Jurx 5; 191°. 1 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Sweet Peas and Carnations. 
bare © were a proat Fete, and numerous 
OW was 
1 best, E at a 
ime when the National Sweet Ta Society had 
E held its annual Westminster. 
1 flowers € pers ably for 
a йол purpos t are always 
Ljects of great irc ion po visitors. 
th emos 
npe srs. EX. b ns ND SON wo 
prizes and the cnr Daily Mai. prize 
fth splendid exhibits ds essrs. E. W. Kin 
ind Co. and V . STEVENSON were also 
ahi AND Sons erected 
Usher), Blandford, gained several pre 
vase of Mrs m Jones was the 
lass for new varieties. This 
sort is a pleasmg shade of blue, and i 
GLAS wi e award for a 
es of border Carnations with a splendid 
hibit, with Mr, LAKEMAN secon etual 
X ds AND Co. 1 for 
s. B. LADH HAMS made a fine етан 
inks. 
. Sir RANDOLF um secured a premier award 
SiX vases perpetual wm vem He 
beautif ful беле а carlet Carola, 
5 rola and White Perfectio 
al Art. 
Eo diuum i from a several firms provided а 
. FELTON AND Sow! нч 
о! 
М and Mrs 
33 Barton were. piis geret "competitors 
! the classes for floral designs, 
Fruits and Vegetables 
e Marquis or a (gr. Mr. 
Prime), 
tfi eld House, 
one agree 
ib ort their specialities in ge cats 
гач ап тише с good 
high aus m 
$E 
Е 
E f fruits, and won 
aluable roe. with choice fruits, finely 
ade of loge dy A half of one 
E "with contributions fro; heir members 
*se included fruits таг! 
; put ns 
GRIDGE and Mr. Purp 
Outdoor Exhibits. 
oor exhibits remained very much the 
" a the two hif ge lsea Dive: ; the 
Mes: Pirers, M 
alpine gardens, formal gardens, or trees 
shrubs Rain was falling | esr е ti 
reporter left the show, and v were unable 
inspect ese fine exhibita : out-of-dours, 
cept at much discomfort. 
NATIONAL ROSE. 
—The annual show 
аз better than the Society’s most 
anguine stipporter could have ed, and 
о 
аѕ this occasion, nor have 
there бое so э ра ош E. ooms used i 
in the 
dinner table classes, which filled a large 
tent. 
New. Ре Roses were equal in quality, 
though not in numbers, to those of any previous 
sho nd to e 2 gold medals and 6 cards 
f commendat ere awarded. In r 
the n nt 
ard of a p edal when first shown 
groups of Roses which were formerly such a 
great feature ed Жш SE E E were impossible 
this year, sup Ep Шу anticipate seeing them 
again at futu 
The award Mawio Tenoria Medal for r the 
most meritorious exhibit 
ed 
NT ed a similar award in the 
amateurs classes for his collection of 12 ди 
of decorative Roses in class 49. 
ew Rose 
GOLD 1 pai 
V. How trong growing 
уат. ies Its ione: have id petals an =a d 
are ris in the bud. The colou 
dea ribe, being an exqu isite гака: ао *i Ad 
low, o 
w, orange and pink, but the general effect is 
pink-flushed, eh rar enis The fi e 
ell fo 
Miriam.—A large n 8 Е T i 
sui шшр, nd bedding 
flowers are vef cn and full, € hait зида m 
are very shapely. In the yo: te the flowers 
are deep salmon pink, wit th a cli glow, but 
older loses develop а deep shell-pink colour. 
was A NE Shown by Rev. J 
бн: or MERIT. 
Independence Day gorgeo HOP: 
Rose of шей size a capital ‘shape: i in the 
bud. 1, has very b adr edle ut not 
make a very full ine is din eep 
orange gree with а ‘ashing on m the c - 
Th 
petals of the fully- аан bloo: iage 
is bright and shin Sho Messrs. 
Begs, 
pz 
Prince of Wales. 
