JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Jnly 1, 187B. 



eix trnsees of any Rose of 1873, 1874, or 1875 Messrs. Cranston 

 and Sons won with Sir Garnet Wolseley. It is one of the best 

 Eoses ever set up, rich, deep, full, and grand. Messrs. Paul 

 and Son had second place with their distinct and good variety 

 Cheshunt Hybrid, followed by Mr. Corp, O.^jfurd, and Messrs. 

 Davison & Whitten with Capitaine Christie. For eighteen 

 truBsea of English-raised Eoses in commerce Mr. Turner and 

 Messrs. Paul & Son were first and second respectively. The 

 best were John Hopper, Rpv. J. B. M. Camm, Miss Hassard, 

 Wilson Saunders, aud Lord Napier. lu the open class for twelve 

 single blooms Mr. Walker, Thame, Oxou, won with the best bos 

 of blooms in the Exhibition ; Mr Keynes being second, Mr. 

 Turner third, and Messrs. Corp and Prince equal fourth. 



We now come to the classes for twelve blooms each of nine 

 special varieties, which resulted in a rich display; and it is 

 likely that this mode of showing popular Roses will become 

 more general. It would have been complete if a champion 

 prize had been added to the best box in the Show. Of Alfred 

 Colomb four collections were entered, the honours being appor- 

 tioned to Mr. Turner, Mr. Baker, and Messrs. Paul & Sou re- 

 spectively. For Duke of Edinburgh, Messrs. Paul & Sou and Mr. 

 Turner shared the awards. For Mme. La Baronne de Eothschild 

 (splendid blooms), Mr. Baker and Mr. Prince were winners. For 

 La France, Mr. tjaker was again first, closely followed by Messrs. 

 Paul & Son with grand collections. For Marie Baumann, Mr. 

 Curtis and Mr. Baker were placed in the order named, with 

 handsome stands. For Marc'chal Niel, Mr. Cant was first aud 

 Mr. Walker second. For Princess Beatrice, Mr. House, Peter- 

 borough, and Messrs. Paul & Son. For Edward Morren, Mr. 

 House and Mr. Cant ; aud for Madame Lacharme, Mr. Cant was 

 first and Messrs. Paul & Son second. 



What shall we say of this controversial Rose ? " D., Deal," 

 is right in calling it good, and Mr. Camm is right in calling it 

 indifferent. How can this be ? As a white Eose, when well 

 finished it is the best of all. Good examples of it were shown, 

 but many more were indifferent both in size, form, and purity 

 of colour, and the plants exhibited were infested with mildew. 

 It is good when well grown; so "D, Deal," is right, but is 

 evidently anything but a constant and good grower, which 

 affords Mr. Camm room for complaint ; besides it is scentless, 

 or worse, and hence that rosarian cannot esteem it of the highest 

 merit. Madame Lacharme must be grown, and those who pro- 

 dace perfect blooms will have reason to be proud of them. That 

 is the teaching of the Alexandra Show to an unprejudiced and 

 impartial mind. 



l''or fifty pot Eoses Messrs. PauUt Son had the post of honour, 

 Mr. Turner's plants being nearly as good. For standards there 

 was no entry. For vases of Roses Miss Money of the Alexandra 

 Palace had the first prize; Mr. Gardiner, gardener to Lady 

 Gamier, being second. Certificates were awarded to Mr. Laxf on 

 for Mrs. Laxton, a beautiful Eoso with the form of Marie Bau- 

 mann and the colour of Si'nateur Vaisse ; and for Emily Laxton 

 of the type of Marquise de Castellane, but richer in colour. Mr. 

 Laxton also exhibited Dr. Hogg, a rich claret, with good sub- 

 stance. Mr. Turner had certificates for Mrs. Baker, a flat- 

 petalled velvety Rose ; and Oxonian, a globular flower of great 

 Bubstauce, a deep rose-coloured Princess Beatrice. Mr. W.Paul 

 exhibited new seedling Eoses of great promise. 



Mr. Turner had certificates for finely-laced Pinks and plants 

 of new Pelargoniums. A batch of Gloxinias of merit were ex- 

 hibited by the Alexandra Palace Company, four of which were 

 certificated. Certificates were also awarded to Mr. Ware for 

 a double Sweet William ; and to Messrs. Barron & Son for Cu- 

 pressus Lawsoniana elegantissima and Relinospora tetragonia 

 aurea. Miss Williams, Holloway, had elegantly arranged groups 

 of flowers. Mr. Williams had first prize for a large collection 

 of plants, and Mr. Turner second; and the hall was made 

 gay with large and well-filled vases of flowering plants and 

 Ferns. 



Altogether the first Eose Show was a successful one, and with 

 the experience it has afforded is no doubt but the precursor of 

 others still better, especially in some details of arrangement 

 ■which the Exhibition would suggest to the intelligence of the 

 managers. 



EOYAL HOBTICULTUBAL SOCIETY. 



The following requisition signed by more than twelve 

 Fellows of the Royal Horticultural Society having been pre- 

 sented to the Council, in aecordauce with the bye- laws, a 

 special General Meeting is hereby called for Thursday, July 

 8th, at 3 o'clock p.m., in the Council-room of the Society, at 

 South Kensington. — Robert Hogg, Secretary. 



