The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-09-01 00:00:00

Hamburg. and the black grape., three bunches., :
Hamburg. excluded. The competition in bend
bouquets warn meagre, the specimens shown being
such aa may be seen on sale in tie. windows of any
ordinary florist. Cut flowers were above the average.
and the display of rose. quite a feature of the show,
although not at all extensive. The nine varieties of
child, Mrs., Harry Turner, and Captain Christy
single blooms, first prize, consisted of Barone.. With,.
Apo:cies, and wee gained by air. Symes. Cooling and
Son, .4 Bath, had the first award for 30 varieties of
rose*, single trews. Lord Chelmsford. Queen of
Queens, and Ilarchael Niel seemed to be their
specialities. The same firm and Masers. Kerne.
Salisbury, were the leading exhibiton in a small tent
set apart for cut flowers. A third tent warn es it
exclusively for vegetable... Potatoen; and ~.ii in.
seemed to take the lead in this class of •• .ailiit.
Nlessrs. T. Tyler. of Warehain ; .1. Bru.. • i 1" ....! :
.1. Miller, }emcees* ; and Mr. C. Deiiiiiii.f, wel•
mouth, were amongst the iirincipal vegetable ex- •
hibitors. Mr. Denning deeervedly gained the firet
prise for a brace id cucumbers, althiewh he had a
formidable rival in Mr. W. Gallop. who WM .end. ,
Excellent specimens of vegetables, not for competition, j
were sent by NlenAws. R. Flann, Threeher, id Port.
land, Jeffrey, B. Parson; W. .xleech, A. Rice, and
W. l'anner.
The Mayor and Corporation walked from the
Ceildhlil in procession, attired in their OffiCial rubea,
and iiflicially opened the show.
The Ciorporation pniceesion wax met in the centre of
the gardens by Mr. T. K. CHAHLItS, the hon. sec.,
who, on behalf 1,1 the officials of the isciety, "1'1"..4
' Ivs plUalltir.• at seeing the Mayor and Corporation
jiresent. The weather, he explained, had been very
led, and. although they had a splendid collectimi of
flowers pn ~,, 601 from Ifolniet Park, yet at half-pest
for that morning it rain.el so fast that the exhibitor
toulil not travel with the flowers. He (Mr. Charles)
was slice, under the circumstances, the committee had
the sympathies of the public with them. He was
Pleaswd to say, aw far ae f lii wen. concerned, that,
owing to the liberality id the gentry of the neighbour.
hoed and of Dorset. lino Mel they had a fini. after.
le Kai, they would get etiflicient inimey together to keep
thenwelvem out if debt. Ile again thanked the Mayor
end Corporation for the bottom they had conferred
upon the eielimittee in coming to open the exhibition.
The NIATOI4, responding, explained he had accepted
I 1 the invitation to attend the opening id the ehow with
much pleasure He was .4 opinion it was highly
deeindile that an instinatii in of this kite! should receive
' the official approbatii in of the authorities of the two,
. A.I I moreover he hail a persmal setisfweion in
' we...eating himself and 'tomatoes of the Council in the
' c .netiony id openirm a flower show, as he held it to he
' very ......ntial, he himself having a otneg prodilec.
' ti.,, for ft over shows above anything .'lee, and was ..I
.iiiinj..s, it w.,,, oii,. ~f tli.• most beautiful things they
' could poesilily have. The hon. seen.tary had told them
' the show was notsufull as he hoped to havemen it, but
' h.. thought they might account for that perhaps in
way when they coniiiilered this wall an entirely
new departure ; a fresh organisation had to be under.
token, and Mr. Charles lied acv-opted that duty. He
is rsonally begged to exprese t•i the hon. secretary,
Mr. Charlie, to Mr. .tyling, and tie. nienibens of the
committee, his thanks on behalf id the town for the
' indefatigable zeal, energy, and industry they had dis-
played in this matter. Ile might my lie had already
been round the show that nor tt itt T, anil. although it
I was not so eetensive WI he could wieli to welt, 'till there
' were very many pleasant object. in it. There were
. splendid news, beautiful astere, and ill • fruit he haul
• seen was id the newt iirernih...int dee. ipt in. such as
they wmalel not pi, ill any oilior 51e,..., what., ex. mos
I extent might be There xi-a. iiiii• fo ii en. h.. had
notieod in omniction with this exhibition with un.
. feigned pleaeure, which WA:, that Sir Henry Edward*
. lied 11.4 fonrotten his 1.111 (61'1)114 iii.' window gardener...
' If there was one tiling mon. desirable than another it
was to encourage windinv gardening hi the houses"( the
/ poor, as it had • I ttttt lani.ing, ehinte ' g, and elevating
. influence, and Wll,l a mutual
.pleasiire to the oleiervere
I)( the window flowere 1%.1 well A.. those wk.. eultiested
them, and many. a weary hour WA* li I*.ii`i by i m•• .id 0
in cultivating WlTitiiiW gardening. Ili. own personal
experience led I to ..•iin..... di.• striese oPi tt i t ouf he
felt upon this point : for after in my woary hour. of
business he hail gime:memo:A In,. 11. vv. t. and forgotten
I
' the cane of the world. . . . . .

