December 1, 1888. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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gardener to the Marquis of Bath, had the best six 
bunches of Grapes, showing grand examples of 
Alicante, Muscat of Alexandria, and Lady Downes, 
highly coloured and well finished ; J. F. Campbell, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. Hollingsworth), was second ; and 
R. H. C. Neville, Esq., Grantham, was third. The 
three best bunches of black Grapes were splendid 
examples of Gros Colmar, from Mr. Goodacre. The 
best three bunches of Muscats came from Mr. Pratt, 
followed by Mr. Goodacre, and thirdly by Mr. Thomas 
Rabone, gardener to the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton 
Towers. For two bunches of white Grapes, good 
Golden Queen came from Mr. Lindsay, gardener to Sir 
Thomas Moss, Otterspool, Liverpool. Mr. Pratt had 
the best bunch of Black Alicante, fine in colour and 
berries ; and he also took first with White Tokay, for 
one bunch of white, any sort. For one Pine Apple, a 
magnificent Smooth Cayenne weighing 11 lbs. was 
shown by Mr. Gleeson, gardener to the Duke of New¬ 
castle, and it easily secured the first prize. For six dishes 
of culinary and six of dessert Apples, Mr. Goodacre 
was first, whilst that for Pears went to J. Corbett, 
Esq. Mr. Mitchison was first for Mushrooms, with 
a grand lot. 
Several special prizes were offered for groups of 
Chrysanthemums and foliage, Primulas, &c., which 
brought forward many features of interest, which we 
cannot, owing to want of space, describe in detail. 
The various nurserymen and florists contributed 
handsomely to the exhibition in various ways. Messrs. 
Sutton & Sons, of Reading, showed a grand collection 
of Cyclamens, of a very fine strain, splendidly grown 
and well-flowered. Several certificates were awarded 
to the named varieties, also for the general collection. 
A similar award was made to Mr. Hans Niemand, 
for a group of plants and floral designs ; to Messrs. 
T. B. Thompson & Sons for a like display; to 
Messrs. Pope & Sons for a group of plants, zonal 
Pelargoniums, &c. ; to Messrs. Thomas Hewitt & Sons 
for plants ; to Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, for 
cut flowers of Chrysanthemums, and floral designs ; to 
Mr. R. H. Vertegans for bouquets, wreaths, and 
crosses; to Mr. A. Outram, 7, Moore Park Road, Fulham, 
for his Orchid-flower holder ; to Messrs. R. Smith & 
Co., Worcester, for a grand collection of Apples ; to 
Messrs. John Cranston & Co., of Hereford ; to Messrs. 
T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth; and to Mr. Cooper, 
gardener to the Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, M.P., fora 
collection of Orchids, Ferns, and Palms, &c. The special 
prize offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, for vegetables, 
brought forward some spirited competition; Mr. 
Lambert, gardener to Colonel Wingfield, Shrewsbury, 
taking the first with a superb collection.— Rusticus. 
Faversham. —November 14 th and 15th. 
The second annual exhibition of this society was held 
in the Faversham Institute. The show was far in 
advance of that of last year, and so numerous were the 
entries that in addition to the large hall another room 
adjoining had to be hired in which to exhibit the fruit 
and vegetables, which were remarkably fine. In the 
open class for twenty-four cut blooms, twelve Japanese 
and twelve incurved, some very fine flowers were 
staged, and so close were Mr. G. Ray, Senr., of Green 
Street, and Mr. Thomas, of Harold Nursery, Sitting- 
hourne, that the judges awarded them equal first prizes, 
Mr. T. Comford taking the third. Mr. T. McLaren 
was awarded the Bronze Medal of the National Chry¬ 
santhemum Society for the best incurved bloom—a 
superb specimen of Lord Wolseley, Mr. Weller securing 
first honours for the best Japanese with a fine bloom of 
Grandiflora. Trained and untrained plants were of 
good quality, and were exhibited by Mr. Cook, Mr. 
Creed, Mr. Anderson, and Mr. McLaren. The Silver 
Challenge Cup, presented to the society by Messrs. 
Lyddon, was won by Mr. H. South for a group arranged 
with great care and good taste. Mr. C. Cornfoot 
was second, and Mr. W. Ratcliff third. 
The amateurs’ classes for cut blooms were well filled, 
and the flowers were of excellent quality. The lead¬ 
ing prize-winners were Mr. L. Jackson, Mr. C. 
Stidolph, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Dan. The prize for the 
premier incurved bloom in the amateur class, a 
National Chrysanthemum Society Medal, fell to Mr. 
E. Hills, for a well-finished flower of Emily Dale. 
Mr. L. Jackson secured the prize for the best Jap¬ 
anese, an enormous flower of Meg Merrilies. The 
cottagers were well represented, and exhibited both 
flowers and vegetables of superior quality, amongst 
the prize-winners being Mr. T. Terry, who took a 
National Chrysanthemum Society’s Bronze Medal, for 
a fine bloom of Eve ; Mr. G. Lewis, who was awarded 
a first prize for a superb bloom of Thunberg; Messrs. 
