THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, June 28, 1859. 
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Mr. Turner, of Slough, was second in fifties, besides sending 
lots of contributions:— William Griffith, General Jacqueminot, 
Paul Jlicaut, Cardinal Patrizzi, Mathurin Regnier, Grant des 
Hat allies. Souvenir de Leveson Goiuer, Prince Leon, La Reine, 
Gloire de Dijon, Duchess of Sutherland, and Duchess of Norfolk 
‘to contrast by the side of her Grace of Sutherland; General 
Simpson, very double carmine; Madam Mason, very large; 
Gloire de France, a fine large crimson ; Madame Hector Jacquin, 
large rosy flower, shaded with lilac—a fine thing. 
Such aro the selections from these noted and enterprising 
growers, and such as these would be my choice if I had gone 
through all the minor collections, but endless repetitions are what 
I could never abide; suffice it to say there was not a bad-grown 
Hose there, and only one lot which could be said to be “ a rough¬ 
looking lot,” and, strange to say, the florists give that lot an 
under prize; but a true florist would give a prize to a bed of 
Tulips, in which the colours would make me jump over the next 
wall sooner than run the risk of being made a convert to the 
confusion. 
Now, after all is done and said in St. James’ Hall, and in these 
Hanover Square Rooms, I would strongly advise the Rose Shows 
for the future to be held somewhere out of London—at the 
Park, or at Kensington, when the Chiswick hive sends the first 
swarm there; where the pioneers are now looking out for an 
“improved Neighbour’s hive;” where the drones expect to turn 
“the Doctor” to a queen bee, and where the cells will be formed 
round, as a florist’s fancy,—for a Committee of florists arc now 
“instituted” to gather the materials for the formation of the 
combs for the Horticultural Society. Better still would the show 
be in the transept at the Crystal Palace. At all events, the best 
room in London is too hot and noisy for a simmer show of 
flowers. —D. Beaton. 
GROWERS EOR SALE. 
Class A.—100 varieties. Two Exhibitors.—First, Messrs. Paul and Son, 
Cheshunt. Second, Mr. E. P. Francis, Hertford. 
Class B.—50 varieties. Seven Exhibitors.—First (equal), Mr. Tiley, 
Bath, and Mr. Cant, Colchester. Second, Mr. Charles Turner, Slough. 
Third, Mr. E. Hollainby, Tunbridge Wells. 
Class C.—24 varieties. Five Exhibitors.—First, Messrs. J. and J. Fraser, 
Lea Bridge Road. Second, Mr, Laing, Twickenham. Third, Messrs. 
Veitch and Son, Exeter. 
AMATEURS KEEPING A GARDENER. 
Class D.—50 varieties. Six Exhibitors.—First, C. M. Worthington, Esq., 
Cavendish Priory, Reading. Second, Mr. Hollingworth, Maidstone. 
Third, J. T. Hedgo, Esq., Reed Hall, Colchester. Fourth, Mr. T. Terry, 
gardener to C. W. G. Puller, Esq., Herts. 
Class E.—24 varieties. Ten Exhibitors.—First, Mr. Moffat, gardener to 
Viscount Maynard, Easter Lodge, Dunmow, Essex. Second, Mr. Thomas 
Blake, Ware, Herts. Third, j. T. Hedgo, Esq., Reed Hall, Colchester. 
Fourth, Miss Crawshay,- Caversham Park, Reading. 
Class F.—12 varieties. Fifteen Exhibitors.—First, Mr. May, gardener 
to C. M. Worthington, Esq., Caversham Priory, Reading. Second, Mr. 
T. Plester, Elesenham. Third, Rev. H. Helyar, Pendomer, Eyevoil. 
AMATEURS NOT KEEPING A GARDENER. 
Class G.—24 varieties. Eight Exhibitors.—First, W. Cant, Esq., Col¬ 
chester. Second, Mr. Thomas Mallett, Nottingham. Third, Mr. Thomas 
Walker, Oxford. Fourth, A. Fryer, Esq., Chatteris. 
Class H.—12 varieties. Fourteen Exhibitors.—First, W. Cant,. Esq., 
Colchester. Second, Mr. Thomas Walker, Oxford. Third, Mr. Thomas 
Mallet, Oxford. Fourth, Mr. Thirland, Oxford. 
OPEN TO ALL CLASSES. 
Class I.—Best Collection. Two Exhibitors.—First, Messrs. Paul and 
Son, Cheshunt. Second, Mr. E. P. Francis, Hertford. 
BRITISH POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
A Meeting of the British Bornological Society was held at 
St. James’s Hall, Regent Street, on Thursday the 23rd inst., 
Robert Hogg, Esq., Vice-President, in the chair. 
Rev. Thomas Stanley, 28, North Audley Street, Grosvenor 
Square, was elected a member of the Society. 
At this Meeting prizes of one guinea nnd half a guinea were 
S offered for the best and second best collections of Strawberries, 
and a prize of one pound, by Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough, 
for the best seedling Strawberry. 
