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supplied  moisture,  and  growing  like  Leeks,  to  use  a  common 
phrase.  These  are  they  that  delight  the  true  practical  grower. 
He  knows  that,  although  he  may  have  longer  to  wait  for  his 
flowers,  yet  when  they  do  appear  the  plants  will  have  the  requi¬ 
site  stamina  to  bring  these  to  perfection  without  weakening  them¬ 
selves  for  the  present  or  any  future  occasion.  When  the  leaves 
are  hard  and  rustling  to  the  touch,  when  they  spring  back  to 
their  position  on  being  brushed  by  the  hand,  they  are  all  right; 
it  is  the  flabby  looking  soft  foliage  that  drops  off  wholesale  in  a 
dark  dull  winter,  and  is  the  sure  forerunner  of  spot  and  other 
evils  that  attack  cool  Orchids.  Sweet  compost,  healthy  roots, 
and  abundant  air  supplies  conduce  to  the  former  results,  and 
now  is  the  time,  by  judicious  ventilation  and  treatment,  to 
strengthen  and  invigorate  the  plants  against  the  coming 
winter. — H.  R.  R. 
APPLE  AND  PEAR  ILLUSTRATIONS. 
On  page  285  are  figures  of  (1)  Apple  Allington  Pippin,  one  of 
Messrs.  Bunyard’s  novelties,  first  introduced  in  1896.  It  is  a 
really  excellent  Apple  for  the  table,  and  is  in  use  from  November 
to  February.  Fine  specimens  were  seen  at  the  Crystal  Palace 
Fruit  Show  last'  week.  (2)  Borsdorfer  is  a  Continental  Apple, 
very  highly  esteemed  in  Germany,  though  hardly  grown  at  all  in 
this  country.  It  is  a  free  grower  and  very  hardy,  the  fruit  being 
yellow,  and  bright  red  next  the  sun,  the  skin  also  strewed  with 
yellowish  or  brown  dots.  It  was  first  growTn  in  England  in  1785. 
Apple  Newton  Wonder  (page  287)  was  raised  by  Messrs.  J.  R. 
Pearson  and  Sons.  It  does  not  succeed  in  Kent,  we  believe,  but 
is  one  of  the  best  all-round  Apples  in  other  parts  of  the  country. 
The  Apple  is  now  much  appreciated,  but  we  draw  attention  to 
it,  believing  that  a  good  thing  cannot  be  too  well  known.  Pear 
President  Barabe  (page  286)  is  an  excellent  melting  Pear  of 
medium  size.  It  is  hardy  and  a  good  cropper.  At  Sawbridge- 
worth  it  is  in  favour. 
British  Grown  Fruit. 
CRYSTAL  PALACE,  SEPT.  18th,  19th,  and  2Cth. 
It  is  said  that  the  season’s  products  are  three  weeks  late  this 
year  owing  to  inclement  weather.  This,  with  the  date  of  the 
show  brought  forward  a  fortnight,  makes  a.  difference  to  growers 
of  five  weeks  as  against  a  warm  and  favourable  year.  It  is  a 
wonder  that  so  good  an  exhibition  was  possible  following  these 
sunless  seasons,  with  their  coldness,  their  storms',  and  rain. 
Grapes  were  good  on  the  whole ;  Apples  and  Pears  had  not 
the  colour,  though  they  may  have  been  as  heavy,  as  in  a  good 
year.  A  number  of  trade  exhibitors,  who  on  former  years  staged 
remarkably  fine  collections  of  fruit,  or  groups  of  trees,  were  not 
represented.  The  great  storm  which  swept  over  Kent  a  day  or 
two  previous  to  the  show  may  also  have  ruined  the  fruits  of  some 
intending  exhibitors.  Mr.  Geo.  Woodward,  of  Barnham  Court, 
who  generally  stages  some  of  the  most  superior  samples  on  view 
at  this  show,  was  able'  to  contribute  a.  unique  assortment  of 
fruits,  or,  rather,  parts  of  fruits — the  remains  of  what  had  been 
handsome  specimens  previous  to  the  devastating  onslaught  of 
hail  which  destroyed  the  whole  of  his  fruit  crops,  and  even  riddled 
and  tore  to  pieces'  his  Strawberry  plants,  vegetables,  and  Chrys¬ 
anthemums.  The  damaged  fruits  at  the  Palace  were  an  object, 
lesson  in  the  risks  and  uncertainties  of  gardening,  and  it  is  the 
knowledge  and  probability  of  risks  and  losses  which  gives  the 
greater  satisfaction  when  labours  are  well  rewarded  and  success¬ 
fully  crowned. 
