54 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 28, 1889. 
Rose were shown by Messrs. Yilmorin, Andrieux & Co. 
Messrs. Oakshott & Millard also had a collection. 
There was a large number of exhibits in the classes for 
four varieties and for one, Perfection, Hackwood Park 
and Ham Green Favourite being most popular. Runner 
Beans were extensively exhibited. In the collection 
from Messrs. J. Yeitch k Sons, Girtford Giant, Scarlet, 
Champion, and Fillbasket were prominent, while 
Bulgaria Butter and Early Golden Cluster were curious. 
Good samples were also shown by Mr. C. J. Waite, 
Messrs. G. Bunyard k Co., Messrs. Harrison & Sons, 
Mr. H. Deverill, and Messrs. J. Carter k Co. A large 
number of single dishes were also exhibited. Collections 
of French Beans were shown by Mr. Geo. Wythes, Mr. 
J. Willard and Messrs. Harrison k Sons. Mr. C. J. 
Waite and others had single dishes. Dried Haricot 
Beans were shown by Mr. J. Perkins, Thornham Hall, 
Eye. A collection of six varieties of Peas in good con¬ 
dition were shown by Mr. J. H. Goodacre, Elvaston, 
Derby ; others were exhibited by Mr. Wallace, 
Keele Hall, Newcastle; Mr. Lambert, Mr. Robert 
Maker, Newbury ; Messrs. Oakshott & Millard, &c. 
Many were past their best, but others were very credit¬ 
able to the growers at this season. Capsicums were 
shown by Messrs. Yilmorin, Andrieux k Co., and 
Chilies by Mr. W. H. Divers, Ivetton Hall, 
Stamford. 
Tubers and Bulbs. 
Potatos were shown in great abundance and perfection. 
A collection of forty-five dishes of different kinds were 
shown from the society’s gardens. Smaller collections 
were exhibited by Messrs. Oakshott & Millard and 
Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. Mr. J. L. Ensor, Col. 
Cartwright, Eydon Hall, Byfield ; R. A. Cartwright, 
Esq., Edgcote, Banbury ; and Mr. J. Lye, Clyffe Hall, 
Market Lavington, exhibited collections of twenty-five 
varieties. The three latter collections consisted of very 
clean, large and well-formed examples of great merit. 
Twelve varieties suitable for garden culture were ex¬ 
hibited by Messrs. R. Yeitch & Son, Mr. J. L. Ensor, 
Mr. Lambert, R. A. Cartwright, Esq., Messrs. E. 
Webb & Sons, of Wordsley, Stourbridge, Col. Cart¬ 
wright, and Mr. AY. Palmer, of Thames Ditton. There 
were eleven entries for six varieties similar to the above, 
and many of them were of great merit as exhibition 
samples. A collection of American seedlings were 
shown from the society’s gardens. New named seedling 
varieties were exhibited in quantity by Lieut-Col. 
Eyre, of Welford Park, Newbury, Mr. R. Dean, Mr. 
T. Laxton, Mr. R. Maher, R. A. Cartwright, Esq., 
Messrs. E, AYebb & Sons, Mr. J. Lye, and others. 
Good samples of Jerusalem Artichokes were exhibited 
by Mr. Lambert, Lady Fletcher, and others. About 
twenty-four exhibits of Leeks were made. Three 
varieties were shown by Messrs. R. Areitch & Son, Col. 
AVingfield, Messrs. Oakshott & Millard, and Messrs. 
Stuart k Mein, Kelso. Mr. C. J. AA r aite, Mr. H. 
Deverill, and others exhibited one dish each. All of 
the above were grand samples of their kind. Onions 
were quite a feature of the long tent in which they 
were exhibited. AVell-ripened bulbs of enormous size 
were shown by Messrs. Yilmorin, Andrieux & Co., and 
Messrs. J. A T eitch k Sons. Mr. H. Deverill also exhibited 
largely, his Cocoa Nut and Anglo-Saxon being wonder¬ 
ful examples of culture. Collections of six varieties 
were shown by Mr. AY. Pope, Messrs. R. Veitch 
& Son, Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., and Mr. R. 
