July  18,  1901. 
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Collection  of  vegetables  set  up  by  Mr.  D.  McArthur  comprised  some 
good  Peas,  Lettuce,  and  Potatoes  ;  Mr.  W.  H.  Lakeman  showed  a  25  lb. 
tray  of  Lister’s  Prolific  Tomato,  also  a  dish  of  Peas  and  two  heads  of 
giant  Rhubarb  ;  the  above  all  highly  commended.  , 
Division  3,  allotted  to  cottagers  only  residing  within  the  district, 
brought  out  the  chief  exhibits  in  vegetables  and  hardy  fruits.  First- 
class  Peas,  Broad  Beans,  Carrots,  Potatoes,  Onions,  Marrows,  and 
Lettuce  were  exhibited.  Red  and  Black  Currants,  Gooseberries, 
Strawberries,  and  Raspberries  were  excellent. 
Miscellaneous  Exhibits. — Trade  exhibitors  put  up  some  attractive 
displays.  Messrs.  John  Peed  &  Sons,  Roupell  Park  Nurseries,  Norwood, 
London,  had  a  fine  ciroular  arrangement  of  Palms,  Dracaenas, 
Carnations,  Cannas,  Crotons,  and  other  foliage  and  flowering  plants. 
Mrs.  E.  S.  Towell,  Hampton  Hill,  Middlesex,  exhibited  specimens  of 
Caotus-flowered  Zonal  Pelargonium  Fire  Dragon.  Mr.  Thos.  Butcher, 
nurseryman,  George  Street,  Croydon,  had  displayed  a  superb  table 
comprising  large  Palms,  bright  Crotons,  excellently  flowered  Gloxinias, 
vases  of  Sweet  Peas,  and  formal  floral  arrangements,  whioh  the 
judges  highly  commended.  A  group  of  plants  not  for  competition  was 
set  np  by  Mr.  W.  H.  Lakeman.  It  comprised  Ferns,  Liliums,  Cannas, 
ornamental  Asparagus,  Coleus,  intermixed  with  Geraniums  and  Fuchsias. 
Messrs.  Hammond  &  Hussley,  ironmongers,  Croydon,  exhibited  in 
the  grounds  a  splendid  assortment  of  garden  chairs,  seats,  wirework, 
hammocks,  Japanese  sunshades,  lawn  mowers,  tents,  croquet  and  tennis 
games,  and  other  appliances. 
Woodbridge,  July  10th. 
The  fiftieth  show  of  this  excellent  society  was  held  in  the  usual 
place,  and  was  favoured  as  hitherto  with  brilliant  weather.  Great  efforts 
had  been  made  by  Mr.  John  Andrews,  the  indefatigable  hon.  secretary, 
to  make  the  jubilee  show  worthy  of  the  occasion,  and  I  think  they  were 
thoroughly  successful.  The  number  of  classes  on  the  schedule  were 
190,  which  attracted  nearly  1500  entries.  The  large  cruciform  tent  used  at 
Ipswich,  which  covers  1000  square  yards,  had  to  be  supplemented  by 
four  or  five  other  marquees,  and  they  seemed  to  be  all  well  filled. 
Quite  an  array  of  leading  judges  for  all  departments  came  from  every 
part  of  the  country.  I  much  regret  that  I  am  unable  to  report  even 
the  Roses  fully ;  after  four  hours  in  that  hot  tent  I  could  not 
stand  it  any  longer,  and  left  at  the  end  of  the  judging.  H.P.’s  were 
still  weak,  and  the  grand  flowers  of  past  years  were  not  to  be  seen. 
B.  R.  Cant  &  Sons  were  first  for  the  cup,  thirty-six  Roses ;  D.  Prior  and 
Sons  second,  and  Messrs.  Harkness  third,  but  the  local  paper  reports 
that  the  Yorkshire  Roses  stood  the  heat  best  late  in  the  afternoon.  For 
twenty-four  and  twelve  Teas  Frank  Cant  &  Co.  led,  andnlso  gained  first 
prize  for  new  and  “  miscellaneous  ”  Roses. 
