September 23, 1899. 
THH GARDENING WORLD. 
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The leading award for a collection of Apples was 
secured by Mr. N. F. Barnes, gardener to the Duke 
of Westminster, Eaton, Chester, who had fine fruits 
of Mere de Menage, Gascoigne’s Scarlet Seedling, 
The Queen, Allington Pippin, &c.; he was followed 
by Mr. R. M. Whiting, Credenhill, Hereford ; and 
Mr. J. Dymock, gardener to B. W. Vernon, Esq., 
Stoke Bruerne Park, Towcester, in this order, both 
showing well. Mr. Jas. Wm. Carnegie, gardener to 
M. Smith, Esq., Roselea, Prestwick, had the best 
collection of Apples grown in Scotland. Mr. J. Day, 
gardener to the Earl of Galloway, Galloway House, 
Garliestown, took the second place with an even lot. 
Nr. D. Murray came in third. The competition in 
this class was severe. The leading award for a col¬ 
lection of six varieties of Apples was taken by Mr. 
Mr. J. Dymock, with beautiful samples. He was 
followed by Mr. John Fraser, gardener to F. L. 
Davis, Esq., Coldra, Caerleon, Monmouth, who also 
staged very evenly. Mr. J. F. McLeod, gardener to 
J. P. Morgan, Esq., Dover House, Roehampton, 
was a good third. 
Mr. A. Rowland, gardener to the Marquis of 
Tweedale, Yester Gardens, Gifford, had the best 
twelve Apricots. Mr. T. Lunt, showed the best 
twelve Nectarines. Mr. D. S. Melville, gardener to 
Lord Malcolm, of Polialloch, Lochgilphead, took the 
lead for Peaches, with magnificent specimens. Mr. J. 
Billton, gardener to Major Balfour, Fernie Castle, 
Collessie, led the way for Figs. Mr. J. Ovens, gar¬ 
dener to Jas. B. Wilkie, Esq., Foulden House, Ber- 
wick-on-Tweed, had the best green-flesh and the 
best scarlet Melon. The best Queen Pineapple was 
shown by Mr. Jas. Morrison, gardener to Mrs. N 
Hamilton Ogilvy, Archerfield, Drem. Mr. M. 
McIntyre was second. 
Mr. R. Aitken, gardener to Alex. W. Inglis, Esq., 
Logan Bank, Milton Bridge, was first for Straw¬ 
berries ; Mr. W. Wilson, gardener to H. H. Almond, 
Esq., Koretto, for Black Currants; Mr. Jas. Matti- 
son, for Gooseberries; Mr. John Cairns, gardener to 
the Earl of H >me, Coldstream, the best Red Cur¬ 
rants ; Mr. D. Pitt, Kelso, for White Currants ; Mr. 
Alex. McMillan, gardener to The Hon. the Earl of 
Home,Lanarkshire, for Raspberries; and Mr. J. Fraser 
Smith, gardener to the Dowager Countess of Sea- 
field, Cullen House, for Cherries, which were 
magnificent examples. 
Mr. A. Ireland, gardener to the Dowager Mar¬ 
chioness of Downshire, Hildenborough, Kent, took 
the lead for a collection of Pears, showing some fine 
samples. Mr. J. Paterson, gardener to J. Fletcher, 
Esq., Pencaitland, took the lead for a collection of 
Pears grown in Scotland. Mr. J. Day was a very 
good second; and Mr. A. S. Cole, gardener to Sir R. 
D. Moncrieffe, Bart., Bridge of Earn, came in third. 
Mr. J. Dymock had the best dish of Beurre Bose ; 
Mr. A. Rowland, the best Beurre d'Amanlis ; Mr. J. 
Fraser, the best Beurre Diel, and the best Beurre 
Hardy ; Mr. Thos. H. Cook, gardener to the Earl of 
Wemyss, Longniddry, the best Beurre Ranee; Mr. 
J. Paterson, the best Beurre Superfin; Mr. John 
Cairns, the best Durondeau ; Mr. N. F. Barnes, the 
best Easter Beurre, and the best Glou Morceau; 
Mr. W. Anderson, the best Jargonelle ; Mr. J. 
Fraser, the best Josephine de Malines ; Mr. A. Ire¬ 
land, the best Louise Bonne of Jersey ; Mr. J. Pater¬ 
son, the best Marie Louise; Mr. J. Day, the best 
Pitmaston Duchess ; Mr. J. Paterson, the best 
Williams’ Bon Chretien ; Mr. N. F. Barnes, the 
best Winter Nelis ; Mr. D. Murray, the best Catillac ; 
and Mr. Jn. Cairns, the best six dessert Pears. 
Vegetables. —Messrs. W. Murray & Son, 
Orchard Park Hall, Polmont, took the lead for 
Tomatos. Mr. W. Wilson was first for Brussels 
Sprouts. Mr. Jas. Shearer, gardener to J. Ruther¬ 
ford, Esq., M.P., Summerhil), Annan, led for Savoys. 
Mr. J. S. Ritchie, Denny, took the lead for fifty pods 
of Peas. Mr. J. Day had the finest Cucumbers. 
