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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  7,  1901. 
Chrysanthemum  foliage  in  two  vases.  The  feature  is  an  innova¬ 
tion  at  the  Croydon  Show,  and  proved  highly  encouraging.  Mr. 
R.  Gladwell,  gardener  to  Miss  Mortimer,  Bensham  Manor  Road, 
secured  the  premier  award  with  well  grown  and  nicely  staged 
blooms.  Mr.  L.  Gooch  came  second,  but  was  perceptibly  in¬ 
ferior,  even  to  the  casual  viewer ;  and  third  prize  was  annexed 
by  Mr.  A.  Heritage,  the  gardener  of  Sidney  Ellis,  Esq.,  Ross 
Road,  South  Norwood.  The  whole  of  the  sets  were  of  a  superior 
order. 
The  sixth  class  was  devoted  to  the  incurved  varieties,  which, 
like  the  Show  and  Fancy  Dahlias,  are  now  out  of  fashion,  or 
almost  so ;  yet  we  would  welcome  a  stronger  support  of  these 
smart,  if  somewhat  formal,  flowers.  Only  four  staged  the 
dozen  distinct  varieties,  and.  here  Mr.  C.  Payne  led  the  way. 
His  varieties  included  Chrysanthemiste  Bruant,  Pearl  Palace, 
C.  H.  Curtis,  Comtesse  d’Etoile,  Dome  d’Or,  Jeanne  d’Arc, 
Dorothy  Foster,  Nellie  Threlfall,  Lady  Isobel,  Louisa  Giles,  and 
Brookleigh  Gem.  Mr.  C.  Lane,  gardener  to  E.  H.  Coles,  Esq., 
Caterham  Valley,  wyas  second,  and  Mr.  G.  Prebble,  gardener  to 
Miss  Thrale,  of  Shirley  third.  For  six  incurved  blooms,  one 
variety,  Mr.  W.  Leppard,  Reigate,  beat  Mr.  C.  Lane ;  and  third 
prize  fell  to  Mr.  G.  Prebble.  Six  contested. 
The  incurved  blooms  were  not  so  good  on  the  whole.  Still, 
there  were  splendid  blooms  of  the  varieties  Duchess  of  Fife 
(premier  bloom),  Miss  M.  A.  Haggas,  Violet  Tomlin,  and  Chas. 
H.  Curtis,  Globe  d’Or,  Empress  of  India,  Louisa  Giles,  Mrs.  E. 
Bennett,  and  Pearl  Palace. 
For  six  Japanese  blooms  in  one  variety  the  awards  were 
accorded  as  follows:  first,  Mr.  C.  Lane,  with  Pride  of  Madford, 
very  rich  and  handsome;  Mr.  F.  Bible  second,  with  equally  fine 
blooms  of  Mr.  T.  Carrington ;  and  third,  Mr.  J.  Daniel,  Holm- 
•wood,  with  creditable  blooms  of  Jane  Molyneux  variety.  There 
were  seven  entrants. 
Mr.  G.  Lane  won  for  nine  foliage  plants  ;  Mr.  F.  King  second  ; 
and  third,  Mr.  G.  Lewry. 
Divisions  I.  and  II. 
Mr.  G.  Eales  was  first  for  a  miscellaneous  group  of  plants  in 
division  I.,  open  to  single-handed  gardeners  only;  and  Mr.  J. 
Galvin,  Purly,  followed  as  second  prizeman  in  the  same  class. 
Mr.  A.  Dyer  was  third.  Each  staged  very  tasty  little  groups. 
This  division  also  provided  classes  for  flowers  in  vases,  and 
blooms  equalling  those  in  the  foregoing  open  classes  were  the 
rule.  In  Class  18  Mr.  A.  Heritage  secured  the  honours,  Mr.  G. 
