September 12, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Crystal Palace, September 4th and 5th. —The ex¬ 
hibition held on the above dates was not quite so 
large as usual, but thoroughly representative and 
good all round, with the exception of the Apples and 
Pears, which were far from ripe. Indoor fruits 
were quite up to the standard of former years. The 
first prize for a collection of fruit (not less than twenty 
dishes) was awarded to Mr. J. H. Goodacre, gardener, 
Elvaston Castle. His Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, 
Apricots, Pears, Plums, and Pineapples were all 
very good. Mr. H. W. Ward, gardener, Longford 
Castle, Salisbury, was a good second. The best 
collection of twelve dishes came from Mr. T. Comber, 
gardener to J. A. Rolls, Esq., The Hendre, Mon¬ 
mouth ; and Mr. H. W. Ward was again second. 
For a collection of eight dishes, Mr. A. Ocock, gardener 
to Mrs. McIntosh, Havering Park, Romford, was 
first with an all round good exhibit; Mr. W. Nash, 
gardener, Badminton, Wilts, coming in second. Mr. 
C. Warden, gardener, Clarendon Park, Salisbury, 
was awarded the first prize fora collection of ten kinds 
of Grapes (two bunches of each). Mr. G. Reynolds, 
gardener, Gunnersbury Park, Acton, took the first 
place for a collection of five kinds ; Mr. T. Osman, 
Ottersham Park, Chertsey, being second. Mr. J. 
Gibson, gardener, Draycot House, Chippenham, had 
the best Black Hamburgh. There was good com¬ 
petition in the class for Muscat of Alexandria, four 
of the exhibits being very close, and Mr. J. Dumble, 
gardener, Picton Castle, Haverfordwest, was placed 
first as his Grapes were best ripened ; Mr. G. Rey¬ 
nolds was second ; and Mr. G. Winter, gardener, 
Walk House, Barron-on-Humber, Hull, was third ; 
but the order might have been reversed, had the 
Grapes of the latter been a little more matured. Mr. 
G. Reynolds had the best Gros Maroc ; Mr. J. Gib¬ 
son the best Madersfield Court; Mr. W. Marsh, 
9, Henrietta Villas, Bath, the best Alicant ; Mr. C. 
Warden, the best of any other white in Buckland's 
Sweetwater ; and Mr. H. W. Ward, the best black 
kind in Mrs. Pince’s Black Muscat. 
Mr. W. Iggulden, gardener, Marston, Frome, had 
the best four dishes of Peaches ; and Mr. W. H. 
Divers, gardener to J. T. Hopwood, Esq., Ketton 
Hall, Stamford, was first for as many Nectarines, and 
also for one dish, as well as for a collection of 
Peaches and Nectarines. Mr. W. Lawson, gardener, 
Lovell House, Crawley, had the best dish of 
Peaches. Mr. A. Gibson, gardener, Halstead Place, 
Sevenoaks, had the best flavoured green flesh Melon ; 
and Mr. W. Palmer, Kingston-on-Thames, had the 
best scarlet flesh one. Plums were very plentiful, 
and Mr. H. Markham, gardener, Mereworth Castle, 
Maidstone, was first for red varieties; Mr. W. 
Iggulden first for yellow sorts; and Mr. A. Bolton, 
gardener, first for purple kinds. Mr. D. McIntosh, East 
Barnet, Herts, had the best basket of black Grapes ; 
and Mr. E. Longley, West Dulwich, being a good 
second. Mr. W. Lane, King's Ride, Ascot, was first 
for a basket of white Grapes ; and Mr. G. Winter 
was second. Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, 
had the best collection of Apples, also autumnal 
Apples (ripened outside), and the best autumnal 
Pears. Mr. J. Mclndoe, Hutton Hall, Guisborough, 
had the best orchard house Pears. Mr. R. Spinks, 
Horley, Surrey, had the best Tomatos. 
Gladioli were plentiful, and Messrs. J. Burrell & 
Co., Cambridge, were first in the open class ; Mr. 
W. H. Fowler, Claremont, Taunton, being first 
among amateurs. Messrs. Reid & Bornemann, 
Tewkesbury Road, Sydenham, had the best group of 
Chrysanthemums ; and Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft 
Nursery, Lewisham, was second. Special prizes were 
offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons for vegetables. 
Here Mr. C. J. Waite, Glenhurst, Esher, was first; 
Mr. W. Palmer, second ; Mr. J. T. Barney, gar¬ 
dener, Maidstone, third; and Mr. E. Chadwick, 
gardener, Ealing, was fourth. For Sutton’s Perfec¬ 
tion Tomato, Mr. Waite, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Barney, 
and Mr. T. Croswell took the prizes in the order 
named. For Carter’s Blenheim Orange Tomato, 
Mr. J. Fry, gardener, Eastcote, Mr. J. Slater, gar¬ 
dener, Carshalton, and Mr. W. Palmer took the 
prizes in the order given. 
