July 2r., 18li5. ] 



JOUBNAL OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GABDENER. 



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• he prizes ivwivrfcil to the above subjoctn wo must refer tlie render to 

 iiur advertisiuK eolmmis. 



Hollyhocl<s were aniiill exhibited by Messrs. Paul & Son. and iJownie 

 and Co.. the former also selidins; ent Uojii'S and Phloxes; Mr. 

 Clarke, Brixton, likenise eoutribnted Koscs ; whilst Messrs. Culbiish's 

 tine I>ilinms also remained, the whole forming a tolerably good lloral 

 display. 



TlIK lUmilNGIIAM nOSE SHOW. 



TnK fonith of these interesting gatherings tool: plaee on Thnrsday 

 and Friday the litli and "lli inst. at ilie Town Hall ; and in every point 

 of new, exeept the tinaiu ial one, it was a deeided sueeess. 'i'he entries 

 were unmerows — much more so than last year — and the quality of the 

 lloml display fully realised the expeetations whieh we ventured to 

 indulge respeeting'it. In the opinion of the most competent authori- 

 lies, professional as well as amateur, it was quite ecjual to the best of 

 the metropolitan shows. Evciy rosarian knows how trying has been 

 the present season, more especiallv the heat of the hist few weeks, to 

 his favourites; and. taking the "weather into a -eount, the blooms 

 generally, both in substanee and colour, were sui-jirisingly good. As a 

 matter of eonrse, those viivielies which are the most deficient in the 

 former propertr snrtered the most. The arriiiigements, too, were 

 pniiseworihy ; the ornuuieutal-foliaged plants and garden ornaments 

 being so disposed as to produce ;in admirable effect. The elements, how- 

 ever, were unpropitinus ; and if anything could demonstrate the 

 strength of the allegiiince to the queeii of flowers which pervades the 

 community in and around Birmingham, it assuredly was the consider- 

 able muster of visitors whose zeal to render her " suit and service" 

 was not to he overcome by the almost incessant rain which fell 

 throughout Thursday. 



One of the features on this occasion was the quantity of new Roses 

 ill many of the collections, where they were better represented than in 

 the divisions which were exclusively devoted to them. At their head 

 we should, without scruple, place Mareebal Niel, which deservedly 

 attracted much attention. It was sent out during the past spring ; 

 nnd is said to be one of the hardiest of the Noisettes, and a free 

 bloomer. Of a rich golden yellow colour, with stout petals, and tine 

 contour, it is altogether a splendid flower, bidding fair to supersede 

 Cloth of Gold. It was seen to great advantage in the stand with which 

 Messrs. Paul & Son took first honours for ninety-six varieties, which 

 also contained Fram^ois Louvat, crimson, shaded with lilac, hardy in 

 constitution, and a tree bloomer ; Leopold Premier, a bright deep red, 

 large and double ; Eugene Verdior, a rich violet, large, full, globular, 

 -.1 strong grower, and not liable to *' bum " as some of the dark-coloured 

 kinds ; Lielia, silveiy shaded, a fine double Kose ; Lord Herbert, bright 

 rosy carmine ; Senateur Favre, n deep crimson, grand in shape, with 

 a thick petal ; and Emotion, a large white, beautifully tinted with rose 

 colour. This, although catalogued as a Bourbon, is, we understand, a 

 cross between a Hybrid Per]tetual and a Bourbon, and the exhibitors 

 propose that, with other.- of the same origin, it shall be relegated to a 

 distinct class, to be denominated Hybrid Bourbons. Among later 

 acquisitions, the most notewoi-thy were Alphonse Damaizin, a weak 

 grower, which, under favourable conditions, is magnificent ; Mareebal 

 VaiUant ; Pierre Notting : Due de Rohan ; General Jacqueminot ; and 

 Madame Victor Verdier. The following is the entire list : — 



Anna de Die.sbacli, Madame "William Paul, General Bisson, Maurice 

 Bemardiii, Louise de Savoie, Triomphe de Caen, (^ueeu Victoria, 

 Madame Boutin, Vii-ginal, Lord Clyde, La Ville de St. Denis, Lord 

 Herbert. Lnmanjue. Senateur Vaissc, Baronne Goiiella, Lord Raglan, 

 President, Alpliouse Damaizin, Madame William Paul, Eugene Verdier, 

 Emotion, Madamt- Furtado. Souvenir d'Elise. Madame Valembourg, 

 Madame Victor Verdier, Xipbetos, Alphonse Karr, Maxime, La 

 Dnchesse de Morny, Comtesse de Kergolay, Victor Verdier, Narcisse, 

 Alfred de Rougemont. La Rhone, Madame de Cambaci'-res, Clement 

 Marot, Mareebal Xiel, Louis Van Houtte, Piiucess Mary of Cambridge, 

 Paul de la Meilleray, Madame Willermoz. Rev. H. Dombrain. Comte 

 tie Nantenil. Olivier DeUiomme, Celine Forestier, Mareebal Soucbet, 

 <Damaizin!, Madame Freeman, Paul De.sgi-and, Souvenir d'un Ami, 

 L.i'lia, Mdlle. Emaiu. Madame Caillat, Devoniensis, Modele de 

 Perfection, Triomphe de Reunes, Bernard P.alissy, Alpaide de Rotalier, 

 La Fontaine, Laurent Descoui't, Senateur Favre, Gloire de Dijon. 