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Alderman 1.,1*N1 PIK, rests mil s" an invitation from
ths Mayor to make a few remarks. stated that his
Wirwhip had ro hilly placed t hein the objects
which were contemplat•il with regard to this dower
.h.iw, and the lieneht. which were ealserienoed where
sits, flower eithiiiit ions had It sat e .11.,1.• I ind brought
1.. a stat... 4 perteet that fr is al left hat little for
anyone ebe to iiild to it, awl 11.• mine Si ken they had
ie.Pcd to have islet were not ic.•••••••tit it .weinirl there
was very little for I ' to do:press. One feature he
had maiceil in the mime wade iv ti, , hon. secretary
was very encouraging --viz.. the his ineial aspect of the
quertion, which, he was very ple earl to hear under the
circuinstancet was .5, favourable. .‘s reirardml flower
shows, anyone, he hon4lit. eonhil wit overrate aeon.
Ile had the 1,.',... ....F op,iiiiitz the tir.t tlow.m show in
conntaa ion with window ganl,mi.m, on which occa•iiin
their rem... tell 'reuniter, Sir flinty 1 lwarils, was
Pre...lib awl he was lustily to see sieeli a taste f...tiard
and I. spirit entroditeed into Ow varblsls
C.lttalrl.74 if th.. (.3,4'11 Ord it was coke 1 tre tt la walk
through them and Mee 110 W nitwit interest !people tm.k
in window gardening. Ile w..ahl jaw :dui in
connection with this one feature —t hat the report
given on that occasion was taken to thattrissey. and
placed Is.fore the people there in one .4 their most
influential papers, as showing how ls good hail
keen done by the intr. shictioit id window zardeitinz.
and the people there were called upon to e late the
evon, de ret here, mid front that day. Isgli at •iterstsey
.fer..ey, they had carried ''sit more c onpletely than
liebire the idea of window ganlening. one, he
thought, could F., through [Tuition. and ."1.--i•dly
Kenongton and its mut, tttttt ling., with t being St meg
with one feature "( the place —the iiiiiviificent
si tin' window. ..1 the n sisility .f Hower-, 311.1 siteli as
eould only be %COI ill tile 111.41,110134 till. C.I ttttt ry.
In Weymouth in their own humble way they v'ere
endeavonring to cultivate wisidoW gard,tiili.t. 1111.1 he
only wished numbers of the residents to eonsider there
was nothing which 1.11113.11i1.11/..1 their bola. I .ett
and nothing which added :11311. t.. the y •4 3 town.
titan placing flowers in windows eatailile if is
them, and in verandah', where there they Might lie put
and grown, thus showing the reridents were is. it in.
'tensible to the beauties ot Xatuie, and were doing all
they could to enhance the charms"( their welblieloved
town. lie hone I the society wmild have a .'s'y sue.
°misted atternmin, and that there would he an Mimesis-
ing desire nit only to rear flowers but to spread
the pursuit amongst those by wiemi they were ow.
rounded.

