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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 17, 1885. 
decide which were the best between the specimens 
shown by Mr. Miller and Mr. W. Boupell, so very fine 
were both. Lane’s Prince Albert, a grand Apple, the 
merits of which are becoming more widely known, was 
well represented, and the raisers were beaten by Mr. 
C. Ross, and Messrs. Bunyard & Co. 
The Pear classes were also well contested, the classes 
being well filled, and the samples good for the season. 
As in our next we shall give a detailed report of the 
Pear Conference at Chiswick, we refrain now from 
specially mentioning varieties, merely indicating a few 
of the leading prize winners. The best trade collection 
of fifty varieties came from Mr. A. J. Thomas, 
Messrs. Rivers, and Messrs. Bunyard; the best 
amateurs collection from Mr. Roberts, Gunners- 
bury, and the best twelve and six dishes re¬ 
spectively from Mr. Allen, Gunton. In the single 
dish classes the first prizes were taken as fol¬ 
lows :—Doyenne du Comice, Mr. W. Allen ; Beurre 
Superfin, Messrs. Bunyard & Co ; Marechal de la Cour, 
Mr. W. Allen; Marie Louise, Mr. R. Smith, Kenward, 
Yal'ding; Glou Morceau, Mr. C. Ross ; Beurre Ranee, 
Mr. R, Smith ; Beurre Benoist, Mr. Rutland ; Urba- 
niste, Mr. Thomas ; Beurre Diel, Mr. Thomas ; Pit- 
maston Duchess, Mr. Thomas ; . Winter Nelis, Mr. R. 
Silk ; Beurre Bachalier, Mr. W. Johnstone, Bay ham 
Abbey ; Passe Colmar, Mr. C. Ross ; Pondante d’Au- 
tomne, Mr. Allen ; and Louise Bonne of Jersey, Mr. 
Thomas. 
As usual, the trade growers contributed large and 
admirable collections, and Silver Medals were awarded 
to Messrs. Yeitch & Sons, Messrs. Cheal & Sons, Messrs. 
W. Paul & Sons, and Messrs. C. Lee & Sons ; while 
Bronze Medals were voted to Mr. S Ford and Mr. 
A. J. Thomas. 
Vegetables.— Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, 
offered a series of good prizes for collection of eight sorts 
of vegetables, and were rewarded with a capital compe¬ 
tition. Mr. S. Haines, Lord Radnor’s gardener at 
Coleshill, secured the first prize, with an uniformly 
good lot, which consisted of Sutton’s Exhibition 
Brussels Sprouts, Rousham Park Hero Onions, Reading 
Perfection Tomatos, Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, Cana¬ 
dian Wonder Beans, Schoolmaster Potatos, and last but 
not least, a beautiful sample of Sutton’s new Inter¬ 
mediate Carrot, a variety which must come prominently 
to the front, especially for exhibition purposes, being 
about a foot long, perfectly smooth, and of a good 
colour right up to the crown. It is a great improve¬ 
ment on the old Intermediate. The other prize winners 
were Mr. Meads, gardener, Beckett Park, Shrivenham ; 
Mr. W. Pope, Highclere Castle, Newbury ; Mr. C. J. 
Waite, and Mr. G. H. Richards, in the order named. 
A great attraction with the multitude was a gigantic 
French Pumpkin, weighing 219 lbs., shown by Mr. 
Simeon Jacobs, of Covent Garden, who was awarded a 
Bronze MedaL 
National Chrysanthemum. —The first meet¬ 
ing of the Floral Committee of the above Society 
for this season, took place in the organ gallery of 
the Royal Aquarium, on Wednesday afternoon the 
14 th inst., and a very pleasant and interesting little 
exhibition resulted, a goodly number of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums being staged, as well as other subjects. The 
President of the Society, Mr. E. Sanderson, presided, 
and there were present in addition, Messrs. R. 
