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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 27, 1886. 
West End, Hammersmith, for artistic tile pots and 
other pottery ; and to Mr. R. Dean, Ranelagh Road, 
Ealing, for seven dishes of Rotates, including Harvester, 
London Hero, Rufus, Bedfont Rose, Recorder, &c. 
The following were highly commended :—A collection 
of Ferns from Mr. Bulled, 196, King Street, Hammer¬ 
smith ; Apples, Pears and Gourds from Mr. Wells, 
Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith ; and a collection of 
ornamental plants from Mr. Smith, King Street, 
Hammersmith, which were stood along the centre of 
the table. In the evening, the prizes were distributed 
by Mr. R. G. Tautz, Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith. 
—E. W. 
Devizes. — Nov. 1 6th .—-This is now annually held 
in the Corn Exchange, in connection with a bazaar in 
aid of the funds of the Benevolent Society of Devizes, 
an institution something like a century old ; the object 
of which is to relieve the necessities of the poor during 
the winter months. The Chrysanthemumshow, which is 
in reality an off-shoot from the Benevolent Society, was 
instituted five or six years ago, and has proved eminently 
successful. It is carried out by Mr. C. N. May, of the 
Elms, Devizes, an enthusiastic and successful amateur, 
and Mr. Thomas King, the able gardener at Devizes 
Castle—the latter having to deal with the arrangements 
of the show. About two-thirds of the building was 
occupied by the Chrysanthemums, the plants being 
arranged at the sides, and the cut-flowers on a table in 
the centre, the remaining portion being utilized by the 
bazaar. 
Letme say at once that the plants—scarcely excepting 
those staged at the Royal Aquarium—were the best I 
have seen this season, admirably grown and flowered. 
The best six large-flowered on single stems came from 
Mr. Hall, gardener to C. N. May, Esq., and they 
averaged 4 ft. through, and carried some remarkably 
fine flowers ; the sorts, Mrs. Forsyth and Christine, 
and the following incurved varieties, viz., Mr. Bunn, 
a grand plant, Hereward, Lord Wolseley, and Pink 
Venus. Mr. H. Clocks, gardener to C. E. Colston, 
Esq., Roundway Park, Devizes, came in a good second 
with capital plants of Golden Christine, Prince Alfred, 
Mrs. Dixon, Barbara, White Globe and Bronze Jardin 
des Plantes. In the class for four plants, Mr. G. 
Tucker, gardener to Major W. P. Clark, Trowbridge, 
was a good first in the highly praiseworthy plants of 
Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. Rundle, Princess of Wales and 
Golden Christine. Second, Mr. J. Webb, gardener to 
W. Stancomb, Esq., Blounts Court, Devizes, with 
smaller samples of much the same varieties. 
Pompons were also remarkably well shown, and here 
Mr. May was again first with large and freely-grown and 
flowered specimens of Miss Steward, St. Michael, Dick 
Turpin, Golden Mdlle. Marche, Bob and Sceur 
Melaine. Second, Mr. Clack, with only just inferior 
plants of Mdlle. Marthe, Calliope, Rosamond, Bob, 
Soeur Melaine and Amarantine. Mr. Tucker had the 
best four specimens, showing Rosamond and Amaran¬ 
tine, grown as charming pyramids, Mdlle. Marthe and 
its golden varieties as low-trained specimens. Second, 
Mr. Burgess, gardener to the Rev. C. E. Barnwell, 
Southborrow Vicarage, Devizes. 
Specimen Japanese Chrysanthemums were also very 
good, large, well grown, and carrying fine heads of 
bloom ; in all cases trained like the incurved varieties. 
Here Mr. May was again first with Soleil Levant, 
Hiver Fleur, Madame Bertha Rendatler, Peter the 
Great, Lady Selborne and Bouquet Fait. Second, Mr. 
Clack, with Madame C. Audiguier, grandly grown and 
flowered ; Peter the Great, Madame de Sevin, Album 
plenum, Madame B. Rendatler, and Fair Maid of 
Guernsey. In the class for four plants, Mr. Tucker 
was first with Hiver Fleur, Madame Bertha Rendatler, 
Madame de Sevin and Brise du Matin. Second, Mr. 
W. Stancomb, with Soleil Levant, Pliver Fleur, ltoseum 
superbum and Madame Bertha Rendatler. An extra 
prize was awarded to the Rev. C. E. Barnwell. There 
was also a class for three plants, to consist of Mrs. 
