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Pippin, ten entries—first, Mr. G. Chambers, Mere- 
worih ; second, Mr. C. Ross. Worcester Pearmain, 
eleven entries—-first, Mr. W. J. Empson, gardener 
to Mrs. Wingfield, Ampthill; second, Mr. George 
Goldsmith; third, Mr. H. C. Prinsep. Wyken 
Pippen — first, Mr. W. H. Godden. Yellow 
Ingestrie—eight entries — first, no name on card , 
second, Mr. T. Spencer ; third, Mr. C. Ross. Any 
other variety, twenty-four entries-first, Mr. T. 
Spencer, with " Melon ”; second, Mr. George 
Woodward, with “Washington”; third, Mr. W. 
Slogrove, gardener to Mrs. Crawford, Reigate, with 
“Washington.” 
Cooking Apples.— In the classes for single dishes 
some excellent material was shown, which, for both 
size and colour, was well up to the average. Such 
sorts as Bismarck, Emperor Alexander, Peasgood’s 
Nonsuch, and Lane's Prince Albert were especially 
strong. It will be observed that Mr. George 
Woodward was a heavy winner. Appended is the 
list of prize-winners in their respective classes. 
Alfriston, seven entries—first, Mr. C. Ross; 
second, Mr. George Woodward; third, Mr. John 
Nowell, Abergavenny. Bismarck, eleven entries— 
first, Mr. J. McKenzie; second, Mr.George Woodward; 
third, Mr. F. B. Parfitt, Reading. Blenheim Orange 
sixteen entries—first, Mr. W. H. Bannister, with 
grand samples ; second, Mr. W. King ; third, Mr. W. 
H. Godden. Br-mley’s Seedling, nine entries— 
first, Mr. J. Gibson, gardener to Prince Hatzfeldt, 
Chippenham; second, Mr. C. Ross. Cellini, ten 
entries—first, Mr. James Culton, Dildawn Gardens, 
Castle Douglas, N.B. ; second, Mr. John Nowell, 
Abergavenny. Cox’s Pomona, sixteen entries—firstf 
Mr. W. King; second (no name) ; third, Mr. C. 
Herrin, gardener to Lady Fortescue, Maidenhead. 
Duchess of Oldenburg — Mr. John Nowell. 
Dumelow’s Seedling, thirteen entries—first, Mr. C. 
Ross; second, Mr. C. Herrin; third, Mr. J. 
McKenzie. Ecklinville Seedling, six entries—first, 
Mr. J. McKenzie ; second, Mr. George Woodward. 
Emperor Alexander, thirteen entries — first, Mr. 
George Woodward ; second, Mr. J. McKenzie ; third, 
Mr. George Goldsmith. Gascoigne's Scarlet, six 
entries—first, Mr. George Woodward ; second, Mr. 
T. W. Startup. 
Golden Noble, nine entries — first, Mr. Geo. 
Woodward; second, Mr. T. W. Herbert, gardener 
to J. T. Charlesworth, Esq., Nutfield— third, Mr. J 
McKenzie. Golden Spire—first, Mr. Geo Wood¬ 
ward-second, Mr. John Noble. Grenadier—first, 
Mr. Geo. Woodward. New Hawthornden—first, 
Mr. Geo. Woodward. Hormead Pearmain—first, Mr. 
Geo. Woodward. Lane’s Prince Albert, seventeen 
entries —first, Mr. C. Ross—second, Mr. Geo. Wood¬ 
ward-third, Mr. G. H. Sage. Lord Derby, nine 
entries- first, Mr. Geo. Woodward ; second, Mr. G. 
H. Sage. Lord Grosvenor — first, Mr. Geo. Wood¬ 
ward. Lord Suffield, four entries—first, Mr. Geo. 
Woodward; second, Mr. T. W. Startup. Mere de 
Menage, nine entries—first, Mr. T. Turton ; second, 
Mr. Geo. Woodward. 
