September  6,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
appropriate  foliage.  Mr.  F.  Rapley  came  second  with  a  centrepiece 
and  its  adjuncts  formed  of  Sweet  Peas. 
Messrs.  W.  Balohin  &  Son,  Hassocks  and  Brighton,  had  a  fine 
collection  of  miscellaneous  plants  and  cut  flowers ;  Messrs.  T.  S. 
Ware,  Ltd.,  Feltham,  excellent  Begonias  ;  Mr.  G.  W.  Piper,  Sunrise  and 
other  Roses ;  and  Messrs.  T.  Rivers  &  Son,  Sawbridgeworth,  a  grand 
collection  of  fruit  trees  in  pots,  and  also  gathered  fruit  of  very  fine 
quality. 
Bath,  August  29th  ai|(l  30tl|. 
After  a  series  of  unfavourable  days  the  committee  of  the  Bath 
Floral  Fete  has  at  last  been  able  to  chronicle  a  success  as  regards  the 
weather,  while  the  exhibition  was  one  of  the  best  every  held  at  Bath, 
also  comparing  very  favourably  with  those  that  had  preceded  it  in 
various  parts  of  the  country. 
Fuchsias  are  always  the  principal  feature  at  these  Bath  Shows, 
and  nowhere  else  probably  has  so  grand  a  collection  been  seen  this 
season.  The  first  prize  for  nine  plants  was  gained  by  Mr.  G.  Tucker, 
Hilpei  ton  Marsh,  Trowbridge,  who  staged  perfect  pyramids,  standing 
about  10  feet  high,  of  llLrs.  Molesworth,  Doel’s  Favourite,  Mrs.  H.  Roberts, 
Diamond  Jubilee,  Charming,  Gem  of  Lavington,  Tucker’s  Favourite, 
Mrs.  Btight,  and  Final.  Mr.  T.  Parrott,  gardener  to  P.  Huth,  Esq., 
Freshford,a  new  exhibitor,  was  a  very  creditable  second  ;  and  the  veteran 
grower  and  raiser,  Mr.  James  Lye,  Lavington,  third,  for  somewhat  smaller 
but  grandly  flowered  novelties  of  his  own  raising.  The  best  six  varieties 
were  shown  by  Mr.  H.  Chislett,  gardener  to  B.  T.  D.  Foxcroft,  Esq., 
Hinton,  Charterhouse,  these  consisting  of  tall,  well-flowered  pyramids 
of  Charming,  Tucker’s  Rival,  Mrs.  Robertson,  Final,  Bountiful,  and 
Doel’s  Favourite,  Mr.  A.  Young,  gardener  to  Lady  Pitman,  Bath,  also 
staged  well  grown  plants,  and  was  second,  the  third  prize  going  to 
Mr.  W.  A.  Burford.  Single  specimens  of  different  colours  were  also 
remarkably  good,  the  prizes  being  won  by  Messrs.  Tucker  and  Chislett. 
With  eighteen  stove  and  greenhouse  plants,  not  less  than  six  to  be 
in  flower,  Mr.  J.  Cypher  was  easily  first,  showing  the  grand  Palms, 
Crotons,  Ixoras,  Ericas,  and  the  like  that  are  always  a  great  help  to  an 
exhibition.  Messrs.  J.  B.  Woods  &  Son,  Chipping  Sodbury,  were  second, 
and  Messrs.  E.  Cole  &  Son,  Bath,  third.  For  six  flowering  plants  Mr. 
Cypher  was  well  first,  showing  grand  plants  of  Bougainvillea  glabra. 
Bougainvillea  Cypher!,  Rondeletia  speciosa  major,  Ixora  Duffi, 
Phoenocoma  prolifera  Barnesi,  and  Allamanda  nobilis.  Mr.  G.  Tucker, 
Trowbridge,  was  a  good  second.  There  were  seven  competitors  with 
three  flowering  plants,  Mr.  G.  Hallett,  Bath,  being  first,  Messrs.  B. 
Woods  &  Son,  second,  and  Mr.  W.  H.  Lawes  third.  Exotic  Ferns  were 
to  be  seen  at  their  best.  For  six  specimens  Mr.  J.  Mitchell,  gardener 
to  A.  P.  Stancombe,  Esq,,  Trowbridge,  was  first,  and  Mr.  W.  Denton, 
gardener  to  the  Rev.  Yorke  Faussett,  Bath,  second.  Messrs.  G. 
