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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 11, 1893. 
Crystal Palace. 
By reason of its being one of the earliest shows held, 
and one of the best, we have always looked to the 
annual exhibition of Chrysanthemums at the Crystal 
Palace to give us the cue as to what we may expect 
to see at succeeding shows held in other places, and 
generally the “ tip ” has been a pretty straight one. 
The show held on Friday and Saturday of last week, 
and a very good one it was, told us plainly that 
while the '■ Japs." are as good as ever, if not better, 
the incurved varieties, with some few notable excep¬ 
tions, of course, are a good deal below par. The 
season has not been kind to " the Queen family ’’ or 
“the Bundles,’’ the latter being generally smaller 
than usual, while of the former, a first-class bloom 
is the exception and not the rule, unequal sides and 
hard, hollow centres being the prevailing charac¬ 
teristics. On the other hand the hot season seems 
to have exactly suited that grand old flower Jeanne 
d’Arc, which we do not remember in any previous 
season to have seen so generally in such splendid 
form. Mr. Owen’s new Baron Hirsch has also come 
out of the fire splendidly, and proved itself to be a 
free and kindly doer and thoroughly to be depended 
upon, while the new crimson Japs., James Seward 
and C. Shrimpton, have also jumped into the full 
tide of popularity. 
The Palace show also illustrated the effects of the 
season on the leading growers of previous years, 
several cf whom had perforce to undergo the always 
disagreeable process known as being “ pegged back," 
and this was specially observable in the champion 
class, where the Messrs. Drover, of Fareham, could 
get no nearer than fourth, while a new exhibitor at 
metropolitan shows scored all the honours with 
incurved blooms. In the premier class for forty- 
eight blooms, twenty-four each of Japanese and 
incurved, there was, as usual here, a very good com¬ 
petition; the first prize was won by Mr. C. Ritchings, 
gardener to Dr. Frankland, The Yews, Reigate Hill, 
a young grower who thoroughly deserved his 
success for the persistency with which hehas striven 
to attain it. Mr. Ritchings’ Japs, were of course his 
strongest point, and among these he had splendid 
examples of Col. W. B. Smith, W. Seward, E. 
Molyneux, Sunflower, Viviand Morel, Puritan, W. 
Tricker, W. H. Lincoln, President Borel, Gloire de 
Rocher, J. Shrimpton, Florence Davis, large and 
very pure ; Beauty of Exmouth, also in fine form ; 
and Avalanche ; while among the incurved Baron 
Hirsch and Jeanne d’Arc were very fine, and such 
sorts as Nil Desperandum, Violet Tomlin, Mrs. G. 
Bundle, Princess of Wales, Mrs. Dixon, and Lord 
Wolseley were in very good form. Mr. H. Shoe- 
smith, gardener to M. Hodgson, Esq., Shirley 
Cottage, Croydon, came in second ; Mr. C. J. Salter, 
gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq., Reigate, third ; 
and the Messrs. Drover fourth. 
The next class, which was for eighteen incurved 
blooms, brought out by far the best examples of this 
section in the show, and from a new comer, Mr. W. 
H. Lees, gardener to F. A. Bevan, Esq., Trent Park, 
New Barnet. Needless to say, Mr. Lees was easily 
first, and his specimens of M. R. Bahuant, Queen of 
England, Alfred Salter, Lord Alcester, Lord Wolse¬ 
ley, Empress of India, Violet Tomlin, Miss Haggas, 
John Doughty, Golden Empress, Alfred Lyne, 
Madame Darier and Jeanne d’Arc, were remarkably 
fine. Mr. G. Carpenter, gardener to Major Collis 
Browne, Broad Oaks, Byfleet, camein second, and the 
Messrs. Drover third. Mr. A. Felgate, gardener to 
the Duchess of Wellington, Burhill, Walton-on- 
Thames, had the best dozen incurved, and in the 
class for six, Mr. H. Brown, gardener, Beaurepaire 
Park, Basingstoke, with superb blooms of AI. R. 
Bahuant. Air. Lees staged the best eighteen Japs, in 
a strong class; and for twelve. Air. E. Tickner, 
Shermanbury House, Reigate, came in first with a 
very fine lot. For half -a-dozen blooms of one variety. 
Air. J. Alacdonald, gardener, Clanna, Sydenham, 
was unapproachable with magnificent specimens of 
Edwin Alolyneaux. Air. C. J. Salter secured premier 
honours with eighteen reflexed and Japanese re¬ 
flexed, also in a similar class for Anemone-flowered 
varieties, and for a dozen bunches of pompons, all 
of which were bright, fresh and good. 
The best loo ft. group of Japanese varieties only 
came from Alessrs. James Carter Sc Co., a triangular 
shaped block containing a fine lot of bloom ; and in 
an amateur’s competition with a smaller group. Air. 
