of space has been gradually encroached 
upon until their untortunate wives, who 
are, after all, the true »penpetual-home 
roses, shave been driven to use the ‘back 
verandah as their drying ground, and*are 
in daily expectation of receiving-orders. to 
fix their clothes lines on the roof or take 
them to the front street. In all things a 
happy: medium should. be observed, and I 
feel-satisfied-in leavingiit to.the.fair-and 
impartial consideration of those present to 
‘endeavor to place a checkjupon, such enthu- 
-siastic ardor, if desirable, amongst any of 
‘their friends,-for I trust there are none 
‘but desire to treat. the roses, of their home- 
Hife with the -tenderest care, consideration, 
and affection. : 
THE ROSE SHOW IN ADELAIDE. 
The Queen of Flowers held her reception 
‘in the Adelaide Town-Hall: on October 20, 
and those who were’ responsible for the dis- 
play may generally be congratulated on the 
effect.’ Critical rosarians may have found. 
mirers’ without the. special privilege of. cri- 
‘ticism-could hardly have much to complain 
of amongst the prize-winners. Mr. A. H. 
Scarfe and-Mr. H. Kemp were ‘again the 
‘leading ‘exhibitors, and the blooms. staged 
by them’ well nierited the eulogiums and 
congratulations: of. the public, as well .as 
those of growers _who-.know something 
about thé flowers. -Mr. Scarfe entered over 
“Sixty Roses, and every one of them) was a 
contributor to-his eight prizes. His Dr. 
- Rushplen and Kaiserin Augusta Victoria 
took the two champion prizes in‘their re- 
spective classes;iand it would be. difficult 
io pick two better specimens, although, as 
usual, some thought they could have select- 
ed better blooms. ~°*Lhe judge, however, 
knows his business thoroughly, and made 
his selection not to please any carping cri- 
tic that might happen along. 
Mr. H: Kemp’s two exhibits of 48 and 24 
were a splendid lot, and stamp him a*past- 
» master in the art of growing Roses. . In,ad- 
“dition to their general excellence, they 
were well staged’ and named. The example 
‘set by both’ Mr. Scarfe and: Mr: Kemp. is 
“well worth the! attention of - exhibitors. 
Other exhibitors who have good reason) to 
bo pleased with their competition were 
Mr. E.'Gries, Mrs. W..Thomas, Mr. E. Hall, - 
“My. W. Harris, Mr: B. Mitchell, and Mrs. 
A® Halton. +» Each of these competitors 
~ gtaged some lovely blooms, and should they 
continue with! their efforts the champions : 
will need to look to their laurels, or they 
~ will lose them. 
The ‘Adelaide prizctakers are getting to. 
“be ‘almost ‘patriarchal in their successes. 
’ We ‘refer to Henry:Sewell as one.: A: show’ 
without prize exhibits from’ Mr: Sewell’s 
nurseries can hardly be imagined.» His ist 
of prizes must be legion, and it is gratify- 
ing to note that there is no abatement of 
- excellence in his beauties!» Mr. Sewell, Mr. 
- W. J. Smith, and Mr. W. H. Ind had a 
- hattle royal with their Pelargoniums. The 
“names of the zonalé varieties are worth giv- 
ing, a8 they were such ‘a-splendid lot :— 
Singles: © Mr. Actson,: M.\ Pole Routh, 
Norah, Louis, Distinction, Swanly White, 
Rev. H. Harris, Phyllis, Gabriel’s Host, M. 
‘ 
THE. AUSTRALIAN GARDENER. 
~ For years he has been a most consistent 
L. Tesdale, Snowdrop, Fairest of the Fair, 
Sir Henry Irving, Duke of York, Mrs. 
Strutt, Madame Bruant, Duchess of Fife 
Doubles: Madam Charlotte}, Ville de Por- : 
~ teers, Emile de Girardin, MadamTihnout, 
Blanch. --Perfecta, 
Cousin ‘Bell, Sylvia, 
Madame Thihant, Jean de Arc, Mrs. W. E. 
Gladstone, Madam Vanudry, Agalia,; M. J. 
-B. Jerome. 
oMr,,H. Dutton also entered the list with 
‘them, :and;the twelve regals. for. which he 
was awarded first were the most .perfect 
trusses imaginable. Another of the pat- 
-viarchs isi the family.of Newmans., It seems 
like ages: since-this firm entered the prize- 
listiat:the: Adelaide Shows. Like their 
doughty competitor, Mr. -Sewell, their 
names appear all through the list as first 
or second. To describe; the exhibits would 
need a catalogue, which, by-the-way, we 
should have exceptional, pleasure in print- 
ing for them. 
Turning to some of the later day prize- 
takers; we note'Mr. E. Gries coming along 
very strongly with sixteen awards, and 
amongst them some well worth the win- 
ning.. He had a special lot of Roses of dis- 
tinct varieties set up in vases, and a good 
exhibit it’ was-too. His Phloxes, which 
gained two firsts, were good, and we won- 
dered where all ‘the «other competitors 
were. Surely this beautiful flower cannot 
be going out of fashion. Among his list of 
prizes weré Pentstemons, Double Gaillar- 
dias, Gladiolus, Climbers, six. plants for 
table’ decorations, a Cactus,’ Farfuguim, 
Ligularia, a new hardy shrub Philade Fal- 
coneri, a new Hypericum Morserianum, and 
a Salvia splendens, Rudolph Pfitzner. 