Tucker,  E.  S.  Cole  &  Son,  Geo.  Cooling  &  Sons,  Bath  ;  W.  J.  Stokes  and 
Son,  Hilperton  Marsh  ;  H.  Chislett,  S.  Johnston,  and  J.  Cypher  were 
among  the  most  successful  exhibitors  in  various  other  plant  classes. 
Three  competed  with  groups  arranged  for  effect  on  a  space  not  less 
than  100  square  feet,  Mr.  J.  Cypher  easily  winning  the  first  prize  for  a 
gronp  excellent  alike  for  its  lightness  and  quality  of  the  plants  used. 
Messrs.  E.  S.  Cole  &  Son  were  second,  and  Mr,  H.  Fiance,  gardener  to 
Major  Doherty,  Bath,  third. 
Cut  flowers  were  numerous,  and  the  competition  was  very  close 
in  most  of  the  classes.  Mr.  J,  Mattock,  Oxford,  staged  the  best  thirty- 
six  spikes  of  Gladioli ;  Mr.  F.  Dobree,  Wellington,  and  Mr.  A.  A. 
Walters,  Bath,  taking  the  remaining  prizes.  For  twelve  varieties  Mr. 
G.  Humphreys,  Chippenham,  was  first;  Mr.  J.  Walker,  Thame,  second; 
and  Mr.  W.  T.  Mattock,  Oxford,  third.  With  Dahlias  Mr.  W.  Treseder, 
Cardiff,  and  Messrs.  J.  Cray  &  Sons,  Frome,  were  the  most  successful ; 
Messrs.  G.  Humphries,  T.  Haskins,  T.  Carr,  and  J.  Walker  taking  the 
remaining  prizes.  Roses  were  also  numerous  and  good,  and  with  these 
Messrs.  Perkins  &  Sons,  Coventry;  J.  Mattock,  A.  A.  Walters,  W.  T. 
Mattock,  and  G.  Garaway,  Bath,  were  the  prizewinners.  With  stove 
and  greenhouse  flowers  Mr.  G.  Tucker  was  first;  and  Mr.  T.  Wilkins, 
gardener  to  Laoy  Theodore  Guest,  Henstridge,  second.  Asters  were 
remarkably  good,  and  the  most  successful  with  these  were  Messrs. 
J.  Cousins,  F.  Hooper,  H.  G.  Francis,  and  G.  Francis.  There  was  a 
grand  display  of  herbaceous  flowers,  and  with  these  Mr.  A.  A.  Walters 
was  first,  G.  Cooling  &  Sons  second,  and  W.  J.  Stokes  &  Son  third. 
A  display  of  Roses  in  vas^-s  was  a  new  feature,  and  proved  very 
attractive.  Mr.  J.  Mattock  was  first,  G.  Cooling  &  Sons  second,  and 
G.  Garaway  third.  There  was  good  competition  with  decorated  dining 
tables,  vases,  bouquets,  and  the  like. 
Fruit,  as  usual,  occupied  one  fairly  large  tent,  and  in  every  class 
the  competition  was  good.  There  were  seven  collections  of  eight 
dishes,  the  first  prize  going  to  Mr.  W.  Mitchell,  gardener  to 
J.  W.  Fleming,  Esq.,  Romsey,  who  had  good  Madresfield  Court  and 
Black  Hamburgh  Grapes,  Hero  of  Lockinge  Melons,  fine  Sea  Eagle 
Peaches  and  Pitmaston  Orange  Nectarines,  Brunswick  Pigs,  Pond’s 
Seedling  Plum,  and  Morello  Cherries.  Mr.  G.  Hall,  gardener  to  Lady 
Ashburton,  R'  msey,  was  a  good  second,  and  Mr.  T.  Wilkins  third. 
