Festival of Empire Rose Show.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 9, 30 August 1911, Page 39

Festival of Empire Rose Show.

A verv exten*ive ro*e *iow. organised bv Mr Geotlrex Hen*loxx for the Ee*tixal of Empire, wa* held at the Crx*tal Pal ace on -lune 29. ami. though there were few flowers of *uper excellence. there wa* a very even range of qualitv all through, ami everyone appeared to be *ati*lie<l. both with the cla**e*. the flower*. ami the general arrangement*. No ca*h prize* were offered. ami then were nearlx silver cup* enough for evervone. ami gobi ami silver medal* galore, ami. a* a great number of these prize* were gill* the show was of unusual interest. Nl PSER\MIN. The Canadian Pacific liailwax < ompanv’s silver cup for forty-eight ro*c< was won by Me**r* B. IL < ant ami Sons. Colchester, with a line *et o’ blooms that contained Yvonne \ acherot. Lyon Rose. E. K. l)ru*chki. While Maman Cochet. Bessie Brown. Captain IL’xxvard. .1. B. Clarke. Hairy Kirk. Mdme. Jules Craxereaux. Maman Cocbet. ami B. ( ant. par ticularly good: Me**r* Alex. Dick* m ami Sons. Newtonard*. Co. Down. second. The best three doze .1 rdooms. di*tinct. which won Lord Northcoic* silver cup. came from Mr Hugh l)ick*oii. Belfast, who bad a beautiful *et "I clean, tair*ized flower*. with J. I >■ ’ larke. Mrs David McKee. Horace \ ernet. Be**ie Brown. Lien’. ( bau'c. ami Prince** Beatrice a* *peciallv itiere were five competitor*, ami Mr < • ? »1 ge I'rince, Longworth, came *ecom!. Eor two dozen flower*. di*tiimt. Mr J. Matt.-ck. New Ilea lim-t »n. Oxford. led and Im had Exon I’"* . H Dick* m t harb* Darwin, ami Dube >t Wellingtoi in ■: - -d form : Mi I l"iir\ I )rcw . Long

ui'i tli. *»*c«m.L ait<| Mi \\ . IL Chaplin. Waltham < i • **. third: *cveii cntric*. I hf l«»*t *ixt»*rn varivtir*. three bl»n»!ii-5 •»t each. wen* *h<»\vn hy Mr**r* A. Dirk'••ii and ••ll*, who led from *ix competitor*. and had excellent flower* of AI r* Iheodore Ho<»eve]t. Mr* W. J. Grant. Horace \ ernet. G. C. W and, and Gloire de < hedane Giiinoi**'-au : Me—r* Frank Cant and Co.. Colchester. *ecoiid. and Me**r* l». IL ( ant and S<»n*. third. Of eight treldc* there Were fourteen elltric-. and the clip a* tir*t prize was won ’•> Mr George Prince. Longworth, who *cored with Mr* I. Roo*e\<dt. Avoca. Lyon Ro*e. J. B. Clark**. F. lx. l)rn*chki. l lriih Ihnnncr. etc.-. Mes*r* IL Hark nc** and Co.. *eci»nd. I’he K.irl of Plymouth prc*ented a *ilvc|- cup tor the Lc*t eighteen tea* and Hoi-fi t «•*. and thi* wa* won 1»\ Mr (h-orge Prince. Longworth, with bright, (dean llower* <•’ Mr* K. Mawley. Mdme. ( on *tain-e 'soiipcrt. ( •inte**e de Xadaillav. Ihe Bride. Mdllie. de Watteville, etc.: Me?.*!* B. IL ( ant and Sons. *ec.md. For a dozen tea or lioj*ette ro.*e* there were live entrie*. and here Mr John Matlock -cored a lir*t. and was followed in or<|er by \|e**r* J. Jeffries ami Son. ( irein-c'ter. and the King’s Acre Xur*er\ Company. Hereford. The gold medal for a dozen treble*, tea* or lloi-ettc*. wa* won 1»\ \|c—i- B. IL ( ant and Son*, w ii"*c hot llower* wi re of White Manian ( oidiet. Bride*maid. Golden Gate and M a man < < »cliet. xi bserymex - bosks i\ vam-s AXI) l)F.( oBA I l\ E YABIETIES. lor a dozen varieties of exhibition ro*e* in \a*e*. seven blooms of each, the "Daily Telegraph" Cup was the premier award, and here the winners were Messrs D. Prior and Son. Colchester. whose best va*es Were of Mr* Iheodore lloo*evelt. Mrs J. Laing. Lyon B«»<e. Avoca. Manian Cochet. and While Manian Cochet; Messr* IL llarkne** and Co., second., and Me**rs Alex. Dick*on and Sons, third. There were three entrie* of nine varielie* of tea or mn-ette r<»*e* in va*<*’. *eVel) bloom* of each: Mr J. Mattock led. winning Sir J. Lyon*’ clip: Medea ami Mdme. Jnle- Gravcieanx were go• »d : M r llen rx I)i ew *ee«»iid. There were live big bank- of decora • bunches in as many varieties, and here the Empire Fe*ti\al ( up wa* won l»\ Mr

