July 1, 1876. ] 



JOURNAL OP HOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDE NEE. 



For three trusses of each of forty- eight varieties were also six 

 ■fine collections ; Mr. Cant having first honours with a grand 

 lot of blooms ; Messrs. Paul it Sou and Mr. Keynes being equal 

 eecond, and Mr. Turner third. The most perfect triplets were 

 La France, Mdlle. Marie Finger, Mdlle. Marie Cointet, Fer- 

 dinand de Lesseps, Louis Van Houtte, Madame Hippolyte 

 Jamain, Madame Sertot, Niphetos, Etienne Levet, Princess 

 Beatrice, Madame C. Wood, La Fontaine, Dr. Andry, Murie 

 Baumann, Louisa Wood, Franfoia Louvat, J. S. Mill, Victor 

 Verdier, Marquise de Castellaue, ROve d'Or, Abel Grand, Mad. 

 Lacharme very good, and Lamarquo in splendid form. In the 

 class for twenty-four varieties of three trusses of each were 

 six excellent collections, Mr. Prince, Oxford, winning with 

 blooms of fine substance of petal and in perfect form and colour, 

 the seedling Briar adding one more to a long list of honours. 

 Mr. Keynes was second, and Mr. Bennett of Stapleford third. 

 Mr. Prince had amongst his list Madame Lacharme (stick to it 

 " D., Deal"), Francois Michelon, Marquise de Castellane, 

 Etienne Levet, Charles Lefebvre, Madame G. Schwartz, and 

 Marie Baumann. Mr. Cant also set-up a grand lot, his Duke of 

 Wellington, Duchesse de Morny, and Ntphetos being the best of 

 these line varieties in the Exhibition. The class for twenty- 

 four single blooms brought out fine collections, amongst them 

 were superior blooms of the varieties above named. Mr. Cooling, 

 Broad Street, Bath, securing the post of honour ; Mr. J. Walters, 

 Mount Radnor Nursery, Exeter, being placed second; and Mr. 

 Walker, Thame, and Mr. Corp, Oxford, equal third, an extra 

 third being awarded to Mr. Coppin, Shirley, Croydon. 



In the amateurs' classes was spirited competition, and many 

 grand flowers were set r:p. For forty-eight varieties, single 

 trusses, Mr. Baker, Heavitree, distancing all comers. The 

 Heavitree Roses must have the benefit of heavy soil, for they 

 are heavy blooms of splendid finish. Finer examples of Marie 

 Van Houtte (lovely), Devoniensis, Prince Camille Bernardin, 

 Dr. Andry, Alfred Colomb, Annie Wood, Souvenir d'Elise 

 Vardon, Duchesse de Caylus, Exposition de Brie, Louis Van 

 Houtte, and Devienne Lamy have seldom been seen. Mr. R. 

 Draycott, gardener to Sir C. Cunard, Bart., Hallaton Hall, 

 Leicester, was second; Mr. W. Nichol, gardener to J. H. Powell, 

 Esq., Drinkstone Park, Bury St. Edmunds, third ; Mr. Pearoe, 

 gardener to Prof. Adams, The Observatory, Cambridge, and 

 the Rev. T. H. Gould, Mortimer Vicarage, Reading, having 

 extra awards. There were ten competitors, the winning stands 

 being highly creditable to the growers, but in the rest were 

 many small blooms. For thirty-six single blooms fifteen com- 

 peted, Mr. Baker being again first with perfect blooms; Mr. 

 J. Mayo, Oxford, being second ; Mr. Draycott third ; an extra 

 award being awarded Mr. J. Davis, Wilton, Salisbury. Mr. 

 Baker had a charming Marie Van Houtte ; Lord Macaulay and 

 Prince de Portia were especially brilliant, and Eugenie Verdier, 

 Louis Van Houtte, and Etienne Levet being very fine. Mr. 

