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logy and introduction to the floral world. Particularly noticeable to genuine rosa- 

 rians was the absence of certain favourites, or their appearance in so fsw instances 

 as to suggest that their popularity is past. II. P.'s GeneralJacqueminot and Jules 

 Margottm were actually more scarce than several varieties that have only been out 

 a year or two. Madame Vidot was shown in several stands, but not in any case 

 good ; so Mrs. Elvers was tolerably plentiful, and always i^oor. Prince Camille de 

 Eohan was shown in plenty, so were Baron A. de Eotlischild, Beauty of Waltham, 

 John Hopper, Caroline de Sansal, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Centifolia rosea, 

 Senateur Vaisse, Madame Victor Verdier, Charles Lefebvre, and others that are 

 known both for exquisite beauty and their reliableness. This of course brings us to 

 the results of the competition, and we can do no better than say that in the grand 

 class for ninety-six, Mr. Keynes, of Salisbury, took first prize with a very nice lot 

 of flowers, the names of which may be considered to represent the best varieties in 

 cultivation. 



Mr. Keynes's First Prize Ninety-six. — General Jacqueminot, Marecbal Niel, 

 Kate Hausburg, (iloire de Vitry, Victor Verdier, Alphonse Belin, Devoniensis, 

 Alpaide de Rotalier, Beauty of Waltham, Madame Willermoz, Madame Emaine, 

 Countess Barbantanne, Olivier Delhomme, Souvenir d'un Ami, Louis Van Houtte, 

 Madame Sertot, Charles Lefebvre, Centifolia Rosea, John Standish, Moire, Comte 

 de Nanteuil, Mdlle. Bonnaire, Admiral La Peyrouss, Adam, Souvenir de Charles 

 Montault, Louise de Savoie, Lord Macaulay, Belle Normandie, Vicorate Vigier, 

 Madame Furtado, America, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Madame Rivers, Maurice 

 Bernardin, Sombreuil, Colonel de Rougemont, Le Baron de Rothschild, Louise 

 Magnan, Joseph Fiala, Gloire de Dijon, Bernard Palissy, La Ville de St. Denis, 

 Gabriel de Peyronny, Jules Margottin, Jaune d'Or, Comte de Paris, Clement Marot, 

 Souvenir de William Wood, Souvenir d'Elise, Leopold Premier, Monte Christo, 

 Achille Gonod, Prince Camille de Rohan, Mansais, Marechal Souchet (Damaizin), 

 Madame Moreau, Madame Charles "Wood, Duchesse d'Orleans, Madame Victor 

 Verdier, Gloire de Mousseuses, Madame Caillat, Anna Alexieff, Due de Rohan, 

 Triomphe de Rennes, Gloire de Santhenay, Vicomtesse Douglas, Anna de Diesbach, 

 Charles Lawson, Monsieur de Pontbriant, Marie Bosset, Francois Lacharme, 

 Triomphe de Terra de Roses (a rose of immense size, finely cupped, and by no means 

 coarse, the petals beautifully arranged, colour dull purplish-rose), La Brillante, 

 Caroline de Sansal, John Keynes, Michael Bonnet, L'Eblouissante, Marguerite St. 

 Amand, Pierre Notting, Ilomere, Due de Wellington, Madame Hector Jacquin, 

 John Hopper, Souvenir de la Malmaison, La Reine, Madame La Boute (T.), Xavier 

 Olibo, Cloth of Gold, Madame Pauline Villot, Madame Boll, Prince Henri de Pays 

 Bas, Comtesse de Chabrillant, Madame Vidot, Baronne de Wassanaer, Madame 

 Charles Wood. Messrs. Paul and Son were second in this class, the Cheshunt Nur- 

 series being badl}- situated for an exhibition fixed at an early date in such a back- 

 ward season. The positions of these two great exhibitors were precisely the same 

 in. the class for forty-eight, Mr. Keynes winning with the help of his southern 

 climate, Messrs. Paul and Son coming in second. 



Mr. Keynes's First Prize Forty-eight. — This was the " three trusses" class, 

 and made a splendid show ; the varieties were Centifolia rosea, Madame Victor 

 Verdier, Caroline de Sansal, Mdlle. Amelia Halphen, Madame Sertot, Madame 

 Clemence Joigneaux, Comtesse de Chabrillant, Lord Macaulay, Madame Charles 

 Verdier, Gloire de Mousseuses, Moire, Charles Lawson, La Reine, Maurice Ber- 

 nardin, Duchesse d'Orleans, Beauty of Waltham, Souvenir d'un Ami, Jules Mar- 

 gottin, Cloth of Gold (superb). Due de Rohan, America (fine), Madame Moreau, 

 Madame Vigneron, Victor Verdier, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Kate Hausburg, 

 Louise de Savoie, Triomphe de Rennes, Souvenir de William Wood, Belle Nor- 

 mandie, Baron A. de Rothschild, Gloire de Dijon, Senateur Vaisse, John Hopper, 

 Marguerite St. Amand, Pierre Notting, Devoniensis, Madame Charles Wood, 

 Madame Vidot, General Jacqueminot, Gloire de Vitry, Vicomte Vigeur (fine), 

 Madame Rivers, Senateur Vaisse. 



Messrs. Paul and Son's Second Prize Forty-eight. — Madame Crapclet, Xavier 

 Olibo, Monsieur Boncean, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Jean Goujou, La Fontaine, 

 Louise Margottin, Lord Clyde, Pierre Notting, Catherine Guillot, Souvenir d'un 

 Ami, John Hopper, Madame Charles Verdier, Baron A. de Rothschild, Princess of 

 Cambridge, Monte Cliristo, Madame Julie Laran, Jules Margottin, Madame Rivers, 

 Madame Boll, Le Rhone, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Francois Lacharme, Mdlle. 



