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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ Septcmfccr 3, 1891, 
forthcoming, and whether the Show and its attractions shall continue 
in the future.” 
The disbanding of the Society would be felt as a deplorable 
loss, not by northern horticulturists alone, but generally, as its 
exhibitions are regarded as important events by the gardening 
community. We hope the greater calamity indicated will be 
averted. 
HORTICULTURAL SHOWS. 
CALNE.— August 18th. 
Fine weather favoured the annual Exhibition of the Caine and District 
Society, and this being held as usual in the beautiful park at Bowood, 
the double attraction was the means of bringing together a large 
number of appreciative visitors. Although there was room for 
improvement in some of the classes, the Show on the whole was 
a highly creditable one, nurserymen, professional gardeners, amateurs, 
and cottagers all contributing to the success. 
The best collection of stove and greenhouse plants was shown by 
Mr. J. F. Mould, Pewsey; Mr. G-. Smart, gardener to Mrs. Harris, Caine, 
being a good second. With six fine-foliaged plants Mr. Smart was well 
first, his exhibit including a grand specimen of Davallia Mooreana and 
a good Cycas revoluta. Mr. Mould was second, and Mr. Perry, gardener 
to Captain Spicer, Spye Park, third. Mr. Smart was well first for a 
capital lot of exotic Ferns, and was successful in several other plant 
classes. The principal prizes for Fuchsias went to Messrs. Cray of 
Frome, while Mr. Cook, gardener to Major Heneage, Compton Bassett, 
was first for a well-grown lot of Begonias, and took prizes in several 
other plant classes. Mr. J. Wilcox, Quemerford, had the best Zonal and 
other Pelargoniums, Mr. Perry also showing well. 
There was a marked improvement in the fruit classes. Mr. Cook was 
well first for a collection, also having the best Muscat Grapes and the 
finest Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, and Pears in the various classes 
provided for these fruits. Mr. Perry took the second prize for a collec¬ 
tion, and was also successful in several other classes. With fine well 
coloured bunches of Gros Maroc Mr. Nelson, the gardener at Bowood, 
was well first in the class for any variety of black Grape. Other 
prizewinners with fruit were Messrs. Smart, F. C. Henby, F. E. Redman, 
W. Powney, and Henry Carter. 
Vegetables generally were well shown, Tomatoes being a noteworthy 
feature. With these the Bromham Fruit Company were well first, 
showing a very good dish of Ham Green Favourite. Mr. Perry was first 
for a collection of vegetables, the second prize in this closely contested 
class going to Mr. Smart. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Co., Upper Holloway, sent a fine bank of 
Orchids and various other flowering plants, with Palms, Ferns, and fine- 
foliaged plants to Bhow them off to advantage. This non-competitive 
group was highly commended by the Judges. 
STREET, SOMERSET.— August 24th. 
Street is one of the few towns that can boast of having just held 
its twentieth annual flower Show, and probably few societies have done 
more to promote and improve horticulture in its immediate neighbour¬ 
hood, more especially among cottagers and amateurs. The Show is never 
a large one, but it is of great excellence, and very creditable to all 
concerned. 
Groups of plants arranged for effect are the principal feature in the 
display, and in this class Mr. Edwards, gardener to James Clark, Esq., 
Street, was well first. The arrangement was somewhat formal, but the 
superior quality of the plants and good finish gave him the premier 
position. The second prize went to Mr. W. Gale, gardener to 
H. S. Bailey, Esq., Glastonbury, the centre of the group in this case 
being faulty, while the third prize was taken by Mr. G. Ford, gardener 
to F. J. Clarke, Esq., Street, for a light though somewhat dull combina¬ 
tion. In the latter group were included two strong plants well in flower 
of the strikingly beautiful Lilium auratum virginale. For two flowering 
plants Mr. Edwards was easily first, having a well flowered specimen of 
Allamanda Hendersoni and a fairly good Bougainvillea glabra. 
