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back some such as Elaine, that to my idea is too good for extinction 
from our shows.—E. K. 
[The flowers of the variety Lord Brooke were remarkably good to 
have been produced from terminal buds, the florets being of stout sub¬ 
stance, and beautifully coloured. We have no doubt other readers 
will concur with our correspondent in his objection to the invasion of 
large coarse varieties against those with refined and more beautiful 
blooms.] 
Chrysanthemums in South Westmoreland. 
In this district the Japanese blooms are better than ever known 
previously, some varieties being of exceptional merit, but in most cases 
Edwin Molyneux is not up to usual size. Mr. Mauchline, Bellsfield, 
Windermere, has this season close on 1000 plants, many of which have one 
bloom to a plant. Particularly good amongst them I noticed recently were 
Miss Dorothea Shea, Eose Wynne, Mdlle. Th^rese Eey, Viviand Morel, 
Charles Davis, Sunflower, Mrs. E. W. Clarke, White Louis Boehmer, W. H. 
Atkinson, G. W. Childs, and Waban. Of incurved varieties Mods. H. 
Bahuant, Queen family, and Baron Hirsch were good. Mr. McLeod, Mr. 
Mauchline’s employer, won first honours at Liverpool for eighteen 
Japanese, which gives an idea of the quality of his blooms. 
At Sedgwick House, Kendal, Mr. Ireland has about 500 plants for 
large blooms, including sixty of the newer varieties, some of which are 
decided acquisitions, while many will not be grown again. Very fine 
are Lily Love, Mrs. Dr. Ward, Mrs. E. J, Hamill, Viscountess Hamble- 
don, Madme. Ad. Chatin, Mdlle. Ther&se Eey, Niveus, President Borel, 
Eose Wynne, Eda Prass, Mrs. Whittle, Mr. E. G. Whittle, Mrs. Bruce 
Findlay, and Miss Maggie Blenkiron. Older varieties have fine flowers, 
notably Chas. Davis, W. Tricker, W. Seward, Mrs. C. Harman Payne 
(third and fourth buds), Lilian Bird, Avalanche, and E. Lonsdale. 
Among new varieties, which are rather poor, although the buds were 
secured at a favourable time, are Zealandia, Sautel 1893, Madame 
Octavie Mirbeau (thin), and Euth Cleveland. 
Brettargh Holt is just across the river Kent from Sedgwick, and 
Mr. McGregor has a fine display. Among new varieties Ada McVicker 
is prominent, and all the older varieties of tested merit are grown, twelve 
plants of a sort. These are mostly displayed in a spacious span-roof 
house. Viviand Morel, Stanstead White, Sunflower, W. H. Lincoln, 
Mrs. C. H. Payne, G. C. Schwabe, Sarah Owen, Gloire du Eocher, and 
several of the Queen family are all in first class order. 
At Dallam Tower, near Milnthorpe, Mr. Sarple has 360 plants with 
large flowers in one house ; they are well arranged and mostly carrying 
blooms of high quality. Noticeable are Duke of York, Silver Cloud, 
Niveus, Gloire du Eocher, J. S. Dibben, Princess Victoria (secured on 
first break), Miss Anna Hartshorn, Queen and Princess of Wales family. 
Camille Plammarion has also made good flowers from late buds. A 
large house of well grown bush plants also forms an important feature 
at this place.— Slonk. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOWS. 
GEIMSBY AND DISTRICT. 
The fifth annual show of the Grimsby and District Chrys¬ 
anthemum Society was held in the Town Hall. The exhibition on the 
whole was quite up to former years. The number of exhibits in 
the open classes coming from a distance being very encouraging to the 
Committee. 
For twenty-four incurved blooms, Mr. J. Walker, gardener to G. A. 
Carr, Esq;, Waltham, was placed first, staging good solid blooms, which 
also gained the National Chrysanthemum Society’s certificate of merit. 
Mr. W. Welton, gardener to S. Ellis, Esq., Grimsby, was second. For 
twenty-four Japanese, distinct, Mr. Welton was first; second, Eev. W. D. 
