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IHE GARDENING WOR’LD. 
June 5, 1897 
Rivers & Sons, Sawbridgeworth. It consisted of 
Nectarines in pots. Cardinal and Early Rivers 
were the varieties shown. The trees bore heavy 
crops of medium sized, well-coloured fruits, and were 
a perfect picture of successful cultivation. A Cherry 
tree, loaded with fruit was also included. It was 
stated to be over twenty years of age. The variety 
was Guigne Annonay. 
Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, 
showed sixty dishes of Apples in first-rate preserva¬ 
tion. The colour too was surprisingly good, and 
very little shrivelling was apparent. Three dishes 
of Pears were also shown. Behind the dishes of fruit 
were pot plants of Peaches, Nectarines, and Plums, 
all bearing crops of fruit in its early stages. 
Mr. J. Mclndoe, gardener to Sir Joseph Pease, 
Bart., M.P., Hutton Hall, Guisborough, sent a first- 
rate condition of fruit, comprising Grapes, black and 
white; Nectarines, Peaches, Cherries, Oranges, 
Lemons, Strawberries, and Pears. 
A collection of fruit including Strawberries, Pears, 
Melons, and Grapes, black and white, came from 
Mr. W. J. Empson, gardener to Mrs. Wingfield, 
Ampthill House, Ampthill, Bucks. A huge truss of 
fruit of Bananas was a conspicuous feature here. 
Messrs. Laxton Bros., Bedford, showed Laxton’s 
Leader and Laxton's Monarch Strawberries in excel¬ 
lent condition. These varieties appear to be first- 
class for pot work. A group of Melons was staged 
by Mr. Meades, gardener to A. Henderson, Esq., 
Farringdon, Berks, and included some good fruit. 
Mr. G. Wythes, gardener to Earl Percy, Syon 
House, Brentford, had a capital collection of fruit. 
Peaches, Nectarines, Grapes, and Melons were first- 
rate ; also a grand truss of fruit of Musa Caven- 
dishii. 
Mr. James Hudson had a grand display of fruit 
trees in pots. All the trees bore heavy crops of 
luscious fruit, and constituted an admirable object 
lesson of what may be accomplished by pot culture. 
Grapes, Peaches, Cherries, and Plums were included. 
There were also dishes of plucked fruit of Cherries, 
Frogmore, Early Bigarreau, May Duke, Empress 
Eugenie, and Early Rivers, and Nectarines, Cardinal 
and Early Rivers. All the fruits were of capital 
quality. 
Sir W. G. Pearce, Bart, (gardener, Mr. C. Beckett), 
contributed a grand collection of fruit. It comprised 
six bunches each of black and white Grapes, ten 
Melons, four dishes of Strawberries, three dishes of 
Peaches, one dish of Figs, one dish of Nectarines, 
and nine dishes of Tomatos. Excellent quality was 
noticeable throughout. 
Mr. G. Featherby, The Vinery, Gillingham, Kent, 
staged a mixed collection of fruit and vegetables, the 
former predominating. Grapes, Black Hamburgh, 
and Muscat of Alexandria, Nectarine Early Rivers, 
and Peach Dymond were first-class. The French 
Beans and Cucumbers sent by Mr. Featherby were 
also good. 
Mr. W. Palmer, Junction Road, Andover, exhibi¬ 
ted a box each of Strawberries and Mushrooms. 
The Strawberries were gathered from plants of 
Royal Sovereign, which were layered in the open 
ground, planted on an allotment, and lifted and 
potted about six weeks ago. Over 400 of them were 
potted, and now carrying a splendid crop of fruit. 
The fruits shown were of splendid size and colour, 
and attracted a great deal of attention from visitors. 
The Mushrooms were grown in a small bed in a cool 
shed. 
VEGETABLES. 
A mixed exhibit of fruit and vegetables was made by 
Mr. Frank Chapman, Colchester. The Grapes, 
Tomatos, Strawberries, Melons and Peaches, were 
of the best, and such vegetables as French Beans, 
Cucumbers and Asparagus were deserving of very 
high praise. 
From the Horticultural College, Swanley, came a 
comprehensive collection of vegetables. Peas, 
Lettuce, Tomatos, New Potatos, Cucumbers, and 
Mushrooms were well grown, the Peas especially 
being well filled. 
