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Oswestry,  who  staged  Black  Hamburgh,  in  large  clusters,  quite  black, 
and  Oros  Maroc,  large  in  bunch  and  berry  and  good  in  colour.  Mr. 
T.  Lambert,  gardener  to  IjOrd  I larlecb,  ( (swestry,  came  in  second  with 
Gros  Maroc,  in  very  fine  condition,  and  Madreslield  Court,  large  in  buncli 
and  berry,  but  wanting  in  colour  ;  the  third  position  being  occupied  by 
Bev.  T.  i\L  Bulkeley,  who  staged  Madreslield  Court  and  Black  Hamburgh, 
both  large  in  bunch  but  not  well  coloured.  L ourth,  Mr.  .1.  Skitt,  gardener 
to  Mrs.  Bright,  Ashfield,  Liverpool. 
For  four  bunches  of  white  Grapes,  in  two  varieties,  the  prizes  offered 
were  of  the  same  value  as  those  in  the  preceding  class.  Seven  good 
lots  were  staged,  the  first  prize  being  deservedly  awarded  to  Mr.  .1. 
Campbell,  gardener  to  0.  K.  Kewton,  Kscp,  Mickleover  Manor,  Derby,  who 
had  well  coloiu'ed  examples  of  iVIuscat  of  .Mexandria  and  Canon  Hall 
Muscat.  The  second  prize  went  to  Mr.  .1.  l,ambert,  who  staged  large 
bunches  of  Muscat,  rather  green  ;  fine  solid  bunches  of  Buckland  Sweet¬ 
water,  fairly  well  coloured.  Third,  H.  B.  Marling,  Estp,  Clanna,  Lydney, 
Glos.,  the  varieties  staged  being  Buckland  Sweetwater,  tine  in  bunch, 
deficient  in  colour  ;  Muscat,  compact  in  bunch,  colour  fair.  Mr.  Carr, 
gardener  to  Sir  O.  fVakeraan,  Yeaton,  Salop,  secured  the  remaining 
award. 
Other  Grape  Classes. 
Mr.  Bremmell  was  first  for  two  bunches  of  Black  Hamburgh  with 
compact  beautifully  finished  examples,  Mr.  F.  Harris  being  second,  and 
Mr.  F.  Barnes,  gardener  to  the  Duke  of  Westminster,  Eaton  Hall, 
Chester,  an  extremely  close  third.  Fifteen  lots  were  staged.  For  two 
bunches  of  INIadresfield  Court,  iMessrs.  Langley,  Skitt,  and  Barnes 
secured  the  prizes  in  the  order  named,  in  each  case  with  examples  show¬ 
ing  high  culture.  Mr.  G.  Davies  secured  the  first  prize  for  two  bunches 
of  Black  Alicante  with  superbly  coloured  clusters  ;  the  second  award 
going  to  Mr.  Goodacre  for  shapely  examples,  and  the  third  to  Mr.  A.  H. 
llall,  gardener  to  .1.  E.  Waterhouse,  Esq.,  Macclesfield.  Nine  exhibits 
were  tabled  in  the  class  for  two  bunches  of  Gros  Colman  or  Gros 
Maroc.  Mr.  Goodacre  was  to  the  front  with  handsome  and  superbly 
finished  bunches  of  Gros  Maroc  ;  second,  IMr.  T.  Lambert  ;  third,  Mr. 
F.  Jordan,  gardener  to  .1.  Corbett,  Esq.,  Impney  Hall,  Droitwich. 
Ten  lots  of  Muscats  were  tabled,  the  premier  award  going  to  Mr. 
IV.  Neild,  Holmes  Chapel,  Cheshire,  for  full  heavy  bunches,  not  well 
coloured  ;  the  second  to  Mr.  W.  Fyfe,  gardener  to  Lord  IVantage, 
liockinge  Bark,  for  large  bunches,  even  in  berry,  but  rather  fiat ;  and  the 
third  to  Mr.  J.  Campbell,  who  had  compact  bunches,  fairly  good  in  colour. 
The  class  for  two  bunches  of  white  Grapes,  any  other  variety,  was  not  a 
good  one,  want  of  colour  being  noticeable.  The  prizes  in  each  instance 
were  awarded  to  lai'ge  bunches  of  Buckland  Sweetwater,  and  were  secured 
by  Messrs.  G.  Davis.  J.  McDonald,  and  R.  Lawley,  in  the  order  named. 
