June i, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Fruit and vegetables were fairly well represented 
at this season of the year. The first honour for 
eight dishes of fruits was taken by Mr. Jas. Mclndoe, 
gardener to Sir Joseph W. Pease, Bart., M.P., Hutton 
Hall, Guisborough, Yorks. He exhibited a Pine¬ 
apple, Melons, black and white Grapes, Cherries, 
Strawberries, etc. Mr. J. Crawford, gardener to 
Col. Thorpe, Coddington Hall, Newmarket-on-Trent, 
was second. In the class for black Grapes Mr. T. 
Osman, gardener to L. T. Baker, Esq., Ottershaw 
Park, Chertsey, had the best in black Hamburgh. 
Mr. J. Mclndoe was second ; but was again first in 
the class for white Grapes with Forster's Seedling. 
Mr. E. Peters, gardener to J. L. Mansell, Esq., 
Somerset Terrace, Guernsey, was second. Mr. Geo. 
Norman, gardener to the Rt. Hon. the Marquis of 
Salisbury, took the first prize for twelve pots of 
Strawberries, which were magnificent samples of 
cultivation. Mr. G. Thompson, gardener to Messrs. 
W. & E. Wells, Hattonhurst, Hounslow, was second. 
Mr. G. Norman was also first for a dish of Straw¬ 
berries ; and Mr. Wm. Chuck, gardener to P. 
Thellusson, Esq., Brodsworth Hall, Doncaster, was 
second. Mr. J. Mclndoe had the best Cherries, and 
was followed by Mr. Peter Blair, gardener to the 
Duke of Sutherland, Trentham. Mr. Wm. Robins, 
gardener to Col. Lee, Hartwell House, Aylesbury, 
had the best Peaches; and Mr. J. Mclndoe was 
second, but took first for Nectarines, -while Mr. J. 
Hudson, gardener to the Messrs, de Rothschild, 
Gunnersbury House, was second. Mr. John Craw¬ 
ford had the best scarlet-fleshed Melon, while Mr. J. 
Bowerman, gardener to Chas. Hoare, Esq , Hack- 
wood Park, Basingstoke, had the best green-fleshed 
variety. Mr. Geo. Mount was first for Tomatos ; 
Mr. J. C. Tallack, gardener to E. Dresden, Esq., 
Silvermere Park, Bury St. Edmunds, was first for 
Figs ; Mr. Thos. Lockie, Oakley Court, Windsor, 
took the first place for Cucumbers; and Mr. S. 
Mortimer, Swiss Nursery, Farnham, Surrey, was 
second with specimens 22J in. long. Mr. A - Newell, 
gardener to Sir Edwin Sanders, Fairlawn, Wimbledon 
Common, took the first place for a basket of Salad 
plants. Mr. A. Smith, gardener to Sir Oswald 
Mosley, Bart., Rolliston Hall, Burton-on-Trent, had 
the best 100 heads of Asparagus. The best collection 
of forced vegetables came from Mr. Thos. Lockie, 
while the best unforced collection came from Mr. 
John Crawford. 
In the main building of the exhibition were some 
competitive lots of market plants, fruits, and 
vegetables. The first prize for a group of market 
foliage and flowering pots came from Messrs. J. & 
J. Hayes, Lower Edmonton ; Messrs. Wm. & 
Frederick Brown, Brent Nurseries, Hendon, were 
second ; both lots were varied and very floriferous. 
The best growm 100 market plants in forty-eight size 
pots came from Messrs. Wm. & Frederick Brown. 
The best packed basket of Melons came from Mr. F. 
Le Poidevin, La Porte, Castel, Guernsey, as well as 
the best packed basket of Tomatos. Messrs. W. N. 
White & Co., Covent Garden, had certainly the 
finest collection of foreign produce for market in the 
shape of Apples, Oranges, Bananas, Pineapples, 
Onions, Potatos, Gooseberries, Asparagus, Lemons, 
etc. The Cherries and Apricots showed awonderful 
taste in packing, which our market people would do 
well to copy. Mr. A. Johnson, Central Avenue, 
Covent Garden, was second with a smaller collection. 
The miscellaneous exhibits were very numerous, 
especially in a square area and in the rooms adjoining 
the, main building. A Geld Medal was awarded to 
Messrs. H. Low & Co., Clapton, for a group of 
Orchids, including Cattleyas, Lselias, Cypripediums, 
Dendrobiums, etc. They also had a Silver Medal 
for a beautiful group of Heaths and Pimeleas. A 
Gold Medal was awarded to Messrs. F. Sander 
& Co., for a group of Orchids, including Cattleyas, 
Laeliss, and Odontoglossum Loureyanum, etc. 
