October 3, 190S. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
In a third class for representative 
roups of cut Roses the lead was taken 
; y Mr. F. M. Bradley, Church Street, 
) eterborough, who set up his flowers on 
ery tall pillars. In front of them were 
tands and vases. The Roses kept beauti- 
ully fresh till the close of the show, 
dessrs. Harkness and Co., Hitchin, were 
econd with a very neat display. 
In the class for new Roses four Gold 
ledals were awarded for new Roses not 
n commerce, and some cards of Com- 
nendation for those of less merit. A 
;old medal went to Messrs. Alexander 
fickson and Sons, for a Hybrid Per- 
jetual named Dr. O’Donell Brown. 
Phis was a globular bloom with broad 
jetals of a deep rose and fragrant. They 
lad another gold medal for a Tea Rose 
lamed Alexander Hill Gray, a primrose- 
ellow, globular bloom with the outer 
jetals rolled back at the edges. 
A gold medal went to Messrs. Samuel 
VlcGredy and Son, Portadown, Ireland, 
or a Hybrid Tea His Majesty, built 
nuch after the style of Mrs. J. Laing, 
jut having the petals of a rich carmine- 
ose and very dark in the centre. They 
rad another gold medal for the Hybrid 
Tea, Lady Alice Stanley, built some- 
vhat after the style of Caroline Testout, 
jut of a deep' salmon-rose on the back 
rf the petals and blush coloured on the 
nner face. 
Cards of Commendation went to 
Messrs. J. Cocker and Sons for a sport 
rf Dorothy Perkins; to Messrs. Paul and 
Son for a Wichuraiana hybrid named 
Iceberg, with beautiful pure white 
blooms; and to Messrs. J. Jefferies and 
Son for a Rose named Lady Gwendoline 
Little, of a deep salmon-red outside and 
pale pink inside. 
Amateurs. 
The leading prize for eighteen blooms, 
distinct, was taken by Messrs. R. and T. 
Park, Bedale. They were followed by 
the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering- 
atte-Bower. Conway Jones, Esq., Huccle- 
cote, Gloucester, took the third prize. 
Many of the blooms in this class were 
of a high order of merit and evenly 
selected for size. 
In the class for twelve blooms, open 
only to those who grow less than two 
thousand plants, the leading award was 
taken by W. O. Times, Esq., Hitchin, 
and was followed by G. Speight, Esq., 
Market Harborough, and by M. Whittle, 
Esq.. Leicester, in this order. 
The leading prize for nine distinct 
blooms was taken by W. Upton, Esq., 
Leicester. E. B. Lehmann, Esq., Ifield, 
Crawley, took the second award. The 
third prize went to C. F. H. Leslie, Esq., 
Hertingfordbury. 
There was also a class for twelve dis¬ 
tinct varieties cut with stems and foliage, 
to show the natural habits of the plants. 
The first prize in this class was secured 
by the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, with an 
interesting arrangement. He was fol¬ 
lowed by H. R. Darlington, Esq., 
Potters Bar. 
Conway Jones, Esq., took the leading 
award in the class for twelve distinct 
: varieties of Tea and Noisette Roses. 
He was followed by Messrs. R. and T. 
Park and 0 . G. Orpen, Esq., Bergholt, 
| Colchester, in this order. 
In the nurserymen’s section the premier 
H.P. was exhibited by Messrs. A. Dick¬ 
son and Sons, the variety being Mrs. J. 
Laing. The premier Tea was Florence 
Pemberton shown by Messrs. Cocker 
and Sons. The premier H. T. was 
Gladys Harkness staged by Mr. Hugh 
Dickson. 
In the amateur's section the premier 
Address : The Editor, The Gardening 
World, 37 and 38, Shoe Lane, London, E.C. 
The Editor invites enquiries, which may 
cover any branch of gardening. Questions 
should be as brief as -possible and written on 
one side of the paper only; a separate sheet 
of paper should be used for each question. 
Replies cannot be sent by post. 
Garden Plans .—Gardeners who would make 
the best use of this column are invited to 
prepare and forward to us a rough outline 
drawing or plan of their gardens, indicating 
the position of beds and lawns, the charac- 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE. 
3 25 2. Name and Treatment of Leaf. 
Will you kindly inform me through The 
Gardening World the name of the leaf of 
plant enclosed ; also treatment of the same. 
