. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 16 The Florists^ Review OCTOBKE 2, 1913. EUBOPEAN NOTEa New Irish Boses. At the autumn show of the National Rose Society, held in London about the middle of September, four new roses from Ireland received gold medals and first-class certificates. Eed Letter Day and Edward Bohane were shown by Alexander Dickson & Sons, New- townards. The former is a oright- eolored hybrid tea, a rich crimson red, and the latter is a hybrid tea oio^arge size, rich crimson scarlet. Edvr M. Bnrnett, shown by S. MeGredy & Son, Portadown, has a large bloom,
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 16 The Florists^ Review OCTOBKE 2, 1913. EUBOPEAN NOTEa New Irish Boses. At the autumn show of the National Rose Society, held in London about the middle of September, four new roses from Ireland received gold medals and first-class certificates. Eed Letter Day and Edward Bohane were shown by Alexander Dickson & Sons, New- townards. The former is a oright- eolored hybrid tea, a rich crimson red, and the latter is a hybrid tea oio^arge size, rich crimson scarlet. Edvr M. Bnrnett, shown by S. MeGredy & Son, Portadown, has a large bloom, blush pink, a fragrant hybrid tea. Muriel Dickson, from Hugh Dickson, Ltd., Bel- fast, is a large hybrid Austrian briar, reddish rose with orange tints. Three of the best blooms in the show were George Dickson, Bent Cant and A. Hill Gray, and the honors for these, a silver gilt medal to each, went to the Newtownards firm, Dickson & Sons. The best collection of thirty- six blooms, distinct varieties, was put ap by Hugh Dickson, Ltd. S. McGredy & Son staged British Queen in splendid form. The finest representative collec- tion of roses on a table, in a space 6x18 feet, was arranged by W. &. J. Brown, Peterborough, and was awarded a gold medal; the second prize, a sil- ver gilt medal, went to Dobbie & Co., Edinburgh, who were specially strong in Richmond, Lyon Bose, Mrs. Theo- dore Boosevelt, Frau Karl Druschki and General MacArthur. Prize winners in other leading classes were: Paul & Son, Cheshunt; Hobbies, Ltd., Dereham; B. B. Cant & Sons, Colchester; Jackman & Son, Wok- ing, and J. Mattock, Oxford. New Dahlias. At the recent show of the National Dahlia Society quite a large number of novelties were submitted to the floral ewnmittee, and half a dozen found favor and were awarded cultural cer- tificates. Four of the awards went to J. Stredwick & Son, St. Leonards on Sea, for Pierrot, cactus, yellow florets tipped buflf white; E. F. Hawes, cactus,
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