The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-09-18 00:00:00

EA MINSTER COTTAGE GARDEN SHOW.

The eighth eahibition of the Reaminater District
Cottage Garden and Labourers' Friend Society took
plata in the National School-room, on Toesday
last. A great many persons were present in the
course ot the afternoon, among whom we noticed
Dr. Keddle and the Misses Keddle, Rev. H. Raw.
llama and the Millie/ Raw CA. and the Mimes
Marryat, Miss Rummell, Mr. and Mrs. W. Cos, J.
Rawlins, Feq., Rev. Mr. James (Stoke), Rev. A.
and Mrs. Codd and Miss Codd, Hon. and Rev.
Aubrey Spring Rise and Mrs. Spring Rice, Rev. A.
Lush, Rev. 8. C. and Mrs. Milan, Miss Cos, Mrs,
Tomlinson, Mr. and Mies Slade, P. Coy, Faq.,
Miss F. Cot, and Mist F. COS (Cheddington), George
Coe, Esq., Mimeo 8. and C. Coy, Rev. Prebendary
Smedley, Rev. H. 0. Francis, Sherring Keddle,
Req., Rev. S. !Coddle, Mrs. Arthur Comm, Miss
Kddls (Ratchlands), Rev. P. M. and Mrs. Comp-
ton, Rev. W. H. West, Mr., Broder, Mr. and
Mrs. Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Studley, Mr.
and Mrs. R. Knight, Mr. Smith (Stoke), Mr.
Coombe, Mr. Dunn, kn.
It bad been intended to bold the show this year in a
field, hat the weather has beta so unfavourable of late
that it was thought advisable to bold it in the school-
room. Fortunately, though • little rain fell on the
morning of the show day. Tuesday last, the afternoon
was comparatively • floe one. There was • good show
of Bond devices, among which we especially noticed a
novel and admirable design formed like • camp kettle
suspended in the middle of three supports, consisting of
garden tools twined round with hops and surmounted
with niters, from which hung is the middle by • string
of crab apples, • handsome nosegay of flowers, asters,
dahlias, ferns, Am in a basket This mu called "the
family pot supported by Lisbon." and was shown by Mrs
Oadd, but not for a prise. Weals., notioed every ehasto
design in red roses, yellow dower., and laurels with •
groundwork of mom and an ley wreath round the base,
on the front of which was "In Memoriam " in white
imuerulles, and on a card above "In Memory of
Nev. John Keble and Rev. .1. B. Neale."

"Thine is the rietor's laurel,
And thine the golden dower."

Thia was by Mist C. E. ICed-dle, mad vas not shown for
competition. There were a Vest many floral devices
exhibited for prima, one of which on a glass dower stand
wee very prettily exeoutel _ _

There WWI • very good show indeed of garden produce
the potatoes, carrots, parsnips, onions, and turnips
being v•ey fine; the mixed vegetables were not go good,
probably owing to the lateness and inelemelx7 of the
season. The needlework shown wee good. This was a
pleasing feature in the show, and the prises offered
must be a great encouragement to children to become
skilful in using the needle. Tbe prises given for at.
tendance of children it school Led their prollaienrY
when there, must be also productive of great good;
one girl carried off 9.. 6d. altogether, another 125., and
another fie while one boy took piles. amounting to
Bs., and another 6e. At the higher end of the room
a splendid show of foliage plants, flowers. and feria
was laved by Joachim Gilbert, Esq., but not for
prises, which added very much indeed to the attraction
of the room. Amongst the frdiageplants those which at.
trusted the treated attention of oolioseasere were
Oneidas= Altiveimensi. Crowe Variegstam, Gesneria
Lobelia, the &gine, sad Splotches& Oeladiame.

