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their  best.  The  second  place  fell  to  Mr.  Geo.  Heal,  Holly  House, 
Compton,  with  very  fair  flowers,  but  loosely  built,  except  Hero 
of  Omdurman.  Lord  Ludlow  was  very  deeply  coloured,  and  a 
little  out  of  character.  Mr.  F.  Sharpe  was  third,  having  a  rich 
R.  Hooper  Pearson,  which  seems  too  intensely  coloured  to  go 
well  with  other  flowers.  This  class  brought  forth  nine  contes¬ 
tants,  who  staged  an  aggregate  of  108  blooms,  the  first  being 
cnly  a  Silver  Medal  and  20s. 
For  three  Japs  distinct  the  forewinner  was  Mr.  P.  Towers 
West  Hantbledon,  Henley-on-Thames,  with  three  novelties — - 
W.  R.  Church,  Earl  of  Arran,  and  Geo.  Lawrence.  Mr.  F. 
Wheatley,  of  Thames  Street,  Weybridge,  was  second.  For  six 
Japs,  distinct,  Mr.  F.  Wheatley  staged  large  and  well-built 
flowers;  Mrs.  Poekett  and  Mrs.  G.  Mileham,  being  good  ;  and  abo 
Nellie  Poekett.  For  a  dozen  incurved  blooms  in  class  51,  Mr. 
T.  Sharpe,  of  Greenhithe,  was  placet!  first,  but  had  a  very  ragged 
set,  Miss  A.  Hills  and  Topaze  Orientale  being  fair  blooms,  but 
requiring  to  bo  dressed.  Mr.  Sharpe’s  six  in  three  varieties, 
class  50,  were  creditable,  though  too  ragged,  except  Royal  Stan¬ 
dard,  which  was  almost  perfect. 
Class  GO,  for  a  vase  of  six  blooms  of  any  Jap,  arranged  with 
foliage,  resulted  in  a  keen  competition,  nine  staging.  Mr.  E. 
Jones,  of  51,  Bower  Street.  Bedford,  was  deservedly  first  with 
good  blooms,  assisted  by  purple  Oak  sprays  and  green  Chrysan¬ 
themum  foliage;  Mr.  C.  H.  Martin,  Raymead,  Hendon,  was  an 
excellent  second;,  and  third,  Mr.  A.  Robertson,  of  St.  John’s 
Wood,  In  class  35,  for  a  vase  of  six  blooms,  one  variety,  the 
honours  fell  to  Mr.  H.  Perkins,  of  Greenland®;  and  Mr.  H.  Parr, 
of  Trent  Park,  second.  Mr.  F.  A.  Coot?,  Beech  field,  Weybridge, 
was  a  poor  third.  Four  entered.  For  two  vases  of  pompons  only 
a  couple  of  entrants  were  forward.  Mr.  W.  C'.  Pagram,  of  The 
Whin.  Weybridge.  being  first,  with  a  nice  fine  arrangement ; 
and  Mr.  W.  Grundy,  Orchard  Leigh,  Rotherhithe,  second,  with 
an  ugly,  compact,  bouquet-like  mass,  which  would  repel  any 
lover  cf  the  graceful  in  flowers  from  using  pompons.  Mr. 
Pagram’s  were  really  pleasing,  though  less  dried  grass  might  have 
served. 
Non-competitive  Exhibits. 
Mr.  H.  J.  Jones,  Ryecroft  Nursery,  Lewisham,  was  exceed¬ 
ingly  well  represented,  having'  a  very  large  group,  and  the 
flowers  were  of  the  highest  quality.  His  chief  novelties  were 
Miss  Mildred  Grant,  of  a  ruddy-flesh  and  creamy  combination  cf 
colour.  This  has  had  two  F.C.C.’s.  Henry  Perkins  was  also 
shown.  It  is  a  rich  crimson.  Nellie  Perkins,  purple  and  white; 
Hon.  Mrs.  Acland,  incurved  blight  golden  ;  Geo.  Lawrence,  Ben 
Wells,  Earl  of  Arran,  and  Nellie  Bean.  His  exhibit  occupied 
the  whole  west  end  of  the  Aquarium. 
