July 2, 18C8. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTOBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



In ClauB '2, for throe trnsaes of forty-eight varieties, Messrs. Paul 

 Bud Son were first with trnsBes which for eiTeot and general excellence 

 censtitnted the finest exhibition seen ou this occasion — indeed, there 

 ■was hardly a truss which was not iiuo. The most notable were Duke 

 of WeUiufjton, t'omte do Nantcuil. Miinchiil Nicl, 8i>lundid, Alfred 

 Colomh, Jean Lambert. Souvenir d'uu Ami, Maurice lioniardiu, Com- 

 tcsse de Chabrillant, Victor Vcrdicr, .1 oscidiiue Beanharnais, Dr. 

 Audrv, Madame Caillat, Monsieur Bonceune, fine velvety crimson, 

 .John" Hopper, Madame Margottin, Xavier Olilio, very fine, Lielia, 

 Madame Morcau, Mdlle. Bonnairc, Duke of Kdinbur{;h, rich scarlet. 

 Prince de Portia, Puchesse de Caylus. Senatcur Vaisse, Leopold I., 

 Ijueen Victoria, Baron Gonella, Gloiio do Santenay, Antoine Duchor, 

 I'ierre Netting, Marguerite de St. Amand, Millie. Marie Rady, Tri- 

 omphe de Keuues, Clement Marot, and Marie Baumann. Mr. Cant, 

 to whom the second prize was awarded, bad also a remarkably fine 

 .stand, in which were La Brillante, La Boulo d'Or, Exposition do Brie, 

 Madame Victor Verdier, Camille Bemardin, Mrs. Rivers, Devouiensis, 

 Maurice Bemanlin, Lord Clyde, Mdllo. Bonuaire, .lean Lambert, 

 Madame Vcrschaffelt, President, Marie Baumann, Xavier Olibo, 

 splendid, Marcchal Niel, beautiful in colour, Niphetos, Duchesse de 

 Caylus, Pierre Netting, John Hopper, Alfred Colomb, Thorin, bright 

 rose, Rubens, Fisher Holmes, Souvenir d'Elise, and Monsieur 

 Boneenne. Messrs. Francis, who were third, had very good trusses of 

 .Kavier Olibo, Madame Boutin, Alba Mutabilis, Triomphe de Rennes, 

 Mdlle. Bonnaire, Charles I.cfebvre, Pierre Netting, Louise de Savoie, 

 Madame Victor S'erdier, Dr. Andry, Duchesse do Caylus, and some 

 others. The fourth prize went to Mr. William Paul, who had splendid 

 trusses, hut owing to the hot weather mostly overblown. Still they 

 were very effective, especially Marie Baumann, Lady Suffield, Black 

 Prince, a splendid Rose, Abel Grand, Marcchal Vaillant with a brilliant 

 glow of scarlet. Lord Macanlay, Louis XIV., Fran(;oi3 Lonvat, and 

 Madame Victor Verdier. 



Class 3 was for twenty-fonr Hybrid Perpetnals, three trusses of 

 each. In this the first prize went to Messi-s. Perkins, of Coventry, 

 who furnished fine trusses in beautiful condition, the kinds being 

 Sreur des .-Vnges, Lord Clyde, Prince de Portia, Ltelia, Beauty of 

 Waltham, Camille Bemardin, Madame Victor Verdier, Mdlle. Margue- 

 rite Dorabrain, John Hopper, Due de Rohan, Pierre Netting, Duchesse 

 de Caylus, Baron Gonella, MiUle. Marie Rady, Mdlle. Bonnaire, 

 .Jean Lambert, Senateur Vaisse, Marguerite de St. Amand, Alfred 

 Colomb, Madame Moreau, Charles Lefebvic, Victor Verdier, Mathurin 

 Regnier, and Madame Charles Wood. Mr. Cant, who was second, 

 and Messrs. Lee, who were third, had tine fiowers of several of the 

 above and other varieties. A fourth prize was awarded to Mr. Clarke. 

 Class 4 was for single trusses of twenty-four kinds. Here Mr. 

 Camt was first with a stand in which were Charles Lefebvre, Rubens, 

 Mdlle. Annie Wood, Madame Rival, Beauty of Waltham, Anna de 

 Diesbach, Maurice Bemardin. Niphetos, Jean Bai-t, Souvenir d'Elise, 

 Madame Charles Wood, John Hopper, Horace Veruet, Marcchal Niel, 

 splendid. La Brillante. Mdlle. Marguerite Dombrain, Xavier Olibo, 

 Marie Baumann, ilathurin Regnier, Madame PuUiat, Madame C. 

 Crapelet, Marcchal Vaillant, Gloire dc Vitry, and Dr. Andry. To 

 Messrs. Perkins, of Coventry, the second prize was awarded for a 

 stand in which were Dr. Spitzer, a showy bright red Rose, Rushton 

 Radclyffe, fine, Mrs. John Berners, Antoine Ducher, Alfred Colomb, 

 Pierre Netting, and good blooms of several other kinds. Mr. Clarke, 

 of Brixton, took the third prize. 