Miscellaneous exhibits were numerous. A large and 
showy group of Begonias, many of which were lifted 
from the open ground, and also a fine collection of 
herbaceous plants, were shown by Messrs. J. Laing 
& Sons, Forest Hill. Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, 
exhibited an excellent group of well-grown Begonias 
in all the leading colours both single and double. 
He had likewise an extensive collection of Cactus, 
Pompon, show and other Dahlias. A large collection 
of Cactus and Pompon Dahlias and Begonias was 
shown by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. 
Messrs. John Peed & Sons, Mitcham Road, Streat- 
ham, exhibited a collection of Apples, Pears, Plums, 
and also well-fruited Apple trees in pots. Messrs. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, had a collection of 
decorative plants such as Crotons, Palms, Dracaenas, 
and Lilies. Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridge- 
worth, showed a fine collection of orchard house 
fruit. Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex, 
exhibited all the leading kinds of Dahlias, as well as 
Apples and Pears. Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, 
Waltham Cross, staged 150 dishes of Apples and 
Pears and twelve baskets of Roses. Messrs. Paul & 
Son, Cheshunt, had cut flowers of herbaceous plants- 
Mr. Will Tayler, Hampton, showed Apples. Mr. 
E. F. Such, Maidenhead, had herbaceous plants. 
National Dahlia, September 4th ami 5th. —The 
annual show of this society was held at the Crystal 
Palace in conjunction with the fruit exhibition. The 
show and fancy Dahlias were in the usual form, and 
plentiful, but in some cases seem to have suffered 
from the storms of rain. Cactus, Pompon and single 
kinds were well represented and very attractive. In 
the nurserymen’s classes the first award for sixty 
blooms went to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, who had 
many fine blooms in his stands. Messrs. Keynes,. 
Williams & Co., Salisbury, were second ; and Mr. 
Arthur Rawlings, Romford, Essex, came in third. 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. had the best forty- 
eight blooms; and were followed by Mr. A. Rawlings. 
Mr. G. Humphries, Kington Langley, had the best 
thirty-six blooms ; Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, Chelms¬ 
ford, were second. The best twenty-four blooms 
were those of Mr. G. Humphries; and Mr. J. 
Walker, Oxon, came in second. Cactus and decora¬ 
tive Dahlias were fine, and the prizes were taken by 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., Messrs. J. Cheal 
& Sons, Crawley, Sussex, and by Mr. M. V. Seale, 
Sevenoaks, in the order given. Messrs. J. Burrell 
& Co., Howe House, Cambridge, had the best nine 
Cactus sorts; and Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons had the 
best Cactus varieties in bunches. Pompon Dahlias 
brought good competition, and for twenty-four 
varieties in bunches of ten blooms each, the first 
award went to Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, followed; Mr. C. Turner 
was third; and Mr. E. F. Such, Maidenhead, took 
the fourth place. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 
had the best twelve sorts of Pompon Dahlias in 
bunches ; and Mr. G. Humphries took the second 
place. Single Dahlias seemed unusually varied and 
attractive. The first prize for twenty-four varieties, 
in bunches of ten each, went to Messrs. J. Cheal & 
Sons. Striped varieties were numerous in their 
collection. Mr. M. V. Seale was second; and 
Messrs. Paul & Son came in third. 
The amateurs’ classes were numerous and gene¬ 
rally well represented, but the collections or exhibits 
were smaller than in the classes above mentioned. 
Mr. J. T. West, gardener to W. Keith, Esq., Corn- 
walls, Brentwood, took the first award for twenty- 
four blooms. Mr. A. Ocock, gardener to Mrs. 
McIntosh, Havering Park, Romford, Essex, came in 
first for twelve blooms. The first prize for six 
blooms was taken by Mr. J. Gilbert, Brocklands, 
Freshwater, Isle of Wight. Mr. J. T. West again 
came to the front for twelve fancy varieties, also six 
bunches of Cactus sorts, and a stand of single 
varieties. Mr. A. Ocock had the best six fancy 
varieties. The other stands were smaller. 
Royal Horticultural, September 8th. —The meeting 
at the Drill Hall on Tuesday last showed the 
usual falling off at this season of the year. Dahlias 
and Gladioli constituted the largest ordinary ex¬ 
hibits, and Orchids were fairly represented. Some 
prizes offered for British Ferns open to amateurs 
only, brought up two large and very choice exhibits. 
