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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  8,  1900. 
I(orticaltnral  Shows. 
Westminster,  November  6th,  7th,  and  8th. 
The  National  Chrysanthemum  Society  held  their  great  show,  as 
usual,  at  the  Eoyal  Aquarium,  and  it  was  worthy  of  the  name,  for  the 
huge  building  was  crowded  throughout.  The  chief  interest  was 
centered  in  the  great  vase  class  and  the  President’s  prizes.  The 
arrangement  of  the  show  was  not  quite  of  a  satisfactory  character, 
for  the  classes  did  not  follow  each  other,  and  were  difficult  to  find. 
Apart  from  this  the  show  was  well  carried  out  by  the  superintendent, 
Mr,  K.  Dean.  The  French  visitors  also  gave  additional  interest  to 
the  gathering. 
Cut  Blooms. 
The  national  competition  of  Chrysanthemum  and  horticultural 
societies  always  creates  a  considerable  amount  of  interest,  and  the 
competition  is  almost  invariably  keen  ;  the  executive  was  not 
disappointed  on  this  occasion,  for  there  were  three  societies  represented. 
Each  society  collectively  has  to  stage  forty-eight  Japanese  and  twenty- 
four  incurved  blooms,  distinct,  for  the  challenge  trophy  and  £10  added 
for  the  first  prize,  while  £6  and  £4  represent  the  value  of  the  second 
and  third  prizes  respectively.  The  Portsmouth  and  District  Society 
proved  the  victors  with  a  good  strong  board  in  both  sections.  The 
Japanese  were  Yellow  Carnot,  Madame  Carnot,  E.  Molyneux,  Mons. 
Hoste,  Madame  Gustave  Henry,  Mark  Gill,  Mrs.  Mease,  and  Florence 
Molyneux  in  the  back  row  ;  in  the  middle  were  Viviand  Morel,  Chas. 
Davis,  Mrs.  J.  Parker,  Harold  Pink,  Mons.  Chenon  de  Lech6,  Miss 
E.  Weller,  Soleil  d’Octobre,  and  Australie ;  while  the  front  row  varieties 
were  General  Buller,  Mrs.  R.  Jones,  Mrs.  Fulljames,  Miss  Kennedy, 
Mrs.  G.  Carpenter,  Phoebus,  Lady  Hanham,  and  Nellie  Pockett.  The 
incurved  varieties  were  large  and  well  finished.  The  varieties  employed 
were  Madame  Ferlat,  Hanwell  Glory,  Nellie  Threlfall,  a  grand  flower; 
Ernest  Cannell,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Jones,  Mervyn  Penford,  Duchess  of  Fife, 
Lady  Isobel,  Dorothy  Foster,  Fred  Palmer,  Le  Marchedon,  Triomphe 
d’Eve,  Emile  Nonin,  Ma  Perfection,  Lord  Wolseley,  C.  H.  Curtis,  Miss 
M.  A.  Haggis,  Violet  Palmer,  Golden  Gem,  Princess  of  Wales,  Mrs.  R.  C. 
Kingston,  Lucy  Kendall,  Brookleigh  Gem,  and  John  Miles.  The 
exhibitors  were  Mr.  J.  Agate  and  Mr.  C.  Penford.  The  second  place 
was  taken  by  the  Winchester  Horticultural  Society,  Mr.  W.  Neville, 
gardener  to  F.  W.  Flight,  Esq.,  Twyford,  staging.  Some  of  the  best 
blooms  were  Mrs.  W.  Mease,  Edith  Dashwood,  Emily  Towers,  Sir  H. 
Kitchener,  Lady  Hanham,  E.  Molyneux,  Phoebus,  and  Mrs.  Coombs  in 
the  Japanese  section  ;  while  the  best  incurved  were  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston, 
Mrs.  H.  J.  Jones,  Mrs.  Coleman,  Topaze  Orientale,  and  Princess  of 
Wales;  while  the  Sevenoaks  and  West  Kent  Society  were  third,  the 
exhibitor  being  Mr.  W.  Tebay,  Sevenoaks. 
The  Holmes  challenge  cup  class  for  thirty-six  incurved  blooms,  with 
prizes  of  £10  with  the  cup  for  first  place,  and  £7,  £4,  and  £2  for  the 
other  prizes,  always  attracts  numbers  of  competitors,  and  on  this  occasion 
the  class  was  keenly  contested,  no  less  than  six  exhibitors  staging.  The 
first  prize  was  handsomely  won  by  Mr.  W.  Higgs,  gardener  to  J.  B. 