Geo. Rundle, Mrs. Dixon, and George Glennv. Here 
again Mr. May was first with exceptionally good 
examples, carrying very fine flowers. Mr. H. Clack 
being a close second. 
Of cut flowers there was an excellent display. The 
premier prize was a silver cup, given by the late Mayor, 
for twenty-four blooms, twelve incurved and twelve 
Japanese, distinct. This brought a very spirited 
competition, the first prize going to Mr. Wildsmith, 
gardener to Lord Eversley, Heckfield Place, 'Winchfield, 
Hants, who had a very fine lot, consisting of Golden 
Empress, White Empress, Queen of England, Baron 
Beust, Lord Alcester, Lady Carey, Emily Dale, Lord 
Wolseley, Jeanne d’Arc, Cherub, Princess of Wales, 
Jardin des Plantes and the following “Japs.” :—Fanny 
Boucliarlat, Mdme. C. Audiguier, Thunberg, Maiden’s 
Blush, Mdlle. Lacroix, Meg Merrilies, Japonais, Mons. 
J. M. Pigmy, Mons. Astorg, L’Adorable, Dolores and 
Bouquet Fait. Second, Mr. G. Tucker, with a good 
lot of incurved blooms, but weak “Japs.”; of the former 
he had Jeanne d’Arc, Empress of India, Hero of Stoke 
Newington, Lord Alcester, Nil Desperandum, Barbara, 
Princess of Wales, Prince Alfred, Mrs. Dixon, Baron 
Beust and White Globe. His best “Japs.” were Hiver 
Fleuri, Meg Merrilies, Mdme. C. Audiguier, Mdme. 
Sevin, Ambrose Bruger and Yellow Dragon. Third, 
Mr. E. S. Cole, gardener to W. Pethick, Esq., Old 
Sneyd Park, Bristol, with fine “Japs,’’but weak incurved. 
The class for twelve blooms of incurved, in three 
varieties, four of each, brought a good competition, and 
here Mr. Wildsmith was first with fine examples of 
Princess of Wales, Baron Beust, Jeanne d’Arc and 
Golden Empress. Second, Mr. E. Miller, gardener to 
F. Tagarn, Esq., Old Sneyd Park, Bristol, withEmpress 
of India, Lord Wolseley, Princess of Teck and Cherub. 
In the class for twelve incurved, distinct, Mr. C. N. 
May was first with a remarkably good lot of blooms, 
consisting of Empress of India, Lord Wolseley, Jardin 
des Plantes, Queen of England, Lady Hardinge, Prince 
Alfred, Princess of Wales, Mr. Howe, Cherub, Mr. 
Heale, Mr. W. Shipman and Pink Venus. Second, 
Mr. Wildsmith, with Queen of England, Jeanne d’Arc, 
Beauty, Baron Beust, Princess of Wales, Golden 
Empress, Alfred Sailer and Jardin des Plantes as his 
leading flowers. Then followed a class for twelve 
flowers, shown with 4 ins. of stem and foliage, distinct, 
and here Mr. C. N. May put up a fine lot, consisting 
of Barbara, Golden Empress, Mr. Howe, Queen of 
England, Alfred Salter, Princess of Wales, Pink Venus, 
Empress of India, Cherub, St. Patrick and Mr. Heale. 
Second, Mr. Wildsmith, his leading flowers being 
Mabel Wood, Venus, Lady Carey and Nil Desperandum. 
Japanese Chrysanthemums made a fine display ; 
they were numerous and very good. The best twelve 
came from Mr. W. Pethick, who had Japonais, Fair Maid 
of Guernsey, Mdme. C. Audiguier, Triomphe de la Rue 
des Chalets, Comtesse de Beauregard, Bronze Dragon, 
Jeanne Delaux, Fanny Boucharlat, Gloriosum, Belle 
Paule, Mdme. Feral and Thunberg. Second, Mr. W. 
Wildsmith, with Mons. J. M. Pigmy, Thunberg, Mons. 
Burnet, Maiden’s Blush, Mdlle. Lacroix, L’Adorable, 
Mons. Astorg and Jeanne Deluax. 
Anemone-flowered varieties were in excellent form, 
and here, as in the Japanese class, it was a matter for 
regret, on the part of the judges, they could not give 
more prizes. In the best stand of not less than four va¬ 
rieties, Mr. W. Pethick was first with Fabian de Mediana, 
Empress, Mons. B. Pigmy, Ritapoil, Lady Margaret, 
Gluck, Soeur Dorothee Souille and George Sands ; and 
Mr. G. Tucker second, with King of Anemones, Lady 
Margaret, Empress, Mons. Goodereau, Fabian de 
Mediana, Louis Bonamy and Madame Theresa. 