Messrs. Charlesworth, Shuttleworth & Co., Heaton, 
Bradford, and Park Road, Clapham, had also a Gold 
Medal for a fine group of Orchids, including 
Oncidium macranthum, Odontoglossum Wilckeanum 
nobilius, Cattleya grandis tenebrosa, C. Mossiae, 
and numerous other species arranged in a circular 
mass upon the floor. Mr. H. C. Princep, gardener 
to Viscountess Portman, Hogg House, Buxted, 
Lckfield, had a Silver Medal for three huge and 
grandly flowered specimens of Dendrobium nobile 
grown on the pruned system. A Gold Medal was 
awarded to Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham 
Cross, for a large collection of Roses in pots and cut 
flowers edged with Adiantum. A Silver Gilt Medal 
was awarded to Mr. Anthony Waterer, Knap Hill, 
Woking, for a large group of hardy flowering 
Aza'eas. A Silver Medal was awarded to Messrs. 
Barr & Son, Covent Garden, for a large collection of 
cut flowers of herbaceous plants, including Peonies, 
Tulips, florist Tulips, Irises, Lupins, Violas, and 
others. A similar award was made to Messrs. 
Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, for herbaceous 
and Tree Paeonies, Pyrethrums, Cannas, Amaryllis, 
etc. Messrs Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, Scotland, also 
received a Silver Medal for a large and unique 
collection of bedding Violas, including Ariel, Blue 
Cloud, Dawn of Day, W. Niel, Duchess of Fife, and 
a beautiful new kind named Rosine. They also 
showed an interesting collection of Sweet Peas. 
A similar award was made to Messrs. J. Laing & 
Sons for a group of Palms, Dracaenas, Crotons, 
Orchids, Caladiums, and Heaths. They also had a 
collection of hardy cut flowers. . Mr. J. Jennings, 
gardener to Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Ascott, 
had a Silver Medal for a fine gioup of the yellow 
Almira and the blush Souvenir de la Malmaison 
Carnations. A group of Palms, Dracaenas, Azaleas, 
and Orchids, shown by Messrs. B. S. Williams & 
Son, received a Silver Medal. Messrs. W. & J. 
Birkenhead, Sale, Manchester, had a fine collection 
of Ferns, which received a Silver Medal. A similar 
award was made to Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & Son, 
Highgate, for an effective group of Palms, Azaleas, 
Heaths, F.erns, etc. They also exhibited a collection 
of herbaceous plants, including Pseoriies, Irises, and 
Lilies. A group of Malmaison Carnations, shown 
by T. H. Crasp, gardener to Lord Wimborn, Canford 
Manor, Wimborne, also earned a Silver Medal, as 
did the group of Cacti shown by Messrs. H. Cannell 
& Sons, Swanley, Kent. Mr. T. S. Ware had a 
table of single and double Tuberous Begonias 
Bronze Medals were awarded to Mr. F. Hooper, and 
to Mr. A. Smith, Downley, High Wycombe, Bucks, 
for fancy Pansies; to Mr. PI. Turner, Horsemoor 
Green, Langley, for Tulips and Roses ; and to Mr. 
Geo. Phippen, Reading, for Lilies, Spiraeas, and 
Ferns, etc. 
At the south-west corner of the grounds, and in 
the rooms with the competitive groups, Mr. W. 
Iceton, Putney Park Lane, Surrey, showed a fine 
group of Palms, including huge specimens of Kentia 
Canterbury ana, Latania borbonica, Chamaerops 
excelsa, etc., edged with smaller plants, for which a 
Silver Medal was awarded. Messrs. J. Janies & Son, 
Woodside, Farnham Royal, had an interesting and 
dwarf strain of Calceolarias in 32-size pots. Messrs. 
J. Peed & Sons showed a group of Palms, including 
Latania borbonica, also Encephalartos villosus, 
Crotons, etc., edged with Antburium Scherzerianum 
in bloom, receiving a Gold Medal. A Gold Medal 
was awarded to M. Van Houtte, Ghent, 
Belgium, for a case of Bertolonias and Sonerillas 
showing a great variety of beautiful colours, 
striped and blotched in various ways A 
Silver Medal was awarded to Mr. T. S. Ware for a 
collection of Iris Florentina, Pyrethrums, Herbaceous 
Paeonies, and other herbaceous stuff, including a 
large collection of Darwin Tulips. A similar award 
was male to Mr. S. Mortimer, Swiss Nursery, Row- 
ledge, Parnham, for a collection of Cucumbers, 
Tomatos, and Melons. Mr. J. Miller, gardener to 
the Right Hon. Lord Foley, Ruxley Lodge, Esher, 
showed Mushrooms, Melons, and Apples. A Silver 
Medal was awarded to Mr. R. Churchman, The 
Vineries, Wokingham, for a collection of 60 to 80 
Melons. Mr. Chas. Blick, The Warren, Hayes 
Common, Beckenham, also showed some Melons. 
A group of Cycas revoluta was set up by Messrs. 
E. D. Shuttleworth & Co. A group of single and 
double Azaleas was brought over from the Continent 
by M. Adolphe D’Haene, Ghent, Belgium. A Silver 
Medal was awarded to Mr. Jas. Mclndoe for a 
collection of Melons, Citrons, Oranges, Peaches, 
Pears, Apples, etc., which served to add variety to 
the show. 
