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it  Avas  surprisinp;ly  good,  Roses,  hea-baceous  flowers,  fruit. 
Fuchsias,  and  table  decorations  iu  particular.  The  clas.s  whicli 
provided  for  twelve  ornamental  and  flowering  plants  found  Messrs. 
Cypher  and  Sons,  as  usual,  easy  winners,  though  we  have  seen 
finer  plants  on  some  previous  occasions  from  the  Cheltenham 
Nurseries.  Codiaeum  angustifolia,  C.  Thompsoni,  Countess, 
Evansianus,  and  Gloriosa,  the  latter  a  pale  lemon  yellow-leaved 
kind,  were  very  good,  though  of  smaller  size  in  plant  to  what  is 
usually  .staged  by  Mes.srs.  Cypher.  Palms  were  fine,  so  also  were 
the  flowering  plants,  and  Bougainvillea  glabra  in  irarticular.  Mr. 
G.  Hallet,  Bath,  was  second  with  much  smaller  specimens. 
Messrs.  Cypher  won  with  single  specimens  of  flowering  and 
foliage:  and  with  six  ornamental  foliage  Messrs.  Cole  and  Son 
were  a  good  first.  Groups  are  always  a  notable  feature  of  the 
Bath  shows.  Messrs.  Cypher,  on  this  occasion,  maintained  their 
position  with  a  beautiful  exhibit  arranged  in  their  well-known 
style.  Mes.srs.  Cole  and  Son  were  defeated  by  Mr.  R.  B.  Cater’s 
clever  gardener  for  second  prize,  with  a  most  commendable 
arrangement,  though  the  discriminating  tax  imposed  on^  the 
judges  nurst  have  been  a  severe  one,  so  uniform  were  individual 
merit,  both  in  style  of  arrangement  and  quality  of  plant. 
Fuchsias,  despite  the  trying  season,  were  in  beautiful  condi¬ 
tion,  so  free  of  flower,  rich  in  variety,  and  ijerfectly  modelled. 
Perfect  pyramids,  from  eight  to  ten  feet  in  height,  clothed  from 
their  points  to  the  pots  with  healthy  foliage  and  flower,  were 
staged  in  goodly  number.s.  With  nine  specimens,  Mr.  Parratt, 
gardener  to  H.  W^.  Tugwell,  Esq.,  Bath,  won  with  such  varieties 
as  Clipper,  Tucker’s  Rival,  Western  Beauty,  Final,  Masterpiece, 
Duel’s  Favourite,  and  Jubilee  Queen.  Mr.  Chislett,  gardener  to 
E.  T.  D.  Foxcroft,  I'lsq.,  Hinton  Charterhouse,  was  an  exceed¬ 
ingly  close  second,  Mrs.  Bright,  Arabella,  Amy  Lye,  and  Brilliant 
being  some  of  the  mo.st  striking  varieties  shown.  Mr.  H.  Pocock, 
Hilperton,  staged  the  best  six  with  unnamed  plants,  Messrs.  G. 
Tucker  and  J.  H.  MTllcox  following.  Messrs.  Parrot  and  Chislett 
won  respectively  with  dark  and  light-coloured  single  specimens. 
With  six  stove  or  greenhouse  plants  in  bloom.  Air.  Tucker 
staged  well-trained,  freely-bloomed  plants  of  Ixora  Fraseri, 
Dipladenia  Brearleyana,  Bougainvillea  Cypher!,  Allamanda 
nobilis,  and  Statice  Gilbert!.  In  Air.  Chisle'tt’s  second  prize  lot 
occurred  a  beautiful  Clerodendron  Balfouri.  Alessrs.  Cypher 
won  with  Ixora  Duffi  as  a  single  specimen  ;  Air.  Tucker  with 
Stephanotis,  was  a  good  second.  Alessrs.  Stokes  and  Son  led 
with  twelve  Ferns,  and  Mr.  G.  Tucker  staged  a  beautiful  half- 
dozen,  the  .same  growers  winning  also  with  single  .specimen  Ferns. 
