June  4,  1896. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Flamed  Hoses. 
1  Mr.  Needham,  with  Vicar  of  Rad¬ 
ford 
2  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Annie  M ‘Gregor 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Madame  St. 
Arnaud 
4  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Mabel 
5  Mr.  Needham,  with  Lady  Sefton 
6  Mr.  Jones,  with  Industry 
7  Mr.  Wood,  with  Triomphe  Royale 
Flamed  Byblcemens. 
1  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Adonis 
2  Mr.  Morris,  with  Lord  Denman 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Duchess  of 
Sutherland 
4  Mr.  Morris,  with  Chancellor 
5  Mr.  Morris,  with  Unknown 
6  Mr.  Cliff,  with  Unknown 
7  Mr.  Morris,  with  Queen  of  the  May 
8  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Unknown 
9  Mr.  Wood,  with  Talisman 
10  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Salvator  Rosa 
8  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Minerva 
9  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Queen  Ann 
10  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Bertha 
Class  9.  The  best  feathered  Tulip  in  the  whole  exhibition. — Mr 
Bentley  with  Mrs.  Cobden  in  bis  stand  of  twelve.  The  best  flamed 
Tulip  in  the  whole  exhibition. — Mr.  Needham  with  Sir  Joseph  Paxton 
in  his  stand  of  twelve. 
Breeder  Tulips. 
Class  10.  Six  dissimilar  Breeders ,  two  of  each  class. — First,  Mr. 
Bentley,  with  Rose  Hill  and  Mrs.  Barlow  roses,  Glory  of  Stakehill  and 
Talisman  byblcemens,  Llojd’s  155  and  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  bizarres. 
Second,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Mdme.  St.  Arnaud  and  Mabel  roses,  Talis¬ 
man  and  Beauty  of  Litchurch  byblcemens,  Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and 
Lloyd’s  210  bizarres.  Third,  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Olivia  and  Rose  Hill 
roses,  Glory  of  Stakehill  and  William  Parkinson  byblcemens,  Dr.  Hardy 
and  Willison’s  King  bizarres.  Fourth,  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Annie  McGregor 
and  Mdme.  St.  Arnaud  roses,  Talisman  and  George  Hardwick  byblcemens, 
Richard  Yates  and  Dr.  Hardy  bizarres.  Fifth,  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with 
Tom  Parker  and  Miss  B.  Coutts  roses,  two  unnamed  bybloemens,  and 
Sulphur  and  Sir  J.  Paxton  bizarres.  Sixth,  Mr.  Wood,  with  Annie 
McGregor  and  Mabel  roses,  Mrs.  Cooper  and  Storer’s  125  bybloemeng, 
Sir  Joseph  Paxton  and  Sulphur  bizarres. 
Class  11.  Three  Breeder  lulips,  one  of  each  class. — First,  Mr. 
Bentley,  with  Mrs.  Barlow,  Talisman,  and  Sir  Joseph  Paxton.  Second, 
Mr.  Gill,  with  Mdme.  St.  Arnaud,  unnamed,  and  Sir  Joseph  Paxton. 
Third,  Mr.  Jones,  with  Unknown,  Bridesmaid,  and  Sulphur.  Fourth, 
Mr.  Shaw,  with  A.  McGregor,  Talisman,  and  Sir  Joseph  Paxton.  Fifth, 
Mr.  Morris,  with  Seedling,  Adonis,  and  Dr.  Hardy.  Sixth,  Mr.  Moor¬ 
house,  with  unnamed  varieties.  Seventh,  Mr.  Needham,  with  Mdme. 
St.  Arnaud,  Beauty  of  Litchurch,  and  Sir  Joseph  Paxton.  Eighth,  Mr. 
Wood,  with  A.  McGregor,  Mrs.  Cooper,  and  Horatio. 
Class  12,  Single  Blooms  — 
Bizarre  Breeders. 
1  Mr.  Jones  with  Sulphur 
2  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Win.  Wilson 
3  Mr.  Jones,  with  Lord  Frederick 
Cavendish 
4  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Sir  Jos.  Paxton 
5  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Goldfiuder 
6  Mr.  Needham,  with  Lloyd’s  208 
7  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Unknown 
8  Mr.  Mellor,  with  Sulphur 
Byblcemen  Breeders. 
1  Mr.  Cliff,  Leeds,  with  Parker’s  King 
2  Mr.  Needham,  with  Bridesmaid 
3  Mr.  Jones,  with  Sarah 
4  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Lloyd’s  137 
Bose  Breeders. 
1  Mr.  Morris,  with  Mrs.  Barlow 
2  Mr.  Morris,  witli  Collier’s  Seedling 
3  Mr.  Morris,  with  Collier’s  Seedling 
4  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  A.  McGregor 
5  Mr.  Needham,  with  Madame  St. 
Arnaud 
6  Mr.  Gill,  with  Miss  B.  Coutts 
7  Mr.  Jones,  with  Martin’s  No.  2 
8  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Rose  Hill 
Byblcemen  Breeders. 
