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nicely coloured bunches of this variety 
and took the first prize. W. G. Raphael, 
Esq., was a good second. There were 13 
entries in this class. Alfred Benson, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. William Mancey), 
Upper Gatton Park, Merstham, had the 
best of any other white Grape, showing 
Mrs. Pearson. 
In the class for a collection of hardy 
fruits in a space not exceeding 12 by 3 ft., 
a fine lot of fruit was forthcoming. The 
Hogg Medal and first prize were taken 
by Col. Borton (gardener, Mr. J. Whittle), 
Cheveney, Hunton, Maidstone. Grand 
samples of Apples in this exhibition were 
American Mother, V ealthy, Sandring¬ 
ham, Lane’s Prince Albert, Peasgood’s 
Nonsuch, Belle Dubois and Lord Derby, 
Beurre Diel, Conseiller de la. Cour, Pit— 
maston Duchess, and Doyenne du Comice 
Pears, Quinces, Peaches, and Belle de 
September Plums in good form were also 
shown in this exhibit. G. P. Bates, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. R. Grindrod), Whitfield, 
Hereford, took the second position with 
some splendid Apples and Pears, but hav¬ 
ing Figs, Cobnuts, and more Plums. 
Major Powell Cotton (gardener, Mr. J. 
Cornford), Quex Park, Thanet, came m 
third with a good lot. 
Nurserymen. 
Messrs. Geo. Bunyard and Co., Ltd., 
The Royal Nurseries, Maidstone, were 
awarded a Gold Medal for a table of fruit, 
24 by 6 ft. Along the back of their table 
were splendidly fruited trees of Apples, 
Gascoigne's Scarlet, Emperor Alexander, 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, and other Apples. 
Pears and Peaches in pots were also a 
feature of the exhibit. The gathered 
samples of Apples and Pears were of huge 
size and beautifully clear skinned. The 
second prize went to Messrs. Thomas 
Rivers and Son, Sawbridgeworth, Herts, 
who had fruiting trees of Apples, Pears, 
Plums, and Cherries. 
In the class for hardy fruit grown en¬ 
tirely out of doors, the Gold Medal, as 
the first prize, was also secured by Messrs. 
Geo. Bunyard and Co., L,td., who had 
highly-coloured and well-grown samples 
of Bismarck, Gascoyne’s Scarlet Seedling, 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Lane’s Prince Al¬ 
bert, The Queen, King of Tompkins Co., 
and many others. Pears, Plums, and 
Medlars were also shown. The second 
prize was secured by Messrs. H. Cannell 
and Sons, Swanley, for well-coloured 
fruits set up in conical heaps. 
The best exhibit in the class for 16 ft. 
run of 6 ft. tabling was that of the King's 
Acre Nurseries, Ltd., Hereford. They 
had splendid examples of Apples both as 
to size and colour. Pears were less 
numerous but good, as were a few dishes 
of Plums. Messrs. John Peed and Sons, 
West Norwood, London, took the second 
place with a fine lot of fruits. They had 
a splendid dish of King of the Pippins 
grown outside, and others wereWithing- 
ton Fillbasket, Tyler’s Kernel, Bietig- 
heimer, etc. Messrs. Paul and Son, Ches- 
hunt, took the third place in this class, 
and besides Apples and Pears, had some 
fine sprays of Raspberries and Brambles. 
Gardeners and Amateurs. 
Several classes were set apart for the 
above, and in these some of the finest 
samples of hardy fruits were to be seen. 
Col. Borton took the lead in the class 
for 24 dishes of Apples, showing grand 
samples of Warner’s King, Lord Derby, 
Stirling Castle, Bismarck, American 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
Mother, Christmas Pearmain, etc. Sir 
Marcus Samuel, Bart, (gardener, Mr. W. 
H. Bacon), Mote Park, Maidstone, took 
the second place with a very good exhibit, 
containing fine samples of Peasgood’s 
Nonsuch, Mere de Menage, Wealthy, etc. 
J. G. Williams, Esq., Pendley Manor, 
Tring (gardener, Mr. F. G. Gerrish), took 
the third place with a very fine lot indeed. 
For 18 dishes of Apples—12 cooking and 
six dessert—the lead was taken by Major 
Powell Cotton. His cooking Apples were 
The Queen, Lord Derby, Peasgood’s Non¬ 
such, Belle Dubois, Mere de Menage, 
Withington’s Fillbasket, Emperor Alex¬ 
ander, Lord Suffield, Bismarck, Lane’s 
Prince Albert, Loddington, and Belle 
Pontoise. His dessert varieties were 
Rival, Wealthy, Ribston Pippin, Gas¬ 
coigne’s Scarlet, Charles Ross, and Coxs 
Orange Pippin. E. Asherson, Esq. (gar¬ 
dener, Mr. J. Pitts), Charing, Kent, was 
second, and Earl de Grey (gardener, Mr. 
J. Smith), Coombe Court, Kingston-on- 
Thames, came in third. 
For eight dishes cooking and four 
dishes dessert Apples, the lead was taken 
by Mr. H. Parr, Trent Park, Barnet. 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Warner’s King and 
Mere de Menage were grand samples of 
cooking Apples. The Hon. W. H. Long, 
M.P. (gardener, Mr. W. Strugnell), Rood 
Ashton, Trowbridge, was second with fine 
fruits. 
Col. Borton had the best six dishes of 
cooking Apples, showing Bismarck, Peas¬ 
good’s Nonsuch, Belle Dubois, Lord 
Derby, Lane’s Prince Albert, and War¬ 
ner’s King. Sir Marcus Samuel, Bart., 
came in second with grand samples. 
