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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
November 12, 1904. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
These were numerous, and consisted of collections of fruit, 
groups of Chrysanthemums, retarded flowers, etc. 
° Messrs, Geo. Bunyard and Co., Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, 
had a magnificent collection of 400 varieties of Apples, besides 
Pears, occupying a great length of tablespace. They had grand 
conical piles of highly coloured Apples, such as Baumann’s Red 
Winter Reinette, Cornish Giant, Annie Elizabeth, Lane’s Prince 
Albeit, Mere de Menage, Bismarck, Emperor Alexander, Beauty 
of Kent, King of Tomkins, County, Mrs. Phillimore, Gascoigne’s 
Scarlet, Striped Beefing, Bietigheimer, Newton Wonder, Mab- 
bott’s Pearmain, Rambour Papalen, Ontario, Wadhurst Pippin, 
Belle Pontoise, James Grieve, Duchess of Gloucester, Oalyille 
Rouge Preoooe, Cox’s Pomona, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Washing¬ 
ton, Wealthy, Kent Fillbasket, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Tyler’s 
Kernel, Foster’s Seedling, Blenheim Orange, Melon Apple, 
Barnack Beauty, Ben’s Red, September Beauty, and others. 
Several of the above are usually green or pale yellow Apples, but 
this year they are highly coloured. In the centre was a trophy 
built up of red Apples and yellow ones on the top. All of the 
varieties shown were in their bast form, offering a unique lesson 
to those wishing to make a selection. Fine dishes or basket® of 
Pears were Marie Benoist, Uvedale’s St. Germain, Beurre Baltet ' 
Pere, Bellissime d’Hiver, Catillac, Easter Beurre, Beurre Alex¬ 
ander Lucas, Glou Morgeau, Verulam, Fondant Thirriott, Beurre 
Per ran, Pitmaston Duchess, Ramifies, St. Luke, Beurre Bose, 
Beurre Clairgeau, Striped Comice, Duroudeau, Doyenne du 
Cornice, Belle des Arbres, Le Lectier, and Du cl i erase de Bordeaux. 
Tlie Gold Medal awarded this collection was well deserved. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryeeroft Nursery, Hither Green, Lewisham, 
had a magnificent group of Chrysanthemums, extending half the 
width of one end of the transept. At the back were magnificent 
bunches in ornamental vases of Mrs. George Mileham, F. S. Vallis, 
Mrs. J. Dunn, Mrs. J. Hactaway, W. Duokham, Bessie Godfrey, 
Herbert Wingfield, Josephine Rousset, Lady Mary Conyers, and 
others. Between and in front of these were small groups of 
Japanese and single varieties cut with long stems. In front, of all 
was a line of show boards filled with grand out blooms of Mine. 
Carnot, Grandeur, Mrs. R. C. Pulling, Lady Lenna.rd (orange 
yellow), Miss Elsie Miller, Mine. J. Chifflot, Mildred Ware, Mrs. 
J. A. Millar, Mme. Pado Radaelfi, Jumbo, W. Duokham, F. S. 
Vallis, Bessie Godfrey, Mrs. J. Dunn, Airs. J. Hadawa.y (buff 
apricot), Maude du Cros, Airs. E. Crossloy, Philippe du Oros, 
Lady M. Conyers, W. R. Church, Henry Perkins, and others, all 
splendid blooms. (Gold Medal.) 
Mr. Norman; Da.vi-s, Framfiold, Uckfield, Sussex, had a splen¬ 
did exhibit of Chrysanthemums, occupying the remaining half 
of the transept by the previous group. He had large ornamental 
vases and Bamboo stands along the middle filled with huge 
bunches of large blooms of Chrysanthemums with autumn foliage. 
