THE GARDENING WORLD, 
July 22, 1905. 
591 
No Claims for Sickness Benefits. 
The business transacted at the monthly 
meeting, on the 4th inst., of the Professional 
Gardeners’ Friendly Benefit Society (Leeds) 
was not of great importance. There have 
been no claims for sickness benefits during 
the past four weeks, which speaks well for 
the healthy occupation of its members. This 
is the fourth successive month that no claim 
has been put in. The society has lost one of 
its earliest members by the death at the age 
of eighty of Mr. Link, who died at Evering- 
ham~on June 14th last. Up to the time of 
his retirement a few years ago Mr. Link had 
been for a long period head gardener to Lord 
Herries at Everineiham Park, E. Yorks, and 
was formerly well-known as an exhibitor and 
fudge at shows in the north. 
Geo. Carver, Hop, San. 
Roses and Benevolence. 
Boses seem to be very appropriately em¬ 
ployed in the cause of benevolence. The 
revival of the show of Roses in Bristol, through 
the instrumentality of the local auxiliary of 
the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution, 
was a decided and most gratifying success, 
and it is to be hoped the promoters of it will 
be encouraged to make the show an annual 
event. The exhibition was admirably 
organised, and the Colston Hall presented 
an exceedingly charming appearance with its 
wealth of Roses and other flowers. There 
were fifty-seven classes and about 400 com¬ 
petitive exhibits, besides a number of hon¬ 
orary contributions. Every class was strong, 
and the whole display of a uniformly high 
standard. The show of Roses was phenomenal 
for the fulness of the entry and the uniformity 
of size of the blooms. Sweet- Peas were shown 
in great profusion, and there was an abund¬ 
ance of herbaceous plants and some splendid 
Carnations, Begonias, and Delphiniums. 
Amongst the principal pi’ize winners were 
Messrs. Jarman and Co. (Chard), Messrs. 
Treseder and Son (Cardiff), Mr. T. Hobbs. Mr. 
H. Lord, Mrs. St. Vincent Ames, and Mr. 
.J. P. Elkes, for Roses ; Col. Goss, Alderman 
J. Colthurst Godwin, Mr. H. Vincent Bar¬ 
nard, Mr. A. Baker, Mr. F. Tagart, Alderman 
Howell Davies, Mr. IST. C. Dobson, Mr. F. T. 
Tarr Col. Cary Batten, Mr. J. C. Chetwood 
\iken. Mr. T. K. Valland, and Mr. A. Ship- 
ley. The Bristol and District Gardeners’ 
Mutual Improvement Association offered a 
number of prizes, and so keen was the com- 
netition that the judges experienced some 
difficulty in making the awards. We sin¬ 
cerely trust the exhibition will have greatly 
strengthened the district’s contributions to 
the funds of the institution for which it was 
held. 
Messrs. Groves and Kttlet, Hon. Secs. 
Rose Show at Chippenham. 
There was keen competition amongst the 
professional growers at the second annual 
show of the Chippenham Rose Society, held 
on the 5th inst. The classes for nurserymen 
were weak, both in numbers and quality ; but 
in the amateur divisions, there was a numer¬ 
ous entry, and some very good blooms were 
exhibited. There is room for improvement in 
the cottagers’ section, where greater competi¬ 
tion was expected for the valuable cups 
offered. The Sweet Peas made an uncom¬ 
monly grand show, and some splendid dishes 
of Strawberries were entered. The Ladies’ 
Challenge Cup and Silver Medal were won by 
Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons, and the Presi¬ 
dent’s Cup by the King’s Acre Nurseries. 
Silver Medals were awarded to King’s Acr-e 
Nurseries for the best H.P. bloom and for 
the best T. bloom. The Rev. R. Powley car¬ 
ried off the King’s Acre Cup and Gold Medal; 
Mr. W. Smith (Box), Mrs. Rust, the Rev. 
T. G. W. Henslow, Mrs. Lysley, and Miss 
Ashe, N. R. S. Medals ; Mr. W. Smith, Chal¬ 
lenge Cup and Silver Medal; and Mr. H. J. 
Tanner, Cottagers’ Challenge Cup. Mrs. 
Fuller, wife of the president of the society, 
Mr. J. M. F. Fuller, M.P., presented the 
prizes. A smartly conducted military tourna¬ 
ment, arranged by members of the Wilts Im¬ 
perial Yeomanry, concluded a highly success¬ 
ful and enjoyable day’s proceedings. 
William Small, lfon. Sec. 
Crystal Palace Rose Show. 
The Rose Show held at the Crystal Palace, 
Sydenham, on the 8th inst., was the first show 
of Roses directly organised by the Palace 
management. The last time the National 
Rose Society’s show was held there was in 
1900. In the miscellaneous classes at Syden¬ 
ham this year Messrs. George Bunvard and 
Co., Limited. Maidstone,, were well repre¬ 
sented, their entries filling the whole of a long 
stall, and receiving a gold medal. Messrs. 
John La mg and Sons. Forest Hill, and Messrs. 
Thomas S. Ware, Limited, also had extensive 
displays under the same heading. In Class 2, 
for forty-eight blooms of distinct varieties, the 
chief honours went to Mr. Charles Turner, 
of Slough ; and a like award for twenty-four 
blooms in the next division fell to Messrs. 
Ben. R. Cant and Sons. 
Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society's 
Show. 
