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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 6, 1887. 
CARNATION AND PICOTEE 
UNION. 
The third exhibition of the Carnation and Picotee 
Union, of Oxford, took place in Mr. E. S. Dodwell’s 
garden, in the Stanley Road, Oxford, on Tuesday last, 
and was the means of bringing together one of the most 
remarkable exhibitions of flowers seen for many years 
past. Growers in the south, like John Ball, of Slough, 
and in the north, Thomas Bower, of Bradford, stated 
that, for good average quality, the blooms were truly 
wonderful—richly coloured and bright in the extreme. 
So rapidly do the exhibitors at this show increase in 
number, that the space afforded by Mr. Dodwell’s 
garden is far too limited in extent to admit of the 
blooms being seen to the best advantage. During the 
day a large number of visitors attended the exhibition, 
and appeared to be greatly delighted with what they 
saw, for, in addition to the flowers staged for com¬ 
petition, it was calculated that Mr. Dodwell had as 
many as 12,000 expanded in his collection, many of 
the plants being in pots and many in the open air. 
The task of the judges was by no means a light one. 
The making of the awards was undertaken by Messrs. 
S. Barlow, W. M. Hewitt, T. Bower, S. Hibberd, John 
Ball, B. Simonite, Joseph Lakin, R. Low, and J. P. 
Sharp. Mr. E. S. Dodwell superintended the arrange¬ 
ments, assisted by his sons, Messrs. George and A. H. 
Dodwell ; and also by Messrs. ~W. L. V T alker and 
C. Phillips. 
Carnations. —In the class for twelve blooms, dis¬ 
similar, eight prizes being offered, there were nine 
competitors, and it is extremely doubtful if such a 
number of stands of such good flowers generally ever 
competed together before. Here Mr. Robert Lord, 
florist, Hole Bottom, Todmorden, was first with a 
grand dozen—large, smooth, and finely-coloured—con¬ 
sisting of C.B. Master Fred, P.P.B. W. Skirving, C.B. 
John Harland, S.B. Fred, S.B. Admiral Curzon, S.F. 
Sportsman, R.F. Rob Roy, P.P.B. Thomas Moore, 
C.B. J. D. Hextall, P.F. Squire Whitbourne, S.F. Tom 
Lord, and S.B. Robert Lord. Second, Mr. M. Rowan, 
Manor Street, Clapham, S.”W., with a very good lot 
indeed, consisting of P.F. James Douglas, C.B. Master 
Fred, P.P.B. lVm. Skirving, S.B. George. S.B. Robert 
Lord, S.F. Matador, R.F. Dolly Yarden, P.F. Geo. 
Melville, C.B. Black Prince, R.F. Jessica, S.B. Admiral 
Curzon, and S.F. John IVhitham. Third, Mr. B. 
Simonite, Rough Bank, Sheffield; fourth, Mr. Geo. 
Chaundy, Marston Street, Oxford; fifth, Mr. Geo. 
Geggie, 'Waterloo Street, Bury ; sixth, Mr. TV. L. 
Walker, Erleigh, Reading ; seventh, Mr. R. Sydenham, 
Bristol Road, Birmingham ; eighth, Mr. A. R. Brown, 
Handsworth, Birmingham ; extra, Mr. Joseph Lakin, 
Temple Cowley, Oxford. There were seventeen stands 
of six blooms, dissimilar, and as none of the exhibitors 
of twelve blooms could compete, it follows that there 
were twenty-six exhibitors of Carnations in these two 
classes. Here Mr. John Whitham, Hebden Bridge, 
Yorkshire, was first, having very fine and grandly- 
marked blooms of C.B. Master Fred, S.B. Thomas 
Storer, R.F. Crista-galli, S.F. Sportsman, S.B. Fred, 
and P.P.B. William Wardill; second, Mr. J. S. 
