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Plums. —A 3 might be expected in such a good season as the present one 
the entries were numerous in the three classes devoted to Plum3 ; but the 
fruits with a few exceptions were not unusually fine, and some were rather 
small. For four dishes of Red Plums, Mr. J. Neighbour was first amongst 
seven competitors with good fruits of Cooper’s, Pond’s Seedling, Cox’s 
Emperor, and Victoria. Mr. Goodacre was second, his best varieties being 
Angelina Burdett, Pond's Seedling, and Victoria. Messrs. T. Rivers & Son 
followed, showing Belle de Louvain, Sultan, Prince of Wales, and Nectarine. 
There were nine exhibitors of Yellow and Green Plums, Mr. J. Wells, Fern- 
hill, Winkfield, securing the leading place with Green Gage, Oullins Golden 
Gage (extremely fine), Jefferson, and Webster’s Green Gage. Mr. Chad¬ 
wick, Hanger Hill House, Ealing, was second, his best dish being Washing¬ 
ton. Mr. Neighbour followed, showing Coe’s Golden Drop, Washington, 
and white Magnum Bonum. Six collections of four dishes of Purple Plums 
were staged, Mr. G. Holliday, gardener to J. Norris, Esq., Bletchingley, 
leading with Purple Gage, Bradshaw, Quetsche, and Kirke’s. Messrs. T. 
Rivers & Son took the second place with Belgian Purple, Grebb, Prince 
Englebert, and Reine Victoria ; Mr. Goodacre, who was third, having fine 
fruits of Kirke’s, Prince Englebert, and Old Orleans. 
Pears. —The display of Pears was not a large one, nor were the majority 
of the fruits of remarkable size ; in fact, it was noticeable that the examples 
cf many of the varieties were undersized. Still, there were fine fruits in 
some of the collections, and some of the best of these were from Mr. Butler, 
Orchard House Gardens, Sittingbourne, who has on previous occasions 
shown some handsome specimens from cordon-trained trees. He was first 
in the class for ten varieties, five fruits of each, with the following varieties, 
very fine :—Doyemffi Boussoch, Beurr6 de l’Assomption, Conseiller du Cour, 
Pitmaston Duchess, Clapp’s Favourite, Windsor, Beurre Hardy, Louise 
Bonne of Jersey, Williams’Bon Chretien, and BeuriA d’Amanlis. Messrs. 
Rivers & Son were second, their best fruits being Clapp’s Favourite, 
Widiams’ Bon Chretien, and Souvenir du Congres. Mr. Waterman took 
the third place, having Gansel’s Bergamot, Grosse Calebasse, and Williams’ 
Bon Chretien in good condition. With three dishes of Pears Mr. 
Butler was again first, showing Williams’ Bon Chretien, Windsor, and 
Desire Cornelis. Mr. Waterman followed, his best fruits being Williams’ 
Bon Chretien ; and Mr. Divers was third for Souvenir du Congres, Pitmaston 
Duchess, and Clapp’s Favourite. 
Apples. —In the general collections of fruits there were few good dishes 
of Apples, except the well known useful Devonshire Quarrenden and the 
Red Astrachan, but in the classes devoted to Apples there were some fine 
fruits of the leading culinary varieties. Mr. H. Waterman, who was first 
with twelve dishes, six dessert and six culinary varieties, had the following :— 
Lord Suffield, Gloria Mundi, Stirling Castle, Blenheim Pippin, Tower of 
Glamis, Warner’s King, Worcester Pearmain, Red Astrachan, King of the 
Pippins, Gravenstein, Duchess’s Favourite, and Devonshire Quarrenden. 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son were awarded the second prize for fine examples of 
Lord Suffield, Hawthornden, Stirling Castle, Cellini, Worcester Pearmain, 
Duchess of Oldenburg, and Irish Peach. Mr. Layzell took the third prize 
with Blenheim Pippin, English Codlin, Alfriston, and Emperor Alexander 
amongst others. For three dishes of Apples Mr. Butler was first with 
Hunt’s Early, Worcester Pearmain, and Red Astrachan, all finely coloured. 
