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Millar,  Grand  Avelot,  and  Lady  Margaret.  W.  Pithick,  Esq.,  and 
Mr.  Thos.^  Hobbs  followed  in  the  order  named.  J.  Colthurst 
Godwin,  Esq.,  won  with  G.  J.  Warren  in  the  class  for  six,  one 
variety ;  Prince  Hatzfeldt  was  seeond  with  C.  Pockett,  and  Mr. 
MacAdam  Smith  third  with  J.  R.  Upton.  For  the  novelty  class, 
which  was  rather  a  disappointing  one,  T).  E.  Taylor,  Esq.,  showed 
Snowdrift,  and  was  placed  first.  J.  May,  Esq.,  was  second  with 
Vicar  of  Leatherhead,  a  pretty  bright  yellow,  third  going  to  Mr. 
Runnacles  for  Mrs.  A.  Tate,  a  flat  petalled  yellow  and  brown 
variety,  not  particularly  beautiful.  The  remaining  cut  flower 
classes  were  very  well  filled,  but  space  will  not  admit  of  their 
being  given  in  detail. 
Groups  arranged  for  effect  were  the  one  weak  feature  of  a 
fine  show.  Mr.  G.  W.  Horford  was  given  first  for  a  semicircular 
group  of  very  beautifully  grown  plants,  and  this  was  as  good  as 
it  was  possible  to  make  such  a  set  arrangement.  Foliage  and 
flowers  were  alike  excellent,  but  the  second  prize  group,  put  up 
by  Mr.  Herbert  Naish  (gardener,  Mr.  Borrow)  was  wretchedly 
done,  sticks,  pots,  and  labels  being  as  conspicuous  as  flowers. 
For  a  group  of  Chrysanthemums  and  foliage  plants  Mrs.  St. 
Vincent  Ames  (gardener,  Mr.  H.  Bannister)  led  somewhat  easily, 
the  only  fault  being  a  rather  crowded  arrangement.  For  a  group 
of  miscellaneous  plants  J.  Colthurst  Godwin,  Esq.,  W.  H.  Wait, 
Esq.,  and  Mrs.  Wells  were  placed  in  the  above  order.  Orchids 
formed  an  interesting  feature,  Alderman  Howell  Davies  (gar¬ 
dener,  Mr.  Curtis)  leading  in  the  specimen  class  with  a  well- 
flow'ered  Cattleya  labiata,  J.  Barry,  Esq.,  following  with  a  healthy 
and  fine  variety  of  Oncidium  Forbesi.  Lieut. -Col.  H.  Carey 
Batten,  Mr.  Budgett,  and  Alderman  Davies  were  the  principal 
prizewinners  in  the  other  Orchid  classes,  which  included  some 
very  fine  specimens  of  Cypripedium  insigne. 
Wreaths,  table  decorations,  hand  bouquets,  and  sprays  are 
always  shown  well  at  Bristol,  but  on  the  present  occasion  the  dis¬ 
play  was  truly  magnificent.  A  lovely  wreath  was  composed  of 
white  flowers  with  a  relieving  spot  of  Cattleya,  while  the  first 
prize  bouquet,  from  Mr.  W.  H.  Coles,  of  Bishopstown,  was  in 
this  well-known  exhibitor’s  very  best  form — a  rich  profusion  of 
choice  Orchids  tastefully  arranged.  Fruit  was  abundant  and 
good,  J.  W.  Fleming,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  W.  Mitchell),  taking 
first  for  a  collection  of  six  dishes.  Mrs.  Pince  Grapes  and 
Doyenne  du  Cornice  Pears  were  his  strongest  points.  F.  Tagart 
Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  Binfield)  was  second,  and  Colonel  Vivian, 
Rood  Ashton  (gardener,  Mr.  Strugnell)  third  in  a  very  close 
competition.  Single-dish  classes  of  Apples  and  Pears  were  well 
filled :  also  Grapes,  with  the  exception  of  Black  Hamburghs. 
