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IRISH GARDENING 



The Rose Annual, 1913. 



THIS Annual, which has just been issued by the 

 National Rose Society to its members, will be 

 specially welcome, as it contains a full report 

 of the Rose Conference which was held in London 

 in May last, when so many Rose growers from 

 the Continent and from the Cnited States were 

 over for the great International Horticultural 

 Exhibition. The address of the President (the 

 Rev. J. II. Pemberton) on " The Modern Develop- 

 ment of the Rose." intensely interesting 

 ami exhaustive, tracing the steps in the progres- 

 sion through " Hybrid Perpetual." "Tea," 

 " Hybrid Tea," " Dwarf." " Perpetual Cluster 

 Roses," to the " Pernetiana Section " and 

 " Pillar Roses," was followed by addresses from 

 .Mr. E. G. Hill, of the United States, the introducer • 

 of ^the Rose " Richmond " : Heron Peter 

 Lambert, Jonkheer J. L. Mock. Monsieur L. 

 Vilmorin, Monsieur Pernet-Ducher, Monsieur A. 

 Soupert. Dr. A. R. Waddell. Mr. II. P. Darlington, 

 Mr. W. Easlea, Mr. Frank Cant. Mr. (.. L. Paul, 

 Mr. Alexander Dickson, &c, names so familiar in 

 the Rose world. All Rose lovers should secure the 

 report of the Conference in this permanent form. 



The Annual contains also, amongst other good 

 things, a valuable paper on " The Treatment of 

 Black Spot." by Dr. A. R. Waddell. All Rose 

 growers will rejoice to know that spraying with 

 formaldehyde, diluted to a strength of one table- 

 spoonful to a gallon of water, has been most 

 successful in destroying this pest, ami that it is an 

 equally good remedy for mildew and other 

 fungoid diseases. Mr. Darlington writes on 

 i( The best Roses for Standards," and describes 

 the treatment for the various varieties. " Crow- 

 ing Roses under Glass " is dealt with by Mr. 

 Easlea: Dr. \. II. Williams treats of- Wichu- 

 raiana Poses." Mr. E. G. Hill describes the 

 growing of " Poses in the United States," Mr. 

 G. M. Taylor. " Pose growing in Scotland." Mr. 

 Alexander Dickson ami Dr. O'Donel Browne, 

 •■ Pose growing in the North and South of 

 Ireland." respectively. The "New Seedling 

 Roses of 1912" are described by Mr. II. P. 

 Molyneux, the " Pernetiana Poses " by .Mrs. 

 Ernes! II. Parmer. 



The Annual also gives a descriptive list of the 

 more important roses which Lave been intro- 

 duced during the last live years. p is beautifully 

 illustrated with coloured plates by the 1 1 ei it sell el - 



Colourtype process, the most successful of these 

 being, " A Basket of Eugh Dickson (II. T.)." the 

 colouration of which seems perfeel : " A Vase of 

 Rayon d'Or," and " A Basket of Irish Elegance." 



The National Pose Society is holding four 

 shows this year. The Spring Show. May 1st. 

 London; the Metropolitan Exhibition, July Ph. 

 at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park: 

 the Provincial Show, at Gloucester, .Inly loth. 

 and the Autumn Exhibition, in London, on 

 Sept 11th and 12th. An annual subscription of 

 half-a-guinea entitles one to twenty-five 

 shillings' worth of tickets for these shows, 

 "The Rose Annual," as above described, a 

 revised edition of "The Official Catalogue of 

 Poses." a new edition of " The Enemies of the 

 Rose" with coloured plates of the principal 

 insect pests. New members will receive in 

 addition a handbook on " Pruning Roses " ami 

 one on " Planting Roses." 



" The Rose Annual " can he obtained by 

 non-members from Mr. E. Mawley, Rosebank, 

 Berkamsted, Herts, for 2s. 6d., post free. 



R.H.S, of Ireland Spring Show, 



This Exhibition, held on April H'>th and 17th. 

 was a meat success : so numerous were the 

 visitors pouring in from the Royal Dublin 

 Society's Spring Cattle show, that during part 

 of the afternoon it w a- difficult to see the exhibits 

 with any degree of comfort. Everywhere one 

 heard expressions of praise for the beauty and 

 luxuriance, of the floral exhibits. 



In the passage Messrs. Alex. Dickson's exhibit 

 of Geraniums, Pelargoniums and other decorative 

 plants caught the eye: then, entering the main 

 hall, Messrs. Young A; Co.'s beautiful Carnations 

 appealed to one by colour and by scent. The 

 excellence of the. stand of flowers and staging drew 

 many admirers. We always look for good Mig- 

 nonette at this Show, and were not disappointed. 

 Sir P. Shaw- being first with well-grown examples. 

 One end of the hall was filled by the floral group 

 staged by Messrs. Ramsay, a really beautiful 

 work of art. which gained a gold medal. 



Near by was another lavish display of flowers, 

 with a central stand of pink Lilies and white 

 Statice, made by Messrs. P. Jameson & Sons. 

 Tin- Carnations w r ere particularly good, and a 

 gold medal was awarded to this group. 



The Amaryllis were enormous, with P. Y. 

 Westby in the first place and Alderman Pewh\ 

 second. 



Gloxinias and Calceolarias gave a gorgeous flare 

 of colour, with Alderman Bewley first in both 

 classes. The Schizanthuses were quite a feature 

 of the Show, with IT. S. Guiness first, the Right 

 Hon. T. W. Pussell second, and Sir P. Shaw 

 third. 



The exhibits for dinner table decoration were 

 not so numerous as last year; good taste and 

 simplicity won the day, and Miss p. Lanigan- 

 O'Keeffe was awarded first place. Mrs. Best 

 second, and Colonel Claude Cane third. 



Including fruit, vegetables ami flowers, the 

 number of classes in the schedule totalled 72. 

 an advance of five upon last year. 



Daffodil Notes. 



The exhibits of Daffodils made a very fine 

 display, hut on close examination many vases 

 were either past their best or showed the effects 

 of the season. The mild Pebruary rushed on the 

 growth, and then Jack Frost ami high winds 

 played havoc with all precocious plants, and the 

 gale a week before the show accounted for many 

 of the "also ran." Those who read Mr. L. .1 . 

 Studholme's article in last issue, and followed his 

 advjee, cut and developed their blooms under 

 cover, and so obtained clean flowers. 



Ml'. L. .1. Studholme's stand, which won the 



cup for a collect inn of 50 varieties, was really 



Very line indeed. The blooms had siy.c. shape 



ami colour, and showed careful cultivation : they 



stood well above all the other exhibits. The 



-nod blooms were Bernardino; Heroine was a 

 glorious flower, with its red edge cup like a giant 

 Albatross; Ped Admiral had a Large cup. edged 

 with brick rci\. which caught the eye at once; 

 Golden Pose is a very much improved Colden 

 Phoenix : Weardale Perfection was of huge size. 

 as was also Glorj of Nbordwijk : Semiramis, a 

 good Poeticus like Barrii, with overlapping 

 segments, and a nice frilled crown with orange 

 edge. [ also noticed on this stand some Leedsii 

 -eedliims staged. 



