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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  23,  1699. 
m  For  six  Japanese,  any  one  variety,  there  were  eight  competitors. 
Mr.  R.  Walker,  gardener  to  Col.  Stacey  Clitherow,  Hotham  Hall, 
Brough,  won  the  premier  award  with  Mons.  Chenon  de  Lechd  in 
splendid  condition.  Mr.  Henry  Willcock,  gardener  to  A.  S.  Wilson, 
Esq.,  Kaywell,  Cottingham,  was  second  with  grand  examples  of  Eva 
Knowles.  Mr.  Mease  followed  with  Nellie  Pockett. 
For  twenty-four  incurved  Mr.  Crooks  was  again  successful,  winning 
with  large  well-finished  examples  of  Mdme.  Ferlat  (2),  large,  Mrs.  W.  G. 
Egan  (2),  Topaze  Orier tale  (2),  Golden  Queen  of  England,  Jeanne  d’Arc, 
Violet  Foster,  Mrs.  Coleman.  Duchess  of  Fife,  Dorothy  Foster,  C.  Curtis, 
rich  (2),  Queen  of  England,  Bonnie  Dundee,  Princess  of  Wales,  Egyptian, 
Hanwell  Glory  (2),  Mdlle  Louise  Faure,  Brookleigh  Gem,  Golden 
Empress  (2).  Mr.  Mease  second. 
Anemone  blooms  were  magnificently  represented.  For  twelve,  Mr.  F. 
Mason,  gardener  to  Alexander  Smith,  Esq.,  Woodleigh,  Hessle,  was  an 
easy  first  with  grand  blooms  of  Mrs.  W.  W.  Astor,  Delaware,  Ruche 
d’Abundance,  John  Bunyan,  Junon,  Mrs.  Judge  Benedict,  Enterprise, 
Owen’s  Perfection,  and  Tam  O’Shanter.  Mr.  W.  Mason,  gardener  to  Col. 
A.  K.  Dibb,  Kirk  Ella,  Hull,  was  second  ;  Mr.  A.  Drewery,  gardener  to 
Mrs.  F.  B.  Moore,  Harland  Rise,  Cottingham,  third.  Reflexed  varieties 
were  sparsely  shown,  Mr.  R.  Walker  being  the  most  successful  exhibitor. 
Pompons,  or  Anemone  Pompons,  in  nine  varieties  were  plentiful.  Mr. 
A.  Drewery  won  with  choice  varieties  and  abundant  blossom.  Mr.  R.  J. 
Walton,  Newland  Toft  Nursery,  second.  Single  flowered  varieties  were 
best  shown  by  Mr.  Iv.  Waterhouse,  gardener  to  W.  T.  Owbridge,  Esq., 
Chenygartb,  Cottingham,  who  was  the  first  prizewinner  with  grand 
examples  of  Earlswood  Glory,  Framfield  Beauty,  Miss  A.  Holden,  and 
Mary  Anderson.  Mr.  Walton  second. 
In  the  classes  set  apart  for  local  cultivators  there  was  much  competi¬ 
tion  and  a  gocd  display.  For  eighteen  incurved,  not  less  than  twelve 
varieties,  Mr.  J.  Down,  gardener  to  H.  G.  Constable,  E.q.,  Wassand, 
Hull,  was  first  with  medium-sized  fresh  examples  of  popular  varieties. 
Mr.  G.  Wilson,  gardener  to  Sir  J.  lleckitt,  Bart.  Swanland  Manor,  Brough, 
with  larger  but  rougher  examples,  was  second,  and  Mr.  E.  Walker  third. 
For  twelve  incurved  Mr.  Walker  was  the  first  prizetaker,  with  good 
blooms.  Mr.  C.  Jennings,  gardener  to  W.  Man,  Esq.,  Walk  House, 
Barrow-on-Humber,  second. 
Japanese,  in  eighteen  varieties,  were  represented  by  nine  competitors. 
Mr.  H.  Thompson,  gardener  to  C.  J.  Ringrose,  Esq,  Cottingham  Grange, 
Hull,  was  the  premier  prizewinner,  with  really  good  examples.  Mr.  J. 
Down  was  a  good  second.  For  twelve  Japanese  Mr.  G.  Wilson  was  first 
with  commendable  specimens  of  popular  varieties  ;  Mr.  Walker  second. 
The  Rundle  family  is  always  well  staged  here  in  bunches,  Mr. 
Drewery  winning  with  good  examples  of  the  type  and  its  3ports,  Mrs. 
