August  13,  1898. 
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K.H.S.  Awards. 
The  deputation  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  awarded  a  gold 
medal  to  Messrs.  Dicksons  (Ltd.)  for  their  large  uaiscellaneous  exhibit ; 
silver-gilt  Flora  medals  to  Messrs.  Jas.  Veitch  &  Sons  for  Caladiums  and 
cut  flowers,  to  T.  S,  Ware  for  Begonias,  Mr.  J.  Edmonds  for  group  of 
plants,  and  Mr.  Jas.  Cypher  for  group  of  Orchids  ;  silver  Knightian 
medals  to  Mr.  J.  Mclndoe  for  fruit,  and  to  Mr.  J.  Pope  for  a  collection  of 
vegetables  ;  to  Mr.  J.  Mclndoe  for  a  collection  of  fruit,  and  to  Mr.  J.  H. 
Goodacre  for  a  collection  of  fruit ;  a  silver-gilt  Banksian  medal  to  Messrs. 
Dobbie  &  Co.  for  cut  flowers  j  silver  Flora  medals  to  Messrs.  J.  Cowan  and 
Co,  for  Tea  Roses,  R.  Hartland  &  Sons  for  Begonia  flowers,  R.  P.  Kerr 
and  Son  for  Crotons,  F.  Sander  &  Co.  for  Orchids  and  choice  plants,  Mr. 
J.  Roderick  for  group  of  plants,  Mr.  J,  McIntyre  for  group  of  plants, 
Messrs.  Fisher,  Son,  &  Sibray  for  group  of  plants,  H.  Cannell  &  Sons 
for  Dahlias,  J.  Peed  &  Sons  for  Caladiums,  J.  Birkenhead  for  Ferns, 
H.  Brownhill  for  cut  flowers,  and  Jas.  Cypher  for  stove  and  green¬ 
house  plants  ;  silver  Banksian  medals  to  Messrs.  H.  Eckford  for  Sweet 
Peas,  C.  Parker,  of  Waverton,  a  cottager,  for  a  splendid  collection  of 
vegetables,  M.  Campbell  for  Carnations,  and  H.  Low  &  Co.  for  Orchids. 
First-class  certificates  were  awarded  to  Messrs.  F.  Sander  &  Co,  for 
Sarracenia  Sanderiana,  Ericcnema  Fascination,  and  to  R.  Wallace  and 
Co.  for  Watsonia  iridifolia  Ardernei ;  and  awards  of  merit  to  Messrs. 
Cypher  for  Oncidium  Jonesianum  fiavum,  F.  Sander  &  Co.  for  Begonia 
Queen  Victoria,  Wallace  &  Co.  for  a  new  form  of  Lilium  speciosum 
album,  Jas.  Veitch  &  Sons  for  Caladium  Lady  Mosley  and  Begonia 
Princess  Charles  of  Denmark,  T.  S,  Ware  for  Begonias  Beauty  and  Miss 
Ellen  Childs,  Messrs.  Dicksons,  Limited,  for  Rondeletia  brilliantissima 
and  Tomato  Royal  Windsor, 
JuDOEs’  Special  Awards. 
In  addition  to  the  awards  granted  by  the  R.H.S,  deputation  the 
Judges,  as  previously  stated,  recommended  gold  medals  to  Messrs. 
Dicksons,  Limited,  J.  Veitch  &  Sons,  Fisher,  Son,  &  Sibray,  Sander  and 
Co,,  and  T.  S.  Ware  j  silver  medals  to  Messrs.  Dobbie  &  Co.,  J.  Peed  and 
Sons,  Broomhill,  Kerr  &  Co.,  B.  Hartland,  Cowan  &  Co.,  and  J.  Birken¬ 
head  ;  and  bronze  medals  to  Messrs.  H.  Eckford,  H.  Low  &  Co.,  and 
Laing  &;  Mather. 
The  Luncheon. 
The  R.H.S;  deputation,  with  the  judges,  horticultural  pressmen,  and 
others  were  entertained  at  lunch  by  the  Executive,  the  Right  Worshipful 
the  Mayor  of  Chester,  B.  C,  Roberts,  Esq.,  occupying  the  chair.  After 
disposing  of  the  usual  loyal  toasts,  the  Chairman  proposed  “The 
Deputation,”  coupling  with  it  the  name  of  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart. 
He,  the  Sheriff,  heartily  thanked  the  R.H.S.  for  so  willingly  responding 
to  their  invitation  to  send  a  deputation  to  Chester  on  the  event  of  the 
first  show.  It  was  a  great  enterprise,  and  if  successful  it  would  not 
FIC.  35. — MR.  J,  TAYLOR. 
only  be  a  means  of  encouraging  horticulture  and  cultivation  both  far 
and  near,  but  would  be  a  means  of  bringing  numerous  people  into  the 
City,  which  would  help  trade  and  generally  be  an  advantage  to  the 
whole  community. 
