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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ September 10, 1891. 
eight dishes, and here the competition was better, as the whole of the 
four prizes were awarded. Mr. A. Ocock, gardener to Mrs. McIntosh, 
Havering Park, Romford, secured first honours with most creditable 
fruits, every dish good, and in one or two cases scarcely surpassed in the 
Show. His Black Hamburgh Grapes were of fine colour. The Muscat 
•of Alexandria Grapes were remarkable for their clear bright appearance. 
Havering Park Melon was a large oval beautifully netted fruit. Pit- 
maston Orange Nectarines and Noblesse Peaches were both fine ; Astra- 
chan Apples, Brunswick Figs, and Williams’ Bon Chretien Pears were 
also shown in good condition. Mr. W. Nash, Badminton Gardens, Chip¬ 
penham, was second, his most noteworthy dishes being Beauty of Bath 
Apples very brightly coloured, Barrington Peaches large, and Alicante 
Grapes of excellent colour. Mr. W. Howe, Park Hill Gardens, Streat- 
ham, was third, including fine Madresfield Court Grapes ; and Mr. 
C. Warden, gardener to W. D. Watson, Esq., Clarendon Park, Salisbury, 
was fourth. 
Grapes. —The chief c’ass for Grapes, that for ten varieties, two 
hunches of each, was not satisfactory. Only one collection was staged, 
and this did not include Grapes of very remarkable merit. Mr. 
G. Warden was adjudged the first prize for the following varieties— 
Lady Downe’s, Black Hamburgh, Muscat of Alexandria, Muscat Ham¬ 
burgh, Gros Maroc, Buckland Sweetwater, Alicante (this and the two 
preceding varieties were represented by fine bunches), Gros Co’man, 
Foster’s Seedling, and Madresfield Court. 
With a collection of five varieties Mr. G. Reynolds, gardener to the 
Messrs. Rothschild, Gunnersbury Park, Acton, took the lead, staging 
Black Hamburgh, medium sized bunches ; Chasselas Napoleon, clear 
even bunches and berries; Alicante, small berries, solid bimches; 
Muscat of Alexandria, excellent colour ; and Gros Maroc, large berries 
and solid bunches. Mr. T. Osman, The Gardens, Ottershaw Park, 
Chertsey, w T as the only other exhibitor, and secured the second prize 
with Alicante, Muscat of Alexandria, Black Hamburgh, Mrs. Pearson, 
and Lady Downe’s. 
In the classes restricted to certain varieties of Grapes, the competition 
was much keener, and some excellent samples were shown. For 
instance, there were ten entries with three bunches of Black Hamburgh, 
and Mr. J. Gibson, Draycot Gardens, Chippenham, won first honours 
with even solid bunches well ripened aDd of capital co’our. Mr. 
G. Reynolds was second with compact bunches of good colour; Mr. 
W. Nash being third. 
Six competitors exhibited Muscat of Alexandria, and Mr. J. Dumble, 
gardener to Sir C. Phillips, Bart., Picton Castle, Haverfordwest, won 
first for ripe well-coloured samples, but rather disfigured by spots on 
some of the berries ; Mr. Reynolds won second with large bunches 
slightly wanting in colour ; and Mr. G. Winter, gardener to W. Man, 
Esq., Barrow-on-Humber was third, large clean bunches of good colour. 
Gros Maroc Grapes were shown by five exhibitors, Mr. Reynolds 
leading with large bunches of excellent colour ; Mr. C. J. Waite, 
gardener to the Hon. W. P. Talbot, Glenhurst Gardens, Esher, was 
second with good bunches, but the berries somewhat rubbed ; Mr. 
T. Robinson, gardener to W. Lawrence, Esq., Elsfield House, Holling- 
bourne, Kent, was third, his bunches being of good size but deficient 
an colour. 
Of Madresfield Court seven exhibits were staged, Mr. J. Gibson 
winning first honours for much the best examples, the bunches very 
even, the colour and bloom good. Mr. Griffin, gardener to the Misses 
Christy, Coombe Park, Kingston, was second, the berries being very large, 
but the colour not first rate; and Mr. Ward was third for medium 
specimens. 
Seven also entered with Alicante. Mr. W. Marsh, 9, Henrietta 
Villas, Bath, secured the premier award with even bunches of excellent 
colour. Mr. Howe followed with large bunches bearing dense bloom, 
but they appeared to have suffered a little in transit to the Show. Mr. 