The beat stands in the amateurs' class for forty-eight single trasses 

 came from the Rev. S. Reynolds Hole, Caunton Mauor, Newark, and 

 contained John Hopper, Souvenir d un .\mi, Madame Charles Wood, 

 Mathurin Regnier, the best bloom of the kind in the Show, Fisher 

 Holmes, splendid, Madame Moreau, Senateur Vaisse, -Juno, Marcchal 

 Vaillant, Triomphe de Rennes, Gloiro de Vitry, Gloire de Santenay, 

 Leopold Premier, very fine. Lord Raglan, Alfred Colomb, Comte de 

 Nanteuil, Prince Camille de Rohan, Antoine Ducher, Marcchal Niel, 

 Madame Victor Verdier, a splendid Due dc Rohan, Charles Lefebvre, 

 Pierre Netting, Lord Clyde, and Louise Magnan. The second-prize 

 stand of Mr. Hedge contained excellent examples of some of the 

 above, Madame Willermoz, Lamarquo, Cornelia Koch, Marie Bau- 

 mann. Arc. Mr. Chard, gardener to Sir F. H. Bathurst, Bart., Salis- 

 bury, was third ; and Mr. Porter, gardener to P. Hughes, Esq., Wal- 

 thamatow, fourth. 



In Class 6, for thirty-six single trusses, Mr. Keen, gardener to J. G. 

 Sheppard, Esq., Campsey Ash, had a magnificent bloom of Due de 

 Rohan, by far the largest in the Show. Alfred Colomb, Queen 

 Victoria, Johu Hopper, Madame Victor Verdier, Pierre Notting, 

 Niphetos, and several others were also good. The Kev. S. R. Hole 

 was second with fine examples of Sophie de Coquerelle, Alfred 

 Colomb, and other kinds already named as being exJiibited in his 

 stand of forty-eight. Mr. Ingle was third ; Mr. Hedge, fourth. 



In Class 7, for twenty-four single trusses, the Rev. E. Poehiu, Sileby 

 Vicarage, Loughborough, gained a well-merited first prize with a stand 

 in which all the trusses were in fine condition. Maurice Bemardin, 

 Alfred Colomb, and Vicomte Vigier, among crimson kinds were remark- 

 ably good, so was Charles Lefebvre, though showing a little eye. Xavier 

 Olibo was splendid, and of other kinds we noted Pierre Notting, 

 Francois Lacharme, Felix Genero, Francois Louvat, Devoniensis, 

 Loaise de Savoie, Niphetos, Madame Willermoz, General Pelissier, 

 very good, but not often so ; Baron Gonella, Due de Itoban, Gloire 

 de Vitry, Marcchal Niel, Madame Boutin, Anna de Diesbach, Louise 



Peyronny, and Madame Boll. Mr. Postans, of Brentwood, was second, 

 and had excellent trusses; Mr. Skinner, gardener to Capt. Chnstie, 

 Westerham Hill, and Mr. Stoddart, Wivenhoe Park, being third and 

 fourth. . 



For twelve trusses the Rev. E. Pochin was again first, exhibitini: 

 beautiful exftmiilen of Leopold Premier, Louise Peyronny, Charles 



xamplos of Leopold Premier, Louise Peyronny, 

 Lefebvre, Gloiro de Vitry, Due de Rohan, Marcchal Niel, Pierre 

 Nottiug, Madame Derrcnx jlouville, M. Boncenue, Madame C. Crapelet. 

 Alfred Colomb, and Baron Gonella. Mr. Sodor, gardener to O. Han- 

 bury, Esq., Brentwood, took the second prize, the tliird was withheld, 

 and the fourth went to Mi. tioinneU. 



The next Class, 0, was for eighteen new Roses of 1KR.5 or 1866. 

 After a continuance of such hot dry weather as we have lately had, 

 very little can with safety bo said about them and their colours. Still, 

 as a rule, it may bo concluded that varieties which are good under 

 such circumstances will also be good in more favourable seasons. 

 Messrs. Perkins, of Coventry, took tho first prize for a stand in which 

 Black Prince, shaded dark crimson, largo and full, was conspicuous as 

 one of the finest Roses in the Show. Among others were Gloire da 

 Ducher, bearing, as shown, considerable resemblance to Black Prince, 

 but not so full ; Horace Vernot, shaded crimson and scarlet ; Jean 

 Lambert, Mdllo. Marie Rady, Camille Bemardin, and Prince de 

 Portia, crimson scariet ; Alfred Colomb, cherry red ; Thonn, bright 

 rose ; Mdllo. Marguerite Dombrain, Comtesse de Jaueourt, Charles 

 Verdier, and Madame Eugene Appert, shades of rose and piuk. Mr. 

