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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 25, 1891. 
FkO^ICUliTU^E. 
National Pink Society, Midland Section. 
I think the growers of Pinks in the Midlands have 
much reason to be satisfied with their first exhibition 
at Wolverhampton on the 14th of July. It was a 
great advantage being able to unite their show of 
Pinks with the Great Exhibition of the Wolver¬ 
hampton Floral Fete in the Public Park, as this 
fete being very popular, and the weather delightfully 
fine, a very large number of persons were present, 
and thousands could see what charming flowers in 
the way of Pinks are now grown. The arrangements 
made by Mr. C. F. Thurstan, the hon. secretary to 
the Midlands Pink Society, were admirable, and two 
better judges than Joseph Lakin of Temple Cowley, 
and John Beswick, of Middleton, could not have 
been provided. It was pleasant to see how the 
visitors gathered about the pretty fragrant Pinks, as 
if they were an unusual if not a new revelation. 
I think that, considering the lateness of the season, 
and the difficulty cultivators of Pinks have ex¬ 
perienced in getting their flowers into bloom, it 
was something to have two stands of twelve distinct 
varieties. Mr. M. Campbell, florist, Blantyre, 
N.B., had a dozen good sized well laced flowers of 
Modesty, Boiard, Mary Anderson, Device, Lowlander, 
Emmeline, George Kennedy, Princess of Wales, 
Empress of India, Elizabeth, Samuel Barlow, and 
Sensation. Mr. James Thurstan, Richmond Road, 
Cardiff, was second with flowers of fair size, but 
somewhat pale in the lacing. He had of his own 
raising Mrs. Thurstan, Mrs. Morton, James Thurstan, 
John Dorrington, and George Hodgkinson, with 
seedlings of decided promise. 
The hero of the day was Mr. A. R. Brown, Hands- 
worth, Birmingham. He had good sized flowers, 
pure in the ground, well laced, and deep in colour, 
and in his twelve blooms in not less than six varieties, 
which won the first prize for him, he had Fred 
Hooper, Boiard, Zoe, Amy, a beautiful pink, selected 
as the premier purple laced flower, and awarded a 
first-class certificate of merit ; also, Empress of 
India, Modesty, Rosy Morn, a few being shown in 
duplicate,George White,and Victory. Mr. M.Campbell 
took the second prize with Boiard, Modesty, Device, 
Emily, Emmeline, and Angus Paul, having two of 
each. Mr. A. R. Brown was again first with six 
varieties, distinct. 
The class for six bunches p>f Pinks brought but 
one exhibitor—Messrs. Thomson & Son, nurserymen, 
Birmingham. They had a very good assortment. 
The varieties : Daniel O’Rourke, Ascot, Lord Lyon, 
Derby Day, Annie, deep pink with dark centre ; 
and Mrs. Thomson, a small rosy-red laced flower. 
In addition they staged a collection of twenty-four 
bunches of Pinks of different varieties—a very good 
lot indeed. 
Mr. Robert Sydenham, Tenby Street, Birmingham, 
sent a few very good blooms, among them three 
flowers of the Rector, a new laced variety, recently 
sent out by Mr. C. Turner of Slough, which showed 
this fine Pink to the best advantage. A first-class 
certificate of merit was awarded three blooms of 
Mrs. Lakin Pink ; also awarded a first-class certifi¬ 
cate of merit Ne plus Ultra, Henry Hooper, 
Empress of India, and Minerva. A certificate of 
merit was awarded to Mr. C. Turner for a collection 
of twenty-four blooms of Pinks, including Lorina, 
Lustre, Minerva, The Rector, and unnamed seedlings; 
but the Rector, owing to the great heat of the 
previous two or three days, had sadly gone off in 
colour, though its fine petal and shape remained.— 
R. D. 
The following were the awards :— 
Twelve blooms of laced Pinks, dissimilar. First, 
Mr. M. Campbell, Blantyre, N.B., with Modesty, 
very fine; Boiard, Mary Anderson, Device, Low¬ 
lander, Emmeline, George Kennedy, Princess of 
Wales, Empress of India, Elizabeth, Sami. Barlow, 
and Sensation. Second, Mr. James Thurstan, 
Cardiff. 
