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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ September 28, 1889, 
from Messrs. Harrison & Son, G. Wythes, J. Willard, J. Wallis, J. 
Hughes, and C. J. Waite. 
Peas. —The exhibits in these classes were more numerous than 
might have been expected, both dishey and varieties being abundant 
Messrs. J. Waite, Goodacre, Bunyard & Co., Divers, Maher, Oakshott and 
Millard, and J. Carter & Co. were the leading exhibitors. 
Cucumbers. —Lockie’s Perfection, Carter’s Model, and Purley Park 
were the chief varieties shown, Mr. Lockie’s five fruits of his variety 
being excellent. Messrs. J. Carter & Co. had six large fruits as grown 
for seed. Messrs. Bunyard & Co. showed some ridge varieties, and 
Mr. Laxton had a variety named “ Open Air,” a ridge Cucumber raised 
from Telegraph crossed with the Bedfordshire Eidge, sown May 16th, 
and grown entirely of doors. 
Capsicums and Chilies, —Messrs. Vilmorin & Co. were the chief exhi- 
tors of this, showing Large Bell, Sweet Spanish Mammoth, Golden 
King, and Bull Nose, all large richly coloured varieties. Mr. J. Willard 
sent a dish of Cayenne Capsicums, and Mr. Divers LoDg Eed Chilies. 
TUBEES AND BULBS. 
Potatoes. —A considerable portion of a table the whole length of the 
large vinery was filled with Potatoes, forming one of the most important 
parts of the Exhibition. The tubers shown were of satisfactory quality 
generally, and the varieties were of course very numerous. It is, how¬ 
ever, unnecessary to refer to them at length now pending the Judges’ 
report. From the Society’s gardens came about fifty dishes. Messrs. 
Oakshott & Millard sent twenty-one dishes, Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. 
had thirteen dishes, Messrs. Harrison & Sons fifteen dishes. In the class 
for twenty-five dishes Mr. J. L. Ensor, Ipswich ; Mr. J. Hughes, gar¬ 
dener to Col. Cartwright, Eydon Hall Gardens, Byfield, Northampton ; 
and Mr. E. Wiles, gardener to A. Cartwright, Esq., Edgcote, Banbury ; 
and Mr. Lye, Cliffe Gardens, Market Lavington, were the chief ex¬ 
hibitors. From the Society’s garden came a collection of American 
seedlings. Amongst other exhibitors were Messrs. E. Yeitch & Son, 
Webb & Sons, Stourbridge ; W. Palmer, Thames Ditton ; Mr. Wildsmith, 
Heckfield Gardens, Winchfield ; J. Burnett, Deepdene Gardens, and 
C. Sharpe & Co. 
Onions. —These occupied about 70 feet of tabling, and were of ex¬ 
cellent quality. One of the largest collections in class 44 was that from 
Mr. H. Deverill, Banbury, which consisted of thirty dishes. Such well- 
known varieties as the Banbury, Improved Beading, Blood Eed, James’ 
Keeping, Nuneham Park, Giant Eocca, White Lisbon, and White 
Spanish Were shown well, and in addition were the fine newer varieties 
Eousham Park Hero, an excellent exhibition variety ; Ailsa Craig, of 
which there were some fine bulbs ; Cocoa Nut, Cranston’s Excelsior, 
Anglo-Spanish, a handsome Onion, resembling Eousham Park Hero ; and 
Improved Wroxton, the latter a globe-shaped variety of good appearance. 
Messrs. Vilmorin & Co., Paris, exhibited ten dishes, the bulbs beingof large 
size and in beautiful condition. Giant Eocca was totally different from 
the variety under that name in other collections. The bulbs were of enor¬ 
mous size, 7 to 8 inches in diameter, and bright in colour. Flat Italian 
Tripoli and White Lisbon were also grandly shown, being large in size 
and white as milk ; Giant Madeira (globe shaped) was very striking in 
appearance. Messrs. Oakshott & Millard, Beading, also had ten dishes, 
a very neat and even collection ; Improved Beading, a very useful 
Onion, was well shown amongst them. Four dishes were shown by Mr. 
Wythes, Syon House Gardens, Brentford. A collection of thirty dishes 
came from Messrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, Eoyal Exotic Nurseries, Chelsea, and 
it was chiefly interesting as showing many old and tried varieties in clean 
bright condition. Of the newer varieties Southport Eed Globe was the 
most noteworthy ; it is a medium-sized Onion of useful appearance. 
