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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER.  November  21,  1901. 
were  ten  dinner-table  decorations  of  Chrysanthemums,  but 
being  of  a  mediocre  nature  do  not  claim  special  detail,  and  we 
have  seen  superior  on  previous  occasions  here.  Specimen  Palms, 
as  usual,  were  finely  shown,  and  added  considerably  to  the  deco¬ 
rative  effect  of  the  hall.  Primulas  were  unusually  good,  the 
successful  exhibitors  being  Messrs.  Thomson  and  Co.,  Messrs. 
John  Pope  and  Son,  Mr.  A.  Cryer,  and  Mr.  O.  Oliver,  whilst  Mr. 
R.  Chatwin  Cartwright,  King’s  Norton,  was  the  winner  of  the 
first  prize  and  only  entrant  for  Cyclamen  in  pots.  Table  plants 
were  most  creditably  exhibited.  Fruit  was  extremely  well  shown 
both  by  competitors  and  the  trade,  and  on  the  whole  never 
excelled  here. 
The  chief  feature  was  the  grand  collection  of  British-grown 
fruit,  not  to  occupy  a  space  exceeding  40  sq  ft,  plants  and  foliage 
admissible.  Here  Mr.  F.  Jordan,  gardener  to  the  executors  of 
the  late  John  Corbett,  Esq.,  Impney  Hall,  Droitwich,  dis¬ 
tinguished  himself  with  a  grand  display,  containing  fine  bunches 
of  Muscat  of  Alexandria,  Gros  Guillaume,  Alicante,  and  Gros 
Colman  Grapes,  Pines,  Melons,  Apples,  Pears,  Plums,  and  Nuts ; 
the  second  prize  to  Mr.  J.  Read,  gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Car¬ 
narvon,  Bretby  Park,  the  collection  consisting  of  very  good 
Grapes,  Apples,  and  Pears  only.  A  special  award  was  made  to 
Mr.  Jordan  for  a  very  fine  bunch  of  ripe  Bananas.  Mr.  E. 
Crump,  of  Leamington,  exhibited  fine  bunches  and  beautifully 
finished  berries  of  his  new  seedling  Grape,  “  Royal  Leamington,” 
a  cross  between  Gros  Colman  and  Black  Alicante.  Grapes  were 
on  the  whole  capitally  exhibited,  and  not  an  inferior  bunch  to  be 
seen.  The  principal  prizewinners  were  Messrs.  Goodacre,  F. 
Jordan,  J.  Jones,  W.  H.  Kellard,  A.  K.  Griffiths,  and  G.  Mullins. 
Apples  were  unusually  well  staged,  and  for  six  dishes  of 
dessert  varieties  Mr.  G.  Mullins  was  first  with  beautifully 
coloured  example  of  Ribston  Pippin,  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin, 
Blenheim  Pippin,  King  of  the  Pippins,  Wealthy,  and  Monmouth 
Beauty ;  second,  Mr.  T.  Kean,  Warwick ;  third,  Mr.  F.  Jordan. 
Culinary  Apples  were  remarkably  fine,  and  the  first  prize  for 
six  dishes  was  adjudged  Mr.  F.  Jordan.  Pears  were  good 
throughout.  For  eight  dishes,  dessert,  Mr.  F.  Jordan  led  the 
wav  with  a  Buerre  Diel,  Pitmaston  Duchess,  Doyenne  du  Comice, 
&c.  ;  second,  Mr.  G.  Mullins.  For  four  dishes  of  Pears  Mr.  G. 
Mullins  was  to  the  front.  As  already  alluded  to,  the  competition 
in  the  vegetable  classes  was  exceedingly  keen,  and  when  it  is 
mentioned  that  such  notabilities  as  Messrs.  Beckett  and  Read 
were  represented  some  idea  may  be  entertained  as  to  the  quality 
of  the  exhibits.  Mr.  Robert  Sydenham’s  open  Challenge  Bowl 
was  secured  by  Mr.  J.  Read,  gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Carnarvon. 
It  should  be  remarked  that  in  Messrs.  Thomson  and  Co.’s 
honorary  exhibit  of  plants  a  striking  feature  was  a  large  pyramid 
of  Salvia  splendens  grandiflora  plants,  resembling  a  well-grown 
specimen  plant,  about  9ft  high,  thus  forming  an  object  of  great 
attraction.  Mr.  J.  Udale’s  collection  of  dried  fruits  also  formed 
an  interesting  and  instructive  object  lesson,  and  the  superior 
quality  of  the  English  Plums  over  the  French  was  very  obvious. 
In  the  arrangements  of  the  exhibition  a  meed  of  praise  is 
due  Mr.  W.  B.  Latham  (chairman),  Messrs.  J.  Hughes  and  Son 
(secretary  and  assistant  secretary),  and  the  remainder  of  the 
hard-working  committee. 
Medals  and  Certificates. — The  following  were  awarded  gold 
medals :  — Mr.  H.  Whateley,  Kenilworth,  Orchids ;  Messrs. 
Hewitt  and  Co.,  floral  display  and  collection  of  shrubs;  Mr.  T. 
