Identifier: gardenerschronic333lond (find matches)
Title: The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects
Year: 1874 (1870s)
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Subjects: Ornamental horticulture Horticulture Plants, Ornamental Gardening
Publisher: London : (Gardeners Chronicle)
Contributing Library: UMass Amherst Libraries
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iegatum ; cut blooms in vases, and a foreground ofboxes of cut blooms of very fine quality. Most of theleading varieties were represented, but at the time oftaking our notes very few were named; but it was arepresentative collection. Hobbies A Co. (John Green), Norfolk Nurseries,Dereham, had a stand consisting of bunches of Rosesat the back, and distributed about, with Sweet Peas, inwhich the new white Dorothy Eckford was conspicuous ;aingle Cactus Dahlias, Pelargoniums, Carnations, Ac. Tulips.-These were fully represented. Messrs. Ho«oA Robertson, nurserymen, Dublin, had a large collec- examples of bicolor Glory of Leiden, Ac Ixias, Iris,and general hardy flowers. Mr. A. D. Hall, Oast House, riarpenden, had acollec!ionof florists Tulips, chief among them beingDr. Hardy, Lord Stanley, Samuel Barlow, bizarres;Annie McGregor, flamed rose, Ac. The Hon. A, H. T. de Montmorency, Carrick Mine,Co. Dublin, also had a collection of florists Tulip3. Sweet Peas were shown by several exhibitors.
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FlG. 134.—DOUBLE-WHITE CLEMATIS, DUCHESS OF EDINBURGH, TRAINED ON A GLASS PARTITION. (From a Photograph by Mr. F. Mason Good) lection also, but many of the bunches drooped in aninelegant manner; Clara Butt, Margaret, Pride ofHaarlem, Phyllis, May Queen, Gesneriana lutea, albamarginata, Ac, were the foremost examples. Mes;rs. Barr A Son, King Street, Covent Garden,had a large collection of Tulips, distinguished by finequality, the leading varieties Mrs. Kie age, SalmonKing, The Sullan, Flambeau, Pride of Ireland, LaMerveille, Ixioides, Ac , and with the foregoing wereassociated Narcissi, among which could be seen fine Miscellaneous Cut Flowers. A very attractive feature was some very fine bunchesof Carnations of splendid quality, staged by Mr.A.T. DurroN, Bexley Heath, viz.. <;. H. Crane, scarlet;Avalanche, white; Madame Melba, pink; and Mrs.T. W. Lawson, soft pink. Messrs. Gauntlet t & GO , Redruth, had a collectionof choice Rhododendrons, such as Dalhousleanum,Aueklandi in v

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