Exceptionally fine- specimens of flowers, 
plants, fruit and vegetables were exhibited in 
the lovely grounds of Northernhay, Exeter, 
on the 7th inst., on the occasion of the 
Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society’s 
annual show. The weather was brilliant and 
the “gate” a big one, so that the result of 
the show was very satisfactory to the pro¬ 
moters. The public also had every reason 
to be delighted with the exhibition provided, 
the only disappointing item being the Roses, 
the entries in the principal class being few 
and inferior. This was accounted for by the 
fact that the leading growers of Roses were 
competing at- the Crystal Palace and Bristol 
shows. In the table decorations there was 
only one entry. There was a notable display 
of Gloxinias and of Sweet Peas. During the 
afternoon the Princess Frederica of Hanover 
visited the show, and on her arrival was pre¬ 
sented by a magnificent bouquet by Mrs. 
Jackson, wife of the hon. secretary, the flowers 
being supplied by Messrs. Veiteh and Son, of 
Exeter. Messrs. Veiteh. by the way, made 
an exceptionally attractive non-competitive 
display of plants and flowers embracing every 
region from China to Peru. Their displav 
of Roses, Orchids and Carnations was much 
admired. Roses were also a prime feature in 
the honorary exhibits of Air James Walters, 
the Rose-grower of Mount Radford, Exeter. 
To Become the First in Ireland. 
The Rose Show, held in connection with the 
R.oval Ulster Agricultural Society’s Show, at 
Belfast, on the 6th and 7th inst., attracted 
a large and fashionable throng, and was pro¬ 
nounced to be the most beautiful display ever 
seen in the north of Ireland. The total num¬ 
ber of entries was 107. and amongst the prin¬ 
cipal exhibitors and prize-winners were 
Messrs. Alexander Dickson and Sons. Limited, 
Dr. Campbell Hall, of Monaghan. Lord Dun- 
leach. Mr. R. Thompson, Dr. M'Donald of 
Portaferrv, Colonel Sharman-Crawford, Miss 
Hughes Crawford, and Air. J. Charlev. In 
the nurserymen’s section every one of the 
first prizes was carried off by Messrs. Alexan¬ 
der Dickson and Sons, Limited. Prominent 
judges expressed the opinion that the great 
success of this branch of the Royal Ulster 
Society’s work promises to make the flower 
show in the not distant future one of the 
first, if not the first, of its kind in Ireland. 
Newcastle-upon-Tyne’s Big Show. 
The torrential rains induced by the elec¬ 
trically disturbed atmosphere must inevitably 
have done much damage to Roses and other 
flowers, and especially have detracted from 
their value for exhibition purposes. Shows 
which are being held this week will conse¬ 
quently suffer. One of the shows, known 
familiarly as the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Flower 
Show, is an important fixture in the north. 
It is being held on the 19th, 20th, and 21st 
inst. To give it its full and some¬ 
what cumbersome title, the Durham, North¬ 
umberland, and Newcastle-upon-Tyne In¬ 
corporated Botanical and Horticultural 
Society, a society which was established in 
1824, and which is therefore one of the oldest 
of the kind in England, if not the oldest. This 
is a strong and wealthy society. There are 
seventy-one classes in the exhibition for 
plants, cut flowers, fruits, vegetables, etc., 
for professionals and amateurs, the prizes 
amounting to over £258. 
I. B. REt", Hon. Sec. 
In a Nutshell. 
Dr. Spurgin, Mr. W. P. Fenn, and Mr. E. 
Rose have been appointed joint hon. secre¬ 
taries of the Ongar and District Horticul¬ 
tural Society. Air. H. Childs has been re¬ 
elected treasurer.-On Saturday week last 
the members of the Forest Gate and Strat¬ 
ford Amateur Chrysanthemum Society paid a 
visit to Kew Gardens.-The first summer 
show and garden party of the East Ham 
Chrysanthemum Society was held in the Cen¬ 
tral Park on the 1st inst. Groups of plants 
from various parks were lent by the Borough 
Council.—•—-The Metropolitan Public Gardens 
Association are offering prizes for front win¬ 
dow garden competitions, with a view to 
brightening the aspects of streets in the poorer 
parts of London. 
Diary of Shows and Meetings. 
J TJLY. 
24th.—Horsforth Gardeners’ Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Society (weekly meeting); 
Walsall Floral Society (show). 
25th.—Tibshelf Floral, Horticultural and 
Rose Society (show), 
26th.—Cardiff and County Horticultural 
Society (show, two days); Halewood 
and Tarbock Horticultural Society 
(show); Southern Counties Carna¬ 
tion Society (show at Southampton) ; 
Terrington and Marshland Horticul¬ 
tural Society (show); Harrietsham 
Gardening Society (annual meeting). 
27th.—St. Ives (Hunts) Horticultural Society 
(show) ; Tpplepen Cottage Garden So¬ 
ciety (show); Southampton Royal 
Horticultural Society (monthly meet¬ 
ing) : South Shields Floral Horticul¬ 
tural and Industrial Society (monthly 
meeting) ; Lee, Blackheath and West 
Kent Horticultural Society (monthly 
meeting); Bristol and District Gar¬ 
deners’ Mutual Improvement Asso¬ 
ciation (bi-monthly meeting); Wim¬ 
bledon and District Gardeners’Mu¬ 
tual Improvement Society (bi¬ 
monthly meeting). 
29th.—Ebley, Cainscross and Selslev Horti-' 
cultural Society (show) ; Leeds Pax¬ 
ton Society (weekly meeting). 
