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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 30,1894, 
FLiORICOliTUt^E. 
National Ro e Society. 
The first Rose show of the season, held at the Drill 
Hall on Tuesday was much inferior to those of the 
last two or three years, and as a foretaste of what is 
to follow cannot be said to indicate a particularly 
brilliant season. It showed us that the Colchester 
growers, Messrs. Benjamin and Frank Cant, with 
hybrid perpetuals, and Mr. George Prince, of 
Oxford with Teas, were once more in form, but not 
much more as to the prospects of the different 
exhibitors. 
In the nurserymen's class for two dozen single 
blooms of H. P.'s, the awards went to Mr. 
Benjamin and Mr. Frank Cant in the order named, 
the first named having very good blooms of Thomas 
Mills, Etienne Levet, General Jacquiminot, Ulrich 
Brunner, Jeannie Dickson, Her Majesty, Gustave 
Peganean, Annie Laxton, and Mrs. John Laing, &c. 
In the corresponding class for amateurs, the premier 
award went to the Rev. H. A. Berners, Harkstead 
Rectory, Ipswich, who had good blooms of Gustave 
Piganean, Madame Lacharme, Dupuy Jamain, 
Heinrich Schultheis, Horace Vernet, Marie 
Baumann, Madame Marie Cointett, &c., and the 
second award was taken by R. L. Knight, Esq., 
Sittingbourne. The best twenty-four trebles also 
came from Mr. B. R. Cant, Mr. Frank Cant being 
second, and Messrs. Paul & Son third, the leading 
blooms shown by the first-named being of Etienne 
Levet, Gustave Piganean, Dupuy Jamain, Margaret 
Dickson, Captain Hayward, Marie Baumann, Com- 
tesse de Nadaillac, Duke of Edinburgh, Lady Mary 
Fitzwilliam, Cleopatra Magna Charta, A. K. 
Williams, Ulrich Brunner, &c. 
Mr. George Prince was in fine form with Teas and 
was well first in several classes. In his twenty-four 
singles he had Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir 
d'Elise Vardon, Cleopatra, Souvenir de S. A. 
Prince, Madame Cusin, Marie Van Houtte, Madame 
de Watteville, Innocente Pirola and Madame Lam¬ 
bert. His twenty-four trebles were exceedingly 
good, and included a trio of Comtesse de Nadaillac 
that would be hard to beat at any time, fine deep 
blooms of a rich saffron yellow colour. Souvenir 
de S. A. Prince, Cleopatra, Amazone, Princess of 
Wales, Marechal Niel, Rubens, etc. Mr. Frank 
Cant was second in both classes. With twelve blooms 
of any one Tea, Mr. Geo. Prince was first with a box 
of Comtesse de Nadaillac, which was the bright 
particular feature of the show, and with six blooms 
of the same variety the Rev. H. E. Berners also 
secured a premier award. The Rev. J. H. Pember¬ 
ton, Havering-atte-Bower, had the best dozen single 
Teas ; and J. C. Tasker, Esq., Brentwood, the best 
two dozen. 
The Southern Pink Society. 
The Southern lovers of the the sweet-smelling Pink 
who promoted the .show at the Drill Hall, West¬ 
minster, on Tuesday had much reason to be gratified 
with the results of their efforts, for although their 
were only four competitions, their combined con¬ 
tributions made a representative and interesting 
little display for the season, and it is so long since 
we have seen even a decent stand of blooms of the 
laced varieties at a London Show, we are not with, 
out hope that another year's work on the part of the 
executive will lead to a more extended display, and 
be the means of encouraging amateurs once more to 
take these charming flowers in hand. 
The best twelve laced Pinks came from Mr 
Charles Turner, Slough, and consisted of Boiard, 
Zoe, Device, Captivation, Bessie, Maggie, Lustre, 
Princess Louise, Eurydice, and two seedlings. Mr. 
F. Hooper, Widcombe Hill. Bath, who was second, 
had Boiard, Modesty, Ne Plus Ultra, Mrs B. Wynne, 
Robert Stafford, John Dorrington, Prince Frederick, 
Fred Hooper, Rosey Morn, Henry Hooper, and two 
seedlings. Mr. B. Ladhams, Shirley, Southampton 
was third. With twelve laced blooms, not less than 
six distinct, Mr. C. Turner was also first, showing 
Princess Louise, Bessie, Lustre, Zoe, Boiard, The 
Rector, Emerald, Device, etc. ; and Mr. F. Hooper 
who was again second, had Boiard, Modesty, 
Victory, Rosy Morn, Ne Plus Ultra, etc. Mr. B. 
