November 14, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
1G7 
NATIONAL CHRYSAN¬ 
THEMUM SOCIETY’S SHOW. 
The National Society is again to be congratulated 
on the success of its great annual exhibition in bring¬ 
ing together a most remarkable display of all the 
leading types of Chrysanthemums, as represented by 
cut blooms, a grand lot of groups, as fine a lot of 
trained specimens as we have seen for some years, 
and a display of miscellaneous floral and vegetable 
productsquite equal to what wehaveseen at the West¬ 
minster Aquarium before. But we are bound to say 
that it is a fine exhibition spoilt by the manner in which 
it hasbeencribbed, cabined, and confined by the Royal 
Aquarium authorities. The loss of St. Stephen’s 
Hall, and the curtailment of space on the floor of the 
building and in the gallery, was severely felt, both 
by exhibitors and visitors, and although Mr. Dean 
and the society's officials did their best, v'e fear the 
scanty accommodation provided has left a sore place 
in the minds of many of the members. But we must 
stop the growl and get to the flowers. 
The first prize—a challenge Trophy and £10 —in 
the class open to the National Competition of Chry¬ 
santhemum and Horticultural Societies was 
awarded to the Havant Chrysanthemum Society, 
Havant, and the exhibit was certainly a highly 
meritorious one. Japanese varieties were well 
represented by Etoile de Lyon, Viviand Morel, 
Stanstead White, E. W. Clarke, Madame J. Laing, 
Lillian E. Bird, W. H. Lincoln, jViolet Rose, W. 
W. Coles, Mrs. Thompson, Pelican and others. 
Good samples of incurved blooms were Lord 
Alcester, Queen of England, Lord Wolsey, Empress 
of India, Jeanne d’Arc, Emily Dale, Alfred Salter, 
& c. The second prize was taken by'the St. Neots 
Amateur and Cottage Horticultural Society, St. 
Neots, Hunt. The Japanese blooms in this case 
were rather smaller, but there were fine samples of 
Mrs. C. H. Wheeler, Mrs. H. Cannell, Etoile de 
Lyon, Lillian E. Bird, Boule d’Or, &c .; and Princess 
of Wales, Golden Empress of India, and Alfred 
Salter were fine incurved blooms. The Wimbledon 
Horticultural Society took the third place, with a 
very even lot of blooms, and neat but smaller than 
those of the above exhibits. 
The first award for forty-eight incurved blooms'was 
taken by Messrs. W. & G. Drover, Fareham, Hants, 
who had fine blooms of Lord Alcester, John Lambert, 
Queen of England, Empress of India, Violet'Tomlin, 
John Doughty and others. The second place was taken 
by Mr. John Doughty, gardener to Mrs. Tomlin, 
Angley Park, Cranbrook, whose flowers were 
considerably smaller, but showing greater variety. 
The third award went to Mr. R. Petfield, gardener 
to A. J. Thornhill, Esq , Diddington, Buckden, 
Huntingdon, some of his blooms being very neat. 
Mr. W. G. Ray, Teynham, Sittingbourne, was 
fourth; and Mr. J. Agate, Havant, took the fifth 
place. 
The first prize for twenty-four incurved varieties 
went to Mr. C W. Knowles, gardener to Mrs. Chas. 
Egerton, Solna, Roehampton, whose blooms were 
even but not large ; Mr. J. Myers, gardener to the 
Earl of Sandwich, Hinchingbrooke, Hunts, was 
second; and Mr. A. Ives, gardener to E. C. Jukes, 
Esq., Hadley Lodge, High Barnet, was third. Mr. 
H. Shoesmith, gardener to M. Hodgson, Esq., 
Shirley Cottage, Croydon, took the first award for 
twelve varieties with large and all-round good sam¬ 
ples. Mr. J. Douglas, gardener to Mrs. Whitbourne, 
Great Gearies, Ilford, was second with somewhat 
smaller blooms ; and Mr. W. H. Lees, gardener to 
the Duchess of Montrose, Sefton Lodge, Newmarket, 
was third. The competition was good. Mr. J. 
