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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 3, 1892. 
FRUIT SHOW AT EARL’S COURT. 
The executive of the International Horticultural 
Exhibition at Earl's Court had every reason to con¬ 
gratulate themselves on the success of their great 
fruit show on the 26th and 27th ult., certainly from 
a horticultural point of view, and we could hope 
financially ; but while on Friday the weather was all 
that could be desired and the attendance large, on the 
second day the heavy rains which fell during the 
afternoon must have kept great numbers away. This 
was much to be regretted, for it is long since we saw 
such a splendid show in London, or one in which so 
many gardeners took such keen professional interest. 
For quality of produce and keenness of competition 
it was indeed admirable all round, and well deserves 
a longer notice than the claims on our space usually 
warrant. 
The Collections. 
There were three competitors with collections of 
twenty dishes, and Mr. Mclndoe, Hutton Hall, 
Guisborough, secured the premier award with a grand 
lot, including Gros Maroc, Golden Champion, Black 
Hamburgh, and Duke of Buccleuch Grapes, all per¬ 
fectly finished, Charlotte Rothschild and Queen 
Pines, a splendid dish of Noble Strawberries, Figs, 
Melons, Violette Hative Peaches, Stanwick Elruge 
and Humboldt Nectarines, Plums, Duchess of Olden- 
burgh Apples of fair size and lovely colour, Souvenir 
du Congres Pears, Oranges, Lemons, Cherries, Goose¬ 
berries, Currants, and Passiflora edulis, etc Mr. 
Goodacre, Elvaston, was a good 2nd, and Mr. H- 
\V. Ward, Longford Castle, 3rd. Six competitors 
contested the prizes for twelve dishes, and all were 
worthy of an award. The 1st prize went to Mr. R. 
Parker, Impney, and the others in the order named 
to Mr. G. Reynolds, Gunnersbury Park, Mr. T. 
Coomber, The Hendre, and Mr. Goodacre. Mr. 
Parker had a fine smooth Cayenne Pine, perfect 
Muscat of Alexandria and Black Alicante Grapes, 
Princess of Wales Peaches, Elruge Nectarines, Best 
of All Melon, Kirke’s Plums, Jargonelle Pears, and 
a fine dish of Apricots, etc. Mr. Reynolds had also 
a beautiful clean lot, which were much admired. 
With a collection of eight dishes there were eleven 
competitors, and here Mr. Mclndoe again came to 
the front with beautiful samples of Duke of Bucc¬ 
leuch and Black Hamburgh Grapes, Best of All 
Melon, Lady Sudeley Apples, Early Transparent 
Gage Plums, Golden Eagle Peaches, Humboldt Nec¬ 
tarines, and Brown Turkey Figs, etc. Mr. Dumble, 
gardener to Sir C. Phillips, Bart, Haverford West, 
was a good 2nd; Mr. J. Dawes, gardener to M. 
Biddulph, Esq., 3rd ; and Mr. A. Ocock, Havering 
Park, 4th. 
The Grapes. 
Mr. Mclndoe again secured the highest award with 
ten varieties of Grapes, two bunches of each, beat¬ 
ing Mr. G. Reynolds, Mr. Goodacre, and Mr. H. W. 
Ward in the order named In his collection, which 
did him great credit, Mr. Mclndoe had Gros Colmar, 
Duke of Buccleuch, Alicante, Black Duke, a noble 
looking seedling from Gros Guillaume crossed with 
Duke of Buccleuch, Black Hamburgh, Gros Guil¬ 
laume, Trebbiano, Gros Maroc, Golden Champion, 
and Lady Dowmes Seedling, all of good size, well 
ripened, and perfectly finished. With five varieties, 
two bunches of each, Mr. Allan, of Gunton, came to 
the front in good style with a capital lot, consisting 
of Buckland Sweetwater, Black Hamburgh, Madres- 
field Court, Gros Maroc, and Foster’s Seedling ; Mr. 
W. Elphinstone, Shipley Hall, being a close 2nd ; 
Mr. Bury, gardener to C. Bayer, Esq., Forest Hill, 
3rd ; and Mr. T. Osman, Chertsey, 4th. 
In the single dish classes for Grapes the numbers 
shown were very good and the quality ran high 
generally. Of black Hamburghs, there were fourteen 
to select from, and the awards went to Mr. Gibson, 
Draycott, Chippenham, Mr. G. Reynolds, and Mr. 
J. McNaughton, Kingston - on - Thames. The 
Muscats were a better class, and here the prizes 
went to Mr. G. Reynolds, Mr. Dumble, and Mr. 
Elphinstone, all showing exceedingly well. Of Gros 
Colmar Mr. Mclndoe was the only exhibitor; but of 
Madresfield Court there were seven lots, a pretty 
class, and here Mr. Gibson again came in 1st ; Mr. 
G. Elliott, gardener to A. P. Graham, Esq., West 
Moulsey, a good 2nd; and Mr. J. Bury a close 3rd. 
