July 26, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
745 
Thurstan, of Wolverhampton ; fifth, Mr. W. Prescott, of 
Mostyu. In the class for six blooms of not less than 
three varieties, Mr. S. Barlow was first with two blooms 
Border Carnations. 
Rosalind. —The white ground colour of this variety 
is almost obliterated by the dense mottlings of carmine 
and crimson that are about equally distributed over the 
whole flower. As a border flower it is bright enough 
and sufficiently characteristic to find favour with lovers 
of that class of plants. 
Mr. Samuel Barlow ; the premier red laced, Modesty, 
from Mr. Campbell. 
The class for a miscellaneous collection of Pinks of 
all types was an interesting one, and brought two good 
stands. Mr. Thomas Walkenden, Moorside Nursery, 
Sale, was first with a capital collection, having of white 
Pinks, William Brownhill (with a stout shelldike 
petal), Mrs. Sinkins, Fimbriata alba, and seedlings ; 
of laced, Progress, Emmeline, and seedlings ; and of 
border varieties, Linley Walkenden, Souvenir de Sale, 
and some seedlings. Mr. Samuel Barlow was second 
with nice bunches of George Hodgkinson, Mrs. Darke, 
Boiard, Mrs. Thurstan, Frank Simonite, Brown’s 
Heavy Red, the Old White Pink, Lakin’s Seedling 
White, and some good bunches of the ruby-coloured 
mule Pink, Napoleon III. 
First Class Certificates of Merit were awarded to 
Mr. T. Walkenden for Pinks, Souveuir de Sale, pinkish 
lilac, very pretty and attractive, and said to be a 
vigorous grower, a charming border variety ; Linley 
Walkenden, white, delicately tinted with blush in the 
centre, finely-formed stout petals ; Progress, white, 
with delicate pink lacings ; and William Brownhill, 
pure white.— R. D. 
marked kinds, independently of the numerous varieties 
or forms which frequently pass muster as distinct 
species. The herbaceous leafy stems of B. Arcticus 
Types of Carnations and Picotees A, Heavy-edged Picotee. B, Yellow-ground Picotee. C, Self Carnation (Wiiitf.) Emma Bakin. 
D, Scarlet Bizarre, Robert Houlgrave. 
each of Mrs. Darke and Brown’s Heavy Red. one of 
Boiard, and one unnamed ; second, Mr. F. Morton, 
Wolverhampton, with two blooms of George Hodgkinson, 
Boiard, Henry Hooper, Mrs. Darke and Clipper. In 
the class for three blooms, one a purple, one a red-laced, 
and one white and black, there was no competition. 
In the class for single blooms of purple laced Pinks 
Mr. Barlow swept the deck, for he was first, second 
and fourth with Boiard, third with Henry Hooper, and 
fifth with George Hodgkinson. In the class for red 
laced Mr. Tom Lord was first and second with Bertram, 
and fourth with Modesty ; Mr. Barlow second and 
fifth with Mrs, Darke. 
The premier purple laced Pink was Boiard, from 
Rowena. —The flowers of this variety are of medium 
size, and of a fine glowing scarlet. The petals are flat 
and slightly dentate round the upper end. A mass of 
it must be very effective on account of its rich colour. 
Both were exhibited by Mr. R. Dean, Ealing, at the 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, held at 
Chiswick on July 22nd, and received Awards of Merit 
as border Carnations. 
-- 
THE ARCTIC BRAMBLE. 
It seems rather paradoxical to speak of an herbaceous 
plant as a Bramble ; but it is convenient to use the term 
for the species pf Rubus, which number about 100 well- 
grow to a height of G ins.—occasionally over and 
frequently under that figure. The flowers are of a 
warm rosy red, and produced singly at the top of the 
shoots ; they are followed by bronzy reddish-coloured 
fruits that fade to an amber hue when mature, 
and besides being ornamental they are also delicious to 
eat. 
The most suitable place for the plant is a half-shaded 
position in a peat bed, and if it can be accommodated 
in such a place near the rockery, its quaintness will be 
all the more appropriate, and it will be all the more 
admired. It is a native of Britain in alpine places, 
and is widely disseminated over the Arctic regions 
of both hemispheres. 
