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cordons on the Pear stock. Mr. Thompson, gardener 
to the Messrs. Wells, Hounslow ; Mr. Hudson, Gun- 
nersbury ; Mr. Woodbridge, Syon House, and other 
local exhibitors contribute collections of excellent 
merit. 
Among the Kentish exhibitors, Mr. Haycock un¬ 
doubtedly takes the lead for size and handsome appear¬ 
ance, closely followed by Mr. Thomas, of Sittingbourne, 
the former having specially fine specimens of Doyenne 
du Cornice,'Beurre Clairgeau, General Todtleben, Grosse 
Calabasse, Doyenne Boussoch, Glou Morceau, Jersey 
Gratioli, Durondeau, Beurre Superfin, Huyshe’s Prince 
Consort, Catillac, Pitmaston Duchess, Marie Benoist, 
Louise Bonne of Jersey, and others. The largest and 
most representative collection in this division is the fine 
one of one hundred varieties, contributed by Messrs. 
Geo. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, in which handsome 
samples of all the leading sorts are shown, both from 
the Quince and Pear-worked trees. Mr. Thomas Bun- 
yard, Ashford ; Mr. C. Davies, The Mote Park, 
Maidstone ; Mr. Divers, Weirton House, Maidstone ; 
Mr. Smith, The Gardens, Kenward, Yalding; Mr. 
T. W. Sanders, The Firs, Lee, and others have collec¬ 
tions which are an honour to the county. 
Other notable collections at the exhibition, are those 
of Messrs. Richard Smith & Co., of Worcester, com¬ 
prising some sixty dishes all correctly named, and the 
fruits of good size and bright clear skins ; Mr. Denning, 
gardener to Lord Chesterfield, a grand lot of fruits from 
the famed cordon trees at Holme Lacy ; Messrs. Joshua 
Le Cornu & Son, Jersey, a splendid representation of 
the Pear produce of that famous Island ; Messrs. Thomas 
Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, a very fine lot, mostly 
from standards on the Quince ; Mr. Wildsmith, Heck- 
field, some ninety varieties, represented by samples of 
above the average merit ; Messrs. Paul& Son, Waltham 
Cross, a large collection, in which many sorts are shown 
both from the Pear and Quince ; Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Cheshunt, a fine lot of about eighty varieties ; Mr. G. 
W. Cummins, gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., The 
Grange, Wallingford, a good representative collection of 
about 110 varieties from the late Mr. Alfred Smee’s 
“My Garden”; Mr. Sydney Ford, Leonardslea, 
Horsham, a large collection from the extensive orchards 
under his management ; andM. Andre Leroy, of Angers 
(not M. Louis Leroy, as stated in our last), samples of 
nearly 200 varieties, many of which are unknown to our 
growers. The exhibition closes on Wednesday next, so 
that those who desire to profit by it in any way, should 
lose no time in doing so. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural, October 27th. —It was pro¬ 
posed some time ago that a Potato Conference should be 
held on this date, and classes were specially provided 
that would be likely to produce a good display of the 
important tuber. Owing, however, to the Pear 
Conference, which was subsequently projected and con¬ 
sidered more urgent, the Potato scheme had to be 
shelved for this season. Still, as an exhibition, the 
gathering on Tuesday was quite satisfactory, the com¬ 
petition keen, and the tubers of excellent appearance. 
Mr. J. Hughes, gardener to Col. Cartwright, Eydon 
Hall, Byfield, has been very successful recently with 
Potatos, and he well maintained his fame at Kensington, 
winning first honours in the class for thirty varieties, 
with similarly fine tubers to those with which he gained 
similar honours at the International Potato Exhibition. 
The best dozen varieties came from Mr. Wm. Ellington, 
West Row Gardens, Mildenhall, and comprised admi¬ 
rable samples of the following Grampian, Chancellor, 
Beauty of Hebron, The Doctor, Vicar of Laleham, 
Adirondack, Edgcote Purple, Magnum Bonum, Lee’s 
Defiance, Lord Beaconsfield, Lifeguard, and Snowdrop. 
With six varieties, Mr. W. Robins, gardener to W. 
Lee, Esq., Hartwell House, Aylesbury, gained the 
premier position for clean even tubers of Mr. Bresee, 
Radstock Beauty, Schoolmaster, Reading Hero, Inter¬ 
national Kidney, and Vicar of Laleham. There was a 
strong competition in each of these classes, fourteen 
entering the last named, and the other succcessful 
exhibitors were, Mr. E. S. Wiles, Edgcote, Banbury ; 
Mr. W. Kerr, Dargavel, Dumfries; and Mr. S. Haines, 
gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Coleshill, Higliworth. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, offered jnizes in two 
classes lor two dishes of Early Eclipse and Reading 
Ruby ; and for nine varieties selected from a list of 
eighteen sent out from Reading. Mr. J. Donaldson, The 
Gardens, Keith Hall, Inverurie, was the leading 
exhibitor in both with handsome tubers, the nine 
varieties being Lady Truscott, Magnum Bonum, Fifty¬ 
fold, Woodstock Kidney, Favourite, Prizetaker, Reading 
Russet, First and Best, and Reading Hero. Messrs. 
