JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
September  5,  1901. 
22  i 
Mr.  Herbert  Jones,  Bath,  third.  Eight  bunches  in  four  varieties 
brought  three  sound  collections  of  Grapes,  Mr.  Taylor,  gardener  to 
Alderman  Chaffin,  Bath,  staging  beautifully  finished  large. berried 
clusters  of  Gros  Maroc,  Madresfield  Court,  Black  Hamburgh,  and 
Muscat  of  Alexandria.  This  was  a  superb  exhibit,  and  won  much 
admiration.  Mr.  Mitchell  was  placed  second  with  some  fine  Gros 
Maroc  and  Black  Hamburgh.  Third,  Mr.  A.  Taylor,  gardener  to  A.  R. 
Baily,  Esq.,  Frome.  Mr.  Mitchell  staged  three  large  bunches  of  jet 
black  Hsmburghs  for  the  first  prize  in  that  class,  and  Mr.  W.  Taylor 
equally  fine  Madresfield,  large  in  berry,  and  beautifully  finished  in  a 
class  for  any  other  black.  Mr.  W.  Marsh  and  Mr.  Mitchell  were  second 
and  third  respectively.  The  last  named  won  with  Muscats,  and 
Alderman  Howell  Davis,  Bristol,  with  brightly  coloured  Buckland 
Sweetwater  in  a  class  for  any  other  white  variety. 
Apples,  both  dessert  and  culinary,  were  extremely  numerous  and  of 
great  excellence,  colour  and  size  of  fruit  being  all  that  could  be  wished 
or  expected.  Pears,  too,  call  for  the  same  remark  ;  Melons  in  green  and 
scarlet  flesh,  Peaches,  Nectarines,  Plums,  Cherries,  Figs,  and  Filberts, 
all  showed  the  fulness  of  the  season,  numerous  dishes  being  put  up  in 
each  class. 
Vegetables. 
Lady  Theodore  Guest  took  up  her  usual  position  at  Bath  with  a 
collection  of  twelve  varieties  of  vegetables  of  prime  quality,  Onions 
being  especially  fine,  Celery,  Tomatoes,  Cauliflowers,  &c.,  bearing  the 
hall  mark  of  excellence.  Mr.  Wilkins  also  won  Messrs.  Webb’s  prize 
for  a  collection  of  six  varieties ;  Mr.  W.  D.  Porter  and  Mr.  A.  F. 
Somerville  being  also  successful.  Mr.  Wilkins  won  with  red  Tomatoes, 
and  Messrs.  Cray  &  Sons  yellow.  Cottagers  made  a  grand  display  of 
all  kinds,  and  the  competition  in  every  instance  most  keen. 
Honorary  exhibits  were  contributed  by  Messrs.  Veitch  &  Son, 
Exeter,  out  flowers  and  rock  plants;  Messrs.  House  &  Son,  hardy 
flowers,  Delphiniums,  Pent stemons,  and  Phloxes;  Messrs.  B.  R.  Davis, 
Yeovil,  Begonias;  Messrs.  J.  Garaway,  Clifton,  Dahlias. 
Brighton  and  Sussex  Horticultural,  August  28th  and  29th. 
This  annual  function  passed  by  in  a  most  successful  fashion  on 
Tuesday  and  WedLesday,  a  week  ago,  in  the  Dome,  Corn  Exobange. 
Brighton  and  Sussex  gardeners  have  heart  and  soul  in  their  flower 
show,  else  many  years  ago  the  word  “  defunotus  ”  would  have  been 
written  upon  the  pages  of  its  records. 
The  great  and  rich  of  Brighton  do  not  respond  very  liberally  toward 
supplying  grist  for  the  mill,  and  what  success  and  influence  obtains  is 
chiefly  to  be  credited  to  the  working  gardeners  themselves.  It  is  for 
them  to  exercise  their  solicitations  with  great  zeal,  and  maybe,  after 
their  years  of  quiet  working,  the  crowd  will  come  in  and  push  along  the 
“  waggon  ”  that  required  their  assistance  more  in  days  agone. 
This  last  (or  rather  latest,  not  last)  show  was  up  to  the  standard  of 
some  past  years,  though  we  won’t  say  all  years  of  the  past.  Cut 
flowers  were  somewhat  sparingly  exhibited.  The  Roses  would  have 
been  better  left  on  the  bushes,  so  poor  were  they,  but  Asters,  Dahlias, 
and  Zinnias  were  all  fine.  Groups  came  from  the  usual  competitors, 
and  again  Mr.  G.  Miles  carried  off  the  Corporation  Challenge  Cup  and 
first  prize  for  the  most  effectively  arranged  group  of  flowering  and 
foliage  plants.  Mr.  James  Adams  was  placed  first  for  the  group  of 
exotic  Ferns,  and  Mr.  G.  Miles  fell  second.  Nurserymen  are  always 
largely  in  evidence  in  open-olass  competitions  at  Brighton,  and  for 
the  table  of  flowering  and  foliage  plants  we  find  Mr.  T.  Head  leading 
the  way.  Mr.  J.  Warren  showed  his  skill  by  lifting  many  of  the 
leading  prizes  in  classes  for  stove  subjects,  while  Messrs.  W.  E. 
