November 28, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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who had Guernsey Nugget, Lord Alcester, Golden 
Empress, Hero of Stoke Newington, Isabella Bott, and 
John Salter ; Japanese, Madame C. Audiguier, Fair 
Maid of Guernsey, Mons. Ardene, Album plenum, 
Grand Turc, and Boule d’Or ; 3rd, Mr. Stanton. 
In the classes open only to amateurs, Mr. A. Jones, 
23, St. Peter’s Grove, Hammersmith, had the best six 
Incurved and six Japanese, but they were unnamed ; 
2nd, Mr. H. .J. Farrow, 52, Black Lion Lane, Hammer¬ 
smith. The hon. secretary of the society, Mr. Farrow, 
had the best twelve booms, staging Golden Empress, 
Queen of England, Empress of India, Lord Alcester, 
Lady Slade, Mr. Bunn, Madame C. Audigier, Margot, 
Mons. Ardene, Dr. Macary, Jean Delaux, and Souvenir 
de Caen; 2nd, Mr. A. Jones; 3rd, Mr. J. Evans, 
Beavor Villa, St. Peter’s Road, Hammersmith. 
The best bouquet of Chrysanthemums came from Mr. 
H. Wakeman, 28, Black Lion Lane, Hammersmith. 
In the gardeners’ division, the best eighteen plants 
came from Mr. E. Worsfold, gardener to J. Mason, Esq., 
Albion House, St. Peter’s Square; Mr. French being 
2nd. In the amateurs’ division for the same number, 
Mr. L. Woodliouse, 43, St. Peter’s Grove, was 1st; Mr. 
A. Jones, 2nd; and Mr. H. Wakeman, 3rd. 
The best six Chinese Primroses came from Mr. II. 
Stanton ; Mr. J. R. Wood being 2nd. Mr. A. Jones 
had the best three Isolepis tenulla and two Selaginellas ; 
Mr. H. J. Farrow being 2nd ; and Mr. T. Evans, 3rd. 
Vegetables. —Mr. Stanton had the best lot of six 
varieties, staging all good. A collection shown by 
Mr. H. Banfield not being in accordance with the terms 
of the schedule was highly commended. Mr. Stanton 
had the best dish of Kidney Potatos, staging Magnum 
Bonum ; 2nd, Mr. J. R. "Wood with the same. The best 
dish of Round was Schoolmaster, from Mr. Stanton. 
Prizes were also offered for boiled Potatos. 
Fruits. —Mr. Stanton had the best dish of dessert 
Apples, staging good King of Pippins ; Mr. J. R. Wood 
was 2nd with a dish unnamed. Mr. Wood had the 
best dish of dessert Apples staging Warner’s King; and 
Mr. Worsfield was 2nd with Lord Sufiield. Mr. Wors- 
field had the best dish of Pears, staging Beurre Diel; 
Mr. Stanton being 2nd with General Todleben. 
Mr. Howell, Queen’s Nursery, Hammersmith, ex¬ 
hibited a group of plants that greatly helped the show, 
and was highly commended. Mr. J. Hillier, 91, Black 
Lion Lane, had the same for thirty-one dishes of Pears 
and Apples, a very good lot indeed ; and Mr. J. C. 
Swailes, Cromwell House, the same for three dishes. 
Mr. H. J. Farrow was also the exhibitor of nine 
blooms of new Japanese Chrysanthemums that were 
commended. 
Birmingham and Midland Counties.— 
The twenty-fifth annual exhibition of Chrysanthemums, 
fruit, and winter-flowering plants, held in the Towm 
Hall, Birmingham, on 18th and 19th, was well attended, 
notwithstanding that the weather was very severe, 
something like 12° of frost being registered at 
the time, which was not very encouraging to the 
exhibitors, especially those who brought their tender 
exotics for exhibition. This society is making good 
headway; it has a thorough working committee, 
whose aim is to further the extension of horticulture, 
and to develope and encourage floriculture. The entries 
were numerous, and the competition keen ; but we 
have seen -better blooms staged, as with the exception 
of the 1st prize specimens, there was a noticeable falling 
off. Primulas are nowhere done so well as they are in 
Birmingham, and of these there were over 300 plants 
staged, most of them being grand examples of culti¬ 
vation, and well flowered. Those exhibited by Messrs. 
