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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 13, 1886. 
liurst, Esher, secured the highest award with well- 
grown Intermediate Carrots, Autumn Giant Cauli¬ 
flowers, Snowdrop Potatos, Reading Perfection Tomatos, 
Rousham Park Ouions, and Sutton’s Prizetaker Leeks. 
Mr. J. May, Northaw House, Barnet, second; Mr. 
Miller, Rood Ashton, third ; Mr. S. Haines, Coleshill, 
fourth ; and Mr. T. A. Beckett, Amersham, fifth. In 
the Messrs. "Webb's competition, Mr. S. Haines took 
the lead, followed by Mr. May again second, and Mr. 
T. A. Beckett third. Several prizes were also awarded 
for Potatos, and to this section Messrs. Sutton & Sons 
contributed an extensive collection of leading varieties. 
Kingston and Surbiton.— Nov. 9th and 19th. 
—The show of this society was held in the Drill Hall, 
Kingston, and was in every way a decided success, this 
year’s exhibition being superior to any of those held 
previously. The superb specimens were marvels of 
horticultural skill, such fine plants never having been 
seen before at Kingston. The cut flower classes were ex¬ 
ceedingly strong, the entries numerous and competition 
very keen. The Japanese, recurved and Anemone 
flowered varieties were quite up to the usual standard, 
but there was a noticeable falling oif in the quality of 
the incurved flowers. 
The fourth Champion Challenge Yase, value 25 
guineas, and £5 for the first prize, brought eight com¬ 
petitors. This is the first heat for the new Yase, which 
must be won twice before it becomes the property of 
any competitor. Mr. Gibson, gardener to J. Wormald, 
Esq., Morden Park, was the fortunate winner, and his 
blooms, especially of the Japanese sorts, were wonderfully 
fine. The following were the forty-eight Japanese :— 
Comtesse Beauregard, Elaine, M. Burnet, L’Adorable 
Jeanne Delaux or F. A. Davis, Boule d’Or, Maiden’s 
Blush, Criterion, Astorg, Triomphe de la Rue des 
Chalets, Alba striata, Golden Dragon, Japonnaise, 
Mdlle. Lacroix, Yal de Andore, Comte de Germiny, 
Grandiflora, Fernand Feral, Meg Merrilies, Duchess of 
Albany, Thunberg, Madame Clemence Audiguier ; these 
were good, and it would be difficult to say which flower 
was the best. The incurved sorts were Empress of India, 
Yellow Perfection, Nil Desperandum, Jardin des Plantes, 
White Yenus, Golden Empress, Hero of Stoke Newing¬ 
ton, Barbara, Princess Beatrice, Lord Wolseley, Queen 
of England, Princess of Y r ales, Jean d’Arc, Golden 
Eagle, Cherub, Lady Hardinge, Golden Queen, John 
Salter, Nonpareil, Refulgens, Mabel Wood, Princess 
Teck and Alfred Salter, a nice lot, but smaller than we 
usually see them. The second prize went to Mr. E. 
Coombe, gardener to IY. Furze, Esq., Teddington; 
third, Messrs. W. & G. Drover, of Fareham ; fourth, 
Mr. Beckett, Juniper Hill, Dorking. 
In the class for twelve incurved and twelve Japanese, 
open to the Kingston district, the Silver Cup was won 
by Mr. Smith, gardener to J. F. Schwann, Esq., with 
a nice lot of good, clean flowers ; second, Mr. King, 
gardener to Mrs. Few, Esher; and third, Mr. E. 
Coombe ; all showing well. 
For a group of miscellaneous plants arranged for 
effect, 100 sq. ft., a nice arrangement, light and tasteful, 
Mr. G. Titsell, gardener to R. W. Greave, Esq., was 
easily first : Mr. Trussler, gardener to IV. Shand, Esq., 
Old Malden, being second; andMr. Cawte, gardenerto J. 
