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in GOO feat of pipe "quite hot" while Mr. Pearson "was at 

 dinner." Bat thia last pbraso in rather vagne. How mnch 

 time does our friend require (i)r hi'i diunor? Was it just the 

 period occupied in taking the midday meal — some twenty or 

 thirty mioutea '.' or waa it the full hour generally allowed for 

 that purpose ? or did it include an easy lounge or Rentle nap, 

 coverinp; perhaps a couple of hours? Perhaps Mr. Pearson 

 will enlighten na on these points. 



Not a few of the-'O extraordinary productions have heeu 

 brought before the public of late, each in its turn destined to 

 eclipse all others, but after a brief run they have sunk into 

 oblivion ; and now in the year 1869 we find the groat majority 

 of practical men, and those with the moat extensive experience, 

 prefer the old saddle or some of its modiQcations to any other 

 kind in the market. — Join* Tatlok, Lancashire. 



CRYST.\L PALACE ROSE SHOW. 



Jmra l;>rH. 



Fbw persons who have had the pleasnre (or pain, as they may 

 p«rliap« regard it), of lookiug at tbe Rose trees ia their gardens this 

 STimmer, conld have anticipated anything of a show so early in this 

 wintry month of .Tnne, which has sent na all back to onr fireeideR, pnt 

 an extingaisher on croqaot, and compelled many of ns in whoae veins 

 the blood does not run quite so warmly as it did twenty years ago, to 

 don onr greatcoats. When we recollect what this month has been^ 

 the cold frosty nights, tlie bitter, desolating, blackening east winds, the 

 rain and sleet, and the utterly sunless, thick foggy days that we have 

 had — what conld we do bnt shm^ onr shoulders when we beard of the 

 Roses that were to make their debut on the 19th ? The buds remained 

 bard and unopened, the foliage was discoloured, and they generally 

 showed how unkind and ungenial thoy felt tbe month to be. There 

 was bnt one point on which we conld take any comfort, and that was 

 that if Koses were there they would be in character, and that the cool 

 cloudy weather would be favourable to their retention of colour. Last 

 season all colour was bleached out, it was difficult to distinguish one 

 Rose from another, and of some of the best and most highly coloured 

 sorts not a single good bloom was to be seen in any of the stands. 

 This year it is not so. Each Rose displays its beantios in proper 

 state, and one familiar with Roses has no occasion to ask, What Rose 

 ia that?' So last year it was hopeless to say a word about new Roses. 

 Bot few were exhibited, and of those few it was clearly to be seen that 

 nothing conld be predicated, while I do not believe that a better stand 

 of, new Roses was ever set up than that exhibited by Messrs. Panl and 

 Son, of Cheshuut, at the presftnt exhibition ; and as it is needless now 

 for me to go through tbe details of the different stands exhibited, my 

 observations will ho confined to the new Roses. I may say, however, 

 that altbongb tbe exhibitiou as a whole suffered from the season as far 

 as quantity was concerned, yet it was far better than most persons 

 conld have anticipated even in that respect. I was greatly grieved to 

 miss our great amateur exhibitor, Mr. Hedge, of Colchester, and still 

 more grieved to bear that bis absence was occasioned by illness, and 

 that there is little expectation of his ever taking the 6eld again— -cer- 

 tainly not as he has done. He will, I am sure, have the sincere sym- 

 pathy of all true rosarians, and, indeed, of all who knew bim. Other 

 exhibitors are coming forward, the Geld ia enlarging, and tbe queen of 

 flowers is evidently increa^nng in popularity. 



Tbe following are tbe names of the new Roses of 1367 and 1S68 — 

 '.«i, of flowers first sold in those years — which were exhibited in Messrs. 

 Paul's stand. Of 1867 — Baron Haussman, Charles Turner, Dnke of 

 Edinburgh, Elie Morel, Mdlle. Christine Nillson, Reine du Midi, 

 Dncbesse d'Aoste, Mdlle. Marie Cirodde, Madame Neman, Madame 

 Grondier, Vicomtesse de Vezins, La France, Souvenir de Madame 

 Corval, Madame Barriot. Of 1868 (last autumn) — Souvenir de Mons. 

 Poiteau, Celine Noirey, Reine Blanche, Madame Creyton. Adolphe 

 Brongniart, Nardy Frrres, Marquise de Mortemart, and Henri Lede- 

 chaux. In other stands were Baronne de liothschibl (18G7), Madame 

 Alice Dnreau (1867), and Adrienne Christophle (1868). 



