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It  was  the  general  opinion  that  the  attendance  for  a  first 
night  was  the  greatest  ever  known.  This  was  probably  correct, 
although  the  receipts  ivere  not  as  great  as  has  been  the  case  once 
or  twice.  But  it  must  be  considered  that  there  are  now  consider¬ 
ably  over  700  members  who  have  a  couple  of  complimentary 
tickets  at  their  disposal,  and  the  membership  was  not  so  great  in 
the  past.  Therefore,  although  the  paying  admissions  may  not 
have  been  so  great  (more  than  1,000  had  Is.  tickets),  the  crowd 
was  probably  the  biggest.  On  the  first  day  the  receipts  were 
£126  7s.  lOd. ;  in  1901,  £85  16s.  ;  in  1900,  £128  16s.  lid. ;  and  in 
1899,  £141  2s.  2d. 
Amongst  the  trade  exhibits  was  a  wonderful  Orchid,  Odo-nto- 
glossum  grandis,  with  forty-eight  blooms,  shown  by  Mr.  E.  Hall, 
of  Leyburn.  Messrs.  Walshaw  and  Son,  Scarborough,  had  a 
notable  collection  of  Lilies  of  the  Valley,  Trumpet  Lilies,  flower¬ 
ing  Heaths,  Begonias,  and  Solanum  capsicastrum.  Messrs.  Mack 
and  Miln,  Darlington,  were  awarded  the  gold  medal  for  the  best 
trade  exhibit.  Their  stall,  which  was  situated  at  the  entrance  of 
the  large  hall,  was  decorated  with  some  fine  specimens  of  Roses 
grown  at  their  Catterick  Nurseries.  The  centre  is  occupied  by  a 
fine  Aealypha,  and  around  it  is  a  group  of  beautiful  Begonias  of  the 
Lorraine  type,  bordered  with  Gloxinias.  These  in  their  turn  are 
flanked  by  a  fine  show  of  Cyclamen  in  white,  rose,  and  crimson, 
arranged  with  Maidenhair  Fern.  Beautiful  specimens  of  the 
scarlet  Amaryllis  completed  the  display,  which  was  very  effective. 
Messrs.  House  and  Son  showed  some  charming  Violets  ;  and  choice 
specimen  Chrysanthemums  were,  as  usual,  to  be  found  on  Messrs. 
W.  Wells  and  Company’s  stall. 
Frome,  November  13th. 
The  annual  show  in  this  thrifty  little  borough  was  held  under 
the  most  favourable  of  autumn  weather,  the  show,  a  record  one 
in  point  of  entries,  surpassed  even  itself  in  its  excellence  of  all¬ 
round  quality.  The  principal  class,  that  for  twenty-four  Japanese, 
distinct  varieties,  brought  out  a  spirited  entry,  no  less  than  six 
excellent  stands  being  staged,  Air.  Robertson,  gardener  to  J.  S. 
Donne,  Esq.,  Castle  Cary,  securing  first  prize  with,  as  his 
best  blooms  :  Nellie  Perkins,  Lord  Ludlow,  Mrs.  G.  Mileham, 
AI.  L.  Remy,  Ella  Curtis,  and  a  fine  bloom  of  the  old  Julia  Scara- 
manga.  Mr.  Strugnell,  gardener  to  Colonel  Vivian,  Rood  Ash¬ 
ton,  was  second  ;  and  the  Frome  Fruit  and  Flower  Co.  third.  In 
the  next  class,  for  twelve  varieties,  Air.  Pope,  gardener  to  Chas. 
Baily,  Esq.,  won  from  Messrs.  Robertson  and  Cray  and  Sons, 
Mrs.  J.  Bryant,  Vicar  of  Leatherhead,  Mrs.  Mease,  and  Matthew 
Smith  being  very  fine.  Twelve  incurved  Japanese  found  but  one 
competitor,  but  six  of  one  kind  brought  up  siome  of  the  finest 
blooms  in  the  show.  Air.  Pope  staged  Mrs.  Mease  for  this,  and 
for  a  single  bloom  for  first  prizes.  There  are  also  district  classes 
for  cut  blooms,  which  are  well  contested. 
Groups  are  always  a  fine  feature  at  the  Frome  shows,  and  the 
rivalry  very  keen  among  local  men.  In  the  nurserymen’s  section 
Messrs.  Cray  and  Sons  beat  the  Flower  and  Fruit  Co.,  though 
each  production  was  fitted  for  a  greater  contest ;  and  in  the  gar¬ 
deners’  class,  Alessrs.  Pope  and  Moore,  gardener  to  Miss  Sinkins, 
Frome,  excelled.  There  are  classes  for  specimen  untrained  Chrys¬ 
anthemums,  Ferns,  foliage  plants,  all  of  which  display  skill  in 
growth  and  artistic  arrangement.  Begonias  form  a  new  class, 
and  a  bright  one,  too,  the  best  six  coming  from  Mr.  Pope.  Cycla¬ 
mens  and  Primulas  were  staged  in  good  form  by  Mr.  Strugnell, 
and  table  plants  by  Air.  Runnacles,  Sherborne.  Vases  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums,  decorated  tables,  baskets  of  autumn  foliage, 
bouquets.  Ac.,  all  find  encouragement,  and  a  new  class  for  Violets 
arranged  in  vases  found  many  admirers.  Air.  Strugnell  staged 
these  in  six  varieties,  Air.  Pope  being  second. 
