September 10, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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For light-coloured show varieties Mrs. F. M. Seale 
was first with delicate tinted blooms ; and Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co. were second. The latter were 
second for six tipped varieties ; Messrs. Saltmarsh & 
Son being first. Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., 
however, had the best striped varieties ; and Messrs. 
Rawlings Bros, were awarded the second prize. The 
best decorative and Cactus Dahlias came from Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co. ; and the second prize lot from 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex. Pompon 
Dahlias were fine, Mr. C. Turner securing the first 
prize for twenty-four varieties with White Aster, Lady 
Blanche, Fashion, Gem, Fanny Weiner, &c.; Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co. were second ; and Messrs. J. 
Cheal & Sons came in third. Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., 
Huntingdon Road, Cambs., had the best twelve 
Pompons ; Mr. J. Henshaw, Rothamstead Cottage, 
being second ; Messrs. J. Gilbert & Son had the third 
prize ; and Mr. G. Humphries had the fourth. The 
first prize for six Pompons went to Mr. Henry Glass¬ 
cock ; and Mr. J. T. West had the second prize lot. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons were awarded the first prize 
for twenty-four varieties of single Dahlias, Paragon, 
Edith, Negress-, &c. being fine. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale 
Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, secured the first prize in 
the class for twelve varieties, Amos Perry, Formosa, 
Miss Henshaw, Miss Cordon, and Mauve Queen being 
fine. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, were second ; 
Messrs. J. Gilbert & Son, took the third place ; and 
Mrs. F. M. Seale was fourth. 
Some special prizes were awarded, and Mr. J. T. 
West won the Turner Memorial prize, a Silver Cup, 
with twelve show and six fancy varieties. A Veitch 
Memorial prize and Medal were awarded to Mr. Henry 
Glasscock for nine self-coloured show Dahlias. He also 
won the Veitch Memorial prize and Medal for nine 
parti-coloured show varieties. A similar award was 
made to Mr. John Henshaw for twelve sorts of 
Pompon Dahlias. Mr. H. Vincent, gardener to Hart 
Keymer, Esq., Sussex, was also successful in securing 
a Veitch Memorial prize and Medal for twelve varieties 
of decorative and Cactus varieties. Messrs. J. Cheal & 
Sons exhibited a collection of Cactus and other Dahlias 
not for competition, and a small collection of hardy 
herbaceous plants. Messrs. Daniels Bros, Norwich, 
exhibited three stands of trusses of zonal Pelargoniums 
not for competition. 
Trowbridge Horticultural. — The annual 
exhibition of this society took place on the 17th ult., 
and a very superior show it gave. This was the thirty- 
eighth annual exhibition, and the present hon. 
secretary, Mr. James Huntley, has filled that position 
for a quarter of a century. The friends of the society 
are just recognising Mr. Huntley’s long and valuable 
services. 
Trowbridge ranks with Bath and Taunton in regard 
to the extent and high quality of its annual exhibi¬ 
tions. For many years past, and almost uninter¬ 
ruptedly, the exhibition has been held in a large field 
adjacent to the railway station, and easily accessible. 
The station-master, Mr. J. A. Cox, has been at Trow¬ 
bridge many years ; and every season he decorates the 
station in the most charming manner. The tradesmen 
also embellish the fronts of their places of business with 
flags, floral decorations, coloured lamps, &c.; triumphal 
arches are reared at certain points, and the busy town 
puts on quite a holiday appearance. When the weather 
is fine, large numbers of excursionists come in from the 
adjacent towns and villages, and the town is quite 
enfete. On this occasion rain fell in the morning, but 
the after part of the day was fine and sunny, and the 
attendance up to the average. 
Some thirty classes were open to all comers, and one 
very large tent was devoted to this department of the 
schedule. In the way of stove and greenhouse plants 
there was a class for nine varieties ; Mr. G. Tucker, 
gardener to Major Thomas Clark, Trowbridge, being 
placed first with Ixora coccinea and Morsei, Bougain¬ 
villea glabra, Allamanda Hendersoni and nobilis, &c. ; 
second, Mr. J. Matthews, gardener to W. R. Brown, 
Esq., Trowbridge. The best specimen plant displaying 
superior cultivation was a fine piece of Cattleya 
Loddigesii, bearing at least a dozen flower stems, from 
Mr. G. Pymise, gardener to Mrs. Gouldsworth, Trow¬ 
bridge ; Mr. J. Hiscocks, gardener to E. B. Rodway, 
Esq., Trowbridge, being second. In the gardeners’ 
division the best six plants came from Mr. Pocock ; 
Mrs. Tucker being second. Mr. Matthews had 
the best three plants, staging good examples of 
Cattleya Harrisoniana, Erica Eweriana elegans, and 
Allamanda nobilis ; Mr. H. Pocock was a good second. 
Heaths were not up to the usual form here. Mr. 
