THE GARDENING WORLD 
749 
July 22,1899. 
of Mr. B. R. Cant and Mr. George Prince. For 
twelve ditto, Messrs. Harkness & Sons were fore¬ 
most; Messrs. Burrell & Co., centremost, followed 
by Mr. A. C. Green, Great Harkesley. 
In the open classes, Messrs. F. Cant & Co. beat 
Mr. B. R. Cant, with Messrs. Paul & Son, third, for 
twelve blooms, distinct. For twelve of any while 
Rose, the order was Messrs. Paul & Son, Mr. B. R. 
Cant, and Messrs. D. Prior & Sons. For the same 
number of yellow Roses, Mr. Prince,of Oxford, bested 
Mr. B. R. Cant. For twelve blooms of a pink or 
rosy variety, Mr. B. R. Cant, Messrs. D. Prior & 
Sons, and Messrs. F. Cant & Co., stood in this order. 
In the amateurs’ section the Jubilee Trophy 
(50 gs.), for twenty-four distinct varieties, was won 
by Mr. E. B. Lindsell; the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, 
Havering, being second; and Mr. O. G. Orpen.of Col¬ 
chester, third. For thirty-six, distinct, the Colches¬ 
ter Medal was gained by the Rev. J. H. Pemberton; 
Mr. E. B. Lindsell coming second, and an extra prize 
to Mr. Boyes, of Derby. 
For eighteen, distinct (Piece of Plate), Mr. E. 
Mawley, Rosebank, Berkhamstead, here came in, 
with Mr. S. Morris, of Leicester, second. For 
twenty-two distinct varieties, having three of each, 
Mr. Mawley was alone awarded a prize. For twelve 
Roses, distinct, another Piece of Plate was secured 
by Mr. J. T. Thompson, Round's Green ; Mr. R. W. 
Bowyer, Haileybury, next him; and Mr. E. R. 
Smith, Muswell Hill, N., third. For eighteen blooms 
(distinct) of Teas and Noisettes, the Rev. A. Foster- 
Melliar came in first; Mr. O. G. Orpen, second ; 
and for nine ditto, the order was reversed. 
The Prince Memorial Cup (5 gs.) went to Mr. R. 
W. Bowyer for six distinct Roses; second, the Rev. 
A. C. Johnson, Capel St. Mary's, and third, Mr. A. 
Mount, of Slough. 
Among decorative Roses we find Mr. O. G. 
Orpen beating the Rev. J. H. PembertOD, and he 
and Mr. H. G. Egerton-Green in the competition for 
a Cup with twelve trusses, distinct. 
Plants. —Group of plants arranged for effect, 
first, Mr. H. G. Egerton-Green; second, Mr. Jas. 
Round, Birch Hall, Colchester, and third, Mr. W. 
Diaper, Colchester. For twelve foliage plants suit¬ 
able for table decoration, Mr. Egerton-Green was 
first. 
Cut Flowers. —Mr. Charles Jacobi, of Ipswich, 
won the Borough Member’s Prize for a collection of 
hardy herbaceous flowers, with Messrs. R. Wallace 
& Co., Colchester, second, and Mr. R. C. Notcutt, 
Ipswich, third. For twelve bunches, ditto (amateurs), 
Dr. T. H. Cooke was first; the Hon. W. Lowther, 
second, and Mr. Egerton-Green, third. 
Table Decorations. —For the most tastefully 
arranged dinner-table, 8 ft. by 3 ft., floral decorations 
only, Mrs. F. Cant, of Colchester, won the prize 
presented by Mrs. Joshua Nunn. Miss Moore was 
second, and Mrs. P. R. Green, third. For a similar 
entry, but with Roses alone (amateurs), Mrs. E. P. 
Parker had the best. Mrs. Cant, second, and Mrs- 
GreeD, third. 
Fruit.— For a collection of six dishes of fruit, 
distinct, the prizes went to the Hon. W. Lowther 
and Mr. W. Goodwin, Colchester. For three 
bunches of black Grapes, first, Mr. Osborne, Col¬ 
chester; second, Mr. James Round. For white 
Grapes, first, the Hon. W. Lowther; second, Mr. 
James Round. For a dish of six Peaches, first, the 
Hon. W. Lowther; second, Major-Gen. Larpent; 
third, Mr. D. Howard. Nectarines, ditto ; second, 
the Hon. W. Lowther. For the best flavoured 
Melon, Mr. H. G. Egerton-Green took the lead. 
For three dishes, thirty fruits each, of Strawberries, 
the Hon. W. Lowther was first; second, Mr. F. 
Chapman, Colchester. 
For a dish of thirty Gooseberries, for weight, first, 
the Hon. W. Lowther; second, Dr. J. H Salter, and 
third, Mr. A. J. Harwood. Cherries, three dishes of, 
in distinct varieties, first, Mr. James Round ; second, 
Mr. F. Chapman; third, Mr. G. C. Dortley. 