Hedderley, Sneinton, Notts, with excellent blooms of 
C.B. Master Fred, S.B. Robert Lord, R.F. Tom Lord, 
P.P.B. Geo. Melville, P.P.B. William Skirving, and 
R. F. Rob Roy; third, Mr. T. E. Henwood, Earley, 
Rea ling; fourth, Mr. J. P. Sharp, Wheeler Street, 
Lozells, Birmingham ; fifth, Mr. S. Barlow; sixth 
Mr. T. Hellewell, The Hollies, Todmorden ; seventh, 
Mr. H. Startup, Bromley, Kent; eighth, Mr. W. Bacon, 
Beckett Mill Works, Derby ; ninth, Mr. Thomas 
Anstiss, Brill, Bucks. 
Picoxees. —In the class for twelve dissimilar blooms 
of Picotees—eight prizes being offered—there were nine 
competitors, and here Mr. R. Lord was again first with 
a stand remarkable for superb finish, the purity of the 
ground-colour, and the beauty of the marking, leaving 
little else to be desired. The varieties were—H. Red E. 
Morna, L. Rose E. Mrs. Payne, H. Red E. Master 
Norman, H. Scarlet E. Mrs. Sharpe, H. Rose E. Lady 
Louisa, L. Purple E. Clara Penson, L. Rose E. Cynthia, 
H.P.E. Muriel, H. Red E. Brunette, L. Red E. Thomas 
William, L.P.E. Ann Lord, H. Rose E. Royal Visit. 
Second, Mr. M. Rowan with fine blooms of H. Rose E. 
Duchess, L. Rose E. Nellie, H. Rose E. Mrs. Payne, 
H. Red E. Brunette, H.P.E. Alliance, L. Red E. 
Thomas William, H. Red E. Mrs. Dodwell, L.P.E. 
Jessie, L. Red E. Clara Penson, H. Rose E. Edith 
D’Ombrain, L. Rose E. Favourite, and H.P.E. Chan¬ 
cellor. Third, Mr. George Chaundy. Fourth, Mr. B. 
Simonite. Fifth, Mr. W. L. Walker. Sixth, Mr. A. 
R. Brown. Seventh, Mr. Joseph Lakin. Eighth, Mr. 
George Geggie. In the class for six Picotees there were 
nineteen competitors, making in all twenty-eight exhi¬ 
bitors of Picotees. Here Mr. John Whitham was first 
with H. Rose E. Royal Visit, H. Red E. John Smith, 
L. Red E. Thomas William, H.P.E. Muriel, H. Scarlet 
E. Mrs. Sharpe, and H. Rose E. Lady Holmesdale. 
Second, Mr. H. Thomson with H. Scarlet E. Mrs. 
Sharpe, L. Red E. Clara Penson, L. Rose E. Miss 
Wood, Medium P. E. Alice, H.P.E. McNiven, and 
H. Rose E. Mrs. Lord. Third, Mr. Huson Morris, 
Hayes, Kent. Fourth, Mr. J. S. Hedderley. Fifth, 
Mr. T. E. Henwood, Reading. Sixth, Mr. Thomas 
Bower, Hoxton Green, Bradford. Seventh, Mr. John 
Payne, St. Paul’s, Oxford. Eighth, Mr. J. P. Sharp. 
Ninth, Mr. A Spurling. 
Selfs, Fancies on Yellow Grounds.— In the class 
for twelve dissimilar blooms, Mr. W. Read, gatdener 
to A. H. Dodwell, Esq., St. Mary’s Road, Oxford, was 
first with a superb lot of Mr. Dodwell’s Seedlings, 
some of which were of great beauty, but all unnamed ; 
second, Mr. Rowan, with Arthur Medhurst, Polly 
Peachum, Prince of Orange, The Governor, Duchess of 
Teck, Quilp, Rio, Markham Hill, Mrs. A. Medhurst, 
Florence Nightingale, Edith and Seedling ; third, Mr. 
Huson Morris ; fourth, Mr. George Chaundy ; fifth, 
Mr. A. Spurling ; sixth, Mr. W. L. Walker ; seventh, 
Mr. Thomas Anstiss ; eighth, no name ; ninth, Mr. 
