November  18,  1897. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER  485 
For  twenty-four  Japanese,  distinct,  the  competition  was  keen,  and 
some  superb  blooms  were  staged.  The  lirst  prize  was  deservedly  taken 
by  IMr.  F.  Thornton,  who  was  followed  by  i\[r.  A.  Wipf  and  S.  Kelsey, 
Esq.  The  premier  stand  contained  charming  examples  of  Australian 
Gold,  Keine  d’Angleterre,  Phoebus,  Pride  of  IVladford.  Lady  Byron, 
Viviand  IMorel,  Eva  Knowles,  Urs.  C.  Harman  Payne,  Van  den  Heede, 
Madame  il.  Eicoud,  Australie,  Thos.  Wilkins,  Modesto,  Dorothy  Seward, 
Charles  Davis,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  Edith  Tabor,  Eda  Prass,  Commandant 
Blusset,  Mons.  Chenon  de  Leche,  Louise,  Miss  Eita  Schroeter,  and  Lady 
Dorothy. 
In  some  of  the  other  classes  the  prizes  were  awarded  as  follows  : — 
Twelve  blooms,  incurved,  distinct.— First,  Mr.  N.  C.  Cockburn  :  second, 
Mr.  G.  Bainbridge.  Twelve  blooms,  Japanese,  distinct  First,  iMr.  N.  ( 
Cockburn.  Twelve  blooms,  reflexed,  not  less  than  nine  varieties. — First, 
IMr.  N.  C.  Cockburn.  Twelve  Anemones,  distinct. — First,  i\Ir.  N.  C. 
Cockburn.  Twelve  Pompons,  distinct. — First,  l\'Ir.  N.  C.  Cockburn  ; 
second,  Mr.  C.  E.  Marfleet.  Single  Chrysanthemums,  twelve  bunches,  in 
not  less  than  six  varieties. — First,  Mr.  N.  C.  Cockburn  ;  second,  iMr.  C.  E. 
Marfleet ;  third,  Mr.  A.  Shuttleworth.  Six  blooms,  incurved,  distinct. — 
Third,  Mr.  W.  Cooper.  Six  blooms,  Japanese,  distinct. — First,  Mr.  A. 
Shuttleworth  ;  second,  Mr.  F.  Mottershall :  third,  iMr.  W.  Cooper.  Six 
blooms,  Japanese,  one  variety. — First,  Mr.  N.  C.  Cockburn.  Six  blooms, 
incurved,  one  variety. — First,  Mr.  N.  C.  Cockburn  ;  second,  Mr.  G.  Bain¬ 
bridge.  Six  blooms,  hairy  variety. — Second,  iMr.  N.  C.  Cockburn.  Hand 
bouquet,  composed  of  Chrysanthemums  only  and  any  kind  of  foliage. — 
First,  Mr.  .1.  Illman  ;  second,  Mr.  A.  Shuttleworth  ;  third.  Miss  Foster. 
Dessert  table. — First,  Mrs.  Illman  ;  second.  Miss  Foster.  Group  of 
Chrysanthemums  and  other  plants,  arranged  for  effect  in  a  square. — 
First,  ilr.  J.  Illman.  Group  of  Chrysanthemums  and  green  foliage 
plants,  arranged  for  effect  in  a  semicircle. — First,  Mr.  N.  C.  Cockburn  ; 
second,  Mr.  J.  Illman.  Twelve  cut  back  Chrysanthemums,  distinct. — 
First,  Mr.  N.  C.  Cockburn  ;  second,  Mr.  A.  Shuttleworth.  Table  of 
bouquets,  wreaths,  s]irays,  buttonholes,  illustrating  decorative  value  of 
Chrysanthemums. — First,  Mrs.  Illman.  Drawing-room,  mirror,  or  panel 
group  of  Chrysanthemums,  with  foliage  plants,  arranged  for  effect. — 
F'irst,  Mr.  N.  C.  Cockburn  ;  second,  Mr.  J.  Illman  ;  third,  i\Ir.  A.  Shuttle- 
worth. 
WESTON-SUPEE-MAEE.— November  Hth. 