Hughes,  floral  display ;  Mr.  J.  Crook,  floral  display ;  Messrs. 
Richard  Smith  and  Co.,  fruit,  flowering  plants,  and  shrubs; 
Messrs.  Thomson  and  Co.,  collection  of  vegetables,  flowering  and 
other  plants;  Messrs.  Webb  and  Sons,  miscellaneous  plants, 
Potatoes,  and  Onions;  Mr.  John  Basham,  collection  of  fruit; 
Messrs.  Yates  and  Sons,  collection  of  vegetables;  Messrs.  W. 
and  J.  Brown,  collection  of  fruit ;  Mr.  W.  J.  Godfrey,  collection 
of  cut .  Chrysanthemums  and  flowers;  Messrs.  Pewtress  Bros., 
collection  of  Apples.  Silver  medals  were  awarded  as  follows: — 
Messrs.  Pope  and  Sons,  floral  designs  and  collection  of  Ferns ; 
Worcestershire  County  Council,  collection  of  dried  fruits  and 
preserves;  The  Vineries,  Acock’s  Green,  collection  of  ornamental 
Gourds  and  Tomatoes;  Mr.  H.  Deveril,  Banburv.  collection  of 
Onions  and  Zonal  Geraniums;  Messrs.  Weeks  and  Co.,  collection 
of  cut  Chrysanthemum  flowers ;  Mr.  J.  Smith,  collection  of 
Gourds;  Mr  W  B.  Child,  collection  of  shrubs  and  alpine  plants; 
King’s  Acre  Nursery  Company,  collection  of  Apples.  Certificates 
of  merit  were  received  by  the  following :  Mr.  Isaac  House,  col¬ 
lection  of  Violets;  Messrs.  W.  Wells  and  Co.,  collection  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  cut  flowers ;  the  Forest  Supply  Association,  collection 
of  fruit,  vegetables,  and  dried  fruits. 
Reading  Chrysanthemum,  November  13th. 
There  is  always  an  attractive  Chrysanthemum  show  at 
Reading,  though  the  subjects  have  to  be  broken  up  owing  to  the 
new  and  the  old  Town  Halls  being  requisitioned  for  the  purpose. 
The  light  is  not  good  at  the  old  Town  Hall,  and  the  judges  dis¬ 
charge  their  duties  under  some  difficulty.  In  the  centre  of  the 
new  Town  Hall  there  was  one  very  fine  and  attractive  group  of 
Chrysanthemums  and  foliage  plants,  the  only  one  competing  for 
the  handsome  Challenge  Cup  and  prize  of  £5.  It  was  won  this 
year,  as  last,  by  Mr.  Galt,  gardener  to  C.  E.  Keyser,  Esq.,  the 
president  of  the  society.  Mr.  Perkins,  gardener  to  the  Hon. 
W.  F.  D.  Smith,  M.P.,  Greenlands,  Henley-on-Thames,  won  it 
in  1898-99,  and  if  either  of  these  win  the  next  year  the  cup 
becomes  their  property,  so  we  may  anticipate  a  brave  fight  a  year 
hence. 
Round  the  hall  were  arranged  squares  of  bright  Zonal  Pelar¬ 
goniums,  berried  plants,  represented  entirely  by  Solanums ; 
Orchids,  Palms,  Callas,  groups  of  cut  Chrysanthemums,  while 
Mrs.  Phippen,  the  Reading  Court  florist,  had  some  examples  of 
her  high-class  handiwork.  In  the  old  Town  Hall  were  the 
groups  of  Chrysanthemums  fronted  with  foliage  plants,  very 
attractive  as  displaying  patches  of  colour,  but  formal,  of  course. 
Good  blooms  were  generally  added  to  good  cultivation.  The  most 
interesting  were  the  groups  of  plants  not  disbudded.  It  was  quite 
a  brilliant  one,  of  excellent  quality,  with  which  Mr.  W.  B. 
Moncks’  gardener  (J.  Booker)  took  the  first  prize.  One  could 
have  cut  an  enormous  quantity  of  flower  from  it.  Mr.  Bland 
Garland  was  second.  The  poorness  of  the  specimen  plants  was 
amply  compensated  for  by  the  fine  character  of  the  cut  blooms 
of  incurved  and  Japs.  Mr.  W.  Higgs,  of  Fetcham  Park,  was 
there  with  a  very  fine  twenty-four,  among  which  Bonnie  Dundee, 
Ma  Perfection,  Lady  Isabel,  and  others  were  real  beauties.  Mr. 
Lane,  King’s  Ride,  Ascot,  a  good  cultivator  of  the  incurved,  was 
first  with  a  good  twelve,  and  Mr.  Cole,  of  Swallowfield  Park,  was 
second.  The  premier  incurved  was  a  very  fine  Lady  Isabel. 