Mr. S. J. Wright, Glewston, Ross, had the finest 
Alicantes ; Mr. J. Hollingsworth, Derby, 2nd; and 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, 3rd, in a 
good class. In the any other white Grape class, we 
had grand examples of the Canon Hall Muscat from 
Mr. Peter E. Kay, of Finchley, and Mr. Elphinstone, 
of Shipley, handsome well set bunches all of them, 
but Mr. Kay’s were the most compact, and so secured 
the premier ; Mr. Elphinstone coming 2nd ; and Mr. 
T. Osman 3rd, with a beautiful sample of Mrs. 
Pearson. In the corresponding class for black 
Grapes Mr. Reynolds was an easy 1st with Gros 
Maroc, beautifully compact bunches of enormous 
berries, and perfectly coloured ; Mr. Coomber was 
2nd; and Mr. Iggulden, Marston House, 3rd, with 
exceeding good Gros Maroc also. Mr. Hudson, 
Gunnersbury House, secured the 1st prize for a 
basket of Grapes; and Mr. Turton, Maiden Erleigh, 
that for a box of Grapes, in competitions in which a 
number of competitors were disqualified for non- 
compliance with the terms of the schedule. 
The class for three Pines was a better one than 
we have seen in the South for years as regards 
numbers, and the quality was good too. Mr. Slade, 
Clumber, took 1st honours with Smooth Cayennes ; 
Mr. T. Coomber being 2nd with Charlotte Rothschild 
and Smooth Cayenne; and Mr. J. Fry, Pinner, 3rd, 
with the last named variety. Mr. A. Methven, 
Wimbledon, had the best single fruit; and Mr. Slade, 
was awarded a Silver Gilt Medal for a very good 
collection. 
Hardy Fruits. 
The competition was grand in the eighteen classes 
for fruits grown in the open air, and generally the 
exhibits were all that could be desired ; while some 
were exceptionally good for this period of the year. 
The first prize for three dishes of Peaches was taken 
by Mr. R. Potter, gardener to Sir M. W. Collet, 
Bart., Sevenoaks. He was followed by Mr. William 
Carr, gardener to Mrs. S. Clarke, Croydon, with 
better coloured but not so ripe fruit. Mr. J. Dawes 
had the best two dishes, and Mr. Haines, Highworth, 
was second with somewhat smaller fruits. Mr. J. 
Austen, Witley Court, Stourport, had the best single 
dish with excellent samples ; and Mr. R. Potter was a 
good second. The latter however came to the front 
with three good dishes of Nectarines, an even lot; 
and Mr. Carr was second with smaller but intensely, 
coloured fruits. Mr. J. Dawes was first for two 
dishes; Mr. J. Miller, gardener to Lord Foley, 
Ruxley Lodge, Esher, being second. Mr. J. Dawes 
also had the best single dish ; and was followed by 
Mr. Thos. Turton. The best three dishes of red 
Plums came from Mr. Mclndoe, beating Messrs. T. 
Rivers & Son, who were a good second. Mr. W. Lane, 
Ascot, was first with purplePlums ; Mr. W. Iggulden 
was second, but came to the front with green or 
yellow Plums ; Mr. J. Mclndoe took a second place. 
Mr, Jas. Vert, gardener, to Lord Braybrook, Saffron 
Walden had the best dessert Plums and was followed 
by Mr. J. Hudson. The best culinary Plums came 
from Mr. H. W. Ward, and Mr. T. Turton was 
second. The latter came boldly to the front with six 
dishes of cooking Apples, with fine samples of The 
Queen and others ; Mr. J. McKenzie, gardener to F. 
Cornwallis, Esq., Maidstone, was second. Mr. Will 
Tayler, Hampton, had the best three dishes of cook¬ 
ing Apples ; and Mr. A. W. Porteous, gardener to 
E. H. Watts, Esq., Devonhurst, was second. Mr. 
T. Turton had the best single dish with grand 
samples of Peasgood's Nonsuch, in a strong 
competition. Mr. Geo. Goldsmith, Horsham, had 
the best three dishes of dessert Apples, and was 
followed by Mr. Geo. Reynolds. The best dish of a 
dessert variety came from Mr. T. A Hester. Mr. R. 
Potter had the three best dishes of Pears ; and Mr. 
Geo. Helman, gardener to Lord Gage, Lewes, was 
second, but took the first place with a single dish. 
In the classes mentioned below it was allowable to 
show fruit that had been growm under glass. Mr. 
Thos. Turton carried off the leading prize for three 
dishes of cooking Apples ; and Mr. J. Mclndoe was 
second, but came to the front with three dishes of 
dessert varieties. In the latter case Mr. T. Turton 
was second, as well as in the class for one dish of 
a cooking variety. Here Messrs. T. Rivers & Son 
were first, and they kept this position for one dish of 
dessert Apples, three dishes and one dish of Pears, 
the latter being magnificent examples of Pitmaston. 
In the three last named classes Mr. J. Mclndoe, Mr. 