Ballantine, Vice-President; W. Holmes, Hon. Sec¬ 
retary ; X. Davis, G. Stevens, R. Dean, G. Gordon, 
C. Gibson, J. Mardlin, T. Bevan, J. W. Springbett, 
J. Townsend, H. Cannell, E. Berry, M. Butcher, 
E. T. Kemp, and W. Swift. The committee 
having discussed and adopted certain rules affecting its 
procedure, then proceeded to make the following 
awardsFirst Class Certificate of merit to Japanese 
Chrysanthemum Mandarin, an elegant variety with 
cream and pink thread-like petals, the pink deepening 
to rose with age ; a valuable variety because blooming 
in September ; a dozen or so of fine flowers of this was 
shown by Mr. N. Davis, Lilford Road Nursery, Cam¬ 
berwell, said to have been cut from two plants. Mr. 
Davis also had Simon Delaux, bright cerise-crimson, 
with buff reverse ; Fleur d’Ete, bright pinkish lilac, a 
small and pretty reflexed Japanese ; Rose Celeste, pale 
pink ; Ete Fleur, magenta, white centre, the middle 
petal curled over so as to form a ball ; Isidore Feral, 
gold and pinkish magenta, reflexed, and very pretty ; 
and Margot, a very fine Japanese variety, of a bright 
soft pink colour, large and full, certificated last year. 
Mr. Davidson received a First Class Certificate of merit 
for Lackme, a fine and bold variet 3 r , having an orange 
centre, and handsome crimson petals. Hybrid Pompon, 
Mrs. Cullingford, pure white, very pretty and free ; 
was commended. 
Mr. W. E. Boyce, Verb my Road, Upper Holloway, 
also received a First Class Certificate of merit for Man¬ 
darin, and the same award for Pomponium, a charming 
early variety, with yellow and orange-brown, full, and 
finely shaped flowers. 
Mr. G. Stevens, St. John’s Nursery, Putney, had a 
plant of Pompon Early White Perfection, which had 
been lifted from the open ground, with charming sym¬ 
metrical white flowers, which was commended. 
Mr. Forbes, the Gardens, Dover House, Roehampton, 
received a First Class Certificate of merit for Japanese 
Brise du Matin, deep yet bright pink, a superb flower 
with broad reflexed petals. He also had L’lsle de 
Plaisir, orange and chestnut-red, the reverse golden 
buff, a very good October-flowering variety (commended), 
and Mons. Mousillae, maroon-crimson, the reverse of 
petals buff, forming a ball-like centre ; a fine and full 
variety, distinct for its earliness. This was also shown 
in excellent form by Messrs. J. Laing & Co., Stanstead 
Park Nurseries, Forest Hill, who also had Japanese 
Madame H. Cannell, pale pink, very pretty, but thin 
as shown. 
ilr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
showed Roi de Precoces, a Pompon variety of a deep 
chestnut-crimson colour, a good decorative variety, and 
Japanese, Bouquet Esteval, lilac-purple. 
Mr. R. Ballantyne, of Hackney, had some fine blooms 
of Mons. Delaux, crimson flushed with golden buff, and 
purple, flowers large, full, and fine. 
Mr. Wright, of the Temple Gardens, received a First 
Class Certificate of merit for Balle Narveraisse, a fim¬ 
briated hybrid Pompone of large size, creamy white, the 
flowers very full and like balls. He had also a rich 
cinnamon-red sport from the Japanese Orphee, and 
Colibra, bright maroon-crimson, flowers large and full. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Son, Nurserymen, Swanley, 
greatly helped the meeting by sending a large contri¬ 
bution, among them some very handsome new varieties 
of double Ivy 7 -leaved Pelargoniums. First Class Certi¬ 
ficates of merit were awarded the following:—Hoff 
Gartner Eichler, bright scarlet, large, full, and very 
symmetrical flowers ; Madame Tliibaut, rich deep pink, 
extra fine ; and Furstin Josephine von Holienzollen, 
rich carmine, large, double, and very handsome. 
Other fine varieties were Lang Son, rich bright car¬ 
mine ; Daniels’ Bros., pink, flushed with purple, large ; 
Gretchen Scuptz, purple ; General Briere de l’lsle, pale 
scarlet ; and Dr. A. Chipaut, pale pink, flushed with 
violet. The same award was made to Messrs. H. Can¬ 
nell & Sons, for Pompon Chrysanthemum Fiberta, a very 
pretty bright yellow variety, good form, early and free ; 
and for double Begonia Leon de St. Jean, rich bright 
rosy crimson, very large and fine. Primula sinensis 
fimbriata King of Purples, a fern-leaved variety, was 
commended for its colour. 
