November  23,  189t*. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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handsome  cup  given  (by  the  Mayor.  Mr.  .T.  Pettinger,  Strawberry  Dale 
Nursery,  had  the  best  arranged  group  and  carried  off  the  cup,  while 
Mr.  W.  Bell  and  Dr.  Smith  had  to  be  content  with  the  second  and  third 
prizes.  The  entries  for  Primulas,  Cyclamens,  and  Roman  Hyacinths 
were  numerous,  and  a  keen  competition  saw  Mr.  Butters  come  out  with 
flying  colours  ;  his  Roman  Hyacinjths  were  exceedingly  good.  The  two 
classes  reserved  foir  fruit,  black  and  white  Grapes  alwajs  brings  forth  a 
rivalry  amongst  the  local  growers,  Mr.  Midgley  and  Mr.  F.IJowland,  the 
former  winning  easily  with  some  handsome  bunches  of  MfsT^Pince  and 
Muscat  of  Alexandria. 
A  new  feature  of  the  show  is  Class  8,  twenty-four  Japanese  in  eight 
varieties,  shown  in  vases,  a  special  prize  given  by  A.  Musgrave,  Esq.,  and 
one  which  created  a  spirited  competition,  not  less  than  eight  stands  being 
staged,  Messrs.  Fairbairn  again  winning  in  this  class,  with  Mr.  Midgley  a 
good  second.  Every  praise  is  due  to  Mr.  W.  Horsman  (the  Chairman 
of  Commiitee)  and  the  hardworking  Committee  for  the  most  successful 
show  ever  held. 
HUDDERSFIELD. 
The  eighth  exhibition  of  the  Huddersfield  Society  was  opened  in  the 
Town  Hall  on  Friday,  November  10th,  by  the  Deputy  Mayor  (Alderman 
W.  H.  Jessop,  J.P.).  It  afforded  ample  evidence  of  the  progress  that  is 
being  made  in  the  cultivation  of  the  flower  in  this  district.  The  principal 
addition  to  the  exhibition  is  a  class  for  a  group  of  miscellaneous  plants, 
including  Chrysanthemums,  covering  64  square  feet,  arranged  for  effect. 
As  there  were  no  less  than  five  exhibitors  in  this  class,  the  addition  of 
bloom  which  resulted  greatly  improved  the  appearance  of  the  room.  The 
Town  Hall  presented  (says  the  “Huddersfield  Chronicle”)  a  perfect 
picture  of  floral  loveliness,  which  sufficiently  exemplified  the  beauty  and 
variety  of  the  popular  flower. 
Those  best  qualified  to  judge  pronounced  this  to  be  the  best  show  ever 
held  in  Huddersfield.  Not  only  were  the  classes  better  filled,  but  the 
quality  generally  was  higher  than  usual,  and,  as  far  as  cut  blooms  were 
concerned,  compared  more  than  favourably  with  other  shows  held  in  the 
county.  In  the  open  class  the  Chrysanthemums,  both  incurved  and 
Japanese,  were  quite  up  to  the  usual  standard.  In  the  groups  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums,  although  there  was  no  difficulty  in  allocating  the  first  prize, 
the  second  and  third  competitors  ran  Mr.  T.  H.  Ramsden  closer  than  in 
previous  years.  The  first  prize  for  the  miscellaneous  group  also  fell  to 
Mr.  Ramsden,  whose  gardener  (Mr.  B.  Micklethwaite)  had  arranged  a 
very  attractive  group.  The  general  arrangement  of  the  groups  in  the 
amateurs’  section  was  creditable.  There  was  a  small  show  of  fruit, 
the  Grapes  being  fairly  good,  and  the  table  plants  were  a  very  nice 
feature  of  the  show,  whilst  the  bouquets  were  also  very  attractive.  There 
was  not  a  large  attendance  at  the  opening  ceremony. 
In  the  open  class  for  twenty-four  blooms.  Japanese,  distinct,  first  Mr. 