Nichols, North Devon, Col. Cartwright had wonder¬ 
ful samples of Ailsa Craig; E. Hoare, Esq., had 
large bulbs of Rousham Park Hero ; and other ex¬ 
hibitors of excellent specimens were AY. S. Portal, Esq , 
of Basingstoke, Mr. AY. Pope, Mr. C. J. AVaite, 
Mr. AV. G. Gilbert, and others. Good Shallots were 
shown by Messrs. Dobbie k Co., Messrs. R. A r eitch & 
Son, Messrs. Stuart & Mein, and others. Lady F. 
Fletcher showed Garlic. Amongst garden Turnips 
were clean and well-formed specimens of Snowball, 
Golden Yellow, Early Snowball, Dobbie’s Golden Ball, 
Yeitch’s Red Garden Globe, and Early Milan. Ex¬ 
hibitors with good collections were Mr. Lambert, 
Mr. C. J. AA r aite, Mr. George AA'ythes, Mr. AY H. Divers, 
Mr. J. L. Ensor, Messrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, and 
others. Five different varieties of Kohl Rabi were 
shown by Messrs. James Carter k Co., and some 
samples were exhibited by Mr. C. Osman, of the South 
Metropolitan District Schools. 
Tap-roots. 
A very fine representative collection of Beets was dis¬ 
played in this section. Almost all the catalogue 
varieties in cultivation were represented by samples 
from one or other of the following growers :—Messrs. 
J. Yeitch k Sons, Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Mr. C. 
J. AVaite, Mr. J. AVallis, Keele, Mr. Dunn, Mr. G. 
AVythes, Messrs. Oakshott & Millard, Alessrs. Vilmorin, 
and Mr. AAL Palmer, Thames Ditton, who put up 
collections of great or less extent, while a number of 
others contributed to the single dish class. Of the 
varieties exhibited, the leading sorts were Dell’s 
Crimson, Pragnell’s Exhibition, Nutting’s Dwarf 
Red, Dobbie’s New Purple, Goldie’s Superb Black, 
Middleton Park Favourite, Covent Garden Perfection, 
and Areitch’s Dwarf Red ; while Eclipse and Egyptian 
were the only Turnip-rooted varieties of any note. 
The Carrots were a grand class, and the best col¬ 
lection came from Mr. J. Lye, Clyffe Hall, Market 
Lavington, who had remarkably fine examples of 
Sutton’s New Red Intermediate, Carter’s Improved 
Altringham, Sutton’s Early Gem, a fine Short Horn, a 
good strain of the Early Short Horn from the Novelty 
Seed Company, and large roots of a new white 
variety, a cross between Sutton’s Intermediate and 
Hall’s AA^estbury AA T hite. Mr. AV. G. Gilbert, Messrs. 
Oakshott & Millard, Messrs. Harrison, Leicester, 
Messrs. C. Sharpe & Co., Sleaford, Messrs. J. Veitch k 
Sons, Messrs. Bunyard, and Messrs. A T ilmorin were also 
exhibitors of admirable samples. The single dishes 
were a superb lot, splendid samples of the long 
varieties coming from Mr. Chettleburgh, Mr. R. Smith, 
Mr. J. Lye, Mr. J. Hughes, Mr. AV. H. Divers, Mr. 
AVildsmitb, and Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. The best 
varieties were Veitch’s Matchless, Sutton’s New Inter¬ 
mediate Red, &c.; of Horn varieties, Veitch’s Scarlet 
Model, Sutton’s Early Gem, Carter’s Summer Favourite, 
and Deverill’s Improved were the leading types. 
Parsnips also were splendidly represented, and a 
remarkable exhibit of Dobbie’s Selected was the admired 
of all, being of great size and solidity, and of perfect 
tapering form. Another very fine sample of long and 
beautifully tapered roots came from Mr. Lambert, and 
fair ordinary roots were shown by Messrs. Oakshott k 
Millard, Mr. AVildsmith, Heckfield ; Mr. Chettleburgh, 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Air. J. Hughes, Heath field, 
Bracknell, and Air. AA r . Palmer, Thames Ditton ; the 
Student and Hollow Crowned being about equally 
represented. A very short stocky strain came from 
Air. AA r . Poupart, and the Turnip-rooted variety from 
Alessrs. James Carter & Co. 
