G 
TRE AU TRATAAN GARDENER 
; Dec. 1, 1903 
amake up a first-prize exhibit. The gar- 
dener who knows a good thing when he 
sees it is not slow to set aside the minor 
faults of weathering, and give the bloom 
all the credit it deserves. This was the 
«ase with several of the exhibits that were 
staged at the Mount Lofty Show. Taken 
as a whole, the exhibition may- not have 
been up to last year’s standard, but blooms 
were there—and many of them—that 
would take a prize anywhere. ‘This is 
' particularly true of the two 24 exhibits of 
Roses that fought for first place. The 
blooms were staged by Dr. Pooler and Mr. 
A. . Ayers. Many visitors fancied the 
set shown by Mr. Ayers, but we agree 
with the judgment in favor of Dr. Pooler, 
whose blooms were fuller and showed the 
highest development of beauty of which 
they were capable. The second-prize ex- 
hibit was excellent, but not sufficiently 
developed. While upon this point of 
difference as to when a Rose should be ex- 
hibited, we would like to suggest a way 
out of the difficulty that prizes be awarded 
for buds as well as for blooms. The buds 
should be of exhibition blooms, apart from 
buttonhole Roses. There is no doubt that 
some of the most beautiful show varieties 
are at their best before they become 
plown, and a competition in these should 
be exceptionally fine. mag 
Another point we would urge 1s a re- 
petition of our remarks upon the Adelaide 
Rose Show—that is, regarding the fashion | 
of setting them up. We know of nothing 
to equal. the Foster tubes. No exhibitor 
would ever think of using the old boxes 
after having seen his blooms set up In 
all their beauty. ~ The tube carries an 
adjustable wire standard, and the boxes 
are made to carry a dozen blooms or less. 
If every exhibitor bought one for himself 
it ought nob to’break his banking account, 
especially as they last a lifetime. : 
Yet another point we would urge is the 
naming. A neat little card, legibly 
printed, costs next to nothing, but makes 
all the difference ‘to the interest’ in the 
exhibit from a visitor’s point of view. It 
is not only interesting, but educational, 
and the latter virtue is what the com- 
mittee should keep in view. The officials 
' could hardly have missed hearing the dis- 
putes that .arose from time to time 
amongst some of the visitors as to the 
classification and names of the Roses. We 
give the names of the twenty-four first- 
prize flowers exhibited by Dr. Pooler :— 
DESCRIPTION OF WINNING STAND OF 24 
ROSES—MOUNT LOPTY SHOW. 
The first six roses on the list were raised by 
Alex. Dickson & Sons, Newtownards, Ireland 
3—Earl of Dufferin, H.P, 1887—Globular, 
dark crimson shaded maroon; vigorous; blossoms 
best on old plants : 
2—Jady Helen Stewart, H.P., 1*87—Semi- 
globular, bright scarlet crimson; vigorous; free 
dlowering ae SMegaca erect 1's 
3-—Helen Keller, H.T,, 1895—Vigorous, bril- 
diant rosy cerise. Large shell-shaped petals. 
.Awarded gold medal .by the National Rose 
\ Society 
4—Daisy. H.T., 1898—Moderate growth, large, » 
full, perfectiy formed flisue; colour, rosy pink, 
suffused silvery pink f 
5—Killarney, H.V., 1SJS—A aee-t dvi Wioul 
. blooming, vigorous: 
garden rose of strong growth free flowering, and 
long buds, the petals of great substance; colour, 
flesh shaded white, suffused pale pink. In the 
Rosarian’s Year Book, 1899, Mr. Piper (son of the 
raiser of the rose “ Sunrise”) says of Kiilarney :— 
“ T have had this rose under observation for some 
time. It is of good habit, and. like almost ail of 
the Hybrid Teas, a constant bloomer, with long, 
pointed buds, made up of large petals that open 
into a grand bloom” 
6—Shandon, H.'l., 1899—A vigorous grower 
and a good flowerer; has large rose coloured 
blooms with high pointed centre 
7—A. R. Williams, H.P., 1877—J. Schwartz. 
An exquisitely finished bright carmine-red rose. 
Illustrated as the type of the imbricated rose in 
the official catalogue of the National Rose 
Society, England 
8—Duke of Wellington, H.P., 1864—Granger 
Cupped with high centre, bright scarlet, shaded 
maroon; moderate growth. (Synonym, Rosierists 
Jacobs Duchez, 1880 ‘ 
9—Maréchal Niel, N., 1864—Pradel. 
golden yellow; very vigorons. 
rose 
10—Magna Charta, H.P., 1876—W. Paul and 
Son. Globular, bright pink, suffused carmine; 
very vigorovs, large and showy; tree blooming. 
Blossoms best on old plants : 
11—Sir Garnet Wolseley, H.P , 1875—Cranston. 
Globular, shaded crimson; vigorous. (*ynonyms 
—Mawrice Bernardin, 1861, Granger; Exposi- 
tion de Brie, 1865, Granger; Ferdinand de 
Lss:eps, 1869, E. Verdier 
12—Gloire de Dijon, ‘I’, 1853--Jacotot. A 
rather flat, very vizorous rose; the parent of a 
distinct, hardy, and strong-growing race of Teas. 
Color, buff, orange centre; very sweet scented. 