Thatcher, Clents Hall, Stourbridge ; third, Mr. Burrows, gardener to 
Sir Henry Bennett, Grimsby. There were numerous other classes well 
filled. Among amateurs, A. Mountain, Esq., the popular Secretary, 
gained two first prizes. There was an excellent show of Grapes, Apples 
and Pears. 
The groups of plants were very well arranged, reflecting the highest 
credit on the respective exhibitors. Mr. F. Isle, gardener to Mrs. Grange, 
Laceby, who was first, and Mr. Burrows, gardener to Sir Henry Bennett, 
who secured the second prize. 
PARKSTONE. 
The second annual show of the Parkstone Chrysanthemum and 
Horticultural Society was held in St. Peter’s Schoolrooms, wretched 
weather prevailing during the whole of the opening day. Some of the 
exhibitors who intended taking their plants for groups on the morning 
of the show were unable to open their greenhouses owing to the gale 
which accompanied the downpour of rain. The show, nevertheless, was 
an excellent one as regarded the number and quality of the exhibits 
staged, the entries being about 70 per cent, more than those of last 
year. Some excellent groups of Chrysanthemums were arranged. 
Numerous collections and single dishes of excellent vegetables were 
shown, these being tastefully arranged with Parsley. Potatoes, Carrots, 
Turnips, Leeks, Onions, Parsnips, Cauliflowers, and Brussels Sprouts 
were well represented. Floral ornaments, in the way of dressed 
epergnes, baskets, shoulder sprays, buttonholes, and table decorations 
were a fine show in themselves. No less than twelve sets of table 
decorations, covering a table space of 4 feet by? 3 feet each, were 
arranged, some in very good style. 
The principal classes for cut blooms were for twelve Japanese, 
distinct varieties, and for a like number of blooms of incurved varieties, 
distinct. Several good flowers were staged in each class, in both of 
which Mr. C. W. Barrett, gardener to G. J. Fenwick, Esq., Craig Head, 
Bournemouth, secured premier positions, staging splendid blooms of 
W. H. Lincoln Improved, R. C. Kingston, Mdlle. Marie Hoste, Florence 
Davis, Lord Brooke, Charles Davis, Viviand Morel, Sarah Owen, Louis 
Boehmer, Charles Blick, Etoile de Lyon, and G. C. Schwabe. The 
incurved varieties staged were John Lambert, Golden Queen, Lucy 
Kendall, Mrs. Colman, Mrs. Heale, Queen of England, Empress of 
India, Miss M. A. Haggas, Baron Hirsch, Mons. R. Bahuant, Lord 
Woleeley, and Mrs. Robinson King. 
Mr. Ingram contributed groups of well-grown and grandly flowered 
Chrysanthemum plants, together with numerous floral devices of merit, 
and Mr. G. Grigg, gardener to R. G. Hargreaves, Esq,, CufEnell Park, 
Lyndhurst, staged two grand bunches of Gros Colman Grape, fine in 
bunch, berry, and finish.—H. W. W. 
EIPON. 
The first show of Chrysanthemums in connection with the Ripon 
Horticultural and Floral Society was held on the 20th inst., in the 
Victoria Hall. £10 were offered in three prizes for groups of Chrys¬ 
anthemums, quality and general effect to be the leading features con¬ 
sidered by the judges. The first prize was awarded Mr. F. Kneller 
gardener to the Marquis of Ripon, K.G., for an excellent group of the 
highest cultivated plants, with remarkable large and fresh flowers, the 
group in detail being well arranged, very effective. The second prize 
went to Mr. Cripps, gardener to R. C. de Grey Viner, Esq., who exhibited 
a fine group of plants, somewhat better finished than the first prize 
group, but the flowers did not show the same high quality. The third 
prize was awarded to Mr. Horn, gardener to R. Williamson, Esq. The 
prizewinners for the Chrysanthemum plant classes included the above- 
named gentlemen and Mr. Dickinson. 
