November 12, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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Drury Lane, showing good samples of peat, and numerous 
other articles indispensable to gardeners and amateurs. 
Messrs. Wood & Son, Wood Green, were to the front 
with their specialities in Manures ; Mr. Colchester, of 
Ipswich, showed his pure Ichthemic manure; Mr. 
James George, Putney, had Mushroom Spawn, 
Tobacco Paper, and Thomson’s Vine and Plant Manure; 
and Mr. J. Crute, Knight rider Street, had a pretty lot 
of ornamental pottery. 
THE SURREY. — Nov. 7 th and 8th. 
The fourth annual exhibition of this society was 
opened in the Public Hall, Rye Lane, Peckham, on 
Monday last by Arthur A. Baumann, Esq., M.P. for 
Peckham and district. The Japanese section was best 
represented, both as pot plants and cut blooms, there 
being some admirable specimens of each. Incurved 
varieties were late, but one or two excellent stands of 
cut blooms were shown. 
The best group of Chrysanthemums in the gardeners’ 
class was that of Mr. W. Dickens, gardener to 
E. Bilber, Esq., Champion Hill, Denmark Hill, who 
showed some good specimens of Dr. Sharpe, Madame 
Cabrol, Prince of Wales, Emperor of China, and Mons. 
Tarin ; Mr. Dominy, Basset Road, was second. Mr. 
Snoad, Bellenden Road, was awarded the first prize for 
a group in the amateurs’ class, which included Queen 
of England, Madamoiselle Lacroix, Curiosity, Prince of 
Wales, &c. Mr. G. Kinson, gardener to L. Ludery, 
Esq., Alleyn Park, had the best trained specimens, 
on a single stem, which were tall ; Mr. Gray, Lord- 
ship Lane, took second honours with dwarf-trained 
plants. The best stand of incurved blooms in the 
show were those of Mr. Sadler, gardener to Mrs. 
Lambert, Oak Hill Place, Streatham. Queen of 
England, Prince of Wales, Mrs. Hardinge, Jeanne 
d’Arc, and Mr. Bunn were his best specimens ; Mr. 
Gray was second. The same order of merit was main¬ 
tained for twelve Japanese blooms, the first stand 
being even and fine, and consisted of Belle Paul, 
Madame de Sevin, Roi de Japonais (new), Margot, 
Curiosity, and Madame C. Audiguier. The first prize 
for re flexed varieties also went to Mr. Sadler, and the 
second to Mr. Kinson. Mr. Gray secured the first 
prize for Anemone varieties. 
In the amateurs’ class Mr. Snoad and Mr. Bultitude 
carried off the prizes for trained specimens in the order 
named. For twelve blooms, Japanese, Mr. Bennett, 
Milk wood Road ; and Mr. Head, Peckham Road, 
secured the first and second prizes. Mr. Bennett had 
the best six blooms of Anemones ; and Mr. Morley, 
Sidmoor Place, was second. The best six Japanese 
varieties came from Mr. Nichol, Coubourg Road ; and 
Mr. Carter, Elm Lodge, secured the second prize. 
The first prize for six bunches of Pompons went to Mr. 
G. R. Johnson, Antill Road, Tottenham ; Mr. Morley 
coming in second. Mr. Nichols had the best hand 
bouquet of Chrysanthemums. The first prize for a 
basket of Chrysanthemums was awarded to Mr. Bennett; 
and the second was given to Mr. Clemence, Gibbon 
Road. The following prizes were offered to amateurs 
who had never taken a first prize, namely, for three 
plants on single stems, in which Mr. Bultitude, 13, 
Oglander Road, was first; and Mr. Watson, Graces 
Road, Camberwell, was second. Mr. Bultitude was 
first for six incurved blooms, and second for six 
Japanese ; Mr. Beale, Denmark Road, was first for the 
latter ; and Mr. Miles got the first prize for twelve cut 
blooms of any class ; Mr. Bultitude being second. 
