December 13, 19l3. 
941 
the gardeners* magazine. 
MELTON CONSTABLE 
GRAPE. 
Uiiforttmately the handsome grape named 
Melton Constable has a rather bad reputa¬ 
tion, because it appears that some canes of 
Gros Colmar were mistakenly distributed for 
it in the early days of its history. As growers 
did not want Gros Colmar under another 
CARNATION 
MRS. C W. WARD. 
When a per|>etual-ll(>wering carnation 
obtains an Award of Merit fixMii the Uoyul 
Horticultural Society and a First Class Cer. 
tificato from the Peri)etual-Flowering Car- 
nation Society, it has passed the tests of 
trade, and this fact alone is of groat itii- 
jKmtaiiU't*, as a variety whkli can Ntatnl 
tlio comiiu'i cial tt'st is ci»rtainly a g<»<Hl one 
for the private* grower. layauM* habit, <‘X- 
oellenco of stem and calyx, siw*. sulKstamy*, 
form of flower, and fnyyloin, nnist all 
combine in a first-rate market variety. TIk* 
colour of Mrs. C. W. Ward is dtvp, rosy- 
cerise pink. The variety is of American 
CAKNATION MRS. C. W. WARD. 
A beautiful perpetual-floweriag variety, with roey^rise, slightly fragrant flowers, 
^me Melton Constable suffered accordingly, 
father considers Melton Constable quite 
earlier in commencing growth 
ban Gios Colmar, and that under similar 
<^nditions it colours better, is of superior 
llRality^ and hasi a thinner sinn. It certainly 
very handsome grape. I send this note 
your representative drew my atten¬ 
tion to both the varieties mentioned when at 
Norwich Show’. A. R. Allan. 
inpartial and keenly discriminating 
les each tamiliar with new and old 
;ie6^ under cultivation a^ at exhibi- 
The variety herewith illustrated has 
Ml these hall-marks of excellence, and, 
bre needs little further reoommenda- 
4lready this beautiful, free-flower- 
arietv has become a favourite with 
growers who cater for the cut flower 
ol igin. At the exhibition at M ostniiiuster 
on December 3 it was stagc*d by many 
growers, but Messrs. Allw’ood Brothers, 
Wivelsfield, Haywards Heath, had an es¬ 
pecially fine vase of blooms in their large 
competitive stand. The flowers attractefl 
general attention by reason of their size, 
freshness, and beauty, and lady visitors 
greatly admired them. B, 
