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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 27, 1898. 
tionately stout, and branched. The variety Rivers’ 
Prolific seems to be held in high estimation, seeing 
that 40,000 trees of it are grown here, very largely, if 
not chiefly, in the form o standards. The Czar is 
grown more or less in the pyramidal form, and the 
fruit is now ripe and of high quality in the open 
nursery. The Plums have been wonderfully free from 
aphis, and their leaves glitter in the sunshine. 
Here may be seen the finest collection of Kentish 
and English orchard Cherries generally, chiefly 
Bigarreaus and Napoleons, grown in the form of full 
standards with stems 5J ft. to 6 ft. high, and all in 
robust vigour. On the other side of the pathway is 
a fine plantation of trees for the market peoplei 
which may be cut or pruned to form bushes or stan - 
dards according to their liking. Peaches are grown 
in great numbers, trained and untrained. Some of 
them, including Sea Eagle, were making splendid 
growths; and, indeed, this was the case generally 
except where the trees were hopelessly crippled by 
the fierce and bitter cold winds of April. They are 
trained both in the fan and espalier forms, as are 
Apricots. Curiously enough the latter had not been 
injured in any way by the cold winds. A quantity 
of Peach and other trees purchased at Messrs. Lee’s 
sale have made excellent growth the first season in 
the soil of Kent. Elsewhere we came upon more 
standard Cherries in grand form ; and were informed 
that 10,000 trees in this form are grown. A planta¬ 
tion of American Peaches of the early ripening kinds, 
for culture in the open air was also interesting. 
Pears. 
This is decidedly not a Pear year ; indeed, in many 
gardens they are a failure, for which the cold and 
ungenial weather is chiefly to blame. They are not 
altogether a dead letter at Maidstone, however, 
though it is tantalising to see so many fine trees 
having so little to do in perfecting a crop. On the 
walls of the offices and other nursery buildings are 
many varieties trained in the form of long, oblique 
cordons, which carry a few fruits, but are destined, 
we believe, to swell to handsome size in the course of 
another month or six weeks. Many of the choicest of 
the old and new varieties are grown in this fashion. 
In the open ground are some fine plantations of 
pyramidal trees, two years old. Directeur Hardy is 
fruiting with exceptional freedom, when others have 
failed; and this should be a plea for growing 
numerous varieties, as some of them are sure to 
afford a supply. Emile d’Heyst usually fruits 
heavily, but this year very thinly. Williams’s Bon 
Chretien is also fruiting fairly freely ; and Jules 
Guy ot, which is similar, is worthy of note, as the tree 
is a more vigorous grower, and the fruit not liable to 
spotting. Rivers' Princess carries some fine fruits. 
Rivers’ Beacon is an early Pear, that is doing fairly 
well. Old Duchess is fruiting well as a tall pyramid. 
Beurre Jean Van Geert, Louise Bonne of Jersey, and 
the new Marguerite Marrillat, and others as cordons 
against a wall are carrying some fine fruits. 
Apples. 
The Apple is the king of British hardy fruits, both 
from a utilitarian point of view, acd the readiness with 
which it responds to cultivation throughout every part 
of the British Isles, from Land's End to the Orcades, 
and in Ireland. Nowhere in these islands does it 
grow to greater perfection, both in the matter of size 
and .colour, than in Kent, though a few other 
favoured southern localities are not far behind in this 
respect, when the cultivator in a private capacity 
devotes his energies to the care of the trees. The 
plantations of Apples in the Allington Nurseries 
make many a cultivator green with envy to see with 
what facility and ease the trees may be grown, and 
the size and colour the fruits attain. The trees are 
pruned and trained in every useful and fanciful form 
such as bushes, half standards (with stems 4^ ft. 
high), full standards (6 ft ), pyramids, amateur stan¬ 
dards, espaliers, oblique, horizontal and upright cor¬ 
dons, as well as the gridiron form. 
In different parts of the ground Cox's Orange 
Pippin and Allington Pippin are grown in juxtaposi¬ 
tion, and the visitor can compare and note their 
various excellencies or otherwise. Maiden trees of 
Cox's Orange almost invariably consist of a single 
stem, while those of Allington Pippin alongside are 
much taller, more vigorous and freely branched. In 
the two-year-old plantations the same differences are 
noticeable. The fruits of Allington Pippin are larger, 
and when mature have the flavour of the Golden 
Reinette. A plantation of three-} ear-old trees of 
these sorts is well worthy of inspection, for though 
both varieties are splendid and bearing freely, the 
same differences are noticeable. Elsewhere is a line 
of Allington Pippin, half the trees of which are 
grown upon the Crab, and are fruitless. The rest of 
the trees are on the Paradise, and fruiting heavily. 