T. W. Wilks, gardener,'Cranbrook Villas, Fox Lane, 
Upper Norwood, came in first, beating Air. Baker, 
gardener, Westwood House, Sydenham. The best 
half dozen trained specimens of Japanese varieties 
came from Mr. J. Hughes, gardener, Eastlands, 
Dulwich Village, who had well flowered examples 
of Alargot, R. Pitcher, Cleopatra. Viviand Alorel 
and Aladame B. Rendatler. Mr. Hughes had also 
the best half dozen trained pompons, grandly- 
bloomed plants of- the white, lilac and yellow forms 
of Cedo Milli, St. Justin, &c. Air. W. Weskar, 
gardener, Streatham Elms, was a good second. The 
best dozen trained specimens came from Air. 
W. Carr, gardener to Airs. S. Clarke, Croydon Lodge, 
a very well done lot. 
Certificates of Merit were awarded to C. E. Shea, 
Esq., Foot’s Cray, for Chrysanthemum Madame 
Therese Rey, by far the finest new white Jap. of the 
season, and C. Dorothea Shea, one of last year’s 
novelties,a fine dark terra-cotta coloured Jap. A similar 
award was also made to Air. W. Carr, for a pretty 
golden-bronze pompon, named Florence Carr ; and to 
Air. W. Godfrey, nurseryman, Exmouth, for a fine 
free, perpetual blooming Carnation named Alary. 
Alessrs. W. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, exhibited a 
beautiful box of blooms of Airs. Leopold de Roths¬ 
child Carnation, a seedling from the old Clove, and 
Aliss Joliffe, a free blooming and most pleasing 
variety of a deep salmon or dark flesh pink colour, 
and delightfully perfumed. Messrs. John Laing & 
Sons contributed to the miscellaneous class a very 
attractive mixed collection of stove and greenhouse 
plants and cut blooms of Chrysanthemums. 
Liverpool. 
The fifteenth autumn show was held in St. George’s 
Hall on the yth and 8th in magnificent weather. 
The exhibits numbered about 450, showing a slight 
increase over last year. The quality was fully up 
to Liverpool form, the fruit being especially so. In 
the plant division. Chrysanthemums in pots, Harold 
Cunningham, Esq., was well to the front with model 
plants of some 3 ft. in diameter, and he was also 
awarded the premier position for a single plant with 
a charming anemone variety, Thorps, jun. For 
three pompons Airs. W. G. Bateson took the lead 
with well-grown specimens. One pompon, H. 
Cunningham, Esq., again took the lead with a 
charming specimen of Alarie Stuart. For one 
standard, one pyramid, and one untrained specimen. 
Air. J. A. Bartlett was first ; and for a group of 
Chrysanthemums, to occupy a space of sixty square 
feet. Airs. W. E. Bateson came in first. For six 
stove and greenhouse plants, three foliage and three 
flowering, F. H. Gossage, Esq., was well in front, his 
Croton Alortefontainensis being a grand specimen of 
colour, surpassing anything seen at these shows for 
years. Croton Countess, Kentia Fosteriana, Anthu- 
rium Andreanum, Erica hyemalis, and Cypripedium 
insigne completed this fine lot. Four stove or 
greenhouse Ferns ; First, J. A. Bartlett, Esq. (gar¬ 
dener, Thos. Gowen), with Gleichenia dicarpia, 
Goniophlebium subauriculatum, Dicksonia antartica, 
etc. Three Orchids, distinct: First, T. Sutton 
Timmis, Esq. (gardener, Mr. B. Cromwell), Allerton, 
with Oncidium crispum (grand), Cattleya gigas, and 
Dendrobium formosum giganteum ; second, A. L. 
Jones, Esq. (gardener. Air. J. Bounds), Aigburth. 
Cut blooms;—The chief centre of attraction as 
usual was the cut blooms, and this year special force 
was the result of Alessrs. Kerr’s handsome gift in 
the form of a challenge shield. In 1891 the late 
Air. A. R. Cox was the successful exhibitor, last 
year Air. Jellicoe held the coveted honour, and 
much interest was engendered as to whether he 
could hold his own this year. The exhibits composed 
the cream of the flowers in the show, the incurved, 
especially of F. H. Gossage, Esq., being well in 
advance, and general appreciation will be tendered 
to the popular Alayor of Widnes on his success. 
The flowers composing this lot were as follows :— 
Reflexed: King of Crimsons, Golden Christine, 
Chevalier Domage, Cullingfordii, Airs. Forsyth, 
James Carter. Japanese: Col. Smith, C. H. Payne 
Gloire du Rocher, Marie Hoste, Princess Alay, W. 
Seward, Charles Davis, E. Alolyneux, Sunflower, 
Stanstead White, AV. W. Coles, and Viviand Alorel. 
Incurved : Alons. R. Bahaunt, Queen of England, Alf. 
Salter, Lord Alcester, Jeanne d’Arc, Baron Hirsch, 
Emily Dale, Empress of India, Alons. Darrier, Violet 
Tomlin, Lord Wolseley, and Prince Alfred. Second, 
H. Tate, Esq. (gardener. Air. P. Edwards), Allerton. 
For twenty-four incurved and twenty-four Japanese : 
Alfred Holt, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Donald Forbes), 
Aigburth, secured the highest honours, the Japanese 
being especially fine ; second. Airs. Cope (gardener. 
