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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 19, 1892. 
Queen of England, Empress of India, Cherub, and 
Miss M. A. Haggis. 
In the fruit section Mr. W. C. Sim, of Knowle 
(gardener, Mr. Williams), was first with a very fine 
collection of Apples in 24 varieties of which the 
following is the list :— Mere de Menage, Lady 
Henniker, Hollandbury, Beauty of Wilts, Stirling 
Castle, Annie Elizabeth, Saltmarsh’s Queen, King of 
the Pippins, Golden Noble, Alfreston, Lady 
Walrond (a local Apple), Red-ribbed Greening, 
Cox's Orange Pippin, Blenheim Orange, Dumelow’s 
Seedling, Cornish Gilliflower, Warner’s King, 
Alexander, Cox’s Pomona, Court-Pendu Plat, Gloria 
Mundi, Northern Dumpling (?), Hoary Morning, and 
Fearn's Pippin. 
The first honours for nine dishes of Pears went’ to 
Sir John Shelley, Bart., of Shobrooke Park (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. Mairs), and a remarkably fine and even 
lot they were — exceptionally good for the year. 
The varieties were :—Uvedale’s St. Germain, Beurre 
Bachelier, Beurre Qiel, Forelle, Catillac, Black 
Pear of Worcester, Doyenne du Comice, Van Mons. 
Leon Leclerc, and Pitmaston Duchess. 
The miscellaneous contributions, which were 
numerous, included a fine group of stove and green¬ 
house plants mostly in flower, and a collection of 
over 120 dishes of Apples, including all the leading 
varieties, from Messrs. Robert Veitch & Sons; a 
fine collection of Apples from Mr. Watkins, Here¬ 
ford ; and Onions and Apples from Messrs. Jarman 
& Co., Chard. 
Birkenhead and Wirral. 
The sixth annual exhibition of Chrysanthemums 
was held at Birkenhead on the 10th inst., ajid proved 
the most successful show yet held in the district, 
the entries being more numerous than before in each 
section, whilst the quality was first-rate. For 
twenty-four Japanese, distinct varieties, Mr. G. 
Cockburn, Claughton (gardener, Mr. G. Burden), 
was first with a good stand, the best being E. Aloly- 
neux, Viviand Morel, Puritan, Avalanche, Gloire de 
Rocher, etc. For twelve varieties, Mr. A. S. Mather, 
Woolton (gardener, Mr. H. How’ard), was well 
ahead with fine blooms of Viviand Morel, Etoile de 
Lyon, Gloire de Rocher, W. H. Lincoln, etc. ; 
second, Mr. C. J. Procter, Noctorum (gardener, Mr. 
J. Williams). For twenty-four incurved varieties, 
Mr. G. Cockburn again came in first, with large 
fresh blooms, but somewhat wanting in depth, a 
failing generally noticeable throughout the show-. 
Mr. A. S. Mather was first for twelve varieties, his 
finest blooms being Mons. R. Bahuant, Queen of 
England, and Empress of India. Mr. G. Cockburn 
also took the lead with eighteen Japanese in the 
local competition; and Mr. C. Gatehouse, Noc¬ 
torum, w-as first in the twelve class, and Mr. C. J. 
Procter for six. Mr. G. Cockburn had also the 
best eighteen incurved blooms, while Mr. G. 
Broadey took similar honours for twelve. The 
classes allotted to amateurs who do not employ a 
gardener were well filled, and Mr. S. H. Swan, in 
particular, staged flowers of considerable merit. 
Specimen plants were shown to great advantage, 
and Primulas were a special feature, being very fine 
both in quantity and quality. Mr. G. Webster, 
Birkenhead (gardener, Mr. A. Brown), was first in 
this competition with six Cyclamens, Mr. F. Jevons, 
Claughton (gardener, Mr. A. Price), was well to the 
fore ; and with four stove and greenhouse plants, Mr. 
G. Webster again took the lead, showing among 
•others a Dipladenia with nearly 100 flowers, and a 
Statice profusa 3 ft. in diameter. 
Fruit was well represented, and Mr. J. W. Barker, 
Rock Ferry (gardener, Mr. J. Barker), had the best 
six dishes, which included Muscat of Alexandria and 
Black Alicante Grapes, King of the Pippins and 
Ribston Pippin Apples, and Beurre Diel and Marie 
Louise Pears ; second, Mr. R. C. Naylor, Hooton. 
For eight dishes of culinary Apples Mr. R. C. 
Naylor took the lead with large fruit, and w-as 
similarly placed in the single dish class. The best 
six dishes of dessert Apples came from Mr. J. Davis, 
Leominster, and for the single dish of Pears Mr. 
Ralph Brocklebank, Childwall (gardener, Mr. T. 
Winkw-orth), had the best out of seventeen lots. 