The first award was made to E. J. Lowe, Esq., Shire- 
newton Hall, Chepstow, who had the best collection 
and the largest plants. The second award went to 
C. T. Druery, Esq., Fernholme, Forest Gate, Essex. 
A Silver Flora Medal was awarded to Messrs. Kel- 
way and Son, Langport, Somerset, for 12 large 
stands of Gladioli, including some new varieties; 
also some herbaceous plants, making on the whole a 
fine display. A similar award was made to Mr. Geo. 
Phippen, Reading, for a large semicircular group of 
Lilies, set up with Palms, Ferns, etc. He also 
showed a collection of autumn flowering Phloxes. 
Another medal of similar value was awarded him 
for a group of Cactus Dahlias set up with Ferns on 
elevated stands. A Bronze Banksian Medal was 
awarded to Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, for 
a mixed group of hardy plants, including Liliums, 
Hydrangeas and Francoa ramosa set up in baskets, 
and all well flowered. A small group of her¬ 
baceous plants and Roses was exhibited by 
Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt. The huge- 
flowered Aristolochia grandiflora, also Solandra 
grandiflora, Mucuna atropurpurea, Clematis 
Stanleyi and Ixora macrothyrsa were brought up 
from the Royal Gardens, Ivew. Some show Dahlias 
were exhibited by Mr. West, gardener to W. Keith, 
Esq., Cornwallis, Brentwood. A stand of them was 
also exhibited by Mr. A. Rawlings, Romford, Essex. 
A strain of China Asters exhibited by Mr. J. Walker, 
Thame, Oxon, was commended. A fine variety of 
Phlox was shown by M. V. Lemoine, Nancy. A 
Bronze Banksian Medal was awarded to M. C. G. 
Van Tubergen, Zwanenburg, Haarlem, Holland, 
for a group of Gladioli, mostly new varieties 
of G. gandavensis. 
A small group of Orchids was exhibited by Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, including; Cattleya 
granulosa Dijanceana, Dendrobium undulatum, 
Vanda caerulea and the beautiful V. Hookeriana. 
Catasetum fimbriatum, showing male and female 
flowers on one plant, and male flowers on another 
was shown by Mr. G. Parrot, gardener to W. Wright, 
Esq., Denmark Hill. A fine variety of Oncidium 
macranthum was shown by Messrs. Charlesworth & 
Shuttleworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, Yorks. Mor- 
modes buccinator aurea, Vanda Kimballiana and 
other Orchids were shown by Messrs. H. Low& Co., 
Clapton. Angraecum articulatum was shown by C. 
J. Lucas, Esq., Warnham Court, Horsham. A small 
group of Orchids was exhibited by T. Statter, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. R. Johnson) Stand Hall, Manchester. 
He had a fine piece of Laelia elegans blenheimensis, 
and one of Odontoglossum Harryanum superbum. 
Drewett O. Drewett, Esq., (gardener, Mr. Keeling) 
Riding Mill on Tyne, showed some Cypripediums. 
At a meeting of the Fruit Committee a Silver 
Banksian Medal was awarded to Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons, for a collection of some forty-three dishes of 
Plums and some Apples and Pears, all grown on 
standards in the open. A cultural commendation 
was awarded to W. Roupell, Esq., Harvey 
Lodge, Roupell Park, for a fine exhibit of early 
Apples. A similar award was made to Mr. W. King, 
gardener to Philip Crowley, Waddon House, for 
Louise Bonne Pears grown upon a tree in a 10-in. 
pot. 
WHAT TO DO IN THE HARDEN. 
Stove Climbers. —Plants growing beneath the 
shade of climbers will now require all the light they 
can get to ripen their tissues. It will therefore be 
necessary to thin, prune or otherwise regulate the 
shoots on the roof so as to admit a maximum of 
light. Those which have done flowering may have 
the shoots cut back, and the others may have the 
weaker shoots cut away if densely crowded. Orna¬ 
mental foliaged plants such as Caladiums, Calatheas, 
and similar soft-wooded plants do not require so 
much light as flowering plants, therefore the latter 
should be placed where they will get the most light. 
Hedychiums. —Those in flower or approaching 
that stage should receive liberal allowances of liquid 
manure, which will keep up their vigour and enable 
the late-formed stems to flower freely later on when 
flowers will be scarcer and more valuable. When 
grown in pots they will require liberal supplies of 
water at all times, and if they can be stood on in¬ 
verted pots immersed in the tank of the stove so that 
the roots may just dip in the water so much the 
better. 
Ixoras, Vincas, Rudges, &.C.— The atmosphere 
in which these are grown should now be kept in a 
buoyant state, so as to preserve the flowers as long 
as possible. Plenty of ventilation should be given 
on all favourable occasions, and this will materially 
assist in ripening the wood and enabling a better 
production of flowers next year. 
Scutellarias. —The greatest favourite with gar¬ 
deners is S. Mocciniana for stove work, but 