A great portion of one side of Tent No. I was 
occupied by the exhibit of vegetables sent by Mrs. 
Wingfield (gardener, Mr. W. J. Empson), Ampthill 
House, Beds. This was of sterling merit throughout. 
In the back rows were Broad Beans and Peas in pots, 
and in the front ranks set out in a most attractive man¬ 
ner were Leeks, Onions, Asparagus, young Carrots, 
Turnips, Tomatos, Cucumbers, Cabbages, Lettuce, 
French Beans, and Broccoli. All were in capital 
condition, and demonstrated that not only must the 
strain of seed from which they were raised have 
been good, but the cultivation up to a high standard. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., staged a similar 
exhibit of about the same dimensions on the opposite 
side of the tent. Peas and French Beans in pots 
were of first quality here ; also Cucumbers, Broccoli, 
new Potatos, Melons, and saladings of all descrip¬ 
tions. A notable feature was a fine bank of mush¬ 
rooms, which it would be exceedingly difficult to 
beat. French Bean Early Favourite is a heavy 
cropping, early variety of first-class quality. 
M. A. Belin, 27, Route de Saunons, Argenteuil, 
Seine and Oise, France, sent a bunch of Asparagus 
about a foot in diameter. The individual heads were 
of mammoth size, and constituted a unique exhibit- 
The Marquis of Northampton (gardener, Mr. M. 
M. Hayes), staged a first-class collection of vege¬ 
tables. Leeks, Asparagus, Tomatos, Broccoli, 
young Turnips, French Beans, New Potatos, 
Vegetable Marrows, and saladings of all descrip¬ 
tions were of the best, and it is very seldom that 
such a comprehensive exhibit is before the public 
thus early in the year. 
Messrs. Jas. Carter and Co. exhibited a quantity 
of vegetables. These appeared at one end of their 
huge and unique floral exhibit, and included pot 
plants of Carter's Model Cucumber heavily laden 
with well shaped fruit; Peas, Early Morn, Carter’s 
Forcing, and Carter's Lightning, with crops of fine 
well-filled pots ; Tomato Duke of York, and 
Lettuces Harbinger, and Green Fringed, the latter 
being a specially handsome Cabbage variety. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Messrs. Edwards & Son, Sherwood, Nottingham, 
exhibited a table filled with Edwardian ware. 
There were numbers of devices of pots, fancy 
baskets, etc., which were filled with Ferns and 
foliage plants, and looked wondrously pretty. The 
ware is not at all gaudy, but quaint and effective ; 
and, moreover, appears to suit the plants perfectly. 
GOLD MEDALS. 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, for 
hardy flowers, shrubs, Cacti, Caladiums, Strepto- 
carpus, vegetables, &c. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury, for 
fruit trees in pots, Myrtles, &c. 
Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, for 
fruit trees in pots. 
Messrs. Fisher, Sod, & Sibray, Handsworth, 
Sheffield, for hardy plants. 
Mr. Geo. Mount, Canterbury, for Roses. 
Baron Schroder, The Dell, Staines, for Orchids. 
Note. —Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., President of 
the Society, would have received a Gold Medal had 
his Orchids been for competition. 
CUPS. 
Sir W. G. Pearce, Bart., Hungerford, for fruit. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co , St. Albans, for new and 
rare plants. 
Messrs. Carter & Co., Holborn, for a group of 
Calceolarias, Gloxinias, &c. 
Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for Roses, &c. 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, for a group 
of Caladiums, Begonias, &c. 
Messrs. Jones & Sons, Shrewsbury, for decora¬ 
tions. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, for group of 
Begonias, Calceolarias, Cannas, and Gloxinias. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, for a group of 
Begonias, Caladiums, and flowering plants. 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, for a group of 
Orchids, Caladiums, Cannas, &c. 
Messrs. William Paul, Waltham Cross, for Roses, 
Rhododendrons, &c. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, for Roses, Cannas, and 
Alpine plants. 
Messrs. Charlesworth & Co., Bradford, for 
Orchids. 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, Covent Garden, for her¬ 
baceous plants. 
Messrs. J. Backhouse & Son, York, for Alpine and 
hardy plants. 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, for Lilies, 
Irises, &c. 
