September 9, 1893. 
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THE GARDENING WpRLD. 
Carter, gardener to Freeman Thomas, Esq., being 
close to him. 
For a collection of twenty-four single Dahlias, 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, were first, being 
closely followed by Mr. E. Such, Maidenhead. For 
twelve pompons, Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons were also 
first; Mr. G. Humphries, Wilts, and Mr. Such 
following. For Cactus varieties, Messrs. J. Cheal & 
Sons, were first with a grand lot ; Mr. Humphries 
and Mr. Such taking second and third. Forty-eight 
show or fancy varieties, Mr. Humphries, first, 
and Mr. Such, second. Twenty-four ditto, Messrs. 
Cheal & Sons, first; and Sir J. Colquhoun, Bart., 
second. 
Collections of herbaceous and annual flowers were 
also well shown. For a wreath not exceeding 24 in., 
Mr. J. R. Chard, Stoke Newington, was a good first; 
Miss Peters, North Street, Brighton, being second. 
The same order was followed for one bridal and one 
ball-room bouquet. Table decorations, etc., were 
not so well represented as usual. For a centre¬ 
piece, Mr. Chard, Mrs. Hoad, and Mr. G. Miles, 
shared the honours in the order given. 
Fruit. —Collection of eight dishes, fit for table: 
C. Hill, Esq., West Hoathly, first; and Mr. J.Gore, 
Polegate, second. 
For three bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes: 
R. S. C. Dickens, Esq., Horsham, first; Mr. F. 
Godby, Burgess Hill, second; and R. J. Fletcher, 
Esq., Preston, third. Three bunches any other 
variety; C. Bayer, Esq., Forest Hill; and Mr. J. 
Spottiswood, Queen’s Park, Brighton, were first and 
second. Three bunches of white Grapes : C. Bayer, 
Esq., Forest Hill, first; R. S. C. Dickens, Esq., 
Horsham, second.— X. 
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FLOWER SHOW AT THE 
AQUARIUM. 
The early exhibition of Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, 
Gladioli, and kindred subjects, inaugurated by the 
Royal Aquarium Company, Westminster, was held 
on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. The early 
autumn weather still continues fine and extra¬ 
ordinarily dry, so that in spite of all this excellence 
of climate, cultivators and exhibitors have their 
difficulties to contend with in preserving their best 
blooms for any given time. Chrysanthemums were 
scarcely more numerous than on former occasions, 
the complaint in some cases being that the plants 
came into bloom too early. Dahlias were the most 
abundantly represented in all their various types, 
and Gladioli made a brave show, although they were 
limited, as usual, to a very small number of collec¬ 
tions. Hardy fruit was also a pleasing variation 
amongst the cut flowers. 
The premier award for twenty-four bunches of 
Chrysanthemums was accorded to Mr. E. F. Such, 
Maidenhead, whose exhibit was entirely composed 
of pompons, with the exception, perhaps, of George 
Wermig. The bunches were large in most cases, 
and set up in such a style that they all faced one 
way, and were perhaps more effective as a stage 
exhibit than those which won the second prize, as 
they could only be viewed on one side. Mr. Norman 
Davis, Lilford Nursery, Camberwell, took the second 
prize with round-headed bunches, which, however, 
included several large flowering kinds, such as 
Madame Desgranges, La Vierge, M. G. Gruner- 
walde, Samuel Barlow, Arthur Creepy, Mrs. Burrell. 
M. Pynaert-Van Geert, Gustave Wermig, Grace 
Attick, and other excellent kinds, some of which are 
most extensively used for early work on account of 
their general utility. He had very few real pompons 
in his exhibit, and all were of good quality. The 
first award for twelve blooms of Madame Desgranges 
was taken by Mr. H. Shoesmith, gardener to M. 
Hodgson, Esq., Shirley Cottage, Croydon. We 
have seen much larger blooms of this variety in 
November, but for the present time there was little 
to complain of in the matter of size. Mr. W. C. 
Pagram, gardener to A. F. H. Hobhouse, Esq., 
The Whim, Weybridge, was second. The 
first prize for twelve blooms of any large 
flowering varieties was taken by Mr. T. 
Agate, nurseryman, Havant, Hants. He was 
an easy first, for he had excellent blooms of a white 
sport from Viviand Morel, W. Tricker, Mr. E. 
Beckett, a white sport from Etoile de Lyon, Puritan, 
Mrs. W. H. Goulden, and some seedlings. Mr. A. 
McMillan, gardener to Thomas Currie, Esq , Trinity 
Cottage, Edinburgh, who had somewhat smaller 
blooms of Puritan, Etoile de Lyon, Stanstead White, 
Marie Hoste, Madamoiselle Lacroix, and others, 
forming a really good second. Mr. H. Shoesmith 
was third, showing twelve blooms of Mrs. Burrell 
only. Mr. D. B. Crane, Archway Road, Highgate, 
N., had the best twelve pompons, three of each, 
showing fine blooms of Mrs. Cullingford, Miss 
Davis, Blushing Bride, Lyon, and others. Miss R. 