Currants, (white) first, H. T. Egerton-Green. 
Currants, (black) first, Hon. W. Lowther. For a 
dish of Raspberries Mr. F. Chapman was first. 
Vegetables. —For a collection of vegetables 
(amateurs) the first prize went to Mr. Egerton Green; 
the second to Mr. J. Round, and the third to Mr. D. 
Howard, Colchester. For the same, open to market- 
gardeners, Mr. F. C. Chapman beat Mr. G. H. 
Maynard. For thirty pods of Peas, the Hon. W. 
Lowther was first; Major-General Larpent, second, 
and Mr. J. Smith third. For six autumn-grown 
Onions, Dr. Salter was first. Mr. J. Round won for 
twelve Broad Beans. Dr. Salter secured premier 
place for thirty French Beans. The Munro Chal¬ 
lenge Cup (given by George Munro, Esq., V.M.H., 
London) was won for three bundles of Asparagus, 
(100 in a bundle) by Mr. F. Chapman, Crouch 
Street, Colchester, The Walker Challenge Cup 
(given by H. G. Walker, Esq,, Covent Garden, 
London,) for 100 heads of Asparagus, was taken by 
Mr. W. Godfrey. 
WOLVERHAMPTON FLORAL FETE.— 
July nth, 12th, and 13 th. 
The eleventh annual show of this most enterprising 
and flourishing society was held in the West Park, 
July nth, 12th, and 13th. It is pleasing to record 
that this show is the very best the society has held. 
The weather being everything that could be desired, 
the attendance promised to be a record one also. 
The principal feature of the show was undoubtedly 
the groups (450 sq. ft.), a splendid arrangement of 
Mr. Cypher securing for him the premier award. 
Cut Flowers. —Roses were Ai. Mr. B. R. 
Cant, of Colchester, was well to the fore, showing 
very strongly. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering- 
atte-Bower, was also a most successful exhibitor. 
For twelve bunches of stove and greenhouse 
flowers a strong competition was evident, Mr. Peter 
Blair, Trentham Gardens, here scoring. 
Messrs. Jenkinson & Son, Newcastle, won for the 
bridal bouquets. Messrs. Dickson, Chester, again 
won the Hawley Cup with a splendid group of cut 
flowers, while Mr. J. White, Worcester, got the Gold 
Medal. 
A tent was devoted to dinner table decorations, and 
was an interesting feature. First, Messrs. Jenkinson 
& Son in the open class. 
Florists’ flowers were all round well done. Fruit 
was rather disappointing, but vegetables were very 
fair. The amateurs, cottagers, children, and ladies, 
all in their divisions showed in good form. There 
were sixty-six more exhibitors this year than last 
year, these increasing the entries by 212, which is 
surely a grand record. £600 were offered in prizes, 
a few of the more important of which we append. 
For a group of plants in the international classes, 
the first prize went to the firm already named; 
second, Mr. W. Vause, Leamington Spa; third, Mr. 
G. H. Kendrick, Edgbaston ; fourth, Mr. J. E. Knight, 
Wolverhampton. 
For sixteen stove and greenhouse plants, distinct, 
Mr. J. Cypher again scored, and Mr. Vause and Mr. 
Finch (Coventry) followed. For eight exotic 
Orchids, distinct, Messrs. Cypher, G. H. Kendrick, 
and Mansell (Dudley) were in this rotation. For six 
Palms, Messrs. Cypher, Kendrick, and Vause were 
thus arranged. 
The six fine foliage plants were best staged by Mr. 
Cypher, Mr. Vause next him, and Mr. T. Clayton, 
Castle Bromwich, third. 
For exotic Ferns, Mr, Kendrick led ; Mr. Henry 
Lovatt, second; and Mr. T. Clayton, third. 
Roses and Cut Flowers. —In the large class for 
six dozen, Mr. Benj. R. Cant, Colchester, maintained 
the position he has generally secured everywhere 
this year; Messrs. D. Prior & Sons, Colchester, 
were second; Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, 
third; and Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons, Newtown- 
ards, Ireland, came in fourth. 
For the four dozen, distinct, Mr. Cant again led ; 
followed by Messrs. Townsend & Sons, Worcester; 
Messrs. Harkness & Sons, and Messrs. A. Dickson & 
Sons in this order. For twenty-four blooms, Messrs. 
Townsend & Sons were first; with Mr. John Mat¬ 
tock, Oxford, second. 
For twelve, distinct, new varieties of 1896, 1897, 
1898, first, Mr. B. R. Cant; second, Messrs. D. 
Prior & Sons; and third, Messrs. A. Dickson &Sons. 
For the most decorative arrangement of Roses, 
Mr. Mattock secured the leading prize of ^7 10s.; 
the second withheld, and the third went to Mr 
Vause. 