Ladhams, was third. Mr. Turner had also the best 
six blooms distinct in Princess Louise, Boiard, 
Device, Bertha, and two seedlings. Mr. Fred 
Hooper being here again second and Mr. Ladhams 
third, the former having Boiard, Modesty, Ne Plus 
Ultra, Victoria, Rosy Morn, and a seedling. The 
same exhibitors also secured the awards in the 
order named for six blooms, not less than three 
dissimilar. In the single bloom classes Mr. Turner 
secured all the prizes for purple laced varieties with 
Device, a seedling and Zoe, and was second for red 
laced with Boiard, Mr. Hooper being first and third 
with Boiard and Bertram. Mr. Hooper took the 
premier award for three blooms of a seedling laced 
variety, not in commerce, .with Mrs. B. Wynne a 
very promising, bright heavily laced red ; and the 
premiers both \xent to Mr. Turner, for Device, 
purple, and Boiard, red. 
^ The border varieties were again a prominent 
feature, and in this section "Mr, B. Ladhams' well 
held his own. His first prize collection of a dozen 
bunches were exceedingly good and well set up, and 
included such sorts as Charles, Queen of the South, 
Lizzie Duval, Her Majesty, Ellen Homewood Mac- 
crome, Ernest Ladhams &c. Mr. Fred Hooper was 
second with Her Majesty, Mrs. Barlow, Blue Gown, 
Louisa White, Mrs. Martin Sutton, and Mrs. Lakin ; 
and Mr. R. Dean, Ranelagh Road, Ealing, who was 
third, had Juno, Delight, Rosy Circle, Venus, Alba 
Magna, Clove Pink, and Mrs. Thomas McCorrie. 
With six bunches Mr. B. Ladhams was also first, 
showing Charles, Ernest Ladhams, Jane Duval, 
Queen of the.South, &c. Mr. Hooper being second, 
and Mr. R. Dean third. The same exhibitors also 
secured the awards with single bunches of any 
coloured variety, and in the same order, the winning 
varieties being Ernest Ladhams, Blue Gown, and 
Annie Bolton. The best bunch of a white variety 
came from Mr. Turner, an exceedingly fine set of 
blooms of Her Majesty; Mr. B. Ladhams being 
second with the same sterling variety ; and Mr. R. 
Dean third with the very neat Snowflake. Mr. 
Ladhams and Mr. Dean also materially helped the 
show with contributions of miscellaneous collec¬ 
tions. 
Scottish Pansy Society. 
The jubilee show of the Scottish Pansy Society was 
held on Friday, the 22nd inst., in the Oddfellows' 
Hall, Edinburgh. The adverse weather during the 
last few weeks was rather unfortunate for the com¬ 
petitors, and must have given many of them con¬ 
siderable pain and trouble, and probably kept a few 
exhibitors from coming forward ; but no evidence 
was visible to lead one to these conclusions, for on 
every hand the excellences of the exhibits were a 
march forward on the former shows, while the dis¬ 
play and general arrangement of the exhibits re¬ 
flected very high credit upon the committee, and 
gave great satisfaction to visitors. The superinten¬ 
dents of the show were Mr. William Mackinnon, 
secretary, and the treasurer, Mr. William 
Welch. Messrs. Dicksons & Co. sent a fine collec¬ 
tion of Violas fcr exhibition only, and they also sent 
a number of plants for the decoration of the halt. 
Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons also sent a lot of plants 
for the same purpose. The fancy Pansies took the 
lead for numbers, while the show Pansies, though 
not so numerical, were exceedingly fine and meri¬ 
torious. Violas, as usual, were staged in large num¬ 
bers, and made a most attractive display. To us it 
was rather remarkable to note the different far-away 
corners from which the majority of exhibitors 
comes, and how few of the stars around the city in 
which the show was held made an appearance. 
What may be the reason of this apathy we 
will not pretend to say, suffice it that the 
Society has to be congratulated in its very 
meritorious exhibition. The enthusiasm of its 
members, from what we know, is highly commend¬ 
able, and we regret we have not space for a detailed 
account of the prize-takers, but we note that in the 
nurserymen's class, Mr. Irvine, Tignabruaich, Mr. 
John Smellie, Busby, Mr. M. Campbell, Blantyrei 
Mr. John Forbes, Hawick, Messrs. Dickson & Co., 
Edinburgh, and Mr. Lester, Rothesay, all secured 
winning tickets ; and in the gardeners' class, Mr. A. 