In  the  amateur  classes  Mr.  Orpen  was  first  for  twenty-four  with  a 
good  stand  with  a  splendid  Her  Majesty  and  a  good  specimen  of 
Waltham  Standard ;  Mr.  Foster- Melliar  second,  showing  a  good  Bessie 
Brown,  and  Mr.  H.  Berners  third.  For  twelve  Teas  Mr.  Orpen  was  first 
with  a  nice  stand,  Mr.  Foster-Melliar  second  with  rather  a  poor  one, 
and  Mr.  Berners  third.  In  twelve  Roses,  Mr.  Orpen  first  and  Mr. 
Berners  second.  In  six  similar  H.  P.  or  H.T.  there  was  a  close  contest, 
Mr.  Foster-Melliar  being  plaoed  first  and  Mr.  Orpen  second,  each  having 
Bessie  Brown  in  good  form.  One  of  the  blooms  in  the  first  prize 
stand  gained  the  medal  for  the  best  H.P.  or  H.T.,  to  which  I  had  no 
objection,  but  personally  I  should  have  given  it  to  Mr.  Orpen’s  Her 
Majesty  ;  Mr.  Berners  third.  In  six  similar  Teas  Mr.  Orpen  was  first 
with  Maman  Cochet,  Mr.  Berners  second,  and  Mr.  Foster-Melliar  third 
with  Marechal  Niel,  which  soon  gets  flabby  in  great  heat.  The  medal 
Tea  was,  I  believe,  a  Maman  Cochet  of  Mr.  Orpen’s. 
A  handsome  gift  was  presented  to  Mr.  Andrews,  about  £50 
having  been  collected  by  2s.  6d.  subscriptions,  and  the  wonderful 
jubilee  show  of  this  little  town  seems  to  have  been  a  great  success. — 
W.  R.  Raillem. 
Bath  Floral  Fete,  July  lltli. 
This  popular  West  of  England  show  was  held  as  usual  in  the 
beautiful  Sydney  Gardens  on  the  above  date,  and  in  weather  that  can 
only  be  described  as  tropical,  the  temperature  recorded  by  the  shade 
thermometer  rising  to  90°  in  the  afternoon.  The  shade  afforded  by  the 
wealth  of  tree  growth  in  these  gardens  must  have  been  a  source  of 
pleasure  to  the  visitors,  who  patronise  well  the  efforts  of  the  sooieiy’s 
practical  officials  and  genial  secretaries,  Messrs.  Pierson  and  Jeffery. 
Roses  were  represented  in  beautiful  form,  goodly  quantity,  and  first-rate 
quality,  and  together  with  other  and  miscellaneous  floral  aspects,  must 
have  been  a  rare  feast  for  patronal  resident  and  visitor  alike.  Messrs. 
Alex.  Dickson  &  Sons,  Newtownards,  claimed,  as  usual,  the  lion’s  share 
of  success,  winning  with  seventy-two  single  trusses,  thirty-six  triplets, 
eighteen  Teas  or  Noisettes,  twelve  single  trusses  of  any  single  Rose, 
and  six  trusses  of  any  new  variety.  Needless  to  say  their  blooms  were 
of  their  usual  high-claBS  stamp,  and  the  class  for  seventy. two  varieties, 
for  which  a  silver  cup,  or  £8,  was  offered  as  a  first  prize,  included  Duke 
of  Edinburgh,  Bessie  Brown,  Capt,  Christy,  Venus,  La  France,  Charles 
Darwin,  Lady  M.  Beauclerc,  Duchess  of  Bedford,  The  Bride,  Gustave 
Piganeau,  Lady  "Londonderry,  Madame  Eugene  Verdier,  White  Lady, 
Marquise  Litta,  Dr.  Campbell  Hall,  Tom  Wood,  Alice  Grahams,  new  j 
Lady  Ashtown,  Kaiserin  Victoria,  Chas.  Lefebvre,  Lawrence  Allen, 
Mons.  Paul  Neron,  Edith  D’Ombrain,  new  ;  Ulrich  Brunner,  Killarney, 
G.  H.  Mackereth,  Marquise  de  Castellane,  Francois  Courteur,  Madame 
Cusin,  Comte  Raimbaud,  Comtesse  de  Turenne,  Ernest  Metz,  Duo  de 
Rohan,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prinoe,  Duke  of  Teok,  Mildred  Grant,  Reynolds 
Hole,  Duchess  of  Portland,  Earl  of  DufUrin,  Niphetos,  Madame 
Haussman,  Danmark,  Viscountess  Folkestone,  A.  K.  Williams,  Caroline- 
Kuster,  Lady  Arthur  Hill,  Her  Majesty,  Marie  Baumann,  Heinrich 
Schultheis,  Helen  Keller,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Dr.  Andry,  Horace  Vernet, 
Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Comtesse  d’Oxford,  Madame  Wagram,  Triomphe 
de  Caen,  Caroline  Testout,  Etienne  Levet,  Souvenir  de  President  Carnot, 
Suzanne  M.  Rodocanachi,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,. 
