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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 7, 1899. 
all adnate to the corolla, if it had not beea for the 
fact that there are five perfect stamens. Herein is 
the anomaly to an otherwise regular flower. The 
corolla is crimson so that the innovation upon it is 
brought out prominently. 
MISCANTHUS SINENSIS. 
This is a hardy member of the order of Grasses, 
(Gramineae.) In appearance it resembles M. japon- 
icus (Eulalia japonica) or E. macrantha, yet it is 
slightly broader in the leaf. It also grows taller 
than either of these. Although hardy it is not 
well to place it in the coldest part of the garden for 
the species are all natives of warm parts of the earth, 
such as South Africa and Eastern Asia, from the 
Malayan Archipelago to Japan. 
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SOCIETIES. 
BRITISH GROWN FRUIT SHOW. 
Sept. 28th, 29 th and 30 th. 
Concluded from Supplement for September 30 th. 
Of five entries for a single dish of cooking Pears, 
Sir Mark W. Collett, Bart., St. Clere, won first. His 
Bellissima d’Hiver and Uvedale's St Germain were 
magnificent; Capt. Carstairs, Welford Park, New¬ 
bury, followed second with large fruits. 
Peaches from the open air made a very good 
show. For three dishes, distinct, the first award 
went to Col. H. Walpole, Heckfield Place, Winch- 
field (gardener, Mr. Maxim), who tabled Sea Eagle, 
Princess of Wales, and Gladstone, the latter particu¬ 
larly fine; Mr. J. Sparks came next him, with 
good types of Sea Eagle ; the third prize went to the 
Duke of Fife, East Sheen Lodge (gardener, Mr. S. 
Osborne), with fine samples of Royal Ascot. 
For one dish of Peaches, the Duke of Northumber¬ 
land, Syon House, Brentford (gardener, Mr. J. 
Hudson) came in first with Sea Eagle; the Right 
Hon. Lord Foltimore, Poltimore Park, Exeter 
(gardener, Mr. T. H. Slade), coming second with 
good Princess of Wales. 
For one dish of Nectarines, also grown out of 
doors, Mr. J. Sparks, Upper Grove House, Roe- 
hampton Lane, Putney, won with Victoria. 
For four dishes of dessert Plums, C. E. Strachan, 
Esq., Gaddiston Place, Hemel Hempstead, (gardener, 
Mr. H. Folkes) was first with Jefferson, Washington, 
Cloth of Gold, and Reine Claude de Bavey ; F. M. 
Lonergan, Esq . Cressinghan Park, Reading 
(gardener,Mr R. Chamberlain),whohad Coe’s Golden 
Drop, Jefferson, Transparent and an uunamed one. 
All were very fine, large, juicy and well finished. 
For one dish of any dessert variety the award fell to 
H. C. Moffat, Esq , Goodrich Court, Ross, Hereford 
(gardener, Mr. Ttios. Spenser) ; J. G. Dearden Esq., 
Walcot Hall, Stamford (garde ler, Mr. A. Wrighi), 
came second. Both had good samples. 
For four dishes of cooking Plums, the first prize 
was carried off by Sir Joseph Pease, Bart., M.P., 
Hutton Hall, Guisboro’, Yorks, (gardener, Mr. J. 
Mclndoe), who staged remarkably clean and fine 
varieties in Pond’s Seedling, Archduke, Magnum 
Bonum, and Grand Duke. The second prize went 
to C. E Strachan, Esq., who was a close and good 
second. 
For one dish of cooking Plums the award went to 
T. L. Boyd, Esq., North Firth, Tonbridge (gardener, 
Mr. E. Colman), who won with Pond’s Seedling. 
The second award fell to H. M. Hurnard, Esq., of 
Hington, who likewise had Pond's Seedling. 
Division V. 
Special district county prizes ; open to gardeners and 
amateurs only. In Class LXIV. (a.a ) which was 
open to Kent growers, G. H. Dean, Esq , Whitehall, 
Sittingbourne (gardener, Mr. W. T. Stowers), was 
awarded the first prize. He had six dishes of Apples, 
four of cooking and two of dessert. Peasgood’s Non¬ 
such and Bramley’s Seedling with Cox's Orange 
Pippin and Worcester Pearmain were the choicest. 
The first prize in Class LXIV. (b.b.) fell to the 
Marquis of Camden, who showed good fruits. G. 
H. Field, Esq., of Sevenoaks, was second. The 
latter section of this class was for six dishes of 
dessert Pears. 
In Class LXV., open only to growers in Surrey, 
Sussex, Hants, Dorset, Devon, Somerset, and Corn¬ 
wall, for six dishes of Apples, the Duchess of 
Cleveland, Battle Abbey, Sussex (gardener, Mr. W. 
