November 21, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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of decorative plants, a first-rate bouquet, wreath, and 
cross nicely done ; he was also awarded the 1st prize 
for a bouquet of Chrysanthemums. Mr. Cooper, of 
Calcot, sent a collection of Nuts, not for competition. 
It is a pity the show was not open a day longer, as 
from the crowded state of it during the evening we 
should think the society would reap a good harvest. 
The Committee and Secretary deserve great praise for 
the admirable manner in which the exhibition was 
conducted.— A. 0. 
Shrewsbury.— Nov. 12th. —The third annual 
exhibition of fruit and Chrysanthemums in connection 
with the Shropshire Gardeners’ and Amateurs’ Rose, 
Fruit, and Chrysanthemum Society was held in the 
Corn Exchange. On former occasions the show has 
been held in the Music-hall, but this year it was not 
available. The Chrysanthemum blooms this year were 
magnificent, and were generally admired, being extra¬ 
ordinarily large and fine. For the best twenty-four cut 
blooms, a handsome silver cup was awarded to E. 
Wright, Esq., of Halston (Mr. West, gardener) who 
had far and away the best collection in the show. This 
is the first occasion on which a cup has been given, and 
for this thanks are due to Mr. J. Smith, of St. John’s 
Hill, the treasurer, by whom the subscriptions were 
collected. Primulas, too, were very good. The fruit 
classes were well filled, and the exhibits were very fine. 
Grapes especially deserve notice. Messrs. Jones & Son 
exhibited a splendid collection of Chrysanthemums and 
Primulas, not for competition, and Messrs. F. & A. 
Dickson, of Chester, showed some very fine Apples and 
Pears. There was a very good attendance, and during 
the afternoon Mr. Sutton’s band played a selection of 
music. Mr. Milner, gardener to the Rev. J. D. Corbet, 
Sundorne Castle, had the best six specimen plants ; and 
with twenty-four blooms, Mr. Lambert, gardener to 
Col. Wingfield, Onslow, was 2nd to Mr. West. 
A Chrysanthemum Show in the Grand 
Stand at Ascot. —This took place on the 11th 
inst. in one of the spacious dining rooms in the rear of 
the Grand Stand, and a very pretty display indeed was 
made. For instance, the lobby, which gives admission 
to the Grand Stand from the railway station, was 
made very gay with several groups of Chrysanthemums 
arranged for effect, and very good they were. The best 
came from Sir. Lane, gardener to Miss T. D. Smith, 
King’s Ride, Ascot, and included grandly bloomed 
Japanese and Incurved varieties ; Mr. Savage, gar¬ 
dener to Baron Huddleston, Ascot, came 2nd with a 
very good group ; while Mr. Read, gardener to A. 
Magniac, Esq., Sunningdale, was 3rd. Opposite to 
these, Messrs. John Standish & Co,, Royal Nursery, 
Ascot, set up a very fine bank of Chrysanthemums 
edged with Bouvardias, Maidenhair Fern, &c. This 
was highly commended, and most deservedly so. Here 
too, were the collections of six dishes of vegetables 
competing for the special prizes given by Messrs. Sutton 
& Sons, of Reading, and very good they were ; the best 
coming from Mr. Hughes, gardener to H. de Paravieini, 
Esq., Ascot, who had MagnumBonum Potatos, Autumn 
Giant Cauliflowers, James’s Carrot, Brussels Sprouts, 
Onions, and Tomatos. I am unable to give the names 
of the winners of the 2nd and 3rd prizes. 