The Queen was shown in this collection about the size of marbles. As 
sometimes grown it is 3 to 4 inches across ; which is the true variety ? 
Messrs. Bunyard of Maidstone also exhibited six dishes in this class. 
There were six collections of six dishes. Mr. Deverill had a splendid 
lot, comprising Ailsa Craig, Eousham Park Hero, and Anglo-Spanish in 
very fine condition ; Cocoa Nut, very large ; The Black Douglas, a very 
dark skinned seedling, stated to have been raised at Culzean Castle, 
Ayrshire, by Mr. Murray ; and the Improved Wroxton. These were 
remarkable as evidence of skill in culture applied to naturally large 
varieties. They had been grown in a deeply trenched stiff black loam 
on a south border, being raised from seed at the end of January, pricked 
out and grown with bottom heat until the middle of April, then planted 
out, mulched with cow manure, and dressed during the season with 
Cannell’s manure. Mr. Pope, gardener to the Earl of Carnarvon, High- 
clere Castle, Berks, had a well-grown collection of bulbs, the varieties 
corresponding with those already named, except Improved Pinesfield, a 
remarkably handsome and solid Onion. Messrs. E. Veitch & Son, 
Exeter, showed old varieties very well, and Messrs. Wallis, gardener to 
E. Sneyd, Esq., Keele Hall, Newcastle, Staffs ; W. G. Gilbert, Norfolk ; 
and E. Nicholas, Castle Hill, North Devon, also exhibited. There were 
twenty-five single dishes, and it is quite impossible to name all the 
exhibitors. Moreover, the varieties were chiefly the same as those 
already named. 
Kohl Jtabi, green and purple varieties, came from Messrs. Osman, 
Sutton, J. Veitch & Sons, and Jas. Carter & Co., but these are not much 
used for culinary purposes in this country. 
Turnips. —There were about twenty exhibitors of Turnips in the two 
classes provided for them. Veitch’s Eed Globe, Snowball, Dobbie’s 
New Model, Green Bound, Eed American Stone, Golden Ball, Orange 
Jelly, White Dutch, and Early Milan were amongst the varieties best 
shown, and formed a very fine display. Messrs. Pope, Palmer, E. Veitch 
and Son, Dobbie & Co., Wythe3, Lambert, E. Maher, and Wallis showing 
some of the best produce. 
Leelis were a very fine display. There were some fifteen exhibitors 
of them, and there was some splendid produce staged. The Lyon was 
finely shown, also Benton’s Monarch, and Prizetaker, Musselburgh, and 
Ayton Castle were also noteworthy. Messrs. Carter exhibited good 
examples of Holborn Model, and Messrs. Deverill & Waite of Oxonian. 
Other exhibitors were Messrs. Dobbie, Wythes, Pope, Lambert, Harrison, 
Dunn, E. Veitch & Son, Oakshott & Millard, Stuart & Mein. 
Jerusalem Artichokes, Shallots, and Garlic were not much shown. 
TAP BOOTS. 
Beetroot. —The exhibits occupied 60 to 60 feet, and were remarkably 
well shown. Of single varieties there were upwards of twenty exhi¬ 
bitors. Amongst the varieties best represented were Cheltenham Green 
Top, Hope’s Middleton Park, Dobbie’s New Purple, very dark flesh; 
Pragnell’s Exhibition, a good variety both for kitchen and showing, well 
coloured, handsome in shape, and of good flavour ; Sutton’s Excelsior, 
Dell’s Crimson, a useful garden Beet; some remarkably fine roots of that 
useful old variety Nutting’s Eed, McGregor’s Favourite, and others, and 
among the exhibitors were Messrs. Veitch of Exeter ; Mr. Taylor, Chel¬ 
tenham ; Mr. Wythes, Mr. W. G. Gilbert, Mr. Chadwick, Ealing ; Messrs. 
Stuart & Mein, Kelso, and others. There was a good entry with 
collections of four varieties, these including those previously 
mentioned, also Eclipse Turnip-rooted, Carter’s New Early Eound, 
Webb’s Extra Dark, Sutton’s Improved Blood Eed, and amongst the 
exhibitors were Messrs. Carter & Co., High Holborn, London ; Messrs. 
