October 21, 1905. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
819 
On the top right-hand corner is an illustra¬ 
tion of Newton Wonder, a large cooking fiuit, 
said to have been produced between Dume- 
low’s Seedling and Blenheim Orange. Ihe 
fruit is of large size, ovate, pale green, and 
more or less flushed and marked with crimson 
on the sunny aspect. The tree grows well, 
and bears heavily. It has only come into 
notice relatively recently, but it is seldom 
absent now from any well-represented collec¬ 
tion of fruit trees. It was awarded a First 
Class Certificate by the R.H.S. 
Below this variety is a representation of 
Blenheim Orange, a well-known and useful 
variety, that fruits heavily after the tree has 
been fairly well established. It keeps in use 
from November to February. The tree may 
be grown as a standard, a bush, or as an 
espalier. It also succeeds when grafted or 
budded on the Paradise stock, which causes 
it to come into bearing at a much earlier 
period than when grown as a standard. For 
the subject of this picture a small fruit was 
selected, as such is used when the variety is 
utilised for dessert, purposes. Large fruits are 
used for cooking. 
The annual exhibition of British-grown 
fruit under the auspices of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society was held in the Horticultural 
Hall, Westminster, on October 10th, 11th, 
and 12th. The exhibition was' not quite so 
large as usual, and the big hall was able to 
accommodate all the exhibits. On the whole, 
it has been a bad season for fruit, due to the 
late spring frosts, which destroyed the 
blossom, and the dearth of fruit is general 
throughout the country. Some exhibits were, 
perhaps, inferior to those of former years 
from the same place, but most visitors were 
unanimous in their praise of the fine size 
and appearance of the Pears, though we have 
seen them far more numerous. 
Apples were undoubtedly the feature of this 
exhibition, and many of the exhibits, whether 
grown in the open or under glass, contained 
many dishes of splendid fruit. The kitchen 
Apples always hold the first rank in point of 
size and effectiveness, but the dessert Apples 
were neither lacking in quality nor ’colour. 
Where the number of dishes was limited one 
could readily glean which were the best varie¬ 
ties for table use, and we presume that every 
exhibitor put forward his best. Many of the 
Apples were finely coloured, whether grown 
entirely in the open or under glass for a while 
and then placed in the open air. Those that 
were ripened under glass, however, although 
beautifully clear in the skin, were remarkably 
pale in colour. 
The darkest Apples which we noted in the 
show were Mere de Menage and Beaumanris 
Red Winter Reinete, the former being in one 
notable instance a blackish-purple. Some 
dishes of Peasgood’s Nonsuch were remark¬ 
able for their size, although in several ex¬ 
hibits they were notably smaller than usual. 
Amongst recent Apples The Rival is a very 
handsome red variety, and the yellow-white 
Beauty of Norfolk, exhibited by Mr. W. 
Allan, wa'Si also highly interesting and of 
great promise as a free-bearing Apple. It 
took the first prize for any other Apple not 
mentioned in the schedule. The best of the 
Pears shown were mostly well-known varie- 
On the lower right-hand corner is a figure 
of Cox’s Orange Pippin—from our point of 
view the best Apple in the world, notwith¬ 
standing thehigh praise given to the Newtown 
Pippin from America. The fruit is moderate 
in size, more or less shaded with brownish- 
crimson, round in shape, and most excellent 
in flavour. Besides being sweet, it possesses 
a rich aromatic flavour that is rarely found in 
Apples. In different districts, however, the 
quality is not alike. Ihe best flavour is 
developed on dwarf trees grown upon the 
Paradise. It is now well known that this 
Apple can be grown in a great variety of 
soils, and is a great favourite with everybody 
who knows its real character and quality. 
Large and handsome fruits were shown at 
Westminster on the 10th just. It is in season 
from November to March, and fetches a high 
price wherever it is known as it should be. 
The tree may also be grown in a variety of 
forms, but in small gardens it should be 
grown in bush form upon the Paradise, which 
gives every satisfaction. We are obliged to 
Messrs. Bunyard and Co. for the specimens 
for our supplementary illustration. 
ties, including some of fairly recent origin. 
Of early Apples the most notable this season 
probably was Lady Sudeley, several good 
dishes of which were shown. 
Peaches and Nectarines were shown in fail- 
quantity for this period of the year. Plums 
were in greater numbers, chiefly the late- 
ripening varieties. Cherries were represented 
by some richly-coloured Morellos. Other 
fruits in smaller numbers were Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, Crabs, Raspberries, and Medlars. 
Grapes were shown in larger numbers, per¬ 
haps, than last year, although the big bunches 
and berries of the last few years were absent. 
White Grapes were represented by seventy- 
two bunches, consisting of Muscat of Alex¬ 
andria in preponderating quantity, with a few 
bunches of Mrs. Pearson and Chasselas 
Napoleon. There were 105 bunches of black 
Grapes in eight varieties, namely, Lady 
Downes, Madresfield Court, Mrs. Pince, Black 
Hamburgh, Alicante, Gros Maroc, Appley 
Towers, and Gros Coleman. The first prize 
for six varieties of Grapes was secured by 
J. W. Fleming, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. 
Mitchell), Cliilworth Manor, Romsey, Hants, 
who took some other first prizes. The varie¬ 
ties in this lot were Black Hamburgh, 
Madresfield Court, Lady Downes, Mrs. Pince, 
Gros Maroc, and Muscat of Alexandria. 
