August  17,  1899. 
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THURSDAY,  AUGUST  17,  1899. 
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SHOWING  AND  JUDGING  GRAPES. 
By  Mr.  D.  Buchanan,  Kippen. 
IN  dealing  with  my  double  subject  I  do  not 
propose  to  go  into  minute  details,  but  rather 
to  touch  on  a  few  of  the  outstanding  points  or 
grievances  which  affect  judges  aud  exhibitors  alike, 
and  which  have  come  under  my  notice  in  one 
capacity  or  another.  Most  horticultural  shows 
have  of  late  greatly  improved  the  classification  of 
many  of  their  more  important  exhibits  with  the 
exception  of  Grapes,  with  which  there  is  little 
or  no  change.  The  Grape  classes  at  the  Royal 
Caledonian  Society’s  autumn  Show,  with  the 
exception  of  an  alteration  in  the  number  of  bunches 
required  for  the  collections,  are  the  same  to-day  as 
they  were  twenty  years  ago.  To  my  knowledge 
only  one  society  has  broken  off  the  beaten  track  of 
usage.  That  society  is  the  go-ahead  Shropshire 
Horticultural,  which  is  not  only  giving  this  year 
at  Sarevvsbury  the  biggest  prizes  ever  offered  for 
Grapes,  but  is  having  these  judged  for  the  first 
time  on  the  principle  that  every  bunch  is  to  be 
judged  on  its  merits  as  a  bunch  of  Grapes,  ine- 
spective  of  variety.  The  rules  and  conditions 
governing  this  big  prize  are  not,  in  my  opinion,  as 
perfect  as  they  might  he ;  they,  however,  show  a 
step  in  the  right  direction. 
One  reason  why  I  have  chosen  this  subject  for 
my  paper  is  that  I  do  not  know  a  more  fitting 
place  than  Edinburgh  to  ventilate  the  matter, 
considering  the  importance  with  which  Grapes  have 
always  been  regarded  at  neighbouring  shows. 
Another  reason  is  that  I  do  not  see  why  Edin¬ 
burgh  should  follow  the  lead  of  any  society.  As 
a  great  admirer  and  well-wisher  of  the  shows  held 
in  the  Waverley  Market,  I  should  like  to  see  the 
capital  of  Scotland  taking  the  lead  in  originality 
and  improvement  in  its  horticultural  shows.  No 
society  is  in  a  better  position  to  do  so.  It  has  the 
finest  place  in  the  kingdom  to  hold  its  exhibitions 
in.  It  can  command  an  appreciative  public.  It 
provides  more  Grape  classes  than  any  other  society 
in  the  country,  and  it  can  count  amongst  its  annual 
competitors  some  of  the  foremost  Grape  growers  in 
the  kingdom.  For  these  reasons  I  venture  to 
No.  2655.— Vol.  CL,  Old  Series. 
No.  999. -Vol.  XXXIX.,  Third  Series. 