Col. Borton also took the lead for six 
dishes of dessert Apples, showing Christ¬ 
mas Pearmain, Ribston Pippin, King of 
the Pippins, Wealthy, American Mother, 
and Cox’s Orange Pippin. Sir Marcus 
Samuel, Bart., was second with nearly 
similar varieties, but having Baumann s 
Red Reinette different. 
For 18 dishes of dessert Pears, Sir 
Marcus Samuel, Bart., took the lead, with 
splendidly-grown fruits of Marguerite 
Marillat, Pitmaston Duchess, Marie 
Benoist, St. Luke, The Conference, Sou¬ 
venir du Congres, Doyenne du Comice, 
etc. He was followed by Col. Borton and 
Major Powell Cotton in this order, both 
showing grand samples of Pears. 
For 12 dishes of Pears the lead was 
taken by Mr. A. Basile, Woburn Park 
Gardens, Weybridge. He had an even 
all-round lot of fruit. Mr. H. Parr took 
the second place in this class. 
J. R. Brougham, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
W. Jones), Wallington Bridge, Carshal- 
ton, took the lead for nine dishes of Pears, 
showing remarkable samples of Pitmaston 
Duchess. 
C. A. Morris Field, Esq. (gardener, Mr. 
J. R. Allan), Ashurst Park, Tunbridge 
Wells, had the best six dishes of dessert 
p earS 
Mr.’ Richard E. Phillips, East Street, 
Sittingbourne, took the lead for three 
dishes of stewing Pears, showing General 
Todleben, Grosse Calebasse, and Belle de 
Thules. Beurre Clairgeau Catillac, and 
Vicar of Winkfield were also shown in the 
class for stewing Pears. 
Peaches were plentiful for this season 
of the year, and the first prize for a dish 
was taken by the Marquis of Northamp¬ 
ton (gardener, A. R. Searle), Castle Ash¬ 
by, Northampton, showing Sea Eagle. 
Other Peaches shown were Barrington, 
Gladstone, Lady Palmerston, Nectarine 
Peach, Waiburton Admirable, Bellegarde, 
and Princess of Wales. The second prize 
went to C. R. Adeane, Esq. 
The last-named came to the front for 
Nectarines, showing highly - coloured 
samples of Pineapple. 
Mr. James Vert, Audley End Gardens, 
Saffron Walden, took the lead for three 
dishes of Plums, grown under glass, show¬ 
ing Coe’s Golden Drop, Coe’s Violet and 
Golden Transparent Gage. Other Plums 
in this class were Grand Duke, Reine 
Claude de Bavay, Brahy’s Gage, and 
Transparent Gage. 
For three dishes of Plums the Earl of 
Ashburnham, Ashburnam Place, Battle 
(gardener, Mr. G. Grigg), took the lead 
in strong competition. The samples were 
both numerous and fine for this season 
of the year in this class, and the winning 
lot consisted of Grand Duke, Coe’s Golden 
Drop, and Monarch. Mr. James Vert 
took the second place. There were 
dishes in this class. Mr. James Vert had 
the best dish of Coe’s Golden Drop, in a 
competition of 20 dishes. 
Miscellaneous. 1 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Ltd., Chel¬ 
sea, had a splendid exhibit of hardy fruits, 1 
consisting chiefly of Apples and Pears in 
splendid condition. They had grand 
samples of Alexander, The Queen, Tyler s 
Kernel, Lane’s Prince Albert, Bismarck, 
Gascoyne's Scarlet, King of the Pippins, 
Cox’s Orange Pippin, etc. (Silver Gilt 
Hogg Medal.) 
Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, Craw.ey, 
Sussex, had an exhibit of new varieties 
of Apples, including Encore, James 
Grieve, Crawley Reinette, Paroquet, 
Rival, and Charles Ross. A new Pear 
was Beurre de Naghan 
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Horticultural Societies’ 
Diary 
of Forthcoming Events. 
OCTOBER. 
28th.—Horsforth G.M.I.S. (w.m.). 
29th.—R.H.S. (bi-monthly Exhibition of 
flowers and fruit, 1 to 6 P- m - 
Lecture at 3 p.m., by Mr. Cecil 
Hooper, F.S.I., on the “Birds of 
our Gardens: Their Habits and 
Food”); Borough of Croydon Chy. 
S. (Show, 2 days); Highgate and 
D. Chy. S. (Show, 3 days), 
ooth —Brixton, Streatham, and Clapham 
H.S. (Show, 3 days); Herefordshire 
Chy. S. (Show at Hereford, 2 days); 
Kent County Chy. S. (Show).; Wey¬ 
bridge and D.H.S. (Show). 
, 1st.—Wanstead and D. Chy. S. (Show, 
2 days); Maidenhead Chy. S. 
(Show', 2 days); Sydenham and 
D.G. Guild (Show); St. Ives (Corn¬ 
wall) Chy. S. (Show, 2 days); 
Southampton R.H.S. (m.m.); 
South Shields FI. and H.S. (m.m.), 
Lee, Blackheath, and West Kent 
H.S. (m.m.). 
NOVEMBER. 
1 st.—Woolwich, Plumstead, and D.H.S. 
(Show, 2 days); Hinckley and D. 
Chy. and H.S. (Show). • 
2nd.- Loughborough Chy. and Fruit S. 
(Show); Leeds Paxton S. (w.m.); 
Benfieldside and D. Sweet Pea S. 
(m.m.). 
