December  4,  1S02. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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mum  show  is  always  held  in  the  same  week  as  the  Norwich  Fat 
Cattle  Show,  and,  like  the  latter,  it  has  become  a  county  insti¬ 
tution.  The  weather  was  fine  on  the  opening  day,  and  there 
was,  as  usual,  a  very  large  attendance. 
The  adoption  of  a  vase  class  for  six  varieties  of  Japs,  three 
specimen  blooms  of  each,  aroused  much  interest,  and  it  proved 
a  great  success,  the  competition  being  numerous  and  keen.  It 
also  made  a  welcome  break  from  the  straight  lines  of  specimen 
cut  blooms  on  stands.  The  first  prize  fell  to  the  lot  of  B.  E. 
Fletcher,  Esq.,  Mallingforcl  Hall  (Mr.  G.  Baker,  gardener).  His 
varieties  were  Madame  Carnot,  J.  E.  Clayton,  N.C'.S.  Jubilee, 
&c.  Lord  cle  Ramsay,  Haverland  Hall  (Mr.  G.  W.  Mush,  gar¬ 
dener),  was  second.  His  best  blooms  were  Mr.  A.  Barrett,  Nellie 
Pockett,  and  Chas.  Davis.  Lord  Walsingham,  Merton  Hall 
(Mr.  W.  Riddell,  gardener),  was  third.  There  was  a  class  for 
three  vases  also,  in  which  there  was  a  good  competition. 
The  class  which  created  the  greatest  furore  among  the  visitors 
was  that  for  forty-eight  Japs,  in  which  the  competition  was  very 
keen.  The  first  prize  fell  to  the  lot  of  Sir  Saville  B.  Crossley, 
Bait.,  M.P.,  Somerleyton  Hall  (Mr.  F.  Hanson,  gardener).  His 
most  prominent  blooms  were  Madame  Gustave  Henry,  W.  R. 
Church,  Mrs.  Mease,  M.  L.  Remy,  Matthew  Smith,  Sir  H.  Kit¬ 
chener,  Lady  Roberts,  and  Miss  Nellie  Pockett.  Second,  W.  R. 
Seago,  Esq.,  Oulton  Hall  (Mr.  G.  H.  Smart,  gardener),  with 
blooms  only  a  little  inferior  to  those  from  Mr.  Hanson,  and  of 
much  the  same  varieties.  A  nearly  model  bloom  of  W.  R.  Church 
in  this  collection  was  awarded  the  Silver  Medal  of  the  National 
Chrysanthemum  Society  as  the  premier  Jap.  Maf eking  Hero, 
Lord  Ludlow,  Mrs.  J.  Lewis,  Miss  Nellie  Pockett,  Princess  A. 
de  Monaco,  and  Florence  Molyneux  were  also  very  fine  on  this 
stand.  The  class  for  thirty-six  Japs,  in  no  less  than  twenty-four 
varieties,  brought  a  good  competition  also,  Mr.  G.  H.  Mush 
taking  the  first  prize  with  a  collection  which  included  excellent 
examples  of  Miss  A.  Byron,  Madame  G.  Henry,  Swanley  Giant, 
W.  R.  Church,  Ac.  S.  Morris,  Esq.,  Wretham  Hall  (Mr.  G. 
Henly,  gardener),  was  a  good  second.  Among  his  blooms  were 
well  finished  examples  of  Etoile  du  Nord,  Simplicity,  Madame  G. 
Henry,  Ac.  The  best  twenty-four  Japs  came  from  F.  Martin, 
Esq.,  The  Grange,  Wroxham,  an  even  and  fresh  lot.  Con¬ 
spicuous  among  them  were  W.  R.  Church,  Madame  Carnot, 
Matthew  Smith,  Madame  Von  Andre,  Ac.  B.  Cooke,  Esq., 
Aylshanx  (Mr.  F.  Matthews,  gardener),  was  a  good  second.  He 
had  striking  blooms  of  Mrs.  J.  Ritson,  Madame  G.  Henry,  Lady 
E.  Clarke,  Ac. 
The  incurved  section  is  never  very  strongly  represented  at 
Norwich.  The  first  prize,  twenty-four  blooms,  was  a  well  finished 
collection.  The  most  striking  blooms  were  Madame  Ferlat, 
selected  for  the  Silver  Medal  of  the  N.C.S.  as  the  best  incurved 
bloom  in  the  show.  Unfortunately,  the  names  of  the  exhibitors 
in  this  class  were  overlooked,  but  there  were  excellent  blooms 
of  C.  H.  Curtis,  President  Bevan,  Lady  Isabel,  Mrs.  R.  C.  Pil- 
kington,  Ac.  The  best  six  incurved  of  one  variety  was  C.  H. 