The same firm had a basket of Begonia Earl of Bess- 
borough, a very free-blooming apricot-coloured variety ; 
flowers of double and single Begonias, and bunches of 
Chrysanthemums. Mr. Owen, Florist, Maidenhead, 
had bunches of Chrysanthemums. Mr. R. Dean, 
Ranelagh Road, Ealing, had flowers of Primula fiori- 
bunda, to show its persistent character ; and Mr. 
Boyce, cut specimens of Chrysanthemums. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Book. — L. D. —There is no cheap hook, of any real merit, 
which gives the information you desire. What we would recom¬ 
mend you to get is Mrs. Loudon’s Amateur Gardeners’ Calendar, 
published by Warne & Co., at about 7s. 6ci. We shall be happy 
to assist you at any time on subjects you may not quite under¬ 
stand. 
Strawberries. — Xorth. —We have not grown any of the 
varieties you name, nor have we seen them in any of the gardens 
that we have visited this season. The Blackberry, according to 
reports we have seen in American publications, is a remarkable 
bearer, and the fruits of fine size. You should try a few plants. 
Names of Plants. —AT.—Althaea frutex, commonly called 
Hibiscus syriacus — W. E., Glos. —1, Habrothamnus fascicularis. 
2, Erica melanthera. 3, Doodia media. 4, Eupatorium Wein- 
mannianum. 5, Berberis Darwinii. 6, Crataegus pyracantha. 
Carnations and Picotees.— Coburn. — Write to the Author, 
Mr. E. S. Dodwell, Stanley Road, Oxford. 
Fruits to Name.- S.B. —1, Ribston Pippin ; 2, Adam's Pear- 
main; 3, Golden Noble; 4, Hollandbury; 5, Gansel’s Bergamot; 
6, Beurre Bose. ./. Wilson.— 1, Fondante d’Automue; 2, 
Styrian or Keele Hall Beurre’; 3, Beurre d’Amanlis. 
Coleuses.— A.B. —We are unable to identify your coleuses 
from leaves. The only way to get them named satisfactorily, is 
to take them to some nursery where a collection is grown. 
Communications Received. —G. B.—W. S. —T. W. O.—R. G. 
W. H.—N. IX J.—E. J.—R. D.—W. C.—C. D.—J. Beddow—J. 
Propert-W. T.-G. F.—W. R.—A. O.-E. J.—G. F.—T. C. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
N. Davis, Lilford Road, Camberwell, S.E.—New Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, Japanese and early flowering varieties. 
Richard Smith & Co., Worcester.—Plant List (Stove and 
Greenhouse). 
J. Cheal & Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, Sussex.— 
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, Roses, Forest Trees, Fruit 
Trees, &c. 
■James Cocker & Sons, Sunnypark, Aberdeen.—Descriptive 
Catalogue of Select Roses. 
Ewing & Co., Sea View Nurseries, Havant, Hants.—Choice 
Collections of Dwarf and Standard Roses. 
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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World, to -the answering cf questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers’ and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by- 
gardeners and specialists of great experience. 
It is particularly requested that correspondents 
will favour us with their communications as early in 
the week as possible, and that they address them only 7 
to “The Editor.” 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October Hth, 1885. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a very slow trade at 
to-day’s market, without any material change in values. 
The demand for Tares and Eve has almost ceased. 
Red Clover offers freely from the continent; but the 
rainy 7 weather retards tlie marketing of the English 
crop. White and Alsike are unchanged. No change 
in value of Eye Grass, although demand is small. New 
Canary 7 , of good quality, is now arriving. Hemp seed 
offers cheaper ; Millet and Blue Peas unchanged ; Lin¬ 
seed dearer. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
October 15th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Apples, 4 sieve. 1 0 3 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 2 0 3 0 
Grapes, per lb. 1 0 3 0 Pine-apples, St. 
