July 31, 1886. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
765 
James Douglas ■with Thalia, Unexpected, James 
Douglas, Matador, S. Payne, Fred, Due d’Aumale, J. 
Kent, Merryweather sport, p. p. b.; Alisemond, Squire 
Whitbourn, and A. Medhurst; second, Mr. J. Hines ; 
third, Mr. J. Latin, Temple Cowley, Oxford. There 
were eight competitors in this class. Six Carnations : 
first, Mr. C. Phillips, Earley, near Reading, with R. 
Morris, J. Kent, G. Melville, Tom Power, H. K. Mayor, 
and AV. Gawn, a rose flake ; second, Mr. T. Henwood, 
Hamilton Road, Reading ; third, Mr. J. Anstiss, Brill ; 
fourth, A. Spurling, Esq., The Nest, Blackheath ; 
fifth, Mr. H. Startup, 3, Stanley Road, Bromley, 
Kent. Single classes, scarlet bizarres: First and second, 
Mr. Turner with Robert Lord ; third and fourth, Air. 
Douglas, with Medhurst and Master Stanleys ; fifth, 
Mr. C. Philips, with George. Crimson bizarres : First, 
Mr. Douglas, with Due d’Aumale ; second, Air. Turner, 
with Rifleman ; third, Air. Douglas, with Alerry- 
weather sport; fourth, Mr. J. Lakin, with Alaster 
Fred ; and. fifth, Air. Anstiss, with the same variety. 
Pink and purple bizarres : First and second, Air. 
Turner, with Sarah Payne ; third, Air. Douglas, with 
Unexpected ; fourth, Air. J. Lakin, with Squire 
Llewelyn ; fifth, Air. AI. Rowan, Clapham, with AV. 
Skirving. Purple flakes: First, Air. Turner, with 
Alayor of Nottingham ; second, Air. J. Lakin, with 
Squire Aleynell ; third, Sarah Payne (no exhibitor’s 
name) ; fourth, Mr. Turner, with Sporting Lass ; fifth, 
Air. J. Lakin, with Alajor Gane. Scarlet flakes: 
First, Air. Douglas, with Alatador ; second, Air. Turner, 
with II. Cannell ; third, Air. C. Phillips, with Sports¬ 
man ; fourth, Air. Turner, with Figaro ; fifth, Air. 
Douglas, with a seedling. Rose flakes : First and 
second, Air. Turner, with Rob Roy ; third, Air. Lakin, 
with Tim Bobbin ; fourth, Air. Douglas, with 
Diana, a seedling ; fifth, Air. Douglas, with Thalia, a 
seedling. 
Twenty-four Picotees : Equal first, Air. Turner and 
Air. Douglas, though it was generally conceded that 
Air. Turner had the best. Air. Douglas’ flowers were 
Her Alajesty, J. B. Bryant, Alice, Airs. Payne, Clara, 
Liddington’s Favourite, Airs. Chancellor, Princess of 
Wales, Constance Heron, Dr. Horner, Clara Penson, 
Thomas AArilliams, Heureuse, Aluriel, Brunette, and 
Airs. Gorton ; Air. Turner had Her Alajesty, Favourite, 
Juliette, Orlando, Duchess, Dr. Epps, Mrs. Payne,. 
Princess of AYales, Brunette, Louisa Aluriel, Alaud, 
J. B. Bryant, Lucy, Edith D’Ombrain, J. AArilliams, Airs. 
Chancellor, and Constance Heron ; second, Air. J. Hine ; 
third, Air. F. Hooper ; fourth, Air. T. Garrat, Bishop’s 
Stortford. Twelve Picotees: First, Air. J. Douglas, 
with Her Alajesty, Princess of AVales, Alice, Constance 
Heron, Airs. Gorton, Favourite, Aluriel, Tlios. Williams, 
J. Smith, Clara Penson, and Airs. Payne ; second, Air. 
J. Lakin ; third, Air. J. Buxton, Clapham ; fouith, 
Air. Al. Rowan ; fifth, Air. J. Hines. Six Picotees : 
First, Air. J. Anstiss, Brill; second, Air. E. Henwood ; 
third, not identified ; fourth, Air. C. Phillips ; fifth, 
Air. F. Glasscock. Single classes, heavy-edged scarlet: 
First and second, Air. Turner, with Henry ; third and 
fifth, Air. Douglas, with Princess of AVales ; fourth, 
Air. J. E. Henwood, with Air. Dodwell. Light-edged 
red : First and second, Air. Turner, with Airs. Gorton ; 
third and fourth, Air. Douglas, with Thomas AVilliams ; 
fifth, Air. C. Phillips, with Clara. Heavy-edged purple : 
First and second, Air. Turner, with Aluriel ; third, Air. 