The  display  of  Grapes  in  the  class  for  eight  bunches,  in  four  varieties, 
was  somewhat  disappointing,  Alderman  Chaffin’s  fine  G  apes  not  being 
quite  forward  enough  to  enter.  Mr.  W.  Mitchell  was  easily  first, 
showing  fine  bunches  of  Madresfield  Court,  Black  Hamburgh,  Gros 
Maroc,  and  Muscat  of  Alexat  dria,  all  perfectly  ripened.  Mr.  W.  Marsh, 
Bath,  was  second ;  and  Mr.  T.  Jones,  Bath,  third.  Three  perfect 
bunches  of  Black  Hamburgh  gained  Mr.  Mitchell  the  first  prize  in  the- 
class  for  that  variety,  Mr.  J.  Jones  being  a  good  second,  and  Mr.  Hall 
third.  Ten  competed  in  this  class.  In  the  any  other  black  class  Mr, 
Mitchell  was  first  with  well  finished  Madresfield  Court,  the  second  prize 
going  to  Mr.  Marsh  for  beautifully  finished  Alicante,  the  Bromham 
Fruit  Co.  taking  the  third  prize.  The  last  named  exhibitors  were  first 
for  Muscat  of  Alexandria  fairly  well  ripened,  and  Mr.  W.  Marsh  was  a 
very  close  second.  With  any  other  white  variety  Mr.  Sutton,  gardener  to- 
Miss  Todd,  Bristol,  was  first  with  Buckland  Sweetwater,  large  clusters- 
beautifully  coloured  ;  second,  Mr.  W.  Mitchell,  with  Foster’s  Seedling. 
Melons  were  numerous,  but  not  many  of  them  were  of  good  quality. 
For  a  green-fleshed  variety,  Mr.  E.  Adlam,  gardener  to  E.  C.  House,. 
Esq.,  was  first  with  Royal  Jubilee,  second  Mr.  Mitchell.  Mr.  Adlam 
was  also  first  in  the  class  for  other  varieties  with  Blenheim  Orange, 
second  Mr.  W.  Trevillian,  gardener  to  Kalph  Price,  Esq.,  Yatton.  The 
winners  of  the  special  prizes  for  Melons  offered  by  Messrs.  Sutton  and 
Sons,  Reading,  were  Messrs.  T.  Wilkins,  G.  Hall,  W.  Mitchell,  T.  Parrott, 
and  W.  Allen.  Mr.  Mitchell  was  first  for  Peaches,  showing  large  well 
coloured  Sea  Eagle,  second  the  Frome  Flower  and  Fruit  Co.  ?An 
excellent  dish  of  Pineapple  gained  Mr.  Mitchell  the  first  prize  for 
Nectarines,  Mr.  J.  Atkins,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Greaves,  being  second. 
Apples,  Pears,  Plums,  Figs,  Cherries  and  Filberts  w'ere  largely  and 
well  shown,  and  with  these  some  of  the  principal  prizewinners  were 
Messrs.  Hall,  J.  Carr,  E.  Ricketts,  W.  Mitchell,  T.  Jones,  G.  Garaway, 
E.  Hall,  W.  Fisher,  W.  J.  Willcox,  W.  G.  Tylee,  J,  Hinton,  and 
H.  Bullin. 
Vegetables  were  shown  in  large  quantities  and  of  excellent  quality 
generally.  Mr.  T.  Wilkins  was  the  most  successful  exhibitor,  Mr.  G» 
Garraway  also  doing  well. 
Non-competitive  were  more  numerous  than  usual.  Messrs.  G. 
Cooling  &  Sons  had  a  fine  display  of  garden  Roses;  Messrs.  Luplin 
and  Sons,  Newton  Abbott,  arranged  a  group  of  cut  Dahlias  and 
Carnations;  Messrs.  I.  House  &  Son,  Westbury-on-Trym,  staged  a  bank 
of  cut  herbaceous  Phloxes  and  remarkably  fine  Pentstemons ;  Messrs. 
Webb  &  Sons,  Stourbridge,  exhibited  annuals  and  other  cut  flowers  ; 
Mr.  W.  Treseder  had  a  stand  of  new  Cactus  Dahlias ;  Mr.  A.  A. 
Walters  a  bank  of  cut  flowers  ;  Mr.  G.  Garaway  staged  upwards  of 
fifty  distinct  varieties  of  well-grown  Apples  in  dishes  ;  Mr.  Blackmore, 
Twerton,  arranged  a  grand  bank  of  cut  tuberous  Begonias  on  moss; 
and  Mr.  W.  Taylor,  gardener  to  Alderman  Chaffin,  Barb,  showed  fine 
bunches  of  Madresfield  Court  and  Canon  Hall  Muscat  Grapes. 
