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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Apples were numerously shown, and the quality good. Mr. Bannister 
was most successful with the former, other prizewinners being Messrs. 
Iggulden, Pragnell, H. Kicketts, and J. Lee. The first prize collection 
of six varieties of dessert Apples, staged by Messrs. Cranston & Co. 
were worthy of special mention. These consisted of exceptionally good 
dishes of Egremont Russet. Gravenstein, King of the Pippins, Cornish 
Aromatic, Baumann’s Reinette, and Ribston Pippin. Messrs. Pragnell, 
Iggulden, Goddard, Payne, Aplin, and E. T. Hill were also prizewinners 
in the various classes for Apples. Messrs. Cranston & Co. staged a very 
good collection of Apples not for competition. 
\ egetables.— Two classes for collections were provided, and in 
both the competition was close. The first prize for ten distiuct varieties 
was awarded to Mr. W. Bannister. Mr. W. G. Pragnell had rather finer 
produce, but not so fresh as those which received the preference. Mr. 
J. H. Virgo was a good third, and also first in another class, in which 
Messrs. Sutton k Sons provided the prizes : Mr. Goddard was second, 
and Mr. E. T. Hill third. 
NOTTINGHAM. —November 21st and 22nd. 
A show of Chrysanthemums, Fruit and Potatoes was held on Wed¬ 
nesday and Thursday, November 21st and 22nd, in the Arboretum 
Rooms, Nottingham, and in every respect the Show was admitted to be 
amongst the best the Society has yet held. Although the general public 
failed to attend, a large number of members and others interested were 
present. A fairly liberal schedule of prizes was issued, and the entries 
in the various classes were numerous. Groups of Chrysanthemums 
with foliage and other plants arranged for effect on space 12 by 8 feet, 
occupied the ground floor. E. W. Field, Esq., Aspley Hall (gardener, 
Mr. A\ ilson), easily oblaining first honour with a beautifully, evenly 
balanced group of dwarf Chrysanthemums (principally Japanese), 
carrying ibrightly coloured flowers intermixed with Palms, Crotons, 
Pandanus, Dracaenas, Cypripediums, and other dwarf plants, Adiantums 
and the pretty Eulalia japonica forming the groundwork. W. H. 
Farmer, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Attenboro), was a good second, and Mr. 
C. J. Mee, V ollaton Hall, secured third honours. 
In the class for twelve cut blooms, Japanese, Mr. Wilson was again 
successful in obtaining, first honours with magnificent examples of 
Coquette de Castile, Soleil Levant, Madame C. Audiguier, Fair Maid of 
Guernsey, ‘M. H. Elliott, Alfred Chantrier, Jeanne Dhlaux, Elaine, 
Madame B. Rendatler, Boule d’Or, Mdlle. Lacroix, and Val d’Andorre. 
P. L. Mills, Esq., Ruddington Hall, Notts (gardener, Mr. Hesford), was 
second with good specimens, from which the premier bloom, a grand 
example of Belle I’aule, was selected, Jeanne Delaux and Mdlle. Lacroix 
also being very fine. Mr. Geo. Taylor, Nottingham, obtained third prize 
with large blooms, but lacking the freshness seen in the other stands. 
For six Japanese Mr. Hesford and Mr. Wilson were again successful in 
the order named. For six Chrysanthemum plants Mr. Wilson was far 
ahead with well grown plants, and R. E. M. Webb, Esq., Nottingham 
(gardener, Mr. Collins), second, Mr. Wilson being again first with 
three plants, and Mr. Collins second. For single specimen plants 
Messrs. J. R. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell, was first with a grand specimen 
6 feet through and by 3 feet high, Mr. Wilson being second. 
Fruit was well shown, collections of twelve varieties being keenly 
competed for. H. R. Clifton, Esq., J.P., Clifton Hall, Notts (gardener, 
Mr. Anderson), was first, his Gros Colraan Grape and Pitmaston Duchess 
Pears being very good. Mr. C. J. Mee, Wollaton Hall, and C. J. Cox, 
Esq., Basford (gardener, Mr. Meadows), each showing creditable collec¬ 
tions, came next in order. Six dishes dessert and cooking Pears brought 
out strong competition, as also did a similar number of dishes of dessert 
and kitchen Apples. Messrs. Attenboro, Meadows, Ince, and Anderson 
obtained principal honours in these classes. Messrs. Anderson, Booth, 
and Meadows were the most successful exhibitors of black and white 
Grapes. Special prizes were offered for collections of vegetables, Messrs. 
