The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-26 00:00:00

Bias.

In a neparate tent was the exhibition of bola and
bee-lumping applianosa
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Beat hire for -obssevatory purposes, .Cl, Mr J. Brown.:
10e, Mr It H. Tilley. Beet exhibition Riper Irmey, 15.,
Mr J. Woodland; gad end 3,1 noel, lead and si, Mr W.
H. Huainan, Jun and Mr Johu AntelL limey in me.
lineal supers, Ll,' Mr W. H. Huainan. Joe; 101,
11. Tilley ; 5., Mr John Aiseell. Honey in ening CI, Mr
H. H. Tilley; 15., Mr James Woodland • 5,, Kr W. H.
Mumma, jun, and Ito Jobe Anton. mina. Ran honey,
in eases., tn. Thomas Stickland ; it 61, Mr W. H. Don.
.one, Jan. Largest baronet from qpe stock. His, Mr
Jllll6l Woodland ; 0,. Mr J. fibieWng. Beet muds
se.C.,,Tl4,Mrf mirel Woodland ; St 6d, kr. John Sharma.
I and Apicultural appliance.. Ist.
Mr. John G.. Mire mr.l al. for the best exhibition of
honey in motional super., he exhibitor balsa a member
lof the 13...r5e6 B..knt Associating Mr. W. H.
Dammam Broom medal for the largest sad best harvest
'of hoary In the comb from one Mock of been. Hr. W. H.
Miry. Osrldantg for the best exhibition of run or
soireinsd hooey, Yr. Stickland. Peddlstown.

Taken agog -ether, and taking into consideration the
extreme unfavoerablimees of the season, the show was
exceedingly good, as regards flowers; but of the fruit
and vegstabls exinbite we cannot say so much,
although it is true there wore some very fine speci-
mens exhibited. In the tent for all comers there was
• large show of stove and greenhouse plants, Mr.
Harris and Captain Dymond exhibiting largely, the
latter 'showing some magnificent orchids in full
bloom, and we noticed particularly a magnificent
of the Cattleya crisps, like • waxen white
riTtrh rose-colour pencilling., and scoriae( blooms;
It was much admired. Sir William Marriott, Bart.,
also exhibited a very pretty orchid, Dies grandiflora
niberba, from Cape Colony, not for competition.
Marra Keynes and Co., of Salisbury, brought •
grand collection of dahlias, carrying off die first prize.
'This firm seem to be carrying all before them as to
deals., having only within this last week or two
gained first prizes at Trowbridge and Shapton
and second at Taunton. Their collecticn comprised
a new seedling, "Ethel Britton," considered to be the
best of the year. There was also a very nice " Louisa
Neste," abloom of 1879. AB the specimens were re-
markably fine, considering the seasoa which has
played such havoc with so many fine blooms.
We were surprised to see the roses looking so well;
Mears. Keynes won the first prize in this clam elm
Their collection was very good, but all old varieties,
ilitnotclateed a good bloom of the favourite" Madame
" Mr. George Garraway showed some good
asters, mostly from seed. Ferns showed up well, but
moray old, with the exception of a fine adisaistusi
pewit/item, which is rather • new fern. There
was a good blossom of the mom sdagigella
lacepats, and a fine filmy fern, Taira impala. The
fuchsias were well-grown, but were not well-
flowered, with the exception of the plant exhibited by
Mr. Harris, which gained the first prize. The colons
shown were not a very fine collection, save one or two
plants. They might have been very much brighter;
Baroness Rothe-111d" was • particularly good Plant,
however. Captain Dymond showed a fine blossom of
the Aliocasia Metratics. Gladioli were • capital show,
and we have seldom seen better. Kelway and Son
gained the first raiz., for some good varieties, including
• very fine Paloll. Balsams we: snot particularly fine.
Petunias and bulbous bermias were a fine show. The
tricolonra geraniums did not look very healthy. In
the amateurs' class some good fucisias were exhibited,
though they were all rather old plants. Geraniums
(double) were very fair, and "Madame A. 13altat
showed well. Bedding and tricoloured plants did not
look quits so well as they might. Verbena. made •
good show. The dahlias shown by Mr. Nation were
a fine lot, especially • good Orio bloom. Mies A.
Harding exhibited a floe group of cut flower., which
was much admired, and for which the judges awarded
the first prize.

Passing on to the fruit tent, we noticed that almost
everythin.r mewed to hate suffered more or less.
With regard to the grapes, the Black Haniburghs
were well-coloured, and were a fairly good show. In
the clams far other varieties, however, the bunches
seemed rather small, but were se fine as could be
expected. There were some very gr,od bunches of
Mite Muscat.. shown by H. N. Middleton, Esq.
Melons were rather small, but well formed. Apples
seemed to have suffered more than an, thing else.
Currants were fine, particularly General Parka's
exhibit.

In the veretable class potatoes were a fine lot,
particularly a plate of "Rector of Woodstock."
Kidneys, tic, were certainly very good, "Button's
Woodstock" especially. The other vegetables; exhibited
were as good u could be expected.
The bee exhibition was very interesting, especially
to &pietism*, and the firrt prize for observatory, won
by lb. J. Brown, Malden Newton, attracted a re-
markable arrangement—a double glees hive, in which
the whole of the bees could be seen at their various
work, and experienced eyes might even detect the
queen and follow her in her wanderings. For this
arrangement wee claimed that it ensured economy of
heat, facilities for examining the combs, these
being one above the other. The glass was doubled
with air. There were facilities for removing and
replacing any comb, for either could be changed in
two or three minutes., with the smallest disturnos
of the bees. The bees now hatched in the two upper
combs were Ligurian*, and in the lowest, English
bees.

The exhibition was a remarkably goodzird
hi taking
at the departments together. It was the
afternoon, when the gentry began to re ; but the
attendance was much limited by the rain which
mune on for a short time.

All the tents for the show wer upplied and erected
by Mr. R. B. Brown, of the Dorchester Tent Mann.
fairrae afternoontherain began to fall, unfortunately
at the time of opening, which had the effect of dis-
=ntils gantry from attending, and although it
at' a later hour, yet the number of admissions
was by no means so numerous as so excellent • show
dererred.

Antolist the visitors we outbid: Sir IL Glyn, Mrs.
and the Mires. Brymer and puty, Mn. and the
Mimes Cunnington, (Jul. Deane. Mr. Cunningtoup
Mrs. A. Spicer, the Misses Churchill, Father Poole,
Mr. 0.0. Churchill, Mimes How, Captain Dymond,
Mr. and Mrs. Devenish, Mr. H. Johns, Mr. W.
Churchill (Stickland)._ Mr. C. W. Dale (Glanville,
Wootton), Mr. N. Bond, Mr. A. Banks*, Mr. J.
Crane, lc.
The band of the 32nd Light Infantry, from Port-
land, under Bandmaster IL Gould, performed a well-
selected programme in good style, and those who were
energetic enough to lam th .-e do ul westher had a
very enjoyable time; but it is much to be regretted
that the show did not continue for two days, as,
tantallidngly enough,Friday was mod suitable in point
of dryness and 'outshine.