Matthews had the best six varieties ; Mr. J. F. Mould, 
nurseryman, Pewsey, being placed second. Achimenes 
were small though nicely grown, and bloomed ; the 
best six came from Mr. Matlock, gardener to J. G. 
Foley, Esq., Limpley Stoke, Trowbridge; W. Tucker, 
Esq., being second. Begonias, single and double 
flowered, were a good feature, and several groups of six 
plants competed in each class ; Mr. Richmond, gardener 
to G. L. Palmer, Esq., Trowbridge, was first in each 
class with capital specimens ; Mr. A. A. Walker, 
nurseryman, Bath, being second in the single, and 
Mr. Cole, gardener to S. Treadwell, Esq., Bath, second 
with double varieties. In the class for eight Zonal 
Pelargoniums, Mr. Tucker was first with a very fine 
lot; Mr. Pocock coming in a good second. Petunias 
are always a fine feature. They are grown in large 
pots, with the heads of bloom trained to wire trellises. 
Mr. Matlock was first with six plants ; Mr. J. Watson, 
Trowbridge, being second. Balsams were as good as 
we have seen them this season. The best new plants 
was a good piece of Croton Mortii; the next best a 
rather moderate form of Cattleya Gaskelliana, named 
superba, but no exhibitors’ names were placed upon the 
specimens. 
Foliaged plants were shown in groups of nine, the 
best lot coming from Mr. Currey, gardener to Colonel 
Pepper, Salisbury, and were the same as those exhibited 
at Basingstoke on the previous day. Mr. W. C. 
Drummond, nurseryman, Bath, was second with a 
somewhat uneven lot. Coleus were a good feature : 
Mr. Matthews being first with six capital specimens, 
and Mr. Pocock a good second. Ferns and Mosses 
were shown in groups of fifteen plants : Mr. Tucker 
was first with an even lot, consisting of gold and silver 
Gymnogrammas, Adiantums in variety, Thamnopteris 
nidus, Davallia Mooreana, &c.; second, Mr. J. Coke, 
gardener to W. A. P. Stan comb, Esq., Trowbridge, 
with a very good collection also. We can only notice 
the plants shown by cottagers in general terms, which 
consisted of Fuchsias, Zonal Pelargoniums, and a few 
others. These were grown by bond fide working men, 
not being gardeners, and it is not too much to say that 
it would be difficult to match them in any other exhi¬ 
bition in the country. The Fuchsias were much in 
advance of what is shown by gardeners in many a pro¬ 
vincial show of note. 
Cut Flowers.— Roses are always a good feature at 
Trowbridge, and they did not fail to be so even in a try¬ 
ing season. In the open class for twelve varieties, 
three trusses of each, Mr. J. Mattock, New Hedington 
Nursery, Oxford, was first with a good lot, the lead¬ 
ing blooms being Ulrich Brunner, Charles Lefebvre, 
Maurice Bernardin, Belle Lyonnaise, &c. ; second, 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., nurserymen, Salis¬ 
bury. In the class for twenty-four varieties single 
blooms, Dr. Budd, Pulteney Street, Bath, was first, 
with Duchess of Bedford, A. K. Williams, Madame 
Eugene Yerdier, &c. ; second, Messrs. George Cooling 
& Son. In the amateur division, Dr. Budd was first 
with twelve trebles, and also in the twelve single 
blooms ; Mr. Thomas Hobbs, Lower Easton, Bristol, 
being second in both the classes. Dahlias were very 
good. In the class for twenty-four varieties, Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co. were first with a very good 
collection indeed, including fine blooms of William 
Rawlings, Miss Cannell, Victor, &c. ; second, Mr. G. 
Humphries, florist, Chippenham. For twelve varie¬ 
ties, Mr. Thomas Hobbs was first with good blooms ; 
second, Mr. S. Cooper, St. Paul’s, Chippenham. The 
best twelve fancy Dahlias came also from Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co., who had capital blooms of 
James O’Brien, Gaiety, Peacock, Chorister, Carnation, 
See. ; second, Mr. G. Humphries. First Class Certifi¬ 
cates of Merit were awarded to Messrs. Keynes & Co. for 
the following seedling Dahlias of 1886 :—Ethelwin, a 
fine crimson self, shaded with plum ; Diana, claret- 
crimson, a finely-formed flower ; and Beatrice (fancy), 
buff shaded, and flaked with rosy crimson. Messrs. 
Keynes & Co. had the best twelve blooms of Pompon 
Dahlias, exhibiting capital blooms of Rosalie, Dark¬ 
ness, Madlle. Valentine Facourt, Favourite, &c. ; 
second, Mr. George Humphries. Very fine French and 
German Asters were shown in stands of twenty-four 
blooms, both in the open and amateurs’ divisions ; and 
such cut flowers as Gladioli, Hollyhocks, Pansies, zonal 
Pelargoniums, Carnations, Picotees, and Clematis were 
well represented for the season. 
