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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 20, 1988, 
dener to J. Barker, Esq,, being second. Mr. J. 
Richardson again came to the front for fine foliage 
plants. Mr. B. Calvert, gardener to Col. G. B. 
Archer Houblon, had the bast Ferns. 
Considerable interest was aroused by the groups 
of tuberous Begonias which are here grown to great 
perfection. The premier award was taken by Mr. 
W. Pavitt, gardener to W. Smith, Esq., who had a 
magnificent display, but was run pretty close by Mr. 
E. Harris, gardener to A. Taylor, Esq. The latter 
came to the front for hanging baskets of tuberous 
Begonias, beating his previous opponent, who was 
second. He also received the first prizes for single 
tuberous Begonias, and also doubles. W. P. Neal, 
Esq., had the best twelve Gloxinias. 
In the open class for hardy perennial or bulbous 
flowers, the first award was taken by Messrs. G. 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt. Mr. H. Brace, gardener to 
H. A. Hare, Esq., was second. 
In the subscribers' division, the first prize for 
Sweet Peas was taken by Mr. J. Toms, gardener to 
F. Calvert, Esq. Mr. T. H. Lodge secured the lead 
for the prizes offered by Mr. H. Eckford for twelve 
bunches of his Sweet Peas. Mr. W. Bentley, gar¬ 
dener to E. H. Watts, Esq., had the best twelve 
bunches of stove and greenhouse plants. He was 
beaten, however, by Mr. G. Beech in the class for 
twelve bunches of hardy perennials. 
In the subscribers' fruit classes, Mr. A. Hands- 
comb, gardener to R. C. Haldane, Esq., took the 
leading award for a collection of eight dishes of fruit, 
Mr. B. Calvert being a good second. Mr. E. Skel¬ 
ton, gardener to J. Barker, Esq., Graperies, had the 
best black Grapes, and the best white. 
Mr. E. Harris was the most successful winner in 
the class for a collection of eighteen varieties of 
vegetables, Mr. G. Beech being second. Mr. J. 
Toms came to the front in the class for nine varieties 
of vegetables ; and was followed by Mr. W. Bentley. 
J. Todhunter, Esq., had the best six vegetables. 
Non-competitive exhibits were fairly prominent, a 
fine collection of stove and greenhouse plants coming 
from Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, who 
received special prizes. Messrs. Paul & Son, Ches¬ 
hunt, exhibited herbaceous plants and Roses. 
Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, had a 
similar exhibit, and both received special awards. 
Mr. S. Mortimer, Rowledge, Farnham, Surrey, had a 
fine lot of Dahlias. Col. Archer Houblon, sent a 
collection of Gloxinias. The Ichthemic Guano Co., 
Ipswich, had a fine display of plants grown by their 
special fertiliser. Messrs. Webb & Brand, Saffron 
Walden, showed Hollyhocks. 
SHREWSBURY. 
BY TELEGRAPH. 
In the class for a group of plants arranged for effect 
in a space not exceeding 300 sq. ft., Mr. James 
Cypher, Cheltenham, took the lead with an imposing 
and novel display. He was followed by Mr. W. 
Finch, Coventry; and Miss Wright, Oswestry, in 
this order. The Duke of St. Albans took the lead 
for a group of fine foliage plants, followed by Mr. 
Jas. Cypher, and Mr. W. Finch. Lord Harlech had 
the best thirty stove or greenhouse plants ; Mr. Jas. 
Cypher was second; and H. H. France Hayhurst, 
Esq., of Wellington, received a special third. Mr. 
James Cypher again took the lead in the class for 
twenty stove and greenhouse plants. Mr. W. Finch 
received a special second. 
Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, took the lead 
for six bouquets ; Messrs. Jones & Sons, Shrewsbury, 
were second; and Messrs. Jenkinson & Son, New¬ 
castle, Staffs., took the third place. Messrs. Perkins 
& Sons were first for bouquets; Messrs. Pope & 
Sons were second; and Messrs. Jenkinson & Sons, 
third. Class XXVII. for bouquets, Messrs. Jones & 
Son were first; Mr. W. F. Gunn, Birmingham, 
second ; and Mr. F. H. Morris, Handsworth, third. 