Twelve blooms of laced Pinks, not less than six 
varieties. First, Mr. A. R. Brown, Crompton Road, 
Handsworth, with Fred Hooper, Boiard, Zoe, Amy, 
very fine; Empress of India'(2), Modesty, fine 
(3), Rosy Morn, George White, and Victory. Second, 
Mr. M. Campbell. 
Six blooms of laced Pinks, dissimilar. First, Mr. 
A. R. Brown, with Rosy Morn, Amy, Boiard, 
Modesty, George White, and Empress of India. 
Second, Mr C. F. Thurstan, Wolverhampton, who 
had a fine bloom of John Dorrington in his stand. 
Third, Mr. F. Morton, Meridale Grove, Wolver¬ 
hampton. Fourth, Mr. Balson, Wolverhampton, 
Fifth, Mr. M. Campbell. 
Six blooms of laced Pinks, in not less than three 
varieties. First, Mr. A. R. Brown, with Amy (2), 
Modesty (2), Eurydice, and Victory. Second, Mr. C. 
F. Thurstan, who had two good blooms of George 
Hodgkinson in his stand. Third, Mr. Morton. 
Fourth, Mr. Balson. Fifth, Mr. James Thurstan. 
Three blooms of laced Pinks, dissimilar. First, 
Mr. A. R. Brown, with three very fine blooms of 
Amy, Modesty, and Rosy Morn. Second, Mr. C. 
F. Thurstan. 
Single bloom, purple laced. First, Mr. Brown, 
with Modesty. Second, Mr. C. F. Thurstan, with 
Mrs. Thurstan. Third, Mr. Brown. Fourth and 
fifth, Mr. Campbell, with Modesty. 
Single bloom, red laced. First and second, Mr. 
Brown, with Empress of India. Third, fourth and 
fifth, Mr. Thurstan, with seedlings. 
Premier, purple laced. Mr. Brown for the bloom 
of his superb seedling " Amy ” in his first prize stand 
of twelve. Red laced, to the same exhibitor for the 
bloom of Empress of India in the same stand. 
Six bunches of Border Pinks, dissimilar. First, 
Messrs. Thomson, Sparkhill Nurseries, Birmingham, 
who also exhibited a collection, including a very fine 
seedling “ Mrs. Thomson.” 
Certificates were awarded to Mr. C. F. Thurstan 
for John Dorrington, to Mr. A. R. Brown for Amy, 
and to Mr. Robert Sydenham for The Rector 
(Fellowes), and Mrs. Lakin, white self. Mr. Charles 
Turner, Slough, sent, not for competition, Several 
seedlings and blooms of The Rector. 
Pansies at Chiswick. 
Under this heading “ R.” notices, in your last issue, 
some Violas and bedding Pansies at Chiswick, and 
as one of the first to take Violas in hand and struggle 
to make them popular, I read with much satisfaction 
that they are doing so well there. By planting out 
early in the autumn, they get well established before 
winter and begin blooming very early in the spring, 
and continue to do so. Here in the Birmingham 
district, owing to the long winter followed by a spell 
of very wet weather, planting out was a month later 
than usual, and plants have died wholesale through it. 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., of Rothesay, 'are doing 
excellent work in sending to some of our exhibitions 
displays of the very fine collection they grow, and we 
have to thank them for the introduction of many 
fine varieties. Those named in your last week’s 
issue were, I feel sure, sent to Chiswick by them. 
There are other grand varieties not named in the 
list, viz. : Spotted Gem, Wonder, Blue Cloud, 
Ethel Baxter, Mrs. H. Bellamy, Ardwell Gem, 
pale yellow; Countess of Kintore, Duchess of 
Sutherland, Queen of Scots, Lady Amery, Mrs. 
