The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . he Annual Congress of the FrenchChrysanthemum Society, which coincided witlithe show. First and foremost in the cut-bloomsection must be noted the British exhibits. W. E. Mocatta, Esq. (gr. Mr. Thomas Steven-son) staged a superb collection of Japanese andsingle Chrysanthemums of the highest order ofmerit, and was awarded the 1st prize, withfelicitations of the jury, who recommended anaugmentation of the prize officially offered. Atintervals there were huge stands containing mas-sive bunches of large b
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . he Annual Congress of the FrenchChrysanthemum Society, which coincided witlithe show. First and foremost in the cut-bloomsection must be noted the British exhibits. W. E. Mocatta, Esq. (gr. Mr. Thomas Steven-son) staged a superb collection of Japanese andsingle Chrysanthemums of the highest order ofmerit, and was awarded the 1st prize, withfelicitations of the jury, who recommended anaugmentation of the prize officially offered. Atintervals there were huge stands containing mas-sive bunches of large blooms, alternating withvases of singles, the whole display most artistic-ally lightened with Maidenhair Ferns, autumnfoliage and greenery. Lady Talbot, QueenMary, Hon. Mrs. Lopes, Alice Finch, FrankPayne, Alice Lemon, Mrs. G. Lloyd Wigg,Algernon Davis, Pocketts Crimson and BobPulling, to mention only a few varieties,were especially fine. In all there wereabout 100 blooms in 36 varieties. The singleswere quite a revelation to many of the visitors,who had never seen anything so fine Fig. 114.—English chrysanthemums at the ghent exhibition. tinued until the 28th ult. The schedule providedfor a large number of classes for Chrysanthemums,Orchids and other flowers. There werelarge and imposing exhibits of fruit andvegetables, both from Belgian and fromFrench growers. The show would have beenof greater importance if the committeecould have secured the use of the largehall in the Palais des Fetes, but that was notpossible and consequently the show was held inthe adjoining hall, where the stove plants wereexhibited on the occasion of the QuinquennialExhibition in April. Fruits, chiefly Apples, Pears, and Grapes, wereshown in large numbers. A fine collection camefrom M. Bruneau, Paris, manyvarieties of Apples and Pears being staged ontwo long tables. In the fruit classes there werealso exhibits from M. L. Chesset, the TournaiHorticultural Society, M. Victor Capelle,No
Size: 1888px × 1324px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookdecade1870, booksubjectgardening, booksubjecthorticulture