Geo. Geggie. There were ten collections of six blooms, 
and Mr. Hovill, gardener to G. H. Morrell, Esq., Head- 
ington, Oxford, was first with Mrs. Dodwell, pale rose, 
Alice Mary, pink, Mrs. Watson, white. Edith, yellow, 
Mrs. Champney, pink, and Neptune, purple ; second, 
Mr. Harding, Manor Road, Brockley, Kent, with 
Admiral Seymour, pale buff, Edgar, dull red, Janira, 
The Governor, Florence and a Seedling Yellow ; third, 
Mr. C. Phillips ; fourth, Mr. W. Bacon ; fifth, Mr. J. 
S. Hedderley ; sixth, Mr. P. E. Henwood ; seventh, 
Mr. H. Startup ; eighth, Mr. M. Rowan ; and ninth, 
Mr. S. Barlow. 
Single Blooms. —Then followed the classes for 
single blooms of Carnations ; the prizes were awarded as 
follows—the judges having large numbers to select 
from Scarlet Bizarres : first, second and fourth, Mr. 
S. Barlow, with Robert Houlgrave ; third, Mr. R. Lord, 
with Fred, and fifth with Admiral Curzon. Crimson 
Bizarres : here Mr. Dodwell’s Fred, which was seen in 
very fine form on this occasion, took all the prizes. 
First and fourth, Mr. J. Whitham ; second, third and 
fifth, Mr. R. Lord. Pink and purple Bizarres : first, 
second and fourth, Mr. R. Lord, with William Skirving; 
third, Mr. J. Witham, with J. D. Hextall ; andgfifth, 
Mr. R. Lord, with L T nexpected. Purple Flakes: first, 
Mr. Brown, with George Melville ; Mr. R. Lord was 
second and third ; Mr. M. Rowan was fifth with the 
same variety ; and Mr. B. Simonite was fourth with 
James Douglas. Scarlet Flakes : first, Mr. George 
Geggie, with Matador; third, with H. J. Tyler; 
fourth, with Mr. Carter ; second, Mr. J. S. Hedderley, 
with Sportsman ; and fifth, Mr. M. Rowan, with H. J. 
Tyler. Rose Flakes: first, Mr. R. Lord, with Rob 
Roy ; second, with Sybil; third, Mr. J. Whitham, with 
Rob Roy ; fourth, Mr. M. Rowan, with Jessica ; and 
fifth, Mr. B. Simonite, with a Seedling. 
Picotees, Single Blooms. Here also large numbers 
were staged, and the awards were as follows :—Heavy 
red-edge: first and second, Mr. J. Whitham, with 
John Smith ; third and fourth, Mr. Robert Lord, with 
Brunette, and fifth with Morna. Light red-edge: 
first, Mr. M. Rowan, with Mrs. Gorton ; second and 
third, Mr. R. Lord, with the same ; fourth, Mr. Rowan, 
and fifth, Mr. Lord, with Thomas William. Heavy 
purple-edge : Mr. R. Lord took all the prizes with 
admirable blooms of Muriel. Light purple-edge : first, 
Mr. R. Lord, with Minnie; second, Mr. J. Payne, 
with Baroness B. Coutts; third, Mr. Rowan, with 
Jessie ; fourth, Mr. H. Morris, with Nymph ; fifth, 
Mr. J. Whitham, with Clara Penson. Heavy rose- 
edge : Mr. R. Lord, first, with Louisa ; second, with 
Mrs. Sharp ; third, with Royal Visit; fourth, with 
Mrs. Payne ; and Mr. S. Hedderley, fifth, with Mrs. 
Sharp. Light rose-edge : first, Mr. Rowan, with Nellie ; 
second, Mr. R. Lord, with Cynthia ; third and fourth, 
Mr. R. Lord, with Leddington’s Favourite; and 
fifth, Mr. Morris, with Favourite. Yellow grounds : 
first, Mr. Read, with a very promising seedling ; 
second, fourth, and fifth, with seedlings ; third, Mr. J. 
Lakin, with Janira. 
