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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  18, 1896. 
coadjutors,  and  a  larg:e  and  influential  company  attended  soon  after  the 
opening  on  the  first  day,  crowds  of  persons  following  subsequently,  and 
the  event  was  in  every  way  a  gratifying  success. 
THE  NATIONAL  PINK  SOCIETY. 
The  fifth  exhibition  of  the  National  Pink  Society  (Midland 
Section)  was  held  at  Wolverhampton  Park  on  the  8th  inst.,  in  con¬ 
junction  with  the  great  Floral  Fete. 
The  hard  winter  to  which  the  Pinks  were  exposed  so  much  injured 
their  general  constitution  that  it  was  feared  that  but  few  blooms  would 
be  in  sufiiciently  good  condition  to  appear  in  competition  for  the 
numerous  prizes  the  schedule  again  offered.  Messrs.  Thompson  &  Co., 
through  their  able  and  much  respected  manager,  Mr .  Herbert,  were  unable 
to  exhibit  in  any  of  the  pair  or  single  bloom  classes.  They,  however, 
carried  off  the  first  prize  for  the  best  bouquet  of  any  kind  of  Pinks  with 
their  own  foliage,  and  this  gave  them  great  credit,  for  it  was  a 
magnificently  arranged  specimen. 
The  President,  Mr.  James  Thurstan,  has  suffered  to  such  an  extent 
with  his  seedlings  that  he  was  unable  to  exhibit  a  bloom  of  any  kind. 
Mr.  Charles  F.  Thurstan,  Hon.  Secretary  to  the  Pink  Society,  has  also 
lost  the  greater  part  of  his  collection. 
Notwithstanding  this  general  disaster  which  all  Pink  growers  have 
had  to  contend  with,  a  very  respectable  exhibition  appeared,  and  which 
was  assisted  greatly  by  the  numerous  and  well-grown  blooms  exhibited 
by  Mr.  M.  Campbell,  B  Ian  tyre,  who  was  awarded  first  prize  in  class  2  for 
twelve  blooms,  and  first  in  class  5  for  single  blooms,  and  many  other 
prizes.  Mr.  Arthur  R.  Brown  held  his  usual  position  in  class  1  for 
twelve  blooms,  distinct  varieties,  whilst  Mr.  M.  Campbell  was  second  in 
same  class.  The  blooms  of  the  latter  were  larger  and  fresher  than  those 
of  Mr.  Brown,  whose  stand  was  awarded  the  blue  ribbon  for  greater 
excellence  in  refinement  of  marking  and  general  character. 
The  Hon.  Secretary,  Mr.  Charles  F.  Thurstan,  was  unable  to  compete 
in  class  1,  but,  as  usual,  he  carried  off  the  first  prizes  in  classes  3  and  4 
for  six  blooms,  and  in  class  6  for  the  best  purple  laced  Pink ;  he  was 
also  awarded  the  premier  prize  for  the  best  Pink  in  the  exhibition  for 
an  immensely  large  bloom  of  Thurstan’s  Duke  of  York,  which  was 
beautifully  and  regularly  laced.  This  variety  is  a  son  of  Boiard,  but  is 
larger  and  more  refined  in  its  petals  and  lacing.  The  show  on  the 
whole  was  considered  satisfactory,  and  it  is  evident  that  the  Pink 
enthusiasm  is  rapidly  growing  instead  of  dying  away. 
The  following  are  the  lists  of  the  principal  winning  stands  : — 
Class  1,  for  twelve  blooms  of  laced  Pinks  in  twelve  varieties,  first,  Mr. 
Arthur  R.  Brown,  Compton  Road,  Handsworth,  Birmingham,  with 
Bertram,  Boiard,  The  Rector,  Bertha,  Captain  Kennedy,  Modesty, 
Minerva,  Empress  of  India,  Arthur  Brown,  Adelaide  Godfrey,  and  Purity. 
Second,  Mr.  M.  Campbell,  Blantyre.  For  twelve  blooms  of  laced  Pinks, 
in  not  less  than  six  varieties,  first,  Mr.  M.  Campbell  with  Boiard,  Mary 
Auburton,  Modesty,  James  Black,  Bertha,  R.  L.  Heston,  Boiard,  Mrs.  F. 