Mr. Waterman followed, showing Devonshire Quarrenden, Astrachan, and 
(Duchess of Oldenburg, Mr. Layzell being third. 
Miscellaneous. —A class was provided for a collection of fruit from 
fruiterers, in which the prizes were £12, £8, and £4. Mr. G. Wingfield, 
37, Market Street, Brighton, was awarded the first prize for a very large and 
handsome collection of fine fruits, comprising all the best of those in season. 
Mr. G. Wood, 75, St. James Street, W., was third with a smaller but good 
collection. There were only two exhibitors of Pine Apples—namely, Mr. 
G. T. Miles and Mr. Goodacre, who were awarded the prizes in that order. 
There was also only one exhibitor of Figs, Mr. Wallis, who was awarded 
the first prize for Yellow Ischia and Osborn’s Prolific. 
With six dishes of Tomatoes Mr. C. J. Goldsmith was first with Stam- 
fordian, Old Red, The Trophy, Acme, Reading Perfection, and Hathaway’s 
Excelsior, all exceedingly fine even fruits. Mr. Goodacre secured the second 
place with Red Italian, Excelsior, Hackwood Park, Dedham Favourite, and 
Chiswick Red, nearly equal to the first in merit. Mr. S. Castle was third 
with Sutton’s Conqueror, Chiswick Red, Old Red, Reading Perfection, 
Carters’ Green Gage, and Dedham Favourite. 
The non-competing exhibits comprised the following :—A large general 
collection of well-grown fruits from Mr. J. Neighbour, Bickley. Samples of 
the Dartmouth Crab, a pretty crimson fruit with a bloom like a Plum, from 
Mr. Laxton, Bedford. Mr. W. Salmon, 2, Ivy Cottage, Elden Road, Lower 
Norwood, showed a twin fruit of Duke of Albany Cucumber. Mr. J. Butler, 
Orchard Lane Gardens,Sittingbourne,showed some beautiful fruits of Windsor 
and Clapp’s Favourite Pears from cordon trees. Mr. James Don, 20, Chapel 
Row, Nottingham, sent tubers of a Potato called Village Blacksmith, a round 
variety with a rough brown skin. 
GROUPS AND CUT FLOWERS. 
One of the most prominent of the groups sent for competition was the 
magnificent collection of Tuberous Begonias from Messrs. J. Laing & Co., 
Forest Hill, which comprised a large number of their choicest single and 
double varieties arranged with Ferns, Isolepis, (fee. Messrs. Kelway & Co., 
Langport, Somerset, had a grand collection of Gladioli spikes, representing 
some scores of their best varieties. Mr. Alexander Campbell, Gourock, N.B., 
also had a superb collection of massive spikes of Gladioli, including some 
grand varieties. The Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain, Westwell Vicarage, Ashford, 
had the best of the amateurs’ collections of Gladioli, handsome spikes of 
good varieties. Three groups of early-flowering Chrysanthemums were 
shown, Mr. W. Piercey, Forest Hill, being first, followed by Mr. H. James 
and Mr. N. Davis, Camberwell. Hollyhocks, Asters, and miscelianeous cut 
flowers were also well represented by numerous exhibitors. 
NATIONAL DAHLIA SHOW. 
Another success was scored by the National Dahlia Society with its 
annual Exhibition on September 4th and 5th. It was held in’conj unction 
with the Fruit Show above noted. There was plenty of competition in the 
majority of the classes, and the quality of the flowers was excellent—in fact, 
quite equal to that of former years. The general effect of the Show was 
inferior to last year, owing to its being held in the central transept of the 
Palace, which dwarfs the Show by its magnitude. It has a compensating 
advantage, however, in allowing more room for the large number of visitors 
than is afforded by a marquee, and no doubt the management had this in 
view in holding the Exhibition in the Palace itself. Its popularity is 
evidenced by the immense number of persons who visited it both on Friday 
and Saturday. Appended are particulais of the awards. 
