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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 17, 1895. 
Fennell,gardener to—. Cazelet, Esq., Fairlawn,Ton- 
bridge, was second with a well-flowered Stephanotis 
floribunda ; Mr. J. Mason was third, but for six 
ornamental foliage plants he led with good specimens 
of Seaforthia elegans, Kentia australis, Latania 
borbonica, Alocasia sanderiana and Croton Countess. 
Mr. A. Hatton, who had Croton Williamsii and 
Cycas revoluta in good form, was second ; and Mr. 
A. Gibson was third. Mr. A. Hatton had the best 
half-dozen exotic Ferns ; and Mr. Talmage, gardener 
to Miss Hodgson, Hernewood, the best six hardy 
Ferns. Mr. J. Mason had the specimen 
foliage plant followed by Mr. G. Fennell, and 
Mr. A. Hatton, respectively. Fuchsias were again 
well shown by Mr. S. Huntley, gardener to the 
Rev. S. Curtier, and by Mr. Heath, gardener to Mrs. 
Petley, Riverhead. The latter was to the fore with 
six Begonias, also in the class for six Pelargoniums. 
Groups of plants arranged for effect were again a grand 
feature, the competition both in the flowering and 
the Fern group being wonderfully keen. In the 
former class Mr. A. Hatton was first; Mr. S. Cooke, 
gardener to De B. Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, was 
second, and Mr. G. Fennell was third; Mr. C. 
Sutton was fourth, and Mr. Hough, gardener to Mr. 
Lambarde, Esq., Beechmont, was fifth. In the Fern 
group Mr. Hatton again led with a beautiful exhibit, the 
bright colouring of the young fronds of his Adiantum 
macrophyllum being very effective. Mr. F. Webber, 
Quarry Hill, Tonbridge, was second with an artistic 
arrangement representing a gipsies' tent; the tripod 
and basket Fern suspended over a highly coloured 
Davallia being wonderfully realistic. Mr. H. 
Heath took the third position. In the second 
division, too, the groups were excellent, Mr. Francis, 
gardener to A. Laurie, Esq., Rochdale, being first; 
Mr. Martin second; and Mr. Ulist, a prominent 
amateur oflghtham, third. 
Table Decorations.— There were six entries tor 
separate tables g ft. by ft., all of which were 
excellent; Mr. R. Potter, gardener to Sir Mark 
Collett, was first with a light and tasteful arrange¬ 
ment. Mr. R. Edwards, Beechy Lees, was second 
with a pleasing combination of Carnations and Fern 
fronds ; Mr. S. Cooke was third, yellow and bronze 
being used with telling effect; Mrs. Searing, Swanley, 
was fourth. Mrs. Ernest Cronk, S al, was highly 
commended for one of the prettiest tables I have 
ever seen, but why it failed to get a prize is a thing 
no fellow can understand. It was done entirely 
with wild flowers and bronze foliage, and presented 
a real object-lesson, as there was not a single thing 
used in the way of flowers, but what could be 
gathered from the hedgerows, including pretty little 
blue Harebells, wild Parsley, bronze tips of young 
Oak shoots, bits of Honeysuckle, etc., all charmingly 
blended and most artistically arranged. 
Fruit. —For a collection of six distinct varieties, 
Mr. J. SnowWadhurst, was easily first, his Nectarines 
and Peaches being grand. Mr. C. Earl, gardener to 
Sir Julian Goldsmid, whose Grapes were very good, 
was second; Mr. R Potter was third, his Peaches, 
Grapes and Melon being very good. For three 
bunches of black Grapes Mr. W. Taylor, gardener to 
C. Frazer, Esq., Forest Hill, led with good bunches, 
Mr. T. Robinson, gardener to W. Lawrence, Esq.. 
Hollingbourne, took the second place, Mr. C. Earl 
being third. For three bunches of white Grapes 
Mr. T. Osman, Chertsey, as usual had a splendid 
exhibit, followed by Mr. C. Sutton. For a collection 
of Grapes Mr. Snow was first, Mr. C. Sutton and 
C. Earl, respectively, following. Mr. A. Gibson had 
the best Peaches, Mr. C. Sutton being second, and 
Mr. Robinson third. Mr. A. Divers, Stamford, had 
the best Nectarines, and Mr. Gibson the best Melon. 
The star of honour offered by Messrs. H. Cannell & 
Son, Swanley, together with money prizes for the 
best twelve dishes of fruit, twelve varieties of vege¬ 
table and twelve varieties of cut flowers was easily 
won this year by Mr. R. Edwards, Beechy Lees, 
with a grand lot of fruit, vegetables, and flowers; he 
was followed by Mr. A. Hatton, and Mr. A. Gibson, 
respectively. 
