.In.v 27. i;»l 1. 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



Banquet Decoration for President Taft, by Bertermann Bros., Indianapolis. 



EUROPEAN NOTES. 



English National Rose Show. 



I'he tliirtv lit til ;iiiiiu;il siiiii iiitT .^Imw 

 III tlic \;itioii;il ll().>^t■ Society \v;is licM 

 in llic li'oviil Hotiiiiic (inrdi'iis. Loiidini, 

 • Inly 7. Tile i'X(T[iti()ii:illy (iin' .^cmsoii 

 i'loiight out a j^rc.'it ilisplay. Imt tlu^ 

 >liow, oomiujf in the midst of a heat 

 \\a\t', yuve rosariaiis iriiirh tnnililc over 

 Mil- cariyiiio- .iiid staying; ')t' tln'ii- 

 I'lofiDi^. To tlit'ir iTf.lit, iliry sin 

 •Moiintod tlio (linii'ultii's .iml. tin' st.-igi nj; 

 ■Mm|iletO(l. tlio show wa- voted one ot 

 the best on reii>rd. 



FIiij;^li l)i(d<son, of I'.ell'.ist , was I lie 

 lieio of the da\'. lie cariieij olV the 

 .■haiii[iionslii|i fi-o[diy fnr the li'^t se\cii 

 's two l)looiiis of iljstini't varieties, sil 

 \ -r n)ed;il fur tlie he'^t livln'id tea. witli 

 Mrs. Stcw.art ('lark, and >ilvei- nio(l;il 

 t(ir tho li»»St hvliiid |ier|M>t iial. with 

 llisi-jo P.row II 



Novelties. 



Here, ayaiii. Ilu^li l>ick.-uii was in the 

 lirst rank and \v;i'^ awarded goM nn'daJs 

 for each of the fullowini; liyhrid teas: 

 Mrs. Sam Ross, a heautifnl ivory jiink; 

 Mrs. r?. Draper, a fine, full riower of :i 

 pretty slinile of |dnk. .■iiid (leori^e \'. 



hep purjde eiinisoti. lie also veeeivcd 



I silver jjilt medal foi' Soinenir ot' I'mt 

 larifi. Ore.. ;i sweet-scented carmine fed 

 hvlirid tea. and a eard ot' commenda 

 'ion for rornnation. a Mnsh hybrid per 

 I'etnal. Sannicd McCredv \- Son. I'cot 



idowii. Ireland, came next on the list. 

 'e,ei\-inw ;i card of connnendat i<in for 

 '■ach of the following thrive li\bvid leas: 

 Mrs. 'SU]]v :\F;ickean. of fiin' fovni. briyht 



lierrv red; Xancy Williams. )iale pink. 



Mid 'British Qneen. :i pure white flower 

 ■ i\' LTond form. 



\ LHOild \ellow hxlirid tia. raised bv 



I'ernet -i )iicln'r and exliiliiled by Heck 

 with Sc Co., named Siinbnrst. attracted 

 a eonsiderable amonnt of attention, bnt 

 in the judges' opinion did not get be 

 yond the card ot' comnieiohition stage, 

 and a sitnilar .iw.ird was given to a 

 jiretty single Idnsh Wichnraiana. nanie.l 

 I'lthel, from <'harle.s 'riirner, Slough. 

 haiuv, a j)erpefn;il yellow rainl)ler, from 

 K'ev. W. v.. I'embertoii. an annitenr ro 

 sarian. received ;i silver gilt nieilal. 



Competitive Classes. 



I'or a yroiip ot' roses, "J.'iiJ si(uar(; It'ei. 

 the (irst pii/e was awarded to Panl iV 

 Son, ( 'lieshii ill . with ;i yr.'iiid, re|iresenta 

 live collection, I'icli in coloi- and ;ii 

 r,a liiienieiit : second, Ibddiies, bid.. Here 

 ham. l'^o• a sniallei' ;^riiii|i. |i'n s(|iiare 

 loot, the premier position w.'is voted te 

 W. A: .T. brown. Stamforil and I'etei 

 iiorongh, with a lovidy combina t ion el 

 consiiler.able nieiit. 