Nurserymen’s Classes. Show Varieties.— Mr. Charles Turner, Royal 
Nurseries, Slough, was placed first in the principal class, that for forty-eight 
blooms, showing the following varieties :—Back row—Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham, 
George Rawlings, Constancy, Imperial, Mrs. Kendal, Henry Walton, Prince 
Bismarck, Mrs.Foreman, Burgundy, Champion Rollo, J. N.Keynes, Georgina, 
William Rawlings, James Stephen, Mrs. Langtry, and Miss Cannell. Middle 
Row—Sunbeam, Mrs. Gladstone, Hope, John Bennett, Mrs. Henshaw, 
Rosetta, Canary, Seraph, T. G. Saltmarsh, James Cocker, Clara, Joseph 
Ashby. Mrs. Hodgson, Lady Wimborne, Julia Wyatt, and Statesman. Front 
row—Ruby Gem, Mrs. Hodson, Chris. Ridley, Muriel, Mrs. Douglas, Mrs. S. 
Hibberd, Prince of Denmark, Lady Gladys Herbert, John Standish, Joseph 
B. Service, Senator, Mrs. Harris, Harry Turner, Mr. G. Harris, Goldfinder, 
and Joseph Green. The names are given in the order the blooms were 
placed. This was a splendid collection, the flowers being large and 
symmetrical, of good substance, and bright and clear in colour. They were 
in fact fully equal to those shown by this firm in former years. Second 
prize was deservedly awarded to Mr. William Boston, Manor Farm Nurseries, 
Carthorpe, Bedale. Some grand blooms were noticeable in this stand, and 
throughout they were of good size and shape ; but they were not so fresh as 
those of the premier exhibitor, a circumstance which is no doubt mainly due 
to the long distance they had to be sent. The third prize was awarded to 
Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Grange Nursery, Bedale, who showed smaller but 
even blooms; and the fourth to Messrs. Keynes, Williams, & Co., Salisbury. 
Five stands were staged in this class. For twenty distinct varieties Messrs. 
Saltmarsh & Son, The Nurseries, Chelmsford, secured the premier prize with 
fresh medium-sized blooms of the following varieties :—Back row—Ethel 
Britton (a very fine bloom), J. Standish, Joseph Service, Hon. Mrs. P. 
Wyndham, Mrs. Dodds, James Cocker, Goldfinder, and Criterion. Middle 
row—Joseph Ashby, Lady G. Herbert, J. Lamont, Mrs. Gladstone (a beautiful 
flower), Shirley Hibberd, Constancy, Mrs. Harris, and Henry Walton. Front 
row—Mrs. Hodgson, Revival, Sunbeam, Mrs. Harris, J. N. Keynes, Hope, 
Earl of Beaconsfield, and Mrs. Shirley Hibbard. The second prize was 
adjudged to Messrs. Rawlings Brothers, Old Church, Romford, whose 
blooms were beautifully fresh and bright. Messrs. Paul & Son, Old Nurseries, 
Cheshunt, and Messrs. Cheal (fe Son, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, Sussex, 
were awarded third and fourth prizes respectively. One other collection 
was shown. Mr. J. Walker, 7 and 8, High Street, Thame, occupied the 
leading position in the class for twelve Show blooms. Good flowers of the 
following were shown :—Back row—Champion Rollo, William Rawlings, 
Mrs. Gladstone, and John Standish. Middle row.—George Rawlings, Earl 
of Ravensworth, James Cocker, and Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham. Front row— 
George Bennett, William Green, Mrs. J. Foreman, and Monarch. Messrs. 
James Gilbert & Son, St. Margaret’s Nursery, Ipswich, who won the second 
prize, also showed well, good blooms of James Stephen, Hon. Mrs. P. 