Of Salsafy there was a good display, admirable 
samples being staged by Air. AY. Chettleburgh, 
AVorstead House, Ipswich ; Air. R, Smith, Kenwood ; 
Alessrs. J. Cirter & Co. (Alammoth Island), Air. 
AV. G. Gilbert, Alessrs. Oakshott k Alillard, Alessrs. 
G. Bunyard & Co., and others. Air. AVillard had the 
Sandwich Island variety, which does not appear to be 
worth growing, the roots being too fibrous. Scorzonera 
came only from three exhibitors, Alessrs. Harrison, 
Oakshott & Alillard, and Alessrs. G. Bunyard & Co. 
Horse-radish was shown only by two exhibitors, Air. 
AV. Poupart and Alessrs. J. Veitch & Sons, the former 
having by far the finer sample ; and the new vegetable, 
Stachys tuberifera, was well represented by samples 
from Alessrs. J. Yeitch k Sons, Alessrs. J. Carter & Co., 
Air. Dunn, and Air. J. AVillard. 
Saladings. 
Of Endives the display was small, but very good in 
quality. The principal exhibitors were Alessrs. 
Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., Paris; Air. AVythes, Syon 
House ; Alessrs. J. Veitch & Sons; Air. R. Alaher, 
Yattenden Court; Alessrs. Oakshott & Alillard ; and 
Alessrs. G. Bunyard & Co. Tfte leading varieties were 
Green Curled Improved, Round-leaved Batavian, Green 
Curled, The Garland (very finely cut-leaved), Imperial 
Cabbage, Picpus Curled, Stag-Horn, Aloss Curled, Rufec 
(a large green-curled), and Parisian Summer (a fine 
green curled variety). Of Cos Lettuces the display was 
limited, Alessrs. J. A r eitch k Sons being the only 
exhibitors. Their varieties were Paris AVhite, Sutton’s 
Queen, Brown Alarseilles, and Balloon. Of Cabbage 
varieties there were a greater number, the Alessrs. 
Yeitch again being the only exhibitors. Amongst them 
were good samples of Royal Albert, Blonde de 
Versailles, Early Paris Alarket, AVhite Batavian, 
Brown Dutch, AVinter Passion, Grand Admiral, Albano, 
Neapolitan, and Alarvel, coloured. The same firm 
also had the only exhibit of varieties suitable for small 
salading. 
There was a very fine lot of Celery, and in the single 
variety class Alessrs. Dobbie & Co. had grand samples 
of their Invincible AA T hite and Select Red, both very 
fine large sorts ; Air. H. Deverill, Banbury, AVingrove’s 
Aylesbury Prize, very dark red ; Air. R. Smith, Ken¬ 
wood, Abiding, Bunyard’s Luckhurst Giant AYliite ; 
Air. AV. G. Gilbert, Sennowe Hall, Guist, AVright’s 
Grove AA r hite; Alessrs. Harrison & Sons, Leicester, 
Harrison’s Early Rose ; Alessrs. R. Yeitch k Sons, 
Exeter, AA'hite Plume ; Air. Chadwick, Hanger Hill, 
Ealing, and Air. J. Lye, Clyffe Hall, Sutton’s AVhite 
Gem ; Air. C. J. AVaite, Glenhurst, Sutton’s Sulham 
Prize and Standard Bearer ; Alessrs. G. Bunyard & Co., 
Alatchless; Air.AY. Poupart, AlarshFarm, Twickenham, 
Covent Garden Red, Clayworth AVhite, Alanchester 
Pink, and Luckhurst’s Giant AVhite and Red. The 
exhibitors of four varieties were Air. J. AVillard, Holly 
Lodge, Highgate ; Alessrs. J. Yeitch & Sons, and Air. 
F. Taylor, Swindon Hall, Cheltenham, the best sorts 
shown here being Alajor Clarke’s Solid Red, Sandring¬ 
ham AA 7 hite, Veitch’s AVhite, and AVhite Plume. 
Celeriac is a vegetable not much grown here, a fact 
fully borne out by there being only one home exhibitor, 
Air. F. Taylor, and much finer samples than he had 
came from Alessrs. AUlmorin, very finely grown roots of 
the Apple-shaped Early Erfurt, and large smooth 
Prague. 