Lemon  coming  second,  and  Mr.  A.  Dyer  third.  For  twelve  dis¬ 
tinct  Japanese  varieties  Mr.  A.  Heritage  again  was  first,  with 
Mr.  G.  Lemon  second,  and  Mr.  A.  Dyer  third,  all  with  fine 
collections.  The  order  of  merit  in  a  similar  class  for  incurved 
varieties  was,  first,  Mr.  G.  Lemon;  second,  Mr.  A.  Dyer.  Mr. 
G.  Eales  had  the  finest  set  of  six  bunches  of  Pompons,  J.  J.  Pitt¬ 
man,  Esq.,  being  second,  and  Mr.  C.  Perritt  third. 
In  division  II.  G.  Plomer,  Esq.,  Beechleigh  Road,  Streatham 
Common,  was  in  the  forefront  for  a  similar  “  vase  ”  entry  to  those 
in  the  other  division ;  J.  G.  Mills,  Esq.,  Hazel  Dell,  Croydon 
Road,  Anerley,  formed  a  good  second,  and  third  F.  Latrielle, 
Esq.,  Whitworth  Road,  S.  Norwood. 
Fruit. 
The  display  of  Apples  was  most  creditable  to  the  Croydon 
men.  In  Class  9,  for  a  dozen  distinct  varieties,  Mr.  W.  E.  Hum¬ 
phreys,  gardener  to  A.  H.  Smee,  Esq.,  J.P.,  Hackbridge,  was 
first,  he  having  fine  dishes  of  Wealthy,  Newton  Wonder,  Hoary 
Morning,  and  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch.  Mr.  Jones,  gardener  to 
J.  R.  Brougham,  Esq.,  of  Wallington  Bridge,  was  an  able  second, 
though  his  fruits  were  spotted  in  one  or  two  cases..  Mr.  F.  Bible 
came  third.  A  certificate  of  merit  was  awarded  to  Mr.  O.  Jeal, 
gardener  to  Nathaniel  Waterall,  Esq.,  of  Waddon,  for  a  small 
collection  of  fruit.  A  like  certificate  was  presented  to  Mr.  E. 
Wood,  Salhurst,  for  a  collection  of  Gourds;  and  to  Mr.  John 
Kachler  for  honey.  Mr.  W.  Taylor,  Forest  Hill,  was  first  for  two 
bunchesi  of  black  Grapes,  showy,  well  finished  samples  of  Appley 
Towers;  Mr.  A.  Ratcliffe  was  second  with  heavier  bunches;  and 
Mr.  F.  Bible  third.  White  Grapes  ditto,  first,  Mr.  W.  Lintott, 
Marden  Park  Garderus,  with  Muscat  of  Alexandria;  second,  Mr. 
Taylor,  with  the  same;  and  third,  Mr.  C.  Blurton,  Kingswood, 
Epsom.  All  of  these  were  very  green. 
Kent  County  Chrysanthemum  and  Horticultural,  Oct.  31,  Nov.  1. 
A  very  interesting  show  was  held  by  the  above  society  in 
The  Rink,  Blackheath,  a  borough  only  a  few  miles  from  London. 
Messrs.  J.  Veitch  and  Sons  sent  a  beautiful  group  of  stove  flower¬ 
ing  and  foliage  plants,  which  occupied  a  quarter  the  length  of 
one  of  the  sides  of  the  hall.  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones,  from  Ryecroft 
Nursery,  Lewisham,  S.E.,  was  forward  with  Chrysanthemums 
and  foliage  plants,  and  Mr.  A.  W.  Hollands,  of  Lee  Park  Nursery, 
had  also  a  minor  group.  Besides  the  flowers,  there  were  a  few 
classes  for  fruit  and  vegetables. 