The  non-competitive  groups  from  Air.  Pearce,  gardener  to  the 
Earl  of  Cork,  and  Air.  Gandy,  gardener  to  the  Marquis  of  Bath, 
are  features  of  great  value,  that  from  Marston  in  particular,  by 
reason  of  the  grandly  coloured  Crotons,  Dracaenas,  Begonias,  and 
other  plants,  which  fill  the  end  of  the  spacious  market  hall. 
The  shortness  of  the  fruit  crop  accounted  for  a  lesser  strain  on 
space,  though  quality  was  none  the  less  present.  Two  good  collec¬ 
tions  were  staged  in  the  class  for  six  dishes,  Mr.  Strugnell  and 
the  Frome  Fruit  and  Flower  Co.  being  the  winners;  the  first 
named  also  won  with  three  dishes  of  dessert  and  three  of  cooking 
Apples;  also  Pears.  The  Fruit  and  Flower  Co.  won  with  black 
Grapes;  and  Mr.  Morse,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Knatchbull,  white. 
Vegetables  are  uncommonly  good  at  Frome  shows,  and  this  sea¬ 
son  especially  so,  though  the  competitors  are  not  drawn  from 
beyond  a  local  area.  Mr.  Vincent  is  most  assiduous,  painstaking, 
and  popular  as  a  secretary,  and  well  deserves  the  high  praise 
bestowed  upon  him  by  everyone — competitor  and  patron  alike. 
Barnsley^  November  13th  and  14th. 
The  sixteenth  annual  exhibition  of  the  Barnsley  Chrysanthe¬ 
mum  Society  took  place  in  the  Public  Hall,  Barnsley,  and  was  an 
unqualified  success.  The  exhibits  throughout  were  excellent, 
considering  the  wretched  season,  while  there  was  only  a  slight 
fall  in  the  entries  in  the  local  classes.  Fruit  throughout  was 
good,  ,  particularly  in  the  Grape  sections,  and  though  there  was 
not  an  extensive  display  in  groups,  the  winning  collection  was 
one  of  the  finest  ever  exhibited  in  Barnsley.  It  was  a  splendid 
arrangement,  intermixed  with  handsome  foliage  plants.  The  four 
corners  were  composed  of  Cattleya  Prince  of  Wales  and  superba 
and  the  effect  was  most  brilliant,  and  one  of  the  prettiest  we 
have  seen  in  the  north  of  England  tour.  The  prizewinning 
blooms,  both  in  the  incurved  and  Japanese  classes  were  the  pro¬ 
perty  of  Mr.  A.  Alderman,  gardener  to  G.  D.  Ellis,  Esq.,  Sparken 
House,  Worksop,  who  always  brings  his  best  to  this  show,  and 
invariably  is  well  rewarded.  The  bouquets  were  a  special  feature 
of  the  show,  and  a  decided  improvement  upon  last  year’s  exhibits. 
The  awards,  which  were  distributed  by  Mr.  W.  Daniels,  of  Dews¬ 
bury,  and  Mr.  J.  P.  Leadbeater,  of  Tranby  Croft,  were  adjudged 
as  follows  :  — • 
Open  Classes  :  Plants. — Group  of  Chrysanthemums,  flowering 
and  ornamental  foliage'  plants,  arranged  for  effect,  occupying 
64ft  r  First,  A.  E.  Wilson,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Guy,  sen.,  B'eevor 
Hall,  Barnsley;  second,  J.  Nall,  Esq.,  Aldersgate  House,  Barns¬ 
ley  (gardener,  Air.  F.  Buck). 
Cut  Flowers. — Eighteen  incurved,  not  less  than  twelve 
varieties  and  not  more  than  two  of  one  variety  :  First,  A.  Alderman 
(gardener  to  J.  D.  Ellis,  Esq.,  Sparken  House,  Worksop);  second, 
A.  Brooks  (gardener  to  the  Countess  of  Rosse,  VTomersley  Park, 
Pontefract) ;  third,  J.  Findley  (gardener  to  Mrs.  R.  H.  Heywood- 
Jones,  Badsworth  Hall).  Eighteen  Japanese,  not  less  than 
twelve  varieties  and  not  more  than  two  of  one  variety  :  First, 
A.  Alderman;  second,  A.  Brooks;  third,  J.  Findley.  Twelve 
incurved,  not  less  than  eight  varieties  and  not  more  than  two  of 
one  variety  :  First,  A.  Brooks.  Twelve  Japanese,  distinct  :  First, 
A.  Brooks;  second,  J.  Findley.  Six  incurved,  any  Variety  :  First, 
A.  Brooks;  second,  W.  Michael  (gardener  to  A.  P.  Woodruff, 
Esq.),  Hall  Bank,  Barnsley.  Six  Japanese,  any  variety  :  First, 
A.  Alderman. 
Bouquet  made  of  Chrysanthemums  and  any  kind  of  foliage  : 
First,  A.  Alderman;  second,  G.  Wilkinson,  Barnsley;  third,  T. 