Prizes for shower bouquets were awarded to Messrs. 
Perkins & Son, Pope & Son, W. Treseder, Cardiff; 
Kimberley & Sons and Mrs. Loratt, Newport, Salop. 
Mr. M. Cromwell, gardener to T. Sutton Timmis, 
Esq., Liverpool, gained the first prize for twelve 
bunches of cut stove and greenhouse flowers, also 
for six bunches of the same 
For a collection of Gladioli, first came Messrs. 
Harkness & Son; Messrs. Wallace & Co., Col¬ 
chester, were second ; and Mr. W. F. Gunn, Olton, 
came in third. For the Birmingham collection of 
Roses, Messrs. D. & W. Croll, Dundee, were first; 
Messrs. Pope & Sons came second. For a collection of 
Dahlias, Mr. W. Treseder, Cardiff, took the lead; Mr. 
M.Campbell,Blantyre,was a good second; ahd Messrs. 
Keynes Williams & Co., Salisbury, third. For a col¬ 
lection of hardy flowers, first came Messrs. Harkness 
& Son ; second, Mr. W. F. Gunn ; and third, Messrs. 
Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, London ; Messrs. 
Dicksons, Ltd., Chester, came in fourth. In the 
class for a collection of Begonias, Mr, B. R. Davis, 
Veovil, was first. For a collection of Carnations and 
Picotees, Laing & Mather, Kelso, were first; Mr. M. 
Campbell, Blantyre, took the second place; and 
Messrs. Thomson & Co., Sparkhill, Birmingham, 
came in third. 
In the class for a decorative dessert table the first 
prize, representing 124J points, went to Mr. J. H. 
Goodacre, gardener to the Earl of Harrington, 
Elvaston Castle, Derby. Mr J. Mclndoe, gardener 
to Sir J. W. Pease, Bart., Guisborough, was second 
with 119 points. Mr. W. J. Edmonds, Bestwood, 
Arnold, Notts., was third. Class LXX.—For fifteen 
dishes of fruit, first came the Earl of Harrington; 
second, Sir J. W. Pease, Bart., Guisborough ; and 
third, Duke of St. Albans, Bestwood. Class LXXI.— 
Collection of nine dishes of fruit. First, Mrs. F. 
Need, Malvern; second, Lord Bagot, Blythfield ; 
third, W. F. Webb, Esq., Newstead Abbey. Over 
400 bunches of Grapes were shown for competition 
in fourteen classes, the principal prize-takers being 
C. E. Newton, Esq., Mrs. F. Need, Rev. T. M. 
Bulkeley OweD, Lord Bagot, J. T. Paton, Esq., 
Alloa ; Sir Geo. Meyrick, Rev. F. Alderson, Mrs. 
Heywood Lonsdale, Lord Harlech, and Miss 
Wright. 
In class CII. for garden produce there were four 
exhibits. The first prize of £7 16s. for 102 points, 
went to Mr. J. H. Goodacre, gardener to tne Earl 
of Harrington. The second prize of £6 8s. 8d. for 
96J points went to Mr. J. Mclndoe, gardener to 
Sir J. W. Pease, Bart., Guisborough, Yorks. The 
third prize of £6 14s. for go£ points was taken by 
Mr. Thomas Wilkins, gardener to Lady Theodore 
Guest, Henstridge. The fourth prize of £5 10s. 8d. 
for 83 points was secured by Mr. W. S. Bremener, 
gardener to H. H. France Hayhurst, Esq., Overley, 
Wellington. 
Mr. W. Pope, gardener to the Earl of Carnarvon, 
Highclere, gained Mr. R. Sydenham’s first prize for 
a collection of vegetables, and the £15 Challenge 
Cup for the year. The special prizes offered by the 
Ichthemic Guano Co. for the best collection of fruit 
and vegetables, grown with Ichthemic, brought up 
four competitors. Mr. Grindrod, gardener to G. T, 
Bates, Esq., Whitfield, Herefordshire, was first; 
and Mr. Huxter, gardener to T. B. Wood, Esq., 
Henley Hall, Ludlow, was second for the fruit. Mr. 
