippins, and 
Golden Nobles, Mere de Menage beiDg somewhat passee. For four dishes 
of dessert Apples Mr. Landers was also first with Cornish Gilliflower, Wor¬ 
cester Pearmain (?). Cox’s Orange, and Blenheim Pippin. For single dishes 
of culinary and dessert Apples, Mr. Allis and Mr. Landers were first re¬ 
spectively with Blenheim and Cox’s Orange Pippin. For four dishes of 
Pears Mr. Landers was first with Triomphe de Jodoigne, Beurre Superfin, 
Hacon’s Incomparable, and Conseiller de la Cour; Mr. G. Yyne being fii st 
in each class for single dishes of eight desseit and stewing Pears, and Mrs. 
Edwards, Alexandra House, Bedford, for six stewing Pears with Catillac. 
Vegetables were well and largely represented, some very fine Cauli¬ 
flowers being staged by Mr. Eilis, gardener to-Mrs. Orr, Pemberley. Bedford, 
who was first here, and also for two dishes of round Potatoes. For a ccl- 
lection of eight varieties of vegetables Mr. G. Robinson was first, and for a 
collection of Potatoes, Mr. G. Watton, Argyll Street, Bedford, showed The 
Dean, Sutton’s Seedling, Snowdrop, Vicar of Lalebam, Schoolmaster, and 
Village Blacksmith in fine form, and was placed first. Mr. Ell's, Mr. Watton, 
Mr. H. S. Sell, and Mr. F. W. Clayton, Luton, also took first prizes for single 
dishes of Potatoes; Mr. S. Dawson of Clapham, Beds, for a collection of 
six varieties of vegetabl s. Mr. G. Johnson, Bedford, was first for fine 
Intermediate Carrots, and Mr. W. Quatry, Bedford, for twelve fine and true 
white Spanish Onions. 
Mr. Wm. Colchester of Ipswich, exhibited his pure Icbthemic Guano, a 
well appreciated vegetable and plant fertiliser, ana Mr. H. Thody received 
high commendation for his valuable Orchids not for competition. 
FAREHAM. 
A grand Chrysanthemum Show and Bazaar was opened on Thursday, at 
the Town Hall, Fareham, by Lady Fitz-Wigram, in aid of the restoration 
of the parish church. Sir Frederick Fitz-Wigram, M.P., temarked that the 
Chrysanthemum Show and Bazaar bad teen arranged to help on a great 
and noble work. He was sure that in Fareham there would be willing 
hands and generous hearts, and that tbe work would be carried out com¬ 
pletely and successfully. Messrs. Goble and Warner kindly placed their 
large offices at the hands of the Committee for the Chrysanthemum Show, 
which was conducted by Mrs. E. Goble. Over .£130 was taken at the 
bazaar, and about 900 paid for admis.-ion to the Chrysanthemum Show. 
Messrs. W. and G. Drover carried out the arrangement of the Show-, the 
firm sending twenty dozen specimen blooms—Japanese, incurved, reflexed, 
and Anemones—also showing their new Japanese W. G. Drover, which has 
been awarded certificates at Birmingham and Southampton. The cut blooms 
were sold, and realised good prices, in aid of the above fund. 
CHICHESTER AND WEST SUSSEX. 
This Show took place last Thursday at the Corn Exchange, the building 
again proving none too large for the reception of the exhibits. Several new 
competitors entered the lists. The groups arranged for effect, GO feet square, 
made a fine display. Mr. J. Barnes, gardener to H. W. Gibbings, Esq, 
staged a fine collection, well set up, and an easy first. Mr. Alderman Pur¬ 
chase was a successful exhibitor, and Mr. G. Lambert showed well in speci¬ 
men plants, which gained him a prize; he has taken many prizes in pre¬ 
vious seasons at this show. In cut blooms Messrs. W. and G. Drover, as 
nsual, excelled, carrying off the first in open classes; aho setting up forty- 
eight not for competition. Thtir Japanese—including their certificated one3, 
Maggie Mitchell, W. G. Drover, Gloriosum, Bicolor, and White Dragon— 
Bhowed the other varieties well up. Their incurved were not quite so good 
as those shown at Southampton, Portsmouth, Crystal Palace, Ac. Table 
decorations made a grand display. The decision of the lady Judges caused 
some criticism during the day. In the classes for cut blooms there was a 
keen competition, the blooms surpassing all previous show3. Collections of 
vegetables, not less than twelve d stinct sorts, was well contested. General 
Hardy, C.B., first; the Right R.v. the Lord Bishop of Chichester, second. 
