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October  8,  1903. 
JOCnXAL  OF  HOUTICULTURE  AXD 
COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
rural  rvarblings  of  Longfellow  in  the  well-known  song — na}",  is 
it  not  a  hymn  ? 
fnder  the  spreading  Chestnut  tree  the  village  smithy  stands. 
Our  advice  is,  therefore,  that  Elms  he  planted  only  in  parks, 
hedgerows,  or  avenues  in  rural  districts,  and  not  in  towns  or 
villages. 
That  only  applies  to  the  subject  of  our  illustration,  for  there 
are  other  varieties  of  thc^  Elm  singularly  ornamental  and  per¬ 
fectly  safe.  Drooping  Elms  are  particularly  effective  as  lawn 
trees.  They  are  quick  growers,  and  their  outline  is  graceful, 
speedily  forming  natural  bowers  if  a  little  care  is  taken  to  train 
their  pendant  branches;  and  the  gold  and  silver  variegated 
sorts  afford  a  fine  relief  to  the  dense  greenery  ijervading  land¬ 
scape  masses. 
U.  campestris  and  its  allies  are  raised  by  suckers  and  layers, 
but  chiefly  by  seeds,  which  should  be  gathei’ecl  in  June  as  soon 
as  ripe,  anci  sowed  in  light  mellow  soil.  The  ornamental 
varieties  are  mostly  grafted  on.  .stocks  of  LI.  montana.  The 
trees  of  all  the  family  may  be  successfully  transplanted  even 
after  they  have  attained  to  a  considerable  size,  their  fibrous 
roots  becoming  speedily  re-established  in  fresh  soil. — J. 
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Societies. 
Royal  Horticultural,  ChiswicL 
The  fruit  and  vegetable  show  which  we  ver^  fully  reported  in  our 
preceding  issue,  terminated  successfully  on  Thursday  evening  of  last 
week.  We  recorded  the  face  that  rain  fell  on  the  afternoon  of  the 
first  day,  making  pedestrianisni  very  uncomfortable,  but  the  two  suc¬ 
ceeding  days  were  ideal  and  autumn-like.  The  attendance  of  visitors 
was  meagre,  and,  we  fear,  very  little  business  was  transacted  by  the 
nurserymen  and  other  business  folks  represented.  The  show  was, 
however,  admired  by  all,  and  afforded  means  of  instruction  and  much 
of  interest  to  all  who  saw.  We  append  the  names  of  prizewinners  in 
the  few  classes  not  reported  in  our  issue  of  the  show  week. 
Special  District  County  Prizes. 
Lincoln,  Nobth.^mpton,  Warwick,  Leicester,  Notts,  Derby,  Staffs, 
Shropshire,  and  Cheshire. — Apples  (6  dishes):  First,  Mr.  J.  Lee, 
Higher  Bebington,  Cheshire ;  second,  Mr.  Knight,  Stamford.  Of 
Pears  there  were  three  collections,  Mr.  Divers  leading,  and  Mr.  Hy. 
Knott  second. 
Worcester,  Hereford,  Monhoutii,  Glajiorg.an,  Carh-arthen,  and 
Pembroke. — For  Apples,  Lord  Biddulph’s  gardener  (31r.  J.  Dawes), 
from  Ledbury,  beat  Mr.  Jno.  H.  Wooton,  Byford,  Hereford,  these 
being  the  only  two.  Mr.  Dawes  had  the  only  dish  of  Pears. 
Six  Northern  Counties  of  England  and  Isle  op  Man. — Two 
collections.  Apples;  Mr.  J.  Meindoe  first;  Mr.  H.  Thellusson, 
Brodsworth  Park,  Doncaster,  second.  Pears:  Mr.  Thellusson  led, 
and  Mr.  B.  Ashton,  of  Ormskirk,  was  second. 
Scotland. — Apples,  two  collections  :  Mr.  Day,  of  Galloway  House, 
was  first ;  Mr.  Jno.  Cairns,  Coldsteeam,  second.  The  same  order  was 
followed  for  Pears. 
Open  to  Growers  in  the  Other  Counties  of  W.ales. — Apples, 
three  collections  :  First,  Mr.  A.  Forder ;  second,  Mr.  K.  A.  Horspool. 
Pears:  First,  Mr.  E.  A.  Horspool;  second,  Mr.  Fox,  Highmead, 
Llanyby  ther. 
Ireland. — Apples,  four  collections :  First,  Mr.  H.  F.  Broad, 
Aghern,  Conna,  Co.  Cork;  second,  Mr.  J.  Weston,  gardener  to 
Viscount  Duncannan,  Piltown.  For  Pears  Mr.  Broad  led,  and  Mr. 
E.  McKenna,  of  Tullamore,  second. 
Peaches,  Plums,  Cherries.— Division  III,  Classes  23  to  33. 
Peaches,  grown  entirely  out  of  doors.  For  three  varieties.  Mi" 
Masterson,  gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Camperdown,  Weston  Housei 
Shipston-on-Stour,  w^as  first,  showing  the  varieties  Walburton,  Princess 
of  Wales,  and  Sea  Eagle ;  but  in  the  succeeding  class  for  one  variety 
the  first  prize  was  awarded  to  Mr.  Vert,  gardener  to  Lord  Braybrooke, 
for  Sea  Eagle;  the  second  to  Mr.  W.  Mitchell,  gardener  to  J.  W. 
