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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 15, 1891. 
FliORlCUliTURE. 
Carnations at Birmingham. 
The present is generally regarded as an untoward 
season in reference to the Carnation, and the 
Southern growers are having decidedly the best of 
it. They had the London Show entirely to them¬ 
selves ; at Oxford and at Birmingham on Saturday 
they had to compete with some of the Midland 
growers, but they held their own ; and on Saturday 
next, at Manchester, the Midland men should reap 
their harvest. The Northern men are not in it this 
season, and as we have witnessed some strange 
floricultural surprises, such as Tulips shown in 
London with Roses on June 23rd, and Pinks with 
Carnations on the 4th of August—why, as Mr. 
Samuel Barlow jocosely remarked on Saturday, there 
is no reason why Northern Carnations should not 
be shown with Dahlias and Chrysanthemums in 
September and October. 
This much, by way of introduction to the first 
Exhibition of the Midland Carnation and Picotee 
Society, at the Botanical Gardens, Edgbaston, on 
August 8th. It proved a decided success as an 
Exhibition, and it brought together a large repre¬ 
sentation of Carnation lovers from all parts of the 
country. Mr. Samuel Barlow, Messrs. Tom Lord 
and T. Helliwell, of Todmorden, Mr. Campbell, 
Blantyre, and Mr. Bower, Jun., of Bradford, repre¬ 
sented the North ; Mr. Wynne Foulkes, of Chester, 
J. S. Headerly, Nottingham, represented the North 
Midlands. 
Birmingham, Leicester, and Oxford were well 
represented, the visitors from the latter led by 
the veteran E. S. Dodwell; from London came Mr. 
Douglas; and John Ball from Slough; and some 
remarkably good flowers were staged: Mr. Dod- 
well's Picotees and Mr. Turner’s Yellow Grounds, 
and the Selfs and Fancies of both were superb. All 
was good humour, and thorough enjoyment. The 
luncheon went off admirably under the genial chair¬ 
manship of vice-president Samuel Barlow ; and Mr. 
Dodwell’s reception, when he rose to speak to the 
toast of the Exhibitors, was hearty in the extreme. 
So was Mr. Robert Sydenham, when he replied to 
the toast of " Success to the Midland Carnation and 
Picotee Union ” ; while the arrangements made by 
Mr. William Dean, the Secretary, and Mr. W. B. 
Latham, were excellent. The flowers were staged 
in the glass arcades surrounding the curator’s 
residence, and the light was well adapted for show¬ 
ing off the colours in the best manner possible. 
There were nine stands of twelve Carnations,Messrs. 
Thomson & Co., Birmingham, gaining the first prize. 
S.B.C. H. Herbert, C.B. James Merryweather, 
R.F. Thalia, P.P.B., S.S. Thomson, P.F. Prince 
George of Wales, S.F. Robert Marris, P.F. Sarah 
Payne, P.P.B. Sarah Payne, S.F. Alisemond, P.F. 
George Melville, R.F. Lily Campbell, and S.B. 
Robert Houlgrave. Mr. Charles Turner, Royal 
Nursery, Slough, was a good second with P.P.B. 
Sarah Payne, R.F. Lady Mary Currey, P.P.B. James 
Taylor, R.F. George, R.F. Thalia, P.F. Prince 
George of Wales, P.P.B. H. K. Mayor, P.F. 
Charles Henwood, P.P.B. Mrs. Barlow, S.F. Charles 
Turner, C.B. John Simonite, and S.B. Robert Houl¬ 
grave. Third, Mr. M. Rowan, Manor-street, 
Clapham. Fourth, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, Oxford. 
Fifth, Mr. Joseph Lakin, Temple Cowley. With'six 
varieties Mr. R. Sydenham, Tenby-street, Birming¬ 
ham, was first. R. F. Thalia, P.P.B. Sarah Payne, 
P.F. Seedling, C.B. Master Fred, C.B. Joseph 
Lakin, a very brilliant variety, and S.B. Robert 
Houlgrave. Second, Mr. Thos. Anstiss Brill. Third, 
Mr. W. Ward, Leicester. 