Of seedlings there were three varieties sent for competition ; 
two by Messrs. Butler and McCulloch, of Covent Garden, and 
one called Oscar, by Mr. Bradley, gardener to W. F. N. Norton, 
Esq., Elton, near Nottingham. Those of Messrs. Butler and 
McCulloch were distinguished as No. 1 and No. 2. No. 1 is a 
small, long, filbert-shaped variety, with rather large and pro. 
minent seeds, and of a dark red colour. The flavour was very 
fair, but nothing remarkable. No. 2 was of larger size, flattened 
and cockscomb-shaped. This, also, was of good flavour, and 
considered to bear considerable relation to Jeyes’ Wonderful, 
with which it was placed in comparison. Both of these varieties 
had suffered much from carriage, and were considerably bruised. 
Oscar is a large fruit, ovate, and angular, and sometimes wedge- 
shaped. The seeds are rather large and deeply imbedded. 
Skin dark shining red assuming a blackish hue when it is highly 
j ripened. Flesh red throughout, very firm and solid, juicy, and 
richly flavoured. It ripens four or five days after Slack Prince. 
This was considered a variety of first-rate excellence. Its great 
recommendations are its earliness, the extreme firmness of its 
flesh, which enables it to bear carriage well, and to preserve its 
freshness for several days after being gathered, and as being of 
first-rate flavour among the Keens' Seedling race. It was 
ascertained by comparison to be a superior variety, in these 
respects, to Sir Harry; and the foliage which was exhibited 
showed that the plant is a robust and healthy grower, while it 
was stated that it is also an abundant bearer. The members 
present having each given their opinion, it was pronounced to 
be a variety highly worthy of cultivation, and was adjudged the 
prize of One Pound. We may state that the fruit received 
from Mr. Bradley, had been gathered some days, and while the 
stalks and calyx were quite withered, the fruit remained quite 
plump and firm, and preserved all its flavour. 
Mr. Charles Turner, of Slough, exhibited a very large col- 
) lection of varieties, among which we observed Nimrod, which, 
I when true, is quite distinct from Eleanor, with which it was 
mixed, when first sent out by Messrs. Pince, of Exeter. It is 
of an ovate shape, and deep red colour. Flesh deep red through¬ 
out; but acid and without much flavour. It belongs to Keens' 
Seedling race. Doubleday's No. 2 is a fine, large fruit, varying 
from conical to wedge and cockscomb shape. The seeds are 
small, and not deeply imbedded. It has a close resemblance to 
British Queen, both in colour and flavour, but is not superior to 
that variety in either respect. Doubleday’s No. 3 is a large, 
-irregular, and deeply furrowed fruit, with a coarse appearance. 
The skin is bright red. Flesh red throughout, briskly, but not 
highly flavoured. Admiral Dundas is large, conical, and occa¬ 
sionally wedge-shaped. The skin is pale red, and the flesh 
also pale. This was highly flavoured. Carolina superba was 
very richly flavoured, and more highly coloured than British 
Queen usually is. Filbert Pine, large, conical, and hand¬ 
somely shaped, with large and prominent seeds. Skin pale 
on the shaded side, hut dull purplisli-red next the sun. Flesh 
pale, but with pink-coloured core, firm and solid, and with a 
rich flavour. This is au excellent Strawberry. Sir Charles 
Napier is very large, cockscomb-shaped, and deeply furrowed. 
The skin is a pale bright scarlet and very beautiful. Flesh 
pale, briskly, hut not richly flavoured. Adair is very similar to 
Nimrod. Rival Queen is the same as Omar Pasha; and May 
Queen is a small, round, dull-coloured and coarse variety, utterly 
destitute of flavour. 
The prize for the collection was awai'ded to Mr. Turner, and 
the thanks of the Meeting were given to Mr. Turner for the 
very excellent collection he had exhibited, and from which much 
useful information was obtained. 
Mr. Itosher, of Hamilton Terrace, St. John’s Wood, exhibited 
a basket of very fine British Queens, grown in his garden at St. 
John’s Wood. They were of large size, most beautifully coloured, 
and with that rich luscious flavour for which this variety, when 
well ripened, is alone remarkable. 
At the next Meeting of the Society, which is to he held on the 
7th July, three prizes will he awarded for the best collection of 
Figs ; and two prizes for the best collection of Melons. Two 
prizes will also be awarded for the best collections of Straw¬ 
berries. We trust that all gardeners who are interested in 
obtaining and advancing pomological knowledge will endea¬ 
vour, on this occasion, to further the objects of the Society 
in ascertaining the characters and relative merits of the different, 
varieties of Figs and Melons —two kinds of fruit, respecting 
the varieties of which so little is known. 
German Stocks. —The Illustrirte Garten Zeilung says, that 
the German seedsmen produce the fine double varieties so well 
known by growing the plants in the richest soil, watching them, 
even from infancy, to see that they receive no check to their luxu¬ 
riance, either through want of water, or from any other cause, 
until the seed is fully matured. 