 Louise Odier, Louise Darzins, Turenne, Due de Magenta, Monte 

 Christo, Ducbesse d'Orleans, Pouqire d'Orleans, Madame Rivers, 

 Leopold Premier, Comte de Paris, Baronne A. de Rothschild, Madame 

 H. Jacqnin. Beauty of Waltbam, Imperatrice Eugenie, Piei-re Notting, 

 Souvenir de la Mabuaison. Frani.'ois Lacharme, La Reine, Mareebal 

 Vaillant, Comtesse de Chabrillaut, Mrs. Charles Wood, Solfaterre, 

 Madame .Julie Damn. Madiime Pauline Ijaboute, .John Hopper, 

 Charles Lefebn-e. Alba Rosea. Andre Leroy d'.-Vngers. Steur 

 des Anges, Due de Rohan, Madame Vidot. Frani,'ois Louvat, Madame 

 Boll, Marquise de Foucault. In the excellent stand of Mr. Keynes 

 the best specimens were America, a fine yellow Noisette ; .Jauue d'Or, 

 a large hardy yellow, full nnd globular in form ; Victor Vigier ; 

 Madame Charles' Wood ; Lord Herbert ; Docteur Spitzer, a bright' red, 

 and symmetrically-built flower ; CentifoUa Rosea ; IHoire de Vitry ; 

 Alfred de Rougemont ; Baronne de Rothschild ; Paul Desgrand ; Prince 

 fleuri de Pays Bns ; and Abbe Remand. In Mr. Cranston's eol- 

 lectiou were line examples of Lord Raglan ; Souvenir de la Mahnaison ; 



Mari'chal Souchet ; Madamo Charles Crapelet ; Senateur Vaisse ; and 

 Madame Panliue Villot. 



Awards.— Ninety-six varieties, single trusses (Nurserymen) : — birit, 

 Messrs. Paul ct Scuis. Chcsbunt ; second, Mr. .J. Keynes, Salisbury; 

 third, Mr. .John Cranston, Hereford ; fourth, Messrs. F. & A. Dickson, 

 Chester. 



Among the nurserymen who showed forty-eight varieties (three 

 trusses), Mr. Keynes took tln^ lead, with a collection in which the most 

 prominent items were Louise Peyronny, Charles Lefebvre, Louise 

 Margottiu, Gloire de Vitrv, La Pboceunc, liaroune Gonella, Duchesso 

 de Morny, and .John Staiidisb. We insert the names of all the Roses 

 in this stand :— .Maurice lieruardin. Comtesse de Chabrillant. Gloire 

 de Vitry. Senateur Vaisse. .)i>hn Standisli. Madame Vigneron. La Vill» 

 de St. "Denis. Laurent Desc.urt. Madame Charles Wood, Clement 

 Marot, Triomiihe de Renues, Praire de Terre Noir, I^a Brillante, 

 Centifolia Rosea, So-ur des Anges, Baronne Pelletan de Ixinkelin, Due 

 de Rohan. .lohn Hopper. Ducbesse de Morny. Baronne Adolphe de 

 liothsebild. Louis Van lloutt(^ Francois Laidiarme. Baronne Gonella. 

 Monsieur de Montigny, Celine Forestier, tiloire de Sanleniiy, General 

 .Jacqueminot, Comtes'se Ouvaroff, Alpaide de Rotalier, Sonvenir de 

 Charles Montault, Mareebal Vaillant, Lays. La Reine. La Phocenne, 

 Devoniensis, Madame Furtado, Anna de Diesbach, Victor Verdier, 

 Gloire de Dijon, Louise Margottin, DcUo de Hourg-la-Reine, Alfred de 

 Rougemont.Piince Henri de Pays Bas, Madrmuiselle Bonnaire, Sonvenir 

 de la Mahnaison, Beauty of Waltliam, Charles licfebvre, Louis Pey- 

 ronny. The second prize went to Messrs. Paul & Son, of whose 

 collection we may specify Mareebal Niel ; Leopold Premier ; Baronne 

 Adolphe de Rothschild'; Souvenir d'Eliso Vardon, a white, with a 

 yellowish centre, and one of the finest Tea varieties in cultivation ; 

 Celine Forestier, the best hardv yellow, perhaps, with the exception of 

 Mareebal Neil ; Aries Dnfour, a most desirable dark purple ; and 

 Madame Emain, one of the Hybrid Bourbons to which we have 

 already referred. 