T.  Gee,  Liverpool  ;  second  Mr.  G.  B.  Cockburn,  Birkenhead.  Twenty- 
four  blooms  incurved,  in  not  less  than  eighteen  varieties  and  not  more 
than  two  blooms  one  variety,  first  Mr.  T.  Gee;  second  Mr.  G.  B. 
Cockburn.  For  a  group  of  Chysanthemums,  65  feet  square,  first  Mr. 
T.  H.  Ramsden,  Colcar  ;  second  Mr.  H.  F.  Clayton,  "Greenhead  Road. 
Group  of  miscellaneous  plants,  including  Chrysanthemums,  64  feet  square, 
first  Mr.  T.  H.  Ramsden  ;  second  Mr.  T.  J.  Hurst  ;  third  Mr.  D.  Haigb, 
Longwood.  Single  Japanese  :  first  Mrs.  Brigg,  Greenhead  Hall  ;  second 
Miss  Hurst,  Wood  Cottage,  Meltham.  Single  reflexed  :  first  Mrs.  Brigg. 
Single  Pompon  :  first  Miss  Hirst  ;  second  Mr.  H.  F.  Clayton.  Single 
flowering  :  first  Miss  Hirst  ;  second  Mrs.  Brigg. 
In  the  cut  bloom  section  for  eighteen  Japanese,  in  not  less  than  twelve 
varieties  and  not  more  than  two  blooms  of  one  variety,  first  Mr.  T.  J. 
Hirst  ;  second  Mr.  S.  Ormrod,  Rastrick ;  third  Mr.  C.  J.  Orinrod, 
Rastrick.  Eighteen  blooms  incurved  :  first  Captain  Brook,  Meltham  ; 
second  Mr.  T.  J.  Hurst.  Twelve  blooms  Japanese  :  first  Mr.  S.  Ormrod  ; 
second  Mr.  T.  J.  Hirst  ;  third  Mr.  C.  J.  Ormrod.  Twelve  incurved  :  first 
Mr.  T.  J.  Hirst :  second  Captain  Brook.  Six  incurved  :  first  the  Countess 
of  Dartmouth,  Woodsome.  Six  Japanese  :  first  Mr.  T.  J.  Hirst  ;  second 
Mrs.  Brigg.  Six  large  flowering  Anemones  :  first  Mr.  T.  J.  Hirst  ;  second 
Captain  Brook.  Six  sprays  Pompons :  first  Miss  Hirst.  Six  white 
Japanese  :  first  Mr.  S.  Ormrod  }  second  Miss  Hirst.  Six  blooms  of  any 
one  variety  :  first  Mr.  T.  J.  Hirst ;  second  Miss  Hirst.  Six  yellow  blooms  : 
first  Mrs.  Brigg. 
LEEDS. 
BRIGHT  and  cheery  was  the  general  aspect  of  the  Chrysanthemum 
show  that  opened  on  November  14th  in  the  Leeds  Town  Hall.  The 
Chrysanthemum,  no  matter  what  colour  or  what  form  it  takes,  is  a 
delightful  flower.  There  is  beauty,  too,  in  the  incurved,  which  seems  to 
have  fallen  upon  evil  days.  It  is  easy  to  see  why  the  typical  Japanese  is 
so  popular.  Its  beauty  is  of  the  free  and  flowing  type,  and  yet  not  too 
irregular  in  its  freeness.  A  particularly  attractive  feature  of  the  present 
show  was  the  groups  of  miscellaneous  plants  formed  in  squares  and 
arranged  for  effect.  Here  the  artistic  gardener  has  full  play,  and  the 
judge  of  colour  and  grace  is  bound  to  excel.  The  exhibit  made  by  Mr. 
E.  Beckett  Faber’s  gardener  usually  takes  the  first  prize,  but  this  year 
strong  rivalry  came  from  Sir  James  Kitson’s  gardener.  The  colour 
scheme  of  the  latter’s  exhibit  was  superior — the  tints  were  brighter — and 
if  this  had  been  the  only  point  weighing  with  the  Judges  it  would  have 
been  labelled  with  the  first  card.  But  the  arrangement  of  the  plants  was, 
says  a  local  contemporary,  lumpy,  and  the  lighter  and  more  artistic 
group  from  Mr.  Faber’s  conservatories  ended  by  claiming  premier 
honours. 
