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, JS98. 



GARDENERS 



MA G A ZINE. 



433 



" ~~Z\ r A\Mv A judicious circular works wonders, but above 

 •hich he did co aiai y. j be q{ ^ ^ This socie ty has never 



S H toC " cheap and nasty" in any detail. Do not be afraid of 

 peered to tne h £ tmth they are but fles h like yourself. When 

 telling yo« r patro _ u ^ Emperor of Germany will not 



:n 

 be 



Joly ' it 9 hu?the under-mentioned are expected : Her Majesty Queen 



- f? Prince Arthur, Duke of Edinburgh, Earl Duffer.n, Lady Helen 

 of Queens, Prince Ari ' ^ and & number q{ famed beauties m a ll 



Stewart, Geaerau j* 4 wjse over . stated the truth . i n 1889 Mr. George 



t; 

 1) 



Newtownards 



V X7Str ^Asee the " horse Jumping " " bee tne what- was 

 iSTy Ae first impulse, as it certa^ 



acting on the advice and seeing the success, a mental note was made, 

 E5 fo fear of ruining our local agricultural show, the Rose Show 

 Permittee were not asked to run a leaping competition, though 

 5* were promised, as also entries for a ladies' bicycle race were 



entries were promised, as ai*u cauics iui a „.v/ — — 



Snmised if a race were put on the day's programme, and sure enough 

 Eh would pay handsomely if well worked. As a horticultural society 

 n Ireland (in a small town much the same as Ulverston, with its 

 mooo inhabitants, and situated on the sea coast, except that New- 

 townards has the pull of us by having a large centre like Belfast within 

 a few miles) could have a balance of ^500 and some £200 in marquees 

 and fittings, why on earth should not our society make an extraneous 

 effort? Here was the chance. Messrs. A. Dickson and Sons had heaps 

 of seedling roses. Is not the public everlastingly on the outlook for any- 

 thing new, from a new hat to a photo of the North Pole? Hence, in 

 preparing for our next show a special line of our circular was u Messrs. 

 A. Dickson and Sons will make a unique display of new roses, 

 virtually roses the public has never gazed on," and it was at our show 

 that splendid rose Mrs. W. J. Grant first saw publicity. Such a draw as 

 this was proved to be could not be kept quiet, and when a few of the 

 executive of the N.R.S. proposed to debar exhibits of seedling roses you 

 were kind enough to publish a letter of the writer's at the time. To 

 crown all, when extraordinary efforts had to be made to create a balance, 

 to invite the Northern Provincial National in 1895 to honour us, we had 

 arose christening, but the original matter on the circular then issued 

 speaks for itself. "The seedling rose christening is indeed a unique 

 and interesting ceremony. Apart from the rose being handed down to 

 posterity, there is the presentation at Court for the medal, the highest 

 honour a rose can gain, hence local interest ought indeed to be keen, and 

 all should witness the Royal Chistening." " Programme of proceedings : 

 At 3.30 p.m. the Rev. J. C. Wright, M.A, will introduce Baroness 

 Halkett, who will present the five medals, after which John Fell, Esq. J.P., 

 will introduce Lady Moyra Beauclerc (Lady Moyra Cavendish), who will 

 select the seedling rose which Mrs. Myles Kennedy, as sponsor, will 

 present to Lady Edward Cavendish to be christened, Myles Woodburne, 

 hsq. (president), and James Hodgson, Esq. (vice-president) returning 

 thanks on behalf of the society." 



In 1888 both Mr. B. R. Cant and Mr. F. Cant exhibited, so that 

 vj-T Cre fi^ nurserymen present, hence our prestige was 

 established, and the following years it was our mainstay. In 189 1 we had 

 the local volunteer band discoursing sweet music under their correct 

 title the 1st Vol. Batt. K O. Royal Lancaster Regiment, and they did 



notbciie then name. In [895 the annual concert was abandoned/ as it 

 •tailed too much anxiety and labour, and our balance dropped to £1 



£sff\ I exce P tlonall y hot season, the Royal Wedding (general 

 •May) on the previous day virtually ruined the receipts, and feeling we 



mZ SPJ? mercy of the wea ther, a wet day would swamp us in 



fully 



th f an - SO that a mee *ing was called to decide on the 

 tffu^ whiIst solvent > on account of lack 



Woodlume 



work entailed 



when it 

 5s. id. 



which 1 ui^f^ -° i. c "V"T" *"'" lll,cr " provincial snow at Ulverston, 

 cilvM^ ,She ,^f est north the Provi *cial has yet been held! 



