March 26, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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teen dishes of Apples, together with a seedling variety. 
Major Shuttleworth, Old Warden Park, Biggleswade 
(gardener, Mr. G. Allis), exhibited sixteen dishes of 
Apples, for which he received a Cultural Commendation; 
and three bunches of Black Alicante Grapes, for which 
a vote of thanks was accorded. 
Preston and Fulwood Floral and Horti¬ 
cultural.— March Ylili and 18 th. —The ninth annual 
exhibition of bulbs and spring-flowering plants, orga-' 
nised by this society, was in every respect most 
satisfactory. For several seasons past the promoters 
have had to contend with inclement weather on the 
opening day, but on this occasion the weather, though 
cold, was bright and cheerful, and, as a consequence, 
there was a good muster of local supporters present, 
when the president, E. Garlick, Esq., formally opened 
the show. The quality of the plants was excellent in 
every department of the show. A slight falling off in 
the number of bulbs was observable, but amends were 
made by the fine exhibits of J. B. Dixon, Esq., 
amongst amateurs, and Mr. E. Payne in the nursery¬ 
men’s classes. The former exhibitor took the 
first prizes in the following classes :—Twenty-four, 
twelve and six single Hyacinths ; also the first, 
second and third prizes for the best single Hyacinths, 
and twenty-four, twelve and six double Hyacinths ; 
also for the best jacinth in these classes. First for 
twenty pots of bulbs, corms, tubers or rhizomes in 
flower ; first for six pots of Tulips (double) and three 
pots ditto, also six pots and three pots of single Tulips, 
six pots of single Polyanthus Narcissus, three pots 
ditto, six pots of double Narcissus, three pots ditto, 
and for three pots of single Narcissus ; amongst these 
groups were compact trusses of most of the leading 
sorts, stout and sturdy foliage, and the blooms just 
pushed up above the leaves. Three pots of Spir®as 
were shown by the same exhibitor and secured the first 
prize ; three pots of Lily of the Valley and specimen 
Dielytra also secured first prizes for the same 
exhibitor. 
In many of the classes Mr. R. Smith, Longridge, was 
successful in winning second honours, but in no case 
could he wrest the first from his strong opponent. 
In the nurserymen’s classes, Mr. E. Payne, Fulwood, 
and Mr. H. Winwood, Ashton, were the principal 
exhibitors, the first-named winning with twenty-four 
single and twenty-four double Hyacinths ; Mr. E. 
Payne was first with a group of plants staged for 
effect in a space of 10 ft. by 10 ft. The usual classes 
of Palms, Ferns, Azaleas (Indian and Ghent), Bulbs 
and Lily of the Valley were grouped in a very able 
manner, and the effect was most pleasing ; Mr. H. 
Wen wood was a very close second with a similar group. 
Amongst gardeners, Mr. H. Waters, gardener to J. 
Eccles, Esq., Farington House, succeeded in getting in 
first w r ith a group of similar dimensions ; but in this 
ease the flowering plants were mostly Amaryllis, 
Anthuriums, and Richardia Rlthiopica, just raised 
above some capitally-grown Crotons, Dracaenas, and 
Ferns, with some strong Palms, &c., for a background— 
a very effective display. J. B. Dixon, Esq., was 
second ; and Mr. R. Frisby, gardener to the Misses 
Ffarington, third. With six miscellaneous plants, 
Mr. Frisby came well to the front, showing Kentia 
Forsteriana with nine fine fronds, Clerodendron Bal- 
fourianum, full of bloom ; Anthurium Scherzerianum, 
A. crystallinum, a good Azalea, and an Imantophyllum. 
The Kentia was also awarded the Jubilee'Medal, pre¬ 
sented by Messrs. W. Wood & Son, Wood Green, for 
the best foliage plant in the show. Ferns were shown 
in good condition, and the Misses Ffarington and Mr. 
W. H. Walding were placed first and second. With 
six Roses, Mr. J. Clark, gardener to Mrs. Birchall, was 
first with well-flowered plants. Cinerarias, Primulas, 
Cyclamen, and table plants were also well repre¬ 
sented, and in some classes there was a strong 
competition. 
With three Orchids, Mr. C. Parker was the first 
with nicely-flowered plants of Odontoglossum Rossii 
majus, shown in a 12-in. basket, Ccelogyne cristata, 
and Cypripedum villosum. Mr. Clark was second with 
C. villosum, twenty flowers, D. nobile and Lycaste 
aromatica. Mr. J. Eccles was first for a single Orchid, 
showing Coelogyne cristata with about thirty-six spikes 
of flower. Mr. Troughton, nurseryman, staged a fine 
group of miscellaneous plants, among them being a choice 
strain of seedling Primroses. A quantity of cut flowers 
of Cattleya Trian® were shown in Hyacinth glasses by 
Mr. Swan, gardener to E. G. Wrigley, Esq., Jfqwjc^ 
House, representing every shade of this lovely form, 
from pure white to the deep rosy purple and orange- 
coloured throat. These were awarded a special prize. 