Picotees were very fine, especially those with 
which Mr. Dodwell won the first prize for twelve 
varieties. He had H. Ro. E. Norman Carr, L. Ro. 
E. Favourite, H. Ro. E. Mrs. Coldridge, H. Red E. 
Seedling, L.P.E. Annot Lyle, H. Ro. E. Little Phil, 
H.P.E. Imogen, Red Ro. E. Mrs. Payne, H. Ro. 
E. Mrs. Sharpe, L. Ro. E. Nellie, H. Ro. E. Royal 
Visit, and H. Red E. John Smith. Mr. M. Rowan 
came second with some very good blooms also, 
having Mr. Payne, Mrs. Sharpe, Little Phil, H. 
Red E. Brunette, H.P.E. Alliance, L. Red E. Mrs. 
Gorton, L.P.E. Clara Penson, L. Red E. Thomas 
William, L. Ro. E. Favourite, JL..P.E. Mary, L.P.E. 
Amy Robsart, and Mod. Ro. E, Lady Logisa. 
Third, Mr. C. Turner, Fourth, Messrs. Thomson 
and Co. Fifth, Mr. J. Lakin. With six Picotees, 
Mr. R. Sydenham was placed first, having H. Ro. E. 
Norman Carr, M.P.E. Zerlina, L. Ro. E. Mrs. 
Ricardo, H. Ro. E. Brunette, L.P.E. Thomas 
William, and L. Ro. E. Ethel. Second, Mr. A. W. 
Jones, Handsworth. Third, Mr. J. F. Sharp, King’s 
Heath. Fourth, Mr. Thomas Anstiss. 
The Yellow Grounds also were a grand feature, 
and the twelve blooms which won the first prize for 
Mr. Turner were superbly fine. He had Romulus, 
very fine ; Mrs. Halford, Edith M. Wynne, Apollo, 
Victory, Almira, Lord Rendlesham, Mad. Van 
Houtte, Countess of Jersey, Distinction, and Mrs. 
Henwood. Second, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, also with a 
very fine stand, having Tournament, Almira, Terra 
Cotta, Stadtratli Bael, and Seedlings. Third, Mr. J, 
Douglas, Great Gearies, Ilford. Fourth, Mr, George 
Chaundy, Oxford. 
Selfs and Fancies also were very fine, indeed quite 
startling with their brilliancy and variety. Mr. E. 
S. Dodwell was first, with a very fine stand, having 
Germania, Queen of the West, and Seedlings. 
Second, Mr. C. Turner, with a stand only just 
inferior, comprising, Catherine, Governor, Mary 
Morris, Duchess of Fife, Golden Fleece, Cremorne, 
Rose Unique, Ruby, Rose Wynne, Germania, and 
two Seedlings. Third, Mr. M. Rowan. Fourth, Mr. 
Geo. Chaundy. With six Selfs, Fancies, or Yellow 
Grounds, white grounds excluded, Messrs. 
Thomson & Co., took the first prize, having Blushing 
Bride—a beautiful delicate blush Self—A. W. Jones, 
Schileben, Allegatiere, Maud, and Lady Edwards. 
Mr. M. Rowan was second; Mr. T. Anstiss, third; 
and Mr. J. Wynne Foulkes, Chester, fourth. 