Tbe Judges were—Mr. Breese, gardeDerto Lord Leconfield, Petworth ; and 
Mr. Conowav, gardener to the Marchioness of Batb, W'.r lring. They had 
no little difficulty in awarding some of the prize 1 . To Mr H. H. Moore, 
the popular Secretary, and the Commi tee, great credit is due for the way 
the Exhibition was carried out. 
PONTEFRACT.— November 25th and 26th. 
For. the first time in its long history a Chrysanthemum Show was held 
in this clean, quiet, breezy town, on the dates named. Though the town 
itself is not large—10,000 inhabitants—it is the centre of a populous and 
fertle district, therefore well adapted for exhibitions of garden produce. 
The Pontefract, Knottingley, and Ackworth Chrysanthemum Society has 
for its President Lord St. Oswald, and his lordship’s late gardener (Mr. 
W. J. Ireland) took an active share in its establishment, and was appointed 
Chairman of the Committee, Mr. T. Ketchell, Ackworth, one of the most 
successful competitors of the Show, being the Vice-Chairman. The Exhibi¬ 
tion was held in the Assembly Room, a considerable sized and lofty hall, 
with an orchestra at one end and a narrow gallery surrounding the building. 
The groups of plants were arranged in the body of the hall, the cut blooms 
and other products round the gallery, except the blooms in the chief open 
class, which were honoured by a position at the front of the orchestra. A 
first glance at the Show revealed the fact of its being too large for the build¬ 
ing, and the way in which the curators, Messrs. Sheen, Ackworth, & Sunley, 
Milford Junction, disposed of the exhibits, with which they may be said to 
have been embarrassed, was highly creditable to their ingenuity and taste. 
Groups of plants arranged for effect constituted the most prominent 
feature. In the open class for miscellaneous plants seven semicircular- 
groups were disposed round the sides of the hall under the galleries, an 
equal number of groups of Chrysanthemums, each occupying 100 square 
feet, beiDg disposed in the body of the building, tbe central group circular, 
the others irregular ovals. These left but little space for visitors passing 
between them, and the effect of the huge mounds of flowers as viewed from 
the gallery was rich in the extreme. This latt r and more imposing class 
was confined to local exhibitors, and they are to be congratulated on their 
work, for it is safe to assert that an equal number of finer groups have never 
been s.en at a first show of any society, while those which won the chief 
prizes afforded evidence of good culture combined with good taste not 
always exoelled at established shows. The first prize in this class was won 
by Mr. Temple, garden* r to Lord St. Oswald, Nostell Priory, with a bold, 
bright, free arrangement of admirably grown plants, not a few bearing 
blooms good enough for prize stands, and though they were not too thinly 
nor formally disposed there was an absence of close packing, and the effect 
was highly agreeable. The margin was formed with dwarf bush-grown 
Pompons. Mr. T. Ketchell, gardener to C. Simpson, Esq., Ackworth, was a> 
very close second with a group of semicircular character, and imposing, the 
remaining prize falling to Mr. Maddock, gardener to R. Moxon, Esq , with 
a bright mass, but a little packed. The other groups were better than many 
we have seen win prizes, but the general smallness of the flowers, except in 
one instance, keeping them beyond the charmed circle, and in the excep¬ 
tion the plants were too few to be effective. All the exhibitors of these 
groups merit the recognition of the Commit ee, so well did they contribute- 
to the success of the Show. In the miscellaneous groups of stove and green¬ 
house plants, Mr. Ketchc-ll was placed first with a beautiful arrangement of 
Palms, Crotons, Poinsettias, EulaliaB, Roman Hyacinths, and Ferns; Mr. 
