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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 30, 1892. 
FLORICULTURE. 
National Carnation and Picotee Society. 
This annual exhibition, held at the Drill Hall, 
Victoria Street, S.W., in conjunction with the meet¬ 
ing of the Royal Horticultural Society, on Tuesday, 
was a little above the average of excellence, and 
constituted an exceedingly creditable display. Of 
course none of the northern growers competed, and 
as a matter of fact only some three blooms came 
from north of Oxford. Mr. Douglas well held his 
own in the larger classes, but in the minor ones it 
was decidedly the Southampton men's day. The 
three or four growers from the famous seaport were 
well in evidence in all but the two larger classes for 
Carnations and Picotees, and well deserved the 
rewards they obtained for their courage and persis¬ 
tency in coming so far year after year. As a general 
rule the flowers staged by all the exhibitors were 
bright and clean, though in many cases a little more 
bleaching would have been an advantage. The 
following is the prize list. 
Prize List. 
Twenty-four Carnations, not less than 12 dis¬ 
similar :—1st, Mr. James Douglas, Great Gearies, 
with Homer, Thalia, Charles Henwood, Phoebe, 
Robert Lord, Rob Roy, Sarah Payne, Mrs. C. 
Graham, Lady Mary Currie, Robert Houlgrave, 
Alisemond, William Skirving, J. Crossland, and the 
remainder seedlings; 2nd, Mr. C. Turner, Slough; 
3rd, Mr. M. Rowan, Clapham ; 4th, Mr. F. Hooper, 
Bath. 
Twelve Carnations, dissimilar:—1st, Mr. M. 
Rowan, with Thalia, John Hedderley, George Mel¬ 
ville, Robert Lord, J. D. Hextall, Gordon Lewis, 
Alisemond, Sarah Payne, Alfred, Sportsman, 
Edward Rowan, and Robert Houlgrave ; 2nd, Mr. 
C. Phillips, Reading ; 3rd, Mr. H. W. Headland, 
Leyton ; 4th, Mr. G. Chaundy, Oxford; 5th, Mr. 
R. Vesey, Clapham. 
Six Carnations, dissimilar;—1st, Mr. J. Keen, 
Southampton, with Sarah Payne, Gordon Lewis, 
Lovely Mary, William Skirving, Fred, and Matador ; 
2nd, Mr. J. Lakin, Temple Cawley, Oxford, with 
Alfred, James Douglas, William Skirving, Matador, 
Harmony, and Sybil : 3rd, Mr. T. Catley, Bath ; 4th, 
Mr. F. Nutt, Southampton. 
Single Blooms of Carnations :—Scarlet bi- 
zarres : 1st, Mr. M. Rowan, with Matador; 2nd, Mr. 
C. Turner, with Dr. Hogg ; 3rd, Mr. Douglas, with 
a seedling; 4th, Mr. J. Keen, with Robert Houl¬ 
grave ; 5th. Mr. j. Lakin, with the same. Crimson 
bizarres ; 1st, Mr. F. Hooper, with Mrs. Catley ; 
2nd, Mr. R. Sydenham, Birmingharq,, with J. S. 
Hedderley ; 3rd and 4th, Mr. Douglas, with Phcebe ; 
5th, Mr. H. W. Headland, with a seedling. Pink 
bizarres : 1st, Mr. J. Keen, with Sarah Payne ; 2nd, 
Mr. F. Nutt, with William Skirving; 3rd and 5th, 
Mr. J. Keen, with William Skirving ; 4th, Mr. Doug¬ 
las, with Sarah Payne. Purple flakes : 1st, Mr. J. 
Keen, with George Melville ; 2nd, Mr. C. Phillips, 
with James Douglas; 3rd, Mr. M. Rowan, with 
George Melville ; 4th, Mr. Nutt, with George Mel¬ 
ville ; 5th, Mr. Douglas, with Mrs. Douglas. Scar¬ 
let flakes : 1st, Mr. Douglas, with Matador ; 2nd, 
Mr. R. Sydenham, with Henry Cannell ; 3rd and 
4th, Mr. Rowan, with Sportsman ; 5th, Mr. Douglas, 
with Alisemonde. Rose flakes ; 1st, Mr. J. Lakin, 
with Sybil; 2nd, Mr. C. Turner, with Lady Mary 
Currie; 3rd, Mr. F. Hooper, with Mrs. G. Cooling ; 
4th, not recognised ; 5th, Mr. Blick, with Thalia. 