Ketchell  (gardener  to  C.  H.  Simpson,  Esq.,  Moor  Top  House, 
Ackworth).  Vase  of  Chrysanthemums,  any  variety,  with  Chrys¬ 
anthemum  foliage,  arranged  for  effect :  First,  T.  Ketchell ; 
second,  A.  Gibson  (gardener  to  R.  K.  Micklethwait,  Esq.,  of 
Ardesley  House,  Barnsley);  third,  A.  Lockwood,  Barnsley.  Six 
vases  of  Chrysanthemums,  single  flowering,  not  less  than  four 
varieties  and  not  more  than  two  vases  of  one  variety,  six  sprays 
of  one  variety  in  each  vase:  Third,  E.  Foster.  Six  vases  of  Chrys¬ 
anthemums,  six  varieties,  three  of  one  variety  in  each  vase  : 
First,  A.  Gibson  (gardener  to  R.  K.  Micklethwait,  Esq.,  Ardesley 
House,  Barnsley);  second,  A.  Brooks;  third,  A.  Alderman. 
Fruit. — Collection  of  dessert  fruit,  consisting  of  one  bunch 
black  Grapes,  one  bunch  white  Grapes,  two  varieties  Apples,  six 
of  each,  two  varieties  of  Pears,  six  each:  First,  J.  Findley; 
second,  A.  Alderman;  third,  T.  Ketchell.  One  bunch  of  black 
and  one  bunch  of  white  Grapes:  First.  J.  Findley;  second,  A. 
Alderman;  third,  T.  Ketchell.  Dish  of  six  dessert  Apples: 
First,  A.  Brooks  ;  second,  W.  Winter  (gardener  to  C.  Fox,  Esq., 
Cockerham  House,  Barnsley);  third,  A.  Alderman.  Dish  of  six 
cooking  Apples :  First,  A.  Brooks;  second,  A.  Alderman;  third, 
F.  Buck.  Dish  of  dessert  Pears:  First,  J.  Findley;  second,  W. 
Winter;  third,  A.  Brooks. 
Primulas. — Six  Primulas  in  pots,  white  or  coloured,  single 
or  double:  First,  A.  Alderman;  second.  A.  Gibson;  third,  A.  E. 
Wilson. 
Decorative  Plants  or  Ferns. — Six  dinner-table  plants  or 
Ferns,  distinct,  in  pots  not  exceeding  6in  in  diameter:  First,  A. 
Gibson;  second,  W.  Winter;  third,  E.  Foster.  Two  Palms,  dis¬ 
similar:  First,  A.  Gibson;  second,  A.  E.  Wilson.  Three  orna¬ 
mental  foliage  plants,  Palms  excluded  :  First,  A.  Gibson;  second, 
E.  Foster. 
Too  much  praise  cannot  be  awarded  to  Mr.  W.  B.  Armitage, 
the  popular  secretary  (who,  we  are  pleased  to  hear,  has  now 
recovered  from  his  serious  illness),  and' a  very  popular  attraction 
which  made  the  show  a  financial  and  social  success  was  the  con¬ 
cert  performances  of  the  Queen’s  Own  Yorkshire  Dragoons’  Band. 
Chester  Paxton,  November  13th  and  14th. 
The  fourteenth  annual  exhibition  of  the  above  society  was 
held  in  the  Assembly  Room  of  the  Town  Hall,  Chester.  The 
show  was  found  in  all  departments  well  up  to  its  former  stan¬ 
dards  of  excellence,  and  great  credit  is  due  to  the  active  members 
of  the  society  for  the  tireless  energy  with  which  they  carry  out 
the  arduous  organisation  the  exhibition  entails  year  after  year. 
To  encourage  cultivation  of  the  single  varieties,  Captain 
McGillycuddy,  Bache  Hall,  offered  for  competition  a  handsome 
silver  Challenge  Cup,  together  with  £5  in  prizes,  and  by  a  happy 
coincidence  the  trophy  was  carried  off  by  the  donor’s  own 
gardener,  Mr.  E.  Stubbs.  The  second  prize  went  to  Mrs.  Town- 
shend  Ince,  C’hristleton  Hall  (gardener,  Mr.  Thomas  Weaver). 
In  the  large  bloom  class,  in  which  the  entries  numbered  only 
three  this  year,  the  premier  honours  fell  to  Mr.  T.  Gibbons  Frost 
(gardener,  Mr.  Gilbert),  who  staged  one  of  the  most  magnificent 
collections  ever  seen  at  a  Paxton  Society’s  show.  Dr.  Lawrence, 
County  Asylum  (gardener,  Mr.  Ellis),  secured  second  prize  with 