Hooper,  Bertha  Emeline,  Reliance,  and  M.  Auburton.  Second,  Mr.  A.  R. 
Brown.  Third,  Mr.  C.  F.  Thurstan. 
For  six  blooms  of  laced  Pinks,  distinct  varieties,  first,  Mr.  C.  F.  Thurstan 
with  Duke  of  York,  President,  Amy,  Modesty,  Minerva,  and  Empress  of 
India.  Second,  Mr.  A.  R.  Brown  ;  third,  Mr.  M.  Campbell.  For  six 
blooms  of  laced  Pinks,  not  less  than  three  varieties,  first,  Mr.  C.  F.  Thur¬ 
stan  ;  second,  Mr.  A.  R.  Brown  ;  and  third,  Mr.  M.  Campbell.  For  single 
blooms  of  red  laced  Pinks,  first,  Mr.  M.  Campbell  with  Boiard  ;  second, 
Mr.  A.  R.  Brown  with  Boiard  ;  third,  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley  with  Emily; 
fourth,  Mr.  C.  F.  Thurstan  with  President ;  fifth,  Mr.  A.  R.  Brown  with 
Rector.  For  single  blooms  of  purple  laced  Pinks,  first,  Mr.  C.  F.  Thur¬ 
stan  with  Minerva ;  second,  Mr.  A.  R.  Brown  with  Amy  ;  third,  Mr. 
A.  R.  Brown  with  Arthur  Brown  ;  fourth,  Mr.  M.  Campbell  with  a  bloom 
not  named  ;  fifth,  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley  with  Mrs.  Dark.  The  premier  prize 
for  the  best  laced  Pink  in  the  show  fell  to  Mr.  C.  F.  Thurstan  for  a 
splendid  Duke  of  York.  For  six  bunches  of  miscellaneous  Pinks, 
dissimilar,  not  to  exceed  twelve  blooms  in  each  bunch,  first,  Mr.  M. 
Campbell ;  second,  Messrs.  Thompson  ;  third,  Mr.  Alexander  Lister, 
Rothesay.  For  a  bouquet  of  any  kind  of  Pinks  with  their  own  foliage 
only,  first,  Messrs.  Thompson  &  Co. ;  second,  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley,  Stake- 
hill  ;  third,  Mr.  Alexander  Lister. 
TUNBRIDGE  WELLS.— July  10th. 
This  was  the  thirty-seventh  annual  exhibition  of  the  above  Society, 
and  was  once  more  a  good  and  representative  gathering.  Groups  are 
always  a  feature  here,  and  no  less  than  five  prizes  are  given.  Mr.  J. 
Howes,  gardener  to  W.  Cobb,  Esq.,  Tunbridge  Wells,  was  placed  first 
for  a  very  tasteful  and  neat  arrangement,  but  he  was  closely  run  by 
both  second  and  third,  which  went  to  Mr.  L.  Dnpond,  gardener  to  C.  B. 
Powell,  Esq.,  and  to  Mr.  S.  Pope,  gardener  to  J.  J.  Barrow,  Esq. 
Mr.  T.  Portnell,  gardener  to  Sir  A.  Lamb,  Battle,  was  first  for  four 
stove  and  greenhouse  plants  with  small  but  particularly  well-flowered 
Statice  profusa,  Clerodendron  Balfourianum,  and  Dipladenias  amabilis 
and  boliviensis.  Mr.  S.  Pope  was  first  for  four  ornamental  foliage  plants, 
and  also  for  four  exotic  Ferns.  In  a  class  for  nine  Orchids  Mr.  J, 
Howes  was  a  capital  first,  having  Epidendrum  vitellinum  majns  and 
Oncidium  macranthum  very  good. 
There  was  a  grand  collection  of  herbaceous  plants  in  bloom  from 
Mr.  J.  Charlton,  Tunbridge  Wells,  who  beat  Mr.  Dupond.  The  table 
decorations  were  neat  but  not  so  numerous  as  usual,  Mrs.  Hatton, 
Sevenoaks,  being  first  for  three  stands,  and  Mr.  R.  Edwards,  Sevenoaks, 
first  for  a  single  stand  decorated  entirely  with  Roses.  In  both  instances 
Mr.  A.  Halton,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Swanzy,  Sevenoaks,  was  second.  Mr.  J. 
