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James Lynas, a charming blush pink Hybrid Tea, 

 which will be much sought after. Other new 

 varieties which have recently won medals are 

 Win. Cooper, a deep rose-coloured Hybrid 

 Tea ; Mrs. J. W. Parker, a blush-coloured Hybrid 

 Tea ; Ulster Gem, a single decorative Rose, 

 sulphur-yellow in colour ; Muriel Dickson, a 

 Hybrid Austrian Briar, of lovely carmine-rose 

 tint. Others which were hightly honoured by the 

 National Eose Society were Duchess of Abercorn, 

 a Hybrid Tea, of a soft creamy-buff hue ; Mrs. 

 Godfrey Brown, rose-pink, shaded salmon ; 



worth, and Countess of Shaftesbury, Leslie 

 Holland, &c, will not easily be displaced. 



The bulk of Hugh Dickson's Roses are grown 

 at Dundonald, some distance away ; but we had 

 not time to see them. We were more than satis- 

 lied with our delightful view of the new seedlings. 



In addition to Roses large stocks of finely 

 grown Conifers of popular kinds rilled neighbour- 

 ing quarters, together with shrubs and fruit 

 bushes in great variety. Mr. Dickson has 

 worked up a large stock of a very fine type of 

 Briar Stock, which he himself selected, and of 



Hybrid Tka Queen Mary. 



Colour, a combination of bright pink and pale gold. Raised bv Messrs. Alex. Dickson. 

 Gold Medal, N. R. S., July 4, 1913. 



Mrs. W 7 . Sargent, creamy-white ; Ulster Standard, 

 a large, single crimson variety. These are but a 

 few_ varieties of this year already attracting much 

 notice. What the remainder of the season will 

 bring forth one can hardly forecast. 



It is needless to refer to the firm's previous 

 fine varieties, since all Rose lovers know that 

 magnificent dark crimson Hybrid Tea, King 

 George V., so also are Mrs. Sam Ross. Mrs. R. 

 Draper, and Mrs. D. Baillie well-known medal 

 Roses, yet they were new only in 1912. The 

 Belfast novelties of a year or two ago are now 

 frequent on the show boards, a testimony to their 



this we saw many thousands in other fields, with 

 the " budders " busy at work among them. 



Altogether we spent a most enjoyable time 

 among the Roses in the north, and having been 

 rested and refreshed through the kindness and 

 hospitality of Mr. Hugh Dickson and his good 

 lady, we made our way citywards, and thence to 

 Dublin. Ere finally closing it is but just to say that 

 at the recent show of the National Rose Society 

 the new Roses of Hugh Dickson, Ltd., received the 

 unique honour of no less than ten awards, com- 

 prising two gold medals, five silver gilts, and three 

 cards of commendation. — B. 



