August 20, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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FLORICULTURE. 
Manchester Carnation and Picotee Show. 
On Saturday the 13th inst. the annual exhibition of 
the Northerners took place at the Botanic Gardens, 
Manchester, and resulted in a very good display of 
blooms, the Picotees especially being very fine. In 
the class for Twelve Carnations, dissimilar : 
Mr. T. Lord, Todmorden, was 1st with a fine lot of 
blooms, including Master Fred, Mercury, James 
Douglas, Bruce Findlay, C.B., very fine; Wm. 
Skirving, Sybil, Admiral Curzon (also Premier), 
J. D. Hextall, Master Stanley, seedling R.F., fine ; 
Dan Godfrey, and Robert Houlgrave; 2nd, Mr. R. 
Sydenham, Birmingham, with Master Fred, Gordon 
Lewis, Sarah Payne, Sportsman, Alismonde, Edward 
Adams, Thalia, Joseph Lakin, William Skirving, 
Lovely Mary, George Melville, and Admiral Curzon ; 
3rd, Mr. A. R. Brown, Birmingham, with Edward 
Adams, Fanny Hudson, R. Thomson, J. D. Hextall, 
Squire Whitbourn, Sportsman, C. H. Herbert, 
Alismond, Robert Houlgrave, Sarah Payne, Biddy 
Malone, and Richard Beasley ; 4th, Mr. J. Whitham, 
Hebdin Bridge; 5th, Messrs. Thomson & Co., 
Birmingham ; 6th, Mr. H. Geggie, Bury, Lancashire. 
For Six Carnations, dissimilar : 1st, Mr. Crossley 
Head, Hebdin Bridge, with J. D. Hextall, Sybil, 
Dan Godfrey, Mayor of Nottingham, Master Fred, 
and Robert Houlgrave; 2nd, Mr. C. F. Thurstan, 
Wolverhampton, with James Merry weather, Ivanhoe, 
Crista Galli, Wm. Skirvipg, Sir Garnet Wolseley, 
and Robert Houlgrave; 3rd, Mr. J. Bleackley, 
Whitefields ; 4th, Mr. J. Edwards, Manchester; 5th, 
Mr. S. Barlow ; 6th, Mr. C. Thornley, Middleton ; 
7th, Mr. W. Bacon, Derby ; 8th, Mr. W. Taylor, 
Middleton. 
For Twelve Picotees, dissimilar, there was 
an excellent display of first-class blooms ; 1st, 
Messrs. Thomson & Co , Birmingham, with Little 
Phil, Henry, very fine; Nellie, Campanini, Thomas 
William, a superb bloom ; Mrs. A. Chancellor, also 
very fine ; Dr. Huxley, a seedling, medium rose edged, 
with great refinement ; Mrs. Sharp, John Smith, 
Constance Heron, Elizabeth, and Brunette ; 2nd, Mr. 
R. Sydenham, with Dr. Epps, Little Phil, Favorite, 
Lakin’s Ne Plus Ultra, a very fine new bright heavy 
red edge ; Amy Robsart, Ann Lord, Norman Carr, 
Zerlina, Mrs. Gorton, Mrs. Sharp, Mary, and Lady 
Holmesdale, a fine lot of blooms; 3rd, Mr. T. Lord; 
4th, Mr. A. R. Brown ; 5th, Mr. A. W. Jones, Bir¬ 
mingham ; 6th, Mr. H. Geggie. 
For Six Picotees, dissimilar : 1st, Mr. Thurstan, 
with Zerlina, a splendid bloom, and very pure (also 
the Premier Picotee), Edith Dombrain, Thomas 
William, Mrs. Rudd, Morning Star, and Nymph ; 
2nd, Mr. J. Edwards, with J. B. Bryant, Little Phil, 
Daisy, Clara Penson, Mrs. Edwards, and Jessie ; 3rd, 
Mr. J. Bleackley ; 4th, Mr. W. Bacon ; 5th, Mr. C. 
Head ; 6th, Mr. T. Thornley ; 7th, Mr. W. Bacon ; 
8th, Mr. Taylor. 
For Twelve Selfs, not more than two blooms of 
any variety : 1st, Messrs. Thomson & Co., Birming¬ 
ham, with a very fine stand of blooms, viz.:—Seed¬ 
ling rosy-purple, Germania, Gilbert, Blushing Bride, 
Adrian, Negress, Gladys, Mrs. Fred, Mrs. J. 
Chamberlain, a lovely salmon self (2 blooms), and 
Aurora; 2nd, Mr. A. R. Brown, with Purple 
Empress, Mrs. Fred, Germania, King of Purples, 
Mrs. Muir; Ruby, Matador, Scarlet Queen, Vothus ; 
3rd, Mr. J. Edwards. 
Six Self Carnations, not more than two flowers 
of one sort : 1st, Mr. A. W. Jones, with Germania, 
two blooms and very fine ; Gladys, Emma Lakin, and 
Mrs. Maclaren ; 2nd, Mr. W. Kenyon ; 3rd, Mr. W. 
Bacon ; 4th, Mr. J. Bleackley. 
