JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



C July 3, 1666, 



sufficient stocks ready for your buds. I now seldom bud a 

 stock without inserting some additional buds higher up on the 

 branches, which I can afterwards cut off, and plant as cuttings. 

 I shall be glad to learn your opinion whether the plans which 

 I have thus suggested recommend themselves to professional 

 gardeners. — Amateur, Harrow-on-the-Hill. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



NATIONAL ROSE SHOW.— June 28th. 

 The very hot weather of the last few days had acted in two ways on 

 Roses. It had certainly hrought a vast number of flowers into bloom 

 which, but for it, would have been kept back, and so increased the 

 amount of stands exhibited ; but I am not sure that it tended to in- 

 crease the quality of the blooms, for cloudy weather with occasional 

 glimpses of sunshine is, I conceive, the best for Roses ; and it is 

 because this is the character of our weather generally that we possess 

 so much advantage over the French growers, A few days of their 

 tropical weather forces the Roses into bloom, and thus they rarely 

 attain the size and quality that we are in the habit of seeing. Now, 

 the flowers looked blase, like some fair maiden who, although 

 very charming indeed, shows the effect of the last night's dissipation, 

 and whom, while you cannot help admiring with the homage that 

 beauty always demands and obtains, yet you cannot but wish yon saw 

 fresher and more natural. The day, too, was very, very hot ; and 

 Roses which I saw put np well very soon began to show their eyes, 

 and those not of the most brilliant character. While saying this I 

 must at the same time add there were some really grand blooms, 

 and I think the amateurs, especially, were in great force. There were 

 some stands, indeed, which were the perfection of growth ; there were 

 Others which ought to have been put under the table. 



The Class for eighteen new Hoses of 1864 and 1SG5 brought five 

 competitors — Messrs. Paul Ss Son, Fraser, Cant, Francis, and Keynes. 

 In Messrs. Paul & Son's collection were Alpaide de Rotalier, in good, 

 condition ; Centifolia rosea, too thin ; Rushton Radclyffe, fine, but 

 colour a little gone ; Alfred Colomb, magnificent flower, one of the 

 best, but here again the colour was a littie faded by the heat ; Duke 

 of Wellington, very bright scarlet, good shape, and excellent ; Mare- 

 chal Niel, very good ; Madame Victor Verdier, very fine ; Madame 

 Fillion, a beautiful flesh-coloured flower ; Madame Charles Verdier, 

 too flat; Princess Mary of Cambridge, good; Belle Normande, too 

 washy in colour ; Eugene Verdier, dark, inclined to show the eye. 

 In Mr. Fraser's stand were Marguerite Dombrain, a fine full Rose ; 

 Marechal Souchet, good ; King's Acre, too coarse ; Prince de Porcia, 

 very bright and good ; Pline, rough and thin ; Gabriel de Peyronny, 

 somewhat rough ; Alfred Colomb, very fine. In Mr. Cant's stand 

 were Josephine Beauharnais, a fine light- coloured flower ; Marguerite 

 Dombrain, good, and somewhat similar to the preceding ; Duke of Wel- 

 lington, very good ; Charles Rouillard, very fine ; and Marechal Niel. 

 Mr. Keynes's collection contained large flowers, but wanting a little 

 in refinement. There was a fine bloom of Xavier Olibo, which has, 

 however, an awkward way of twisting itself about, and not opening 

 freely ; General Jacqueminot does the same, but, Xavier Olibo bein" 

 stiffer in petal than the General, this cause prevents it from opening 

 at all sometimes, otherwise it would be a magnificent dark flower. 

 Mr. Francis had amongst others Xavier Olibo, Souvenir de William 

 Wood, &c. 



In the Class for twelve trusses of any new land Messrs. Paul it Son 

 had a stand of Marguerite de St. Amand, a splendid Rose, of a bright flesh 

 colour, and a decided acquisition. Mr. Keynes had Madame Moreau, 

 very large and bright, but too saueer-like to suit my taste, especially 

 for showing in this way. It will take a good place as a back row 

 flower, but it is not the style we want. Pierre Notting from Paul and 

 Son was good, but it had a tendency to show the eye, which detracted 

 from its merits. Mr. Cant had Marguerite de St. Amand, very good. 



Awards — For eighteen new Roses of 1S6-1 and 1S65 : first, Messrs. 