Wyndham, and J. C. Quennell being noteworthy. Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., 
Howe House Nurseries, Cambridge, were placed third, and Mr. G. Humphries, 
Kingston Langley, Chippenham, fourth. 
Fancy Varieties. —In this section the principal class was that for twenty- 
four blooms, and Mr. Turner was again to the fore, showing magnificently. 
Shapely blooms of good size, clean and fresh, were those from the Slough 
Nurseries. They were arranged as follows :—Back row—Rev. J. B. M. 
Camm, Annie Pritchard, Romeo (a splendid flower), Miss Annie Milsome, 
Hy. Glasscock, Fredk. Smith, Grand Sultan, and Gaiety. Middle row— 
Miss Browning, W. G. Head, Chas. Wyatt, Professor Fawcett, Duchess of 
Albany (very fine specimen), Peacock, Edward Peck, and Mrs. Saunders. 
Front row—Robert Burns, Jas. O’Brien, General Gordon, Miss Lily Large, 
Rebecca, Laura Haslam, Geo. Barnes, and Chorister. Messrs. Keynes, 
Williams <fe Co. were adjudged the second prize for smaller blooms, which, 
however, vied with the first-prize flowers for freshness and purity. Mr. Wm. 
Boston was placed third, his collection including several excellent blooms; 
and Mr. Hy. Clark, Rodley, near Leeds, secured the remaining prize. 
Messrs. Rawlings Bros, occupied the leading position with twelve blooms, 
good specimens of the following being represented :—Back row—Gaiety, 
Egyptian Prince, Lottie Eckford, and Peacock. Middle row—Frank Pearce, 
Polly Sandell, Professor Fawcett, and Mrs. Saunders. Front row—Mrs. 
Carter, Mrs. Steven, Annie, and Gem. Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son were placed 
second, Messrs. Cheal & Sons third, and Messrs. Paul ife Son fourth, all 
showing well, the first named particularly so. Eight collections were 
staged in this class. 
AMATEURS’ CLASSES. 
Shoto Varieties. —The principal class for amateurs brought out several 
admirable collections. Mr. G. Boothroyde, gardener to Hy. Coleman, Esq., 
Woodville, Dover, being awarded the chief prize. He showed fresh symme¬ 
trical blooms of good size, the following varieties being staged :—Front row 
—Jas. Cocker, Harrison Weir, Geo. Rawlings, Clara, Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham, 
Rev. J. Godday, Ethel Britton, and Prince Bismarck. Middle row—Miss 
Cannell, Lady Gladys Herbert, Vice President, Henry Walton, Mrs. G. 
Harris, Goldfinder, Earl of Beaconsfield, and Mrs. Gladstone. Front row.— 
J. Standish, Miss Henshaw, Fredk. Rawlings, Mrs. Harris, John Bennett, 
Flag of Truce, J. Henshaw, and Mrs. Dodds. Mr. John Spoor, Prospect 
Cottage, Musgrave, Low Fell, Gateshead, staged some fine blooms, Seraph, 
Mrs. Gladstone, Clara, and James Vick being particularly good. He was 
awarded second prize. Mr. H. Glasscock, Rye Street, Bishops Stortford, was 
placed third, showing well; and Mr. J. Nation, Whitemore, Staplegrove, 
Taunton, fourth. Eight collections were shpwn. Mr. J. T. West, gardener 
to W. Keith, Esq., Cornwallis, Brentwood, was placed first for twelve 
blooms, good specimens of John Henshaw, Prince Bismarck, and Mrs. Glad¬ 
stone being included in his stand. Mr. John Walker, Alum Well Road, Low 
Fell, Gateshead, was second ; Mr. J. Tranter, Upper Assenden, Henley-on- 
Thames, third ; and Mr. Thos. Garratt, Bishops Stortford, fourth. Ten 
collections were in competition in this class. Good blooms of Mrs. HarrF, 
Emperor, Ethel Britton, Prince of Denmark, Goldfinder, and Mr. G. Har is 