Wellingborongli  and  Midland  Counties  Dalilia  Society. 
August  SOth. 
Five  years  ago  this  society  held  its  first  Dahlia  show.  On  that 
occasion  some  of  the  exhibitors  appeared,  from  the  character  of  the 
flowers  they  staged,  to  have  an  imperfect  idea  of  what  constituted 
quality  in  an  exhibition  Dahlia.  They  staged  large,  coarse,  open-eyed 
blooms,  thinking  apparently  that  mere  bulk  would  win.  Not  a  few  were 
disappointed  ;  but  those  who  exhibited  were  not  slow  to  perceive  what, 
in  the  opinions  of  the  judges,  constituted  quality  in  the  Dahlia.  The 
second  year  some  of  the  growers  from  the  south  took  down  their 
flowers,  and  these  furnished  excellent  object  lessons  to  the  working 
shoemakers  at  Wellingborough  who  exhibit  in  the  amateurs’  and 
cottagers’  classes.  For  four  years  the  exhibiiions  were  held  in  the 
Corn  Exchange,  but  the  public  attendance  was  not  equal  to  the 
expectations  of  the  committee,  and  this  year  Mr.  Peudered,  the  president, 
invited  the  committee  to  hold  the  exhibition  in  the  charming  grounds 
of  his  residence  at  Redwell.  A  spacious  tent  was  erected,  and  the 
grounds  and  gardens  thrown  open  to  the  public.  The  townspeople, 
influenced  by  Mr.  Pendered’s  generous  action,  rallied  to  the  support  of 
the  committee  ;  the  subscription  was  increased,  and  on  the  occasion  of 
the  fifth  show  a  large  number  of  persona  wended  their  way  to  Redwell, 
the  weather  being  delightful.  Mr.  Pendered’s  garden  appeared  to  be 
quite  as  popular  as  the  Dahlias.  His  own  plantations  of  Dahlias,  and 
especially  of  the  Cactus  type,  which  he  grows  remarkably  well,  called 
forth  considerable  interest. 
The  leading  open  class  for  Show  and  Fancy  Dahlias  was  for 
thirty-six  distinct  varieties,  and  Mr.  John  Walker,  Thame,  was  awarded 
the  first  prize  for  an  excellent  collection  of  good  size,  even,  and 
symmetrical.  The  principal  varieties  were  Mrs.  W.  Slack,  Gaiety, 
James  Cocker,  Chieftain,  Muriel  Hobbs,  Shottesham  Hero,  John  Wyatt, 
Maud  Fellowes,  Mr.  Glasscock,  Mrs.  Every,  B  iffalo  Bill,  John  Ashby, 
Mrs.  Saunders,  Florence  Tranter,  a  lovely  bloom  ;  Mrs.  Morgan, 
Kathleen,  John  Standish,  Dr.  Keynes,  J.  F.  West,  George  Rawlings, 
and  Duke  of  Fife.  Mr.  S.  Mortimer,  Faruham,  who  had  very  good 
blooms  of  John  Hickling,  Duke  of  Fife,  J.  T.  West,  Glowworm,  John 
Walker,  Diadem,  Harry  Turner,  Frank  Pearce,  Spitfire,  Mrs.  Gladstone, 
Mr.  G.  Harris,  Virginale,  Sunbeam,  R.  T.  Rawlings,  Arthur  Rawlings, 
and  Harrison  Weir,  was  second,  and  Mr.  George  Humphries,  Chippenham, 
third.  With  twenty-four  varieties  Mr.  J.  Walker  was  again  first, 
staging  in  this  class  finely  finished  blooms  of  similar  varieties  to  those 
enumerated  above.  Mr.  George  Humphries  was  second,  and  Mr.  S. 
Mortimer  third.  For  twelve  blooms  the  prizes  went  to  these  growers 
in  precisely  the  same  order. 
In  the  two  following  classes  for  Cactus  Dahlias,  the  blooms  were 
shown  on  boards,  as  in  the  case  of  the  preceding  ones,  and  as  the  blooms 
were  large  and  finely  developed  they  were  seen  to  great  advantage. 