J. Nicholson, gardener to J W. Welles, Esq., Ching- 
ford, and Mr. Geo. Reynolds were second respec¬ 
tively. Tomatos were well represented and in most 
cases good. The first prize for six dishes w r ent to 
Mr. Ed. Ryder, Orpington, and Mr. J. Hill, New 
Malden, followed. The best three dishes came from 
Mr. J. Roberts, Shepperton, who had large and even 
fruits: he was followed by Mr. j Berry, gardener 
to C. Bayer, Esq., Forest Hill, who was also second 
for a dish of yellow Tomatos. Mr. Ed. Ryder xvas 
first in the latter case Mr. John Hill had the best 
single dish, and was followed by Mr. J. Roberts. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
The miscellaneous class included numerous exten¬ 
sive exhibits which contributed largely to the general 
effectiveness of the exhibition. Two groups of large¬ 
sized Palms from Messrs. W T ills & Segar, Onslow 
Crescent, South Kensington, occupied the ends of 
the two buildings in which the show was located. In 
front of one of these was a splendid group of tuber¬ 
ous Begonias, evenly graded in three undulating 
banks, from Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. 
The scarlet, white, yellow, and other colours were 
more or less massed, and consisted almost exclusively 
of double sorts, including such grand varieties as 
Duke of York, Lady Esher, Lord Esher, Lady Dun- 
sany, Stanstead Gem, Duchess of Teck, and others 
(Gold Medal). Opposite this was a fine group of 
variegated and other trees and shrubs, hybrid green¬ 
house Rhododendrons, and an attractive lot of hybrid 
Streptocarpus seedlings from Messrs. J. Veitch & 
Sons, Chelsea. The branches of Farleigh Prolific 
Damson shown by them were loaded, literally piled 
with fruit (Silver Gilt Medal). A brightly coloured 
group of Crotons, Dracaenas, Caladiums, and Cala- 
theas, mixed with Lilium speciosum, was shown by 
Messrs. B. S. Williams &Son, Upper Holloway, who 
had also a group of new plants, several of which 
were certificated (Gold Medal). Six large pot Vines 
well loaded with fruit, as well as a collection of Apples, 
Plums, Filberts, and Cobs, were staged by Messrs. 
H. Lane & Son, Berkhamstead (Gold Medal). A simi¬ 
lar award was also made to Messrs. T. Rivers, 
& Son, Sawbridgeworth, for a collection of fruiting 
Apple trees, Pears, Plums, Peaches, and Nectarines 
arranged on each side of the south entrance door. 
Messrs. E. D. Shuttleworth & Co., Albert Nursery, 
Peckham Rye, had a Gold Medal for a nicely ar¬ 
ranged group of Palms, Crotons, Dracaenas, Coleus, 
Ferns, Lilium speciosum, and L. auratum. A similar 
award was made to W. Marshall, Esq., Bexley, for a 
complete collection of the species of hardy Ferns, in¬ 
cluding the handsome Polypodium vulgare trichoman- 
oides finely cut like the Kilarney Fern, also Polystich- 
ums.Lastreas, and Lady Ferns. A Gold Medal was also 
awarded to Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, for 
a fine group of Orchids, including several new varie¬ 
ties and hybrids, many of them receiving certificates. 
They were elevated on a round table, and included 
Laelia Gravesiae, Cattleya Parthenia nobilis, Laelia 
elegans Schroderse, L. e. Schroderiana, etc. 
A similar award was made to Mr. George Munro, 
Covent Garden, for a grand consignment of 
fruit from various parts of the globe, including 
Grapes, Pineapples, Peaches, Tomatos, Figs, and 
others in boxes and baskets as sent by the growers 
for market. A number of Silver Gilt Medals were 
also awarded for exhibits, including one for an at¬ 
tractive bank of Crotons from Mr. J. F. McLeod, 
The Gardens, Dover House, Roehampton. They 
were arranged with Maidenhair Ferns and Palms, 
and Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora at the back. A 
similar award was made to Mr. G. Wythes, gardener 
to the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House, 
Brentford, for a showy display of Campanula pyra- 
midalis, with Palms behind and Maidenhair in front. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited 
a collection of Cactus, decorative, and Pompon 
Dahlias set up in triangular bunches neatly arranged 
on a bank of Bracken fronds. They also showed 
some Cannas (Silver Gilt Medal). A collection of 
show, fancy. Cactus, and Pompon Dahlias, as well 
as Roses, Sunflowers, Rudbeckias, and Gaillardias, 
was shown by Mr. C. Turner, Slough. The show' 
Dahlias were arranged in the usual exhibition style 
(Silver Gilt Medal). 
A similar award was made to Mr. Jas. Walker, 
Ham, Surrey, for a collection of Apples in fine form, 
as well as some Peaches. Messrs. W. N. White & 
Co., Covent Garden, had an extensive collection 
of fruit, including French Peaches and Pears, 
English Plums and Apples in baskets, Belgian Plums 
and Pears, Dutch Pears, Spanish Melons, Italian 
Lemons, and Portuguese Grapes, the latter being 
packed in sawdust (Silver Gilt Medal). A Gold 
Medal was awarded to Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, 
Waltham Cross, for a collection of cut flow'ers of 
Roses, Sunflowers, Phloxes, and other hardy plants. 
Messrs. Jarman & Co., Chard, had a collection of 
