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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 21, 1886. 1 
nearly 4 lbs. per bunch ; Mr. Stevenson, gardener to 
Col. Pilkington, Prescott, was a good second with 
Black Hamburgh, Madresfield Court, and Alicante, 
fine bunches, jet black, and carrying a fine bloom ; 
Mr. Goodacre was third with Muscat Hamburgh, 
Madresfield Court, and Alnwick Seedling ; and Mr. 
Gilman, Ingestrie, fourth. There were no less than 
eighteen competitors with three bunches of Black 
Grapes ; a remarkably fine class. Here first honours 
went to Mr. Alderman Baynes, Birkenhead, for Madres¬ 
field Court, in perfect condition; second, Mr. Bennett, 
gardener to the Hon. C. W. Wynn, Rhug, Corwen, 
with heavy, well shouldered bunches of Alnwick Seed¬ 
ling ; third, Mr. R. Brownhill, Ravenswood, with ex¬ 
tra fine Black Hamburghs; and extra prizes were 
awarded to Mr. Gilman and Mrs. Paterson, Birkenhead. 
For four bunches of White Grapes, in a large competi¬ 
tion Mr. Roberts, Gunnersbury, was first with first rate 
Muscats and Foster’s Seedling; Mr. G. Middleton, 
gardener to R. Pilkington, Esq., Raintford Hall, second, 
Mr. Wilkes, gardener to G. Meakin, Esq., The Hayes, 
third ; and Colonel Pilkington’s gardener fourth. Mr. 
Pratt also took a first prize with three bunches of 
Muscats, weighing 12J lbs. 
The best dish of Peaches came from Mr. Withers, 
gardener to Major-General Jenkins, Cruckton Hall, 
highly-coloured Barringtons ; Mr. Gilman was first for 
Nectarines ; Mr. G. Maylett, Worcester, first for 
Apricots ; Mrs. Patterson first for Plums ; Mr. Wilkes 
and Mr. Bennett first respectively for scarlet and green- 
fleshed Melons ; and in a very good class of hardy 
fruits, Mr. Goodacre, of Elvaston, came in first ; Mr. 
Purser, gardener to J. Watson, Esq., M.P., Berwick 
House, a very good second, and Mr. J. Lambert a close 
third. 
The vegetable competitions were also very extensive, 
and, as a rule, required very close judging. For a col¬ 
lection of twelve sorts, Mr. Lambert, Onslow, was well 
first with all round high-class productions, his Celery, 
Major Clarke’s Red, and Lyon Leeks being most especi¬ 
ally fine, and highly commendable were his Purley 
Park Hero Cucumbers, Autumn Giant Cauliflowers, &c. 
Mr. Milner, Sundorne, came in second, and Mr. Purser, 
Berwick, third, both showing well. For six dishes of 
Potatos, Mr. Purser was first with samples of Beauty 
of Hebron, Webb's Improved, Blanchard, Cosmopolitan, 
Reading Russet, and Vicar of Laleham, as perfect as we 
have ever seen ; and Mr. Bremill, who was second, and 
Mr. Lambert third, both showed remarkably well. 
The classes for single dishes of all vegetables in season 
were very fine, and we regret our inability to allude 
more fully to them. 
The miscellaneous class was a small one for so im¬ 
portant a show. Messrs. James Dickson & Sons, 
Newton Nurseries, Chester, contributed* an attractive 
group of small stove and greenhouse plants, as did 
also Messrs. F. & A. Dickson & Sons, Upton Nurseries, 
Chester. Mr. E. Murrell, nurseryman, Abbey Fore¬ 
gate, Shrewsbury, had a pretty collection of small 
Begonias, cut Roses, Gladioli, &c., and outside in the 
grounds, an attractive group of small fruit trees, &c., 
in pots, conifers and other ornamental plants. Messrs. 
Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge, had a good 
display of garden produce, mainly vegetables, -with 
which their names are identified ; and Mr. Laxton, 
Bedford, had a neat stand of cut flowers, Peas, Beans, 
Potatos, &c. 
Weston-Super-Mare Horticultural. — A ug. 
10th.—This flourishing society held its annual show 
in the Grove and Rectory Field on the above date, and, 
though rain fell heavily in the early morning the clouds, 
which were very long and threatening up to ten o’clock, 
lifted before noon, and the weather then became every¬ 
thing that could be desired, with the result that the 
tents and show grounds were well patronised with 
visitors. Plants, fruits, flowers, and vegetables were 
all shown in great force and capital condition. 
