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well finished ; Mr Miller, Combe Abbey, taking second honour?, with fine 

 bunches, smaller in berry than the former, but fine in colour and bloom. A 

 very good dish of Buckland Sweetwater, contributed by Mr A. Keid, gardener 

 to L. Huth, Esq., Passingworth, Essex, was placed first in the clasB for White 

 Grapes; Mr G. Douglas being second with large, well-grown bunches of the same 

 variety. Of Peaches, 2 dishes, 13 lots were staged, the best being very fine 

 examples of Bellegarde and Royal George, from Mr Jack, gardener to the Duke 

 of Cleveland, Battle Abbey : Mr W. Davies was second with the same varieties ; 

 and Mr C. Ross, gardener to 0. Eyre, Esq., third, with Yiolette Hative and Royal 

 George, large, but pale in colour. In addition to the above varieties, shown in 

 other collections, were some fine Grosse Mignonne. Mr Miles, gardener to Lord 

 Carrington, showed the best Nectarines, very fine Elruge, of a beautiful colour ; 

 Mr Carmichael, gardener to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, being second with good 

 examples of Elruge and Violette Hative. Mr Miles was also first for Black and 

 White Cherries, with admirable fruit of Black Circassian and Bigarreau Napo- 

 leon. Mr J. Douglas took first honours for 4 and 2 dishes of Strawberries, with 

 well-grown specimens of Frogmore Late Pine, La Constante, Mr Radclyffe, Sir 

 Harry, and British Queen. 



Crystal Palace Rose-Show, June 25. — This was a very fine and extensive 

 show, and notwithstanding the drought, the Roses were superb in quality. Of 

 Roses, 72 varieties, distinct, eight most excellent collections were shown, the first 

 prize, after a very close competition, being carried off by Mr B. R. Cant, of Col- 

 chester, whose blooms were superbly rich in colour. Amongst his collection the 

 best were Madame Noman, remarkably fine white; Dupuy-Jamin, very rich; 

 Madame Charles Wood, very fine ; Alfred Colomb, first-rate ; Marie Baumann, 

 very fine ; Baronne de Rothschild, large and good ; Marechal Niel, first-rate ; and 

 the following, all good blooms : — John Hopper, Madame Caillat, Mrs Rivers, 

 Souvenir d'Elise,. Madame Crapelet, and La Rhone. Messrs Paul & Son came in 

 second ; Mr J. Cranston, King's Acre, Hereford, third ; and Mr J. Keynes, 

 Salisbury, fourth ; some really splendid examples being contributed in their col- 

 lections. Messrs Paul & Son sent the best 48, 3 trusses of each, including, 

 besides several of the above-named, remarkably fine specimens of Beauty of Wal- 

 tham, Mrs George Paul, Charles Rouillard, Comtesse de Chabrilland, Marie Rady, 

 Abel Grand, and Victor Verdier, &c. The other prizes were taken by the follow- 

 ing exhibitors, in the order named : Mr Turner, Mr J. Fraser, Lea Bridge, and 

 Mr J. Cranston. In the nurserymen's classes for 24, 3 trusses and 1 truss 

 of each respectively, Mr B. R. Cant again supplied the first prize groups from his 

 Colchester nursery ; and it was noticeable that most of his varieties were exceed- 

 ingly rich in colour, and were as fine in size. His blooms of Edward Morren, 

 Marguerite de St Amand, Marechal Niel, Alfred Colomb, Xavier Olibo, Prince 

 Humbert, and Antoine Ducher, were deserving of the highest commendation. 

 Amongst amateurs, the Rev. E. N. Pochin was credited with the greatest number 

 of first prizes, which he took for 36, 24, and 12 respectively, with, amongst others, 

 capitally finished blooms of Marshal Niel, Madame Cldmence Joigneaux, Com- 

 tesse de Paris, Alfred Colomb, Louise Peyronny, Madame C. Wood, and Xavier 

 Olibo, &c. The best 48 were a capitally-put-up collection, from Mr Ingle, gar- 

 dener to Mrs Round, Colchester, comprising Thyra Hammerich, Fisher Holmes, 

 Due de Rohan, Beauty of Waltham, Duchesse de Caylus, Madame Annie Wood, 

 and Madame Fillion, in the best possible condition. The competition in these 

 classes was very spirited, first-class blooms being the order of the day. The best 

 new Rose of 1868 was Miss Ingram, white, blush centre, shown in excellent con- 



