October 3r:l 1903. 
Supplement to THE GARDENING WORLD 
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DIVISION VI. 
Preserved Fruits. 
In the open class for home preserved or home- bottled British- 
grown fruits in a space not occupying more than 8 ft. by 6 ft., the 
first prize was secured by Miss Edith Bradley, Lady Warwick 
College, Steedley, Warwickshire (gardener, Miss May Brooke). 
The second prize went to Messrs. T. E. Austen and Co., St. 
James’s Works, Kingston-on-Thames. 
In the open class for foreign-grown and preserved or bottled 
fruits Miss C. E. Martin, Willowbtook, Auburn, New York, was 
the only exhibitor, so that although her exhibit was of a highly 
meritorious character, the Gold Medal was withheld, but she 
received the second prize for her exhibit of Brandy Peaches, 
Brandy Pears, Peach Chutney, sliced Tomatos, etc. 
For 18 bottles of bottled fruits shown by exhibitors who do 
not sell their produce or work for the trade the first prize was 
secured by Mrs. C. P. Markham, Hasland Hall, Chesterfield 
(Mrs. Banks, care of Mrs. C. P. Markham). The second prize 
was secured by Mrs. E. Beckett, Aldenham House Gardens, 
Elstree. 
The first prize for a dozen bottles of bottled fruits prepared 
and shown by exhibitors who do not sell their produce nor work 
in the trade was secured by J. Bushnell, Esq., Sandling, near 
Maidstone. Miss Alice N. Smith, The Bungalow, Southwick, 
Erighton, secured the second award. 
Miscellaneous. 
Messrs. T. Rivers and Sons, Sawbridgeworth, Herts, had a 
splendid exhibit of pot fruit trees, including heavily-laden Vines 
of Gros Colman and Golden Queen, in all six Vines, all equally 
laden with fruit. They also had splendid Pear trees, such as 
Magnate, Marie Louise, Pitmaston Duchess, Marie Louise 
d’Uccle, and others; amongst Apple trees Gascoyne’s Scarlet, 
Cox’s Orange, Bijou, Belle Dubois, etc. President Plum and 
Peaches were also in good form. They had a magnificent box 
of Peasgood’s Nonsuch Apple in the gathered state, the fruits 
being the admiration of all the visitors. Other gathered fruits 
in splendid form were Marguerite Marrillat, Pitmaston Duchess, 
Beurre Superfin, and Louise Bonne of Jersey Pears. Peaches, 
Plums, and Apples were also well represented. 
Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., Bush Hill Park, London, N., 
exhibited a collection of Apples, Pears, Peaches, Nectarines, 
Figs, Nuts and Filberts, Cherries, etc. Some of their finest 
varieties of Pears were Pitmaston Duchess/Doyenne du Comice, 
Durondeau, Duchess d’Angouleme, Conseilleur cle la Cour, 
Beurre Bachelier, Marie Louise d’Uccle, and Gratioli of Jersey. 
Some of their best Apples were Newton Wonder, King of Tom- 
km’s County, Washington, Warner’s King, Worcester Pearmain, 
Beauty of Kent, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Gascoyne’s Scarlet, Cox’s 
Orange Pippin, Ribston Pippin, and Allington Pippin. Some 
of their Peaches were also very fine, as were the Figs. 
His Majesty the King (gardener, Mr. A. Mackellar), the' 
Royal Gardens, Frogmore, exhibited a collection of Grapes from 
the great Vine at Cumberland Lodge. The bunches and berries 
were of large size for a Vine that was planted about the year 
1778, and carrying about 700 bunches. He also had nine Pine¬ 
apples of splendid size, including Queen, and Smooth Cayenne ; 
i the fruits would range from 5 lbs. to 7 ibs. each. 
Messrs. William Cutbush and Son, Highgate, London, No., 
exhibited a collection of Apples and Pears on undulating 
mounds. The four mounds along the middle each had an 
Otaheite Orange in the centre, and the others had each a Cocos 
weddeliana for a centre. The groundwork consisted of moss, 
and on this the Apples and Pears were laid in heaps of varying 
i form. They had fine heaps of such Pears as Pitmaston Duchess, 
Directeur Hardy, Duchess d’Angouleme, Uvedale’s St. Ger¬ 
main, Durondeau, Souvenir du Congres, Doyenne Boussoch, and 
Cattilac. Good samples of Apples were Ilollandbury, Wealthy, 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Warner’s King, Yorkshire Beauty, Rib¬ 
ston Pippin, Alfriston, and Lord Derby. 
Messrs. T. Rivers and Son also had an exhibit of Grapes in the 
-°ut state in the same tent as the bottled fruits. The varieties 
shown were Alicante, Diamond Jubilee, Golden Queen,, and 
, Gros Maroc. 
llr. V illiam Allan, The Gardens, Gunton Park, Norwich, had 
a fine exhibit of his new Apple Norfolk Beauty, which bears fruits 
of the largest size, and is free fruiting most, years. Even during 
the present season it is almost the only Apple that has given him 
half a crop. The variety is admirably adapted for cooking pur¬ 
poses, and even when baked whole the fruit stands up very well. 
