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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
October 15, 1892 
fine samples of Reading Russet, Pink Perfection and 
Vicar of Laleham. The second award went to Mr. 
A. V. Cross ; the third was taken by Mr. j. Friend ; 
and the fourth went to Mr. R. Lye. Edgar F. 
Jenkins, Esq., Doctors’ Commons, London, offered 
the first prize for three dishes of white kidney 
Potatos and this went to Mr. J. H. Rigdewell, who 
had beautiful samples of Snowdrop, Fidler's Reading 
Giant, and Fidler's Purity. Mr. James Lye, Market 
Lavington, was second, and Mr. Ed. Chopping came 
in third. In the class for three dishes of coloured 
kidneys the first prize was offered by Arthur L. 
Coles, Esq., Upper Thames Street, and this was 
taken by Mr. J. H. Ridgewell, who showed Edgecote 
Purple, Mr. Bresee, and White Elephant, all noble 
tubers. The second place was taken by Mr. G. 
North, Buckingham, showing a pretty variety named 
Peerless Rose, etc. Mr. G. Galt and Mr. Ed.. Chop¬ 
ping were third and fourth respectively. John 
Evans, Esq., Hartridge’s, London, offered the prizes 
for a d : sh of any round white Potatos. 1 he first 
award was taken by Mr. J. Wilkins, who had fine 
samples of London Hero He was followed by Mr. 
James Simkins, Mr. J. H. Ridgewell, and Mr. J. 
Bradford, 70, Grosvenor Road, Twickenham, respec¬ 
tively. 
The first prize for a dish of any coloured 
round Potato was offered by Messrs. J. C. Wheeler 
& Sons, Gloucester, and this was taken by Mr. James 
Simkins, with The Dean. Mr. R. Lye was second 
with Sutton’s Reading Russet; Mr. G. Galt was 
third; and Mr. John Whatley, Stroud, Gloucester, 
was fourth. C. Val. Hunter, Esq., London, offered 
the first prize for any white kidney, and this went to 
Mr. J. H. Ridgewell, who had fine samples of Snow¬ 
drop. Mr. Ed. Chopping was second ; Mr. Pope 
was third and Mr. Geo. Wheeler, Thatcham, New¬ 
bury, Berks, an amateur with 18 poles of garden 
ground planted with fruit and vegetables, took the 
fourth place with Reading Giant, in a keen compe¬ 
tition of 40 exhibitors. The first prize for a dish of 
any coloured kidney was offered by Mr. Alderman 
Green, Upper Thamer Street, and this was taken by 
Mr. Tom Tooley, 22, Albert Street, Banbury. Mr. 
Wm. Pope was second; Mr. J. Wilkins was third ; 
and Mr. J. H. Ridgewell took the fourth place. The 
prizes for six dishes of Potatos put into commerce 
since 1886 were offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons. 
The first award was taken by Mr. James Simkins 
with Sutton’s Abundance, Sutton’s Seedling, Sutton's 
Satisfaction, Sutton’s Windsor Castle, Reliance and 
Fidler’s Reading Giant. Mr. J. H. Ridgewell was 
second with Daniel’s Reliable, Pink Perfection, 
Come to Stay and others. The third prize went to 
Mr. James Lye, who had Clipper, King of Russets, 
Best of All, Rural New Yorker, Victory, &c. The 
fourth and fifth prizes were taken by Mr. A. V. 
Cross and Mr. R. Lye, respectively. The first prize 
for three dishes introduced since 1886 was offered 
by Messrs. Gower, Dodson & Co., Old Jewry, and 
was taken by Mr. J. H. RiJgewell, with Sutton’s 
Satisfaction, Pink Perfection, and Fidler's Reading 
Giant. Mr. Tom Tooley was second with Sutton’s 
Windsor Castle, Alderman and Sutton's Triumph. 
Mr. E. S. Wiles, Edith Road, Oxford, was third 
with Fidler's Marvel and others already mentioned ; 
and Mr. A. V. Cross was fourth. There is evidently 
a great amount of enthusiasm amongst the growers 
and raisers of new Potatos, judging from the number 
of them shown. Prizes were offered in four classes 
for seedling varieties of Potatos of sufficient merit 
and not yet in commerce. Medals and certificates 
were awarded the best of them, and a description of 
them will be found in another column 
(p. 98). The Gold Medal offered for the most 
meritorious collection of Potatos in the exhibition 
was won by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, who had 
an extensive collection occupying a table almost the 
entire length of the building. It consisted of close 
upon 4,500 tubers in 222 varieties set up in 11 heaps, 
10 dishes, 218 plates, and was composed largely of 
those varieties introduced by the firm, such as 
Satisfaction, Abundance, Windsor Castle, Nonsuch, 
Perfection, Triumph and Ringleader. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
As at previous exhibitions at Earl’s Court, the mis¬ 
cellaneous exhibits were very extensive, and .consti¬ 
tuted a great additional feature to the hardy fruit 
and Potatos. A Gold Medal was awarded to 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for an extensive 
collection of Apples, Pears, Plums, and ornamental 
Crabs. Along the back of the table were handsome 
baskets of Sandringham, Stirling Castle, Seaton 
House, Lane’s Prince Albert, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, 
Bismark, King of the Pippins, Winter Hawthomden, 
Lord Suffield, and other Apples, while between these 
were fruiting canes of Superlative and Belle de Fon- 
tenay Raspberries. A similar award was made to 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, for a col¬ 
lection of Apples and Pears in pots, as well as fruits 
of the same in dishes and likewise Grapes. A 
beautiful and effective group of Tuberous Begonias, 
backed up with Palms, Dracaenas, Crotons, and 
other fine-foliaged plants, was set up by Messrs. J. 
Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. The Begonias were 
often grouped in masses of a colour, and at either 
end of them were collections of Apples. A Gold 
Medal was awarded the group. Messrs. Wm. Paul 
& Son, Waltham Cross, had a similar award 
for some groups of Conifers, Hollies, Portugal 
Laurels, and other subjects in the main exhibition 
building. 
Messrs. George Bunyard & Co..Maidstone,exhibited 
a handsome collection of Apples, many of which 
were wonderful samples for size and colouring, in¬ 
cluding Peasegood’s Nonsuch, Northern Dumpling, 
Bismark, Stirling Castle, and others (Silver-gilt 
Medal). Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, had 
also a large collection of Apples, including The 
Queen, Golden Noble, Emperor Alexander, and 
Pears, as well as fruiting branches of Apples and 
ornamental Crabs (Silver-gilt Medal). A large group 
of highly-coloured Crotons, Dracaenas, and other 
fine-foliaged plants was set up by Messrs. B. S. 
Williams, Upper Holloway (Silver-gilt Medal). A 
very extensive collection of vegetables, including 
Onions, Leeks, Cabbages, Parsnips, winter Greens, 
and Potatos were shown by Messrs. Sutton & Sons. 
Of the 32'varieties of Potatos introduced by the 
firm there were 65 dishes of Satisfaction, 43 of 
Windsor Castle, 27 of Abundance, and 20 of Reading 
Russet in the show. Messrs. Ed. Shuttleworth & 
Co., 256, Peckham Rye, exhibited a large group of 
fine-foliaged plants, including large specimens of 
Palms behind, with Crotons, Dracaenas, Coleus, 
Grevilleas, Heaths, Ferns, etc., all tastefully ar¬ 
ranged. The firm had also a table of Michaelmas 
Daisies, etc. (Gold Medal).* Mr. H. Deverill, 
Banbury, showed a large collection of Onions, some 
of them, such as Cocoanut, Anglo-Spanish, Royal 
Jubilee, and Ailsa Craig, being of huge size (Silver- 
gilt Medal). Messrs. Chas. Lee & Son, Hammer¬ 
smith, had a fine collection of Apples, including 
Bismark, King of Pippins, Lord Suffield, Warner's 
King, Worcester Pearmain, Duchess Favourite, etc. 
(Silver-gilt Medal). A collection of Apples, Asters, 
and Roses was shown by Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son 
(Silver-gilt Medal). A collection of salad plants, 
such as Endive, Lamb’s Lettuce, Chicory, and 
Dandelion, as well as Celery and Celeriac, was 
shown by Messrs. Vilmorin, Andrieu & Co., Paris 
(Silver-gilt Medal). 
A fine exhibit of Gros Maroc Grapes in baskets 
and also on the usual stage boards was shown by Mr. 
Wm. Iceton, Putney Park Lane, and elicited admira¬ 
tion from the visitors (Silver Medal). Sixteen 
large fruits of Hero of Lockinge Melon, and eight 
of a seedling, were shown by Mr. Geo. Reynolds, 
gardener to the Messrs, de Rothschild, Gunnersbury 
Park, Acton (Silver Medal). A group of Palms, 
Chrysanthemums, and Eucharis was shown by Mr. 
Geo. Wythes, gardener to the Duke of Northumber¬ 
land, Syon House, Brentford (Silver Medal). Sun¬ 
flowers, Asters, Anemones, and other autumn flowers 
were shown by Mr. C. Turner, Slough (Silver 
Medal). A fine lot of Peaches was staged by Mr. 
Geo. Woodward, Barham Court, Maidstone (Silver 
Medal). Nine bunches of black Grapes in fine con¬ 
dition were shown by Mr. S. T. Wright, gardener to 
C. P. Campbell, Esq., Glewston Court, Ross 
(Silver Medal). Apples, Pears, Plums, Apricots, and 
other English fruits dried were shown by Mr. W. A. 
Trotter, gardener to F. Ricardo, Esq., Broms- 
berrow Place, Ledbury (Silver Medal). Table 
decorations were shown by Mr. J. R. Chard, Stoke 
Newington (Silver Medal). A large collection of 
self and fancy Pansies were shown by Mr. H. 