Griffin was third with even bunches, the colour capital. For any other 
white variety Mr. Warden took the lead amongst half a dozen com¬ 
petitors with Buck'and Sweetwater, well proportioned clean ripe 
bunches. Mr. Bury, The Gardens, Tewkesbury Lodge. Forest Hill, 
followed with Foster’s Seedling, large bunches : and Mr. Reynolds was 
third for the same variety, both these being somewhat green. In the 
any other black Grape class Mr. Ward was placed first with three good 
bunches of Mrs. Pince, but much deficient in colour. Mr. Reyno’ds 
was second, showing Alnwick Seedling in excellent condition : and Mr. 
Burv was third. 
Two classes were provided for baskets of Grapes, and some excellent 
examples were staged, especially in that for a basket of black Grapes. 
In this Mr. D. McIntosh, gardener to J. Parrott, Esq., East Barnet, was 
first with Gros Maroc, beautifully coloured and weighing 12^ lbs. Mr. 
E. Langley, gardener to T. Twigg, Esq., Croxted House, West Dulwich, 
was second with the same variety, weighing 12 lbs. ; and Mr. Iggulden 
was third, also with Gros Maroc. There were six other unsuccessful 
exhibitors. In the white Grape class Mr. W. Lane, King’s Road, Ascot, 
was first, showing Muscat of Alexandria, fine in bunch, berry, and 
•c flour. Mr. Winter followed with the same variety of a very deep 
colour ; and Mr. Bury was third for Duke of Buccleuch, excellent in 
bunch and berry. 
Peaches. —These were fairly represented in numbers, and the 
majority of the fruits were good in size, colour, and ripeness. Mr. W. 
Iggulden, gardener to the Earl of Cork, Marston House, Frome, won the 
Lading prize with four dishes of Peaches, good sized fruits of Sea Eagle, 
Barrington, Walburton Admirable, and Crimson GalaDde. Mr. W. H. 
Divers, gardener to J. T. Hopwood, Esq., Ketton House, Stamford, 
followed closely, all his fruits being of excellent colour. The varieties 
were Crawford’s Early, Bellegarde, Prince of Wales, and Grosse 
Mignonne. Mr. J. Mclndoe, Hutton Hall Gardens, Guisborough, took 
the third place, showing Golden Eagle, Princess of Wales, Exquisite, and 
Sea Eagle. 
There were twelve entries in the class for a single dish of Peaches, 
and the first prize was won by Mr. W. LawsoD, The Gardens Lovell 
House, Crawley, who had fine fruits of Grosse Mignonne ; Mr. Ward 
followed with Sea Eagle, and Mr. A. Gibson, gardener to T. F. B. 
Atkins, Esq., Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, was third with Barrington. 
Nectarines. —With four dishes of Nectarines Mr. Divers gained the 
chief place, exhibiting handsome fruits of Pineapple, Lord Napier, 
Victoria, and Rivers’ Orange. Mr. Mclndoe was second for smaller 
finely coloured fruits of Darwin, Pineapple, Humboldt, and Spenser. 
Mr. R. Potter, Kemsay, was third. In the single dish class Mr. Divers 
was first for excellent specimens of Lord Napier ; Mr. Bury followed 
with the same variety, and Mr. Potter was third with Humboldt. 
A class was devoted to a collection of Peaches and Nectarines, six 
dishes of each, and in this Mr. Divers continued his success, taking 
premier honours with admirable fruits of the following varieties :— 
Peaches, Crawford’s Early, Grosse Mignonne, Dymond, Violette Hative, 
Prince of Wales, and Bellegarde. The Nectarines were Lord Napier, 
Victoria, Violette Hative, Pineapple, and Dryden. Mr. Potter was a 
good second, some of his best dishes being Exquisite and Mr. Gladstone 
Peaches, with Rivers’ Orange and Goldoni Nectarines. 
Melons. —To these fruits two classes were devoted, and in each the 
competition was exceedinglv keen, much larger than that in any other 
class of the whole Show. For one green-flesh Melon there were twenty- 
three entries, Mr. A. Gibson leading with Halstead Fav> urite, beauti¬ 
fully netted, the flesh deep, of good flavour ; Messrs. Goodacre and 
W. Palmer following with good fruits but unnamed. In the scarlet 
flesh variety class the exhibitors were only one less in number. Mr. 
Palmer was first for a handsome fruit of Sutton’s Triumph ; Mr. 