Newton Wonder, six entries—first, Mr. J. Hudson. 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, ten entries—first, the Horti¬ 
cultural College, Swanley ; second, Mr. J. Morier, 
Upper Norwood ; third, Mr. J. McKenzie. Pott's 
Sredling—first, Mr. J. H. Salmon, Holly Bank, 
Rowton, Chester; second, Mr. T. W. Startup. 
Sandringham—first, Mr. Geo Woodward. Royal 
Jubilee—first, Mr. Geo. Woodward. Seaton House 
—second, Mr. T. Turton (no first). Spencer's 
Favourite — first, Mr.Geo. Woodward. Stirling Castle 
—first, Mr. W. H. Bannister. Stones, five entries— 
first, Mr. Geo. Woadward ; second, Mr. J. McKenzie. 
The Queen, seven entries—first, Mr. T. W. Startup; 
second, Mr. G. Chambers, Mereworth. Tower of 
Glamais—first, Mr. C. Ross. Warner's King, fifteen 
entries — first, Mr. J. McKenzie; second, Mr. H. C. 
Prinsep ; third, Mr. T. W. Startup. Any other 
variety, twenty six entries—first, Mr. W. Mancey, 
Upper Gatton, Merstham, with Hollandbury; second, 
Mr. J. McKenzie, with Striped Beefing ; third, Mr. 
Woodward with Waltham Abbey. 
Dessert Pears. — These, if anything, were an 
improvement upon the last year, Pitmaston Duchess 
Durondeau, and Louise Bonne of Jersey being 
represented by some superb samples. The under¬ 
mentioned are the most successful exhibitors in their 
several classes. 
Bergamotte d’Esperen, nine entries—first, Rev. 
O. L Powell, Weybridge; second, J R. Brougham 
Esq , Carshalton. Beurre Bose—first, Mr. Andrews, 
gardener to Hon. W. Lowther, Campsea Ashe, 
Wickham Market. Beurre Diel, sixteen entries— 
first, Mr. Geo. Wythes, gardener to Earl Percy, 
Syon House, Brentford ; second, Mr. Geo. Wood¬ 
ward ; third, Mr. W. H. Bannister. Beurre Hardy 
—first, Mr. Geo. Woodward; second, Hon. W. 
Lowther. Beurre Superfin, nine entries—first, Mr. 
Geo, Woodward; second, Mr. Geo. Goldsmith. 
Conference—first, Mr. J. NiAolson, gardener to J. 
W. Melles, Esq., Chingford. Conseiller de la Cour— 
first, Mr. A. Basile gardener to Rev. O L. Powell, 
Weybridge. Doyenne du Comice, fifteen entries— 
first, Mr. B. Calvert, gardener to Col. Archer 
Houblon, Bishop's Stortford; second, Mr. Geo. 
Woodward ; third, Mr. R. Edwards, gardener to G. 
H. Field, E;q., Sevenoaks. Duchesse de Bordeaux 
—first, Mr. Geo. Goldsmith. Durondeau, twelve 
entries—first, Mr. W. G. Pragnell, gardener to J. K. 
Wingfield-Digby, Esq , Sherborne ; third, Mr. W. 
Cotterel, gardener to Sir Wm. Geary, Bart., 
Tonbridge. Easter Beurre —first, Mr. J. Powell- 
EmileD’Heyst—first, Mr. Geo; Woodward. Fondante 
d'Automne—first, Mr. A. Basile. Glou Morseau, nine 
entries—first, Mr. Geo. Woodward ; second, Mr. W. 
Cotterell. Josephine de Malines, sixteen entries— 
first, Mr. C. Ross ; second, Mr. Geo. Woodward. 
Louise Bonne of Jersey, fifteen entries—first, Mr. J. 
Gibson ; second, Mr. J. Bowery, gardener to H. H. 
Hurvard, Esq , Attleboro. Marie Louise, sixteen 
entries—first, Mr. J. Hill, gardener to C. R. W. 