Cobham, Sunrise, a beautiful flower ; The Mearns, 
Sir Joseph Terry, rich purple, and True Blue, the 
best blue (a large bed is still wonderfully attractive 
and showy in the Birmingham Botanic Gardens), 
are all fine varieties, and many more could be added. 
In the Wolverhampton Public Park, very long 
borders of Violas are masses of flower, and gardens 
in which they are not extensively grown will very 
soon be the exception. I long since predicted that 
the Viola would become everybody's plant, and I 
was right; but it took years to make them popular. 
— IF. Dean, Sparkhill, Birmingham. 
The National Carnation and Picotee Show. 
Owing to the lateness of the season, but a limited 
number of blooms, and those generally much below 
par, was staged at the National Society's Show at 
the Drill Hall on Tuesday, but it was certainly a 
better display than most growers anticipated, as but 
very few blooms were open at the end of last week 
even on plants which have been sown weeks under 
glass, and growers like Mr. Rowan who have no 
glass could hardly show at all. The Martin Smith 
Competition fell through for want of entries, but the 
donor of the prizes with great public spirit 
announced at the luncheon that they would be 
competed for qn August 11th, and a new schedule 
will probably be issuecj in Jjte meantime. 
For twenty-four Garnatiqns Mr. C. Turner was first, 
with Jupiter, Dr. Foster, Hutchinson’s Rose, Juno, 
jamesTaylor, Dr. Hogg, Jupiter, Robert Houlgrave, 
E.S.Dodwell, Clementine, Mrs. Payne, Squire Potts, 
Edward Adams, Squire Trow, Charles Turner, and 
Teresa, &c.; second, Mr. J. Douglas, Great Gearies. 
Mr. Douglas was first for twelve Carnations, with 
Sarah Payne, Thalia, Seedling P. F., James Douglas, 
Seedling C. B., William Skirving, Seedling R. F., 
Squire Potts, Alisemond, W, Wardill C. B., 
Master Stanley, Seedling C. B. ; second, Mr. C. 
Phillips, Reading ; third, Mr. H. W. Headland, 
Leyton ; fourth, Rev. L. R. Flood, Merrow, 
Guildford. For six Carnations there was a better 
competition, and here Mr. F. Nutt, Southampton, 
came in first with grand blooms of Sarah Payne, 
Christigalli, John Keet, James Douglas, Joseph 
Lakin S. B., and Alisemond ; second, Mr. J. J. Keen, 
Southampton; third, Mr. T. H. Catley, Bath; 
fourth, Mr. G. Chaundy,Oxford ; fifth, Mr E. Rowan, 
Clapham; sixth, Viscountess Chewton, Cobham 
(Mr. A. J. Sanders, gardener). 
Single classes: Scarlet Bizarres :—First, Mr. J. J. 
Keen with Squire Potts ; second, Mr. Douglas, with 
R. Houlgrave; third, Mr. Douglas, with Master 
Stanley; fourth, Mr. J. Lakin, with Mars; fifth, 
Mr. Chaundy, with Admiral Curzon. Crimson 
Bizarres:—First, Mr. Douglas, with a seedling 
second, Mr. F. Hooper, Bath, with Squire Dodwell; 
third, Mr. Douglas, with Wm. Skirving ; fourth, Mr. 
C. Phillips, with Harrison Weir; fifth, Mr, H W. 
Headland, with J. D. Hextall. Pink and Purple 
Bizarres:—First, Mr. Nutt, with Sarah Payne; 
second, Mr. Douglas, with Sarah Payne; third, Mr. 
Headland, with Squire Llewelyn; fourth, Mr. 