The  Chrysanthemum  shows  held  at  Weston-super-Mare  have  hitherto 
been  noted  for  the  number  and  excellence  of  the  specimen  plants  on  view, 
but  on  the  occasion  under  notice  there  was  a  great  falling  off  in  this 
department.  Only  Messrs.  W.  Brooks  &  Son  competed  in  the  five  classes 
provided  for  trained  plants,  and  these  well-known  growers  took  a  first 
prize  in  four  instances.  AVith  untrained  plants  there  was  faii’ly  good 
competition.  The  successful  exhibitors  were  Messrs.  Poi)e,  gardener  to 
T.  Mullins,  Esq.  ;  F.  'Williams,  gardener  to  Eeginald  Cox,  Esq.  ;  and  W. 
Summerhayes,  gardener  to  IL  Pethick,  Esq. 
Groups  of  Chrysanthemums,  occupying  a  space  of  50  square  feet, 
showed  a  great  improvement  on  anything  of  the  kind  attempted  in  previous 
years.  There  were  six  competitors.  Mr.  J.  Brooks,  gardener  to  W.  M 
Appleton,  Esq.,  was  well  first,  his  arrangement  of  perfectly  flowered  plants 
being  most  effective.  !Mr.  W.  Summerhayes  was  a  creditable  second,  ^Ir. 
F.  Williams  a  close  third,  and  an  extra  prize  was  awarded  to  Mi’.  S.  M^ 
Jones,  gardener  to  Miss  Baker. 
Cut  blooms  proved  a  great  attraction  to  the  visitors  who  thronged  the 
"Victoria  Hall,  where  these  shows  are  held.  Every  class  was  well  filled, 
and  the  competition  was  extremely  close.  For  twenty-four  incurved 
varieties,  Mr.  J.  Bishop,  gardener  to  H.  E.  ^lurray  Anderson,  Esq., 
Taunton,  was  first,  his  blooms  of  Miss  Haggas,  Violet  Tomlin,  Brookleigh 
Gem,  Globe  d’Or,  Queen  of  England,  C.  H.  C.urtis,  E.  Petfield,  Lady 
Dorothy,  .John  Lambert,  Princess  of  Wales,  and  Major  Bonnaffon  being 
remarkably  good.  Mr.  J.  Lloyd,  gardener  to  Vincent  Stuckey,  Esq., 
Langport,  was  second,  and  Mr.  W.  Strugnell,  gardener  to  W.  H.  Long, 
Esq.,  M.P.,  Trowbridge,  third.  For  twelve  incurved.  Dr.  .T.  II.  Sharpe, 
Huntspill,  was  easily  first,  his  stand  containing  superior  blooms  of  Harold 
Wells,  K.  C.  Kingston,  Princess  of  Wales,  and  C.  H.  Curtis.  The  veteran 
quarryman,  Mr.  .1.  Baylis,  Winterbourne,  was  second,  in  his  stand  a  bloom 
of  C.  H.  Curtis  was  singled  out  as  being  the  premier  bloom  of  incurved 
variety  in  the  show.  Mr.  Sutton,  gardener  to  W.  A.  Todd,  Esq.,  Stoke 
Bishop,  was  first  for  six  varieties. 
There  were  five  competitors  with  twenty-four  .lapanese  varieties,  only 
a  very  few  points  dividing  them.  The  first  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr.  .T. 
Lloyd,  whose  best  blooms  were  of  Phoebus,  Madame  Eicoud,  Eose  Wynne, 
Duke  of  York,  J.  Seward,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  Mons.  C.  H.  Payne,  General 
Eoberts,  Khama,  Edith  Tabor,  Souvenir  de  Petite  Amie,  International, 
Madame  Calvat,  and  Mons.  Gruyer.  Mr.  G.  Drake,  Cardiff,  was  second, 
and  Mr.  G.  Horner,  gardener  to  A.  D.  Pauli,  Esq.,  Taunton,  was  a  good 
third.  The  competition  with  twelve  varieties  was  equally  keen.  Mr.  W. 
Strugnell  was  first,  having  fine,  fresh  blooms  of  Mons.  J.  Allemand, 
Modesto,  Australian  Gold,  Helen  Owen,  Mutual  Friend,  Eev.  G.  S.  Scott, 
and  Golden  Gate.  Mr.  G.  Sutton  was  second,  and  Mr.  W.  H.  Payne, 
gardener  to  Charles  Wells,  Esq.,  Stoke  Bishop,  third.  The  first  prize  for 
six  varieties  went  to  Mr.  .1.  Marshall,  gardener  to.J.  Dole,  Es(j.,  Eedlands, 
Bristol,  for  exceptionally  fine  blooms  of  Madame  Carnot,  Viviand  Morel, 
Edith  Tabor,  Australie,  W.  H.  Lees,  and  Colonel  Smith. 
