the last 
a serious loss to the 
Mattock was easily first 
capital display, effectively ar- 
of Lady Curzon, Irish Ele- 
Crimson Damask, Marquise de 
Sinety, Lady Hillingdon, Juliet. Mrs. W. J. 
moment 
show, 
with a 
ranged. 
show ww won as follows : Mr. A. E. Lancaster, Bar le Due. and Cnmson Damask peted, 
21 Finsbary Pavement, with were lovely in bud ai^ fuH m bunch or mome 
w! Mr H L W^Un, with a grand cluster; Mr. T. K. Ingram, Parkstone, 
^Avoca. Ja. • d^Escofet Dul- Dorset, for charming weeping varieties as 
Tyonne Mvles Kennedy * and Messrs standards, and liliums; Mr. M. Prichard, 
ich with Mrs Myl^ Ke^^^^ndJ^sr^. h^rba- 
B. Cant msv Ted. H T varietv oeous plants, delphiniums being well repre- ... . 
Hartmann, a n^ rosy- . . sented, Verbascum vernale, Pmony Geftchen. Grant, Sunburst, Goldfinch and A. R. Good- 
Mr. G. Prince and ^ssre. Paul and !^n Chrysanthemum maximum Mrs. Leigh, win, etc.; Messrs. W. and R. Rogers and 
Ided non-competitive groups of roses, wh c GEnothera fruiticosa, Gillenia trifo- Sons, Red Lodge Nurseries, ^uthampton, 
liata 'white-flowered with r^ calyces, were second. Baskets of cut roses in three dis- 
all liautiful. tinct sorts made a good display, and Mr. J. 
Certificates.—Walter Child Clark, Esq., Mattock was easily first with Ethel Malcolm 
for roses; the Chairman of Council, Council- Lyon Rose (grandly coloured), and General 
lor Chamberlain, F.R.H.S., for roses, car- MacArthur; Messrs. Prior and Sons second; 
nations, and sweet peas; Messrs. Kaynee, 
Williams, and Co., Salisbury, for roses; Mr. 
Elford, Bournemouth, for border carnations; 
The Burton Hardy Plant Nurseries, for her¬ 
baceous flowers; Messrs. D. Lorrimer, 
Bournemouth^ and Percy Sugden, Wimborne, 
for displays of roses respectively. 
THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 
«• If... Vnss cuo with a grand lot, his Lady varieties, and aU were staged in a light and or white variety; Me^rs. Prior and Son de 
T.lbertv 'l»inff splendid- Mr. graceful way; Messrs. Cooling and Sons, pending upon Bessie Brown for second place 
' ^ " Bath, for climbing and hybrid tea roses, 
For a representative group of 
feet, six entered, 
and the withdrawals 
non-competitive groups < 
d greatly to the interest and effective- 
of the show. 
Bournemouth Rose and Sweet 
Pea Show. 
JUNE 25 and 26. 
In a sheltered part of the beautiful 
ounds surrounding the winter gardens, a 
TV successful exhibition of roses and sweet 
peas was held. The members of the Bourne- 
out h Mutual Improvement Society com- 
i on this occasion with the council of 
Bournemouth Horticultural Society for 
the purpose. _ _ 
embers of the Mutual Imp^vement Society attLhed to siuth Stoneham Cottage Lyir 
o^ ^H^te^^une 25lh, and, if not so large as 
Southampton Rose Show. 
and Mr. Prince following. 
AMATEURS. 
For eighteen distinct blooms four entered, 
and Mr. W. Jarratt Thorpe, Gransmoor, 
Hucclecote, Gloucester, won the pre- 
with good blooms of Mrs. F. Hobbs, Ulrich 
Brunner, George Dickson (very fine), 
Jonkheer L. Mock, Bessie Brown, Fran, 
ccds Michelon, and Princesee M. Mert- 
•. A. Hill Gray second with 
imens; Dr. Seaton, Woodside 
1 - ' wn <4 rtf an Gray won with a good set, in which Lyon 
^ firwere of Rosi, Ulster, and R. W. Smith were the most 
interesting character. The ro^ were ot g^j^^g. w. J. Thorpe a close 
capital quality, fresh, well " second. Mr. A. Hill Gray led for twelve 
eluded an ^^'traorfiwry iMwer noisettes, and had a grand bloom of 
varieties, so much so that we missea many qmith- Dr Seaton second, 
old favourites. The H.P. section division open to growers of less than 
unrepresented, ^ popular have the many plants a class for twelve blooms, dis- 
H.T, b«.™. 
trade exhibits. Grand displays were made 
^ some of the large nursery firms; Messrs. 
Charters’, Raynes Park; Messrs. Dobbies, 
Edinburgh; Messrs. E. Webb and Sons, 
(Stourbridge; Messrs. Cooling, Bath,; and 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams, and Co.. Salis¬ 
bury, being especially represented, each firm 
stagingf ffrand produce. The weather was 
.beautifully fine, and great crowds of people FuM^ and Mr. small, neat specimens, was fi 
visited thi show. Laft year the membS of the ^^* J. A. Fort, The College, Winchester, won the 
the Mutual Improvement Association held a H E. * _ v__g provided plate offered for twelve, for growers 
very successful show solely for the benefit of , la ‘>^1 Tte of loss than. 300 plants. 
