August  23,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Fruit  made  a  good  show  on  the  whole,  some  classes  for  hardy  fruit 
being  thin  from  the  lateness  of  the  season.  For  ten  dishes  Mr. 
Strugnell  was  an  easy  first,  staging  Muscat  of  Alexandria  and  Alicante, 
both  well  coloured  ;  Frogmore  Orange  Melon,  Stanwick  Elruge 
Nectarines,  Washington  Plums,  Moor  Park  Apricots,  Cherries,  Pears, 
and  Apples.  Mr.  F.  Bible,  gardener  to  H.H.  Prince  Hatzfeldt,  Chip¬ 
penham,  was  second,  his  best  dishes  being  Gros  Maroc  Grapes,  and 
beautiful  black  Tartarian  Cherries.  For  six  dishes  Mr.  Strugnell  was 
again  first,  Mr.  Pymm,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Goldsmith,  second,  and  the 
Frome  Fruit  and  Flower  Co.  third,  the  competition  being  very  close 
and  the  quality  of  the  whole  excellent.  Four  classes  for  Grapes  brought 
out  a  good  competition.  Messrs.  Clack,  gardener  to  C.  E.  Colston, 
Esq.,  M.P.,  Devizes;  Strugnell,  Bible,  Wilkinson,  Bristol,  the  Frome 
Fruit  and  Flower  Co.,  Davis,  Codford,  and  E.  S.  Cole  &  Son  were 
the  chief  winners.  General  Buller  won  a  first  and  a  second  prize 
in  the  Melon  classes ;  the  Frome  Fruit  Co.  staged  the  best  Peaches, 
and  Mr.  Pymm  the  finest  Nectarines,  Apples,  and  Pears.  Plums  and 
Cherries  were  numerously  staged.  Plums  and  cooking  Apples  bespoke 
the  most  plainly  the  lateness  of  the  season. 
Osman,  gardener  to  L.  Baker,  Esq.,  Chertsey,  was  first,  and  Mr,  R, 
Chamberlain,  gardener  to  F.  Lonergan,  Esq.,  Reading,  second.  The 
winner  staged  the  following  crops,  and  by  the  courtesy  of  Mr.  Bell,  the 
assistant  secretary,  we  are  enabled  to  give  the  points  awarded  and  the 
remarks  made.  White  Grapes,  Foster’s  Seedling,  7,  excellent  finish, 
rather  small  in  bunch  ;  Black  Hamburgh  Grapes,  7,  very  good, 
imperfectly  thinned;  Peaches,  5,  good  but  unripe;  Nectarines,  6, 
excellent  colour,  even  in  size,  unripe;  Melons,  7,  excellent;  Pigs,  6, 
good  but  damaged  ;  Plums,  7,  perfect ;  Potatoes,  4,  over-large,  uneven  p 
Tomatoes,  5,  uneven  ;  Cucumbers,  4,  good  but  one  seeding ;  Peas,  4, 
fair  for  the  season  ;  Runner  Beans,  5,  good  but  uneven ;  Onions,  5,  good 
shape,  rather  small ;  Carrots,  4,  good  ;  table  plants,  9,  excellent,  but 
too  many  Crotons ;  cut  flowers  and  foliage,  8,  well  selected ;  and 
,  tasteful  arrangement,  9,  very  attractive — total,  102.  Mr.  Chamberlain 
,  was  two  points  behind  only,  and  would  have  gone  ahead  had  his  plants, 
i  flowers,  and  arrangement  equalled  his  crops. 
Some  excellent  vegetables  were  contributed  by  the  several  growers, 
but  Carrots  and  Parsnips  were,  as  a  whole,  the  finest  features  of  the 
(  show.  The  former  were  perfectly  clean  and  straight,  but  the  exhi.- 
Vegetables  of  all  kinds  were  exceptionally  good  in  quality,  though 
as  might  be  reasonably  expected,  less  in  quantity  than  usual.  The 
society’s  and  special  prizes  for  collections  brought  out  an  excellent 
display.  Cauliflowers,  Carrots,  Potatoes,  and  Onions  being  very  fine. 
