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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 
[ May 10, 1888, 
body and Negro; third, Mr. J. Beswick, Midddleton. with Acme and 
F. D. Horner ; fourth, Mr. J. Butterworth, Middleton, with Trail's 
Beauty and A. Meiklejohn ; fifth, Jlr. E. Shepley, with Acme and 
Blackbird ; sixth, Mr. W. Taylor, Middleton, with Trail’s Beauty and 
C. J. Perry ; and seventh, Mr. J. Ste'fox, Stalybridge, with Pizarro and 
Trail's Beauty. 
Pair of Auriculas (maiden growers), first to Mr. W. Barnfather, with 
George Lightbody and Negro ; second, Jlr. J. Butterworth, with Trail’s 
Beauty and A. Meiklejohn ; third, Mr. E. 'Walker, with Prince of Greens 
and a seedling self. 
In the class for single green edges, Mr. W. Bolton won the premium 
with F. D. Horner ; the Kev. F. D. Horner was first and seventh with 
Lancashire Hero and Ivy Green ; Mr. E. Shepley, second, with Mayflower; 
Mr. W. Taylor, third, with Lovely Ann ; Mrs. Kirkc Benson, fourth, sixth, 
and eighth, with Colonel Taylor, Prince of Wales, and Prince of Greens ; 
and Mr. C. Boyds, Bochdale, fifth, with new Green. For grey edges, Mrs. 
Kirke Penson won the premium with George Lightbody, second with G. 
Lightbody, and seventh with C. E. Brown. The Bev. F. D. Horner was 
first with Lancashire Hero ; Mr. W. Taylor, third, with A. Meiklejohn ; 
Mr. W. Bolton, fourth and sixth, with Greyhound and Quicksilver ; and 
Mr. W. Taylor, eighth, with Trail’s Beauty. In the white edges the 
premium was awarded to Mr. Mr. H.Wilson for Mrs. Dodwell, also first 
and fifth for Miranda and John Simonite ; Mr. C. Boyds was second with 
Conservative ; Mrs. Kirke Penson, third and seventh, with Acme and 
Silvia ; Mr. B. Simonite, fourth, with Heather Bell ; Mr. W. Brockbank, 
sixth and eighth, with Beliance and Smiling Beauty. For single seifs 
the premium was secured by the Bev. F. D. Horner, with i’lorence; 
he was also first with Gazelle ; Mr. W. Brockbank was second with a 
seedling ; Mrs. Kirke Penson, third, with Sapjihire ; Mr. W. Bolton, 
forrrth, with a red seedling ; Mr. C. Boyds, fifth, sixth, and seventh, with 
Mrs. Douglas, E. Lancaster, and Pizarro ; and Mr. J. Beswick, eighth, 
with Lord of Lome. 
Four alpine Auriculas, dissimilar, shaded.—First, Mr. S. Barlow with 
Mrs. Barlow (fine), Sir Trevor Lawrence, Charley Needham, and a 
seedling ; second, Mr. J. Beswick with Queen Victoria, Utility, Emir, 
and Diadem ; third, Mr. Wm. Brockbank with Q. Victoria, Mrs. Ball, 
Diadem, and a seedling ; fourth, Mr. W. Bolton with Diadem, Placida, 
Unique, and an unknown variety; fifth, Mr. E. Stelfox with Queen 
Victoria, Diadem, J. Leech, and a seedling ; and sixth, Mr. J. Butter¬ 
worth with Conspicua, Diadem, Dazzle, and Prince. For single Alpines, 
shaded yellow centres, premium is Mr. Buckley with Diadem. First, 
Mr. Brockbank with Diadem ; second, third, and fourth, Mr. S. Barlow 
with seedlings ; fifth, Mr. E. Stelfox with Mercury. For single Alpines, 
white centres, Mr. W. Taylor premier with seedling, and Mi\ W. Brock¬ 
bank with Slough Bival, seedling, and Mrs. Dodwell. ‘ 
Polyanthuses, three dissimilar black grounds.—First, Mr. 'VV. Brock¬ 
bank with Cheshire i’avourite. Black King, and Black Cap ; second, Mr. 
