November 11, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Burgess Hill, who took premier honours in all four, 
classes. 
The cut flowers were particularly clean and good, 
and the chief classes brought out good competition. 
After a close fight the and silver cup went to 
Mr. C. Ritchings, gardener to Dr. Frankland, 
Reigate Hill, while Mr. A. Slaughter, Steyning, and 
Mr. G. Hart, gardener to H. Head, Esq., Shoreham, 
took second and third respectively, the two premier 
stands being very close. For twenty-four Japanese 
Mr. A. Slaughter was first with a very clean lot, Mr. 
G. Goldsmith, gardener to Sir E. Loder, Bart., and 
Mr Duncan, gardener to C. T. Lucas, Esq., Warn- 
ham Court, following very closely. A similar 
number of incurved varieties found Mr. Ritching 
again a good first; Mr. Goldsmith second ; and Mr. 
G. Penfold, gardener to Sir F. Fitzwygram, Bart., 
Havant, third. Twelve Japanese found Mr. S. 
Horscroft and Mr. Fowler very close together, 
eventually resulting in the above order; while for 
twelve incurved Mr. Fowler and Mr. Horscroft 
changed places. 
Amateurs’ Division: A group not exceeding 
twenty-five square feet (by a single-handed amateur) 
was very creditable, Mr. A. E. Coleman, 51, Shaftes¬ 
bury Road, Brighton, being first, and Mr. W. J. 
Austen, Western Road, Hove, a good second. 
Grapes, Apples, Pears, and Vegetables were well 
shown, and many had exhibits not for competition. 
St. Neots. 
While the good folks of Huntingdon, the county 
town of the small midland shire of the same name, 
does not support a flower show of any description, 
the smaller town of St. Neots indulges in the luxury 
of two shows a year, a general flower show in 
summer and a Chrysanthemum show in November, 
and the inhabitants right royally support the two. 
Both shows have a thoroughly practical and 
indefatigable secretary in Mr. William Ratchelous. 
the manager of Messrs. Wood & Ingram’s local 
nursery, and, as regards the Chrysanthemum show, 
he is well backed up by a few first-rate growers in 
the district, and that the show, if somewhat on the 
small side, ranks high as regards quality, may be 
inferred from the fact that thrice since the National 
Chrysanthemum Society established the Challenge 
Shield prize for competition among its affiliated 
societies, some seven years ago, has that shield been 
carried off by the St. Neots Society. The show is 
always held on the day previous to the Aquarium 
gathering, and came off last Monday as usual and 
with great success. 
The premier prize offered is a challenge cup 
value ten guineas, and £3 for eighteen Japanese 
and the same number of incurved varieties distinct, 
and this was won last year by Mr. Myers, gardener 
to the Earl of Sandwich, who failed this season to 
maintain his supremacy, being beaten by Mr. 
Petfield, gardener to A. J. Thornhill, Esq., 
Diddington, both however showing well, though, 
like most other growers this season, not so strong in 
the incurved section. In Japs. Mr. Petfield had 
grandly finished blooms of Mrs. C. Harman Payne, 
G. C. Schwabe, Lord Brooke, W. H. Lincoln, Col. 
W. B. Smith, Mrs. E. W. Clarke, and Edwin 
Molyneaux, and of incurved his finest examples 
were of Violet Temple, Jeanne, d’Arc, Alfred Salter, 
Novelty, Lord Alcester, and Baron Hirsch, 
which improves with acquaintance every time it 
is seen. 
Mr. Myers secured the premier award for a good 
collection of Chrysanthemums in bunches, and then 
Mr. Petfield took up the running again, securing the 
highest awards for twelve incurved blooms, six 
Japanese blooms, large, and beautifully coloured 
Viviand Morels; Mr. Myers scoring with twelve 
Japanese, the same number of recurved, and a very 
pretty dozen bunches of pompons. Mr. G. Redman, 
gardener to J. H. Goodgames, Esq., Eynesbury, was 
first for eighteen Japanese and incurved, the former 
being especially good, and second honours fell to 
Mr. R. Stephens, gardener to H. Gilliat, Esq., 
Abbots Ripton. Mr. Redman also secured premier 
awards with four trained specimen plants, four 
pompons, and single examples of pyramidal and 
standard trained plants all admirably done. Bouquets 
and baskets of Chrysanthemums, button-holes, 
sprays, and table decorations were also an attractive 
feature, and high commendation must be bestowed 
on the collections of vegetables both from gardeners 
and cottagers. 
Kent County. 