P. Robinson, Esq., Esher, third. The best collection of 
Chrysanthemums, in pots, 50 sq.ft., was nicely arranged, 
and the quality of the flowers were good. There were 
four entries, and the first prize was awarded to Mr. W. 
Smith, gardener to J. T. Schwann, Esq. ; second, Mr. 
Orchard, gardener to W. Middleton Campbell, Esq.; 
third, Mr. Pitcher, gardener to Mrs. Dunnage ; fourth, 
Mr. Loni. These were a creditable lot, and made a fine 
display. The class for six specimens of incurved varieties 
brought out as good a lot of plants as we have seen, 
being well bloomed, nicely trained, and over 5 ft. 
through : first, Mr. George King, gardener to Mrs. 
Few, Esher, for the following :— Mr. G. Glenny, Lady 
Hardinge, Mr. Dixon, John Salter, Sirs. Haliburton 
and Prince of Wales; second, Mr. C. Beckett; third; Mr. 
Trussler. For three specimens, Mr. Cawte, gardener 
to J. P. Robinson, Esq., was first, as also for a single 
specimen ; and for three standards, Sir. Beckett was 
first. With three specimens of Japanese, a well- 
flowered lot, Mr. Cawte was an easy first, and the same 
exhibitor was also first for six Pompons ; while for 
three, Mr. Reid, Oatlands Park, was first; and for three 
standards, a good lot from Mr. Beckett was first. 
Cut blooms, twenty-four incurved: these were a good 
lot of flowers, and the premier prize was awarded, after 
a very keen competition, to Mr. Coombes, gardener to 
W. Furze, Esq. ; second, Mr. Woodgate, Warren 
House, Kingston ; third, Mr. C. Lane, Mayfield, 
Cheam. Twelve incurved : first, Mr. Cawte ; second, 
Mr. Thorne, gardener to A. E. Flood, Esq., IValton-on- 
Thames; third, Mr. Carter, gardener to Alderman 
Evans, Ewell. Six incurved, first, Mr. C. Slade, gar¬ 
dener to Lady Bowater ; second, Mr. Trussler ; third, 
Mr. G. Holden, gardener to Mrs. Izoa, Esher. Six 
incurved, one variety : Golden Empress supplied the 
winner, fine blooms from Mr. Munro, Cambridge 
House, Twickenham, coming in first ; second and 
third, Mr. Carpenter and Mr. Carter, both showing 
Jean d’Arc. 
The class for twenty-four Japanese sorts, brought 
together a marvellous display of fine flowers. Mr. J. 
King secured the first award, with fine blooms of the 
following : Madame C. Audiguier, Flamme de Punch, 
Elaine, Garnet, Mons. Astorg, Criterion, Baron de 
Frailly, Yellow Dragon, Arlequin, Marguerite Mar- 
rouch, Meg Merrilies, Bronze Dragon, Val d’Andorre, 
Triomphe de la Rue des Chalets, Balmoreau,- Comte 
de Germiny, F. A. Davis, Japonnaise, Joseph Mahood, 
John Laing, Mons. Lacroix, Soleil Levant, Boule d’Or 
and Mons. Burnet; second, Mr. Child, gardener to 
Mr. Slade; third, Mr. Munroe ; fourth, Mr. Lane. 
Twelve Japanese : A fine lot from Mr. IV. Smith was 
first ; second, Mr. Holden ; third, Mr. Duncan, Horn- 
ham Court; fourth, Mr. Hunt, gardener to Sir Robert 
Carden. Six Japanese, one variety : Japonnaise, from 
Mr. King, was first ; second, Madame C. Audiguier, 
from Mr. Slade ; third, F. A. Davis, from Mr. Car¬ 
penter. The reflexed flowers were grand ; for twelve 
nice even blooms, Mr. Carpenter, gardener to J. C. 