 Paul & Son ; second, Mr. Fraser ; third, Mr. Keynes ; fourth, Mr. 

 Cant. For twelve of 1864 : first, withheld ; second, Messrs. Paul and 

 Son. For twelve trusses of any other new kind : first, Mr. Cant ; 

 second, Mr. Keynes ; third, Messrs. Paul & Son. 



The stands for decoration were decidedly pretty, and most of them 

 in good taste. Mr. Soder, gardener to Osgood Haubury, Esq., Brent- 

 wood, bad an oval stand with Fern leaves ; springing from it was an 

 oval frame with a glass vase at the base, and surmounted with another 

 glass vase, all containing nice blooms of Roses. Miss Wint, of 

 Brighton, had a stand composed of five tapering glasses, the centre 

 one being tall, and glass stems coming from it to each of the smaller 

 ones. Mr. Hedge had a very pretty stand with some fine flowers, and 

 a beautiful Moss Rose bud on the top. Another stand, one of Mr. 

 March's pattern, was very handsomely set up with abundance of 

 Maiden-hair Fem interspersed through it. It will thus bo seen there 

 is a little deviation from Mr. March's original pattern, although 

 there is hardly one, I think, even now prettier than it, especially when, 

 tastefully set up. 



Awards — For decorated baskets or vases of Roses : first, Mr. Marlow, 

 gardener to J. Wigan, Esq., Mm-tlake; second, Mr. Hedge ; third, 

 Mr. Soder. For bouquets : first, Mr. Chard; second, Messrs. Francis ; 

 third, Mr. Hedge. 



I should have added that the Show generally was held in the large 



conservatory, with a canvas awning stretched over it. It was, how- 

 ever, far too warm, and the Roses very soon felt the effect of the heat. 

 The stands for decoration were in the side arcade, where also were 

 some nice plants from Mr. Bull, and Pinks from Mr. Charles Turner, 

 of Slough. On the whole the Show was very successful, and some of 

 the best-known friends of the Rose were amongst the Judges. — D., Veal, 



The general features of the Exhibition held at South Kensington, 

 on Thursday last, with which was incorporated the National Rose Show, 

 having been stated above, it remains for us to give the names of the 

 prizetakers and of the varieties which they exhibited. 



In Class I., single trusses of seventy-two kinds, Messrs. Paul and 

 Son, and Mr. Cant, of Colchester, had each very fine exhibitions. 

 From the former came fine blooms of Xavier Olibo, Madame Boutin, 

 Olivier Delhomme, Marechal Niel, Gloire de Dijon, Devoniensis, 

 Madame Vidot, Mrs. William Paul, fine violet crimson with a fiery 

 centre ; John Hopper, Comtesse dc Chabrillant, Beauty of Walthani, 

 Princess Mary of Cambridge, Madame Boll, Alba rosea, Baron 

 Adolphe de Rothschild, Louise Magnan, Souvenir d'Elise, very large 

 and beautiful ; Rushton Radclyffe, Centifolia rosea, Louise de Savoie, 

 Prince do Porcia, fine scarlet; Comte de Nanteuil, La?lia, Baron 

 Gouella, and Louise de Savoie. 



Mr. Cant had Marie Baumann, very large, rosy crimson ; Madame 

 Charles Wood, a fine crimson; Dae de Rohan, Xavier Olibo, Com- 

 tesse de Chabrillant, Madame Victor Verdier, Devoniensis, Niphetoa, 

 Marguerite de St. Amand, Victor Verdier, fine ; and with few exceptions 

 the whole of his blooms were remarkable for size. It may also be 

 remarked, that in these and some other stands the trusses were set np 

 with buds. 



Mr. Keynes had fine blooms of Madame Sertot, white; Francois 

 Lacharme, John Hopper, Pierre Notting, Triomphe de Rennes, Gloire 

 de Dijon, Mdlle. Bonnaire, very prettily tinged with rose in the centre ; 

 Moiret, Duchesse de Caylus, and Marechal Niel. 



Awards — Equal first, Messrs. Paul &■ Son, and Mr. Cant; second, 

 Mr. Keynes ; third, Messrs. Francis. 



In Class II., forty-eight kinds, three trusses, there was a very fine 

 display, particularly in the stands of Mr. Turner, of Slough, and Mr. 

