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XXXIV 



[supplement.] 



THE GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE. 



[June 8, 1912. 



In the open class for 100 Roses of the five varie- 

 ties of the dwarf Polyantha section, 20 plants 

 of each, in pots, the latter not exceeding 6 

 inches in diameter, the 1st prize was won by 

 Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, who arranged a 

 triangular group to which the white Jeanne 

 d'Arc formed an admirable centrepiece. Or- 

 leans Rose formed a back line, and Maman Le- 

 vavasseur and Mme. N. Levavasseur were 

 grouped on either side of the variety Mrs. Cut- 

 bush. 2nd, Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough. In this 

 exhibit, around a centrepiece of the white *J a * ha " 

 rine Zeimet, were arranged Aennchen Muller, 

 Jessie, Mrs. Cutbush, and Mme. N. Levavas- 

 seur. Pteris major was used as a ground-work. 

 3rd, Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., Braiswick 

 Rose Gardens, Colchester, r«ho formed a centre- 



and Captain Hayward were staged, backed by 

 taller masses of American Pillar and other 

 ramblers, but the arrangement was a little 

 formal. 4th, Mr. Hugh Dickson, Belfast. Ihe 

 features of this group were the fine stands of 

 Lady Pirrie, Souvenir de Gustave Prat, Mar- 

 quise de Sinety, and Niphetos. 



For a group of single-flowering Roses, in pots 

 or as cut flowers, or both, in a space not exceed- 

 ing 25 square feet, Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., 

 Braiswick Rose Gardens, Colchester, were the 

 only competitors, and were awarded the 1st 

 prize. A centrepiece was made by the Wichu- 

 raiana Paradise, Austrian Yellow, and Austrian 

 Copper, whilst Delight and American Pillar gave 

 fine patches of colour. The other varieties in- 

 cluded Sinica Anemone, Seashells, Coquma, 

 Princess Ena, Horace (Scotch), Paul's Carmine 

 Pillar and Nuttaliana (very free-flowering). 



Nurserymen's Classes. 



For 36 Roses, distinct, in pots not exceeding 

 8 inches diameter, the 1st prize was won by 

 Messrs. G. Mount & Sons, Canterbury A 

 central band of ramblers was surrounded by 

 pots of new Hybrid Teas. 



For 36 standard Roses, distinct, weeping vane- 

 ties excluded, Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough, excel- 

 led He arranged the plants above a ground- 

 work of Pteris tremula. The best Roses were 

 Souvenir de Pierre Notting, Mrs Ed. Mawley, 

 Dean Hole, Lady Ashtown White Maman 

 Cochet, Mme. Jules Grolez, Lyon Rose, Mrs. 

 John Laing, Frau Karl Druschki, and Caroline 

 Testout. Niphetos, one of the few surviving 

 Roses from the show of 1866 was also included 

 and all were finely flowered. 2nd, Messrs. Paul 

 & Son, Cheshunt, who arranged their group id 









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p IQt 29.— GROUP OF ROSES EXHIBITED BY MESSRS, GEORGE MOUNT AND SON. 



piece of Mrs. W. Cutbush and bands of Jessie 

 and Orleans Rose. Aschenbrodel and Eugenie 

 Lamesch were placed around the centrepiece. 



There was a good competition in the class for 

 a group of pot Roses and cut blooms combined 

 in a space not exceeding 100 square feet. The 

 1st prize was won by Messrs. Frank Cant & 

 Co., Braiswick Rose Gardens, Colchester, who 

 arranged a background of pink and white ramb- 

 lers, that set off well the large vases of Lady 

 Roberts (magnificent flowers), Mme. Abel Chate- 

 nay, and Theresa. The yellow Scotch Rose gave 

 a patah of bright yellow, and a number of special 

 blooms were shown in exhibition boxes. 2nd, 

 Messrs. G. Mount & Sons, Canterbury, who 

 staged immense blooms of Frau Karl Druschki, 

 Mrs. John Laing, and Ubich Brunner. Lyon 

 Rose, Juliet, Mme. Ravary, and Lady Hillingdon 



»re also very fine, but the group lacked the 

 variety and lightness of Messrs. Frank Cant's 

 exhibit. 3rd, Messrs. W. & J. Brown, Peter- 

 borough. Very fine columns of Kaiserin Augusta 

 v,vwi a Frau~Karl Druschki, Caroline Testout, 



(Awarded the Rose Bowl presented by Messrs. Clay and Son.) 



For 12 Roses, distinct, put into commerce 

 since January 1, 1909, as evidenced by the 

 National Rose Society's lists, climbers excluded, 

 the 1st prize was won by Messrs. W. Paul & 

 Son, Waltham Croes, with Viscountess Enfield, 

 Margaret, Lady Pirrie, Lieut. Chaure, Souvenir 

 de Gustave Prat, Lady Hillingdon, Mrs. Foley 

 Hobbs, Ethel Malcolm, Frances C. Seton, Georg 

 Arends, Mrs. Hubert Taylor, and Portia. 2nd, 

 Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., Braiswick Rose 

 Gardens, Colchester, with good plants of Mrs. 

 Wakefield, Christie Miller, Lieut. Chaure, Mrs. 

 Foley Hobbs, My Maryland, and Nita Weldon. 



In the similar smaller class for six climbing 

 Roses, distinct, 6ent out since January 1, 1909, 

 as evidenced by the National Rose Society's 

 lists, Messrs. G. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, were 

 placed 1st for the varieties Dorothy Dennison, 

 Christian Curie, Excelsa, Lyon Rambler, Shower 

 of Gold, and American Pillar. 2nd, Messrs. W. 

 Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, with Philadelphia 

 Rambler, Aviator Bleriot, Eisenach, Kalmia, 

 Lyon Rambler, and Goldfinch. 



a triangular space. The blooms were unsup- 

 ported, and plants of Lieut. Chaure, Frau 

 Karl Druschki, Arthur R. Goodwin. Juliet, and 

 La France, were flowering with freedom. 



For nine standard Roses, distinct, of weeping 

 varieties, the 1st prize was awarded to Messrs. 

 Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for Lady Gay, Hiawatha, 

 Eisenach, Minnehaha, American Pillar, White 

 Dorothy, Casimir Moulle, Lady Godwin, and 

 Excelsa. 2nd, Messrs. W. Paul & Son* 

 Waltham Cross, with Tausendschon, Mrs. F. VV. 

 Flight, Lady Gay, Hiawatha, Waltham Bride, 

 Dorothy Perkins, Crimson Rambler, Lyon RamD- 

 ler, and Goldfinch. 



In the class for 10 Roses, distinct, climbers ex- 

 cluded, the 1st prize was awarded to Mr. Chas. 

 Turner, Slough, for a group of very ireerr 

 flowered plants in large pots. The varieties 

 comprised Mrs. John Laing, Ulrich Brunner, 

 Mrs. Sharman Crawford, Captain Haywara, 

 Frau Karl Druschki, Edith Turner, Mant 

 Baumann, La France, Mrs. Ed. , M***** 

 and Souvenir de Pierre Notting. Messrs- 





