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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 14, 1886. 
has been Mr. William Ratchelous, the manager of 
Messrs. Wood & Ingram’s nursery, St. Neots, and under 
his excellent management, the society has attained to a 
high degree of excellence, and it is very popular in the 
district. The practice adopted here is to add to the 
usual exhibition of plants, flowers, fruit, and vegetables, 
classes for market gardener’s vegetables, for bunches of 
ears of Wheat, Barley, and Oats, stalks of Beans, col¬ 
lections of agricultural roots ; also for plucked fowls, 
ducks, eggs, butter, birds of various kinds, rabbits, &c., 
the result being that a large number of local interests 
are thereby enlisted on behalf of the show. It is the 
custom to close the exhibition at seven o’clock, the 
plants are removed, the public are admitted at eight 
o’clock by a small payment, when they are treated to 
dancing and fireworks, and a sum exceeding £30 was 
taken in addition to the takings for admission to the 
show. 
The leading exhibitors in the open classes were Mr. 
G. Redman, gardener to J. H. Goodgames, Esq., 
Eynesbury, St. Neots ; Mr. T. Tilbrook, gardener to 
B. Brown, Esq., Hartfield, Huntingdon; Mr. R. Carter, 
gardener to Capt. W. H. Drummond, Waresley Park, 
St. Neots ; Mr. R. Petfield, gardener to H. A. Thorn¬ 
hill, Esq., Diddington, Huntingdon ; and Mr. H. 
Williams, gardener to Geo. Bower, Esq., the Shrubbery, 
St. Neots. The principal amateur exhibitors are 
Messrs. R. Burgin, Eynesbury ; G. Taylor, Eynesbury ; 
M. H. Browning, Eaton Socon ; O. R. Wilkinson, 
Eaton Socon ; and J. Howe, St. Neots. The principal 
exhibitors of market garden produce are Messrs. Isaac 
Hall, J. Hall, C. Sibley, and Edwards. Two classes 
were open to all comers, one for twenty-four Roses, 
single trusses, and here E. B. Lindsell, Esq., Hitchin, 
was first with a very good lot, consisting of Comtesse 
d’Oxford, Merveille de Lyon, Etienne Levet, Duke of 
Edinburgh, La France, A. K. Williams, Francois 
Michelon, Star of Waltham, Comte Rainbaud, Ches- 
hunt Hybrid, Baroness Rothschild, Alfred Colomb, 
Marie Cointett, Annie Wood, Maurice Bernardin, 
Ulrich Brunner, Niphetos, Le Havre, Prince Arthur, 
E. Y. Teas, Louis van Houtte, Souvenir d’un Ami, and 
Horace Vernet; second, the Rev. E. L. Fellowes, Wim- 
pole Rectorjq Royston, with smaller but nice and fresh 
blooms. Also for twenty-four bunches of cut flowers, 
shown in bunches ; here Mr. G. Redman was a good 
first, having capital bunches of Habrothamus elegans, 
Dipladenia profusa, Clerodendron fallax, Oncidium 
flexuosum, Bougainvillea glabra, Anthurium Andrea- 
num, Franciscea calycina major, Tuberose, Rondeletia 
speciosa major, &c. Second, Messrs. Wood & Ingram, 
Nurserymen, Huntingdon, who had a collection of very 
fine bunches of hardy flowers, including Yucca gloriosa, 
Hyacinthus candicans, Gladiolus Brenchleyensis, Car¬ 
nations, in variety, Scarlet Martagon Lily, Cassia 
corymbosa, &e. 
In the open classes, from which nurserymen are ex¬ 
cluded, Mr. Redman was a leading exhibitor, he had 
the best six Fuchsias, staging remarkably good plants 
of Alexandra, Mrs. Marshall, Daniel Lambert, Lustre, 
White Perfection, and Rose of Castille ; second, Mr. 