Pope & Sons, both double and single, were simply 
grand ; I question if ever a finer lot were ever before 
brought together. Noticeable amongst whites was the 
lovely Alba magnifica, which was shown well. Fruit 
was first rate, grand examples being exhibited in the 
various classes. Some two dozen varieties of Orchids 
were shown by Mr. Cooper, gardener to the Right Hon. 
J. Chamberlain, not for competition. These were 
greatly admired ; noticeable amongst them was Cattleya 
exoniensis, C. aurea, Lielia elegans alba pumila, L. 
autumnalis, Cymbidium elegans, Odontoglossums, 
Oncidiums, Calanthes in variety, Cypripediums, &c. 
Special prizes were offered in several classes in the 
Primula division, as well as for banks of naturally 
grown Chrysanthemums, which brought out three 
exhibitors ; but their groups were poor, wanting in 
arrangement, and not to be compared with those seen 
at Reading, let alone those at Kingston, the Aquarium, 
Crystal Palace, &c., lately. The 1st prize was awarded 
to Mr. J. Pattison ; 2nd, Mr. Dyer, gardener to Mrs. 
Marigold. Plants, specimen, Japanese excluded, the 
1st prize for- nine and six w r ent to Mr. Dyer, whose 
plants were a long way ahead of the others. The 1st 
for Pompones was awarded to Mr. W. White ; while of 
standards there were no exhibitors. 
Cut Blooms. —These were shown in great quantity, 
but the quality was not what one expected to see, most 
people considered it was through the lateness of the 
season, this maybe partly the cause, I admit, but there 
was a wanting in the foundation to make first-class 
flowers. The liberal prizes, ranging from £10 to £2, 
were well contested. The first falling to Mr. P. 
Southby, for twenty-four incurved, and twenty-four 
Japanese ; the first for twelve of each, going to Mr. S. 
A. Everett; the first for eighteen incurved, to Mr. H. 
Lovatt, the other firsts falling to Mr. Lovatt and Mr. 
Everett, and Mr. Southby, who was also first for 
Anemones. In the classes for growers residing within 
twelve miles of Birmingham, the best prizes for twenty- 
four and sLx, fell to Mr. G. A. Everitt, and for those 
grown within a radius of three miles, to Mr. F. 
Madelay. 
Plants. —Of Primulas, some splendid examples of 
cultivation were shown ; fhe leading honours falling to 
Messrs. Pope & Sons, for well-grown, profusely-flowered 
specimens of both double and single varieties. The 
first for Cyclamens and Epiphyllums going to Mr. 
Cooper, Gardener to the Right Hon. Joseph Chamber- 
lain, M. P. For nine stove and greenhouse plants, in 
or out of flower, Mr. F. A. Walton was first, and for 
six, Mr. Dyer, Gardener to Mrs. Marigold, both col¬ 
lections being fairly well done. In the Gentlemen's 
Gardener’s section, Primulas were again shown in 
splendid form, the first prizes falling to Messrs. Mar- 
tineau, Matthews, and Tauntion. Poinsettas : first 
for three, Mrs. Marigold. Mignonette: first, Mr. 
Martineau, for three grand pots. Zonal Pelagoniums : 
first, Mr. Cooper. Bouquets: (Nurserymen), first, 
Messrs. J. B. Thompson, Birmingham ; (Amateurs), 
first, to Mr. C. E. Mathews. Some good bouquets in 
both classes were shown. For an Epergne: first, 
Mrs. Marigold; and for three Button-holes, first, Mr. 
Payton. 
Fruit. —Grapes though not shown in great quantity 
were of first-rate quality. The 1st prize for three 
bunches of black Grapes was awarded to the Rev. B. 
W. Stannus, and for Muscats to Mr. Corbett ; the 
other prizes falling to those named and Mr. J. A. 
Everett. Apples and Pears were shown in great 
numbers, fine, clean, well-coloured, fruits, The 1st 
prize for Apples was taken by Mr. H. Higgins ; for 
Pears by Mr. Corbet; and for dessert Apples and Pears 
by Sir H. Vernon and Mr. Thornley. Of Cucumbers, 
a nice brace from Lady Edwards was 1st; while a good 
disli of Mushrooms shown by Mr. Mitcheson, Perry 
Hall, also secured 1st honours. 
