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exhibition purposes that were not represented. The stands of 

 blooms were arranged in double lines on each side of the grand 

 central hall, which is upwards of three hundred feet in length, and 

 between each double row of stands Mr. Mackenzie had placed a 

 sufficient number of fine foliage jDlants and ferns to cut off the view 

 across the table, and at the same time form a background to each 

 line of stands. In addition, a few nice specimens of Bobina inermis, 

 commonly known as the mop-headed acacia, were placed at regular 

 intervals, and their pleasing green foliage had a very refreshing 

 appearance, in contrast with the glowing masses of colour contri- 

 buted by the roses. At the Crystal Palace the stands extended in 

 four lines, from the centre transept to the fountain at the tropical 

 end, and formed a great display. At Birmingham, the roses were 

 placed on the central stage of a tent some three hundred feet in 

 length, two rows of stands on each side with fuchsias between, and 

 the effect was exceedingly good. The managers of the Nottingham 

 show were not successful in the disposition of the roses ; there was 

 a good competition for the prizes, which amounted in the aggregate 

 to £250, and the blooms staged ought to have made a rich display, 

 but it was otherwise. They were arranged round the sides and 

 ends of a gigantic tent, and when one was in the middle of the tent 

 the roses had the appearance of a thin streak of colour, and when 

 near them the stage upon which they were placed was so arranged 

 that a very unpleasant impression was produced. 



It would take up too much space, besides being wearisome to 

 the reader, to attempt a detailed report of the several exhibitions ; 

 moreover it is unnecessary, for all practical purposes will be served 

 by indicating a few of the best varieties in the several lines of 

 colour. 



"We will take the white hybrid perpetuals first ; and as they are 

 not numerous, a few words will suffice to dispose of them. Madame 

 Lacharme, of which we have heard so much, had a fair trial this 

 season, and there can be only one opinion, and that is, it is only 

 suitable for fair weather. Blooms at the Alexandra and Crystal 

 Palaces, that had not been exposed to stormy weather, and had 

 been caught just right, were superb ; but at later exhibitions all 

 the blooms were more or less bad ; in many cases the outer petals 

 were terribly discoloured. It is, however, a superb pot rose, and 

 supplies a long felt want, for we have no really good white rose suit- 

 able for specimens. We must therefore very much depend upon 

 Boule de Neige, Madame Liabaud, and others now well known, for 

 our white roses, as before. 



Passing on to the light pink varieties, I would beg of my readers 

 to make notes of Mdlle. Marie Cointet, a newish variety, that made 

 its appearance two years ago, in a very unassuming way. At the 

 Crystal Palace it made quite a stir ; for Mr. Bennett presented two 

 magnificent stands, with one of which he secured the first prize offered 

 for twelve trusses of the best rose in the show, and a similar award for 

 the same number of blooms of a new rose of '7ii or 7:3, in the face 

 of a strong competition. It is somewhat similar in build to La 

 France, but the blooms are rather smaller, and the colour is several 



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