THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 
OCTOBEH 
was p .-jed first for liiige bunches of the 
green-berried Calabrian Kaisin; Mr. Pate- 
■ man second with Lady Hutt; and Mr. F. L. 
Pike, gardener to H. W. Henderson, Esq., 
King’s Langley, third with Foster’s Seedling. 
COLLECTIONS OF HARDY FRUITS. 
The classes for a collection of thirty dishes 
of hardy fruits is always an interestin<r one, 
but it is rarely well filled. There wei^ two 
competitors on this occasion, and Mr. J. 
Cornford, gardener to Major Powell Colton, 
Quex Park, Thanet, was placed first for ad¬ 
mirable apples. Marguerite Marrilla.t and 
other pears of fine quality, hgs, peaches, 
plums, and prunes; a dish of Reculver figs 
was of special interest. Mr. W. H. Bacon 
Mote Park Gardens, came second with very 
fine apples, a good selection of pears, and 
dishes of figs, plums, mulberries, nuts, rasp¬ 
berries, prunes, quinces, and St. Joseph 
strawberries, but no peaches. 
NURSERYMEN. 
In the principal class open to nurserymen 
the requirements were a display of fruit, 
grown entirely in the open air, arranged on a 
space 30ft. by 6ft. There were five com¬ 
petitors, and first prize was taken by Messrs. 
H. Cannell and Sons, Eynsford, Kent. This 
firm had gdod size all through their fine 
collecHdon, and they were ahead on colour. 
Their fruits were chiefly shown in dishes and 
shallow baskets, and piled up pyramid 
fashion, a few groups of baskets being raised 
well above the middle row so as to give effect 
to the whole. Particularly fine’ were the 
samples of such apples as Smart’s Prince 
Arthur, Mere de Menage, King of Tomp- 
kins County, Gascoigne’s Sciarlet, Bismarck, 
Blue Pearmain, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Ailing- 
ton Pippin, Baron Wolseley, Antonowa (a 
pale whitish-green apple), Annie Elizabeth, 
Newton Wonder, Bramley’s Seedling, Chelms¬ 
ford Wonder, Lady Sudeley, and King of the 
Pippinis. Pears were also well shown, and 
Marguerite Marrillat and others showed quite 
good colour. Crabs, plums, and medlars 
completed a very fine displa3^ After so many 
years'* hard fighting for first position it is 
pleasant to be able to record such a capital 
win for the Eynsford firm. Messrs. G. Bun- 
yard and Co., Maidstone, were placed second, 
and they presented a very weighty collection 
of apples, but had not quite the‘usual high 
colouring displayed by Maidstone fruits. 
There were splendid baskets of Jas. Grieve, 
Mere de Menage, Bramley’s Seedling, Rev. 
W. WTlks, Warner’s King, Lord Derby, Lord 
Castlereagh, Allington Pippin, Transparent 
de Croncels, and Hitchin Pippin apples; 
White Le Brim, Marguerite Marrillat, Beurre 
Diel, Beurre Superfin, and Pitmaston 
Duchess pears. Messrs. J. Cheal and Sons, 
Crawley, were placed third, and they dis¬ 
played brightly-coloured fruits in pleasing 
fashion; though very bright, the specimens 
were a little below the usual size, due pro¬ 
bably to the early date of the show. The 
King’s Acre Nurseries, Lim., Hereford, came 
fourth. 
Premier award for a trade display oceuipv- 
lug a space 20ft. by 6ft. was won by Mr. 
R. C. Notcutt, W’oodbridge, who out up 
splendid clean specimens, richly coloured, 
and of excellent size; James Grieve, Alling¬ 
ton Pippin, Coronation, The Queen, Bram¬ 
ley’s Seedling, Blenheim Pippin, Mere de 
Menage, W>althv, King of the Pippins, Al- 
friston. Royal Jubilee, and Lord Stradbroke 
apples were all capital; the latter is a com¬ 
paratively new culinary variety, dark hued, 
and solid. Messrs. Laxton Brothers, Bedford, 
secured the second prize with a highly meri¬ 
torious display, and their apples and’ pears, 
all of good quality, were displayed in admir¬ 
able style. W^e were especially interested in 
the new Beauty of Bedford apple, a promising, 
highly-coloured, striped dessert variety, oh^ 
tained by crossing Lady Sudeley with Baauty 
of Bath—a very handsome apple. Messrs. 
S. Spooner and Sons, Hounslow, third, their 
samples of Chas. Ross apple being particu¬ 
larly good. 