Wiles, Haines, Howard, and Ross carried off the re¬ 
maining prizes, there being about eighteen competitors. 
Messrs. Sutton also had an extensive and most inter¬ 
esting collection of Potatos and Kales, for which a silver- 
gilt medal was awarded. 
Mr. C. Fidler, Reading, contributed prizes for four 
dishes, including Success, Prolific, Enterprise, and 
Reading Russet, which were won by Mr. E. S. Wiles, 
Mr. C. Osman, Sutton, and Mr. Wm. Ellington, all of 
whom had good tubers of the respective varieties. 
Thirteen magnificent collections of vegetables were 
staged, all extremely close in quality, and occasioned 
the judges no small difficulty in making the awards, 
especially as regards the second and third prizes. Mr. 
G. T. Myles, Wycombe Abbey Gardens, won the chief 
honours with superbly grown examples of Veitch’s 
Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, Sutton’s new Intermediate 
Carrots, Walker’s Exhibition Onions, Veitch’s Exhi¬ 
bition Sprouts, Stamfordian Tomatos, Leicester Red 
Celery, Chancellor Potatos, and Lyon Leeks. Well as 
Mr. Myles always shows vegetables, he has seldom sur¬ 
passed this collection, which was greatly admired. 
Mr. R. Phillips, gardener to Dr. Baber, The Deodars, 
Meopham, was a good second, some of his best dishes 
being Carter’s Perfection Tomatos, Improved Reading 
Onions, Incomparable Celery, and Veitch’s Autumn 
Giant Cauliflowers. Mr. Haines took the third place 
with almost equally good produce, his Canadian Wonder 
Beans possessing uncommon merit. 
Classes were appropriated to special stands of vege¬ 
tables, and there was a surprising competition in all of 
them, over twenty staging in several instances. Onions 
were prominently noticeable ; Mr. G. Veal, Bampton, 
Oxford, having the best amongst twenty-six lots en¬ 
tered, Deverill’s Anglo White Spanish being the favoured 
variety. Rousham Hero was also well shown, both in 
this class and those provided by Mr. Deverill of Ban¬ 
bury, and Finlay’s Wroxton. These are evidently 
popular Onions, for there were six to eleven com¬ 
petitors in each of the four classes. With Celery, 
Parsnips and Turnips, Mr. G. H. Richards, gardener 
to the Earl of Normanton, Somerley Park, Ringwood, 
Hants, won the first prizes ; much credit being due to 
him for this trio of successes in crowded classes. His 
varieties were—Celery, Wright's White ; Parsnip, El- 
combe’s Improved ; and Turnip, Snowball ; most 
meritorious samples. Mr. R. Lye, Newbury, exhibited 
Sutton’s Intermediate Carrot, extremely fine, and was 
awarded the leading prize in the class. Brussels 
Sprouts, Endive, Beet, Cauliflower, Leeks, Cabbages, 
Tomatos, and Gourds, were also numerously and well 
shown ; the principal prizes being secured by Mr. May, 
gardener to Captain Le Blanc, Northaw House, Bar- 
net ; Mr. R. Lye ; Mr. G. Bolas, Hopton Hall Gardens, 
Wirksworth ; Mr. S. Haines, Mr. C. Osman, and Mr. 
R. Farrance, Chadwell Heath. 
The date was so early for Chrysanthemums that it 
was scarcely thought they would form a very important 
feature at this show, the cut-blooms, however, proved 
remarkably good, and the six competitors, with twenty- 
four varieties, staged examples that would not have 
disgraced some later shows. Mr. J. Ridout, gardener 
to T. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate, 
was accorded premier honours amongst six exhibitors 
exhibiting handsome blooms of the following :—the 
Japanese, being, however, superior to the incurved in 
size and substance; Japanese: L’lncomparable, Madlle. 
Lecroix, Dr. Macary, Mad. Auguste Gautier, Criterion, 
Margot, Chang, Mad. de Sevin, Mad. Rendatler, Mad. C. 
Audiguier, Soleil de Levant, and Rubrum striatum; the in - 
curved varieties were—Queen of England, Jeanne d Arc, 
Empress of India, Nil Desperandum, Mrs. G. Rundle, 
Mrs. Dixon, Baron Beust, White Venus, Prince of 
Wales, Mr. G. Glenny, Mr. Bunn, and Lady Hardinge. 
The second stand from Mr. J. J. Lowry, gardener to 
James Macandrew, Esq., Belmont, Mill Hill, also had 
some very fine blooms—all Japanese ; and Mr. C. 
Goode, gardener to G. G. Stone, Esq., Eastcote, Red- 
liill, Surrey, was third with smaller blooms. Mr. G. 
