November 24, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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HULL CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. 
The eleventh grand annual festival of the Hull 
Chrysanthemum Society, was held on the 14th and 
15th inst., in the Artillery Barracks, Hull, a most 
suitable series of buildings for the purpose. The 
largest Hall contained the group classes, and the 
groups at Hull display greater skill in arrangement 
than is to be seen at any other Exhibition in the 
Kingdom. A second large building was allotted to 
cut flowers, and smaller subjects, while in a third 
ladies' table adornments,Epergnes,bouquets and other 
tasteful florist displays was allocated, and in the 
fourth large building were brought together the 
specimen plants. The exhibition throughout was 
characterised by the high culture of the exhibits. 
Taking the schedule in order we have first to 
name the cut bloom classes for the encouragement 
of which most liberal prizes were offered. Class one 
was for twenty-four blooms incurved in not less than 
eighteen varieties, and not more than two blooms of 
one variety, for which the first prize was £10, and a 
silver cup value £5 5s, the second prize £5, and the 
third £2 10. This only brought out two exhibitors 
and the premier position was gained by Messrs. J. 
5 guinea silver cup; this was worthily won by Mr. 
W. H. Lees with magnificent blooms of Viviand 
Morel, Florence Davis, Le Prince de Bois, W. H. 
Lees, President Borel, Niveus, Edwin Molyneux, 
Madame Chas. Capitant, G. C. Schwabe, Mrs. E. G. 
Wheeler, Beauty of Castlewood, Souvenir de Petite 
Ami, E. W. Clark, L’lsere, Henry Jacotot fils, 
Primrose League, Mrs. C. H. Payne,Madame Chatin, 
Etiole de Lyon, Mdlle. Therese Rey, Beauty of 
Toulousaine, Mrs. D. Shea, W. H. Lincoln, and 
Madame Octavia Mirabeau. Mr. W. Wells, Earls- 
wood Nurseries, Redhill, Surrey, was a good second, 
and Messrs. Pearson & Sons a close third. Twelve 
Japanese distinct brought nine stands, and the three 
prize-winners ran each other so closely that in 
addition to the pointing, freshness and other minute 
details had to be well weighed before making the 
awards, which finally fell to Messrs. Lees, Willey, 
and Musk, in the order named. All the nine collec¬ 
tions were of the highest order of merit. The next 
class was somewhat disappointing. It was for 
twenty-four blooms, Japanese distinct, arranged for 
effect, and set up in any manner the exhibitor 
desired, with or without Chrysanthemum or other 
while the remainder of the schedule was confined to 
exhibitors residing in Lincolnshire, within twenty 
miles of Hull, or anywhere within the East Riding 
of Yorkshire. For twelve blooms incurved distinct, 
A. Wilson, Esq., Tranby Croft, well deserved the 
silver cup, value £2 and £2 in money, for a well 
balanced board, consisting of Alfred Salter, Golden 
Empress, Prince Alfred, Empress of India, Miss 
Bella Wilson, Mrs. T. Coleman, Queen of England, 
Lord Alcester, Princess of Wales, John Lambert, 
Mrs. Heale, and Violet Tomlin. Sir J. Reckitt was 
placed second. In a similar class of a dozen blooms, 
but only nine varieties required, the same exhibitor 
was again well to the front with fine examples of 
John Lambert (2), Mrs. Heale (2), Prince Alfred, 
Golden Empress (2), Violet Tomlin, Empress of 
India, Mdme. Darier, Lord Alcester, and Alfred 
Salter. Col. Clitherow and Mr. Whittaker were 
second and third respectively. For twelve blooms 
Japanese the prizes were the same as for twelve 
incurved, a silver cup and £2, and brought together 
eight collections, the finest coming from Mr. Black- 
house, North Bar Street, Beverley, Mrs. Harman 
Payne, Amos Perry, F. Davis, Edwin Molyneux, 
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine. 
R. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell Nurseries, Notts, for a 
fine solid and bright collection consisting of Lord 
Alcester, Princess of Wales, Jeanne de Arc, Mrs. 
Robinson King, Empress of India, Lady Dorothy, 
John Lambert, Violet Tomlin, Miss Haggas, Queen 
of England, Golden Empress, Madame Darier, 
Golden Empress, Alfred Salter Mrs. Coleman, 
Princess Teck, Empress of India, Princess of Wales, 
Mrs. Heale, Miss Haggas, Lucy Kendal. John 
Salter, Queen of England and Mrs. Coleman. Mr. 
