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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
November  27,  1902. 
the  last  named  won  with  Mrs.  Barkley,  fine,  but  not  developed  ; 
second.  Mr.  Bastin,  with  Mrs.  Mease;  third,  Mr.  Coote,  with 
extra  fine  flowers  of  Chenon  de  Leche.  There  were  also  classes 
confined  to  district  growers  and  amateurs,  which  displayed  good 
culture,  particularly  in  the  latter  section.  In  this  the  secretary 
and  his  son  were  successful  in  carrying  off  a  first  and  second 
prize  with  excellent  blooms. 
For  a  group  of  Chrysanthemums  Mr.  Wheeler,  gardener  to 
Major  Goddard,  Swindon,  was  a  very  good  first,  blooms,  arrange¬ 
ment,  and  finish  being  alike  good.  In  the  group  of  miscel¬ 
laneous  plants  Mr.  H.  Wright  showed  a  very  bright  and  neatly 
executed  arrangement  of  Begonias,  Carnations,  small,  bright¬ 
leaved  Coleus,  and  other  plants  in  a  groundwork  of  Fern.  Mr. 
Bastin  won  with  table  plants;  Messrs.  R.  Looms,  Strugnell,  and 
Wheeler  with  Primulas,  Cyclamen,  and  Begonias  respectively. 
Fruit  was  not  extensively  shown,  but  vegetables  in  collections 
were  excellent.  Onions,  Cauliflowers,  and  Parsnips  especially  so. 
Non-competitive  exhibits  from  Messrs.  Davis  and  Son,  Swin¬ 
don  ;  Thos.  Rigg.  Reading;  and  R.  Tucker  and  Son,  Oxford, 
each  contributing  beautifully  executed  devices  of  the  florists’ 
art,  and  which  helped  to  beautify  the  exhibition  hall  in  a  marked 
degree.  Messrs.  J.  T.  Bown  and  F.  B.  Davis  are  the  joint 
secretaries,  both  gentlemen  working  assiduously  to  make  the 
show  interesting  and  successful,  with  but  poor  recompense  from 
the  Swindon  public. 
Woolton,  November  19th. 
This  excellent  society  fully  maintained  its  high  position  as 
a  show  of  great  excellence.  The  aim  of  the  stagers  and  exhibitors 
is  to  provide  an  exhibition  of  quality  and  artistic  arrangement. 
In  this  they  fully  succeeded,  having  the  credit  of  the  prettiest 
show  in  the  locality.  To  secure  this  very  creditable  position  the 
following  exhibitors  were  mainly  responsible,  and  for  which  they 
secured  first  prize  awards :  F.  H.  Gossage,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  J. 
Stoney),  Woolton,  twenty-four  Japanese  Chrysanthemums,  dis. 
vars.,  of  good  size,  depth,  and  freshness;  twelve  Japanese;  five 
vases,  containing  good  blooms  ;  six  vases  of  pretty  single  flowers ; 
one  Fern,  with  a  fine  Goniophlebium  subauriculatum  ;  one  foliage, 
with  a  grand  Croton  Montefontiensis,  7ft  in  diameter,  superbly 
coloured;  one  Orchid,  with  Cypripedium  Spicerianum,  well 
flowered ;  two  Begonias,  fine  quality ;  and  vegetables.  Sir 
W.  H.  Tate,  Bart,  (gardener,  Mr.  G.  Haigh),  Woolton,  secured 
firsts  for  eighteen  Japanese  cut  blooms  of  much  merit  ;  eighteen 
incurveds,  massive  deep  blooms;  one  incurved  Chrysanthemum 
plant,  and  six  pots  of  Cyclamen.  Mrs.  Cope  (gardener,  Mr.  T. 
Carling),  Woolton,  first  for  twelve  incurved  distinct ;  one  Palm, 
with  a  fine  Kentia  ;  one  flowering  plant,  with  a  good  Ixora 
coccineia;  one  Orchid,  with  freely  flowered  Cattleya  labiata.  S. 
Sanday,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  Jones),  Woolton,  for  one  basket  and 
bouquet  of  Chrysanthemums.  Mr.  F.  Stevens  for  sprays  and 
buttonholes. 
Mr.  W.  Wilson  for  one  Japanese  or  reflexed  Chrysanthemum ; 
one  pompon  with  a  model  trained  variety ;  one  Anemone,  and 
six  pots  of  single  large  flowered;  two  bunches  black  Grapes,  with 
Black  Alicante;  two  bunches  white,  with  Muscat  of  Alexandria, 
of  fine  colour.  P.  W.  Barr,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  Keiglitley), 
Woolton,  for  three  large  flowering  Chrysanthemums,  remark¬ 
ably  well  done,  and  for  one  single  with  a,  pretty  variety.  S.  S. 
Bacon,  Esq.  (gardener,  Mr.  J.  Rothwell),  for  Roman  Hyacinths 
well  flowered. 
