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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ November 28, 1889. 
tineau, was first with a superb lot of flowers, and he also carried off the 
first prize for twenty-four blooms grown in Birmingham. 
There were two classes for groups of Chrysanthemums, Mr. Cooper, 
gardener to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., being a good 
first with a very telling group ; and Mr. Brasier, gardener to Sir 
Thomas Martineau, second ; Mr. F. A. Walton third. There were seven 
exhibitors, Mr. W. H. Dyer, gardener to Mrs. Marigold, Edgbaston, 
taking the first prize. 
Birmingham has always been noted for the excellence of Chrysan¬ 
themums in pots. Four nines were staged, and Mr. Cooper, gardener to 
the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., was first for very fine speci¬ 
mens, as well as for six plants. Sir Thomas Martineau’s second prize 
nine were admirable, and Mr. Denning a good third. Mr. Dyer, to 
whom an extra prize was awarded, was too early for the Show, his 
plants being at their best a fortnight since. Other classes for Chrysan¬ 
themums in pots were well filled. Three collections of six ornamental 
plants were staged, all first rate. Mr. Dyer scored first, and had two 
magnificent Crotons, Q reen Victoria and C. Weismanni. 
Two lots oE six Orchids were staged. First prize Mr. Barnes, gar¬ 
dener to Charles Winn, Esq., Sellv Oak, with a large lot of Cypripedium 
Spicerianum, C. Sedeni, Oncidium tigrinum, a fine example of Calanthe 
Veitchi, Masdevallia Veitchi grandiflora, and another Orchid. Second, 
G. H. Kenrick, Esq., Edgbaston (Mr. W. A. Powell, gardener). Messrs. 
Heath & Son, nurserymen, Cheltenham, sent a few Orchids, amongst 
them a plant of Laslia Tresederiana, so named by Professor Reichenbach, 
to which a certificate was awarded. 
Primulas were to the front. They are always shown well at Bir¬ 
mingham : 330 plants were staged in competition for the various prizes, 
and they were a splendid lot. In the open classes Messrs. Thomson and 
Co., nursery and seedsmen. Birmingham, took the first prize for twelve 
and six plants of singles, Messrs. Pope & Sons second. For six doubles 
Messrs. Thomson first, as well as for six Fern-leaved varieties, and also 
taking the premier prize for the best single Primula in the Exhibition, 
a fine plant of Empress with exquisitely tinted flowers. In the gentle¬ 
men’s gardeners’ class for twelve sing'e Primulas Sir Thomas Martineau’s 
gardener was first, and for six single Primulas first Mr. Cooper. Then 
there are special prizes given by Messrs. Thomson & Co. and Messrs. 
Pope & Sons for Primulas, and plenty of exhibits resulted. For six 
dinner table plants several lots were staged, all so suitable, light and 
elegant. Bouquets were remarkable for their quality and beauty ; 
there were two classes, one for nurserymen only. First, Messrs. Per¬ 
kins k Sons, Coventry. Second, Messrs. Pope & Sons, Birmingham. 
Third, Messrs. Jones & Sons, Shrewsbury. 
Fruit was well represented, good quality prevailing all round. For 
six bunches of Grapes, any colour, first, Mr. Goodacre, E.vaston, with 
Lady Drwne’s, Gros Colman and Gros Maroc, two bunches of each. 
Second, J. F. Campbell, Esq., Uttoxeter (gardener, Mr. J. Hollingsworth), 
with Lady Downe’s and Alicante, two bunches of each, and one bunch 
each of Mrs. Pince and Gros Guillaume. Third, the Earl of Cork, 
(Mr. W. I gulden, gardener), with Black Alicante, Lady Downe’s, and 
Muscat of Alexandria, two bunches of each. For three bunches of 
black Grapes, first, J. F. Campbell, E<q., with two bunches of Black 
Alicante and one of Lady Downe’s well finished and beautifully coloured. 
Second, Mr. Goodson, Elvaston, with three short compact highly 
finished bunches of Gros Colman. For three bunches of white Grapes, 
first, H. C. Curzon, Esq., with superb highly coloured Muscat of 
Alexandria. There was an extensive display of Apples for competition. 
For six dishes of kitchen Apples, first, R. H. C. Neville, Esq., 
Grantham, with Emperor Alexander, Brabant Bellefleur, Stirling Castle, 
Betty G e on, Mere de Menage, and Golden Spire. First for six dishes 
of dessert Apples, Colonel Paulet with Ribston Pippin ; Blenheims ; 
Cox’s Orange Pippin; Matchless Pearmain, handsome ; The Queen, 
bright and handsome, and another variety without name. 