Douglas, with Airs. Chancellor; fourth and fifth, Air. 
A. J. Saunders, with Zerlina. Light-edged purple : 
First and second, Air. Turner, with Juliette ; third, 
Air. Douglas, with Her Alajesty ; fourth, Mr. A. J. 
Saunders, with Nymph ; fifth, Pride of Leyton. 
Heavy-edged rose : First and second, Air. Turner, 
with Mrs. Payne ; third, Air. Rowan, -with the same ; 
fourth, Air. J. Hine, with Edith D’Ombrain ; fifth, 
Air. Douglas, with Mrs. Payne. Light-edged rose : 
First, Air. Douglas ; second, Air. Lakin ; third, Air. 
Douglas ; fourth, Air. Anstiss; and fifth, Air. Turner, 
all with Liddington’s Favourite. Yellow ground: 
First, Air. Douglas, with Agnes Chambers; second and 
third, Air. Turner, with Prince of Orange. For twenty- 
four mixed blooms, Air. Turner was first ; and for 
twelve, the highest award went to N. Spurling, Esq. 
The premier Carnation was Rob Roy, in Air. Turner’s 
stand of twenty-four ; and the premier Picotee, Airs. 
Payne, shown by the same exhibitor. Several new 
flowers were exhibited, and First Class Certificates were 
awarded to Air. J Anstiss, for a heavy-edged purple 
Picotee named, Pollie Brazel ; to Alessrs. James Veitch 
& Sons, for a rich maroon Clove, named General 
Stewart; and to Air. Douglas, for a yellow ground 
Picotee, named Annie Douglas. 
Royal Horticultural Society of Aber¬ 
deen—Summer Show. —In the course of its sixty 
years existence, the Royal Horticultural Society of 
Aberdeen has had admirable shows. Alany of the 
shows held in past years have been bigger, but few 
have been intrinsically better than the one opened by 
Sir Francis AV. Grant, Bart., of Alonymusk, in the 
Alusic Hall Buildings, Aberdeen, on Thursday, 22nd 
inst., and which remained open until Saturday, 21th 
inst. This year the entries have decreased to 650, 
compared with over a thousand last year ; but the 
holding of the Highland Society’s show in Aberdeen 
last year, tended to make the horticultural exhibition 
of that year greater than it otherwise might have been. 
Seldom indeed has the Alusic Hall looked so beautiful as 
it did on the closing days of last week. The floor of the 
hall was covered with tables, on which all the different 
departments of practical horticulture were illustrated ; 
Fuchsia and Alyrtle, Begonia and Fern, alternate in 
graceful rows, the eye delighted in a wealth of flower 
and foliage such as is rarely seen in Aberdeen. Cut 
flowers, fruit and vegetables were also very attractive ; 
and so well was everything arranged, that the veriest 
amateur could have no difficulty in following the 
sections. As heretofore, there were four classes in the 
show—professional gardeners, nurserymen, amateurs, 
and workingmen’s classes—each of the sections was 
worthily represented, but the professional class received 
most attention from visitors ; in this section the Queen 
presented a very handsome first prize for a table of pot 
plants arranged for effect, and Sir William Cunliffe 
Brooks, of Glentana, gave the second and third prizes. 
The competition was interesting, and resulted in Air. 
James Alalcolm, Sunnyside Asylum, carrying off the 
royal prize ; Air. A. Gregor, Fairfield, coming second ; and 
Air. Thomas Forrest, Haddo House (Earl of Aberdeen), 
third. The three tables were assorted with cultured 
taste, but even the untutored eye would at once have 
laid the blue ticket on the Sunnyside exhibit. Among 
the other pot plants shown by professionals, Ferns, 
Pelargoniums, and Fuchsias were noticeable for wealth 
of beauty. Among other prizes, Air. Edward Alooran, 
Stoneywood, carried first honours for Ferns ; and Air. 
Scott, Aberdeen, although an amateur, successfully 
competed among the professionals with a fine Lily. 
Air. Ogg, Alorven House, with six grand Fuchsias, bore 
off the first and second prizes. Air. J. Kendry, Aber¬ 
deen ; Air. Grigor, Fairfield ; and Air. Scott, Deemount, 
also entered successfully for pot plants. For cut flowers 
—which, by the way, contained some beautiful Roses— 
Air. Hunter, Richmond Hill; Air. Robert Grigor, 
Sunnybank ; Air. James Alowat, Aberdeen; Air. A. 
Hay, AVestburn ; and Air. AVilliam Pope were the 
most successful entrants. Air. George Goss, Cranford, 
with a dozen lovely blooms, made a fruit stand, that 
had to be won twice, his own. The show of fruit made 
by the professionals was not extensive, but withal 
good. 