Abbott, Esq., was first ; second, Mr. Coombe ; third, 
Mr. A. Carter. Twelve Anemones : wonderful flowers 
from Mr. Gibson, were easily first; second, Mr. Slade ; 
third, Mr. Carpenter. Twelve Japanese Anemones : 
first, Mr. Childs ; second, Mr. Carpenter. Twelve 
bunches Pompons : first, Mr. Clarke. Twelve bunches 
Anemone Pompons : First, Mr. E. Coombe. 
A Certificate of Merit w T as awarded to Mr. Ralph 
Brockleliurst, Liverpool, for a sport from Meg Merrilies, 
a fine bright primrose-yellow, good and distinct, and 
named after the exhibitor ; also to a reflexed seedling, 
named Amy Furze, a flower of fine form and substance, 
of pinkish buff colour. Table plants were chosen in 
great quantities, and they were also good. For nine : 
Mr. Carter, gardener to Alderman Evans, was first; 
second, Mr. Smith, gardener to J. F. Schwann, Esq.; 
third, Mr. IVaite, Glenhurst, Esher. Six table plants : 
first, Sir. Trussler ; second, Mr. Holden ; third, Mr. 
Reid. These were all good, light and graceful. Six 
berried plants in pots : a nice lot of fruited plants of 
Capsicum Princess of "Yales, from Mr. Holden, were 
first; for the same variety Mr. King was second. 
Primula and Cyclamen were not up to the usual 
standard. 
The quality of the Fruits shown w’as fair. For three 
bunches of black Grapes : a good Alicante from Mr. 
Griffin, gardener to Miss Chrystys, were first; second, 
Mr. Smith; and third, Mr. Docherell, gardener to 
J. IV. Palmer, Esq., Reading. Three bunches white: 
good Muscat of Alexandria, from Mr. Docherell, were 
first; second, Mr. Smith ; third, Mr. Bates. These 
were all fairly good. Apples were only second-rate 
after what we have seen this season, and the same 
remark applies to the Pears. Messrs. Thomson & Son, 
Clovenfords, N.B., showed a basket of Gros Colmar 
Grapes, wonderful berries of fine colour, fed with their 
celebrated manure. Messrs. Hooper, Twickenham, 
showed a nice lot of good Tree Carnations, in pots, full 
of flower. The amateurs and cottagers showed in 
admirable form, the entries being fully up to the 
average, and the quality superior to that of former 
years. 
Havant.— Nov. 3rd and 1th. — -The third exhibition 
of this progressive society was held in the Town Hall, 
Havant, on the above dates, and was in every way a 
decided success. The entries, which were far in excess 
of the previous years, "and the active interest taken in 
the society by amateurs in the district, speaks well for 
the future of the society. The show was beautifully 
arranged, the quality of the various exhibits good ; the 
competition was strong, and in many classes very keen, 
and we were glad to see the show so well patronised. 
The gronps arranged for effect "were very good. The 
first prize fell to Mr. A. Payne, gardener to Mrs. E. 
Smith ; the second to Mr. IV. Roberts, gardener to 
E. R. Longcroft, Esq., and the third to Mr. J. Agate, 
nurseryman, Havant. For eight specimen plants, Mr. 
Penfold, gardener to Sir F. Fitz-IYygram, Lea Park, 
was an easy first, his plants being well grown, nicely 
trained and well-flowered. The same exhibitor took 
most of the leading prizes for cut flowers, with good 
examples of those popular varieties most often seen at 
exhibitions. This exhibitor secured first for twenty- 
four blooms (twelve Japanese, and twelve incurved), first 
for twelve Japanese, first for twelve incurved, first for 
twelve reflexed, and first for-twelve Anemones. The 
classes for cut flowers were well fillfed, and the quality 
good. 
For six table plants there were some half-dozen 
competitors, and seldom have we seen a finer lot of 
plants suitable for that purpose than those seen here. 
The first prize went to Mr. "W". Moseley, gardener to J. 