The annual show of this Society, held at Blackheath 
on the ist and 2nd inst., if somewhat weaker in the 
cut bloom classes than last year, was an admirable 
one on the whole, and highly creditable to its 
organisers. The groups of Chrysanthemums were 
better than usual, and being interspersed with 
attractive collections of stove and greenhouse plants 
from Messrs. E. D. Shuttleworth & Co., Messrs. B. 
S. Williams & Son, Messrs. John Laing & Sons and 
others, they had a very fine effect. Mr. Rhoden, 
gardener to J. Vavaseur, Esq., Blackheath Park, 
secured the first prize, and Mr. Fox, The Cedars, 
Lee, the second ; and Mr. J. Lyne, gardener, Fox- 
bury, Chislehurst, was first with a group of foliage 
and flowering plants, fine in quality and admirably 
set up. For the best thirty-six blooms, half each of 
Japanese and incurved, Mr. H. Shoesmith, gardener 
to M. Hodgson, Esq., Croydon, came in first, show¬ 
ing a grand lot of Japs., but not such good incurved 
blooms as we usually see from him. Mr. Leadbetter, 
gardener, Elmstead Lodge, Chislehurst, was a very 
good second, and P. Waterer, Esq., Fawkham, Kent, 
third. Mr. Wheedon, gardener. The Hawthorns, 
Bickley, had a fine fresh lot of twenty-four Japanese 
varieties, and came in first in that competition, 
followed by Mr. A. Tomalin, gardener, Oakwood, 
Crayford, and Mr. Leadbetter. Mr. Wheedon also 
secured the first prize for twelve Japanese, Mr. C. 
Osman, Ottershaw Park, coming in second ; and 
Mr. J. Lyne had the finest dozen reflexed. In the 
amateurs’ division. Dr. Walker, of Wimbledon, 
secured the highest award for twelve incurved, 
twelve Japanese, and six Japanese ; and Mr. H. W, 
Percy, Breakspeare Road, Brockley, among other 
awards, took the first for six " Rundles,” while Mrs. 
Percy again took the cup for a very tastefully 
arranged basket of Chrysanthemum blooms. A fair 
show of fruit in the competition classes, and a large 
collection of highly-coloured Apples from Messrs. 
G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, added much to the 
interest of the exhibition. 
Highgate and District. 
This suburban society had an excellent annual ex¬ 
hibition in the Northfield Hall, Highgate, on the 
2nd and 3rd inst., the hall being well filled with 
Chrysanthemums and other produce, and rendered 
very attractive in appearance by the judicious use of 
some large foliage plants and stove and greenhouse 
flowering subjects kindly lent by Messrs. B. S. 
Williams & Son, and Messrs. W. Cutbush & Son. 
Mr. E. Rowbottom, gardener to H. R. Williams, 
Esq., The Priory, Hornsey, came out first well in the 
leading class for twenty-four Japanese blooms, 
having splendid examples of Mrs. C. H. Payne, Mrs. 
Falconer Jameson, W. Tricker, Madlle. Marie Hoste, 
Excelsior, Col. W. B. Smith, W. H. Atkinson, 
Avalanche, Charles Davis, Sunflower, Viviand 
Morel and Madame Therese Rey. Mr. Rowbottom 
also took Mr. J. Smith’s special prize for six 
Japanese blooms, with remarkably fine specimens of 
Col. W. B. Smith; and for a dozen bunches of cut 
blooms arranged loosely with Ferns and other 
foliage, Mr. Rowbottom also came out first with a 
box that would have done credit to any show, and 
which illustrated a style of display that may well be 
more extensively imitated. Mr. W. Scrimgeour’s 
special prize for six trained plants was deservedly 
taken by Mr. J. Brooks, gardener to Walter 
Reynolds, Esq., with very finely-flowered 
specimens of Bouquet Fait, Madame B. 
Rendatler, Madame Baco, W. Robinson, 
Margot, and Chinaman. Mr. H. A. Page, gardener. 
White House, Southgate, took Mr. H. R. William’s 
prize for twenty-four blooms of Japanese and in¬ 
curved in equal proportions with a very fine lot; and 
Mr. Page had also the best dozen incurved blooms, 
a very pretty box. Mr. Langford, Wood House, 
Finchley, took Mr. McKerchar’s special prize for six 
Japanese blooms, in a very strong class, with fine 
specimens of Viviand Morel, Etoile de Lyon, W. H. 
Lincoln, Col. W. B. Smith, and W. Tricker. Mr. 
Page was a good second. Mr. J. H. Walker, gardener. 
Goldbeaters, Mill Hill, won the special prize given 
by W. Reynolds, Esq., for eighteen blooms each of 
Japs, and incurved ; and Mr. J. L. Turk, gardener, 
Cholmondeley Lodge, Highgate, took Mr. H. C. 
