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For  six  single  Zonal  Geraniums  Mr.  Myers  repeated  his  success,  his 
plants  being  far  in  front  of  any  others  in  the  show ;  the  trusses  of 
•flower  were  immense  and  beautifully  fresh,  the  plants  in  the  best  of 
health.  Mr.  Taylor  was  second. 
For  three  single  Geraniums  in  pots,  not  exceeding  8  inches,  Mr.  W.  J. 
Soott  of  Besford  House  was  first,  beating  Mr.  Barker,  whose  plants  had 
travelled  badly,  and  these  two  exhibitors  took  the  prizes  in  the  same 
order  for  three  double  Geraniums  in  pots  of  the  same  size.  For  three 
Begonias,  Richard  Taylor,  Esq.,  was  first ;  J.  Soott,  Esq.,  second ;  and 
Mr.  A.  Bateman  third. 
There  were  five  entries  in  the  class  for  twelve  plants  suitable  for 
table  decoration,  and  here  Alex.  Henderson,  Esq.,  of  Busoot  Park 
(gardener,  Mr.  Bastin),  proved  the  victor;  J.  Sutton  Timmis,  Esq.,  of 
Allerton,  Liverpool,  was  second,  and  Lord  Trevor  was  third.  A  pretty 
class  was  that  for  thirty  plants  in  pots,  not  exceeding  5  inohes.  Lord 
Harleoh  was  first  here,  among  his  plants  being  the  pretty  old  Vinca 
rosea  alba,  Dipladenia  amabilis,  and  some  perfect  little  specimens  of 
Ixoras  ;  J.  Sutton  Timmis,  Esq.,  of  Allerton,  Liverpool,  wa  seoond,  his 
best  plants  being  Allamanda  grandiflora  and  Ixora  oocoinea,  one  or  two 
Orohids  were  also  included  ;  Capt.  Butler  was  third.  For  four  Coleus, 
grown  in  pyramidal  form,  there  were  two  entries,  and  Mr.  J.  H.  Staney, 
Sunny  croft,  Wellington,  was  fortunate  in  obtaining  first  from  W.  J. 
Soott,  Esq.,  as  there  was  little  to  choose  between  the  plants. 
Cut  Flowers. 
Tasteful  staging,  together  with  quality  in  the  flowers  themselves, 
were  the  chief  points  considered  by  the  judges  in  the  collection  of  cut 
•flowers.  Plant  groups,  collections  of  cut  flowers,  and  certain  fruit 
classes  are  always  speoial  features  of  the  Shrewsbury  Show.  So  far  as 
cut  flower  arrangements  are  concerned,  this  year’s  show  has  never  been 
excelled,  for  competition  was  very  keen,  and  great  skill  and  care  was 
evident  on  all  hands.  Class  24  asked  for  a  display  of  effectively 
arranged  flowers  in  a  space  12  feet  by  5  feet.  Any  design  in  flowers 
was  admitted,  and  plants,  Ferns,  &c.,  were  allowed  for  greater  effective¬ 
ness.  Orohids  were  tabooed.  The  first  prize  of  £L5  was  accorded  to 
Messrs.  Jones  &  Sons  of  Shrewsbury  from  amongst  five  other  entries. 
Their  arrangement  was  rich  and  very  varied,  consisting  of  huge  harps 
done  in  white  Lilies  and  Chrysanthemums;  crosses  with  China  Asters 
overlaid  with  bouquets  of  white;  horse-collar  designs  in  pink,  and 
monster  baskets  and  bouquets  of  Lilium  longifolium,  Anthurium  spathes, 
Sweet  Peas  in  self  colours,  while  in  the  centre  was  a  bouquet  of  Smoke 
Sumach  (Rhus  cotiuoides),  having  also  richly  coloured  Croton  leaves 
and  an  outer  fringe  of  Asparagus  plumosus ;  Lily  of  the  Valley,  Rex 
Begonia  leaves,  Caladium  foliage  were  also  employed.  A  glass  mirror 
was  laid  flat  on  the  front  portion  of  the  table,  and  a  clean  white  cloth 
draped  over  with  Smilax,  was  hung  in  front.  Messrs.  Perkins  &  Sons, 
Coventry,  annexed  the  second  prize;  and  Messrs.  Tucker  &  Sons, 
14,  Magdalen  Street,  Oxford,  came  third.  The  latter  had  full-sized 
cushions  made  of  China  Asters  and  fringed  with  Statioe  incana. 
