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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 6, 1895. 
artificial manure spreaders, garden seats, etc. Carts 
for water or liquid manure were shown by Messrs. 
Thomas Baker & Sons, Compton, Berks. Diagrams 
of insects injurious to various garden and orchard 
crops, as well as illustrations for the teaching of 
horticulture, were shown by Messrs. W. & A. K. 
Johnston, 5, White Hart Street, Warwick Lane, 
London, and Edinburgh. Messrs. \\ rinch & Sons, 
St. Lawrence Works, Ipswich, set up a conservatory, 
span-roofed greenhouse, garden tables, seats, chairs, 
etc. Garden summer-houses, etc., were shown by 
the Expanded Metal Co., West Hartlepool, Durham. 
Garden frames and galvanised wire netting and 
garden chairs were shown by Messrs. Barnard, 
Bishop & Barnards, Limited, Norwich. Rustic 
houses, chairs, etc., were shown by Messrs. Henry 
& Julius Caesar, Knutsford, Cheshire, and London. 
Messrs. Headley & Edwards, Corn Exchange Street, 
Cambridge, exhibited garden seats, awnings, hose 
reels, etc. Summer-houses were set up by Messrs. 
Inmans & Co., Stretford, Manchester. 
Messrs. James Carter & Co., High Holborn, 
London, exhibited specimens of Peas, Beans, 
Carrots, Onions and Parsnips of their own introduc¬ 
tion, also tested grass and clover seeds in growth, as 
well as seeds of various kinds for agricultural 
husbandry. Messrs. Edward Webb & Sons, 
Wordsley, Stourbridge, had a large collection of 
seeds, roots, grasses, cereals and various other farm 
seeds, as well as high-class vegetable and flower 
seeds and lawn grass seeds. Cut flowers of season¬ 
able plants, choice Coniferae, etc., were shown by 
Messrs. Kent & Brydon, Darlington. Fruit trees, 
Roses, lawn grass, etc., were shown by Messrs. 
Dickson & Robinson, Manchester. Ornamental 
trees and shrubs, fruit trees and garden seats were 
shown by Messrs. Little & Ballantyne, Carlisle. 
Similar subjects were exhibited by Messrs. Wm. 
Fell & Co., Hexham. Garden engines, " Kew" 
pattern, fruit picking ladders, etc., were shown by 
Messrs. J. H. Heathman & Co., Endell Street, 
London. Artificial manures of sorts were shown by 
the Adams' Manure & Chemical Co , Limited, 
Fenchurch Street, London. Lawn mowers in great 
variety were shown by Messrs. Thos. Green & Son, 
Limited, Leeds; and by Messrs. Follows & Bate, 
Limited, Gorton, Manchester. Garden fences and 
railings were shown by Messrs. Francis Morton & 
Co., Limited, Garston, Liverpool. Galvanised wire 
fencing, garden chairs, etc., were shown by the 
Economic Fencing Co., Billiter Street, London. 
Wire fencing, tree guards, etc., were shown by 
Messrs. T. W. Palmer & Co., Victoria Street, 
Westminster, London. A collection of hose piping 
of different sorts was shown by Mr. Andrew Potter, 
Melbourne Works, Wolverhampton, Staffs. Speci¬ 
mens of Apple and Pear trees, Gooseberry bushes 
and Strawberries were exhibited by Mr. John 
Watkins, Pomona Farm Nurseries, Withington, 
Hereford. Messrs. Tomlinson & Hayward, Mint 
Street Chemical Works, Lincoln, exhibited drums 
and casks of the weed killer " Eureka,” and various 
other preparations. Mr. Joseph Bentley, Barrow- 
on-Humber, Hull, had exhibits of a similar nature, 
including Bentley’s Weed Killer. 
Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural, June 25th. —The 
Oxfordshire Commemoration Flower Show has a 
very respectable record, as may be gathered when 
it is stated that the one held on Tuesday of the 
above date represented the sixty-sixth annual event 
of its kind. This year the time-honoured show was 
held in Trinity College Gardens, where the expan¬ 
sive lawns and the well-known ‘‘ lime tree walk ” 
figure as prevailing features, and now through 
climatic influence display a conspicuous contrast of 
colour which, however. Overdue rains may speedily 
dispel with satisfaction to those concerned in their 
management. The txvo large marquees placed on 
the north lawn contained the major portion of the 
productions, vegetables being afforded a suitable 
position on tables disposed in the shade of the lime 
trees. In the classes, “ Open to all England,” 
that for nine stove or greenhouse plants 
as usual formed a very attractive display, 
the specimens staged being similar to those we 
are accustomed to meet with at the important 
shows. The exhibit of Mr. James Cypher, 
Cheltenham, who occupied the leading position, con¬ 
tained Darwinia macrostegia, Bougainvilla glabra, 
Ixora Williams! and I. regina, Phaenocoma prolifera 
Barnesi, Clerodendron Balfcurianum, Pimelea dios- 
maefolia and Anthurium Scherzerianum. J Mar¬ 
riott, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. Finch, Coventry), was 
