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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 9, 1891. 
than 7 feet high. From some plants we had over eighty fruits 4 feet 
from the ground. All were smooth-skinned, and averaged lOd. per lb. 
We topped the market from first to last. Our fruit was admitted 
on all hands to be the finest ever seen in Glasgow. We have 
repeatedly obtained as much as 6d. per lb., more than any other 
Tomatoes sold at the same time. La9t year being our first year, the 
result was very encouraging. We have 16,000 square feet more glass 
this year, and even though we are not so successful we intend going 
ahead on a large scale, and shall be glad to see any of the staff of the 
old Journal at any time. — Duxcax Buchaxax, Forth Vineyard, 
K'lpptn, by Stirling. 
[We have times out of number warned against a close moist atmo¬ 
sphere for Tomatoes, and the lower the temperature the drier the air 
should be. The fruits referred to must have been remarkably fine. 
We are both glad to hear of your success and obliged by your experience 
in conquering the disease.] 
LAXTON’S SCARLET QUEEN STRAWBERRY. 
Mr. Laxtox has sent us better fruits of this new Strawberry than 
dhose referred to on page 510. 
Blooms, and the largest fruit 
gathered is represented in the 
illustration. Scarlet Queen, 
as before stated, is the result 
of a cross between Noble 
and King of the Earlies, the 
former the pollen parent, and 
combines the good flavour of 
the latter with a great addi¬ 
tion to its size. The foliage is 
very large, resembling that of 
the American variety Sharp¬ 
less, the pollen parent of Noble, 
and the character thus trans¬ 
mitted. The fruit of Scarlet 
Queen is even and symmetrical 
in shape. Seeds small and 
rather deeply embedded,colour 
reddish scarlet, flesh pale red 
throughout. The flavour is 
excellent, having some trace 
of that of the Hautbois. The 
raiser of Scarlet Queen regards 
it as a valuable early Straw¬ 
berry. It ripened at Bedford 
this year on 20th of June 
without any protection. 
SHOWS. 
THE NATIONAL BOSE SOCIETY.— July 4th. 
The metropolitan Exhibition of this Society was held at the Crystal 
Palace, Sydenham, on Saturday last, July 4th, and though it would not 
bear comparison with many of its predecessors, yet for such a season it 
was an agreeable surprise in regard to quantity if not in quality. In 
all respects it was, however, superior to what many had expected to find, 
and proved at least that any alteration of date would have resulted in 
but a doubtful advantage. It is strange how rapidly Boses develop in 
a few fine July days, and had it not been for the storms experienced 
in some districts the display would have been both larger and better, 
notwithstanding the earlier adverse season influences. 
The entries were not so numerous in some of the large classes, but, 
judging by our hurried notes, there must have been nearly 4500 blooms 
in competition, and this is a considerable total. Few stands were remark¬ 
able for their evenness, and instances were frequent where it was clear 
that much difficulty had been experienced in completing the number 
required by the schedule. Yet some remarkably fine blooms stood out 
conspicuously in several cases, and the four premier blooms were of 
exceptional merit. Messrs. Paul & Son’s Gustave Piganeau and Mr. 
Prince’s Souvenir de S. A. Prince, as the best H.P. and Tea respectively 
iu the nurserymen’s classes, were grand flowers, especially the first- 
name 3. Then, too, Mr. Knight’s General Jacqueminot and Mr. Tate’s 
Madame Cusin, which gained similar honours in the amateurs’ classes, 
were magnificent blooms, and probably will not be surpassed this season. 
During the afternoon the Show was crowded to excess, a continuous 
procession of visitors four or five deep passing by the tables, and 
patiently waiting for hurried and imperfect glances at the blooms. 
Fortunate were those who attended earlier in the day, for it soon 
became almost impossible to obtain a satisfactory inspection. If any 
doubt existed respecting the popularity of the Bose it would have 
been effectually removed by a journey to the Crystal Palace Show, 
and all the officials of the Society deserve to be congratulated upon the 
laige measure of success which attended their efforts in maintaining 
the credit of the Queen of Flowers. 
The Nurserymex’s Classes. 
The entries in the great class for seventy-two blooms, for which the 
National Bose Society’s challenge cup is in competition, were three 
only. Last year’s winner, Mr. Frank Cant, was unable to compete, as 
he could only bring together sixty varieties. To be unable to even 
make a struggle for retaining the trophy must have been a great dis¬ 
appointment to him. His cut-backs suffered severely from the Whitsun¬ 
tide frosts. In such a season as the present the task of mustering 
presentable blooms of seventy-two varieties assumes its most serious 
proportions. Messrs. Harkness & Sons, the winners in 1889, were also 
noticeable absentees. They had hardly a bloom out, even on cut-backs, 
and were consequently compelled to come up empty handed. This was 
worse even than last year, when the season partially threw them out of 
court, and is very hard fortune for the great Yorkshire growers. It was 
quickly noticeable that the blooms staged were distinctly below the 
average in point of quality. They lacked size, form, and cleanliness, 
the storms just before the Exhibition having evidently marked them. 