In the classes for twelve stove and greenhouse, in¬ 
cluding, at least four foliaged plants, distinct (Orchids 
excepted), four lots were staged—Mr. Cypher, Chelten¬ 
ham, was a good first with a magnificent collection, 
everyone of the plants being fresh and healthy looking, 
the Crotons highly coloured, and the flowering plants 
everything that could be desired. A most remarkable 
plant of Ixora Duffii was staged in this collection 
having long dark green leaves, surmounted by thirteen 
trusses ot bright orange-scarlet flowers, each truss being 
10 ins. in diameter ; the finest plant of the kind ever 
before shown. Phcenocoma prolifera Barnesii, between 
5 ft. and 6 ft. over ; Statice profusa, grandly flowered. 
Erica Marnockiana in exceptionally good condition ; 
as also were Ixora Pilgrimi, Crotons, Warrenii, Sunset, 
Prince of Wales, Erica Irbvana, Allamanda Hendersoni, 
beautifully flowered ; Cycas circinalis, Ixora Fraserii, 
and Cordyline indivisa ; second, Mr. Lock, gardener to 
W. B. Cleave, Esq., Newcombe House, Crediton ; 
third, Air. E. Wills, gardener to Airs. Pearce, The Firs, 
Bassett, near Southampton. In the next class for six 
varieties in bloom, Air. E. Wills scored a great victory 
by beating Air. Cypher ; he had a splendidly flowered 
Statice profusa, and Clerodendron Balfourianum, a large 
Stephanotis floribunda, Erica Aitoniana turgiaa, E. 
oblata purpurea, and a rather small plant of E. Mar¬ 
nockiana. Air. Hughes, gardener to H. Pethick, Esq., 
had the best four flowering plants ; second Air. Holland, 
gardener to W. Ash, Esq. ; and Air. Lewis was third. 
Air. Hughes had the best specimen greenhouse plant, 
and Air. Lock the second best. The last named 
exhibitor had the best six ornamental foliage plants, 
distinct varieties ; Air. Cypher being again second. 
Air. Lock was first for a single specimen foliage plant, 
with Kentia Fosteriana ; and Air. Holland was first for 
six varieties of Adiantum Ferns. Hardy Ferns and 
Lycopodiums were also fairly well represented. Air. 
E. "Wills and Air. Brooks were first and second for six 
exotic Ferns, both showing clean well-grown plants. 
Air. Lock and Air. Deryman, gardener to E. Cole, Esq., 
were first and second respectively for eight varieties of 
exotic Ferns, both showing creditably grown plants. 
Pelargoniums were shown somewhat largely, and in 
some classes remarkably well, notably in that for six 
zonals, which were grandly flowered. First, Air. 
Adams ; second, Air. Brooks ; and Alessrs. Lewis, 
E. K. Vickary, and J. Vickary took the prizes in that 
order for four plants of the same section ; and in the 
corresponding class for four doubles, the first prize went 
to Air. Pethwick, and equal second to Alessrs. Lewis 
and Adams (the latter gardener to W. Smith, Esq.), 
all showing well. Fuchsias were shown very well, but 
the plants were not so large nor so well flowered as 
those which are annually shown at Bath, Trowbridge, 
Southampton, and Basingstoke. A couple of fine 
specimens of Mr. E. Wills’having met with an accident 
in transit from Southampton, prevented their being 
shown, and consequently their not receiving first prizes 
in the single specimen classes. For six distinct 
varieties, Air. W. Brooks was first ; J. D. Capell, Esq., 
second ; T. Vickary, Esq., was third, all showing well- 
flowered plants. For six plants of tuberous-rooted 
Begonias, Air. G. Adams was first, and Air. Hollaifd 
was first for four plants. This exhibitor was also first 
for six Coleus, showing compact and fairly-colou-red 
plants. Air. Lock had the best specimen new or rare 
plant in Alocasia Sanderiana, and Air. Cypher the 
second best in Croton Alortefontainensis. 
Roses made a fine display, the blooms being fresh, 
even, and in many cases of great substance, the latter 
condition being the result more of the influence of 
climate and soil than robust constitution in any par¬ 
ticular variety. Air. G. Campbell, gardener to Dr. 
Budd, Bath, was first for twenty-four trebles, distinct 
varieties, showing a very fresh, even lot; Air. Alatlock, 
Oxford, was a close second ; and Air. Yorkshire a good 
third. In the class for twelve varieties, single blooms, 
Air. Hobbs, Bristol, was first, and Air. Charles Warden, 
gardener to Sir F. H. Bathurst, Bart., Clarendon Park, 
Salisbury, a good second ; and in the corresponding 
class for a like number of varieties of Teas, Dr. Budd 
scored another victory, and was followed closely by 
Air. Alatlock and Alessrs. Cooling & Sons, of Bath. In 
the class for twenty-four varieties of zonal Pelargoniums, 
three trusses of each, the prizes went to Alessrs. Alat¬ 
lock, Cooling & Sons, and Brooks, in that order, for 
very meritorious collections. 
