Charles Lawson, in good 



Madame Knorr ; Lafontaine, a purplish Rose ; Delphiii< 

 tlaei, darK mulberry ; Jimo ; La Ville de St. Denis ; Gloire de xjijon 

 Madame Hector Jacquin; Coupe d'Hebe ; General Jacqueminot; anc 

 Charles Duval. Equally fine blooms also came from Mr. Corp, who seni 

 Madame Knorr; Lord Raglan; Gloire de Vitry; Paidine Lanzezeur; Paul's 

 Victoria, a fine large dehcate pink variety ; General Jacqueminot ; Virginal 

 Comtesae Cecile de Chabrillant ; Leveson Gower ; Juno ; Gloh-e de Dijon 

 and Eveque de Nimes, the last small, but brilliant in colour. The Rev. H 

 Helyar, Yeovil, Mr. Brush, Mr. CMld, and Mr. Moore also furnished gooc 



Emperor de Maroc; Madame Duehere; Louis Bonaparte; and Madam< 

 Legras, the last a small white sort. 



Class IX. l^RosES ; 12 Varieties, in 8-inch Pots. {Open.) 

 Class X. 50 Roses; 12 Varieties, in 8-inch Pots. {Open.) 

 Class XL 20 New Roses ; 10 Kinds, in 8-inch Pots. {Open.) 



Some disappointment was felt by a portion of the visitors, at 

 the show being almost entirely composed of cut-flowers. The 

 same feeling was expressed at the show at the Botanic Gardens 

 and Crystal Palace, held ten days or a fortnight previously. But 

 it will be seen that the absence of Eoses in pots was not an over- 

 sight of the Society, for notwithstanding that prizes amounting in 

 all to £40 were offered for the above three classes, no competitors 

 appeared, except for Class X., where Mr. Charles Turner alone 



Class XII. New Roses op 1860-1 ; Single Trusses, Distinct. {Open.) 

 —New Roses of 1860-1 were shown by Messrs. Eraser, Cant, Standish, and 

 Keynes. Among these the best were Madame Standish, pink shaded rose ; 

 John Standish, velvety purplish rose ; Rev. Re3molds Hole, rosy salmon, 

 robust and free flowering, new in shade of colour and very promising; 

 Gregoire Bourdillon, like a small G^ant des Batailles; Andre Desportes, 

 piu^lish rose and very fragrant ; Madame Furtado, rose, compact and beau- 

 tiful; Marguerite Appert, like M. Vidot; Gen. Washington, good, in the 

 way of Robin Hood ; Comte de Falloux, brilliant but small ; John Waterer, 

 bright promising sort; Triomphe d' Amiens, as shown mottled crimson, 

 compact and very fine ; S^nateur Vaisse, a glorious rose of 1860 ; Mdlle. 

 Bonnaire, a good addition to white Hybrid Perpetuals; La Boule d'Or, fine 

 golden yeUow Tea; Madame Charles Crapelet, beautiful purplish rose; 

 Rubens, a good white Tea ; Victor Emmanuel, purplish slate, a good addi- 

 tion to the Bourbon class ; Gloire de Santenay, crimson ; Louis XIV., rich 

 velvety crimson, a charming rose ; and Due de Magenta, the last a creamy 

 white Tea rose. Others were also shown, but not in good condition. 



Class XIII. Collection of Moss Roses ; Single Trusses. {Open.)— 