Bouquets  were  posed  on  the  top  right-hand  corner  of  these  cushions. 
Designs  symblematioal  of  open  books  were  also  included.  Baskets  of 
fljwers,  bouquets,  orosses,  and  huge  boxes  of  flowers  were  further 
special  features.  The  five  entries  were  marvels  of  artistic  conception, 
and  no  pains  had  been  spared  to  make  the  arrangements  aB  interesting 
as  it  was  possible  to. 
Messrs.  Jenkinson  &  Son,  Newcastle,  Staffs,  led  in  the  class  for  a 
ball  or  bridal  bouquet,  having  a  massive  and  tasty  arrangement  of 
Odontoglossums  and  white  Phalsenopsis.  Messrs.  Perkins  &  Sons  were 
second  with  a  rich  arrangement  set  off  with  broad  mauve  ribbons. 
iLselias,  Odontoglossums,  Onoidiums,  and  golden  Honeysuckle  were  all 
employed.  Mr.  John  Kirk,  Stockport,  came  a  fair  third. 
Messrs.  Perkins  &  Sons  were  again  placed  first  for  a  ball  or  bridal 
bouquet  where  Orchids  were  excluded.  Mr.  Kirk,  Heaton  Chapel, 
Stockport,  was  seoond  with  yellow  Roses,  Gloriosa  superba,  and 
yellow  Carnations.  Mr.  W.  Treseder  of  Cardiff  was  the  only  exhibitor 
of  a  shower  bouquet  of  Cactus  Dahlias.  Mr.  J.  Kirk  led  for  a  shower 
bouquet  of  Roses,  and  Mr.  W.  Treseder  came  second.  For  a  feather¬ 
weight  bouquet  Mr.  Kirk  again  was  first,  but  these  were  not  specially 
attractive. 
The  display  of  out  stove  and  greenhouse  flowers  in  classes  34  and 
35  was  not  great,  yet  some  fine  bunches  of  ohoice  flowers  were  put  up. 
T.  S.  Timmis,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  B.  Cromwell)  was  first  for  twelve 
bunches,  he  staging  Clerodendron  fallax  (magnificent),  Kalosanthes, 
Bougainvillea  Sanderiana,  Gloriosa  superba,  Lapageria  rosea,  Ixoras, 
Tuberoses,  &o  ;  J.  C.  Waterhouse,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  A.  H.  Hall), 
Prestbury,  Macclesfield,  was  a  close  second. 
The  baskets  of  flowers  in  the  decorated  classes,  together  with  the 
iflorally  decorated  bamboo  stands  over  a  white  cloth,  were  a  bright  and 
Very  attractive  feature  of  tent  No.  6.  Tne  chief  exhibitors  here  were 
Messrs.  Perkins  &  Sons,  Jones  &  Sons,  W.  Treseder,  John  Kirk, 
M.  V.  Seale,  and  J.  C.  Waterhouse,  Esq.  Messrs.  Perkins  were  first 
for  six  buttonholes  and  six  sprays  for  ladies. 
Mr.  S.  Mortimer,  Farnham,  Surrey,  had  a  marvellously  fine  set  of 
two  dozen  Show  and  Fancy  Dahlias,  which  obtained  for  him  the 
•  first  award  in  class  47.  His  varieties  were  John  Hiokling,  J.  T. 
West,  Jos.  B.  Service,  H.  Turner,  J.  Walker,  Victor,  Rebecca,  A. 