Margaret  Diekson,  Star  of  Waltham,  Innocents  Pirola,  Duchesse  de 
Morny,  and  Marchioness  of  Downshire.  Messrs.  Cooling  &  Sons,  Bath, 
took  second  prize  with  a  nice  stand  of  smaller  flowers. 
The  class  for  thirty-six  triplets  found  the  contestants  in  exaotly  the 
same  position  as  in  the  previous  entry,  Messrs.  Diokson  and  Cooling 
being  the  only  exhibitors.  Jeannie  Dickson,  Mrs.  Edward  Mawley, 
Alice  Lindsell,  Robert  Scott,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Comtesse  de 
Pannisse,  Lady  Mary  Fitzwilliam,  Muriel  Grahame,  Ulster,  Edith 
D’Ombrain,  Mildred  Grant,  new;  A.  K.  Williams,  and  Mrs.  Sharman. 
Crawford  were  some  of  the  noteworthy  naans  and  blooms.  The  Oxford 
growers,  Messrs.  Geo.  Prince  and  J.  Mattock,  secured  the  awards  in  the 
class  for  eighteen  distinct  varieties,  three  trusses  of  each,  in  their  well- 
known  form,  the  last  named  championing  the  cause  in  the  next  class, 
that  for  thirty-six  distinct  singles,  Messrs.  G.  Prince  and  8.  Treseder, 
Cardiff,  following.  Messrs.  Dicksons’  stand  of  eighteen  distinct  Teas- 
oomprised  excellent  blooms  of  Muriel  Grahame,  Madame  Cusin,  Golden 
Gate,  Mrs.  Ed.  Mawley,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillao, 
The  Bride,  Niphetos,  Maman  Cochet,  Medea,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  White 
Maman  Cochet,  Caroline  Kuster,  Bridesmaid,  Princess  of  Wales, 
Comtesse  de  Pannisse,  and  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon. 
In  the  amateurs’  division  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton  carried  off  the 
first  prize  both  for  twenty-four  distinct  singles  and  twelve  triplets, 
distinct;  Mr.  Conway  Jones,  Gloucester,  and  Mr.  Alex.  Hill  Gray,  Bath, 
being  seoond  in  each  instance.  Messrs.  W.  M.  Lovett,  J.  Hinton, 
W.  A.  Hick,  H.  G.  Francis,  and  Mrs.  Rush  were  the  successful 
exhibitors  in  a  sub-division  of  the  amateurs’  section  with  good  blooms. 
In  the  class  for  eighteen  distinot  varieties  of  Teas,  Mr.  Alex.  Hill  Gray 
was  the  only  competitor.  For  twelve  varieties  and  six  triplets  there 
was  much  more  competition,  Mr.  Conway  Jones  and  Mr.  A.  H.  Gray 
taking  firsts,  and  Messrs.  R.  Foley  Hobbs,  H.  G.  Francis,  and  Conway 
Jones  sharing  the  remainder. 