Very fine were the bunches of Mme. Paolo Radaelfi, F. S. Vallis, 
Mrs. F. W. Vallis, Beauty of Leigh, Mrs, Charles Beckett, Henry 
Perkins, Aliss Stopford, and others, Along the front was a. broad 
band of blooms arranged upon Maidenhair Fern. Very large and 
handsome blooms were Alaude du Cros. Mme. Albertine Bertrand, 
Mrs. Guy Paget, Mrs. Charles Beckett, Gen Hutton, Beauty of 
Leigh, Aldlle. Anna Debono., Mr. F. S. Vallis, Mrs. Charles 
Davis, Mme. Paolo Raiaelli, Mrs. Charles Beckett, Roi d’ltalie, 
Mme. Carnot, Nelly Pockett, Lady Hopetoun, and the lovely 
Princess Mafalda, 8 in. deep. (Gold Medal.) 
The three miscellaneous groups above described were the best 
in the show. The number of varieties of Apples shown by Messrs. 
Bunyard was unique. The groups of Chrysanthemums shown 
by Messrs. H. J. Jones and Norman Davis, stood out head and 
shoulders above all others for bold and effective appearance, 
while the quality of the blooms was equally pronounced. 
Hobbies, Limited, Derekam, Norfolk, filled the side bench 
running along the transept with decorative and Japanese 
Chrysanthemum®. Amongst the Japanese, grand blooms were- 
Maude du Cros, Mrs. J. Hadaway, Souv. de Mme. Enron, Mrs. 
J. Dunn, J. H. Silsbury, and Renee, all new varieties. Others 
were W. R. Church, F. S. Vallis, Airs. F. W. Vallis, and Henry 
Perkins. Fine bunches, of decorative varieties were Mrs. A. 
Cookson, Jason, Boule de Neige, Cyril Day, Howard Crane, Dora 
Blick, Supreme, Firefly, Flame, Ryeeroft Beauty, etc. Fine 
single varieties were Pink Beauty, Elegance, White Gem, 
Achilles., Eclipse, Venus, Airs. C. Curtis, Edith Pagram, etc. 
(Gold Medal.) 
Messrs. Wm. Cutbush and Son, Highgate, N., had a splendid 
exhibit of greenhouse and retarded flowering plants, interspersed 
with Palms. Very fine were the segregate groups of Lilium 
tigrinum, L. auratum, I,. Harriisii, L. speciosum rubrum, L.s. 
album, all retarded ; also the hardy plants, Lobelias, Asters, 
Gladioli, and early flowering Chrysanthemums. They also had 
masses of retarded Azalea mollis, Spiraeas, and Lily of the 
\ r alley. Their winter flowering Carnations, Heaths, and Bou- 
vardias were also fine. (Gold ivled^.) 
Alessrs. W. Clibran and Son, Altrincham, Chester, had a table 
of single Chrysanthemums set up in vases, including such hue 
varieties as Aliss Hebe Hampson, Robert- Carr, Redcliffe, Mrs. 
R. N. Parkinson, Airs. Geo, Prickett (a new pink variety), Mrs. 
E. Roberts; Rosalind, Stella, Airs. A. Lewis, Felix, Mrs. Harry 
Evans, Harry H. Thomas, and many unnamed seedlings. (Silver 
Gilt Medal.) 
Air. David Russell, The Essex Nurseries, Brentwood, set up a 
large group of Conifers, including Yews, Cupressus, Thuyas, 
Abies, Junipers, etc., Hollies, variegated Box, Privets, etc., were 
shown. (Silver Gilt Aledal.) 
Alessrs. Gregory and Evans, Longlands Nurseries, Sidcup, had 
a table of beautiful plants of Erica gracilis and E. autumnalis. 
(Silver Gilt Medal.) 
Messrs. Thomas Rockford and Sons, Turnford Hall Nurseries, 
near Broxbourne, Herts, had a large and showy exhibit of re¬ 
tarded Lilies, Azaleas, Lily of the Valley, Spiraeas, Lilacs, and 
Laburnums. (Gold Aledal.) 
