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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 27, 1897. 
CHRYSflNT HElDU JII SHOWS. 
ORLEANS.— November 6 th, yth, 8th, gth, and io th. 
The second Congress under the auspices of the 
“Societe Francaise des Chrysanthemistes " was held 
on the above dates. 
The Prize of Honour, offered by the President of 
the Republic, fell to MM. Montigny & fils for 
their Chrysanthemums in pots and collection of cut 
blooms. The special prize offered by the Conseil 
General was awarded to M. Mourand, Horticulteur, 
Nantes, for his good culture of Chrysanthemums. 
The special prize offered by the Lady Patronesses 
was won by M. Calvat, of Grenoble, for his new 
seedlings. The special prize offered by the City of 
Orleans went to M. Liger-Ligneau, Horticulteur, 
Orleans, for excellent Chrysanthemums in pots. 
The special prize offered by the president of the 
society was won by M. Couillard, Vice-President of 
the Chrysanthemistes Society, for his good collection 
of cut blooms. The special prize offered by M. le 
Marquis de St. Paul, vice-president of the society, 
fell to M. Gue, Poitiers, for his collection of large 
blooms. 
A special prize, offered as a souvenir of M. and 
Mme. Chevrier, went to Mr. Dejouy for a good col¬ 
lection in pots. A special prize by the society was 
carried off by MM. Vilmorin, Andrieux & Cie., of 
Paris, for Chrysanthemums in pots. 
A special prize offered by Mme. Sainjon, presidente 
of the Lady Patronesses, went to M. Ragueneau, of 
Chateauvieux, for his large blooms. 
The Gold Medal offered by the Minister of Agri¬ 
culture went to M. Mourand, Chrysanthemiste, 
Nantes, for his good culture of standards, which, we 
may add, were the main feature of the show. 
The Gold Medal given by the Societe Francaise des 
Chrysanthemistes went to M. Foucard, of Orleans, 
for his Chrysanthemums in pots, and standards. 
The following awards were also made :—A Silver 
Medal to M. Proust-Gallianand, Orleans ; Silver 
Medal to M. Liger-Ligneau, Orleans, for his new 
Begonia gigantea; Silver Medal to M. Dubois, for 
his Begonia Rex; also to M. Champdavoine, for his 
Primroses ; and to M. Fortepaule, for his Cycla¬ 
mens. 
The prizes for cut Chrysanthemums were awarded 
as follows :—The Silver Gilt Medal offered by the 
Minister of Agriculture, to M. Drussy, Vineuil; 
Silver-Gilt Medals to M. A. Charvet, and to M. 
Socquard-Martin, of Troyes ; large Silver Gilt Medals 
to MM. Nonin and Morieres for their new varieties. 
Small Silver Gilt Medals to MM. Heraud, of Pont 
d’ Avignon ; Rozain-Boucharlat, of Lyons; and M. 
Dumas de Busset, for their new varieties ; the Silver 
Medals offered by the Minister of Agriculture, to 
MM. Rivoire, pere & fils, of Lyons; and to M. 
Juge, of Lille-sur-Sorgue. 
The other small Silver Medals went to M. de 
Reydelet, of Valence; M. Bonnefons, M. Roux, 
M. Ragueneau, M. Giraudin, and to M. de 
Fondettes. 
The Ichthemic Guano Company, of Ipswich, 
England, were awarded a First-class Diploma of 
Honour for their fertilizer. The firm was repre¬ 
sented by their continental representative, M. W. J. 
Le Cornu. 
We are pleased to learn that the Medal of Honour 
of the Congress was given to M. de Reydelet, of 
Valence. This gentleman, we all know, is one of 
the oldest French Chrysanthemistes. 
The town chosen for next year’s Congress is 
Troyes. 
LEEDS PAXTON SOCIETY.— November gth and io th. 
The ninth annual Chrysanthemum exhibition of 
the Leeds Paxton Society was opened on the 9th 
inst. in the Town Hall, by the President, E. B. 
Faber, Esq,, J.P., in a very appropriate and neatly 
worded, short speech, in which he jocularly re¬ 
marked that human beings were more inclined to 
show gratitude for favours to come, but plants and 
flowers had gratitude for favours that were past. 
Plants were always truly grateful. 
The show was continued on the 10th. Under the 
management of that energetic body—the members 
of the Paxton Society—it has now taken front rank 
among the Chrysanthemum shews cf the north of 
England. The entries were more numerous than 
on any previous occasion, being considerably above 
500. The quality of the exhibits was also better 
than formerly, especially that of the Chrysanthe¬ 
mum groups, and the cut blooms in the local 
classes. 