There  were  upwards  of  a  dozen  entered,  but  there  was  not  a  really 
good  bunch  among  the  lot. 
The  trade  exhibits  were  worthy  of  more  than  a  passing 
reference,  Messrs.  Sutton  staging  a  grand  collection  of  new 
and  old  varieties  of  Potatoes,  for  which  they  received  the 
society’s  Gold  Medal.  Mr.  Godfrey,  of  Exmouth,  had  a  noble 
display  of  Chrysanthemums,  Pelargoniums,  and  Carnations, 
Messrs.  Garaway,  of  Bristol,  an  imposing  stand  of  fruit  and 
flowers,  while  Messrs.  Brown  and  Sons,  of  Bristol,  the  pro¬ 
prietors  of  Canary  Guano,  Mr.  Wells,  of  Redhill,  and  Messrs. 
Parker,  of  Bristol,  all  showed  well  and  abundantly  of  their 
several  specialities.  The  Bristol  Amateur  Gardeners  also  had  a 
fine  show,  the  quality  of  the  exhibits  in  all  the  departments  com¬ 
paring  quite  favourably  with  those  shown  in  the  classes  in  the 
open.  The  whole  show  reflects  the  greatest  credit  on  all  con¬ 
cerned  in  its  management. — H.  R.  R. 
Hull,  Kovemb&r  13'li  and  14th. 
In  the  Artillery  Barracks  the  eighteenth  annual  show  was 
held,  and  if  the  entries  were  not  quite  so  numerous  as  in  some 
years  past,  the  quality  of  the  exhibits  was  quite  up  to  the  high 
standard  of  this  society.  Nowhere  can  such  groups  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  and  foliage  plants  be  found  as  here.  Special  en¬ 
couragement  is  given  to  the  decoration  of  dinner  tables.  A 
special  room  is  prepared  for  this  phase  of  the  show,  in  which 
the  exhibits  can  be  seen  and  judged  under  artificial  light,  as  in 
the  case  of  an  ordinary  dinner  table.  Special  prizes  are  offered 
in  this  section,  and  the  competition  confined  to  ladies.  At  no 
show  can  such  punctuality  in  clearing  the  room  for  the  judges 
be  found.  On  the  stroke  of  ten  o’clock,  Mr.  Dixon,  one  of  the 
courteous  hon.  secretaries,  is  found  in  front  of  the  clock,  bell  in 
hand,  to  give  the  warning  note  to  the  exhibitors.  If  some  other 
societies  were  as  punctual  the  labours  of  the  judges  would  be 
made  easier,  and  less  cause  for  comment  at  the  awards,  perhaps. 
Plants  are  here  well  shown.  Special  classes  are  made  "or 
what  are  known  as  “  bush  ”  plants  and  “  cut  backs,”  with  a  view 
to  illustrate  the  value  of  the  Chrysanthemum  for  decoration. 
In  the  former  class,  Mr.  R.  Tliirsk,  11,  Grove  Villas,  Grovehill 
Road,  Beverley,  won  the  premier  place  with  handsome  speci¬ 
mens,  well  clothed  with  foliage  and  carrying  good  blooms.  Mr. 
G.  Coates,  gardener  to  S.  L.  Haldane,  Esq.,  114,  Coltman  Street, 
Hull,  was  a  good  second.  In  the  “cut  back”  class  there  were 
five  entries,  making  an  interesting  display.  Mr.  R.  Thirsk  was 
again  successful,  staging  capital  plants  of  Vivian  Morel,  Lady 
Hanham,  and  Niveus.  Mr.  G.  Jarvis,  gardener  to  Mrs. 
Whittaker,  Cliff  House,  Hessle,  second.  Trained  specimens  were- 
numerous.  For  three,  Mr.  Henry  Thompson,  gardener  to  Mrs. 