 Keynes. The varieties seen to best advantage were Olivier Delhomme, 

 Virginal, beautiful in colour; Coupe d'Hebe, Mrs. Rivers, John 

 Hopper, Gloire de Dijon, Souvenir d'un Ami, Charles Lefebvre, 

 Xavier Olibo, Le Rhone, rich crimson scarlet, Francois Lacharme, 

 Baron Gonella, Marguerite de St. Amand, Eugene Verdier, dark 

 violet purple ; Beauty of Waltham, Joseph Fiala, violet shaded crim- 

 son scarlet ; Duchesse de Caylus, bright rosy crimson, and very full ; 

 Denis Helye, Alba rosea, Madame Victor Verdier, Comtesse de Cha- 

 brillant, Dr. Andry, Madame Boll, Prince of Wales, rosy crimson ; 

 Maurice Bernardin, La Brillante, Madame Vidot, General Castillane, 

 Laurent Descourt, purplish scarlet, brighter in the centre, and many 

 others which it would be tedious to enumerate. 



Awards — First, Mr. Turner ; second, Mr. Keynes ; third, Messrs. 

 Francis ; fourth, Messrs. Paul & Son. 



Class III., was for twenty-four kinds, three trusses. Here Mr. 

 Cant took the lead with, among others, remarkably fine trusses of La 

 Brillante, very bright in colour ; John Hopper, Francois Lacharme, 

 Marie Baumann, very large and full ; Prince Camille de Rohan, 

 Mdlle. Bonnaire, and Madame Charles Wood. Messrs. Paul & Son, 

 who were second, had Princess Mary of Cambridge. La Ville de St. 

 Denis, and Queen Victoria, large, white, shaded with delicate rose ; 

 Mr. Turner, fine trusses of Maurice Bernardin, Senateur Vaisse, Jules 

 Margottin, Comtesse de Chabrillant, La Reine, Madame Knorr, Mar- 

 guerite de St. Amand, and La Tour de Crony, very large ; and Mr. 

 Keynes, Madame Charles Wood, Due de Rohan "pretty buds of Madame 

 Furtado, Victor Verdier, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, lilac rose ; and 

 Le Baron de Rothschild, deep crimson scarlet. Alfred Colomb, bright 

 rosy red, came from Messrs. J. & C. Lee. 



Awards — First, Mr. Cant ; second, Messrs. Paul & Son ; third, Mr. 

 Turner ; fourth, Mr. Keynes. Commended, Messrs. Francis. 



In Class IV., single trusses of twenty-four kinds, Mr. Turner bad a 

 fine bud of Devoniensis, Duchesse de Caylus, very fine ; Madame 

 Josephine Guyet, Madame Victor Verdier, Madame Furtado, Gloire 

 de Dijon, Devoniensis, Jules Margottin, and La Reine; and in other 

 stands were fine examples of several of the above, Senateur Vaisse, 

 William Griffiths, Marechal Niel, Madame Charles Wood, Charlea 

 Lefebvre, Victor Verdier, Le Rhone, Marguerite de St. Amand, Rubens, 

 Laelia, Marie Baumann, and Alphonse Damaizin. 



Awards — First, Mr. Turner ; second, Mr. Cant ; third, Messrs. 

 Paul & Son ; fourth, Mr. Keynes. 



In the Amateurs' classes, all for single trusses, there were many ex- 

 cellent stands, and but few that conld not be considered fair. 



In Class V., forty-eight kinds, Mr. Hedge, Reed Hall, Colchester, 

 took the first honours with a set in which we remarked fine blooms of 

 Madame Charles Wood, a fine bud of La Boule d'Or, Francois La- 

 charme, Pierre Notting, Marie Baumann, Madame Villermoz, Souve- 

 nir d'Elise Vardou, William Griffiths, La Ville de St. Denis, Mathurin 

 Regnier, and Anna de Diesbach. He had also a fine truss of Cloth of 

 Gold, a variety which this year seems to be unusually fine, consisting 

 of five blooms. Mr. Ingle, gardenerto C. G. Round, Esq., Colchester, 

 had Eugene Desgaches, cream, tinged with rose ; Mrs. Rivers, Souve- 

 nir d'Elise, Devoniensis, George Paul, Lord Macaulay, very dark 

 crimson ; Madame Victor Verdier, Caroline de Sansal, and Maurice 