In jadgins of these from the materials before me, I should say that 

 of the Roses of 1867 Elie Morel and Saronne de Rothschild are the 

 beet. The former is a most beautifully delicate light rose with a clear 

 pink edge, well formed, and fresh in colour; the latter is a lovely light- 

 coloured Rose, light flesh colour changing to nearly white, very large, 

 globular in form, and altogether a gem. Duke of Edinbnrgh is a 

 griAa high-coloured, scarlet rose, of first-rate qualities — a veritable 

 English-raised Rose, not a Frenob one let out by au English raiser. 

 Ticomtesse de Vegans ia very bright and good ; La France, an admir- 

 able acquisition, and. as I can testify, most thoroughly free-flowering. 

 Christine Nillson I do not think much of. The same may be said of. 

 Baron Haussman. Charles Turner is a reproduction of Mdlle. Annie 

 Wood, and, hke it, a vei-y beautiful deep carmine-coloured flower ; 

 Madame Alice I>ureaa and Madame Bariot, both good, but not re- 

 markably so ; Marie Cirodde. rou^b and rubbishy ; Madame Neman, 

 a pretty Rose, in tbo style of Virginal, Mdlle. Bounairo, (fee. Madame 

 Grondier is large, but not remarkable ; Reine du Midi, disappointing ; 

 Souvenir da Madame Corv&l, bright aahnon, but not to be retained, I 

 faney. 

 Of tbo 1868 Rosea, I regard Madame Creyton aa one of the best. It 



is a large shell. petaled flower, of a peculiar claret rose colour, if each 

 a thinj^ can"be imsgitod, quite distinct in colour, and I believe, aafar 

 as one can judge, indispousabio ; it is, I think, one of Gonod's raiaiog. 

 Souvenir de Mons. Poitoaa, altliough having some of that roughneta 

 which characteririos most of Margottin's recent productions, is very 

 distinct. in colour and my.st be grown. Reine Blanche is a b':autifnl 

 light (very nearly white) flower. Adolphe Brongniart does not promise 

 much. Nardy Freros is a peculiar-looking llower, but at present not 

 very takinq. Celine.Noiray and Adrienne CUristopble, are tivo beautifal 

 Teas ; and Marquise de Mortemart is a very delicate light-coloured 

 llower, which promises to be a favourite. I hope to have some further^ 

 opportunities of seeing, ^nd reporting on tbo now Roses, and only write 

 now of what I havo seen at this Exhibition ; judgment may be altered 

 or modified by more enlarged acquaintance. 



Two seedling Rcjses were exhibited— Kdnuard Morrcn, by Messrs/ 

 .T. & C. Lee, and Princess Christian, by Mr. W. Paul. The former 

 looks like a liehter form of .Jules Margottin, bnt it was not exhibited 

 in good condition ; the latter is a very pretty linht blush rose, some- 

 what, X should imoKine, of the same race as La Franco, having Tea, 

 and Bourbon blond in it. It received deservedly a first-class certificate. 

 Another Rose, Prince Leopold, said to he a climber, was cxbiinted by 

 tbe same gentleman, li it bo really snc:h, and not merely a vigorous 

 Hybrid Perpetual, it yvill be an acquisition, although as a show Rose 

 not much. There was another Rose, exhibited by Mr. Coppin, eallei ■ 

 the Rev. H. F. Farrer, which was promising, and of which one wonU 

 hke to see more by-ahd-bye. I think we may look forward to naore 

 veritable English Rosea than we have yet seen, and that we shaU 

 not be dependant on French raisers for novelties. — D., Deal. 



JtTST one day later iH the month than last year, and what a con- 

 trast in the weather! "Last year complaints were loud and longoC 

 the scorching sun immediately preceding the Show, this year of the , 

 rain and cold ; last year the effect was manifest in many of the 

 varieties being driven oat of character, and ont of colour, this yearin , 

 their diminished number, and in many instances their inferior, 

 quaUty. Such trusses, however, aa those set np by Messrs. Panl Aid 

 Son, Mr. Tomer, and Mr, Cant, would have done credit to any exhi-' 

 bition, and in any year, aqd that there was no falling off in tbe puWiC ' 

 interest in tbe Rosa, was' evident from tbe crowds of visitors who bung. 

 about the tables during the afternoon, when tbe attendance could not 

 have been less nrrmcrons than it was last year, though the day was by: 

 no means one of the most favourable. 