In the classes for single blooms the Bizarres of 
whatever class were judged together, and they ran 
in the order of merit as follows :—S. B. Robert 
Houlgrave, shown by Mr. Barlow, who appeared 
very proud his fine flower had taken such a position, 
followed by C B. J.D. Hextall, P.P.B. Miss Annie 
and C.B. Master Fred. The best flaked Carnation 
was R.F. Lovely Mary, from Mr. Sydenham; and 
next came P.F. Gordon Lewis, R.F. Alisemond, 
P.F. George Melville, and S.F. Sybil. The best 
heavy-edged Picotee was Rose E. Mrs. Coldridge, 
shown by Mr. Dodwell; and then followed in order 
of merit : Rose E. Mrs. Payne, P.E. Zerlinda, 
P.E. Imogen, and P.E. Polly Brazil. Light edges 
ran as follows :—P.E. Ann Lord, from Mr. R. 
Sydenham; then Ro. E. Favourite, Red E. Mrs. 
Gorton, Red E. Thos. William, and P.E, Mary, 
The single blooms of Selfs went as follows :—Rose 
Unique, from Mr. C. Turner ; then Germania and 
Royalty, Germania winning four times. Mr. Turner 
also had the best Yellow Ground in Countess of 
Jersey, and he was second with Mrs. Henwood, 
followed by Mrs, R. Sydenham, Tournament, Lily 
Hehwood, and Nancy. 
In the class for Maiden Growers with six dis¬ 
similar blooms of any type, Mr. H. R, Pethers, 
Oxford, was first; Mr. J. Jester, Birmingham, 
second ; and Mr. C. Showell, Birmingham, third. 
Carnations were shown in bunches of twelve 
varieties, each having five flowers, and six bunches 
of three blooms each. There were classes also for 
bouquets and sprays, and for twelve plants in pots, 
and all were well contested. 
Mr. J. Lakin offered special prizes for the best 
blooms of Annie and Emma Lakin. Mr. Pethers 
was placed first, with a fine bloom of Annie, and Mr. 
Anstiss second, with Emma. 
Certificates of Merit were awarded to Mr. J. 
Douglas for Yellow Grounds—Lily Henwood and 
Mrs. R. [Sydenham ; also to Mr. H. Eckford Wem, 
Salop, for eight varieties of Sweet Peas, and to Messrs. 
Thomson & Co., for Caladium Raymond Lemoiner. 
Special Certificates for collections not for compe¬ 
tition were awarded to Messrs. Thomson & Co., for 
a charming group of plants, Begonias, etc. ; to 
Messrs. Hewett & Co., Nurserymen, Solihull, for 
foliage and flowering shrubs, hardy flowers, Roses, 
etc. ; to Mr. Campbell, Florist, Blantyre, for very 
fine fancy Pansies; to Mr. William Sydenham, 
Tam worth, for fancy Pansies; to Dickson, Limited, 
Chester, for hardy flowers, etc. ; to Mr. J. Forbes, 
Florist, Hawick, for some Pansies, Petunias, 
etc.; to Mr. Henry Eckford, Wem, fcr twenty-four 
bunches of beautiful Sweet l 4 as ; and to Mr. B. R. 
Davis, Nurseryman, Yeovjl, for very fine double and 
single Begonias, 
An Enemy among the Carnations. 
We have received from Mr. Harry Turner, for 
identification, some Millipedes, which are doing 
great damage among the Carnations in the garden 
of J. J. Colman, Esq., at Norwich. They prove to 
be the Spotted Snake Millipede, Julus quttatus, 
mischievous creatures among the roots of plants, 
which it is useless to try and kill with Insecticides, 
on account of their coats being so hard. Watering 
the soil with lime water is believed to destroy them, 
and sprinkling soot on the ground is said to drive them 
away. Watering with a solution of nitrate of soda 
would help the plants, and probably also assist in 
driving away the Millipedes. Failing this it would 
be well to try the effect of leaving pieces of Cabbage 
leaves and Carrots about the infested plants, and 
examine them every morning. Baskets or Punnets, 
filled with moss and partly sunk in the ground, would 
entice numbers to take shelter therein, then the 
baskets could be examined and the Millipedes 
destroyed, as in the case of the Cabbage and Carrot 
trap. 
The Oxford Union Carnation Show. 
