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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 21, 1885. 
Prince Alfred, Jardin des Plantes, White Empress, 
White Globe, and Mr. Heale ; 3rd, Dr. Hitchcock. 
The best twelve Japanese varieties came from Mr. 
Clark, a very good lot, consisting of Thunberg, Hero 
of Magdala, Mon. Desbrieux, Meg Merrilies, Alburn 
plenum, Madame de Serres, Madame C. Audiguier, 
Garnet, Joseph Mahood, Fair Maid of Guernsey, Mon. 
Delaux, and Madlle. Lacroix ; 2nd, Mr. Flail, whose 
best flowers were Soleil Levant, F. A. Davis, Madame 
C. Audiguier, and rubrum striatum; 3rd, Dr. Hitch¬ 
cock. 
The best twelve blooms of Anemone-flowered 
Chrysanthemums, not less than four varieties, came 
from Mr. Clark, who had Empress Gluck, Sceur Dorothee 
Souille, Fleur de Marie, and Madame B. Pigmy ; 2nd, 
Mr. Hake ; 3rd, Dr. Hitchcock. 
There was a class for a vase or epergne of cut flowers 
or foliage for table decoration, and here Mr. Thomas 
King, Devizes Castle, was 1st ; Miss A. M. King, 2nd ; 
and Miss A. S. Mould and Miss 51. A. King, were placed 
equal 3rd. There was a class for the best baskets of 
wild autumn foliage, with or without berries, and some 
very pretty exhibits were staged. Miss M. A. King 
was 1st ; Miss Maud Smith, 2nd ; and Miss A. 51. King, 
3rd. 
An extra prize was awarded to Mr. Clark for a group 
of specimen plants not for exhibition. A First Class 
Certificate was awarded to Mr. James Lye, Clyffe Hall, 
ilarket Lavington, for red kidney Potato, Lye’s 
Freedom, some being cooked tor tasting; it is verymealy 
with an excellent flavour, and a capital cropper. Potato 
King of Russets, a round variety in the way of Adiron¬ 
dack, was also shown. A basket of fine bulbs of a new 
seedling Onion, from across between the Golden Zittau 
and White Spanish, was highly commended. 
Yeovil.— Nov. i7 th. —This exhibition was held on 
Tuesday, when the Town Hall and Corn Exchange were 
filled with splendid plants, cut blooms, &c.; taken as a 
whole, the show was a most decided improvement on 
that of last year, good as it was. There were ten en¬ 
tries for one group prizes, but the growers of the plants 
for this department have much to learn before they 
will come up to the Kingston, Crystal Palace, or Aqua¬ 
rium level. There were plenty of plants, but they were 
mostly too tall and over burdened with blooms, lacking 
in size and quality. There was room, too, for improve¬ 
ment in the matter of arrangement. For a country 
show, and a second year, however, there were no really 
glaring faults in these respects ; while there was much 
that deserved praise, notably the selection of varieties, 
the careful tying out of blooms, and the general im¬ 
provement in last year’s form. The offer of a £5 cup 
for twenty-four blooms, half incurved and half Japa¬ 
nese, bi’ought out eleven good entries. This prize fell 
to 5Iessrs. W. & G. Drover, of Fareham, Hants, who ex¬ 
hibited two trays of grand blooms, made up as follows:— 
Incurved: Cherub, Lord Wolseley, Golden Empress, 
Snowball, Golden Queen of England, Nil Desperandum, 
Lord Alcester, Princess of Teck, Princess of Wales, 
Jean d’Arc, Beauty, and Robert James. Japanese : 
kladame Audiguier, kladame Lacroix, Triomphe de la 
Rue de Chatelet, Fair 51aid of Guernsey, F. A. Davis, 
Grandiflorum, Baron de Prailly, 51eg Merrilies, Ferdi¬ 
nand Beral, 51ons. Leon Brunei, Rosea superba, Fanny 
Boucharlet. 51r. E. Wills, of Bassett, Southampton, 
was an excellent 2nd, and Mr. Ward, gardener to the 
Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salisbury, a good 3rd. 
The prizes for bouquets, &e., brought out a large 
number of local ladies, some of whom showed great 
taste and skill. There was a good display of table 
plants, and a splendid show of fruit, especially grapes. 
A large number of persons sent plants, blooms, &c., 
not for competition ; amongst these were Mr. W. E. 