 Cant, who was second, had besides some of those just named, Madame 

 George Paul, crimson scariet ; Mdlle. Annie Wood, fine red ; Hip- 

 polyte Flandrin, salmon rose ; Exposition de Brio, Antoine Ducher, 

 Napoleon III., Mrs. Berners, lilac rose with a glow of scarlet in tho 

 centre ; Mrs. Ward, peach ; and others. Messrs. Paul and Son were 

 third ; Mr. Coppin, fourth. The first prize in Class 10, for twelve 

 trusses of any new Rose of 18i;6, was adjudged to Mr. Cant for An- 

 toine Ducher ; and extra prizes were awarded to Alfred Colomb, from 

 Messrs. Lee and Mr. Fraser. This Rose from both exhibitors was 

 splendid, and especially the trusses shora by Messrs. Lee, and would 

 have taken the first and second prizes had it not been considered a 

 Rose of 186.5. ., , , 



Of vellow Roses shown in Classes V2 and 13, beantitul trusses came 

 from "Messrs. Cant, Fraser, Hedge, and Stoddart. Marcchal Niel 

 from Mr. Cant was remarkable, not only for tho size of the trusses, 

 but its rich golden colour. Other kinds well represented were G\mT0 

 de Dijon, Ccliue Forestier, Vicomtesse de Cazes, La Boule d'Or, Cloth 

 of Gold, SoUaten-e, Madame Falcot, and Narcisse, of which Mr. Hedge 

 had fine trusses. Mr. Cant took first prizes in both classes ; Mr. 

 Fraser and Mr. Hedge being second in Classes 12 and 13 respectively. ^ 

 Of Tea-scented and Noisette Roses tho best twelve in the amateurs 

 class were contributed by Mr. Hedge, and consisted of Souvenir d ml 

 Ami Triomphe de Rennes, Moiret, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Marcchal 

 Niel Cornelia Koch, Gloire de Bordeaux, Niphetos, Devoniensis, La 

 Soule d'Or, Gloire de Dijon, and Adam. Mr. Stoddart, who was 

 second, had Homer, pale yellow edged with pink, Niphetos, and Adam. 

 In the nurserymeus class for the same Roses Messrs. Paul & Son and 

 Mr Cant took the first and second prizes, each with very fine examples 

 of varieties just named. Monsieur Furtado, Madame Margottm, La- 

 marque, Rubens, and Madame Bravy. 



The best stand of twelve single blooms, shown m the open Class lb, 

 came from Mr. Cant, and consisted of Charles Lefebvre, Marechal 

 Niel, Marechal Vaillant, Anna de Diesbach. Xavier Olibo, Alfred 

 Colomh, Madame Caillat, Madame Moreau, Niphetos, .John Hopper, 

 Mad. C. Wood, and Exposition de Brie, all of which were fine. Messrs. 

 Perk-ins were second, and Mr. Coppin third. , „ ^ • 



Of vases and baskets of Roses but few were shown. The first pnze 

 went to Mr. Chard for a prettv arrangement, along with Fems, in a 

 March stand, the stem of which was entwined with the young growth 

 of Biononia argj-reo-violeseens, presenting a vciy agreeable change 

 from the Japanese Honeysuckle generally employed. The second 

 prize went to Mi-. Soder for a simUar stand with Japanese Honey- 

 suckle round the stem, and the third to Messrs. Paul & Son, tor a 

 large basket on a wickerwork si and. 



Several fine bouquets of five trusses of Roses were exhibited, mostly 

 in Hyacinth glasses, the best beuig from Messrs. Paul <fc Son, and 

 consisting of Marie Baumann, Pierre Notting, Triomphe de Rennes, 

 Lwlia, Alfred Colomb, and Xavier Olibo. Mr. Cant had in his six 

 fine trusses of Niphetos, Marechal Niel, and MiUle. Bonnaire. Mr. 

 Hedge was third. ^ ^.. 



Of miscellaneous subjects but few were exhibited. Messrs. KoUis- 

 son, of Tooting, sent a collection of Orchids, in which were cattleya 

 citrina, Calanthe masuca. Aerides Lobhii, with a spike fiiUv 18 inches 

 long, Barkeria species with pretty pale lilac fiowers, Dendrobium Mac- 

 Carthiie with four flowers, Cvpripedium superbiens, Phatenopsis cervi- 

 cornu with yellow flowers barred with rich cinnamon brown, a hne 

 varietv of A.-ridcs odoratum, and a seedling Heath, apparently the 

 result" of a cross between the Aristata and Tricolor sections. F rom 

 Mr. Sherratt, gardener to J. Batomau, Esq., Kuypersley, came fruit 

 of a species of Mvrica, under the name of Vangmae. and cones ot 

 Abies nobilis ; Mr." Noble sent cut spikes of the beautiful Spiriea pal- 

 mata, noticed last week ; Mr. Perrj-, new Verbenas ; aud lastly Mr. 

 Dobson, of St. James' Street, contributed a fine example of dinner- 

 table decoration, in which the centrepieces resemble the March stands 

 but have gracefully curved twisted glass arms supportmg glass pendant 