Myers took the first prize for six blooms of one in¬ 
curved variety with Golden Empress of India ; Mr. 
H. Shoesmith was second with Lord Alcester ; and 
Mr. Matthew Russell, gardener to Dr. C. F. Lewis, 
Henfield, Sussex, was third with Violet Tomlin. 
The exhibits of forty-eight Japanese blooms were 
numerous and so fine that they constituted a strong 
feature of attraction, and the tables were constantly 
crowded with visitors. The first award was taken 
by C. E. Shea, Esq., The Elms, Foots Cray, Kent, 
with fine blooms of Etoile de Lyon, Mons. Bernard, 
E. Molyneux, Mrs. C. Wheeler, Viviand Morel, 
Condor, Stanstead White, W. H. Lincoln, etc. 
The second prize was awarded to Messrs. W. & G. 
Drover, who had some fine blooms ofW. H. Lincoln, 
Etoile de Lyon, and Mrs. Alpheus Hardy. The 
third place was taken by W. Herbert Fowler ( Esq. ( 
Claremont, Taunton, who had fine samples of 
Florence Davis, Sarah Owen, Louis Boehmer, Etoile 
de Lyon, etc. Mr. H. R. Brown, gardener to E. E. 
Barclay, Esq., Roydon, Essex, was fourth; and 
Mr. C. Cox, gardener to J. Trotter, Esq., Bricken- 
don Grange, Herts, was fifth, with a good exhibit. 
The first place for twenty-four Japanese varieties 
was taken by Mr. J. Agate, with fine blooms of 
Lillian E. Bird, Etoile de Lyon, Carew Under¬ 
wood, Stanstead White, etc. Mr. H. R. 
Brown was second with some grand blooms ; and 
W. Herbert Fowler, Esq., was third. The first prize 
for six blooms of one white Japanese variety was 
taken by Mr. Jas. Shaw, gardener to Lord Clinton 
Hope, Deepdene, Dorking, with Avalanche in grand 
form ; Mr. C. Cox was second with Stanstead 
White ; and Mr. J. Hughes, gardener to H. F. de 
Paravicini, Esq., Bracknell, Bucks, was third with 
the last named variety. For six coloured Japanese 
blooms of one sort, C. E. Shea, Esq., was first with 
Etoile de Lyon; Mr. J. Douglas was second with 
Sunflower; and Mr. J. Hughes was third. Messrs. 
W. & G. Drover carried oft' the first award for six 
blooms of Louis Boehmer, in a strong competition, 
and the heads were large and finely incurved ; Mr. 
Geo. Foster, gardener to W. Hammond Spencer, 
Esq., Glendaragh, Teignrnouth, was second ; and W. 
Herbert Fowler, Esq., came in third Mr. Petfield, 
had the best twelve'Japanese incurved blooms. The 
best twelve large Anemone blooms were those of Mr. 
Wm. Green, gardener to Miss Wyburn, Hadley 
Manor, Barnet. He also had the first prize for 
twenty-four large Anemone blooms, having fine 
samples of Jeanne Martz, Nelson, Miss A. Lowe, 
Georges Sand, &c. The first prize for twelve 
Japanese reflexed blooms went to Mr. R. C. 
Notcutt, Broughton Road, Ipswich. The first 
prize for twelve large flowered reflexed blooms 
was taken by Mr. J. Myers, who had very fine sam¬ 
ples generally. Some prizes were offered by Messrs. 
Pitcher & Manda for six blooms of Louis Boehmer, 
and the first was taken by Mr. Chas. Blick, gardener 
to Martin R. Smith, Esq., Hayes Common, Kent; Mr. 
J. Aplin, gardener to W. M. Baker, Esq., Hasfield 
Court, Gloucester, was second. Mr. J. Myers had 
the best twelve Anemone Pompons ; and Mr. C. J. 