Curtis,  from  Mr.  J.  Baker,  Marlingford  Hall.  The  best  six  white 
Japs  were  those  of  Mrs.  J.  Lewis,  from  Mr.  G.  H.  Smart.'  The 
best  six  of  any  other  colour,  but  white,  was  found  in  Mrs.  Mease, 
from  H.  A.  Campbell,  Esq.,  Lynford  Hall  (Mr.  F.  Tilbury, 
gardener). 
Some  very  fine  blooms  were  shown  by  amateurs  not  employing 
a  gardener.  The  best  twelve  came  from  Mr.  H.  J.  Barnaby,  of 
Dereham,  who  had  excellent  blooms  of  Miss  A.  Byron,  Mrs. 
Barkley,  W.  R.  Church,  and  others,  being  finely,  developed. 
Fruit  and  vegetables  were  generally  good,  and  some  very  fine 
Grapes  came  from  Lord  Suffield,  Gunton  Park,  Norwich  (Mr.  VvT. 
Allan,  gardener).  Mr.  Allan  exhibited  in  nine  classes  for  fruit, 
and  secured  eight  firsts  and  one  second  a  highly  commendable 
performance.  Mr.  Allan  was  first  with  three  bunches  of  well 
finished  Alicante;  the  Hon.  A.  E.  Fellowes,  M.P.,  Honinghanx 
Hall  (Mr.  Sheddeck,  gardener),  came  second,  also  with  excellent 
examples.  The  best  three  bunches  of  Muscat  of  Alexandria 
came  from  Mr.  F.  Tilbury,  Lynford  Hall ;  and  Mr.  Fison  (Mr.  A. 
Lane,  gardener)  was  second.  Well  ripened  and  coloured  berries 
were  seen  in  both  cases.  Mr.  Allan  came  in  first  with  three 
varieties  of  Grapes.  He  had  in  fine  condition  Gros  Maroc,  Lady 
Downes,  and  Alicante. 
Apples,  both  dessert  and  culinary,  were  good.  In  the  class 
for  nine  varieties  of  dessert,  six  fruits  of  each,  Mr.  G.  H.  Smart, 
Oulton  Hall  Gardens,  took  the  first  prize  with  well  balanced 
fruits.  There  were  extra  good  examples  of  Cox’s  Pomona,  Rib- 
ston  Pippin,  and  Blenheim  Orange.  Mr.  G.  Baker  came  second. 
He  had  very  good  fruit  of  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet,  Cole’s  Seedling, 
Pxasgood’s  Nonsuch,  Ac.  With  nine  dishes  of  culinary  Apples 
Capt.  B.  J.  Petre,  Westwick  (Mr.  G.  Davidson,  gardener),  was 
placed  first.  His  leading  sorts  were  Warner’s  King,  Peasgood’s 
Nonesuch,  Gascoyne’s  Scarlet  Seedling,  Bismarck,  Lane’s  Prince 
Albert,  Ac. 
Potatoes  were  largely  shown,  and  generally  of  fine  quality. 
Messrs.  Sutton  and  Sons  offered  special  prizes  for  six  dishes. 
E.  J.  Corbett,  Esq.,  Honing  (Mr.  T.  Jones,  gardener),  was  placed 
first.  The  leading  sorts  were  Sutton’s  Perfection,  Sutton’s 
Favourite,  Sutton’s  Seedling,  and  Sutton’s  Reliance.  There  were 
many  prizes  for  vegetables,  Messrs.  Sutton  and  Sons  and  Daniels 
Bros,  offering  special  prizes  in  several  classes. 
Specimen  Chrysanthemums  and  other  plants  were  shown,  and 
there  were  pretty  arrangements  in  flowers;  but  the  time  at  our 
disposal  admitted  of  notice  of  only  a  few  of  the  leading  features 
in  a  great  show.  Miscellaneous  collections  were  shown  by  Messrs. 
Daniels  Bros. — fruit,  flowers,  vegetables,  Ac.  Mr.  R.  Holmes, 
Norwich,  had  a  large  and  well  flowered  collection  of  Mums,  lifted 
from  the  open  ground  last  October;  and  Hobbies,  Limited  (Mr. 
John  Green,  manager),  Dereham,  a  large  and  imposing  collection 
of  Chrysanthemums. 