Air. Davis, of The Yeovil Nurseries, exhibited (not 
for competition) a neat stand of large blooms of 
tuberous-rooted Begonias, the colours being varied, 
distinct, and telling as arranged. 
Fruit was shown very well, the competition being 
keen, and the exhibits, with few exceptions, very good. 
There were four collections of eight kinds staged, and 
the first three collections were very close to each other 
in point of merit. First, Mr. W. Iggnlden, gardener, 
Alarstou House, Frome, with good Black Hamburgh 
and Foster’s Seedling Grapes, well-coloured Barrington 
Peaches, Victoria Nectarine, Moor Park Apricot, 
Brown Turkey Figs, good Cayenne Pine, and Hero of 
Lockinge Alelon, a good even collection ; second, Air. 
W. Nash, gardener to the Duke of Beaufort, Badminton 
House, Chippenham ; and third, Mr. H. W. Ward, 
gardener to the Earl of Radnor, Longford Castle, Salis¬ 
bury. Air. Nash’s best dishes were Bellegardq Peaches, 
large and highly coloured ; Black Tartarian Cherries, 
very fine ; Black Hamburgh Grapes, and a Cayenne 
Pine ; Air. Ward’s best being his Aladresfield Court 
and Atuscat of Alexandria Grapes, Queen Pine(4J lbs.), 
and a handsome fruit of Blenheim Orange Alelon (6£lbs.). 
Only two Pines were staged—a Black Prince, weighing 
8J lbs., but not in good condition, and a medium-sized 
smooth Cayenne, for wdiich Air. Iggulden was awarded 
a first prize. Six three-bunch stands of Muscat of 
Alexandria were put up, Air. H. W. Ward being easily 
first with large, even-sized, tapering bunches ; second, 
Air. G. Neton, gardener to W. K. Waite, Esq. ; and 
Mr. Iggulden third. In the any other white than 
Aluscat class Air. A. Young, gardener to B. Thomas, 
Esq., was first, showing three large handsome bunches 
of Buckland Sweetwater, which only wanted a few 
weeks longer on the Vines to make them perfect ; Air. 
James Lloyd, gardener to J. Stuckley, Esq., Langport, 
was a capital second with large well-coloured bunches 
of Foster’s Seedling ; and Air. Ward was a good third, 
with' small but highly-coloured Buckland Sweetwater. 
Seven lots W'ere put up. Air. W. J. Gard, gardener to 
the Rev. Canon Pratt, was placed first for three rather 
loose, though well-coloured, bunches of Hamburghs ; 
second, Mr. W. AIoss, gardener to W. Hunt, Esq. ; the 
third going to Air. Edwards, gardener to J. Lysaaght, 
Esq., for small compact well coloured bunches ; seven 
lots were shown. Three lots of any other black than 
Black Hamburgh were staged, first, Air. Nash, for three 
handsome well finished bunches of Black Alicante ; 
second, Air. Daffurn, gardener to Airs. Walker ; third, 
Air. Lloyd, both showing handsome bunches of 
Aladresfield Court, but deficient in colour. Alelons, 
about twenty fruits were put up of both scarlet and 
green-fleshed varieties, first, Air. Goddard, gardener to 
A. Cripps, Esq., with Read’s Scarlet-flesh ; second, Mr. 
Holland with the same variety. The last named ex¬ 
hibitor had the best green flesh in Sutton’s Horticultural 
Prize ; second, Air. Shelton, gardener to J. A. Gardman, 
Esq. _ Air. AVard showed a handsome fruit of Hero of 
Lockinge (4J lbs.) not for competition, which was much 
admired. Five dishes of Peaches were put up, the first 
and second prizes going respectively to Alessrs. Daffurn 
and Edwards, for highly coloured Grosse Alignonne and 
Royal George. Air. AVard was first for Pears, with 
Jargonelle, and Air. Sem, second, with Citron des 
Carmes. Out of fourteen lots of dessert Apples, Air. 
AVicksherd was first, and Air. Daffurn, second ; Mr. 
Gillbanks and Air. Fear being first and second for 
kitchen Apples, both showing Lord Suffield. Alessrs. 