C.  J.  Ringrose,  Cottinghain  Grange,  Hull,  was  awarded  premier 
honour;  Mr.  G.  Cottam,  Cottinghain,  second.  Standards  were 
well  represented  by  the  Rundle  family.  Mr.  Thompson 
secured  the  leading  award  with  neatly  trained  plants  furnished 
with  small  blooms;  Mr.  W.  Mason,  gardener  to  Colonel  A.  K. 
Dibb,  Kirk  Ella,  second.  “  Bush  ”  plants  in  a  strong  class, 
were  again  well  staged  by  Mr.  Goodhill,  Mayfield  Avenue,  Hull, 
staging  popular  varieties  carrying  good  blooms;  Mr.  Mason 
second. 
Gkoups. — For  a  group  of  Chrysanthemums,  interspersed  with 
foliage  plants,  arranged  for  effect  in  a  space  of  100  square  feet,  a 
Silver  Cup  and  £10  were  offered.  Three  competed,  making  a 
magnificent  display  in  the  main  hall.  Mr.  V.  Waterhouse, 
gardener  to  W.  T.  Owbridge,  Esq.,  Cheny  Garth,  Cottinghain,  won 
the  coveted  award  with  an  exhibit  that  left  little  to  be  desired. 
The  Chrysanthemum  blooms  w'ere  magnificent,  quite  equal  to 
the  best  of  those  in  the  cut  bloom  classes.  Henry  Weeks,  Le 
Grand  Dragon,  and  M.  Chenon  de  Leche  were  the  most  notice¬ 
able.  Exceptionally  fine  Crotons,  Palms,  and  small  foliage 
plants  wrere  employed  with  good  effect.  Perhaps  there  was  a 
trifle  too  much  cork  to  be  seen  on  the  two  mounds  in  front,  and 
the  arrangement  at  the  summit  was  slightly  crowded,  otherwdse 
it  was  a  grand  exhibit,  and  quite  the  best  of  its  kind  that  we 
have  seen  this  year.  Mr.  Jarvis  was  a  good  second.  The  arrange¬ 
ment  urns  quite  good,  but  the- Chrysanthemums  not  being  of 
equal  quality  to  the  premier  award,  the  exhibit  suffered  in 
consequence.  Mr.  G.  Cottam  third. 
Four  competed  in  the  miscellaneous  group  class,  making  a 
really  fine  display  down  the  centre  of  the  hall.  Mr.  C.  Tipling, 
gardener  to  F.  B.  Grotrian,  Esq.,  West  Hill  House,  Hessle,  won 
the  premier  award  with  an  exhibit  that  left  little  to  be  desired. 
The  centre  of  the  group  was  a  magnificent  plant,  Phoenix 
rupicola.  The  corners  were  surmounted  with  exceedingly  fine 
Crotons  on  a  groundwork  of  Ferns,  Caladiums,  &c.,  the  whole 
being  brightened  with  Orchids,  &c.,  all  elegantly  arranged;  not 
a  semblance  of  overcrowding  was  to  be  seen.  Mr.  John  Foster, 
jun.,  Cottinghain  Road,  Newland,  Hull,  a  capital  second.  In  this 
group  Orchids  were  effectually  displayed.  Mr.  Jarvis  third. 
Prizes  are  here  offered  for  a  decorated  drawing-room  mirror,  with 
plants  of  any  kind,  and  a  very  pretty  effect  was  made  by  the 
nine  competitors.  Mr.  G.  C.  Coates  v/as  first  prizetaker  with 
an  effective  arrangement  of  single-flowered  Chrysanthemums  at 
the  base,  intermixed  with  Crotons  and  suitable  greenery.  The 
mirror  sides  were  draped  with  Carex,  Asparagus  Sprengeri,  &c., 
Mr.  J.  Foster,  jun.,  second.  Mr.  J.  Wilson,  gardener  to  B. 
Mackrill,  Esq.,  Thwaite,  Cottinghain,  third. 