Messrs.  B.  S.  Williams  and  Son,  Upper  Holloway,  N.,  sent 
Verbena  Miss  Wilmot,  retarded  Spirteas,  with  Ericas,  Liliums,  and 
foliage  plants  and  Orchids  in  flower. 
Hobbies,  Limited,  from  Dereham,  furnished  a  very  beautiful 
display  of  artistic  merit,  and  included  many  very  fine  exhibition 
Chrysanthemums. 
Messrs.  Cahnell  and  Sons,  Swanley,  staged  in  their  usual 
place  a  double  table  length  of  specimen  flowers,  including  the 
following,  among  others  :  Marquis  4  .  Venosta  ;  Sensation  (grand 
colour) :  Mr.  F.  S.  Yallis.  plenty  of  substance  ;  Mrs.  A.  Tuekett  ; 
W.  R.  Church:  Lord  Hopetoun  (1903),  a  grandly  coloured 
novelty,  bright  deep  crimson  above  and  old-gold  reverse  ;  Mme. 
Paola  Radaelli;  General  Hutton:  and  Mermaid.  They  had  also 
a  superb  collection  of  Zonal  Pelargoniums,  Violets,  and  Lor¬ 
raine  Begonias  in  variety. 
Messrs.  I.  House  and  Sons,  Westbury-on-Trym,  contributed 
Violets  in  the  varieties  Luxonne,  Marie  Louise,  St.  Helena, 
Baroness  de  Rothschild,  an  improved  Luxonne,  being  stouter, 
darker,  and  bigger  in  every  way.  L?  Lilas,  a  purple;  White 
Czar,  pure  white;  Princess ' Beatrice  ;  Comte  de  Brazza  ;  Armi- 
deni  Millet,  with  variegated  foliage:  and  Nana  compacta,  a  very 
hardy  one;  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Astor,  that  fine  double  purple. 
Mr.  W.  J.  Godfrey,  Exmouth,  Devon,  sent  an  enormous 
collection  of  his  famous  southern  flowers.  In  his  stand  were 
Exmouth  Rival  (rich  and  full) ;  Mr.  F.  S.  Vallis,  of  huge  size;  Sen¬ 
sation  (grand  colour);  Godfrey’s  King :  Triumph;  H.  E.  Hay- 
man,  a  grand  thing;  Miss  E.  Fulton;  Exmouth 
Crimson ;  Duke  of  Devonshire,  a  large  ruddy  yellow  flower : 
Loveliness,  a  big,  “  swirl-formed,”  soft  yellow,  with  very  broad 
petals;  Charming,  one  of  the  finest  yellows,  with  drooping 
florets:  Wilfred  H.  Godfrey,  a  sweet  flower,  crimson  above,  with 
incurving  tips  coloured  bronze ;  with  Grandeur  and  Bessie 
Godfrey.  Carnations  were  also  included. 
Messrs.  T.  Rochford  and  Sons,  Limited,  Broxbourne,  Herts, 
were  represented  by  a  large  and  varied  stock  of  retarded  stuff, 
consisting  of  Lilies'.  Lily  of  the  Valley,  Spiraeas,  Azaleas,  and 
Pa’ms,  with  grouplets  cf  that  best  of  red-coloured  winter-flowering 
Roses,  Liberty.  '  „ 
Mr.  J.  Spinks,  Summit  Road  Nursery,  V  althamstow.  E.,  and 
Messrs.  J.  Peed  and  Son  staged  groups  of  Chrysanthemums. 
Messrs.  G.  Boyes  and  Co.,  Aylestone  Nurseries,  Leicester,  con¬ 
tributed  a  rich  varietv  of  tree  Carnations,  including  Lady  Car¬ 
lisle,  fringed  pink;  Mrs.  Lawson;  Duchess  of  Fife;  and  Lord 
Kitchener,  the  freest  blooming  winter  variety  they— Messrs. 