The gentlemen who took the lead in other departments 
were also first here. One peculiar feature in this 
section deserves to be mentioned. Air. Alexander 
Alilne, Aberdeen, carried off a challenge cup last year 
for Strawberries, after winning it twice. He this year 
again won, for the first time, a challenge cup presented by 
Lord Provost Alatthews for a similar exhibit. The vege¬ 
tables were a capital lot, but the lateness of the season 
has materially diminished the number of exhibits. 
Air. Thomas Aliddleton, Alonymusk ; Air. AVilliam 
Davidson, Aberdeen ; Air. Anderson, Lower Cornhill ; 
Air. Alalcolm, Sunnyside Asylum ; Air. Reid, Uric, 
and Air. Scorgie, Foresterhill, showed the best vegeta¬ 
bles. The same cause that interfered with the success 
of the vegetable class, militated against a large collec¬ 
tion of fruit, but what was shown was of the highest 
quality. In the nursery section, Alessrs. Cocker & Son, 
Aberdeen, carried all before them. Amateurs exhibited 
a large and good collection of pot plants, among which 
was a collection of British Ferns, shown by Air. 
Gillespie, Aberdeen, that would have done credit to any 
professional table. The other chief winners of prizes 
were Air. Alaitland, AA r oodside; Air. AV. Silver, Auchmull; 
Air. James Minty and Air. J. A. Kemp, Aberdeen; and 
Air. R. Hall, Belhelvie. The cut flower specimens 
forwarded by amateurs were not numerous, and Air. 
Duthie and Air. Pope, Aberdeen, had matters pretty 
much their own way. The amateurs collections of 
fruit was select, although vegetables did not bulk 
largely. The exhibition made by working men in pot 
plants, cut flowers, fruit and vegetables, was very 
creditable indeed. The chief prize winners were—Air. 
Francis Stewart Banchory; Air. AYatson, Stoneywood ; 
Air. Alaitland, AVoodside ; and Air. AV. Beattie, Auch- 
terless. A feature of the exhibition, which received 
general attention, was the fine selection of herbaceous 
plants shown by Alessrs. Smith & Son, nurserymen, 
Aberdeen. The judges were—pot plants, Air. Cameron, 
Forglen House, and Air. Breadfoot, Aberdeen ; cut 
flowers, Air. AlcLeod, Ardmiddle, and Air. AVyness, 
Usan, Montrose; fruit and vegetables, Air. Reid, Durris 
House, and Air. Kennedy, Brucklay. The Royal prize 
and the other important trophies were presented to the 
winners by Sir Francis AY. Grant, who in the opening 
ceremony spoke of the state of horticulture in this 
country. Beautiful rveather prevailed during the 
exhibition, and hundreds of people visited the show 
which was a decided success. 
Waltham Abbey and district Horticul¬ 
tural.—The first exhibition of this newly formed 
Horticultural Society took place in the grounds of 
Farm Hill, the residence of Aliss Francis, on the 22nd 
inst. The birth of this society may be said to have 
arisen out of a flower show in connection with the 
meeting of the Essex Agricultural Society in July last, 
and of which Alessrs. George Paul, of Clieshunt, and 
H. Gough, of AValtham Abbey, were the hon. secre¬ 
taries. The services of Air. Gough have been secured 
as one of the hon. secretaries by the new society, and it 
has held a kind of inaugural show with every prospect 
of success in the time to come. One good sized tent 
was filled quite full of exhibits, and while it contained 
no striking feature, it was yet suggestive of a good 
exhibition by-and-bye, after a year or two’s experience. 
A smaller tent contained the cottagers’ fruit and vege¬ 
tables, and a supplementary tent was quite filled by 
a fine collection of cut Roses contributed by Air. 
AVilliam Rumsey, Nurseryman, AA r altham Cross, quite 
a pleasant little Rose exhibition of itself. This was 
highly commended ; so was a collection of fine cut 
Roses and flowering plants, from Alessrs. Paul & Son, 
Old Nurseries, Cheshunt ; and groups of plants from 
Mr. Reding, gardener to A. J. Edwards, Esq., Beech 
Hill, Plaistow ; and A. A. Lancaster, Esq., Honey- 
land, AA 7 altham Abbey. The same award was made to 
the AValtham Pottery Company, for an excellent lot of 
ware used for garden purposes. 
I can touch only on a few of the leading classes, for 
time did not admit of my taking a lengthened report. 