Salter, gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq., Wood- 
hatch Lodge, Reigate, was second. The prizes 
offered by Mr. H. J. Jones were taken by Mr. T. L. 
Turk, gardener to T. Boney, Esq., Cholmeiy Lodge. 
Highgate, and by Mr. E. Rowbottom, gardener to 
H. R. Williams, Esq., The Priory, Hornsey, in the 
order named. 
The large groups of pot plants were a special fea¬ 
ture of the exhibition and showed a considerable 
advance on those of previous shows. The first, 
honours were taken by Messrs. Reid & Bornemann, 
nurserymen, Sydenham, with a nearly circular group 
of finely arranged plants graduated to the front, while 
the blooms on the taller specimens were of a large 
size; Mr. Geo. Stevens, St. John’s Nursery, Putney, 
was second with a very good group, but the front 
plants were much taller. Mr. Norman Davis, The 
Nurseries, Camberwell, was third, and had also a 
good group. Messrs. Reid & Bornemann were again 
first fora smaller group of Japanese varieties, and 
the same taste was here again displayed. Mr. D. 
Donald, gardener to J. G. Barclay, Esq., Leyton, Essex 
took the first award for six standard trained specimens 
and also for four trained specimens in 12-in. pots; 
Mr. W. Davy, gardener to C. C. Payne, Esq., 
Stamford Hill, was second in the latter class. Mr. 
J. Weston, gardener to D. Martineau, Esq., Clapham 
Park, had the best trained Pompons; and Mr. W. 
Davey was second. The finest six trained specimens 
were those of Mr. J. Brooks, gardener to W. 
Reynolds, Esq., J.P., The Grove, Highgate, who had 
fine specimens of Madame B. Rendatler, Madame 
Baco, Madame de Sevin, Margot, Dr. Sharpe, etc. ; 
Mr. D. Donald was second, but took first for four 
standard trained specimens. 
The first prize in the nurserymen's class for a table 
of bouquets, wreaths, sprays, buttonholes, etc., was 
taken by Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, who 
certainly made a fine display ; Mr. Chas. Winstone, 
The Mall, Clifton, Bristol, took the second place 
with a fine exhibit; Mr. J. Chard, Stoke Newington, 
was third. In the Gardeners’ class for a similar 
table, Mr E. Chadwick, gardener to E. M. Nelson, 
Esq., J.P., Hanger Hill House, Ealing, took the 
first honours with a varied display. In the class for 
a group of Chrysanthemums and foliage plants, the 
first prize was taken by Mr. E. Easey, gardener to 
J W. Jones, Esq., 23, Highbury New Park, N. Mrs. 
W. Smith, Como Street, Romford, Essex, had the best 
vase or epergne ; and Mr. Robt. Potter, gardener to 
Sir M. W. Collet, Bart., St. Clerc, Hamsing, Seven- 
oaks, had the best three vases or epergnes. Mr. W, 
Howe, gardener to H. Tate, Esq., Park Hill, Streat- 
ham Common, had the first prize for twelve Japa¬ 
nese blooms set up with Ferns. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, 
Lewisham, had a very effective group of single 
Chrysanthemums in great variety. A very fine table 
of Carnations in pots was exhibited by Mr, T. 
Whillans, gardener to the Duke of Marlborough, 
Blenhiem, Woodstock. Messsrs. W. Cutbush & 
Son, Highgate, had another table of Heaths, Palms, 
Calanthe Veitchi, etc. Mr. H. J. Jones had also a 
table of a large number of new varieties of Chrysan¬ 
themums. Messrs. Pitcher & Manda, Hextable, 
Swanley, had also a table of Chrysanthemums, in¬ 
cluding many new kinds. Mr. R. Owen, Maiden¬ 
head, also showed a collection of many new Chry¬ 
santhemums. Messrs. Roberts Brothers, 21, 
Catherine Street, Strand, exhibited various devices 
set up with the new silver Lichen. Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Tottenham, exhibited some stands of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums ; and Messrs. Cannell & Sons contributed a 
wonderful display of Zonal Pelargonium blooms. 