Extra prizes were given for amateurs only ; Mr. Bennett 
taking a first for six reflexed sorts ; Mr. Snoad had the 
best large-flowered specimen ; and Mr. Head the best 
collection of cut blooms. In the extra prizes for open 
classes Mr. Gray was first for six foliage plants for six 
Ferns, and the best three dishes of fruit. Mr. Kinson 
took the first prize for dinner table plants, the best 
hand bouquet, and the best epergne of Chrysan¬ 
themums. Mr. Dickens took the first prize for twelve 
table plants, and several second prizes. Mr. T. 
Saddler had the best incurved, and Mr. Bennett the 
best Japanese blooms in this division. Mr. R. T. 
Childs, Blenheim Road, Eye Lane, showed a group of 
Ferns; Mr. F. French, Wren Road Nursery, Camberwell, 
a group of Palms ; Mr. Tucker, Lausanne Road ; and 
Mr. Bultitude, groups of 'Chrysanthemums not for 
competition. 
KINGSTON. — November 8th and 9 111. 
This exhibition was held in the spacious Drill Hall, 
Kingston-on-Thames, on Tuesday and Wednesday last, 
and being an event of some importance it was attended 
by a large crowd of people. The exhibits were numerous, 
well arranged, and exhibited a fine appearance on 
entering the hall. 
The challenge vase, valued at twenty-five guineas, 
was well contested and again won by Mr. Charles 
Gibson, gardener to T. Wormald, Esq., Morden Park, 
Mitcham, whose property it now becomes. His best 
Japanese blooms were Madame C. Audiguier, Thunberg, 
Ralph Brocklebank, Comte de Germiny, Fair Maid of 
Guernsey, and Belle Paul ; and his best incurved 
blooms were Lord Alcester, Queen of England, Alfred 
Salter, Golden Queen, Empress of India, and John 
Salter. Lord Alcester was the best incurved bloom in 
the show. The second prize in this class went to Mr. 
E. Coombs, gardener to W. Furze. Esq., Roselands, 
Teddington, and the third to Mr. R. Cawte, gardener 
to J. P. Robinson, Brookleigh, Esher. The best 
Japanese bloom in the show was Criterion, shown by 
Mr. R. Cawte. 
The prizes for a group of miscellaneous plants 
brought only one exhibit, for which the first award was 
made to Mr. G. Filsett, Harfield House, Twickenham. 
Mr. George Stevens, St. John’s Nursery, Putney, was 
awarded the first prize for a group of Chrysanthemums, 
which were well flowered and very dwarf ; the second 
prize went to Mr. H. W. Richer, gardener to Mrs. 
Dunnage, Allbury House, Surbiton. The premier 
award for six trained incurved varieties was given to 
Mr. R. Cawte ; Prince of Wales, Mrs. Dixon, Prince 
Alfred, and John Salter w’ere some of his best; Mr. 
J. W. Reed, gardener to E. Pettit, Esq., Oatlands 
Park, was "second, but took first for a single plant of 
the reflexed type, with Pink Christine, and first for a 
trained specimen of a Pompon variety with Golden 
Martha. Mr. H. Elliott, gardener to Mrs. Harrison, 
Leydon House, Mortlake, was awarded the first prize 
for three standards, having Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. G. 
Rundle and G. Glenny. Mr. R. Cawte was first for 
three trained Japanese, with Margaret Marrouch, 
Bertier Rendatler and Mademoiselle Lacroix; Mr. 
J. W. Reed was second here, but first in the class for 
a single trained specimen. The first prize for six 
trained Pompon varieties was given to Mr. R. Cawte 
with Mr. Astie, Marie Stuart, Brilliant, Marguerite de 
Coi and others. 
Cut blooms were a good feature of the show, and the 
first prize for twenty-four incurved sorts was awarded 
to Mr. E. Coombs ; the first for twelve varieties, well 
contested, to Mr. C. Slade, gardener to Lady Bowater, 
Richmond Park ; the first for six blooms to Mr. J. 