Anderson,  J.  Goble,  G.  Walder,  H.  Head,  G.  Sims  were  the  chief 
prizewinners  for  suoh  as  Begonias,  Fuchsias,  Zonal  Pelargoniums, 
Gloxinias,  and  Coleus.  For  twelve  table  plants  Mr.  T.  Osman  frotn 
Chertsey  beat  Mr.  G.  H.  Sage,  Bayham  Abbey,  Lamberhurst. 
The  competitions  in  the  decorative  cut  flower  seotion  formed  one  of 
the  principal  features  of  the  exhibition.  Fruit  olasses,  too,  were 
heartily  contested,  and  some  splendid  bunches  of  Grapes  were  shown. 
Amongst  non-competitive  exhibits,  that  from  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  &  Sons, 
Crawley,  was  the  finest  and  most  extensive.  Mr.  H.  Harris  and  Mr.  G.  W. 
Piper  sustained  the  Rose  classes,  while  for  twelve  Gladioli  in  six  varieties 
we  found  Mr.  H.  J.  Stenning  the  triumphant  entrant.  Mr.  W.  Peters 
beat  Messrs.  Cheal  for  Show  and  Fancy  Dahlias,  and  the  latter  came 
again  seoond  to  Messrs.  J.  Stredwick  &  Sons  for  a  dozen  bunches  of 
Pompons.  This  order  was  reversed  for  the  same  amount  of  Cactus 
and  decorative  Dahlias. 
We  were  pleased  to  observe  Mr.  G.  H.  Sage’s  success  in  capturing 
30s.  and  the  society’s  bronze  medal  for  a  collection  of  hardy 
perennials  and  bulbous  flowers,  in  eighteen  distinot  kinds.  Mr.  J. 
Davis  followed  next ;  and  third,  Mr.  W.  E.  Anderson.  Mr.  J.  Davis 
won  for  twelve  kinds  of  annuals  in  bunches.  Mr.  W.  L.  Bastin 
cantered  in  and  won  the  silver  medal  for  a  collection  of  nine  kinds  of 
vegetables.  These  latter  were  very  good,  as  were  the  vegetable 
displays  all  through.  Mr.  Charles  H.  Jones,  gardener  at  Ote  Hall,  and 
our  old  friend  Mr.  Wm.  Taylor,  besides  Mr.  T.  Osman,  renowned  as 
a  fruit  grower  no  less  than  as  a  plantsman,  did  well  in  the  Grape 
classes.  Mr.  W.  Cheater,  gardener  at  Shrove  Hall,  also  was  “in  the 
running.” 
At  the  luncheon  held  on  the  first  day  of  the  show,  various  speeches 
were  given  by  the  judges,  and  it  was  pleasant  to  hear  Mr.  Thorpe 
recognised  in  such  terms  of  high  praise.  He  was  declared  to  be  the 
“  best  hon.  secretary  the  society  had  ever  had.”  The  good  work  and 
exertions  of  the  committee  were  not  forgotten. — S. 
Royal  Horticultural  — Scientific  Committee,  August  27tl|. 
Present  :  Dr.  M.  C.  Cooke  (in  the  chair)  ;  Messrs.  Chapman, 
Druery,  Odell,  Houston,  Worsley,  Bowles,  Saunders,  Rev.  W.  Wilks, 
Drs.  Rendell  and  Masters. 
Apricot  splitting. — Dr.  Cooke  reported  on  the  Apricot,  the  pulp  of 
which  was  found  to  be  split,  and  a  foreign  substance  growing  upon  it. 
This,  however,  was  nothing  but  the  common  blue  mould  which  grows  on 
decaying  matter.  Mr.  Worsdell  assigned  various  causes  for  the  splitting 
of  the  fruit. 
Silver  leaf. — Dr.  Cooke  stated  that  it  was  doubtful  if  there  was  any 
essential  relation  between  gumming  and  the  so-called  Silver-leaf  disease 
of  the  Pruneal.  Dr.  Cooke  doubted  whether  the  fungus  called  Cory- 
neuno  Beijerinkii  had  any  casual  connection  with  gumming.  On  the 
other  hand,  gumming  in  Prunus  japonica  had  been  traced  to 
Cladosporium  epiphyllum. 
Miscellaneous  Notes. — Dr.  Cooke  stated  that  he  had  been  unable  to 
find  any  fungus  on  the  Crocus  corms  submitted  by  Mr.  Bowles,  nor  on 
the  Violet  leaves  sent  from  Ireland  ;  the  frosted  spots  were  due  to  the 
precipitation  of  the  salts  from  the  solution  with  which  the  leaves  had 
been  sprayed)  see  “  Gardeners’  Chronicle,”  August  24th,  page  160,  col.  c, 
where  the  appearances  are  attributed  to  a  fungus,  Phyllosticta  violie). 
Gooseberry  shoots. — Some  shoots  which  were  shrivelled  and  dead 
were  exhibited,  the  assigned  cause  being  the  presence  of  red  spider. 
