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July 6, 1912 



EOSES. 



Mr. George Prince, Longworth, Berks, pre- 

 fcjer.ted a splendid display of roees arranged 

 in most tasteful style. The backgipund was 

 formed with threa huge arches, on which 

 were trained Hiawatha, Lady Gay, and 

 Dorothy Perkins, while splendid pyramids of 

 Eavon d'Or, Lyon, Juliet, Mrs. A. E. Wad- 

 ddll (in splendid colour), Mrs. W. J. Grant, 

 lieautede Lyon (a wonderful colour), Mildred 

 Blackburne, Lady Pirrie, and Lady Hilling- 

 don contributed their quota to a splendid 

 exhibit. 



Messrs. F. Cant and Co., Braiswick Nur- 

 eeriee, Colchester, contributed a splendid ex- 

 hibit of roses. The best features were the tall 

 bamboos filled with the rambler and decora- 

 tive sections. Especially notable were Helene, 

 I^eontine Gervais, Debutante (in splendid con- 

 dition \ Frau Marie Weinbach, Minnehaha, 

 and Sw^eetheart. Large vases were filled 

 with splendid examples of Eayon d'Or, Lyon 

 "Roee, Lady Pirrie, Mrs. W, J. Grant, Joseph 

 Hill, Mrs. Wakefield, Christie Miller, Mrs. 

 E. J. Holland, Gloire de Chedane Guinneseau, 



exampleis were George C. Waud, Prince de 

 Eohan, Cheshmt Scarlet, Mrs. T. Eooeevelt, 

 and Harry Kirk, the' whole being beautifully 

 arranged. 



Messrs. W. Paul and Son, Lira., Waltham 

 Cross, had an exquisite group of roses, which 

 were m'ost effectively arranged. Tall 

 ramblers were to be seen in the background, 

 while specimen weepers were used as dot 

 plants throughout, while the floor was a 

 veritable bed of roses. The most effective 

 of the ramblers were White Dorothy, 

 Hiawatha, Blush Rambler, Delight, and 



It was difficult to pick 

 out the best of the baskets, but a few of the 

 most striking were Juliet, Lyon Rose, 

 Nerissa — in splendid form , Rayon d'Or — a 

 splendid colour, Mrs. Herbert Stevens, 

 Phariisaer, Betty, Bianca, George C. Waud, 

 Margaret, and Warrior. 



Messrs. W. Ctitbueh and Son, Highgate, 

 confined their efforts in t-oses to a group of 

 the polyantha and Wichuriana types. These 

 were represented by groups of Jessie, in five- 

 inch pots, with miniature standards^ Maman 



Dorothy Pe r ki n s . 



ground being carried about ten feet hid 

 with arches and columns. These were fornie< 

 with Blush Rambler, Treir, and Helene; th 

 columns were Richmond, His Majestv, Iris 

 Elegance, Lady Curzon, and Madame Melanie 

 Soupert;' whil^ the baskets contained masses 

 of Lady Ashtown, Mrs. E. G. Hill, General 

 McArthur, Lady Pirrie, Geo. C. Waud, Mar- 

 quise de Sinety, and Mrs. W. C. Miller; the 

 front being formed with a variety of roses in 

 small receptacles. 



From Messrs. D. RuEsell and Son^ Essex 

 Nurseries, Brentwood, came a nice collection 

 of specimen blooms in boxes, backed with 

 bamboo stands, filled with decorative varie- 

 ties. In the former the finest flowers were 

 Frau Karl Druschki^ Molly S. Crawford, 

 Lady Ashtown, Lyon Roee, and Mrs. Miles 

 Kennedy. A pretty tabic of roses came froiu 

 the Rev. L. C. Chalmers Hunt, Willian Eec- 

 tory, Hitchin, the vases of Mrs. W. J. 

 Grant, Alice Lind&ell, Joseph Lowe, and Lyou 

 Ro&e being very fine. The same exhibitor 

 also staged a nice exhibit of sweet peas. 



One expects to see a fine display of new 



"A REMAEKABLY BEAUTIFUL ARRANGEMENT OF ROSES. 

 Exhibited by Mcssr^. W. Paul and Son at Holland Park Show, and awarded a Gold Medal 



Uxigh. Dickson, and Killarney ; while the 

 boxes of exhibition flowers arrested attention 

 by their size and colour. Especially good were 

 Mrs. T. Roosevelt, Florence Pemberton, J. B. 

