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IRISH GARDENING 



at one time, and very decorative they are, as, emerging^ 

 from some fissure in the rocky bank, those tall, daintily- 

 poised blossoms catch the slightest breeze. 



Perhaps the most showy flower which decorates 

 the garden during- August is OJnotliera missouriensis, 

 one of the prostrate evening Primroses, which form 

 decumbent tufts of greyish green foliage, and rising 

 from 'these prostrate stems myriads of sessile, long- 

 tubed, rich yellow flowers gleam in the sunlight. 



Two other good Oenotheras arc O. fruticosa 7'ar. 

 Youngii, growinjj seme fifteen inches high, and having 

 rich red buds and yellow flowers, which form a striking 

 contrast with one another, and O. tar.-ixacifolia Tar. 

 alba, another trailing species with beautiful pure 

 white, sweetly-scented flowers, opening in ihe evening 

 and changing to rich pink by the following morning. 



Irish Rose and Floral Society. 



THE National Rose Society held its Provincial 

 Show in Belfast on July 19th. It was unquestion- 

 ably a magnificent show. There was keen 

 competition amongst the Irish growers, and although 

 the weather had not been very favourable some fine 

 blooms were staged. 



NuRSERYiMEN. 



Class I — Thirty-six blooms, distinct varieties. N.R..S. 

 Jubilee Trophy and Gold Medal. — There were four 

 entries for this class, which carried with it the champion- 

 ship of the year. First Prize was won by Messrs. Hugh 

 Dickson, Belfast, with very fine blooms, some of their 

 best being Coronation (new^ H. P.), for which they were 

 also awarded the society's medal for the best rose in 

 show; Caroline Testout, Mildred Grant, Leslie Holland, 

 Archie Grey, and Lyon Rose : second prize, Messrs. 

 Alex. Dickson & Sons, Ltd., Newtownards, with good 

 blooms of Caroline Testout, Dean Hole, Bertha Gaulis 

 and Lyon Rose; third prize, Messrs. M'Gredy & Son. 

 Portadown, who showed amongst their lot a very fine 

 bloom of Margaretta. new seedling. 



Class 2.- -Seventy-two blooms, distinct varieties. — 

 Messrs. Hugh Dickson. Belfast, carried off first prize ; 

 amongst their lot were very fine blooms of Hugh 

 Dickson, Mrs. Foley Hobbs, Lyon Rose, Jonkheer J. 

 L. Mock, Mrs. Sam Ross, and Gloire de Chedane 

 Guinoisseau ; second prize, .Alex. Hickson & Sons. Ltd., 

 Newtownards. shovving nice blooms of Horace V'ernet, 

 Leslie Holland, Lyon Rose, Helen Keller, and George 

 Dickson. 



Class 3. — Twenty four blooms, distinct varieties, 

 three blooms of each. — First prize was again awarded 

 to Messrs. Hugh Dickson with a very even lot ; second 

 prize, Alex. Dickson & .Sons, Newtownards. 



Class 4. — Thirty-six Roses, distinct varieties, was won 

 by Mr. George Prince. Longworlh, Berks ; second 

 prize, Messrs. Walsh, Portadown ; third prize, F. E. 

 Smith, Belfast. 



Class 5. — Sixteen distinct varieties, three blooms of 

 each. — First prize, Mr. George Prince, Longworth, 

 Berks, who showed good blooms of Mrs. John Laing, 

 White Maman Cochet and Bessie Brown ; second prize, 

 F. E. Smilh. Belfast. 



Class 6. — Eighteen Teas, distinct varieties. — Mr. 

 George Prince was again placed first, having fine blooms 

 of White Cochel and Mrs. Ed. Mawley ; second prize. 

 Messrs. Hugh Dickson. 



Class 7. — Twelve Teas, distinct wirieties, w.is won b\- 

 Mr. John .Mattock of Oxford, who showed good blooms ; 

 second prize. Messrs. Walsh, Portadown ; third prize, 

 F. E. Smith. Belfast. 



Class 8. — Twelve blooms of new Roses, distinct 

 varieties. — First prize, Messrs. Hugh Dickson, Belfast, 

 with huge blooms of Marquis de Ganay, Leslie Holland, 

 King George and Mrs. Richard Draper; second prize, 



Messrs. McGredy & Son, Portadown, with grand 

 blooms of Mrs Maynard Sinton and Juliet ; third prize, 

 Messrs. Bentley & Son, Leicester. 



