September 3, 183L ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
£09 
Redman second. For six stove and greenhouse Ferns Mr. Rabbitt was 
first and Mrs. Astell second. For six Zonal Pelargoniums in the 
amateurs’ class Mrs. Astell was first; and for six variegated ditto Mr. 
Rabbitt won. Six Cockscombs Mr. Cook, gardener to Colonel Stuart, 
Tempsford Hall. Six Coleus Mr. Redman. Three Liliunn Mr. J. H. 
Empson, gardener to the Hon. Mrs. Wingfield, Ampthill House. 
For a group of plants arranged for effect Mr. Redman was placed 
first, Mr. Rabbitt being a close second. Cut flowers were largely shown, 
and the herbaceous classes made a grand display. For twenty-four 
bunches of herbaceous and bulbous flowers, strictly hardy, in the open 
class, Messrs. Burrell & Co., Cambridge, were first with large and showy 
clusters, Rudbeckia purpurea, Bocconia cordata, Montbretias Gerbe d’Or 
and crocosmmflora, Helianthus multiflorus maximus, Echinops ritro, 
Chrysanthemum latifolium, and Gladiolus Lemoinei being conspicuous. 
Messrs. Laxton Bros,, Bedford, were second with somewhat smaller but 
very neatly set up bunches, including Platycodon grandiflorum, Eryn- 
gium planum, and Helianthus grandiflorus Soleil d’Or; Messrs. Paul 
and Son, Cheshunt, coming third. For twenty-four Gladioli (open) 
Messrs. Burrell & Co.’s stand, consisting mostly of M. Lemoine’s brilliant 
hybrids, took the lead. For forty-eight cut Roses, not less than twenty- 
four distinct, in the open class Messrs. Paul& Son were placed first with 
a stand of large and fresh looking blooms, in which Mrs. John Laing, 
A. K. Williams, Marie Finger, Beauty of Waltham, Her Majesty, 
J. S. Mill, Marshall P. Wilder, Dr. Hogg, H. Schultheis, Etienne Levet, 
Marie Rady, Chas. Lefebvre, Paul Neyron, the new Teas Nardy and 
Ernest Metz, and their own new seedling T. B. Haywood, were the most 
striking flowers. Messrs. Burch, Peterborough, were second with good 
flowers of Her Majesty, Fisher Holmes, Catherine Mermet, Chas. Darwin, 
Merveille de Lyon, Innocente Pirola, Anna Ollivier, Ulrich Brunner, 
and Earl Dufferin, Messrs. Burrell taking third place with smaller but 
good blooms. For twenty-four Roses, not less than twelve distinct, in 
the class from which nurserymen were excepted, E. B. Lindsell, Esq., 
Hitchin, was first, having in his stand fine blooms of Duchess of Bedford, 
Mrs. .John Laing, Her Majesty, Catherine Mermet, General Jacqueminot, 
Amazone, C. Kuster, Victor Verdier, Baroness Rothschild, and Marie 
R.rdy. Mr. Geo. Moules, Hitchin, was second. 
For twenty-four Show Dahlias in the open class Mr. Geo. Humphries 
of Chippenham closely contested the premier position with Mr. A. 
Rawlings of Romford, Mr. Humphries securing first place with grand 
flowers of Royal Queen, Mr. Glasscock, Queen of the Belgians, Harry 
Keith, R. T. Rawlings, Thos. Hobbs, Mrs. Gladstone, Nellie Cramond, 
Burgundy, Vice-President, Crimson King, Mr. Humphries, Ovid, Maud 
Fellowes, Lustrous, Mrs. Geo. Rawlings, Willie Garratt, Mrs. Kendall, 
Rosetta, Mrs. D. Saunders, Jas. Stephens, Earl of Ravensworth, Mrs. 