Miscellaneous  Fruits. 
Sixteen  fine  dishes  of  Peaches  were  staged.  A  grand  one  of  Sea 
Eagle  won  for  Mr.  J.  Robinson,  gardener  to  R.  W.  Harley,  Esq.,  Here¬ 
fordshire,  the  first  prize.  The  second  went  to  Mr.  Tyler,  gardener  to 
C.  A.  Jones,  Esq.,  Bron,  Hendre,  for  fine  Barrington  :  and  the  third 
to  Mr.  B.  Ashton,  gardener  to  Lord  Lathom,  ( irmskirk,  for  Royal 
(ieorge.  Of  Nectarines  there  were  twelve  dishes.  The  best  came  from 
Mr.  F.  Harris  -  variety  Pitmaston  Orange  ;  Mr.  McDonald  being  second  ; 
and  Mr.  Wilkes,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Meakin,  Cresswell  Hall,  Staffs,  third. 
For  six  Apricots  Mr.  F.  Bible  won,  and  for  twelve  Plums,  green  or 
yellow,  Mr.  Pope.  Twenty-one  greeu-fieshed  Melons  were  staged.  Mr. 
F.  Tugwood  was  first  with  an  unnamed  seedling  ;  Mr.  Birch,  gardener  to 
Mrs.  Watkins,  Shotton  Hall,  second  with  EaiTs  Favourite  ;  and  Mr. 
C.  Mee,  Nottingham,  third.  In  the  class  for  scarlet-Seshed  ones  nineteen 
were  set  up,  the  premier  award  going  to  Mr.  R.  Townsend  ;  the  second  to 
Mr.  J.  DurneU,  gardener  to  R.  Kenyon,  Esq.,  Oswestry  ;  and  the  third 
to  Mr.  C.  BeUis.  Mr.  Bremmell  won  for  a  single  dish  of  Cherries. 
Local  Classes,  Open  to  the  County  of  Salop. 
Two  bunches  black  Grapes. — First,  Mr.  Langley,  shapely  bunches, 
good  colour.  Any  other  variety,  black,  two  bunches. — First,  Mr.  Carr 
The  same  exhibitor  won  for  two  bunches  of  Muscats,  and  for  the  same 
number  of  any  other  white  Mr.  R.  Lawley  was  the  winner.  Mr.  R. 
Townsend  was  first  for  six  dishes  of  hardy  fruits,  being  followed  by 
J.  Wood,  Esq.,  Henley  House,  Ludlow  ;  and  Mr.  E.  Walker,  in  the  order 
named. 
VEGETABLES. 
The  display  of  vegetables  at  this  exhibition  was  one  of  the  most 
remarkable  that  has  been  seen  both  on  account  of  the  high  quality  and 
the  quantity  that  were  staged.  Magnificent  examples  were  shown  in  the 
several  classes  in  which  the  leading  seedsmen  offered  generous  awards, 
and  in  some  cases  the  merits  of  the  different  collections  were  very  close 
indeed.  Not  only  was  this  excellence  noticeable  in  the  stands  of  our 
leading  growers  but  also  in  those  of  the  cottagers  of  the  district,  who 
deserve  the  highest  credit  for  the  standard  to  which  they  have  attained. 
All  kinds  of  vegetables  were  exhibited  in  both  sections,  and  there  can  be 
little  doubt,  that  taken  as  a  whole,  it  was  one  of  the  finest  exhibitions 
that  has  ever  been  seen  either  at  Shrewsbury  or  elsewhere. 
In  some  former  years  it  has  been  said,  and  justifiably,  that  size  was 
thought  too  much  of  by  growers  and  Judges.  This  show,  however, 
brought  a  radical  change  in  this  respect,  for  quality  was  unquestionably 
to  the  front.  Of  course  some  few  coarse  specimens  found  a  place  on  the 
tables,  but  this  was  rather  an  advantage  than  otherwise,  as  it  served 
August  26,  1807. 
admirably  to  accentuate  the  excellence  of  the  others.  It  was  clearly 
apparent  that  the  ,I  udges  had  sought  for  quality  and  made  size  a  secondary 
consideration  only.  'I'his  we  were  glad  to  see,  as  there  can  be  no  question 
that  some  of  the  vegetables  shown  here  and  elsew'here  were  verv  much 
too  large  for  the  purposes  for  which  they  were  supposed  to  be  groAvn.  It 
was  an  impossibility  to  get  the  whole  of  the  awards  that  were  made,  and 
Ave  have  given  therefore  the  prizewinners  in  a  few  of  the  most  important 
classes  only. 