Borrowman, Beeslack, took the lead with show 
Pansies, while Mr. J. Lyon, Greenhall, was second 
with fancies. A First-class Certificate was given to 
Mr. A. Reid, Urie House, Stonehaven, and the 
President's prize, given to the winner of the greatest 
number of prizes, went to Mr. A. Borrowman. 
The annual dinner of the Society was held in the 
Melville Hotel in the afternoon, Mr. D. P. Laird, 
the president, in the chair ; after which, the officials 
and judges were photographed in a group in com¬ 
memoration of the jubilee show. 
Carnation Seedling. 
Mr. John Forbes, Buccleuch Nurseries, Hawick, 
sends us a seedling tree Carnation, but without 
name. He says that it has all the appearance of one 
that has come to stay, but intends to test it still 
further before sending it out to seek its fortune in the 
gardens of the many. Of the habit of the plant we 
can say nothing, but Mr. Forbes is well able to judge 
of that himself. The flower jtself is certainly 
admirable ; the calyx is long, well formed, and not 
so liable to split as if short and rounded like that of 
many popular kinds. Though perfectly full, the 
flower is by no means overcrowded with petals ; each 
of the latter is broad, rounded, almost entire at the 
margins, slightly incurved, at least by the time we 
received the flower, and of a uniform bright scarlet. 
The variety is distinctly fragrant though not power¬ 
fully so, and produces buds of large size and freely. 
Should it succeed well in winter it must, in time, 
become popular on account of its bright and pleasing 
colour, which is scarlet, and neither red nor crim¬ 
son. 
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HIBISCUS TRIONUM. 
The Bladder Ketmia (Hibiscus Trionum), more 
commonly known under the synonymous name of 
H. africanus, is one of the most beautiful of hardy 
annuals we have, and at the same time perhaps one 
of the most neglected. Possibly, as it does not 
readily submit to the same treatment accorded to 
other hardy annuals, it gets passed over and left out 
of their seed orders by gardeners as being too miffy 
a subject to be troubled with. On warm light soils 
we have had it do splendidly treated as an hardy 
annual, and sown with other like subjects where it is 
to remain, thinning the plants out from 6 in. to 9 in. 
apart; but in stiffer colder soils the seeds will often 
in wet seasons rot in the ground. Those so circum¬ 
stanced should sow it in 4-in. pots in a greenhouse 
or warm frame, and thin out to two or three plants 
in a pot and plant out during May—early in the 
month if suitable weather prevails, if not defer it for 
a week or two. This may seem to some a lot of 
trouble to take over a subject of this character, but 
in my estimation it is the most beautiful Hibiscus 
we have, not excepting the varieties of H. rosa- 
sinensis with all their dazzling brilliancy ; but while 
they are gorgeously beautiful, this is delicately so, 
and a real gem among flowers.— IF. B. G. 
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THE WILD POLYANTHA ROSE. 
The double forms have been grown for so many 
years in preference to the single one, that the latter 
has been lost sight of until recently, when it began to 
be redistributed in gardens under the name of Rosi 
polyantha simplex, to indicate that it is the single 
Polyantha Rose. The proper name is R. multiflora 
or the many flowered Rose, and Polyantha which 
means the same thing is merely a garden name. It 
is a native of China and Japan, but is very distinct 
from the China Rose, and unfortunately blooms only 
once during summer. By hybridising it with the last 
named it is possible to convert it into a perpetual 
bloomer. The flowers are very small, white and not 
unlike those of a Bramble. The profusion with 
which they are produced all along the last year's 
wood is something remarkable, and their fragrance 
delicious. The habit of the plant enables it to be 
grown as an isolated bush upon the lawn, in the 
shrubberies or upon a wall. When unsupported in 
any way the stems assume a spreading and drooping 
habit, well calculated to show off the flowers to 
advantage. When the stems are nailed to a wall, 
the short side branches grow outwards and display 
the miniature Roses equally well. A large plant 
nailed to the high wall is now in its glory in the 
Botanic Gardens, Oxford, and is the envy of all be¬ 
holders. It covers a space about 14ft. or 15ft. in 
height by 8ft. in breadth. May it be long before 
this fine garden ornament again falls into neglect and 
oblivion. Much improvement might still be effected 
by hybridising it with some of the climbing varieties 
of R. indica. 
Vines and Vine Culture.—The best book on Grapes. By 
Archibald F. Barron, Superintendent of the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Gardens, Chiswick; Secretary of the Fruit Com¬ 
mittee. Demy 8vo., Handsomely bound in Cloth. Price, 3s.; 
post free, 5s. 3d. Publisher, Gardenins World, i, Clement's 
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