The Liverpool Horticultural Company staged a 
magnificent display of wreaths, &c. Messrs. 
Dicksons, Limited, Chester, contributed a fine 
collection of Apples, and Messrs. W. Clibran & Son, 
Altrincham, a choice collection of Japanese Chry¬ 
santhemums. The arrangements under the able 
supervision of Mr. S. W. Swan, secretary, were all 
that could be desired. 
Grassendale. 
The second show of the Grassendale Horticultural 
Society was held on the 12th inst., but hardly 
equalled last year’s show in extent, although the 
quality was fully up to its predecessor. In the 
premier class for cut blooms of Chrysanthemums, 
the first prize, in which was a Silver Challenge Cup 
presented by Mr. A. L. Jones, the president, Mr. D. 
Forbes, gardener to Mr. A. Holt, won easily with 
very fine flow-ers. For six varieties of incurved, and 
the same number of Japanese, Mr. J. Grant, gardener 
to Mr. W. S. Gladstone, took the lead. With trained 
plants, Mr. J. Harrison, gardener to Mr. Bateson, 
took the first prizes for large flowering and pompon. 
For a single Orchid, the prizes being given by the 
Liverpool Horticultural Company, Mr. A. L. Jones 
took the first with Oncidium crispum. The first 
prizes in the fruit classes were taken by Messrs. 
A. L. Jones, W. J. Davis, S. S. Parker, and R. 
Singlehurst. 
Sevexoaks and West Kent. 
The eighth annual exhibition at Sevenoaks was held 
on the 8th and 9th inst., and was a great success. 
The show w-as not quite so good as last year on 
account of the lateness of the season, and especially 
w-as this noticeable in regard to the incurved blooms 
which required more time. The Japanese were quite 
equal to previous years, although some of the blooms 
bore traces of having been subjected to strong heat 
to get them out. The groups w-ere not so numerous 
as usual at this show-, many grow-ers failing to get 
their plants out. There was but little to choose be¬ 
tween the first and second groups, the first prize 
lot being well arranged by Mr. E. Hughes, gardener 
to J. Dixon, Esq., Edenhurst; second, Mr. S. Cooke, 
gardener to De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield ; 
third, Mr. J. Smith, The "Mount. There was a good 
competition with miscellaneous groups arranged for 
effect,the first prize going to Air. S. Cooke with agroup 
composed almost entirely of Ferns and Orchids, On¬ 
cidium tigrinum, Odontoglossum crispum, O. Ander- 
sonianum, and a dark form of Laelia Perrini being 
prominent; second, Air. H. Heath, gardener to Airs. 
Petley, Riverhead, who showed well, but a rather 
heavy background detracted from the general effect 
it otherwise possessed; third, Air. A. Hoadley, 
gardener to F. L. Bevan, Esq., who had good quality 
stuff but somew-hat huddled together. 
Cut blooms w-ere well show-n by Air. A. Gibson, 
gardener to T. F. Burnaby-Atkins, Esq., w-ho was 
placed first for twenty-four, twelve incurved and 
twelve Japs (open), show-ing in good form Jeanne 
D’Arc, Alfred Salter, Queen of England, incurved, 
and Air. E. W. Clarke, Etoile de Lyon, and Edwin 
Molyneux as his best Japs ; second, Air. AV. A. 
Searing, gardener to R. Alonckton, Esq. ; third. Air. 
S. Cooke. In the classes for twelve varieties Alessrs. 
Searing & Hughes took chief honours. Fruit was 
well show-n by Air. R. Potter, gardener to Sir Alark 
Collett, who had the best three dishes of Pears, 
showing in fine condition Beurre Diel and Doyenne 
du Comice. The same exhibitor also had the best 
Kitchen Apples, four dishes followed by Air. J. Buck- 
land, -gardener to Aliss Unwin, Walthamstow Hall. 
The best four dishes of dessert Apples were shown by 
Alr. J. Kingswood, gardener to A Wilson, Esq., Oak 
Hill, who had good samples of Cox's Orange Pippin, 
Ribston Pippin, and King of the Pippins. There 
was a keen competition in the class for two bunches 
of black Grapes. Air. G. Latter, gardener to F. 
Tooth, Esq., Park Farm, was first with fine well- 
finished bunches; second, Air. A. Hoadley, with 
equally well finished bunches, but smaller; third 
Air. A. Gibson. Some excellent baskets of vegetables 
were staged and special mention should be made of 
those shown by Alessrs. J. Buckland, G Latter, A. 
Farmer, and W. Wolfe. The latter, w-ho is an 
amateur, carrying all before him in his particular 
classes.— S. 
Cirencester. 