Dodds, and Geo. Barnes (self) ; Mr. A. Rawlings being second, and 
Mr. J. Myers, gardener to the Earl of Sandwich, Hinchinbrook House, 
third. Mr. Rawlings also received a first-class certificate for his new 
orange buff seedling Mrs. Lewis Standberg, a welcome addition to this 
class. For twelve Show Dahlias (nurserymen excepted) Mr. G. Arnold 
of Leighton Buzzard was to the front; Mr. W. Bourne, Cambridge, 
second, and Mr. Redman third ; whilst for ten Zinnias Mr. A. Burgess of 
Wimpole Hall Gardens, Cambs, was first, as also for twelve Truffaut’s 
and twelve Chrysanthemum Asters ; Mr. C. Bright, Cambridge, securing 
first for twelve African, and Mr. E. T. L. Smith, Sandy, for twelve 
French Marigolds. Pompon Dahlias were tastefully set up by Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Mr. G. Humphries, and Messrs. Burrell, who were placed in 
the order named. 
The show of fruit was one of the largest and best yet seen at Sandy, 
the classes for Grapes, Melons, Peaches, Nectarines, ard Plums all being 
well filled. The failing generally was in the want of finish of most of 
the Grapes, arising from the continued absence of the sun’s rays ; but 
there were notable exceptions in some of the leading stands. For a 
collection of eight distinct kinds of fruit (Pines excluded)', Mr. Jas. 
Linneus of Walkem Hall Gardens took the lead with good examples of 
Madresfield Court and Muscat Grapes, Bellegarde Peaches, Golden Queen 
Melon, Stanwick Nectarines, Moor Park Apricots, Apple Duchess of 
Gloucester, and Plums ; Mr. J. Anning, Welwyn, coming second ; Mr. C. 
Forbes, gardener to E. B. Foster, Esq., Anstey Hall, Cambridge, third ; 
and Mr. R. Carter, gardener to Capt. Duncombe, Waresley Park, Hunts, 
fourth. For a collection of six varieties Mr. Burgess was first, Mr. 
Redman second, and Mr. Geo. Cook, gardener to Col. Stuart, Tempsford 
Hall, Beds, third. For two bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes Mr. 
W. H. Murfin, Great Staughton, Hunts, was first with medium-sized 
bunches, the berries very well coloured and fine ; Mr. Bu r gess came 
second, and Mr. J. A. Baker, St. Ives, third. For two bunches of Black 
Grapes (Hamburghs excluded) Mr. Empson. gardener to Mrs. Wingfield, 
Ampthill House, took the first prize and a silver medal offered for 
excellence of culture for two very beautiful and symmetrical bunches of 
Madresfield Court, highly finished ; G. E. Foster, Esq., Brooklands, 
Cambridge, being second ; and Mr. G. D. White, gardener to Sidney 
Stanley, Esq., Longstowe Hall, Cambridge, third. For two bunches of 
Muscat of Alexandria Mr. Anning, Mr. Linneus, and Mr. Forbes were 
placed in the order named, all showing fine bunches, but slightly 
wanting in finish. For two bunches of white Grapes (Muscats excluded) 
Mr. White was first, Mr. G. E. Foster second, and Mr. Empson third, 
all showing Foster’s Seedling in good form and finish. Mr. Linneus 
was first for six fine Noblesse Peaches, and again for Nectarines and 
outdoor Figs. For green fleshed Melon Mr. Empson took first place 
amongst about twenty specimens with Hero of Lockinge, and also for 
scarlet fleshed with Woolston Scarlet Gem. Mr. Allis, gardener to 
Major Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, received high commendation 
for two well-finished bunches of Lady Downe’s Seedling Grape not for 
competition. For a collection of dessert Apples Mr. Allis was first, 
showing a well-kept dish of fruits of 1890 unnamed. 
Vegetables, the staple of Sandy, were as usual amply and well repre¬ 
sented both in the amateur and market garden divisions. Potatoes were 
especially fine. For a basket of twelve varieties of vegetables in the 
gardeners’ and amateurs’ class Mr. W. Pepper, Welwyn, 'was first, Mr. 
H. Ridgewell, Cambridge, a good second, and Mr. F. Faust, Hertford, 
third. For a basket of six varieties Mr. W. Bourne, Cambridge, came 
first, Mr. R. Carter second, and Mr. White third. For a collection of 
Potatoes in the same division Mr. Simkins, Shillington, Beds, was first 
with splendid examples of Sutton’s Seedling, Satisfaction, Best of All, 
Reading Russet, Chancellor, and The Dean. Mr. W. Bourne was 
second, and Mr. W. H. Wootton, Thornly, third. For twelve white 
kidney Potatoes Mr. Simkins was again successful with Satisfaction, 
and Mr. Wootton second with Snowdrop. For twelve white rounds Mr. 