Some fine Pears were staged. First for eight dishes, Mr. Parker, 
Impney, amongst them erand Beurre Diels and Glou Moreau, fine 
Duchesse d’Angoulf; ne, Ne Plus Meuris, Winter Nelis, and extremely 
fine Gansel’s Bergamot. Second, Mr. Goodacre. Messrs. Richard 
Smith & Co.. Worcester, sent, not for competition, a fine display of 
Apples and Pears remarkable for colour and quality. The Sawbridg- 
worth lot contained some very fine Pears and Apples, amongst the latter 
a fine dish of the handsome Melon Apple, Lane’s Prince Albert, the pretty 
Pigeonet table Apple, and King of Tomkins County, Buckingham, 
and Schoolmaster. Mr. J. Hodges, King’s Heath, Birmingham, staged 
four excellent dishes of Tomatoes, including Golden Queen. Honorary 
exhibits were an attractive feature of the Exhibition. Messrs. Pope 
and Sons contributed a bright group of winter blooming Zoaals, amongst 
them Le Bruet, with very large truss, and Souvenir de Mirande, bright 
cerise pink, with light centre, and very beautiful, were prominent ; 
also a very beautiful erect cross, with flowers on all sides and a 
handsome base of Ivy ; also a stand of fancy Pansies. Messrs. Vertegans 
and Co. contributed a group of Cyclamens, President Cleveland 
Bouvardia, Poinsettias, &c., and a fine mennrial cross. Messrs. Thom¬ 
son & Co. had a very artistic group, in which were specimens of 
Nephrolepis rufescms tripinnatifida, handsome examples of Celosia 
plumosa pyramidalis, a group of the pretty Primula floribunda, Crotons, 
Selaginellas, and a charming centre of Plumbago rosea, Asparagus, 
variegated Eulalias, Tuberoses, &c. ; also a handsome chaplet of flowers 
for funereal us:. Messrs. Hewitt & Co., nurserymen, Solihull, had a 
nice batch of Zonal Pelargoniums and an excellent display of Cycla¬ 
mens, a beautiful lot of BcuvarJias, Primula obconica, and other 
plants. Mr. F. Denning, florist, also had a fine, batch of Cyclamens, 
in which whites predominated. Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, sent 
a collection of thirty leading varieties of Potatoes, many of the samples 
being very fine indeed, amongst them Abundance, Reading Russet, 
Nonesuch, Prizetaker, Sutton’s Early Regent, Satisfaction, Matchless, 
and some fine looking seedlings not yet sent out. Mr. Lambert, gar¬ 
dener to Colonel Wingfield, was first for a collection of vegetables in 
his usual style. 
Three blooms of John Lambert incurved Chrysanthemum, a sport 
from Lord Alcester, were sent by Mr. Lambert, we believe, but the 
Judges did not consider it to be sufficiently distinct. Notetaking was 
extremely difficult in consequence of the very crowded state of the 
hall. 
Mr. R. Owen, Maidenhead, showed a large collection of new Chrysan¬ 
themums, including many fine novelties. 
THE CENTENARY SHOW AT EDINBURGH.—Nov. 22nd and 23isd. 
The Waverley Market was never better decorated for a flower show 
than on this occasion, a firm of decorators having done their best to 
brighten the somewhat dull monotony of the huge building. Competi¬ 
tion was encouragingly large—about 800 entries—and the public came 
in their thousands—10,000 having visited the Show the opening day. 
The Exhibition was opened by the Lord Provost, when the cup given 
by the Corporation was presented to the winner. Expenses were very 
heavy, and the Council of the Scottish Horticultural Association, who 
got up the Exhibition, carried the mercantile spirit to the extreme, 
chairs being charged for, and the names of exhibitors could only be found 
by consulting an official catalogue, for which an enterprising individual 
provided £30 to the common fund for the right to sell. On the Friday 
a Conference was held, at which papers were read. On the evening of 
that day the financial success would appear to have also been secured. 