Geraniums,  Gloxinias,  Coxcombs,  Petunias,  Orchids  in  six 
varieties,  Coleus,  Begonias,  were  all  capitally  represented. 
Cut  flowers  in  thedr  many  kinds,  taking  the  weather  into 
account,  were  really  marvellous.  Roses  were  superb  in  colour 
and  size.  Alessrs.  Perkins  and  Son,  Coventry,  and  Air.  John 
Alattock,  had  the  best  twenty-four  .singles;  Air.  Crossling, 
Cardiff,  the  best  twelve  ;  and  in  the  class  for  twelve  varieties 
sJiown,  five  in  each  vase,  their  exhibit  was  .simply  perfect.  Alessrs. 
Perkins’  exhibit  lost  much  by  the  indifferent  style  of  staging. 
Mr.  J.  Alattock  was  a  good  third.  Air.  .Alex.  Hill  Gray,  Bath, 
had  the  best  Teas ;  Dahlias  were  very  good ;  Pompons,  Cactus, 
singles.  Show  and  Fancy,  were  all  splendid.  The  Cactus,  single, 
and  Pompon,  however,  far  excel  as  an  exhibition  flower.  Messrs. 
Cray  were  again  succe.ssful.  Air.  Tickle,  gardener  to  T.  Carr,  Esq., 
Twerton,  excelled  with  singles,  beautiful  in  flower,  colour,  and 
arrangement.  Alessrs.  W.  D.  Porter,  Bath,  and  R.  B.  Cater’s 
Zonal  Pelargoniums  in  twenty-four  bunches,  made  a  most  inter¬ 
esting  and  bright  display,  individual  trusses  and  pips  being  so 
good.  Asters  were  fine  and  numerous,  Zinnias  and  Alarigolds 
bright,  as  also  were  annuals,  cut  Gloxinias,  and  stove  and  green¬ 
house  flowers. 
Hardy  perennials  created  the  greatest  interest,  a  great  bank 
of  varied  colours,  many  feet  in  length,  was  the  admiration  of 
everyone.  Alessrs.  Stokes  and  Son  excelled  more  by  variety  than 
by  individual  quality,  though  all  were  high-class  and  some  were 
both  rare  and  choice.  AIe.ssrs.  W.  D.  Porter  and  Walters  and 
Son  were  equally  deserving  competitors. 
Decorated  dinner-tables  brought  together  no  less  than  ten 
rivals,  out  of  Avhom  but  three  won  a  prize.  Airs.  Waller.  Wost- 
bury-on-Trym,  had  a  delightful  blend  of  soft  coloured  Orchids  and 
other  flowers;  Airs.  C’olston  Hale,  with  bronze  and  pale  Orchids, 
secured  second  ;  and  Airs.  G.  F.  Butcher  third.  Airs.  Hale,  for  a 
beautifullv-dressed  vase,  was  first  in  that  cla.ss,  and  second  for  a 
vase  of  wild  flowers. 
The  fruit  tent  was  unusually  well  filled.  Grapes  and  Apples  in 
particular  being  both  numerous  and  of  fine  c|uality.  A  clas.s  for 
eight  bunches  found  Air.  W.  Taylor,  grower  to  Air.  Alarsh,  Bath, 
a  good  winner,  his  Aluscats  being  the  finest  coloured  Grapes  wo 
have  seen  this  year.  Besides  these  were  Gros  Alaroc,  Black  Ham¬ 
burgh,  and  Alicante. 
Air.  Alitchell,  gardener  to  J.  W.  Fleming,  Esq.,  Rom.sey,  had 
to  be  content  with  second  prize,  a  defeat  he  has  not  suffered  for 
some  time  before.  His  Gros  Alarocs  were  specially  fine  in  ewery 
respect,  his  Aluscats  heavy  in  bunch,  and  Aladre.sfield  and  Black 
Hamburgh  well  coloured. '  Air.  Strugnell  was  third. 