The atom then dmlangl the exhinitton ot. :tll4
1.3(1.1,4.1 tint 1101149 ant it W. 1111,1 IN•
and the other repre.entatise*of the Corporation were
oonducted round the show IT the hon. ..e.

Samos I. T.l ALL.

acillpation M •SOVS and grp,iiih.piniii 122iitn, into;
bloom, 12 distinct varieties •44. Mr. 14. R. Ilsiri•i;
I,etten, garden..r to Mr. .1. 11r0t,.. r.%otie
ferns and m0.,,e,p, sin, .trionoi-E.l, Mr. 11. 'limo,
Irartlnnin. to Mr. W. Church ; Li, •Ir. .1.
Puschies, six varieties -no MISS' SW.lrdol,
nine varieties in bloom -17%., Mr. It. owe. 14.,rdelier
to Miss Parker, Weyntinith.
Crr Fyinnits.-1/aldias, 24 vari.•ties --El.
Keynes, William*, awl GP., Balitlntry. Single dahlias,
19 varieties, three blootits each -104., Messrs.
Williams, and Co. ; k, sir. S. It. Illarris, thireliester.
Roam. 25 varieties, simile trusses -1:2. Nlessni.
and Son, Bath ; el, Messrs. Keynes, Williams. its
Co. Asters, 24 hhisena, 12 varietiee-Ifla, i. 2ing
and Son; 10s., K Biggs; 55., S. R. Marti. 1;13.11
94 spikes-Cl, Mr. ltrutton, Yeovil. Will dowers,
ornamental dovice-10s,NIr. R. Fierily Ile..
.f.illiffr ; is. RI., %Ir. W.liiani Aniott. Cut flowers,
12 hunches, distinct varieties-7s. 111 . %Ir. 14.
Harris ; %s., Mr. R. Williams. lionitiet for the hand
-70. Ga. %Ir. S. K. Itani4 ; and CO.
21. Ott.. 1. Tyler.
.14ncr1on 11.-.Aw.triteas.pit THKIR;;

YU/Willa *ND PLASM—For the boat iniocellancoui
collection stove •n.l frrevith..l36.• Omuta, inrut 111(
bloom, nine rliatinet %Ir. H. Donn.
Scironiami, nix varietiea—ra. Ihi., %Ir.
lialasina, I.lo,nta - • w aril. lento i tima, t
6 varieties—No .qatry. I;eranniM4, tonal. It varietiem
—N.. Mr. J. Miller, gardener to Mr. .1. Vincent.
CoolLicomba, nix —7a. lid.. Mr. IL Howl'.
C 010411%, nix X 61.114164 Mr. .1. betton. gardener to
Nlr. John ilrovea. Specimen atovu pl•nt. in or mit of
16,min—No entry. Specimen lire...M, na.. plant, in or
mit of bloom—h.. Mr. .1. Nlillcr. frardener to Mr.
Vincrnt.