.Bawling,  G.  Rawling,  Spitfire,  Virginale,  Mrs.  Mortimer,  Nubian, 
Duchess  of  York,  J.  Saltmarsh,  W.  Garrett,  Duohess  of  Albany,  Emin 
.Pasha,  Grand  Sultan,  and  Henry  Bond.  Messrs.  Keynes,  Williams  and 
Co.,  Salisbury,  were  a  very  dose  seoond,  and  Mr.  W.  Treseder,  Cardiff, 
third. 
Mr.  Thos.  Jones,  Penylan,  Ruabon,  led  for  the  twelve  show  blooms 
with  an  even  and  very  good  collection,  but  poorly  set  up.  W.  E.  King 
King,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  J.  Davis),  Bodenham  Manor,  Leominster, 
second;  and  third  Rev.  T.  Owen  (gardener,  Mr.  W.  8eabury), 
Tedsmore  Hall,  West  Felton.  Messrs.  Keynes,  Williams  &  Co.,  led  for 
twenty-four  Cactus  Dahlias,  all  fresh,  large  and  without  a  flaw,  except 
perhaps  in  the  case  of  one  bloom  of  a  seedling  variety.  Their  specimens 
of  Imperator,  Vesta,  Lyric,  Rosine,  Mayor  Tappeny,  Artus,  Elsie, 
Up-to-Date,  and  Prince  of  Yellows  were  all  superb.  Mr.  S.  Mortimer 
followed  as  second;  and  Messrs.  Campbell  &  Sons,  High  Blantyre,  N.B., 
came  third.  There  were  nine  entries. 
The  prize  of  30s.  as  firBt  for  eighteen  spikes  of  Gladioli  was  taken  by 
Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son,  Bedale,  Yorks,  but,  on  the  whole,  the  exhibit 
was  not  very  superior  ;  Messrs.  Gibson  &  Co.,  Leeming  Bar,  Bedale,  was 
seoond. 
In  olass  43,  Capt.  T.  A.  M.  Dickin,  Wem  (gardener,  Mr.  G.  Gilbert), 
was  first  with  monstrously  poor  spikes,  twelve  in  number.  For  twenty, 
four  Roses,  single  blooms,  not  less  than  eighteen  varieties,  Messrs.  D. 
and  W.  Croll,  Dundee,  N.B  ,  were  easily  first  with  strong  though  under¬ 
sized  blooms.  The  best  were  specimens  of  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Mareohal 
Niel,  Mdme.  Eugene  Verdier,  La  Franoe,  and  Alf.  Colomb.  Messrs. 
Townsend  &  Sons,  Lower  Broadheath,  Worcester,  were  seoond,  and 
Messrs.  Perkins  &  Sons,  Coventry,  third.  In  the  confined  class  (County 
of  Salop),  for  a  similar  entry,  Dowager  Lady  Williams  Wynne 
(gardener,  Mr.  G.  I.  Squibbs),  Oswestry,  led  with  a  poor  assortment. 
Hardy  Flowers  :  Nurserymen. — Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son,  Bedale, 
were  winners  for  a  collection  of  hardy  flowers,  there  being  three  entries. 
We  can  only  say  that  their  group  was  up  to  the  average  in  quality,  and 
inolnded  Gladioli,  Piatyoodon  grandiflorum,  Chrysanthemums,  Lathyrus 
rotundifolius  roseus,  Tritonias,  Galtonia  candicans,  Phloxes,  &o. 
Messrs.  G.  Gibson  &  Co.  were  seoond  with  a  stand  comprising  much 
less  variety,  and  too  closely  arranged.  The  third  prize  fell  to  Messrs. 
Kerr  Bros.,  Dumfries,  N.B.,  who  staged  Anemone  japonioa  alba  in  great 
beauty.  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son  again  were  first  for  a  collection  of 
hardy  bulbous  flowering  plants,  having  Gladioli  in  great  variety,  and 
all  good ;  Galtonia,  Tritonias,  and  Liliums.  Messrs.  Gibson  &  Co., 
Leeming  Bar,  followed  as  seoond. 
In  class  38,  for  a  collection  of  Roses,  the  first  award  fell  to  Messrs. 
