October 19, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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straction of that moisture necessary to keep them 
plump. If stored amongst sand in a shed, the points 
to be observed are that they should neither be piled up 
too deeply so as to cause fermentation, nor embedded 
amongst dry sand. Another good method is to lift 
them carefully and lay them closely in trenches with 
their tops uppermost, covering their tops with soil. 
The leaves may be entirely removed from Carrots, and 
partly so from the Beet. A dry border or piece of 
elevated ground should be chosen for their reception in 
the open if this latter method is adopted. 
Lettuce and Endive. —Crops now fit for use should 
be lifted with good balls, and transferred to cool frames 
where they may be closely planted without crowding. 
Give air on all favourable occasions to keep the plants 
robust and hardy. 
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HORTICUL TURAL S OCIETIES, 
Crystal Palace .—October 10 th to 12th. 
The annual exhibition of hardy fruit was held on 
Thursday, Friday and Saturday of the above dates. 
Apples, as usual, constituted by far the most important 
feature of the show, and most of the exhibits being 
arranged on tables right and left of the main pathway 
running along the centre of the eastern wing of the build¬ 
ing, the effect was very fine. Pears were not so numerous, 
nor were they so attractive, on account of their want of 
the bright colouring so characteristic of many Apples. 
As might be expected at this season, few Cherries or 
Plums were shown. 
There were eight entries in the class for the best 
exhibition of Apples not to exceed 100 dishes, and the 
first prize was awarded to Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., 
Maidstone, for a splendid collection. Being rather 
early in the season, many of the varieties had not 
assumed those beautiful and delicate tints so char¬ 
acteristic of Kentish-grown Apples when perfectly ripe ; 
but the following were simply gorgeous in crimson, red, 
yellow, and green hues—namely, Emperor Alexander, 
Cox’s Pomona, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Bismarck, Dutch 
Mignonne, Wealthy, Cox’s Orange Pippin (perhaps the 
best in the show), Melon Apple, Washington, Lane’s 
Prince Albert, Cellini, and Mere de Menage. A large 
number of others were also good of their kind, 
including Pott’s Seedling, Ecklinville Seedling, 
Brabant Bellefleur, Stirling Castle, Annie Elizabeth, 
Lord Derby, Stone’s Apple, Tower of Glamis, Alfriston, 
Blenheim Orange, and others. A number of the above 
had evidently been'grown under glass. The second 
prize was awarded to Mr. C. G. Sclater, Devon Nur¬ 
series, Heavitree Bridge, near Exeter, for a collection 
of great merit, the samples being often very highly 
coloured. Sime of his finer specimens were Beauty of 
Hants, Mere de Menage, Stirling Castle, Tippett’s 
Pearmain, Warner’s King, Annie Elizabeth, Cox’s 
Pomona, Catshead, Lord Derby, Alexander, and 
Blenheim Orange. The third prize went to the 
English Fruit and Rose Company (Cranston), Limited, 
King’s Acre, Hereford, for a fine and generally 
well-coloured collection. Mr. Henry Berwick, Sid- 
mouth Nurseries, Sidmouth, Devon, came in for the 
fourth prize, a no small honour in so keen a competi¬ 
tion. Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, 
Herts, had the honour of taking the first prize for the 
best exhibit of Pears, a class in which there were four 
entries. They had splendid examples of Pitmaston 
Duchess, General TodlebeD, Beurre Diel, Beurre Lange- 
lier, Marie Benoist, St. Lezin, Princess, Nouvelle 
Fulvie, and Beurre Alexander. Mr. James Butler, 
Orchard Lane Gardens, Sittingbourne, won the second 
award, showing fine samples of Pitmaston Duchess, 
Duchesse d’Angouleme, Beurre Clairgeau, and Doyenne 
Boussoch. The third prize went to Messrs. Geo. 
Bunyard & Co. 
In the amateurs’ classes for fruit the first prize for 
twelve dishes of Apples was taken by Mr. G. Woodward, 
gardener to R. Leigh, Esq., Barham Court, Maidstone. 
His fruits were well coloured and of remarkable size, 
including Stone’s, Washington, Lord Derby, Warner’s 
King, Emperor Alexander, Belle Dubois, The Queen, 
Cox’s Pomona, and Peasgood’s Nonsuch. The second 
prize went to Mr. A. Waterman, gardener to H. A. 
Brassey, Esq., Preston Hall, Aylesford, Kent ; and his 
exhibit was also fine. Mr. Geo. Woodward also took 
the first prize for twelve dishes of Pears, of which 
Pitmaston Duchess, Beurre Diel, Beurre Superfin, 
and Durandeau were very fine. Mr. W. Chisholm, gar¬ 
dener to Sir Francis Geary, Bart, Oxon Heath Park, 
Tunbridge, was second ; and Mr. W. A. Cook, Compton 
Basset, Caine, Wilts, came in third. In another class 
for Apples, Mr, Sidney H. Goodwin, Mereworth, Kent, 
carried off the first award with Yorkshire Beauty, 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Hoary Morning, Cox’s Pomona, 
and others. Mr. William Parker, gardener to Mrs. 