Dixon  and  G.  Glenuy.  Mr.  Waterhouse  second. 
Groups  of  Chrysanthemums  arranged  with  foliage  plants  to  occupy 
a  space  of  100  square  feet  are  well  provided  for.  Mr.  G.  Wilson,  gardener 
to  Sir  James  Reckitt,  Bart.,  secured  the  coveted  award  with  a  thoroughly 
representative  exhibit  of  large  Chrysanthemum  blooms,  Palms  and  other 
foliage  plants,  well  blended  together.  Mr.  II  P.  Darling,  Holderness 
Road  Nursery,  Hull,  second.  Miscellaneous  plants  arranged  for  effect  in 
a  circle  of  1G0  square  feet  brought  four  competitors.  Mr.  G.  Wilson  was 
again  the  most  successful  exhibitor  with  splendidly  grown  plants,  most 
artistically  disposed.  Mr.  G.  C.  Coates,  gardener  to  W.  Wheatley,  Esq., 
256,  Anlaby  Road,  Hull,  was  a  good  second.  Mr.  J.  W.  Wilson,  F.R.H.S., 
Drewton  Stray,  a  creditable  third. 
Specimen  Chrysanthemums  were  numerous  and  good.  For  three,  Mr. 
V.  Waterhouse  won  premier  honours ;  second,  Mr.  H.  Thompson  ;  third, 
Mr.  W.  Mason.  For  three  standard  grown  plants  Mr.  H.  Thompson  was 
first  ;  Mr.  W.  Mason  second.  Bush  grown  plants  were  good  as  usual. 
For  six,  Mr.  W.  Mason  was  first  with  exceedingly  well  grown  specimens  ; 
Mr.  W.  Goodhill,  8,  Mayfield  Avenue,  Hull,  was  second.  For  six  cut¬ 
backs  Mr.  Robert  Thirsk,  Grovehill  Road,  Beverley,  was  first ;  Mr. 
G.  C.  Coates  second  ;  Mr.  C  Welbourn,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Boyd,  Walker- 
gate  House,  Beverley,  third. 
For  a  dessert  table  8  feet  by  4  feet,  complete  for  six  persons,  only 
Chrysanthemums  with  foliage  or  Grasses  to  be  used,  with  suitable  fruit, 
there  were  six  competitors.  Miss  Fanny  Kirk,  Crustwick  Hall,  Burst- 
wick,  was  distinctly  ahead  with  an  arrangement  of  white  blooms,  lightly 
disposed  with  Ferns,  small  Palms,  and  good  fruit.  Mrs.  II  L.  Leonard, 
Ivy  House,  Preston,  Hull,  second.  Miss  R.  E.  Carrick,  291,  Beverley 
Road,  Hull,  third.  Hand  bouquets,  sprays,  epergnes,  and  miscellaneous 
flowers  contributed  materially  to  the  beauty  of  a  fine  and  well-managed 
exhibition. 
SOLIHULL. — November  15th  and  16th. 
The  ninth  annual  show  was,  as  usual,  held  in  the  Public  Hall,  and  it 
was  undoubtedly — taking  the  Chrysanthemums,  groups  and  cut  speci¬ 
mens,  specimen  plants,  and  the  vegetables  and  fruit — the  best  yet  held. 
As  usual,  the  groups  of  Chrysanthemum  plants  arranged  for  effect  proved 
a  great  attraction.  For  a  group  not  to  exceed  30  square  feet  the  first 
prize  was  deservedly  awarded  to  ‘‘Anonymous.”  The  second  prize  fell 
to  Mr.  G.  Robbins,  gardener  to  Thos.  Hewitt,  Esq.,  Fernleigb,  for  also  a 
meritorious  production  ;  and  the  third  to  Mr.  D.  Bagg,  gardener  to 
W.  E.  Perks,  Esq.,  Ashley,  for  also  a  creditable  exhibit.  For  a  group 
not  to  exceed  20  feet  square  Mr.  W.  Brown,  gardener  to  S.  Leitner,  Esq., 
Alderbrook,  led  the  way  with  a  tasteful  arrangement  ;  the  second  prize 
going  to  Mr.  T.  Warner,  gardener  to  W.  H.  Upton,  Esq. ;  and  the  third 
to  Mr.  T.  Leeson,  gardener  to  R.  S.  Chatterick,  Esq. 
Both  Japanese  and  incurved  blooms  were  well  shown,  and  Mr.  T. 