Charlton  was  first  for  a  wreath,  and  also  for  hand  and  wedding  bouquets, 
which  were  very  good. 
For  forty-eight  Roses,  distinct,  Mr,  J.  Mount,  Canterbury,  was  a 
good  first,  Duke  of  Teck,  Duke  of  Wellington,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Marie 
Baumann,  Xavier  Olibo,  and  Dupuy  Jamain  being  the  best.  The  last 
named  flower  won  the  N.R.8.  bronze  medal  as  the  best  Rose  in  the  open 
classes.  Mr.  T.  Durrant  Young,  Eastbourne,  had  good  examples  of 
E.  Y.  Teas  and  Duke  of  Connaught  in  his  second  prize  stand. 
Mr.  Harris,  gardener  to  E.  M.  Bethune,  Esq  ,  Denne  Park,  Horsham, 
was  a  good  first  for  twenty-four  Roses,  having  Niphetos,  A.  K. 
Williams,  Fisher  Holmes,  A.  Colomb,  acd  others  in  good  form, 
Mr.  Salter,  gardener  to  T.  B.  Haywood,  Esq.,  Reigate,  coming  second. 
Mr.  Salter  was  first  for  six,  three  of  each,  and  Mr.  Harris  for  twelve 
Teas,  one  of  the  best  stands  in  the  show.  The  N.R.S.  bronze  medal 
among  amateur  growers  went  to  Mr.  Elwes  for  a  bloom  of  Mrs.  John 
Laing. 
Fruit  was  good,  but  not  in  such  quantity  as  usual,  Mr.  J.  Friend, 
gardener  to  the  Hon.  P.  C.  Glyn,  Godstone.  beat  Mr.  Palmer  for  Black 
Hamburghs,  Mr.  Earl  being  in  front  of  Mr.  J.  Snow  for  any  other 
black  Grapes.  Collections  of  fruit,  nine  varieties,  were  very  good  and 
close.  Mr.  G.  Fennell,  gardener  to  W.  M.  Cazalet,  Esq.,  Tonbridge, 
and  Mr.  Earl  were  awarded  equal  firsts  here  ;  Mr.  J.  Snow  following. 
Mr.  J.  Friend  was  first  for  a  collection  of  nine  kinds  of  vegetables, 
and  also  for  six  kinds,  open  to  single-handed  gardeners  only.  The  first 
in  Messrs.  Sutton  &  Sons’  class  went  to  Mr.  G.  Denton,  gardener  to 
A.  G.  Earle,  Esq.,  Tonbridge,  and  the  prize  from  Mr.  J.  Charlton  to 
C.  F.  Dunk,  gardener  to  H.  Taylor,  Esq.,  Rusthall. 
The  two  chief  exhibits  not  for  competition  were  a  neat  group  of 
good  Begonias  and  Ferns  by  Mr.  S.  S.  Cull,  St.  John’s,  and  some  cut 
Roses  from  Mr.  G.  W.  Piper,  the  Uckfield  Nurseries. 
FARNHAM. — July  10th. 
For  a  quarter  of  a  century  the  Farnham  Amateur’  Rose  and  Horti¬ 
cultural  Association  has  been  in  existence,  and  on  July  10th  it  held  its 
twenty-fifth  annual  show  in  the  beautiful  park  of  Waverley  Abbey, 
kindly  lent  for  the  occasion  by  Mrs,  Anderson.  The  day  was  gloriously 
fine,  and  the  show  in  every  way,  except  Roses,  was  quite  up  to  the 
average.  Unfortunately,  after  the  recent  hot  weather  most  of  the  Rose 
blooms  were  over,  and  this  caused  many  ugly  gaps  on  the  staging  in  the 
tent  devoted  to  these  flowers. 
However,  there  were  some  fine  blooms  exhibited  in  the  class  for 
twenty-four  Hybrid  Perpetuals,  in  which  the  first  prize  was  won  by 
Mr.  Benjamin  R.  Cant  of  Colchester ;  Mr.  Taylor  of  Hampton,  being 
second  ;  and  Mrs.  Anderson,  Waverley  Abbey,  third,  Mrs.  Anderson 
also  for  the  second  year  won  the  challenge  cup  of  the  Association,  open 
only  to  local  growers ;  Mrs.  Knight,  Leigh  House,  was  second  in  this 
class ;  and  Colonel  Windham  third.  The  Tea  Roses  were  very  poor,  bat 
Major  Crofter  had  some  fairly  good  blooms. 