For Twelve Fancy and Yellow-ground Varie¬ 
ties, not more than two blooms of one sort : 1st, 
Messrs. Thomson & Co., with an exceedingly fine lot 
of blooms of A. W. Jones, 12 blooms, Countess of 
Jersey, Dodwell's 152, TerraCotta, Victory, Schleiben, 
Mrs. Robert Sydenham, the finest of all the yellow- 
grounds ; Monsow, a fine new German variety, 
Dodwell's 166, Madame Van Houtte, and Benary's 
F. A. Haage; 2nd, Mr. A. R. Brown with Lord 
Rendlesham, Mrs. R. Sydenham (2), Victory, Maud, 
Sparkler, Brockhaus, Schleiben, Duke of Albany, A. 
W. Jones, and Terra Cotta ; 3rd, Mr. B. Simonite, 
Sheffield. For Six Fancies :—1st, Mr. R. Sydenham, 
with Janira, Lord Redlesham, Victory, Schleiben, 
and two others ; 2nd, Mr. A. W. Jones. 
Single Blooms. —Scarlet Bizarres : Mr. T. Lord 
1st, with Robert Houlgrave; 2nd with Master 
Stanley ; and 3rd and 4th with Adml. Curzon ; 5th, 
Mr. A. R. Brown with George. Crimson Bizarres: 
Mr. T. Lord, 1st and 2nd with Master Fred ; 3rd and 
5th, Mr. Sydenham, with the same; 4th, Mr. J.Whit¬ 
ham, with J. D. Hextall. Pink and Purple Bizarre : 
Mr. T. Lord 1st and 3rd with his fine seedling Bruce 
Findlay, and 4th with Wm. Skirving; 2nd 
and 5th, Mr. Sydenham with Sarah Payne. 
Scarlet Flake : Mr. A. R.' Brown, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 
4th, with Sportsman ; Mr. T. Lord, 5th, with Tom 
Lord. Rose Flake : Mr. Ben Simonite, 1st and 2nd, 
with his fine seedling J. P. Sharp; 3rd, Mr. Lord, 
with Sybil; 4th, Mr. R. Sydenham, with Thalia; 
5th, Mr. J. Bleackley, with Thalia. Purple Flake : 
1st, Mr. Brown, with Squire Whitbourn ; 2nd and 
4th, Mr. Bleackley, with Dr. Foster; 3rd, Mr. Syden¬ 
ham, with Gordon Lewis; 5th, Messrs. Thomson & 
Co., with same. Heavy Red-edged Picotee: 1st, 
Mr. Brown, with John Smith, and 2nd, with Mary 
Anstiss; 3rd, Messrs. Thomson & Co., with Dr. 
Epps ; 4th, Mr. Jones ; and 5th, Mr. Sydenham, with 
John Smith. Light Red Edge : 1st. Mr. Brown, with 
Thomas William ; 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th, Mr. Jones, 
with same. Heavy Purple Edge : 1st, Mr. Thur- 
stans, with Zerlina; 2nd, Mr. Sydenham, with 
Muriel; 3rd and 4th, Mr. Jones, with Calypso and 
Muriel ; 5th, Mr. Brown, with Muriel. Light Pur¬ 
ple Edge : 1st, Mr. Jones, with Clara Penson: 2nd, 
Mr. Brown, with Sylvia; 3rd, Mr. Sydenham, with 
Ann Lord; 4th, Mr. Brown, with Elizabeth; 5th, 
Mr. Bleackley, with Mary. Heavy Rose or Scarlet 
Edge: 1st, Mr. Jones, with Campanini; 2nd Mr. 
Brown, with same, and 3rd, with Little Phil; 4th, 
Messrs. Thomson, with Campanini; 5th, Mr. Giggie, 
with seedling. Light Rose or Scarlet Edge : 1st 
3rd and 4th, Messrs. Thomson, with Nellie ; 2nd, 
Mr. Bleackley, with Thalia; 5th, Mr. Jones, with 
Mrs. Payne. 
Premiers. —Carnation: Adml. Curzon, shown by 
Mr. T. Lord. Picotee : Zerlina, shown by Mr. C. 
F. Thurstan. 
Certificates were awarded to Mr. B. Simonite for 
Carnation J. P. Sharp, R.F., and to Mr. T. Lord for 
Carnation Bruce Findlay, P. and P.B. 
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THE ROSERY. 
A Novel Method of Propagating Roses. 
In this instance it is not merely the novelty of the 
thing that commends itself, but the great success 
which results that is the greatest commendation. So 
much has been said from time to time on the propa¬ 
gation of the “ Queen of flowers," that one would 
almost suppose that nothing more could be said. 
However that may be, new fields are constantly pre¬ 
senting themselves, new inquiries being introduced, 
and new discoveries made. So in this case a 
discovery has been made, whether new or not I 
cannot tell, but certainly novel, and successful. 
After the flowering season, that is, after the first 
blooms are over out of doors, select anv perfectly 
matured growth which may be suitable for making 
into a cutting. Detach this with a sharp knife, 
giving a clean cut, and with a good heel ; split the 
cutting from the base upwards through the middle 
for about half-an-inch and around this tie a ball of 
sphagnum, in bulb about the size of a pullet's egg. 
