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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Madame B. Pigny, Mrs. Wheeler, La Triomphante, Fair Maid of 
Guernsey, Ralph Brocldebank, Meg Merrilies, Sunflower, Hamlet, 
Madame John Laing, and Marguerite Marroucli ; Messrs. W. Howe and 
T. Sadler following with good stands. Special prizes were offered for 
twelve blooms staged with stems a foot long, and very effective the stands 
were, the prizes being won by Messrs. Mursell, Howe and Tate respec¬ 
tively. Anemone varieties were of good average quality, the prizes fall¬ 
ing to Messrs. F. Fullbrook, Streatham Hill ; F. Saunders, Clapham 
Common ; and D. Gibbons in the order named ; the varieties in the 
leading stand being—Lady Marguerite (2), Margouline (2), Georues 
Sand (2), Minnie Chate, Gluck (2), Acquisition, Fleur de Marie. Mr. 
W. Howe secured the chief with reflexed blooms in good competition, 
followed by Messrs. Gibbons and Sadler. Mr. C. Livermore had the best 
Pompons. 
Specimen plants were well trained, healthy, and bearing good blooms, 
the prizes for six plants being won by Messrs" J. Weston, E. Cherry, and 
W. Clarke, in the order named. In the class for Pompons the successful 
exhibitors were Messrs. Cherry, Weston, and Young, all staging well. 
Mr. Weston had the best pyramids, and Mr. W. Clarke the best stan¬ 
dards. Specimen Japanese plants were admirable in culture and 
floriferousness, Messrs. Cherry, Weston, and AY. Clarke well winning the 
prizes as named. Ferns were most creditably exhibited, Mr. H.AVright’s 
first prize collection of four plants containing a remarkable example of 
Gymnogramma schizophylla. Single Primulas from Mr. Mursell, and 
doubles from Mr. Guyett, were unusually fine. Stove and greenhouse 
plants were well represented, and Orchids from Messrs. Rawson, Guyett, 
and Howe contributed to the richness of the Exhibition, and Mr. J. AY. 
Silver had a very handsome wreath. 
In the fruit classes, black Grapes from Messrs. Hill, Howe, and 
Wing were excellent, the contest between the two former being exceed¬ 
ingly close ; but in the white class their positions were reversed. Mr. 
Howe staged the best Pears and culinary Apples, and Messrs. Guyett 
and AY. Collins the best dessert Apples. 
A r egetables were of first class quality, the prizes for twelve varieties 
being won by Messrs. Howe, Saunders, and Cherry ; and for eight sorts 
by Messrs. Sadler, AYright, and Parrot. The Show was faultlessly ar¬ 
ranged .under the experienced superintendence of Mr. W. Hall, the 
Secretary, aided by willing assistants. 
SALISBURY. —November 15th and IGth. 
The AVilts Horticultural Society held its third annual Exhibition of 
Chrysanthemums and fruit in the Market House on the above dates, 
but unfortunately was not favoured with fine weather. Groups of 
plants arranged for effect have become quite a feature at the AYilts 
Horticultural Society’s Shows. Mr. Brown, Portland Place, Salisbury, 
is a very keen and successful amateur, and on the present occasion he 
secured the £10 10s. cup in the open class for a group of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums arranged in a semicircle of 10 feet in diameter. Mr. Chalk, 
gardener to Mr. Reid, AAhlton Road, Salisbury, was a good second; his 
plants and blooms were good, but the arrangement was too formal. 
Mr. Lovibond, St. Anne Street, Salisbury, was third. In the correspond¬ 
ing class (open only to those who do not keep a regular gardener) Mr. 
Councillor Haskins, Poultry Cross, Salisbury, was awarded the £5 5s. 
cup for well flowered plants capitally arranged in a semicircle of 8 feet 
in diameter. Five good groups of miscellaneous plants were arranged in 
a semicircle of 10 feet by 6 feet, Mr. Brown again taking first position 
with an arrangement both graceful and well balanced in colour. 