A very fine lot of reflexed Chrysanthemums, staged 
by Mr. Wildsmith, not for competition, was highly 
commended by the judges. 
In the class for a vase or epergne of cut blooms or 
foliage for table decoration, Mr. Walter King, Devizes 
Castle Gardens, was first, with a charming arrange¬ 
ment ; Mr. W. Pethick being second ; and Mr. Pinney, 
Manor House, Marden, third. Another class, for a 
basket of hardy autumn foliage, with or without berries, 
brought a large number, in most cases charmingly 
arranged, and here Mr. Walter King was again first ; 
Miss Laura Robbins, Spitalcroft, Devizes, second ; and 
Miss Mary Biddings, Devizes, third. The show proved 
a financial success, and the funds of the Benevolent 
Society gained thereby.— It. D. 
Salisbury.— Nov. 11 th and 12th. —The first Chry¬ 
santhemum show that has been held in Salisbury was 
opened in the Council Chamber, by permission of the 
Mayor (Mr. Fred. Griffin), on the 11th inst., and was 
continued over the following day. Although rain fell 
heavily on both days, the exhibition—consisting of 
plants, cut blooms and fruit—was well attended, the 
visitors taking great interest in the specimen blooms, 
which many of them saw for the first time. It is, 
therefore, to be hoped that the interest thus excited in 
the minds of the residents of Salisbury and neighbour¬ 
hood in favour of the Chrysanthemum will be main¬ 
tained, and that in future Salisbury will take her due 
place in the horticultural world, by holding a Chrysan- 
mum show as well as a summer exhibition. 
In addition to the two telling groups staged, but not 
for competition, by the Messrs. Brittain & Son, of the 
Waterloo Nursery, Salisbury, there were eleven good 
groups of plants exhibited in the large banqueting- 
roorn, two classes being provided for them in the 
schedule—one to consist chiefly of Chrysanthemums, 
and the other to be composed of miscellaneous plants 
arranged for effect in a half-circle. In the former class, 
Dr. J. W. Coates, Salisbury, was first, with a good 
arrangement of well-flowered plants, the flowers being 
large for bush plants, and fresh. Mr. James Chalk, 
gardener to G. Read, Esq., Westwood, Salisbury, and 
W. A. Curtis, gardener to C. H. Radeliffe, Esq., being 
equal second ; Mr. Fred. Smith, Palace Gardens, 
Salibury, and Mr. J. W. Lovibond, St. Anne’s Street, 
equal third. Mr. E. S. Brown, Portland Place, Salis¬ 
bury, had the best group of miscellaneous plants, great 
taste being displayed in not only selecting the plants, 
but also in the manner in which they were arranged. 
Mr. James Chalk was the only exhibitor of four plants 
of incurved Chrysanthemums, and a like number of 
Japanese varieties; he was awarded first honours in 
each class. 
Seven classes were provided for cut blooms, and a 
first class, though limited, number of specimen blooms 
were staged. In the class for twenty-four blooms, 
Mr. H. W. Ward, gardener to the Earl of Radnor, 
Longford Castle, Salisbury, was first ; Mr. Charles 
Warden, gardener to Sir F. H. Bathurst, Bart., 
Clarendon Park, was a good second ; Mr. Thomson, 
gardener to W. Baring, Esq., Norman Court, Romsey, 
being awarded a Certificate of Merit. Mr. Ward was 
the only exhibitor of twelve incurved blooms of not 
less than nine varieties, and he was awarded first 
position for a good, all-round, even lot of fresh blooms. 
The same exhibitor was again first for a stand of six 
incurved blooms, and also for twelve Japanese, not less 
than nine varieties. With six Japanese Mr. Ward was 
first again, as also in the two classes for six reflexed 
distinct, and six blooms of Anemone-flowered varieties, 
showing in every class good blooms of the leading 
varieties. 
Fruit, like cut flowers, was shown in the Grand Jury 
Room, and it made quite a good show. Mr. Ward was 
the only exhibitor of a collection of six kinds, showing 
a good all-round lot of fruit, consisting of Queen Pine, 
Muscat of Alexandria and Mrs. Pince’s Black Muscat 
Grapes, Longford Perfection Melon, Chaumontel 
Pears and Cox’s Pomona Apples. Grapes were shown 
well; Mr. Warden had the best two bunches of 
Alicante out of three stands put up, showing neat 
well-finished bunches. In a like competition Mr. 