This done, thoroughly moisten the same by dipping 
it in water, then lay under a shrub or in any other 
sheltered position where the sun's rays will not come 
in contact with them and dry them up. In a few 
weeks’ time the cuttings will have rooted, without 
receiving any further attention, and the roots will 
appear visible through the sides of the ball of moss. 
At this stage they may be either potted or planted 
out of doors according to the requirements of the 
case. 
Another successful method, and one which is to be 
highly recommended, is as follows :—Prepare the 
cuttings as just described, but instead of laying them 
under a bush or elsewhere, as previously suggested, 
plunge them in a bed of cocoa-nut fibre in a frame or 
propagating case. Keep this close until the cuttings 
are rooted, only removing the lights morning and 
evening for the purpose of removing the accumulated 
moisture from the glass. Whilst in here they will 
Deed no water whatever, as the balls will have been 
well moistened before being plunged; after a few 
weeks they will commence to grow. This will be a 
sign that the roots are moving. Before these 
penetrate the balls of moss and enter the fibre in 
which they are plunged remove the cuttings and pot 
them into 3-in. pots in a suitable compost Keep 
them close for a few days and then gradually harden 
off as the roots lay hold of the soil. 
Plants struck according to this method in the 
autumn will with proper treatment make very useful 
little pot plants next season. This same practice may 
be adopted with spring cuttings, and these if well 
attended to will make very useful plants for flowering 
under glass late in the season. 
I know not whether this method is generally known 
and practised, but am under the impression that it is 
not. It certainly does involve a little more trouble 
in the first instance than the old orthodox method, 
but the results are, so far as my experience goes, 
more satisfactory, and on these grounds I mention 
the facts here and commend them to those who have 
not previously heard of the method, being of opinion 
that such experiences are always worth knowing, and 
what better way of disseminating them than through 
the horticultural press ? Should any reader of these 
lines decide to try the methods herein described, 
kindly report results. Knowledge on such subjects 
is always worth the gathering, and the writer is as 
anxious to learn as the most enquiring.— C. H. B. 
Market Peas. — A considerable number of varieties 
of Peas that are mostly grown to some extent for 
market purposes, and some of them largely, may be 
seen in the Bedfont seed grounds of Mr. R. Dean, 
Ranelagh Road, Ealing. To be suitable for this 
work they should be dwarf, as no stakes are used. 
This in itself, however, seems to retard growth con¬ 
siderably, and the dry nature of the season, together 
with the stiff nature of the soil at Bedfont, has made 
the haulm shorter than usual The rows of Peas are 
earthed up on one side only in spring, so that the 
stems lie upon one side of the line only. This 
secures regularity, and prevents the kinds from get¬ 
ting mixed. 
Pride of the Market grows about 12 in. high, and 
has stout, slightly curved, well filled pods, and 
naturally requires no staking. A better looking Pea 
is Fame, no doubt, with pods 3 in. to 3Jin. long, 
slightly compressed, glaucous, and well filled with 
six to eight seeds. An excellent cropper is Triumph, 
with large pods, and suitable for market garden pur¬ 
poses, as it requires no staking. The same may be 
said of Veitch’s Perfection, which is very largely 
grown in the neighbourhood as a late Pea. Even 
without staking it produces well-filled pods 3 in. to 
3J in. long. Another useful sort is Heroine, with stout 
pale green pods of the same length as those of the 
last named, bearing about eight seeds in each. As 
all the varieties are grown for seed they were mostly 
past the stage at which their merits and appearance 
for exhibition purposes could be judged. 
When grown as Peas usually are in private gardens 
and supplied with stakes, the variety named Giant 
White Marrow grows 6 ft. or 7 ft. high, but as grown 
here without stakes and in heavy soil they are about 
5 ft. high. The pods are 3 in. to 4 in. long, light 
green and contain six to eight Peas of sweet and fine 
quality. In a favourable season they would of 
course make more growth and produce larger pods. 
Quite different is Middlesex Hero, which varies 
from 1 ft. to 3 ft. high, bearing flattened pods 3 in. 
to 4 in. long, well filled with six to nine seeds. It is 
therefore well adapted for market purposes and 
bears well A blue wrinkled Pea of fine flavour is 
Shropshire Hero, growing 2 ft. or 3 ft. high, and 
bearing six or seven seeds in pods about 3 in..long, 
The latter are compactly filled and would doubtless 
under more favourable conditions as to soil and 
moisture produce larger pods. As a whole the 
above, if we except Giant White Marrow, are well 
suited for growing in the fields without the aid of 
stakes. The last-named would make a useful late 
Pea of excellent quality for private establishments, 
while the others would be useful for those having 
gardens of limited extent. 
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The Drought and Forest Fires in Algeria. — 
Official statistics show that the damage caused by 
the recent forest fires in the vicinity of Orleansville 
and Saida was very considerable. The fears for the 
vintage crop have also unhappily proved too well 
founded, it being computed that the damage caused 
by the drought to the vineyards will entail the 
complete loss of half the estimated crop. 