Wrede, Liineburg, Germany (Silver Medal). A 
table of Onions, and a collection of Apples set up 
with the leaves of Mahonias and other subjects, was 
arranged by Messrs. Jarman & Co., Chard, Somerset 
(Silver Medal). A collection of Apples, Filberts, 
Cobs, etc., was exhibited by Messrs. H. Lane & Son, 
Berkhamstead (Silver Medal). A collection of Pears 
of great weight and handsome proportions was 
exhibited by Mr. H. Becker, Jersey (Silver Medal). 
Mr. A. H. Rickwood, gardener to Lady Freake, 
Twickenham, had a collection of Apples and Pears 
in fine condition (Silver Medal). A collection of 
thirty dishes of Tomatos in nearly as many varieties 
was staged by Mr. Rider, Orpington, Kent, and all 
were finely finished and generally rich in colour 
(Silver Medal). A collection of Apples, many of 
large size and well coloured, was staged by Mr. Will 
Tayler, Hampton Court (Silver Medal). A collec¬ 
tion of eighty-seven dishes of Apples was exhibited 
by Messrs. S. Spooner & Sons, Hounslow (Silver 
Medal). A collection of Cider and other Apples 
was shown by Mr. John Watkins, Pomona Farm, 
Withington, Hereford (Silver Medal). A varied 
collection of Michaelmas Daises and other hardy 
herbaceous plants was staged by Messrs. Barr & 
Son, Covent Garden (Silver Medal). Cut foliage of 
various trees and shrubs was brought up by Messrs. 
W. Barron & Son, Borrowash (Silver Medal). 
A Bronze Medal was awarded to Messrs. John 
Peed & Sons, Mitcham Road, Streatham, for a 
collection of Apples, including fine samples of 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, The Queen, Emperor 
Alexander, etc. Flowers of Zonal Pelargoniums in 
bunches and Begonia Rosebud were shown by 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley (Bronze Medal). 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Worcester Pearmain, and 
Lord Suffield Apples in heaps were shown by Mr. 
B. Wells, Crawley (Bronze Medal). A group of 
Chrysanthemums, Begonias, Ferns, etc., was set up 
by Mr. Chas. Holding, Ealing (Bronze Medal). 
Pears were shown by Mr. E. Meads, gardener to 
G. A. Loveday, Esq., Iver Heath, Bucks (Bronze 
Medal). Cider and Cider Apples were shown by 
Messrs. Gaymer & Son, Banham, Attleboro. 
Twenty-three dishes of Apples were shown by Mr. 
Bytheway, Marlborough (Bronze Medal). A collec¬ 
tion of Runner Beans and Potatos was exhibited by 
Mr. R. Dean, Ranelagh Road, Ealing (Bronze 
Medal). A collection of Japanese, Pompon, and 
single Chrysanthemums was staged by Mr. W. 
Wells, Earlswood Station, Surrey (Bronze Medal). 
A sample of an enormous cropping and finely 
flavoured Potato named Prodigious was shown by 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter. 
Some medals were awarded for collections of 
Potatos in connection with that exhibition. A fine 
and somewhat extensive collection was exhibited by 
Mr. Ed. Chopping, who had fine samples of Edge¬ 
cote Purple, Sutton’s Seedling, Favourite, Mottled 
Beauty, Victory, etc. (Silver-gilt Medal). Messrs. 
W. W. Johnson & Sons, Boston, Lincolnshire, also 
had a fine collection, including Crimson Beauty, 
Prime Minister, and Boston Q. Q. (Silver Medal). 
Mr. C. Fidler, Reading, also showed a collection of 
the leading sorts, with a pile of Fidler’s Reading 
Giant in the centre (Silver Medal). Messrs. Harrison 
& Sons, Leicester, had a collection, including Early 
Short Top, Harvester, of beautifu shape and a great 
curiosity in tubers of Reading Giant, twelve months 
old (Bronze Medal). 
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ORCHID NOTES AND GLEANINGS, 
The Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 
Cattleya House. —The reintroduction of the 
autumn flowering Cattleya labiata in such large 
quantities has enabled many amateurs to purchase a 
good batch at a very small outlay. Such a free 
grower is it, that out of eighty small plants we have 
over sixty sheaths, and so distinct are some of the 
plants that we expect great variety among them. 
The best plants are grown in baskets, which suit 
them well, as they appear to require all the light and 
air possible to do them justice. Although small 
pieces in 6o's and qS's in some instances have made 
strong flowering growths, only the strongest plants 
will be allowed to develop their flowers, and these 
will only carry them for a day or two, so as not to 
weaken the plants. 
Cattleya Bowringiana, if not so attractive or so 
variable as the above, is nevertheless valuable on 
account of its flowering at a time when Orchid 
bloom is scarce and the quantity of bloom which it 
has to a spike. We find it does best w’hen potted in 
peat alone and somewhat confined as to root room. It 
requires plenty of moisture at the roots during its 