H. Huxter was first; and Mr. Geo. Davis, Pool, 
Parva, West Felton, took the second place for 
vegetables. 
Gold Medals were awarded to Mr. E. Murrell, 
Shrewsbury; to Mr. Eckford, Wem, for Sweet 
Peas ; to Messrs. R. Hartland & Sons, Cork, for 
Begonias ; to Messrs. Pritchard & Sons, Shrewsbury, 
for a collection of cut Carnations and Picotees, 
Cacti Ferns, &c.; to Messrs. Sander & Co., St. 
Albans, for new and rare plants ; and to Messrs. H. 
Cannell & Sons, Swanley, for a collection of Cannas, 
&c. 
Silver Medals were awarded to Messrs. Dicksons, 
Ltd., Chester ; to A. Meyers, Shrewsbury; to Mr. J. 
H. White, Worcester; to Mr. H. Deverell, Banbury; 
to Messrs. H. Birkenhead, Sale; to Messrs. Webb& 
Sons, Stourbridge ; to Messrs. Wallace & Co., Col¬ 
chester ; and to Messrs. Smith £ Co., of Worcester. 
Bronze Medals were accorded to Messrs. Jones & 
Son, Shrewsbury; to Mr. John Forbes, Hawick; 
and to Mr. S. Mortimer, Rowledge, Surrey. Other 
awards were still being added as we went to press. 
It was a record show for entries, which numbered 
2,880, being 440 more than last year. There were 
seventeen collections of fruit, eighty bouquets, &c. 
The weather was fine, and there will probably be a 
record attendance, judging by appearances when this 
was written. 
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Questions add AosiueHS. 
List of Books on Gardening.— W. Loivater : By 
consulting this week's, issue of The Gardening 
World you will find a Dumber of recently publishei 
gardening books mentioned there. Then there is 
the “Carnation Manual,’ 1 published under the 
auspices of the National Carnation Society ; " A 
Year’s Work on a Kentish Fruit Farm,’’ published 
by Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone; “The 
Culture of Vegetables and Flowers,” by Messrs- 
Sutton & Sons, Reading; “Dahlias," by Messrs. 
Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B.; and “ Pansies, 
Violas and Violets,” by the latter firm. By consults 
ing next week's issue of this paper, you will find 
under the heading of “ Books, Notices of," the book- 
and pamphlets on various topics we have reviewed 
during the course of the year. The number of books 
and pamphlets on various gardening topics published 
during the year is considerable ; but if you specify 
more particularly what you require, we would 
endeavour to help you further. 
Seedling Single Dahlias.— A . West : The colour is 
all right but the quality of the ray petals hardly 
comes up to the present standard exacted by the 
National Dahlia Society and connoisseurs generally. 
The raysshould be broad, blunt and well overlapping 
one another so that the outline may be regular, and 
as circular as the compass could make them. A 
starry appearance is now altogether at variance with 
the requirements in this particular class of garden 
flowers. The substance must also be good, and the 
colours clear, bright and telling. Uniform or self 
colours are most in request. A good average size 
would also tell in their favour. 
Half Sieve of Currants.—IF. M .: At p. 798 the 
half sieve of Red Currants was said to consist of 
12 lbs., whereas it should have been 24 lbs. The 
market measurements are complicated, and fearfully 
and wonderfully made, so that an error is liable to 
creep in occasionally. 