In Class 1, einsle trusses of seventy-two varieties, Mr. Turner took 

 the first place with exoeUent examples of Leopold Hansburg, Charbs 

 Rouillard, Princess Mf^ry of Cambridge, Marie Baumann, Victor Ver-, . 

 dier. Mdlle. TherOse Levet, Dr. Andry. Marguerite Donlbrain, GIoir», 

 do Dijon, General Jacqueminot, Madsme Boll, Madame Vidot, ' 

 Senateur Vaisse, Monsieur Boncenne, La France, Jean Goujon, 

 Madame Willormoz, Triomphe de Caen, Maurice Bemardin, Horace 

 Vemet, Abel Grand, Felix Genero, quite a rosy- violet globe ; Due i» 

 Magenta, yellow; Miss Ingram, Jutes Margottin, Prince Camille de ' 

 RAhan, very fine ; Mari-chal Niel, splendid ; Madame Fnrtadol 

 Madame Victor .Verdier, Camille Bemardin. Rubens, Gloire de 

 Ducber, very largo, bnt ' coarse-lookinR ; John Hopper, Exposition M- 

 Brie, Lord Raglan, splendid ; General Castcllane, and others. Messrs. 

 Panl & Son, who were second, had also a fine collection, in which the 

 following were noticeable — yiz.. Souvenir de Monsieur Boll, Madame: 

 Fortado, Maurice Bernardiu, Victor Verdier, Madame Charles Wood, 

 Antoine Ducber. ,. John ifopper, Duke of Edinburgh, a most splendid'' 

 scarlet Rose, which was seen in great perfection in other colleetiona," 

 and attracted much attenliAii ; Frani^Ls Treyve, Abel Grand, UaiamK. 

 Rivers, Joseph Fiala, 'tav^er Olibo, and others already named. Mr. 

 Mitchell, of Piltdown, was third ; Mr. Keynes, of Salisbury, fourth ; 

 and an extra prize was awarded to Messrs. Francis, of Hertford 



The next class was for forty-eights, three trusses, and in it M^at8|. 

 Paul were first with .a rich display, conspicuous in which were trnasee 

 of Duke of Ediobnrgh, Ftanpois Lacharme, Charles RoniUard, Pierr^ 

 Notting, Expositiop de Rrie- Mdlle. Thornse Levet, Vicomtesse de' 

 Vczins, Dr. Andry, Madame Julie Daran, Madame Fnrtado, splendid. 

 Prince Camille de Rohan, Madame Clemcnce Joigneanx, Michel' 

 Bonnet, very bright, Mf'urice Bemardin, Victor Verdier, Madame- 

 Rivers, Olivier Delhomrte, Antoine Duoher. Abel Gonod. Mr. Turner, 

 came in second With Df: Andry, Charles Lefebvre, Madame Charlea; 

 Crapelet, Camille Bemardin, Marie Banmann, Jules Marj>ottin, Louisa,, 

 de Savoie, Alfred Oolomb, Paul Verdier, Thorin, Prince Camille d«, 

 Rohan, Senateui Vaisse,, Lord RaRlaa, fine in colour, Pierre Notting* , 

 La France, Exposition d* Brie, John Hopper, and Princess Mary o( 

 Cambridge. Mr. Keypes, who was third, showed good trosses of Mar; 

 gnerito de St.Amand and others; while Mr. Mitchell, who was fourth,^ 

 had splendid trusses of. Marechel Niel, which was everywhere good,' 

 and Lamarque. ', 



The next class wa? for twenty-four varieties, threo traases. Here 

 Messrs. Paul &' Scin' toot 'the lead with nxc. Ucnt stands, oontainrag 

 John Hopper, Charles 'RoUillard, Dr. Andrv, tladamo Rivers, Madame 

 Willermoz, Madame Glemenco Joignesux, Duke of Edinburghi, 

 splendid; Prince Camille de Rohan, Ma.larao H. Jacqnin, Madame 

 Charles Wood, Mdlle. Theresa Levst, Charics Lefebvre, Marguerite 

 de St. Amind, Victor Verdier, splendid ; La France, and Devonvensis, 

 Mr. Turner was second with Miss Ingram, Mario Baumann, Louise 

 de Savoie, very fine ; Mdlle. Thcrclee Appart, Princess Mary of Cam- 



