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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
August  8,  1901. 
J.  H.  D.  May  with  Broderick.  For  Fancy,  other  than  yellow  ground, 
Mr.  Cartwright  first  with  Artemis ;  second  and  third,  Messrs.  Artindale 
with  Muleteer,  and  Mr.  A.  R.  Brown  with  Muleteer. 
Single  Blooms,  Selfs. — For  a  white  the  first  and  second  prizes 
were  secured  by  Mr.  F.  W.  Goodfellow  with  Mrs.  E.  Hambro ;  third, 
Mr.  Chatwin  with  Much  the  Miller ;  fourth,  Mr.  Cartwright  with  the 
same  variety.  For  a  blush  or  flesh  Mr.  Cartwright  won  the  first  and 
third  prizes  with  Her  Grace  and  Seagull ;  second,  Mr.  E.  C.  Rossiter 
with  Dick  Donovan  ;  fourth,  Mr.  W.  H.  Parton  with  Her  Grace.  For  a 
yellow  Mr.  D.  Walker  stepped  forward  with  Miss  Alley,  a  charming 
flower;  Recond,  Mr.  A.  W.  Jones  with  Germania;  third,  Mr.  Thurstan 
with  Germania  ;  and  fourth  Mr.  Cartwright  with  Germania.  For  a  buff 
or  terra-cotta  Messrs.  W.  D.  Rotoh,  Cartwright,  Parton,  and  A.  R. 
Brown  won  with  Benbow  as  in  order  named.  For  a  rose  or  pink  Mr. 
A.  R.  Brown  won  with  Exile  ;  second,  Mr.  Thurstan  with  Exile  ; 
third,  Mr.  Walker  with  Sadek;  and  fourth,  Mr.  Brown  with  Exile. 
For  a  salmon,  pink,  or  scarlet  Mr.  Cartwright  annexed  the  first  and 
second  prizes  with  Enchantress  and  Lady  Hermione.  For  a  scarlet 
Mr.  Rotch  won  with  Etna,  and  Mr.  Tom  Lord  the  second  and  third 
prizes  with  Phaeton  and  Sweet  Brier;  fourth,  Messrs.  Artindale.  For 
a  dark  crimson  or  maroon  Mr.  A.  W.  Jones  was  first  with  Comet; 
Mr.  Brown  seoond  with  Sultan  ;  third,  Mr.  Rotch  with  Boreas;  fourth, 
Mr.  Brown ;  fifth,  Mr.  Cartwright.  For  any  other  dark  self  Mr. 
Cartwright  was  adjudged  the  first  and  second  prizes  with  Roseleigh 
Gem  ;  third,  Mr.  Rotoh  ;  and  fourth,  Mr.  Parton. 
There  was  a  grand  show  of  Carnations  and  Picotees,  both  Show  and 
border  varieties,  shown  with  their  own  foliage,  but  for  which  space  will 
not  allow  of  particularisation.  Such  as  bouquets,  table  decorations, 
sprays,  buttonholes,  &c.,  formed  a  feature  ;  also  Sweet  Peas. 
Premier  Blooms. — First-class  certificates  were  awarded  to  Mr. 
Martin  Smith  for  Childe  Harold,  Countess  of  Yerulam,  and  Gronow 
Picotees ;  to  Mr.  A.  R.  Brown  for  Maggie  Picotee,  and  to  Mr.  Martin 
Smith  for  Paladin  Carnation.  The  trade  was  strongly  represented, 
and  the  high  quality  of  the  exhibits  unprecedented,  a  novelty  being  a 
magnificent  display  of  Nympbsea,  arranged  in  oblong  galvanised  pans  of 
water  by  Mr.  Amos  Perry,  Winchmore  Hill,  and  to  which  a  silver-gilt 
medal  and  F.C.C.  was  awarded.  A  similar  award  worthily  bestowed 
upon  Messrs.  Gunn  &  Sons,  Birmingham,  for  a  tastefully  arranged  large 
collection  of  hardy  flowers ;  also  to  Messrs.  B.  R.  Davis  &  Son,  Yeovil,  for 
a  large  collection  of  magnificent  cut  blooms  of  Begonias.  Silver  medals 
and  F.C.C. ’s  were  awarded  to  Messrs.  Hewitt  &  Co.,  Birmingham,  for 
charming  floral  decoration ;  to  Messrs.  Dickson,  Chester,  for  Carnations 
and  the  Californian  tree  Poppy,  Romneya  Coulteri ;  to  Mr.  J.  H.  White, 
Worcester,  for  a  collection  of  hardy  flowers;  to  Messrs.  Pattison, 
Shrewsbury,  for  a  collection  of  Violas.  Bronze  medals  and  F.C.C.’s 
were  awarded  to  Mr.  Robert  Sydenham  for  a  collection  of  Carnations 
arranged  in  vases,  and  to  Messrs.  Simpson  &  Sons,  Birmingham,  for  a 
collection  of  Sweet  Peas. — W.  G. 