Mr. J. Laing, gardener to Sir Jas. C. Rattray, Blair¬ 
gowrie, had the finest Cauliflower. 
Mr. Adam Shakelton, gardener to Capt. The Hon. 
Cecil Duncombe, Nawton, Yorks., took the lead for 
French Beans Onions were of huge size, and the 
lead was taken by Mr. J. Dymock, followed by Mr. 
Thos. H. Cook, gardener to the Earl of Wemyss, 
Gosford Gardens, Longniddry. ■ James Paul, Esq., 
Drumbeg, Killian, was first for Celery ; and Mr. J. 
Paterson, Rutherford, Roxburgh, was second. The 
latter took the lead for Beet and Parsnips. Mr. John 
Ovens was first for Carrots. Turnips (Golden Ball) 
were best shown by Mr. R. T Rae, Sunlaws. Mr. 
John Hood, gardener to Miss Baillie, Dryburgh 
House, St. Boswells, had the best Leeks in good 
competition. Parsley was very fine, the first prize 
going to Mr. Alex. McMillan. Mr. Jos. McFarlane, 
gardener to J. P. Grant, Esq., Kilgraston, Bridge of 
Earn, was first for Lettuce. Cabbages were best 
shown by Mr. W. Laidlow, gardener to Sir S. J. 
Dundas, Bart., Comrie, Perthshire. 
Messrs. Tbos. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nur¬ 
series, Tottenham, London, had a table of cut flowers 
of single and double tuberous Begonias, set up with 
Maidenhair Fern, backed with Palms, &c. The 
double varieties were of a high order of merit, and 
attracted a great amount of attention. Specially 
fine were Miss Alice Tait, apricot; Mr. Dunbar 
Wood, orange ; Miss Rhoda Pope, white; Prince of 
Wales, scarlet; Mrs. Robert Sadler, picotee-edged 
pink ; Golden Queen of England ; and Bronze Beauty, 
a lovely bronzy-orange. 
Mr. John Pinches, 3, Crown Buildings, Crown 
Street, Camberwell, S.E., exhibited a stand of his 
well-known Acme Labels, which consist of cast iron, 
and have the name or number cast in the same solid 
piece, and then polished clear. Wright’s Pot Sus¬ 
pender in various sizes was also shown by him, 
together with a number of other specialities. 
Mr. Chas Irvine, Jedburgh, N.B., had in his ex¬ 
hibit a semi-double white Delphinium, said to be the 
only semi-double white which has yet been seen. 
Their strain of Pentstemons was notable for the 
great size and open character of the flowers. Mr. 
Thos. M. Whitehead, florist, Selkirk, was awarded a 
First-class Certificate for his Carnation Mrs. John 
Whitehead, a very large yellow variety with smooth 
petals. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. —September 12 th. 
(Concluded from p. 45.J 
A collection of fruit came from C. Bayer, Esq,, of 
Tewkesbury Lodge, Forest Hill (gardener, W. 
Taylor). The black and white Grapes, Plums, 
Pears, Peaches, Apples, and Tomatos were remark¬ 
able for even size and finish. (Silver Banksian 
Medal ) 
Mr. George Prince, Oxford, had a splendidly de¬ 
corative group of Tea, H. Tea and decorative 
garden Roses. The arrangement was very varied 
and well finished off, black velvet being used where 
vases and sprays were used. A central tier 
staged, velvet draped, and fi'led with Rose sprays 
helped the effect greatly. On either side was a 
pedestal filled also with Teas, Maman Cochet and 
Marie Van Houtte principally. The table was a 
feature of the show. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
A collection of bush Apple trees in pots came from 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, Herts. The 
trees had been well trained, bore good crops, and 
were healthy and clean. Small's Admirable, 
Cellini Pippin, Prince Albert, Belle Pontoise, 
Peasgood Nonsuch, and others were noted. They 
also had a liberal collection of Apples in dishes. 
(Silver Banksian Medal ) 
F. Wa'ker, Esq, Highbury Manor, Balcombe, 
staged a collection of Peaches, Apples, Plums, 
Currants, and Cherries. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. S. Mortimer, of Farnham, made an exhibit of 
some two dozen Melons, capital samples each of 
them. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, put up a 
collection of twenty-seven varieties of Tomatos from 
the open ground. The plants had been pulled up by 
the root so that the habit, the height and the bearing 
qualities of the plants were shown in all trueness. 
Frogmore Selected was noted as good; Acme also 
was fine ; Ham Green must also be classed, and so 
with Golden Nugget and Golden Jubilee. (Silver 
Knightian Medal.) 