Davis,  gardener  to  H.  Pinnell,  Esq.,  led  off  with  T.  H.  Compton,  Phoebus, 
Mr.  II.  Crawford,  Nellie  Pockett,  fine ;  Mrs.  J.  W.  Barks,  Madame 
Gustave  Henry,  fine  ;  Charles  Davis,  Viviand  Morel,  good  ;\jMadame 
Carnot,  Australie,  Lady  Ridgway,  and  Therese  Panckoucke.  The  second 
prize  was  secured  by  Mr.  G.  Milton,  with  good  blooms  of  Waban,  Phoebus, 
Mr.  H  Weeks,  and  Mdlle.  T.  Panckoucke,  and  the  third  prize  to  Mr.  H. 
Dix.  For  six  blooms  Japanese,  Messrs.  W.  Brown,  T.  Neale,  and  T. 
Leeson  were  the  respective  winners  with  good  examples. 
For  twelve  incurved,  Mr.  G.  Robbins  was  to  the  front  with  excellent 
examples,  unnamed  ;  the  second  prize  going  to  ‘‘Anonymous,'1  and  the 
third  to  Mr.  D.  Bagg.  For  six  blooms,  Mr.  W.  Brown,  Mr.  T.  Davis, 
and  Mr.  T.  Warner  were  the  winners.  Anemones  were  exceedingly  well 
shown,  and  it  is  a  class  worthy  of  extended  cultivation.  Here  Mr.  T. 
Warner  proved  victorious,  with  a  very  close  second  in  Mr.  D.  Bagg,  and 
Mr.  G.  Robbins  the  third  position.  The  premier  bloom  was  Nellie 
Pockett,  a  fine  example  selected  from  the  first  prize  stand  of  twelve 
blooms  belonging  to  Mr.  T.  Davis. 
An  interesting  and  excellent  class  was  that  of  six  Japanese  blooms  to 
be  shown  in  a  vase,  decorative  foliage  allowed.  Mr.  G.  Milton  was 
placed  first,  Mr.  G.  Robbins  second,  and  Mr.  H.  Dix  third.  The  flowers 
were  artistically  arranged  in  ornamental  vases.  For  a  box  of  twelve 
Japanese  varieties  arranged  with  foliage  for  effect  Mr.  G.  Robbins  won 
with  fine  examples,  the  second  prize  falling  to  Mr.  H.  Dix  for  very  good 
blooms — somewhat  badly  set  up,  and  the  third  went  to  Mr.  D.  Bagg.  For 
a  box  of  six  blooms  Mr.  G.  Milton  came  to  the  front  with  very  good 
examples,  with  Mr.  W.  Brown  and  Mr.  T.  Warner  close  in  the  rear. 
SUTTON  COLDFIELD.— November  15th  and  16th. 
This  ancient  Royal  Borough  is  not  only  noted  for  its  picturesque  and 
fine  old  park,  but  for  its  flourishing  Gardeners’  Mutual  Improvement 
Association  ;  and  its  fourteenth  exhibition,  held  on  the  above  dates  in 
the  Town  Hall,  proved  to  be,  so  far  as  the  Chrysanthemums  especially 
were  concerned,  the  best  yet  held.  The  eight  groups  arranged  for  effect 
constituted  a  show  of  themselves.  The  premier  prize  was  adjudged  to 
Mr.  A.  Jenkins,  gardener  to  A.  W.  Wills,  Esq.,  Claregate,  Wylde  Green. 
The  second  position  was  secured  by  Mr.  J.  E.  Pears,  gardener  to 
H.  Thorpe,  Esq.,  Manor  Hill  ;  and  the  third  by  Mr.  J.  Ward,  gardener  to 
G.  E.  Lowe,  Esq  ,  Oakhurst  ;  and  an  extra  prize  to  Mr.  W.  Godwin. 
For  three  plants,  Japanese  varieties,  Mr.  J.  Masser  secured  the  first, 
and  Mr.  W.  Pearce,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Jerome,  Holland  House,  the  second 
prizes,  with  very  good  specimens.  For  one  specimen  Mr.  T.  Amphlett, 
gardener  to  C.  T.  Emery,  Esq.,  Wyloe  Green,  was  accorded  the  first  prize, 
Mr.  W.  J.  Godwin  the  second,  and  Mr.  W.  Pearce  the  third.  For  one 
specimen  Pompon  Mr.  Amphlett  was  the  only  exhibitor.  For  a 
basket  of  dwarf  Chrysanthemum  plants  arranged  for  effect,  Mr.  J.  G. 
Pears  was  to  the  front,  the  second  prize  falling  to  Mr.  A.  Jenkins,  and 
the  third  to  Mr.  W.  Pearce. 