Boyce, of Yerbury Road, Holloway, London, with a 
fine lot of incurved Japanese, Pompon, and single 
blooms, which were much admired ; Mr. BAR. Davis, 
nurseryman, Yeovil; Mr. E. Jarman, seedsman, &c., 
Chard ; and Mr. J. Scott, nurseryman, Meriott, Crew- 
kerne. The judges were 5!essrs. Pragnell, Sherborne 
Castle ; Iggulden, ilarston, Frome ; klolyneaux, Swan- 
more Park, Bishops’ Waltham ; and Challis, gardener 
to the Earl of Pembroke, Wilton. 
Bristol. —Nov. 18 th and 19 th .—Under highly 
favourable atmospheric conditions, the twenty-second 
annual exhibition of the Bristol Chrysanthemum and 
Spring Show Society was opened to the public for two 
days at the Victoria Rooms, Clifton, on Wednesday. 
The display was excellent, and the horticulturists of the 
west of England have good reason to congratulate them¬ 
selves on the singular excellence of their show, which 
now ranks second to none in England. Chrysanthe¬ 
mums and fruit, as usual, formed the principal features 
of the show ; but there were also miscellaneous exhibits 
of no mean order, such as Celosias, Primulas, Poin- 
settias, Bouvardias, Pelargoniums, &c. Flowering and 
ornamental-foliage plants, choice stove and greenhouse 
Ferns were well represented. There was a very keen 
contest for the silver cup offered for the best six large- 
flowered Chrysanthemums, the prize going to Mr. G. 
Silcox, gardener to W. Yowles, Esq , for a very excel¬ 
lent lot of plants, including'Jardin cles Plantes, 5Irs. 
Dixon, Sunset, Alma, Guernsey Nugget, and 51rs. 
Geo. Bundle. Mr. Ambrose, gardener to H. Robinson, 
Esq., won the National Chrysanthemum Society’s 
silver medal, and the 1st prize of the Bristol Society 
for the best group of naturally-grown Chrysanthemums ; 
and the 1st prize for the best collection of plants went 
to 5Ir. Rye, gardener to Jas. Derham, Esq. Fruit was 
well represented. Apples and Pears were of first-rate 
appearance ; while the Grapes of Mr. Nash, gardener to 
the Duke of Beaufort, Badminton, were of a colour and 
finish difficult to surpass. In the cut flower section 
there were again many hard-fought contests, the premier 
prize in the principal class going to 5Ir. S. Hobbs, who 
staged very fine examples of Prince of Wales, Princess 
ImpeHal, Lady Hardinge, Empress of India, 5Irs. 
Cunningham, Prince Alfred, W. Venus, Princess of 
Wales, Barbara, Beverley, G. Beverley, Princess Teck, 
Nil Desperandum, Queen of England, Mr. Howe, Leon 
d’Arc, Golden Empress, Venus, 5Irs. Hide, Mr. Barr, 
Angelina, Rotundittora, Geo. Glenny, ilrs. Rundle. 
The general arrangement of plants, flowers, &e., was 
all that could be desired, and great praise is due to the 
managers for the admirable manner in which they 
carried out their work. 
Dorchester. — Nov. 11 th .— This comparatively 
new, though very flourishing Society, held its annual 
exhibition in the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, a structure 
highly suitable for such displays, and great praise is 
due to the energetic hon sec., 51r. Biggs, who spared 
no pains to bring the event to a satisfactory issue. 
With such a number of attractive prizes, including 
medals and certificates of the National Chrysanthemum 
Society, one could not but expect that the entries 
would be numerous and competition keen, as was really 
the case in nearly all the classes, and especially so in that 
for the five guinea cup, offered by W. E. Brymer, Esq., 
for the best group arranged for effect, and which 
was won by his own gardener, Mr. Powell, with a 
Highly meritorious bank of good solid bloom and healthy 
foliage. He was closely followed by Mr. klundell, 
gardener to R. D. Thornton, Esq., Birkin House, who 
had a larger number of blooms but lacking the quality 
of the former group. 