Premier Flowers. — The premier Carnation was 
C.B. Master Fred, shown by Mr. John Whitham ; the 
premier Picotee, H. Rose E. Mrs. Payne, shown by 
Mr. R. Lord; the premier self Carnation, Gladys, 
a charming fleshy pink flower, shown by Mr. Read, 
and raised by Mr. E. S. Dodwell; the premier fancy 
Carnation, The Maestro, also shown by Mr. Read, and 
raised by Mr. Dodwell, crimson, flaked with maroon. 
Certificates of Merit. —Certificates were awarded 
to the following flowers:—S.B. Robert Houlgrave, a 
very bright flower in the way of Admiral Curzon, with 
fine petal and substance, and an excellent grower, 
which was shown by Mr. Samuel Barlow, J.P. Also 
to the following sent by Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nursery, 
Slough :—Yellows : Will Threlfall, pale primrose self; 
Almira, clear pale yellow, with slight flakes of rosv 
pink ; Annie Douglas, pale primrose, flaked with rosy 
purple on the edges ; Colonial Beauty, buff yellow, 
heavily edged with flakes of rose and dove-colour ; 
Terra-cotta, pale terra-cotta ground, edged with pink 
and dove-colour ; and Agnes Chambers, pale primrose, 
with slight edging of rosy purple. Selfs : Scarlet Gem, 
bright crimson, with finely-shaped petals ; and Rose 
Celestial, clear pale pink, large, full, and very fine. 
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ARBORICULTURE. 
Proposed School of Forestry. —At the annual 
meeting of the Scottish Arboricultural Society held 
last week in Edinburgh, Sir D. Brandis, who has 
for some years been associated with the manage¬ 
ment of forests in India, made the following 
remarks on the proposal to found a School of Forestry 
in this country:—“Ever since I heard of the plan 
to establish a Forest School in Scotland, I have 
been of opinion that as soon as the desire gains ground 
among proprietors in Scotland, to obtain for their 
estates the services of wood managers and foresters who 
have received a more systematic professional training 
than is attainable at present, they wiR find the needful 
means and take the needful steps for the establishment 
of a Forest School. It clearly is their interest to 
increase the annual yield, and improve the productive 
powers, which means the capital value of their estates. 
These ends may, to some extent, be accomplished by a 
more systematic management of their woodlands, and 
this again will doubtless be promoted by giving to 
their foresters a more systematic training in their 
profession than they receive at present. I am, however, 
fully aware that there are two circumstances, which, 
to some extent, may impede the speedy accomplishment 
of this idea—the low price of timber, and the very high 
rent at present obtained by the letting of grouse moors 
and deer forests. Of these two circumstances, how¬ 
ever, the members of this society are much better able 
to judge than I am, and I do not, therefore, attempt 
to discuss them. The natural and proper thing in the 
present case is for the proprietors to take action on 
their own account. Should this, however, not be the 
case, and should the Scottish Arboricultural Society 
feel themselves strong enough to take the initiative in 
such an undertaking, this would be an excellent and 
most important step in the great and good work which 
your society has steadily pursued since its formation in 
1854. Your aim from the commencement has been to 
raise forestry in Scotland to the dignity of a profession. 
Your transactions, the prize essays annually set by 
your society, the excursions to instructive forest 
districts, the great International Forestry Exhibition 
at Edinburgh, and the lectures delivered under the 
auspices of your society, have all been important steps 
in the same direction. 
“If the Scottish Arboricultural Society should find 
itself to be in a position to take the lead in this great 
movement, the large landed proprietors might, perhaps, 
afterwards be disposed to take up the scheme, and to 
work it out on their own account. A forest school, if 
the teaching is of the proper kind, will contribute much 
to a better understanding of the circumstances which 
have led to success by one method of forestry and to 
failure by another. The students will be taught to 
observe accurately, to combine their own observations 
with the theoretical knowledge they have acquired, and 
this will eventually enable them to draw correct con¬ 
clusions from the facts which they have observed. The 
school, if well directed, ought to become a centre of 
scientific research, the results of which will contribute 