Other leading prize winners for Grapes were 
Max Miehaelis, the Earl of Harrington, Col. 
Archer Houblon, George C. Raphael, Esq., 
and C. Bayer, Esq., who had some well- 
finished bunches. 
During the middle of the day there was a 
large crowd of visitors, but they thinned 
away at an earlier hour than usual, as if the 
British public were not so interested in fruits 
as in flowers. No doubt to the lay mind a 
large number of the Apples presented a great 
amount of similarity. Most of them were free 
in their praises of the large and fine looking 
Apples, particularly those over-grown speci¬ 
mens which one never sees in the fruiterer s 
shop, and not very often even in private 
gardens. Some of the visitors were busy, how¬ 
ever, trying to name their own Apples from 
the samples exhibited. In many cases this 
would be a difficult task, and the more so if 
they attempted to name them from the 
orchard house samples. 
Apples grown for the market were well re¬ 
presented by a few exhibitors, and it is evi¬ 
dent that they colour much more handsomely 
in some districts than they do in others, 
though a very respectable size is obtained in 
fruit grown within easy distance of London. 
In the competitive exhibits single dishes were 
well represented, though some of the more 
favourably situated growers can evidently 
secure a fine display of large and well- 
coloured fruits even in a season of scarcity 
like the present, so that a fine effect was pro¬ 
duced by the exhibits of twenty-four, eighteen, 
and twelve dishes of Apples grown in private 
establishments. 
A fine effect was produced by the big bank 
of fruiting trees in pots set up by Messrs. 
Geo. Bunyard and Co., Maidstone. Many of 
the Apples were highly coloured and of splen¬ 
did size, giving the trees quite a conspicuous 
appearance. Handsome Apples were Prince 
Edward, Gascoyne’s Scarlet Seedling, Em¬ 
peror Alexander, and Paraquet. Grapes, 
Plums, and Figs also formed part of this ex¬ 
hibit. Along the front were gathered fruits 
in plates and baskets. Many of the varieties 
of Apples were of enormous size. The same 
might be said of Pears, including Pitmaston 
Duchess, Uvedale’s St. Germain, Duchess 
d’Angouleme, Belle des Arbres, Catillac, 
Beurre Diel, Beurre Alexandre Lucas, and 
others. Lady Palmerston and Golden Eagle 
Peaches were also in fine form. (Silver Gilt 
Hogg Memorial Medal.) 
Messrs. T. Rivers and Son, Sawbridge- 
worth, Herts, staged a collection of fruit 
trees in the class for orchard house fruit and 
trees. Some of the Apple and Pear trees 
were of great size, and carried grand samples 
of fruit. Plums, Figs, and Peaches were also 
shown as trees. In front was a collection of 
gathered Apples, Pears, Plums, and Peaches. 
(First Prize, Gold Medal and the Sherwood 
Cup.) 
Collections of six dishes of ripe dessert fruit 
were represented by three entries, and 
attracted a considerable amount of interest 
amongst the general public. The first prize 
was secured by the Earl of Londesborough, 
Londesborough Gardens, Market "Weighton 
(gardener, Mr. J. C. McPherson), who had 
finely-finished Muscat of Alexandria and Gros 
Colman Grapes. Cox’s Orange Pippin, a 
seedling Melon, Princess of "Wales Peach, and 
Doyenne du Comice Pears also formed part 
of this exhibit. Sir Marcus Samuel, Bart, 
(gardener, Mr. W. H. Bacon), The Mote, 
Maidstone, took the second place with Appley 
Towers Grapes, Pitmaston Duchess Pears, 
Lady Palmerston Peaches, etc. 
There were also three entries in the class 
for nine dishes of fruit, and the lead was 
taken by the Earl of Harrington (gardener, 
Mr. J. IT Goodacre), Elvaston Castle, Derby, 
who had grand samples of Muscat of Alex¬ 
andria Grapes, Sea Eagle and Golden Eagle 
Peaches, Cox's Orange Pippin and Ribston 
Pippin Apples, Souvenir du Congres and 
Doyenne du Comice Pears, and The Countess 
Melon. Lord Biddulph of Ledbury (gardener, 
Mr. J. Dawes), Ledbury Park, Ledbury, took 
the second place with grand Pitmaston 
Duchess Pears, Humboldt and Victoria Nec¬ 
tarines, etc. The Hon. Justice Swinfen Eady 
(gardener, Mr. J. Lock), Oatlands Lodge, 
Weybridge, came third with a good exhibit. 
For 16ft. run of 6ft. tabling, Mr. John 
BRITISH-GROWN FRUIT. 
I2th Annual 
Exhibition at Westminster 
By the R. H, S. 