In the fruit classes good collection of Apples, twelve dishes distinct, 
were exhibited by Mr. W. Wells, Mr. Kneller, and Mr. Whitehead, the 
prizes in the order named. Pears, twelve dishes distinct varieties—first 
Mr. Kneller ; second Mr. Wilkinson, gardener to Miss Ling. Mr. Kneller 
took first prize in two collections of vegetables, twelve varieties and six 
varieties, showing wonderful examples of Onions, Potatoes, Seakale, 
Celery, and Cauliflower ; Mr. F. Ralp and Mr. Whitehead following in 
this order with capital exhibits; this class being of such sterling 
merit as to justify special prizes to the collection not in the first three. 
The cut blooms were a fine show, the competition being very keen. 
In the class for forty-eight distinct varieties Mr. Kneller was placed 
first, but later in the day an objection was lodged, on the ground that 
two blooms of Lord Wolseley were exhibited. Owing to the defective 
light the judges had overlooked this fact, proving the objection to be a 
valid one. The prizes then fell to Messrs. Sangster & Sons, Maltonq 
Mr. A. Milnthorpe, Tower Hill, Cattell; and Mr. Ketchill in the order 
named. For twelve incurved Mr. A. Milnthorpe was first, Messrs. 
Sangster & Sons second ; and for twelve Japanese Mr. Kneller was first, 
and Messrs. Sangster & Sons second. 
TAM WORTH. 
The fifth exhibition of Chrysanthemums and fruit of the Tamworth 
and District Chrysanthemum Society was held at the Assembly Rooms 
on the 14th and 15th inst. The show was opened by G. R. Dyott, Esq., 
Freeford, the President of the Society. The weather on the opening 
day was very unfavourable, and seriously interfered with the attendance. 
There were five groups in the open class, and Mr. Rippingille, Sutton 
Coldfield (gardener, Mr. Pears), was awarded premier honours for a 
group of plants and bearing medium sized blooms. The second prize 
was won by Sir Robert Peel, Drayton Manor (gardener, Mr. J. Mack), 
whose group was made up of large and well developed blooms, arranged 
thinly, with the foliage showing freely round each one. Mr. T. Clayton, 
Castle Bromwich (gardener, Mr. T. Fewkes), won the third prize with a 
very creditable display, and the fourth award went to Mr. J. Pad bury, 
Erdington, whose group would have shown to better advantage had 
the blooms been developed. 
Mr. Allum, Bonehill Nurseries (grower, Mr. E. Tanser), won the 
premier award for a remarkably fine display of miscellaneous plants, 
arranged in semicircular form 12 inches loy 6 inches, which was, how¬ 
ever, run close by a valuable and fine group from Mrs. Chadwick, Hints 
Hall (gardener, Mr. J. Johnstone), who was awarded second honours. 
The competition in cut blooms was much keener than usual, but both 
with Japanese and incurved classes Sir Robert Peel came first with stands 
containing splendid specimens of the following :—Japanese : Viviand 
Morel, W. H. Lincoln, Mrs. E. W. Clark, Florence Davis, E. Molyneux, 
Etoile de Lyon, Mrs. F. Jameson, Mons. Bernard, Miss Dorothea Shea, 
Mrs. C. H. Payne, Mdlle. Th^rese Rey, Chas. Davis, Sunflower, and 
Mdlle. Marie Hoste. Incurved : J. Lambert, Violet Tomlin, Empress 
of India, J. Doughty, Lord Wolseley, Queen of England, Baron Hirsch, 
Lord Alcester, Mrs. Robinson King, Pink Venus, Jardin des Plantes, 
Mons. R. Bahuant, Lady Dorothy, and Princess Beatrice. 
The exhibits in the amateurs’ division showed a marked improvement 
on those of previous years. Mr. H. Harris and Mr. R. Pemberton were 
awarded first and second respectively for small groups, which came in for 
much attention from visitors. The cut blooms in this division were good, 
the chief winners being Mr. H. Harris and Dr. Harrison. 