were det ^ y k J ndIy Wr ° tC ' yOU Cannot afford il 5 but wa y s and 



bank to *Zl nff ' a ^ a ? a matter of fact > sufficient money was in the 



extraneoSs y e ffi e ;?^ mcu ? red the ni S ht before the show - Gran ^d 

 for Aoo i t0 be , made ' b "t a guarantee fund was soon formed 



wkno'^'.K U , ma y be gathered the 



ex P enditure of this society was £266 

 by the \- T f rf T , mclude the prize money-some £ 1 * 



who has J ^ ks ° f J the societ y are due to H. V. Machin, 

 and fo,,~nr y and g enerousl y helped us. Twenty-four 



ukin g K 53/533* was not - much of a baIance for such an under - 



«w,and left it w; Si '/ he "f/* the National P ut this society on its 

 ^ibtwo^t^^^^l^^^ the season of 1896 was 

 **« blooms of ■ the Tt \ e Northern Provincial had no doubt the 

 *« exhibitors who t^ S °\! ? Cd at U * Numer ous were the surprises for 

 *° one but collier t «Sf? ey were comin g to a colliery district where 



was ,k. .YT" ers would be in attendant u,W^o n.f „„:j 



given 



to 



W 



local, 

 comb 



a t a provinrial ck^ ~«*"^ mc society naa ever been honoured 

 our lovely faff? ; , and he ( Mr : Mawle y) and a few others stayed 

 nd «rn:ere. There is ° Ur Stat? ° n be ' ng the centre for tours for 



day viz., the Queen of flowers, the Queen of the Lakes, and what the 



Kiting 6611 WaS ^ slip P ed niem ory. For our 1896 (Provincial 

 National) we spent £23 in having a coloured poster, consisting of three 



aff r Was & reat ' but was warranted. We had cheap 

 d ,,. S 6 "' Leeds > Bedford, Manchester, Liverpool, Carlisle, 

 and Penrith. We engaged the Black Dike Band at great expense, and 

 we had the same band last year, and we offered a gold cup, value £15, 

 tor competition. To come up to date, we have a balance of over /100, 

 which we are prepared to sink. If the day (July 8) be wet, we bow to 

 the inevitable Last year the rain certainly reduced us £20. We have 

 the Kingston Mills Band engaged, and, as a novelty, we have an archery 

 tournament, at which we are giving £20 in prizes. Tickets are sixpence 

 each. We have not a chaplain to pray for us, but do our own praying, 

 pertain it is, we have a grand show, a lovely district, every railway 

 facility. At the National we had seven railway vehicles to meet the 

 exhibitors, which was surprise No. 1, at a quarter-past five a.m., and 

 when they all found themselves at the station again at a quarter-past 

 eight p.m. ( we were thanked. Yes, there was whiskey and coffee for 

 them too ! To run an exhibition successfully means never to lose a 

 point, and virtually always to be hard at it. A man must love his work, 

 as at Derby the writer remembers lugging a four-wheeled barrow to the 

 infirmary grounds, as no other vehicle could be got, and eventually the 

 only man who had a ticket to let any individual in was the hon. secretary 

 from North Lonsdale, but here it was that his mind was set at ease by 



Rose Una. 



f^eti 



LT er 



?*n re 



»b0WSa 



finding such splendid marquees (Messrs Banks and Co.'s). The last two 

 el we have had the large 2x0 feet Derby marquee, which is 

 delivered in Ulverston and rigged up for £1$, but have little Hate with 

 it af if an exacting secretary wants a flag putting straight on the top 

 of the marauee "he says "Roigtn, sir ; that un,» and away he goes like 

 fm^nkTy q Above ali y things, and could there be a happier conclusion, 

 fnTZ excellent cup of tea and a few nice cakes are provided. 

 Kr^ps Se most gratifying feature of our show ,s the lady* committee 

 fVrmed hst year to provide tea d la bazaar, and they provided 

 S a tei that they have again been prevailed upon to add one more charm 

 to our utt e fete Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Sons have promised to 

 SaSTft-iMdd display of their new Rose Meta, to the writer's mind one 



L, P t Srm nTteas in existence, with its saffron-yellow suffused with 

 IS^lSSSarity being five distinct coloured blooms have 



WS Plant, le it known we sell the flowers at 



renTortheThoTby so that we run a few honorary 



v ing risen to the occasion. 



Although native as I am, 

 lat to-dav I might have 



give 



my native 

 a few rose 



*^ use the"' d"gressi 0 n t 17 buntl0g wiM not ran 2 e fa ^- 

 S^^Aenumeron^'- . ° Ur u Ce ?- ery is a S reat ad J unct to our 



* We advertised the chlJ ^ V° & dlStrict Swe " our gathering. In 



we chance of a lifetime to see three queens in one 



auctioneers. g. H. Mackereth.' 



Ulverston. 



U~*~4A Dnse Una.— We give above a characteristic illustration of the 

 yb lied bv MeS rs. Paul and Son from the Dog Rose fertilised with the 

 nCW Z T S scented i ety The variety was fully described in our issue of 

 Phf 2 Sd nst aTd itis not now necessary to" do more than state that it was 

 £«Sfa?&eCr^ Palace on Saturday last and the judges entrusted with 

 making the awards to new roses expressed a wish to see it agam. 