Fleming,  Esq.,  Chilworth  Manor,  Eomsey,  for  the  same  variety.  The 
best  dish  of  Nectarines  was  from  Mr.  Goodacre. 
Only  one  exhibitor  staged  six  dishes  of  Plums,  Mr.  J.  Cornford, 
who  was  awarded  the  first  prize.  For  a  single  dish  of  Gage  Plums 
there  were  ten  competitors  showing  Coe’s  Golden  Drop.  Mr.  J.  Vert 
was  first;  second,  Mr.  C.  Crane.  For  any  single  dish  of  a  dessert 
variety  there  was  no  exhibitor;  but  for  a  single  dish  of  a  cooking 
variety  nine  dishes  of  Monarch  and  one  of  Archduke  were  staged. 
Mr.  Vert  was  again  first;  second,  Mr.  Carlisle,  gardener  to  G.  J. 
Gribble,  Esq.,  Harlow  Grange,  Biggleswade.  The  Morello  Cherry 
class  brought  four  exhibits,  the  first  prize  going  to  Mr.  Page,  gardener 
to  J.  B.  Fortescue,  Esq.,  Dropmore;  second,  Mr.  S.  Haines,  gardener 
to  Hon.  D.  P.  Bouverie,  Coleshill  House,  Highworth. 
Vegetables.— Division  YIII,  Open  to  Amateurs  Only. 
Six  Globe  Artichokes  (three  exhibits),  Mr.  Beckett  first,  Mr. 
Gentile  second,  third  Mr.  A.  Basil,  Woburn  Park,  Weybridge.  There 
was  no  competition  for  climbing”or  dwarf  French  Beans.  Scarlet 
Eunners  or  White  Ennner  Beans  were  abundant,  and  the  quality  was 
superior,  five  lots  being  shown.  First,  Mr.  B.  Ashton,  with  Sutton's 
Prizewinner;  second,  Mr.  J.  Banks,  Castle  Hill,  Bletchingley,  with 
Sutton’s  Best-of-All ;  Mr.  G,  Zock,  Newcomes,  Crediton,  Devon, 
third.  Eed-top  round  Beetroot  brought  a  good  competition,  and 
Mr.  Gentile  was  a  good  first  with  Eclipse;  second,  Mr.  Basil.  Eleven 
lots  were  staged.  For  six  red-top  Beetroots,  long,  first,  Mr.  Cole, 
Althorp  Park;  second,  J.  Huntley,  Esq.,  Cockhurn  Lodge,  Hirsel, 
Coldstream  ;  third,  Mr.  Forder,  Euthin  Castle.  For  green-top  Beet¬ 
roots  only  one  lot  was  staged. 
Mr.  J.  Brown,  Houston  House,  Eenfrewshire,  had  nice  heads  of 
green  curled  Borecoles,  Bobbie’s  Victoria,  being  first;  Mr.  J,  Ireland, 
Kilburnie,  Ayrshire,  was  second  with  the  same  variety. 
Cauliflower  or  autumn  Broccoli  class,  three  heads,  brought  six 
lots.  Mr.  Cole  was  first  with  Autumn  Giant;  second,  Mr.  Beckett, 
with  the  same  ;  and  Mr.  W.  Waite,  Butterknowe,  Southfieids,  third. 
For  three  Coleworts  or  Cabbages  there  were  three  exhibits,  Mr. 
Brown  having  splendid  examples  of  the  Imperial  Winnigstadt ;  Mr. 
E.  A.  Horspool  was  second.  For  Eed  Cabbage,  Mr.  Beckett  first 
with  dwarf  Eed  Dutch  ;  and  Mr.  Brown  second  with  Bobbie’s  Dwarf 
Eed.  For  Drumhead  Savoy,  Mr.  C.  Duruz,  Hotel  Imperial,  Hythe, 
was  first.  Carrots  formed  an  interesting  class  of  fine  quality.  Mr. 
E.  A.  Horspool’s  were  splendid,  the  variety  the  stump-rooted  Smith’s 
Scarlet  Defiance ;  Mr.  B.  H.  Hill  was  second  with  excellent  Veitch’s 
Model ;  and  Mrs.  Dennison  third  with  Early  Nantes.  For  long-rooted 
Carrots  Mr.  B.  H.  Hill  was  first  with  Sutton’s  Intermediate;  Mr. 
Brown  was  second  with  Bobbie’s  Intermediate;  and  Mr.  J.  Kennedy, 
Trinity  Bay,  Millport,  was  third  with  the  same.  There  were  four  lots 
of  red  Celery  staged.  Mr.  Beckett  first  with  Standard  Bearer ;  Mr. 
Brown  second  with  Bobbie’s  Selected;  and  Mr.  Fyfe,  Lockinge  Park, 
third  with  Standard  Bearer. 
For  dwarf  red  Celery,  Early  Eose  (Veitch),  Mr.  Beckett  led  ;  and 
two  persons  showed  Giant  White,  Mr.  Beckett  again  first,  and  Mr. 
E.  A.  Horspool  second  v;ith  Wright’s  Giant  White.  For  white  dwarf 
Ulmus  campestris,  the  Elm. 
