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Vegetables were the central feature of Messrs. 
JAMES CARTER AND Co.'s stand. "They also had 
finely-flowered Crassulas. Messrs. ewan WEBB 
AND Sons, Lrp., y te : mass of Clarkias, a 
— selection of Sweet Peas, various types 
E assriment of кни 
ic 
S. 
саах 
PLANT NURSERIES 
AGRICULTURAL 
HARDY 
as always been a great deal of horticul- 
Mu зуба at the Royal v qune erii 
shows, more especially in the c phases 
such as food crops, labour saving in implementa and 
chemical aids to же husbandry 
Of late years, how 
section has been “provided, and a [em show of 
no mean st а few years pr*or to id: 
war shown annual progress and development. 
was therefore ‘with hig Pu “expectations -nob un- 
mixed with curiosity, that we waited to see how 
this feature vp t Cardiff « on the first post-w 
occasion. It is gratifying to be able tc. cade a 
successful Fi. gent ugh 3 Monat. be admitted 
the display was some what smaller than form. erly, 
n some measure, io "the ашат айгас- 
supported by 
ugh there were not ie 
e va pies imi 
d 
ng fer 
апа С: tastefully interspersed oe 
Cattleyas, "Odortogoasmma Іхог 
Бетті — he 
Р 
c 
<E 
ee козду flowered Clerodend 
Mr. MES, Chesterfield ; IN "rm DNEY 
H. rs Esq. ond ner; Mr. В. бег erman), Llan- 
dough Castle, Cowbridge, Glamorganshire. 
f Messrs: BLACKMORE AND LAncpon, Bath, 
occupied a commanding position in front of the 
e tent. Mounds of the coral p: 
variety Mrs. W. Cuthbe occupied fore 
ground, with baskets of pendulous varieties 
overhead. Mrs. - . Brunton and Л 
Lunt were other ice varieties in the group 
which was нү ds e first prize. The s 
exhibitors had a grand display of rcs me 
which secured first prize, — an ex f 
a M Medal was given e 
gen . ALEx. Dickson AND Sons, Lrp., Hawl- 
mark, Belfast, bcm a ош display ot Roses 
and Sweet Several of th 
e new 
and od qoia ngs, but big meia of Mrs. 
C. V. Haworth glowe d with wonderful orange 
and flame o ur. Sweet Peas included 
The 
k, Daisy, Cherub (a good Picotee- 
edged pede ground), and ihe large white Con- 
its 
xam 
Sultans. Qui 
cape and decidedly 
good was an аа = alpines уо 
ich cam 
Wooldale, Thongsbridge, 
jects were of superior order, 
anc anlonlatall (o intorcet, ts rest the enthusiastic coliec- 
Campanula Raddeana, 
e seeker after bold 
ana, — narcissi- 
eff: 
florum, choice Saxifragas, and the little Œ - 
pide: somuletiicg aie. агаар P n Le 
THE GARDENERS’ 
feet by 10 feet to represent a grov wing border 
This should be 5 very attractive and instructive 
class, but the tendency is still to make too dense a 
e ecd and to provide a great mass of colour 
ra than ffect. Of the three exhibits 
- AARTINDALE AND Son had ES boldest 
disais. showed excellent Pazoai among 
which Madame гару, M. Levique, a 2 flesh- 
coloured variety, d the pure white Duchesse 
N "s were nspicuous. Lilium Szovitsi- 
m, tke white-flow rered epum атава eimii, 
a "T the Dy и 1 Gelden Eri 
Gray е other qm This 
w 
Sons. This appea ase of 
divided laera iw: if m die. е da xs ake a 
literal interpretation of the schedule i 
of aoe EUR 
sider а effect of 
ее. Араа s pat for it pride of ee 
the same standard would have rc Mess 
Harkness second instead of thir 
su 
m 
use of Oriental ‘Poppies ‘and his and 
mene наў |в was опе named Royal Favour 
of amber 
apes SWEET PEA. 
Jury 1.—It w after very careful con 
tion that the po of the National 
weet Pea Society decided to hold a ird tio 
i AM iem that no itum 
ed and only the Society's cups 
. In spite o 
e deciston w 
wd tish M H all, 
Миза a large company of enthusias 
Competition was си keen, and i» entries in 
together 
rescue an 
the classes, with the trade displays, 
provided a fire show that was distinctly remi- 
niscent of old times in all but extent. 
‘TRADE EXCLUDED. 
In the Eckford 
Cup W. 
оч ү, РегсууШе, Рог& "Hill es PES 
n first prize with charming flowers of Valen- 
tine; Ando Crier, E we 
velyn, о 
Jones, Ўн. С. uty, 
ie resin, Lady Mitten Faina ioe 
one ena dean Ire boron and R. F. Felton. 