VV. Pearson, gardener to W. Jackson, Esq., being a close second ; and Ms. 
J. Lamprey, Ackworth, an excellent third, some of the remaining collections 
being a's > good. Specimen Cbrysanthemums were exhibited by Messrs. 
Temple, Ketchell, Neil, and Williams, who appeared to secure most of the 
prizes, but there is room for improvement in this sect’ou, and where dwarf 
training had been re orted to the growths were laced too closely down ; 
bent or twisted stems should not be appar nt-. 
Prizes of £5, £3, and £2 were provided in an open class of thirty-Bis 
blooms, in not less than sixteen it-curved and the same number of Japanese 
varieties. Three competitors eutered the list, but the contest for the premier 
position lay between Mr. W. DanieD, gardener to Mrs. T. Cook, Mirfield, 
and Mr. J. Boyle, gard ner to Mrs. Shaw, Oldham ; and after a close ex.- 
aminatiou of all the blooms the Judges had no difficulty in deciding in 
favour of the first-name 1 exhibitor. The incurves were even, solid, fresh, 
and of good size, and Japanese large and Iright. The varieties were 
arranged in the stands in the following order, reading each row from left 
to tight:—Incurved, back row—Queen of England, Empress of India, Alfred 
Salter, Lord Alcester, Alfred Salter, and Empress of India. Second row— 
Hero of Stoke Newington, John Salter, Jeanne d’Arc, John Salter, Mr. 
BuDn, and Lord Wolseley. Front row—Barbara, Beauty, NilDesperandum, 
White Venus,Empress Eugenie, and Biverley. Japanese—Boule d’Or, 
Madame C. Audiguier, Meg Merrilies, Criterion, Fair Maid of Guernsey, and 
Bou’e d’Or. Middle row—M. J. Laing, L’Adorable, Madame J. Laing, 
J. D.-laux, M. Tarin, and Val d’Andorre. Front row — M. Burnet, 
Madame Lacroix, M. FreemaD, Belle Paule, Duchess of Albany, and 
Madame Moulise. MaDy of Mr. Boyle’s incurved blooms were very fine in¬ 
deed, notably John Salt.-r, Alfred Salter, Princess of Wales, Hero of Stoke 
Newington, and Cherub, but some lacked solidity and freshness, were in 
fact a week too old, and the Japanese were comparatively weak in contrast 
with the others, yet Mr. Boyle was a strong opponent to vanquish on the 
occasion. Mr. R. Morris, Doncaster, was the third prizewinner. 
In the local classes the Japanese blooms were, as a rule, far superior i® 
the incurved, though some very good Anemones and reflexed were staged. 
A silver cup given by J. Taylor, Esq., was added to the first prize in the 
class for twenty-four blooms, twelve incurved, in not less than six varieties, 
and the same of Japanese, this being won by Mr. Dunn, gardener to Mrs. 
Jones, Elm-sail Lodge, with fresh and good incurved, though some rather 
small, and bright medium sized Japanese. Mr. Temple was second with 
finer Japanese, but flatter and looser incurved. In the class for twelve of 
the latter, and for twelve r flexed, and twelve Anemones, Mr. Ketchell was 
first with very good stands indeed. There was great competition in the 
class for twelve Japanese, Mr. Temple securing the leading position with a 
stand of fine blooms, including a grand Criterion, which ran Mr. Daniels?' 
Boule d’Or closely ar the best in the Show. The prize for the best incurved 
was also awarded to M\ Daniels for a compact and very bright John 
Salter. Tbe remaining prizewinners for twelve Japanese were Messra. 
KetchellandNi.il. Ttis exhibi'or also staged the best Roman Hyacinthi, 
and Mr. Moxon the best Primu'as, both being very good. Bouquets were 
of good average merit, the best miscellaneous bouquet, very free and chaste, 
being staged by Mr. Sunley, the best of Chrysanthemums by Messr- 1 . L. and 
R. Callam. We are uot able to enumerate all the prizewinners, and itmubt. 
si ffite to say iha’ Mr. Lazenby staged the best black and whi'e Grapes.— 
