September 15, 1888. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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class for eight dishes, and Mr. R. Parker, 
Impney, Droitwich, Worcester, secured the first prize ; 
the second went to Mr. A. Waterman, gardener to H. 
A. Brassey, Esq., Preston Hall, Aylesford. The 
Grapes in the class for ten .kinds, of two bunches each, 
brought two better exhibits than they did last year. 
Mr. W. Pratt and Mr. H. W. Ward were the prize 
winners in the order named ; Alnwick Seedling, 
Foster’s Seedling, Alicante, Trebbiano, and Gros Maroc 
were large and good. Mr. William Allan, gardener to 
Lord Suffield, Gunton Park, Norwich, had the best 
five kinds of Grapes ; Mr. Thomas Osman, gardener to 
L. J. Baker, Esq., Ottershaw Park, Chertsey, was 
second. Mr. James Taverner, gardener to Sir A. K. 
Macdonald, Bart., Woolmer Lodge, Liphook, had the 
best Black Hamburgh Grapes ; Mr. William Taylor, 
gardener to James Chaffin, Esq., Bath, the best Muscat 
of Alexandria and the best Madresfield Court ; Mr. M. 
Gleeson, Clumber, Worksop, Notts, the best Gros 
Maroc. The best Alicante came from Mr. J. Holling- 
worth, gardener to J. F. Campbell, Esq. ; the best of 
any other white was Buckland Sweetwater, shown by 
Mr. F. Lee, gardener to Mrs. Lyne Stephens, Lynford 
Hall ; and the best of any other black was shown by 
Mr. J. H. Goodacre, who had Alnwick Seedling. Mr. 
W. H. Divers, gardener to J. T. Hopwood, Esq., 
Ketton Hall, Stamford, had the best Peaches, and 
Nectarines, and also the best collections of those fruits. 
Out of twelve entries for a single dish of Peaches, Mr. 
George Goldsmith, gardener to E. G. Loder, Esq., 
Floore, Weedon, secured the first prize. Mr. James 
Douglas, gardener to Mrs. Whitbourne, Great Gearies, 
Ilford, had the best dish of Nectarines out of twelve 
entries. The best green-fleshed Melon came from Mr. 
J. H. Goodacre, who had the Royal Horticultural 
Prize Melon. Mr. C. J. Waite, gardener to Col. the 
Hon. W. P. Talbot, Glenhurst, Esher, had the best 
scarlet-fleshed Melon. Out of nine entries Mr. J. Bury, 
Tewkesbury Lodge, Forest Hill, took the first prize for a 
basket of black Grapes of not less than 12 lbs., showing 
well-finished Alnwick Seedling. For a similar basket 
of white Grapes, Mr. G. Duncan, gardener to C. T. 
Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham, showed fine 
yellow-coloured specimens of Muscat of Alexandria, 
taking the first prize. Mr. C. Ross, gardener to 
G. B. Eyre, Esq., Welford Park, Newbury, had the best 
two dishes of Figs ; and Mr. C. J. Waite had the best 
six dishes of distinct Tomatos. Mr. A. Waterman had 
the best red Plums ; Mr. Thos. Lockie, Oakley Court, 
Windsor, had the best yellow and green varieties ; 
while Mr. W. Iggulden, gardener to the Earl of Cork, 
Marston House, Frome, Somerset, had the best purple 
sorts. All consisted of four dishes, each containing 
nine fruits. There were seven entries for a collection 
of twelve dishes of Apples for table and kitchen use, 
and Mr. A. Waterman took the first prize, showing 
some good samples of Peasgood’s Nonesuch, Lady 
Henniker, Lord Suffield, and others. There were eight 
entries of ten kinds of Pears, and Mr. J. Mclndoe, 
Hutton, Guisboro’, was the first-prize winner. Mr. A. 
Waterman took the first prize for three dishes of Apples, 
and Mr. James Butler was first in a similar class for 
Pears. 