Metropolitan  Public  Gardens  Association, 
Open  Spaces. — At  the  monthly  meeting  of  the  Metropolitan 
Public  Gardens  Association,  held  at  83,  Lancaster  Gate,  W.,  the 
Earl  of  Meath  (chairman)  presiding,  progress  was  reported  with 
regard  to  the  laying  out  of  the  Southfielcls  Recreation  Ground, 
Wandsworth,  and  with  schemes  for  the  conversion  of  St.  Mary’s 
Churchyard,  Whitechapel,  and  All  Saints’  Churchyard,  Poplar, 
into  public  gardens.  It  was  stated  that  the  London  County 
Council  had  decided  to  appeal  against  the  recent  decision  of  the 
Consistory  Court,  authorising  the  erection  of  buildings  on  Holy 
Trinity  Churchyard,  Stepney,  which  had  been  for  many  years 
in  use  as  a  public  garden,  being  one  of  the  earlier  schemes  carried 
out  by  the  Association. 
Applications  were  received  from  the  Shoreditch  and  Stepney 
Borough  Councils  for  the  planting  of  trees  in  suitable  thorough¬ 
fares  in  their  respective  districts,  the  latter  body  stating  that 
they  had  no  legal  power  to  expend  money  in  this  desirable 
manner.  It  was  resolved,  should  such  be  found  to  be  the  case, 
to  take  steps  to  secure  an  extension  of  the  law  in  this  respect. 
Numerous  designs  of  drinking  fountains  in  Paris,  which  the 
chairman  had  procured  through  the  kindness  of  the  British 
Ambassador,  were  inspected,  and  were  considered  a  greet  im¬ 
provement  on  the  designs  of  fountains  hitherto  erected  in 
London.  Some  of  these  were  erected  in  Paris  by  the  late  Sir 
Richard  Wallace. 
It  was  decided  to  protest  against  any  alienation  of  the  house 
and  adjacent  ground  at  Goklers  Hill  for  the  purposes  of  a  con¬ 
valescent  institution,  as  being  entirely  contrary  to  the  terms 
upon  which  the  London  County  Council  hold  the  estate  for  public 
use  and  enjoyment.  It  was  also  decided  to  point  out  the  ille¬ 
gality  of  any  part  of  a  park  at  Sydenham  being  devoted  as  a 
site  for  a  public  library.  It  was  agreed  to  give  hearty  support 
to  Mr.  E.  N.  Buxton’s  scheme  for  acquiring  some  900  acres  of 
land,  formerly  part,  of  Hainault  Forest,  and  to  assist  in  any 
efforts  made  to  raise  the  sum  of  £10,000,  which  the  City  Corpora¬ 
tion  had  at  its  last  meeting  refused  to  grant.  An  interesting 
letter  was  read  from  Mr.  Chance,  of  Edgbaston,  stating  that, 
acting  upon  suggestions  made  by  the  association,  a  scheme  for 
the  purchase,  for  public  enjoyment,  of  Lightwood’s  Estate, 
sixteen  acres,  for  £11,500,  had  been  carried  to  a  successful  issue 
by  voluntary  effort.  It  was  agreed  to  urge  the  formation  of  a 
local  open  space  society  for  the  Birmingham  district. 
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Meteorological  Observations  at  Cbiswiclr. 
Taken  in  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens  at  Chis¬ 
wick,  height  above  sea  level  24  feet. 
Date. 
Direction  of 
Wind. 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Rain. 
Temperature  of 
the  Soil. 
At  9  A.M. 
<D 
k4  . 
•3  to 
■*=»  £  CD 
g  d  * 
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1902. 
Novemb:r. 
At  9  A.M. 
Day. 
Night 
At 
1-ft. 
deep. 
At 
2-ft. 
deep. 
At 
4  ft. 
deep. 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
43 
CD 
<D 
A 
bD 
5 
43 
CD 
<D 
!s 
o 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Ins. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Sunday  ...23 
S.E. 
38-8 
38-4 
513 
34-5 
— 
40'4 
44  4 
49-2 
25  0 
Monday  ...24 
S.S.E. 
450 
447 
51-5 
33-0 
0-27 
40-5 
44-5 
49  0 
247 
Tuesday  ...25 
S.S.E. 
50-9 
48-9 
52T 
44-8 
0-08 
43-3 
45  9 
48-8 
35-5 
Wed’sday  26 
E.S.E. 
485 
47-2 
50T 
47-3 
002 
453 
45-6 
48-5 
45'3 
Thursday  27 
N.E. 
46-6 
44-9 
50.2 
46-0 
— 
45  9 
46-3 
48-5 
430 
Friday  ...28 
S.W. 
49-7 
470 
50-1 
41-2 
0-32 
.45-3 
467 
48-5 
374 
Saturday  29 
S.E. 
48T 
46-4 
49-3 
38-0 
0'28 
44-1 
46  7 
48-5 
268 
Total. 
Means  ... 
46'8 
45'4 
50  7 
40  7 
0'97 
43-5 
457 
487 
3}  9 
A  dull,  dark,  mild  week,  with  rain  on  five  days. 