Cooling & Sons, of Bath, showed, not for competition, 
a grand dish of even highly coloured fruits of Beauty of 
Bath Apple, which was greatly admired. Air. Nash 
was first for Cherries, with Black Tartarian, and Air. 
Alatthews second, with a mixed dish. 
Vegetables were shown in great quantities, and of 
excellent quality, the fifteen classes provided for them 
being keenly contested. There were eight good col¬ 
lections of eight kinds staged, first, Air. T. Filchey, 
gardener to Col. Colgrave, with an excellent lot, followed 
closely by Air. J. Hale and Air. AV. A. Harris, gardener 
to Col. J. A. Lan. Air. Ward was first for Cauliflowers. 
Carrots and Alarrows were shown in great quantities, 
great size in both cases influencing the judges a good 
deal in making their awards. Air. Till was first with 
large roots of Sutton’s Intermediate. Alessrs. AVickstead 
and Gillbanks were first and second for Vegetable Alar¬ 
rows with Aloore’s Vegetable Cream. Fifteen dishes of 
Peas mostly of excellent quality were shown, the first 
and second prizes going respectively to Alessrs. Day 
and Demack, with Duke of Albany in fine condition. 
French and Runner Beans were shown in great force, 
and of good quality, Messrs. G. Ricks and J. Hall were 
first and second for the latter, and Alessrs. Alathewsand 
R. Bow, first and second for the former in that order. 
Alessrs. G. Garoway and AA r ickstead were first and second 
for Cucumbers, showing Telegraph. Tomatos were 
shown largely and in fine condition, first, Air Goddard, 
with Early. Defiance ; second, Air. J. Day ; the last 
named exhibitor was first for a basket of salads. &c. 
Potatos and Onions were also shown largely and well. 
Vegetables were likewise shown well by cottagers. 
Hastings, St. Leonards, and East Sussex 
Horticultural.— The seventh annual show of this 
society was held in the Alexandra Park, Hastings, on 
August 11th. This is a splendid place for an exhibition 
of this description, the park being about 70 acres in 
extent, and well laid out. The grounds are beautifully 
undulated, and the bedding-out is extremely well done, 
reflecting great credit upon Air. Lyon, the curator. 
The park is open at all times to the public, and it is 
taken advantage of by the inhabitants as well as the 
many thousand visitors who yearly visit Hastings. 
The show was a very fine one, arranged in four spacious 
tents, and great credit is due to Air. John Stuart, the 
energetic secretary, who has striven hard for the past six 
years to establish the society upon a firm base ; we 
trust that he has this year a good balance on the right 
side. The weather was gloriously fine, and the lawn 
and tents were filled with visitors during the day. 
The competition in many classes was very keen, and 
flowering stove and greenhouse plants were well shown, 
especially Erica, which are always seen here fresh and 
good. An old competitor, Air. Gilbert, having retired 
from competing, encouraged some to come from a 
distance for the first time. Air. Gilbert’s fine specimens 
were certainly missed, but he has played a most suc¬ 
cessful innings, and has retired satisfied, no doubt, on 
what he has achieved. 
Plants in bloom, open to all England, eight varieties. 
First, Air. J. Portnell, gardener to Sir A. Lamb, 
Beaufort, w'ho showed nice clean well flowered plants 
of Statice imbricata, Kalosanthes coccinea, Ixora 
Fraserii, Bougainvillea glabra, Dipladenia amabilis, 
Allamanda grandiflora, and Ericas, cerinthoides and 
Aitonia turgida. Second, Air. Hobden, Clive Vale 
Nursery, who showed a good eight ; third, Air. Jupp, 
gardener to Bolton, Esq., Eastbourne. For six 
varieties, Air. G. Lucas, gardener to C. Little, Esq., 
was first ; Air. Green second: and Capt. "Woodruff 
third. Six fine foliage plants, first, Air. Jupp, with a 
good half-dozen ; second Air. Portnell, who also staged 
a nice lot; third, J. Dennis. For six exotic Ferns, 
Air. Bolton, Sevenoaks, was an easy first ; second, 
Air. Jupp ; third, Air. Portnell. The first prizo for 
six Fuchsias was awarded to Air. Portnell for a good 
even well-grown nicely flowered half-dozen. Pelar¬ 
goniums, both double and single, were well shown by 
Air. Hobden, who secured leading honours in both 
classes with good well-grown plants, but we have seen 
them better flowered here than they were this year. 
Of Gloxinias, three nice lots were put up, and the first 
prize was deservedly given to Air. Gadd. For six 
miscellaneous plants in or out of flower, Mr. Portnell 