A third class was provided for nurserymen, 
and in this case the space allowed was 12ft. 
by 6ft. There were two entries, and first 
1911 
place was given to the Barnliam Nurseries, 
Lim., Barnham, Sussex, for an attractive ex- 
« bright-hued apples, shown 
ott to advantage by means of coloured foli¬ 
age; of Bramley’s Seedling, Peasgood’s Non- 
such Lord Derby, Chas. Ross, and Newton 
VVonder apples this firm had fine baskets. 
Messrs. Paul and Son, Oheshunt, second, this 
firm showing a great variety of fruits in¬ 
cluding the parsley-leaved blackberries, 
crabs, and Merveille de Bon Secours straw¬ 
berries fruiting in tiny pots. 
ORCHARD HOUSE FRUITS. 
Great interest always centres in the class 
lor a display of orchard house fruits and 
trees arranged on a space 24ft. by 6ft. 
Messrs. T. Rivers and Sons, Sawbridgeworth 
were placed first with capitally-cropped trees 
of Emperor Alexander, Buckingham, 'Gas¬ 
coigne’s Scarlet, Oox’s Pomona, and Peas- 
good’s Nonsuch apples; Louise Bonne of 
Jersey and Conference pears; Coe’s Golden 
Drop, Coe’s Violet, and President plums. The 
picked fruits were superb, especially the ex¬ 
amples of Cox’s Orange Pippin, Ribston Pip. 
pm, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, and St. Edmund’s 
Piippim apples, all glorified almos-t beyond 
recognition; Guigne de Winkle cherries, 
grand Marguerite Marrillat, Souv. du Con- 
gres. Doyenne du Cornice, and St. Luke’s 
pears; and Primate, Late Orange, Monarch, 
President, and Coe’s Golden Drop plums, and 
Sea Eagle jieaches—altogether a grand* dis- 
play. 
Messrs. G. Bunyard and Co., Lim., Maid¬ 
stone, were placed second, their picked fruits 
being of particularly high class; Marguerite 
Marrillat, Doyenne du Comice, Uvedale’s St. 
Germain, Pitmaston Duchess, St. Luke, and 
Durondeau pears were altogether excellent. 
The King’s Acre Nursery Company, Here¬ 
ford, were placed third, and though they 
were very little behind ^on their picked fruits 
(though these were very fine), they seemed 
to lack nothing when the pot fruit trees, 
nly cropped with first-rate 
sidered. 
Pateman. 
fruits, were const 
MARKET GROWERS’ CLASSES. 
Alessrs. Gaskain and Whiting, Dargate, 
Faversham, were again successful in winning 
first prize for twenty baskets of cooking and 
dessert varieties in the section open only to 
market growers. Last year this firm showed 
grandly, and their fruits were on this occa¬ 
sion scarcely below lasd year’s high standard. 
There were superb specimens of Warner’s 
King, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, Loddington, Lord 
Derby, Cox’s Pomona, Blenheim Pippin, 
Bramley’s Seedling, Ribston Pippin, Rivals 
Chas. Ross (splendidly coloured), Cox’s 
Orange Pippin, American Mother, and Lady 
Henniker. 
In the smaller class, for six baskets each of 
cooking and dessert varieties, Mr. G. Pack¬ 
man, gardener to Colonel Honey ball,. Teyii- 
ham, Kent, led, and here again grand fruits 
were shown, the varieties being Warner’s 
King, Mere de Menage, Stone Apple, Bram¬ 
ley’s Seedling, Lord Derby, Peasgood’s Non¬ 
such, Chas. Ross, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Al¬ 
lington Pippin, Worcester Pearmain, Para- 
quet, and Duchess’s Favourite. The Swanley 
Horticultural College came second; and H. 
Lumley Webb, Esq., Ham Green, Upchurch, 
Sittingbourne, was placed third. 
COLLECTIONS OF APPLES. 
In the gardeners’ and amateurs’ class for 
two dozen dishes of apples, sixteen cooking 
and eight dessert varieties, there w’ere five 
entries, and the silver cup and first prize 
fell to Mr. J. Whittle, gardener to Colonel 
Borton, Hunton, Maidstone, for a fine col¬ 
lection of clean, finely-developed fruits. The 
Varieities, all excellent, were Gascoigne’s Scar¬ 
let, Bismarck, Lane’s Prince Albert, Hamb- 
ling’s Seedling, Belle Pontoise, New Haw- 
thornden. Lady Henniker, Lord Derby, Mere 
de Menage, Loddington, Annie Elizabeth, 
Emperor Alexander, Peasgood’s Nonsuch, 
Warner’s King, Bramley’s Seedling, Wealthy, 
Allington Pippin, Rival, Ribston Pippin, 
Cox’s Orange Pippin, Christmas Pearmain, 
Chas. Ross, and Melon apples; Mr. W. A. 