Debenham, St. Peter's, St. Albans, was second, 
showing some good blooms. Mr. W. C. Pagram 
had the best six bunches of Madame Desgranges, 
which were set up with their foliage and looked fine. 
Mr. H. Shoesmith had larger and older blooms that 
were not quite so fresh. He was first, however, for 
six bunches of any yellow variety of Madame 
Desgranges ; and Mr. W. C. Pagram took the second 
place with blooms that were not expanded. Mr. A. 
McMillan came to the front with six blooms of 
Chrysanthemums, all of which were really excellent 
for September; Mr. James Agate was seconc^. Mrs. 
Walter Mole, High Street, Hemel Hempstead, had 
the best stand of Chrysanthemums; and Mrs. W. 
Smith, Como Street, Romford, was second, both 
vases being graceful. The first prize (a Silver 
Medal) in the amateurs’ class for twelve bunches of 
Chrysanthemums was awarded to Mr. D. B. Crane. 
Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Howe House, Cambridge, 
were the only exhibitors of Gladioli, showing a 
magnificent collection the whole length of one table. 
Handsome kinds were Baroness Burdett-Coutts, 
Grand Rouge, Sorcerer, Belladonna, Eugene Souchet, 
Crepuscule, Enchantaresse, Nobilis, Mr. Lindsell, 
Carmen, Muriel Graham, and a large number of 
unnarhed seedlings. The last named had fourteen 
blooms, all open together, and fresh. The premier 
award for sixty blooms, in not less than thirty-six 
varieties, was awarded to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, 
whose blooms were all that could be desired for size 
and neatness. Handsome blooms were George 
Rawlings, Seraph, Richard Dean, Geo. Gordon, 
Mrs. Foster, R. P. Rawlings, Crimson King, Sun¬ 
beam, Wm. Keith, Mrs. Wm. Slack, Shirley Hibberd, 
Willie Garrett, Duchess of Albany, &c. The second 
award went to Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., 
Salisbury, whose blooms were somewhat smaller, and 
showed a considerable amount of variety, with a 
judicious intermixture of light and dark varieties. 
Mr. John Walker, Thame, Oxon, took the third 
award with some excellent blooms of Flora Wyatt, 
Majestic, Arthur Ocock, William Keith, and others. 
The premier award for thirty-six blooms, distinct, 
was taken by Messrs. Keynes. Williams & Co., who 
showed fine samples of W. Keith, Gloire de Lyon, 
John Hickling, Wm. Rawlings, James Cocker, Henry 
Walton, and others. They are followed by Mr. John 
Walker, who had slightly smaller but certainly fine 
blooms. Mr. C. Turner took the third place in this 
instance with considerably smaller blooms. Messrs. 
Saltmarsh & Son, Chelmsford, had the best twenty- 
four blooms, all of which were in excellent condition. 
They were followed by Mr. G. Humphries, Chippen¬ 
ham, whose blooms were smaller, but very neat. Mr. 
Arthur Rawlings, Romford, Essex, took the third 
award. Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son again came to the 
front with twelve blooms, which were as nearly equal 
in size as could be wished. Mr. Geo. Humphries 
and Mr. Arthur Rawlings again followed in the same 
order. The first award for twenty-four blooms in 
the amateaurs’ classes was taken by Mr. J. T. 
West, gardener to W. Keith, Esq., Corn walls, 
Brentwood, who had beautiful samples of Harry 
Keith, Geo. Rawlings, Mrs. W. Stack, T. W. Girdle- 
stone, Sunbeam, John Walker, and others. Mr. 
Arthur Ocock, gardener to Mrs. McIntosh, Havering, 
Essex, was second with smaller, but neat blooms ; 
and Mr. R. Burgin, Eynesbury, St.Neots, was third. 
Mr. Arthur Ocock took the lead for eighteen blooms, 
which were considerably larger than those of his 
other exhibits. Mr. J. T. West took the second 
place ; and W. Mist, Esq. Collingwood, Sevenoaks, 
was third. Mr.Thos. Vagg, gardener to J. Theobald, 
Esq., M.P., Bedfords, Havering, Romford, had the 
best twelve blooms, all of which were good ; J. 
Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebe Lands, South Woodford, 
was second ; and Mr. Wm. Hopkins, Nev/ Passage, 
Bristol, was third. The same order was maintained 
for six blooms. Pompon Dahlias made a brave 
show, and the leading award in the open class for 
twenty-four bunches was taken by Messrs. J. Cheal & 
Sons, Crawley, Sussex, who had charming bunches 
of Grace, Marion, Cecil, Phoebe, Eva, Geo. Brink- 
man, and others. He was followed by Mr. C. 
