The gardening world 
September 1, 1900. 
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have been undertaken by the firm in question on 
their bulb farm at Rush, Co. Dublin, where an 
immense and unexpected success has attended the 
culture of Tulips, Narcissi, &c. 
DARWIN TULIPS. 
It appears that the origin of this strain of Tulipa 
gesneriana extends away back to i860, the seeds 
having been sown between that year and 1872 
amongst certain Flemish growers in French 
Flanders, in one family of which the process of 
selection had been going on for more than a century. 
To state the case plainly, they are simply a vigorous 
strain of seedling Tulips, generally spoken of by 
growers as breeders, a term used by florists to indi- 
cate the primary and self colours that appear in the 
seedling, and continue till the flowers become 
broken or rectified into flamed and feathered markings 
Very few have a desire that these Darwin Tulips 
should ever become rectified because the self 
colours are simple, beautiful, and highly effective in 
masses for bedding purposes. The varieties are 
very numerous, and exist in nearly all the colours 
newer strain of the Darwin race, having been 
derived from them by becoming broken or rectified 
into striped and blotched flowers, the darker colours 
being arranged on a white groundwork. Although 
these flowers occur amongst the Darwin Tulips 
they are not very plentiful, and differ from the recti¬ 
fied forms of the English amateur Tulips. They 
have been selected and collected by Messrs. E. H. 
Krelage & Son. 
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SOCIETIES. 
SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL.— 
August 22 nd, 23 yd. 
This famous horticultural exhibition, better known 
as Shrewsbury Show, was being held as we went to 
press last week, and too late for us to receive details. 
The Shrewsbury Sbow is the best horticultural 
exhibition in the United Kingdom, barr the Temple 
Show perhaps, and in fruit and vegetables of course, 
it beats the Temple display. The amount offered in 
prizes this year, in hard cash alone, was £1,000, and 
there were many Gold and Silver Medals. 
and has donated as much as £5,840 for improve¬ 
ments and to Shrewsbury charities, since its 
inception. 
The judges, as our report proves, were numerous, 
and included many of the best known horticulturists. 
They were as follows : — 
Plants (Class I. to XXIII.).—Mr. J. Hudson, 
V.M.H., gardener to Messrs, de Rothschild, Gunners- 
bury ; and Mr. Ranger (R. Ker & Sons), Aigburth 
Nurseries, Liverpool. 
Bouquets, Cut Flowers, &c. (Classes XXIV. to 
XL., except XXXVII. and XXXVIII.).— Mr. Turner, 
V.M.H., Royal Nurseries, Slough ; and Mr. J. 
Wright, V.M.H., editor Journal of Horticulture. 
Cut Flowers (Classes XXXVII. and XXXVIII., 
and XLI. to LXVIII.).—Mr. R. Dean, V.M.H., 
Ealing, London ; and Mr. James Douglas, V.M.H., 
Edenside, Great Bookham. 
Collection of Fruit (Class LXXII.). — Mr. Owen 
Thomas,V.M.H.,gardener to H M.the Queen ; Mr.W. 
Crump, V.M.H., gardener to the Earl of Beauchamp, 
Madresfield Court ; and Mr. P. Blair, gardener to the 
Duke of Sutherland, Trentham 
Dessert Tables (Classes LXXIV. and DXXV.).— 
Field of Narcissus poeticus at Rush, Co. Dublin (See p. 10). 
•for which Tu'.ips are noted. From the most delicate 
pink they range through deep pink to rose, purple, 
scarlet, crimson, and black. La Tulipe Noire, or 
the Black Tulip, is considered as black as any flower 
in the vegetab'e kingdom. On the other hand, a 
pure white variety has not yet made its appearance, 
though we have seen a French gray or French 
white variety. They are of the easiest culture in 
any good garden soil, and are admirable for produc¬ 
ing a late display in the open greund. Messrs. E. 
H. Krelage & Sod, Haarlem, Holland, who placed 
the illustration of a group of them at our disposal, 
and who grow them very extensively, tell us that 
they prove admirable for forcing. We have seen 
them grown both in the open and ia pots, those 
grown by the latter method of culture being very 
attractive. In the open they flower in May, being, 
therefore, well adapted for late work, and after the 
early bedding varieties are over. They are also 
taller and of very vigorous constitution, being better 
adapted for general cultivation than the florists’ 
Tulips proper. The lighter colours are, in our 
opinion, the most handsome and effective for out¬ 
door culture and bedding. Rembrandt Tulips are a 
The entries were more numerous than heretofore, 
falling as they did, the space of six huge marquees. 
Everything was of the very highest standard, quite 
a revelation to many and a great delight to all who 
are striving to obtain the best and the best only. 
Fortunately though the weather was showery and 
unpropitious, the attendance was '* crushing,” and 
we can use no more fitting word. Every reader of 
any gardening paper knows the names of the two 
hon. secretaries, Mr. H. W. Adnitt, and Mr. W. W. 
Naunton, who are the chief workers in all that 
pertains to the yearly preparations which the 
exhibition entails. The late show was the twenty- 
sixth that has been held in the beautiful Quarry 
grounds at Shrewsbury. From what the exhibitions 
were a quarter of a century ago, and to what they 
are now, how great a stride has been made. 11 Truth 
to tell," as a daily paper aptly remarks, " the 
exhibition is now too big for it to be possible to com¬ 
pare with confidence the merits of one year’s 
display with another.” The entries in the 199 classes 
were about 3,000, including 500 bunches of Grapes. 
Last year the society's receipts amounted to £4,739 
(fancy that !),but the society has been very benevolent 
Mr. N. F. Barnes, gardener to the Duke of West¬ 
minster, Eaton Hall ; and Mr. J. W McHattie, 
gardener to the Duke of Wellington, Strathfieldsaye. 
Grape Classes (Classes LXXVI. to XC. and 
CVII., CVIII. and CIX.).—Mr. W. Speed, V.M.H., 
gardener to Lord Penrhyn, Penrhyn Castle ; and 
Mr .J. Louden, gardener to Col. Barnes, The 
Quinta 
Fruit Classes (Classes XCI. to CVI.).—Mr. E. 
Gilman, gardener to the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton 
Towers ; and Mr. J. Wallis, Woore, Staffordshire. 
Vegetables —Mr. A. Dean, 62, Richmond Road, 
Kingston, and Mr. N. H. Pownall, gardener to F. 
Wright, Esq., Lenton Hall, Notts. (Classes CX. to 
CXIV ) ; Mr. J. Lambert, gardener to the Earl of 
Powis, Powis Castle, Welshpool, and Mr. H. W. 
Ward, Rayleigh Nurseries, Rayleigh (Classes CXV. 
to CXXVII.) ; Mr. R. Milner, gardener to Miss 
Talbot, Penrice Castle, Glamorgan, and Mr. F. W. 
Roderick, gardener to R. Myddleton, Esq., Chirk 
Castle (Classes CXXVIII to CXLVII.). 
Wild Flowers.—Mr. W. Beacall, Shrewsbury ; Mr. 
T. P. Blunt, Shrewsbury ; and the Rev. W. Serjeant- 
son, Acton, Burnell. 