J. Butterworth with Cheshire Favourite, George IV., and Exile ; third, 
Mr. S. Barlow with Favourite, George IV., and Exile ; fourth, Mr. J. 
Thornley with Begent, Cheshire Favourite, and Exile; fifth, Mr. A. 
Mottershead with Begent, Cheshire, and Hero ; sixth, Mr. A. Oldham 
with Exile, and second with a seedling. Three dissimilar red grounds._ 
First, Mr. A. Oldham with three seedlings ; second, Mr. J. Butterworth 
with Begent, Lancer, and George IV. ; third, Mr. W. Brockbank with 
Begina, George IV., and Ensign ; fourth. Mr. W. Taylor with Begent, 
Lancer, and George IV. ; fifth, Mr. G. Geggie with IVilliam IV., Lancer, 
and George IV. 
Single Polyanthus, red grounds.—Mr. Henry Geggie, Bury, premier, 
with Lancer, and also first with Lancer ; second, Mr. A. Oldham, with a 
seedling ; third, Mr. J. Butterworth, with George IV.; Mr. G. Thornley 
fourth, with Prince Begent: Mr. \V. Brockbank fifth, with Lord Derby ; 
Mr. Henry Geggie sixth, with Sydney Smith ; and Mr. W. Taylor seventh, 
with William IV. Single Polyanthus, black grounds.—Premier to Mr. 
J. Butterworth, with Cheshire Favourite ; first, Mr. J. Hilton, with 
Exile; second, with Cheshire Favourite; Mr. W. Brockbank third, 
fourth, and sixth, with Black Knight, Lancfishire Hero, and Jubilee ; 
Mr. A. Oldham, fifth, with seedling, and seventh with James Lees. For 
twelve Fancy Auriculas, Mr. Samuel Barlow was first and Mr. William 
Bolton second. For twelve Fancy Polyanthus, dissimilar, Mr. S. Barlow 
was first, also for twelve Primroses. 
Several collections of Narcissi and other miscellaneous plants were 
staged, including collections from Barr & Son of London ; Dickson and 
Bobinson, Old Millgate, Manchester ; James Dickson & Sons, Newton 
Nurseries, Chester ; and Messrs. B. Barker & Co., Frampton, Boston. There 
was a grand display of Cyclamens by Mr. John Odell, Hillingdon. Mid¬ 
dlesex, also groups of greenhouse plants from Mr. John Hooley, Stock- 
port ; a collection of twenty or thirty Bhododendrons from Mr. Thomas 
Lloyd ; and very fine cut Hyacinths from Messrs. Dickson, Brown, and 
Tait, Manchester. The following awards were made :—First-class com¬ 
mendation for Hyacinths, Messrs. Dickson, Brown, & Tait ; first-class 
certificates for Narcissi to Messrs. Barr & Son ; for Narcissi to Messrs. 
James Dickson & Sons ; for Cyclamens to Mr. J. Odell; and for Crown 
Imperials to Bichard Barker & Company, Frampton, Boston. 
A GOOD SHADING FOE PLANT HOUSES. 
The time is drawing near when certain plants will require protection 
from the direct glare of the sun. So far this season we have not had 
too much sunshine for the majority of plants, and perhaps on that 
account some may suffer the more if we have a spell of unclouded sky, 
unless shading to a certain extent is applied. 
There are various methods of shading glass structures. Boiler blinds 
cannot be improved on I think, but everyone cannot obtain them. Thin 
limewash is sometimes syringed on the glass, but I cannot recommend 
it for general use, as it destroys both paint and putty. The following 
recipe I can recommend as being a good one :—i lb. best glue, I lb. 
