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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 28, 1900. 
W. P. Wrigbt proposed "The Donors of Special 
Prizes," and pointed out how very liberal and ser¬ 
viceable the donors had been. Without them the 
exhibition might have been abortive. Mr. Leonard 
G. Sutton and Mr. J. Colliogridge answered. Mr. 
T.' W. Sanders gave "The Exhibitors and Judges, 
and was answered by Mr. Wm. Cuthbertson (Dobbie 
& Co.), and Mr. W. Balchin, Junr. “The Foreign 
Guests " came from the President, and was responded 
to by Rev. W. T. Hutchins, Indian Orchard, Massa¬ 
chusetts, U.S.A., known from the Sweet Pea named 
after his'wife, "Lottie Hutchins"; Herr Fritz 
Benary, Erfurt, and Mr. Henry Gillman, Crystal 
Palace. Mr. N. Sherwood, V.M.H., proposed " The 
Officers and Committees of the Celebration, Mr. 
r.. Dean, V.M.H., Hon. Sec. and Treasurer, 
answered. Mr. R. Gofton Salmon last of all wound 
up with "The President and Vice-Presidents,’' the 
President and Mr. J. W. Moss replying. The com¬ 
pany then dispersed, and at 4.33 p m. the Conference 
meeting was started. 
Competitive Classes. 
The special prizes offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, 
Reading, brought seven entries, making an imposing 
display on one of the long tables towards the central 
transcept. The premier award was secured by Mr. 
Peter Blair, The Gardens, Trentham, Staffs., with a 
very superior exhibit. The varieties most prominent 
here were Salopian, Gorgeous, Sadie Burpee, 
Duchess of Sutherland, Sensation, Prince Edward 
of York, Captaip of the Blues, Navy Blue, Fascina¬ 
tion, Countess Cadogan, Mars, Chancellor, Lady G. 
Hamilton, New Countess, Alice Eckford, Lottie 
Hutchins, Queen Victoria, Venus, Primrose, Mrs. 
Eckford, Mrs. Fitzgerald, Duke of Sutherland, Black 
Knight, Monarch, Duke of Westminster, Othello, 
Duke of Clarence, Royal Rose, Lovely, Prima 
Donna, Triumph, Blushing Beauty, Prince of Wales, 
Princess of Wales, Aurora, and America. The 
colours in this class were massed in banks or groups 
and colonies embracing the allied colours, and mixed 
with Gypsophila paniculata, and though very telling 
were rather flat, owing to the uniformity of the 
vases. The size and quality of the flowers were 
excellent. 
The second prize was secured by Mr. G. Foster, 
gardener to H. Hammond Spencer, Esq.,Glendaragb, 
Teignmoutb, who had a fine and very varied lot, 
though the Asparagus and grasses were rather too 
prominent in the vases. The flowers to come from 
such a distance were remarkably fresh. The third 
prize went to Mr. F. Ackland, gardener to A G. 
Hayman, Esq , Hapford House, Frome. Many of 
the flowers here had lost their freshness, but they 
had been fire. The fourth prize went to Mr. R. 
Warren, gardener to Mrs. Geo. Gosling, Stratton 
Audley Park, Bicester. Sweet Pea foliage had been 
used here. 
Mr. Henry Eckford, Went, Salop, offered special 
prizes to commemorate the " Coming of Age ” of the 
firm, as it is just twenty-one years ago since Mr. 
Eckford commenced to cross fertilise Sweet Peas, 
The premier award was secured by Mr. Edwin 
Beckett, gardener to Lord Aldenham, Aldenham 
House, Elstree. This was for forty-eight bunches 
of Sweet Peas in not less than thirty-six varieties, 
with any appropriate foliage The back line consisted 
of Blanche Burpee (two bunches), Senator, Salopian, 
Mrs. Sankey, Chancellor, New Countess, Empress of 
India, Navy Blue, America, Princess of Wales, 
Splendour, Duke of Clarence, Mrs. J. Chamberlain, 
Maid of Honour, and Mrs Fitzgerald. The second line 
contained Black Knight, Gorgeous, Wawona, Duke 
of Westminster, Queen of the Isles, Stella Morse, 
Royal Rose, Lemon Queen, Countess of Powis, 
Primrose, Mrs. Dugdale, Lord Kenyon, Lady Grisel 
Hamilton, Mikado, Purple Prince, and Venus. The 
front line consisted of Her Majesty, Countess 
Cadogan. Lady Beaconsfield, Firefly, Emily Hender¬ 
son, Duke of Sutherland, Countess of Lathom, Lady 
Mary Currie, The Queen, Celestial, Calypso, Gaiety, 
Hon. F. Bouverie, Duchess of Wes tminster, Golden 
Gleam, and Fascination. This exhibit secured the 
Carter Commemorative Cup, offered by Messrs. J. 
Carter & Co., High Holborn, for the most 
meritorious collection of Sweet Peas, exhibited by 
amateurs or gardeners. 
The second prize was awarded to Percy Waterer, 
Esq , The Briars, Fawkham, Kent, who had a very 
pretty and tastefully arranged exhibit. Mr. Peter 
Blair was third in this case with a beautiful exhibit. 