On entering the hall it presented a truly picturesque 
appearance. The specimen and foliage plants were 
tastefully arranged in the orchestra. The Chry¬ 
santhemum groups were arranged on one side of the 
hall, and the miscellaneous groups on the other. The 
cut flowers, table plants, and fruits were staged on 
tables placed across the hall. The bouquets, sprays 
and buttonholes were arranged in front of the 
orchestra, on each side of an artistic design of fruit, 
flowers, and autumn tinted leaves, set up by Mr. 
Grix, gardener to Sir J. Kitson, and Mr. A. Walker, 
of Shaw Bros., florists, Leeds. This was frozen in a 
large block of ice by Mr. Thomson, of the Leeds 
Storage Company, which was a great attraction to 
the show. The vegetables were all arranged in an 
ante-room. The whole management reflected great 
credit on the curators, Messrs. Bailey, Benham, 
Daniels, and Charge. 
In addition to the improvement in quality in the 
Chrysanthemum groups, we were pleased to notice a 
departure—which might, with still better effect, be 
carried a little farther—from the stiff banks of Chry¬ 
santhemums we usually see. The addition of six 
foliage plants and Ferns relieved the stiffness con¬ 
siderably. The first prize was justly awarded to 
Mrs. Bowring, Allerton Hall, Gledhow, Leeds 
(gardener, Mr. W. Moore). The quality of the 
blooms in this group was such as is seldom seen in 
groups, indeed it was superior to many that we see 
on the boards. The blending of the colours was 
charming, and relieved with well-grown plants of 
Cocos, made it the most pleasing group of Chrysan¬ 
themums we ever had the pleasure of seeing. 
J. Rhodes, Esq., Potternewton House, Chapeltown, 
Leeds (gardener, Mr. R. Mason), was placed second 
with a well-arranged group. Mrs. Tetley, Fox Hill, 
Weetwood (gardener, Mr. Eastwood), was third, 
and Mrs. Taylor, Buckingham House, Headingley 
(gardener, Mr. Leech), was fourth. 
The miscellaneous groups in the local class showed 
good cultural skill, but the arrangement was 
perhaps too stiff and flat, with the exception of the 
first-prize group exhibited by M. Kitchen, Esq., 
Eller Close, Roundhay (gardener, Mr. Gamble), who 
showed great decorative taste. J. Rhodes, Esq , 
was again second in this class; and J. W. Oxley, 
Esq., J.P., Spenfield, Headingley (gardener, Mr. R. 
Riches), third. 
In the open class for miscellaneous groups, there 
was only one exhibitor, E. B. Faber, Esq., J.P., 
Belvedere, Harrogate (gardener, Mr. W. Townsend), 
who set up a splendid group. 
In the open class for twenty-four Japanese blooms, 
R. A. Bowring, Esq., The Heath, Cardiff, took first 
honours with a most magnificent stand made up of 
the following varieties:—Simplicity (a superb bloom 
which gained the special prize as the best Japanese 
in the show), Etoile de Lyon, Chas. Davis, V. 
Morel, John Seward, Duke of York, Phoebus, Aus¬ 
tralian Gold, W. Seward, Miss Elsie Teichmann, 
Mrs. H. Weeks, Mrs. Hermann Kloss, Edith Tabor, 
Pride of Exmouth, M. Chenon de Leche, Mrs. G. 
W. Palmer, Gen. Roberts, and Mad. Carnot. A. 
Wilson, Esq , Tranby Croft (gardener, Mr. Lead- 
better), was second with a good stand, but not quite 
so heavy as the first, made up with the following 
varieties:—Mad. Carnot, C. Davis, E. Tabor, M. 
G. H. de Clermont, Primrose League, T. Wilkins, 
Australian Gold, M. Chas. Molin, Phoebus, M. 
Joseph Allemand, Pride of Madford, Pride of Ex¬ 
mouth, V.Morel, E.Molyneux, Amiral Avellan, Baron 
Alf. De Rothschild, Modesto, and Niveus. Mr. J. 
W. Backhouse, florist, Beverley, was placed third 
with a very creditable stand. 
In the open class for eighteen incurve blooms, The 
Right Hon. The Earl of Harrington (gardener, Mr. 
Goodacre), had a splendid stand with which he won 
the society’s Challenge Cup. Having won the Cup 
in this class twice in succession, it becomes Mr. 
Goodacre's own property. The varieties on this 
stand were C. H. Curtis, two blooms (one of which 
gained the special prize as being the best incurve in 
the show), Duchess of Fife, H. Flight, M. O. Blanch, 
Globe d’Or, Queen of England, Golden Empress, 
John Doughty, John Lambert, Lord Alcester, Mrs. 
S. Colman, Violet Tomlin, Princess of Wales, and 
two blooms of Miss Haggas. A. Wilson, Esq., was 
again second in this class with a good stand of the 
following varieties : C. H. Curtis (2) R. C. Kingston, 
(2), Queen of England (2), J. Agate, Lord Alcester, 
Princess of Wales (2), Empress of India, Violet 
Tomlin, John Lambert, Miss Haggas, Globe d’Or, 
Mrs. J. Kearn, Alfred Salter, and Ma Perfection. 
