OCTOBEE 25J 1913. 
805 
THE GARDENERS’ MAGAZINE. 
were awarded gold medals at the exliibi- 
tion held in the gardens of the Royal 
Botanic Garden on July 4, seven re¬ 
ceived this high distinction at the Glou¬ 
cester Show held on July 15. Especially 
conspicuous among the gold medal roses 
exliibited at Regent’s Park was Queen 
Mary, raised by Messrs. Alex. Dickson and 
Sons, Newtownards, and unquestionably 
M^rs. Hugh Dickson, Lim., Belfast. 
Brilliant is an important addition to the 
dark hybrid teas, for the blooms are of 
large size, with broad petals, and the 
colour is vivid scarlet-crimson. Mrs. J. 
Lynas is a fine exhibition rose, the blooms 
large, deep, and full, and the colour a 
pleasing pink hue, witli a rose shading. 
At the Gloucester exliibition four roses 
fine form, and pleasanth’ flagrant. Iona 
Herdman may be described as a valuable 
addition to tlie decorative roses, being re¬ 
markable for its effective colour. In the 
latter respect it reminds one of Old Gold, 
but is much more intense. Mrs. F. W. 
Vanderbilt was first exhibited at the 
National Rose Society’s Metro)>olitan exhi¬ 
bition in 1912, when it received a silver- 
H.T. ROSE ANNIE CRAWFORD. 
Flowers bright pink. A.M., R.H.S., July 29. Mr. R. W. Hammond, Burgess Hill. (See page 806.) 
the most distinct and beautiful of 
lion roses of recent introduc- 
, blooms are above the medium 
and the colouring is ex- 
eolHo^’ basal half of the petals being 
roRP ^"^mlow, and the upper half brilliant 
firm’ i (H T.), from the same 
QUalif ^ pleasing soft yellow flower of high 
thiR Z' other two gold medal roses at 
J. Lv ^ Brilliant (H.T.) and Mrs. 
both of which were raised by 
submitted by Messrs. S. McGredy and 
Son, Portadown, received the distinction 
of a gold medal, and these w^ere Colleen 
(H.T.), Florence Forrester (H.T.), Iona 
Herdman (H.T.), and Mrs. F. W. Vander¬ 
bilt (H.T.). Colleen is a very heautiful 
flower, of good depth, with fine petals, and 
of a bright pink hue. Florence Forrester 
is a superb white variety that should 
quickly take a foremost place among the 
white roses. The blooms are of large size. 
gilt medal, and surprised not a few rosa- 
rians that it did not receive the higher 
award. The blooms are rather above the 
medium size, the petals are yellow^ suffused 
with rose-pink, and the centre rich orange- 
red, this colour extending some distance 
along the well-marked veins. 
Very fine are Countess Clanwilliam 
(H.T.), Georgeous (H.T.), and Mrs. Archie 
Gray (H.T.), for which Messrs. Hugh Dick¬ 
son, Lim., were awarded gold medals at 
