July 23, 1892. 
rHE GARDENING WORLD. 
735 
A NEW AND CHEAPER 
Now Ready, 
With Supplementary Chapter on the 
Price, Is. fid. Post Free, Is. 
EDITION, 
Yellow Ground. 
7d, 
THE CARNATION: 
Its History, Properties, and Management; 
WITH 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF THE BEST VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION, 
BY 
E. S. DODWELL, 
Hun. Secretary and Treasurer of the Carnation and Picotee Union. 
GARDENING WORLD ” OFFICE, 1, CLEMENT’S INN, STRAND, W.C. 
MERRYWEATHER’S HIGH-CLASS GARDEN HOSES. 
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For Index to Contents see page 745. 
“ Gardening is the purest or human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, July 26.— Royal Horticultural Society: Committee 
Meetings at Drill Hall.NationdlCarnation andPicoieeShow. 
Beckenham Flower Show. 
Wednesday, July 27.—Hessle Flower Show (2 days). 
Bishop's Waltham Flower Show. 
Thursday, July 28.— Southwell Rose Show. 
Halifax Rose Show. 
St. Ives Flower Show. 
Friday, July 29.—Sale of Oichids at Protheroe and Morris’ 
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Ripley Rose Show. 
Southampton Flower Show (2 days). 
4 *¥#13 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY, JULY 2yd, 1892. 
Ilf lection Flowers. —If ever it should 
‘ happen that in this country general 
elections should fall always at one particu¬ 
lar season of the year, it might then be 
possible for florists to specially cater for 
the fancies of the vaiious political parties 
in the matter of colours. As it is these 
great functions fall at all sorts of times and 
seasons, sometimes indeed when flowers 
are very difficult to obtain; but the recent 
one certainly did come at a great flower 
time, and the fancies of the various parties 
for flower colours were easily satisfied. 
And yet it would seem that no special 
effort was made to furnish flowers of good 
quality except to those politicians who 
having red as their party hue were enabled 
to wear Roses, Carnations, Pelargoniums, 
or other very good high coloured flowers. 
Those whose tastes were of the orange 
order had little better than common pot 
Marigolds or Thunbergian Lilies, and the 
most liberal caterer of such flowers could 
hardly expect to realise a fortune through 
the sale of such indifferent material. Then 
the blue politicians chiefly flavoured the 
blue Corn Bottle, than which few flowers 
are hardier or more easily produced, and 
have not in them the making of wealth. 
Red, orange, and blue seem to be the chief 
party colours, varying so much in some 
places that what is one party colour in one 
county is that of the other side elsewhere. 
Blue and white in conjunction was some¬ 
times found in blue Cornflowers and white 
Pinks, and orange and purple in conjunc¬ 
tion was also seen in pot Marigolds and 
purple Sweet Peas. When flowers are not 
obtainable ribbons are usually employed, 
but in the summer flowers are cheaper and 
most favoured. Happily, although flowers 
thus represent political factions, they do 
not of necessity represent party strife of a 
personal kind, hence there is no harm in 
employing them for political devices. 
