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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Nfivcmhpr  T,  1903 
Mr.  G.  Lewry,  from  Duppas  Hill,  was  an  easy  first,  and  Mr.  J. 
King  second. 
Open'  Classes. — For  a  group  of  Chrysanthemums  in  pots  (class 
4),  arranged  in  the  orthodox  circular  fashion,  Mr.  W.  Hollins, 
Kngadine,  Park  Hill  Road,  led  ;  Mr.  E.  Puxted  was  second ;  and 
Mr.  W.  A.  Cook,  from  Shirley  Park,  was  third.  For  eighteen 
Japs  in  twelve  varieties,  Mr.  G.  Halsey,  from  Riddings  Court, 
Caterham  Valley,  stood  first  with  a  fine  set,  his  best  being 
Exniouth  Crimson,  Mrs.  R.  Cadbury,  Madame  Chenon  de  Leche, 
J.  R.  Fpton,  and  Mrs.  Mease.  Mr.  C.  Lane,  of  Caterham  Valley, 
came  second  with  very  fair  flowers  ;  and  Mr.  J.  King,  The  Red 
House,  Bickley,  was  third,  out  of  four. 
For  the  dozen  incurved  blooms  in  nine  kinds,  Mr.  C.  Lane 
led  with  neat  flowers ;  Mr.  J.  King  was  second,  and  Mr.  G. 
Halsey  third. 
Mr.  C.  Lane  was  leader  in  class  7,  for  ten  blooms  shown  in 
two  vases.  He  staged  Mrs.  Mease  and  W.  R.  Church.  The 
second  place  fell  to  Mr.  G.  Halsey,  with  Mrs.  Mease  and  Mrs.  G. 
Milehain.  Mr.  F.  Bible  was  here  again  third,  with  Mrs.  Vallis 
and  Australie. 
For  nine  foliage  plants  (class  5),  Mr.  C.  Lane  was  first,  and 
Mr.  J.  King  second. 
In  Division  2,  class  29,  Mr.  Norman  Wrightson,  Elgin  Road, 
Croydon,  was  premier  for  the  ten  blooms  in  vases,  having  quite  a 
number  of  varieties.  Mr.  G.  Mills,  Hazel  Dell,  Croydon,  was 
second;  Mr.  F.  Wells,  Albert  Road,  and  R.  E.  Mason,  Vincent 
Road,  equal  third,  out  of  seven  entries. 
For  three  vases  of  pompons  (class  32)  the  lead  was  with  Mr. 
W.  Philpqt,  of  Church  Street,  and  J.  Pittman  was  second,  the 
blooms  being  very  good.  For  the  two  vases,  the  only  entry  was 
from  J.  R.  Filce.  For  six  Japs  (class  30)  Mr.  F.  Wells  led,  and 
had  in  his  set  a  .splendid  bloom  of  W.  Duckham.  Mrs.  Green, 
Lyntou,  Temple  Road,  was  winner  for  the  decorated  centre¬ 
piece. 
The  special  prize  of  half  a  guinea,  given  by  N.  Waterall,  Esq., 
for  a  bloom  of  King  Edward  Chrysanthemum,  was  won  by  Mr. 
A.  Shipway,  gardener  to  R.  C.  Forster,  Esq.,  The  Grange, 
Sutton. 
Fruits  and  Vegetables  made  a  bright  and  creditable  dis¬ 
play.  The  chief  exhibitors  of  fruits  were  Messrs.  W.  Lintott, 
W.  Jones,  W,  A.  Cook,  G.  Lewry,  G.  Johnson,  O.  Jeal,  C. 
Perrett,  and  Ernest  Phillips.  For  vegetables  the  chief  winners 
were  G.  Snellins,  F.  J.  Davis,  C.  Perrett,  and  J.  Friend,  each 
with  collections.  Messrs.  Lintott,  G.  Prebble,  Snelling  and 
Edwards  had  the  best  dishes  of  round  and  kidney  Potatoes,  and 
J.  R.  Filce  won  for  Coleworts.  Celery  and  Onions  were  only 
fair;  Parsnips  were  scarred;  but  Turnips  were  generally 
good. 
For  two  bunches  of  white  Grapes  Mr.  W.  Taylor  beat  Mr.  W. 
Lintott ;  and  for  two  blacks  Mr.  Lintott  led  against  Mr.  J. 
Friend,  of  Godstone ;  and  Mr.  W.  Taylor  third 
Non-competitive. — An  exhibit  of  two  dozen  Japs  and  in¬ 
curved,  from  Mr.  W.  E.  Mills,  gardener  to  Frank  Lloyd,  Esq., 
Coombe  House,  Croydon,  was  highly  commended.  His  Lord 
Ludlow  was  very  fine,  and  also  the  Beissie  Godfrey. 
Messrs.  John  Peed  and  Son,  We.st  Norwood,  staged  both 
flowers  and  Apples,  the  latter  being  good  fruits  of  the  leading 
sorts. 