Miscellaneous. —Mr. Hans Niemand, Royal Nur¬ 
series, Edgbaston, showed a fine group of plants 
artistically arranged, consisting of good decorative 
Palms, Dracaenas, Ferns, and other fine foliage plants, 
mixed with Solanums, Bouvardias, Carnations, Roman 
Hyacinths, Poinsettais, the bright yellow Eranthemum 
flaveolum, Callas, &c., and which formed one of the 
principal features of the show. The same exhibitor 
also staged a fine collection of well-grown Cyclamens of 
a good type. This group w T as arranged in one corner of 
the hall, the corresponding corners were devoted to 
Messrs. Thompson’s collection of foliage and flowering 
plants, suitable for decorative purposes. Messrs. 
Thompson also showed a splendid wreath and cross. 
Another corner was occupied by a collection of mis¬ 
cellaneous plants from the Nurseries of Mr. R. H. 
Vertigans, Chad Valley, including well-grown Roman 
Hyacinths, Primulas, Cyclamens, Poinsettas, and 
foliage plants ; and a splendid wreath much attracted 
the notice of the public. In the opposite corner, 
Messrs. Pope & Sons’ showed a fine lot of Double and 
Single Zonal Pelargoniums, Poinsettias, and rustic 
baskets, pots, &c. From the far-famed nursery of 
Messrs. Cannell, of Swanley, stands of various Cut 
Pelargoniums, Single Chrysanthemums, and C. Cullen- 
fordii, which were greatly admired. In the galleries, 
Messrs. Richard Smith & Co., Worcester, showed an 
admirable collection of Apples and Pears, and a group 
of hardy ornamental plants suitable for decorative 
purposes. The Rev. A. Williams, Stratford-on-Avon, 
contributed four dozen varieties of Apples, good clean 
fruit. Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, sent a box 
of Cut Roses, a wreath, and a cross beautifully made. 
A new fern, a fine form of Gymnogramna schizophylla, 
shown by Messrs. Pope & Sons, was awarded a Certificate 
of Merit. This is a good distinct fern, which will make 
a fine basket plant ; and we understand that the entire 
stock was purchased by Mr. Alfred Outram for Mr. B. S. 
Williams of Holloway. It is satisfactory to know that 
everything passed off pleasantly at this important 
midland exhibition, the management reflecting great 
credit upon those in charge of the arrangements. — Cor. 
Ramsbottom.— Nov. 21 st. —The second annual 
exhibition of the Ramsbottom Floral and Horticultural 
Society -was held on the above date in the St. Paul’s 
Schoolroom, over £50 being given in prizes. The late 
summer has been the worst ever experienced in this 
(Rossendale Valley) district for the cultivation of Chry¬ 
santhemums ; but the show was remarkable for the 
good quality of the exhibits all through, excepting in 
the case of a few cottagers’ classes. The school was 
well filled. The leading feature of the display was the 
specimen Chrysanthemums in 10 J in. pots, one plant in 
each. Many of them were models of what a specimen 
should be, with foliagedown to the pot, and from ft. to 
4 ft. high. Empress of India was shown with sixteen 
superb full-sized flowers ; Mrs. Forsyth with seventeen 
good blooms, and many other popular sorts equally as 
good, and would easily have taken leading honours at 
the Manchester show held early in the week. Japanese 
varieties were also very strongly represented, together 
with Primulas of good quality. Although only the 
second exhibition, the society is in a flourishing con¬ 
dition, having the support of Lord Derby, &c , which 
is highly encouraging to the Committee. 
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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
Manchester Botanical and Horticultural. 
— Nov. 17 tli, 18<A ,<t• 1A. —The autumn exhibition of 
this society was held on the above dates, the gathering 
taking place in the large St. James Hall, Oxford Street. 
Beside very liberal prizes for plants and cut blooms, 
the society offered gold and silver medals for the best 
collection of Apples and Pears ; the result being a 
capital display of productions of a high-class character. 
The general testimony of growers of the Chrysanthemum 
—more especially of these northern districts—is the 
lateness and irregularity of the blooms which may in 
a measure be due to the dull and damp months of 
August and September, just the season wdien abundance 
of light is most needed for the development and per¬ 
fection of the buds. However, though a few may on 
this account have been absent, there were many others 
who came forward, so that the competition in many 
cases was rather severe. 