Rose, said to be 
—This is a dwarf Hybrid Tea 
suitable either for exhibition or 
looms are of medium 
clear, ros 
outer petals fade to rich rose, and 
a ар tint Shown by AL 
Cou of Warwick.— 
ery pretty Hybrid 
ith apely and good sized, 
Hiec cream-yellow flowers. The flower has 
icular c by reason of a little pink 
уз аа at the tips of the buds, this colour 
а howie ag ong upper margins the 
f some of the blooms. уй: Rl sid 
Mr auram “Eanes. 
Tim Page;—: rnetiana variety, 
colour is bright, clear canary yellow. The , blooms 
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are of rounded shape and not very full. Raised 
by Mr. Contend Page, and shown by Mr. 
WALTER EA. 
Halak. Scarlet.—A very brilliant velvety, 
crimson-scarlet, Н.Т. variety. The shapely flowers 
re scented, and very attractive in — 
Mika by Messrs. ALEX DICKSON AND SON 
a ing v arieties, we p e special 
note of Evely гайы а dwarf 
Polyantha variety, of moderate ant oe ple 4 
habit. The blooms are soft pink, 
в. Shown and r 
8, ive 
Amateurs’ Classes. 
In several respects iem were the best classes 
in the show. The leading exhibitors had particu 
larly good blooms well ‘ceed, and in most 
asses the competition was very good indeed. 
e Championship Trophy for 36 blooms, 
by Dr. LAMPLOUGH with 
а C. 
n, Gloir ane-Guinoisseau, 
Mr. sevelt; 2nd, Mr. Е. Dennison, Leam- 
йрн. whose best sorts were George Dickson, 
H. W: ya and Mrs. G. Shawyer; 3rd, Mr. 
H. m Wert 
; e bes 4 blooms were by Mr. Jonn HART, 
Lie Heth Lady A. der | MGE Norwood, 
ys were very 
Geo: ios bane and Gladys 
od indeed. 2nd, M 
y 
town and Mrs ge Marriott. 3rd, Mr. C. C. 
Witttamson. In the class for 1 no E 
to Lg fewer than 
W. ridge, 
у bes t blooms were pes Coronation, a 
шы, Leslie hing asin and pes кои 
Е. Снт 
Mr. 8 eH a 
LOUGH Ww 
th 24 excellent bloom the v best 
were Mildred G = in. Mrs. 
т. W 
Sa gba 
: d. the with 12 
bloom e had beautiful examples, with 
White Maman Cochet and Lyon Rose; 2nd, Mr. 
E. Jackson, Б rd. 
The Hammond Prize п by Mr. W. E. 
Moore, Reading, with nine bart wat АКУ blooms, 
including Avoca and Lady Alice Stanley, these 
sorts being especially good. 
e for smaller growers first prizes 
were won by Mr. L. Тномзѕох, Mr. T = E 
ore Ser В. ре Escorer, Mr. S. TRGESS, 
and C. WirxINSON : the latter Bids a very 
sot теде: T briser Rose 
ook first place . and 
N. бы жең nr 12 уегу Pme [ribs The 
Rev. В. BunwsrpE, Mr. J. Harv, and Mr. 
мды id Mord successful in th classes 
ese : 
Mr. H. R. with three excel- 
[ыш baskets, at Mrs. C. Page was successful in 
he class for two oe 
The Dixon Davis Cup on by D. H. 
Davies, ен Beaconsfield, uot a very novel 
arrangement. ез 
ola ga 
pool wi ith vig a ta Sader figure, and the 
whol enclosed. by Box hedges. 1 
t Roses ^ igh: E 
2n st Dr. Sen t vm Roehampton, who had a con- 
ventional аттап gement of excellent decorative 
"n 
жч Dan N, Esq., ters Bar, was the 
Tas сыкы. йыз a representative group of cut 
Roses on staging 5 ft. by 3 ft., and he received 
the first prize for a very 64 and 2 M ne 
tion. Mrs. CHAFFEY GIDDINS, 
Four exhibitors competed for the Orpen Challen enge 
Cup, which was won by Mr. G. C. Sawpax, Wey- 