H. Williams, also with good plants. Some good 
Fuchsias were also shown, in threes, in the amateurs’ 
division. Mr. Redman was the only exhibitor of six 
plants in bloom, staging capital specimens of Boug¬ 
ainvillea glabra, Clerodendrum fallax, jErica, Gimula, 
Stephanotis floribunda, Ixora javanica, and Statice 
floribunda. He was also the only exhibitor of six orna¬ 
mental foliaged plants, having Croton Andreanum, C. 
majesticus, Latania borbonica, Dracaena Baptistii, 
and Caladium Beethoven. Mr. Redman had the best 
six Zonal Pelargoniums, Mr. Williams being second. 
Variegated Pelargoniums were fairly well shown. Mr. 
Tilbrook had the best four stove and greenhouse Ferns, 
having fine plants of Adriantum Farleyense, A. con- 
cinnum, A. concinnum latum, and A. Williamsii ; 
second, Mr. Redman, with Platycerium alcicorne, Adi- 
antum formosum, A. cuneatum, and A. graeillimum. 
Mr. Pitfield had the best ten plants for dinner table 
decoration, Mr. Redman being second. Mr. Redman 
and Mr. Williams were placed equal first with four 
Coleus, both shoving well grown and coloured plants. 
Begonias of the tuberous-rooted section were well 
shown also ; Mr. Williams was first, and Mr. Redman 
was second. The best specimen plant in bloom was 
Anthurium Scherzerianum from Mr. Redman, Mr. 
Williams being second with Bougainvillea glabra. The 
best ornamental foliaged plant was Latania borbonica, 
Alocasia metallica being third. Mr. Redman had 
the best specimen Fern, in a finely grown piece of Adi- 
antum Farleyense ; Air. Tilbrook coming second with a 
large and rough Platycerium alcicorne. Plants shown 
by amateurs were highly commendable. 
Cut Flowers. —The best twelve tea-scented Roses 
came from E. B. Lindsell, Esq., who had good blooms 
of Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir d’un Ami, Jean 
Dueher, Rubens, Solfaterre, Marechal Niel, Madame 
Charles, Marie Van Houtte, Edith Gifford, Madame 
Lombard, InnocentaPirola, and Grace Darling; second, 
the Rev. E. L. Fellowes, with Bouquet d’Or, Catherine 
Mermet, Madame Lombard, Belle Lyonnaise, Marechal 
Niel, Souvenir d’Elise, Innocenta Pirola, &e. Mr. 
Lindsell also had the best twelve Roses, setting up 
excellent blooms of La France, Duke of Edinburgh, 
Madame Victor Verdier, Comtesse d’Oxford, Merveille 
de Lyon, Alfred Colomb, Frangois Michelon, Charles 
Lefebvre, Le Havre, A. K. Williams, Prince Arthur, 
and Ulrich Brunner ; second, Rev. E. L. Fellowes. 
Mr. Petfield had the best twelve Dahlias, showing 
capital blooms of Princess of Prussia, William Rawlings, 
Mr. Saunders, John Wyatt, Egyptian Prince, Ethel 
Britton, Mrs. Shirley Hibberd, Shirley Hibberd, Mrs. 
Langtry, Vice President, Mrs. Gladstone, and Henry 
Walker. Mr. Redman had the best twelve Victoria 
Asters, Mr. Petfield being second. Mr. Tilbrook had 
the best twelve African Marigolds, Mr. Myers, gardener 
to the Earl of Sandwich, being second. Mr. Petfield 
had the best twelve bunches of hardy flowers, Mr. 
Redman being second. Mr. Bingen had the best six 
Carnations, Mr. M. A. Browning being second. The 
Rev. E. L. Fellowes had the best six Picotees, Mr. 
Bingen being second. Hollyhocks were well shown 
both in spikes and cut blooms, but we failed to get the 
exhibitors names. Cut flowers were also nicely shown 
by amateurs. 