There were present on the first day a number of 
Continental horticulturists, including M. H. J. Van 
Hulle, M. Aug. Van Geert, M. A. D’Haene, M. L>e 
Smet, and M. Louis Van Houtte, all of Ghent: 
Herr Wendland, Herrenhausen, Germany; MM. 
Peeters (father and son), Brussels; M. Froebel, of 
Zurich, Switzerland; and M. Leroy, gardener to 
Baron Edmund de Rothschild, Armonvilliers, France. 
On the evening of the first day the exhibition executive 
invited a considerable number of the leading horti¬ 
culturists present to a dinner, over which Mr. Milner 
presided. The principal toasts were “ Success to the 
Exhibition," proposed by Sir Charles Tupper, the 
High Commissioner for Canada, and acknowledged 
by the Chairman; and the visitors, proposed by 
P of. Stewart, President of the Linnean Society, and 
responded to by M H. J. Van Hulle, M. A. D Haene, 
and General Sheridan, a United States Senator 
THE TEMPLE SHOW. 
Below we give a list of the awards made at the 
Temple Show of the Koyal Horticultural Society 
last week. The new plants, fruits, etc., certificated 
will be found described in another column 
Silver Cups. 
Baron Schroder.for a collection of Orchids 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart , M P 
Messrs Charlesworth, Shuttleworth A Co. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co. 
Mr. J. Cypher 
C. J. Lucas, Esq. 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, for a group of Plants 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, ,, 
Messrs. R. Smith & Co., for group of Clematises. 
Messrs. W. Paul & Son, for Roses. 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Sons, for collection of l'ruit 
Trees. 
Mr. A. Waterer, for collection of Azaleas, 
Messrs. W. Cutbush & Son, for group of Plants 
Messrs. W. &J. Birkenhead, for collection of Ferns 
Mr. G. Norman, Hatfield, for Strawberries. 
B. S. Williams’ Memorial Medal. 
Baron Schroder, for Ccelogyne Dayana. 
Silver Gilt Flora Medal 
Messrs. J. Carter & Co., for Gloxinias, Calceolarias, 
Mimulus, &c. 
Earl of Portman, for specimens of Dendrobium 
nobile. 
F. Wigan, Esq., for group of Orchids. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, for Azaleas and 
Amaryllis. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co , for collection of Orchids 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son 
Messrs. Heath & Son ,, 
Messrs. Lewis & Co. ,, 
Mr. H. B. May, for a collection of Ferns. 
Messrs. J. Backhouse & Son, for Alpine Plants. 
Guildford Hardy Plant Co., for Alpine Plants. 
Messrs. Barr & Son, for Cut Flowers. 
Messrs. Kelway & Son. for Herbaceous Plants, Ac. 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, for Begonias. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, 
Mr. H. Cannell, 
Mr. T. S. Ware, for Herbaceous Plants 
Messrs. Paul & Son, for Roses. 
Mr. C. Turner, for Pelargoniums. 
Messrs. J. James & Son, for Calceolarias. 
Messrs. E. D. Shuttleworth & Co , for group of 
Plants. 
Messrs. Perkins & Son, for Bouquets. 
Mr. G. Phippen, for group of Plants. 
Messrs. J. Peed & Son, 
Mr. 11 J. Jones, for Pelargoniums. 
Silver Flora Medals. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, for Alpines and Cut Flowers. 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, for Cut Flowers. 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., for Violas, Pansies, and 
Sweet Peas. 
Messrs. E. I>. Shuttleworth A Co , for Fine-foliaged 
Plants. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, for Gloxinias and Strepto- 
carpus. 
F. C. Jacomb, Esq., for collection of Orchids. 
Mr Jennings, Ascott, for Carnations. 
Mr. W. Rumsey, for Roses. 
Messrs J. & J. Haj-es, for Pelargoniums. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., for Ericas 
Messrs. |. Peed & Son, for Gloxinias 
Messrs. Wallace & Co., for Lilies 
Silver Banksian Medals 
H. Mayhew, Esq., for Foliage Plants 
Messrs. Reid & Bornemann, for a group of Plants 
Baron Schroder, for Ccelogvne Dayana. 
Mr. M. Pritchard, for Alpine Plants. 
Messrs. W. Cutbush & Son, for Hardy Cut Flowers 
Messrs. Chard & Son, for Table Decorations 
Messrs. Hassell ,, 
Messrs. Peed & Son, for Ferns and Foliage Plants 
Captain Elliott, for Aroids. 
J. Gabriel, Esq., for Calceolarias 
Mr. S. Mortimer, for Cucumbers and Tomatos. 
Silver Knightian Medals. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, for Apples and Pears. 
A. H. Smee. Esq, 
Cultural Com m e n d at ion s . 
Mr. T. L. Mansell, Guernsey, for Muscat Grapes. 
Mr. Henderson, Thorsby, for Melons. 
Messrs. W. & E Wells, for Strawberries. 
Mr W. Armstrong, for Peaches. 