Air. f. Carling), AVoolton. Eighteen incurved, 
distinct: First, F. H. Gossage, Esq. Twelve 
incurved: First, F. H. Gossage, Esq. Twelve 
incurved, distinct : First, A. S. Alather, Esq. 
(gardener. Air. H. Howard), Woolton. Eighteen 
Japanese, distinct: First, Arthur Cook, Esq. 
(gardener. Air. C. Osborne), Aigburth. Twelve 
Japanese, distinct : First, C. A. Carver, Esq. 
gardener. Air. W. Hignett), West Derby. 
The fruit was of an exceptionally fine character, 
the apples being in advance both as regards size and 
colour to anything staged here previously. Six 
dishes of fruit (distinct), Ralph Sneyd, Esq., Air. J. 
Wallis, gardener, Newcastle, was to the fore with. 
Airs. Pince and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, Alarie 
Louise and Beaure Diel (very fine) Pears, King of 
the Pippins (splendid) and Blenheim Orange Apples. 
Second, A. R. Gladstone, Esq., gardener. Air. T. 
Elsworthy, Liverpool. Two pines : First Airs. 
Banks, gardener. Air. R. Harris, with Queens. 
Grapes : Two bunches of Black Alicante, First, 
Alajor Walker, Gateacre, gardener. Air. J. Glover, 
with splendidly coloured berries. Two bunches of 
black, any other variety: First, Airs. Paterson, 
gardener, Mr. Thomas Ferguson, Rock Ferry, with 
good samples of Barbarrosa. For four bunches 
distinct : R. Pilkington, Esq., gardener. Air. G. 
Aliddleton, St. Helens, was the leader, Aluscat of 
Alexandria, and Airs. Pearson being very fine. Other 
first prizes were won as follows :—Six dishes dessert 
Pears, J. Comber, Esq. Four dishes dessert Pears, 
J. Comber, Esq. One dish : Viscount Combermere. 
Six dishes dessert Apples, J. H. Ismay, Esq. Three 
dishes dessert Apples, R. C. Naylor, Esq. One dish 
dessert Apples, Viscount Combermere. Eight 
dishes culinary Apples, Air. James Davis. Four 
dishes culinary Apples, J. Sutton Timmis, Esq. 
One dish. Sir Pyers Alostyn, Bt. 
In the miscellaneous class Alessrs. Charlesworth, 
Shuttleworth & Co., Heaton, Bradford, Yorks, 
exhibited a noteworthy table of Orchids, including 
many rare varieties. The John Cowan Co., Ltd., 
staged a pleasing table of plants in variety. Alessrs. 
Turner Bros., florists, Liverpool, had a grand 
assortment of flowers suitable for adornment; a box 
of Lily of the Valley with fine spikes was much 
admired. The arrangements were of a most satis¬ 
factory character, although the committee could not 
get possession of the Hall until six o’clock on the 
morning of the show. 
Brighton. 
Owing ta entirely new management, the Queen 
of watering places has now one of the best 
and most pleasant shows south cf London. The 
eleventh annual meeting, held on Tuesday and 
Wednesday, clashed more than usual with other 
societies; nevertheless, a really good show was got 
together. Unlike the old times, when rival shows 
were held, the workers and exhibitors now go hand 
in hand, and the result is in every way satisfactory. 
Great pressure upon our space forbids a full prize 
list being offered, and only a few of the chief classes 
can be touched upon, there being upwards of 
sixty, besides several special prizes presented by such 
well-known firms as Messrs. Sutton & Sons, W. 
Wood & Sons, J. Cheal & Sons, and others. We 
may remark that over £2^ was presented for groups, 
which were quite a feature at this show ; also, that 
for thirty-six Japanese blooms, the substantial prize 
of and a silver cup was given. In the majority 
of classes four prizes were offered, very few of which 
were unappropriated, so that a good show was 
inevitable. 
The chief group (14 ft. by 8 ft.) called forth a good 
competition. Air. H. Head of the Drive Nursery, 
Hove, being a good first. Air. J. Hill, gardener to 
AI. Wallis, Esq.; Air. Aleachan, gardener to Airs. 
Armstrong, and Air. Miles, Dyke Road Nursery, 
following in the order given. The two successful 
competitors, for a group iij ft. by 6.J ft., were Mr. 
F. Fairs, gardener to R. Clowes, Esq,, Hassocks, 
who had a good and well-arranged group, and Air. 
Sims gardener toC. J. Inwood, Esq., Brighton. 
For a similar-sized group, but to consist of only 
twelve plants. Air. J. Turner, gardener to SirGreville- 
Smyth, Bart., Hove, and Air. G. Sims, were first and 
second. Four standards found Air. J. Hill, gardener 
to Alarriage Wallis, Esq., well to the front. Air 
Aleachen being second. Four pyramids, four dwaifs^ 
also the best pyramid and dwarf, were all well 
shown by Air. Scutt, gardener to Mrs. Jenkins, 