Brunswick green, I lb. white lead dust. Boil the glue in one quart of 
soft water, put the Brunswick green and white lead dust in while 
boiling, and allow the whole to boil for a few minutes longer, at the 
same time stir the mixture with a piece of stick. 
It is much the best to prepare the shading a few days before it is 
required for use. When cold it will resemble thick jelly, and if it is 
fairly warmed through to soften it a little just before use by placing the 
ves.sel containing it on hot-water pipes, no diffieulty will be found in 
painting the glass inside, not outside, the house, so as to form a heavy 
or light shade. 
The glass should be perfectly dry when the shading is applied, other¬ 
wise it will not adhere to the glass. This is the third season we have 
used it here. The shading can easily be removed from the glass in the 
autumn with warm water, a sjionge, or piece of cloth, afterwards syring¬ 
ing the glass with clear water. Two shillingsworth of the articles 
named would be sufficient for a fernery or stove “ lean-to” 40 feet long 
and 14 feet wide.—G. Garner, Amberwood Gardens, Hants. 
“ A Yorkshireman ” appears a little troubled about certain 
varieties, such as Val d’Andorre and Criterion, being included in the list 
of sorts admissible in the new class. May I venture to suggest a way 
out of the difficulty which may not be so complex as to severely tax his 
faculty of apprehension ? It is this—when he is making up his stand, if 
he has the temerity to exhibit, to leave out those to which he objects, 
and stage those which he considers more suitable. This will be the 
easier, since I do not see how twenty-four varieties can by any amount 
of squeezing be arranged in a stand of twelve blooms in not less than 
eight varieties. He has the option of excluding twelve or sixteen sorts- 
and making up a “ twelve ” out of the remainder. If he has any diffi¬ 
culty in doing this I shall be glad to give him a helping hand, for I 
should not like the southerners to run away with all the prizes from the 
first N.C.S. provincial.— A Sheffield Blade, 
A LITTLE longer reflection will, perhaps, eonvince “ A Yorkshire- 
man ” that the difficulties in the way of constituting a good stand of 
Japanese reflexed blooms for exhibition are not so great as he appears to 
imagine. For my own part I fail to see that any trouble will be caused 
to either exhibitors or|judges by the new class, and I anticipate that these 
classes both at the metropolitan and the provincial shows will form a very 
interesting feature. Beally fine blooms of Elaine in contrast with the 
dark Jeanne Ddlaux would alone make an effective stand, and there are 
plenty of others in the select list to choose from. All the Judges will 
have to do will be to determine the respective merits of the blooms in 
each section, and it will make no difference whether they are shown 
elsewhere or not. Jeanne Delaux, Val d’Andorre, and Criterion are 
undoubtedly fine varieties for exhibition in the Japanese classes, and 
there would have been some cause for complaint if they had been 
excluded from those stands.— -An Exhibitor. 
LATE CHBY^ANTHEMUMS. 
There is no difficulty in securing Chrysanthemums in bloom all the 
year round. I have had good Fair Maid of Guernsey until June simply 
by keeping the plants growing right on and cutting the blooms as they 
expanded. Madame Desgranges, cut down and restarted, and kept 
growing, produces growths which bloom in May, perhaps earlier, but I 
cannot s.ay from esperience. I imagine from the peculiar habit the 
latter has of throwing up fresh growths from the bottom that this sort 
might be flowered nearly the whole year round.—B. 
BIPENED WOOD. 
I QUITE endorse your correspondent, “ W. B.’s, remarks at page ISJ, 
where he said the wood may be too ripe to produce good blooms, 
especially amongst incurved varieties, notably John Salter, Princess of 
Wales, Prinee of Wales, and Mr. Brunlees. I have seen Faust very fine 
when the wood appeared somewhat green but still firm. The varieties of 
the Queen family produce finer and better shaped blooms when the wood 
is not too ripe. Princess Teck is similar. This subject was brought for¬ 
ward in the Journal some five or six years ago. 
I have heard and read of many good Japanese varieties, but have- 