The Dean of Rochester, founder of the English 
National Rose Society, says of this rose :—‘ If 
ever, tor heinous crime, | were miserably sen- 
tenced for the rest-of my lite to po-sess but a 
single rose-tree I should desire to be supplied on 
leaving the dock with a strong plant of the 
Gloire de Dijon” 
18—Alfred Colomb, H.P., 1866—Lacharme-, 
Globular, with high centre, bright carmine red : 
moderately vigorous 
14—Viscountess Folkestone, H.T., 1866— 
Bennet. Globular, reflexed; colour, creamy- 
white, shaded flesh; moderate; free flowering 
15—Ia France, H.T., 1867—J. B. Guillot, fils. 
Globular, 
‘The finest yellow 
‘Globular, pointed centre, silvery rose with pale 
‘lilac shading 
16—Catherine Mermet, T., 1869—J. B. Guillot, 
fils. Globular, high centre, light rosy flesh; at 
all stages good. From this rose The Bride 
Bridesmaid, and Muriel Grahame aro sports 
17—Constantin Tretiakoff, H.P., 1877—Jamin. 
Large, rose crimson . 
18—Baron de Rothschild, H.P., 1862—Guillot, 
fils. Large, vigorous; colour, red 
19—Fiirstin Bismarck, 'I., 1889—Large, full, 
imbricated. China rose, shaded salmon rose; 
climbing. A seedling from Gloire de Dijon 
20—Baldwin, H.T., 1898—Lambert. Vigorous. 
In growth and efflorescence it muy be compared 
to Kaiserin Augusta Victoria. The flowers are 
large, full, and shaped like a camelia; colour, 
beautiful pure crimson. A most continuous 
flowering and excellent rose : 
21—Madame Jules Grolez, 1.'l., 1897—Guillot. 
Bright China rose, fairly large, tull, and perfect 
shape, free blooming and most attractive; quite 
an acquisition to this class 
92—rande-Duchesse Anastasie, H.T.. 1898— 
Nabosnand. Very large, full, perfect shape; 
colour, salmon rose on a golden ground; fine 
thick petals. A handsome variety and sweetly 
; scented 
23—Jubilee, H.P., 1899—Henderson. Flower 
large, full, well-shaped; colour, pure red shaded 
with deep crimson and velvety maroon; free 
Said to be the finest, of all 
dark roses. A cross’ between Louis Van Hontte 
and Prince Camillé de Ruhan : ° 
-°24—Ernest Morel, H.P., 1900—Cochet. Flower . 
Jarge, well-shaped; colour,: clear garnet rd, 
flamed 
The reverse of the petals velvety. A 
seedliog fiu:n Gener. saequ min f. 
CARNATIONS. 
The Carnation craze which is becoming 
very general throughout Australia has 
apparently not taken hold of the gardeners 
at Mount Lofty, if we may judge by. the 
exhibits at this show. Hyen supposing 
the time to be slightly out of joint for 
staging, many visitors were excusably dis- 
ro) ot 
appointed with the Carnations that were 
staged. ‘the Carnation Society held its 
first show in Adelaide on the same after- 
noon, and it is a pity the two dates 
clashed. | Whether this was unavoidable 
-or not there is no doubt that, as the show 
-in Adelaide staged a splendid collection, 
it was fully expected that Mount Lofty 
_would also have some good blooms set out. 
Regarding those staged we can say noth- 
ing, but would suggest that when the cata- 
_logue is arranged for the next show the 
- Carnations should be divided into the two 
sections of ‘show and “decorative.” 
RHODODENDRONS. 
A table running nearly the whole 
_length of the hall carried a mass of bloom 
that can be only appreciated when seen. 
The luxuriance of beauty is beyond the 
descriptive power of words. To say that 
it was pretty, beautiful, and charming is— 
merely a collection of adjectives all mean- 
ing the same thing in differing degrees. 
Every shade of color from pure white, 
through the pinks, and red to deep purple, 
was represented there in profusion, the 
only regret being the necessity to place 
the exhibits so closely together. ~ But, 
says the official, “what can one do with 
such great blooms in a limited space.” 
Professor Stirling stills leads the way on 
the prize lists with this flower, and all 
praise to him for introducing such a 
beauty into the hills gardens, but we were 
glad to notice that other growers are en- 
tering the lists against him. Other ex- 
hibits were staged from the gardens of 
Mr. Tom Barr Smith, Mr. W. Milne, and 
Mr. H. Sewell. It is invidious vo pick 
out special varieties, but we noted that 
visitors were attracted by the blush white 
Queen, the dark-eyed Beauty of Bagshot, 
the fine scarlet of Lord Wolseley, and the 
splendid colors of the Waterers. Many 
enquiries were made for the queen of the 
show, Pink Pearl. The explanation 
offered for “her absence was that the 
weather had spoiled her chances this year 
of being included in the prize exhibit. 
Even so, we think it a pity that one or two 
clusters were not labled “not for competi- 
tion,’ the weathering would not have de- 
tracted from their beauty as an exhibit. 
We give a picture of the bed of Rhodo- 
dendrons from which Professor Stirling’s 
prize exhibits were taken. 
Another exhibit that claimed repeated 
admiration were the twenty-one pots of 
Calceolarias staged by Mr. Robinson. 
They were all in splendid bloom, and the 
distinctive variation of colors showed 
them.to be a good strain. That Ericas— 
can be grown to a healthy perfection in 
the Mount Lofty climate was abundantly” 
proved by the fine show of lovely colored: 
svikes by Mr. George Smith. Mr.. 
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