Messrs. Cutbush & Son, Messrs. Cannell & Sons, 
Messrs. Peed & Sons, Mr. F. Webber, Messrs. J. 
Laing & Sons, Mr. T. W. Edmunds, and Mrs. W. 
Seale had excellent groups not for competition, and 
which were greatly admired by a large concourse of 
jpeople. The committee and their hard working 
secretary, Mr. A. Fenner, deserve the thanks of the 
Sevenoaks townsfolk for the admirable way in which 
everything was carried out; nothing was left undone 
that could be done to make the show what it was, a 
great success. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Waltham Horticultural, July 25th .—Marred by 
the uncertain state of the weather the fifteenth show 
of flowers, fruit, and vegetables, promoted by the 
above society, was held at Waltham Grove. It was 
a thousand pities that a fixture, valued by so many 
Grimsby people for its pleasant drive and out-door 
attractions, was to a considerable extent spoiled by 
the succession of rain showers which fell after the 
judges had left the stalls at the disposal of the 
public. Disappointing as such a circumstance is to 
those who interest themselves in shows of this 
character, it is doubly so to the executive of a 
society like that established at Waltham, which 
necessarily depends upon its yearly exhibition fur 
the means by which to encourage competitors to 
make the best of their gardens and their time, at the 
same moment providing for a show which has many 
interesting and picturesque features to those who 
reside in a town like Grimsby. The show was held, 
however, and a good show it was too. There was a 
record entry of about 600, representing 122 
individual competitors. Some of the classes, how¬ 
ever, were not overcrowded, for intending exhibitors 
at a distance could not make up their minds to bring 
their produce on account of the fickle state of the 
weather. To the ordinary classes have this year been 
added two for honey, a step in the right direction, and 
one which brought up close upon twenty entries. These 
consisted of extracted and comb honey, one class 
being open, another confined to cottagers. Half the 
prizes were given by the Lincolnshire Bee-keepers' 
Association, and the remainder by the Society. Mr. 
H. O. Smith, of Louth, was the judge, and this 
gentleman, during the afternoon, gave an instructive 
lecture on bee culture with practical experiments 
with a colony of these busy workers. Mr. Seamer, 
of Grimsby, had an exhibition hive on view. The 
general features of the show were well marked. Its 
strongest point was the array of vegetables, which 
in all classes were good in quality, being staged in a 
clean, fresh manner. The show of hardy fruit, 
though not formidable, was fair, the slight falling off 
being mainly due to the non-appearance of a num¬ 
ber of entries booked. The ornamental portions of 
the exhibition were in gocd character, and bore 
very favourably with former displays, G. A. Carr, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Walker), being successful 
with large specimen Ferns and stove and greenhouse 
plants. Few people who are in the habit of exhibit¬ 
ing at the Grove can equal Mr. Carr in the matter of 
Grapes, and he gained first place easily for black 
and white kinds. He also obtained first prizes for 
four and one stove and greenhouse plants, a collec¬ 
tion of vegetables, a collection of fruit, &c. Other 
successful prize winners were W. Marshall, Esq. (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. Johnson), Bargate, Grimsby ; H. Norton, 
Esq.; Mr.Wilkin, Grimsby ; W. Hall, Esq., Grimsby; 
W. M. Wr'ght, Esq., Wold Newton; Mr. Smith, St. 
James’ College, Grimsby, and G. Meedham, Esq. 
Arnold and Bestwood Horticultural. July 29 th .— 
Another of those complete country flower shows, 
which do so much to foster and direct the local 
enthusiasm in matters horticultural was opened 
on the above date at Arnold, when the thirty-fifth 
annual two days exhibition of plants, flowers, fruits, 
and vegetables begun under a sky which,if spread with 
hazy summer clouding, was ever and anon illumi¬ 
nated by sunlight, which augured well for the clerk 
of the weather’s quotum being contributed toward 
the success of the show. The honorary subscrip¬ 
tions to the society's funds have been encouragingly 
maintained this year, when an essential alteration in 
the rules binding exhibitors has been made. In 
former years, competitors, though amateurs, were 
not restricted as to the source whence their exhibits 
were obtained, and the practice became somewhat 
too usual for the entrants to purchase choice stock 
in any particular line from recognised professional 
gardeners and to show this produce in competition 
with the bona fide results of legitimate amateur 
gardening. This year the committee have altered 
the regulations to the effect that all exhibits must be 
grown by competitors, and the better to ensure the 
due compliance with this arrangement a committee 
of inspection has been formed with the function of 
inspecting the gardens and stove houses of intending 
exhibitors, and by attaching perforated tallies to the 
foliage of produce to establish its identity on show 
day as genuine amateur stock, cultivated by the ex¬ 
hibitor himself. It is a fact which shows the vigour 
of the society that this restriction has not been 
detrimental either to the quantity or indeed quality 
of the display in any of the departments of the show. 