Boyes — have,  coloured  dark  crimson. 
Messrs.  W.  and  J.  Brown.  Stamford,  were  strong  in  Apples, 
Pears,  and  other  fruits,  together  with  the  Fire  Dragon  Gera¬ 
nium,  Gloire  de  Lorraine  Begonia,  Heliotropes,  and  Rose  Gloire 
de  Polyanthes. 
Mr.  Vincent  Slade,  Taunton,  Somerset,  contributed  Zonal 
Pelargoniums  in  the  following  chief  sorts  :  Lord  Roberts,  Lord 
C’urzon,  Mary  Beton,  Barbara  Hope,  the  Khalifa,  President 
McKinlay,  Scott  Turner,  Cerise,  Ian  Maclaren,  and  J.  M. 
Barrie. 
Messrs.  H.  Canned  and  Sons,  Swanley,  Kent,  sent  a  kingly 
collection  of  Apples,  in  which  there  were  some  very  excellent 
samples  of  Lord  Derby,  Emperor  Alexander,  Stirling  Castle, 
Bramley’s  Seedling,  Blenheim  Orange,  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet,  and 
the  leading  kinds  in  general. 
Mr.  H.  Tyler,  The  Mead,  Child’s  Hill,  near  Kilburn,  N.W., 
staged  nice  blocks  of  his  noted  Mushroom  spawn. 
From  Norwich,  Messrs.  Daniels,  Bro?.,  Limited,  presented  a 
very  varied  representation  of  vegetables.  Their  Crimson  Per¬ 
fection  Beet  was  a  model  of  good  culture  ;  Potatoes,  Royad 
Sovereign  and  Up-to-Dat  ?  ;  C  hampion  Leek,  White  Spanish  and 
Ailsa  Craig  Onions;  Improved  Hollow-crown  Parsnips,  and 
Daniels’  King  Cauliflower  were  each  seen  to  great  advantage. 
Mr.  J.  George,  14,  Redgrave  Road,  Putney,  S.W.,  set  up 
some  sundriesinen’s  specialities  in  Thomson’s  Vine  Manure, 
Nicotine  Fumigator,  and  Mushroom  Spawn.  Messrs.  Dowell 
and  Son  of  Hammersmith  had  pots,  labels,  fertilisers,  Ac. 
Horticultural  sundries  were  very  largely  represented  by 
Messrs.  Wood  and  Son  of  Wood  Green,  N.,  who  staged  their 
Veit b a  Emulsion  fungicide;  their  Orchid  peat,  specially  pre¬ 
pared:  with  raffia,  stakes,  lawn  mowers,  turf  maul,  watering 
pots,  baskets,  fancy  and  for  garden  use;  gloves,  labels,  twine, 
and  wire  baskets. 
From  Aleccrs.  Cut  bush  and  Son,  Highgate,  London,  N.,  came 
Malmaison  Carnations,  Sir  Charles  Fremantle  being  prominent ; 
e.Eo  Verbena  Msis  Ellen  Wilmott,  retarded  Spiraeas,  Ericas, 
tree  Carnations,  Liliums,  Vines,  and  foliage  plants. 
Messrs.  Pearce  and  Co.,  Holloway  Road,  London,  were  for¬ 
ward  here  with  their  well-built  model  greenhouses,  f rallies,  and 
stoves.  The  firm  received  a  silver  medal  for  their  exhibit  at  the 
Alexandra  Palace  a  day  or  two  previously. 
Messrs.  Fenton  and  Son,  Tudor  Street,  Whitefriars,  E.C., 
had  greenhouse  hot  water  apparatus  in  various  styles;  and 
from  Mr.  Jas.  Arnold,  32,  St.  Paul’s  Road,  Camden  Town, 
N.W.,  came  samples  of  loams  and  sand.  The  Iehthemic  Guano 
Co.,  Ipswich,  had  samples  of  their  fertilisers.  Messrs.  Lawes, 
of  59,  Mark  Lane,  London,  showed  their  chemical  manures;  as 
did  the  Permanent  Nitrate  Co. 