Evans, Moreton Court, Hereford, took the second prize, 
and the third award went to Mr. Austin C. Killick, 
Maidstone. There were eight entries for Pears, and 
seven in the last-mentioned class for Apples. 
The vegetables in the open class were generally very 
well arranged, especially the exhibit of Mr. T. A. 
Beckett, Cole Hatch Farm, Amersham, Bucks, who 
took the first prize. His Tomatos, Onions, Brussels 
Sprouts, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Carrots, Potatos, 
Leeks, Celery, Marrows, Mushrooms, and Salading 
were very fine, while there were also many other kinds. 
The second prize went to Mr. A. Waterman, who had 
a fine show of Cauliflower, Brussels Sprouts, Tomatos, 
Marrows, Celery, &c. Mr. William Mist, Ightham, 
Sevenoaks, took the third prize, and Mr. Jas. Butler 
came in fourth. The heaviest Gourd was shown by 
Mr. George Sheppard, Pulborough, Sussex. It 
was roundish, flattened, orange-coloured, and weighed 
119J lbs. The second-prize Gourd, weighing 95 lbs., 
was shown by Mr. John Rodbourn, 26, Parker Road, 
South Croydon ; and Mr. Geo. Sturges, gardener to 
P. B. Fearon, Esq., Court House, Banstead, Epsom, 
came in third with a specimen weighing 90 lbs. The 
best collection of Pumpkins and Gourds came from 
Mr. C. Osman, South Metropolitan District Schools, 
Sutton, Surrey. Mr. E. Sturges was second, and Mr. 
Wm. Mist third, for smaller collections of larger speci¬ 
mens. Mr. C. Osman was the only exhibitor in the 
class for ornamental Gourds, and he showed, as usual, 
a large collection of mixed and very ornamental kinds, 
including the Chinese Bottle Gourd, Striped Pear, 
White Pear, Miniature, Striped Onion, Striped Apple, 
Small Orange, Yellow Orange, White Egg, Large Green 
Apple, Balloon, Small Gooseberry, and other sorts. 
In the amateurs’ class for vegetables, Mr. J. Lambert, 
gardener to Col. Wingfield, Onslow Hall, Shrewsbury, 
took the first prize, showing fine samples of Tomatos, 
Leeks, Celery, Potatos, Cardoons, Cauliflowers and 
Cucumbers. Mr. A. Waterman was second. Mr. 
Henry Gibbs, Ightham, Sevenoaks, took the first prize 
in the cottagers’ class for vegetables. Mr. M. Goring, 
Three Bridges, Worth, Sussex, was second, and Mr. 
W. Thayre, Crawley, was third. There were eight 
entries. 
Special prizes were offered by Messrs. Carter & Co., 
High Holborn, for a collection of vegetables. Mr. 
C. J. Waite, gardener to Col. Talbot, had the best ; 
he was followed by Mr. Richard Lye, gardener to 
W. H. Kingsmill, Esq., Sydmonton Court, Newbury ; 
Mr. J. Lambert was third, and Mr. W. Pope, Highclere 
Castle, Newbury, fourth. Messrs. Sutton & Sons, 
of Reading, also offered special prizes for a collection of 
vegetables, and the first prize was taken by Mr. 
T. A. Beckett, Mr. C. J. Waite being second, Mr. 
W. Pope third, and Mr. Richard Lye fourth. Special 
prizes were offered by Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, 
and the first prize was awarded to Mr. N. Goring. 
There were a number of miscellaneous exhibits, 
many of which consisted of Apples and Pears. A 
collection of some 300 varieties was exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, occupying two 
large tables entirely. A number of Apples were exhi¬ 
bited in baskets, including Peasgood’s Nonsuch, 
Lane’s Prince Albert, Stirling Castle, Cox’s Pomona, 
King of Pippins, Warner’s King, Alexander, The 
Sandringham, Baumann’s Red Winter Reinette, 
Blenheim Pippin, Dumelow’s Seedling, and Seaton 
House. Other fine samples of their kind were Small’s 
Admirable, American Mother, Winter Hawthornden, 
RiDger, King of Tomkins County, Alfriston, Winter 
Pearmain, Bramley’s Seedling, and others. Messrs. T. 
Rivers & Son showed a collection of fruit in pots, 
including Bismarck and Bijou Apples, Emile d’Heyst 
Pear, and Guigne de Winkler Cherry, the trees in most 
cases being well fruited. They had also some fruits of 
Cox’s Golden Drop and Monarch Plums. A collection 
consisting of about forty-four dishes of Apples and 
twenty-one of Pears came from Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, 
Crawley. Some of their leading sorts in this lot 
were King of the Pippins, Stirling Castle, The Queen, 
Golden Spire, Bismarck, Akera, Forge, and others. 