Cut blooms were well shown, both as regards size and 
finish, particularly so being the fine stands of Japanese 
from Lord Wolverton’s gardens, at Iwerne, klinster, 
which were greatly admired ; these won the bronze 
medal of the National Society, and the same exhibitor 
took also the silver medal for twelve Incurved, and a 
certificate for six Japanese. Fruit made a grand show 
in itself, no less than 170 dishes of Apples and Pears, 
not for competition, being staged by that noted Exeter 
firm, ilessrs. Lucombe, Pinee & Co., which contained 
most of the best approved kinds. Grapes were not 
numerous, but excellent in quality, the three bunches 
of 5Irs. Pince’s Black iluscat from General Henning, 
being very fine and well finished for that variety. 
Tomatos were well represented by good sized and well 
coloured spiecimens. For bouquets of Chrysanthemums 
the competition was very keen, both in the open and 
amateurs’ classes, Mr. Ward and Mr. Pope taking the 
premier awards. 
The judging was entrusted to Mr. Beck, gardener 
to Lord Alington, Criehel, and 5Ir. Williams, gardener 
to Lord Wimborne, Canford Manor, and their awards 
gave great satisfaction. 
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With deep regret we have to announce the death of 
Mr. Samuel Walters, an old inhabitant of Hilperton, 
near Trowbridge, Wiltshire. An ardent lover of flowers, 
he abandoned the trade to which he had been brought 
up, and devoted himself entirely to their cultivation. 
The florist business at Hilperton he established in 1830, 
in connection with a seed business carried on there since 
1810. For about half a century he was one of the most 
successful exhibitors in the west of England, and for 
the early part of that period in London also. Tulips, 
Ranunculuses, Auriculas, and Polyanthuses, and other 
flowers were most prominent among his exhibits. He 
gave up exhibiting about ten years ago, as his sight 
then became greatly impaired. He, nevertheless, con¬ 
tinued to derive the greatest pleasure from the culti¬ 
vation of flowers. 5Ir. Walters was a remarkable 
illustration of a man “diligent in business,” and from 
his unvarying uprightness he gained the esteem of all 
who had dealings with him. In 5Iay last he experienced 
a great bereavement in the loss of his wife. He was 
frequently heard to say he should not survive her long, 
and on the morning of the 11th inst., after forty-eight 
hours’ illness, he passed away. 
Scottish gardeners of the old school will learn with 
regret of the death on the 13th inst., at the ripe old 
age of four score years and ten, of Mr. James Thomson, 
The Crooks, 5Iurrayfield, Midlothian. In early life 
Mr. Thomson was a journeyman at Drumlanrig, and 
his first place as a gardener was at Kelly. Subsequently, 
he was for several years at Corstorphine Hill, when he 
was a keen exhibitor of florists’ flowers at the meetings 
of the British Gardener’s Society, which were then held 
in the Calton Convening Rooms at Edinburgh. Leav¬ 
ing Corstorphine Hill some sixty years ago, he went to 
Carlowrie, then famous for its collection of herbaceous 
pdants, and about twenty years ago he settled down as 
a market gardener at “The Crooks.” Mr. Thomson 
was widely known and much respected by the older 
members of the craft about Edinburgh. 
QUESTION'S AND ANSWERS. 
Apples.— Scrutton : The following are all of first rate quality, 
and good bearers :—Dessert: King of the Pippins, early; Cox’s 
Orange Pippin, mid-season; Lodgemore Nonpareil, late. 
Culinary: Lord Sufiield, early; Blenheim Pippin, mid-season ; 
Lane’s Prince Albert, late. 
Cextropocon Lucvaxus — S. C. IP. : Tour estimate of this 
plant is a just one ; gardeners as a rule make too little use of it 
for winter flowering. Put in the cuttings in spring, and grow 
them on liberally in a cool-house during summer.' Introduce 
them into the stove early in October, and you will soon have 
them in bloom. 
Camellia Buds Dropping Oft.— James Duncan: It is not 
easy to account for this in every case, but we suspect the most 
frequent cause is dryness at the roots. 
Chrvsanthemums.— One who is anxious to learn: We intend 
shortly to publish a series of articles which will contain all the 
information you require. 
Names of Plants.— T. B.: Oncidium tigrinum. 
Communications Received.—G. B.—J. F.—A. Beech.—J. D. 
—B. L. (many thanks).—J. S. W. B.—J. H.—G. N.—T. S. W.— 
H. J. C.—Mrs. D—A. H.—A. T.—W. G. S.—E. J.—J. B. & Sons. 
—C. T.—M. B.—J. F. (many thanks).—A. 0.—R. D. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Cocker & Sons, Sunnypark, Aberdeen.—Forest and 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Ac. 