Twenty-four Picotees, not less than 12 dis¬ 
similar:— 1st, Mr. Douglas, with Liddington’s 
Favourite, Her Majesty, Violet Douglas, Brunette, 
Miss Flondy, Lady Holmsdale, Ann Lord, Mrs. 
Sharpe, Mrs. Bower, and the remainder seedlings; 
2nd, Mr. C. Turner ; 3rd, Mr. M. Rowan ; 4th, Mr. 
J. Walker, Thame. 
Twelve Picotees, distinct:—1st, Mr. C. Phillips, 
with Jessie, Zerlina, Orlando, Murice, Brunette, Mrs. 
Ricards, J. B. Bryant, Mrs. Sharpe, Lady Curzon, 
Morna, Mrs. Gorton, and Tinnie; 2nd, Mr. H. W. 
Headland; 3rd, Mr. M. Rowan; 4th, Mr. G. 
Chaundy ; 5th, Mr. R. Vesey. 
Six Picotees, distinct:—1st, Mr. J. Keen, with 
Norman Carr, Favourite, Ethel, Isabel Lakin, 
Madeline, and ClarePenson ; 2nd, Mr. J. Lakin, with 
Favourite, Amelia, Juliette, Norman Carr, Isabel 
Lakin, and Elise Kirtland ; 3rd, Mr. J. Kebbeck, 
Southampton; 4th, Mr. T. Catley; 5th, Mr. F. 
Nutt; 6th, Mr. A. Greenfield, Sutton. 
Twelve Yellow Grounds, not less than 6 
dissimilar.—1st. Mr. Douglas, with Aurora, Mrs. R. 
Sydenham, Remembrance, Lilian, Mrs. Henwood, 
and seedlings; 2nd, Mr. C. Turner; 3rd, Mr. C 
Phillips ; 4th, Mr. T. Catley. 
Six Yellow Ground:s —1st, Mr. F. Hooper, with 
Countess of Jersey, Mrs. F. Button, Mrs. Wood, 
and three Seedlings; 2nd, Mr. F. Nutt, with Almira, 
Duchess of Teck, A. Douglas, Terra Cotta, A. 
Chambers, and Stadtrath Bail; 3rd, Mr. F. Kew, 
Southend ; 4th, Mr. J. Keen ; 5th, Mr. J. Lakin. 
Single Blooms :—Red, heavy-edged, 1st and 2nd, 
Mr. Douglas, with Seedlings ; 3rd, Mr. Lakin, with 
Isabel Lakin; 4th, Mr. C. Turner, with Dr. Epps; 
5th, Mr. Turner, with Brunette. Red, light-edged : 
1st and 3rd, Mr. Turner, with Thomas William ; 2nd> 
Mr. Headland, with Souvenir de H. Headland; 
4th, Mr. Rowan, with Mrs. Gorton ; 5th, Mr. C. 
Phillipps, with Thomas William. Purple, heavy- 
edged; 1st, Mr. Douglas, with Muriel; 2nd, Mr. 
Keen, with Amy Robsart; 3rd, Mr. Turner, with 
Zerlina; 4th. Mr. Rowan, with Calypso ; 5th, Mr. 
Nutt, with Becky Sharp. Purple, light-edged : 1st 
and 4th, Mr. Headland, with Pride of Leyton ; 2nd, 
Mr. Lakin, with Miss Lakin ; 3rd, Mr. Turner, with 
Mary ; 5th, Mr. Douglas, with 4 nn Lord. Rose, 
heavy-edged: 1st and 3rd, Mr. Keen; 2nd and 5th, 
Mr. Nutt, with Mrs. Sharpe ; 4th, Mr. H. Startup, 
with Chaundy’s Seedling. Rose, light-edged: 1st 
and 4th, Mr. Douglas; 2nd, Mr. Headland ; 3rd and 
5th, Mr. Keen, all with Liddington’s Favourite. 