Adeane, Esq., Cambridge ; second, Mr. W. A. Cook, 
Caine, Wilts. Nouvelle Fulvie—first, Mr. T. 
Spencer. Pitmaston Duchess, nineteen entries— 
first, the Horticultural College, Swanley ; second, 
Mr. W. Mancey, Upper Galton, Reigate; third, Mr. 
C. Harris, gardener to A. O. Smith, Esq , East 
Grinstead. Seckle — first, Mr. C. Ross. Souvenir du 
Congres—first, Mr. W. H. Bannister. Thompsons 
—first, Mr. F. Harris, gardener to Lady Henry 
Somerset, Ledbury. Winter Nelis—first, Mr. R. 
Edwards, gardener to G. H. Field, Esq., Sevenoaks ; 
second, Mr. Geo. Woodward. Any other variety — 
first, Mr. W. Saunders, Andover, with a dish of 
unnamed fruit; second, Mr. H. C. Prinsep. 
Special Prizes for Dessert Apples and Pears. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons have offered a series of 
special prizes through the Royal Horticultural 
Society for the best flavoured Apples and Pears, the 
said prizes to be available for competition from the 
society’s first meeting in July, 1866, and continuing 
tdl the last meeting in July, 1897, the Temple Show 
being alone excepted. 
Apples. — First, Mr. H. C. Prinsep, with Cox’s 
Orange Pippin; second, Mr. T. W. Startup, with 
Ribston Pippin. 
Pears. —First, Mr. W. Cotterell, with Thompson’s. 
The same exhibitcr took the second award with 
Beurre Hardy. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
The non-competitive exhibits of Apples were fairly 
numerous and extensive, forming a conspicuous 
feature of the show. The finest exhibit was that of 
Maj ir Wm. By thway (gardener, Mr.Walter Wilkins), 
Warborough, Llanelly, Wales ; for the Apples were 
really magnificent, and arranged unostentatiously in 
large and small plates on a side table. The finest 
dishes of several varieties were to be seen here, 
including Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Blenh'im Orange, 
The Queen, Rusemary Russet, Gascoigne's Scarlet 
Seedling (syn. Glory of England), Cox’s Pomona, 
Bramley’s Seedling, Lord Suffield, Grand Duke 
Constantine, Withington Fillbasket, Seaton House, 
Hoary Morning, Reinette du Canada, and Mere de 
Menage. Altogether there were ninety-one dishes, 
containing 996 fruits, of clean, brightly-coloured, and 
well-formed Apples. Had the exhibit entered the 
competition, it is widely admitted that it would have 
taken the Gold Medal (Very Highly Commended). 
Messrs. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, exhibited 
a splendid collection of fruit, including twenty-two 
pot trees of Apples, Pears, and Plums, heavily laden 
wiih fruit, all highly coloured. The table was draped 
with red cloth and covered with wood wool. Apples 
and Pears were neatly arranged in groups and 
designs, and there were some baskets as well. They 
also had Grapes, Plums, Crabs, Bullaces, etc., worked 
into the arrangement (Highly Commended). 
Messrs. J LaiDg & Sons, Forest Hill, S.E., had a 
large table of Apples, Pears, Grapes, &c„ tastefully 
set off with plants. A tall ridge built up with fruit 
occupied the centre and the fruit was well coloured, 
including grand samples of Hollandbury, Cox’s 
Orange Pippin, The Queen, Wellington, Peasgood’s 
Nonsuch, Emperor Alexander (Highly Commended). 
Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park, West 
Norwood, had a collection of Apples and Pears, 
mostly the former occupying one large table. They 
had large samples of Lord Suffield, Eclinville Seed¬ 
ling, Warner's King, &c. (Commended). 
Messrs. S. Spooner & Sons, Hounslow Middlesex, 
occupied a side table with Apples and Pears, the 
former being neatly set up in baskets (Commended). 
