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Durondeau,  a  good  pot  Pear,  had  three  dishes,  Mr.  Turtou 
heading  fairly,  and  Mr.  Bannister  following  for  second.  Emile 
d’Heyst,  w’ith  five,  was  seen  to  advantage,  the  foremost  samples 
being  from  Mr.  T.  H.  Slade,  of  Poltimore  Gardens,  Exeter,  and 
Mr.  E.  Colman  second.  For  Fondante  d’Automne  there  v’ere 
three  contestants,  the  premier  card  being  accorded  to  Mr.  W. 
Hawe,  of  Streatham,  with  nice  smooth  fruits,  second  Mr. 
Coleman. 
Dr.  Jules  Guyot  had  no  representative.  Ten  dishes  were 
forward  at  the  call  of  Louise  Bonne  of  Jersey,  the  first  place 
being  filled  by  Mr.  F.  W.  Thomas  with  fair  samples ;  second 
came  Mr.  McAinsh.  Marguerite  Marillat  is  a  handsome  variety, 
and  three  lots  were  entered,  Mr.  Slade  beating  Mr.  Thomas, 
having  very  good  samples  of  this  early  Pear.  Marie  Louise 
brought  eight  competitors,  but  Mr.  Rick  again  proved  the 
winner,  Mr.  Turton  following.  The  fruits  were  very  green. 
For  Pitmaston  Duchess,  Mr.  T.  Horsey,  of  Charlton  House, 
Sudw'ell,  Salisbury,  led,  with  large  but  green  samples.  Mr.  J.  W. 
Barks  was  second,  out  of  eight.  The  pi'etty  and  quaint  little 
Seckle  had  four  purple  sets  in  its  favour,  Mr.  Chas.  Ross  coming 
to  the  front,  and  was  followed  by  Mr.  Coleman. 
Souvenir  du  Congres  with  four  found  Mr.  Rick  leading,  Mr. 
Rassile  being  second.  The  fruits  were  large  but  not  very 
shapely,  and  they  were  green.  Thompson’s  had  little  size  or 
colouur.  Out  of  two  Mr.  C.  Page  was  first.  The  delicious 
Triomphe  de  Vienne  had  but  three  dishes,  Mr.  Turton,  with 
really  good  fruits  (larger  and  well  coloured),  beating  Mr.  F.  W. 
Thomas.  Williams’  Bon  Chretien  brought  three  entrants, 
Messrs.  J.  Rick  and  T.  W.  H.  having  the  awards,  the  former 
with  well  coloured  Pears.  The  last  class  here,  that  for  “  any 
other  variety,”  was  supported  by  only  three  competitors,  the 
leading  place  falling  to  Mr.  E.  Coleman  with  Aspasie  Ancourt ; 
second.  Mr.  P.  W.  Bound,  with  splendid  Gansel’s  Bergamotte ; 
and  third,  Mr.  Bassile,  with  Summer  Fraunce. 
Division  VII.—  Miscellaneous. 
Class  139. — Home  preserved  or  home  bottled  British  grown 
fruits.  Open.  This  exhibit  must  not  occupy  a  space  greater 
than  8ft  by  6ft,  and  must  not  be  built  up  more  than  2ft  high  in 
the  centre.  Jams  in  clear  glass  jars  or  bottles;  bottled  fruits 
in  clear  glass  bottles;  small  quantities  of  fruits,  preserved,  dried, 
or  evaporated,  in  any  other  way  may  be  included,  but  all  alike 
must  be  British  grown  and  British  prepared.  First  prize.  Gold 
Medal ;  other  prizes  at  the  discretion  of  the  Council.  Messrs. 
Austin  and  Co.,  Kingston-on-Thames,  who  are  the  possessors  of 
a  patent  and  secret,  bottling  process,  were  placed  first,  their 
exhibit  displaying  well  preserved  and  finely  coloured  fruit  samples. 
The  second  award  we  w7ere  unable  to  find ;  and  third  the  Swanley 
Horticultural  College.  There  were  five  displays. 
Class  140  was  for  home  preserved  or  home  bottled  British 
fruits.  Wholesale  firms  excluded.  This  exhibit  had  to  include 
both  jams  and  bottled  fruits — from  twelve  to  eighteen  lib  or  21b 
clear  glass  pots  or  bottles  of  jam,  including  at  least  four  different 
kinds,  and  from  twelve  to  eighteen  bottles  of  fruit, 
including  at  least  four  different  kinds.  Small  quan¬ 
tities  from  Alb  to  lib  of  any  British  grown  fruit  pre¬ 
served  at  home  in  any  other  way  may  also  be  added. 
Any  of  the  pots  or  bottles  in  each  exhibit  will  be  opened  by  the 
judges  at  their  own  selection.  Everything  exhibited  must  have 
been  preserved  by  the  exhibitor.  First  prize,  a  Silver  Cup  pre¬ 
sented  by  the  Countess  of  Warwick;  second,  £3.  The  Horti¬ 
cultural  College,  Swanley,  were  first;  Mrs.  A.  Bassnet,  Shirley, 
Croydon,  second;  and  third,  the  Lady  Warwick  Hostel,  Reading. 
Class  141  was  for  exhibits  of  a.  dozen  bottles  of  bottled  fruits 
(including  four  different  kinds  at  least),  bottled  and  shown  by 
exhibitors  w  ho  do  not  sell  their  produce  or  in  any  way  work  for 
the  trade  (wholesale  or  retail),  but  only  and  entirely  for  their 
own  household  consumption.  First  prize,  £3 ;  second,  £2. 
