April 1, 1904 
burgh, all the kinds named above are very 
fragrant, and worthy of culture on that 
score alone. 
would recommend that they be grown, for 
if some approach each other rather closely 
in color, they each have their own special 
season, and by growing all some goo dark 
H.v. Roses are secured each year. 
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THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL AND 
HORTICULTURAL SHOW 
ADELAIDE. 
March is the month when the inside sec- 
tion of this show claims more attention 
than the exhibits outside. The unusual 
mildness of the summer lent itself admir- 
ably to the producers, and enabled them 
to fix a record Tn all 
AT 
for the exhihits 
Where’ space is: available I 
THE AUSTRALIA™ GARDENER. 
the Tasmanians to lead the way ‘in export 
trade is a decided reflection upon. the pro- 
ducers. It is true that the ravages of the 
codlin mot frightened the growers into an 
overweening timidity, but now that a re- 
medy has been found it is hoped that the 
orchards will come again into profit. 
The pictures of apples and grapes tabled - 
at the show serve to indicate the immense 
variety and the quality of the fruit exhi- 
bited. Of the apples the Jonathan seemed 
to be the greatest favorite, and some fine 
specimens were staged. Cleopatras were 
also a good exhibit. In the grapes it was 
difficult to pick out a variety better than 
its neighbor, but we noticed some magnifi- 
cent berries on the new variety named 
Contennial. But they evidently require 
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too, that the exhibitors, being for the most 
part professional gardeners looking for 
orders, do not name their varieties from a 
business point of view. 
Visitors to the show who are attracted 
by the exhibits of vegetables are generally 
those who grow a few of their own, and 
it would be a distinct advantage to both. 
them and the growers if they could order 
by name those varieties that strike thenr 
fancy. What is true of potatoes andi 
onions is equally true of all other vege- 
tables. 
FLoweErs. 
It was expected that the show of flowers: 
this year would surpass any other March 
show, and visitors were not disappointed. 
- The flowers were good, the entries numer- 
Dahlias at the Adelaide Show. Kindly lent by the Proprietors of the Adelaide Observer? 
vegetables, and 
flowers nothing so excellent had ever be- 
fore been staged in Adelaide, and we: are 
willing to venture the opinion that not a 
better collection would be found in the 
the divisions of fruit, 
world. That sounds a little boastful, but 
it ig not given in a spirit of boastfulness. 
The remark is intended to represent the 
exhibition of produce as a whole, and 
thereby indicate what we believe to be a 
fact that no other country is more suitable ' 
than South Australia for growing an ex- 
tensive variety of fruits, flowers, and vege- 
tables. The apples and grapes particularly 
were superb, the varieties indicating that 
all the commercial products can be grown. 
in our hills districts for profit, and why the 
South Australian growers should allow 
more cultivation to bring them to a more 
even sample. The orchardists and vine- 
growers are to be commended for their 
care in naming the varieties. This is a 
distinct advantage, but we cannot say the 
same about the vegetable growers. In 
this division of exhibits we think the 
Society should exercise their authority to 
make the exhibitors name their specimens. 
The Society is much to blame for this. To 
label an exhibit as potatoes, round, or 
onions, not: red, is a manifest absurdity in 
the matter of classification. But even if 
the Society cannot hit upon a better classi- 
fication than that, they might insist upon 
the exhibitor naming the variety more ex- 
plicitly. The show is worth nothing if it 
1s not to be educative. It is surprising, 
ous, and the competition keen. We noted 
that a few new names amongst the exhi- 
hitors are asserting themselves in competi- 
tions with those of the old professional 
names that have graced the tables for 
many years. The stereotyped names of 
Newman, Sewell, Giles, and Halliday are 
still repeated time and again right through. 
the prize-list, and the total of awards that 
these gentlemen have gained would fill z 
very Jong array of figures. The Roses: 
were good, but a little more competition, 
would have improved the display. There 
are many varieties of autumn. bloomers 
well worth cultivating, and it is ai little 
surprising that the Rose growers do nat 
come out at this show. Zinnias are essen- 
tially summer flowers, but the season had 
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