 Clark, Ethel Malcolm, Berthe Ganlis, Juliet, 

 Avoca, and Madam© Jules Gravereaux. 



ilessrs. Stuart Low and Co., Bush Hill 

 J/ark, Enfield, preeentad a display of roses 

 v/hich w^ere truly remarkable for their huge 

 size. Columns of Richmond arranged in 



rkable; Mildred Grant 



a 



mosti were truiy 

 was simply immense; while other fin?- standis 

 were Lady Pirriv\ Molly Sharman Crawford, 

 Mi»s A. de Rothschud, Rayon d*Or, Joseph 

 Lowe, White Killarney, and Chateau de Cloe 

 Vougeot. A really fine exhibit. Messrs. Paul 

 and Son, Cheshunt, occupied a corner in the 

 Icrge tent with a fine arrangement of roses. 

 The background was formed with fine weep- 

 ing climbers, all in splendid condition. The 

 finest examples wero Hiawatha, Dorothy Per- 

 kins, American Pillar, Lady Gay, and Trier. 

 On the floor were baskets and other recep- 

 tacles filled with splendid examples of Lyon 

 Rose, Victor Hugo, Horace Vernet, the latter 

 being remarkably fine ; while ether fine 



Levasseuer covered with flowers, Orleans 

 Rose, Mrs. F. W. Flight, Mrs. W. H. Cut- 

 bush, and Hiawatha. All the plants bore 

 the hall-mark of excellent culture. From 

 Mr. Clias. Turner, Slough, came a glorious 

 group of roses. The tall standard trees were 

 truly remarkable for size and colour, some 

 of the best being Sweetheart, Ethel, White 

 Dorothy Perkins, Blush Rambler, and Lady 

 Gay; while the huge pillars of Ethel and 

 Coronation were a source of 



atti action to 

 were Geofl'rey 

 and Mrs. S. 



everyone. Other fine examples 

 Henslow, Lyon Rose, Juliet, 

 Crawford; a really fine exhibit. 



Messrs. G. Jackman and Sons, Woking, ex- 

 hibited roses extensively, both in tall bamboo 

 stands and vases, while others occupied the 

 orthodox boxes. Some of the leading fea- 

 tures were Lady Hillingdon, Liberty, Lyon 

 Rose, Le Progres, Joseph Lowe, Mrs. E. 

 Mawiev Mrs. A. R. Waddell, in fine colour, 

 as were also Harry Kirk, Warrior, Irish Ele- 

 gance, and Ed. Meyer. 



The Wicran Challenge Cup for roses was won 

 bv Mr. John Mattock, New Headington, 

 Oxford, with a splendid exhibit, the back- 



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roses from the firm of Messrs. Hugh Dickson, 

 Lim., Belfast, and on this occasion they were 

 not disappointed. The fine single va_rieties, 

 Simplicity and Sir Hugo, were much admirea. 

 Lady Pirrie, Leslie Holland, Archie Gray-a 

 grand colour. Miss Cynthia Forde, Mrs. feam 

 Koss, Mr. W. Sargent, Mrs. Chas. 

 Hinking— a glorious colour, and Sir Jidwara 

 Carson were certainly some of the bnesi 

 varieties. Mr. P. Le Cornu, Jersey exhi- 

 bited his new seedling roses. Duchess oi 

 Normandy in fine form; also Mrs. P. 

 Cornu, both of which appear to be promis- 

 ing varieties. 



Mr. R. C. Notcutt, Woodbridge, also pre- 

 sented a nice exhibit of roses. The jam bier 

 varieties were lightly arranged at the DacK, 

 while in the vases excellent examples oi 

 Juliet, Mrs. J. Holland, Pharisaer, Mons. 

 Jos. Hill, and the Lyon Eoee were to oe 

 seen. Messrs. G. Bolton and Son, AffJ;"':. 

 series, Buntingford, had a goodly e-xhibit oi 



Dawn was particularly bright, whue 

 good varieties were Dorothy f»n 

 oberts, Dean Hole, Avoca, and Jnhet. 

 From Messrs. W. and J. Brown, Stamioru. 



roses. 

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