J. Matthews, gardener to W. Stride, Esq., Coulsdon Grange, Caterham, 
was second with Blenheim Orange, and Mr. Coomber was third with the 
same variety. 
Plums. —Of the eleven entries with four dishes of red Plums Mr. 
H. Markham, gardener to Viscountess Falmouth, Mereworth Castle, 
Maidstone, won the first place, showing Victoria, Goliath, Sultan, and 
Prince of Wales, large, and finely ripened. Mr. Iggulden took the 
second place with Victoria, Pond’s Seedling, Angelina Burdett, and 
Prince of Wales ; Mr. J. Neighbour, Bickley, being third for Pond’s 
Seedling, La Delicieuse, Victoria, and Cox’s Emperor. The entries in 
the next class for yellow and green Plums were a’so eleven, and there 
Mr. Iggulden was first for good examples of Transparent Gag 1 , Golden 
Emperor, Jefferson, and Oul ins Golden. Mr. Neighbour followed, his 
best fruits being Pershore Yellow, and MagDum Bonum ; while Mr. 
Ward was third, his collection including a fine dish of Washington. 
Ten lots of purple Plums, four dishes each, were contributed, and Mr. 
A. Bolton, gardener to Earl Ashurst, Montreal, Sevenoaks. was accorded 
the first place with Prince of Wales, Diamond, Prince Englebert, and 
Kirke’s. Mr. Ward was a close second, having Mitchelson's, Belgian 
Purple, Diamond, and Kirke’s ; and Mr. Neighbour w r as third, a good 
dish of Diamond being conspicuous in his collection. Only one exhibit 
of three d : shes of Figs was shown, for which Mr. J. Wallis, gardener to 
R. Sneyd, Esq., Keele Hall, Newcastle, Staffs, w r as awarded the first 
prize. The varieties were Brown Turkey, Negro Largo, and Brunswick. 
Apples and Pears. —These were not largely represented, but the 
collections staged were of excellent quality. For twelve varieties of 
Apples (orchard house), Messrs. Bunvard & Co., Maidstone, the only 
exhibitors, were deservedly first, and it would have been difficult to 
surpass their specimens. The varieties shown were Stone’s, Alexander, 
The Queen, Mother Apple, Lady Sudeley, Red Bietigheimer, Warner’s 
King, Washington, Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Bismarck, Ribston Pippin, and 
Melon Apple. 
Mr. Mclndoe was first for ten varieties of Pears (orchard house), 
good samples of Beurrd d’Amanlis, Van Mons Leon Leclerc, Brock- 
worth, Pitmaston Duchess, Doyennd du Comice, Souvenir du Congr&s, 
General Todtleben, Clapp’s Favourite, Beurrb Clairgeau, and Louise 
Bonne of Jersey. Messrs. Potter and Bunyard followed closely. For 
outdoor Apples and Pears, Messrs. Bunyard, Waterman, and Paul and 
Son, Cheshunt, were the successful exhibitors. With collection of six 
varieties of Tomatoes, Messrs. R. Spinks, A. Rawlings, and T. Roberts 
secured the prizes in the order named. 
Cut Flowers and Plants. 
We cannot refer in detail to the exhibits under these heads, but the 
following were the prizetakers in the principal classes :— 
Open Classes. —Collection of Gladioli epikes, not less than thirty-six 
varieties or over 100 spikes.—First, Messrs. J. Burrell k Co., How House 
Nurseries, Cambridge ; second, Mr. W. H. Fowler, C'aremont, Taunton. 
Twenty-four Quilled Asters.—First, Mr. J. Walker, Thame, Oxon ; 
second, Messrs. Saltmarsh k Son, Chelmsford ; third, Messrs. Webb and 
Brand, Saffron Walden. Twenty-four French Asters.—First, Messrs. 
Saltmarsh & Son ; second, Mr. W. F. Catlin, 9, Midsummer Buildings, 
Bath ; third, Messrs. Webb and Brand. Twenty-four Hollyhock blooms, 
distinct.—First, Messrs. Webb & Brand ; second, Mr. Thos. Hobbs, 
Easton, Bristol; third, Mr. W. Smith, Kingswood, Bristol. Collection 
of cut stove and greenhouse flowers.—First, Mr. A. Gibson, Sevenoaks ; 
third, Mr. W. Slogrove, Gatton, Reigate. Six Cockscombs, grown in 
pots not exceeding 8 inches.—First, Mr. T. Crosswell, Eden Park Gardens, 