Yellow Ground: 1st and 2nd, Mr. Turner, with 
Countess of Jersey and Mrs. Henwood; 3rd, not 
recognised ; 4th and 5th, Mr. Nutt, with Elmira and 
Agnes Chambers. 
Miscellaneous, Selfs and Fancies: —Twenty- 
four blooms, not less than 12 dissimilar, 1st, Mr. 
Turner, with Germania, Lady Mary Currie, Mrs. 
Clements, Romulus, Rose Unique, Victory, Marine 
Murray, Niphetos, Iona, Ruby, Mrs. Fred, Rose 
Wynne, King of Scarlets, Lord Rendlesham, 
Gwendoline and The Governor. 2nd, Mr. Douglas. 
3rd, Martin R. Smith, Esq. 4th, Mr. M. Rowan. 
5th, Mr. F. Hooper. 6th, Mr. W. Toby, Fulham. 
12 dissimilar, 1st, Mr. Keen. 2nd, Mr. Nutt. 3rd, 
Mr. Chaundy. 4th, Mr. Phillips. 5th, Mr. T. 
Anstiss, Brill. 6th, Mr. W. H. Headland. 
The Martin R. Smith Prizes. 
The best Border Variety of Self-coloured 
Carnation :—1st, Mr. Douglas, with Oriflamme, a 
good scarlet. 2nd, Mr. Thoday, Willingham, Cambs, 
with Florence Emily Thoday. 3rd, Mrs. Jones, Ken¬ 
sington, with Pink Perfection. 
Six Varieties of Self-coloured Border 
Carnations :—1st, Mr. F. Hooper. 2nd, Mr. 
Douglas. 3rd, Mr. Herrington, Shrubland Park, 
Suffolk. 
Nine Varieties of Flake, Bizarre, or Fancy 
Carnations or Picotees :—1st, Mr. F. Hooper ; 2nd, 
Mr. Douglas. 
In the seedling classes Mr. Douglas received first 
prizes for Gannymede, a heavy-red edged Picotee; 
for Atrato, a purple-flaked Carnation ; for Homer, a 
crimson bizarre; Zeno, a light red-edged Picotee ; 
and for Eurydice, a yellow ground, nice-edged 
Picotee, the purest yellow ground yet obtained. All 
but the purple-flaked Atrato received First-class 
Certificates also. 
The National Pink Society. 
Northern Section. —The annual exhibition was 
held in the Botanical Gardens, Old Trafford, 
Manchester, on July 22nd and 23rd, and there was 
the usual number of exhibitors and flowers, but 
quality did not rule as usual. In the class for 12 
blooms, 6 dissimilar, Mr. Campbell, Florist, Blantyre, 
was first with Pandora, Boiard, two very fine blooms 
of this variety, Leah, Minerva, Mrs. Campbell, a 
fine variety, Mrs J. Minty, Godfrey, Emmeline, 
with fine broad petals, Grace Simon, very fine in 
colour, Device, good, and Bertha. Second, Mr. A. 
R. Brown, Handsworth, with Bessie, two blooms, 
Amy, a small bloom but very rich in colour, 
Minerva (also the premier red), Emerald, Modesty, 
with very broad petals, Empress of India, Bertha, 
fine, Zoe, Godfrey, and Harry Hooper. Third, Mr. 
S. Barlow. Fourth, Mr. C. F. Thurstan. 
Class 2, 6 dissimilar. First, Mr. Campbell, with 
Boiard, Minerva, John Drake, five. Princess of 
Wales, Emmeline, and Modesty. Second, Mr 
Thurstan, with Boiard, Modesty, Duke of York, 
Ada Louise, and a fine seedling. Third, Mr. 
Edwards, Blackley, near Manchester. Fourth, Mr. 
Barlow. Fifth, Mr. Beswick, Middleton. 
Class 3, 6 blooms, 3 at least dissimilar. First, Mr. 