The  principal  class  Avas  that  for  nine  distinct  kinds  of  A'egetables 
grown  from  seeds  supplied  by  Messrs.  Sutton  &  Sons,  Reading.  In 
addition  to  the  six  money  prizes  there  Avas  a  valuable  silver  .Jubilee 
commemorative  cup.  So  good  Avere  the  examples  staged  that  the  Council 
of  the  R.II.S.  adjudged  a  silver  Banksian  medal  to  the  first  prize  stand. 
There  were  eleven  exhibitors,  and  J\Ir.  C.  Foster,  gardener  to  .Morgan  S. 
AVilliams,  Esq.,  AberpergAvm,  Glyn  Neath,  succeeded  in  carrying  off'  first 
honours.  As  a  whole,  the  stand  (fig.  28,  page  201)  Avas  clean  and  even, 
with  no  coarseness  in  the  products.  It  Avas  comprised  of  Solid  IVhite 
Celery,  Autumn  Mammoth  Cauliflower,  ITizetaker  Leek,  Selected  Ailsa 
Craig  Onion,  New  Red  Intermediate  Carrot,  Blood  Rod  Beet,  Satisfaction 
Potato,  Perfection  Tomato,  and  Prizewinner  Runner  Bean.  Air.  W.  Pope, 
gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Carnarvon,  Highelere  Castle,  NeAvbury,  was 
second  with  a  stand  almost  equally  as  good  as  the  preceding  one.  The  best 
dishes  Avere  Sutton’s  Best  of  All  Bean,  Autumn  .Mammoth  CaulifloAver, 
Prizetaker  I.eek,  and  Satisfaction  Potato.  Mr.  ,J.  Bowerman,  gardener 
to  C.  Hoare,  Esq.,  Ilaclwood  Park,  Basingstoke,  Avas  third  ;  Air.  C.  .1. 
Waite,  gardener  to  the  Hon.  AY.  P.  Talbot,  Glenhurst,  Esher,  fourth  ; 
and  Air.  T.  Wilkins,  gardener  to  Lady  Theodora  Guest,  InAVOod  House, 
Henstridge,  fifth. 
In  Alessrs.  Webb  &  Sons’  class  for  eight  distinct  kinds  there  were  six- 
exhibitors,  of  whom  Air.  AA’m.  Pope  was  awarded  first  position.  A  silver 
Banksian  medal,  in  addition  to  the  prize,  was  awarded.  This  exhibitor 
staged  Early  Alammoth  Cauliflower,  Improved  Banbury  Onion,  Defiance 
Carrot,  Jubilee  Tomato,  Satisfaction  Potato,  Pink  Perfection  Celery,  Duke 
of  Albany  Pea,  and  Eclipse  Bean,  all  in  capital  form.  Air.  .1.  BoAverman 
Avas  second,  his  best  examples  being  Ailsa  Craig  ( Inions,  Eclipse  Beans, 
and  Progress  Potatoes.  The  third  and  fourth  positions  were  taken  by 
Alessrs.  T.  AA'ilkins  and  C.  J.  AA’aite  in  the  order  of  their  names. 
For  the  valuable  prizes  offered  by  Alessrs.  Carter  &  Co.  to  groAA-ers 
resident  in  certain  English  counties  or  in  AA'afes  thei-e  Avas  keen  competi¬ 
tion,  eight  collections  being  staged.  Air.  R.  Alilner,  gardener  to  Aliss 
Talbot,  Penrice  Castle,  Swansea,  Avas  a  highly  creditable  first  with  Alodel 
Leek,  Solid  Ivory  Celery,  Autumn  Giant  CaulifloAver,  .Jersey  Lily 
Turnip,  Ailsa  Craig  Onion,  Duke  of  Albany  Pea,  Supreme  Potato. 
Intermediate  Carrot,  and  Perfection  Tomato.  A  bronze  Banksian  medal 
Avas  also  accorded  this  collection.  Air.  R.  C.  Townsend,  gardeiwr  to 
Colonel  R.  J'.  l.loyd,  took  second  place  with  good  celery.  Onions,  I’eas, 
Runner  Beans,  Tomatoes,  and  fair  Leeks,  Cauliflowers,  and  Potatoes. 