The  “  Pattisson  ”  Patent  Lawn  Boots  were  again  brought 
forward.  These  are  of  exceedingly  good  quality  and  make. 
Mr.  H.  Love,  1,  Melville  Terrace,  Sandown,  I.W.,  con¬ 
tributed  a  goodly  set  of  blooms,  and  Mr.  W  .  Seward  of  Hanwell 
had  a  number  of  seedling  novelties.  Air.  J.  Russell  had  Eurya 
latifolia  and  C'ratseguses,  together  with  a  collection  of  Apples. 
Messrs.  J.  Laing  and  Sons,  The  Nurseries,  Forest  Hill,  S.E., 
also  had  a  nice  table  of  fruits,  Apples  principally. 
Ferns  were  grandly  exhibited  by  Messrs.  J.  Hill  and  Son, 
Barrowfield  Nurseries,  Lower  Edmonton.  The  group  was  admi¬ 
rably  arranged,  and  fine  stuff  were  included,  the  chief  features 
being  Adiantum  Capi I lu. '-Veneris  imbricatum,  A.  macrophyllum, 
A.  Collisi,  Nephrolepis  pectinata,  Lygodium  scandens.  and  fine 
pieces  of  Elk’s-horn  Ferns,  with  specimen  Gymnogrammas. 
Portsmouth,  October  29. 
The  annual  show  was  held  in  the  Town  Hall.  The  entries 
were  not  so  numerous  as  in  the  past.  The  cut  blooms  exhibited 
the  result  of  a  backward  season;  many  were  but  partially 
developed.  Plants  were  similarly  weak.  Fruit  and  vegetables 
were  numerous  and  good.  Japanese  cut  blooms  formed  the  most 
important  part  of  the  show.  The  principal  class  was  that  for 
forty-eight,  in  not  less  than  two  dozen  varieties.  Only  two 
competed,  the  best  coming  from  Air.  C.  Penford,  gardener  to 
Sir  F.  Fitzwvgram,  Bart.,  Leigh  Park,  Havant.  In  numerous 
instances  here  the  blooms  were  but  partly  expanded,  the  most 
noteworthy  being  General  Buller,  Florence  MoTyneux,  The  Prin¬ 
cess  Duchess  of  Sutherland,  George  Penfcrd,  Le  Grand  Dragon, 
F  Smith,  J.  Penford,  W.  R.  Church,  and  C.  Penford,  the  latter 
a  semi-incurving  variety  cf  pleasing  colour,  buff  base,  with  dull 
red  stripes  and  suffusion.  Air.  J.  Agate,  Broekhampton  Nur¬ 
series,  Havant,  was  second. 
In  th?  class  for  twenty-four  m  not  less  than  twelve  kinds,  the 
competition  was  more  blisk;  four  staged,  all  creditably,  the 
best  coining  from  Air.  J.  Love,  Park  Road.  Cowes-  an  even  set, 
of  which  the  following  were  conspicuous  :  M.  Chenon  de  Leelie, 
Nellie  Poekett  Lily  Alountford,  Lord  Ludlow,  Phcebus,  and  Lady 
Hanham.  Air!  W.  G.  Adams,  89,  Clarendon  Read,  Southsea, 
a  clos?  second.  ,  ,  .  ,  f 
Air.  J.  Tosh  Robb,  AVoolston,  secured  the  coveted  award  tor 
twelve  distinct  with  quite  a  creditable  set.  Mr.  C  .  E.  Cxeig  i- 
ten  St  a  ns  wood,  Cowes,  second,  with  Air.  T.  W  llliains.  Queens 
Crescent,  Portsmouth,  third.  Incurved  varieties  were  poor. 
