October 26, 1907. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
689 
3odetia Marchioness of Salisbury 
The Godetias are closely allied to the 
Evening Primroses. Indeed, they may 
e considered as forming a section only 
f Oenothera. They differ from the 
lajority of Evening Primroses proper in 
i aving either rose, purple, crimson, or 
hite flowers, though the latter colour 
i; found in a few species of Oenothera 
roper. All those classed as Godetias 
re only of annual duration, and will 
ame to perfection during the season if 
awn in the open ground at the beginning 
If April. Just when they will come 
ito bloom depends largely upon the na- 
lre of the season and the light or heavy 
baracter of the soil. 
The accompanying illustration shows 
Marchioness of Salisbury, having a white 
ground with a large rich crimson blotch 
on the centre of each petal. These 
flowers open in the morning and close at 
night, this behaviour being contrary to 
that of the Evening Primroses. If sown 
vffiere they are to bloom they should be 
thinned out to 9 in. apart or even 12 in., 
because being of branching habit they 
throw up numerous shoots that continue 
the flowering over a long period. The 
flowers from which the photograph was 
taken were grown under conditions not 
the best in a London suburban garden. 
the society as the best white Potato in the 
exhibition. The remaining prizes in this 
class were taken by Mr. T. G. Crampton, 
Sissinghurst, and Mr. G. R. Steward, of 
Guildford. 
In the class for a collection of nine 
varieties Mr. A. Woodgate, The Gardens, 
Capel Manor, Horsmonden, took the lead 
with very good samples of moderate 
dimensions, including Factor, Maincrop, 
Windsor Castle, etc. Mr. G. Johnson, cf 
Yalding, took the second place with good 
tubers. 
A class was set apart for competition 
between societies affiliated to the National 
Potato Society, and in this the competi¬ 
tion proved both keen and interesting. 
The Saltwood Society, Hythe, Kent, took 
the leading place with "fine samples of 
Factor, Up-to-Date, Duchess of Cornwall, 
and Britannia, as white varieties and for 
coloured Potatos they had fine tubers of 
The Dean and King Edward VII. The 
other prizes were taken by the Sitting- 
bourne and Milton Society, the Green 
Street District Gardeners’ Society, and 
Eccles Cottage Garden Society in this 
order. The first two varieties above men¬ 
tioned took a very prominent position 
throughout the exhibits. They are 
shapely tubers, and they also have quality 
to recommend them. 
Prizes for flavour in Potatos were offered 
by Mr. Robert Sydenham, and the only 
conditions imposed were that three of 
them should be selected from half a 
dozen named varieties. It would be well 
to leave the varieties open so as to pro¬ 
vide some scope from individual experi¬ 
ence and knowledge of Potatos, as the 
varieties are so numerous. The first prize 
was taken by Mr. W. Coleman, Bucking¬ 
ham, who showed all the varieties named, 
namely, Royal Kidney, Factor, Windsor 
Castle", Sir John Llewelyn, Snowdrop and 
Duchess of Cornwall. 
A large number of classes were set 
apart for single dishes, and here again 
some of the varieties above quoted again 
took a prominent position, showing that 
they are coming to be recognised as good 
standard sorts. Some special prizes were 
offered by Messrs. W T ebb and Sons for 
exhibits of their new varieties, Colonist, 
New Guardian, Cheftain, New Umpire, 
etc. Mr. Ben Ashton here again took the 
lead, and Mr. A. Basile, of Weybridge, 
was second, showing three of his varieties 
different from those of Mr. Ashton’s. 
The local Agricultural Society had a 
tent in which they exhibited fruits and 
vegetables. Thepe was also a Kent 
County Competition for vegetables, and 
here were staged many exhibits of a very 
high standard of merit. 
-- 
Phlox George A. Strohlein. 
This is one of the perennial late flower¬ 
ing Phloxes, and has large deep salmon- 
red flowers with a violet eye. Award of 
Merit by the R.H.S. to Messrs. Gunn and 
Sons, Olton, Birmingham, on the 1st inst. 
Cactus Dahlia C. H. Curtis. 
The florets of this variety are much 
incurved, whorled sideways, and of a bril¬ 
liant crimson, shaded with yellow towards 
the base' of the older florets. Award of 
Merit by the R.H.S. on October 1st when 
shown by Mr. H. Shoesmith, Westfield, 
Woking. 
Godetia Marchioness of Salisbury. [Maclaren and Sons. 
D otatos 
At 
Wye College 
Exhibition 
of the N.P.S. 
The annual exhibition of the National 
otato Society was held at V ye College, 
i'ye, Kent, on the 2nd inst. Our readers 
lay remember that the officials at this 
fllege on the representations of Mr. 
J. P. Wright offered the society a site 
>r holding their show, and this the 
icietv gladly accepted, so that the good 
ork might be carried on in connection 
ith the advancement of the tuber in its 
irious aspects and importance to the 
ablic at large. Owing probably to the 
(stance from London being somewhat 
reat for the usual competitor, the com- 
etition in certain of the classes was not 
so keen as in former years; nevertheless, 
there were many good exhibits, and 
quality was well sustained. 
The more Important class was for 
twelve varieties of Potatos, nine tubers of 
each to be selected from twenty named 
varieties. The leading prize in this was 
the Carter-Findlay Silver Challenge Cup, 
value fifty guineas. In this class Mr. 
Ben Ashton, The Gardens, Fathom 
House, Ormskirk, was not to be gainsaid, 
for having won it twice previously, he 
came up again in fine form and won it 
outright. The varieties he exhibited v y ere 
Royalty, Eldorado, Evergood, Ruby 
Queen, Snowball, Empire, Advancer, 
Goodfellow, Empress Queen, Klondyke, 
Million Maker and Monarch. The dish 
of the white kidney Royalty v y as in grand 
form, and adiudged the Silver Medal of 