KentCobs,perl00 lbs.24 0 25 0 Michaels, each_ 3 0 5 0 
Melons, each. 0 6 16 Plums, 1 sieve . 16 3 6 
Peaches, per doz.3 0 S 0 I 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. Is.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,per Herbs, per bunch_ 0 2 0 4 
doz. 20 30 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 4 Lettuces ..per dozen 2 0 2 f 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Cabbages ... .per doz. 1 6 2 0 Onions, per bushel ..5 0 7 6 
Carrots, per bunch ..06 Parsley, per bunch ..06 
Cauliflowers, English, Radishes, per dozen.. 1 6 
per dozen . 40 60 Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
Celery, per bundle ..1 6 2 6 Spinach, per strike ..20 
Cucumbers, each .... 0 6 0 9 Tomatos, per lb.0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 Turnips, per bunch ..06 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, SO s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Abutilon, 12 bunches 2 0 4 0 Lilium Longiflorum, 
Anemone, 12 bunches 12 blooms 40 60 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 4 0 Marguerites, 12 bun... 4 0 9 0 
Asters, 12 bunches ..40 SO Mignonette, 12 bun... 16 30 
Azalea, 12 sprays. 2 0 Pelargoniums, per 12 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 sprays 10 16 
Camellias, 12 blooms. 4 0 S 0 — scarlet, 12sprays.. 0 6 0 9 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 0 2 0 Pinks, various, 12 bun. 
Carnations, 12 bunch. Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Chrysanthemums, 12 Primulas,Chinese,bun. .. 0 6 
blooms. 1 0 6 0 Pyrethrum, 12 bun... 
Chrysanthemums, 12 Rhodanthe, 12 bun. ..6 0 9 0 
bunches . 4 0 12 0 Roses (coloured) .... 1 0 20 
Cineraria, per bunch.. Roses (indoors), doz. 10 3 0 
Cornflower, 12 bunch. 0 6 10 Roses, per doz. bun. 6 0 12 0 
Cyclamen, 12 blooms. Spiraea, 12 bunches .. 
Day Lily, 12 bunches. Stephauolis,12 sprays 6 0 9 0 
Epiphyllums,12blms. Stocks, 12 bunches .. 
Eschscholtzia, 12 bun. Sweet Peas, 12 bundle 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 4 0 9 0 Sweet Sultan, 12 bun. 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 5 0 Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 6 10 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 Tulips, per dozen .... 
Lapageria, white, 12 Violet, 12 bunches ..09 10 
blooms. 30 40 — Czar, French, per 
Lapageria,red,12blms. 1 0 2 0 bunch. 10 16 
Lavender, 12 bunches —Parme. 4 0 5 0 
Lilium candidum, 12 White Jasmine, bun.. 0 6 0 9 
blooms. Woodroffe, 12 bunches 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Asters, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Azalea, per doz. 
Balsams, per dozen .. 
Begonias, per dozen. .40120 
Bouvardias, per dozen 9 0 IS 0 
Calceolarias, per doz. 
Chrysanthemums, per 
dozen pots. 9 0 IS 0 
Cineraria, perdozea.. 
Cockscombs, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Cyclamens, per dozen 
Cyperus, per dozen .. 4 0 12 0 
Deutzia, per dozen .. 
Dracaena term., doz. .30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Epiphyllums, per doz. 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., doz. .. 4 0 IS 0 
Ficus elastica, each.. 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Fuchsias, per dozen ..3 0 9 0 
Genista, per dozen .. 
Heaths or Erica, var., 
per dozen ..10 0 12 0 
Hyacinths, per dozen 
Hydrangea, per dozen 
Ivy Geraniums, per 
dozen . 30 60 
Lilium longiflorum, 
per dozen . 
Lilium lancifolium, 
per dozen .IS 0 24 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums, doz. .. 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 40 60 
Petunias, per dozen.. 
Poiusettia, per dozen 
Rhodanthe, per doz.. 
Spiraea, per dozen.... 
Stocks, per dozen.... 
Tropaeolums, per doz. 
