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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 20, i904. 
Messrs, W. H. Goodfellow (Walsall), C. E. Rossiter, E. Kenyon, 
— Plant, and the Rev. C. A. Gottwaltz (Droitwich). 
Twelve seifs, not more than two iiowers of any one variety : 
The leading award went to Mr. A. R. Brown, who had Chaucer, 
Bamba, Gloriosa, Sappho, Bendon, Cadet, Edna Lyall, Teddy 
Galton, Milton, Jenny Gougli, and Wordsworth; other winners 
were Messrs. T. Lord, J. Edwards, C. F. Thurston, and C. F. 
Budenberg. 
Six seifs, not more than two flowers of any one variety : 
This proved a strong class, eleven competitors staging, the 
winners being Messrs. F. W. Goodfellow, C. E. Rossiter, Rev. 
C. A. Gottwaltz, Messrs. J. Brocklehurst, and W. Hancock. 
Twelve fancy or yellow ground Carnations and 1 icotees, not 
more than two flowers of one variety : Mr. G. W. Goodfellow 
was in front with Czarina, Perseus, Daniel Defoe, Mrs. iNigei, 
Voltaire, B rod nek, and Heather Bell ; other selected winners 
were Messrs. A. R. Brown, C. E. Budenberg, C. F. Thurston, 
and T. Lord. . 
Six fancy or yellow ground Carnations and 1 icotees. Jlie 
winners were Messrs. J. Brocklehurst, "W. Hancock, J. Wild, 
Disley, E. Kenyon, and the Rev. C. A. Gottwaltz. 
Carnations, single blooms, scarlet bizarre: 1st, Mr. T. Lord, 
with Robert Houlgrave ; 2nd and 3rd, Mr. J. Edwards with 
Robert Lord and Robert Houlgrave ; 4th, Mr. C. F. Budenberg ; 
5tli, Mr. J. Brocklehurst. Crimson bizarre : 1st, Mr. T. Lord, 
with Master Fred ; 2nd, Mr. E. Kenyon, with a seedling ; 3rd, 
Mr. A. R. Brown, with Agamemnon; 4th, Mr. J. Edwards, with 
J. D. H ext all; 5th, Mr. T. Lord, with same variety. 
Pink and purple bizarre : 1st and 2nd, Mr. T. Lord , 3id, 
Mr. E. C. Rossiter ; 4tli, Mr. J. Edwards, all with Sarah Payne ; 
5th, Mr. E. C. Rossiter, with W. Skirving. 
Scarlet flake: 1st, Mr. T. Lord, with Guardsman; 2nd, J. 
Edwards, with Sportsman; 3rd, Mr. T. Lord, with John 
Wonnald ; 4th, Mr. J. Edwards, with Sportsman ; 5th, Mr. J. 
Brocklehurst. 
Rose flake: 1st, Mr. J. Edwards, with Reliance; 2nd, Mr. 
E. Sale, with Mrs. T. Lord ; 3rd, Mr. E. _ C. Rossiter, with 
same variety ; 4th, Mr. J. Brocklehurst, with Lolly Vaiden, 
5th, Mr. A. R. Brown, with Mrs. T. Lord. 
Purple flake: 1st, Mr. T. Lord, with Gordon Lewis ; 2nd 
and 3rd, Mr. E. C. Rossiter, with same variety; 4tli, Mr. T. 
Lord, with George Melville ; 5th, Mr. T. Bolton, with Gordon 
Lewis. , 
Picotees, single blooms, heavy edged red : 1st, Mr. 1. Lord, 
with W. E. Dickson ; 2nd, Mr. J. Edwards, with Brunette ; 3rd, 
Mr. E. Kenyon, with Dr. Epps ; 4th, Mr. E. C. Rossiter, with 
Brunette; 5th, Mr. Plant. 
Light-edged red : 1st, Mr. J. W. Goodfellow, with Airs. 
Gorton; 2nd, Air. T. Lord, with Thomas William; 3rd, Air. 
T A Goodfellow, with Airs. Gorton ; 4th, Air. C. F. Thurston, 
same variety; 5tli, Air. E. C. Rossiter, with Thomas William. 
Heavy-edged purple: 1st, Mr. T. Lord ; 2nd, Mr. E. C. Ros¬ 
siter ; 3rd, Air. C. F. Thurston; 4th, Air. T. Lord ; 5th, Mr. 
C. F. Thurston, all staging Amy Robsart. 
Light-edged purple: 1st, Mr. F. A. Goodfellow, with Pride: 
of Leyton; 2nd, Air. J. Edwards, with Levina; 3rd and 4tli, 
Air. E. Kenyon, with Summerhill; 5th, Mr. T. Lord, with 
Harry Kenyon. 
Heavy-edged rose, scarlet or salmon: 1st, Air. 1. Lord,^with 
AV. H. Johnson ; 2nd, Mr. A. R. Brown, with same variety; 
3rd,.Air. J. Edwards, with Lady Louise; 4tli, Mr. E. Kenyon, 
with Mrs. Sharp ; 5th, Mr. G. Thornley, with Mrs. Beswick. 