Crystal  Palace  August  17tti  aijd  18tli. 
The  fifteenth  annual  “One  and  All”  Flower  Show  was  held  in  the 
Crystal  Palace,  and,  despite  the  increased  railway  charges  and  other 
adverse  influences,  was  equal,  and  in  some  directions  superior,  to  its 
predecessors.  When  both  sections  were  staged  on  the  Saturday  the 
whole  of  the  northern  nave  was  filled,  and  some  products  had  to  he 
relegated  to  the  sides.  The  arrangements  of  the  exhibition,  under  the 
directorate  of  Mr.  George  Waugh,  were  most  admirable.  To  give  a 
complete  prize  list  would  prove  an  endless  task,  end  tve  therefore 
confine  ourselves  to  a  brief  reference  to  the  vegetables  in  section  2 ; 
flowers  and  plants  were  also  good. 
The  most  important  c'ass  in  the  entire  exhibition  was  known  as  the 
educational  class,  and  called  for  a  combination  of  plants,  flowers,  fruits, 
and  vegetables.  Each  crop  is  valued  at' a  certain  point  standard,  and 
the  judges  were  required  to  mark  the  worth  of  each  in  marks  on  the 
caros  provided,  and  to  add  appropriate  remarks.  These  cards  were 
subsequently  placed  on  the  exhibits  of  which  two  were  staged.  Mr.  T. 
biters  do  not  seem  to  appreciate  the  difference  between  the  Surrey  and 
Intermediate  types.  Potatoes  were  remarkably  good,  though,  as  is 
always  the  case,  some  of  the  tubers  were  scabbed;  or,  as  one  gentle¬ 
man  elegantly  put  it,  were  afflicted  with  eczema.  For  a  collection  of 
ten  kinds  Mr.  A.  Basile,  gardener  to  the  Rev.  De  Vuyst,  Weybridge, 
was  an  excellent  first.  Mr.  J.  Holton,  Oxford,  was  a  creditable  second, 
and  Mr.  W.  Emerton,  Buckingham,  third.  Each  showed  in  really  fine 
form.  Onions  were  numerous  and  good,  and  the  prizes  in  the  several 
classes  were  divided  between  Messrs.  R.  Chamberlain,  W.  Emerton,. 
J.  Holton,  A.  Basile,  and  J.  Martin  of  Newells. 
Fjr  six  dishes  of  white  Potatoes,  three  round  and  three  kidney,  Mr. 
J.  Holton  was  fi'st  with  grand  dishes  of  Satisfaction,  Coles’  Favourite, 
Ideal,  Windsor  Castle,  Up-to-Date,  and  Centenary.  Mr.  A.  Basile  was 
second,  and  Mr.  Palmer,  Oxford,  fourth.  Mr.  J.  Holton  was  also  first 
for  two  dishes  of  round  Potatoes  and  for  two  dishes  of  kidney  varieties, 
showing  well  in  every  case.  Mr.  W.  Emerton  won  handsomely  in  the 
class  for  a  collection  of  salad,  Mr.  Basile  followed  in  capital  form. 
Marrows  were  shown  in  great  numbers,  and  comprised  some  of  good 
size  for  table  with  others  very  much  too  large. 
Mr.  J.  Osman  secured  the  premier  awards  in  the  classes  for  a 
collection  of  indoor  fruit,  hardy  fruit,  and  black  and  white  Grapes. 
In  the  first  named  Mr.  C.  Reed  of  Dorking  was  second,  and  included 
in  his  collection  Royal  Sovereign  Strawberry  ;  for  hardy  fruit  Mr.  R. 
Chamberlain  was  second,  and  for  Grapes  Mr.  W.  Taylor  of  Forest  HilL 
