The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-13 00:00:00

THE CHISWICK FLOWER SHOW,

A brilliantly sunny afternoon attracted upon Satur-
day a very large assemblage of company to the second
fete of the season of the Horticultural Society. The
flowers, &c., were arranged beneath tents erected by
Mr. B. Edgington of the bc.roigh. The grounds, owinr,
to the recent long drought, were dry, hard, and cracked.;
but ere the parting hour of six had arrived, the grass
was refreshed and brightened up, and the ladies dresses
were subjec;;2d to a process quite the reverse, by the
sudden descent of a smart pelt of rain, which created an
instantaneous demand for unattainable carriages, and

a consequent retreat to the shelter of inadequate trees,
where the refugee had at once the privilege of being
rained and dripped on. The " storm, however, was of
short duration, and we trust that poplins, silks, satins,
and laces are to-day in a fair state of recovery, and a s
well as could• be expected. The show of flowers
was varied and interesting, but that of fruit was the
best. The grapes were very excellent, and the straw-
berries—gigantic. We doubt, however, the policy of
forcing fruits into greater than their natural dimensions.
We would recommend Adam's descendants rather to

turn their attention to flavour than to bulk

There

were numerous pine-apples, a few oranges, and lemons
most biliously yellow. After the fruit—we are moving
down the long tent—we pass by a satisfactory collecti.on
of orchids, with their outlandish air and drooping leaves.
Then come the homely heaths i,nd the Cape heaths,
ranking, in their every vareity, among the most beauti-
ful ofplants, pansies, and pelargoniums—learned garden-
erology for heartsease and geranium—alternated with the
aristocratic azalea and the prickly and most un-
comfortable-looking cactus ; until the line or ordinary
"hothouse plants ' is broken by some deliciously
modest little Alpine flowers ; quite a contrast to their
flaunting neighbours—the chalet and the palace—some
Australian annuals, probably once growing over nug-
gets, and an odd white plant, on which we looked
with some interest, as its fruit was stated to be used
to flavour Indian pickles. Leaving the incipient sti-
mulants, a second inspection of the same species of
flowers and shrubs in the smaller tents as we had seen

in the larger, became, as was natural, somewhat mono-
tonous, until a rather fade collection of beheaded roses
and rhododendrons broke the monotony, aided by a
particular species of flower which looks like what in
England is called a field daisy and in Scotland a gowan,
monstrously overgrown both in stalk and flower. These
ceasing to attract, we made our way to the bands, and
f3und them to consist of the Grenadiers, the First Life
Guards, and the Coldstreams, who rendezvoused from
time to time near the Council-house, and performed, for
musicians unaccustomed to play together, with great
spirit and effect. We understand that there were al-
most 7.000 people altogether upon the ground, and they
continued to arrive until the descending rain and the
retreating crowd induced many to stop short of their
destination. The list of prizes is as follows :
CLASS L

Now Pelargoniums, in Binch pots.—Gold banksian, Mr.
Holder • silver gilt, Mr. Carrigan ; certificate of excellence,
Robinson. Nurserymen : Gold banksian, Mr. Turner ;
silver gilt, Mr. Dobson ; certificate of excellence, Mr.
W.e•itwood.
Fancy Pelargoniums.—Silver gilt, Mr. Smith • certifi-
cate of excellence, Mr. Miller ; large silver, Mr. ItZhinson ;
silver knightian, Mr. Roser. Nurserymen : Silver gilt, Mr.
Tamer ; certificate of excellence, Mr. -.Ambrose ; large
silver, Mr. Westwood.
Pinks, in 8-inch pots.—Silver knightian, Mr. Bragg ;
silver banksian, Mr. Wilmer.
Calceolarias.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Constantine.
Pansies, in twelves.—Silver knightian, Mr. Turner; sil-
ver banksian, Mr. Bragg_; certificate, Mr. Dobson.
CLASS 11. _ _