The secretary, Mr. John Atherton, staged a nice collec¬ 
tion of Cacti and other succulent plants ; and Mr. 
Rowbotham, the Preston Parks Curator, also brought a 
fine group of Acacias, double Prunus, Cinerarias and 
bulbs. The committee have every reason to believe 
that the show is now a 'well-established institution, as 
large numbers visited it on both the days it remained 
open. 
Royal Botanic.— March 23rd. — Besides the 
entries for the society’s prizes, a large assortment of 
various things were shewn as usual, and for which 
medals were awarded. The principal features in these 
groups were Hyacinths, Tulips, Cyclamen, Narcissi 
and other spring flowers. Among the prizes given for 
greenhouse Azaleas, Mr. H. Eason, gardener to B. 
Noakes, Esq., Hope Cottage, Highgate, was first in 
the amateur’s class ; while Mr. Henry James, Castle 
Nursery, Norwood, was first among nurserymen. Mr. 
James Douglas, Great Gearies, obtained the first prize 
for hardy Primulas, and also for hardy herbaceous 
plants ; while Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, 
Cheshunt, were first for forced Roses ; and Mr. W. 
Rumsey, Joynings Nursery, Waltham Cross, second. 
Mr. J. Douglas was also first for six huge Deutzias ; 
Mr. J. Odell, nurseryman, took the first award in the 
open class for Cyclamen ; while Mr. F. J. Hill, gar¬ 
dener to Henry Little, Esq., Twickenham, held the 
premier place in the amateurs’ class. The best Lily of 
the Valley came from Messrs. H. Williams & Sons, 
Fortis Green ; and the best Hyacinths from Mr. J. 
Douglas and Mr. H. R. Wright, Turner Road, Lee. 
Mr. J. Douglas, and Messrs. H. Williams & Sons were 
also first for Tulips ; and Mr. Douglas came again to 
the front with Narcissus, Crocus and Amaryllis. 
Messrs. H. Williams & Sons were first for Chinese 
Primulas. 
In the miscellaneous class, Mr. B. S. Williams, 
Upper Holloway, was awarded a large Silver Medal for 
a group of spring flowers ; Messrs. Cutbush & Son, 
Highgate, received a small Silver Medal for a group of 
Hyacinths ; Mr. J. Odell took a large Bronze Medal 
for a group of Cyclamen ; Messrs. H. Williams & Sons, 
a small Silver Medal for spring flowers ; Messrs. Wm. 
Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, a Silver Medal for cut 
Camellias ; Mr. J. James, a Bronze Medal for Cinerarias ; 
Mr. J. Wiggins, gardener to W. Clay, Esq., a Certifi¬ 
cate for a group of Cyclamen ; the St. George’s Nursery 
Co., Han well, a Bronze Medal for a group of Cyclamen ; 
Mr. H. R. Wright, a large Bronze Medal for a group of 
Hyacinths ; Mr. W. May, gardener to F. C. Jacomb, 
Esq., Stamford Hill, a Bronze Medal for a group of 
Orchids, chiefly Odontoglossums ; Messrs. Barr & Son, 
a large Bronze Medal for Narcissi ; Mr. J. Hill, gar¬ 
dener to Henry Little, Esq., a Bronze Medal for a 
group of Lycaste Skinneri ; Mr. Wm. Rumsey, a large 
Bronze Medal for a group of Roses ; Messrs. Collins 
Bros. & Gabriel, Waterloo Road, S.E., a Bronze Medal 
for cut Narcissi; Mr. K. Drost, Kew Nursery, Rich¬ 
mond, a Certificate for a group of Spirsea, Lily of the 
Valley, and English-grown Lilac ; Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, a Certificate for 
Narcissi. Messrs. Paul & Son exhibited a group of 
Alpine plants ; and Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, 
Sussex, an assortment of Apples. 
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LAW NOTES. 
Purser v. The Worthing District Local Board. 
—This matter came before the Court upon a special 
case which raised a question under the 211th Section of 
the Public Health Act in reference to rating. Mr. 