One class, the competition in which created a good deal 
of interest on the part of the exhibitors, was that for a 
group of plants arranged for effect. All of these were 
somewhat packed, but one stood out from all the rest 
as showing a greater amount of artistic skill in the 
arrangement, from Air. J. Green, gardener to Sir T. 
Fowell Buxton, Bart., AVarlice Park, AValtham Abbey ; 
Air. S. Perry, gardener to S. Rowlett, Esq., AVoodlands, 
Cheshunt, being second ; and Air. T. Bettesworth, 
gardener to R. Ewing, Esq., Burton Grange, Cheshunt, 
third. The best six miscellaneous plants came from Air. 
James Nicholson, gardener to Airs. Alelles, Sewardston 
Lodge, AValtham Abbey, who was first with Cycas 
revoluta, Plumbago capensis, Croton Veitchii, Pan- 
danus Veitehii, Yucca aloifolia variegata, and Aspidistra 
lurida variegata ; Air. Green was second. Ferns were 
shown in sixes. The best came from Air. Green, a very 
nice lot, consisting of Gymnogramma ehrysophylla 
Laucheana, Lomaria gibba, Adiantum tenerum, A. 
Farleyeuse, Platycerum alicorne, and Thamnopteris 
nidus. I unfortunately missed the name of the ex¬ 
hibitor of the second prize lot. Then the best lot of 
six stove and greenhouse plants came from Air. Nichol¬ 
son, who had a fine Cordyline australis, Areca 
Verschaffelti, Bougainvillea glabra, Rliyncospermum 
jasminioicles, Croton undulatus, and one other. Air. 
Nicholson had six excellent Caladiums that were one 
of the features of the show. I made a note of the fol¬ 
lowing as fine exhibition sorts :—Air. A. Hardy, Prince 
Albert Edward, Sirius, and Pyrrhus ; and the same 
exhibitor was a good first with six Coleus, having 
nicely grown and coloured specimens. There were some 
very fine foliaged Begonias, but I find I failed to get 
the exhibitor’s name ; and Air. Nicholson had the 
best six tuberous-rooted varieties. The best specimen 
plant was a huge Polypodium vulgare ; the best speci¬ 
men plant an unnamed Palm. Fuchsias, Pelargo¬ 
niums, and table plants were fairly well shown. 
The cut flowers scarcely call for remark. Air. P. Perry 
had the best twelve cut Roses, Air. Carr, gardener to 
Air. David Carter, AA'altham Abbey, being second. Air. 
Green had the best six Roses of any one variety, having 
Celine Forestier. Air. Nicholson had the best six 
bunches of cut flowers, Air. A. Smith, gardener to AV. 
H. Sewell, Esq., AA T arren Hill, Loughton, being second. 
Bunches of hardy cut flowers were nicely shown by Air. 
Smith and others ; vases for table decoration were neat 
and effective. 
Fruit was somewhat sparingly shown, excepting such 
as Gooseberries, Currants, Raspberries, and Cherries. 
Air. A, Smith had the best two bunches of white 
Grapes, showing Aluscat of Alexandria ; Air. P. AV. 
Andrews, Grove Yard, Waltham Abbey, being second. 
Air. Smith was first with two bunches of black Grapes 
showing Aluscat Hamburgh ; Air. Andrews being second 
with Black Hamburgh ; and. Air. Smith was again first 
with two bunches, distinct varieties, having Aluscat of 
Alexandria and Black Hamburgh ; Mr. Andrews being 
second. Air. Smith also had the best collection of six 
dishes of fruit, having Black Hamburgh and Aluscat of 
Alexandria Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, and black and 
red Currants. 
A r egetables were pretty good and fairly numerous, 
and with that general remark I must bring my report 
to a close, regretting that time did not admit of my 
taking fuller particulars.— B. D. 
Grantham Horticultural. —The fifteenth sum¬ 
mer exhibition of this society was held on July 22nd, 
and proved in every way a great success. The show is 
well supported and patronised by the local residents, 
and is looked forward to as a general holiday and a 
gala day. The classes were numerous, and the entries 
good, the only slight falling off being in the plant 
classes. Fruit, vegetables, and cut flowers were well 
shown both in quantity and quality ; indeed, we have 
seen no better fruit at any provincial show this season. 
Cottagers and amateurs showed well, the various ex¬ 
hibits being of first class merit, and reflecting great 
credit upon those who grew them. The weather was 
very squalty, and while the judges were making their 
awards a very unfortunate accident happened, which is 
noticed in another column. 
In the competition with groups of miscellaneous 
plants arranged for effect, 2CHi square ft., Air. Lyon, 
gardener to Lady Ossington, was a very easy first with 
an effective group similar to the one he showed recently 
at Nottingham ; second, Air. AA r ebb, Kelham Hall 