A very excellent lot of cut blooms of Carnations and 
Picotees were shown by Messrs. Wood & Ingram, of 
Huntingdon, who are large growers of these popular 
flowers. The former included such varieties as Thomas 
Moore, John Plines, Mars, Queen Victoria, Lovely Ann, 
Ajax, Mrs. Barlow, Robert Lord, Jessica, Flirt and 
Unexpected. Picotees: Jessie, Thomas Williams, 
Clara Penson, Mr. J. W. Ingram, Woodhams, Queen 
Adelaide, Mrs. A. Chancellor, and Mrs. Fuller May. 
These were highly commended. 
Fruit and Vegetables must be passed over. They 
were good, the latter especially, a very keen competi¬ 
tion taking place in all the classes. The produce 
shown by farmers, and also by market-gardeners, were 
full of interest also, but the space at our disposal 
forbids more particular allusion. At the conclusion 
of the judging, those officials were entertained at 
luncheon by the committee, and prosperity to the 
society, coupled with the name of the excellent secre¬ 
tary, Mr. Ratchelous, was drank with all honours. 
It may be added that the annual Chrysanthemum 
Show takes place at St. Neots, on November 9th, and 
it is held in the Corn Exchange. 
Woodside Horticultural Society’s Show. 
—The sixth annual exhibition of the Woodside (near 
Aberdeen) Horticultural Society was held in the Town 
Hall, Woodside, on Saturday, 7th inst. The exhibi¬ 
tion, which was open to the parishes of Oldmachar and 
Newhills, was in every way as successful as in former 
years ; true, the number of exhibits was less than those 
of last year, the entries this year being 627, while last 
year there were 756 entries, but the quality of the 
exhibits was superior to that of last year, and fully 
made up for the deficiency in the number of entries. 
There was only one division this year for professionals 
and amateurs, instead of forming two divisions as they 
did last year, and the second division was for the work¬ 
ing classes. 
Although there were not so many entries, the 
amateurs held their own with the professionals, and to 
one not acquainted with the points which go to form a 
good flower, not much difference could be noticed, the 
strength of stem and abundance of blossom in all the 
exhibits in the division for professionals and amateurs 
being admirable. This division was constituted chiefly 
of plants in pots, some beautiful Tree Ferns, Pelar¬ 
goniums, Geraniums, Fuchsias, Petunias, Lycopods, 
Begonias, Myrtles, &e., being also exhibited. For pot 
plants, Mr. S. Maitland, Woodside, carried off the prin¬ 
cipal honours, having premier position for greenhouse 
and Cape Heath Ferns, Pelargoniums, Tricolor Gera¬ 
niums, and various other flowers. Among the other 
prize winners in this class were Messrs. J. Menzie, D. 
Fraser and J. Yule. 
_ In the section for cut flowers, which were a capital 
display, comprising Rose blooms, single cut trusses of 
Zonale Geraniums, double Geraniums, Stocks, Pansies, 
Dahlias, Asters, &c. Mr. Maitland again occupied a 
number of the first places in this division. The work¬ 
ing class division was highly interesting, and reflected 
great credit on the exhibitors. In both divisions the 
vegetables were a highly creditable display. The 
Raspberries, Blackberries, Strawberries, Gooseberries, 
&e., were also in point of size and extent of maturity 
exceedingly fine. A large and enthusiastic committee 
carried out the arrangements. 
Penwortham Floral and Horticultural. — 
The annual exhibition of plants, flowers, fruit, and 
vegetables, was held on Saturday in Middleforth School, 
kindly placed at the disposal of the committee by the 
vice-president, the Rev. Canon Rawstorne. The society 
has at its head as patrons the elite of the locality, as 
well as a committee consisting of a hard working body 
of men. The district embraces Penwortham and four 
adjoining townships—Farington, Longton, Hutton, and 
Howick ; and the prizes are open for competition for 
three classes of exhibitors — gentlemen and their gar¬ 
deners, and farmers; amateur florists and cottage 
gardeners employing artificial heat beside the ordinary 
hot-beds eight weeks before the show ; and cottagers 
with no means but their own cottage windows. This 
year the exhibits numbered 350, and they included 
some excellent plants. The best in the show was a 
Lilium speciosum rubrum in splendid condition, and 
well flowered. The chief feature, however, was the 
baskets of flowers, which were composed of choice stove 
and greenhouse blooms exquisitely arranged. Another 
department in which more than ordinary interest was 
manifested was the competition for bouquets of wild 
flowers, limited to children. There were eleven entries, 
and the prize winners were beautiful, the execution 
being all that could be desired. An inspection of the 
exhibits proved exceedingly creditable to amateurs for 
their property compared most favourably with that 
forwarded by those whose appliances are in every 
respect superior in character. The plants indicated, 
care, attention, and knowledge in the art of cultivation. 