Very interesting is a plantation of old-fashioned, 
highly flavoured dessert varieties that deserve a 
great deal more attention than they get. We refer 
to Russet Nonpareil, Cockle Pippin (an old Sussex 
dessert Apple), Golden Reinette and Lord Burleigh, 
all in dwarf form upon the Paradise and fruiting 
freely. 
Alongside of the above and of the same age are 
fruitful trees of Sturmer Pippin, Lord Grosvenor (a 
stronger grower than Lord Suffield, and often 
recommended as a substitute), Mrs. Barron (a large 
fruiting and handsome Apple), a sort named Gris 
from Canada, and others. Maiden trees of Golden 
Spire, Baumann’s Red Winter Reinette, and Belle 
de Pontoise are making wonderful growth. Frog- 
more Prolific is well named, for it is very prolific, 
and an Apple with a strangely greasy skin. Lord 
Derby, Eclinville Seedling, Stirling Castle, Stone’s 
and King of the Pippins are all fruiting splendidly. 
Lord Grosvenor has been fetching 7s. a bushel for 
the fruit in the market. Many of the above sorts 
are doing well as standards, also Castle Major, a 
large and handsome fruit. 
A plantation of trees ranging from 2 ft. to 3J ft. 
high carried crops of fruit that would excite the 
envy of any pomologist. All are grown upon the 
Paradise, showing their suitability for this stock. 
Amongst these, particularly noteworthy are Bram- 
ley’s Seedling, Grenadier, King of Tomkin’s County 
(an American variety with the promise of a great 
future before it, as it fruits splendidly), Troaghton 
Gold Medal, Small’s Admirable (much favoured in 
Scotland), Scarlet Lamb, Gladstone and Beauty of 
Bath, the two latter highly coloured, and now ripe, 
as the birds have discovered. Equally good are 
Devonshire Quarrenden.Duke of Devonshire, Jubilee, 
Baumann's Red Winter Reinette, Yellow Ingestre, 
Col. Vaughan, Golden Spire, Duchess of Olden- 
burgh and Peter the Great 01 Cardinal, a twiggy 
and fruitful tree, with a clear yellow skin to the fruit, 
softly streaked with red and now ripe. Numerous 
trees of it convinced us of its extreme fertility and use¬ 
fulness for private gardens. 
Popular market varieties are grown in great quan¬ 
tities, including 5,000 of Worcester Pearmain. 
Another large plantation of maiden trees excited our 
admiration on account of their regularity and vigour. 
Besides many already mentioned, there were fine 
plantations of Bismarck, Newtown Wonder, Kerry 
Pippin, &c. A splendid plantation of three-year old 
trees left nothing to be desired. The large greenish- 
yellow fruits of Bielo Borodawka have the flavour of 
Irish Peach, while the tree is a splendid grower and 
bearer. 
What is known as the trial orchard contains 400 
varieties and is well worthy of going a long way to 
see. The trees are grown in the form of bushes, 
which are now of some size. We noted only a few 
of those which were heavily laden, including Tower 
of Glamis, Dutch Codliu, Mrs. Barron, Lord Gros¬ 
venor (which would beat Lord Suffield twenty times 
over), Ribston, Cox's, Margil, Foster’s Seedling, 
Emperor Napoleon (a showy, early, red fruit), Kerry, 
Hubbard, Peter the Great, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, 
Warner’s King, Red Juneating (mostly gathered), 
Adam's Pearmain, Emperor Alexander, Sops in 
Wine, James Grieve (earlier than Cox's Orange) and 
Pome de Neige, otherwise known as Royal Snow. 
Amateurs’ standards are cordons which are 
allowed to run up and then form a head like a 
standard. They fruit along the stem as well as on 
the top, and are very handsome for small gardens. 
They are on the Paradise. They are movable and 
fruit the first year after planting. Very interesting 
was a lot of standards, ten years old, and fruiting 
abundantly. Some are on the Paradise, but most of 
them on the Crab. Some of them have heads 30 ft. 
in diameter. 