Names of Plants.— Sigma : 1, Helianthus debilis; 
2, Helianthus rigidus; 3, Helianthus rigidus 
var.; 4, Helianthus multiflorus.— A. D. W. : 
Cattleya guttata Leopoldii.— W. B. : 1, Sidalcea 
Candida; 2, Achillea tomentosa; 3, Veronica Tra- 
versii; 4, Phlomis fruticosa ; 5, Prunus lusitanicus ; 
6, Rhamnus catharticus.— B. J. M. : 1, Oncidium 
sarcodes; 2, Masdevallia harryana: 3, Oncidium 
pumilum.— G. E .; 1, Spiraea discolor ariaefolia; 2, 
Cistus ladaniferus; 3, Tilia petiolaris; 4, Pyrus 
Maulei; 5, Clematis Jackmanni.— R.M.: 1, Veronica 
incana; 2, Physostegia imbricata; 3, Helenium 
pumilum; 4, Solidago Virgaurea; 5. Helianthus 
multiflorus flore pleno; 6, Oenothera fruticosa 
Youngi.— A. T. \ 1, Clematis Vitalba; 2, Choisya 
ternata ; 3, Convolvulus mauritanicus.— E. C.H. D. ; 
1, Pimpinella Saxifraga; 2, Scabiosa succisa. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Veitch & Sons, Limited, Royal Exotic 
Nurseries, Chelsea.—Bulb Catalogue for 1898. 
M. Campbell, Auchinraith Nurseries, High 
Blantyre, near Glasgow.—List of Carnations, 
Picotees, Tree Carnations, and Pinks. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Select 
List of Strawberries, Raspberries, Fruit Trees, 
Shrubs, Roses, Grape Vines, &c. 
John T. Gilbert, Anemone Nurseries, Dyke, 
Bourne, Lincolnshire.—Illustrated and Descriptive 
Catalogue of Bulbs, Tubers, &c. 
Robert Sydenham, Tenby Street, Birmingham. 
—Mr. Robert Sydenham’s Unique Bulb List, with 
Revised Pamphlet, corrected to Date, “ How I 
Came to Grow Bulbs.” 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Bulbs. 
J. Jannock..803 
C. G. Van Tubergen .801 
Sutton & Sons.801 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Sons .801 
Bunyard & Co .801 
Dobbie & Co.801 
W. B. Hartland .801 
Kelway & Son .801 
J. Peed & Sons.803 
Simpson & Son.801 
Sutton & Sons .801 
Chrysanthemums. 
Devon Nursery.801 
Florists’ Flowers. 
A. D. Fleming .801 
Kelway & Son .801 
]. Peed & Sons.803 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons,Ltd.8:5 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co .801 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold.801 
Eveson Coal & Coke Co. 801 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst. ...801 
A. Outram.815 
Porter’s Stakes.801 
H. G. Smyth.801 
Summer Cloud .815 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper, Limited ...812 
Messenger & Co., Lid. ...802 
Richardson & Co.802 
Thames Bank Iron Co ...801 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons.801 
W. Cooper, Ltd.802 
J.Gray.801 
W. Riohardson &Co.802 
]. Weeks & Go., Ltd.801 
Hose. 
F. Reddaway & Co.. Ltd. 816 
Insecticides. 
Exors. R. Campbell .802 
Glsburst Compound .801 
Ed. Helliar .801 
G. H. Richards.802 
Manures. 
Anglo Continental Guano8ot 
C. Beeson .8or 
Chemical Union.801 
Clay & Son.816 
W. Colchester.816 
Meggitt's.801 
Standen's .802 
W. Thomson & Sons.802 
Miscellaneous. 
Frosteen . 816 
Gishurstlne .801 
Imperial Lager Brewery 801 
Smyth's Baskets.801 
Netting. 
A. Potter.>..801 
Orchids. 
J. Cyphet .803 
P.McArthur .802 
F. Sander & Co .801 
Stanley-Mobbs & AshtonSoi 
Publications. 
Agricultural Economist...802 
American Gardening.802 
G. Bunyard & Co .803 
Darlington.815 
Gardening World.815 
Ogilvie.813 
J. S. Virtue* Co., Ltd....803 
Shows. 8 ‘5 
Strawberries. 
Bunyard & Co.803 
W. Larmichael.803 
Laxton Bros. 801 
Tents. 
A. Potter.—..So* 