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CUT FIAWSI44. 19 rariotosi—ik, Ml. .r.
:Miller. Dahlia.. .ingle. 12 tarietba —no entry.
R.N., 12 varietie“, anode bloom. —IN.. Mr. .1.
Tyler ; 7.. 111.. Mr. .1. Miller. 19
IN., Sir. .1. Brutton, Yl.llll. 12 101..0n.,
,:r. I. Biggs k, T. Tyler 2. 41.,
R. Howe. Verbena., in tint..., not exe ...brut three
bloom., 12 earieti.••—ba, Mr. R. Hoe, Cot dower.,
12 bonohe., diininet %/unwise-4e, Mr.
Basket of the best Rowers mow tastefully arranged --
no award.
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F •••ColleetiOn f fruit, eight
Mr. R. Pullman, Frampton ; (1. Mr. .1. Ihmtion,
Yeovil ; 10.., Mr. R. William., Bridelie..l. Collec•
tion of fruit, four varietie., t, nclude two bunched
.4 grape. -15.., Mr. T. Tyler; be. Mr. J. Itiller.
Grape., black, three bunchem, liamburgh -10.., Mr.
E. Higg. ; Mr, S. Pullnuin, Ilick. three
hunch.* (llamblirieh. ree1...1.1)-10e, Mr. E. Digo
no., Mr. J. Brutton. Grape., white, a.m. bunch...
Mu.cat.-156., Mr. H. Pullman; 7e. lel., Mr. E.
Iligg.. Grape., white, three bunch." i Nl...cat.
excluded; -10.., Mr. IL William., Bridehearl
Mr. E. Biggs. Nfelon -7.. ed., Mr. .1. Pullman :
.... NIT. .1. Carmichael Radiisde :2. 11.1., Mr. T.
Tyler, Wareham. Peach..., grown limier Ow, di.l.
of Mr. M. Pullman : 3.., %l r. R. William,
l'eache, grown in the open air, dial. I.f ON-4k, Sir.
.1. ler.itton. Nectarine., grown under glare-6i, 'Jr.
:4. Pullman; Sir. .1. Britton. Nectarine+,
grown in the open air. 1131111 of pie -Oa., Mr. .1.
Brutton :3. , Mr. ,J. Leiten. Apricot.. dialiof uiz -
' Mr. It Williams: 3,.., Mr. T. Tyler. Pear., desmert,
di.h of Mr. J. Letten. Plum., Greelainine.,
12-5.., Mr. .1. Bruit. n, Plum. light-coloured 12
(Greengage., excluded)-5.., Yr. T. Tyler Plum.,
dark.c.iloured, 12-,.,N Mr. J. Brutt.m; Ntr,
T. Tyler. Cherrie., one pound-2.. hlt, Mr. S.
Pullman. Apple., deuert, dish ,4 six-,7m., Mr. R.
Howe; rml., Mr. E. Biggs. Apple., kitchen, dioh
of six-5.., St... E. Biggs; 3.. (Id, Mr. .1. Stiller.
Currants, red, one pound-2e. 64., Mr. R. Howe.
Gooaeberriew, 24 Mr. R. William., Bride
head ; 2s. 64., Mr. R.Howe.
Vsorraimee. - Collection .4 vegetable., e4he
varieties-12.., Mr. T. Tyler' 10.., Ntr. E. Biggs;
Mr. C. Denning. Celery, three head.-1.., Sir. T.
Tyler: 2.., Mr. K. Berg.. Cauliflowers, three heart.
Mr. J. Brutton 2.., Mr. J. Miller. Onion,
spring sown, 12-4.., Mr. .1. Butler 2.., Mr. R.
William.. Onion., autumn sown, 12-41., NI r• H.
William.; 2.. 'lr. B. Howe. Potato..., round, nine
tubers-45., 'kr. T. Tyler ; Mr. E.
Potato..., kidney, nine tubers, la., Mr. T. Tyler.
Mr. W. Gallop. Peas, 50 pods-45., Mr. W. Gallop;
So., Mr. T. Tyler. Beall.. scarlet runner,
T. Tyler' 2... Mr. E. Biggs. Beans, dwarf, 30-4,.,
Mr. T. Tyler ; 2.1., Mr. R. Howe. Cucumber., a
brace-3e., Mr. C. l)enning lid., Mr. W. Gallon:
Mr. (5. Pullman. Tomat4 bee, -4c, Mr. C.
Donning ; Si.
rMr. R. Howe, Beet, Ur. T.
Di. It. Oda, Wareham.