Wilkins, gardener to J. M. Pearson, Esq., Kingston Hill; 
and for six of one variety the first prize went to Mr. 
J. Thorne, gardener to A. E. Flood, Esq., The Bush, 
Walton. The first prize for those who have never pre¬ 
viously taken one for Chrysanthemums went to Mr. W. 
Allen, gardener to Sir G. Russell, Bart., M.P., 
Swallowfield Park, Reading ; and the second to Mr. 
W. Palmer, gardener to Hume Dick, Esq., Thames 
Ditton House. The first prize for twenty-four Japanese 
varieties was awarded to Mr. J. Munro, gardener to 
E. J. D. Paul, Esq., Cambridge House, Twickenham ; 
the first for twelve blooms to Mr. J. Thorne ; the first 
for six blooms to Mr. C. Slade ; and the first for six 
Japanese, of one variety, to Mr. G. Warren, Kingston, 
Surrey. Mr. W. Skeet, gardener to J. F. W. Ponsford, 
Esq., Littleworth, Esher, won the first prize for six 
Japanese varieties, open to those who have never before 
taken one for Chrysanthemums ; Mr. W. Palmer being 
second. Mr. R. Cawte was first for twelve reflexed 
blooms. The first prizes for white and black Grapes 
were won by Mr. Griffin, gardener to Miss Christy, 
Coombe. The prizes for Apples and Pears were well 
contested, Mr. J. Child, gardener to Miss Slade, Cley- 
gate, taking first for the former ; and Mr. W. Davies, 
Weir Bank, Kingston, first for the latter. 
CRYSTAL PALACE. — November ith and 5th. 
The exhibition of Chrysanthemums which opened on 
the 4tli inst. was characterised by a very fine display of 
the Japanese kinds—both as cut blooms and pot plants. 
Some of the former were of enormous size ; while, on 
the other hand, it was admitted by most that were 
competent to judge, that the incurved varieties were 
much later than usual and, generally speaking, inferior 
in size to those of former years. Although smaller, 
they were mostly of good shape and quality. Reflexed 
varieties were show'n in good form, but not very 
numerously ; while the other sections were even less 
strongly represented and, apparently, less popular. 
There were ten entries in the class for forty-eight 
blooms, twenty - four of which were Japanese and 
twenty-four incurved—making the contest a pretty keen 
one. First honours w T ere deservedly awarded to Mr. 
C. Gibson, gardener to J. Wormald, Esq., Morden 
Park, Wimbledon, Surrey. Some of his finest blooms 
of Japanese varieties were Mad. C. Audiguier, Fair 
Maid of Guernsey, Golden Dragon, Thunberg, Comte 
de Germiny, Madamoiselle Lacroix, Triomphe de la 
Rue des Chalets, M. Ardene ; while his best incurved 
blooms included Empress of India, Lord Alcester, 
Queen of England, Novelty, Jeanne d’Arc, and Barbara. 
Mr. Id. Shoesmith, gardener to the Rev. Canon 
Hodgson, Saltwood Rectory, Hythe, Kent, was second 
prizeman ; while Mr. J. McKenzie, gardener to T. 
S. W. Cornwallis, Esq., Linton Park, Maidstone, secured 
third ; and Messrs. W. & S. Drover, Fareham, Hants, 
came in fourth. No first prize was awarded for 
eighteen incurved varieties ; Mr. J. Horsefield, gar¬ 
dener to Lord Heytesbury, Wilts, taking the second ; 
while Mr. John Snow, gardener to J. Bruce, Esq., 
South Park, Wadhurst, Sussex, took the third. Mr. 
J. Wyatt, gardener to J. Perry, Esq., Bradenhurst, 
Caterham Valley, secured the first prize for twelve 
incurved varieties, and likewise for twelve Japanese, 
there being seventeen entries in the latter class. Mr. 