A  new  case  of  apospory. — Mr.  Druery  exhibited  cultures  showing 
developed  masses  of  prothalli  on  the  soral  sites  of  Athyrium  filix- 
fcemina  var.  cristatum  fimbriatum,  raised  by  Mr.  Garnett  of  Bowness, 
Windermere.  A  frond  of  this  Fern  was  exhibited  at  the  recent  meeting 
of  the  British  Pteridological  Society,  and  Mr.  Druery  remarked  at  once 
its  great  likeness  in  make  to  A.  f.-f.  clarissimum,  Jones,  though  it 
differed  from  that  Fern  in  bearing  long,  slender,  much  divided  tassels  at 
all  tips,  rendering  it  a  very  beautiful  form.  On  examining  the  sori  they 
exhibited  so  strongly  the  white,  woolly  character  indicative  of  apospory, 
that  permission  was  asked  and  obtained  to  put  some  material  under 
culture,  the  immediate  result  of  which  was  an  extension  of  the 
sporangial  growth,  demonstrating  that,  once  again,  abnormally  slender, 
linear  pinnules  are  correlated  with  apospory.  There  are  some 
indications  also  of  apical  apospory,  but  not  yet  definite  enough  to  be 
determined  with  certainty.  Soral  apospory  is,  however,  beyond  a 
doubt.  This  represents  the  fourth  instance  of  apospory  in  Athyrium 
filix-foemina.  Mr.  Druery  also  exhibited  a  culture  showing  apioal 
apospory  in  Lastrea  pseudo-mas  apospora,  already  recorded;  well 
developed  prothalli  springing  from  all  the  fimbriate  tips  of  the  crests 
of  the  pinnae. 
Gouty  swellings  on  a  species  of  Silver  Fir. — A  speoimen  was  shown  of 
the  swellings  produced  by  a  Coccus-like  inseot.  Petroleum  emulsion 
was  recommended  as  a  palliative,  and  destruction  by  fire  of  the  affected 
shoot 8  advised. 
Medicinal  Plants  in  the  vicinity  of  old  ruins. — Mr.  Houston  asked  for 
information  as  to  any  paper  dealing  with  the  presence  of  herbs  around 
mediaeval  ruins.  The  presence  of  Aristoloohia  clematitis  around  the 
ruins  at  Godstow,  Oxford,  was  oited  as  one  illustration. 
Poisonous  Plants. — Mr.  Bowles  alluded  to  the  poisonous  effeots 
produced  by  oontp.ct  with  the  so-called  Ampelopsis  Hoggi,  which  turned 
out  to  be  really  Rhus  toxicodendron. 
Dr.  Masters  alluded  to  many  similar  cases,  all  traceable  to  the 
distribution  from  a  particular  nursery  of  Rhus  toxicodendron  instead  of 
Ampelopsis.  A  conversation  arose  in  connection  with  this  subject, 
Mr.  Druery  stating  that  honey  in  any  form  produced  uncomfortable 
symptoms  with  him ;  and  Dr.  Cooke  alluded  to  other  cases  in  which 
Mushrooms  produced  evil  effects  upon  some  persons  and  not  upon 
others  who  partook  of  the  fungi  at  the  same  time. 
Mushrooms  in  coal  cellar. — A  Fellow  of  the  Society,  present  as  a 
visitor,  exhibited  fine  specimens  of  Agaricus  campestris  var.  villatious 
which  was  growing  abundantly  on  the  walls  of  his  coal  cellar.  Salting 
the  walls  was  recommended  as  a  remedy. 
Chermes  fagi. — Specimens  of  Beech  bark  were  shown  in  illustration 
of  the  abundance  of  this  insect  this  season.  Unfortunately,  the 
attack  was  so  widely  spread  that  anything  in  the  way  of  cure  was 
impracticable. 
Twin  Apple. — Mr.  Hudson  sent  a  speoimen  of  syncarpy  in  which 
two  Apples  were  partly  fused  together  at  the  base,  probably  from 
pressure  causing  mutual  grafting  in  a  young  state. 
Ornamental  Grasses,  Sfc. — Mr.  Worsley  exhibited  specimens  of 
Pennisetum  macrourum  from  South  Africa,  and  of  P.  Ruppelli  from 
Abyssinia.  Mr.  Worsley  also  exhibited  a  Coreopsis,  in  which  the 
ordinary  ray  florets  had  been  replaced  by  regular  tubular  ones. 
A  “  Cotyledonous  ”  germination  in  Crinum. — Mr.  Worsley  also 
stated  that  since  his  previous  communication  on  this  subjeot,  he  had 
found  that  the  seedling  plants  of  C.  yemense  exhibited  the  same 
peculiarity. 
Two-fold  Helianthus. — Dr.  Masters  exhibited  shoots  of  Helianthus 
Miss  Mellish  of  two  forms,  one  stout,  erect,  green,  and  robust  in  habit  ; 
the  other  slender,  deep  purple,  and  greatly  resembling  the  shoots  of 
Harpalium  rigidum,  exhibited  for  comparison. 