5  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Unnamed 
6  Mr.  Bentley,  witn  Elizabeth  Pegg 
7  Mr.  Moorhouse,  with  Unnamed 
8  Mr.  Gill,  with  Elizabeth 
Class  12,  The  best  breeder  Tulip  in  the  whole  exhibition — Mr. 
Bentley,  with  Rose  Hill,  in  his  stand  of  six. 
BUTLEY  TULIP  SOCIETY. 
The  seventy-first  annual  show  of  this  old-established  Society  was 
held  at  the  Orange  Tree  Inn,  Butley,  near  Macclesfield,  on  Friday, 
May  29th.  Although  there  are  now  no  exhibitors  in  Butley  itself, 
there  was  a  large  number  of  good  flowers  shown,  and  the  show  was  well 
attended  by  Lancashire  growers,  who  look  forward  to  a  day  spent  in  the 
beautiful  and  interesting  district  in  which  Butley  is  situated  with  much 
pleasurable  anticipation.  There  is  also  much  more  leisure  than  at  the 
National  for  the  discussion  of  the  points  of  the  flower,  and  for  that 
social  intercourse  that  does  so  much  to  make  life  in  smoke-grimed 
Lancashire  tolerable. 
The  great  prize  at  Butley  is  a  silver  cup  (given  this  year  by  that 
veteran  exhibitor  and  true  florist,  Mr.  William  Kitchen  of  Marple)  for 
a  stand  of  six  rectified  Tulips,  one  of  each  class.  Everybody  Btages  for 
the  cup,  and  after  the  award  is  made  the  beaten  stands  are  broken  up, 
and  the  flowers  composing  them  judged  in  the  classes.  The  fortunate 
exhibitor  was  this  year  Mr.  Charles  W.  Needham,  of  Royley,  Royton, 
whose  flowers  were  clearly  better  than  any  of  his  competitors.  His 
examples  were  Mrs.  Mellor,  feathered  byblcemen ;  Talisman,  flamed 
byblcemen  ;  Mrs.  Atkin,  feathered  rose  ;  Mabel,  flamed  rose  ;  Attrac¬ 
tion,  feathered  bizarre;  Sir  Joseph  Paxton,  flamed  bizarre.  The  Judges 
(Messrs.  Housley  and  Booth  (Stockport)  and  Mr.  R.  Chadwick  (Butley), 
also  made  the  following  awards  : — 
Feathered  Bizarres. 
1  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Masterpiece 
2  Mr.  Bentley,  with  James  MTntosh 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton 
4  Mr.  Bentley  with  Chas.  H.Hopwood 
5  Mr.  Morris,  with  John  Ratcliffe 
6  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Garibaldi 
J  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Magnum  Bonum 
8  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Commander 
9  Mr.  Jones,  with  Charlie  Flather 
Flamed  Bizarres. 
1  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton 
2  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Sir  J.  Paxton 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Dr.  Hardy 
4  Mr.  Morris,  with  John  Ratclifte 
5  Mr.  Wood,  with  Polyphemus 
6  Mr.  Bentley,  with  San  Jose 
7  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Wm.  Wilson 
8  Mr.  Jones,  with  Richard  Yates 
9  Mr.  Jones,  with  Sulphur 
Feathered  Roses. 
1  Mr.  Morris,  with  Mrs.  Collier 
2  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Madame  St. 
Arnaud 
3  Mr.  Wood,  with  Lizzie 
4  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Industry 
o  Mr.  Bentley, -with  Mrs.  Atkin 
6  Mr.  Morris,  with  Sarah  Ann 
7  Mr.  Needham,  with  Heroine 
8  Not  awarded 
9  Not  awarded 
Feathered  Bybloemens. 
1  Mr.  Jones,  with  Bertha 
2  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Violet  Amiable 
3  Mr.  Jones,  with  Bertha 
4  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Mrs.  Cobden 
5  Mr.  Bentley7,  with  Wm.  Parkinson 
6  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Mrs.  Jackson 
7  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Adonis 
8  Mr.  Needham,  with  Queen  of  the 
May 
9  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  John  Hart 
Mr.  Needham  won  the  priz ->  for 
Atkin  ;  and  Mr.  Morris  for  the  bjst 
Flamed  Boses. 
1  Mr.  Needham,  with  Mabel 
2  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Annie  McGregor 
3  Mr.  Needham,  with  Mabel 
4  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Madame  St. 
Arnaud 
5  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Clio 
6  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Circe 
7  Mr.  Wood,  with  Lady  C.  Gordon 
8  Mr.  Dymoch,  with  Lizzie 
9  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Minerva 
Flamed  Bybloemens. 