second with a group comprising a fine specimen of 
Kalosanthes coccinea, full four feet across, Statice 
profusa, Sobralia macrantha, and Dracophyllum 
gracile. The third prize went to Mr. W. Vause, 
Leamington, for a most creditable group, his best 
specimens being Ixora Williamsi, I. Prince of 
Orange, Erica ventricosa grandiflora, Stephanotis 
floribunda, and Allamanda Hendersoni. For six 
foliage plants there were some thirty specimens of 
Palms, Cycads, and Crotons. Mr. Cypher was again 
placed first for Palms, Mr. Vause was second, and 
J. Marriott, Esq., took the third place. Mr. C. 
Turner, Slough, took the premier award for Pelar¬ 
goniums with compact examples of Claribel, Sister 
of Mercy, Royal Ascot, Pelican, Amethyst, Black 
Diamond, and Ambassadress. Mr. J. Johnson, 
Garsington, whose group of nine varieties w as most 
creditable and showy, took the second place. He 
was also very successful with single zonal Pelar¬ 
goniums. The Orchids in the open class were 
limited to the exhibit of Mr Cypher, whose nine 
specimens included remarkably fine pieces of 
Laelias, Cattleyas, Vandas, Miltonias, Cypri- 
pediums, Sobralias, Thunias, and Epidendrums. 
In the cut flower section the dinner table epergnes 
were most beautiful arrangements, Mr. Mattock 
scoring a premier in the class for three pieces, most 
tastefully posed ; the second prize exhibit by Mr. 
C. Bates being very good, but scarcely so airy in 
the posing of flowers. The “ tables decorated and 
laid as for dinner” on space six feet by four feet 
proved a feature of interest, Mr. Mattock occupying 
the post of honour, the second card going to Mr. 
Vause, whose general arrangement w’as somewhat 
marred by the button-hole vases being a shade 
heavy. The cut Roses in competition numbered 
about 600 blooms, Mr. G. Prince securing the 
premier award for twenty-four varieties, three 
blooms of each. These were principally tea- 
scented, among the best forms were Lady M. Fitz- 
william, Niphetos, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Sou. 
d’un Ami, Catherine Mermet, Marechal Niel, Hon. 
Edith Gifford, Sou. d'Elise Vardon, and Mad. 
Gusin: the best hybrid perpetuals being Gen. 
Jacquiminot, Horace Vernet, Marie Baumann, and 
Prince Camille de Rohan. Mr. Mattocks, New 
Headington, proved a good second. The class for 
two dozen siDgle trusses proved a much keener 
competition, the first prize going to the Rev. J. H. 
Pemberton, Havering, Essex (one of the champion 
amateur rosarians of the day), whose flowers, 
though full, showed signs of having come a long 
journey. Messrs. Townsend and Sons, Broadheath, 
Worcester, were second. 
In the members’ classes there were a good few 
specimen stove and greenhouse plants in flower. 
John Parsons, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Harris), Tubney 
House, Abingdon, took the first prize for six 
specimens. Mr. J. Mattock bad the best six foliage 
plants, the best specimen stove plant in flower and 
the best greenhouse one. Mr. C B. Anstey, Marl¬ 
borough Road, had the best ornamental plant and the 
best hardy plant in bloom. E. A. Bevers, Esq., 
Broad Street, took the first award for Orchids ; and 
J. Parsons, Esq., was equally successful with 
Gloxinias and Coleus. Mr. J. Johnson took the 
leadiDg prizes for show and zonal Pelargoniums, a 
group of tuberous Begonias, and six exotic Ferns. 
Mr. J. Walker, Thame, had the best nine British 
Ferns ; and Mr. F. Cross, Chilswell, had the best 
six. Mrs. S. Wootten-Wootten had the beet Sela- 
ginellas. In the class for twenty-four varieties of 
Roses Mr. G. Prince again came to the front, 
followed by Mr. J. Walker and Dir. J. Mattcck in 
the order named. The latter had the best eighteen 
varieties and Dr. Bywater Ward (gardener, Mr. W. 
White), Warneford Asylum, was second. Pinks, 
Pansies, Irises and other hardy perennials 
helped largely to brighten up the show. Fruit 
was not very largely represented, but vegetables 
were a surprise to most people on account of 
quantity and quality. Mr. S. Brown, Aynho Park 
Gardens, had the best white Grapes, Peaches and 
Nectarines. A. Harcourt, Esq. (gardener. Dir. A. G. 
Nichols), Nuneham Park, had the best Black Grapes 
and Strawberries. Dir T. Lockie, Diddington Hall 
Gardens, Huntingdon, had the best Pineapple, Dlelon 
and Cucumbers. Dir. W. Coppock, Headington 
Quarry, was first for Cherries; and Mr. J. R. 