Class g.— Twelve blooms of any new Rose. — F'irst 

 prize was won by Messrs. Hug'h Dickson, Belfast, 

 with their "Leslie Holland," which stood out in 

 marked contrast amongst all the paler varieties ; second 

 prize, .Mr. George Prince. Longworth, Berks ; third 

 prize, Messrs. McGredy & Son, Portadown. 



Class 10. — Twelve blooms of any H. P. Rose —First 

 prize, .\lex. Dickson & Son, Newtownards ; second 

 prize, Messrs. Hugh Dickson, Belfast; third prize, .Mr. 

 (ieorge Prince, Longworth, Berks. 



Class II. — Twelve blooms of any Rose other than 

 H. P. T. or Noisette. — First prize in this class went to 

 Messrs. Bentley, Leicester, with twelve J. B. Clark ; 

 second prize, Messrs. Hugh Dickson, Belfast. 



Class 12.— Twelve blooms of any Tea or Noisete. — 

 First prize. Mr Geor},'e Prince. Longworth, Berks, 

 with lovely blooms of White Cochet ; second prize, 

 Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons, Ltd.. Newtownards, 

 with good blooms of Mrs. Foley Hobbs ; third prize. 

 .Messrs. Bentley, Leicester. 



Class 14. — Twelve vases of Roses, five blooms in each 

 vase. — -First prize, Messrs .McGredy, Portadown, with 

 very fine vases of Edward .Mawley, Mrs. David McKee, 

 Lyon Rose, and Dean Hole; second prize, .Messrs. Hugh 

 Dickson, Belfast, their best vases being Leslie Holland, 

 Lyon Rose, and Mrs. Law Ross ; third prize. .Alex. 

 Dickson, Newtownards. 



Class 15. — The Kirk Challenge Cup for nine blooms 

 of Roses. Harry Kirk. First prize, Messrs. Hugh 

 Uickson. Belfast ; second prize, Messrs. -Alex. Dickson 

 & Sons, Newtownards 



Class 16. — Nine baskets of Cut Roses, nine distinct 

 varieties. — This was one of the prettiest sights o( the 

 whole Show, and Messrs. Hugh Dickson were 

 ahead with magnificent baskets of Ljon Rose, Rich- 

 mond, .Mdme. Ravary, Mdnie. .Abel Chatenay, Ladv 

 Hillingdon and Lad\- Pirrie. 



Class 17. — Five baskets of Cut Roses, distinct va- 

 rieties. — First prize. Messrs. McGred\', Portadown. 

 with lovely baskets of Lady Hillingdon, CJeorge C. 

 Waud, and Lyon Rose; second prize. Mr. E J. Hicks. 

 Bucks ; third prize, Mr. J. .Mattock. Oxford. 



Class iS. — Six or more trusses of any new Seedling 

 Rose or distinct Sport, Gold Medal, .Silver Gilt 

 Medal, or Card of Commend.'ition. — In this class w.-is 

 seen the finest collection of new Seedling Roses that 

 was ever staged ; to say that five gold medals and 

 three silver gilt medals were aw.'irtled does not do 

 them justice, as in the opinion of the writer, w-ho has 

 only missed one N. R. S. Show in the Last ten years, 

 there were at least four more \-arieties which should 

 have been awarded g'old medals. .Alex. Dickson & 

 Sons gaiiied a gold medal for their H. \'. Machin, colour 

 scarlet crimson, very large and full of promise as an 

 exhibition rose. Messrs. Hugh Dickson wei e a\\-arded 

 three gold medals and one silver gill nied.al for Mrs. 

 R. 1>. McClure, salmon pink, immense size and very 

 distinct, gold medal ; H. E. Richardson (H.T.), dazzling 

 scarlet crimson, very sweetly perfumed and a very 

 good shape, gold medal; Coronation (H.P.), another 

 lovely pink, larger and much smoother than Her 

 Majestv — a rose we shall often finti amongst the exhi- 

 bition vai'ieties in a few more }-ears, gokl mcilal ; .Mrs. 

 Jas. Lynas. ;i verj' pretty rose, rosy-flesh colour with a 

 tint of salmon-orange, silver gilt med.-il. 



Messrs. Samuel i\IcGredy & Son put up a very fine 

 lot of seedlings, .and their Lady Mary Ward was a well 

 deser\-in,i^ winner of the gv^UI medal, colour deep saffron 

 yellow aiul copper orange with stre.aks ci( crimson. 

 British Oueen is one of the purest whiles we have, and 

 of such a graceful build. This rose was awai-ded a 

 silver gilt medal, surely very faint praise for such a 

 beautiful rose. Colleen, another fine rose, a sort of 

 glorified Killarney, silver gilt medal. 