Roses  shown  in  vases,  though  represented  only  by  two  exhibitors, 
Messrs.  Prince  and  Mattook,  made  a  very  effective  exhibition,  and  such 
classes  help  to  relieve  the  formality  of  the  display  made  in  boxes. 
With  White  Maman  Cochet  Messrs.  A.  Dickson  &  Sons  won  for  twelve 
blooms  of  one  colour,  Messrs.  Cooling  second.  Twelve  single  trusses  of 
a  yellow  Rose,  Messrs.  Treseder  and  J.  Mattook  won  with  twelve 
La  France ;  Mr.  Hill  Gray  defeated  the  Messrs.  Dickson,  and  for  six 
trusses  of  any  new  Rose  Messrs.  Dickson  staged  Bessie  Brown,  a  Rose 
of  great  merit  and  distinction.  Messrs.  Veitch  &  Sons,  Chelsea,  showed 
the  new  rambler  Queen  Alexandra,  and  gained  a  most  favourable 
impression  from  many  of  the  Rose  loving  public  present.  Messrs, 
Cooling  proved  inviucible  in  both  classes  for  garden  Roses,  twenty-four 
and  twelve  distinct  bunches,  and  they  tied  with  Mr.  A.  A.  Walters  in  a 
class  for  a  table  of  Roses  10  feet  by  4  feet  arranged  for  effect. 
Silver  medals  of  the  National  Rose  Society  were  given  to  H.P.  Bessie 
Btowd,  staged  by  Mr.  Conway  Jones,  and  to  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon, 
shown  by  the  same  exhibitor,  as  the  best  Tea,  both  these  being  for 
amateurs.  Mr.  John  Mattock  won  the  H.P.  medal  in  the  nurserymen’s 
division  with  Horace  Yernet  ;  Messrs.  Diokson  the  best  Tea  or  Noisette 
with  Muriel  Grahame. 
Besides  the  Roses  there  is  a  great  wealth  of  variety  at  the  Bath 
show,  furnished  in  groups,  open  and  amateur,  bouquets,  and  baskets  of 
flowers,  table  decorations — always  a  feature  here — Sweet  Peas, 
herbaceous  flowers,  Carnations,  wild  flowers,  &o.  Single  and  double 
Begonias  are  largely  staged,  both  as  plants  and  cut  flowers.  Straw¬ 
berries,  too,  are  a  feature,  and  on  this  occasion,  despite  the  drought, 
were  numerous  and  fine. 
Certificates  of  merit  were  given  for  non-competitive  exhibits  to 
Messrs.  I.  House  &  Son,  Westbury,  for  Delphiniums  aud  Asters;  Mr. 
J.  Elsom,  Bath,  floral  designs  in  cut  blooms ;  Mr.  A.  Edwards,  Arnold, 
Notts,  Ferns  and  cut  flowers;  and  Messrs.  J.  Yeitch  &  Sons,  Chelsea, 
for  their  new  rambler  Rose  Queen  Alexandra. — W.  S. 
He  Scottish  Horticultural. 
A  small  summer  exhibition,  promoted  by  the  Scottish  Horticultural 
Society,  of  flowers  aud  fruit  was  opened  on  Friday,  the  12th  inst.,  in 
the  hall  of  the  Edinburgh  Cafe.  Under  the  care  of  the  new  secretary, 
Mr.  Peter  Loney,  the  show  was  a  great  success.  A  prominent  feature 
of  the  exhibits  was  the  very  fine  display  of  Sweet  Peas,  and  among 
those  who  showed  this  now  favourite  flower,  none  were  more  to  the 
front  than  Mr.  Alexander,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Wauohope  of  Niddrie. 
His  collection  included  all  the  newer  varieties,  and  the  colours  were 
particularly  rich  and  brilliant.  There  was  a  nice  stand  by  Mr.  D.  Rhind, 
gardener  to  the  Marquis  of  Lothian,  Monteviot,  of  Roses  aud  herbaoeous 