Col.  R.  Ireland-Blac.kburne  (gardener,  Mr.  G.  Hammond), 
Hale,  contributed  some  fine  fruit,  winning  for  one  dish  dessert 
Apples;  three  culinary;  three  dessert;  arid  single  dish  of  Pears 
and  one  dish  of  stewing.  Mr.  T.  Lunt,  Halewood,  staged  some 
fine  vegetables,  winning  the  collection  of  eight  kinds,  and  four 
other  firsts.  Mr.  Brown  secured  the  silver  challenge  cup,  the 
gift  of  the  treasurer,  Neil  Gossage,  Esq.,  for  six  kinds  of  vege¬ 
tables.  Mr.  J.  G.  Learoyd  and  his  committee  may  be  com¬ 
plimented  upon  their  successful  show. 
Bristol,  November  19th  and  20th. 
The  thirty-ninth  exhibition  held  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Bristol  Chrysanthemum  Society  on  the  above  dates  must  be  de¬ 
scribed  as  a  great  success,  the  large  Colston  Hall  being  thronged 
with  visitors  almost  as  soon  as  the  doors  were  open,  and  the 
quality  and  number  of  exhibits  being  quite  up  to  the  usual  high 
standard. 
In  the  class  for  thirty-six  Japanese  cut  blooms,  Mr.  F.  S. 
Vallis  won  with  a  really  superb  stand.  This  noted  grower  also 
secured  the  special  prize  for  the  best  exhibit  in  the  show,  and 
the  medal  of  the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society  for  the  best 
bloom  in  the  show,  with  the  same  stand.  His  varieties  were 
Mrs.  Mease,  Mrs.  Coombs,  Madame  Carnot,  Mrs.  Vallis,  M.  P. 
Radaelli,  M.  Pocikett,  Mrs.  Barkley,  Madame  Louis  Reniy, 
T.  Carrington,  Mrs.  Thirkell,  Mrs.  Stowe,  J.  Lewis,  W.  R. 
Church,  Bessie  Godfrey,  Edwin  Molyneux,  H.  E.  Hammond, 
Madame  R.  Cadbury,  G.  J.  Warren,  Calvat’s  ’99,  Australia  Mrs. 
B.  Wilde,  and  Surprise.  A  more  perfect  stand  would  be  difficult 
indeed  to  find.  Mr.  W.  Macadam  Smith  had  a  very  good  stand  for 
second  place,  but  the  flowers  were  not  so  large  as  Mr,  Vallis’. 
Mr.  J.  Runnaeles  was  third,  Mr.  G.  Drake  fourth,  F.  W. 
Flight,  Esq.,  fifth,  and  Mr.  D.  E.  Taylor  sixth. 
For  twenty-four  large-flowered  incurveds  Mr.  J.  B.  Hankey 
was  first,  his  best  flowers  being  Ialene,  Duchess  of  Fife,  Mrs.  F. 
Judson,  Countess  of  Warwick,  J.  Agate,  Chas.  Curtis,  and  Mrs. 
R.  C.  Kingston.  Mr.  W.  G.  Drake  was  a  close  second,  Mr. 
Flight  third.  The  smaller  cut  flower  classes  were  well-filled,  a 
very  fine  dozen  being  that  with  which  Mr.  Macadam  Smith  won 
in  the  class  for  twelve  Japanese  distinct. 
Thq  groups  of  Chrysanthemums  were  about  as  usual,  made 
up  of  capital  material,  but  hard  and  stiff  in  outline  and  a  jumble 
of  colours.  Alderman  Godwin,  G.  W.  Harper,  Esq.,  and  Mrs. 
Vincent  Ames  were  the  principal  prizewinners.  For  show  plants 
Mr.  J.  West  took  first  place,  Sir  Chas.  Cove  and  Mrs.  Coleman 
following  in  the  order  named.  Ornamental  foliage  plants  were 
well  shown,  as  well  as  a.  fine  lot  of  stove  plants.  Colonel  Goss, 
Mr.  F.  Tagart,  and  Prince  Hatzfeldt  were  amongst  the  winners 
in  this  section. 
The  fruit  was  one  of  the  features  of  the  show,  some  very 
fine  Grapes  for  the  late  season  being  exhibited.  For  six  dishes 
Mr.  H.  Jones  Avon,  Mr.  F.  Tagart  and  Colonel  Vivian  following. 
Alderman  Davis’  Muscats  were  very  fine,  while  rarely  is- such 
a  show  of  Apples  and  Pears  seen  as  that  which  graced  the  tables 
here.  Quite  a  number  of  vegetable  classes  were  crowded  out 
into  the  corridors,  but  the  quality  was  so  good  that  plenty  of 
admiring  visitors  followed. 
The  wreath,  bouquet,  and  table  decorations  are  always  well 
done  in  Bristol,  and  this  year  exhibitors  surpassed  even  their 
previous  efforts.  In  the  hand  bouquet  class  Mr.  W.  H.  Coles’ 
superb  exhibit  was  greatly  admired,  while  the  veteran  Mr.  C. 
Winstone,  Mrs.  Rogers,  and  Messrs.  Dobson  and  Co.,  all  showed 
of  their  best. 
