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SdiforriaL 
The, Rose Show. 
A good many were of opinion that the 
National Rose Society made a record by 
their recent exhibition. It would be diffi¬ 
cult to say whether it surpassed all pre¬ 
vious ones, as that would have required 
more time for us to determine on that 
particular day, even if the tents had been 
cooler than they were. It was, undoub¬ 
tedly, however, a magnificent exhibition, 
and some Roses that were prominent 
last year were less so this year. Many of 
the varieties are hardly ever absent from 
the show, nor are they likely to be so until 
they have been clearly surpassed by finer 
ones. 
As far as we observed such varieties 
as Frau Karl Druschki, C. J. Grahame 
and Marechal Niel were not so well re¬ 
presented as we have seen them. The 
best Roses of the last named are undoub¬ 
tedly past, as it is chiefly a spring or early 
summer Rose, and so largely grown 
under glass. Comtesse de Nadaillac 
seems to like Oxford and Berks better 
than most other parts of the country, as 
the best blooms came from that quarter. 
They were not so highly coloured as we 
have seen them on former occasions. 
On the other hand, several Roses we 
have illustrated were very prominent at 
this show, together with Her Majesty and 
J. B. Clark. The latter, indeed, seems 
to be coming up to the reputation it se¬ 
cured the first year of its introduction, 
and if anything, the colour was brighter 
than we have seen it before. Of the pre¬ 
mier blooms which we illustrate, A. K. 
Williams and Mrs. Myles Kennedy may¬ 
be regarded as Roses which only make 
their appearance occasionally in note¬ 
worthy form although they are both 
charming Roses. 
In the amateurs’ classes, Her Majesty 
was the best H. P., and the bloom which 
secured this award was more open than 
those we noted on other boards, but re¬ 
markably fresh and charming, even at the 
end of the day. We have seen bigger 
blooms of White Maman Cochet than that 
which took the Silver Medal in the 
amateurs’ division, but otherwise it was a 
charming bloom. 
Dean Hole has evidently come to stay 
Border Carnations. 
During the early part of this month 
staking, tying and disbudding should 
have been the order of the day, for every 
grower of Carnations for exhibition or 
otherwise. The next operation of import¬ 
ance will be layering, and in the South 
of England that may be commenced to¬ 
wards the end of the month, but particu¬ 
larly in the case of pot plants. If it is 
done carefully, the operator need not wait 
till the plants go out of bloom, unless he 
wishes the plants to look their best so 
long as the flowers last. 
The plants from seed sown last year 
will now be commencing to flower, and 
the enthusiastic raiser will eagerly inspect 
the buds every day to ascertain what 
varieties are worth marking and layering 
for further trial. Unless the flowers are 
wanted for cutting, all the single and 
semi-double varieties may be rooted up 
as soon as they come into bloom. This 
will leave more room for the remainder, 
and also afford a better opportunity in 
some cases for layering those that the; 
grower intends to perpetuate. In other 
respects it does not very much matter, as 
really good double varieties in my experi¬ 
ence are not readily crossed by their in¬ 
sect visitors, as the number of petals hides 
any anthers which may be present and the 
stigmas are also more or less hidden. 
Show Carnations. 
Needless to say, this has been a busy 
month for some time past with those who 
grow for exhibition purposes. Staking, 
tying and the regulation of the calyx, as 
well as the fixing of the show cards upon 
selected blooms, take up a considerable 
amount of time. It is necessary work, 
however, and agreeable to those who are 
enthusiastic about their hobby. Those 
who grow their plants in the open should 
now take them into a greenhouse or place 
them under canvas some time prior to the 
exhibitions, in order to keep them cool 
and shaded from the sun and the better to 
get at them for the needful attention. 
The crossing- of desirable and suitable 
varieties should also be carried out at this 
time with a view to the raising of new and 
superior varieties. - For this purpose, the 
plants should not be disbudded, and any 
flower that is perfect upon the plant may 
be used for the purpose of producing seed. 
as an exhibition Rose, and may be grown 
by amateurs as well as nurserymen. 
When it first made its appearance, many 
were inclined to regard it as identical 
with Mrs. E. Mawley, though they really 
belong to different sections, the latter 
being a Tea and the former a Hybrid 
Tea. Rambler Roses have evidently 
come to stay, and certainly they made 
a vast improvement upon the groups of 
Roses which used to be put up. 
When cutting blooms for the exhibition 
table, the grower should select the best, 
but as nearly "as possible of uniform she 
for each particular stand. When bal¬ 
anced in this way, ' they have a much 
finer effect than if a few unusually large- 
blooms were to put the remainder in the 
shade. The colours should also be as 
varied as possible. 
Tree Carnations. 
Late struck batches will still require at¬ 
tention in the matter of repotting before 
standing them out on a bed of ashes to 
get properly ripened stems and good foli¬ 
age before winter. Do not over water 
them till the pots are fairly well filled 
with roots, after which they may be liber¬ 
ally treated. At the same time look well 
after red spider, thrips, greenfly^ and other 
enemies, and take means to destroy them 
before they get established. 
Malmaison Carnations. 
By the end of the month cuttings which 
were inserted about the end of May will 
be ready for their second potting. The 
grower should not wait till the plants get 
pot bound before moving them. Layers 
that were put down in June should be well 
rooted by the end of July, and if so, they 
should be potted at once into large 6o’s. 
Use turfy loam and leaf mould in equal 
parts, with plenty of sand. A few small 
bits of charcoal will serve to keep the 
soil porous and sweet. 
Marguerite Carnations. 
Stake the stems of the earliest batches 
and tie them before they get broken down 
by r thunderstorms. 
American Carnations. 
Earlv flowering varieties should be 
stopped once more to make them bushy- 
On the other hand, late flowering varie¬ 
ties should not be stopped after the be¬ 
ginning of the month. It is better to de¬ 
pend upon a succession from late struck 
batches of cuttings than to retard late 
flowering ones by "stopping after that 
time. 
J. D. F. W. 
-- 
RECORD Rose shows have been held re- 
centlv in various parts of the countrv. 
The blooms were in magnificent condi¬ 
tion. 
