JuLr 6, 1912 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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CP me a nice display of decorative roses, which 

 \t'ere beautifully fresh and bright, especially 

 so we re Lady Ashto w n , M ad a me A . 

 Cbatenay, Pharisaer^ Mrs. Peter Blair, 

 and Dorothy Page Eobert^s. Mr. W. 

 Gaslea, Daneoroft Nursery, Eastwood, 

 E&6ex, al&o exhibited a nice collection 

 of roses, the most prominent b^ing Lady Hil- 

 lingdon, Leutchflur, Harry Kirk, Juliet, Mrs. 

 A. Tate, Duchess of Wellington, Jessie, 

 and Little Dorrit, a nice pink polyantha rose. 



One looks for new roses in the exhibits from 

 Mefi6r6. Alexander Dickson and Sons, New- 

 townards, co. Down, and is not disappointed; 

 on this occasion good things were Iriish Fire- 

 flome. Queen Mary, &almon and yellow ; 

 Theresa, fawn-pink; Lady Pirrie, Mr. Fred 

 Straker, pink; G. C. Waud, and Melody, a 

 lovely yellow fragrant variety, free and beau- 

 tiful. Metisrs. B. K. Cant and Sons, Colchester, 

 ntributed a glorious lot of rosee, and ar- 

 ranged their flowers on boards, in stands, ard 

 in vaees. Blush Eambler. Richmond, Madan^e 

 Melanie Soupert, St, Helena, Ros-a du Barri, 

 and Lady Waterlow were freely used 

 back, while in the foreground of a 

 display we noticed good specimens of Phari- 

 eaer, Lyon, Nita Weldon, Lady Hillingdon, 

 Eayon d'Or,Edu Meyer, Bent Cant, and Victor 

 Hx^go. Messrs. George Bunyard and Co., 

 Maidstone, exhibited roses- in quantity, and 

 presented dozens of fine flowers of Frau Karl 

 Druschki, Juliet. Lyon, General McArthur, 

 Marquis of Salisbury, Edu Meyer, Papillon, 

 etc. 



A large and comprehensive collection of 

 roses from Messrs. Hobbies, Lim., filled a 

 large space in the tent usually 'devoteTi" to 

 sundries. Put up in their usual artistic 

 fashion, this firm displayed quantities of 

 Rayon d'Or, Mildred Grant, Juliet, Rich- 

 mond, Mdme. Abel Chatenay, their new Pink 

 Pearl and Effective, Mdme. Melanie Soupert, 

 General McArthur, Lady Ashtown, Ecarlate, 

 Harry Kirk, and various showy rambling 

 varieties. 



SWEET PEAS. 

 Messrs. Sutton and Sons, Reading, had an 

 enormous exhibit of sweet peas that made a 

 striking picture. The flowers were displayed 

 in huge masses, both columcts and vases being 

 represented; graceful arches of asparagus 

 and smilax trails relieved the brilliant 

 colours. The most striking varieties were 

 Doris Usher, Brilliant Scarlet, Old Rose, 

 Princess Victoria, Lady Althorpe, Mrs. W. J, 

 Tin win, Elsie, and Helen Lewis, the whole 

 being most effectively arranged. In the 

 same tent were Messrs. Dobbie and Co., 

 Edinburgh, whose display was not only 

 unique for its brilliant colouring, but also for 

 the tasteful way in which the flowers were ar- 

 ranged. Thos, Stevenson was in great form, 

 as were also Lady Miller, FJfrida Pearson, 

 Mrs. Cuthbertson, Queen of Norway, Bobbie's 

 Scarlet, Stirling Stent. Marks Tey, Melba, 

 Edrom Beauty, and Brunette. The quality 



throughout Avas remarkable. 

 Mr. C. W. Breadmore, Winchester, filled out 



a long length of tabling^ with w-sU-growni 

 sweet peas, staged in goodly bunches and tall 

 stands. A few striking varieties among a few 

 score were Mr^. Routzahn. Melba, Princess 

 Mary, King Alfred, Mrs. C. W. Breadmore, 

 Stirling Stent, Doris Usher, Aggie Elder, and 

 Efcta Dyke. Messrs. G. Stark and Son. Great 

 Ryburgh, staged a large display of sweet 

 peas, which were in fine form. The most con- 

 spicuous l>eing White Queen, a very fine 

 white, StarkV Salmon. Hercules, Mrs. W. R 

 Pitt, Mago^ie Stark Maro^aret Cook, and 



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elen Lewis, the whole forming a most credit- 

 able exhibit. Mr. J. D. Webster, Nurseries, 

 Chichester, also exhibited sweet p?as, in vases 

 and bamboo stands. The best exami)Ies were 

 tlfrida Pearson, Senator Spencer, Barbara, 

 Marjorie Willis, Mrs. W. J. Unwin, and Scar- 

 let Monarch. 