In  the  grand  tier  were  the  Orchids  and  a  number  of  trade 
exhibits,  not  for  competition.  Messrs.  House  and  Son,  of  West- 
bury,  had  a  fine  exhibit  of  Violets,  while  the  lovely  Carnations 
put  up  by  Mr.  W.  J.  Godfrey  came  in  for  unstinted  praise. 
This  noted  groAver  also  put  up  a  number  of  neAv  and  choice 
Chrysanthemums.  Certificates  for  Orchids  Avere  aAvarded  to  Mr. 
Budgett  for  a  magnificent  variety  of  Cypripedium  insigne,  ancl 
to  Mr.  J.  Barry  for  Oncidium  Forbesi. 
Sutton  Coldfield,  November  19th  and  20th. 
The  seventeenth  annual  exhibition  of  the  Gardeners’  Mutual 
Improvement  Association  was  held  on  the  above  dates.  Amongst 
the  various  non-competitive  exhibits  Mr.  W.  B.  Grove,  Wyndley 
Nurseries,  Sutton  Coldfield,  arranged  a  collection  of  floral  de¬ 
signs  and  plants.  As  usual,  Mr.  A.  Jenkins,  gardener  to  A.  W. 
Wills,  Esq.,  Glare-gate,  Wylde  Green,  annexed  first  honours  in 
the  class  for  “  a  group  of  Chrysanthemums  arranged  for  effect,” 
and  the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society’s  Certificate  of  Merit 
Avas  also  bestoAved  upon  Mr.  Jenkins  for  the  best  exhibit  of 
Chrysanthemum  plants  in  the  sIioav  (and  the  Silver  Medal  offered 
by  Mr.  H.  J.  Jones,  Lewisham,  to  the  same  exhibitor  for  six 
blooms  of  Chrysanthemums,  Japanese,  any  variety).  The  second 
prize  fell  .to  Mr.  R.  T.  Parker,  gardener  to  A.  R.  Dean,  Esq., 
Moor  Hall,  Sutton  Coldfield.  In  class  2  Mr.  A.  T.  FrizAvell, 
gardener  to  J.  Bishop,  Esq.,  Stanley  House,  Sutton  Coldfield, 
was  placed  first  for  a  worthy  group  of  Chrysanthemums ;  second, 
Mr.  W.  Jones,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Hope,  Doe  Bank,  Sutton  Cold¬ 
field. 
Cut  Blooms  made  a  brave  show.  For  twelve  Japs  Mr.  C. 
Link,  gardener  to  the  Trustees  of  Oscott  College,  Erdington,  led 
with  \rery  good  examples;  second,  Mr.  F.  Jackson,  gardener  to 
A.  Pilkington,  Esq.,  St.  Bernard,  Wylde  Green.  In  the  class 
for  twelve  incurveds,  six  varieties,  Mr.  A.  Jenkins,  the  only 
exhibitor,  Avas  awarded  the  first  prize.  For  six  blooms,  any 
variety,  distinct,  Mr.  S.  T.  Parker  secured  the  first  prize: 
second,  Mr.  John  Jones,  gardener  to  Councillor  T.  Turner;  and 
third,  Mr.  John  Steeley,  gardener  to  R-  G.  Blood,  Esq.,  Erding¬ 
ton.  For  nine  stems  of  natural  grown  Chrysanthemums  Mr.  A. 
Jenkins  scored  ;  Mr.  F.  Jackson  second,  and  Mr.  Joseph  Walls, 
Little  Aston  Hall,  third.  For  four  bunches  of  single  Chrysan¬ 
themums  Mr.  A.  Jenkins  led  the  way. 
Vegetables. — Space  will  only  alloAA-  of  brief  reference  to  this 
praise  Avorthy  section  of  the  shoAV,  and  including  as  it  did  every 
class  of  exhibitor,  Avith  hardly  a  single  inferior  exhibit.  For  a 
collection  of  vegetables  to  be  shown  on  the  tables,  4ft  by  3ft, 
and  judged  by  points,  ancl  the  prize  money  to  be  apportioned 
accordingly,  Mr.  C.  Link,  of  Oscott  College,  scored  with  an 
admirable  collection;  second,  Mr.  Joseph  Walls;  and  third,  Mr. 
John  Jones;  an  extra  prize  being  awarded  Mr.  J.  Steeley.  For 
a  collection  of  vegetables  on  a  table  3ft  by  3ft,  Mr.  A.  Frizwell, 
Mr.  F.  Jackson,  and  Mr.  W.  Vaughan  were  placed  as  in  order 
named.  In  class  48,  for  a  collection,  as  per  the  last  conditions, 
Mr.  John  Delville,  Mr.  Thos.  Beavon,  and  Mr.  W.  Vaughan  Avere 
the  -respective  winners.  Potatoes  Avere  shown  in  "collections  of 
six,  four,  tAvo,  and  single  dishes.  For  six  varieties  Mr.  C.  Link 
was  to  the  fore  with  super-excellent  examples  of  kidneys  and 
rounds;  second.  Mr.  John  Melville;  and  third,  Mr.  J.  Steeley. 