Japs  were  very  good.  A  very  fine  twenty-four  gained  the  first 
prize  for  Mr.  Wasley,  gardener  to  J.  B.  Taylor,  Esq.,  Basing¬ 
stoke,  Mr.  Cole  running  him  close  with  some  finely  developed 
blooms.  There  was  a  brisk  competition  in  this  class,  and  also  in 
that  for  twelve  blooms.  Here  Mr.  Galt  came  in  first  with  excel¬ 
lent  flowers ;  Mr.  Wasley  was  second.  The  best  six  Japs  of  one 
variety  were  Mrs.  Barkley,  from  Mr.  Galt.  One  bloom,  which 
seemed  to  display  all  the  latent  possibilities  of  this  noble  variety, 
was  selected  as  the  premier.  There  were  classes  for  Japs  shown 
in  vases,  and  the  single  varieties  were  very  pretty.  The  ladies 
showed  tasteful  epergnes,  and  their  baskets  of  autumn  foliage 
and  berries  did  them  great  credit. 
There  were  several  open  classes  for  fruits — such  as  Grapes, 
Apples,  and  Pears — in  which  good  fruit  was  shown.  Cox’s  Orange 
Pippin  holds  its  own  as  a  dessert  Apple  ;  as  a  market  fruit  it 
is  perhaps  unrivalled.  Who  would  not  rejoice  in  the  honour  of 
having  raised  it?  Space  is  exhausted,  so  this  hasty  report  must 
close.  The  secretarial  arrangements,  made  by  Mr.  Walker, 
were  excellent,  and  Mr.  J.  Woolf ord  was  a  perfect  steward. 
Bristol,  November  13th  and  14th. 
The  thirty-eighth  annual  show  of  the  Bristol  Chrysanthe¬ 
mum  Society,  held  on  the  above  dates  in  the  new  Colston  Hall, 
was  an  unqualified  success,  thanks  to  the  energy  shown  by  Mr. 
W.  Ellis  Groves,  the  courteous  secretary,  and  his  large  and  able 
committee.  Having  the  use  of  the  large  and  small  halls,  and  the 
grand  tiers  running  nearly  round  the  building,  there  was  ample 
room  for  the  exhibits  to  be  properly  staged,  and  both  trade  and 
private  growers  made  best  use  of  their  opportunity. 
In  the  class  for  thirty-six  Japanese  cut  blooms  there  was  a 
great  competition,  and  here  Mr.  F.  S.  Yallis,  of  Chippenham, 
proved  unassailable.  His  stand  was  a  perfect  one,  the  varieties 
selected  by  this  very  successful  grower  being  Mrs.  Mease,  Mrs. 
Barkley,  Lord  Salisbury,  M.  Polovia,  Ethel  Fitzroy,  Phoebus,  Le 
Grand  Dragon,  W.  R.  Church,  Nellie  Pockett,  Madame  Carnot, 
Australie,  Calvat’s  Sun,  E.  Molyneux,  Boy  Wild,  J.  Lewis,  T. 
Carrington,  Nelly  Bean,  M.  Smith,  Chenon  de  Leche,  G.  J. 
Warren,  Suzie,  Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  Harry  Weeks,  and  Calvat’s 
Seedling.  For  second  place  Mr.  Runnacles  had  a  very  fine  stand, 
and  Mr.  W.  G.  Drake,  of  Cardiff,  was  a  dangerously  close  third. 
Fourth,  fifth,  and  sixth  prizes  were  given,  and  altogether  this 
was  one  of  the  finest  classes  ever  seen  in  Bristol.  For  twenty- 
four  incurved,  His  Serene  Highness  Prince  Hatzfeldt  (gardener, 
Mr.  Bible)  was  first  with  a  fine  stand,  his  flowers  showing  remark¬ 
able  depth  and  solidity.  Duchess  of  Fife,  Ialane,  Miss  M.  Threlfel, 
Chas.  Curtis,  and  Triomphe  d’Ete  were  his  best  flowers.  For 
second  place  Mr.  G.  Runnacles  put  up  a  stand  of  large,  but  rather 
flat  blooms,  a  trifle  lacking  in  solidity ;  the  same  fault  being, 
noticeable  in  Mr.  G.  W.  Drake’s  otherwise  fine  stand.  In  the 
class  for  twelve  incurved  there  was  very  little  falling  off  in 
quality,  and  I  was  pleased  to  see  that  the  old  West  Country 
veteran,  Mr.  John  Baylis,  was  placed  first.  A  grand  Mrs.  Heale 
was,  perhaps,  the  most  perfectly  modelled  flower  in  the  show, 
judging  from  the  old  standard  of  excellence  in  this  class.  Mr. 
J.  D.  Gunn'  and  Mr.  Humphries  were  second  and  third. 
Mr.  Gunn,  Mr.  D.  E.  Taylor,  and  Dr.  Cropper  took  the  prizes 
in  the  order  named  for  twelve  Japanese,  and  the  last-named 
exhibitor  was  first  in  a  well-filled  class  for  incurved  Japanese. 
Only  three  exhibitors  competed  in  the  class  for  twelve  large 
flowered  Anemones,  and  for  these  lovely  varieties  Colonel  Vivian 
(gardener,  Mr.  W.  Stugnell)  won  rather  easily.  The  varieties 
in  the  winning  stand  were  Halcyon  (2),  Enterprise  (2),  W.  W. 
Aster  (2),  Descartes,  Owen’s  Perfection,  John  Bunyan,  Mabel 
