November 11, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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XL ALL 
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Edited by J. FRASER. F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , NOVEMBER nth, 1899. 
f|| Glimpse of the N.C.S. November 
' Show. —It rarely happens that Novem¬ 
ber is so propitious for the holding of a 
Chrysanthemum show in London as it was 
on Tuesday last, the day being dry, clear, 
and generally fine throughout. The.attend- 
ance was immense as usual, and the finan¬ 
ces should stand high. Those who visited 
the great autumn competition and fete of 
the National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Royal Aquarium early in the day had the 
best chance of seeing the exhibits. We here 
take a glance of the leading features of it 
for the sake of those at a distance. The 
splendid, non-competitive exhibits of 
Messrs. Jones, Davis, Cutbush, and Owen 
arrested the eye of visitors on visiting the 
several parts of the exhibition where they 
were put up. Chrysanthemums, autumn- 
tinted foliage, Begonias, Lily of the Valley, 
Bmvardias, etc., were particularly con¬ 
spicuous. The competitive groups were 
good in their way, but their circular shape 
does not admit of much novelty in the way 
of arrangement. The trained plants were 
conspicuous and as fine as we have seen 
them, with the exception, perhaps,, of those 
at the Centenary show. Mr. Geo. White¬ 
horse, gardener to S. Nicholls, Lsq., Wal¬ 
thamstow, is a new name, that keeps up 
the reputation of that quarter for trained 
plants. The Portsmouth and District Hor¬ 
ticultural Society had, for the second time 
within recent years, the honour of carrying 
off the Challenge Trophy in the class set 
apart for 24 Japanese and 24 incurved 
blooms, the competition being open to 
societies only. The Holmes Memorial 
Challenge Cups have still a weighty attrac¬ 
tion for competitors, judging by the keen¬ 
ness of the competitions and the high 
quality of the blooms brought forward. We 
have never seen them in finer condition. 
Mr. F. Vallis, of Chippenham, a compara¬ 
tive stranger, secured the Holmes Memorial 
Cup for 48 Japanese blooms. Mr. McHattie, 
gardener to the Duke of Wellington, Strath- 
fieldsaye, was second, but he took three or 
four of the leading prizes in other big 
classes, so that he had a lion’s share of the 
spoil. A similar medal for 36 incurved 
b’ooms was secured by Mr. W. Higgs, gar¬ 
dener to J. B. Hankey, Esq., Fetcham 
Park, Leatherhead, whose blooms were 
excellent in every way, though he was not 
a single point ahead of the second prize lot, 
and won because his blooms were better set 
up. This will give an idea of the closeness 
of the competition. 
The class for 12 vases of Chrysanth¬ 
emums, set up with their own foliage, filled 
more than two tables running the whole 
length of St. Stephen’s Hall, and were un¬ 
doubtedly one of the finest and most novel 
features of this November show. Mr. J. 
W. McHattie took the first of four prizes, 
in eleven entries. The blooms shown were 
of enormous size, and apparently larger 
than those in the class for 48 Japs. There 
is no question that this method of exhibiting 
them shows all their qualities and likewise 
their defects, if any. Iwo Gold Medals and 
several Silver ones were awarded in this 
class, besides money prizes. A small Silver 
Medal was awarded to each competitor who 
failed to take a prize. We hope this class 
will be maintained in future years. The 
class for a hand basket of natural autumn 
foliage and berries arranged for effect 
attracted a great amount of attention, and 
it must be confessed the baskets were very 
striking objects, arranged as they were with 
two species of Winter Cherry (Physalis) 
Snowberry, Pernettya, Asparagus berries, 
seeds of Iris foetidissima, berries of Pyr- 
acantha, Strawberry tree, Privet, etc. Mi s 
Easterbrook, of Fawkham, Kent, was first ; 
and Mrs. W. Taylor, The Gardens, 
Tewkesbury Lodge, Forest Hill, was 
second. 
The vegetables took a very prominent 
position both for quantity and quality, and 
the interest taken in them by gardeners and 
the public was very keen. Messrs. Webb 
& Sons’ special prizes for a collection of 
nine distinct kinds brought out all the best 
growers within a long distance of London. 
Mr. E. Beckett, gardener to Lord Aldenham, 
Aldenham Park, Elstree, took the leading 
honour with magnificent Cauliflowers, 
Onions, Potatos, Parsnips, Carrots, Toma- 
tos, Sprouts, etc. He also carried off /Mr. 
Robert Sydenham’s Challenge Cup for the 
highest number of points gained in the 
various classes for vegetables. Having won 
the Cup for the second time it becomes his 
property absolutely. He had 49 points out 
of a possible 65. We may here remark 
that three of the Cups offered for vegetables 
have been won outright on this occasion, so 
that the N.C.S. is the poorer by that in 
purse, though not in reputation. In the 
fruit classes there were some excellent 
Grapes and Apples. For six dishes of 
culinary Apples the leading place was taken 
by Mr. W. T. Stowers, gardener to G. H. 
Dean, Esq., 70, Harold Road, Sitting- 
bourne. P'or more details we must refer 
readers to the report of the show in another 
column. 
Our supplement with this issue contains 
portraits of some of the leading raisers and 
introducers of Chrysanthemums. We do 
not pretend to give them any order of merit, 
but arrange them as the accident of por¬ 
traiture enables them to be grouped. 
Big Queen Apple. —We heard recently from a 
correspondent of a Queen Apple Laving weighed 
21 ozs. Not bad, is it ? 
Cypripedium callosum Sanderae fetched £175 at the 
sale of the collection of Orchids of the late Henry 
Greenwood, Esq , last week. 
Mr. Alexander Munro, foreman in The Gardens, 
Glamis Castle, Glamis, N.B., has been appointed as 
head gardeder to E. Curre, Esq , Itton Court, Chep¬ 
stow, Monmouthshire. 
Weather in London.—A very large amount of rain 
has fallen during the past seven days, in parts to the 
extent of flooding the land. The weather is, upon 
the whole, mild and healthy. 
Chrysanthemum Florence Mclyneux.— The dozen 
blooms of this variety, exhibited at the N.C.S. Show 
by Mr. Agate, and awarded the Silver Medal, were 
grown by Mr. Nat. Molyneux, The Gardens, Rookes- 
bury Park, Fareham. 
Marriage Bells —On the 6th ult. a marriage took 
place between Mr. William G. Baker, curator of the 
Botanic Gardens, Oxford, and Miss Nellie A. Bowler. 
Mr. Baker is an old Kewite, who went from Kew 
Gardens to his present situation in December, 1SS7. 
Mr J. R Shillingtcn, for the last seven years head 
gardener to C. W. Cowan, Esq., of Valleyfaeld, 
N.B , has been appointed, out of a large number of 
applicants, as head gardener of the well-known 
gardens of Mrs. Callender, of Preston Hal 1 , 
Midlothian. Mr. Shillington is to be congratulated 
on his appointment. May good luck go with hum_ 
J. M. H. 
Death of Mr. John Shrimpton. — We are extremely 
sorry to learn of the death of Mr. John Shrimpton, 
whose name is well known in connection with the 
raising of new Chrysanthemums, the sad event taking 
place on the 23rd of October last. His end came 
after a long and painful illness. His employer, 
William Seward, Esq., The Firs, Hanwell, deplores 
hts loss, for he was a painstaking and honest mar. 
Mr. Shrimpton’s abilities as a gardener were grear. 
On leaving Osterley Park (about fifteen years ago!, 
he went to Wm. Seward, Esq , as a workicg fore¬ 
man, a position he held until his death. 