MONMOUTH.— Novehber  11th  and  12th. 
After  a  lapse  of  six  years  this  show  has  been  revived,  and  the 
success  which  has  attended  its  resuscitation  points  only  too  clearly  to  the 
fact  that  such  an  exhibition  is  a  necessity  in  an  horticultural  district  such 
as  surrounds  Monmouth,  and  that  a  jiossible  mistake  had  been  made  in 
allowing  it  to  remain  in  abeyance  so  long.  In  the  early  spring  &  strong 
Committee  was  formed,  with  Lord  IJangattock  as  President,  and  Mr.  F.  C. 
Williams  as  Hon.  Sec.,  to  draw  up  a  schedule  and  make  other  necessary 
organising  arrangements  for  an  exhibition  in  the  autumn,  and  how  well 
the  Committee  has  achieved  its  object  is  only  too  obvious  by  the  excellent 
horticultural  show  which  has  been  held  in  the  Eolls  Hall  on  Wednesday 
and  Thursday.  The  schedule  comprised  no  less  than  106  classes, 
embracing  competitions  for  Chrysanthemums,  pot  plants,  and  cut  blooms, 
for  professional  gardeners  and  amateurs,  pot  plants  of  various  flowering 
and  decorative  varieties,  cut  flowers,  fruit  and  vegetables  for  both  profes¬ 
sionals  and  cottage  garden  holders,  and  for  these  no  less  than  500  entries 
were  received.  The  exhibits  were  systematically  arranged  in  various 
parts  of  the  hall.  The  centre  portion  was  occupied  by  an  immense  com¬ 
bination  table  for  the  cut  blooms,  plants,  decorative  exhibits,  whilst  aroirnd 
the  room  were  arranged  the  groups.  The  fruit  was  with  advantage  exhibited 
in  the  proscenium,  and  the  vegetables  and  a  few  of  the  flowers  were  located 
in  the  corridor  and  on  the  stage,  the  cottage  exhibits,  as  formerly,  being 
quartered  in  the  gallery. 
To  adequately  describe  in  detail  the  exhibits  is  obviously  too  great  a 
task  to  attempt  in  this  notice,  and  we  must  content  ourselves  with  merely 
a  general  survey.  On  the  whole  the  show  is  a  distinct  improvement  as 
regards  the  quality  of  the  exhibits,  and  although  some  of  the  gi’oup 
classes  were  necessarily  curtailed  from  want  of  space,  the  quantity  had 
not  appreciably  decreased.  Commencing  with  the  open  classes  of  the 
Chrysanthemum  groups  (60  feet),  there  were  three  entries.  Mr.  G. 
Phillips,  the  gardener  at  Wyastone  Leys,  was  easy  first  with  a  magnificent 
collection  attractively  grouped.  !Mr.  0.  M.  Crompton- Roberts  obtained 
second  place. 
In  most  of  the  classes  of  the  cut  blooms  there  was  keen  competition. 
In  the  twenty-four  incurved  specimens  Mr.  John  Ijockyer  took  first 
honours,  his  collection  including  splendid  specimens  of  C.  11.  Curtis,  T.ord 
Alcester,  ^ladame  Darier,  and  Duchess  of  Fife.  Mr.  Henry  Pitt’s  liest 
blooms  in  his  second  prize  collection  were  C.  H.  Curtis  and  Emj)ress  of 
India,  whilst  in  Mr.  G.  Phillips’  stand  a  fine  Globe  d’Or  stood  out  pro¬ 
minently.  The  twelve  incurved  brought  six  competitors  forward,  and  the 
blooms  were  equally  good.  Mr.  A.  Knowles  of  Newent  took  first,  and 
we  noticed  on  his  board  splendid  specimens  of  E.  Cannell,  C.  H.  Curtis, 
and  Duchess  of  Fife.  Mr.  Bayford  of  Glewstone  Court  took  second,  in 
which  a  fine  Globe  d’Or  figured  conspicuously.  Mr.  Louis  Gueret  of 
Chepstow  came  third  with  a  collection  including  a  C.  B.  Whitnall,  Lord 
Wolseley,  and  Hero  of  Stoke  Newington. 