Itorticult^M S^etyCto*htvfthr^u^t! prineipal one G 
In the ga^eners’ tent the chief attraction the^Lst varieties being Jonkheer 
und T'D.TkAA iVT/lTnA JTiiles Grave- 
twelve distinct blooms, among six entrants, 
with an interesting set, composed mainly of 
varieties; Mrs. T. H. Vanderbilt, Col- 
Molyneux, Gustave Regis, Irish Elegance, 
Goldfinch, and Tausendschon. Mr. A. Searle 
second with a good set also. Very good in¬ 
deed were the exhibits in the class for a dis¬ 
play of garden or decorative varieties, and 
Mrf F. M. Vokes, Birch Lawn, Sholing, was 
first. 
LADIES* CLASSES. 
For a decoration of cut roses suitable for 
the table decorations of sweet peas and ’ Lvon'Rose, Mdme. Jules Grave 
i respectively. There was keen oompeti- t fi Plant Bessie Brown Edward ---, 
acner to 6. G. Russell, Eea., being second, ^red Grau^ Ursula, Mrs.G. Road, Southampton, came a_^ s^nd. 
coming a dose second. Mr. Heath scored intie JJ"® .^•,.5°Kennedv Xs sTnT Ro^ Mlo “ties. Mr. Jlolyneux also ^ured the lead- 
Oh.^ri’ Taylor, gardener to Walter specimens, which, however, were 
Child Clark. Esq., the best six vases of roses. ^„g|j coloured, but Lady Bar- 
Mr. Weaver staged very high-dass blooms fine that it was selected as the 
of sweet peas in the dass for nine and six “a™ . w/mm in the onen dasses. Mr. J. 
respectively. Mr. Shave scored in the '^Headington, Oxford, was placed 
» for a display of sweet peas on a given ^at^ , B 
«ole space, and was closely followed by Mr. o-mnetitors staged twelve triplets, 
Weaver. Mr. C. Humphries won in the class ? jj q prince was^^e successful, win- 
for roses staged singly, having a lovely spe- and Mr ^ ___ 
and ^waid ^Mawley, Lady Barham, a dinner-table 6ft. by 4ft. five compete^ and 
^e large tent was filled to overflowing Brown J. B. Clark, Mdme. Jules j;. m. Burnett, M^estwi^ Road, South- 
“aa-competitive exhibits, comprising p^® .ux Mildred Grant, Dean Hole, ampton, won with an effective arrangement 
W K^ru^liki, and Mrs. A. Coxhead of frish Elegance with its own foUage - Mrs. 
herbaceous sub:;ects, Mr. M. ^ra mention as outstanding Healing second with a rather too heavj 
group of the last-named being Mr^John Mattock was a good centrepiece of Mdme. Abel Chatenay. The 
I^nd string smaller, fresh examples; last-named was first for a vase of cut roses 
a^ Messrs.^DTPrior and Sons third Mrs. Burnett won for a basket of wscs with 
FiTO rompeted in the class for twelve te^ a quite effective arranpment of mixed 
or noisettes and Mr. Prince followed up his Mooms, Mrs. Sealing following, 
previous suroesses by annexing Premier SWEET PEAS. 
-, award with Ck«^l”e' de Good specimens of this annual are invari- 
£ s M^ Mvles Kennedy, Mdme. ably found at this show. In the class for six 
* J Queen, Edrom Beauty, White Nadaillw, » Prince 'Mrs Her- bunches, distinct, three entered, and the pro- 
.'^■vr Royalty being attractive vatic- Cusin, Souvenir de • . Bloom niiro in mier award fell to Mr. Usher, gardener to Sir 
Watte and Sons, Lim., bert Steves ’"wftw xS Xman RandoTf Baker Branstene, Dorset, tor ex- 
f°r roses and colour), Mrs. E. Mcy, White Maman PoHs Usher, R. F. 
“The roS’ wel®*^’'® greenhouse pUnts. Cochet, and ^aulieu,’ New- Felton!King Mancel, King Alfred, Hercules, 
«nd w^stri^ representative, fresh, ai^cr HiU^Gray^ a good set; and Barbara; Mr. Bealing Bassett, South- 
E^nWh^'l^' -^®®®"®- Co., andVr. H.’Drew, Lougworth, Berks, was « 7 ton,^was ^ajtese second^^^^^^ ^ ^ 
«r.%u"t rathr^^^^ the class for six blooms of any red or White, North End, Eastleigh, won. 
®^"'; Mr. T. Stevenson, Wimbome, pink rose six com^t^, and Lady AshW NOK-OOMPETITIVE. 
"^asesofff^ a grrand collection of about fifty was tbe winner of both first a _ frav Trade exhibits were numerous and effective. 
tions 
!Pric] 
hard’s 
’«ry noteworth/. 
AWARDS. 
^Id Medal.—Messrs. Webb and Sons, for 
Melba, Inspector, Thomas Ste- 
enson, and Mrs. Cutbbertson were charm- 
regards colour, and all were very fresh; 
