Reading Observer 09-1920

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r. Elisha Hicks' Wonderful IR eCO

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of Stiocess.

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It is seldom that one has 'to record so remarkable ,

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In ad dition to the Wigan Cup, Mr. Hicks has
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a series of successes as is claimed I by that popular rose

won. this season, the Gold Medal of the National Ro,e
Society, carrying with it tbe Nurs~ryman's Championship .

specialist, Mr. Elisha J. Hicks, of Hurst, near T :.'Iford,
Berks. Those who are familiar with his' rose fgar~nS ­

. tOT Decorat.i_~e ~oses for t he year; and at t h e 'same great

one might almost c,a,lI thein ,a fa~m-wjll not .~~ sur rised
to learn' that Mr. H,cks has agam woo the W Igan ~hal­

best exh iblt of f9ses by nurserymen; the Pea1ce Cup at

London Sh~,;';th ~ Edward 1'1awley Gold Medal for the,
Southampton tor. 'decorative roses; and the first prize.

lenge Cup- ,the hlue rihbon
of the rose world-oHered
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the Royal Horticultural Society at their great summer
show recently held at Card ill. for the hest exhihit 01
roses.

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with Gold M~d~l::"nd Trophy, at Portland, U.S,A., for

1i he best n~w~.~J~. b i'!lg rose,' in a competition oJe~ to the
worl,d. Mr.' Hicks won tb is prize with his I Climbin~
Lady ,Hi ll ingdon.
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Mr. Hicks' success in winning the cup is greater

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at lirst sight,. for he ha's no", won it, not

holds lor the year the Royal Horticultural Society's

" But the record · i>f .. M~.. Hicks' successesl does, not
end here, fo r he has won Gold Medals at~Wolvefhampton,

The group of roses that i~fri ed

Croydon and Birmiqgbam, Silve;r Gilt and Silver Meda1s

only four times. but three times m succes sIOn.
Championship for Roses.

He thus

Horti~ultural

Mr. Hicks this honour occupied 300 square feet of space

a! Ithe Royal

and was staged as an island group, capabl~ of beiriJ seen
from any position. and contained over 10.000 cut bI1oof!ls.
weighing over seven hundredweights.

.36 firsts. and m~ny other prizes' fo'r rosesl at ma~y of the
'leading exhibitions during the current year. t This is.

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Society's Show in London,

indeed, a i;n~ record, and ought to prove the qua lity of
the plants from wh ich such a high- standard I h,~s been
achieved.

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The
'Magnificent
Display of Roses at the Car,diff Show which won
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THE WIGAN I CUP.

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PhulU by}

Mr. ELISHA J. HICKS,

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Fo.'sh"".

ELISHA J. HICKS"
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l'tew ~e&.\~~ee See&.\\,,~
'Rose to~ 19tO.
"Mrs. CU~NOCK SAWDAY,"
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l} pedigree hybrid tea, seedling
Ros. of great beauty grown by
Mr. E. J. Hicks at H urst. This

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taken num'e rous

priz~s. '

, and was awarded a Certificate of
Merit'by the N atiboal Ro~e Society,
London, on April 27th" 1920,
also an additional Certificate 01
Merit at thai Society'. Show at
Leeds on July 13th and 14th.
Amongst o~'i.er distinctions gained
hy Mr. Hiclt. was an Award 01
, Merit, Royal Horticult,ural Society,
Lo;'don. June 15th. '1920, ~d a
Finot-Cla.. Certilicate. at Grand
Yorlt Gala, on ' June 16th, 1920.
This rose. is ' a perfect ~pecimeD .
all.d 'a!thougb it has, been on show '
several times. it

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D'e ver been

criticised '!;y any 01 tb e judge•.

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Mr. Elisha Hicks receiving the Wigan Cup at the hands of the ex.Queen of Portugal.
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