G. H. Cockburn, Esq., Lingdale Lodge, Birkenhead 
(gardener, Mr. Burden), was third with neat well- 
formed blooms, but not quite so heavy as the other 
two lots. 
In the open class for twelve incurves, distinct, A. 
Wilson, Esq., was first, Mrs. Whitaker, Cliffe 
House, Hessle, near Hull (gardener, Mr. Jarvis), was 
second. 
In the local classes for cut blooms there was 
noticeable a marked improvement, and some of 
them would have scored well had they been placed 
in the open classes, especially the twelve incurves, 
distinct, and the twelve Japanese distinct, exhibited 
by Mr. Moore, gardener to Mrs. Bowring, Allerton 
Hall, Gledhow,with which he won the two Challenge 
Cups. The cup offered in the incurve class becomes 
his own property, this being the second time in 
succession he has won it. His stands were made up 
as follows :—Incurves : J. Agate, Golden Empress, 
Lord Alcester, Empress of India, C. H. Curtis, Mrs. 
R. C. Kingston, Madame Darrier, Duchess of Fife, 
R. Petfield, Alfred Salter, J. Doughty, and Perle 
Dauphinoise. Japanese ; Chas. Davis, E. Tabor, 
G. C. Schawbe, Lady Ridgeway, Madame C. 
Ricoud, M. Chenon de Leche, M. Pankoucke, 
Niveus, Phoebus, Pride of Madford, V. Morel, and 
T. Wilkins. 
Sir J. Kitson, Bart., M.P. (gardener, Mr. W. Grix), 
Gledhow Hall, Leeds, was a good second in both 
classes. Mrs. Tetley, Fox Hil}, Weetwood, Leeds 
(gardener, Mr. J. Eastwood), was placed third in the 
incurved class, and Mrs. Taylor (gardener, Mr. 
Leech), Buckingham House, Headingly, in the 
Japanese class. 
For a stand of twelve blooms, consisting of six 
incurves and six Japanese, Mrs. Bowring was again 
first ; Sir J. Kitson, Bart., second ; and Mrs. Tetley, 
third. 
For a stand of twelve blooms, consisting of three 
incurves, three Japanese, three reflexed, and three 
Anemones, the same three exhibitors were placed in 
the same positions. In the class for six incurves of 
one variety, Mrs. Taylor exhibited six superb blooms 
of C. H. Curtis, with which, of course, she obtained 
first honours, Mrs. Bowring being second, and Sir J. 
Kitson, third. 
There was a fine display of bouquets, sprays, and 
button-holes. 
Vegetables were extensively shown, but the ex¬ 
hibits of fruit were not so numerous, nor of such 
good quality as in former years. 
The judges were Mr. Jellicoe, Liverpool; Mr. 
Wilson, Swanland Manor, Hull; Mr. Folkard, Sand 
Hutton, Yorks; and Mr. Daniels, Dewsbury.— Cor. 
PARIS.— November 10 th, nth, 12 th, and 1 4th. 
The exhibition under the auspices of the “ Societe 
Nationale d’Horticulture de France ” was held in a 
large marquee erected for the purpose in the Jardin 
des Tuilleries. 
As in the past, we again met the great Chrysan- 
themists, MM. Vilmorin, Andrieux & Cie., Auguste 
Nonin, Calvat, Leveque & fils, Boutreux, Regnier, 
Patrolin, de Reydelet, and Molin. Last year and the 
three or four preceding years it was M. Aug. Nonin 
who obtained the first grand prize of honour, but this 
year it went to MM. Vilmorin Andrieux & Cie. r 
and the second to M. Nonin. 
M. Calvat, of Grenoble, exhibited a few new 
varieties, and we were not astonished to learn that 
he obtained for his new seedling Chrysanthemums 
the Medal of Honour offered by the Societe d’Horti¬ 
culture. The second medal went to M. Patrolin, 
his Chrysanthemums being particularly admired. 
The following were the principal prize-takers ; 
MM. Calvat, Auguste Nonin, Scalarandis, Chan- 
trier,Morieres, Molin of Lyons, de Reydelet, Bernard, 
H. Defresne fils et Delvert, and Cordonnier. These 
names are already familiar to our readers interested 
in Chrysanthemums. 
In the competition for Chrysanthemums la 
pots, it was again M. Nonin and MM. Vilmorin, 
Andrieux & Cie. who obtained the highest awards, 
the order of the awards being as follows : MM, 
Nonin, Vilmorin Andrieux & Cie., Leveque & fils, 
J. B. Geraud, and Boutreux. 
The other competitions were for the best collections 
of single blooms of a hundred varieties. Principal 