In the open classes for cut flowers, Messrs. J. Burrell & 
Co., Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, took the first prize 
for Gladioli, showing 132 spikes including many 
beautiful kinds. China Asters were also numerous and 
pretty. The first prize for quilled varieties went to 
Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, Chelmsford, the first for 
French Asters going to Mr. J. Jones, 6, Jaffords 
Buildings, Larkhall, Bath. Messrs. Webb & Brand, 
Saffron Waldon, had the best Hollyhocks ; Mr. J. 
Prewett, Swiss Nursery, Hammersmith, had the best 
collection of stove and greenhouse cut flowers ; Mr. 
Thos. Lockie, had the best Cockscombs ; and Messrs. 
Davis and Jones, Lilford Road, Camberwell, had the 
best group of early-flowering Chrysanthemums. 
Special prizes were offered by Messrs. J. Carter & Co., 
for the best dishes of Bleinheim Orange and Sandwich 
Island Tomatos ; Mr. C. J. Waite being first, and Mr. 
W. Webster, Thornton Heath, being second. Special 
prizes were also offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons for 
Sutton’s Perfection Tomato : Mr. G. H. Richards, 
Ringwood, Hants, was first ; Mr. C. J. Waite, 
second ; Mr. J. W. Read, gardener to E. Pettet, Esq., 
Weybridge, third; and Mr. E. Chadwick, gardener 
to E. M. Nelson, Esq., Hanger Hill, Ealing, fourth. 
In the miscellaneous class large and varied collections 
of Apples, in all the leading kinds, were shown by 
Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, who also 
exhibited a large collection of Plums, as grown on the 
trees ; by Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex, 
and by Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Mitcham Road’ 
Streatham ; the latter had also single and double 
Dahlias, Anthurium Scherzerianum, &c. Messrs. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, exhibited a 
collection of Apple trees in baskets, including Lord 
Grosvenor, Cellini, Lord Suffield, Eclinvillo Seedling 
and others ; they also showed a magnificent group of 
tuberous Begonias. Messrs. T. Rivers & Sons, 
Sawbridgeworth, showed a fine group of fruit trees in 
pots, including Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, Pears. 
A fine collection of single and double Dahlias, Pompon 
and Cactus varieties, including Charming Bride (a 
beautiful new white kind, having the florets tipped 
with rose) and Camelliaeflora (the first double white 
raised and sent out about sixty years ago), and Cannas 
were shown by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, 
Kent. Messrs. Kelway & Sons, Langport, Somerset, 
exhibited Delphiniums, Gaillardias, and close upon 100 
spikes of Gladioli, including some beautiful new kinds. 
Mr. E. F. Such, Maidenhead, showed cut flowers of 
herbaceous plants. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 
had also a large collection of herbaceous plants. 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B., exhibited a 
charming collection of Violas, with which the visitors 
were delighted. They had also Champion Leeks, 
Celery, Parsnips, Onions, and Parsley. Mr. Will 
Taylor, Hampton, Middlesex, staged Apples and 
Pears; China Asters were exhibited by Mr. F. Glasscock, 
Bishop’s Stortford ; and Dahlias, Pelargoniums, and 
Godetias came from Messrs. Daniels Bros., Nor¬ 
wich. Thames Ditton Hero Melon was shown by 
Mr. W. Palmer, Thames Ditton House ; and Bratton 
Perfection Melon by Mr. W. Bratton, Yeovil, both of 
them being certificated. 
National Chrysanthemum. —September 
12 th and 13 th. 
The first show of Chrysanthemums for the season was 
held in the Aquarium, Westminster, on Wednesday 
and Thursday last, when a very good commencement 
was made principally with the summer-flowering 
varieties. Dahlias and Gladioli as well as miscellaneous 
groups made altogether a very attractive display. 
There was only one group of Chrysanthemums in pots, 
and this was shown by Mr. William Holmes, Frampton 
Park Nurseries, Hackney, and he was awarded the first 
prize. It contained an exceedingly well-flowered lot 
of plants, the leading varieties being Madame 
Desgrange, G. Wermig, Simon Delaux, Mons. W. 