Air.  J.  Birch  was  placed  in  the  third  position.  Air.  11.  Taylor  in  the 
fourth.  Air.  AA'^.  Prior  in  the  fifth,  and  Air.  S.  Bremmell  in  the  sixth. 
Mr.  E.  Alurrell  offered  prizes  for  twelve  distinct  vegetables  grown 
from  his  seeds,  these  being  taken  by  Alessrs.  .1.  Robinson,  P.  C. 
ToAAUisend,  and  .1.  Birch  in  the  order  named.  Air.  Birch  succeeded  in 
Avinning  Alessrs.  Pritchard  &  Sons’  special  first  prize,  folloAvcd  by  Air. 
Beilis  and  Air.  J.  Delamere. 
In  the  class  for  a  collection  of  Potatoes,  five  dishes,  there  were 
fourteen  exhibits  staged.  Air.  C.  Foster  Avinning  Avitb  VA'indsor  Castle, 
Boston  Q-)  Abundance  AA’hite,  Reading  Russet,  and  Tennyson 
coloured.  Air.  Aston  Avas  second  with  Goldtinder,  Reliance,  Al,  Air. 
Bruce,  and  Reading  Russet.  Mr.  AA’.  Pope  took  the  third  place.  Thoi’e 
Avere  twenty  stands  of  three  dishes  staged,  Air.  Foster  Avinning  with 
Abundance,  Satisfaction,  and  AA’indsor  Castle,  followed  by  Air.  AAL  Pope 
and  Air.  T.  Wilkins.  For  the  single  dish  twenty-two  staged.  Air.  C.  J. 
AA^aite  taking  first  with  nice  tubers  of  AA’^indsor  Castle. 
Tomatoes  Avere  good.  Air.  A.  H.  Hall  Avas  first  with  Perfection,  Air. 
Foster  and  Air.  Risebrow  following  in  the  order  named  AA-ith  the  same 
variety.  Cucumbers  were  not  very  good.  Air  .  Hall  staged  the  best  brace 
in  Diamond  Jubilee,  Mr.  Risebrow  and  Air.  Wilkins  following.  Peas 
Avere  a  good  class.  Air.  Cuckner  and  Mr.  Bible  being  the  winners.  French 
dAvarf  and  runner  Beans  were  also  staged  in  goodly  numbers,  Mr.  G. 
Davies  winning  for  dwarfs  and  Mr.  Atkin  for  runners.  Air.  Pope  won 
for  three  Cauliflowers  ;  Air.  Abbot  for  Celery  with  fine  sticks  of  Solid 
AA'hite.  Parsnips,  Carrots,  and  Turnips  Avere  staged  in  large  nfimbers. 
Air,  C.  J.  AVaite  took  first  for  Parsnips  with  fine  Student,  Mr.  Foster 
Avon  for  Carrots,  Avhile  Air.  ToAvnsend  was  first  for  Turnips.  Onions 
AA  ere  well  staged,  Air.  Foster  and  Air.  Waite  winning  in  the  respective 
classes  for  spring  and  autumn  sown. 
Air.  Sydenham  offered  special  prizes  in  a  number  of  classes.  In  that 
for  four  varieties  of  Peas  Air.  T.  Griffiths  took  first  place  Avith  Autocrat, 
The  Queen,  Duke  of  Albany,  and  Prince  of  AA'’ales.  Air.  E.  AValker  Avas 
second,  and  Air.  Wm.  Leath  third.  For  two  di.shes  of  Onions,  one 
Excelsior  and  one  Tripoli,  Air.  Wm.  I.eath  Avas  first,  and  Air.  W.  Pope 
second.  For  two  dishes  of  nine  Tomatoes  Air,  Leath  Avas  successful  in 
Avinning,  followed  by  Air.  Wilkins.  Air.  Pope  won  for  Cauliflowers  and 
Beans,  and  Air.  Wilkins  for  Carrots. 
TRUNCHEON— PRESENTATION  TO  THE  HON.  SECRETARIES. 
Shortly  before  tAvo  o’clock  on  AA'ednesday  the  visiting  members  of 
the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  the  Judges,  the  members  of  the 
Committee,  and  other  officials  assembled  for  lunch.  Lord  Kenyon,  as 
President  of  the  Shropshire  Society,  occupied  the  chair.  The  Royal 