Purser was a grower of fruit, vegetables and flowers, at 
Worthing, where he had 1 acre 1 rood of land, on 
which were sixteen glasshouses, which covered almost 
all the land. He called himself a market gardener and 
nurseryman, and he grew for the market, Tomatos, 
Cucumbers, Grapes, and other vegetables, and also 
flowers. The statute said that “market gardens and 
nursery grounds ” should be rated at only one-fourth, 
and the question was whether the appellant’s property 
came within this exception. Mr. Charles, Q.C. (with 
him Mr. A. Glen and Mr. Forrest Fulton), argued that 
the property in question was a market garden. All the 
plants were grown from the ground, and sometimes the 
roots were in the open ground. It was a garden 
covered with glass. J|r. Justice Day could not see how 
it ceased to be a garden" because it was covered with 
glass. 
Mr. L. Smith, Q.C. (with him Mr. English 
Harrison and Mr. Bartley Denniss), for the District 
Board, submitted that this was in no sense a market 
garden. What was carried on really was a new industry 
which was growing up in the south, and it was desirable 
to have the decision of their lordships, because iu some 
places such land was rated in full, and in other places 
at one-fourth under the exception. So far from that 
being an ordinary market garden, the things were 
grown there by means of heat, water and soil all sup¬ 
plied artificially. 
Mr. Justice Day said that in his judgment the 
place was a market garden. It was used for gar¬ 
dening, and it grew market produce. He failed to 
see how a garden was the less a garden because it 
was protected from the weather by high walls or a glass 
roof. Judgment for the appellant with costs. 
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The death of Mr. James Milford, at Alphington, on 
Saturday last, carries off, in the fulness of years, a 
notable landscape gardener. His connection with the 
famous old Exeter Nursery of Messrs. Lucombe, Pince 
& Co. extends over the long period of nearly forty 
years, and many who remember that enthusiastic 
horticulturist, the late Mr. Pince, will recall this hale 
and hearty old gardener. He was Mr. Pince’s right 
hand, so to speak, in all matters relating to landscape 
gardening, and no two men ever better understood one 
another. A number of the parks and gardens of the 
western counties, especially along the south coast, owe 
their beauty, in a great measure, to their taste and 
judgment. The ornamental grounds and plantations 
surrounding Marley Hall, near Exmouth, and the 
grand old rock garden at the Exeter Nursery are among 
their greatest achievements. The latter is a standing 
monument to their memory, and is a model work of its 
kind. 
Died on Tuesday, March 8th, at 20, Palace Gardens, 
Kensington, Mr. William Leech, late of Oakley, Fal- 
lowfield, Manchester, in his fiftieth year. The deceased 
gentleman was only ill for a couple of days, a cold, 
followed by acute inflammation of the lungs, terminat¬ 
ing fatally on the morning of the 8th. His memory will 
long be retained in connection with the lovely seedling 
Dendrobium Leechianum, raised and flowered at 
Oakley amongst a very choice collection of orchidaceous 
plants. 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. 
* # * Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World to the answering of questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers) and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by 
gardeners and specialists of great experience. 
Conifer Lifting. — Omicron: The best time to take out a 
trench round conifers, in order to render their removal without 
destroying them comparatively safe, would be winter, some 
time previous to the commencement of growth in spring. It is, 
however, not yet too late, as growth has not yet started. We 
presume your specimens are large, and that you intend allowing 
them another season’s growth to recuperate themselves, and 
make fresh fibrous roots before removal. 
Digging amongst Gooseberries, &c.—Omicron: We con¬ 
sider it good gardening to dig between Gooseberry, Currant and 
Raspberry bushes, provided you do it intelligently. These 
subjects in most soils are improved by a top-dressing of some 
kind of manure annually. This should be carefully and equally 
dug in, taking the precaution not to dig too deeply in the 
vicinity of the bushes so as to injure the roots. The same 
applies to Apples on the Paradise and Pears on the Quince if the 
ground is so poor as to require manuring. The roots in both 
these cases feed near the surface, and must not be injured by 
deep digging. 
Anemones.—/. A. C.: Many thanks. The flowers are so 
pretty, last so long in a cut state, and so scaioe with us, that 
we fain would beg a few more. Cut flowers are always welcome. 
Tennis Lawn. — Omicron: The regulation size is 78 ft. by 36 ft., 
with a margin for running back. 
Azalea. — W. W. : If your plant is showing buds at the base of 
the branches, it is a good sign. Cut back all the straggling 
shoots, which will make the plant close and bushy ; place it in a 
warm house or stove, and frequently syringe on fine days to 
encourage growth. See that the drainage is good, so that no 
danger may arise from stagnation at the roots. It ought to 
make vigorous growth during summer, but cannot be expected 
to flower next year. 
Names of Plants.— /. L.: Adiantum Capillus-Veneris and 
Cyathea dealbata. 