Aluscats  of  Alexandria  again  found  a  winner  in  Air.  Taylor, 
his  c’u^ters  being  very  large  and  the  colour,  for  the  year,  wonder¬ 
fully  bright.  Air.  Alitciiell,  with  heavy  bunches,  came  second, 
and  A.  R.  Baily,  F.sq.,  Frome  (gardener.  Air.  Tajdor),  third. 
There  were  other  exhibits  in  this  finely-filled  class. 
With  Black  Hamburghs,  Air.  J.  Ayers,  gardener  to  J.  F.  Hall, 
Esq.,  Wells,  won  from  Air.  Alitchell  with  jet  black  bunches, 
though  not  so  heavy  or  so  well  finished  as  the  Romsey  Grapes,  a^ 
there  was  a  marked  deficienev  of  bloom.  The  class  for  any  other 
black  was  a  good  one.  Air.  Alarsh’s  grower,  Air.  Wl  Taylor,  again 
excelling  with  well-finished  examples  of  Gros  Alaroc,  Alessrs. 
Alitchell  and  Jefferies  following. 
Four  competed  with  a  collection  of  eiglit  dishes  of  fruit,  Mr. 
Alitchell  staging  handsome  Gros  Alaroc,  and  Aluscat  Grapes,  Best 
of  All  Melon.  Pine  Apple  Nectarines,  Dymond  Peaches,  Bruns¬ 
wick  Figs  and  Apples.  Air.  H.  Jones,  Bath,  was  second,  and  Air. 
Strugnell  third. 
Air.  Alitchell  took  the  leading  cards  with  Peaches  and  Nec¬ 
tarines,  both  fine  in  colour  and  size  ;  and  Air.  W’ilkinson,  Tyntes- 
field,  secured  both  prizes  for  Alelons  in  the  open  classes,  with 
finely-flavoured  fruits. 
Apples,  both  cooking  and  dessert,  made  a  wonderful  show,  and 
niust  have  nonplussed  not  a  few  who  regard  the  season  as  a  blank 
in  an  Apple  sense.  W'Tth  three  dishes  of  dessert,  Alessrs.  W. 
Fisher,  Batheaston,  and  J.  .\yres,  W’ells,  staged  beautifully 
coloured  specimens,  Lady  Sudeley  being  particularly  bright. 
Air.  F.  Wait,  Bath,  won  from  Alessrs.  Someiwille  and  I'isher  with 
a  .single  dish.  Culinary  sorts  were  in  strong  force.  Air.  Ayres 
staged  for  first  prize  Ga.scoyne’s,  Warner’s  and  Pea.sgood’s  excel¬ 
lently.  Pott’s  Seedling,  in  Air.  W’ait's  second  prize  lot,  was  al'-o 
a  fine  dish.  Peasgood’s  Nonsuch,  as  usual,  led  for  a  single  dish. 
Air.  H.  H.  Hill,  Wmlls,  having  a  vei'y  fine  dozen.  Warner’s  King 
also  was  shown  well  by  Air.  Hall.  Bath. 
Plums,  like  Apples,  were  fine;  so,  too,  were  Filberts;  and 
Pears  could  not  fail  to  have  interested  or  made  envious  those  who 
have  so  many  barren  trees  at  home. 
As  at  mo.st  other  shows,  vegetables  were  of  fine  quality, 
though  at  Bath  the  schedule  does  not  provide  for  much  extent  in 
variety.  Air.  W.  D.  Porter,  Batheaston,  won  with  the  collection 
of  twelve  dishes ;  Alessrs.  Stokes  and  Son,  Potatoes :  Air.  Vilven. 
twelve  Tomatoes  and  a  fine  basket  of  salad;  Alessrs.  Cray  and 
Sons,  Frome,  Cucumbers  and  yellow  Tomatoes.  For  AIes.srs. 