Holmes, and others. Mr. H. Neary, gardener to the 
Rev. H. Powell, Hornsey, was the only exhibitor of 
twelve plants in pots, and he was awarded the first 
prize for well-flowered specimens of Madame Desgrange 
and G. Wermig. Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, was 
first for a collection of cut flowers of Chrysanthemums, 
with a well-staged lot; Mr. R. Owen, Maidenhead, 
coming in a good second. Very large blooms of 
Madame Desgrange were shown by Mr. J. Blackburn, 
gardener to J. Scott, junr., Esq., Elmstead Grange, 
Chislehurst, and he was awarded the first prize. For 
any other variety, Mr. H. Elliott, gardener to Mrs. 
Lawrence Harrison, Mortlake, took the first prize with 
fine blooms of G. Wermig. Mr. W. Scott, South 
Kensington, had very fine bunches of Madame 
Desgrange, and was awarded the first prize ; while Mr. 
J. Doughty, gardener to Mrs. M. Tomlin, Angley 
Park, Cranbrook, was awarded first prize for any other 
variety, and he showed G. Wermig and Mons. 
Freeman. 
Gladioli, Dahlias, and some vegetables formed the 
other leading features of the show. Messrs. J. Burrell 
& Co., Howe House, Cambridge, had about 150 spikes 
of Gladioli, and were deservedly awarded the first prize. 
A third prize was awarded to the Rev. H. H. 
D’Ombrain, Ashford, for a much smaller collection. 
In the class for forty-eight Dahlias, Mr. Charles 
Turner, Slough, won the first prize, being followed by 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams, & Co., Salisbury. The 
same order of merit was observed in the class for 
thirty-six blooms ; but in the class for twenty-four, 
Mr. C. Turner was followed by Messrs. Saltmarsh & Co., 
Chelmsford. Mr. H. Glasscock, Rye Street, Bishop’s 
Stortford, took the first prize for eighteen blooms ; 
Mr. J. T. West, gardener to W. Keith, Esq., Brent¬ 
wood, was first for twelve blooms ; and Mr. Alcock, 
gardener to Mrs. McIntosh, Havering, Essex, had the 
best six blooms. Mr. Charles Turner had the best 
twenty-four bunches of Pompon Dahlias ; and Messrs. 
J. Burrell & Co. had the best twelve bunches. The 
finest twenty-four bunches of single Dahlias came from 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex ; while Mrs. 
Seal, Vine Nursery, Sevenoaks, had the best twelve 
bunches. The first prize lot of decorative Dahlias, shown 
in bunches, came from Mr. Eric V. Such, Maidenhead ; 
the best six varieties of this class came from Mr. J. T. 
West. Special prizes were offered for Neal's Ne Plus 
Ultra Bean, and the first went to Mr. G. W. Richards, 
Ringwood, Hants ; the second to Mr. C. J. Waite, 
Glenhurst, Esher ; and the third to Mr. W. Pope, 
gardener to the Earl of Carnarvon, Highclere Castle. 
The last-named exhibitor also secured the first prize 
for a collection of vegetables, Mr. Waite again coming 
in second; and Mr. R. Lye, gardener to W. H. 
Kingsmill, Esq., Newbury, third. Several miscel¬ 
laneous groups were shown by various exhibitors, and 
amongst them was a splendid lot of tuberous Begonias, 
exhibited by Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. 
A large collection of Dahlias in the single, show, 
fancy, Pompon, and Cactus or decorative classes, was 
shown by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent. 
The yellow Juarezi, Lady Kerrison and A. W. Tait 
were excellent sorts of the last-mentioned class. A 
fine collection of single Dahlias, and Pompon varieties 
came from Mr. T. S. Ware, who had also a group of 
herbaceous cut flowers. A large and handsome group 
of Liliums and Japan Maples was exhibited by Mr. 