Mr.  A.  W.  Hollands  won  the  premier  award  in  class  1  for  a 
group  of  Chrysanthemums  effectively  disposed.  Mr.  E.  Dove,  of 
Bickley  Hall,  followed  second  ;  and  Sir.  J.  Robins  Eltham  Lodge, 
third.  The  groups  were  far  too  confined  to  be  beautiful,  and 
rather  than  make  a  mere  farce  of  this  phase  of  the  exhibition, 
the  committee  would  do  well  to  leave  the  class  from  the  schedule. 
In  class  3,  for  two  dozen  distinct  Japanese  varieties,  Mr.  E. 
Dove  again  came  to  the  front,  having  very  fair  samples  of  Edith 
Tabor,  Mrs.  Weeks,  Mrs.  Coombes,  and  Vivian  Morel.  The  same 
exhibitor  was  in  the  forefront  in  class  4  for  a  dozen  of  the  same ; 
and  Mr.  J.  Lyne,  of  Foxbury,  Chislehurst,  followed  second;  the 
third  award  fell  to  Mr.  E.  J.  Booker,  The  Bignores,  Dartford, 
with  much  smaller  blooms.  Mr.  E.  Trebble  had  the  premier  set 
of  a  dozen  incurved  blooms,  second  and  third  prizes  going  re¬ 
spectively  to  Mr.  E.  J.  Booker  and  Mr.  J.  Lyne. 
There  were  only  two  exhibitors  in  the  class  for  thirty-six  in¬ 
curved  blooms,  and  here  Mr.  C.  Payne  beat  Mr.  E.  Dove.  The 
latter  had  a  most  miserable  set,  and  exceedingly  uneven.  The 
best  of  Mr.  Payne’s  blooms  were  Pearl  Palace,  Jeanne  d’Arc, 
Louisa  Giles,  Comtesse  d’Elvile,  and  Chas.  H.  Curtis.  Mr.  H. 
Jackson  had  one  of  the  finest  exhibits  of  twelve  varieties  of 
Pompons  we  have  seen  this  season,  and  most  deservedly  won 
first  honours.  For  six  incurved  blooms  of  one  variety,  Mr.  E. 
Trebble,  Shirley  Hurst,  Shirley,  led  with  Baron  Hirsch,  while  for 
a  similar  entry  of  Japanese  blooms  the  award  was  annexed  by 
Mr.  E.  J.  Booker  with  Mrs.  H.  Weeks.  There  were  six  entrants 
in  class  20  with  a  dozen  distinct  Japs.  The  class  was  con¬ 
fined  to  growers  around  Blackheath.  Mr.  D.  Judge,  of  Buckdale 
Gardens,  Eltham,  had  a  remarkably  fine  and  creditable  twelve, 
and  staged  better  samples  of  Henry  Stowe,  Mrs.  Greenfield,  Mrs. 
G.  Mileham,  Edith  Tabor,  and  Mr.  J.  C.  Neville  than  was  else¬ 
where  to  be  seen  in  the  show.  The  second  prize  was  annexed  by 
Mr.  J.  A.  Baker,  who  had  blooms  less  meritorious  in  nearly  all 
points.  The  only  collection  of  twelve  incurved  blooms  came  from 
Mr.  S.  E.  Cauldrey,  jun.,  Woodstock,  Grove  Park,  Lee,  S.E. 
Mr.  J.  Lyne  beat  Mr.  E.  Dove  in  a  class  for  a  group  of  flower¬ 
ing  and  foliage  plants  covering  40  superficial  feet.  He  had 
well  grown  plants  of  Begonia  Gloire  de  Lorraine,  Clerodendron 
fallax,  Cattleya  labiata,  C.  Bowringiana,  Crotons,  and  other 
subjects. 
Fruit  and  Vegetables, 
The  best  collection  of  twelve  kinds  of  vegetables  was  that  put 
up  by  Mr.  J.  Lyne,  though  the  size  of  them  was  small.  Mr.  G. 
Fisher,  from  Lee,  and  Mr.  W.  Musson,  from  Lewisham,  came 
second  and  third  respectively.  Four  collections  were  staged. 
