November 6, 1878. ] 



JOUENAL OF HOKTICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEB. 



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season, being wet, was not favourable to it, and in the great 

 essential of qnality it is rather deficient, "ft'ith the exception 

 of this Rose, the position of the isijy iutroductious are almost 

 identical with their relative positions in the general election 

 last year. 



Altogether there are twenty-six voters — fourteen amateurs 

 and twelve nnrserymen, and they have named fifty-one Roses 

 as in the best twelve; whilst in the six, twenty-nine Roses 

 are noticed. 



In the following table, the first column shows the position of 

 the Rose at the close of the poll ; the second, the name, kind, 

 and age of the Rose ; column A , the number of votes given to 

 that variety by amateurs in first six ; B, the votes in the se- 

 cond six; C, the total of amatem- votes. The same letters 

 with an asterisk show the corresponding votes of the nur- 

 serymen, and the total number of votes polled for each Rose 

 is found iu the last column. Where the votes are equal, 

 position on the poU is determined by votes in the first six ; 

 where still equal, the Roses are bracketed together. 



POSITIOK 

 Mo. 



Naue of EnsE. 



1. Comtesso d'OxJoril, H.P.. 1869 11 



2. fitienne Level. H.P., 1871 12 



3. ManiaiBo de CastelJane, H.P., lb69 11 



4. Louis Van Houtte, H.P., 1869 10 



5. MOlle. Eug. nie Verdier, HP., 1869 .... U 



6. Inunois jrkhelon, H.P., 1871 1 



7. Ferdinand Je Lesseps, H.P., 1869 4 



8. Madame Geo. Schwartz, H.P., 1871 4 



9. Catherine Mermet, T., 1869 5 



10. Paul Neron.H.P., 1869 S 



11. President Thiers, H.P., 1871 1 



12. Annie Laiton.H.P., 1871 4 



f Lyounais, H.P., 1S71 1 



'( Richard Wallace, H.P., 1871 



15. Madame Le(ebvre Bernard, H.P., 1671 . . 2 



16. Andr. Dunaiid, H.P., 1S71 1 



( Princess Beatrice, H.P., 1871 1 



1 Edouard M,.rron. H.P., 1869 (?) 1 



19. Madame Marie Van Hontte, T., 1871 . . 1 



20. Baroune Louise ViknU, H.P., 1871 



31. Captain Lamur«, HP., 1870 



23. Madame Bellon, HP., 1871 



S3. Sonvcnir de Paul Neron, T., 1.S71 



24. Madame Hipi oljte Jamain, H.P., 1871 

 /Madame Jules Margottin, T., 1871 .... 



- Belle Lvonnaise. T., 1869 



(EUzaBo.lle, H.P.,1869 



28. Dive dOr, N., 1869 1 



2 —13 

 1 —13 



8 —14 

 1 —11 



1 —10 



9 —10 

 5 — 9 



2 — 6 



3 — 8 

 5 — 8 

 3-4 

 2 — 6 



5 — 4 



2 — 2 



3 — 5 



6 — 6 

 2 — 3 



4 — 5 

 1—2 

 3-8 

 2 — 2 

 2 — 2 

 1-1 



1 — 1 



2 — 2 



3 — 3 

 — U 

 — 1 



C» 5 



H 



12 —25 



11 —24 

 10 —24 



12 —23 

 10 —20 



7 —17 

 C —15 



7 —13 

 5 —13 

 5 —13 



5 — 9 

 2 — 8 



4 — 8 



6 — 8 

 2 — 7 

 1 — 7 



5 - 6 



1 — 6 

 3-5 



2 — 5 



8 — 5 

 2 — 4 

 3-4 

 2-3 

 1 — 8 



— 8 

 8 — 3 



1 — 2 



Madame Bernard, T., 1870 ; Auguste Rigotard, H.P., 1871 ; 

 Madame Camille, T., 1871 ; AhhO. Brammerel, H.P., 1871 ; 

 Madame CVcile Berthod, T., 1871 ; Madame Chater, H.P., 

 1871, each obtained two votes in the second six. The latter 

 Rose appears to Uke Herefordshire, for only Rev. C. Eulmer 

 and Mr. Cranston name it ; neither can I find it in any but 

 Mr. Cranston's catalogue. The Rev. C. H. Bulmer says it has 

 fine flowering properties, good substance, and form. ■ Seven- 

 teen other Roses received one vote each. 