Pressure on our space last week precluded us from 
giving the awards in the single bloom classes, which 
we now append:—Scarlet Bizarres; Mr. Rowan, 
first and third with Robert Houlgrave, and fourth 
with Mars; Mr. W. J. Foulkes, third with Robert 
Houlgrave and Mr. J. Lakin fifth with Mars. 
Crimson Bizarres: Mr. Rowan first with J. D. 
Hextall, and third and fourth with Edward Rowan, 
and Mr. Read second and fifth with seedlings. Pink 
and purple Bizarres: Mr. J. Nutt first and second 
with Willian Skirving, Mr. Rudd third, Mr. Foulkes 
fourth, and Messrs. Thompson & Co. fifth with 
Sarah Payne. Scarlet Bizarres : Mr. Rowan first 
and second, Mr. Chaundy fourth, and Mr. J. Lakin 
fifth with Sportsman, and Mr. Read third with a 
seedling. Rose Flakes: Mr. Read first with Mrs. 
May, and third with a seedling, Mr. J. Lakin second 
with Mrs. J. Gibson, and Mr. Rowan fourth with 
Thalia, and fifth with Jessica. Purple Selfs : Mr. 
Read first and fifth with Mayor of Nottingham, Mr. 
Lakin second with Sarah Payne, and fourth with 
James Douglass, and Mr. Keen third with James 
Douglass. Selfs : Mr. Anstiss first with Mrs. Fred, 
Mr. Read second with a seedling, Mr. Lakin third 
with Germania, and fourth with Nellie Hill, and Mr. 
Chaundy fifth with Queen of the West. Yellow 
grounds : Mr.C. Phillips first with Almira, Mr. Read 
second with Madame Van Houtte, Mr. Hooper third, 
and fifth with a seedling, and Mr. Phillips fourth 
with Agnes Chambers. Fancies: Mr. Read first, 
second, and third with Maud, Stadtrath Bail, and a 
seedling, and Mr. Hooper fourth and fifth with 
seedlings. 
Picotees: Broad edged Mr. Sharpe first with 
Mrs. Sharpe, Mr. W. Read second and seventh with 
Little Phil, and sixth with Mrs. Sharpe, Messrs. 
Thompson & Co. fourth with Gertrude, and fifth 
with Constance Heron. Medium edged ; Mr. C. 
Phillips first with Zerline and fifth with Muriel, 
Messrs. Thompson & Co. second with Alice, Mr. 
Rowan third and sixth with Muriel, Mr. W. J. Jones 
fourth with Miss Horner, and Mr. Hooper seventh 
with Mrs. Rudd. Light edged : Messrs. Thompson 
& Co. first with Clara Penson second with Juliette, 
fourth with Mrs. Herbert, and seventh with Favour¬ 
ite, Mr. Lakin third, Mr. Anstiss fifth, and Mr. 
Hooper sixth with Liddingston’s Favourite. 
Certificates of Merit were awarded to Mr. Charles 
Turner for nine new Carnations and two Picotees. 
The Carnations were Charles Turner, a grand 
scarlet flake; Mrs. Henwood, yellow ground ; 
Romulus, yellow ground, heavily suffused with red 
wine colour ; Apollo, yellow ground, flush with rose 
at the edge; Sunset, yellow ground, heavily 
feathered with crimson ; Ruby, a splendid ruby red 
Self; Lord Rendlesham, pale red ground, feathered 
with crimson ; Charles Henwood, a splendid 
acquisition to the Purple flake class; and Lady 
Walker, a good yellow Self. Picotees, Mrs. Harford 
and Lady Emily Van de Weyer, are both rose-edged 
flowers, and of fine quality. 
Carnations for Berlin. —Mr. George Gilbert, Florist, 
of Ipswich, has received an order from the German 
Empress to supply a collection of Carnations to tji ' 
Imperial Gardens at Berlin, 