Light-edged rose, scarlet, or salmon: 1st, Mr. C. F. Thurs¬ 
ton, with Lucy; 2nd, Air. A. R. Brown, same variety ; 3rd and 
4th Air. J. Edwards, with Favourite; 5th, Mr. A. R. Brown. 
The best Carnation in the whole exhibition : Mr. T. Lord 
secured the award with Alaster Fred, a crimson bizarre. 
The best Picotee in the whole exhibition : Mr. E. C. Rossiter 
scored with a chaste bloom of Thomas William, a< light-edged 
T0S6. 
Mr. AVilliam Prescott, hon. secretary and treasurer, ably 
carried out the arrangements of the show. 
The Guernsey Lily.— The above name ha.s been given to 
Nerine sarnienses, which has grown for many years with great 
success in the island of Guernsey. There is a legend that a 
ship was wrecked on the coast many years ago, when some bulbs 
were washed ashore, and, taking root, established themselves 
on the island. Whatever truth there may be in the story, it 
is unquestionable that the climate is very favourable to the 
successful cultivation of this South African bulb. The less 
the latter is disturbed the plant flowers all the better. 
Trade Notices. 
Sutton’s Bulbs. 
Why do: b-ulbous flowers, such as Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, 
etc., increase in popularity ©very year? There are many 
reasons. They are perfectly hardy and endure unharmed the 
severest, weather experienced in the United Kingdom. In open 
beds or borders the splendid coloursi, especially when displayed 
in great masses, have no equal for purity and brilliance among 
the many beautiful flowers that adorn gardens in the months 
that follow, even, in the: height of summer. Yet bulbs are 
easily forced and produce the brightest ornaments in conserva¬ 
tories, halls and rooms during the short, dull days of winter. 
And they can, be grown: in town or country by those who 
stumble over so easy a plant as Mignonette. The magnificent 
sheets of colour to be seen in public parks and gardens in the 
spring, and the attractive specimens in cottagers’ windows, 
alike prove that these flowers are available for all classes of 
tli© community. • The extent of the planting must, of course, 
be a question for the purse, while the creation of new and strik¬ 
ing effects will- always depend on individual taste and skill. 
The advantages of bulbs are suggested on glancing through 
Sutton*® Bulb Catalogue for the current year. At the present 
moment: glasshouses and gardens!are filled with rich and varied 
colours. Butt the: first touch of frost will put another com- 
pexiom on the face of Nature, and it, is one of the axioms of the 
wisiei in gardening that doing things in good time is the secret 
of success. 
Those: who: force bulbs for Christmas and festivities in the 
New Year must soon begin, to pot Romani Hyacinths, Narcissi, 
and Tulips; and, later on, when bedsi are cleared, the planting 
of Crocuses, Snowdrops and other harbingers of spring will 
follow. 
Sutton’s list abounds with good tilings, presented in orderly 
fashion, and illustrated with a great number of fine art en¬ 
gravings, which should make the task of selection quite a 
pleasure. For instance, the pages devoted to Narcissi contain 
no less than forty photographs, the majority on a reduced scale, 
but so'perfectly natural as to enable a judge of the flowers to 
recognise a good portrait. 
The admirable coloured plates of Narcissi and Tulips cannot 
fail to 'attract attention, and, as usual, the cover bears a charm¬ 
ing' and artistic design. 
O O 
Messrs. Veitch and Sons’ Bulbs. 
The excellently got-up Bulb catalogue of Messrs. James 
Veitch and Sons, Limited, Royal Exotic Nurseries, King’s 
Road, Chelsea,, reminds us that preparations must be made for 
the coming season,, although the glory of the present is still 
with us. With 'the return of spring' come the bulbs, which 
are ever fresh to those who take delight, in flowers, and those 
who: were provident, enough to make the most of their oppor¬ 
tunities in the autumn will then be rewarded. Alessrs. 
Veitch’s catalogue is profusely illustrated with artistic pictures 
of Lilium auratum on each cover. It is needless to name the 
host of bulbs;, Hyacinths, Tulips, a.nd Daffodils which adorn 
ewfery page, but we; may say that they are intended to repre¬ 
sent these popular subjects under all sorts of conditions— 
showing the plants grown in mass for trade purposes at the 
Feltham Nursery of the firm, and also 1 a,s arranged for exhibi¬ 
tion or home decoration, or as showing pictures in the gardens 
of private establishments'. The illustrations of single blooms 
are, of course, intended to show off the particular form of the 
varieties named, so that those desirous of beautifying their 
gardens may have some conception of what they are about to 
plant. Crocuses, Freesias, Fritillaries, Gladioli, Snowdrops, 
English and German Irises, Ixia.s, Lilies, Alontbi’etias, 
Laohenalias, Scillas, Lily of the Valley, and other things of that 
class follow in bewildering profusion. Towards the end of the 
catalogue a, variety of plants 'grown, from tubers, and also those 
of the ordinary hardy herbaceous character and shrubs that are 
suitable for forcing in early spring are represented by pictures 