Of the three years taken, 1«70 furnishes us with very few, 

 if any, Roses that are likely to be permanent favourites. The 

 wretched Franco-Prussian war left sharper thorns in the un- 

 fortunate French than those of their Roses. Some of the 

 Dames are singular as usual, but few will cling to our memories ; 

 one of them, Frtjres Soupcrt et Netting, might in a French- 

 man's broken English describe the poor fellows themselves, 

 for they suffered and had nothing. Let ua hope a brighter 

 time is coming to them, and possibly the season's Best Rose 

 may be named Henri V. 



Teas do not figure very well in this election, Catherine 

 Mermet alone being amongst the first eighteen. It well de- 

 serves its position, being one of the most beautiful of its class, 

 and must become a favourite. I have omitted to draw atten- 

 tion, in speaking of Frant-ois Michelon, to the fact tliat all the 

 nurserymen who did vote for it placed it in the first six. 



I would add a hint to nnrserymen in framing their catalogues. 

 I believe that these would be made far more useful if the age 

 of the Rose according to the Royal Horticultural Society's rules 

 were attached. Now, frequently, the catalogues are misleading, 

 especially to ns amateurs, some of whom are disposed to call 

 a spade a spade. After all, however much some of us may 

 object to the laws of the Royal Horticultural Society, especiaUy 

 in the matter of most of the Roses, which certainly come into 

 commerce with ns a year after their introduction to lOngland, 

 yet, as it is the leading Society, and, we may hope, the presid- 

 ing genius over horticulture, I hold that, like the Marylebone 

 rules in cricket or Wimbledon regulations in rifle-shooting, 

 their rules should bo maintained in .preference to any private 



interpretation. In conclusion, I beg most warmly to thank all 

 who have assisted me by replying to my queries. We miss 

 some of the old names ; some have decliiied because they 

 have already published tlieir views on the subject, other.^ from 

 various reasons. Still I cannot but think that the general 

 conclusions arrived at from so many different soiu'ces are ex- 

 ceedingly interesting, and I trust will prove to be of general 

 utility to the young amatem-. 



Mr. Geokge PAtnc, Cheshnnt 



Comtesse d'Osford 7. 



Maiijuise de Castellane 8. 



Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier 9. 



Etienne Levet 10. 



Madame George Schwartz 11. 



Maiie Van Houtte 12. 



Louis Van Houtte 

 Paul Kerou 

 President Thiers 

 Madame Camille 

 Madamo .Jules Mai'gottin 

 Madame Hippolyte Jamain 



Mr. H. HUT, Bedale, 



Etienne Levet 7. 



Marquise de Castollane .8, 



Lyounais 0. 



Bai'ou do Prailly 10. 



Louis Van Houtto 11. 



Comtesse d'Osford- l;i. 



Torkshu'o, 

 Ilichai-d Wallace 

 Madame Bellon 

 Madame Lefebvre Bernard 

 MdUe. Eugt-uie Verdier 

 Princess Beatrice 

 Princess Chi-istian 



Mr. K. Smith, Worcester. 



Perfection de Montplaisix 7. AbbO Brammerel 



Comtesse d'Osford 8. Ferdinand de Lesseps 



Louis Van Houtte 9. Paul Neron 



Madame Liabaud 10. President Thiers 



Eichard Wallace 11. Elise Boelle 



Princess Beatrice 12. Louis Corbie 



Mr. J. Hakt-ison, North of 



1. Velours Pourpre 



2. Louis Van Houtte 



3. Etienne Levet 



4. Marquise de Castellane 



5. Madame .\ugusta Verdier 



6. Madame George Schwai-tz 



Ml-. G. Cooling, 



1. Comtesse d'Osford 



2. Louis Van Houtte 



3. Slarquise de Castellane 



4. MdUe. Euginie Verdier 



5. JMadame Bellon 



6. Bichard Wallace 



England Nurseries, Darlington. 