A fins specimen of the Ohm discolor, and &moor*
begonias, Snowflake, Hahne, Ultras, Victoria,
Grippethams Riots, and Lord Clyde. Mr. Gilbert's
ferna, as usual, comprised some very ohoios specimens,
including Chcilanthes elegem', Ciiipsi
Adrautum formicaum, AsOdium Trapesifolia„
Pteris Tricolor. Pterix Argrus, Pieris ArmsraPhillai
Ariplenium Via/Parma, uftnnagrainara fralPhtiria.
ymnogramma Aetna and Gymnograninia Tartaric*.
We should note that the stiff unhandsome announce*
of the interior of the school was adorned in excellent
sort with greenery, flowery, and devices. Amongst the
articles shown was • handeame doll, dressed in white,
with • basket of flower, on her head and a banner in her
hand, on which was inscribed 'Flora gave me fairest
flowers." This was the produstion of Miss G. Cox, but
not shown for • prise. The bras" band of the lit Dorset
}tie. Volunteers, under bandmaster Hughes, played in
the school-yard, and was a great acquisition to the show,
and played after it was over in the Market Mau for
some time, attracting many listeners. Tbe_jodges were,
J. Gilbert, Esq., for flowers, and Mr. Mac 1.1, gar-
dener to Sir. If. Ogrander,for vegetables. At *bout ball-
past four o'clock the prises were distributed in • marquee
erected in the solloolisrd, Colonel iferryat, the presi-
dent of the society, presiding, the Rev. A. Codd, the boo.
secretary, reading over the names, and Mr. P. Cox, the
Meunier, paying the money. The following is Um prise
:

Core•ogits' P5115.-If. Bacon, Beaminster, Ist,
allotment, 105. W. Davey, Stoke, let, allotment, 10e.;
14, onions, sa; and 2nd, pannips, 34. J. Burt, Ched-
dington. Ist, allotment, 10.; Ist, carrots, Se.; 2nd
rebbeeet. 31. 3. HandOrdl BnidDol4, Ist, allotment,
113 e.; 3rd, potatoes, 2e. D. Gale, Bseminster, 2nd,
allotment, 0.; 3rd, floral device, 2a. G. Byrnes, Nether.
bury, 2nd, allotment, sa. G. Hopkins, Cheddiugton,
2nd, allotment, flu.; 2nd, carrots, 3'.; 3rd, mixed vege-
table., fis. 0. Marsh, Bradpole 2nd, allotment, se.
W. Brinson, Beatninster. 3rd, ellotment 2.. .Gd • 3rd
„
carrots, 2a; 2nd, mixed vegetables, 3.. E. Hallett,
Netherbury, 3rd, allotment, 2s. 6e1.; 4th, jaotatoes,
ls. 64. J. Berridge, Cbeddington, 3rd, allotment,
2.. 61.; 3rd, parsnips, 20.; 3rd, cabbages, 25.; Ist,
turnips, fis. N. Berridge, Cheddington, extra, 3rd,
allotment, 21. 6d. (it being no near like J. Berridge's
that the judges thought both should have 3r4 prises);
extra, for onions, la; extra, for potatoes, le; 2nd,
es,ets, 35.; 3rd, panuiips, 2e.; 3rd, cabbages, 2e.;
turnips, 5e.; children's attendance at school. La J.
names, Bradpole, 3rd, allotment, 2s. fel. C. Cook,
Netherbory, W. Milverton, Bsaminster, Is. each, 3rd,
aletepsete. commended. 1). Allen, Iteaminster, Colonel
Con's allotment prise, 10s.; 4th, onions, ls. 6d.; Ist,
Potatoes, se; 4th' carrot., la. 6d.; Ist, parsnips, Is.;
4th, cabbage*, ls. 644 de& surniPn. 24. D. Len. Rooks
let, cottage garden, 10s.; 4th, °llion., le. 6d. W. Love.
late, Melplaish, let, cottage garden, 10.; 3rd, carrots, 2s.
J. Rowe, Breadwinsor, let, cottage garden, 10s. D.
Thomas, Poorton, Ist, cottage garden, 10a; 2riel,
potatoes, 3s. H. Gollop, Hook, 2nd, cottage garden,
5.. H. Rawles, sen., Melplaish, 2nd, cottage garden,
se. H. Rawles, jun., Melplaish, champion prize for
best cattalo garden, having lied prises in 1864 and 1365,
CI ; Ist, onions, 54.; 2nd, Parsnips, 35.• End. turnips,
3a. J. Morris, Broadwinsor, 2nd, cottige garden. fse.;
4th, potatoes, Is. Gd.; 4th, cabbages, Is, 6.3. Widow
Latbey, Bradpole, 2nd, cottage garden, 2.. J. Parker,
Mapperton Marsh, 3rd, cottage garden, Ps. 6.1. G.
Tigard, Strode, Netberbury, 3rd, cottage garden, 21. 6d.
J. Wheadon, Broadwinsor, 3rd, cottage garden, 2s. 6d.
R. Greening, Powerstook, led, cottage garden, 2.r. &I.
C. Gramm Stoke 2nd, onions, 35.; Ist, cabbages, 51.;
4th, turnips Is. 6d. E. Gale, Poot ton, 4th, carrots, Is. 6d.;
2nd, onions, 31. H. Pomeroy. Beaminster, 3rd, onions,
3.. H. Poet, Beamineter, Ist, parsnip", sa. ; 4th,
tit:sips, Is. M.; 3rd, onion 2.. 11. Slade. Stoke, Ist,
potatoes, 55.; extra, for cabbages, la W. Hayward,
Beaminster, 2nd, potatoes, 3e. G. Legg, Hook. 3rd.
potatoes, 2a. I. Boon, Ruminator, let, carrot., sa;
Ist. cabbage', 50.; 3rd. mixed vegetables, 2.. R. Gale,
Bradpole, 2nd, eabbages, 34.; 4th, mixed vegetable'.
Is. H. Samson, Netherbury, 2nd, turnips, 3s. S.
Bowditeh, Beamiturter. 3rd, turnips, 25.; 4th, mixed
vesetables, Is. 6d. W. Saunders, Beaminster,
mixed vegetables, ss. ; 4th, floral devise, Is.
S. Paul, Bumf ester, Ist, mixed vegetables, Is.
T. Russell, Bedminster, 2nd, mixed vegetables, 3e. G.
Berridge and E. Danford, Ruminator, each Ist, floret
device, sa. K dare and R. Bartlett, Beaminster, each
2nd, floral device, 34. H. A. Elliott, Burnineter, 3rd,
floral devise, 2s. K Chubb, Beaminster. making shirt,
5.. 6.1.; 4th. floral device, le. J. &He. Mapperton,
attendance of his four children at school, ss. T.
Whittle, Hook, extra prise for hie children's school
attendisnos,ls. 64. J. Spencer, Selway Ash, attendance
of his five children, from infancy upwards, at school, 5..
J. Forney, Stoke, extra prize for his children's school
attendance, la 6d. R. Hansford, Bradpole, attendance
of his children at school, ISt.
CHILD11)1.11 P11218.-L From", Ist, shirt making,
41.; marking, 2s. 61.; composition, ls. 6d.; reading,
writing, and arithroetie, Is. 6.1. E. Hann, Stoke, Ist,
shirt making, 4s. L adloott, Powendock, 2nd, shirt
making, 2s. J. Newberry, Netberbury, shirt making.
commended, Is. B. Waite, Netberbury (ender 12
years), 2nd, shirt making, Is. 6d. A. Newberry.
Netherbury (under 12), Ist, shirt making, 2.. 6d.; 3rd,
eomposition, 2s. J. Hawker, Bradpole, let, plain work,
3a. S. Henn, Beenthuiter, Ist, plain work, 3s. L
Gale, Salwayash, 2nd, plain work, 2e. M. Menden,
Netherbery, plain work, commended, la; reeding,
writing, and arithmetic. commended, Is. S. Bartlett,
Cheddington, 1-t, plain work (aged nine), 2.. &I.
F. C.ornick, Stoke, la, plain work (aged Line), 24. &I.
E. Hulsey, Bradpole. plain work oommended. la. 6d.
F.. Gibbs, Bradpole, let plain work (under Is) 2s. E.
Pettiroore, Netberbury. lit plain work (under 9) 2s.
E. Hann, Stoke, 2nd plain work (under fill.. H.
Hopkins. Stoke, Ist Knitted socks, 2r. 64. M. Patti.
more, Netherbery, let stocking darning 2s. 64., com-
position commended, ls. 64., reading, writing, and
arithmetic commended, Is. 64. J. Sudden. Nether.
burr, let darning, 2s. 61., let composition, 45., 2nd
marking Is. 63., let reading, writing, and erithmetie,
4s. J. Oliver, Beeminster, 2nd stocking darning,
Is. 6.1. A. K. Conway, Beaminster, let marking.
2s. Gd. G. Gale, Powereteck, Ist reading, writing.
end arithmetic, 4a., Ist composition, 4s. F. Hansford,
Powerstook. 2nd reading, writing, and arithmetic. 35.,