J. Snow took the first prize for six incurved blooms 
with Jeanne d’Arc. There were ten entries for eighteen 
Japanese varieties, and Mr. J. P. Munro, gardener to 
E. J. C. Paul, Esq., Cambridge House, Twickenham 
Meadows, secured the first place ; Mr. W. Packman, 
gardener to C. E. Shea, Esq., The Elms, Foots Cray, 
Kent, being second. In the class for six Japanese, one 
variety, there were sixteen exhibitors, Mr. J. P. Munro 
securing the first prize with immense blooms of Belle 
Paul ; Mr. H. Shoesmith was second, as he was also 
for twelve reflexed varieties ; while his rival, Mr. C. 
Gibson, again carried off first honours in a competition 
of sixteen entries. The first prize out of nine entries 
for Anemone-flowered sorts, was carried off by Sir. A. 
G. Hookings, gardener to Sir H. Thompson, Hurst 
Side, West Moulsey. 
Mr. E. Chadwick, gardener to E. M. Nelson, Esq., 
Hanger Hill, Ealing, -was the only competitor in the 
class for single-flowered kinds. Mr. C. Gibson won 
the first prize for twelve Pompon Anemone varieties ; 
while Mr. G. Duncan, gardener to C. J. Lucas, Esq., 
Wareham Court, Horsham, had the best Pompons ; 
and Mr. M. Sullivan, gardener to D. B. Chapman, Esq., 
Devonshire House, Roehampton, had the premier 
Japanese Anemones. Mr. George Stevens, St. John's 
Nursery, Putney, took the second prize for a group of 
incurved varieties in pots, no first being awarded. 
There was a close contest for the honours awarded for 
a large group of Japanese varieties in pots, and Messrs. 
Davis & Jones, Chrysanthemum Nurseries, Camberwell, 
secured the first, while Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, 
Stanstead Park, Forest Hill, w r ere a close second with 
fine dwarf plants, Mr. George Stevens coming in 
third. Mr. W. Webster secured first honours for a 
smaller group of mixed kinds. Mr. E. Cherry, gar¬ 
dener to Mrs. Gabriel, Norfolk House, Streatham, was 
first for six trained incurved kinds, -while Mr. W. Clark, 
gardener to J. H. Lile, Esq., Devon House, Brixton 
Hill, had the best four trained specimens. The prize 
for six trained Japanese sorts went to Mr. C. Portway, 
gardener to B. B. Portal, Esq., Daventry House, Upper 
Tooting, and that for four trained specimens was -won 
by Mr. Tomalin, gardener to S. White, Esq., Oakwood, 
Crayford, Kent. The best trained Pompons came from 
Mr. W. Clark. Mr. J. Rodbourn, gardener to Baroness 
Heath, Combe House, West Croydon, and Mr. C. 
Welstead, gardener to Mrs. J. Lodge, Hope Villa, 
Bramley Hill, Croydon, had the first and second prizes 
for red and white Chinese Primulas respectively. Mr. 
A. Carter, gardener to Alderman Evans, The Grove, 
Ewell, had the best double Chinese Primulas, Messrs. 
J. Carter & Co., High Holborn, being second. A table 
of Apples to the number of 177 varieties, grown in 
Kent, was shown by Mr. Austin Killick, Weavering, 
Maidstone. 
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HORTICUL TURAL S OCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural. — Nov. 8th .—The meeting 
to-day was as small as it was large on the last 
occasion. This is to be accounted for, probably, by 
our being in the thick of the Chrysanthemum shows, 
in which so many exhibitors are closely engaged. The 
largest groups consisted of Cyclamens, Begonias and 
Chrysanthemums, two of the latter of which were 
certificated, and described on another page, as are 
Begonia Adonis and Calanthe Hallii. 
A twin-flowered spike of Cypripedium Lawrenci- 
anum was exhibited by Mr. Lawrence, gardener to B. 
D. Knox, Esq., Caversham, Reading, for which he 
received a vote of thanks. It was precisely similar to 
that recorded by us last week at p. 156, with the 
exception that the flowers were considerably smaller, 