1  Mr.  Morris,  with  Lord  Denman 
2  Mr.  Morris,  with  Lord  Denman 
3  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Adonis 
4  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Mrs.  Rams- 
bottom 
5  Mr.  Wood,  with  Unknown 
6  Mr.  Dymock,  with  John  Hart 
7  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Talisman 
8  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Duchess  of 
Sutherland 
9  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sarah  Lloyd 
the  best  feathered  flower,  with  Mrs. 
flamed  flower,  with  Lord  Denman. 
Breeder  Tulips. 
Three  Breeders. — First,  Mr.  Bentley  with  Rose  Hill,  Beauty  of 
Litchurch,  and  Hepworth’s  94/64.  Second,  Mr.  Needham  with  Madame 
St.  Arnaud,  Beauty  of  Litchurch,  and  Sir  J,  Paxton.  Third,  Mr.  Wood 
with  Mabel,  Board  man’s  No.  1,  and  Sir  J.  Paxton. 
Bizarres. 
1  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Lloyd’s  155 
2  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Wm.  Wilson 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Sir  Jos.  Paxton 
4  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Lloyd’s  131 
5  Mr.  Jones,  with  Sulphur 
Bybloemens. 
1  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Parker’s  King 
2  Mr.  Needham,  with  Beauty  of  Lit- 
chui’ch 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Ashmole’s  129 
4  Mr.  Needham,  with  Martin’s  117 
5  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Lloyd’s  161 
Boses. 
1  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Mrs.  Barlow 
2  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Hepworth’s  9/64 
3  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Annie  McGivgor 
4  Mr.  Kitchen,  with  Lady  Grosvenor 
5  Mr.  Morris,  with  Collier’s  Seedling 
Selfs. 
1  Mr.  Bentley,  with  Cygnet 
2  Mr.  Needham,  with  Citronella 
After  the  judging  the  members  dined  together,  Mr.  J.  W.  Bentley, 
President  of  the  Society,  occupying  the  chair. 
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HARDY  FRUIT  GARDEN. 
Outdoor  Figs. — As  growth  is  now  proceeding  freely  it  is  essential 
that  there  be  no  overcrowding.  It  is  better  to  disbud  early,  and  dispense 
gradually  with  all  superfluous  sboo's.  Every  shoot  is  of  the  latter 
character  that  cannot  have  its  leaves  fully  exposed  to  sunshine,  hence 
arises  the  necessity  of  removing  such  either  by  the  less  checking  method 
of  disbudding  when  shoots  are  a  few  inches  long,  or  the  severer  operation 
of  cutting  them  out  a*tcr  a  somewhat  lengthened  period  of  growth. 
Only  one  crop  of  Figs  can  be  secured  outdoors,  and  this  will  be  borne 
on  the  previous  year’s  shoots  towards  the  extremities. 
The  wood  growth  beyond  the  fruit  must  be  continued  until  several 
leaves  are  formed,  when  the  shoots  require  pinching  in  order  to  restrict 
undue  extension,  &3  well  as  to  concentrate  the  vigour  in  the  fruit,  the 
leaves  remaining  serving  to  draw  sap  to  the  fruit.  After  the  fruit  has 
been  gathered  the  bearing  shoots  must  be  cut  out,  making  room  for 
training  in  successional  growths,  such  shoots  being  selected  at  the 
present  time  in  suitable  parts  of  the  trees,  and  given  every  chance  of 
perfecting  their  development  during  the  season,  but  not  pinching  or 
stopping  in  any  way.  Rub  or  cut  out  any  gross  or  sappy  wood  which 
may  appear. 
Raspberries — Where  an  unusual  number  of  suckers  piesent  them¬ 
selves,  it  is  essential  to  reduce  their  number  to  about  six  of  the,  best 
placed  for  future  training  iD.  Those  springing  up  at  a  distance  away 
are  better  dug  up  cleanly,  and  removed  if  not  wanted  for  increasing 
stock.  The  soil  between  the  rows  may  be  mulched  with  manure. 
Destroy  weeds,  hoeing  down  the  small  plants,  and  forking  up  deep-rooted 
specimens. 
Strawberries. — Mulch  the  latest  beds  or  any  Dot  pieviously  treated. 
Short  or  long  lengths  of  clean  straw  are  also  very  useful  in  keepmg  the 
fruit  clean.  Water  and  liquid  manure  may  be  freely  supplied  to  beds 
with  the  fruit  swelling.  The  moisture  will  also  favour  the  pioduction 
of  runners  of  a  strong  and  vigorous  character.  Plantations  of  Straw¬ 
berries  formed  this  spring  ought  to  have  the  bloom  removed  so  that 
the  plants  may  be  strengthened. 
Currants.— Shorten  the  young  side  shoots  of  Red  and  White  Currants 
at  the  third  joint.  This  will  assist  the  main  leaves  in  strengthening  the 