Mr. Wm. Simpson, gardener to R. C. Forster, Esq., 
J.P., The Grange, Sutton, Surrey, was fourth. 
Herbert Hicks, Esq., Branwoods, Great Baddow, 
Chelmsford, was highly commended. There were 
eight entries in this class. 
Open to All. 
Special prizes by Messrs. Hurst & Son, Seed 
Merchants, 152, Houndsditch, London, E.C. For 
thirty-six bunches of Sweet Peas, in not less than 
twenty-four varieties, and not more than two 
bunchas of one variety, Sweet Pea foliage only to 
be used and the bunches to be staged in vases, Mr. 
R. Bolton, Warton, Carnforth, was first. The size 
and good form here were remarkable, the depth of 
good colouring was very fine. Messrs Isaac House 
& Son, Bristol, were second ; Messrs. Hinton Bros., 
Warwick, third; and Messrs. Jones & Sons, Shrews¬ 
bury, fourth. 
In Class IV., Messrs. Cooper, Taber & Co., 90 and 
92, Southwark Street, S.E., presented the prizes. 
The class asked for one bunch each of the three best 
white, three best scarlet, and three best blue varie¬ 
ties of Sweet Peas, nine bunches in all, distinct 
varieties, to be set up tastefully in vases with Sweet 
Pea foliage only. 
Messrs. Jones & Sons, Shrewsbury, were first ; 
Percy Waterer, Esq., The Briars, Fawkham, Kent, 
came second ; Mr. R. Chamberlain, The Gardens, 
Cressingham Park, Reading, third ; and fourth, Mr. 
W. Smith, Mount Park, Harrow. 
In Class V., for twenty-four bunches of Sweet 
Peas, distinct varieties, set up with appropriate 
foliage (prizes by Messrs. E. Webb & Sons, Royal 
Seed Warehouse, Wordsley, Stourbridge), the first 
prize fell to Mark Firth, Esq. (gardener, Mr. F. J. 
Clark), Weston Hill, Leicester. The flowers were 
strong, large, and of good form and colour. Mr. 
Peter Blair, came in a good second ; and third, Mr. 
Wm. Howe, Park Hill, Streatham Common. The 
latter had a needless amount of grass. Mrs. Black¬ 
burn (gardener, Mr. T. Stanton), 9, Sion Hill Place, 
Bath, was fourth. There were thirteen entries. 
Special prizes by Messrs. W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 
Seed Merchants, Philadelphia, U.S.A. For twenty- 
four bunches of Sweet Peas, in not less than eight 
varieties and not more than three bunches of one 
variety, selected exclusively from the following 
distinctly American varieties introduced by W. Atlee 
Burpee & Co. : Admiration, Aurora, Brilliant, 
Burpee’s Earliest of All, Burpee’s New Countess, 
Creole, Daybreak, Dolly Varden, Fashion, Gray 
Friar, Gorgeous, Juanita, Lottie Hutchins, Maid of 
Honour, Modesty, Navy Blue, Oddity, Oriental, 
Pink Friar, Ramona, Sensation, Snapdragon, Stella 
Morse, Wawona To be set up tastefully in vases, 
with any appropriate light foliage. Lord Aldenham 
(gardener,. Mr. E. Beckett), Aldenham House, 
Elstree, was first, followed by Messrs Isaac House & 
Son, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol; and third, Mr. 
R. Bolton, Warton, Carnforth. 
For eighteen bunches of Sweet Peas, distinct, 
Messrs. W. H. & J. Collingridge, proprietors of The 
Gardener's Magazine, offered three prizes. Messrs. 
Isaac House & Son were the winners, their collection 
being amply set off with Asparagus. Mr. F. G. 
Foster, Havant, was a good second ; and Mr. E. 
Beckett, third. 
In the class provided for by Herr F. Benary, 
Erfurt, Germany, for eighteen stems of Sweet Peas, 
of any varieties, having the greatest aggregate of ex. 
panded blossoms, Mr. F. G. Foster was first, and 
Messrs. Jones & Sons, second. 
Special prizes by M. M. Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie, 
4, Quai de la Megisserie, Paris. For one bunch of 
any dark variety, maroon, deep bronze or purple, 
Messrs. I. House & Son were first with Black 
Knight ; Mr. G. Prebble, Shirley, Croydon, second ; 
and Mr. R. Chamberlain third. 
For one bunch of a scarlet or crimson variety 
(prizes by Mr. Ernst H. Krelage, Bloemhof 
Nurseries, Haarlem, Holland), Mr. H. Aldersley, 
Aldersley Hall, Chester, was the winner with Salo¬ 
pian ; Mhrs was second, from Mr. P. Waterer. 
In Classes XVII. and XVIII. Messrs. H. Cannell 
& Sons, Swanley, Kent, offered the prizes. These 
were for one bunch of any “ erect standard ’’ variety, 
in which Messrs. I. House 8 c Son, were first with 
Mrs. Dugdale; Mr. P. Waterer second with a very 
fine bunch of Triumph ; and third, Messrs. Hinton 
Bros. , Warwick, also with Triumph. , For one bunch 
of any hooded variety, Messrs. I. House & Son were 
again first with Countess of Lathom ; Messrs. Hin¬ 
ton Bros, were second ; and third, Mr. P. Waterer. 