7. Catherine Mermet 



8. Madame Berard 



9. Ferdinand de Lesseps 



10. Comtesse d'Oxford 



11. Lvounais 



12. Madame Camille 



Broad Street, Bath. 



7. Etienne Levet 



8. Ferdinand de Lesseps 



9. Captain Lamure 



.10. Madame George Schwartz 



11. Baronne Louise TTxkull 



12. Souvenir- do Paul Neron 



Mr. G. Wheelee, The Nurseries, W^ai-minster. 



1. Comtesse d'Osford 7. Capitaino Lamuiet 



2. Baronne Louise Uskull 8. Cnijuetto des Blanches 



3. Edward MoiTen 9. filadame Lefebvre Bernard 



4. Etienne Levet 10. Mdlle. EugL-nie Verdier 



5. Frani;ois Michelon 11. Mai-quise de CasteUauo 



6. Louis Van Houtte 12. Richard Wallace 



Mr. H. Bennett, Stapleford Nurseries, Wilton. 



1. Etienne Levet 7. Ferdinand de Lesseps 



2. Franrois Michelon 8. Bichard Wallace 



3. Marquise de Castellane II. Madame George Schwartz 



4. Louis Van Houtto 10. MdUe. Euginie Verdier 



5. Madame Hippolyte Jamin 11. Presidcut Thiers 



6. Comtesse d'Oxford 12. Catherine Mermet 



Messrs. Feseins, Brothers, Coventi-y. 



1. Louis Van Houtte 7. Souvenir de Paul Neron 



2. Comtesse d'Osford 8. Ehza Boi He 



3. Marquise de Castellane 9. Ferdmand de Lesaepa 



4. Mdlle. Eugi-nie Verdier 10. Augusta Iligotard 



5. Etienne Levet 11. Madame George Schwartz 



6. Frant,-oi8 Michelon 12. Paul Neron 



Messrs. Perkins consider that Franpois Michelon will probably take a still 

 higher position. 



Mr. Tcener, Eoyal Nurseries, Slough. 



1. Louis Van Houtte 7. Comtesse d'Oxford 



2. Marquise de Castellane 8. Paul Neron 



3. Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier 9. Richard Wallace 



4. Etienne Levet 10. President Thiers 



5. Fian<,-oi3 Michelon 11. Souvenir de M. Paul Neron 



6. Madame George Schwartz 12. Marie Van Houtto 



Mr. J. DoEBra, Englishcombo E0B017, Bath. 



1. Comtesse d'Oxford 7. General Douai 



2. Louis Van Houtte 8. Eliza Boiille 



8. Marquise de Castellane 9. Mdlle. Eug<-nie Verdier 



4. Catheiine Mermet 10. Baronue Louise Uxkull 



.*>. Etienne Levet 11. Abbe Brammerel 



6. Franf;ois Michelon 12. Comtesse de Nadaillac ,' 

 Mr. B. E. Cant, The Nurseries, Colchester. 



1. Comtesse d'Oxford 7. Lyonnais 



2. Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier 8. Etienne Levet 



3. Louis Van Houtto 8. President Thiers 



4. Ferdinand de LcssepB 10. I^rincess Bcatrico 



5. Marie Van Houtto 11. Annie Laxton 



6. Fran(;oia Michelon 12. Andre Duuaud 



Mr. Cbahston, King's Acre Nurseries, Hereford. 



1. Etienne Levet 7. Madamo George Schwartz 



2. Louis Van Houtte 8. Lyonnais 



3. Comtesse d'Oxford 9. Annie Laxton 



4. ivrarquisc de Castellouo 10. Captain Laiuuro 



5. Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier 11. Madamo Chuto 



6. l''raD<;oi9 Michelon 12. Madame de Bidder 