Mr.  Thos.  Butcher  showed  floral  decorations,  and  T.  Pascall 
and  Sons,  S.  Norwood  Pottery,  staged  their  wares. 
Mr.  Norman  Davis  was  forward  with  exceedingly  handsome 
blooms,  including  Madame  Paolo  Radaelli,  Mrs.  F.  W.  Vallis, 
Mrs.  K.  R.  Knight.  H.  Perkins,  Miss  M.  Ware,  F.  W.  Vallis, 
Gen.  Hutton,  Mrs.  Mease,  and  Madame  Carnot. 
A  card  of  commendation  was  awarded  to  Mr.  W.  A.  Cook, 
gardener  to  Col.  Simpson,  Shirley  House,  for  a  dish  of  Catillac 
Pears. 
National  Chrysantliemum,  October  26tli. 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Floral  Committee  held  on  this  date, 
at  the  Essex  Hall,  Strand,  a  goodly  number  of  new  varieties 
were  submitted  for  the  consideration  of  the  committee.  The 
change  from  the  semi-darkness  of  the  late  Aquarium  to  the  clear 
roof  light  of  the  Essex  Hall  is  much  appreciated  by  committee 
and  exhibitors.  Mr.  D.  B.  Crane  occupied  the  chair,  and  there 
was  a  good  attendance.  First-class  certificates  of  merit  were 
awarded  to 
Incurved,  Mrs-  J.  V.  Bri/ce :  a  large  white  variety,  of  excel¬ 
lent  petal  and  symmetry,  something  in  the  way  of  Duchess  of 
Fife,  but  said  to  be  quite  distinct  from  it.  From  Mr.  W. 
Godfrey,  nurseryman.  Exmouth. 
Japanese,  Maude  du  Cros:  pale  yellow,  with  sulphur  white 
reverse.  Six  blooms  of  this  variety  were  shown,  all  even,  large, 
full,  deep,  and  attractive,  the  long  and  fairly  broad  florets 
curving  somewhat  at  the  tips.  From  Mr.  T.  Bullimore,  The 
Gardens,  Canons  Park,  Stanmore. 
Incurred,  Miss  E.  Hnldinq,  having  a.  pale  rosy  purple  base, 
with  a  silvery  reverse,  but  little  of  the  surface  colouring  can  be 
seen,  the  incurved  florets  folding  over  and  forming  a  compact 
cone.  From  Mr.  W.  Seward,  The  Firs,  Hanwell. 
Mr.  Godfrey  staged  also  .some  blooms  of  Jap  Exmouth  Rival, 
brilliantly  coloured,  and  most  telling.  The  difficulty  appears 
to  be  to  get  it  deep  enough  for  exhibition  size  ;  ciommended. 
He  also  had  Col.  Wetheral,  a  broad  pctalled  Jap  of  a  deep, 
bright,  golden  yellow  colour,  and  of  good  promise.  Incurved, 
Devonshire  Hero,  a  bright,  deep  yellow  variety,  not  sufficiently 
developed,  and  which  the  committee  wished  to  see  again  :  also 
Wiltrid  H.  Godfrey,  a  bright  orange  chestnut  incurved  Jap, 
with  amber  reverse. 
Mr.  Thomas  Mudd,  The  Gardens,  Thorneywood,  Northamp¬ 
ton,  had  Thorneywood,  a  promising  exhibition  Jap,  colour  pink, 
suffused  with  delicate  lilac,  the  broad  florets  curving  at  the 
points ;  this  the  committee  wished'  to  see  again.  Mr.  D.  H. 
Fairweather,  The  Gardens,  Bifrons  Park,  Canterbury,  sent  Jap, 
Mr.  John  Reeve,  deep  pink,  suffused  with  lilac  and  delicate 
purple,  with  a  silvery  reverse,  a.  broad  petalled  flower  of  pro¬ 
mise;  and  Mrs.  John  Reeve,  blush  white,  somewhat  conical 
shaped,  a  little  rough  as  shown.  Mr.  Geio.  Mileham,  Einlyn 
House  Gardens,  Leatherhead,  sent  Jap,  Emlyn  Gem,  orange 
and  ruby  salmon,  with  amber  reverse;  and  Harry  Greenfield, 
bright  deep  chestnut  crimson,  with  broad  florets  slightly  re¬ 
flexing. 
Mr.  T.  Bullimore  also  staged  Philippe  du  Cros,  pale  orange 
red,  with  amber  reverse,  a  large  incurving  Jap ;  and  Denise  du 
Cros,  said  to  be  a  reflexed  sport  from  the  preceding,  and  of  a 
dull  orange  chestnut  colour.  Mr.  George  Carpenter,  West  Hall. 
Byfleet,  had  Miss  Florence  Eva  W^hite,  an  incurved  Jap  of 
good  petal  and  substance ;  and  Miss  E.  Fisher,  a  broad  petalled 
blush  white  variety,  creamy  and  lemon  in  the  centre.  Mr.  J.  C. 