In a smaller hall leading to the larger one—in which 
the plants and cut flowers were staged—were the ama¬ 
teurs’ plants, cut flowers, and vegetables, and those 
staged by cottagers also. You must be content wdth 
my saying they w r ere on the whole creditable, for time 
did not admit of my taking notes of the winners’ 
names. There were some very fine cut blooms at Ascot, 
Mr Page, gardener to A. Southard, Esq., Bracknell, 
Berks, was 1st, with excellent examples of Empress 
of India, John Salter, Princess of Wales, Lord Alcester, 
Jeanne d’Arc, Mr. Brunlees, Lord Derby, Golden 
Empress, Lord Wolseley, Lady Hardinge, Mr. Bunn, 
Cherub, Mrs. Geo. Rundle, Nil Desperandum, Hero of 
Stoke Newington, and Barbara ; 2nd, Mr. Saunders, 
gardener to the Hon. A. Ponsonby, Ascot. Mr. Lane 
had the best twelve, having excellent flowers of Prince 
Alfred, Empress of India, Golden Empress, Lord Wol¬ 
seley, Bronze Jardin des Plantes, Emily Dale, Nil 
Desperandum, Jeanne d’Arc, Mrs. Shipman, and Lord 
Alcester. The name of the exhibitor taking the 2nd prize 
did not transpire. I think it was Mr. Page that had 
the best siz varieties, they were Golden Empress of 
India, Queen of England, Princess of Wales, Miss 
Morgan, Empress of India, and John Salter ; 2nd, Mr. 
Nicol, gardener to J. Delane, Esq., Ascot. 
Mr. Savage, gardener to Baron Huddleston, had the 
best six reflexed flowers, showing capital blooms of 
Golden Hermine, King of Crimsons, Chevalier Domage, 
Dr. Sharpe, Cloth of Gold, and Mr. Forsyth. There 
was no name appended to the stand which took the 
2nd prize. Mr. Lane had the best six blooms of one 
sort, staging splendid examples of Lord Alcester, Em¬ 
press of India being 2nd. One of the flowers of Lord 
Alcester was selected as the premier flower in the show. 
The Japanese varieties were numerous and very fine, 
and though I am unable, owing to the darkness of the 
room', to give names, I may state they were mainly 
those found in the winning stands at the Royal 
Aquarium. Mr. Saunders had the best twelve, Mr. 
Lane coming in 2nd. 
Cut specimens of Pompones were also nicely shown 
and I regret I am unable to give particulars. Specimen 
plants were not so good relatively as the cut blooms, 
still it was easy to perceive that good examples can 
be grown at Ascot, and that they are bound to improve 
in course of time. But I could not get any particulars 
as to the exhibitor’s names. 
Fruit made a good feature. Mr. Wells, gardener to 
R. Ravenhill, Esq., Ascot, had the best two bunches 
of black Grapes, staging Cooper’s Black, finely 
finished ; Mr. Sinclair, gardener to Colonel Campbell, 
Windsor Park, fbeing 2nd with Black Hamburgh. 
The latter also had the 1st prize for two bunches of 
Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, nicely finished. Mr. 
Wells had the best four dishes of Pears, staging fine 
examples of Catillac, Beurre Diel, Oswego Beurre and 
Beurre Clairgeau. Mr. Sinclair came 2nd with 
Catillac, Yan Mons. Leon le Clerc, Beurre Clairgeau, 
and Doyenne du Comice. Sir. H. Godfrey, gardener 
to H. C. Rothery, Esq., Ribsdon, Windlesham, was 
1st with four dishes of capital dessert Apples, having 
Cox’s Pomona, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Cox’s Orange 
Pippin and Ribston Pippin. Sir. Saunders was 2nd 
with Wormsley Pippin, Blenheim Orange, King of the 
Pippins, and Cox’s Orange Pippin. 
I came away impressed with the idea that race- 
grounds can be turned to very much worse purposes 
than flower shows. I was glad to see so many people 
coming to the Show, and I heartily wish Sir. C. 
Hewson, the courteous secretary, every success. —R. D. 
Croydon. — Nov. 11th and 12th .—A prettily diver¬ 
sified show was that held in the Public Hall, Croydon, 
by the flourishing horticultural society of the district. 
The able practical secretary, Sir. A. C. Roffey, well 
conducts the affairs of the society, and has contributed 
in a great measure to the success of both the summer 
and autumn shows. Chrysanthemums are well grown 
in the neighbourhood of Croydon, and to encourage 
other competitors to enter, open classes are also pro¬ 
vided—a most important matter wherever it is desired 
to maintain the character of an exhibition. Sir. C. 