Cut Blooms.— The coveted prize of a silver cup, value £10 10s., 
and a small money prize which was given with each cup as a first prize 
for twenty-four blooms, was secured by Mr. II. AY. AYard, gardener to 
the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salisbury, with a fine solid back 
row of Japanese, the incurved being of medium size but fresh and well 
finished. The varieties were Back row—Boule d’Or (2), very large ; 
Duchess of Albany, Thunberg (2), Mdlle. Lacroix (2), Japonais, Ralph 
Brocklebank. Middle row—Queen of England (2), Lord Alcester (2), 
Princess of AYales, Empress of India (2), Alfred Salter. Front row— 
Barbara (2), Jardin des Plantes (2), Jeanne d’Arc, Princess of Teck, 
White Venus, and Cherub, the colours being well blended. Mr. Ingle- 
field, gardener to Sir John AY. Kelk, Bart., Tedworth House, Marl¬ 
borough, being a good second. Mr. Flight, Cornstiles, Twyford, was 
third, showing all incurved varieties, which were rather flat throughout. 
There were four good lots put up in this class. 
In the class for eighteen blooms (open to amateurs only), Air. 
Annalls, gardener to Chaloner Shenton, Esq., The Glen, Golden 
Common, Winchester, winning the £5 5s. cup with fairly good blooms 
of the following :—Back row—Gloriosum (2), one very fine and deep 
Baronne de Prailly, Fair Maid of Guernsey, E. Molyneux, Madame 
J. M. Pigny. Middle row—Cullingfordi, Golden Empress of India (3), 
Lord Alcester. Front row—Madame C. Audiguier, Prince Alfred, Lord 
Eversley, Lord Wolseley, and Golden Queen of Engiand, Air. Councillor 
Haskins being second ; his best blooms being Duchess of Albany and 
Aladame C. Audiguier. Mr. AY. Batlen, Old Basing, Basingstoke, was 
third. In the class for twelve blooms Mr. Fred Griffin, AVilton Road, 
Salisbury, was first with a good stand. Mr. C. Melhuish, Exeter, was 
second, and Mr. AY. Batten was third. 
Fruit was not shown extensively, but the quality was, with few 
exceptions, excellent. Mr. AVard was first with a collection of six 
kinds of fruit. Mr. AYarden was a capital second. AVith two 
bunches of Alicante Grapes Mr. Warden was easily first, with large, 
shapely, and well coloured bunches, carrying a very heavy bloom, 
Air. Chalk being second with large but badly finished bunches. Air. 
Warden and Air. Chalk were again first and second with Aluscat j 
of Alexandria, the former showing good bunches, the berries being 
of good size, clean, and of a beautiful golden colour. Air. AVarden 
was first with grand examples of Gros Colrnan in the class for any other 
black Grape than Alicante, and in the corresponding class for any other 
white than Aluscat Air. AVard was first with Trebbiano, similar to those 
shown in his collection. 
CHISWICK.— November IGth. 
Somewhat unfavourable weather militated against a large attend¬ 
ance at the Chiswick Vestry Hall on the occasion of the annual autumn 
Show, but those who disregarded the unpleasant state of the elements- 
were rewarded by an inspection of a most interesting exhibition. 
Chrysanthemums were of course the most prominent feature, and to the 
most important classes devoted to them our remarks must be confined. 
Groups (not to cover a space of more than 60 square feet) were 
arranged by four growers, the local nurserymen, Alessrs. Fromow and 
Sons, securing the first prize. The plants were healthy but small, and 
the blooms, collectively considered, hardly of average quality. General 
effect is, however, the object chiefly aimed at in such classes as this, and 
Alessrs. Fromow’s plants were admirably arranged. Air. Alears, gardener 
to J. T. Thornycroft, Esq., Chiswick, was second, and Air. Davis, gardener 
to H. G. Lake, Esq., Chiswick, third. Air. Alay, gardener to the Alarquis 
of Bute, showed a fine group, not for competition, which was highly 
commended. Only one exhibited specimens of large flowering varie¬ 
ties—namely, Air. AYright, gardener to E. H. AVatts, Esq., Chiswick, to 
whom first prize was awarded. For one trained specimen, any class, 
Mr. AYright was again awarded first prize, Air. Picking, gardener to 
J. Pulman, Esq., Chiswick, following. Alessrs. AY. AVood & Sons’ special 
prize for twelve untrained plants fed with their liquid manure powder 
was won by Alessrs. Fromow & Sons. 
The principal class for cut blooms was that for twelve Japanese and 
twelve incurved varieties, distinct, and seven stands were in competition. 