For  a  miscellaneous  group  of  plants,  arranged  for  effect,  in  a  space 
not  exceeding  100  square  feet,  to  form  a  square. — First,  E.  B.  Faber, 
Esq.,  Belvedere,  Harrogate  (gardener,  Mr.  Townsend)  ;  second.  Sir  James 
Kitson,  Gledhow  Hall,  Leeds  (gardener,  Mr.  Grix).  Group  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums,  7  feet  by  10  feet,  with  not  more  than  six  foliage  plants, 
arranged  for  effect,  Ferns  allowed. — First.  Mrs.  Tetley,  Fox  Hill,  Weet- 
wood  (gardener.  Mr.  Eastwood)  ;  second,  Mr.  Pettinger,  Harrogate,  y  A 
For  twenty-four  Chrysanthemums,  incurved,  not  more  than  two  of  any 
one  variety,  and  not  less  than  eighteen  distinct  varieties. — First,  the  Earl 
of  Harrington,  Elvaston  Castle,  Derby  (gardener,  Mr.  Goodacre)  ;  second, 
Mr.  J.  Thornton,  Drighlington  ;  third  Mr  P.  Clark.  Rodley.  i Twenty- 
four  Chrysanthemums,  Japanese,  not  more  than  two  of  any  one  variety, 
and  not  less  than  eighteen  distinct  varieties. — First,  Mr.  P.  Clark  ;  second, 
Earl  of  Harrington  ;  third,  Mr.  Pettinger,  Harrogate.  Basket  of  Chrys- 
FlG.  82.— DeNDROBIUM  TrEACHERIANUM.  (See  page  444.) 
anthemums,  twelve  blooms,  distinct  varieties,  arranged  for  effect,  any 
kind  of  foliage. — First,  Mrs.  Taylor,  Buckingham  House,  Headingley 
(gardener,  Mr.  J.  Leach)  ;  second,  Sir  J.  Kitson.  ‘*>^4 
In  the  section  open  to  gentlemen’s  gardeners  and  amateurs,  limited  to 
a  radius  of  six  miles  from  the  Town  Hall,  there  were  some  fine  exhibits. 
Groups  of  miscellaneous  plants,  arranged  for  effect  in  space  not  exceeding 
60  square  feet,  semicircle. —  First,  Matthew  Kitchin,  Esq.,  Eller  Close, 
Roundhay  (gardener,  Mr  A.  Gamble)  ;  second,  Mr.  J.  W.  Oxley  }  third, 
Mrs.  Tetley.  Twelve  Chrysanthemums,  incurved,  distinct  varieties. — 
First,  Sir  J.  Kitson  ;  second,  Mrs.  Bowring  ;  third,  Mrs.  Tetley.  Twelve 
Chrysanthemums,  Japanese,  distinct  varieties. — First,  Mrs.  Tetley;  second, 
Mrs.  Bowring ;  third,  Sir  .T.  Kitson  Twelve  Chrysanthemums,  six 
incurved  and  six  Japanese,  distinct. — First,  Mr.  A.  T.  Walker  ;  second, 
Mr.  J.  W.  White  ;  third,  Mr.  M.  Kitchin.  Twelve  Chrysanthemums, 
three  incurved,  three  Japanese,  three  reflexed,  and  three  large  flowering 
Anemones,  distinct — First,  Mr.  A.  T.  Walker;  second,  Mr.  J.  W.  H. 
White  ;  third,  Mr.  M.  Kitchin.  Six  Chrysanthemums,  incurved,  distinct. 
— First,  Sir  J.  Kitson  ;  second,  Mrs.  Tetley  ;  third,  Mrs.  Bowring.  Six 
Chrysanthemums,  Japanese,  distinct. — First,  Mrs.  Tetley  ;  second,  Mrs. 
Taylor;  third,  Mr.  A.  P.  Baines.  Six  Chrysanthemums,  Japanese,  one 