Camm), carried off the first award. His dishes 
were remarkably good. The second prize went to 
Jeremiah Coleman, Esq., Gatton Park, Reigate, 
whose Apples were very highly coloured. In the 
succeeding class for Pears open to growers in the 
same counties, A. Benson, Esq., Upper Staton Park, 
Merstbam (gardener, Mr. M. Mancey) was first with 
select samples of Souvenir du Congres, Marguerite 
Marrillat, William’s Bon Chretian, and others. 
Jeremiah Colman, Esq , was a very close second, 
having splendid Doyenne Boussoch, and Souvenir du 
Congres. 
In Class LXVL, open only to growers in Wilts, 
Gloucester, Oxford, Bucks, Berks, Beds, Herts, and 
Middlesex, Colonel Vivian, Rood Ashton, Trowbridge 
(gardener, Mr. W. Strugnell), won first for six dishes 
of Apples, embracing the finest of culinary varieties 
and these were grown to perfection. F. M. Lonergan, 
Esq., Cressingbam Park, Reading (gardener, Mr. R. 
Chamberlain), came second. In the same class for 
six dishes of Pears, Major Heneage, V.C., Compton 
Basset, Wilts (gardener, Mr. W. A. Cook), led the 
way with extra good samples. 
The first prize in Class LXVII., open to Essex, 
Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, Hunts, and Rutland, 
was carried off by H. H. Hurnard, Esq., Gurneys 
Manor, Hington, whose dishes (six) of Apples up¬ 
held the honour in his section. The Hon. W. 
Lowther, Wickham Market, Suffolk (gardener, Mr. 
A. Andrews), made a good second. Lord Suffield, 
Gunton Park, Norwich (gardener, Mr. W. Allan), 
took the lead in the section of the same class for 
Pears, his lot being of moderate size but fine other¬ 
wise. Hon. W. Lowther came second, 
In Class LXVIIl., open for growers in Lincoln, 
Northampton, Warwick, Leicester, Notts, Derby, 
Staffs, Shropshire, and Cheshire, the first prize fell 
to J. G. Dearden, Esq., Walcot Hall, Stamford (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. A. Wright). His dishes were all up to 
the standard. The Duke of Rutland, K.G., Belvoir 
Castle, Grantham (gardener, Mr. W. H. Divers), 
was an able second. 
For Pears, J. G. Dearden, Esq., won first; and 
the Duke of Rutland second. 
In Class LXIX., open to growers in Worcester, 
Hereford, Monmouth, Glamorgan, Carmarthen, and 
Pembroke, Mrs. Blaskill, Bridge Sobers, Hereford, 
was a good leader, and the samples of Emperor 
Alexander, Golden Noble, and Warner’s King, were 
very fine. Mr. R. M. Whiting, Credenhill, Here¬ 
ford, came second, with slightly smaller, but at the 
same time handsome fruits. 
For Pears, Geo. H. Hadfield, Esq , Monarton, 
Ross (gardener, Mr. John Rick), won with a capital 
collection ; and H. C. Moffatt, Esq., also from Here¬ 
ford, Goodrich Court, Ross (gardener, Mr. T. 
Spenser), was an able second. 
In Class LXX., open to the growers in the other 
counties of Wales, R. D. Hughes, Esq., 35, Middle 
Lane, Denbigh (gardener, Mr. R. T. Jones), was the 
winner, but his lot was a bit behind. S. P. Peigh, 
Esq., Abermaide, Aberystwyth (gardener, Mr. H. 
Austin), was a close second. 
Mr. James Garside, Larbeck Gardens, Great 
Eccleston, near Garstang, was first in Class LXXI., 
open to growers in the six northern counties of Eng¬ 
land, and in the Isle of Man, for Apples. 
In Class LXXII., open to growers in Scotland, the 
Earl of Galloway, Galloway House, GarliestoD, 
Dumfries, whose fruits of Lady Sudeley, James 
Grieve, and Yorkshire Beauty were very fine, first; 
W. Millar, Esq., Roundel wood, Crieff, came second. 
For Pears, the first award also went to the Earl of 
Galloway, but these were not remarkable when com¬ 
pared with many others; W. Millar, Esq., Roundel- 
wood, Crieff (gardener, Mr. J. McKinnie), was second 
winner. 
Division IV.— Open to Gardeners and Amateurs 
Only. 
(Single dishes of dessert Apples, grown in the open 
air) 
For a dish of Adam’s Pearmain, H. H. Williams, 
Esq, Pencalenict, Truro (gardener, Mr. W. 
Cornelius), was the first prize winner. 
In Class LXXV., for Allan’s Everlasting, F. W. 
Buxton, Esq , Pishobury, Sawbridgeworth (gar¬ 
dener, W. H. Godden), received the award. 
For very fine Allington Pippin the prize went to 
Capt. Carstairs, Walford Park, Newbury. The 
fruits here had a beautiful bloom upon them. 
Baumann’s Red Winter Reinette, was asked for 
in Class LXXVII., and won by Capt. Carstairs, with 
fine samples. 
