December 10, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
997 
Penwill’s Champion Raspberry. 
At tire Holland House Show on July 12th, last we became 
acquainted with a new Raspberry named Pemwill’si Champion. 
The fruits' of this were of large size, rich red and of good 
flavour. We have several photographs; which show the fruit¬ 
ful character of the variety at different stages; of growth. Tit 
fruiting branches 1 attain a, considerable length, at least in 
Devon, and almost every leaf on these fruiting shoots gives; 
rise to a cluster of fruit®. These commence to ripen at the 
apex of the shoots, gradually attaining full size, and ripening- 
in succession towards the base of the shoots. Those at the 
hase; may practically be in blossom when the earliest fruits 
are ripening at the; end of the shoots. There may be fifty 
to seventy fruits and blossoms on each of these side slioot®. 
We give an illustration of the variety showing the relative 
fruitfulness of ai mass of the plant as it grew. The leaves 
and fruits are; rather numerous to be shown of large -size, but 
we think this gives; a fairly good idea of the; fruiting proper¬ 
ties of the; variety. The exhibitor was Mr. George Penwill, 80, 
High Street, Totnes, Devon, and an Award of Merit was 
accorded him at the- above-mentioned show. 
National Chrysanthemum Society. 
Annual Dinner. 
Under the presidency of Charles E. Shea, Esq., the 
members of the National Chrysanthemum Society, to 
the- number of 120 or thereabouts, -sat down- to dinner 
in the Venetian Chamber of the Holborn Restaurant 
on the 23rd ult. Among-others who sat down, we noted 
Messrs. T.. Bevan, C. Harman ’Payne, J. H. Witty, 
Ge-orgei Gordon, W. G. Bunn, Alderman Bishop, J.P., 
Messrs;. J. T. Simpson, A. Taylor, Cast let-on, W. Howe, 
J. Mc-Leod, S. Mortimer, J. MoKerche-r, W. Higgs, 
G. Hunt, W. Collins, and others-. Numerous; ladie® 
were also present. 
After dinner the President proposed “ The King,” 
and in due course “ The Queen, t-he Prince and Princess 
of Wales, and the rest of the Ro-yal Family,” t hese toasts 
being heartily received. In tlie absence of Mr. E. T. 
Co-ok, “ The National Chrysanthemum Society ” was 
propo-sed by Mr. W. G. Bunn, who said that, although 
not a member, he warmly approved of the work that 
was being done by the society. Every member of this 
society should grow Chrysanthemums- in his- op-in,ion. 
In past years- lie had attended many meetings, and 
formed! part of the deputation that went, over t-o- Paris 
and other Continental place®. He congratulated the- members 
on tbeir productions. One of the most important recom¬ 
mendations; of the Chrysanthemum is; that it- comes on the 
scene- when other flowers are getting scarce. He himself 
admired! the small ones rather 1 than the big blooms, but he 
nevertheless thanked the society for the many lessonsi which 
its -members had afforded 1 him. 
The above toast was coupled with the name -of Mr. Shea, 
the president of the society, who- occupied the chair that, nigh t . 
In rising to respond, lie stated that he admired Mr. Bunn’s 
taste with regard to the Autumn Queen, and then made some 
remarks- about Mr. Bunn not knowing the native country of 
the Chrysanthemum. He was doubtful if the Chrysanthemum 
itself knew its native country. C. indicum wasi -not a- native 
of India, and was a remarkably diminutive flower by com¬ 
parison with the giants to be seen on exhibition table® at 
the present day. The National Chrysanthemum Society was 
at. the present time in. a- very satisfactory condition. At- the 
Crystal Pa-lace -a. more magnificent show they never had. In 
order to advance he thought that the society must make- pro¬ 
gress and endeavour from time to time to strike fresh ground. 
Some complaint si are occasionally heard about the formality 
of big blooms o-n show boards-, but- he thought that owing to- 
the difficulty of transport there must always be a. large quan¬ 
tity of cut blooms for the making of an exhibition. He also 
stated that. Mr. E. Molyne-ux had been advocating the. decora¬ 
tive aspect- of the Chrysanthemum as a feature of shows in 
the future. He had recently been looking a.t some pictures 
of Chrysanthemums in pots- exhibited at Shanghai. He was 
n-ot at all impressed, however, with Chrysanthemums in that 
form. To -him they simply seemed like large plant® in glori¬ 
fied jam, pots, and produced by pinching, -tying, and much 
other attention. He did not think it- was an example fo-r them 
to follow. In aill-usaomi t-o some criticism, towards anc-ther 
society, -he wondered whether some- writer would next be 
proposing that the judges should have; the Chrysanthemum® 
boiled, tast-ed, and ea-ten before making the awards. 
At this point the cups and challenge trophies were presented. 
The National Challenge Trophy, offered for competition by 
the affiliated societies, was won by the Epsjom and District 
Chrysanthemum Society. Mr. G. Hunt, Ashtead Park 
Gardens, was the -only representative pre-s-ent to receive it. 
The challenge trophy offered by the Ichthemic Guano Co-., for 
six vases of incurved bloom®, wasl presented t-o the winner, Mr. 
W. Higgs-, Feticham. Park Gardens, who- also won the Holmes 
Memorial Challenge Cup for thirty-six incurved blooms. The 
Raspberry Penwill’s Champion. 
Holmes Memorial Challenge; Cup for forty-eight Japs, was 
presented t-o Mr. W. Mease, Downside Gardens, he- being the 
winner. The Crystal Palace Company’s- Cup for twelve vases 
of Japanese- blooms! was, won by Mr. Cha-s. Beckett, Chilton 
Lodge Gardens, Berks. 
Mr-. G. Gordon them proposed “ The, Preside,mt, Vice- 
Presidents, Treasurer, Secretaries-, Committee, etc., of 
the Society.” He said that many of the officers 
deserved the; thanks; of the society. He had thei 
pleasure of knowing all the presidents 1 , and! he; would 
not- institute comparisons;, but- they would all agree that 
they had the right man in the right place. He; recalled the 
loss of the late Mr. W. Holme®, the then secretary of the 
society, and the anxiety to find a- proper successor. Mr. R. 
Dean having been elected as his successor had been success- 
ful beyond all praise. Mr. Dean wa® absent, through illness, 
and he said that, this; was the first- dinner -of the society from 
which he had been absent,. The chairman of the general 
committee, Mr. Thomas Bevan, he gave great praise f-or energy. 
Mr. Harman Payne, the foreign correspondent- secretary, had 
been a- power of goo-d to the -society. The committee had 
also done excellent, service, and he scarcely knew h-ow to 
speak of it. 
In- replying to this, Mr. Bevan said he; hoped that the; so¬ 
ciety would go; on, and still do; better than in t-hei past,. At, the 
early winter 1 exhibition on December 7th and 8th, -lie said, 