In  the  class  for  groups  of  various  stove  and  greenhouse  plants  Mr. 
Butler,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Marshall,  was  easily  first  with  a  beautifully 
arranged  group,  containing  many  Orchids,  Amaryllises  and  others. 
Gen.  Marsack  was  second  with  a  group  containing  plants  of  almost  equal 
merit,  but  not  so  well  set  up.  Mr.  Coldham  Knight  was  third.  In  the 
open  class  for  two  Fuchsias  in  pots,  splendid  plants  were  shown  by  Mr. 
Cresswell,  gardener  to  Miss  Kennedy,  Aldershot  Park  ;  they  were  quite 
6  feet  high,  and  beautifully  grown,  and  would  have  won  anywhere. 
The  class  for  cut  herbaceous  flowers  was  much  better  than  last  year,  and 
shows  a  considerable  increase  in  the  interest  taken  in  hardy  flowers  in 
the  neighbourhood,  the  winners  in  this  class  were  Mr.  Combe,  Mr. 
Coldham  Knight,  and  Mrs.  Marshall.  The  class  for  six  cut  Pelargoniums 
was  a  strong  one,  as  was  also  that  for  twelve  varieties  of  cut  flowers 
(not  Roses),  in  which  many  beautiful  and  rare  stove  flowers  were  shown. 
One  of  the  features  of  the  show  was  the  exhibit  of  hardy  flowers  not  for 
competition  by  Messrs.  Jackman  &  Son  of  Woking ;  the  flowers  made  a 
most  effective  mass  of  colour.  The  classes  for  arrangement  of  flowers 
in  vases  were  hardly  as  full  as  last  year,  but,  as  is  usual  at  this  show, 
were  of  great  merit.  Miss  Loe  repeated  her  triumph  of  last  year,  and 
took  the  first  prizes  in  both  classes.  Four  splendid  specimen  Caladiums 
were  shown  by  Mrs.  Marshall,  but  they  wanted  rather  more  colour  in 
the  foliage. 
Tomatoes,  Cucumbers,  Potatoes,  and  Peas  were  all  good  classes,  but 
Strawberries  were  poor.  The  most  successful  gardeners  were  :  Mr. 
Garner  (Mrs.  Anderson)  ;  Mr.  Butler  (Mrs.  Marshall)  ;  Mr.  Pool  (Gen. 
Marsack)  ;  Mr.  Turner  (Mr.  R.  H.  Combe)  ;  Mr.  Edwards  (Mrs.  Knight)  ; 
Mr.  Cresswell  (Miss  Kennedy) ;  Mr.  Fry  (Sir  W.  Rose)  ;  Mr.  Cole  (Mr. 
Coldham  Knight)  ;  and  Mr.  Hothe  (Mr.  Chapman).  The  band  of  the 
3rd  battalion  the  Queen’s  Regiment  played  during  the  afternoon,  and 
there  was  a  good  attendance  of  members  and  of  the  general  public,  and 
all  seemed  delighted  with  the  show  and  the  beautiful  gardens  of 
Waverly  Abbey,  which  Mrs.  Anderson  kindly  threw  open  for  the  occasion. 
The  prizes  were  distributed  at  five  o’clock  by  Lady  Marv  Arkwright. — 
M.  P.  T. 
ULVERSTON.— July  10th. 
Under  the  most  encouraging  conditions  as  regards  a  very  dis¬ 
tinguished  attendance  of  the  gentry  of  the  district,  which  included, 
amongst  others,  Baron  and  Baroness  Halkett  and  Miss  Halkett,  Lady 
Edward  Cavendish,  Lady  Moyra  Beuclerk,  Mr.  Richard  Cavendish,  and 
Mrs.  Kennedy,  also  the  capital  attendance  of  the  general  public,  this 
firmly  established  Society  held  its  annual  exhibition  in  the  Drill  Hall, 
Ulverston.  The  hot,  dry  weather  had  seen  some  of  the  finest  blooms 