Webb  and  Sons’  prizes  for  a  collection,  four  competed.  Air.  L. 
Amos  and  Captain  Gillings’  gardener  being  the  most  succe.ssful. 
Non-competitive  exhibits  comprised  a  .splendid  assortment  of 
single  and  double  Begonias  from  Alessrs.  Blackmore  and  Langdon, 
Twerton;  a  large  collection  of  flowering  and  foliage  plants  from 
Alessrs.  Garaway  and  Co.,  Clifton  :  a  fine  assortment  of  Zonal  and 
Ivy-leaved  Pelargoniums  from  Air.  Aancent  Slade,  Taunton ; 
Roses  from  Alessrs.  Cooling,  Bath ;  and  six  baskets  of  nicely 
selected  market  Tomatoes  from  Air.  A'ilven,  Bathford  Nurseriesu 
Bath.  The  varieties  were  Up-to-Date,  Holmes’  Supreme, 
Cropper,  Lister’s  Pi'olific,  Dyer’s  Seedling,  and  Vilven’s  Selected. 
Dundee  Horticultural,  August  27tli. 
The  annual  exhibition  of  this,  one  of  the  mo.st  popular  horti¬ 
cultural  societies  in  Scotland,  lasted  for  three  days.  Favoured 
with  fine  weather,  the  exhibition  was  a  great  success,  both  as 
regards  the  show  it'^elf  and  from  the  financial  point  of  view,  the 
number  of  visitors  having  exceeded  all  previous  records.  The 
exhibition  filled  three  large  marquees,  which  were'  most  effectively 
arianged,  and  presented  a  most  attractive  appearance.  The 
number  of  entries  in  the  various  classes  exceeded  2,000,  a  very 
large  number,  considering  that  the  competitors  nearly  all  come 
from  the  district  round  Dundee. 
The  most  imposing  section  in  the  exhibition  were  the  pot 
plants,  which  were  not  only  numerous,  but  generally  of  a  quality 
that  would  not  have  needed  to  blush  at  any  of  the  large.st  shows 
ill  the  kingdom.  The  leading  prize  was  for  a  display  arranged 
for  effect  on  a  table  16ft  by  8ft,  cut  flowers  and  cut  foliage 
admissible.  The  only  competitor  was  Air.  James  Beats,  gar¬ 
dener.  Binroek,  Dundee,  who  put  up  a  showy,  elegantly  arranged, 
and  highly  attractive  exhibit,  containing  well  coloured  Crotons, 
Dracienas,  variegated  Eulalia,  itc.,  inter.=per.sed  with  vases  of 
Chrysanthemums,  Caiinas,  Liliums,  Ac. 
For  a  table  of  plants  Oft  by  5ft  Air.  Aleston,  gardener  to  R.  B. 
Don,  Esq.,  gained  the  premier  award  with  a  most  pleasing 
arrangement  of  the  plants  usually  seen  in  such  exhibits,  all  nicely 
grown,  and  the  foliage  plants  bright  and  healthy. 
In  the  classes  for  specimen  plants  there  was  much  better 
competition,  the  prizes  being  laraely  gained  by  Air.  R.  W. 
Saunder.s  and  his  brother.  Air.  David  Saunders,  both  Avcll-known 
plant  growers  near  Dundee.  The  class  for  six  stove  and  green- 
hcu.se  plants  was  most  keenlv  competed  for.  and  the  specimens 
shewn  very  excellent.  In  Air.  R.  AV.  Saunders’  first  prize  lot 
Ixora  sp?cio.sa,  Statice  profusa,  and  a  magnificent  Palm  (Areca 
lutescens)  were  specially  noticeable.  Air.  George  Scott,  gar¬ 
dener.  Leathwood,  was  also  a  prominent  exhibitor,  his  plants  of 
early  Chrysanthemums,  Liliums,  and  Pelargoniums  being  very 
g^od.  Air.  James  Bethel,  AA’e.stwood,  Newpert,  was  to  the  front 