Another circumstance which demarks this year’s 
effort from preceding ones is the lack of produce 
from Bestwood. The show this year is practically 
an Arnold flower show exclusively. The most 
noticeable feature in the tent was the choice and 
large collection of exotics, plants, and Ferns lent, not 
for competition, by Mr. J. Acton, Redhill, and Mr. 
E. Godby, St. Alban’s-road, Arnold. Among the 
most remarkable exhibits the judges had to discrimi¬ 
nate between was Mr. T. Mellor's collection of fruit 
which gained the first prize. The varieties he 
showed were Apples, black, red, and white Currants, 
Gooseberries, and Raspberries. The most notice¬ 
able exhibit in what was perhaps the strongest and 
best part of the exhibition—the vegetables—be¬ 
longed to A. Atherley, and gained the first prize for 
six specimens of Beet, Carrots, Parsnips, and 
Turnips. 
Royal Horticultural, August 13th .—The larger 
exhibits of Tuesday last consisted of Crotons, Ferns, 
Gladioli, Lilies, and herbaceous plants in great 
variety including some remarkably well-grown 
varieties of Chrysanthemum coronarium. The tables 
were all well filled, and Orchids monopolised the 
usual space devoted to them. Hardy fruits were 
well represented by Apples, Pears, Plums, and 
Cherries. An interesting group of Orchids consist¬ 
ing of numerous well-grown specimens of Odonto- 
glossum Harryanum, was exhibited by T. B. Hay¬ 
wood, Esq. (gardener, Mr. C. J. Salter), Woodhatch 
Lodge, Reigate. These were arranged in two banks 
set up and backed with Cocos Weddeliana and 
Maidenhair Fern. His plants of Miltonia vexillaria 
were notable for the size of their flowers. A mixed 
and very varied group of Orchids was staged by 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. Beautiful and 
interesting were Odontoglossum Wattianum, 
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Schroderianum in a great 
variety ofcolours, also Cattleya aurea, C. Kienastiana, 
C. Leopoldii Sander's var., and numerous finely 
coloured varieties of Miltonia vexillaria, including 
M. v. rubecens. Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, 
Upper Holloway, exhibited a group of Cypripediums, 
including well-flowered specimens of C. Morgamae, 
C. Ashburtoniae expansum, C. Seligerum and others, 
set up with Palms and Maidenhair Ferns. An 
interesting lot of cut flowers of Orchids, was ex¬ 
hibited by Baron Schroder (gardener, Mr. H. Ballan- 
tine), The Dell, Egham. Amongst others, Cattleya 
Hardyana Clarke's var., Cypripedium Stonei 
platytaenium, Mormodes luxatum eburneum, 
Aerides Sanderiana, and Saccolabium coeleste were 
charming and well done. A group of Orchids was 
also staged by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, 
Mr. White), Burford Lodge, showing a huge piece of 
Saccolabium coeleste, also Laelia monophy lla.Dendro- 
bium longicornu, Aerides Lawrenciae Sanderiana,and 
many interesting subjects, including the pretty and ex¬ 
ceedingly curious Polycycnis Lehmannii. Messrs. 
Heath & Son, Cheltenham, showed a small group of 
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Schroderianum. in several 
varieties. Laelio Cattleya Elstead Gem was shown by 
Chas. Ingram, Esq. (gardener, Mr. T. Bond), 
Elstead House, Godaiming. A Cultural Commenda¬ 
tion was awarded to T. Statter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
R. Johnson), Stand Hall, Manchester, for a spike of 
Laelia crispa superba, bearing nine flowers. He also 
had a massive Cypripedium named C. Massaianum 
superbum, with handsome flowers. F. Hardy, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. Stafford), Ashton-on-Mersey, showed 
some cut flowers of Cattleyas. S. G. Lutwyche, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. S. Patterson), Beckenham, 
showed Cypripedium Godefroyae leucochila, and C. 
G. 1 . aurea. A spike of Vanda caerulea was shown 
by E. H. Woodall, Esq , in magnificent condition 
and colour. Flowers of Odontoglossum crispum and 
O. Pescatorei were shown by R. B. White, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. Roberts), Gareloch Head, N.B. 
Vanda caerulea Fowder's var., was shown in grand 
condition by J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
J Davis), Woodford. He also had several other 
Orchids including Catasetum Bungerothii. A group 
of Orchids was also set up by Messrs. Hugh Low & 
Co., Upper Clapton, including several fine pieces of 
Saccolabium coeleste, Cypripedium Charlesworthii 
and Cattleya Eldorado crocata. 