Devon  and  Exeter  Horticultural,  August  2nd. 
The  summer  exhibition  of  this  society  took  place  last  Friday  at 
Northernhay.  The  prizes  amounted  in  value  to  about  £120,  and 
included  a  special  one  offered  by  the  president  (Mr.  W.  B.  Heberden, 
of  Exeter).  This  took  the  form  of  a  silver  cup,  value  £5,  and  con¬ 
stituted  the  first  prize  in  the  table  decoration  class  in  the  open  competi¬ 
tion  department.  They  also  included  special  prizes  of  two  guineas 
each  offered  by  Sir  Thomas  Acland,  which  formed  the  first  prizes  in  the 
first  and  second  classes  in  the  wild  flowers  group.  Besides  the  com¬ 
petitive  exhibits  there  were,  as  usual,  several  honorary  exhibits. 
Messrs.  Veitch  &  Sons’  display  consisted  principally  of  hardy  plants, 
and  stove  and  greenhouse  plants.  The  centre  of  the  group  consisted  of 
handsome  Orchids,  Caladiums,  &o.,  relieved  by  Ferns,  with  a  back¬ 
ground  of  choice  hardy  Bamboos,  various  kinds  of  Lilies,  and  large 
Palms.  In  the  foreground  were  several  new  and  choice  hardy  plants, 
including  Water  Lilies,  notably  the  NymphaBi  Ellisiana  (with  rose 
carmine  blooms),  and  the  Nympbsea  Aurora  (with  dark  red 
flowers).  A  novelty  was  supplied  in  the  shape  of  the  Mutisia  decurrens, 
which  was  shown  in  Devonshire  for  the  first  time.  It  is  a  native  of 
Chili,  but  hardy  out  of  doors,  though  requiring  a  peaty  soil  and  plenty 
of  sunshine.  Its  flower  is  a  brilliant  orange  scarlet,  measuring  5  inches 
across.  There  were  also  two  new  kinds  of  Gaillardia,  one  named 
Primrose  Dame,  with  a  paje  yellow  bloom,  and  another  called  Veitch 
Compaot  Strain,  with  upright  flowers,  a  new  Scabious,  styled  Magni- 
fique,  and  distinguished  by  very  large  deep  blue  flowers  ;  a  Helichrysum 
rupestre,  with  white  woolly  leaves ;  a  new  Petunia,  called  Lord 
Courtenay,  with  bright  rose  coloured  flowers ;  and  a  new  fruit 
Elteagnus  edulis,  bearing  red  fruit,  resembling  elongated  Cherries,  and 
said  to  be  excellent  for  preserving  purposes. 
Wild  flowers  were  a  feature  of  the  show.  The  entries  were  larger 
than  for  several  years  past,  and  tended  to  prove  what  a  splendid 
county  Devon  is  for  the  study  of  botany,  as  all  the  specimens  were 
distinctly  local.  In  all  the  classes  for  teachers  and  students  great  care 
and  skill  were  displayed  in  the  arrangement  of  the  specimens,  but  in 
the  other  class  too  many  were  orowded  into  individual  vases,  and  gave 
difficulty  in  judging.  In  the  amateur  and  cottager  classes  competition 
was  good.  The  judges  were  : — Plants  and  flowers,  Messrs.  H. 
Michelmore  (Exeter),  H.  J.  Chapman  (gardener  to  Mr.  R.  I.  Measures, 
Cambridge  Lodge,  Camberwell),  J.  Mayne  (gardener  at  Bicton)  ;  fruit, 
Messrs.  S.  Jones  (Exeter),  D.  C.  Powell  (gardener,  Powderham  Castle), 
and  S.  Lvon  (gardener,  Crioket  St.  Thomas,  Chard) ;  vegetables,  Dr. 
T.  H.  S.  Pullin  (Sidmouth),  Messrs.  F.  S.  Hayne  (gardener,  St.  Audries, 
Bridgwater),  and  F.  Rice  (gardener,  The  Retreat,  Weston,  Bath) ;  table 
decorations,  Mr.  H.  J.  Chapman  ;  wild  flowers,  Mr.  J.  Jerman  (Exeter). 
Subscribers,  Amateurs,  and  Gardeners.  —  Twelve  stove  and 
greenhouse  plants,  six  in  flower  and  six  foliage,  distinct. — First,  Mr. 