It is In season from October to January under ordinary conditions 
of the fruit room, and if kept in a special fruit room it would no 
doubt keep until April. After it is thoroughly ripe and still in 
season it is admirably adapted for dessert purposes, its rich and 
peculiar flavour suiting the taste of many people admirably. 
Aiessrs. Ambrose and Son, Cheshunt, Herts, exhibited a new 
Grape named Alelton Constable Seedling (Shingler), raised from 
Gros Colman x Lady Hastings. The berry is globular, very 
firm, finely flavoured, and is possessed of a good bloom. Mr. 
Shingler, the raiser, said that it was a very fine market Grape, 
keeping much later than Alicante and much finer flavoured than 
Gros Colman. The berries colour up splendidly when the Vine 
is grown in a 6-inch pot. A splendid bunch of it was shown in 
the tent where the preserved fruits were located. 
Air. George Cannon, St. John’s Nursery, Ealing, London, W., 
exhibited a fine collection of fruit trees lifted from the open 
ground, and showing clean and excellent growth as well as an 
abundance of fibrous roots. Mr. Cannon is well known in that 
neighbourhood as a grower of fruit trees in a large nursery close 
by. For some years past he has been cultivating fruit trees very 
successfully on his own account. 
(To be continued.) 
The Gardeners’ Dinner. 
The Gardeners’ Dinner took place on Tuesday evening at the 
Holoorn Restaurant, under the chairmanship of Viscount Dun- 
cannon. There was a very large attendance, so large, indeed, 
that accommodation could not be provided for all at the tables 
in the area of the magnificent King's Hall, where the function 
was held, and recourse had to be made to the gallery. After 
dinner the large company was photographed by flashlight. 
Letters of apology for absence were read from the Dean of 
Rochester and Air. Leopold Rothschild, both of whom regretted 
the circumstances which prevented them attending, and wished 
the gardeners a happy and pleasant evening. The toast list was 
thereafter proceeded with. 
The Chairman, on rising to propose the toast of -‘The King,” 
was received with loud applause. He said the toast was one 
which was received with acclamation in every assembly of 
Britons. (Hear, hear.) The late Prince Consort and her late 
Aiajesty Queen A T ictoria were very well known to them all for 
the great interest they manifested in horticulture and all per¬ 
taining to it. He was glad to say that King Edward VII. was 
worthily following in that respect his distinguished parents. 
(Applause.) They had evidence of that fact in the great garden 
he had made at Sandringham. By all recent accounts he was 
now doing the same at Windsor Castle. (Applause.) 
The toast was pledged with musical honours, as was also that 
of •' Her Aiajesty Queen Alexandra, the Prince and Princess 
of Wales, and the other members of the Royal Family.” 
The Chairman gave “ The Royal Horticultural Sooietv and all 
other Horticultural Societies.” At the outset he said he had re¬ 
ceived a telegram from Air. Leopold de Rothschild, saying : “ In 
proposing your toast, will you add a warm greeting from me, 
with every expression of my sincere regret at not being present, 
and every good wish for a most pleasant evening.” (Applause.) 
Proceeding, the Chairman said that in rising he must first 
express his personal sympathy with them at the great loss they 
had sustained in not having Mr. Leopold Rothschild as their 
chairman that evening. (Applause.) He was perfectly well 
aware that many of them had come from distant parts of the 
kingdom, and that most of them would have liked to have .seen 
Air. Rothschild, a gentleman of European reputation in horti¬ 
culture as well as in other tilings. The Royal Horticultural 
Society, he believed, was on the eve of celebrating its centenary. 
(Applause.) To mark this event the council intended building 
a new Horticultural Hall in St. Vincent Square, Westminster, 
which it was supposed would be' completed by next year. It was 
mainly through the magnificent liberality of Baron Schroder 
that it had been possible to build the hall at a cost of nearlv 
£40,000 ; £16.000, however, was still wanting, and the council, 
he was sure, would feel glad of any assistance they might get. 
(Hear, hear.) Another amateur gardener (Sir Thomas Hanbury) 
had presented the council with a beautiful garden in Surrey to 
replace the old and worn-out one at Chiswick, so that the 
council’s prospects were very bright and very encouraging. It 
was pleasing to realise that, although the affairs of the society 
were a few years ago at a low ebb, they were now in a more 
flourishing condition than ever before. (Applause.) This, he 
was persuaded, was mainly due to the great exertions of their 
president and secretary, assisted by a large and energetic 
council.' (“Hear, hear,” and applause.) The Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society had rendered great services in the past, and had 
done an immense deal to popularise gardening in Britain, 