From the society’s gardens at Old Trafford, there 
came a very fine display of plants arranged in the 
centre of the Hall. Tall Palms, Tree Ferns, and other 
fine foliage plants were well associated with about 200 
flowering Chrysanthemums, the whole being edged 
with small Coniferae in pots. A short distance from 
this fine group were two others arranged for effect, the 
1st prize falling to Mr. Ivirton, gardener to J. Allen, 
Esq., Altrincham, whose plants were dwarf, with plenty 
of good foliage, and flowers of large size and brightness ; 
the 2nd prize fell to Mr. R. Hardwicke, Ashton-on- 
Mersey. With twelve large-flowered plants Mr. Thos. 
Slatter was 1st, showing good plants of Prince Alfred, 
Prince of Wales, Cassandra, Mr. Bunn, "White Venus, 
Golden Beverley, &c. in good form ; the 2nd fell to Mr. S. 
Bles; and 3rd to Mr. J. Allen. Mr. J. P. Bollard was 
1st for six plants, having Queen of England, Golden 
Empress, Alfred Salter, and Prince of Wales as his best; 
Mr. J. Allen, 2nd ; Mr. S. Bles, 3rd. With three plants, 
Mr. Thos. Slatter, Mr. S. Bles, and J. P. Bollard were 
respectively 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Mr. S. Bles was suc¬ 
cessful with six Japanese, showing good examples of 
Triomphe de la Rue de Chalet, La Nymphe, Gloire 
d’Toulouse, L’Isle d’Plaisirs, and others. Mr. T. Slatter 
came2ndwithMargot, HiverFleur, Bouquet Fait, Elaine, 
and Peter the Great, very well done ; Mr. J. Hey wood 
was 3rd; Mr. J. Allen 4th. The Pompones were not 
very good, Mr. S. Bles being 1st for eight ; Mr. 
Hazzopolo, 2nd ; whilst for three, Mr. T. J. Bollani was 
1st; Sir. S. Bles, 2nd. There was, however, a fine 
display of cut blooms, incurved and Japanese were very 
finely shown ; among the latter form were blooms of 
exceptional merit. Lieut.-Col. Pilkington, Prescot, 
showed thirty-six varieties, eighteen incurved and 
eighteen Japanese, and was placed 1st, his blooms were 
unusually fine, among his best were Emily Dale, John 
Salter, Empress of India, Golden Empress, Mrs. Heale, 
Lord Alcester, Prince Alfred, and Lord Wolseley ; the 
Japanese being Mrs. Marsham, Bouquet Fait, Jean 
Delaux, Meg Merriles, Comte de Germiny, Madame C. 
Audigeuir, Flambeau, and Soleil Levant; Mr. J. Allen 
was 2nd, having fine blooms of Nil Desperandum, Mrs. 
Bmnlees, Prince Alfred, Beauty, Mons. Lemoine, Boule 
d’Or, Madlle. La Croix, and Comte Beauregard ; Mr. 
E. G. Wrigley, Pakenfield, was 3rd ; equal 4th being 
awarded to J. E. Platt, Esq., Cheadle, and H. S. 
Woodcock, Esq. In the class for twenty-four and 
eighteen incurved Mr. J. Allen was the only competitor, 
his blooms were, however, so good, the judges awarded 
him 1st prizes in both classes. A. Tate, Esq., 
Liverpool, was 1st for twelve incurved, showing Inner 
Temple, Mrs. How, Jardin des Plantes, and Jean d’Arc 
in grand form ; Mr. J. Allen, 2nd ; Mrs. Shaw, 3rd. 
J. King, Esq., and W. Lees were placed 1st and 2nd 
with six incurved. The Japanese were well shown, 
Mr. J. Allen being 1st with twenty-four ; here we 
observed Mrs. Townsend, Thunberg, Baron de PraiUey, 
Madame de Sevin, Sultana, Chang, Oracle, &c., in good 
condition. E. G. Wrigley was 2nd with a splendid 
lot ; the 3rd prize falling to the Stockport Corporation. 
With twelve Japanese, A. Tate, Esq., was 1st; Mrs. 
Shaw, 2nd ; Mrs. Monks, 3rd. The class for twenty- 
four miscellaneous blooms was well contested, the 
prizes ultimately were awarded to Mr. J. Allen, 1st, 
who had capital incurved, Japanese, reflexed, and 
Anemone flowers ; the Stockport Corporation was 
nd ; equal 3rd being taken by Mr. Lees and Mr. 
Woodcock. A nice lot of cut blooms were shown 
