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Cavour, Napoldon III., Madame Fillion, Horace Vernet, and Madnme Chas. Wood. 

 Mr Keynes, who was third, had in his collection fine specimens of Gloire de 

 Vitry, Lord Macaulay, Fisher Holmes, Comtesse de Chabrillant, General Jacque- 

 minot, Marie Baumann, Duke of Wellington, Madame Fillion, &c. Messrs Francis 

 & Co., Hertford, were fourth. 



In the class for three trusses of forty-eight varieties, Messrs Paul & Son again 

 came first with good illusti'ations of well-known kinds, Mr Keynes was second, 

 Mr Turner third, and Messrs E. P. Francis & Co. were fourth. 



In the class for twenty-four Hybrid Perpetuals, three trusses of each, the first 

 prize was taken by Messrs Paul & Son, who furnished fine trusses of Marguei-ite 

 de Sb Amand, Beauty of Waltham, Jean Cherpin, Baroness Rothschild, Monsieur 

 Noman, Senateur Vaisse, Marie Baumann, Madame Rivers, Dr Andry, La France, 

 Madame Therese, Levet, Marguerite Dombrain, Lord Clyde, Autoine Ducher, &c. 

 Mr Turner came second with good blooms of Exposition de Brie, Marie Baumann, 

 President Willermoz, Imperatrice Eugenie, Paul Verdier, Duke of Wellington, 

 Victor Verdier, Antoine Ducher, Horace Vernet, Monsieur Noman, Madame C. 

 Joigneaux, John Hopper, and Charles Lefebvre, in this collection ; Mr Keynes 

 was third, and Mr J. Cranston, Hereford, was fourth ; and to Mr Fraser, Lea 

 Bridge, an extra prize was awarded. Mr H. Coppin, Shirley, Croydon, also exhib- 

 ited in this class. 



In the class for single trusses of twenty-four varieties the first prize was awarded 

 to Mr B. R. Cant, Colchester, with, amongst others, admirable blooms of La Ville 

 de St Denis, Marie Baumann, La Duchesse de Morny, Celine Forestier, Madame 

 Bravy, Mar^chal Vaillant, Marechal Niel, Xavier Olibo, Baronne de Rothschild, 

 Madame Willermoz, Le Rhone, Duke of Wellington, Duchesse de Caylus, Madame 

 Vidot. Mr Keynes was second, Mr Turner stood third, and Mr Cranston, King's 

 Acre, Hereford, was fourth. Mr H. Coppin, and Mr J. Mann, Brentwood, also 

 showed fair collections. 



In so far as the amateur growers were concerned, they made the best display 

 at the Royal Horticultural Gardens. At the Crystal Palace the flowers were want- 

 ing in that fine substance and quality they appeared to have reached at South 

 Kensington. Alas ! at neither place was there seen this season the patient face 

 of that prince of amateur Rose-cultivators, Mr J, T. Hedge, Reed Hall, Colches- 

 ter. It is said he is so severely ill that grave doubts are expressed if he will 3ver 

 be restored to health. It may be briefly stated that the varieties exhibited by 

 amateur growers were only repetitions of those flowers that had appeared in the 

 nurserymen's classes. 



The classes for Tea, Noisette, and Moss Roses brought those flowers usually 

 seen in them. Of the former, the best were Marechal Niel, Devonieusis, Gloire 

 de Dijon, Celine Forestier, Safrauot, Madame Falcot, Triomphe de Rennes, Cloth- 

 of-Gold, and Rubens. 



Of new Roses, those most to be commended were Baronne Haussmann, Baron- 

 ess Rothschild, Coquette des Alpes, Duke of Edinburgh, Elie Morel, La France, 

 Madame Alice Dureau, Madame Marie Cirodde, Madame Noman, Pitord, and 

 Reiue du Midi. 



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