Messrs. Laing& Sons, Forest Hill, also staged a collection 
of Apples and Pears along the side tables. Of the 
former they had splendid samples of Peasgood’s 
Nonsuch, Ecklinville Seedling, Warner’s King, 
Blenheim Orange, Lord Derby, New Hawthornden, 
and Loddington. They had also a fine exhibit of 
tuberous Begonias on a raised table, rising slightly at 
the far end from the spectator. The plants were 
arranged amongst Maidenhair Fern, and surrounded by 
long-leaved Palms drooping over them. Messrs. J. Peed 
& Sons, Mitcham Nurseries, Streatham, exhibited about 
seventy-five dishes of Apples and Pears. Of the former, 
Flower of Kent, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Alexander, 
Blenheim Orange, Stirling Castle, D. T. Fish, Cellini, 
and Lane’s Prince Albert were good. A fine collection of 
tuberous Begonias, both single and double, was shown 
by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent. In the 
centre was a box of the double white Octavie, only 3 ins. 
or 4 ins. high. A double rosy pink variety, named 
Lady Millais, resembled a Carnation, while another 
flesh-coloured kind shaded with pink and yellow, was 
even more like that popular flower. The single 
varieties, named Aspasia, Masterpiece, Champion, and 
Lord Milton, were also fine. They also exhibited some 
stands of Chrysanthemum blooms, and a quantity of 
Pumpkins and Gourds. Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 
exhibited herbaceous plants, including Senecio pulcher, 
Asters, Chrysanthemum uliginosum, Crocus speciosus, 
Cyclamen hederaefolium, and Erica ciliaris, together 
with Arbutus unedo rubra, and various autumn-tinted 
leaves. Messrs. Hawkins & Bennett, Twickenham, 
Middlesex, staged a couple of dozen blooms of their 
new yellow Chrysanthemum, Mrs. Hawkins. 
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With deep regret we record the death, on the 
10th inst., at Sunbury-on-Thames, of Major Auguste 
Frederic Lendy, in his sixty-fourth year. Major 
Lendy, who was formerly captain of the French Staff, 
and major of the 4th Middlesex Regiment, was for 
many years a military tutor of high reputation, some 
of the ablest officers in the army at the present time 
having passed through his hands. But he was best 
known to horticulturists as an enthusiastic Orchidist, 
and to his many friends as a warm-hearted and high- 
minded man. Some months ago, owing to the bursting 
of a blood vessel in his head, he became blind, a calamity 
which shattered his constitution and necessitated the 
disposal of his much-loved collection of Orchids. 
With great sorrow we announce the death also, on the 
same day, of Maria, wife of Mr. B. S. Williams, of 
the Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, Upper Holloway. 
For Mr. Williams the deepest sympathy is felt by his 
wide circle of friends, as it is well known that he 
himself has been for some months in ill health, and 
that it was at Brighton, where he had gone for a change 
of air and a rest, which did him much good, that 
Mrs. Williams was attacked by the malady, dropsy, 
from which she never recovered. 
We regret to hear also of the death, on the 3rd inst., of 
Mr. William Pritchard, of the Frankwell Nurseries, 
Shrewsbury, aged 67 years. Mr. Pritchard followed 
the profession of a gardener in early life, and commenced 
business in a small way as a nurseryman and florist 
some thirty years ago. By dint of great energy and 
perseverance, the small beginning developed into an 
extensive business, which will now be carried on by 
his sons, who were associated with him for several 
years in the management of the nursery. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Bar Frame Hives. — Stella: The frame of the hive may be 
made of deal, but the bar frames are usually made of the wood 
of the Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), which in commerce is 
commonly called American or Yellow Poplar. 
Bird’s-nest Fern. —Constant Reader: The Fern in question 
(Asplenium nidus), of which you sent us specimens, is very 
liable to become deformed in the same way as yours. Slugs 
are often blamed for injuring the young fronds, and doubtless 
they are not altogether innocent. The young fronds sent us 
have been checked in some way so that the margin or edges 
ceased to grow. Then the growth of the midrib and central 
parts continuing to increase in area has caused the frond to split 
into strips of various widths, curled up or crumpled at the tips. 
In some of the hollows or sheltered places so formed we found 
brown scale in some numbers, and if they have not been the 
original cause of the evil, their presence at least indicates no 
good. You should sponge them carefully with soft soap and 
water to get rid of the scale, and see that the plant is well 
supplied with water and atmospheric moisture while making a 
new growth. 
Book. —Young Gardener: There are a number of good books 
on the subjects you name, but perhaps you cannot do better 
than get the Epitome of Gardening, published by A. & C. Black. 
We do not remember the price, but it is only a few shillings. 
Botanical Exchange Club.— Will some reader be good 
enough to oblige me, through the Editor, with the name and 
address of the secretary of this club?— F. 
Croton Leaves Spotted. — Co>istant Reader: We cannot find 
any evidence of disease on the leaves you sent us, but they have 
evidently been punctured or attacked in some way by insects, 
which seem to have pierced the leaves in order to suck their 
contents. If you examine the whitish or pale brown spots in 