Gibson, Morden Park Gardens, was again a foremost 
exhibitor, winning the 1st place with twenty-four 
incurved blooms, clean even samples of the leading 
varieties, such as he has repeatedly shown this season, 
the Queen and Empress types being superbly repre¬ 
sented. Sir. Alderman, gardener to G. Hatfield, Esq., 
Morden, followed with much smaller but not bad 
blooms. In the local class for the same number of in¬ 
curved blooms, Sir. Sadler, gardener to C. Lambert, 
Esq., Streatham, was the leading competitor with 
similar specimens to those with which he has already 
been successful at other shows, and Sir. Rodbourn was 
a good 2nd. In other incurved variety classes, the 
prizes were secured by Slessrs. J. Cook (Duppas Hill), 
R. Ridge (Addiscombe Farm), A. Alderman, J. Staines 
(Park Hill), C. Welstead, andJ. Codge. With Japanese 
varieties, Mr. C. Gibson was also the premier exhibitor, 
showing twenty-four handsome blooms : Slessrs. Aider- 
man, Rodbourn, Sadler, and Staines. The Anemone 
varieties made a pleasing display, Slessrs. Rodbourn 
and Cook taking the chief prizes, the last-named being 
also the principal exhibitor of specimen plants. Fruits, 
particularly Apples, were good, the competition in the 
latter class being very keen, Slessrs. Alderman, W. 
Jones, and G. W. Cummins winning the best prizes. 
Of Vegetables the leading collections came from 
Slessrs. Perrett, J. Cooper, and J. Redbourn. 
Finchley. —Nov. 1‘lth and lith .—The local horti¬ 
cultural society in the district named, holds a good 
summer show at which plants and other exhibits are 
well represented ; the autumn show is not, however, so 
satisfactory, and that held last week would have 
admitted of much improvement. The prizes are small, 
and this no doubt reduces the competition and interest; 
while the present season has affected the collections of 
Chrysanthemums in the north of London much more 
seriously than it has in the south. The committee, 
however, would do well to provide an open class, in 
which substantial prizes were offered, and no doubt 
it could be considerably improved. Chrysanthemums 
took quite a secondary place, if the collections of bloom 
from Mr. J. J. Lowry, Belmont Garden, Mill Hill, and 
the dwarf plants from Mr. Stapleton, Finchley, be 
excepted. The former we had previously seen at the 
Aquarium show, and noticed them in our report ; but 
the latter where quite different from anything of the 
kind usually seen at exhibitions. They were in 5-in. 
pots, and bore about forty good blooms each, yellow, 
white, and purple, of the Cedo Nulli form, forming 
lovely little bushes of flowers of inestimable value for 
decorative purposes. Grapes were extremely fine from 
the local market-growers, Gros Colman and Alicante 
being grandly shown by Mr. P. E. Kay, Mr. T. Staple- 
ton, and Mr. G. B. Shaults ; the Gros Colmar were of 
wonderful size in berry and bunch, and admirably 
coloured. Apples were also good, and so close in merit 
that the judges found it difficult to make a distinction 
between them. Mr. C. Dyke, gardener to H. C. 
Stephen, Esq., Avenue House, Finchley, J. J. Lowry, 
H. Jarvis, and J. Berse won the prizes. The vegetable 
collections securing for Messrs. Agate and Mobbs the 
two prizes in that class. Miscellaneous groups from 
Mr. B. S. Williams, Messrs. Cutbush & Son, and Mr. 
Mobbs, with cut blooms from Messrs. Dixon & Co., 
added considerably both to the extent and attractions 
of a show which we hope to see much better supported 
another year. 
Devizes.— Nov. 11th .—This cannot be called a 
Chrysanthemum society, because it is simply an exhi¬ 
bition held under the auspices of the Benevolent Society 
of Devizes, together with an annual bazaar of useful 
and fancy articles in aid of its funds ; and it is always 
the means of bringing together a large number of people 
and greatly assisting so good an object. The show took 
place, as usual, in the spacious Corn Exchange, and the 
exhibits were admirably arranged by Mr. Thomas King, 
of Devizes Castle Gardens, who also sent some fine 
Palms and Tree Ferns to add to the general effect. 