Turner, with James Taylor. Purple Flakes — 
First, Mr Douglas, with a seedling; second, Mr, 
A, J Sanders, with Janies Douglas; third, Mr, 
E. Rowan, with James Douglas; fourth, Mr. F. 
Hooper, with a seedling; fifth, Mr, Turner, 
with Squire Trow. Scarlet Flakes : —First, Mr, 
Douglas, with Cannell Junr. ; second, Mr. Keen, 
with Matador ; third, Mr. Douglas, with Alisemond ; 
fourth, Mr. Headland, with Henry Cannell ; fifth, 
Mr. Phillips, with Sportsman. Rose Flakes :-=-First, 
Mr. J. Lakin, with Mrs. J. Gibson ; second, Mr. 
Douglas, with Thalia ; third, Mr. Lakin, with Lovely 
Mary ; fourth, Mr. F. Hooper, with Mrs. G. Cooling ; 
fifth, Mr. Douglas, with Thalia. 
Picotees : Twenty-four:—First, Mr. Turner, with 
Madeline, Favourite, Clara Penson, Miss Flowdy, 
Mrs. Sharpe, Mrs. Rudd, and nine seedlings ; second, 
Air, Douglas. Mir. Douglas Was again first for 
twelve, with Liddington's Favourite, Brunette, 
Muriel, Thomas William, Miss Flowdy, Mrs, Sharpe, 
Clara Penson, Violet M. Douglas, Mrs. Chancellor, 
John Smith, and two seedlings ; second, Mr. C. 
Phillips ; third, Mr. H. W. Headland. For six, Mr, 
G. Chaundy was first, with Amelia, Annot Lyle, 
Winifred Esther, Mrs. Rudd, Juliette, and a seed* 
ling; second, Mr. Nutt; third, Mr. A. J. Sanders; 
fourth, Mr. Cutley ; fifth, Rev. L. R. Flood. Single 
classes, heavy red edged :— First and second, Air. J. 
Lakin, with Isabel Lakin ; third, Mr. Douglas, with 
Brunette; fourth, Air. Douglas, with a seedling; 
fifth, Mr. Phillips, with Brunette. Light red edges : 
First, Air. Phillips, with Thomas William ; second. 
Air. Douglas, with Violet M. Douglas ; third, Air. 
Douglas, with Thomas William; fourth, Air. Head¬ 
land, with Mrs. Gorton ; fifth, Air. Phillips, with 
Thomas William. Heavy purple edged : —First, Air. 
Lakin ; second, Air. G. Chaundy ; third, Air. Lakin ; 
fourth, Air. Chaundy, all with Amelia ; fifth, Air. 
Douglas, with Aluriel. Light purple-edged:—First 
and second, Air. Turner, with Clara Penson; 
third, Air. Douglas with Silvia; fourth, Air. Phillips, 
with Clara Penson ; fifth, Air. Headland, with Pride 
of Leyton. Heavy rose -.—First, Air. Phillips, with 
Mrs. Ricardo; second, Air. Douglas, with Airs. 
Sharpe ; third, Air C. Phillips, with Airs. Sharpe ; 
fourth, Air. AV. Nicholl, with Lady Holmsdale; fifth, 
Air. Douglas, with Constance Heron. Light rose- 
edged : — First and third, Air.Turner,with Liddington’s 
Favourite; second, Air. Douglas, with a seedling; 
fourth, Air. Phillips, with Airs. Rickardo ; fifth, Air. 
Douglas, with aseedling. Yellow ground : — First and 
second, Air. Douglas, with seedlings; third and 
fourth, Air. Turner, with Annie Douglas; fifth, Air. 
Headland, with a seedling. 
Air. Douglas was first, and Air. Headland second, 
with a dozen yellow-ground Picotees ; and the prizes 
for six went as follows: — first, Air. G. Chaundy; 
second, Air. F. Hooper ; third, Air. C,. Phillips. The 
class for 24 seifs and fancies was the best of all as 
regards numbers, and pere again Ajr, Turner was 
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