 Robson, Sunningdale, Torquay, staged an admirable collection of 

 fresh handsome blooms. For twenty-four single blooms no less 

 than twenty-three competed. The flowers were perhaps gene- 

 rally small, but beautifully fresh and well coloured. They em- 

 braced as the best the varieties above named. The awards were 

 given in the following order: — Mr. Baker, Mr. Atkinson, Brent- 

 wood, and Mr. J. C. Quennell, Brentwood ; extra thirds being 

 awarded Mr. Nichol, gardener to F. H. Powell, Esq., Drinkeston 

 Park, Bury St. Edmunds, and Mr. L. Curtis, Chatteris. For 

 twelve blooms were staged eighteen very fine collections, Miss 

 Anne Lloyd, Exeter, being placed firet; Mr. Smallbones, Chat- 

 teris, second ; Mr. Atkins, Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, and Mr. 

 Cavell, Bard well Villa, Oxford, equal third; extra awards being 

 made to Mr. JohnTranter, Upper Assenden, Henley-on-Thames, 

 and Mr. G. P. Charter, Brentwood. As a rule the blooms in 

 this class were very superior, the whole of the exhibitors con- 

 tributing well. 



The open classes for new Roses always possess primary interest. 

 For twelve blooms of any new variety of 187.3 there were six 

 competitors, Mr. Bennett, Stapleford, achieving the post of 

 honour with a grand collection of charming blooms of Mdlle. 

 Marie Cointet. These had size, form, colour, and freshness; 

 Paul tt Son being second with rich blooms of their distinct 

 and valuable Rose Cheshunt Hybrid ; Mr. Turner having third 

 place, also with the same variety. Two collections of Madame 

 Lacharme competed, but they did not merit any award. This 

 is a Rose which no one can afford to exclude from their collec- 

 tions, although as a rule it was exhibited flimsy in the petals, 

 and quite half of the blooms were slightly tinged. It probably 

 requires a vigorous stock. The best bloom in the Show, and it 

 was not perfect, was in Mr. Prince's collection, and grown on 

 the seedling Briar. 



In Class 10, for twenty-four varieties, single blooms, of 1872 

 and 1873, were collections of great merit. Messrs. Paul & Son 

 won the premier award in this class, the best being Emile 

 Dupuy, John Bright, fiery; Duke of Connanght, very rich; 

 Fran(;ois Courtin, EmUy Laxton, Mdlle. Marie Finger, Thos. 

 Mills, Empress of India, Madame Lacharme, good bloom ; 

 Capitaine Christy, Kleber, Peach Blossom, Etienne Levet, 



Claude Levet, Madame Dumaine, and Marochal MacMahon. 

 Mr. John Durbin, English Coombe Rosery, Bath, was second; 

 and Mr. Keynes third. 



Class 11, for twelve blooms of any variety of Rose, brought 

 out a rich display of standard sorts. The premier award was 

 worthily won by Mr. Bennett, Stapleford, with Mdlle. Marie 

 Cointet. This is a grand Rose, set up in fine style. It is of 

 full size, with shell-like imbricated petals of rosy-peach colour, 

 with a fine satiny gloss suffusing every part of the blooms. It 

 is a Rose of undeniable excellence, and will enrich the most 

 select collection. An extra first prize was awarded to Mr. Cant 

 for massive blooms of Souvenir d'Elise. Mr. Mobsby, gardener, 

 Colewood House, Sussex, and Mr. Baker, Heavitree, were placed 

 equal second with Marcohal Niel and Mme. La Baronne de 

 Rothschild respectively; Mr. Prince, Oxford, being placed third 

 with Marquise de Castellane; an extra third being awarded to 

 Mr. Turner, Slough, for Marie Baumann. The above were very 

 superior collections, and iu the same class Horace Vernet, 

 Madame C. Wood, Abbe Bramerel, Beauty of Waltham, John 

 Hopper, Charles Lefebvre, Frangois Michelon, and Marguerite 

 de St. Amand were worthy associates. In this class were twenty- 

 three competitors. 



The awards for yellow Roses went iu the following order: 

 T Messrs. Paul & Son, Mr. Cant, and Mr. Walker. They were 

 generally too much expanded, excepting Triomphe de Rennes 

 and Boule d'Or, and these were iu a beautifal half-open state. 

 The rest were Marechal Niel, Adrienne Christophle, Gloire de 

 Dijon, and Celine Forestier. 