There was good competition in this class, and also in that provided 
for two fine-foliaged plants, the gardeners to Mr. A. Colson, H. S. 
Bailey, Esq., and F. J. Clark, Esq. also showing well. Tuberous Begonias 
are always remarkably well shown at Street, professional gardeners, 
amateurs, and cottagers all cultivating them most successfully. ° The first 
prize in the class open to gardeners was taken by Mr. F. Edwards, who had 
six specimens that would have won a prize anywhere. Miss Ansell was a 
good second and Mr. Ford third. Remarkably good, also, were the six 
specimens of Zonal Pelargoniums sent by Mr. Colson, Glastonbury, and 
which easily won the first prize in a well filled class. Miss Ansell was 
first for Fuchsias and Mr. Edwards second. 
Cut flowers, fruit and vegetables were all shown in goodly numbers, 
the hardy fruit, notably Apples and Plums, being particularly good in 
quality. It should be added that Mr. A. D. Porter is the energetic 
Secretary, and that there are no signs of any waning popularity in 
respect to the Soc-'ety. The Grange, kindly lent by Mr. Clark, is very 
appropriate and convenient for a horticultural meeting, very few societies 
being more fortunate in this respect. 
KINGSWOOD AND WEST GLOUCESTERSHIRE.— August 2Gth. 
After the rather long interval of twenty years this Society has been 
rescuscitated and placed on a new footing, but the Committee were most 
unfortunate in their selection of a day for holding the Show, the weather 
being altogether against anything of the kind. A liberal prize list had 
been prepared, and it was no fault of the Honorary Secretaries, Messrs. 
F. H. Jullion and J. Stubbs, if a pecuniary failure has to be chronicled. 
For a first attempt the Show was a highly creditable one, local growers 
more than holding their own in many of the classes. The first prize of 
£10, offered for twelve flowering plants, was well won by Mr. Cypher, 
Cheltenham, who had fresh well-flowered specimens of Ixora Fraseri, 
I. amabilis, I. regina, Allamanda nobilis, Clerodendron Balfourianum, 
Stephanotis floribunda, Phoenocoma prolifera Barnesi, Erica Austiniana, 
E. tricolor vera, E. Marnockiana, Statice profusa, and Bougainvillea 
glabra. Mr. Mould, Pewsey, was second, his best plants being Erica 
Eweriana, E. Marnockiana, Allamanda Hendersoni, and Dipladenia 
amabilis. Mr. Cypher w r as also easily first for eight fine-foliaged plants, 
these including two good Kentias, and Crotons Thompsoni, Newmanni, 
and Sunset, all beautifully coloured. Mr. A. J. Hancock, gardener to 
A. W. Summers, Esq., had a collection of healthy plants, the best of 
which were Cocos Weddelliana, Croton Youngi, and Alocasia Lowi, and 
was awarded the second prize, the third going to Mr. Mould. In a class 
for six flowering plants, Mr. W. Rye, gardener to Captain Belfield, was 
easily first, having large well-flowered specimens of Allamanda nobilis, 
Stephanotis floribunda, Bougainvillea glabra, Ixora Williamsi, Anthurium 
Andreanum, and A. ferriense. The same exhibitor was also well to the 
front with six fine-foliaged plants, these comprising Kentia Forsteriana, 
Cycas revoluta, and Crotons majesticus, pictus, and undulatus in good 
health and colour. In the open class for eight Ferns Mr. Rye was again 
first, staging grand specimens of Todea superba, T. pellucidum, Adiantum 
concinnum latum, A. trapeziforme, A. gracillimum, A. cardiochlaena, 
Davallia Mooreana, and Davallia elegans. Mr. W. Coombes, gardener 
to J. W. Kingdom, Esq., was second. 