2nd composition, 3s. if. Crawford, Powerstesck, S.
Dyke, Beeniinster, 34. each for reading, writing, and
arithmetic, being
,equaL J. Bart, Cheddington, aged
7, commended for good reading, Is.
At the conclusion of the diateibution of the prizes
Col. MARYTAT said they had been detained some time
by that, so be would not take up mach more of
their time. He begged to thank them in the name
of the Committee for their Ettendance that day, and
for their support by personal exertions and by their
subscription, the latter being very important, and
he hoped they would not fall off se they were very
poor (laughter). The number of exhibitors we. not
so great be understood this year, probably owing to
the unsettled weather, but the exhibition IMO had
not fallen off. The judges thourbt it • very good me
and;he thought so also. The importer@ of the allot.
meet.. also give 51 good,report and thought they were
steadily improving. He was sorry however so little
had been done in improving the cottages ; he bad
jest come from Kent and the contras*
between the cottages in that count, and in
their distriet was very great, he hoped
however they, would after a time see them in • much
better condition. He was also sorry that exhibitors
from distant moieties were not more numerous; he
knew it was difficalt to bring the articles from • die.
tux, the committee had, therefore, given small sums
to those not successful to induce them to come again ;
they had also increued the Is. prime, that so many
might not go away diumpointed at getting nothing. He
thought these societies did a great good by bringing to.
getter different classes, acd,bridging over the divisions
between the higher and lower classes. The clergy
'Glacially by those societies:and in other ways lebounsd
to that end.
',The Rev. A. COOP said' the society was improving.
There we. one observation Colonel Marryat had made
.ut
said
drha
which be washed to correct, and that we. the number
of coare
e bad
hadntold ottahliem°* ha said. °! he (Counlodeeerl
mr
stood him,which caused his, to say it-hunch laughter).]
The Rev. A. Cods'. however, said he must have mis-
understood him. The number of competitors
this year was 252, which was quite equal to the
number of any late years. He then went on
to speak of the allotments and gardens, and
said he most first thank the inapectors, one of
whom, Mr. Melina was present, for their kindness in
Impacting them. They had got so socustomed to it that
they appeared to take quite a pleseure in it, the Rev. J.
H. Chown°, for one, had offers.' to take two and be
believed three districte-(laughter). He thought they
should have to offer a prise for the best inspector-(eon.
tinned laughter). For district 1, Colonel Cox's allot-
meets, were reported to he very weedy-(lrmeghter). In
district 2, he we. sorry to pain Mr. Spring Ries-
(laughter)--tbe Netberbury allotment@ and gardens
are reported to reflect anything but credit en
the occupiers, and that there appeared to be
an indifference on their part to exhibiting. be supposed
that meant unless they got • prize. Stoke gardens
are but show • great wt of tidiness. Mel.
plaier gd an
ardens have quite their average number of
prises seri deserve the highest consideration. The
Cheddington allotments are all beautiful and carry off
many prises. Broadwituor gardens are not in • state of
tidiness. Bradlee'e allotments me not altogether Satill.
factory, they .11'.1 too weedy, and sufficient attention is
not paid to growing • variety of vegetables; they should
not always grow potatoes. Powerstock gardens are
wanting in skill and tidiness. Ile thought they should I
have to offer • prize for the best inspector, they were all
no very active and particular ; they all found fault-
(laughter). Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Mac Lachlan report
the show this year to be very good, the ?evident mid
the same, and be endoreed his opinion. With regard
to needlework, he did not know ouch about
it personally, telt Mrs. Daniel, Mrs. Knight, and I
Mien Keddle shad kindly undertaken to decide upon
that, and they said that the work had decidedly im-
proved sines last year, it was better put out of hand;
thid year the stitching was very good, and more attention
had been paid to sewing and heinniiog. With regard
to schools Memo. Rooks and DingleT reported there
has been great improvement in reading and greeter
intelligence in composition. In this large district there
ought to be more competition among hove; from the
number that competed it would seem se if there were
only • few achookin the district. He begged to thank
the inspectors, the committee, and all who had helped
on the society. He remarked on the mall rapport
they got from distant parielo• which carried off many
prisca between them, dind it seemed bard to we the,.
carry off C 5, and perhaps only one subscriber among
thus, however they did not grudge it to them. and
wished them God speed. He oonoloded by observing
that in evthieg human there wee always some evil,
and Odd Sodety might cause some discontent, but, he
hoped there would be very little this year if any, and
he trusted those present would not go home and say
the society did no good, but would consider that if
everything was not exactly as they could wish still tht
society we. prodnotive of great good on the whole.
This closed the proceedings.