Turner, who also had some fine sorts. Messrs. 
Keynes, Williams & Co., Salisbury, came in third, 
with a good exhibit likewise. Messrs. J. Burrell & 
Co. had the best twelve bunches, setting them up 
very neatly. Mr. Geo. Humphries was a good 
second, but his bunches were not so well displayed. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons again came to the front for 
twenty-four bunches of single Dahlias, with fine 
samples of Duke of York, The Bride, Miss Henshaw, 
Evelyn, Lowfield Beauty, Alba Perfecta, and others 
Mr. F. W. Seale, Sevenoaks, took the second place 
with smaller blooms. Mr. G. Humphries had 
the best twelve bunches of single Dahlias ; and was 
followed by Mr. E. F. Such. Messrs. Keynes, 
Williams & Co. had the best twelve bunches of 
decorative and Cactus Dahlias, showing fine bunches 
of Apollo, Delicata, Lady Penzance, Robert Cannell, 
and Kaiserin. Messrs. J. Burrell & Co. took the 
second award with very large flowers in almost 
every case. Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons followed with 
a fine exhibit, but the blooms were small. 
The first prize for pompon Dahlias in the amateurs’ 
classes was awarded to Mr. J. T. West, whose blooms 
were small and exceedingly neat. Mr. R. Burgin 
took the second place with a fine exhibit badly 
displayed. W. Mist, Esq., was third. Mr. R. 
Burgin, again came to the front with six bunches of 
single Dahlias; and was followed by Edward 
Mawley, Esq., Rosebank, Berkhamstead ; W. Mist, 
Esq., was third. Mr. J. T. West showed the best 
six bunches of Cactus Dahlias; Edward Mawley, 
Esq., was second; and Mr. W. Hopkins was third. 
Some special prizes were offered by Messrs. Sutton 
and Sons for a collection of nine varieties of vege¬ 
tables, and the first prize was accorded to Mr. C. J. 
Waite, gardener to Col. the Hon. W. P. Talbot, 
Glenhurst, Esher, who had some wonderful samples. 
Mr. C. Osman, South Metropolitan District Schools, 
Sutton, Surrey, was second. 
Miscellaneous exhibits were not very numerous, 
but a fine collection of hardy flowers was ex- 
exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. 
Sunflowers, Asters, and Phloxes were numerous in 
it, but there were also interesting things, such as 
Oxalis lobata. Lobelia Firefly, Eucomis regia, 
Leycesteria formosa, Iceland Poppies, Helenium 
grandicephalum striatum, Callirhoe involucrata, and 
others. They also had an extensive collection of 
Apples, including fine samples of Peasgocd’s Non¬ 
such, Emperor Alexander, Bismarck, Lord Suffield, 
and others. Pears were also largely represented. 
(Silver Medal). An extensive and most attractive 
display of Dahlias in all the leading forms was made 
by Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Totten¬ 
ham. Cactus, Pompon, and single varieties were 
the most prominent features of the exhibit, which 
was set off with grasses and Asparagus, and backed 
up by Bamboos, making an effective background. 
(Silver-gilt Medal). Some Chrysanthemums and 
Dahlias were exhibited by Mr. W. Piercy, Forest 
Hill. Mr. A. Rawlings had six stands of Dahlias. 
(Silver Medal). A huge dish of twelve fruits of 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch Apples was exhibited by Mr. 
J. B. Paynes, gardener to The Lord Bishop of Bath 
and Wells, The Palace, Wells, Somerset. 1 he twelve 
weighed fifteen pounds, the heaviest was twenty-two 
ounces, and the tree produced sixty-two similar 
specimens. (Silver Medal). 
ARDENING ^ISCELLANY. 
MARIE LOUISE VIOLETS. 
The cultivation of these near London is often pro¬ 
nounced by able cultivators of other things to be a 
hopeless task ; at the same time, we do occasionally 
come across places where they are done exceedingly 
well. The usual course, of culture is pretty well 
known, and I do not at present wish to say anything 
about it, but I recently came upon a batch grown 
under a very different course of treatment, and as 
the plants bid fair to do the grower great credit, I 
think this departure from the ordinary routine 
deserves a passing notice. I found a good batch, 
consisting of a few of last year’s plants, in 
pots and the bulk in large 6o’s. Being raised 
from cuttings, the latter were quite ready for shifting 
on into 48’s and 32’s. They were in the rudest 
health, and bid fair to produce a plentiful crop of 
flowers. I have seen other batches of plants grown 
in the ordinary way by first-rate growers, which for 
vigour and freedom from spider, did not surpass 
those grown under, what may appear to many, to be 