Cut  blooms  were  well  shown,  and  Mr.  H.  Jenkins  secured  the  first 
prize  with  an  excellent  stand  of  twelve,  comprising  Madame  Carnot,  Mrs. 
White  Popham,  Marie  Calvat,  Celeste  Falconet,  Austalie,  G.  J.  Warren, 
Viviand  Morel,  Mrs.  H.  Week*,  and  Lady  Hanham.  The  second  prize 
was  awarded  to  Mr.  T.  Amphlett.  Mr.  J.  E.  Pears  was  given  the  third 
prize.  Incurved  were  fair,  and  Mr.  H.  Jenkins  led  off  with  Dorothy 
Foster,  President  Bevan,  Duchess  of  Fife,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Madame  Ferlat, 
Globe  d’Or,  and  Lucy  Kendall.  The  second  prize  fell  to  Mr.  H 
Humphreys,  and  the  third  to  Mr.  Amphlett.  For  six  bunches  single 
varieties,  the  first  prize  fell  to  Mr.  G.  T.  Grove  (the  Hon.  Secretary),  the 
second  to  Mr.  A.  Jeffs,  and  the  third  to  Mr.  A.  Jenkins. 
For  three  blooms  of  white  Japanese  with  not  less  than  9  inches  of 
stem,  to  be  shown  in  vases,  Mr.  A.  Jenkins  was  to  the  front  with  Madame 
Carnot,  and  Mr.  J.  Masser  came  in  second.  For  six  blooms,  distinct,  any 
variety  of  Chrysanthemum,  the  prizes  were  awarded  in  the  following  order 
of  names  : — Messrs.  J.  Masser,  A.  Jeffs,  T.  Amphlett,  and  an  extra  prize 
to  Mr.  J.  Jones.  For  a  shower  bouquet  Mr.  G.  T.  Grove  was  first,  and 
Mr.  A.  Jeff's  second. 
For  a  group  of  Chrysanthemum  plants  by  single-handed  gardeners  and 
amateurs,  the  first  prize  was  won  by  Mr.  J.  Masser  with  a  very  pretty 
arrangement  of  fine  blooms,  the  second  prize  going  to  Mr.  A.  Jeffs,  and 
the  third  to  Mr.  C.  H.  Bampton,  Sutton  Coldfield,  and  extra  prizes  to 
Messrs.  A.  Frisewood  and  W.  Godwin. 
YORK. — November  15th,  16th,  and  17th. 
The  Ancient  Society  of  York  Florists  held  its  twentieth  Bhow  on  the 
above  dates  in  the  Exhibition  Buildings.  It  would  perhaps  be  difficult  to 
find  a  place  more  suitable  for  the  purpose,  as  the  different  exhibits  can  be 
staged  to  the  best  advantage.  The  show  was  one  of  the  best  ever  held  in 
the  city.  The  groups,  which  were  a  weak  feature  last  year,  were  excel¬ 
lent,  the  Judges  pronouncing  them  to  be  some  of  the  best  they  had  seen. 
The  cut  flower  section  was  well  filled,  and  some  capital  collections  were 
staged.  Fruit  and  vegetables  were  well  shown,  and  of  high  quality. 
For  a  group  of  Chrysanthemums  interspersed  with  foliage  plants 
arranged  for  effect,  there  were  five  competitors.  Mr.  G.  Jarvis,  gardener 
to  Mrs.  Whitaker,  Cliff  House,  Hull,  was  first.  The  Chrysanthemums 
were  good,  and  well  arranged  with  Palms,  Crotons,  Aralias,  and  other 
plants.  Mr,  G.  Cottam,  Cottingham,  was  second.  There  were  some 
graceful  foliage  plants  in  this  group,  but  the  Chrysanthemums  were  poor. 
Sir.  McIntyre,  gardener  to  Mrs.  G.  Pease,  Darlington,  was  third,  and 
Mr.  J.  Kay  fourth.  There  were  the  same  number  of  competitors  for  a 
group  of  Chrysanthemums  arranged  for  effect,  cultural  excellency  only  to 
be  the  basis  of  merit.  Mr.  Pettinger,  Harrogate,  was  an  easy  first,  his 
group  being  well  and  evenly  arranged,  the  plants  good,  and  the  flowers 
clean  and  bright.  Mr.  J.  W.  Hields,  Acomb,  was  second  ;  F.  Middle- 
brook,  Esq.,  third,  and  Mrs.  Whitaker  fourth. 
