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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Esq., Bromborough, third with rather flat blooms. The principal winner 
for six blooms was Mr. W. Riding, gardener to W. W. Sandbrook, Esq. 
For twenty-four Japanese varieties, distinct, Mr. A. R. Cox was deservedly 
placed first with a magnificent collection of bright, fresh, large blooms. Mr. 
J. Martin was placed second and Mr. F. Roberts third with rather small but 
very fr-sh blooms. The premier collection comprised the following :— 
Belle Panle, Curiosity, Red Gauntlet, Peter the Great, Japonaise, Fair 
Maid of Guernsey, Madame C. Audiguier, Mons. Astorg, Balmoreau, 
Duchess of Albany, Daimio, Boule d’Or, Baron de Prailly, Criterion, F. A. 
Davies, Elaine, Comte de Germiny, Mons. Tarin, Chang, Mons. Burnet, 
Golden Dragon, Fernand Feral, and Meg Merrilees. Four collections were 
staged in this class. For eighteen blooms five competitors staged, and the 
whole were highly commendable, as the various collections scarcely con¬ 
tained a poor flower. Mr. J. Wilson took the lead and staged wonderful 
flowers of Criterion, Golden Dragon, F. A. Davies, Mons. J. Laing, Baron 
de Prailly, and Boule d’Or. Mr. J. Jellico was placed second, and had very 
fine Meg Merrilees and Triomphe de la Rue des Chalets, the remaining 
blooms being rather smaller than the first-prize collection. For twelve 
blooms three boxes only were staged, the prizetakers being in the order 
named—Mr. C. Osborne, Mr. E. Broadeys, and Mr. E. Curson, gardener to 
E. Meycock, Esq., Egerton Park, Rock Ferry. 
The prizewinners for six reflexed blooms were Messrs. W. Wilson and 
J. Jellico, the former staging grand flowers of King of the Crimsons, Lilac 
and Golden Christine, Dr. Sharp, Mrs. Forsyth, and Chevalier Domage. 
Four collections were staged for the prizes offered for six Anemone-flowered 
varieties. Mr. W. Wilson was again first with fine examples of Bijou, 
Acquisition, Gluck, Lady Margaret, and Fleur de Marie ; Mr. A. R. Cox 
second, and .Mr. C. Watson, gardener to F. Tobin, Esq., Mersey Road, 
Aigburth, third. The remaining two small classes provided in the schedule 
were well filled but call for no special remark. 
Chrysanthemums in Pots. —These were as numerous as usual, but the 
closely trained specimens that are generally a feature were not on the whole 
quite equal to the usual excellent condition in which these plants are shown. 
The classes provided for bushes or untrained specimens were certainly 
better than any we have seen in St. George’s Hall before, but there is still 
room for great improvement. For six large-flowering trained plants, Mr. 
J. Hughes, gardener to H. Mclver, Esq., Allerton, was well to the fore with 
good plants, well flowered, of Jardin des Plantes, George Glenny, Mrs. 
Shipman, Empress of India, Lady Hardinge, and John Salter. Mr. C. Fin- 
nigan, Palace Gardens, New Brighton, second with well-grown specimens, 
but considerably smaller blooms. Mr. W. Bustard, gardener to J. Lewis, 
Esq., Aigburth, was third, four collections being staged. For three plants 
Mr. T. Jones, gardener to W. C. Clarke, Esq., was first; Mr. J. Harrison, 
gardener to G. Pilkington, Esq., Woolton, second; and Mr. C. Finnigan 
third. For one plant Mr. J. Hughes took the lead, followed by Messrs. T. 
Jones and C. Finnigan. For six Pompons trained Mr. C. Finnigan took the 
lead with well-grown, profusely flowered plants of Lilac, White, and Golden 
Cedo Nulli, Mr. Astie, Mrs. Wheeler, and St. Michael. Mr. J. Hughes was 
placed second with rather smaller plants, which were remarkably fresh, but 
scarcely in full bloom, Mr. W. Bustard the remaining award. With three 
plants the successful competitors w«re Messrs. C. Finnigan, T. Blackmore, 
gardener to Major Pemberton, Fairfield, and J. Hughes, all staging creditable 
plants. Mr. Hughes took the lead with one plant, followed by Messrs. C. 
Finnigan and T. Blackmore. Eight exhibitors staged for the prizes offered 
in this class. Mr. E. Green, gardener to J. Woolright, Esq., Mossley Hill, was 
first in the class for one standard as well as in the corresponding class for one 
pyramid. 
PLANTS. 
Stove and Greenhouse Plants. —Mr. A. R. Cox won premier honours for 
six plants with good large plants of Latania borbonica, Dicksonia antarctica, 
and Croton Queen Victoria well coloured; Ixora coccinea, a good plant 
fairly well flowered ; Erica hyemalis, 5 feet through, very fine ; and a large 
plant of Epacris not named. Mr. J. Jellico was placed second with a grand 
well-flowered example of Rhododendron Princess Royal, Cycas revoluta, 
Croton Hawkeri, a good plant, but the whole of the foliage drooping, 
Centropogon Lucyanus fairly flowered, a good pot of Calanthe Veitckii, and 
a well-grown plant of Latania borbonica. Mr. A. Crosbie, gardener to B. 
