American Institute, New York. 
Chrysanthemum Show, November 5 th to 7th. Engineering 
Building, 25-33 West Thirty-ninth Street. 
Chestnut Hill Horticultural Society. 
Fourteenth Annual Exhibition at Saint Martins, Chestnut Hill, 
Philadelphia, November 3d and 4th. 
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. 
Chrysantheum Show at Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Novem- 
ber 4th to 7th. 
foreign IRews 
France. 
Bagatelle Rose Exhibition. 
At the interesting Spring Rose Exhibition at Bagatelle, in Paris, 
60 of the 136 new Roses of 1912 were presented for competition. 
Medals were awarded in the following order: 
Bagatelle gold, medal, for French roses, to the variety Madame 
Charles Lutaud, won by Pernet Ducher. A hybrid tea cross of an 
unnamed seedling and Marquise de Qinety; strong grower, branches 
stiff, not very thorny, ample, reddish, bronzy green foliage. The bud 
carried on a long stem, is elongated, carmine ochre. The flower very 
large, double and cup-shaped, is superb, of a medium chrome yellow 
color, lightly tinged with rose on the outer petals. 
Bagatelle gold medal for foreign roses, to the variety Mabel Drew, 
won by A. Dickson, of Newtownards, England. A hybrid tea, vig- 
orous, free-blooming. The long crest stem carries a very large, double 
flower, of perfect form, very fragrant, cream yellow, passing to intense 
canary when fully developed. 
Great Britain. 
The great Rose event of the year, the National Society's Metro- 
politan Exhibition, took place on July 4th in the Botanic Gardens, 
Regent's Park. 
Gold medals were awarded to the following new Roses: 
Queen Mary (H. T.), a very distinct bloom somewhat suggestive 
of the fragrant Juliet, but more globular in shape. The combination of 
bright pink with the pale golden reverse is enhanced by the golden 
center of the flower in this most delightful variety. Shown by Messrs. 
Alex. Dickson & Sons, Limited. 
Brilliant (H. T.), a very striking dark red variety; the centers 
of the broad, stout petals have a streak of purplish magenta, which is 