D.  &  W.  Croll,  who  carried  off  first  in  other  Rose  classes.  Tney 
staged  a  fine  representation  of  garden  Roses,  including  Perle  d’Or, 
Killarney,  La  Franoe,  Polyantha  White  Pet,  Kaiserin  A.  Victoria, 
Comtesse  Rza  du  Parc,  ro3e-salmon,  and  a  host  of  others.  Though 
Messrs.  Townsend  &  Sons’  exhibit  in  the  same  olass  was  more 
massive,  they  yet  were  placed  second,  though  in  their  case  the  blooms 
were  all  fair  for  the  lateness  and  the  trying  season.  Messrs.  Perkins 
and  Sons,  with  a  novel,  spread-out  style  of  arrangement,  in  which 
Brier  berries  were  largely  employed,  came  third.  Tae  Rose  exhibits 
were  an  attractive  and  pleasant  feature. 
The  Carnation  and  China  Aster  classes  were  poorly  filled.  Messrs. 
Clark  &  Sons,  Leeds,  won  first  for  two  dozen  Asters,  and  for  a  box 
of  cut  Begonias,  not  to  exceed  4  feet  by  1  foot  6  inches.  Messrs. 
B.  R.  Davis  &  Sons,  the  redoubtable  and  well  known  raisers  and 
growers  from  Yeovil,  Somerset,  were  easily  first  ;  their  blooms  were 
large  and  fiae,  comprising  the  newest  and  best  double  varieties.  For 
twelve  cut  blooms  of  double  Begonias,  Mr.  F.  Davis  of  Perahore  was 
placed  foremost.  Messrs.  M.  Campbell  &  Sons  led  for  twelve 
Carnations. 
W.  E.  King  King,  Esq.,  had  a  sweet  exhibit  of  Cactus  Dahlias, 
twenty-four  bloom*,  not  more  than  two  of  a  sort.  He  beat  Messrs. 
Keynes,  Williams  &  Co.  in  this  olass  (49),  though  they  also  staged 
well. 
Sweet  Peas. — The  competition  for  speoial  prizes  offered  by  Mr. 
Robert  Sydenham  were  very  keenly  contested,  and  seldom  indeed  has  a 
finer  exhibition  of  Sweet  Peas  been  incited  or  viewed.  In  olass  67, 
where  30s.  were  offered  as  the  first  prize,  thirteen  entered,  and  really 
mignifioent  collections  were  staged.  We  had  bare  enough  time  to  make 
notes  before  hurrying  off  at  one  o’clook  on  Wednesday,  for  the  judging 
in  the  Sweet  Pea  classes  was  late.  W.  L.  Chew,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr. 
W.  Jones),  Market  Drayton,  led,  however,  in  olass  67,  for  twelve 
distinct  varieties  arranged  in  vases  with  Ferns,  Gyp3ophila,  &c. ;  aud 
W.  Shropshire,  Esq.,  of  Cheswardin  Marsh,  oame  next.  Their  bu aches 
were  of  great  size,  and  the  quality  of  the  flowers  of  a  very  high 
standard. 
Mr.  Eckford’s  silver  Challenge  Cup,  valued  at  10  guineas,  was  with¬ 
held  in  olass  65,  which  asked  for  thirty-six  distinct  varieties,  owing  to 
the  poor  quality  of  the  flowers  and  the  few  entries.  The  other 
Sweet  Peas  classes  were  well  filled,  and,  on  the  whole,  all  were  very 
satisfactory. 
There  were  eight  entries  in  olass  36  for  a  collection  of  Cactus  or 
decorative  Dahlias,  or  both,  any  foliage  to  be  used,  to  occupy  a  space  of 
15  feet  by  5  feet.  Messrs.  Keynes,  Williams  &  Co.,  and  Messrs.  M. 
Campbell  &  Sons,  High  Blantyre,  were  plaoed  equal  first,  and  Messrs. 
Jones  of  Shrewsbury,  were  second  ;  the  third  falling  to  Mr.  M.  V. 
Seale,  The  Nurseries,  Sevenoaks.  The  groups  were  remarkably  hand¬ 
some,  varied  in  style,  and  all  had  very  fine  blooms. 
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