Messrs.  Bunyard’s  display  of  fruit  and  pot  trees  deserved  all 
the  appreciation  which  the  public  accorded  to  it.  Probably  no 
finer  effort  has  been  made  by  this  firm  for  some  years.  Messrs. 
Canned  and  Sons  had  a  new  form  of  stand,  or  fruit-supporter,  on 
their  table.  This  was  formed  of  a  four-sided,  erect  central 
wooden  rod,  surmounted  by  a.  small  wire  basin  for  fruit.  Fixed 
to  the  sides  of  this  rod  were  horizontal  brass  wires,  half  an  inch 
in  thickness,  with  a  circular  basin  for  holding  a  plate  at  the  end. 
These  brass  rods  could  be  separated  from  the  central  support  by 
simply  lifting  them  out  of  the  socket  in  which  they  are  placed. 
Messrs.  Peed  and  Sons  used  a  neat  little  spring  holder  for  their 
name  cards,  these  being  attached  to  the  plates  as  a  gentleman’s 
tie-fastener  might  be,  and  the  card  was  neatly  held  forward  to 
the  view. 
A  new  feature  of  this  exhibition  were  the'  collections  of  bottled 
fruits  and  jams.  Never  before  has  so  large  a  display  been  seen. 
Practical  demonstrations  in  the  art  of  fruit  bottling  were  given 
each  day  at  3  p.m.  by  Mr.  Fowler  to  Fellows  of  the  Society,  but 
we  were  unable  to  attend  to  any  of  these.  The  Surrey  Bee-keepers 
Society  held  an  exhibition  adjoining  that  of  the  Royal  Horti¬ 
cultural  Society. 
In  the  way  of  novelties  for  another  year,  might  it  not  be 
desirable  to  offer  a  prize  for  the  best  assorted  collection  of  fruits 
of  neglected  native  fruiting  plants,  or  of  plants  with  edible 
fruits,  hardy  in  this  country,  and  which  are  little  known? 
The  Council  of  the  Society,  under  the  chairmanship  of  the 
President,  Sir  Trevor  Lawrence,  Bart.,  sat  down  to  luncheon 
with  the  judges  and  others  at  1.30  p.m.  on  the  Thursday.  In  his 
remarks  following  the  luncheon.  Sir  Trevor  alluded  to  the  bottled 
fruit,  and  remarked  that,  in  his  opinion,  British  bottlers  had 
still  something  to  learn  if  they  are  to  compete  with  foreigners. 
He  also  briefly  referred  to  the  Horticultural  Hall,  and  said  that 
Baron  Schroder  taking  the  interest  in  it  which  he  did,  there  was 
no  need  to  fear  that  the  scheme  would  not  reach  a  satisfactory 
and  successful  issue.  He  proposed,  after  the  loyal  toasts,  that 
of  The  Judges.  This  was  ably  and  sensibly  replied  to  by  Mr.  J. 
Mclndoe,  of  Hutton  Hall. 
The  Thursday,  or  first  day  of  the  exhibition,  brought  hosts 
of  visitors,  there  being  over  sixty  thousand  people  in  the  Palace 
and  grounds  during  the  evening.  The  arrangements  in  connec¬ 
tion  with  the  fruit  exhibition  were  managed  with  the  usual 
smoothness,  the  responsible  persons  being  the  Rev.  W.  Wilks, 
the  Secretary  ;  Mr.  S.  T.  Wright  and  Mr.  T.  Humphreys,  Super¬ 
intendent  and  Assistant  Superintendent  of  the  Society’s  gardens  ; 
Mr.  Reader,  the  Cashier,  and  Mr.  Castleton,  gardener  to  the 
Crystal  Palace  Company. 
Division  I.— Gardeners  and  Amateurs. 