Simkins was first with Windsor Castle, for seventeen coloured kidneys 
with Reading Ruby, and for twelve coloured rounds with The Dean. 
This lot was altogether probably the finest exhibition of Potatoes as yet 
got together this season, all the specimens being nearly perfect. For 
three dishes of Peas, the prizes being offered by Messrs. Chas. Sharpe and 
Co., Sleaford, for their varieties, Mr. Rabbitt was first with Sharpe’s 
Queen (very fine), Sir F. Millbank, and Triumph. Onions were not in 
the best condition, being small in size and insufficiently ripened. 
In the market gardeners’ class Mr. W. Cousins of Cliff-a-Hoo was 
first for a collection of Potatoes, the specimens being very large and 
rather coarse. Mr. H. Ridgewell was second with a very even collection. 
Mr. R. M. Simpson of the Three Counties Asylum, Arlesley, had the 
best collection of Onions, good for the season. The special prizes 
offered by Mr. F. Yates, seedsman, Nottingham, were taken by Mr. 
F. Davison, Sandy, for Cucumbers ; Mr. H. Ridgewell for Cauliflowers, 
and Mr. R. Preece, Sandy, for Carrots. For three new varieties of 
Potatoes not more than two years in commerce, Mr. Ridgewell was first, 
showing Laxton’s Victorious, very fine kidney ; Hughes’ Pink Per¬ 
fection, and Sutton’s Windsor Castle. Carrots were very good, and of 
fine colour, the best coming from Mr. C. Quince of Sandy. 
A tent was devoted to table decorations, and here it is hardly possible 
to criticise, as there is diversity and fashion in taste. The first prize went 
to Mis3 Pearson of The Hazells for a very showy table, orange and 
yellow predominating ; but the second prize table, set out by Miss 
Richardson of Sandy Rectory, and consisting mainly of pink Ivy-leaved 
Pelargoniums and Ampelopsis Veitchi, was softer, and showed much 
taste. 
Messrs. Cutbush & Son3 of the Highgate Nurseries, had a beautiful 
group of ornamental plants not for competition, and deservedly received 
very high commendation. 
WORKjortheWEEH 
HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
Raspberries. —As soon as these have finished ripening their fruit 
the old bearing wood must be cut away close to the ground to give the 
young wood every advantage possible in the way of sun and air to ripen 
it for the next season’s fruiting. All weak growths of the current 
year should also be removed at the same time, unless they are required 
for fre 3 h plantations. If the young wood has been tied up hitherto it 
should now be left loose for the above reason. All mulching material 
may be cleared off, also any weeds that may have gained a footing, 
leaving the crown clean. 
Figs,—T ake out all weak shoots, and any that are not required for 
next year’s fruiting, cutting them off close to the main branches, and 
laying in the sturdiest and best placed shoots. Plenty of room must 
always be left between the young shoots that are secured to walls. 
Abundance of light and air are essential at all times for Figs in order 
to ensure good crops, and any shoots that extend beyond the top of the 
wall should be left entire, as these often give the best fruit and the 
most also. They grow short-jointed and firm in such positions, and if 
protected in the winter from the frost will not fail to fruit next season. 
The second crop of Figs rarely ripen3 outside in this country, and then 
only in the warmest places, and during the be3t seasons. The young 
wood should, therefore, be laid in full length without any stopping, as 
next year’s crop comes at the points of this season’s growth. 
Apples and Pears. —Fruits of these for show must now have every 
encouragement in order that they may finish off well. Expose them to 
all the sun and air possible, fasten them so that they may not get 
damaged by wind, and protect them from small birds, which often make 
holes in them a long time before they are ready for gathering. If the 
weather is dry a copious application of liquid manure occasionally will 
aid their swelling considerably. The earliest varieties will now be 
ripening fast, and should be gathered a few at a time and placed in the 
fruit room to finish, thus prolonging their season as much as possible. 
The Red and White Juneatings, Astrachan and Early Margaret Apples, 