Stevens, of Putney, has the best group of plants, but 
rather formally arranged; Mr. A. Luff, Streatham, and 
Mr. Quarterman, Cobham, securing the other prizes 
with inferior contributions, 
The miscellaneous exhibits were not quite so 
numerous as usual, but in addition to those already 
mentioned the collection of Potatos from Mr. William 
Kerr, Dargavel, Dumfries, silver medal ; from Mr. C. 
Fidler, Reading, bronze medal; and from MM. Vilmorin 
et Cie, Paris, deserve notice; the two former including 
all the best of the new varieties, and the latter many 
older ones that have now become historical. Mr. 
Peverill also had a collection of twenty-eight varieties 
of Onions of fine quality; and Mr. Dance, gardener to 
Col. Lowe, Gosfield Hall, Halstead, was awarded a 
silver medal for a large collection of Apples and Pears, 
the former being exceedingly handsome. 
Floral Committee. —There was not an extensive 
display of plants and flowers on this occasion, but 
several interesting novelties were shown, and seven of 
these were awarded First Class Certificates. Norman 
C. Cookson, Esq., Oakwood, Wylam-on-Tyne (gardener, 
Mr. Murray), showed several pretty hybrid Calanthes, 
two of the best being C. Alexandrii, a cross between 
C. Veitchii and C. vestita rubra oculata, with flowers 
of a rich crimson colour, and the two lower sepals 
lighter than the others—one of the darkest varieties 
yet obtained ; and C. Cooksoni, from C. Veitchii and 
C. vestita luteo-oculata, which has uncommonly large 
pure white flowers, with a pale lemon tint in the centre. 
Both these were certificated. Two other forms con¬ 
tributed by the same gentleman—C. Normani, white, 
with a red eye, and C. Sedeni candidibula, red, with a 
white eye—being pretty, but not sufficiently distinct 
for a special award. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, 
received a First Class Certificate for Cattleya autumnalis, 
a charming variety with small flowers, something of 
the C. Skinneri style, the sepals and petals purple, the 
lip crimson, with a white throat. A botanical com¬ 
mendation was also awarded the same firm for Peristeria 
pendula, an Orchid with curious wax-like white flowers, 
dotted with purple. From the same firm came several 
new Chrysanthemums which had not quite developed 
their best characters, a lovely group of well-grown Bou- 
vardias, and the attractive Amasonia punicea, which 
bears numerous scarlet bracts with its long tubular yellow 
flowers. Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway, con¬ 
tributed several new plants, and obtained First Class 
Certificates for the following three:—Sarracenia 
Buchani, a hybrid between S. rubra and S. purpurea, 
dwarf, the pitchers very dark red, with broad erect 
lids ; Cymbidium elegans, a strong-growing species, 
the flowers buff coloured, tube-like, 1£ in. long, in 
close pendulous spikes ; and Nepenthes Excelsior, from 
Hookeriana and Rafflesiana, the pitchers of moderate 
size, but elegantly formed, and beautifully mottled 
with dark red. A Certificate was awarded to Mr. 
Wright, of the Middle Temple Gardens, for Chrysan¬ 
themum, Val d’Andorre, a Japanese variety, in which 
the flat yellowish florets are streaked with red. 
Votes of thanks were accorded to each of the following 
exhibitors:—Mr. James Bateman, Worthing, for 
flowering sprays of Acacia retinodes, a species with small 
globular heads of yellow flowers ; Mr. Cummins, The 
Grange Gardens, Wallington, for Oncidium Forbesi 
Bothellianum, a distinct variety, the sepals and petals 
similar to those in the type, but the lip curiously mar¬ 
bled with yellow and brown ; Messrs. H. Cannell & 
Sons, Swanley, for blooms of the handsome Zonal 
Pelargoniums Swanley Gem, very large and of a distinct 
rosy salmon hue, and Henry Cannell, a fine deep 
crimson variety ; Mr. Robert Owen, Maidenhead, for 
blooms of Tuberous Begonias, bright and varied in 
colours, and several Chrysanthemums, including Gloire 
Rayonmante, with strangely quilled florets, which have 
gained it the title of Hedgehog and Porcupine ; Mr. S. 
Forbes, Roehampton, for a stand of Chrysanthemum 
blooms, in which the violet scented purple Beaute de 
Jardinswas noticeable ; Mr. J. Ridout, fora box of Tea 
Roses beautifully fresh, Catherine Mermet, Etoile de 
Lyon, and President being particulary fine ; Messrs. 
E. G. Henderson & Son, Pine Apple Place, for Nerine 
elegans eoerulea, a variety with a purplish tinge in the 
flowers which, if fixed well, render it very distinct. 
Plants of the brilliant scarlet-flowered Gesneria 
Hendersoni, were also shown by this firm. 
Messrs. Hooper &Co., Covent Garden, were awarded 
a bronze medal for an extensive group of Carnations, 
Bouvardias, Gesnerias, Niegelias, and Tydreas, 
representing many handsome varieties. The Carnations 
were particularly fine, F. Raspail, scarlet, and Madlle. 
Carle, white, being two of the best, but they were 
all good. 