The second competition of vegetables for the 
Sherwood Cup only brought one exhibitor, he who 
showed on the previous occasion (Mr. G. Beckett, 
gardener to Lord Aldenbam). Words, however, 
would fail to do justice to this collection. For 
quantity, evenness, cleanness, purity and good form, 
the whole of the vegetables put up could hardly be 
excelled. Carter’s Extra Early Autumn Giant was 
white and even ; Pragnell’s Exhibition Beet; Green 
Globe Artichoke, Cocoanut Onions; Sutton’s White 
Gem Celery ; Carter’s Giant Green Savoy ; Moor's 
Cream Vegetable Marrow ; Carter’s Maltese Parsnip; 
Sutton’s Best of All Runner Beans ; Veitch’s Wild- 
smith Onion ; Veitch’s Scarlet Model Carrot, and the 
new climbing Runner Bean, put out by the same 
firm, were capital samples of vegelables. Potatos in 
the following varieties were shown :—Sutton’s Satis¬ 
faction ; Sutton’s Windsor Castle ; and Carter’s Gold- 
finder. Mushrooms, Brussels Sprouts, Turnips, 
Lettuces, Green's Scorzonera, Long Red Capsicum, 
Maize and Tomatos were also shown. (Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. Thos. Cripps & Son, Tunbridge Wells 
Nurseiies, Kent, sent a beautiful assortment of 
Maple shoots. The palmate, serrated leaves and the 
beautiful colouring was much admired. 
Mr. Geo. Woodward, Barham Court, Maidstone, 
had a small collection of Peaches, Nectarines, and 
Pears. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Other and smaller exhibits of fruits came from 
Messrs. Geo. Bunyard, Maidstone ; Messrs. Hobbins, 
Dereham ; Lord Aldenham, Aldenham Park ; Messrs. 
W. &J. Brown, Stamford; Captain Carstairs, New¬ 
bury; Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Exeter; Mr. J. Rutler, 
Wisbech ; the R.H.S. Gardens, Chiswick, &c. 
Salvia splendens compacta, from Mr. HudsoD, 
grand plants and freely flowered. 
GLASGOW HORTICULTURAL. — September 7th. 
The annual flower, fruit, and vegetable show held by 
the Glasgow and West of Scotland Horticultural 
Society came off on Thursday, September 7th, in 
St. Andrew’s Hall. The exhibition was well up to 
past averages, and the usual three halls on the 
ground floor of the building were completely covered, 
and space had to be found for part of the exhibits in 
the octagon entrance. In the Grand Hall the finest pro¬ 
duce was grouped or staged, such as tall Palms, Tree 
Ferns, Crotons, and many varieties of fine foliage, 
and other ornamental plants. Among cut flowers 
the different sections of Dahlia were very prominent. 
It is to be regretted that for a table of plants there 
was only one entry, that from Mr. H. Reid, gardener 
at Kennishead. This exhibit, however, fully merited 
the prize. It surely does not point to less skill 
among our Scottish gardeners in the culture of 
exotic stove plants or plants of tropical habitat this 
fact of failing entries. In one or two northern 
shows competition in this class of entry has lacked 
during this present year. 
Fruits were not very extensively shown. Black and 
white Grapes were strongly in evidence, and the 
bunches of that seedling of Messrs. D. & W. 
Buchanan, IvippeD, were well shown by them. 
Vegetables were in great plentitude, filling the whole 
of the Kent Hall. The chief award in this section 
was gained by Mr. James Brown, of Houston 
House, who is well known in the West of Scotland as 
a don at vegetables. He secured the Silver Cup 
presented by Messrs. Austin & McAslan. This col¬ 
lection was even throughout, and each sample spoke 
of high-class culture and care in selection. Ex- 
Bailie Primrose opened the show, and briefly 
referred to the ups and downs which the Glasgow 
Horticultural, like many other societies, had passed 
through. The managers of the show had shown 
themselves fully alive by their having adopted the 
idea of the “ One and All " Company at the Crystal 
Palace, and introduced a photographic section for 
competition. In the course of the afternoon the 
annual dinner was held in the Grand Hotel, under 
the presidency of Mr. R. S. Milne. There were 
numerous toasts and speeches given after the chair¬ 
man’s address. 
The judges were :—Plants—D. M’Donald, Fer- 
guslie, Paisley; James Moir, Earnock, Hamilton. 
Fruit—T. Hogg, Woodside, Paisley ; A. Kirk, Alloa 
House, Alloa. Cut flowers—James Miller, Castlemilk ; 
T. RobertsOD, Eastwood, Thornliebank ; A. Angus, 
Dalzell; F. Frame, Allanshaw ; G. Murray, School- 
house, Carnwath; W. Mason, Gryffe Castle, Bridge 
of Weir. Vegetables—James Heron, Pollok House, 
Pollokshaws; J. Methven, Blythswood, Renfrew ; R. 
Blair, Craithie, Ayr; W. Hutcheson, Eastwood 
Park, Thornliebank. Photographic—John Stuart, 
120, Buchanan Street; D, Dewar, Botanic Gardens, 
Hillhead; Archibald Watson, 36, George Street. 
The following represents the prizes, classes, and the 
names of those won awards in them : — 
Open Classes. — Twelve plants for table decora¬ 
tion came from Mr. Hugh Miller, gardener to Mr. 
A. Russell, Auchenraith, Bothwell, which won for 
him the first prize; Mr. Wm. Landsborough came 
second. 
The twelve sprays of Cactus Dahlias were best as 
shown by Messrs. Kerr Brothers, Dumfries ; second. 
Mr. M. Campbell, High Blantjre; and third, Mr, 
John Smellie. For twenty-four Cactus Dahlias, Mr. 