Table decorations made up both with garden and 
wild flowers were a good feature ; indeed, they showed 
excellent taste, but at the time our report was taken, 
o lly a few of the exhibitors’ names were placed on 
the exhibits. Bouquets, button-holes, and memorial 
wreaths were numerous and good ; and collections of 
wild flowers grown in the district were full of interest. 
Fruit was scarcely so numerous and good as usual, 
but, considering the season, there was a good display. 
In the class for ten dishes, the best came from Mr. 
Iggulden, The Gardens, Marston, Frome, who had 
white Muscat and Black Hamburgh Grapes, fine Belle- 
garde and Grosse Mignonne Peaches, Hero of Lockinge 
Melon, Moor Park Apricots, &c.; second, Mr. H. 
Prosser, gardener to W. H. Laverton, Esq., Westbury, 
who had Foster’s Seedling and Alicante Grapes, &c. 
In the class for six dishes, Mr. Iggulden was the only 
exhibitor. Grapes were a good feature, arid Mr. 
Iggulden was first with two finely-finished bunches of 
Black Hamburgh ; Mr. E T. Hill, Westbury-on-Trym, 
being second with the same. Mr. Atwell, gardener to 
J. B. Brain, Esq., Bristol, was first with two bunches 
of Buckland Sweetwater ; Mr. E. Trotman, gardener 
to J. Colmer, Esq., Bristol, being second with the 
same. Mr. B. Hopkins, gardener to J. Bailey, Esq., 
Frome, had the best two bunches of Madresfield Court; 
Mr. H. Clack, gardener to E. E. Colston, Esq., 
Boundary Park, Devizes, being second with the same. 
Mr. Iggulden was placed first with two bunches of 
white Muscats ; Mr. Shelton, gardener to W. K. Wait, 
Esq., Gloucester, second, with bunches having larger 
berries. Melons were not up to the mark in point of 
flavour. Apricots were finely shown, there being 
sixteen dishes, nearly all Moor Park, this variety taking 
the prizes ; Mr. Iggulden was first, and Mr. Mattocks 
second. C. J. Jones, Esq., Bradford-on-Avon, was first 
with a dish of Peaches ; Mr. Clack being second with 
much finer fruit. Elruge, very fine, from Mr. Trotman, 
was the best Nectarine ; Mr. Jones being second with 
Pitmaston Orange. Plums, Greengage and others, 
usually a strong feature here, were not so good as usual. 
Dessert and culinary Apples were very fine ; Cooling’s 
Beauty of Bath being seen to great advantage among 
the former. Pears were fairly good, Jargonelle being 
the finest and Williams’ Bon Chretien the next best. 
The show of vegetables was so thoroughly good in 
all divisions, that we much regret time did not admit 
of our taking particulars. Vegetables at Trowbridge 
really make a fine show by themselves, and they are, 
probably, not done better anywhere in the West of 
England. Potatos were numerous and very fine, and 
the task of judging them must have been an onerous 
one indeed. 
A large party sat down to luncheon at the close of 
the show, under the chairmanship of A. P. Stancomb, 
Esq., and it is with great pleasure we learn that it was 
there decided to present a testimonial to Mr. James 
Huntley, the hon. secretary, in recognition of his 
services to the society in that capacity for a number of 
years past. 
National Chrysanthemum. — On Monday 
evening last the usual September meeting of the general 
committee of this society was held at the Old Four 
Swans, Bishopsgate, when the president, E. Sanderson, 
Esq., occupied the chair. 
The minutes of the previous meeting having been 
read and confirmed, the hon. secretary, Mr. William 
Holmes, said that before proceeding further with the 
business of the evening it was his melancholy duty to 
announce the decease of one of the society’s oldest 
members, Mr. David Hutt. In moving a vote of 
condolence with the family, Mr. Holmes referred to 
Mr. Hutt’s ability as a grower, and stated that so far 
back as the year 1861, Mr. Hutt exhibited six specimen 
plants at one of the meetings of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, with which Her Majesty the Queen and the 
Prince Consort were so pleased that by their special 
request the plants were photographed for them. The 
motion was seconded by the chairman, who regarded 
the sad event as a loss not only to the society, but to 
the floricultural world. 
The election of new members then followed, the roll 
being now brought up to 405. Application was made 
by the Victorian Horticultural Improvement Society 
(Australia) for affiliation. This institution has already 
held Chrysanthemum exhibitions in the colony, and 
was desirous of assimilating their schedules to those of 
the old country as far as practicable. Several inquiries 
by various members having been settled, the meeting 
terminated with the usual votes of thanks rather earlier 
than usual, the attendance not being very large. 
Preston and Fulwood Horticultural.— 
On Saturday evening last the members of this society 
held their ninth annual general meeting at the Legs of 
Man Hotel, Preston. There was a large attendance of 
members, and Mr. Swan was voted to the chair. Mr. 
John Atherton, secretary, read his report, from which 