The  .Japanese  were  remarkably  fine  classes.  In  the  twenty-four 
varieties  seven  competed,  ilr.  John  I.ockyer,  gardener  to  ^Ir.  .1.  C. 
Hanbury,  Pontypool  Park,  took  first,  and  also  secured  the  gold  medal 
offered  by  With’s  Chemical  iManure  Company.  His  collection  included 
specimens  of  Mutual  Friend,  Arniral  Avellan,  Dorothy  Shea,  and  Duke 
of  York.  The  second  was  taken  by  iMr.  A.  JV.  G.  Wright  of  Ifinton,  in 
whose  collection  were  Madame  Carnot,  Oceana,  and  a  beautiful  white 
Simplicity.  Mr.  Gueret  also  secured  third  position  here,  and  his  chief 
blooms  were  Wilfred  Marshall,  Mutual  Friend,  and  Madame  Carnot.  The 
twelve  varieties  also  had  seven  competitors.  Air.  Bayford  had  a  sjdendid 
assortment.  Captain  Hoopgood  of  Ross  was  a  close  second.  In  the 
reflexed  and  Anemones  no  entries  were  received.  In  the  baskets  of 
Chrysanthemums  two  entries  were  catalogued.  Air.  Hill  securing  first  with 
a  nicely  arranged  assortment,  the  second  of  Air.  W.  Luton,  Hilston  Park, 
being  too  closely  packed  to  make  an  effective  display. 
Considerable  additional  attractiveness  was  bestowed  on  the  show  by 
the  magnificent  non-competitive  exhibits.  First  and  foi’eniost  was  the 
splendid  collection  of  flowering  and  foliage  plants  sent  by  the  Pi’esident, 
and  arranged  by  his  gardener.  Air.  T.  Coomber.  A  background  was 
provided  by  Chrysanthemums,  I’alms,  and  Dracmnas,  then  came  a  line  of 
white  Eucharis  amazonica,  whilst  in  the  foreground  were  Cattleyas,  dwarf 
Chrysanthemums,  Cypripediums,  and  Pandanus  Yeitchi,  the  whole  edged 
with  Alaidenhair  Fern.  Air.  E.  W atkins  had  a  pretty  group  arranged  on 
the  stage  steps,  which  included  Palms,  Heaths,  Bouvardias,  and  foliage 
plants,  also  a  very  artistically  made  wreath.  Alessrs.  Pillinger  &  Co. 
had  a  collection  of  Chrysanthemums,  foliage  jflants.  Heaths,  Palms,  and 
Ferns,  located  in  the  vestibule.  The  exhibition  of  fruit  by  Mr.  .John 
Basham,  F.R.H.S.,  Bassaleg,  near  Newport,  was  exceptionally  fine,  and 
included  a  number  of  dwarf  Apple  trees  in  pot  bearing  fruit. — (“  Mon¬ 
mouthshire  Beacon.”) 
WINCHESTER.— Novejiber  11th  and  12th. 
One  of  the  most  compact  and  meritorious  autumn  exhibitions  ot 
Chrysanthemums  and  other  produce  seen  in  the  provinces  is  that  held  by 
the  Horticultural  Society  of  this  ancient  city.  The  Guildhall  is  the  site 
chosen,  and  a  capital  one  it  is,  being  commodious,  light,  and  easily 
accessible.  Mr.  Chaloner  Shenton  is  a  hardworking  methodical  Hon. 
Secretary,  ably  assisted  by  a  practical  Committee,  of  which  Mr.  F.  W. 
Flight  is  Chairman.  In  such  hands  all  the  details  of  a  really  fine  show 
were  carried  out  without  any  hitch. 
Cut  hlooms  were  extensively  shown,  and  demand  a  premier  notice. 
The  most  important  class  was  that  for  forty-eight,  half  incurved,  the 
remainder  Japanese.  Along  with  the  challenge  cup  offered  as  the  lead¬ 
ing  prize  the  sum  of  £7  was  given.  Four  competed,  making  a  good 
display.  Air.  W.  G.  Adams,  89,  Clarendon  Road,  Southsea,  secured  the 
premier  position  with  perhaps  the  finest  stand  of  incurved  blooms  seen 
this  year,  for  with  two  exceptions  every  bloom  was  as  near  perfection  as 
is  possible  to  have  them.  The  varieties  were — Duchess  of  Fife  (2), 
Golden  Ciueen  of  Kngland  (2),  Lord  Alcester  (2),  W.  Tunnington,  Ma 