The colours, too, were not so bright as usual. There were perhaps not 
many points between the first and second prize stands, and the contest 
was an interesting one, eventually resulting in a well-earned and 
popular victory for the veteran Colchester grower, Mr. B. B. Cant, who 
had not tasted the sweets of victory in the great class since 1886, and it 
may be interesting to note that this made his sixth win. Considering 
the backwardness of the season and the inclement weather his exhibit 
was a most meritorious one. He staged the following varieties. Back 
row: Alphonse Soupert, a large bloom in splendid colour; Earl 
Dufferin, Merveille de Lyon, Madame Isaac Pereire, Captain Christy, a 
lovely bloom, but slightly soiled ; Cheshunt Hybrid, Devoniensis, Marie 
Baumann, very good ; Paul Neyron, Exposition de Brie, Duchesse de 
Vallombrosa, Duke of Edinburgh, Anna Ollivier (the last four all excel¬ 
lent), John Hopper, Souvenir d’un Ami, Xavier Olibo, La France, Madame 
C. Joigneaux, Baroness Bothscbild, General Jacqueminot, very good and 
richly coloured; Mons. Noman, Prince Arthur, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
and Ulrich Brunner. Middle row : Duke of Wellington, Marechal 
Niel, Marie Yerdier, Madame Lacharme, Alfred Colomb, Lady Mary 
Fitzwilliam, Baron de Bonstetten, Catherine Mermet, Clias. Lefebvre, 
Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Mrs. John Laing, Madame Lambard, Pride 
of Waltham, Moire, Auguste Bigotard, Madame Bravy, a charming 
flower ; Fisher Holmes, fresh and bright ; Etoile de Lyon, Annie 
Laxton, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Dupuy Jamain, very fine indeed ; 
Madame Willermoz, Mons. Alfred Dumesnil, and a good example of 
Madame de Watteville. Front row : Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Louis 
Van Houtte, Caroline Kuster, Countess of Bosebery, Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Eclair, Cleopatra, Victor Hugo, Princess of Wales, Victor 
Verdier, Niphetos, Prince Camille de Bohan, Jean Ducher, Madame 
Cusin, Boule d’Or (both very good), Abel Carri&re, Innocente Pirola, 
Dr. Sewell, Francisca Kriiger, Madame Victor Verdier, Ernest Metz, a 
charming bloom; Jean Liabaud, Madame Hoste, and a capital A. K. 
Williams. The second prize flowers of Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old 
Nurseries, Cheshunt, were small, but otherwise were in perfect con¬ 
dition, being delightfully fresh and clean. Especially good w r ere 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Beauty of Waltham, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
Duke of Edinburgh, and Ulrich Brunner. Mrs. John Laing was very 
good, and there was a splendid bloom of Gustave Piganeau. Messrs. 
D. Prior & Son, Myland Nursery, Colchester, were third, having General 
Jacqueminot, Star of Waltham, Madame Verdier, and Prince Arthur, very 
good. 
There were only two stands of forty-eight trebles, but they made a 
bold and attractive display. Mr. B. B. Cant was again successful, and 
he once more exhibited blooms of great comparative excellence. His 
varieties v r ere as follows—Back row : La France, Etoile de Lyon, Madame 
C. Joigneaux, Madame Gabriel Luizet, very bright; Alfred Dumesnil, 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Alphonse Soupert, Bubens, Anguste Bigotard, 
Niphetos, Xavier Olibo, Madame de Watteville, a splendid trio ; Ulrich 
Brunner, Marechal Niel, John Hopper, Souvenir d’un Ami, Prince 
Camille de Bohan, Mons. Noman, General Jacqueminot, very fine ; 
Caroline Kuster, Heinrich Schultheis, Innocente Pirola, Jules Margottin, 
and Pride of Waltham. Front row : Duke of Edinburgh, Madame 
Lacharme, Catherine Mermet, Annie Laxton, Marie Van Houtte,- Marie 
Baumann, Capt. Christy, Exposition de Brie, Madame Bravy, Prince 
Arthur, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, A. K. Williams, Souvenir de S. A. 
Prince, Fisher Holmes, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Dr. Sewell, Devoni¬ 
ensis, Alfred Colomb, Hon. Edith Gifford, Madame Cusin, Mrs. John 
Laing, Abel Carriere, Violette Bouyer, and Dupuy Jamain. Messrs. 
Paul & Son again came second with blooms of a corresponding character 
to those in the previous class, the best examples being perhaps Madame 
Montet (though small), Niphetos, Beauty of Waltham, Prince Arthur, 
General Jacqueminot, Alba Bosea, Duke of Edinburgh, Mrs. John 
Laing, and A. K. Williams. 
Competition was much brisker with forty-eight single blooms, 
distinct, eight competing, and Mr. Chas. Turner, Boyal Nurseries, 
Slough, proved to be the winner. The stand included some very good 
examples, though others were somewhat weather-worn. Taken col¬ 
lectively it was a fine stand. The varieties were—Back row : Duke of 
Edinburgh, Capitaine Christy, Prince Arthur, Grace Darling, Dupuy 
Jamain, Catherine Mermet, Ulrich Brunner, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
A. K. Williams, Mrs. J. Laing, Marie Baumann, La France, Maurice 
Bernardin, Beauty of Waltham, Niphetos, and Heinrich Schultheis. 
Middle row : Marbchal Niel, Auguste Bigotard, Caroline Kuster, 
Francois Louvat, Abel Grand, Prince Camille de Rohan, Her Majesty, 
Alfred Colomb, Baroness Rothschild, Reynolds Hole, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, Jean Soupert, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Sdnateur Vaisse, Marquise 
de Castellane, and Dr. Andry. Front row : Vicomte Vigier, Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Sultan of Zanzibar, Francjois Levet, Penelope Mayo, 
Merveille de Lyon, Victor Hugo, Madame Eugene Verdier, Xavier 
The frost destroyed many of the early 
FIG, 5.— LAXTOX’S SCARLET QUEEX 
STRAWBERRY. 