Messrs. Charles Lee & Son, The Royal Vineyard 
Nursery, Hammersmith, staged a fine collection of 
large and well-coloured Apples on one of the central 
tables (Commended). 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, occupied a 
large central table with a magnificent collection of 
Apples. A large proportion were arranged in large 
baskets packed with wood wool, and had a massive 
appearance. Notable were Tyler’s Kernel, Blenheim 
Orange, Warner’s King, Frogmore Prolific, Cellini, 
Bismarck and Peasgood’s Nonsuch, the latter being 
of enormous size (Highly Commended). They also 
had two large sidle tables, one entirely occupied with 
Pears, and the other with Apples, Quinces, Grapes, 
Plums, Medlars, Physalis Franchetti, &c. A central 
table of Nerine Fothergilli major, set up with Maiden¬ 
hair Ferns and Veitch’s Hybrid Streptocarpus, and 
shown by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, had a bold and 
telling eflect. The table of berried trees and shrubs set 
up by them and consisting of a vast number of finely- 
fruited branches, was unique, and much admired by 
the visitors. Flowers of Hemerocallis aurantiaca 
major in a block of ice, was another uncommon 
feature on the Nerine table. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, Sussex, 
exhibited a large and beautiful collection of fruit, 
consisting of richly-coloured Apples in all the best 
varieties, and well-grown Pears. Cordon Apple 
trees laden with fruit occupied the centre. A conical 
basketful of Apple Jubilee was very conspicuous, as 
was another of Bismarck (Highly Commended). A 
side table by the same exhibitors was occupied with 
Cactus, pompon and single Dahlias. They had 
another table of Dahlias and Pears. 
Messrs. J. R. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell, Notts, 
staged a beautiful exhibit of Apple Newton Wonder, 
which seems to have a future before it (Highly Com¬ 
mended). 
A collection of twelve varieties of Grapes, and a 
large number of varieties of Pears, was brought up 
from the Royal Horticultural Society’s gardens at 
Chiswick (Highly Commended). 
Messrs. Fellowes & Ryder, OrpingtOD, Kent, 
exhibited thirty-four dishes of Duke of York Tomato 
in splendid condition for market (Highly Com¬ 
mended). 
Mr. W. Horne, Perry Hill Cliffe, Rochester, Kent, 
exhibited Apples and Pears. 
Mr. John Watkins, Withington, Hereford, had a 
table of Cider Apples of rich colour. Messrs. 
Gaymer & Son, Banham, Altleboro’, Norfolk, had a 
conspicuous table of Cider Apples and Cyder in 
bottles, etc. (Commended). 
Messrs. Wood & Son, Wood Green, London, N., 
exhibited a neat collection of horticultural sundries, 
including Le Fruitier, Potato, and other manures, 
Orchid peat, ornamental grasses, insecticides, stakes, 
baskets, Archangel mats, Cuba bast, wood wool 
and Bamboo stakes of different colours some of which 
were natural, including Phyllostachys nigra. 
Messrs. Young & Dobinson, Holmesdale Nurseries, 
Stevenage, Herts, were commended for a very fine 
display of Tomatos. These included the new variety 
known as Young’s Eclipse, a medium-sized beauti¬ 
fully-shaped fruit of excellent quality, and a very 
heavy bearer. Samples of the firm's new Cucumber, 
Telegraph Improved, were also submitted 
Messrs. John Laing & Son, Forest Hill, S.E., con¬ 
tributed a charming group of hardy cut flowers in 
excellent condition, when the late unfavourable 
weather is taken into account. In combination with 
some Palms in pots large bunches of perennial Asters 
formed a very effective background. Included also 
were a box of cut Roses, and a couple of branches of 
that curious plant, Phytolacca decandra. 
Dahlias of the Cactus section were well shown by 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
N. The varieties were arranged in groups according 
to colour, in which way they proved singularly effec¬ 
tive. ■ From the same source also came a very nice 
group of tuberous Begonias, both double and single 
flowered sections being in strong force. The doubles 