G. T. Anderson, F. Davidson, R. Curry, S. T. Lorick, 
C. Clinch, G. W. Wright, W. Tricker, C. Ivory, and 
others. 
The show of vegetables, which attracted consider¬ 
able attention, was declared to be one of the finest 
displays seen in the district. The most successful exhi¬ 
bitors were Mr. Ackhurst, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Tricker, Mr. 
Matson, Mr. Burton, and others. Numerous exhibits 
were staged not for competition, amongst them being 
an attractive stand of forty-eight dissimilar Chrysan¬ 
themum blooms by Mr. Fred. T. Hart, of Ospringe 
Road Nursery, Faversham, containing superb blooms 
of Empress of India, Amy Furze, Edwin Molyneux, 
Mir, Charles Orchard, and Duke of Berwick. The 
same exhibitor also staged a fine collection of twenty- 
seven varieties of Potatos, which were very highly 
commended. 
Croydon. —November 21st. 
The Borough of Croydon Chrysanthemum Society held 
its first exhibition in the Skating Rink Hall, a fine 
building for an exhibition of this kind, and which upon 
this occasion was taxed to its utmost extent, both with 
regard to exhibits and visitors, of which an exception¬ 
ally large number passed the turnstile. Hitherto the 
Croydon Chrysanthemum Show has been held under 
the direction of the Croydon Horticultural Society, but 
want of funds compelled them this year to abandon 
the autumn queen. Still, Croydon has plenty of lovers 
of the Japanese national flower, hence the remarkably 
fine exhibition held at the Skating Rink on the date 
named. Groups of Chrysanthemums, banks of foliage 
plants and Palms were arranged all round the walls. 
The platform was furnished with graceful Palms and 
Chrysanthemum plants by Mr. Butcher, of Sydenham 
Road, Croydon. 
In the open class for a group of Chrysanthemums 
not exceeding 50 square feet, Mr. W. Cura, of Lower 
Addiscombe Road, was first with a well-arranged group, 
followed by Mr. Fewell, of Sydenham Road. In both 
classes for twenty-four incurved and twenty-four 
Japanese, Mr. W. King, gardener to P. Crowley, Esq., 
Waddon, led the way with flowers of superb quality, 
and other prize winners in the open classes were Mr. 
Evans, Mr. S. Brown, and Mr. Rodburn. The classes 
open to amateurs and gardeners within the borough of 
Croydon were well filled, the flowers exhibited by 
Mr. Lane being remarkably fresh and very large. The 
most noticeable amongst the incurved were Golden 
Empress, Alfred Salter, Cherub, Emily Dale, and 
Prince Alfred in the class for twenty-four blooms, which 
received the first prize. The same exhibitor was first 
for six fine blooms of Lord Alcester, and again for six 
blooms of Madame C. Audiguier, other prize winners 
being Mr. W. Jupp, Mr. C. Welstead, Mr. C. Evans, 
and Mr. J. Rodburn. 
The exhibits not for competition were numerous. Mr. 
C. Gibson, of Morden Park, Mitcham, staged six boards 
of grand blooms, containing Meg Merrilies, Ralph 
Brockl ebank, Lady Lawrence, Jeanne Delaux, Princess 
of Wales, Princess Beatrice, and Lord Alcester. Messrs. 
Laing & Sons, of Forest Hill, put up an attractive 
group of Palms and Chrysanthemums, which included 
a number of new varieties. Messrs. G. Bunyard, of 
Maidstone, staged a very fine collection of Apples, 100 
dishes. Messrs. Cheal, of Crawley, also exhibited a 
grand display of fruit. The show of Chrysanthemums 
and zonal Pelargoniums exhibited by Messrs. H. Cannell 
& Sons, of Swanley, attracted much attention. 
The Silver Medal presented by Messrs. W. Wood & 
Son was awarded to Mr. Carr, gardener to Stephenson 
Clarke, Esq,, president of the society. The exhibition 
was opened by the Mayor, who spoke in high terms of 
the honorary secretaries, Mr. W. B. Beckett and Mr. 
J. L. Browning, and the committee of the society. 
St. Albans and District.— Wow. 20 th and 21st. 
Owing no doubt to the severe frosts early in October, 
which caught so many growers napping, the competitive 
classes did not fill well at the second annual exhibition 
at St. Albans. Honorary exhibitors, however, came 
well to the fore, with the result that a very fair 
exhibition was secured. As at Watford the previous 
week, Mr. Beckett, Aldenham House Gardens, Elstree, 
was invincible, securing first honours in each class in 
which he competed; his trained plants were scarcely so 
good as last year, his best plants being Mrs. Shipman, 
Prince Alfred and John Salter, but his cut blooms were 
superb. Amongst such a grand lot it was difficult to 
say which blooms were best, but we noticed the 
following as being perhaps finer than the others :— 
Japanese: E. Molyneux, Boule d’Or, Mdme. Baco, 
Japonaise, Margaret Marrouch, Mrs. H. Cannell, 
Baronne de Prailly, Mr. W. G. Drover, Sarah Owen, 
Mdme. C. Audiguier, Mr. R. Brocklebank, Yal de 
Andorre, Album Fimbriatum and Mdme. J. Laing. 