The fruit and vegetable classes were quite up to the 
usual standard, with the exception of the classes for 
Grapes, which were not quite so good as usual. Mr. 
G. Goldsmith, gardener, Leonardslee, Horsham, 
secured the premier awards in the classes for dessert 
and culinary Apples and dessert Pears, having in the 
latter class fine examples of Duchess d’Angouleme, Pit- 
maston Duchess, Duchess de Mouchey, Beurre Diel, 
Beurre Alexander Lucas, and Doyenne du Comice. 
In the former he had beautifully coloured specimens 
of Blenheim Orange, Gascoigne's Seedling, Cox’s 
Orange Pippin, King of the Pippins, Ribston 
Pippin, and Court Pendu Plat, among dessert sorts ; 
and Sandringham, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Bismark, 
Emperor Alexander, The Queen, and Mere de Manage, 
of cooking varieties. Mr. Hannan, gardener at 
Newnham Paddocks, Lutterworth, had the best 
dish of white Grapes in a neat sample of Muscat of 
Alexandria ; and in the corresponding class for 
Black Grapes, Mr. Griffin, gardener, Coombe Bank, 
Kingston, had the best in well finished Alicantes. 
The Gros Colmar class was much inferior to what 
we have seen here the best coming from Mr. Wilson, 
gardener, The Elms, Roehampton, Mr. Davies, 
Castle Bar, Ealing, and Mr. Craven, Osborn Park, 
Potters Bar, the samples from the last named being 
wonderfully coloured, but small. The Society’s 
prizes for Potatos brought out the usually excellent 
Competition, and a fine lot of samples. The 
Champion Potato exhibitor-of the occasion was 
undoubtedly Mr. E. S. Wiles, gardener to Col. Cart¬ 
wright, Edgcote, Banbury, who secured most of the 
first prizes. In the two classes under notice, one for 
twelve dishes and another for six, he had perfect 
examples of Snowdrop, Pink-eyed Perfection, 
Sutton’s Seedling, Edgcote Purple, Satisfaction, 
Advancer, Wonderful, Queen of the Valley, &c. 
Mr. Ridgewell, Cambridge, was second, and Mr. A. 
Miller, Rood Ashton, third in the former class; and 
Mr. James Simkins, Shillington, Hitchin, second ; 
and Mr. E. Chopping, Milton, Sittingbourne, third 
in the latter. 
Messrs. Sutton’s prizes for twelve dishes of Po¬ 
tatos, went to Mr. Wiles, Mr. Howard, Canterbury, 
Mr. Ridgewell, Mr. J. Lye, Clyfte Hall, Market 
Lavington, ' and Mr. Pope, Highclerc, in the order 
named, Mr. Wileshaving superb specimens of Reading 
Ruby, Windsor Castle, Purple Perfection, Nonsuch, 
Snowdrop, Pink Perfection, Satisfaction, Mottled 
Beauty, Edgcote Seedling, Reading Russet, Abun¬ 
dance and Edgcote Purple. For six dishes, 
the awards went to Mr. Simkins, Mr. Peckover, 
Banbury, Mr. A. Miller, and Mr. C. Osman, South 
Metropolitan District Schools, Sutton. For four 
dishes, Messrs. Simkins, Miller, and Osman secured 
the awards. Mr. Pope and Mr. Miller had the finest 
examples of Sutton’s Reading Onion in a very good 
competition. The same firm’s special prizes for a 
collection of vegetables brought out a fine lot of 
produce, and the competition resulted in that very able 
cultivator Mr. Lye, of Sydmonton, securing the pre¬ 
mier award with grand, solid white Celery, autumn 
Mammoth Cauliflowers, Exhibition Brussel Sprouts, 
small and hard as. they should be, Perfection 