Collections  of  Indoor  Fruit. — The  premier  class  for  a  collection 
of  nine  dishes,  in  six  kinds,  always  makes  a  great  show,  and  the 
exhibitors  are  particularly  anxious  to  score  in  this  class.  On 
this  occasion  there  were  three  competitors,  but  the  quality  of 
the  produce,  taken  as  a  whole,  appeared  rather  below  par.  Most 
of  the  Grapes  were  poorly  coloured.  The  Peaches  and  Nectarines 
were,  however,  of  exceptional  character.  Mr.  J.  H.  Goodacre, 
gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Harrington,  Elvaston  Castle,  Derby,  was 
placed  first,  staging  good  bunches  of  Muscat  of  Alexandria,  fine 
in  berry  ;  Gros  Maroc,  clean,  well-finished  clusters.  The  Peaches 
Sea  Eagle  and  Exquisite  were  grand  in  size  and  colour.  A  good 
dish  of  Victoria  Nectarines,  which  possessed  far  more  colour  than 
is  usual  in  this  variety  ;  a  splendid  dish  of  Figs,  the  variety  being 
Brown  Turkey;  well  coloured  Washington  Apples;  a  splendid 
dish  of  Marguerite  Marillat  Pears;  Peaches  Barrington  and 
Gladstone,  Clapp’s  Favourite  Pear,  and  Dryden  Nectarines  being 
in  excellent  form  ;  and  a  good  Countess  Melon  completed  the 
exhibit.  Mr.  J.  Lock,  gardener  to  Sir  C.  Swinfen  Eady,  K.C., 
Weybridge,  Surrey,  made  a  splendid  second,  and  must  have  only 
just  lost  first  place.  The  Grapes,  were  grand,  especially  the 
Muscat  of  Alexandria,  which  were  perfect  in  colour.  Mr.  J. 
Barson,  gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Sandwich,  Hincliingbrooke, 
Huntingdon,  came  third.  The  chief  features  of  this  exhibit  were 
the  Grapes  Muscat  of  Alexandria  and  Gros  Maroc,  an  enormous 
Countess  Melon,  and  a  good  dish  of  Barrington  Peaches. 
The  second  collection  of  six  dishes  of  ripe  fruit,  four  kinds 
at  least,  Pines  excluded,  brought  out  four  exhibits.  Mr.  W. 
Mitchell,  gardener  to  J.  W.  Fleming,  Esq.,  Chi  1  worth  Manor, 
Romsey,  proved  the  victor.  The  varieties  employed  were  Muscat 
of  Alexandria,  rather  poor  in  colour,  and  Madresfield  Court 
Grapes;  a  grand  dish  of  Princess  of  Wales  Peaches,  Nectarines 
Pineapple  and  Pitmaston  Orange,  with  Williams’  Bon  Chretien 
Pears,  forming  a  clean,  well-finished  exhibit.  Mr.  W.  Harrison, 
gardener  to  Colonel  Archer  Houblon,  Hallingbury  Place,  Bishops 
Stortford,  was  a  capital  second,  having  good  dishes  of  Gros  Maroc 
Grapes,  Gladstone  Peaches,  and  Clapp’s  Pear.  Mr.  W.  Howe, 
gardener  to  Amy  Lady  Tate,  Streathain  Common,  was  third. 
Grapes. — The  classes  for  Grapes  were  well  represented  through¬ 
out,  and  although  the  colouring  of  the  white  varieties  was  not 
up  to  the  mark,  the  blacks  were  good.  Class  3  represented  six 
distinct  varieties  of  Grapes,  three  black  and  three  white,  and  it 
is  to  be  regretted  there  were  only  two  entries.  The  first  prize 
was  awarded  to  Mr.  W.  Shingler,  gardener  to  Lord  Hastings, 
Melton  Constable,  and  was  in  every  way  worthy  of  that  exhibi¬ 
tor’s  reputation.  The  varieties  were  Gros  Maroc,  represented  by 
good  bunches  of  well  coloured  berries;  Mrs.  Pearson,  good, 
shapely  bunches,  of  fair  colour,  with  moderate  sized  berries; 
Alnwick  Seedling,  large  in  bunch,  of  excellent  colour,  but  the 
berries  would  have  been  much  better  with  a  more  severe  thin¬ 
ning  ;  Black  Alicante,  was  large  in  bunch,  but  rather  deficient 
in  colour,  the  berries  also  showed  signs  of  overcrowding.  The 
Muscat  of  Alexandria  were  well  coloured  and  large,  though  some 
of  the  berries  were  shrivelling;  Gros  Colman  finished  the  exhibit. 
This  variety  was  rather  Aveak  in  colouring,  otherwise  good.  The 
exhibit,  taken  as  a  whole,  was  undoubtedly  a  good  one,  and 
worthy  of  the  show.  Mr.  J.  H.  Goodacre,  gardener  to  the  Earl 
of  Harrington,  Elvaston  Castle,  Derby,  followed  with  a  nice  clean 
exhibit,  but  lacking  in  size  when  compared  with  the  first  prize 
exhibit.  The  best  varieties  were  Muscat  of  Alexandria,  rather 
small  in  berry,  but  well  coloured;  Barbarossa.  enormous  bunches 
of  good  colour,  though  rather  small  in  berry ;  Gros  Maroc,  neat 
in  bunch  and  berry;  and  Madresfield  Court,  which  was  small  in 
bunch  but  otherwise  good. 
