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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



527 



NATIONAL 



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ROSE 



SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION. 



JULY 9. 



♦ 



Although the season of rooes i« thi« year 

 ■exceptionally early, and the date of tho Na- 

 tional Roso S<x'iety'8 Metropolitan hhow later 

 than usual, tlie exhil>ition which drew many 

 thousands *»l rtise lovers to the gardens of 

 the Royal liotaujc S<K'iety on Tuesday was 

 one of the most ttuceeHtifui of the gatlierings 

 the society has held iu Ijondon. The society 

 had not, on this mciiKion, the advantage of 

 the huge ballnMMn that wa*> available last 

 year, but several huge tents were provided 

 for the accommodation of the rosea, all rA 

 which were in competition, and every foot m 

 staging space was fully f>ccupied. There were 

 no vacant spaces either from the cold wet 

 weather an in some previous years that will 

 be readily called to mind, or from excessive 

 heat and brilliant sunshine, as was the ca*^e 

 at the corresi>onding exhibition of last year. 

 All the space provided was fully utilised for 

 the accommodat.iMti nf roses poaeessintr nu.rc 



or loss merit. 



There was a >trong competition in t he 

 classes in wliich the premier award included a 

 challenge tropiiy or cup. and in the leading 

 class open to nurserymen tlie competition was 

 of the keenest, and the challenge trophy was 

 carried off with one of the finest collections of 

 which w'v have recollection, the blooms being 

 equallv remarkable for their size, form, and 

 colour^ riure was a manifest improvement 

 in the nurherymen's rlasses for repre^^entativo 

 collections of' roses, and the contributions to 

 the several cla-^x*^ filled one end and the side 

 of the Iarge«t of the marquees and produced 

 the finest display of its cla«s that h;u<yet Wn 

 seen in tin nther i>art of the world. 



Goodly nu' large blooms were to be 



met with in a * iitu a] ins]HM'tion of the ro^ies, 

 but the majority were, as a whcJe. more re- 

 markalJe for tine form and perfect develop- 

 ment of their colours than for exceptional 

 size. The crimsons were remarkable for their 

 intensity, the reds for their brightness, the 

 pinks and rose hhades for their freshness and 

 clearness, and the yellows for their richne-s. 

 EosariauK have before now liad opportunities 

 for seeing excellent bU>oms of the Lyon Rose 

 and Juliet, but on no occaaion has there been 

 80 good a display of the^^ two n>ses as on 

 this occasion. Ravon d'Or» Lady Hillingdon. 

 and other of the yellow and orange-tinted rtt^c s 

 that have been introduced within recent 

 years wcro fiudy shown, and formed a dis- 

 tinct and pleasing f ' " ' I ^ 

 red, rose, and piiik 



den in ho rich. 

 Table decorations and ciIiht ai r.murni* n-.- 



of roscfH WfTc ]ilontifii' .\t\i\ \z*i*>i\ and. a- m 

 form* ii-linM aiui ih'liulil* 



ful f( : a fnll -harr f»f al- 



ten! it>!j 

 her of 



and anmng tln-ni Avt.ro several that, by reas<in 

 of their large si«e and perfection of form or 

 for rich and distinct shades of colour, promise 

 to attain to a high degree of ]x»pularity. 1' — 

 porially notcwort liy among t Ih -c av* to 

 Mej^srs. J. Cocker and Son's Mrs. Andrew Car- 

 negie, which might be described vks a lemon- 

 colonrcd Frau Karl Drusr.hki ; Messrs. Mc- 

 Gredys Old tiold. the most richly- 

 coloured of all flK vidl'»w and orane*' roso-i : 

 and Me^sr^ \1. a Is-* .iv.d n^' (^mm 



Mary, whirit mav r'L'.afhd .i^ -i \oi^aii]r 

 triumph in cnhnn i|, v. -^ipmcnt in the rose. 



The exhibition wa- in the forenoon visited 

 hy Queen AlcxanOi 

 Miss Will mot t 



always an attractive one, and on this occa- 

 sion there were five entries for the challenge 

 trophy and gold medal. The successful win- 

 ners were Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Son, 

 Lim., Newtownardo, uho staged in magnifi- 

 cent style. The boxi-.^ wore very level, while 

 the whole of the tiowcrs weie cl?an, fresh, 

 and liright. Some of the finest blooms weri^ 

 those of Dr. O. Donel Browne. Chas. J. Gra- 



loi Hn^o. an:l \W»u- I^^o\^n. M-rr^>r>. H. R. 



( ant and Sdij. Cohlie-ti'i', w^'i*' touitli. 



Thf cia.H,^ lor forty treiy<^s was ;i rj)lcndid 

 one, tlu' winner holding the rha!l<-iigc cup. 



This fell to M.^srs. H. K. <'an1 and Soms, 

 Colchefctci . w ho \\i>u m lin<* >1yl<'. I'hey 

 staged lar^*'. < lean ii(»\vcrs. with good 

 leatherv ])< tal>. The l>e8t varieties were ller 

 Majesty U. Terk.^, Cynthia, A, K. Williams, 



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DIVISION A. 



The Xni M^rvn ^ nV ( lia?n|)inn r1as- 

 vcnty-1 wu b]<M>nj>, <h>{inc1 varicli^ 



u.T. i;o>r. MH 



Soft ]*Mnon-white. Gold :M.Mlal. N ILS.. July 't 



Mi^-^r- J. TrM kor and Son. Al>erdeen. 



hanie Ikallianl. .Inli^i. Mr- rninwalli^ 

 Wr^t Al^ <;rant. Lo^lir Holland, ^rand 



\\ .nid. I. von 1N»M\ li. A 



t Ml > 111 1 . 



Ma( Inn 



Durhe- 

 MaWl 1 



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.h-^'p crinr 

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liilihin. canir 

 tlnwer^ 



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ill! knc-- and <"(».. 



, . , , . ond. Tin^if liovvei- w< n- 



]\.u 'Canl. (iiady. Harkn< - I'IU h P • 



rdward Ma^^^v 1 v.n Hom. Madan)c .ln!-> 



< . 1 av an\ 



St Ib'l^na ],ivHt . ( 1i.ini TMian-aer. (Mia.-. J. 

 (;r;il! pv- I.von Ko^;. and Wni. Shran. 



-N.' DtikMni and Son^. Lini.. wero 

 :.d. \vit]i s^.nie line f\anij>Ies of (m>o. 

 \h>_ V'iA x lioM.-^. Mal:.-I Divvv. 

 H KcllsT. lb lai-' Vcrnci . jnM M. dra. 

 >i -.--rs. l>. Vnnr and Sons. CoU-]t'-1 < 

 . apila] third. th(' colours o\ tin' <lark varie- 

 liein*^ <>-iHM'iallv g<Hxi. 



Helen 



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1)IV1ST(»\ li. 



« . ! .ml , lIorart> Vt i nel . 

 ,1,, !l;uwin Messr-. 



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I) ]Mjo' .»n 1 >'n. 

 Ilnrd >onn' ot tl^a-ir ^<"*>t vai 



i ]i ri..rk Hraalv o' W althani, \ ic- 



, foitv-eioht. di'tiin t varieties. Mr. C. 

 r,!,,.'. v,-on first prixe. and secured thoChma 



niro Trojihy ^vith a very line display. 



^I]u- tme-t v\nKpN> were I'thel Mal- 

 TV;in HoK . Mr-. Uavid M( Kee. Kt slie 

 '.M l I'. hvaid Mawlcy. Juliet. La<ly 1 r- 



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