Mee and Dr. Powell being successful. In the classes for Potatoes Mr. 
Fletcher, Annesley, Notts, obtained the principal prizes, the variety Lord 
Tennyson being conspicuous in his collection. 
The Treasurer, Alfred Page, Esq., the Vice-President, S. Thacker, 
Esq., and the Chairman of Committee, W. H. Farmer, Esq., each contri¬ 
buted miscellaneous collections of plants not for competition, and the 
indefatigable Secretary, Mr. E. Steward, assisted by the members of the 
Committee, superintended the arrangement of the Show. 
HULL.— November 22nd and 23rd. 
The earnest and able officials of the Hull and East Riding Chrysan¬ 
themum Society must be congratulated on scoring a distinct success at 
this their fifth Exhibition. Considering the season the cruel frost in 
early October that ruined so many plants in the north, and the fallingoffin 
the exhibits at some shows, we were agreeably surprised to find the high 
reputation of Hull as a Chrysanthemum centre so well maintained. 
Possibly there may not have been quite so many exhibitors as on some 
previous occasions, and the groups of plants were not so numerous, yet 
the commodious space was well occupied ; and the reduced competition in 
the plant classes was more than compensated for by the splendid contest 
in the leading class in the schedule for forty-eight cut blooms, in which 
the aggregate value of the prizes offered amounted to no less than £47. 
The challenge vase was, however, generously provided by Lieut.-Col. 
Gleadow. For these prizes either seven or eight collections were staged, 
but even taking the lower number it exceeds that of previous shows and 
represents 336 blooms. Altogether 1851 blooms were exhibited. All 
the stands were not heavy, for it was apparent that the earlier and 
larger blooms of several exhibitors were over, and some that were 
staged had been reduced, by the necessary removal of lower fading florets, 
yet the leading stands were excellent, and the whole creditable to the 
exhibitors in making the spirited attempt to share in the honours pro¬ 
vided. For obvious reasons particulars of some of the classes of general 
interest can alone be recorded. 
In class 1 of forty-eight blooms, - twenty-four incurved and twenty- 
four Japanese, in not less than eighteen varieties respectively, the prizes 
were—1, A challenge cup, value 15 guineas, and £15 ; 2, £10 ; 3, £5 ; 
4, £2. The awards were adjudged in the following order—First Mr.. 
D. Heany, gardener to H. G. Schintz, Esq., Mossley House, Park Avenue,. 
Liverpool; second Mr. J. P. Leadbetter, gardener to A. Wilson, Esq., 
D.L., Tranby Croft, Hull ; third Mr. J. Stevenson, gardener to Col. 
Pilkington, The Hazels, Prescot, Lancashire ; fourth Mr. W. Mitchell,, 
gardener to W. J. Warrener, Esq., The Moorlands, Bracebridge, Lincoln. 
The first prize blooms were noteworthy by their good, though not extra- 
large size, evenness, and freshness. They were arrangedi as follows :—- 
Incurved, back row—Lord Alcester, Queen of England, Golden Empress,. 
Queen of England, Empress of India, Alfred Salter, Lord Alcester, and 
Golden Empress. Middle row—Princess of Wales, Lord Wolseley,- 
Empress of India, Lord Wolseley, Emily Dale, Mrs. Shipman, Princess 
of Wales, and John Salter. Front row—Prince Alfred, Mr. Bunn, Lady 
Hardinge, White Venus, Venus, Refulgens, Cherub, and Jardin des 
Plantes. Japanese, back row—Boule d’Or, Fair Maid of Guernsey, 
Magame J. Laing, Meg Merrilies, M. Brunet, Gloriosum, M. Tarin, 
Boule d’Or. Middle row—Madame C. Audiguier, Jeanne Delaux, 
Criterion, Belle Paule, Elaine, E. Molyneux, Madame J. Laing, and 
Duke of Berwick. Front row—Gloriosum, Duke of Berwick, M. Free¬ 
man, Mdlle. Lacroix, Sarah Owen, Ralph Brocklebank, Elaine, and 
Criterion. Mr. Leadbetter had some larger blooms in his stands, bufe 
some of them were a few days too old, and the “ time ’’ did not suit him 
so wall as his successful rival. The other collections followed somewhat- 
closely, the incurved blooms “having it” in one, the Japanese in 
another stand, but there was no great difficulty in arriving at the 
average merit of the competing collections. 