Joint Mattock, with a very tine display that included grand bunches of Crimson Damask. Peggy. Betty. Simplicity. Mdme. Abel Chatenay. Warrior. Mrs Plight, and Leucht-tern: Messrs Frank < ant and Co., second. Messrs W . Spooner and Son. Woking, came first for eighteen vases of decorative roses. Tlie best dozen [lowers of any ttew rose were examples of Le-lie Holland, crimson. from Mr Hugh Dick-on. Belfa-t: Mes-r- Perkin' and Son-. Coventrv. -cr-

oud. Messi- 15. It. Cant and Sons led for a dozen roses, introduced during P.mS or later: Ethel Malcolm. Lyon Rose. Rhea Reid, and Claudius were the most striking: Messrs A. Dickson and Sons second, and Mr Hugh Dickson third. The best dozen blooms or a H.P. rose were grand clear examples of Mrs .John Laing from Messr- 11. Harkm— and Co.: Mr -I. Mattock second with the -ame variety: thirteen entrie-. lint of fifteen competitors Mr J. Matlock led for a

dozen blooms of a H.T. rose with Mrs Theodore Roosevelt in tine condition: Messrs Stuart Low and Co.. Enfield, second. with Lyon Rose. There were fifteen entries of a dozen blooms of a tea rose and here Messrs D. Prior and Son led with White Manian Coeliet: with MessrB. R. Cant and Sons, second, and Messrs R. Harkness and Co., third with MrE. Mawlev. AMATEIRS. hi the open amateur division Mr < onwav Jones secured the Empire Festival Cup for three dozen roses with a moderate set. in which Mrs E. Mawley. White Maman Cochet. and F. K. Drusehki were good flowers; Rev. J. H. Pemberton. second. Mr Alfred Tate won the Duke of Fife's cup for twenty-four Howers, and he showed Helene Guillot. Mr- I. Roosevelt. Bessie Brown. Florence Pemberton. Mdme. M. Soupert. and Mr, J. Laing well. For a dozen trebles Ml Alfred Tate was again to the front, and the varieties noted in his previous win were also «oo l here: Mdme. Melanie Soupert also tine. For a dozen blooms of any rose Mr Alexander Hill Gray. Beaulieu. Bath, led with Lyon Rose in tine form. NEW AND MEDAL ROSES. The silver cup for the best new ro-> was won by Messrs Alex. Dickson and Sons. N'ewtownards. with Queen .Man. a brilliant yellow and rose-shaded variety: Mr Hugh Dickson second with the deep dark crimson King George M. and the same firm third with the Hon. G. Lawson Johnston.—"Garueners’ Magazine."