November  27,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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plenty,  in  Parmas  and  Lily,  and  a  fairy  slipper  in  the  same  com¬ 
bination  were  noticeable  among  other  appropriate  devices.  The 
whole  was  surmounted  by  a  beautiful  floral  wedding  bell — white, 
decorated  with  Safrano  Roses.  This  was  suspended  from  the  roof 
of  the  building,  and  had  an  electric  lamp  as  a  tongue.  This 
exhibit  was  the  popular  draw  of  the  exhibition,  and  from  the 
general  visitors  received  great  commendation.  This  exhibit  was 
awarded  the  £20  prize  as  the  most  meritorious  trade  floral 
exhibit. 
The  exhibition  was  highly  successful  in  a  monetary  point  of 
view,  the  weather  being  ideal  for  November,  while  the  splendid 
music  of  the  Grenadier  Guards’  band  drew  crowds  of  visitors. 
The  total  drawings  were  £958  10s.,  exclusive  of  tickets  sold  out¬ 
side,  and  the  number  of  visitors  during  the  three  days  were  only 
a  few  short  of  40,000. 
Sheffield,  November  14th. 
The  annual  show  was  held  in  the  Cutlers’  Hall,  and  in  point  of 
entries  and  quality  of  exhibits  exceeded  previous  years,  the  first 
twenty-four  incurveds  in  the  open  class  being  acknowledged  as 
the  finest  board  staged  for  years.  The  groups,  although  only  two 
entries  for  the  district  class,  showed  a  decided  improvement,  both 
in  taste  and  quality  of  flowers. .  The  groups  for  cottagers,  of 
which  there  were  five,  wTere  also  superior  to  previous  years.  Table 
decoration,  a  feature  only  introduced  last  year,  has  seven  com¬ 
petitors,  and  the  evenness  of  the  taste  made  judging  somewhat 
difficult.  Fruit  and  vegetables,  the  latter  only  inserted  in  the 
schedule  this  year,  were  very  meritorious. 
There  were  five  exhibitors  for  twenty-four  incurved  blooms, 
not  less  than  eighteen  distinct  varieties,  the  first  prize  going  to 
Mr.  Higgs,  gardener  to  J.  B.  Hankey,  Esq.,  Fetcham.  The  back 
row  flowers  were:  Frank  Hammond,  Mrs.  F.  Judson,  Countess  of 
Warwick,  Madame  Ferlat,  Ialene,  Chrysantliemiste  Bruant, 
Duchess  of  Fife,  and  Salem ;  the  second  row  :  Ralph  Hutton, 
Major  Bonaffon,  Egyptian,  Topaze  Oriental,  Countess  of  War¬ 
wick,  Comtesse  d’Etoile,  Ralph  Hutton,  and  Mrs.  H.  J.  Hutton ; 
third  row  :  Chas.  Curtis,  John  Doughty,  Duchess  of  Fife,  G.  Lock, 
Mrs.  F.  Judson,  C.  B.  Whitnell,  J.  Agate,  and  C.  Curtis.  The 
second  prize  fell  to  Mr.  C.  Crooks,  gardener  to  the  Dowager  Lady 
Hindlip,  the  back  row  flowers  being  very  fine,  and  contained 
excellent  samples  of  C.  Curtis,  Duchess;  of  Fife  (two),  H.  J.  Jones, 
Nellie  Stevens,  Miss  Nellie  Threlfall,  Nellie  Southam,  and  Lady 
Isabel.  The  other  rows  were  neat,  fresh  flowers,  but  smaller. 
The  third  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr.  C.  W.  Findlow ;  fourth,  Mr. 
C.  Scott.  In  the  class  for  twelve;  incurveds  only  two  competed, 
the  first  going  to  Mr.  Crooks,  second  Mr.  F.  J.  Clark. 
In  the  class  for  twenty-four  Japanese,  not  less  than  eighteen 
distinct  varieties,  there  wTere  seven  competitors,  and  very  keen 
competition  resulted.  Mr.  F.  S.  Vallis  obtained  first.  His  back’ 
row  consisted  of  :  Madame C’arnot,  Edwin  Molyneux,  Mrs.  Mease, 
T.  Carrington,  Mrs.  J.  Lewis,  Le  Grand  Dragon,  Australie, 
Madame  Carnot;  second  row:  M.  Louis  Remy,  Madame  Paolo 
Radaelli  (a  very  fine  flower),  Mrs.  J.  Bryant,  F.  S.  Vallis,  W.  R. 
Church,  Calvat’s  ’99,  Mrs.  Greenfield,  and  Mons.  Chenon  de 
Leche ;  third  row:  Geo.  Mileham,  W.  R.  Church,  Mrs.  J.  Lewis, 
Mrs.  Barkley,  Mrs.  Mease,  Edwin  Molyneux,  Madame  Herrewege, 
and  again  Mrs.  Barkley.  The  second  prize  went  to  Mr.  Higgs, 
who  staged  good  examples  of  Madame  Carnot,  Mrs.  H.  Weeks, 
Madame  G.  Debie,  Florence  Molyneux,  Madame  Herrewege,  and 
J.  T.  Thorneycroft.  Third,  Mr.  Alderman ;  fourth,  Mr.  F.  J. 
Clark.  In  twelve  Japs  there  was  only  one  competitor,  Mr.  F.  S. 