Mr. H. Aldersley won Mr. R. Wilson-Ker’s first 
prize for one bunch of any deep blue or violet variety, 
having Duke of Westminster ; Mr. R. E. Ryman, 
second, with Black Knight; the Messrs. House, third, 
with Navy Blue. 
For one bunch of any yellow or primrose variety 
(prizes by Mr. Henry Deverill, Banbury), Mr. H. 
Aldersley won with Queen Victoria ; Mr. P. Waterer, 
showing Mrs. Eckford ; and Mr. R. Chamberlain, 
with the same, followed in this order. 
Special prizes by Messrs. Carter, Page & Co., 52, 
London Wall, E.C., for one bunch of a pale blue, 
mauve, or lavender variety : first, Mr. R. Bolton, 
with Lady Grisel Hamilton ; second, the Messrs. 
House, with ditto. 
Mr. H. Aldersley won Messrs. Barr & Sons’ first 
prize for one bunch of a white variety, showing 
Sadie Burpee; the Messrs. House were second with 
the same. Rev. L. Knight Smith, Rudcote, Brighton, 
Isle of Wight, came third, also with Sadie Burpee 
(very good) ; and fourth, Mr. Wm. Howe, who had 
Sutton’s Giant White. 
For one bunch of a blush or a flesh-coloured 
variety (prizes offered by Messrs. Laxton Bros., 
Bedford), Mr. R. Bolton, with Venus, beat Mr. H. 
A. Needs, Heath View, Horsell, Woking, who had 
Mrs. Fitzgerald. 
Messrs. Isaac House & Son won for a bunch of a 
dark striped or flaked variety, having America Mr. 
Lewis H. Hatting, The Nest, Emerson Park, Horn¬ 
church, Essex, was second, with Princess of Wales • 
and Mr. E. Wilkins, Dalton-on-Lees, Darlington, 
third, with Ramona. For one bunch of a light 
striped or flaked variety, Messrs I. House & Son, 
were first, with Pink Friar ; Mr. R. Chamberlain, 
second, with Aurora; and third, Mr. W. H 
Apthorpe, 94, Hills Road, Cambridge. 
All of these classes were so keenly competed for, 
that we may be pardoned for reporting them so fully. 
In most of the classes there were ten, twelve and up 
to fifteen entries, and most of them of merit. All 
the bunches were stipulated to be set up in tall 
vases, and light appropriate foliage was allowed. 
The main object of the classes was to bring out the 
best varieties of each colour and type, and thus assist 
the work of classification. 
Division II. : Amateurs. 
Special prizes by Messrs. Fidler 8 c Sons, Royal 
Berkshire Seed Establishment, Reading, for eighteen 
bunches of Sweet Peas, distinct. Mr. Thos. 
Aldersley, Shrewsbury, stood first There were a 
number of entries and all were good. 
Mr. E. Ryman, with twelve bunches of Sweet 
Peas, won Messrs. Toogood & Sons’, of Southampton, 
first prize. Mr. T. Aldersley carried off Mr. R. 
Sydenham's first prize in Class XXVIII. ; while in 
the next class the first award went to Mr. J. D. 
Powell, Crofton Lodge, Theydon Bois, Essex. In 
the foregoing classes each bunch had to contain 
twenty-five sprays of any one variety. 
Division III. : Floral Decorations, Open. 
In Class XXXI., for a decorated dinner table, 6 ft. in 
length by 4 ft. in width, arranged with Sweet Peas 
and their foliage only. Miss C. B. Cole, The Vine¬ 
yard, Feltham, Middlesex, was first, having a table 
all of pink Sweet Peas. Mrs. W. Green, Jun., 
Harold Wood, Essex, was second, with a mixed 
arrangement of pink and blush varieties; Mr. 
Arthur Edwards, Arnold, Notts, came third. There 
were thirteen tables. 
For a bouquet of Sweet Peas, arranged with any 
appropriate light foliage, Messrs. Jones & Sons, of 
Shrewsbury, were first ; Miss C. B. Cole came 
second; Miss Bawtree, Clapham Lodge, The Downs, 
Sutton, third ; and the Misses Boff, 203, Upper 
Street, Islington, N., fourth. The heat played havoc 
with these bouquets, the flowers of which were 
mostly wired. 
The competition for a table of Sweet Peas illus¬ 
trating the different methods in which the flower can 
be used for decorative purposes, proved one of the 
best features of the show. In this Class Messrs. 
Jones & Sons, Nurserymen, Shrewsbury, were 
awarded first prize. The taste displayed in all of 
the entries here was of an exceedingly high order, 
baskets, horseshoes, ovals, wreaths, vases and 
shower bouquets being employed in the composition. 
Mr. Norman Davis was second, with a table that 
many thought should have had the first award. The 
shower arrangements here were specially fine. Mr. 
Henry Anstey, Knight Hill Road, West Norwood 