Incurved : Lord Alcester, Queen of England, Bronze 
Queen, Golden Empress, Emily Dale, Empress of 
India, John Salter, Princess of Wales, Jeanne d’Arc, 
Cherub, Alfred Salter and Angelina. Some good 
wreaths and very tasty centre pieces were exhibited, 
the competition being very close. The cottagers 
evidently pay more attention to the vegetable than the 
floral department, the display of vegetables being 
exceedingly good. Fruit was poorly represented in 
the competitive classes ; Mr. Beckett, however, staged 
a very fine lot, not for competition, showing mag¬ 
nificent Alicantes and good Muscats, with Emperor 
Alexander, Blenheim Orange, Warner’s King Apples 
and Duchesse de Angouleme Pears. The same ex¬ 
hibitor also staged a fine lot of vegetables ; these were 
arranged in a very tasty manner, the effect of which 
was considerably heightened by a number of well- 
grown plants of varieties of Capsicums being placed 
amongst the vegetables bedded in Parsley. Amongst 
the honorary exhibitors were fine groups from 
J. Blundell Maple, Esq., M.P., Childwickbury, the 
president of the society ; J. S. Hill, Esq., Hawks wick, 
Rokeby Price, Esq., St. Albans, and other gentlemen. 
Mr. Watson, New Zealand Nurseries, St. Albans, also 
had a very nice group, principally composed of the 
usual ornamental and furnishing class of plants. 
National. —November 21st. 
The floral committee of this society held a meeting on 
the above date, Mr. E. Sanderson presiding. Although 
a considerable number of flowers was staged, only 
four varieties were considered worthy of First Class 
Certificates. Messrs. Cannell & Sons, of Swanley, 
exhibited a fine collection of Japanese blooms, and 
were awarded a First Class Certificate for Alcion, a 
reflexed Japanese of a rosy carmine colour, with silver 
reverse, broad drooping petals. Mr. George S. Addison, 
of Parchmore Road, Thornton Heath, received a First 
Class Certificate for L’Automne, a deep incurved flower 
with broad petals of an attractive soft salmon-buff 
colour. A First Class Certificate was awarded to Mr. 
Thomas Butterworth, of Benton Grange, Cheshunt, for 
Mrs. C. H. Wheeler, an enormous Japanese flower, 
after the type of Edwin Molyneux, similar in colour, 
bur with very broad petals. Messrs. Davis & Jones, of 
Lilford Road, Camberwell, received a First Class 
Certificate for Miss M. A. Haggar, a pale yellow sport 
from Mrs. Heale, of good substance. The same firm 
exhibited Mrs. William Walters, a sport from Edouard 
Audiguier, which, although a very fine flower, was 
considered scarcely distinct enough from the parent 
plant to merit a certificate; and a bunch of good blooms 
of William Morley, cut from the open. Amongst the 
other exhibits we noticed good blooms of Mrs. F. 
Thompson, La Marguerite, a bright crimson, large 
Anemone, which has already received a First Class 
Certificate; Madame Baco, Mr. H. Welham, and 
Yellow Jane, a very pretty single yellow flower. Votes 
of thanks were accorded to Mr. Elliott, of Jersey ; 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, and Messrs. Davis & Jones, 
for their exhibits. 
Nottingham.— Noeernber 21 st and 22nd. 
This exhibition was held in the Arboretum Rooms, and 
in every respect was admitted to be one of the best the 
Notts Horticultural and Botanical Society has yet held. 
Although the general public failed to attend in any¬ 
thing like paying numbers, a large number of 
members, and others interested in horticulture, availed 
themselves of the opportunity of inspecting the many 
meritorious objects exhibited. Four groups of Chry¬ 
santhemums intermixed with fine foliage and other 
plants arranged for effect occupied the ground floor, 
and in this competition, E. W. Field, Esq., Aspley 
Hall (gardener, Mr. Wilson), easily obtained first 
honours with a beautiful evenly-balanced group, 
dwarf-grown Chrysanthemums (principally Japanese), 
carrying brightly coloured flowers, being judiciously 
employed, intermixed with Crotons, Palms, Pandanus, 
Dracaenas, and other dwarf plants ; Adiantum cuneatum 
and the pretty Eulalia japoniea forming the ground¬ 
work. W. H. Farmer, Esq., Alexandra Park (gardener, 
Mr. Attenboro) came in second, and Mr. C. J. Mee, 
Wollaton Hall, secured the third award. 
In the class for twelve cut blooms (Japanese), Mr. 
Wilson was again successful in obtaining the highest 
award with a magnificent stand, which for size, colour, 
