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October  4,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Collection  of  Orchard  House  Fruit. 
Mr.  J.  Mclndoe  was  an  excellen 
first  for  a  collection  of  hardy  fruit» 
twelve  dishes,  distinct,  grown  partly 
or  entirely  under  glass  to  illustrate 
orchard  house  culture ;  Grapes  ex¬ 
cluded.  The  stand  comprised  Pe'irs 
Beurte  Hardy,  Fondante  d’Automne, 
Louise  Bonne  de  Jersey,  and  Sou¬ 
venir  du  Congr^s  ;  Apples  Peasgood’s 
Nonesuch  (grand).  Lady  Sudeley,  and 
Jas.  Grieve  (superb  colour)  ;  Peaches 
Princess  of  Wales  and  Prince  of 
Wales;  Plums  Bryanston  Gage  and 
Magnum  Bonum,  and  Pig  Brown 
Turkey.  This  was  a  superb  exhibit 
that  did  not  contain  a  weak  dish. 
The  second  prize  was  awarded  to 
Mr.  R.  Potter,  gardener  to  Sir  Mark 
Collet,  Bart.,  St.  Clere,  Kemsing, 
Sevenoaks,  who  staged  Pears  Duron- 
deau.  Marguerite  Marillat,  Pitmaston 
Duchess,  and  Duchesse  d’AngoulSme  ; 
Peaches  Princess  of  Wales;  Nec¬ 
tarine,  Lady  Palmerston,  and  a 
seedling ;  Nectarine  Pineapple,  Plum 
Bryanston  Gage,  and  Pig  Negro 
Largo,  and  an  unnamed  variety  that 
resembled  White  Marseilles. 
Open  Air  Fruit — Apples. 
The  division  for  fruits  grown  in 
the  open  air,  open  to  gardeners 
arid  amateurs  only,  brought  out  a 
magnificent  display  of  our  country’s 
choicest  fruit.  The  competitors 
could  only  stage  in  a  certain  number 
of  classes,  thus  keeping  the  large 
exhibitors  from  annexing  the  whole 
of  the  prizes.  The  premier  class 
for  twenty-four  dishes  of  Apples, 
sixteen  cooking  and  eight  dessert, 
brought  out  a  strong  team  of  fruit 
exhibitors,  five  contestants  staging. 
The  first  prize  was  handsomely 
won  by  Mr.  Geo.  Woodward,  gardener 
to  R.  Leigh,  Esq.,  Barham  Court, 
Maidstone,  who  not  only  staged  large  handsome  frnits,  but  of  grand 
colour  also.  The  varieties  were  Wiltshire  Defiance,  Tyler’s  Kernel, 
Warner’s  King,  Emperor  Alexander  (a  grand  dish).  Stone’s,  Peasgood’s 
Nonesuch,  Belle  Dubois,  New  Hawthornden,  Bismarck,  Golden  Noble, 
Mfere  de  Menage,  Belle  de  Pontoise,  Lord  Suffield,  and  Yorkshire  Beauty. 
The  dessert  dishes  of  Mabbot’s  Pearmain,  Mother  (grand  in  c<  lour), 
Worcester  Pearmain,  Calville  Preooce,  Ribston  Pippin,  Cox’s  Orange, 
Washington,  and  Wealthy  were  superb.  The  second  place  fell  to  Mr.  W.  E. 
Sir  J.  W.  Pease’s  Orchard  House  Fruit. 
Mr.  Alfred  de  Rothschild’s  Hardy  Fruit. 
Market  Growers’  Classes.  Messrs.  Rivers’  Gold  Me 
Fig.  8G— THE  CRYSTA 
top  fruit  in  the  dish  of  Worcester  Pearmain  in  this  class  was  a  small 
example  of  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet  Seedling. 
Ill  the  smaller  class  for  twelve  dishes,  eight  cooking  and  four 
dessert,  there  were  four  competitors.  Ttie  first  prize  was  again  taken 
by  Kentish  fruit,  wh'ch  was  awarded  to  Mr.  R.  Potter,  gardener  to  Sir 
Mark  Collet,  Bart.,  Kemsing,  Sevenoaks,  not  a  weak  dish  being  staged. 
The  varieties  were  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  Gloria  Mundi,  Warner’s  King, 
Withiugton  Fillbasket,  The  Queen,  M^re  de  Menage,  Lady  Henniker, 
entirely  in  the  open,  not  to  include  more  than  eighteen  varieties  of 
Apples  or  twelve  of  Pears,  was  adjudged  to  Mr.  R.  C.  Sanders.  The 
Applea  included  St.  Edmund’s  Pippin,  Tom  Putt,  King  of  the  Pippins, 
Gascoyne’s  Scarlet,  Sandringham,  The  Queen,  Flower  of  Kent, 
Emperor  Alexander,  Peasgood’s  Nonesuch,  Gloria  Mundi,  Mfere  de 
Manage,  Calville  Boisbonnel,  Newton  Wonder,  Ribston  Pippin,  Lady 
Sudeley,  Allington  Pippin,  Duchess’  Favourite,  and  American  Mother. 
The  Pears  were  Doyenne  du  Comice, 
Marie  Benoist,  Benne  d’ Anjou, 
Duchesse  d’AngoulSme,  Beurre  Mor- 
tillet,  Triomphe  de  Vienne,  Brock- 
worth  Park,  Easter  Beurre,  Deux 
Sceurs,  and  Gansel’s  Bergamot.  The 
Plums  comprised  Belgian  Purple, 
Pond’s  Seedling,  Coe’s  Golden  Drop, 
Cox’s  Emperor,  Monarch,  Grand 
Duke,  Washington,  Prince  Engelbert, 
Jeffeison,  and  Magnum  Bonum,  with 
the  Prune  Damson.  Then  there  were 
Fig  Brown  Turkey,  Strawberry  St. 
Joseph;  Peaches  Early  Alfred,  Mag¬ 
dalen,  Royal  George,  Alexander 
Noblesse,  Dymond,  Grosse  Mignonne, 
and  Violette  Hative ;  Neo’arine  Pit- 
maston  Orange,  and  Cherry  Morello. 
This  was  a  most  excellent  collection, 
the  fruits  being  clean  and  very  bright 
in  colour.  Mr.  E.  Coleman,  gardener 
to  T.  L.  Boyd,  Esq.,  North  Frith, 
Tonbridge,  was  second  with  Itrger 
Apples  and  Pears,  and  a  weaker 
front  row. 
Humphreys,  gardener  to  A.  H.  Smee,  Esq.,  The  Grange,  Hackbridge, 
Surrey,  who  staged  well,  but  the  collection  lacked  the  finish  of  the 
Kentish  fruit.  The  best  varieties  were'  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet,  Peasgood’s 
Nonesuch,  Mere  de  Menage,  Emperor  Alexander,  and  Hereford  Costard, 
while  good  examples  of  Wealthy,  Washington,  and  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin 
were  in  the  dessert  row  ;  and  Mr.  S.  Deadman,  gardener  to  the  South- 
Eastern  Co  lege,  Wye,  was  third  with  some  well  coloured  dishes.  The 