Hankey,  Esq.,  Fetcham  Park,  Fetcbam,  who  staged  perhaps  the  finest 
collection  ever  shown  at  a  national  show.  The  varieties  were — Back 
row  :  Chrysantheme  Bruant,  Ernest  Cannell,  Ma  Perfection,  Ralph 
Hatton,  Mrs.  G.  Williams,  grand  ;  Lady  Isobel,  Madame  Ferlat,  Countess 
of  Warwick,  Chas.  H.  Curtis,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Jones,  Hanwell  Glory,  and 
Duchess  of  Fife.  Middle  row :  Lord  Alcester,  Madame  Verneuil,  Mrs. 
W.  Howe,  Topaze  Orientale,  Empress  of  India,  Violet  Foster,  Globe 
d’Or,  J.  Agate,  lalene.  Miss  A.  Hills,  Yvonne  Desblanc,  and  Robert 
Petfield.  Front  row  :  John  Doughty,  John  Lambert,  Pearl  Palace, 
Princess  of  Wales,  C.  B.  Whitnall,  Golden  Empress,  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston, 
George  Haigh,  Thos.  Lockie,  Alfred  Salter,  King  of  Yellows,  and 
Bonnie  Dundee.  The  second  prize  was  awarded  Mr.  G.  J.  Hunt, 
gardener  to  P.  Ralli,  Esq.,  Epsom,  who  had  laline.  Lady  Isobel,  Creole, 
Duchess  of  Fife,  Chrysantheme  Bruant,  Chas.  H.  Curtis,  and  Lord 
Alcester.  Mr.  W.  Jinks,  gardener  to  E.  Bruce,  Esq.,  The  Beeches, 
Walton-on-Thames,  was  third,  and  Mr.  J.  H.  Goodacre,  gardener  to  the 
Earl  of  Harrington,  fourth. 
For  the  Holmes  challenge  cup  and  similar  prizes  in  the  class  for 
forty -eight  Japanese  blooms,  distinct,  there  was  a  grand  array,  not  only 
of  exhibitors,  but  blooms  also,  in  fact  the  class  made  a  grand  show  in 
themselves,  for  there  were  seven  entries,  the  first  prize  going  to  Mr. 
F.  S.  Vallis,  Brombam  Fruit  Farm,  Chippenham,  for  a  grand  exhibit. 
The  varieties  were — Back  row  :  Phoebus,  Mrs.  E.  Barter,  E.  Molyneux, 
Soleil  d’Octobre,  Madame  Carnot,  Mrs.  J.  Bryant,  grand ;  Simplicity, 
Mrs.  W.Cursham,  Mr.  A.  Barratt,  Le  Grand  Dragon,  a  fine  bloom  ;  Mrs. 
J.  Lewis,  M.  G.  Bruant,  Chas.  Davis,  Mrs.  W.  Popham,  R.  Hooper 
Pearson,  and  Australie.  Middle  row  :  Pride  of  Madford,  Lord  Ludlow, 
Nellie  Pockett,  Viviand  Morel,  Secretaire  Fierens,  Madame  P.  Rivoire, 
Lady  Hanham,  Surpasse  Amiral,  Miss  Alice  Byron,  Dora  Heixheimer, 
Sir  H.  Kitchener,  Cal  vat  1899,  Mrs.  Barkley,  C.  B.  Haywood,  Lord 
Salisbury,  and  Mrs.  Mease.  Front  row  :  Pride  of  Exmouth,  Edith 
Tabor,  fine  ;  Emily  Towers,  Madame  Gustave  Henry,  Seedling,  Mons. 
Chenon  de  Leche,  Lady  E.  Clarke,  Mrs.  Vallis,  Elthorne  Beauty,  Mrs. 
G.  W.  Palmer,  Mutual  Friend,  Seedling,  G.  J.  Warren,  Mons.  Hoste, 
Mr.  L.  Eemy,  and  Mrs.  Coombs.  Mr.  W.  Mease,  gardener  to 
A.  Tate,  Esq.,  Downside,  Leatherhead,  was  a  splendid  second  ;  his  best 
varieties  were  J.  R.  Upton,  Mrs.  H.  Weeks.  Mrs.  G.  Carpenter,  Mrs. 