Geiselbrecht,  Beechdale,  Lee,  S.E.  (George'  Judge,  gardener), 
sent  Mrs.  George  Judge,  a  broad  petalled  delicate  pinkish  rose 
variety,  bright  in  colour,  and  decidedly  promising.  Mr.  W. 
Seward,  Hanwell,  had  incurved  Mrs.  E.  Leggett,  lilac,  with 
silver^'  reverse,  hroad  petalled.  Mr.  C.  Penfold:,  The  Gardens, 
Leigh  Park,  Havant,  had  a  bold  and  strikinp:  white  named  Lady 
Pearce,  pure  in  colour,  broad  petalled,  and  likely  to  make  a  very 
acceptable  addition  to  the  white  Japs.  Mr.  C.  J.  Ellis,  Warren 
House  Gardens,  Stanmore,  sent  Mrs.  Bischoffsheim,  having 
orange,  salmon  and  pale  ruby  basal  peta.ls,  with  rich  deep  gold 
centre,  very  showy,  a  variety  likely  to  improve  with  cultivation. 
— R.  Dean. 
The  Royal  Botanic. 
The  Rojml  Botanic  Society  of  London  have  again  succeeded 
in  obtaining  a  remarkably  beautiful  display  of  Chrysanthemums 
in  the  conservatory  at  their  gardens  in  Regent’s  Park.  The 
general  practice  of  the  society  is  to  grow,  not  for  purposes  of 
show,  but  for  conservatory  decoration.  But  a  desire  for  some¬ 
thing  of  the  nature  of  an  annual  exhibition  of  Chi'ysanthemums 
was  expressed  about  six  or  seven  years  ago,  and  consequently 
the  society  has  paid  special  attention  to  the  cultivation  of  these 
flowers,  and  have  so  far  improved  their  collection  that  there 
has  been  a  manifest  advance  every  year.  The  collection  is 
grown  exclusively  in  the  gardens  of  the  society,  whose  officers 
have  made  it  a  special  object  to  secure  new  varietie.3  as  they 
have  come  out,  and  to  keep  their  collection  well  up  to  date  in 
this  respect.  Attention  may  fitly  be  directed  to  the  excellent 
arrangement  of  the  conservatory,  not  only  as  regards  provision 
for  the  healthy  growth  of  the  plants,  but  for  purposes  of  dis¬ 
play.  The  conventional  method  of  packing  a  large  number  of 
blooms  close  together  is  here  avoided.  The  Chrysanthemums 
are  lightly  arranged  between  foliage  plants,  chiefly  Palms  and 
Fern.s,  and  also  Asparagus.  The  plants  thrive  better,  and  the 
effect  upon  the  eye  is  excellent ;  each  individual  colour  is  seen 
to  the  best  advantage. 
Beckenham  Horticultural. 
On  Friday,  October  23,  Mr.  F.  W.  Shrivell,  F.L.S.,  lectured 
to  a  large  audience  on  “  Experiments  with  Manures  on  Bush 
and  Other  Fruits,”  as  carried  on  at  the  Hadlow  (Golden  Green) 
Experimental  Farm.  Strawberries  first  claimed  attention;  the 
best  results  were  obtained  by  the  use  of  a  light  dressing  of 
dung,  twenty-five  loads  to  the  acre,  supplemented  with  4cwt  of 
superphosphate  and  2cwt  of  nitrate  of  .soda.  Currants,  Goose¬ 
berries,  Ajiples,  Damsons,  and  Cob  Nuts  were  treated  on  in¬ 
structively.  The  lecturer  held  out  no  hopes  of  a  cure  for  the 
Black  Currant  mite,  which  has  evidently  “  come  to  stay.”  As 
a  remedy  for  the  Gooseberry  caterpillar,  syringing  with  a  solu¬ 
tion  of  softsoap,  81bs  to  KiOgal.s  of  water,  was  recommended. 
Cob  Nuts  manured  with  superphosphate,  potash,  and  nitrate 
of  soda  were  said  to  have  realised  better  prices  than  those  grown 
without  them,  the  Nuts  having  a  better  appearance  by  reason 
of  a  longer  “cupule”  or  beard.  Spraying  was  remarked  upon 
for  fruit  trees.  Potatoes,  &c.,  the  lecturer  suggesting  that 
societies  should  possess  machines  that  could  be  let  out  on  hire 
to  members  for  a  small  sum.  He  also  urged  the  importance 
of  care  in  the  matter  of  weight  and  measure  of  ingredients  for 
spraying.  Some  well  grown  Begonias  Gloire  de  Lorraine  were 
contributed  by  Mr.  Cole,  and  some  remarkably  fine  Ailsa  Craig 
Onions  by  Mr.  Webster ;  to  each  was  awarded  the  .society’s 
certificate  of  merit.  At  the  clo.se,  Mr.  Shrivell  was  heartily 
thanked  for  his  able  and  instructive  lecture. — T.  C. 