Sir  Trevor  Lawrence  In  reply,  said  he  doubted  very  much 
whether  any  pressure  was  required  to  induce  a  deputation  to  visit  a 
city  80  interesting  and  historic  as  Chester.  They  considered  it  a  pleasure 
to  visit  a  show  such  as  that  they  had  just  seen.  He  knew  something 
of  the  trouble  that  must  necessarily  have  been  taken  to  institute  such 
an  exhibition,  bat  speaxing  horticulturally  they  were  in  the  result 
amply  repaid  for  their  exertions,  and  he  heartily  congratulated  them  on 
their  success.  (Cheers.)  He  had  never  seen  a  more  interesting  and 
varied  exhibition,  and  he  was  glad  to  see  that  while  they  had  catered 
for  large  gardens  they  had  also  thought  of  the  cottager,  as  that  section 
was  one  of  the  most  interesting.  He  would  not  add  to  what  he  had 
said  the  previous  evening  in  the  Town  Hall  respecting  the  R.H.S.,  but 
remarked  that  the  lion’s  share  of  the  work  in  afranging  for  the  deputa¬ 
tion  had  fallen  on  the  shoulders  of  the  Rev.  W.  Wilks,  the  Secretary, 
who,  however,  seemed  to  have  such  a  capacity  and  fondness  for  work 
that  he  really  thought  it  became  a  pleasure  to  biin.  The  R.H.S.  fully 
FIO.  36.— MR.  N.  F.  BARNES. 
realised  the  necessity  of  placing  itself  in  closer  touch  with  provincial 
societies,  and  as  an  important  means  of  effecting  this,  the  first  deputa¬ 
tion  had  visited  York  show,  and  the  Second  Chester  on  the  present 
occasion.  He  regretted  much  the  enforced  absence  of  His  Grace  the 
Duke  of  Westminster  through  indisposition  and  bereavement,  assured 
those  present  of  the  interest  he  and  his  colleagues  took  in  the  prosperity 
of  horticulture  throughout  the  land,  and  spoke  the  unanimous  voice  of 
the  deputation  in  thanking  everyone  connected  with  the  show  for  the 
hospitality  they  had  received,  which  had  played  no  small  part  in  making 
a  most  pleasant  holiday.  (Cheers.) 
The  Rev.  W.  Wilks  said  it  had  fallen  to  his  good  fortune  to  propose 
the  most  pleasant  toast,  that  of  “  Success  to  the  Chester  F@te,”  coupling 
with  it  the  name  of  the  Dake  of  Westminster,  whose  place  at  the  table 
was  taken  by  the  Mayor  owing  to  the  causes  already  referred  to.  Mr. 
Wilks  congratulated  the  Executive  on  the  excellence  of  the  show,  and 
hoped  that  the  attendance  would  be  sufficient-ly  large  to  render  it  a 
financial  success  in  order  that  it  could  be  continued.  Speaking  of  the 
exhibition,  Mr.  Wilks  referred  in  high  terms  to  various  features,  especially 
the  vegetables,  which  he  considered  excellent,  adding  that  the  gardens  in 
the  North  had  been  more  favoured  in  regard  to  moisture  than  those  of 
the  South.  He  sincerely  hoped  the  fete  would  be  a  financial  success,  and 
that  it  was  the  beginning  of  greater  successes  in  days  to  come. 
The  Mayor,  in  reply,  said  it  was  gratifying  to  have  the  good  opinion 
of  so  many  eminent  horticulturists  on  their  undertaking,  and  though 
he  hoped  they  had  performed  their  duties  with  a  measure  of  success, 
they  had  learnt  much  that  day  from  experience  which  would  be  of 
assistance  to  them  in  the  event  of  future  shows;  He  regretted  much  the 
enforced  absence  of  the  President,  His  Grace  the  Duke  of  Westminster, 
Mr.  J.  Wynne  Ffoulkes,  Honorary  Secretary,  gave  “  The  Judges,” 
coupling  with  the  toast  the  name  of  Mr.  J.  WRiotHT,  whose  response 
brought  the  proceedings  to  a  close. 
HARBORNE.— August  3bd. 
The  thirty-fifth  annual  exhibition  of  this  long-established  Society 
was  held  on  the  3rd  and  4th  inst,,  under  the  most  favourable  auspices, 
especially  so  far  as  the  weather  was  concerned,  an  unusual  circumstance 
in  the  annals  of  the  Society.  The  recent  event  was  held  in  a  large  field 
— kindly  lent  by  a  supporter — and  was  on  the  whole  equal  to  either  of 
its  predecessors. 
There  was  a  falling  off  in  the  group  of  plants  arranged  for  effect 
class,  there  having  been  only  one  exhibit  put  up  by  Mr.  S.  Gibbs 
gardener  to  J.  B.  Manley,  Esq.,  Harborne,  and  the  elegant  and  artistic 
manner  in  which  it  was  arranged  evoked  much  admiration.  The  same 
exhibitor  also  carried  off  first  honours  for  a  collection  of  six  large  and 
well  bloomed  specimens  of  Fuchsias. 
Specimen  stove  and  greenhouse  plants  have  for  many  years  past  been 
a  leading  feature  here,  and  Mr.  Meldrum  was  worthily  placed  first  for 
gigantic  specimens  of  Crotons*  Queen  Victoria  and  majesticum,  two 
large  specimens  of  Cycas  revoluta  and|  Kentia  Fosteriana,  a  grand 