Coombs,  Mr.  T.  Carrington,  Viviand  Morel,  Ella  Curtis,  R.  Hooper 
Pearson,  Mrs.  Barkley,  and  Madame  L.  Remy.  Mr.  R.  Kenyon, 
gardener  to  A.  P.  Hills,  Esq.,  Monkhams,  Woodford  Green,  was  third 
with  good  blooms  of  Viviand  Morel,  J.  E.  Clayton,  N.C.S.  Jubilee,  Mrs* 
Mease,  and  Lionel  Humphrey  ;  and  Mr.  W.  Jinks  was  fourth. 
In  the  class  for  twenty-four  blooms,  Japanese,  distinct,^  with  five 
prizes,  the  competitors  numbered  nine,  and  made  a  grand  display,  the 
first  prize  going  to  Mr.  J.  W.  Roberts,  gardener  to  G.  T.  Skilbeck, 
Harrow  Weald.  The  varieties  were — Back  row  :  Simplicity,  Mr.  T. 
Carrington,  Mrs.  W.  Popham,  Beauty  of  Adelaide,  Florence  Molyneux, 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Palmer,  Mrs.  Barkley,  a  grand  flower ;  and  Mrs.  Mease. 
Middle  row  :  Le  Grand  Dragon,  Viviand  Morel,  Thos.  Wilkins,  Mrs.  Weeks, 
Lionel  Humphreys,  R.  Hooper  Pearson,  Mons.  Chenon  de  Leche,  Madame 
Gustave  Henry,  Edwin  Molyneux,  and  Lady  Hanham,  Front  row: 
N.C.S,  Jubilee,  Mons.  Ed.  Andre,  Phoebus,  Madame  P.  Rivoire,  Mrs.  W. 
Seward,  Le  Grand  Dragon,  Elthorne  Beauty,  and  Edith  Tabor.  Mr.  W. 
Higgs  was  second  with  good  typical  blooms  of  Mrs.  Mease,  E.  Molyneu^ 
Viviand  Morel,  Edith  Tabor,  and  Mrs.  Barkley.  Mr.  W.  C.  Meredith 
gardener  to  G.  Wilder,  Esq.,  Stanstead  Park,  Emswortb,  was  a  gotm 
third,  and  Mr.  F,  King,  gardener  to  A.  P.  Perkins,  Esq.,  Holmwood, 
fourth. 
The  companion  class  for  twenty  incurved  blooms,  distinct,  also 
secured  six  exhibitors.  In  most  of  the  stands  the  quality  was  quite  up 
to  the  average.  Mr.  W.  Higgs  proved  the  victor  with  a  grand  set.  The 
varieties  were — Back  row  :  Hanwell  Glory,  grand  ;  Madame  Ferlat, 
Mrs.  H.  J.  Jones,  Chas.  H.  Curtis,  fine  ;  Lady  Isobel,  Countess  of 
Warwick,  Duchess  of  Fife,  Chrysantheme  Bruant.  Middle  row : 
Yvonne  Desblanc,  Robert  Petfield,  Topaze  Orientale,  Globe  d  Or, 
lalene,  Mrs.  G.  Williams,  Violet  Poster,  and  Ma  Perfection.  Front 
row  :  Madame  Verneuil,  Lord  Alcester,  Mr.  Bennett,  Thos.  Lockie, 
Pearl  Palace,  Henry  Ellis,  Mrs.  R.  C.  Kingston,  and  John  Doughty. 
Mr.  G.  J.  Hunt  was  a  capital  second,  his  best  flowers  being  Mrs.  H.  J. 
Jones,  Duchess  of  Fife,  lalene,  Bonnie  Dundee,  Hanwell  Glory,  and 
Lord  Alcester.  Mr.  W.  Mease  occupied  third  place,  and  Mr.  Silas 
Cole  fourth. 
A  class  for  twelve  incurved  blooms,  distinct,  with  a  valuable  marble 
clock  as  the  first  prize,  netted  an  entry  of  nine.  Mr.  A.  Sturt,  gardener 
to  N.  S.  Cohere,  Esq.,  Englefield  Green,  secured  the  premier  award 
with  a  strong  exhibit,  the  varieties  being  Duchess  of  Fife,  Topaze 
Orientale,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Jones,  Chas.  H.  Curtis,  Golden  Empress,  Hanwell 
Glory,  Ma  Perfection,  Lucy  Kendall,  George  Haigh,  Princess  of  Wales, 
Miss  V.  Foster,  and  Ernest  Cannell.  Mr.  W.  C.  Meredith  came  second 
with  good  flowers  of  Madame  Ferlat,  Duchess  of  Fife,  and  Lady  Isobel  ; 
and  Mr.  L.  Bastin,  gardener  to  A.  Henderson,  Esq.,  Paringdon,  Berks, 
was  third. 