A few ol' the leading classes :ind the 

 lirst |iri/(> winiiei'-- are: Forty distinct 

 varieties, three blooms oi' eaidi, I'., b". 

 <';iiit ^.- Son, (olchotei; I'ort v idahl 

 blooms, (e I'rince. (")xt'ord; nine ba^^ 

 kets of cut blooms. \V. I^aslea, l%a-t 

 wood: (\\ !• baskets of cnt blooms. Hugh 

 hicksnn: thirt>si\ v asi>-;. (1. AFattock-, 



•Ixi'ord: eiuhleeli V,-|-es, \V. SpOotier i^' 

 Sons; twidve v.-irieties ot' Wiidniia i:i iia , 

 h'raiik < 'ant \ < 'o., Colchester. 



The Lyon Rose. 



The Lyon rose was the dominant H'-^'' 

 of the slinw. Its niii(|ne coloiiiiii- wa- 

 in evidence in in'erv (dnss where it v a - 

 permissible to inidiide it. It -dione m 

 masses in the collections. ii-iiall\ as tin 

 .•eiitev|iieee. from whiidi other \'avic 

 ties radiated. In th«' table de<'oi;it ion- 

 it triumphed in conjunction with Iri-h 

 Klei'tince, a single lilooni of the -anie 



line, :i charming comliiiiation of une c 

 iiid e!eg;uice. 



In ;nidition to the varieties alreadv 

 named, others which stood out promi 

 nently iind ]deasini;Iy were Killarne,^ . 

 Ilairv Kirk, •'.itheiine Mcrmet, Mar 

 (|iiis de Siiietv, .\voca, ^[elanio iSoupert, 

 b I!. Clark, Heau Hole, Hugo Roller, 

 c. ( . Wandl (Jeneral MacArthur, Ladv 

 llillingdon. Jo.sejdi Hill. Mr.s. E. G. Hill. 

 \V. R. Smith ami Paul's sensational iti 

 tiodm-tion. Juliet. Bee 



GLADIOLI FOR WINTER. 



Will voti tell me how and when tc. 

 plant ylailioli for winter llowt-ring.' I 

 planted some in niv benches last fall 

 :,nd thev t'aile.l fo bloom. 1. O. \\ . 



The ic'i-mi V oil r i^l.i .1 ii'l I did le •'. 

 lldWiM' W.'IS jirobably bei-:ii|se tlli^ liulti-. 

 •liter lieing dui: and cle;nied otV. did 

 not receive a sntlii-ient r<^st l.u't'ore ludii^' 

 restarted into growth. Kxperiem e ha- 

 -how 11 thai it does not p;i v tO start the 

 lame bullied L^ladirdi a- soon as tliev :lle 

 I'eciMveil. |to iiiii |il:int in the beticlie- 

 l.i'tore .laniiaiv 1 and you will have few 

 lailiires. This applies to such \ arierie- 

 ;i- .\iiieric:i. Shakespeare, Augusta, M;iv. 

 Mr-. 1'. Kin:; and Ib'enchh^yensis. 



The -ni:iller bulbed gladioli, of the 

 I'cdvillei and n.'inns tvjies, are usnallv 



leceiv ed by ( lctob(>r 1 and ''au b,' 



benched or boxed riylit aw,a\'. Tiie-. 

 llovver e;irlier than the Camlavensis oi- 

 larye tlowiM-ed section. It is liardly cor 

 rei-t to s|,eak- ot' gladioli for winter 

 llow cri iil;. None ot' the \'ariet,ies named 

 tlowcr bel'ore the last of ^lanh. I'Vcu 

 under the most t',avoi-;ible i-onditiou- 

 \t the lat(^ nnsloii untional -how not a 

 -olitai'v gladiobi- -jiik'e w.'is forthcoui 

 in:^'. thiiii:;h nianv i.i-l/es vvc'Vi' nO'ered for 

 Ihcin. C. W 