Bacon, Tlie Mote Gardens, Maidstone, 
came second, and Mr 
third. 
Out of six competitors in th- das. I,, 
dozen dishes of cookias and six '.f * 
apples, Mr. B. J. Mercer, gardener toV?’ 
Kleinwort Esq., Wierton Place, Ma.«l.“« 
set up a beautifully even and dean cdw’ 
tion and obtained the premier avtard g. 
J. ^mford, Thanet, second; and Mr T 
HerWrt, gardener to T. Charlesworth U 
Nntfaeld Court, Nutfield, third ^ 
The best eight dishes if cooking and (on 
dishes of dessert apples came from Mr J 
Mullins, Eastnor Castle Garden>. 
fruits of Tyler’s Kernel, Wealthy. R:t» 1 
Cox’s Orange Pippin, and Emperor AiexaD<W 
were finely coloured and of good Mie; Mr. 
J. Kidd, Radlett, second; and .Mr. H £ 
Wallis, gardener to Mrs. Trevor Goff, Slww 
field Hall, Basingstoke, third. 
The finest half-dozen dishes of cooknf 
apples came from Mr. J. Whittle, HnotM 
Gardens, MaddHone, who put up Pea,«‘;5o 4i 
Nonsuch and Bismarck in fine form; Mr. 
^V. H. Bacon second. The best half-dom 
dishes of dessert apples came from Mr. G. 
Mullins, who contributed beautiful fruit* if 
Rival, Cox’s Orange Pippin, King of th» 
Pippins, Jas. Grieve, Wealthy, aud Kibstn 
Pippin; Mr. W. H. Bacon second. 
COLLECTIONS OF PE.VRS. 
Four competitors staged eighteen disbnif 
dessert pears, and this clas.s made a goof 
show. The first prize and silver cup weutt# 
Mr. W. H. Bacon, The Mote Gardens, Mail 
stone, for a handsome lot of fruits, whereii 
the varieties Marguerite Marrillat. Duiot* 
dean, Clapp’s Favourite, Souv. du ('ongwi. 
Conference, Triomphe de Vienne, ad 
Beurre Baltet pear were notably fine; MrJ. 
Whittle second, and Mr. Pateman third. 
Tlie Fruiterers’ Company's silver nicl d » 
£2 offered as first prize for a dozen di-^hetw 
des.sert pears went to Air. J. Cornford, Qitt 
Park Gardens, Thanet, whose bed 
were of Gansel’s Bergamet, Beurre *^^**J*! 
Lucas, and Pitmaston Duchess; Mr. J. Bill 
second. 
Mr. J. Sh«lton led for nin? dishrs of p»in. 
and had Triomphe de Vienne in g*^*®** 
Air. J. Whittle scored for nine dis^« 
pears, and Air. B. J. Alercer was 
while for three dishes of stewing pears * • 
J. Cornford led with Uvedale’s St. GemiH 
Catillac, and Gilcgil. 
PLUAIS. 
The best set of three dishes of f** 
from Mr. W. Messenger, 
Berners, Esq., Woolverstone Park, 
his varieties being President. Cw 
Drop, and Monarch; Mr. J. Hill. 
Lacv, Wimborne, second. "'>^1', .u 
President, and Primate, and in all c^ > 
fruits were fine. Mr. F. G. 
dener to J. G. Williams, 
Manor. Tring. led for damsons or 
and Mr. G. Mullins and Mr. ^ 
placed first and second respectivelr 
Morello cherries. 
DISTRICT COUNTY CLASSES. 
In the disitrict county 
has two classes, one for four dif' 
ing and txvo dishes for des-ert a^pp* ' ^ 
on.3 for six dishes of dessert 
apple class the prizes ’ hihitor* 
and second-class single . 
nearest railway station to Lon • _ 
15s., and third single rad far^ ani 
the prizes offered were, fir^ft 
third rail fare; second, an • r 
rail fai'c. , place 
In the Kent growers 
apples was won bv Mr. J- Bond.S be**- 
G. H. London, E^., A\.v«. '1]^° ' tb* I'f 
tiful fruits of Jas. Grieve. Ling j 
pins, and Bramley’s Seedling^’’ Jr 
man, gardener to C’aptain k.. • , M 
Elms, raiding, second. The ^ 
in the ,pear class J^!]Lerite 5***^ 
Conference, Durondeau 
Pitmaston Duchess, and Doyeni 
Mr. Bond second. 
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