The stands of Roses were remarkable for their size and 
excellence of colour. There were several plates of fine 
black white, and red Currants, and Gooseberries. 
Affixed to the wall was a portion of a Gooseberrv bush, 
laden in a manner that spoke of this year’s very heavy 
crop. The judges were Mr. Loose, gardener to Lord 
Winmarleigh; and Mr. Edward Swift, Southport. 
The principal prize winners in the gentlemen’s class 
were T. Edelston, Esq., and T. Dodd, Esq., whilst 
those in the cottagers were Messrs. W. Crook, Law- 
renson, Cumpstey, Sanderson, James Morgan, 'William 
Dewhurst, R. Robinson, and J. Yates. 
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Lovers of the Carnation will hear with pain of the 
death of Mr. Tom Chapman, of Leicester, who passed 
away on the 1st inst., after three weeks of grievous 
suffering from sunstroke, at the age of 27. He was a 
member of the committee of the Oxford Carnation and 
Picotee Union, and a thorough lover of the flowers. 
Mr. E. S. Dodwell has named one of his fine scarlet 
flakes after him. Though young, he had endeared 
himself to a wide circle of friends by the simplicity of 
his character, and his ingenuous bearing; and his 
floricultural brethren have to mourn the loss of a most 
promising florist. 
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Secretaries of Horticultural ’Societies and Nursery¬ 
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sending him their Schedules and Catalogues as soon as 
published. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Begonias.— J. Jeffrey : Tour seedling double-flowered varieties 
are very fine indeed, most of them very large, almost globular in 
form, very full, of good substance, and bright scarlet in colour. 
The strain is a good one, but we do not notice any distinct from 
what we have already seen in the best named collections. 
Adiantcm pedatum .—J. IF.: It is hardy, a native of North 
America, and quite admissable in a class for “ Hardy Ferns.” 
Names of Plants.— J. Harding: 1, Lysimachia species, send 
when in flower ; 2, Adiantum Capillus-Yeneris, so far as we can 
judge from specimen sent; 3, Doodia caudata; 4, Cystopteris 
bulbifera; 5, Polystichum aculeatum ; 6, Lastrea dilatata ; 7, 
Athyrium filix-foemina. H. C. : Viburnum plicatum; it will 
grow very well in London gardens, but you must feed it while 
growing. Adirondacl; : 1, Kleinia crassifolia ; 2, Pteris tremula ; 
3, Pteris cretica var.; 4, Pteris cretica albo-lineata ; 5, Nephro- 
lepis tuberosa ; 6, Polystichum aculeatum. C. C. : 1, Crataegus 
pyracautha ; 2, Pittosporum Tobiri; 3, a shoot of Calycanthus 
and flowers of a Campanula ; 4, Forsythia viridissima; 5, Punica 
granata, double scarlet variety ; 6, Cercis siliquastrum. 
Names of Fruits.—IF. R. T.: 1, Bed Astrakhan; 2, Irish 
Peach; 3, Red Juneating. 
Communications Received.—J. H.—A. 0.—W. P. R.—W. H. 
—J. P.-G. N.— F. C.—A. McL.—H. J. F.—E. A.—D. C. U.— 
W. S.—A. 0.—D. J. K. & Co. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Little & Ballantyne, Carlisle.—Hyacinths and other Dutch 
Roots, Roses, Clematis, &c. 
W. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, N.—Hyacinths, Tulips 
and other Bulbous Boots, 