There were two classes for six Orchids, Mr. Cypher taking the 
first prize in that open to nurserymen with beautifully flowered 
plants of Oncidium macranthum, Cattleya Gaskelliana, Dendrochilum 
filiforme, Odontoglossum grande, Epidendrum prismatocarpum, and 
Odontoglossum Harryana. In the other instance Mr. J. Crispin, 
Bristol, was first, having Cattleya Gaskelliana, Aerides Lobbi, Cypri- 
pedium longifolium, Dendrobium Dearei, Cattleya Harrisoni, and 
Cattleya Leopoldi in good condition. The best Zonal Pelargoniums 
were staged by Mr. W. Coombes, Mr. A. Garland being second. 
Tuberous Begonias were well shown by Messrs. W. Clifford and 
W. Coombes, who were placed first and second respectively. There 
were also a considerable number of other classes for plants and cut 
flowers, the competition in most of which was close and good. 
Fruit was shown creditably, the entries in some of the classes 
being very numerous. The best collection of eight dishes was shown 
by i the gardener to Captain J. G. Bayley, who had fairly good Muscat 
of Alexandria and Black Hamburgh Grapes, and Blenheim Orange 
Melon, Mignonne Peaches, Pine Apple Nectarines, Shipley Apricots, 
Beurrd Giffard Pear, and Orleans Plum in good condition. Mr. G. Gar- 
raway, Bath, was second, and Mr. E. Hall third. With three bunches 
of black Grapes Mr. W. Marsh was first, having very good Alicante, and 
in a corresponding class for white Grapes Mr. J. Dole was easily first 
for some of the best bunches of Buckland Sweetwater seen this season. 
Peaches, Nectarines, Melons, Plums, Apples, and Pears were all well 
shown, and there was a capital lot of vegetables to be seen. The 
cottagers made quite an extraordinary display of pot plants, cut flowers, 
hardy fruit, and vegetables. 
SANDY (BEDS) HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The twenty-third annual Exhibition of this flourishing midland 
Society was held at Sandy on Friday last, under somewhat adverse 
circumstances, as the advent had been extremely unpropitious, the site 
of the Show having to be changed from its usual place in Sandy Park on 
account of the death of its late proprietor, and the weather of the preced¬ 
ing days being very hostile to preparations for a great rural gathering, 
as some twenty tents had to be raised and fitted in the intervals between 
alternating tornadoes and downpours of rain. However, the perseverance of 
the Committee and the well known energy of Mr. W. Green, the Secretary, 
had their reward in a good show in all the departments of horticulture, 
poultry, birds, rabbits, and dogs, and as the morniDg opened with a 
rising barometer and the day proved much more favourable than its 
predecessors, there was a large and appreciative attendance. The 
change of site to the cricket field proved probably of an advantage 
to the visitors, and not nearly so detrimental to the Show as the prophets 
forebode. 
In the plant department Mr. Finch, gardener to J. Marriott, Esq., 
Coventry, took the leading position in the open class for ten stove and 
greenhouse plants, his collection being perhaps one of the finest which 
has ever been got together, all his specimens showing high cultivation, 
and being equally perfect in flower and training. They consisted of 
Bougainvillea glabra, Sobralia macrantha, Stephanotis floribunda, 
Ixoras Prince of Orange, Williamsi, Duffi, and Fraseri, Lapageria alba, 
and Ericas Irbyana and Marnockiana. Mr. Rabbitt, gardener to General 
Pearson, C.B., The Hazells, Sandy, was a creditable second, having a 
fine Bougainvillea arborea, also Lapageria rosea and Allamandas 
cachartica and Hendersoni in good form. Mr. Redman, gardener to 
J. H. Goodgames, Esq., Eynesbury, Hunts, was third. Zonal Pelar¬ 
goniums are usually attractive at this Show, and serve to brighten up 
the foliage plants. Mr. Redman was first with twelve fine bright and 
well flowered plants in the open class ; and Mr. Rabbitt second. For 
six foliage plants Mrs. Astell of Woodbury Hall was first and Mr. 