Alessrs. J. Yeitch k Sens were the only exhibitors of 
a collection of Saladings, their exhibit consisting of 
large-leaved Dandelion, large-rooted Chicory, improved 
very early Dandelion, AVitloef Chicory, and Black 
Spanish and China Rose Radishes, both good sorts for 
autumn use. 
AIiscellaneous. 
The class for Cardoons brought only three exhibitors, 
Air. John Lambert, Onslow Hall, Air. AV. G. Gilbert, 
and Alessrs. J. A r eitch & Sons, and all showed very fine 
examples of a vegetable now not often seen on an exhi¬ 
bition table. Of leaf-Beets there was a good repre¬ 
sentative collection, Alessrs. J. Veitch & Sons having 
fine examples of the Green or Spinach Beet, Silver or 
Sea Kale Beet, and Chilian Beet ; similar sorts came 
also from Alessrs. James Carter & Co. Of Parsley, 
Air. J. Aluir, of Alargam, sent a very good form of the 
curled type ; Air. Dunn, Dalkeith, A r eiteh’s Parsley and 
Beauty of the Parterre, a good local selection, rather 
tender, but pretty when seen at its best ; Alessrs. James 
Carter & Co., Fern-leaved and Aloss Curled ; Alessrs. G. 
Bunyard & Co., Fern-leaved and Alote Park ; Alessrs. 
Dobbie & Co., a very fine selected curled variety, the 
best of all ; Air. AY. Poupart, a good curled variety ; 
Air. R. Dean, Best Treble Curled and Moss Green 
Curled ; and Alessrs. J. A r eitch & Sons, A T eiteh’s Curled, 
light green in colour and finely curled. Flavouring 
Herbs were shown only by Alessrs. J. Areitch & Sons, 
who had neat bunches of some thirty-three sorts— 
everything almost that could be thought of, and there¬ 
fore need not be particularised. Alessrs. Yilmorin & 
Co. sent a most interesting display of some twenty 
dishes of Radishes, all fresh, good, and ,fit for table. 
Of red varieties, the leading sorts were Early Scarlet 
Forcing, Scarlet, and Early Scarlet Turnip varieties : 
Olive-Shaped Scarlet and Purple ; and of white varie¬ 
ties, Early AVhite Turnip and Olive-Shaped AVhite. 
New Vegetables. 
In this group Alessrs. J. Veitch & Sons and Air. J. 
AVillard were the only exhibitors of the Asparagus 
Chicory, a fine cut-leaved variety, the young shoots of 
which are eaten as Asparagus. Air. J. Alclndoe, 
Hutton Hall, sent cut sprouts of the Hutton Hall 
Brussel Sprout, a variety with long oval-shaped 
sprouts, saved from a plant which came up among a 
batch of Veitch's Exhibition variety. The flavour when 
boiled is said to resemble that of a young Cabbage. 
The Dinner. 
In the evening most of the exhibitors and committee¬ 
men adjourned to the Cannon Street Hotel, where a 
party numbering 148 sat down to dinner under the 
presidency of Air. Harry J. A T eitch, who was supported 
on his right by Air. Henri Vilmorin, and on the left by 
Air. N. N. Sherwood. It was an enthusiastic gathering 
of the fraternity, and the dinner, the excellent music, 
and the capital speeches that were delivered by the 
chairman and other speakers rendered the gathering a 
very pleasant one. The loyal toasts having been duly 
honoured, Air. Shirley Hibberd proposed “The Horti¬ 
cultural and Botanical Societies of the United 
Kingdom,” which was responded to by the Rev. AY. 
AVilks and Air. Dunn. The next toast was “The 
Gardeners of the United Kingdom,” given by the 
chairman aud responded to by Air. Alclndoe and 
Air, E. Alolyneux. Following this came “ The 
A r isitors,” which was responded to by Air. ATlmorin, 
who was received with musical honours. Air. G. 
Deal proposed the “Horticultural Trade,” which Air. 
Sherwood acknowledged. “The Committee of the 
A^egetable Conference,” proposed by Dr. Alasters, was 
suitably replied to by Air. A. Dean. “ The Health of 
the Chairman ” was received right royally by the 
company, as was also that of the Conference Secretary, 
Air. Barron. 