Stephen’s prize for twelve bunches of pompons, a 
grand box of blooms. Mr. Brookes secured the 
President’s prize for a group, and Mr. J. Murray, 
a local amateur, also secured several first prizes. 
Qafdeper^’ Ipiproyepieiit jlppociatiopp. 
Birmingham and District Amateur Gardeners’ 
Association. —There was a good attendance of 
members and friends of the above Association on the 
ist inst, to hear a paper by Mr. George Pressly, 
entitled " Afew notes about Lilies.” He dealt with the 
subject in a very interesting and instructive manner, 
giving full cultural details, the composition of the soil, 
and the positions in which to grow the various kinds. 
His views of the somewhat inexplicable way in which 
some varieties go off, even when in full and active 
growth, were particularly interesting. He advocated 
placing the pots on a hard bottom of ashes for some 
six or seven weeks after the bulbs were first potted, 
and then covering about 3 in. deep with cocoa-nut fibre 
refuse or similar material. In order to avoid the 
roots getting dry, as is so often the case when these 
bulbs are grown in pots, he suggested that the pot 
in which the bulb was growing should be placed in 
one or two sizes larger, and the space round filled in 
with damp moss. This would also be the means of 
keeping the roots at one even temperature. When 
these bulbs were planted outside a somewhat shaded 
position should be selected, such as amongst 
shrubberies or herbaceous (borders. A very lively 
discussion followed the conclusion of the paper, in 
which the majority of those present took some part. 
A very hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr. 
Pressly for his valuable paper. Messrs. E. D. 
Clarke, Gosling, and W. B. Griffin exhibited 
Chrysanthemum blooms, those of the two former 
being of great merit. Awards were made as usual. 
The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 
15th, at which Mr. Herbert Stone, F.L.S., will give 
a lecture, illustrated by limelight views, on " Roots 
and their Functions.” Mr. Leonard Brierley, J.P., 
vice-president, will preside. The membership still 
continues to increase in a satisfactory manner. 
Woolton.— At a meeting of this Association held 
on Nov. 2nd, Mr. R. Todd in the chair, the Treasurer, 
Mr. R. G. Waterman announced that the 
balance in hand would be sufficient to provide a 
life subscription to the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent 
Institution, and it was decided to ballot for one of 
the members to be nominated as a life subscriber to 
this valuable institution. Six members were pro¬ 
posed, and the ballot resulted in the election of Mr. 
J. Stovery. Mr. T. Carling gave some hints on ‘‘ Cut 
Flowers for Exhibition.” The best varieties of stove 
and greenhouse plants were given, with the best modes 
of arrangement. Asparagus was preferred to Fern 
for greenery and in reply to a question as to the best 
size of box, he thought that the dimensions of the 
box should be stated or the bunches would get so 
large that the small growers would be shut out 
altogether. A pleasing discussion followed on this 
interesting subject. Mr. W. Disley, Secretary of 
the Society was absent from his duties through an 
engagement to read a paper on ” Hardy Border 
Flowers” before the members of the Liverpool 
Amateur Gardeners’ Society. The paper was 
especially for amateurs and their requirements. At 
the conclusion of the paper questions hard and 
questions easy were plied, most of w'hich were satis¬ 
factorily dealt with by the speaker. A hearty vote 
of thanks was accorded to Mr. Disley. This Society 
has proved itself of considerable value to the Liver¬ 
pool amateurs, and no less than six members are 
down in this season’s programme as essayists. 
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LAW NOTES. 
Sander v. The Great Northern Railw.ay Co.— 
In this action, which was tried in the Queen’s Bench 
Division of the High Court of Justice last week, 
before Mr. Justice Mathew and a special jury, the 
plaintiff, Mr. Frederick Sander, trading as Sander & 
Co., a nurseryman and Orchid grower, of St. Albans, 
sued the Great Northern Railway Company to 
recover /530 6s., the value of Orchids damaged in 
transit. It appeared that in July, 1892, the plaintiff 
sent a consignment worth between ^3.000 and 
;£'4 ,ooo, of some 400 Orchids, together with some 
Ferns, to a Horticultural Exhibition, and that at 
Hatfield Station the truck containing the plants was 
run into, with the result that several were damaged. 
The defendants did not dispute their liability, but 
contended that the claim was excessive. Mr. Reid, 
Q.C., and Mr. Graham appeared for the plaintiff, 
and Mr. Murphy, Q.C., Mr. C. A. Russell, and Mr. 
Colville for the defendants. The jury returned a 
verdict for the plaintiff for £350. 