Air. Coombs, gardener to AY. Furze, Esq., Teddington, followed up his 
previous successes this season by a somewhat easy victory. The Japanese 
were somewhat weak, but the beautiful condition of the incurved blooms- 
more than compensated for this. The varieties were as follows :— 
Japanese n Boule d’Or, Edwin Alolyneux, Aladame Audiguier, Duchess of 
Albany, Mrs. J. AYright, Comtesse de Beauregard, Gloriosum, Aladame J. 
Laing, Aladame Baco, Air. Garnar, Aladame J. Pigny, and L’EbourifFee. 
Incurved: Queen of England, Golden Empress, Empress of India, 
Lord Alcester, Bronze Queen, Airs. Heale, Lord AVolseley, Princess of 
AVales, Princess Teck, Prince Alfred, Jardin des Plantes, and Hero of 
Stoke Newington. Air. AVaite, gardener to Col. Hon. AY. P. Talbot, 
Esher, was second, his Japanese being much neater and fresher than 
those in the first prize stand, but the incurved were some few points 
behind. Air. Munro, gardener to E. J. D. Paul, Esq., Twickenham, was 
third. The latter won with twelve Japanese, showing Boule d’Or, Val 
d’Andorre, Baronne de Prailly, Gloriosum, FernandF4ral, Mrs. J. AYright, 
Comte de Germiny, AI. Elliott, Aldlle. Lacroix, Japonais, Alarguerite- 
Alarrouch, and Album Plenum. Air. AA r aite showed fresh blooms for 
second prize, and Mr. R. AVood, gardener to Airs. Saunderson, Chis¬ 
wick, was third. For six varieties the prizes went to Alessrs. Palmer, 
gardener to AY. F. Hume-Dick, Esq., Thames Ditton ; Picking, and 
Collyer, gardener to Alessrs. Alurrell, Ealing, AAL 
E. Sanderson, Esq., St. Alary’s Road, Harlesden, N.AA 7 ., won with 
twelve incurved. His blooms were very small, but perfect in freshness 
and finish, forming a charming stand. The varieties were Princess of 
AYales, Hero of Stoke Newington, Lord Alcester, Queen of England, 
John Salter, Empress of India, Air. Brunlees, Airs. Norman Davis, 
Jeanne d’Arc, Alfred Salter, Golden Empress, and Princess of Teck. 
Air. Coombs was second with much larger but less neat blooms, Mr. 
AVaite being third. The latter won with six reflexed—Aldlle. Tezier, 
Amy Furze, Cullingfordi, King of Crimsons, Golden Christine, and 
Pearl Christine representing-him. Alessrs. Coombs and Jones, gardener 
to E. Hyde, Esq., followed. Pompons were best shown by Alessrs. 
Coombs, Collyer, and Chadwick, gardener to E. Al. Nelson, Esq., 
Ealing. The latter was the only exhibitor of single varieties, and was 
placed first. Air. Sanderson won with six incurved, any variety, showi- 
ing Hero of Stoke Newington finely ; Air. AVaite being second with 
Queen of England; and Alessrs. Fromow & Sons third with Lord 
Alcester. In a corresponding class for Japanese the latter firm won 
with fresh examples of Aldlle. Lacroix. Air. A\ r aite was third with 
F. A. Davis, the second prize lot not being discoverable. The chief 
feature of the amateurs’ classes were the cut blooms shown by Air. 
Sanderson. 
Table plants, fruit, and vegetables were admirably shown in many 
instances, but space does not permit of further particulars. 
HUDDERSFIELD.— November IGth and 17th. 
The fifth Exhibition of this Society was held in the town Hall on 
the dates named, but the Exhibition was not equal to that of last year. 
The schedule provided six open classes for cut blooms and twelve open to 
exhibitors within a radius of seven miles, three of these being specially 
reserved for local amateurs. In the class for forty-eight blooms, twenty- 
four Japanese and the same number of incurved, not less than eighteen 
varieties of each, there were three competitors. Air. D. Lindsay, gardener 
to Sir Thos. Edwards Aloss, Bart., Otterspool, Liverpool, won by three 
points with heavy flowers, some of which were slightly past their best. 
Air. A. R. Cox, gardener to AY. H. AYatts. Esq., Elm Hall, A\ avertree, was 
a very good second with smaller but fresher flowers. Air. Cox took the 
lead with his incurved blooms by four points, but was seven points be ind 