Hall, Esq., Dudlow House, was awarded the remaining prize. For four 
plants the same competitor was again placed first, having a grand plant of 
Cypripedium insigne with over twenty flowers fully expanded, a large 
plant of Ixora Dixiana in good condition for this season of the year, and 
Croton Disraeli very good. Mr. R. Cubbon, gardener to Mrs. Alison 
Johnson, Woolton, was second, having good Eucharis amazonica, carrying 
nearly twenty spikes, and two good Crotons Weismani and C. interruptus. 
Mr. A. Crosbie was placed third, having also a good Eucharis and Cocos 
Weddelliana. 
— Table Plants. —Good numbers of these were staged, and no less than 
twelve competitors arranged plants for the three prizes given for six plants. 
Those exhibited were of small size and in admirable condition, for there 
was not a faulty or an unsuitable plant amongst the exhibits. The plants 
were arranged down one of the central tables, nearly the whole length of 
the hall, in one row down the centre. Mr. J. Agnew, gardener to Mrs. 
Watts, was deservedly placed first with beautiful little plants of Dracsena 
gracilis, D. Sydneyi, Pandanus Veitchi, Cocos Weddelliana, Croton inter¬ 
ruptus aureus, and C. Rodeckianus. Mr. T. Fleetwood, gardener to T. H. 
Harrison, Esq., Holmfield, was a good second, and Mr. J. Hurst, gardener to 
W. B. Bowering, Esq., third. 
Ferns. —The classes devoted to Ferns were well filled, and the plants 
staged by the various exhibitors were freely developed specimens. For four 
stove and greenhouse kinds Mr. R. Cubbon was deservedly placed first with 
grand plants, about 5 or 6 feet in diameter, of Microlepia hirta cristata, 
Dicksonia antarctica, Davallia Mooreana, and Adiantum trapeziforme. Mr. 
T. Gowan, gardener to J. Cunningham, Esq., was second wiih Adiantum 
farleyense, A. Veitchi very fine, Gleichenia speluncoe, and Gymnogramma 
argyrophyllum. Mr. A. R. Cox was third, and his collection of plants was 
also very good. For one Tree Fern Mr. R. Cubbon was again first with a 
rand example of Dicksonia antarctica ; second Mr. J. Lowndes, gardener to 
. S. Parker, Esq., Aigburth, who staged the same variety. 
Palms and Cycads. —Two classes only were provided for these plants, 
and in the class for three Mr. R. Cubbon was well to the front with Cycas 
revoluta, Arecalutescens, and Seaforthia elegans, all being clean, well-grown,, 
fair-sized specimens. Mr. J. Vaughan, gardener to R. C. Caliart, Esq., The 
Hollies, Aigburth, was placed second, and Mr. C. Finnigan third. For one 
plant Mr. R. Cubbon was the only exhibitor, and was awarded the first prize 
offered. 
Primulas. —There were not numerous, but were well grown and very 
creditable to the exhibitors. For six plants, Mr. T. Foster, gardener to J. 
Braucker, Esq., Wavertree, was first, while Mr. Agnew was placed second 
with larger but not such well-bloomed plants as those in the leading 
collection. Mr. E. Green was the remaining prizetaker. 
Mignonette and Epiphyllums. —The first was not staged in large numbers 
but the exhibits were good. For one standard Mr. W. Wilson wa3 placed 
first; second, Mr. J. Lewis ; and third, Mr. J. Hurst. Epiphyllums were 
very good and well bloomed, but their appearance was destroyed by the 
manner of staking adopted. Some of the plants, which were standards, had 
nearly twenty stakes in them to support their heads. Nothing could have 
looked more unsightly than these down the centre of the fruit tables, for 
the whole of the stakes were seen. 
Pelargoniums, Cyclamens , and Poinsettias. —Only one exhibitor staged in 
this class for six plants. The plants were well grown and profusely flowered, 
considering the season of the year. Mr. W. Wilson was awarded the first 
prize. Only one exhibitor staged in the class for Cyclamens, which need no 
further comment. Poinsettias were very good, and Mr. A. Crosbie took the 
lead for six plants possessing large well-developed heads, with foliage down 
to the base. 
Orchids. —There was a slight falling off in the number of these plants- 
exhibited, which no doubt is due to Mr. W. Mease retiring from the field as 
an exhibitor and the dispersion of the collection belonging to the late T. S. 
Walker, Esq. The prizes offered, however, were well contested, but the 
exhibits were not so numerous as previously. For three plants Mr. T. 