Stcye or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of 20.—Large
gold, Mr. May, gardeners to Mrs. Lawrence; gold knightin u,
Mr. Green ; gold banksian, Mr. Frazer ; silver gilt, Mr.
SLOYO or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of 10.—Gold
banksian, Mr. Carson ; silver gilt, Mr. Dodds.
Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of six, in pots
or tubs not less than 20 inches in diameter.—Gold banksian
Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence.
Stove or Greenhouse Plants, in collections of six, in pots
not exceeding 13 inches in diameter.—Silver gilt, Mr.
Taylor ; certificate of exce:lense, Mr. Kinghorne ; large
silver, Mr. Watson ; silver knightian, Mr. Meredith.
Exotic Orchids, in collections of 20.—Gold knightian,
Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence ; gold banksian,
Mr. Williams.
Exotic Orchids, in collections of 15.—Gold banksian,
Messrs. Rollison ; large gold, Messrs. Veitch.
Exotic Orchids, in collections of 10.—Silver gilt, Mr.
Blake ; certificate of excellence, Mr. Carson.
Exotic Orchids, in collections of six.—Certificate of ex-
cellence, Mr. Woolley ; large silver, Mr. Ivison ; silver
knightian, Mr. Kinghorne; silver banksian, Mr. Green;
certificate, Mr. Busby.
Helichrysums.—Large silver, Mr. May, gardener to Mrs.
Lawrence ; silver knightian, Mr. Green ; silver banksian,
Mr. Taylor ; certificate, Messrs. Veitch.
CLASS 111.
(B)—Pine Apples, in single specimens :-
1. Queen's.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Turnbull
(31b. 20z.) ; large silver, Mr. Harrison (31b. 20z.)
2. Euvilles, Cavennes , Sugarloafs, Black Jamaicas,
Ota,heites, Szt.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Turnbull,
Antigua Queen (41b.) ; large silver, Mr. Chapman, Black
Jamaica (21b. 90z.)
3. Providences.— Certificate of excellence, Mr. Dod
(61b. 150 z.) ; large silver, Mr. Turnbull (51b. 8oz.)
(C)—Grapes, in pots; three specimens to be shown.—
Certificate of excellence, Mr. Meredith, gardener to the
Duke of Sutherland ; large silver, Mr. Constantine ; silver,
knightian, Mr. Jackson.
(D)—Grapes, in three bunches for private growers, and
six bunches for market gardeners :-
1. Black Hamburg.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Frost,
of Preston Hall; large silver, Mr. Lushey ; silver knightian,
Mr. Spivey.
2. Black Prince, or West's St. Peter's.—Certificate of
excellence, Mr. Lushey ; large silver, Mr. Martin ' • silver
knightian, Mr. Hill ; silver banksian, Mr. Constantine.
3. White Muscadines or Sweetwaters.—Certificate of
excellence, Mr. Rust ; large silver, Mr. Taylor; silver
knightian, Mr. Busby.
4. Muscats.—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Bradley, gar-
dener to Mr. S. M. Pete ; large silver Mr. Turnbull ; silver
knightian, Mr. Allport ; silver banksian, Mr. Bucktrout.
5. Frontignans, or other sorts distinct from the fore-
goings—Certificate of excellence, Mr. Henderson. Colerton-
hall, Grizzly ; large silver, Mr. Martin (black).
(E)—Peaches, in sixes.—Large silver, Mr. Paterson ;
silver knightian, Mr. Fleming ; silver banksian, Mr. Hill.
(F)—Nectarines, in sixes.—Large silver, Mr. Chapman ;
silver knightian, Mr. Hill ; silver banksian, Mr. Fleming.
(I)—Strawberries, in pots, six pots to be shown.—
Silver knightian, Mr. Smith (British Queens).
(K)—Strawberries, one dish each :-
1. British Queen, and similar kinds.—Silver knightian,
Mr. Smith ; silver banksian, Mr. Ironmonger ; certificate,
Mr. Constantine.
Robertson (Golden
2. Keen's Seedling, and similar kinds.—Silver knightian
Mr. Harrison ; silver banksian, Mr. Mann.
Melons, the tshileveb:stbflanakvso
banksian,
Green fleshed.—Silver knightian, Mr. T g,-; (K•
greenL )
Queen).