Mr. James Beggs is by no means a new 
name in’ the prize lists; indeed, we are 
afraid his long lists of prizes will soon 
bring him up to the patriarchal section. ° 
winner, and still going strong, as-his list 
this year shows. In Carnations he had - 
Cecelia, which took champion as a. spring 
bloomer (a fine flower). _ In the champion » 
decorative class, Dorothy Whitney, which, 
in the opinion’ of many growers, ought to 
have scored.. For three fancy decorative, 
first were Stella, Prosperity; Dorothy Whit- 
ney; in’ three selfs, first’ Harlowarden: (a 
very fine crimson), Goy. Woolcot, and Harry 
Fenn. The above six are American, and 
new .to Australia. Amongst the flowers 
not for competition, shown, without any ar- 
tificial aid, were Columbines in fifteen var- >> 
ieties of the long-spurred type, singlé Gail- 
lardias, splendid for decorative work, Sweet ” 
Peas, Shirley Poppies, Schizanthus (fancy), « > 
very pretty for table work, single Petunias, 
Carnations, Candytuft, a fine type of Pan- » 
sies, fancy kinds. . Also two new Ivy Pe-° 
largoniums, Leopard and Mrs. Hawley,’ 
variegated parsley, and double white Pyre- 
thrum.. The naming and staging of Carna- ~ 
. tions were favorably commented upon, and 
in all respects his exhibits were worthy of 
his reputation. 
Mr. J. McInnes is another comparatively” 
young. prizetaker, although his list isu: 
Jengthening out, as it well deserves to do.” 
Garnations, spring bloommg, 3, Triumph, ° 
H. K. Mayor, seedling; tree, show, selfs, 
special 
serymen.- Seyenty-two blooms,” 
November, 1, 1904 
3, Richard Douglas, Arthur Fripp, Rosy 
Morn; tree,-show, fancy, 6, ‘Dr... Beetson, 
Mrs. J.‘ Kaleski, Evangelene, Dandaloe, 
Gertie Reid, Ben Pfaendler; 6 Carnations, 
any. variety, Dr. Beetson, Ben, Pfaendler, 
Flinders, HK. Mayor, Triumph, Pase- 
dena; 6 Verbenas, Mayor of Geelong, The 
Alderman, Leviathan, The Duke, Mrs. £- 
H. McInnes, Queenie. A few of his leading 
annuals were Candytuft, Annual: Chnysan- 
themum, Godetia, Clarkia, Jacobea, ‘Cen- 
tranthus, Statice Sumarama, Calliopsis, 
Schizanthus, Creepis, ‘Phacelia, . Helep- 
terum. : 
Another new con:petitor we found in Mr. 
E. A. Kempson, who took first prize for 
6 Pansies (fancy) and second prize for $ 
Petunias (double), from seed from H- 
Sewell; second prize 6 Carnations, any 
varicties, distinct, consisted of Ravenswood, 
* Striped: Perfection, Zouave, Magna Alba, 
Cecelia, and Bohemia; second prize 3 Car- 
nations, any variety, distinct, Ravenswood, 
Zouave, Pasadena. : 
The Carnation and Picotee Society made 
special arrangements for their offer .of 
prizes for exhibits, which were a source of 
attention from visitors. The blooms 
were undeniably good, : showing that the 
young society 1s making headway 1m. popu- 
larising this flower. Dr. R. E. Harrold with 
Edith Grey and Mr. J. Beggs with Cecelia 
and Messrs. Heyne, Potter,. & Co.,. with 
Murmur divided honors for the three cham- 
pions. Mr. D.F. Laurie gota well-merited 
first for 3 show tree Carnations, viz., Supe- 
rior, Mrs. Kaleski, Edith Grey, and alse 
exhibited “Not for competition” one vase, 
Miss G. Laurie; one vase, Camperdown, 
which excited a great amount of admira- 
tion. These two were raised by him from 
hand-crossed seed of his own growing. | Miss 
G. Laurie is a perfect show bloom, produc- 
ed on Jong stems, grand calyx, which never 
bursts, smooth petal, perpetual bloom, grand 
habit, shell pink. Camperdown, primrose. 
yellow, flaked. and pencilled scarlet, almost 
always smooth in petai, perfect calyx, long 
stems, good habit, profuse bloomer, a most 
attractive flower. Both these are of a type 
to be highly. recommended. 
CHAMPION ROSES. 
_-—— 
_ AS usual the great interest: of. the Na- 
tional Rose Society's Show at Crystak 
Palace,,London, centred, in class No. 1— 
to nix 
distinet: 
varieties, are required, and for the best set 
a prize of £6, together with the trophy and 
gold medal, are awarded. The first prize 
the champion trephy class, open 
was; won. by, Messrs. A. Dickson & Son, 
Newtownards, County Down, Treland, whe 
had. full. handsome blooms, and ‘all welk 
colored, though, many an outer, petal was 
blemished, by rain or wind. The back row 
blooms. were Marchioness of Londonderry, 
Captain,-Hayward,, Souvenir d’un Am}, 
« Charles Lefebvre, Mrs. J. Laing, Ulrich. 
Brunner, Alice, Lindsell, Janet Scott, Ro- 
bert Scott, Marie. Verdier,, Merville de 
Lyon, Gustave Piganeau,. Marchioness of 
Dufferin, Star of Waltham, Madame Hoste, 
Earl of Dufferin, Caroline Testout, Fran- 