Taplin, Esq., Havant. Primulas and Solanums were 
well shown, the first prize for the former going to Mr. 
C. Hoskins, Stanstead Park Gardens ; while Mr. 
Kingshott, gardener to Mr. Hodgkinson, secured first 
for the latter. 
In the fruit classes Mr. Peufold secured both the 
first prizes for black and white Grapes, and for a collec¬ 
tion of Apples, Mr. Fuller, gardener to Sir J. Clarke 
Jervoise, was first with a good lot of well-coloured 
fruits ; while the first for a collection of Pears, went to 
Mr. Roberts, gardener to E. R. Lingcroft, Esq. The 
vegetables exhibited were superb, some grand collections 
being staged. Mr. Fuller was first for eight varieties ; 
and Mr. Suter for four. The cottagers also showed 
well in the vegetable classes, some fine examples of 
good cultivation being staged, and reflecting great 
credit upon the exhibitors. Special prizes were offered 
for collections of salads by Col. Sandeman, and by 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons for collections of vegetables 
shown by cottagers. In the former some admirable 
collections were staged, and the first prize, after a sharp 
competition, was awarded to Mr. E. Smith ; while that 
for vegetables, Mr. C. Bullock secured. 
Crystal Palace.—5 (hand 9th Nov. —This show 
is always looked upon by the lovers of the Autumn 
Queen as an event of the season, and this year was no 
exception to the rule. One reason, perhaps, why this 
exhibition is so attractive, is because Mr. Head had so 
much room at his disposal wherewith to show off the 
exhibits, particularly in the classes for groups of which 
there were no less than thirteen entries. The cut blooms 
were well arranged upon tables in the centre of the 
eastern transept, with the groups arranged on either 
side facing the tables. In the great class for forty- 
eight blooms—twenty-four incurved and twenty-four 
Japanese—there were twelve exhibitors making a grand 
display of colour as you euter the exhibition. Mr. 
C. Gibson, gardener to S. IVormald, Esq., of Morden 
Park, Mitcham, carried off the first honours with some 
well-finished blooms, and the arrangement of the colours 
was excellent. Amongst the most prominent were to 
be seen Val d'Andorre, Grandiflora, Jeanne Delaux, 
Maiden’s Blush, Boule d’Or, Duchess of Albany 
(Jackson’s) and Mdlle. La Croix ; in the incurved boards 
were Empress of India, Golden Empress of India, Jeanne 
d’Arc, Princess of IVales and Lord IVolseley. Messrs. 
IY. & G. Drover, of Fareham, Hants, were second—in 
their stand were five blooms of Jeanne Delaux and 
Boule d’Or; the third prize fell to F. S. IV. Cornwallis, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. McKenzie); and Mr. M. Sullivan, 
gardener to D. B. Chapman, Esq., of Roeliampton, was 
fourth. Class 2, eighteen incurved varieties, distinct, 
was also well represented, there being eleven entries, 
the first prize going to Messrs. IY. & G. Drover, for 
eighteen well-finished blooms, amongst them being 
Queen of England and Nil Desperandum ; Mr. Horse- 
field, gardener to Lord Heytesbury, second. In this 
stand were some excellent blooms of Jeanne d’Arc, 
Queen of England and Princess of IVales. Mr. J. IY. 
Springbett, of Holly Nursery, Cheshunt, was third. 
In class 3, for twelve incurved, distinct, there were 
nine entries, the first prize being awarded to Mr. 
Gore, gardener to Capt. Taylor, of Glenleigh, near 
Hastings, for five blooms of Prince Alfred, Hero of 
Stoke Newington, Empress of India, Golden Empress 
of India, Princess of IVales and Novelty. The latter 
bloom was so much like Princess of IVales, it was some 
what difficult to distinguish them. 
In the class for six incurved, one variety, there was 
keen competition for first honours, which were awarded 