(M. Diment, Kent.) 
The leaf you sent us was the South African 
Lily (Agapanthus umbellatus). It is usually 
considered a greenhouse plant, as it is not 
quite hard}', but although it is usually kept 
in a greenhouse during winter, it is very 
often stood out of doors during the summer, 
especially in the case of large plants. It 
is a very useful and suitable plant for bal¬ 
conies, doorsteps and other suitable positions 
in the neighbourhood of the dwelling-house. 
Some owners of it grow it as a window 
plant, but it is not so well suited for that, 
because it gets scarcely sufficient sunshine 
to make it flower freely. You do not tell us 
what convenience you have for growing it, 
but if vou have only a window at your com¬ 
mand, then you can keep it there during the 
winter, giving it a fair amount of water, as 
the leaves are evergreen. If there is no fire 
in the room it would, of course, require less 
than where a fire is burning at least a part 
of the time. It has thick, fleshy roots and 
enjoys plenty of water, but chiefly during 
the growing season. If you keep it in a 
window during winter, you can stand it out 
of doors on hard pavement or other path, 
where worms will not be likely to get into 
the pot and thereby block up the drainage. 
'When it commences growing, it will take 
water each day, and if in a hot, sunny posi¬ 
tion water twice a day would be advan¬ 
tageous, provided the pot or tub in which 
it is grown is well filled with roots. If these 
directions are attended to you will find it 
an easy plant to grow and its blue flowers 
will be very showy during July and August. 
COLD FRAMES , 
3 253. Seedling Begonias Not Flower¬ 
ing. 
Last spring I sowed some tuberous-rooted 
637 
H.P. was Mrs. J. Laing in one of the 
stands of E. B. Lindsell, Esq., Bearton, 
Hitchin. The premier LI. T. was Mme. 
Wagram Comtesse de Turenne, staged 
by G. Speight, Esq. The premier T ea 
was White Maman 'Cochet exhibited by 
O. G. Orpen, Esq. 
ter and height of the fence or wall; posi¬ 
tion of vegetable garden, orchard, etc. The 
north side of the garden and any over¬ 
shadowing buildings should be denoted. It 
should also be stated whether the garden is 
-flat or on a declivity, and all large trees 
should be marked. Particulars of the na¬ 
ture of the soil will also help us to give 
satisfactory replies. When such plans are 
received they will be carefully filed, with 
the name and address of the sender, and 
will be consulted by the Editor whenever an 
enquiry is sent. 
Begonias in a cold frame, and as they were 
so small at the usual bedding out time, I 
kept them on in the be xes. They have not 
bloomed yet, though they seem healthy. 
What would you recommend me to do? 
Will they flower next year, and what is the 
best way to keep them through the winter ? 
(E. Pitt, Somerset.) 
Your plants are not likely to flower after 
this time, but it will increase the size of the 
tubers if you keep them in suitable condi¬ 
tion for making growth till the weather be¬ 
comes too cold and the stems die down. They 
need not be exposed to frost in the open, 
as } r ou can cover them with the light, and 
that will protect them till the stems die 
down naturally or fall away where they join 
the tuber. When this happens you can care¬ 
fully pick out the tubers, then empty the 
box "of soil and drainage and put a little 
cocoanut fibre in the bottom of it. Lay the 
tubers on this, and then covey them up with 
some more cocoanut fibre. The box may then 
be stood in a cupboard or any similar dry, 
cool place till March next, when they may be 
potted up singly or planted on the top of a 
box of soil. Place them in the frame to in¬ 
duce them to start growing. This may be 
continued till the first or second week of 
June, when yc-u can plant them out, expect¬ 
ing them to flower. 
3254. Fuchsias Too Tall for a Frame. 
I have about a dozen Fuchsias that I kept 
all winter in a cold frame, but they are 
now too large for that. What would you 
advise me to do to keep them through the 
winter ? I find much useful information in 
your paper, but I have not noticed anything 
that fits my case, and I hope you can help 
me. (E. Pitt, Somerset.) 
We think you can still manage to keep 
them through the winter in your cold frame 
if you let the plants stand out of doors till 
the leaves gradually ripen and drop off. You 
can then prune the plants into their proper 
shape, thus reducing their bulk. You can 
then lav them in a slanting position on their 
sides in the frame, so that they just get clear 
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