This young society held its second exhibition in the 
Corn Exchange on November gth and 10th, and the 
w-eather being most favourable on both days the 
show w-as patronised by most of the leading families 
of the neighbourhood. For a second effort the 
results were of a most encouraging and satisfactory 
character in every respect. There was keen com¬ 
petition in most of the classes, as will be inferred 
from the number of entries, which were 230, as 
against 137 last year. Most of the exhibits were 
superior to those of the previous year, but exception 
must be made in the case of the incurved cut 
blooms, which were below the average, lacking 
depth and finish, no doubt owing to tke sharp frost 
experienced on the 18th of September last. The 
Japs, were better, indeed there were some really 
excellent blooms in many of the stands. 
Perhaps the chief feature of the show was a 
magnificent group of plants set up by Alessrs. J. 
Jefferies & Son, and w-hich comprised most of the 
new and leading varieties ; they were also admirably 
arranged by Alessrs. Jefferies’ foreman, Air. Dyer, 
and gave him much credit. There were classes for 
epergnes of Chrysanthemum bouquets, baskets of 
hard}- autumn foliage and berries (a feature of the 
show, and keenly competed for), and buttonhole 
bouquets. There w-ere also classes provided for 
cottagers both in plants and cut blooms; also a class 
for vegetables. These classes, as might have been 
expected, were very keenly contested, and in the 
matter of vegetables I doubt if the professional 
gardener could have beaten them, particularly with 
Potatos. 
The miscellaneous classes consisted of groups of 
stove and greenhouse plants arranged for effect, and 
which brought out six competitors. They were a 
great attraction. Fruit and vegetables in the 
gardeners' classes were well shown, and there were 
also some good Grapes, Apples, and Pears. 
Bouvardias, Primulas, double and single, Poinsettias, 
Cyclamens, Alignonette, Pelargoniums, and table 
plants were for the most part well shown, and 
brought out a keen competition. 
Among the leading prize winners were Air. G. 
Bastin, gardener to Airs. G. Holloway, Stroud ; Air. 
T. Arnold, gardener to Earl Bathurst; Air. O. 
Orpett, gardener to the Alisses Brow-n; and Air. 
Price, gardener to Airs. Bulley, Fairford. Air. 
Oipett won the N.C.S. Silver Aledal with his speci¬ 
men plants ; and the Society’s Certificates w-ent to 
Alessrs. Jefferies & Son and Air. T. Arnold for groups 
of Chrysanthemums.— X. 
Sheffield and AVest Riding. 
The tenth annual exhibition of this society was held 
on the nth and 12th inst., but hardly came up to 
the usual Sheffield standard, owing to the lateness of 
the season. The open classes for cut blooms, how¬ 
ever, brought out a very fine display, though they 
came from more favoured localities. Air. R, Parker, 
Impney, Droitwich, was in rare form, and came in 
first for twenty-four incurved blooms, twenty-four 
Japanese, twelve incurved, six incurved, and twelve 
Japanese. In the open classes for plants, Air. AV. 
Redmill, gardener to J. G. Lowood, Esq., had the 
best group; Air. Scott, gardener to J. Colley, Esq., 
the best six plants; and Air. E. Pidsley, gardener 
to Airs. Wilson, AVestbrook, the best three Japanese. 
In the local classes Mr. Pidsley also came out well, 
taking first honours for a group of miscellaneous 
plants, for six exotic Ferns, for a group of Primulas, 
and for six buttonhole bouquets. Other conspicuous 
winners were Air H. T. Greaves, Air. AA 7 . Redmill, 
Air. AV. AVenman, Air. C. Scott, Air. J. H. Clements, 
etc. 
Air. H J. Jones, Lewisham, sent a large and very 
fine collection of Japanese blooms; and collections 
of stove and greenhouse plants were contributed by 
Alessrs. Fisher, Son & Sibrav, Air. Seagrave, and 
Air. B. Crossland, etc. An object of some attrac¬ 
tion was a couple of Chrysanthemum blooms in the 
middle of a block of ice. This was shown by Air. 
AA r . Colchester, Ipswich, by way of demonstrating 
the practicability of sending English blooms abroad. 
Liverpool. 
The annual exhibition of Chrysanthemums, fruit, 
and plants was held in St. George's Hall on the 15th 
and 16th inst., and proved a great success, the cut 
flowers surpassing those seen at any previous show, 
the Japanese especially being far ahead for size, 
substance, and general finish. The incurved blooms 
were fully up to Liverpool size, but somewhat less 
in depth than usual. The plants included many 
splendid specimens, and Air. J. Harrison proved 
himself the victor in nearly every class. 
For three large flowering plants trained, distinct, 
Air. J. Harrison, gardener to Airs. Bateson, Aigburth, 
was first with grand specimens. Second, Air. AV. 
AA'ilson, gardener to H. Cunningham, Esq., Gateacre; 
and for six untrained plants, Air. E. Bennett, 
gardener to J. E. Gordon, Esq., AVavertree, came in 
first. For a group of Chrysanthemums arranged 