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SOCIETIES. 
FLORAL FETE AT NEWTON-STEWART.— 
August 10th. 
On Wednesday, the 10th inst., Kirroughtree Park 
presented a very gay and attractive appearance. 
The particular occasion was the Newton-Stewart, 
Minnigaff and District Horticultural Society's fes¬ 
tival, the principal event of the kind in the South of 
Scotland. In the morning the weather was not at 
all promising for the event, but as the day advanced 
the sun broke through and continued to smile upon 
the day’s proceedings, which were of an interesting 
and enjoyable character. Whatever may have been 
the success of the past, the society has never held a 
more gratifying nor encouraging exhibition from every 
point of view. Mr. Mann, the obliging and courteous 
secretary, under whose care the society has added 
greatly to its prosperity and popularity, continues to 
discharge his duties, with his usual courtesy, energy, 
and enterprise. The most complete arrangements 
were made for staging and showing the various 
exhibits, and one was at once struck with the 
admirable way in which this work had been carried 
out. The Galloway Marquee Company, Newton- 
Stewart, had come to the assistance of the society 
and put at their disposal a fine commodious marquee, 
in which the exhibits were displayed to great ad¬ 
vantage. Notwithstanding the excellence of last 
year’s show, this exhibition was far surpassing, both 
in point of quantity and quality. That the society is 
doing splendid service in developing a taste for 
floriculture is plainly evidenced, and the secretary 
and committee deserve to be warmly supported in 
their efforts to promote this laudable institution. 
All the classes were well filled, and it would be 
difficult to say which section was the most represen¬ 
tative. Vegetables and garden produce, generally, 
were plentiful, while flowers of every variety 
flourishing at this season of the year were in abun¬ 
dance, and the bloom generally was noticeable for 
its excellence. In addition to two special trains, one 
from Whithorn, and one from Stranraer, which 
brought many visitors to the show, a large number 
of brakes were also plying backwards and forwards 
between various parts. The attendance was most 
encouraging. A great attraction was the military 
tournament by a detachment of Argyll and Suther¬ 
land Highlanders, and the fine music discoursed by 
their band and pipers. At half-past twelve the ex¬ 
hibition was declared open by Lady Maxwell, who 
spoke some words of encouragement to the committee 
of management and the exhibitors, and concluded 
by thanking Major Armitage for the kind way in 
which he had introduced her. Provost Matthews 
and Major Armitage briefly addressed the audience, 
after which the judging was proceeded with. 
During the afternoon an excellent programme of 
music was sustained by the band and pipers. The 
committee are to be congratulated upon this new 
departure in securing the services of a detachment 
of this regiment to give a performance. Their ex¬ 
hibition of physical drill was one of the features of 
the day’s proceedings, and has doubtless done much 
to add further to the popularity of the society. The 
rifle firing, bayonet exercise, and physical drill, 
which were gone through with the utmost precision, 
seemed to be thoroughly enjoyed by the spectators, 
The principal prizewinners in the gardeners’ 
classes were Messrs. Day, Galloway House ; Young, 
Craignean ; Silbury, Penninghame ; M’Duvall, 
Mertonhall; Higgins, Craigenvever ; and Falconer, 
Domhill, Newton Stewart. In the amateur section 
the honours were divided among Messrs. A. 
M’Phaty, H. Blain, J. Clement, Stranraer ; J. Devoy, 
Stranraer; and Jas. Stewart, Newton Stewart. In 
the cottagers’ class Messrs. S. Smellie, H. Blain, 
and J. Muir were among the most successful 
exhibitors. 
SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL— August 17th 
and 18 th. 
Last year the brilliant success which attended the 
Royal Jubilee Commemoration Show at Shrewsbury 
gave rise to the idea that it could not be surpassed, 
but the imposing show which was again held in the 
Quarry, Shrewsbury, beat the record by 400 fresh 
entries, sufficient to make a provincial show in itself. 
It is the twenty-fourth floral and musical fete that 
has been held by the Shropshire Horticultural 
Society, and each succeeding show outgrows the 
previous one. The entries totalled 2,900, and in¬ 
cluded entries from all parts of the United King¬ 
dom. There were nearly 400 bunches of Grapes, 
besides other fruits in abundance. The display 
everywhere has never been surpassed either in 
quantity or quality. The groups of plants which 
filled one of the principal tents have been declared 