For the best-arranged vase or epergne Miss Alice Hyder, St. 

 Mary's Cray, was placed first. It was a simple graceful com- 

 bination of Roses, Campanulas, and Ferns. Perhaps equally 

 beautiful but more flowery was the one from Mr. Soder, gardener 

 to O. Hanbury, Esq., Weald Hall, which had the second prize; 

 Mr. Chard, Clarendon Park, being placed third with a vase too 

 highly coloured. For Fern cases furnished, Messrs. Dick Bad- 

 clifle & Co., 129, High Holborn, were first; Mr. W. 0. Garford, 

 Springfield Nursery, Wandsworth Road, having the second place. 

 The third prize was withheld. 



In the classes for table decorations was considerable compe- 

 tition. In the open class Mr. Buster, St. Mary's Cray, was 

 placed first ; Mrs. W. Seale, London Road, Sevenoaks, eecond ; 

 and Mr. James Hudson, Champion Hill, Dulwich, third. Mr. 

 Buflter's table contained five tall glass vases filled principally with 

 Grasses, flowers being very sparingly used. It was light, cool, 

 and free. Mrs. Scale's was more gay, and by many considered 

 the most beautifal ; Mr. Hudson's being too heavy. The Judges 

 have given their verdict in favour of elegance and grace as 

 against highly- coloured embellishment, and we think thereby 

 they have judged rightly. In the amateurs' class Mr. Hudson 

 was first ; he had as centres three Palms, with bases of flowers. 

 Mr. Soder, gardener to 0. Hanbury, Esq., being second with 

 elegantly-arranged vases ; Mr. Chard being third with Palms 

 and flowers too heavily grouped. In the ladies' class Mrs. Seale 

 was first, Mrs. Sarah Hudson second, and Miss Edith Blair, 

 50, Upper Bedford Place, London, third. In these decorations 

 blue flowers predominated, which for daylight dinners are per- 

 missible, but for gaslight objectionable. The flowers consisted 

 mainly of Campanulas, Water Lilies, and Cactuses. Most of 

 the work in these classes was overdone. 



For wedding bouquets Mr. Wood, High Street, Sydenham, 

 was first with far the best bouquet in the Exhibition. It was 

 composed of white Odontoglota, Roses, Utricularias, and Ferns, 

 with a central spray of Spirma japonica. Mr. Hepburn, Crystal 

 Palace, was second. For opera bouquets Mr. Hepburn was first 

 and Mr. Hudson second. For buttou-hole bouquets Mr. Hepburn 

 was first with a yellow Rose bud, a sprig of Bouvardia, and 

 Ferns ; Mr. Burley, Brentwood, having the second award. 



In the miscellaneous class prizes were awarded to Mr. Hooper, 

 Vine Nursery, Bath, for Pyrethrums, Pansies, and Pinks ; to 

 Mr. Hepburn for a collection of button-hole bouquets ; and to 

 Mr. Corp, Oxford, for charming boxes of Tea-scented Roses. 

 First-class certificates were awarded to the following — Mr. John 

 Durbin for seedling Rose Lady Mary Keith, Mr. Laxton for Mrs. 

 Laxton and Lady Isabel Cecil, Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 

 for Duke of Connaught and John Bright, Mr. Postans for an 

 unnamed seedling, and Mr. Turner for seedling Rose Oxonian 

 and seedling Pink Boiard. 



Messrs. Carter & Co. exhibited highly coloured Coleuses, the 

 best being Duchess of Edinburgh, Mandarin, and The Shah — a 

 trio of considerable value. Mr. Thompson, of the Crystal Palace 

 Company, furnished attractive decorative plants and cut blooms 

 in fifty varieties of Dianthus chinensis vara. Heddewiggii and 

 laciniatus from seed supplied by Messrs. Sutton & Sons : these 

 were of fine quality and remarkable richness, and greatly ad- 

 mired. The Exhibition was good and admirably conducted, and 

 the Palace grounds are now attractive and in a high state of 

 keeping. 



Late Apples. — One of your correspondents inquired about 

 late-keeping Apples. Since I have commenced writing I have 