North, gardener to E. Harvey, Esq., Aigburth, took the lead with a fine 
example of Odontoglossum Rossi majus with twenty or more flowers, a large 
pan of Cypripedium Spicerianum, and Odontoglossum grande with three 
fine spikes. Mr. W. Moss, gardener to W. Holland, Esq., Aigburth, was a 
good second with Odontoglossum Alexandra with three spikes, Burlingtonia 
fragrans, and Cymbidium Mastersiana. Mr. E. Green was a very good third. 
For one plant Mr. T. Worth was again first with Laslia elegans picta ; Mr. 
Moss followed with Cypripedium Sedeni with about ten spikes, and Mr. A. R. 
Cox third with Oncidium varicosum. Seven or eight competitors staged for 
the prizes offered in this class. For one Cypripedium Mr. Moss was placed 
first with a large pan of C. insigne with about thirty flowers, Mr. A. R. Cox, 
second with a good plant of the same variety, and Mr. C. Copple, gardener 
to Stanley Rogerson, Esq., St. Michael’s Hamlet, third. For two Calanthes 
Mr. W. Moss was first, and the same exhibitor was also successful for one 
plant. 
Bouquets. —Those shown were on the whole light, shapely, and composed 
of very choice flowers. For one (open class) Miss M. A. Cooke, Southport, 
was first, and Mr. G. Downes, Lodge Lane, second. In the corresponding 
class for one Mr. A. Crosbie was followed by Mr. Watts, and Mr. J. Fairhurst, 
gardener to P. H. Blessig, Esq., Allerton. For one epergne or vase Mr. J. 
Lewis was first and Mr. C. Copple second. 
FRUIT. 
On the whole the display of fruit was not only more numerous than on 
previous occasions, but the quality throughout was superior. The exhibi¬ 
tion of fruit alone was considered by those capable of judging to have been 
the finest show of fruit that has been brought together this autumn. For 
twelve distinct dishes Mr. J. H. Goodacre, gardener to the Earl of Harring¬ 
ton, Elvaston Castle, Derby, gained the premier position with fair Muscat 
of Alexandria Grapes, Alicante, Gros Colman, good in bunch, berry, and 
colour, and a very fine example of Mrs. Pearson Grape, a small Hero of 
Lockinge Melon. Pears Beurre Clairgeau, Marie Louise, and Duchesse 
d’Angouleme were large. Apples King of the Pippins, Winter Pearmain, 
and Queen Charlotte were also large and well coloured. Mr. J. Bennett, 
gardener to Hon. C. H. Wynne, North Wales, was second with good 
Alicante and Gros Colman Grapes. The bunches staged of Foster’s Seed¬ 
ling and Syrian were small in the berry; Cox’s Pomona Apple and 
Urbaniste Pears were very good. Mr. W. Hannagan, gardener to R. C. 
Naylor, Esq., Hooton Hall, Cheshire, was third, and staged good Alicante 
and Gros Colman Grapes. For Bix dishes Mr. Goodacre was again first with 
very fine examples of Muscat of Alexandria and Gros Colman Grapes, the 
latter being well coloured with very large berries, Beurre Diel and Marie 
Louise Pears, a fine dish of Blenheim Pippin Apples, and a small Melon. 
Mr. Hannagan was a close second, and staged remarkably fine fruits of 
Marie Louise and Doyenne du Comice Pears. Mr. J. Hurst gained the re¬ 
maining prize. Eight collections were staged in this class. 
Grapes. —For two bunches of black Grapes (Muscat flavoured) five exhi¬ 
bitors competed for the prizes. Mr. J. Hollingsworth, gardener to F. 
Campbell, Esq., Woodseat, gained the premier position with good bunches 
of Mrs. Pince, perfect in colour and large in both bunch and berry. Mr. J. 
Barker, gardener to Alderman Raynes, Rock Ferry, was placed second with 
Madresfield Court, perfect in colour and size of berry, but the bunches were 
rather small. Mr. Goodacre secured the remaining award with bunches a 
little less, but in other respects equally good. In the corresponding class 
for two bunches (without Muscat flavour) no less than sixteen exhibitors 
staged, and there was not a faulty exhibit in the whole. Mr. A. Collins, 
gardener to Samuel Smith, Esq , Prince’s Park, gained the premier award 
with very large well-coloured bunches of Gro3 Guillaume. Mr. J. Hollings¬ 
worth was placed second with smaller but perfectly shaped well-coloured 
examples of the same variety ; Mr. Goodacre third with Gros Colman, the 
two finest bunches of this variety in the Exhibition, the bunches being large, 
the colour good, and the berries of great size. Mr. T. Bradshaw, gardener to 
W. Watson, Esq., Spital, was awarded an extra prize for two large perfectly 
finished bunches of Alicante. For two bunches of Black Hamburghs there 
were only three competitors, but the fruit was in good condition, considering 
the season of the year, for this variety. Messrs. Goodacre, J. Barker, and 
T. Fleetwood were the prizetakers. 
For two bunches of Muscat of Alexandria Mr. G. Middleton, gardener to 
R. Pilkington, Esq., Rainford Hall, was well ahead with the two finest 
bunches of this variety in the Show, the bunches in question being large 