Bunyard, Mr. C. J. Waite, Esher ; Mr. Wallis, Mr. Malcoln Dunn, Dal¬ 
keith ; Mr. Wythes, Messrs. Oakshott & Millard, Messrs. Vilmorin 
and Co., Messrs. Harrison & Son, Leicester ; Mr. Palmer, Thames Ditton, 
and Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Salsafy and Scorzonera. —These were in capital condition, the latter 
especially, Messrs. Carter <fc Co. having some fine roots. Messrs. J. 
Veitch & Sons, Harrison & Sons, Willard, Oakshott & Millard, Bunyard, 
Gilbert, Burnett, Chettleburgh, and Smith, also had good produce. 
Stachys tuberifera. —These came from Messrs. Carter & Co., who had 
plants in bearing and picked roots ; J. Veitch & Sons; Dunn, Dalkeith ; 
and J. Willard. Horseradish appeared to be shown only by Messrs. 
Veitch & Sons and W. Poupart, Twickenham, the latter having fine 
examples. 
Parsnips. —Seventeen lots of these were shown, five roots each of 
one variety. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons exhibited fine roots of Improved 
Hollow Crown ; Messrs. Dobbie & Co. of their selected variety, and 
Messrs. Oakshott & Millard of Student. Mr. Wildsmith also showed the 
latter well, and Mr. Lambert had some good examples of Hollow 
Crown. 
Carrots. —About twenty-five exhibited Carrots, and these were a 
splendid display ; in fact, one of the best in the Exhibition. Sutton’s 
Intermediate, Carter’s Summer Favourite, Carter’s Scarlet Perfection, 
Sutton’s Early Gem, Veitch’s Matchless, Veitch’s Scarlet Model, Saint 
Valery, Early Shorthorn, Improved Altrincham, James’s Intermediate, 
Long Surrey, Scarlet Horn, Early French Horn, Harrison’s Early 
Market, and Nantes were all well represented, some of the best produce 
coming from Messrs. Vilmorin, Bunyard, J. Veitch & Sons, C. Sharpe and 
Sons, Harrison & Sons, Oakshott & Millard, K. Veitch & Sons, Chettle¬ 
burgh, W. H. Divers, Lambert & Waite. 
SALADINGS. 
Celeriac. —Five lots of Celeriac were shown, much the finest being 
that from Messrs. Vilmorin & Co., very large roots of these varieties, 
Apple-shaped, Large Early Erfurt, and Large Smooth Prague. Mr. 
F. Taylor, Swindon Hall Gardens, Cheltenham, and Mr. J. Willard had 
specimens in this class, but much inferior to the others. 
Celery. —About 40 feet length of staging was devoted to the Celery 
exhibits, which comprised some admirable specimens. Extremely large 
heavy sticks were shown by Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Eothesay, Invincible 
White and Select Eed being the varieties. Mr. H. Deverill had good 
samples, named Aylesbury Prize Eed. Mr. C. J. Waite showed Sulham 
Prize, Standard Bearer, and Aylesbury Prize Eed in fine condition. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons sent three stems of White Plume, grown in 
Scotland, the stems and part of the leaves white or variegated. 
Lettuces. —A large and representative collection of these came from 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, including all the principal types, Eoyal Albert, 
Californian Curled, Early Paris Market, Brown Dutch Neapolitan (very 
large), and Marvel being notable amongst the Cabbage varieties. Of 
Cos Lettuces, Brown Marseilles, Sutton’s Queen, and Paris White were 
good. 
Endives. —Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Oakshott & Millard, E. Maher, 
and G. Bunyard & Co., were the chief exhibitors of Endives, both 
round-leaved and curled being well shown. Moss Curled, Picpus, 
Stag’s Horn, Imperial Curled, and The Garland were the best of the 
Curled types, white and round-leaved Batavian being notable in the 
other section. Messrs. Vilmorin k Co. contributed a collection of 
Endives in shallow pots, some of the samples being quite ornamental, 
especially one named “ fine laciniated Louviers,” very compact and 
dwarf. Mr. G. Wythes also had good specimens. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Cardoons. —Three exhibitors had specimens of Cardoons, all enormous 
stems, and leaves 4 or 5 feet long and 9 to 12 inches across at the 