Vallis.  In  six  Japs  there  was  more  competition,  but  Mr.  Vallis 
again  obtained  first;  second,  Mr.  Clark:  and  third,  Mr.  Crooks. 
In  the  class  for  affiliated  societies,  twenty-four  blooms,  twelve 
Japanese  and  twelve  incurved,  not  less  than  eighteen  distinct 
varieties,  the  first  went  to  the  Chesterfield  Chrysanthemum 
Society,  the  second  and  third  to  local  societies.  There  were  five 
exhibitors. 
Messrs.  Peed,  of  London,  showed  fruit  of  most  excellent 
quality,  not  for  competition,  whilst  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones  and  Mr. 
Wells  also  staged  examples  of  new  and  older  varieties  of  exhibi¬ 
tion  blooms.  Groups  not  for  competition  were  also  shown  by  Mr. 
Hiram  Shaw,  nurseryman,  and  Mr.  S.  W.  Seagreave,  nursery¬ 
man,  both  of  whom  obtained  a  gold  medal,  as  also  did  Mr.  J. 
Artindale  for  floral  decoration. 
The  cottagers’  class,  which  is  a  great  feature  of  the  Sheffield 
Society,  showed  great  competition,  forty-seven  boards  of  six 
blooms  and  an  equal  number  of  three  blooms  being  staged.  Seven¬ 
teen  cottagers  also  competed  for  the  vase  of  Chrysanthemums 
with  foliage,  and  generally  the  exhibits  of  cottagers  showed  a  vast 
improvement  on  previous  years. 
Bradford  Chrysanthemum,  November  14th  and  15th. 
The  sixteenth  annual  exhibition  promoted  by  the  Bradford  and 
District  Chrysanthemum  Society  was  held  in' St.  George’s  Hall, 
Bradford.  In  the  open  classes  the  competitors  were  not  only 
numerous,  out  some  of  the  blooms  which  they  sent  in  were  by 
common  consent  the  finest  specimens  of  Chrysanthemums  which 
have  ever  been  seen  at  the  Bradford  Chrysanthemum  Show. 
The  three  exhibits  arranged  in  competition  for  prizes  offered 
for  a.  group  of  miscellaneous  plants  constituted  a  charming  feature 
of  the  exhibition.  The  first  prize  in  this  class  deservedly  fell  to 
Mr.  William  Taylor,  gardener  to>  Mr.  George  C.  Waud,  of  Fernie- 
hurst,  Baildon,  for  a  group  most  lightly  and  tastefully  arranged, 
which  contained  some  fine  Orchids,  including  Cattleya  labiata, 
Oncidium  varicosum  Rogersi,  and  a  fine  variety  of  Odontoglossum. 
The  principal  prize  in  the  show,  a  sum  of  £10  and  the  society’s 
Challenge  Cup,  offered  for  a  collection  of  twenty-four  Japanese 
blooms,  was  won  by  Mr.  A.  Chandler,  gardener  to  Mr.  Arthur 
James,  of  Rugby,  with  a  series  of  wonderfully  fine  blooms,  in¬ 
cluding  specimens  of  the  well-known  varieties:  Ethel  Fitzroy, 
Mrs.  G.  Mileham,  M.  Louis  Remy,  Lord  Ludlow,  M.  Chenon  de 
Leche,  W.  R.  Church,  Lady  Hanham,  Duchess  of  Sutherland,  Le 
Grand  Dragon,  Madame  R.  Cadbury,  Mrs.  H.  Weeks,  Mrs.  Bark¬ 
ley,  Mafeking  Hero,  Mrs.  J.  Bryant,  Sensation,  Australie, 
Vicar  of  Leatherhead,  and  Calvat’s  ’99.  The  second  prize  went  to 
Mr.  E.  Ellis,  of  Heswall,  Cheshire,  for  a  collection  which,  though 
exceptionally  strong,  was  quite  justly  placed  second  to  Mr. 
Chandler’s  exhibit.  The  collection  included  the  following  varie¬ 
ties: — Mrs.  Barkley,  Marquis  V.  Venosta,  Lord  Ludlow,  Madame 
G.  Henry,  and  Miss  A.  Byron. 
In  the  class  for  incurved  blooms  the  first-  prize  went  to  Mr. 
Charles  Rit citings,  gardener  to  Miss  Baird,  of  Malvern,  for  a 
collection  which  contained  uniformly  large,  close,  and  finely 
built  blooms,  including  the  following  varieties:  Fred  Palmer, 
Lord  Aloester,  Miss  A.  Hills,  R.  G.  Kingston,  Golden  Madame 
Ferlat,  C.  H.  Curtis,  White  Empress,  Violet  Tomlin,  Topaze 
Orientale,  Hanwell  Glory,  Pearl  Palace,  Thomas  Singleton,  Nellie 
Threlfall,  Mr.  E.  Benneil,  L.  Giles,  and  Chrysantliemiste  Bruant, 
placed  second  and  third  respectively  with  excellent  exhibits;  and 
all  three  exhibitors  were  successful  in  the  classes  for  smaller 
collections  of  blooms. 