Viccaes Collyep., & Co., Central Hall, Leicester.—American 
Specialities: New Raspberry—"The Glenfield.”—New out-door 
Grape—“The Leicester.” 
Kettex Brothep.s, Rose Growers, Luxemburg.—Catalogue of 
Roses for 1SS4-5. 
W. E. Boyce, 87, Yerbury Road, Holloway, London, N.— 
Descriptive Catalogue of Chrysanthemums, with directions 
for their cultivation. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
November 18 th, 1885. 
ilESSRS. Hup.st & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed ilarket, 5Iark Lane, E. C., report a very small at¬ 
tendance on market to-day, and business almost nil. 
There is no further advance to note in Red Clover, but 
a considerable quantity of seed has changed hands 
recently, and prices are firm. White Clover is coming 
forward slowly, aud the crop generally is reported short; 
but, as yet, there is very little demand, and both this 
and Alsike, it may be said, are neglected. The low 
price of Trefoil has induced a few transactions in the 
best samples, but there appears to be a plentiful supply 
of this article, and buyers are, therefore, not inclined 
to speculate. Canary has advanced 2s. per quarter on 
the week. Hemp still remains cheap, and values 
of other bird seeds are unchanged. Grass seeds are in 
moderate request at last week’s quotations. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
November 19(7t. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. | 
Apples, 4 sieve. 10 SO 
Grapes, per lb. 10 2 6 
KentCobs,perl001bs.22 6 25 0 
Melons, each. 0 6 16 
Peaches, per doz. 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels, each_ 
Plums . 
s.d. 
2 0 
3 0 
s.d. 
5 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 3 0 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, peril). 0 4 Lettuces ..per dozen 2 0 2 6 
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 Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Celery, per bundle ..1 6 2 6 1 Sea Kale, per basket.. 2 0 3 0 
Cucumbers, each .... 0 6 0 9 Spinach, per strike ..20 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 Tomatos, per lb.0 9 
Herbs, per bunch.... 0 2 0 4 ; Turnips, per hunch ..06 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, SOs. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
SOs. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Abutilon, 12 bunches 2 0 4 0 
Anemone, 12 bunches 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 4 0 SO 
Asters, 12 bundles 
Azalea, 12 sprays .... 10 20 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms. 3 0 6 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 3 0 
Carnations, 12 bunch. 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
blooms. 0 6 4 0 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 4 0 12 0 
Cyclnmsn, 12 blooms. 0 4 0 6 
Epiphyllums, 12blms. 0 6 10 
Eucharis, per dozen ..4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 4 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, white, 12 
blooms. 3 0 4 0 
Lapageria,red, 12blms. 10 2 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Lilium Longiflorum, 
12 blooms ". 6 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 2 0 4 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 16 3 0 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 10 16 
— scarlet, 12 sprays.. 0 6 10 
Poinsettia, doz. biins. 4 0 SO 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
Primulas,Chinese,bun. .. 0 6 
Roman Hyacinths, 12 
sprays. 10 20 
Roses (coloured) .... 1 0 20 
Roses (indoors), doz. 10 3 0 
Roses, per doz. bun. 6 0 12 0 
Steplianotis, 12 sprays 5 0 6 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 16 
Violet, 12 bunches ..10 13 
— Czar, French, per 
bunch. 10 16 
— Panne . 40 50 
White Jasmine, bun.. 0 6 0 9 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz. . 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 9 0 IS 0 
Asters, per doz. 
Begonias, per dozen. .60120 
Bouvardias, per dozen 9 0 IS 0 
Chrysanthemums, per 
dozen pots. 9 0 IS 0 
Cineraria, per dozen..10 0 12 0 
Cockscombs, per doz. 
Cyclamens, per dozenl2 0 24 0 
Cyperus, per dozen .. 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. .30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., doz. .. 4 0 IS 0 
Ficus elastica, each ..16 70 
s.d. s.d. 
Foliage plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 0 
Fuchsias, per dozen.. 
Heaths or Erica, var., 
per dozen .10 0 24 0 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
per dozen .12 0 15 0 
Hydrangea, per dozen 
LUium lancifolium, 
per dozen . 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 
Palms in variety, each 2 C 21 0 
Pelargoniums, doz. .. 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen ........ 4 0 6 0 
Poinsettia, per dozenl2 0 IS 0 
Primula, single, doz.. 5 0 7 0 