The specimen plants were arranged along the sides of 
the hall, and the cut flowers on a table in the centre. 
There was an excellent competition in the class for 
six specimens of large-flowered Chrysanthemums, 
between Mr. H. Clack, gardener to C. E. Colston, 
Esq., Roundway Park, Devizes, and Mr. W. Hale, 
gardener to C. N. May, Esq., The Elms, Devizes. The 
former was placed first with admirably grown and 
flowered specimens of Prince Alfred, selected as the 
premier plant in the show ; grandly grown and flowered, 
Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dixon, Golden Christine and 
Venus; 2nd, Mr. Hall, with very good plants of Prince 
of Wales, Prince Alfred, St. Patrick, Empreso of India, 
Golden Empress, and Fingal. In the class for four 
specimens, Mr. Geo. Tucker, gardener to Major Clark, 
Wyke House, Trowbridge, was 1st with Christine, Mrs. 
Forsyth, Mrs. Dixon, and Mrs. G. Rundle. 
In the class for six specimens of Japanese Chrysan¬ 
themums, Messrs. Clark and Hale were placed equal 
1st, there being little to choose between them ; the 
plants large, well-grown, and flowered. Mr. Clark had 
Madame Bertha Rendatler, Blanchfleur, Hero of Mag- 
dala, Soleil Levant, Fair Maid of Guernsey, and Salten, 
this finely bloomed. Mr. Hale had Peter the Great, 
Madame B. Rendatler, Hiver Fleur, Soleil Levant, 
Elaine, and Bouquet Fait. In the class for four 
varieties, the 1st prize was withheld; Mr. Tucker was 
. placed 2nd. 
Specimens of Pompon Chrysanthemums were very 
nicely done indeed, and in the class for six plants, Mr. 
Clark had a little advantage over Mr. Hale, being 
placed 1st with Dick Turpin, Aurore Boreale, Mdlle. 
Marthe, Bob, Calliope, and Golden Circle. 2nd, Mr. 
Hale, with Aurore Boreale, Mdlle. Marthe and its 
Golden variety, Sceur Melaine, St. Michael, and Bob, 
the weakness of which prevented an equal 1st prize 
being awarded. Mr. Tucker was 1st with four plants, 
staging Amarantina, Rosinante, Mdlle. Marthe and its 
Golden variety. There was also a class for three 
specimens, one of Mrs. G. Rundle, one of George 
Glenny, and one of Mrs. Disero. Here Mr. Clark was 
again 1st with three very fine specimens, carrying about 
fifty flowers each. Mr. Hale came next with smaller 
plants and fewer flowers, but those very fine. 
Cut Blooms. —In the class for twelve incurved 
Chrysanthemums, in four distinct varieties, Mr. Clark 
was 1st with Barbara (one of the flowers of which was 
selected as the premier bloom), Princess of Wales, Mrs. 
Heale, and Lord Wolseley ; 2nd, Mr. Hall, with White 
Globe, Venus, Mrs. Cunningham, and Mr. Corboy ; 
3rd, Dr. Hitchcock, Fiddington House, Lavington 
(Mr. S. 0. Offer, gardener). In the class for twelve 
distinct varieties, Mr. Hall was 1st with Empress of 
India, Mr. Corboy, Mr. Bunn, Prince of Wales, Reful¬ 
gence, Golden Empress, Lady Hardinge, Mr. Shipman, 
Mrs. G. Rundle, Venus, Barbara, and Mr. Nash ; 2nd 
Mr. Clark, whose best flowers were Beauty, Refulgence, 
Mr. Bunn, Venus, White Empress, and Bronze Jardin 
des Plantes; 3rd, Dr. Hitchcock. The best twelve 
blooms, shown with 4 ins. of their stems and foliage, 
also came from Mr. Hall, who had Empress of India 
Prince of Wales, Golden Empress, Lad}' Hardinge, Nil 
Desperandum, Mr. Bunn, Mr. Shipman, Mr. Corboy, 
Mr. DLxon, Refulgence, Venus, and Mr. Nash ; 2nd’ 
Mr. Clark, whose best flowers were Mr. Bunn, Beauty 