Brown, with Emerald, Bertram, (2) Amy and (2) 
Bertha. Second, Mr. Barlow. Third, Mr. 
Edwards. Fourth, Mr. Thurstan. Fifth, Mr. 
Taylor. 
Class 4, 3 blooms, 1 red laced, 1 purple laced, and 
1 black and white. First, Mr. Taylor, with Miss 
Pomroy, black and vhite, Alderman Thorpe, and 
seedling. Second, Mr. Edwards, with Boiard, 
Modest}', and seedling. Third, Mr. Thurstan. 
Fourth, Mr. Bartley. Fifth, Mr. Barlow. 
Single blooms. —Purple laced. First, Mr. 
Campbell, with a very fine Boiard. Second, ditto, 
with Emmeline. Third, Mr. Cliff, with Boiard. 
Fourth, Mr. Brown, with Bertha. Fifth, Mr. 
Taylor, with a seedling. Sixth, Mr. Barlow, with 
James Thurstan. 
Red laced. —First, Mr. Campbell, with Clara. 
Second, Mr. Brown, with a small bloom of Amy. 
Third, Mr. Campbell, with Amy. Fourth, Mr. 
Brown, with Modesty. Fifth, Mr. Thurstan, with 
Empress of India. Sixth, Mr. Barlow, with Mrs. 
Dark. 
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THE ROSERY. 
August should be a busy month among the Roses. 
Stale blooms should be removed as soon as possible, 
to throw more strength and quality into the autumn 
flowers of such varieties as produce a good second 
or third crop. The removal of the stale blossoms 
will also benefit those Roses which grow extra 
vigorously and flower so freely from their long 
growths the following summer. These extra strong 
sorts should be pruned now, and much more benefit 
will accrue from summer pruning than if left until 
the usual time in spring. 
I am alluding to those of the Gloire de Diion type 
among the Tea-scented, and Madame Gabrielle 
Luizet, Ulrich Brunner, etc., among the hybrid 
perpetuals. It is now generally accepted that these 
sorts are often too severely pruned in the spring. In 
short, they do not need any knifing at that time if 
properly treated now. As it is only the well- 
matured and long growths that throw the wonderful 
display of blooms that the majority of these varieties 
carry each summer, it behoves us to see that these 
growths are fostered and properly cared for. By re¬ 
moving the growth that has flowered and which is 
now comparatively useless, we shall be concentrating 
the whole strength of the plant into the young and 
long shoots that are rapidly forming for next sea¬ 
son’s use. If not removed now, these growths 
would need to have the greater portion of them cut 
away early in the spring ; and this would be waste 
of strength. 
It is just the same, whether they are being grown 
inbedsfor pegging down, on walls and fences, or tied 
up to arches and pillars, the system of summer 
pruning is equally beneficial. Not only do you con¬ 
centrate the strength and energy of the plant where 
most required, but you also afford the wood much 
greater facilities for becoming well matured, as more 
light and air has access to the wood. 
Budding is another operation that ought to be at¬ 
tended to at once, if the buds are to become properly 
" set " or callused to the stock. A word or two upon 
the carrying out of this operation may be acceptable 
to some. Let the stock, and also the portion of Rose 
wood you intend obtaining the eyes or buds from, 
be of as nearly the same stage of ripeness as possible, 
about half grown and ripened is best. Take great 
care that the seat or foot of the bud is well down, or 
it will be likely to starve and die from not being able 
to rest in direct contact with the alburnum of the 
stock. Do the whole operation cleanly, firmly, and 
without the least bruising or rough usage. Continue 
to secure any loose shoots of Roses that are growing 
strongly, or they may run the risk of being whipped 
out with wind and heavy rains.— Experience. 
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MOSELEY BOTANIC 
GARDEN, BIRMINGHAM. 
Formerly this was a large educational college, which 
had been unoccupied for six years until just recently. 
It is beautifully situated in twenty acres of well- 
wooded grounds, but is now converted into a place 
for recreation of a somewhat high class character, 
and a Rose show on an extensive scale was the 