" We, the undersigned Fellows of the Eoyal Horticultural 

 Society, respectfully request the Council of the said Society to 

 summon a general meeting of the Fellows with as little delay 

 as possible, to consider the conduct of Lord Bury, Sir Coutts 

 Lindsay, Messrs. Bonamy Dobree and Burnley Hume, in re- 

 ference to the non-completion of their resignations, aud other 



matters that it may be deemed necessary to introduce to the 

 notice of the Meeting under the head of acts and doings of the 

 afore-mentioned gentlemen during and in connection with their 

 membership of the Council. 



" Also for the purpose of conferring with the Council as to 

 the steps that should be taken to extricate the Society from 

 the difficulties under which it is placed from the obstructive 

 position assumed by Lord Bury, Sir Coutts Lindsay, Messrs. 

 Bonamy Djbree aud Burnley Hume, in the non-completion of 

 their resignations." 



CRYSTAL PALACE ROSE SHOW. 



June 2Cth. 



No sooner is one great tournament over on the north of the 

 metropolis than another, if not greater, yet in most respects 

 better, is arranged — where so many fine gatherings have been 

 seen before — in the great Palace at Sydenham. Eose shows 

 are unlike plant exhibitions in one important respect (although 

 there is necessarily a great similarity in the nature of the ex- 

 hibits), that the identical prize-winners are not transferred 

 from one place to another in precisely the same state and with 

 exactly the same results. If in the case of Roses we have just 

 the same exhibitors and much the same order of success, we 

 have undoubtedly different flowers from those which have been 

 previously seen aud described. 



The two great gatherings described this week are distinct in 

 the essential points of quality of blooms and their order of 

 arrangement. It is but just to note that the Crystal Palace 

 arrangements have fairly carried the palm for efficiency, and it 

 is serviceable to others to know wherein this efficiency con- 

 sisted. That blooms are produced in better condition at one 

 place than another is beyond the pale of official management; 

 but not so the arrangements in conducting the show. In the 

 parallel rows of boxes arranged under the awning in the central 

 transept at Sydenham, the Eoses showed to greater advantage 

 than in the widely separated and lofty aisles of the Concert Hall 

 at Muswell Hill. They were arranged with more smoothness, 

 judged with more ease, and enjoyed with more comfort at the 

 Crystal Palace than at the Alexandra Palace ; and further, the 

 system is altogether simpler and better to have each exhibitor 

 represented by name on his card rather than by number. These 

 cards at Sydenham are simply turned face downwards, and the 

 class number written at the back, and are not turned up until 

 the decision is arrived at, and for the ready printed slips of 

 "first," "second," and "third prizes," to be pasted on their 

 face. For celerity, fairness, simplicity, and effi'-iency the plan 

 is commendable. If honour exists in any body of men it is in 

 the judges of Roses, and any special precautions to ensure 

 perfect justice being done is quite needless. It may be nseful 

 to mention this plan, which works so perfectly, as being prefer- 

 able to the blind ticketing of the collections with numbers 

 alone, and for the corresponding names of which the pitblio 

 must wait with the impatience that under the circumstances is 

 inevitable. 



But to the Show. It was one of the largest ever held, and 

 one of the best. The collections were arranged on two tables, 

 the boxes facing each side. If in a single line they would have 

 reached 1170 yards, or nearly two-thirds of a mile. In quality 

 the blooms were generally very superior; to lose in such a eon- 

 test was no dishonour, but to win was indeed a triumph. We 

 have seen larger blooms, but for colour and freshness they have 

 nevei:, perhaps, been excelled. The dull morning retarding 

 their expansion was an advantage, and the rich appearance of 

 such blooms over a large collection fully expanded was very 

 manifest. We name a very few of the best in the classes on the 

 principle that the shorter the roll of names the more select is 

 the list of varieties. In the nurserymen's class for seventy-two 

 varieties of single bloom" were six competitors, each staging 

 collections of sterling merit. " What ! Messrs. Paul & Son first 

 again ?" was the greeting. Yes, the Cheshunt Eoses were the 

 largest, and also equal in colour and finish to those of their 

 great rivals, and hence they won. A very noteworthy Eose in 

 this collection was John Bright, not, however, clothed in the 

 sober garb of the quakers, but rather in the brilliant colour of 

 the life-guirdsman. It is a rich and glowing variety. In con- 

 trast was a bloom of rare excellence of Madame Eivers, and of 

 equal high quality were Madame G. Schwartz, Duchesse de 

 Morny, Alfred Colomb (very brilliant). Marguerite de St. Amand, 

 and Mens. Noman. Mr. Turner, Slough, was second, Mr. Cant 

 third; an extra third going to Messrs. Cranston & Mayos. The 

 best blooms were Horace Vernet, Duchesse de Caylus, Dr. Andry, 

 Xavier Olibo, Duke of Wellington, Annie Laxton, Madame 

 Bellon, Madame Vidot, Elie Morel, Senateur Vaisse, Cecile de 

 Chabrillant, Souvenir d'Elise, Dupuy-Jamain, Marquise de 

 Gibot, Niphetos (splendidly shown in the collection), Charles 

 Lefebvre, Frani;'oi8 Michelon, and Marie Baumann; and in Mr. 

 Keynes's collection a very grod Madame Ijachaime. The above 

 collections were nearly equal in point of merit, but the beauti- 

 ful foliage of Mr. Turner's Eoses turned the scale in his favour. 