In  a  class  for  twelve  blooms,  Japanese,  distinct,  the  trade  excluded, 
there  was  a  capital  competition.  Mr.  J.  Sandford,  gardener  to  Wright 
Ingle,  Esq.,  Wood  House,  North  Finchley,  was  first.  The  best  flowers 
were  N.C.S.  Jubilee,  C.  P.  Payne,  Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  R.  H.  Pearson,  A.  Gold, 
and  Eva  Knowles.  The  second  prize  going  to  Mr.  A.  Allen,  gardener 
to  Lord  Suffield,  Gunton  Park,  Norwich,  and  Mr.  E.  Coleman,  gardener 
to  P.  L.  Boyd,  Esq.,  North  Frith,  Tonbridge,  was  third.  There  were 
ten  exhibitors. 
The  class  for  six  blooms  incurved,  one  variety  only,  proved  a  most 
attractive  one,  for  there  were  eight  good  entries.  Mr.  J.  B.  Hankey 
won  first  place  with  grand  blooms  of  Duchess  of  Fife.  Mr.  G.  H.  Hunt 
was  second  with  the  same  variety.  Mr.  C.  Penford,  gardener  to  Sir 
P.  Pit zwy gram,  Leigh  Park,  Havant,  third,  with  the  same  variety ; 
and  Mr.  W.  Perry,  Bagshot,  brought  up  the  rear  with  Chas.  H.  Curtis. 
An  interesting  class  was  that  provided  for  a  table  of  cut  flowers  to 
illustrate  the  different  types  of  form,  colour  and  size;  the  tables  were 
6  feet  by  3  feet,  any  suitable  foliage  being  allowed,  but  strange  to 
relate  Mr.  N.  Davis  was  the  only  exhibitor,  and  received  the  first  prize. 
The  exhibit  included  all  sections  of  the  flower,  but  hardly  came  up  to 
the  ideal  of  the  schedule. 
The  first  class  for  six  Japanese  blooms,  one  variety,  was  devoted  to 
the  whites,  no  less  than  five  boards  being  staged.  Mr.  W.  Higgs  was 
first  with  grand  blooms  of  Madame  Carnot.  Mr.  W.  C.  Meredith  was 
second  with  Madame  Gustave  Henry  in  fine  form,  and  Mr.  W.  L.  Bastin 
third  with  Madame  Carnot.  In  a  similar  class  for  yellow  varieties 
there  were  three  entries,  and  Mr.  F.  King  was  placed  first  with  good 
blooms  of  Mrs.  Mease,  and  Mr.  W.  Higgs  followed  with  grand  samples 
of  Phoebus,  while  Mr.  W.  L.  Bastin  brought  up  the  rear  with  Mrs. 
Mease.  For  six  blooms  any  other  colour,  one  variety,  there  were  seven 
competitors,  Mr.  W.  Higgs  leading  with  superb  blooms  of  Australie. 
Mr.  W.  C.  Meredith  was  second  with  Mons.  Chenon  de  Leche,  Mr.  N. 
Davis  being  third  with  well  coloured  Mrs.  Barkley.  The  class  for  six 
blooms  Japanese,  incurved,  one  variety  only,  was  attractive,  though 
there  was  but  one  entry,  from  Mr.  R.  Kenyon,  who  staged  N.C.S. 
Jubilee,  Nellie  Pockett,  President  Nonin,  Wonderful,  Madame  Desblanc, 
and  R.  Powell,  and  received  the  first  prize. 
The  hairy -petalled  varieties  were  provided  with  a  class  for  six 
blooms,  not  less  than  two  varieties.  Mr.  H.  Love,  1,  Melville  Terrace, 
Sandown,  Isle  of  Wigiif,  who  had  Beauty  of  Truro,  Hairy  Wonder, 
Mrs.  Dr.  Ward,  and  Louis  Boehmer  in  good  style,  being  placed  first, 
and  Mr.  T.  Foster,  gardener  to  R.  Nivison,  Esq.,  Hendon,  was  second 
with  good  blooms  of  Hairy  Wonder.  The  reflexed  section  was  only 
represented  by  one  class  of  twelve  blooms,  not  less  than  nine  varieties. 
