JVhX 27, 1911. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



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EUROPEAN NOTES. 



English National Rose Show. 



The thirty-fifth annual summer show 

 of the Natioual Rose Society was held 

 in the Koyal Botanic Gardens, London, 

 July 7. The exceptionally fine season 

 brought out u great display, but the 

 show, coming in the midst of a heat 

 wave, gave rosarians much trouble over 

 the carrying and staging of their 

 blooms. To their credit, they sur 

 inovinted the difficulties and, the staging 

 completed, the show was voted one of 

 the best on record. 



Hugh Dickson, of Belfast, was the 

 hero of the day. He carried oflf the 

 championship trophy for the best seven- 

 ty-two blooms of distinct varieties, sil- 

 ver medal for the best hybrid tea, with 

 Mrs. Stewart Clarlt. and silver medal 

 for the best hybrid perpetual, with 

 Bossie Brown. 



Novelties. 



Here, again, Hugh Dickson was in the 

 first rank and was awarded gold "medals 

 for each of the following hybrid teas: 

 Mrs. Sam Ross, a beautiful ivory pink; 

 Mrs. R. Draper, a fine, full flower of a 

 pretty shade of pink, and George V, 

 deep purple crimson. He also received 

 a silver gilt medal for Souvenir of Port- 

 land, Ore., a sweet-scented carmine-red 

 hybrid tea, and a card of commenda- 

 tion for Coronation, a blush hybrid per- 

 petual. Samuel McGredy & Son, Port 

 adown, Ireland, came next on the list, 

 ro^'eiving a card of commendation for 

 each of the following three hybrid teas: 

 •Mrs. Muir Mackean, of fine form, bright 

 cherry red; Nancy Williams, pale pink, 

 and British Queen, a pure white flower 

 of good form. 



A grand yellow hybrid tea, raised by 



Peruet-Ducher and exhibited by Beck- 

 with & Co., named Sunburst, attracted 

 a considerable amount of attention, but 

 in the judges' opinion did not get be- 

 yond the card of commendation stage, 

 and a similar award was given to a 

 pretty single blush Wichuraiana, named 

 Ethel, from Charles Turner, Slough. 

 DansB, a perpetual yellow rambler, from 

 Rev. W. E. Pemberton, an amateur ro- 

 sarian, received a silver gilt medal. 



Competitive Classes. 



For a group of roses, 250 square feet, 

 tiie first prize was awarded to Paul & 

 Son, Cheshunt, witii a grand, representa 

 tive collection, rich in color and ar- 

 rangement; second. Hobbies, Ltd., Dere 

 ham. For a smaller group, 100 square 

 feet, the ])remier position was voted to 

 W. & J. Brown, Stamford and Peter- 

 borough, with a lovely combination of 

 considerable merit, 



A few of the leading classes and the 

 first prize winners are: Forty distinct 

 varieties, three blooms of each, B. K. 

 Cant & Son, Colchester; forty-eight 

 blooms. G. Prince, Oxford; nine bas 

 kets of cut blooms, W. Easlea, East- 

 wood; five baskets of cut blooms, Hugh 

 Dickson; thirty-six vases, G. Mattock, 

 Oxford; eighteen vases, W. Spooner & 

 Sons; twelve varieties of Wichuraiana, 

 Frank Cant & Co., Colchester. 



The Lyon Rose. 



The Lyon rose was the dominant rose 

 of the show. Its unique coloring was 

 in evidence in every class where it was 

 permissible to include it. It shone in 

 masses in the collections, usually as the 

 centerpiece, from which other varie- 

 ties radiated. In the table decorations 

 it triumphed in con.iunction with Irish 

 Elegance, a single bloom of the same 



hue, a charming combination of grace 

 and elegance. 



In addition to the varieties already 

 named, others which stood out promi-. 

 nently and pleasingly were Ballamey,. 

 Harry Kirk, Catherine Mermet, Mar- 

 quis de Sinety, Avoca, Melanie Soupert, 

 J. B. Clark, Dean Hole, Hugo Roller, 

 G. C. Wand, General MacArthur, Lady 

 Hillingdon, Joseph Hill, Mrs. E. G. Hill, 

 W. R. Smith and Paul 's sensational in- 

 troduction, Juliet. Bee. 



GLADIOLI FOR WINTER. 



Will you tell me how and when to 

 plant gladioli for winter flowering? I 

 planted some in my benches last fall 

 and thev failed to bloom. I. G. M. 



The reason your gladioli did not 

 flower was probably because the bulbs, 

 after being dug and cleaned off, did 

 not receive a sufficient rest before being 

 restarted into growth. Experience has 

 shown that it does not pay to start the 

 large-bulbed gladioli as soon as they are 

 received. Do not plant in the benches 

 before January 1 and you will have few 

 failures. This applies to such varieties 

 as America, Shakespeare, Augusta, May, 

 Mrs. F. King and Brenchleyensis. 



The smaller bulbed gladioli, of the 

 Colvillei and nanus types, are usually 

 received by October 1 and can be 

 benched or boxed right away. These 

 flower earlier than the Gandavensis or 

 large-flowered section. It is hardly cor- 

 rect to speak of gladioli for winter 

 flowering. None of the varieties named 

 flower before the last of March, even 

 under the most favorable conditions. 

 At the late Boston national show not a 

 solitary gladiolus spike was forthcom- 

 ing, though many prizes were offered for 

 them. C. W. 



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