W.  Brook,  Exeter.  Six  ditto,  three  in  flower  and  three  foliage,  distinct. 
— First,  Mr.  W.  Brock.  Six  stove  and  greenhouse  flowering  plants, 
distinot. — First,  Mr.  W.  Brook.  Six  stove  and  greenhouse  Ferns. — 
First,  Mr.  W.  Brook  ;  second,  Mr.  J.  H.  Ley,  Trehill ;  third,  Mr.  F.  R. 
Hearn,  Exeter.  Miscellaneous  collection  or  group  of  plants,  exclusive 
of  oork  or  any  other  ornamentation,  arranged  for  effect  in  an  oval,  with 
a  diameter  of  11  feet  by  15  feet. — First,  Lady  Duckworth,  Exeter; 
seoond,  Mr.  W.  Brock.  Ditto,  with  a  diameter  11  feet  by  8  feet. — First, 
Mr.  J.  H.  Ley.  Orchids. — Second,  Mr.  W.  Brock.  Fuohsias. — First, 
Mr.  W.  Brock.  Gloxinias. — First,  Mr.  W.  B.  Heberden,  C.B.,  Exeter; 
seoond,  Lady  Duckworth.  Lilium  auratum. —  First,  Mr.  J.  H.  Ley  ; 
seoond,  Mr.  W.  B.  Heberden.  Liliums,  various. — First,  Mr.  W.  B. 
Heberden.  Cockscombs.  —  Fqjgt,  Lady  Duckworth  ;  seoond,  Sir 
J.  Shelley,  Shobrooke  Park.  Six  double  tuberous-rooted  Begonias, 
distinot. — Second,  Lady  Duckworth.  Three  ditto. — First,  Mr.  W.  B. 
Herberden  ;  second,  Mr.  T.  Knapman,  Exeter.  Six  single  ditto. — First, 
Mr.  W.  B.  Heberden.  Three  ditto. —  First,  Lady  Duckworth  ;  seoond, 
Mr.  T.  Knapman.  Foliage  Begom'as,  distinct. — First,  Mr.  F.  R.  Hearn ; 
second,  Mr.  W.  B.  Heberden.  Caladiums. — First,  Lady  Duckworth; 
second,  Mr.  W.  B.  Heberden.  Dracaenas. — First,  Mr.  W.  B.  Heberden. 
Zonal  Pelargoniums,  single,  distinct. — First,  Mr.  W.  Brook  ;  seoond’ 
Lady  Duckworth.  Zonal  Pelargoniums,  double,  distinot. — First,  Mr* 
H.  Turner,  Exeter;  second,  Mr.  T.  Knapman.  Coleus. — First,  Mr- 
H.  Turner;  second,  Mr.  M.  Farrant,  Exeter. 
Fruit. — Collections  of  fruit,  eight  dishes. — First,  Mr.  S.  Eady,  K.C., 
Weybridge.  Collections  of  fruit,  five  dishes. — First,  Lady  Duckworth  ; 
second,  Rev.  A.  W.  Hamilton-Gel!,  Winslade  ;  third,  Sir  D.  Duckworth- 
King,  Exeter.  Black  Hamburgh  Grapes. — First,  Sir  John  Ferguson- 
Davie,  Crediton.  Muscat  of  Alexandria  Grapes. — First,  Mr.  S.  Eady. 
Graces,  any  other  variety.— First,  Mr.  S.  Eady ;  second,  Lady  Duck¬ 
worth.  Pine  Apple. — First,  Mr.  P.  Hoare,  Dawlish ;  second,  General 
Sir  Redvers  Buller,  Crediton.  Peaches. — First,  Mr.  S.  Eady  ;  second, 
Sir  D.  Duokworth-King ;  3,  Mr.  T.  Knapman.  Nectarines. — First, 
Rev.  A.  W.  Hamilton-Gell ;  seoond,  Mr.  T.  Kuapman ;  third,  Mr.  S. 
Eady.  Meloo,  green  or  white  flesh. — First,  Rev.  A.  W.  Hamilton-Gell  ; 
second,  Sir  D.  Dnckworth-King ;  third,  Sir  J.  Shelley.  MeloD,  scarlet 
flesh. — First,  Lady  Duckworth;  second,  Sir  D.  Duckworth-King. 
Apricots. — First,  Mr.  J.  Milford,  Thorverton;  second,  Mr.  H.  C.  Biddell, 
Exeter.  Pears. — First,  Mr.  W.  B.  Heberden;  second,  Mr.  Kekewich, 
Beamore.  Apples,  dessert. — First,  Mr.  F.  R.  Hearn  ;  second,  Mr.  M. 