Cut  Blooms. — These  were  not  quite  so  numerous  as  in  some 
past  years;  still,  there  was  sufficient  to  make  a  bright  display. 
Amateurs  showed  up  in  wonderful  form  and  quantity.  Japanese 
were  the  more  numerous.  For  twenty-four  distinct  three  com¬ 
peted.  Mr.  A.  J.  Dodd,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Campion,  Frenches, 
Redhill,  Surrey,  won  the  premier  position  with  medium-sized, 
fresh  blooms,  of  which  the  following  were  the  most  noteworthy  : 
Lord  Ludlow,  Mrs.  Weeks,  Mrs.  Barkley,  M.  Louis  Remy, 
Florence  Molyneux,  Miss  A.  Byron,  and  W.  R.  Church.  Mr. 
Leadbetter,  gardener  to  A.  Wilson,  Esq.,  Tranby  Croft,  Hull,  a 
close  second ;  Mr.  Coates  third.  In  a  stiff  competition,  T. 
Carrington  won- for  Mr.  G.  Walker,  gardener  to  C.  B.  A.  Lyon, 
Esq.,  The  Lair,  Hornsea,  the  premier  place  for  six  any  one 
variety.  Mr.  Wilcocks,  gardener  to  A.  S.  Wilson,  Esq.,  M.P., 
Raywell,  Cottinghain,  second  with  M.  Chenon  de  Leche;  Mr. 
Dodd,  with  Nellie  Pockett,  third. 
For  twenty-four  incurved,  Mr.  Leadbetter,  with  medium-size 
fresh  examples,  won  first  place.  Chrysanthemiste  Bruant,  Ma 
Perfection,  Yvonne  Desblanc,  Lady  Isabel,  Madame  Ferlat, 
C.  H.  Curtis,  Duchess  of  Fife,  and  V.  Foster  were  the  most  con¬ 
spicuous  varieties.  Mr.  Dodd  second  with  larger  but  less  finished 
examples;  Mr.  Jarvis  third.  Anemone  flowered  varieties  were 
numerous  and  good.  For  twelve  Mr.  Mason  was  first,  staging 
well  finished  examples  of  Lady  Margaret,  Jeanne  Martz,  Mrs. 
Judge  Benedict,  and  Cincinnati.  Mr.  Coates  second,  with 
Mr.  Bearpark,  Great  Thornton  Street,  Hull,  a  close  third. 
Mr.  R.  Walker,  gardener  to  Major  Stracey  Clitherow, 
Hotham  Hall,  Brough,  had  the  best  reflexed  blooms — medium¬ 
sized  typical  examples  of  the  Christine  family,  &c.  Pompon 
and  Anemone  Pompons  were  a  strong  class.  Four  entered  for 
twelve  bunches,  two  stems  of  each,  with  or  without  any  kind  of 
foliage,  staged  in  cups  or  vases.  Mr.  Bearpark  won  first  place 
with  a  charming  collection;  Mr.  T.  B.  Hanson,  gardener  to 
W.  R.  Rinvrose-Voase,  Esq.,  Anlaby  House,  Hull,  second;  Mr. 
Coates  third.  In  a  similar  class  for  single  flowered  varieties,  Mr. 
Hanson  had  the  best  of  eight  collections.  Mary  Anderson,  Miss 
A.  Holden,  Purity,  and  Elsie  Neville  were  conspicuous  for  their 
good  quality.  Messrs.  Coates  and  Cottam  were  second  and  third 
respectively.  In  the  district  classes  the  competitors  were 
numerous,  and  the  exhibits  of  high  class.  For  eighteen  incurved 
Mr.  C.  Jennings,  gardener  to  F.  W.  Jameson,  Esq..  Aston  Hall, 
Ferriby,  won  the  coveted  prize — a  silver  cup — with  a  capital 
exhibit,  Hanwell  Glory,  Lady  Isabel,  Madame  Ferlat,  Y.  Foster, 