Cut Blooms. —The chief prize was the cup, value £20, offered by the 
Corporation of the City of Edinburgh (£7, and £3 10s. being added by 
the Association as second and third prizes) for forty-eight blooms, 
Japanese, in at least thirty-six varieties. This brought out eight exhi¬ 
bitors, one of whom was unfortunately found to have only thirty-five 
distinct sorts, and so placed out of the running, though his chances 
appeared to be very good otherwise. The cup was finally adjudged to 
those set up by Mr. McHattie, gardener to the Marquis of Lothian, New- 
battle, in whose stand were some of the most massive in the Exhibition, 
particularly fine being Madame C. Audiguier (two blooms), Sunflower 
(two), Mrs. J. Wright (two), Avalanche (two), Bouie d’Or (two), Com- 
tesse de Beauregard, Mrs. F. Jameson, Baronnede Prailly (two), Maggie 
Mitchell. Very good were Yal d’Andorre, Amy Furze, Ed. Molyneux, 
R. Brocklebank, Meg Merrilies, W. Holmes, Frederick Marrouch, 
M. J. Laing, Gloriosum, Elaine, La Triomphante (two), Duchess of 
Albany (Jackson), Mdlle. Lacroix, Stanstead Surprise, Madame Baco, 
Comte de Germiny, Theodore Bullier, Stanstead White, Jeanne Delaux ; 
the others being Hamlet, Hiver Fleuri, Dr. Macary, Buffalo Bill, Lady 
Lawrence, Triomphe du Nord, Mdlle. M. Fabre, Japonais, Soleil Levant, 
Maiden’s Blush, and Criterion. Mr. Parker, Impney, Droitwitch, was 
placed second ; and Mr. G. Cockburn, gardener to G. Burden, Esq , 
Langdale Lodge, Birkenhead, third. 
For thirty-six bloom=, twenty-four Japanese and twelve incurved, 
there were also a number of fine boxes staged, the incurved 
generally wanting in finish, but in this respect better than in former 
years. This was confined to Scottish growers, a challenge cup and five 
guineas being the first prize. This was secured by Mr. Milne, Broomi- 
knowe. The incurved were full and good, including fine (2) Empress 
of India, Queen of England, Lord Alcester, (2) Beauty. Bronze Jardin 
des Plantes, John Salter, Jeanne d’Arc. Extra—Japanese : (2) Maiden’s 
Blush, (2) Jeanne Delaux, (2) Amy Furze, Triomphe du Nord, Elaine, 
Etoile de Lyon, Mdme. J. Laing, Dr. Macary, Carew Underwood, 
Gloriosum, Meg Merrilies, Belle Paule, Baronne de Prailly, Stanstead 
White, Val d’Andorre, M. Astorg, Peter the Great, Mdlle. Lacroix, 
Florence Percy, and Comtesse de Beauregard. Second, Mr. R. Grossart, 
gardener to J. Buchanan, Esq., Edinbugh, and third Mr. John Machar, 
gardener to R. Mudie, Esq., Broughty Ferry. For twenty-four 
blooms, twelve Japanese; and twelve incurved, Mr. G. Burden was 
first. Incurved, extra fine : Alfred Salter, Golden Empress, Lord 
Alcester, Queen of England, Miss Haggas, Hero of Stoke Newington, 
Empress of India, Jardin des Plantes. Jeanne d’Arc, Mrs. Heale, Princess 
of Wales. The best Japanese were, Stanstead White, Bouie d’Or, 
Japonais, Avalanche, J. Delaux, Meg Merrilies, Mons. Brunet, Sun¬ 
flower, Madame Baco, S. Owen, and R. Brocklebank. Second, Mr. 
Matheson, gardener to D. E. Outram, Esq. ; third, Mr. D. Forbes, 
gardener to A. Holt, Esq., Crofton, Aigburth. For twenty-four 
Japanese, at least eighteen varieties, Mr. Rushton, gardener to R. Tod, 
Esq., Clerwood, Corstorpbine, was first with very fine even blooms ; 
Mr. G. Burden second, and Mr. D. Forbes third. For twenty-four 
it c irved, not less than twelve varieties, Mr. Matheson secured the first 
place, Mr. J. Short second, and Mr. Watt, Largs, third. Mr. Pirie, gar¬ 
dener to Scott Plummes. Esq., Selkirk, was first for twelve Japanese 
with fine eximples. For twe've incurved, Mr. Q. Geddes, Knock Castle. 
Largs, was first with a very fine blooms, comprising three Golden Empress, 
Miss Haggis, H. Shoesmith, Lord Alcester, Golden Empress, Prince 
Alfred, Pink Perfection, Princess of Wales, Lord Wolseley. 
The smaller classes were also well filled. Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons 
secured first prizes for sixty blooms, twenty-four incurved, twenty-four 
Japanese, and twelve reflexed (open to nurserymen only) with a good 
lot. Messrs. Kerr & Son, Roxburgh, second. For thirty blooms the first- 
named were the only exhibitors. Mr. Morton exhibited some of the 