Mr.  Lyne  beat  Mr.  W.  Taylor  for  two  bunches  of  black 
Grapes.  The  latter  staged  the  only  exhibit  of  white  Grapes. 
Apples  were  fairly  well  shown.  For  four  dishes  of  dessert  Apples 
Mr.  H.  Jackson,  of  Bradfield,  Keston,  Kent,  was  first,  having 
neat  dishfuls  of  Mabbot’s  Pearmain,  King  of  Pippins,  Cox’s 
Orange,  and  Blenheim.  The  second  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr. 
J.  A.  Baker  with  fine  King  Pippins.  For  dishes  of  dessert 
Pears  Mr.  Jackson  was  again  placed  foremost  with  Beurre  Clair- 
geau,Duchesse  d’Angouleme,  Pitmaston  Duchess,  and  Beurre  Diel. 
Mr.  G.  C.  Farmer,  Leeds  Abbey,  Maidstone,  was  a  very  close 
second,  and  staged  splendid  samples  of  Pitmaston  Duchess ;  Mr. 
J.  Lyne  followed  for  third.  Mr.  Farmer  was  leader  in  class  39, 
for  four  dishes  of  cooking  Apples,  with  Mr.  J.  Lyne  as  second. 
Special  Awards. 
Mr.  E.  Dove  won  a  special  prize  given  for  the  best  Japanese 
bloom  in  the  show,  he  having  Australie,  and  Mr.  C.  Payne  won 
similarly  in  the  incurved  section  with  C.  H.  Curtis.  Silver-gilt 
medals  were  awarded  to  Messrs.  Veitch,  Limited,  and  H.  J. 
Jones. 
Battersea,  Clapham,  and  Wandsworth,  Nov.  1st  and  2nd. 
Catering  for,  and  supported  as  it  is  by  the  numerous  devotees 
of  the  Chrysanthemum  in  the  somewhat  densely  populated 
suburbs  of  the  great  metropolis  wrliose  names  are  given  above, 
this  society  yearly  holds  an  autumn  exhibition  within  the  Town 
Hall,  situated  on  Lavender  Hill,  Battersea.  That  held  last 
Friday  and  Saturday  was  up  to  the  usual  in  merit,  but  we  would 
be  greatly  pleased  to  see  further  endeavours  made  by  the  com¬ 
mittee  to  incite  exhibitors  to  stage  more  effective  groups,  both  of 
miscellaneous  plants  and  Chrysanthemums.  Let  them  look  at 
the  styles  adopted  by  the  foremost  nurserymen  and  gardeners  at 
such  shows  as  is  held  this  week  in  the  Aquarium,  and  then  make 
the  endeavour  to  pattern,  or  cause  others  to  pattern,  after  these 
most  advanced  methods.  The  general  quality  of  the  show  was 
creditable,  and  in  such  a  collection  as  was  staged  by  Mr.  Alex¬ 
ander  Smith,  the  quality  was  of  very  superior  excellence  indeed. 
He  had  the  premier  bloom  in  his  set  of  eighteen  Japanese 
varieties.  There  are  thirty-five  classes,  in  a  couple  of  divisions, 
and  embracing  classes  for  floi’ists,  gardeners,  and  amateurs.  A 
summary  report  follows. 
Shower  Bouquet. — Messrs.  Harwood  Brothers,  Balham 
Nursery,  staged  the  only  presentation,  and  this  was  a  very  finely 
arranged  selection  of  Cattleya  labiata,  Oncidium  flexuosum,  Lily 
of  the  Valley,  Croton  leaves,  and  Asparagus. 
Groups. — For  a  group  of  thirty-six  plants,  the  first  prize  was 
annexed  by  Mr.  Fred  Wilkie,  75,  Tay  Bridge  Road,  Battersea, 
and  Mr.  W.  G.  Barrett,  15,  Corunna  Road,  was  second.  The 