Farrant.  Apples,  kitchen. — First,  Rev.  S.  P.  Coldridge ;  second,  Mr. 
W.  B.  Heberden.  Plums,  red  or  (purple. — First,  Mr.  T.  Kekewich; 
seoond,  Sir  D.  Duckworth-King.  Cherries. — First,  Mr.  H.  Turner  ; 
second,  Miss  Drew,  Kenton.  Currants,  red. — First,  Mr.  J.  Jerman; 
seoond,  Mr.  W.  J.  Gibbings,  Topsham.  Ditto,  white. — First,  Sir  J. 
Shelley  ;  second,  Mr.  H.  Turner.  Gooseberries. — First,  Mr.  T.  Keke¬ 
wich  ;  second,  Sir  J.  Shelley.  Tomatoes,  dessert. — First,  Mr.  J.  H. 
Ley ;  second,  Lady  Duckworth.  Any  other  variety  of  fruit. — First, 
Mr.  J.  Jerman  ;  second,  Mr.  T.  Kekewich. 
Vegetables. — Collection  of  vegetables,  twelve  kinds. — First,  Sir  J. 
Shelley;  second,  Sir  D.  Duokworth-King;  third,  Lady  Theodora  Guest, 
Henstridge  ;  fourth,  Mr.  W.  C.  Cleave,  Crediton.  Collection  of 
vegetables,  six  kinds. — First,  Lady  Duckworth ;  second,  Mrs.  Savile, 
Exeter ;  third,  the  Rev.  E.  E.  E.  Heathcote. 
British  Wild  Flowers. — The  most  complete  collection  of  wild 
plants  indigenous  to  Devonshire,  properly  dried  and  mounted  on  stiff 
paper,  arranged  under  their  natural  orders,  the  flora  used  being 
mentioned,  with  the  correct  Latin  names  and  the  locality  of  any 
specimen  stated  on  each  sheet,  made  by  a  teacher  or  assistant  teaoher 
in  a  school  in  Devon. — First,  Miss  M.  J.  Shute,  Tawstock ;  seoond, 
Miss  H.  A.  Langdon,  Trusham.  Ditto,  made  by  any  student  in  a 
school  in  Devon. — First,  Miss  Ivy  Berry,  Exeter ;  second,  Miss  Faith 
Ashford,  Exeter;  third,  Miss  D.  Shorto,  Exeter.  Species  collected  in 
Devonshire,  stating  locality  where  collected,  with  their  Latin  and 
common  names  and  natural  orders  according  to  the  “  Student’s  Flora,” 
by  Sir  J.  D.  Hooker. — First,  Mr.  D.  K.  Macalister  Bampton ;  second, 
Miss  Amy  Waller,  Exeter. 
Amateurs  (not  Employing  a  Gardener)  and  Cottagers  Only. — 
Geraniums. — First,  Mr.  F.  J.  Lovill,  St.  Thomas ;  seoond,  Mr.  H. 
Gardiner,  Kenton.  Asters. — First,  Mr.  G.  Hellins,  Kenton;  seoond, 
Mr.  F.  J.  Lovill;  third,  Mr.  C.  Marks,  Alphington.  Bouquet. — First, 
Mr.  F.  J.  Lovill;  seoond,  Mr.  V.  D.  Truman,  Kennford ;  third,  Mr.  G. 
Hellins.  Roses. — First,  Mr.  H.  Anstey,  St.  Thomas;  second,  Mr.  G. 
Enticott,  Shute ;  third,  Mr.S.  Enticott,  Shute.  Potatoes. — First,  Mr.  H.  F. 
Wilson,  Heavitree ;  second,  Mr.  H.  Gardiner ;  third,  Mr.  A.  Truman ; 
fourth,  Mr.  S.  Enticott.  Onions. — First,  Mr.  F.  J.  Lovill;  second,  Mr. 
H.  Anstey  ;  third,  Mr.  G.  Hellins.  Peas. — First,  Mr.  J.  Copp ;  seoond, 
Mr.  G.  Hellins ;  third,  Mr.  H.  Gardiner.  Runner  Beans. — First,  Mr. 
F.  J.  Lovill ;  seoond,  Mr.  R.  Sampson  ;  third,  Mr.  H.  Gardiner. 
Certificates  of  merit  were  awarded  to  Messrs.  Jarman  &  Co.,  Chard; 
Curtis,  Sanford  &  Co.,  Torquay;  R.  Veitch  &  Son,  Exeter;  and  the 
Devon  Chrysanthemum  Co.,  Teignmouth.  Numerous  awards  were  also 
given  for  out  flowers  and  collections  of  single  kinds  of  vegetables. 