The next important class was of twenty-four blooms, half incurved, 
half Japanese, in not less than nine varieties in each section, the Veitch 
Memorial medal and £5 being offered as the first prize. Very fine stands 
were placed in competition, the coveted medal being won by Mr. George 
Lofley, Knighton Church Road, Leicester, with fresh and well finished 
incurved and very good and bright Japanese, as follows :—Incurved, 
commencing with the back row and reading from left to right successively 
—Lord Alcester, Empress of India, Lord Alcester, Queen of England, 
Lord Alcester, Sir S. Carey, Golden Empress, Lord Wolseley, Mrs. 
Shipman, Golden Empress, Barbara, and Jardin des Plantes. Japanese— 
Meg Merrilies, Ralph Brocklebank, Avalanche, Ralph Brocklebank, 
Mdlle. C. Audiguier, Avalanche, Gloriosum, Madame C. Audiguier, 
Madame Lacroix, E. Molyneux, M. Brunet, and Val d’Andorre. Mr. T. 
Heaney was a good second in this class ; Mr. G. Appleton, gardener to 
C. H. Johnson, Esq., Thorgumbald, following somewhat closely with the 
third prize. 
AVe now come to another challenge cup class—namely, of twenty-four 
blooms, twelve incurved and twelve Japanese, in not less than six 
varieties respectively. The cup, value 10 guineas, is provided by the 
zealous and popular Chairman of the Society, R. Falconer Jameson, Esq., 
3 guineas being added by Mr. E. P. Dixon of the Yorkshire Seed 
Establishment. Mr. Leadbetter won well (now securing the cup) with 
remarkably fine blooms of—Incurved—Lord Alcester (2), Golden 
Emperor (2), John Salter (2), Cherub, Mr. Bunn, Nonpareil, Queen of: 
England, Jeanne d’Arc, Barbara ; Japanese—Fair Maid of Guernsey, 
Marguerite Marrouch, Criterion, Gloriosum, Madame J. Laing, Val 
d’Andorre, Boule d’Or, Meg Merrilies, Elaine, Comtesse de Beauregard, 
Golden Dragon, and Mr. H. Canned. F. W. Jameson, Esq., East Ella, 
Hull, was second in this class, and Mr. J. Walker, gardener to R. Soames, 
Esq., Waltham Hall, Grimsby, third with highly creditable stands. 
In the class for twelve incurved blooms, distinct, Mr. Heany exhibited' 
a fine stand, the varieties consisting of Empress of India, Lord Alcester, 
Queen of England, Golden Empress, Lord Wolseley, Jeanne d’Arc, John 
Salter, Jardin des Plantes, Mr. Bunn, Princess Beatrice, and Lady 
Hardinge. In the corresponding Japanese class Mr. Leadbetter was the- 
most successful exhibitor, staging, in admirable form, Meg Merrilies, M„ 
Tarin, Elaine, La Triomphante, Jeanne Delaux, Criterion, Madame J. 
Laing, Ralph Brocklebank, Gloriosum, Val d’Andorre, Elaine, M. J. M. 
Pigny. Mr. F. W. Jameson was the leading exhibitor in a class of seven 
competitors, with twelve large Anemone varieties, staging good examples 
of Marguerite Villageoise (2), Fabian de Medians (2), Emperor (2), 
Gluck, Lady Margeret, La Marguerite, L’Ami Laytou, Thorpe Junior, 
and Grande Alveole. Also, in the corresponding reflexed class, with good 
blooms of Dr. Sharpe (3), Mdlle. M. Tezier (3), Cullingfordi (2), King 
of Crimsons (2), Chevalier Domage, and Irene. Space forbids the 
enumeration of other prizewinners ; and in reference to the cut bloom 
classes it can only be said that the exhibits of local amateurs exceeded 
in quality those of former years ; that Mr. Leadbetter staged the two- 
premier blooms in the Show—Lord Alcester and Meg Merrilies ; that 
Mr. Stanley won the first prize for sweet-scented Chrysanthemums 
with Progne ; that three or four varieties in one stand were all “ scented” 
alike ; that Mr. G. E. Smith was awarded a first-class certificate for 
excellent blooms of “ Bronze Mr. Bunn,” and that Mr. Morton, of Dar¬ 
lington, staged a large representative collection not for competition and 
very highly commended. 