L'Horticulture Internationale, Brussels, for 
Orchids, 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, for Violas, 
Pansies, &c. 
Sir J. W. Pease, Bart., Hutton Hall, Guisborough, 
for fruit. 
Mrs. Wingfield, Ampthill, Beds, for fruit and 
vegetables. 
SILYER GILT FLORA MEDALS. 
Mr. H. B. May, Upper Edmonton, for Ferns, &c. 
Messrs. W. Fromow & Sons, Chiswick, for 
Maples. 
Messrs. Thos. Cripps & Son, Tunbridge Wells, for 
Japanese Maples. 
Messrs. Wills & Segar, Onslow Cfescent, South 
Kensington, for Palms, &c. 
Mr. W. Rumsey, Waltham Cross, for Roses. 
Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, for Paeonies, 
&c. 
Mrs. Phippen, Reading, for floral decorations. 
Mr. Moyses Stevens, 146, Victoria Street, S.W., 
for decorations. 
Mrs. W. Green, Romford, for table decorations. 
Messrs. PerkiDs & Sons, Coventry, for decorations. 
Miss M. Foden, for table decorations. 
Sir F. Wigan, Bart., East Sheen, for Orchids. 
Messrs. W. L. Lewis & Co., Southgate, for 
Orchids. 
Mr. J. Cypher, Cheltenham, for Orchids. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft, Lewisham, for 
Begonias, &c. 
Mr. J. R. Box, Croydon, for Begonias. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Totten¬ 
ham, for Begonias, &c. 
Messrs. J. James & Son, Farnham Royal, for Cal¬ 
ceolarias. 
Messrs. Wm Cutbush & Son, Higbgate, N., for 
Carnations. 
His Grace the Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, 
for Carnations. 
Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery, for hardy 
plants. 
Messrs. J. Waterer & Son, Ltd. Bagshot, for 
Rhododendrons and Maples. 
Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Norwood Road, for 
Gloxinias and Caladiums. 
Earl Percy, Syon House, Brentford, for Orchids 
and fruit. 
SILYER GILT KNIGHTIAN MEDAL. 
Messrs. Geo Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, for fruit 
trees in pots and Apples. 
SILYER FLORA MEDALS. 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking, for 
Clematis, herbaceous flowers, &c. 
Mr. B. Ladhams, Shirley, Southampton, for hardy 
flowers. 
F. Hardy, Esq., Tyntesfield, for Orchids. 
Messrs. W. & J. Brown, Stamford, for cut 
flowers. 
Mr. H. O Garford, Stoke Newington, for decora¬ 
tions. 
Messrs. Edwards and Sod, Sherwood, for decora¬ 
tions. 
L. Mond, Esq , Regent’s Park, for Orchids. 
E. Piret, Argenteuil, for Orchids. 
Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, N.B., for Carnations 
and Polyanthus. 
Mr. G. Stevens, Putney, for Carnations. 
Messrs. A. W. Young & Co., Stevenage, for 
Gloxinias, &c. . — 
SILYER GILT BANKSIAN MEDAL, 
Pantia Ralli, Esq., for Catadiums. 
J. T. Bennett Poe, Esq., for Tulips. 
Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead, for Ferns. 
Mr. W. Iceton, for foliage plants. 
Mr. Geo. Featherby, for Grapes, &c., &c. 
Marquis of Northampton, for vegetables. 
Mr. Prewett, for table decorations. 
Mr. L. H. Calcutt, for table’decorations. 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, for Orchids. 
W. A. Gillett, Esq , for Orchids. 
W. S. Ellis, Esq., for Orchids. 
W. Thompson, Esq., for Orchids. 
Messrs. R. Smith & Co , for Clematis. 
Mr. M. Prichard, for hardy flowers. 
Messrs. Balchin & Sons, for hard wooded plants. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, for herbaceous plants. 
SILYER KNIGHTIAN MEDAL. 
Mons. A. Belin, for Asparagus. 
Mr. F. Chapman, for Asparagus. 
Messrs. Laxton, Bros., for Strawberries. 
Hor. College, Swanley, for vegetables. 
Mr. W. Palmer, Andover, for Strawberries and 
Mushrooms. 