Sweet peas from Messrs. E. W. King and 

 Co., Coggeshall, were beautifiilly arranged. 

 The arches, columns, and vases were all 

 linked together with trails" of smilax and 

 asparagus. The flowers were lightly ar- 

 ranged, the whole being most effective. The 

 most striking varieties were Anglican Cerise, 

 Anglican Cream, Gladys Burt, Blue Jacket, 

 Anglican Pink— a glorious colour, Hercules, 

 and Rosabellc. Fioni ^lessrts. J. King and 



Sons, Coggeshall, came a more formally-ar- 

 ranged &play, hut the flowers were really 

 splendid. A series of arches formed the 

 front, Florence Nightingale in the centre 

 being especially bright in colour, flanked on 

 either side with Etta Dyke and Paradise 

 Ivory, while Prince Edward of Wales bids 

 fair to make a fine pink variety. Needlets 

 to add, the exhibit comprised a fine collec- 

 tion. 



Mr. James Box, Lindfield, had a dazzling 

 display of sweet peas, and produced a fine 

 effect by setting up masses of James Box, 

 Orange ^ Perfection, Thos. Stevenson, Mrs. 

 Gibbs Box, Chas. Foster, Barbara, and a 

 lavender seedling. Messrs. S. Bide and Sons, 

 Farnham, Surrey, had a most artistic exhibit 

 of sweet peas, arranged in large baskets on 

 tall pedestals; while va^es were grouped 

 underneath. The most prominent varieties 



son, Tennant Spencer, Edrom Beauty, and 

 Eric Harvey being the brightest and best. 

 The arrangement was weak, 



Messrs. R. Sydenham, Lim., Tenby Street, 

 Birmingham, had an effective display of 

 sweet peas, which were grouped in colours, 

 and produced a nice eff'ei't. Some of the 

 most prominent were Thos. Stevenson, Clara 

 Curtis, Elfrida Pearson, Barbara, Lilian, 

 Iris, and Lady Evelyn Eyre. The arrange- 

 ment here was decidedly good. Meters. Jas. 

 Carter and Co., Raynes Park, exhibited a fine 

 trophy of sweet j^eas ; the exhibit was in the 

 form of a huge crown, the different varietieci 

 being built up in the centre, from which a 

 huge basket was hanging. Smilax was 

 lavishly used and with good effect. A few 

 of the most prominent varieties were Mrs. C. 

 W. Breadmore, Elfrida Pearson, Mrs. Cuth- 

 bertson, Loyalty, R. F. Felton, George Her- 



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were Eric Harvey, Mrs. Stewart Champion. 

 Edna Harland, Queen of Norway, Lanca- 

 shire, Dorothy, Melba, and Stirling Stent. 

 The flowers were all beautifully bright and 



fresh. ^ , ^ 



Mr. Marshall Y. Green, The Lodge, Eyns- 



ford, Kent, had a really fine exhibit of sweet 

 peas that bore evidence not only of skill in 

 cultivation, but also in the art of displaying 

 them, for the va^es were mo^t lightly ar- 

 ranged. „ 



\ eood exhibit of sweet peas came from 

 Sir Randolph L. Baker, Bart. M P. Rans- 

 ton, Blandfard (gardener, Mr. E. A I .sher). 

 It is hardly necessary to say the exhibit was 

 a very fine one, but on this occasion he cer- 

 tainly surpas^sed himself. The flowers were 

 very laree and the colours bright and vivid. 

 Lavender, George Herbert. Barbara May 

 Campbell, Mn.. W. J. Unwin, Ihos. ^tjven- 



, T. Rochford, Lim., Broxbourne, 



bert. Queen of Norway, Clara Curtis, and 

 Edrom Beauty; the colours were beautifully 

 blended, and the general effeet very tine. 



Sweet peas were beautifully shown by Mr. 

 W. E. Alsen, Denmead, Hantts, wlioi^e flowers 

 were v<'ry clean and very brilliantly coloured. 

 Very tine were the bunches of Sterling Stent, 

 Melba. Colonel S. Clarke, Annal>el U^e, Mar- 

 jorie Willis, Mrs. H. Dickson, Edrom Beauty, 

 Mrs. W. J. X'nwin. Maud Holmes, A. A. 

 Fabius, and May Campbell. 



BEGONLIS. 



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bold display of begonias from Messrs. 

 S. Ware, Linu, Feltham, was a centre of 

 attraction. ' Some .su^^pended baskets of 

 Ciadvs sli()\vc<l it> scarlet blooms to advan- 

 tage.' r^Kierncatl) were glorious examples of 

 the bivelv pink l.adv Cromer, the new orange 

 Maurice "Glvn. Laura Ashdown, the yellow 