Awa"rds. — First, Mr. Kevnes ; second, Messrs. Paul & Son. 

 For stands of tweuty-'four varieties (three trusses). Mr. Keynes 

 again stood first, with 'superior blooms of .J.ihn Standish. Due de 

 Rohan, Gloire de Vitry, Frani,-ois Lacharme, Prince Henri de Pays Bas, 

 and Beauty of Waltham. Of Mr. Cranston's stand, we may par- 

 ticularise Due de Rohan, Souvenir de Malmaison. Gloire de Dijon, 

 Comtesse de Chabrillaut, nnd Charles Lefebvre. The premiums for 

 stands of twenty-four singles were smartly contested. Mr. Keynes being 

 first with, among others. La Reims Virginal, Lord Macaulay, Poui-pre 

 d'Orleans, a noble reddisb-puqile imbricated flower. In Mr. Batley's 

 collection were Auguste Mie, Madame Pierson. Mdlle. Bonnaire, and 

 Mere de St. Louis, which seems to be replacing Virginal. 



Awards.— Twenty-four varieties, three trusses :— First, Mr. J. Keynes ; 

 second, Mr. .J. Cranston ; third, Mr. G. Batley, Rugby ; fourth, Mr. 

 R. Smith, Worcester. Twenty-four varieties, single trusses :— First, 

 Mr. .J. Keynes ; second. Mr. G. Batley ; third, Mr. R. H. Vertegans, 

 Edgbaston; fourth. Mr. T. W. Coudry. 



In the classes limited to nursen-men resident in the counties of 

 Warwick. Stafford, and Worcester, the contributions were highly 

 creditable to the gi-oweis. Among the best flowers were DeuU de 

 Prince Albert, Madame William Paul— a purplish crimson and a iirst- 

 class Rose, Comtesse de Chabrillant, Senateur Vaisse, and Madame 

 Damaizin. Messrs. Perkins showed Souvenir de Charles Montault, 

 Madame Furtado, Madame W. Paul. Madame Meter Verdier. Joseph 

 Fiala. Gloiie de Dijon. Doetiur Spitzer, Madamo Caillat, President 

 Lincoln, Charles Lefebvre, Prince Camille de Rohan. John Hopper, 

 Beauty of Waltham, Madame \'idot, tieneral Washington, Victor 

 Verdier, Senateur ReveU, Comtesse de Chabrillant. Joan Bart, Madame 

 Boll, Louis XIV., Lrfia, Deuil de Prince Albert. MiUle. Bonnaire. 

 In the stand of Mr. Hewitt, which obtained the first prize for twelve 

 varieties, three trusses each, the most commendable were Comtesse de 

 ChabriUant. Madame Charies Wood. General Washington, General 

 Jacqueminot, La Reine. and Madame Vidot; and in that of Mr. 

 Vertegans. who was second, John Hopper, Triomphe d'.\ngers (a lovely 

 carmine), Charles Lefebvre, and Prince Camille de Rohan. 



Awards.— Twentv-four varieties, single trusses :—Fir.st. Messrs. T. 

 Perkins & Sous. Coventry; second, Mr. J. Parker, Rugby; third, 

 Mr. G. Batley ; fourth, Mr. T. Hewitt, Solihull ; extra, Mr. R. H. 

 Vertegans. Twelve varieties, three trusses :—Fiist Mr. T. Hewitt; 

 second. Mr. R. H. Vertegans ; third, Mr. J. Parker ; fourth, Messrs. 

 T. Perkins & Sons. . , 



The Amateurs mustered in great force, and the competition for pre- 

 cedence was veiy strongly maintained. The awards are appended ; and 

 we select from "the principal exhibits the blooms most worthy of 

 mention. . 



Forty-eight varieties— Rev. S. R. Hole :— .Andic Desportes, which 

 resembles in style Victor Verdier ; Triomphe de Reunes, which was 

 better on the second day than the first, hnviug developed more fuUy lu 

 the interval ; Souvenir d'un Ami (very fine) ; C^oire de Sautenay ; 

 and Plince Camille de Rohan. Mr. Evans showed Anna de Diesbach, 

 Comtesse de Chabrillant. and Vicomte Vigier. Mr. Hole's stand 

 contained— .John Hopper, Turenne. Alphonse Karr, Gloire de Santenay 

 Victor Verdier, Princess of Wales. Madame Vidot. Prince Camille de 

 Rohan, Sojiliie de Coquerelle. Madame Furtado. Gloire de Dijon, Le 

 Rbane,*CaroUue de Sansal. Maurice Bemardin, Coupe d'Hcbe, Olivier 

 Delhomme, Madame Bi-a\7. Louise Maguan, Celine I'orestier, Jules 

 Margottin, General Washington, Madame C. Wood, Gloire de Vitiy, 