Allanson  Bailey,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  W.  Elliott),  Mount  Pleasant, 
Farningham,  was  first;  Mr.  J.  Bushnell,  Sandling,  Maidstone, 
second;  and  third,  Mrs.  Banks,  Hasland  Hall,  Chesterfield. 
For  an  entry  in  class  142  (miscellaneous),  Mrs.  W.  H.  Plowman, 
Heath  Cottage,  Beddington  Corner,  Mitcham,  received  an  award. 
Non-competitive  Exhibits. 
Undoubtedly  the  largest  and  finest  collection  of  fruit  on  view 
from  one  firm  was  that,  of  Messrs.  Geo.  Bunyard  and  Co.,  Maid¬ 
stone.  The  tabling  occupied  the  whole  length  of  the  show  area. 
Pot  trees  were  staged  at  the  back,  these  including  nicely  trained 
specimens  of  Apples,  Pears,  Plums,  and  the  Cherry  Guigne  de 
Winckler,  an  October  fruiting  variety,  bearing  heavy  clusters. 
Cox’s  Emperor  Plum  and  Peasgood’s  Apple  showed  up  well.  Among 
the  dishes  of  fruit  on  the  table  were  Cox’s  Pomona,  Ben’s  Red, 
James  Grieve,  Bismarck,  Lady  Henniker,  Royal  Jubilee,  Ailing- 
ton,  Ribston  Pippin,  Queen  Caroline,  Lady  Sudeley,  Duchess  of 
Gloucester,  Preston  Hall,  Washington,  Colonel  Vaughan,  Evagil, 
Lord  Derby,  Lord  Grosvenor,  The  Queen,  and  Beauty  of  Kent 
Apples;  Doyenne  Boussoch,  UvcdaleVSt.  Germain,  Fondante 
d’Automne,  Dr.  Joubert,  and  other  Pears;  Melon  Little  Heath, 
Peaches,  Nuts,  Damsons,  Phams,  and  Crabs.  The  group  was  the 
object  of  the  greatest  interest  during  the  run  of  the  show. 
A  large  number  of  trade  exhibits,  apart  from  fruit,  were  con¬ 
tributed.  Messrs.  Cutbush  and  Son  had  a  collection  of  cut 
Dahlia  blooms,  and  so  also  had  Messrs.  Cheal  and  Sons.  Messrs. 
D.  S.  Thomson  and  Son,  of  Wimbledon,  set  up  a  group  of  the  new 
double  flowering  Gypsophila  paniculata.  Mr.  Will  Taylor,  of 
Hampton,  had  Roses,  and  a  group  of  these  also  came  from  Paul 
and  Son.  Messrs.  Canned  and  Sons  had  a  conical  mass  of  their 
gorgeous  Cannas,  while  hardy  flowers  came  from  Messrs. 
Pritchard,  T.  S.  Ware,  Limited,  and  Geo.  Bunyard  and  Co. 
Barr  and  Sons  had  Montbretias,  Roses,  Amaryllis  Belladonna, 
Phloxes,  Delphiniums,  Asters,  and  Physalis  Alkekengi,  Ac. 
Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Sons  had  double  tuberous  Begonias  and 
hardy  flowers.  From  Messrs.  B.  S.  Davis,  of  Yeovil,  there  also 
came  superb  tuberous  Begonias.  Amongst  the  doubles  there  were 
the  following,  which  are  very  fine:  Mrs.  Shortland,  yellow;  W. 
Sparsliott,  rich  crimson;  Ernest  J.  Davis;  Marchioness  of  Bath, 
white;  Captain  Henderson,  scarlet-crimson;  Mr.  J.  Chamber- 
lain,  white,  edged  with  lilac;  General  Baden-Powrell,  rich  orange 
scarlet;  and  Mrs.  Lyons,  lilac-blush. 
Messrs.  Wells  and  Co.,  Earlsw’ood,  had  a  group  of  early 
flowering  Chrysanthemums,  including  Horace  Martin,  golden  ; 
Rosie,  red  ;  Orange  Masse;  Goacher’s  Crimson  ;  and  Victor  Mew, 
white.  Mr.  J.  Russell,  Richmond,  had  a  group  of  Euonymus 
and  Ivies;  Messrs.  Laing  had  hardy  flowers,  and  so.  too,  had 
Ladhams,  of  Shirley  Nurseries,  Southampton ;  Mr.  C.  Turner 
had  Dahlias. 
A  collection  of  Apples  and  other  fruits  came  from  Messrs. 
Hugh  Low  and  Co.  Duchess  of  Oldenburg.  Lord  Suffield,  Lod- 
dington,  and  Allington  Pippin  were  large  and  handsome.  They 
had  also  superb  Peaches  and  Plums.  Nuts  were  also  included. 
Messrs.  J.  Veiteh  and  Sons,  Limited,  Chelsea,  staged  a  group 
of  pot  Pears. 
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THE  DOUBLE  WHITE  POET’S  NARCISS. 
This,  the  Gardenia-flowered  Narcissus,  is  variously  catalogued. 
It  is  the  double  white  poeticus,  and  is  also  called  Narcissus  alba 
plena  odorata — the  odorous  double  white,  under  which  name  the 
Messrs.  Webb  and  Sons  include  the  variety,  and  through  them 
we  are  enabled  to  reproduce  the  illustration  on  this  page.  The 
lovely  sweet-scented,  Gardenia-like  flowers  are  much  prized  for 
cutting,  and  growing  loin  in  height,  they  have  stalks  of  a.  useful 
length.  Experts  recommend  that  this  Narcissus  be  planted  early 
in  a  good,  deep,  cool  soil,  not  too  dry. 
Double  White  Poet’s  Narcos. 