D Forbes, gardener to Afred Holt, Esq., CroftOD, 
Aigburth, Liverpool, secured the second place for a 
very even collection. In the class for twelve blooms 
incurved distinct, there were seven collections staged, 
and first honours fell to Mr. W. H. Lees, gardener 
to F. A. Bevan, Esq., Trent Park, New Barnet, for 
grand blooms of Violet Tomlin, Hero of Stoke 
Newington,Mrs. Mitchell,Jeanne d'Arc, Mrs.Norman 
Davis, Princess Teck, Brookleigh Gem, Princess of 
Wales, Barbara, Miss Haggas, Mrs. Coleman 
and Lady Dorothy. Mr. G. W. Musk, 
gardener to Lord de Ramsey, Haverland Hall, 
Norwich, was a close second, and Mr. J. R. Lead- 
better, gardener to A. Wilson, Esq., Tranby Croft, 
Hull, a very good third. 
For twenty-four blooms, Japanese distinct, there 
were six collections, and the prizes offered were 
exactly of the same value as in Class I. for twenty- 
four incurved, that is, for the first prize, £10 and the 
cut foliage, on a table space not exceeding 6 ft. in 
length by 2 ft. 6 in. in width. The object of this 
class was to introduce a more tasteful system of 
staging highly developed flowers, therefore first 
quality blooms were indispensable, at the same time 
artistic arrangement was essential, and it was in this 
latter we think that all three exhibitors failed in 
realising what the executive had desired to obtain 
when they offered 5 guineas, £3, and 32s., for first, 
second, and third prizes respectively. The best 
came from Mr. J. R. Leadbetter; while the second 
was awarded to Mr. Wilson, gardener to Sir James 
Reckitt, Swanland Manor, Brough; and the third 
to Mr. G. Picker, gardener to F. R. Pease, Esq., 
Hesslewood. 
Messrs. Witty, Goodhill, and Harland exhibited 
fine examples of the Rundle family, and secured the 
prizes in the order of their names. Anemones, both 
large and the Japanese, were well and plentifully 
staged. A. Smith, Esq., Woodleigh, Hessle, took the 
first prizes in both classes, the other honours falling 
to Sir Henry Bennett and T. B. Grottian, Esq. The 
best reflexed came from Col. S. Clitherow, Sir 
Henry Bennett, and E. Harland, Esq., in the order 
named. Sweet-scented, bunches of pompons and 
singles were all cared for. having classes allotted for 
each, and E. Harland, Esq., was the principal prize 
taker in all these classes. 
The foregoing sixteen classes were open to all, 
Louise, Miss Dorothy Shea, Madame Marie Hoste, 
Kentish Yellow, Viviand Morel, Chas. Seward, and 
Stanstead White. Sir Henry Bennett was placed 
second, and A. Wilson, Esq., third. 
Ten collections were set up in the next class, 
which only required nine varieties in the twelve 
blooms, and Col. Clitherow was well to the front 
with Viviand Morel, Etiole de Lyon, Sunflower, 
Chas. Davis, W. W. Coles, Mdme. Marie Hoste, 
Viviand Morel, Mdlle. Therese Rey, W. Tricker, 
Chas.Davis, W. H. Lincoln, and Avalanche. Thenext 
two classes were for twelve blooms of incurved and 
twelve Japanese, but only six varieties required in 
each case, Messrs. Witty, Veal, Dore, and Hudson 
sharing the prizes amongst them. Several classes 
were set apart for amateurs’ cut blooms, and all 
well contested, as many as nine entries being made 
in several of them. Messrs. Melbourne, Gillett, and 
the Rev. W. M. Bennett being the principal prize- 
takers in this division. 
Chrysanthemums in pots were numerous and con¬ 
sisted of very neatly trained plants and fine flowers, 
more especially the bush trained specimens, but 
two of the principal features of this exhibition remain 
to be told. These were the groups of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums and miscellaneous plants. Of Chrysanthe¬ 
mum groups there were six exhibitors, and the first 
prize was £6, with which goes the Silver Challenge 
Cup, value twenty guineas, the winner to hold the 