The  local  classes  were  less  satisfactory.  Lord  Masham’s  cup, 
which  had  been  won  twice  by  Mr.  John  Thornton,  of  Drighling- 
ton,  was  wrested  from  that  exhibitor  by  Messrs.  Clark  and  Son, 
of  Rodley.  Mr.  Mark  Pemberton,  of  Milner  Field,  who  took 
the  first  prize  for  twelve  Japanese  blooms,  showed  some  blooms 
of  excellent  quality,  and  Mr.  T.  Wood,  gardener  to  E.  R.  Firth, 
Esq.,  of  Saltaire,  also  included  in  the  collections,  which  secured 
two  first  prizes,  some  very  fine  blooms.  Mr.  J.  W.  Hatton,  of 
Heaton,  and  Mr.  J.  Collinson,  gardener  to  Major  Mitchell,  of 
Manningham,  were  the  principal  contributors. 
The  National  Society’s  Certificate  of  Merit  was  awarded  to 
Mr.  Chandler,  winner  of  the  challenge  cup,  for  the  premier  bloom 
in  the  exhibition.  The  winning  flower  was  Ethel  Fitzroy,  a 
Japanese  variety,  orange  amber  in  colour,  of  enormous  size,  and 
fully  Gin  in  depth.  Certificates  were  also  awarded  to  Mr.  Rudolf 
Eichel,  Orchid  grower,  Gilstead,  for  a  fine  display  of  Orchids 
and  other  choice  flowering  plants,  sent  not  for  competition,  and 
also  to-  Mr.  H.  Dickinson,  of  Shardlow,  Derbyshire,  for  a  fine 
collection  of  Grapes.  In  the  bouquets  and  cut  flowers  much 
artistic  skill  was  displayed,  the  work  of  Mr.  John  Brooke,  of  Brad¬ 
ford,  being  deserving  of  special  mention.  The  judges  were 
Messrs.  Moore,  Wilson,  Daniels,  and  Leadbetter.  The  exhibi¬ 
tion  was  opened  yesterday  by  the  Mayor  of  Bradford  (Alderman 
David  Wade),  Alderman  Wright  (chairman  of  the  Parks  and 
Cemeteries  Committee)  presiding.  Mr.  H.  Spencer,  of  Horton, 
Bradford,  as  honorary  secretary,  deserves  all  thanks  for  his 
courtesy  and  energetic  attentions  to  all  around  him. 
Swindon,  November  14th  and  15th. 
That  flowers  have  no  charm  for  the  thousands  of  G.W.R. 
employes  was  eloquently  proved  by  their  absence  from  such  a 
bright,  varied,  and  most  excellent  exhibition  as  that  which  the 
Swindon  Society  provided  on  the  above  dates.  We  can  scarcely 
recall  an  instance  where  patronage  was  so  grudgingly  accorded, 
and  yet,  while  the  exhibition  was  still  open,  apparently  thou¬ 
sands  were  traversing  the  streets  with  no  definite  object  in  view. 
Reverses  are  common,  success  scarcely  known,  and  yet  the 
society  continue  to  persevere,  with  the  hope  of  educating  the 
populace  towards  a  better  appreciation  of  things  floricultural. 
We  hope  they  may  yet  succeed.  Chrysanthemums  necessarily 
comprise  the  chief  classes  as  cut  flowers  and  groups  of  plants. 
A  good  class  was  made  in  that  for  twenty-four  Japanese 
blooms,  several  competing:.  Mr.  Coote,  gardener  to  D’Arcey 
E.  Taylor,  Esq.,  Marshfield,  was  the  winner  of  the  first  prize,  with 
a  fine  stand  of  blooms.  Particularly  noticeable  were  Nellie 
Pockett,  J.  R.  Upton,  Lord  Salisbury,  Australie  (extra),  W.  R. 
Church,’ Chas.  Longley,  and  Matthew  Smith.  Mr.  Strugnell  was 
a  good  second,  and  Mr.  Wright,  gardener  to  R.  Whitehead, 
Esq.,  third.  The  last  named  scored  with  twelve  Japanese,  dis¬ 
tinct,  staging  fine  blooms  of  Chenon  de  Leche,  Mrs.  G.  Mileham, 
Swanley  Giant  (fine),  and  W.  R.  Church.  Messrs.  Coote  and 
Bast  in  (gardener  to  Sir  Alexander  Henderson,  Bart.,  Buscot 
Park)  followed,  also  with  good  blooms.  Mr.  Bastin  won  with 
twelve  incurved,  distinct,  showing  very  good  flowers  of  General 
Symonds,  Mrs.  H.  J.  Jones,  Mrs.  W.  C.  Egan,  and  Madame 
Ferlat;  Mr.  Strugnell  was  second,  in  whose  stand  were  fine 
blooms’ of  Chas.  Curtis,  King  of  Yellows,  Madame  Ferlat,  and 
Duchess  of  Fife;  Mr.  Wright  was  third.  With  six  of  one  kind 