W. Gordon, Twickenham, and Mr. R. Owen, Maiden¬ 
head, had some boxes of single and double tuberous 
Begonia blooms of excellent quality. 
The floral committee examined a considerable number 
of new florists’ flowers, and awarded Certificates of 
Merit as follows :—To Mr. H. Glasscock, for Aster 
Comet, the flower-heads of which are large, and the 
florets rose and white ; and Aster Triumph, which has 
smaller dark purple heads with incurved florets. To 
Mr. R. Dean, for Mimulus moschatus ruber, of the 
same dwarf habit as the type, but with bronzy red 
instead of yellow flowers. To Messrs. Dicksons, Limited, 
Chester, for Carnation Mrs. Reynolds Hole, which has 
already been many times noticed. To Messrs. 
Hawkins & Bennett for Chrysanthemum Mrs. Hawkins, 
a fine golden yellow sport from G. Wermig. To Mr. 
R. Owen, for Chrysanthemum Fanchette, a Pompon 
variety, the florets of which are rose-coloured, closely 
arranged and beautifully incurved at the margin. To 
Mr. J. Pitcher, for Chrysanthemum Mrs. J. Pitcher, 
the flowers of which are white except the outer 
florets, which are blush. To Mr. T. W. Girdlestone for 
Dahlia Mikado. To Mr. J. T. West for Dahlia Beauty 
of Brentwood, a new decorative sort, the flower heads 
of which are of a large size, and of a striking rose- 
purple or deep magenta-purple. To Mr. H. Glasscock 
for Dahlia Gertrude, a single variety, with large rose- 
coloured flowers, with a yellow zone round the disk. 
To Mr. T. S. Ware for Dahlia Mrs. Ramsbottom, a 
new single variety of considerable merit, and of a bright 
rose colour. To Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons for Dahlia 
Victoria, a very striking single variety, the florets of 
which are white, with a broad crimson margin. To 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. for Dahlias : Panthea, 
a new decorative variety, of a bright scarlet colour, 
and striking appearance ; Fairy Tale, a Pompon variety 
of a pale soft yellow colour, and small size ; Little 
Ethel, a Pompon with small neat flowers, 
which are white, or nearly so with crimson or maroon 
tips ; and Little Darkey, another Pompon of small 
dimensions, and of a deep maroon colour. To Mr. 
C. Turner for Dahlias : Admiration, a Pompon variety 
with deep crimson heads, with the central portion of 
the florets white ; and Kathleen, a very neat Pompon 
of a brilliant scarlet colour. To Mr. Robert Owen for 
Ivy-leaved Pelargonium Robert Owen, the flowers of 
which are large, very double, and scarlet in colour. 
To Messrs. J. Burrell & Co. for Gladiolus Mrs. Lindell, 
the flowers of which are large, and marked with deeper 
coloured stripes on a rose ground ; and Gladiolus 
Phyllis, in which a rather unusual colour is presented, 
the flowers being of a pale creamy yellow, suffused 
with blush. _ 
Royal Horticultural.— Sept. 1 1th. 
The exhibits on Tuesday last 'were of a mixed 
character, but the chief features were the hardy plants 
and fruit. A group of stove plants was also staged, 
but, undoubtedly, the hardy plants were most numerous. 
Orchids were by no means plentiful, and Dahlias were 
thinly represented, considering the season, and those 
shown were mostly single ones. A Silver Banksian 
Medal was awarded to Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm 
Nurseries, Tottenham, for an admirable group of various 
hardy flowers, including Eremurus Olgas, Sunflowers, 
Phloxes, Gladioli, Shirley and Iceland Poppies, Lilium 
auratum virginale, L. Neilgherrense, Gaillardias, and 
Romneya Coulteri. There were also some new varieties 
of Single Dahlias, such as Florrie Fisher, rose, with a 
white zone, and W. C. Harvey, yellow, with a crimson 