Tranter had the best Tomatos. The vegetables for 
competition comprised fine examples of Peas, Cauli¬ 
flower, Carrots, Potatos, Beans. Cabbages, Lettuce 
and Rhubarb. The cottagers also showed fairly 
well considering the droughty season ; but pressure 
on our space prevents detail. 
Dir. II. Deverill, Banbury, had a collection of 
vegetables in the non-competitive class. Awards 
were also made to Dir C. Turner, and to Mr. W. G. 
Baker, Curator, Botanic Garden, Oxford, for exhibits 
of plants and flowers; also to Dir. J. Anderson, 
Eynsham Hall Gardens, and to Dir. F. Thompson, 
Bignell Gardens, Bicester, for vegetables. Amongst 
the “ extra productions ” was a collection of Carna¬ 
tions staged by Dir. Thos. Whillans from the Duke 
of Dlarlborough, Blenheim Palace, including both 
named and seedling varieties of the perpetual 
flowering race. Three blooms of a clear yellow 
seedling were very conspicuous, being as large as 
DIalmaisons, and were accorded a First-class Certifi¬ 
cate of Merit under the appropriate name of 
Admiration. 
National Rose.—The south provincial meeting of 
the National Rose Society, in conjunction with the 
Gloucestershire Rose Society, was held on the 27th 
ult. in the park grounds, Gloucester. The exhibition 
was a very fine one, the entries being numerous and 
the quality of the Roses excellent. The Dlayor of 
Gloucester entertained a large party to luncheon at 
the Guildhall, and previous to this he, together with 
the City High Sheriff, the Dlayor of Cheltenham, 
and a large number of members of the Corporation, 
visited the show in state, the Dlayor of Gloucester 
declaring it open. He said he had been told that 
this year's show exceeded in quality and number of 
exhibits the Windsor show of last year. Gloucester 
had reason to be proud of welcoming the National 
Rose Society ; and, referring to the local society, the 
Dlayor said that since the first exhibition held in 
18S8, progress had been made year by year. The 
show was largely visited during the afternoon and 
evening. In the extra class, open to all amateurs, 
first prize and silver cup were awarded to the Rev. 
J. H. Pemberton, Romford, Essex; Dir. E. B. 
Lindsell (Hitchin) secured second prize ; Dir. James 
Parker (Hitchin) was third, and Dir W. Drew (Led¬ 
bury) fourth. Dir. Conway Jones (Gloucester) gained 
the first prize (a silver cup. presented by DIessrs. J. 
Jefferies and Son, Cirencester) in the class open to 
amateurs residing within twenty miles of Gloucester, 
for eighteen distinct single trusses. The silver medal 
for twelve distinct trusses, also given by DIessrs. 
Jefferies, was won by the Rev. J. Fulford (Xewnham). 
The Corporation cup in the extra class, open only to 
amateurs residing within five miles of the Guildhall, 
Gloucester, went to Mr. Conway Jones, for twelve 
distinct single trusses ; while the second prize was 
awarded to Mr. Chas Brown, Saintsbridge, and the 
third to the donor (Dir. T. A. Washbourn). The 
four medals given by the society were awarded to the 
following : Amateurs—for the best Rose other than 
Tea or Noisette, the Rev. J H. Pemberton ; for the 
best Tea or Noisette, the Rev. A. F. DIelliar, Ipswich; 
while DIessrs. Harkness and Sons, Bedale, York¬ 
shire, and Dir. Frank Cant, Colchester, secured the 
medals for nurserymen. 
Windsor. Eton, and District Rose and Horticultural, 
June 29th. The morning of this show opened with 
leaden skies a slow rain and the appearance of a 
heavy fall, but fortunately for the occasion it soon 
cleared up and there was a large gathering of people 
in the afternoon. By permission of Her Dlajesty the 
Queen, the show was held in the Home Park, 
DYindsor, right under the walls of the Castle in a 
most romantic and beautiful spot for a flower show. 
DIany of the Roses were really fine notwithstanding 
the long continued drought, and they together with 
the groups miscellaneous and otherwise were the 
leading and most attractive features of the exhibition. 
Several pretty groups were entered in the com¬ 
petitive class, and the first award was taken by Sir 
Robert Harvey, Bart, (gardener, Dir. A. Gillies), 
Carnations, Francoas, Campanulas, Oncidium 
Lanceanum and other Orchids stood up gracefully 
above the Adiantums. Henry Gold, Esq. (gardener, 
Dir. D. Phillips), took the second rank ; and N. L. 
Cohen, Esq. (gardener, Dir. A. Sturt), and F. 
Richards, Esq. (gardener, Dir. J. Williams), were 
equal third. All the groups were arranged upon 
the grass round the sides of the tent and were 
effective. In the class for thirty-six distinct 