There were twenty-one dishes of Blenheim 
Orange (small, highly coloured fruits being asked 
for), and the prize Tell to F. M. Lonergan, Esq , 
Cressingham Park, Reading (gardener, Mr. R. Cham¬ 
berlain), whose fruits were of only moderate size, but 
well formed and highly coloured. The second prize 
went to O. E. d’Avigdor-Goldsmid, Esq., Somerhill, 
Tonbridge, Kent (gardener, Mr. C. Earl). 
In Class LXXIX., for a dish of Brownlee’s Russet, 
T. L. Boyd, Esq., North Firth, Tonbridge (gardener, 
Mr. E. Colman), won the first award. 
Mr. R. M. Whiting, Credenhill, Hereford, was 
winner for Claygate Pearmain. 
Mr. A. J. Carter, of Newfields, Billingshurst, Sus¬ 
sex, won for a dish of Cockle's Pippin, his fruit be¬ 
ing clean and bright. 
A dish of Court Pendu Plat was best as shown by 
Walpole Greenwell, Esq., Marden Park, Surrey (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. N. Lintoll). The fruits were small, but 
of very perfect form. 
The competition for a dish of Cox’s Orange Pippin 
was a very keen one, there being no less than thirty- 
five entries, and all were very fine samples, a credit 
each of them to those who exhibited. The lucky 
winner was Jermiah Colman, Esq., Gatton Park, 
Reigate (gardener, Mr. W. KiDg), who had magnifi¬ 
cent fruits, solid, of capital round form and highly 
coloured. Lord Poltimore, Poltimore Park, Exeter 
(gardener, Mr. W. Slade), made a good second. 
For a dish of D’Arcy Spice (syn. Baddow Pippin) 
there was no entry. 
Geo. H. Hadfield, Esq , Monarton, Ross, Here¬ 
ford (gardener, Mr. John Rick), was first prizeman 
for a dish of Duke of Devonshire Apples. 
A dish of Egremont Russets was awarded the 
prize coming from Mr. R. M. Whiting, Credenhill, 
Hereford, and his fruits were perfect of their kind. 
Fearn’s Pippin brought together a dozen very 
decent dishes, the prize in this case going to G. H. 
Dean, Esq., Whitehall, Sittingbourne (gardener, Mr. 
W. T. Stowers), who showed very rosy samples. 
There were also twelve dishes of Gascoigne’s 
Scarlet, small, highly coloured fruits being here 
stipulated. The first prize went to T. Clinch, Esq , 
Deneway, Key Street, Sittingbourne, who showed 
specimens which were certainly small and well 
coloured, but whose form was not beautiful nor with¬ 
out blemish. The second prize lot was very fair, 
larger if anything, but not so deeply coloured. The 
Right Hon. Lord Poltimore was the second winner. 
There were no entries for Golden Reinette. 
For a dish of Gravenstein, the Duchess of Cleve¬ 
land, Battle Abbey, Sussex (gardener, Mr. W. Camm) 
won first with splendid fruits, richly coloured, large, 
and of good form. 
The James Grieve Apple was best as shown by 
the Earl of Galloway, N.B. (gardener, Mr. J. Day). 
King of the Pippins brought out sixteen competi¬ 
tors. The first prize lot were nice models of their 
kind. The first prize went to F. S. W. Cornwallis, 
Esq., Linton Park, M lidstone. G. H. Dean, Esq., 
followed second. 
A dish of King of Tomkins County was fine as sent 
by Col. H. Walpole, Heckfield Place, Winchfield, 
(gardener, Mr. A. Maxim). His fruits were extra 
good. 
There was no entry for the variety Lord Hindlip. 
The first prize for Mabbot’s Pearmain was cap¬ 
tured by O. E. D’Avigdor Goldsmith, Esq., whose 
samples were good. 
F. S. W. Cornwallis, Esq., M.P., won for Man- 
nington’s Pearmain, having very fair fruits. 
The variety, Margil, brought out fourteen entries, 
most of which were very fine. The first prize had 
seemingly been awarded to the Duchess of Cleve¬ 
land, of Battle Abbey, but the prize label had after¬ 
wards been cut out from the exhibitor’s card. The 
second prize fell to F. S. W. Cornwallis, Esq., M.P., 
whose lot was not equal to those noted. 
Of American Mother there were eight dishes, the 
prize here going to Mr. R. M. Whiting. 
Ribston Pippin proved a favourite with competitors, 
for no less than thirty-four single dishes were staged. 
Jeremiah Colman, Esq., Gatton Park, here led off, 
followed by the Marquis of Camden ; the first lot 
being particularly good. 
In Class C. Rosemary Russett was asked for. The 
prize out of nine dishes fell to the Duchess of Cleve¬ 
land. 
F. S. W. Cornwallis, Esq., M.P , showed a finely 
coloured dish of Ross Nonpareil. 
Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., won for Scarlet 