Alessrs. John Laing and Sons, Forest Hill, London, set up a 
large circular group of Chrysanthemums on the floor, interspersed 
with Palms. These were mostly Japanese varieties grown for 
cut floiwer purposes. 
Messrs. J. Ambrose and Son, Cbeshunt, Herts, had a large 
group of decorative Chrysanthemums, retarded Lilies, Carna¬ 
tions, Cyclamen, and other flowers. They also had a table of 
Grapes, Apples, and Ros-es. Their new Grape, Alelton Con¬ 
stable, was also- shown in fine form. (Gold Aledal.) 
Alessrs. John Laing and Sons also, had a table of Apples, in¬ 
cluding fine dishes of Cox’s- Pomona, Peasgcod’s Nonsuch, Mere 
de Alenage, Lady Henniker, Blenheim Orange. (Silver Gilt 
Medal for the Apples and Chrysanthemums.) 
Air. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon, set up a large group of 
Chrysanthemums in the form of bunches of a kind in special 
holders, with single blooms along the front. He had very fins 
bunches of big blooms of Mme. C. Nagelm ackers, Kimberley, 
W. A. Etberington, F. S. Vallis, The Lion, Miss Stopford, Ex- 
mouth Crimson, Mine. Alarguerite de Alons. J. H. Silsbury, Bessie 
Godfrey, Loveliness, Sensation, Harry Shrimpton, and Model. 
Very fine was the new incurved Buttercup. At one end was a 
group of Pompon and single varieties, with plumy and decorative 
varieties. (Gold Medal.) 
-Mr. Joseph Arnold, 32, St. Paul’s. Road, Camden Town, 
London, N.W., had -a. stand of his famous Bedfordshire peat, 
loam, and silver sa-nd. He is the s-ole agent for the peat and 
loam which is cut from the Stockgrove Estate, which runs to 
1,800 acres. The peat is of two kinds-, namely, brown fibrous 
peat-, full of Bracken roots, and sandy peat, suitable for Rhodo¬ 
dendrons and Azaleas. The sand he obtains from pits on land 
covering nearly 200 acres. At one pit there is a hill where the 
sand is 130 ft. deep, with a great variety of sand from the roughest 
to the finest. He also had on his stand white sand almost as 
line as flour and as clean. Other fine sand was light yellow. 
Very line sand for propagating was the coarse or sharp-grained 
white sand. Indeed, he can -supply sand for any purpose that 
may be required for horticultural or building purposes. 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Son, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, Sussex, 
had a table of Apples set off with coloured Yino leaves. Very 
fine- samples of Apples were Lord Derby, Lane’s Prince Albert, 
Hie Queen, Emperor Alexander, Royal Jubilee, Bramley’s Seed¬ 
ling* Chelmsford Wonder, Pea.sgood’s Nonsuch, Hollandbury, 
Golden. Noble, and Warner’s King. Fine dishes of Pears were 
Beurre Nagban, Beurre Alexander Lucas, Catillac, Alarie 
Benoist, and Duohe-ss de Mouchy. (Silver Aledal.) 
Messrs. II. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent, had a. splendid 
table of Apples, including Gascoigne’s Scarlet, Emperor 
Alexander, Warner’s King, Blue Pearmain, Bismarck, Lord 
Derby, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, etc. They also, had a group of 
Cannas and a large collection of cut blooms of zonal Pelar¬ 
goniums set up in bunches on a groundwork of Maidenhair 
Fern. One end of the table was occupied with large blooms of 
Chrysanthemums. (Gold Medal.) 
The Ichthemic Guano Co., Ipswich, had a large conical stand 
of their specialities, decorated with plants and flowers. 
Ichthemic Guano is a concentrated fertiliser, and may be used 
for a great variety cf plants with success if employed according 
to the directions supplied. 
Air. J. W. Cole, Midland Road Nursery, Peterborough, ex¬ 
hibited a small -collection of Chrysanthemum blooms, including 
a beautiful white one. 