Hollowa: 
gran 
н this Us Cup outright Mr. Ww. 
FRANK (gr. ed phrey), Pedir. "Ton- 
bridge, was ‚ placed "edd 
In the Sutton бар! Class fo for eighteen bunches, 
there were two entri he 
th, Elegance, Mrs. hcock, 
Hilda, R. Felton, Alex. Malcolm, , Adelaide, 
Mrs А = 
Heights, Witley, was a good sec : “The J. 
King Cup for a dini bunches, distinct, 
. Pur ur! 
won b 
wsbury. blooms of 
ce Hinton, ы. it Teenie Alex. 
al ан e and Felton's Cream ; 
2nd, Sir "RANDOLF 
Oren CLASSES. 
The Burpee ср. — foi е a table display of 
waved Sweet Peas e8 a - 3 s has 
been a feature. map the N.8. Р. S.s many 
years. on there heim Anci ee com- 
itors, position was filied by 
Meesrs. E. W. Kine umm ; wheir exhibit was 
rather ‘crowded, but Pe flower. з were very fine, 
the baskets « 
and the premier 
their new 
Soyal Salute, vis, Rosabelie and Lavender; 
‚ Mr. Ho S. Burton, : North. 
wood ; Messrs, AND. Son. auge 
CHRONICLE. 
and ae of : 
de's 
nd, bbies Cream, Fiery Cross, Bides — 
es a Dobbie” de lark maroon King Manoel (8 
ver Gilt 3 
Et T Borrow's large and M | 
rel peces the varieties Lar зат - a 
Clarity, Tangerine, and Mrs. Tom Jon ^ Gd] 
n bold masses, while the em or 
Medal, peras МЕ: Cheerful, deep cream e 
Verdun, deep r ; and Magic, blue 
TCse; rere all represented b ge Мес 7 
- of excellent i (Gold Е on 
MARNE show eral of his new seedlin tinct 4 
Bacchus, Italia and Red Ensign were dis 1 
as just a among 
‘flowers lent addit 
[Jury 5, 1919, 
SINGLE-HANDED GarpENERS’ CLASSES. 
The Bide Challenge Cup offered 
a do; 
handed дее» for i 
was won by Mr. J. WELLICOME, Queen's 
An 
Way, Ge errard’s Cross, and he had ases of 
Da а еме, Hercules, and Jean Ireland, 
the ction Dr. GGATT, Salcombe 
ied on) $ AN he Perkins' Challenge Plate 
for nine bunches (includ grand bunch 
Dobbies’ Cream) ; A. KINS (gr. ) 
E. Grout), Y gnor, 
G. J. Pryor, oo 
ong- weaned spikes of bloo: 
GROWERS’ н 
Peas, the Е. Н. Christy Challenge Cup for the 
best dozen bunc istinct, twelve sprays each, 
was won by Mr GERS, St. Hilda, Yar- 
outh, Isle of Wight, with a very fine set of. 
Anglian Star, Prin Mary, W , May 
inwin, Mrs cock, Royalty, Royal. 
alute, King Mauve, R. F. Felton, Progress, and — 
Constance Hinton; M е ghfield, - 
Brockenhurst, second, Mr. E ILLIS, Swinton, 
third. 
Six bunches, distinct, — ade aa ы. 
aA separate colour classes, the 
in the competition for ane Walter r Voi 
Challenge сир. There е. four competitors, 
and J. 
Rogers, Isle of Wight, was 
wes ai e first prize for “penta bloom. of. 
Warrior, eed à Hinto Alex. Malcolm, 
yalty, Hercules, and n ап күр Mr. 
ogers is a very capable grower. Mr. E. 
WILLIS came second; and Mr. R. F. BARKER, 
Rookfield Avenue, Muswell Hill, laced | 
ird. * 
MATEURS CLASS. 
Mr, M Тонна, now a veteran "e -— — 
com iade n the Hawlmark Cup in the spe 
cial er iride. The ma 5 = a dozen ; 
bunches, distinct, and Mr. Jones had, as usual, | 
The Vates staged were 
а Hinton, Liberty, Royal Purple, Jean 
Ireland, Audrey ’ Crier, Lady Evelyn, "^R. Fa : 
Felton, Mrs. Hitche ock, Edsom Beauty, | 
Lady Miller, Charity, and Hawlmark Cream. - 
NoN-COoMPETITIV 
srs. DOBBIE AND Co 
beautiful sorts as The 
foe D 
R. Ее wn Dobbies’ 
Mes ALEX. Dickson AND SONS 
" , particularly 1 эт, ы ч Sweet Peas, wh к 
d variety e К E 
ча was The us Ше; р Н 
tional grace io the display. 
