. The Gardeners' Chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. f Worksop, amongstamateurs, and those of Messrs. Paul & Son, andMessrs. Townsend, amongst nurserymen. InMr. Machins oollection there was a largenumber of the dwarf Polyantha section, whileLIdeale, Red Damask, and Camden were wellshown. Messrs. Paul & Son depended morelargely on the new exhibition Teas, among whichMadame C. Guinoisseau, W. Allen Riohardson,Alister, Stella Gray (somewhat in the style of thislatter flower), added considerably to the beautyof the stand. In the display of Roses, Mr. H. V.
. The Gardeners' Chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. f Worksop, amongstamateurs, and those of Messrs. Paul & Son, andMessrs. Townsend, amongst nurserymen. InMr. Machins oollection there was a largenumber of the dwarf Polyantha section, whileLIdeale, Red Damask, and Camden were wellshown. Messrs. Paul & Son depended morelargely on the new exhibition Teas, among whichMadame C. Guinoisseau, W. Allen Riohardson,Alister, Stella Gray (somewhat in the style of thislatter flower), added considerably to the beautyof the stand. In the display of Roses, Mr. H. was again first, and his collection was avery fine one, but there is still a good deal to bedone in this class. In one collection there was anattempt made to break through the dead levelmonotony usual in such arrangements, basketsand vases being used to break the level line whichis usual in suoh exhibits ; but this collection wasspoiled by having two or three exhibition boxeswith single blooms placed in the front—a few Supplement to The Gardeners- Chronicle. July 27, Corridor at Mr. W. Bulls Nursery, Chelsea. July 27, 1895.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 99 low vases oontaining the dwarf Polyanthus wouldhave added considerably to the effect. It isevident that we have very muoh yet to learn inthe aesthetio arrangement of groups of Roses—we call to mind a collection exhibited at the DrillHall some two or three years ago by Mawley, of Berkhamsted, from whicha good deal might be learned by those aspiringto direot taste in such matters. It will thus be seen that the projectors of theDerby Show have reason to be satisfied with theresult of their appeal to the Rose-growingpublic; and, although one may assent to theopinion of our ohampion amateur, that this hasbeen a most disappointing season, we may atthe same time add, that it was a far better onethan the mournful complaints of growers afterthe hard winter, and again after the lengtheneddrought, had led us to
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