Warden was first again for two good bunches of Muscat 
of Alexandria. For any other white than Muscat of 
Alexandria Mr. Ward was a good first, showing highly 
finished bunches of Trebbiano ; and for any other 
hlack than Alicante Mr. Warden scored another victory 
with Gros Colmar, good in bunch and berry, being 
closely pressed by Mr. Ward’s Gros Guillaume. 
Apples and Pears were also shown well: Mr. C. W. 
Gater, Oakley, Salisbury, had the best three dishes of 
dessert Apples ; Mr. Fred. Smith had the best three 
dishes of cooking Apples ; Mr. F. Thomson was a 
capital first for Pears. We must not omit mention of 
the fact that the entrance hall of the Council Chamber, 
gallery, &e., were adorned with well-grown and pro¬ 
fusely-flowered Chrysanthemum plants kindly sent by 
the well-known firm of Keynes, Williams, & Co., and 
these were effectively arranged and greatly admired by 
those visiting the show. We may also say that Mr. 
W. H. Williams, of that firm, deserves great praise, as 
also does the gentlemen (including his worship the 
Mayor) who worked so heartily with him, for the 
manner in which the details of the exhibition were 
planned and carried out on so short a notice. 
Watford.— Nov. 1 6th and 17th .—'The Watford 
Chrysanthemum Society has only been somewhat 
recently formed, but we are pleased to hear that its 
first exhibition, held on the above dates, was a very 
successful one. The society appears to be well sup¬ 
ported by the gentlemen and gardeners residing in the 
locality, and in Mr. C. R. Humbert it is fortunate in 
having a secretary whose untiring energy has led to 
such good results. 
In the centre of the hall was a group of plants sent 
by the Earl of Clarendon (Mr. M} T ers, gardener), of 
which Chrysanthemums were the principal feature. 
Around were the different groups comprised in the 
schedule, and others displayed by nurserymen of the 
neighbourhood. Of the latter, Messrs. Lane & Son, 
Berkhamstead, had a group of many sorts, and Mr. 
Darby, of the Hertfordshire Nurseries, Watford, had 
more than one, well arranged ; and another came from 
Messrs. Nicholson, Estcourt Nurseries, Watford. The 
group which took the first prize in division two, from 
Cassiobury, the production of Mr. Fitt, was much ad¬ 
mired. The adjoining one from Mr. Hegan’s, would 
have been better had the flowers not been somewhat 
past their best. The variation in the size of plants 
told with the next two groups, those from Mr. Stephens, 
Finchley, and Mr. H. Thompson, Bushey Heath, being 
not so tall as those around them. The miscellaneous 
group which took the first prize for Mr. Beckett, 
gardener to H. H. Gibbs, Esq., Aldenham House, was 
of admirable arrangement, being well filled up. A 
group sent by E. H. Loyd, Esq. (gardener, Mr. A. 
Smith), not for competition, was a capital display ; the 
neighbouring one, belonging to the Earl of Essex, was 
comprised of superb blooms, and at the end was the 
fine collection belonging to C. R. Humbert, Esq. In¬ 
dividual plauts in other classes, trained iu different 
styles, showed in how many ways the Chrysanthemum 
may be made a thing of beauty. 
The cut flowers were staged in one of the galleries, 
and this part of the show was good throughout. The 
greatest admiration was expressed for the magnificent 
blooms brought by Mr. Beckett from Aldenham House, 
and which took the first prize in class 3 (incurved). 
The same gardener was also successful in winning the 
first prize in class 2 with equally splendid blooms. The 
Japanese varieties staged by Mr. Beckett showed the 
same experienced treatment. Primulas were shown by 
the Rev. K. F. Gibbs, Mr. W. F. D. Schreiber, Mr. 
C. R. Humbert and Mr. R. M. C. James, Huskards, 
Watford. In the fruit classes Apples were well repre¬ 
sented. Messrs. Lane, of Berkhampstead, sent a large 
assortment. There were also splendid collections of 
vegetables. Of Grapes there were seven stands ; six of 
black and one of white. There was also a fair show of 
table plants. Among the miscellaneous exhibits was 
a monster Cabbage from Cassiobury, and some Pines 
from Captain Edwards, of Ileydon Hill, Eastcote. 
There were only a few entries each of button-hole 
bouquets and single stands of cut flowers and foliage— 
classes open to ladies only. From the Earl of Clarendon 
was sent a splendid assortment of Apples and Pears, 
named, not for competition ; and Mr. Moon, of Cassio- 
bridge House, also sent excellent specimens of Apples. 
