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THE GAB BE NEBS' CHRONICLE. 



[July 14, 1888. 



Francois Michelon, Gabriel Luizet, and Duke of Edin- 

 burgh were the finest. The Rev. H. A. Berners, Ips- 

 wich, was 2nd for singles, with Ulrich Brunner, Gloire 

 Lyonnaise, and Baroness Kothschild — very close. 



For triplets the 2nd prize fell to Rev. A. 

 Foster-Melliar, Ipswich, also close — Mrs. Baker, 

 Etienne Levet, and Duchesse de Morny being the 

 best examples. 



Mr. H. Foster, Ashford, Kent, sent the best six in 

 threes with Ulrich Brunner, Dupuy Jamain, and 

 Duke of Edinburgh as his best blooms ; and with a very 

 bright lot took 1st for eighteen singles with Dupuy 

 Jamain, A. K. Williams, Pride of Ashford, and Duke 

 of Wellington; 2nd to Miss. E. Baker, Reigate, 

 showing well Duke of Edinburgh, Madame G. Luizet, 

 and Ch. Lefebvre. 



Eor the best twelve distinct singles, Rev. A. 

 Cheales, Brockham Vicarage, Surrey, led with a very 

 fine lot, taking the Silver Medal for the best 

 (amateurs) HP. with Camille Bernardin, shown in 

 this lot with Dupuy Jamain, Duke of Edinburgh, 

 and Beauty of Waltham. 



In Teas and Noisettes the Rev. F. R. Burnside, 

 Gloucester, led for eighteen with a handsome lot, 

 neat and even, and finely coloured — Madame Lambard, 

 Souvenir d'un Ami, Jules Finger, Marie Van Houtte, 

 Madame Bravy, and Marechal Niel were fine blooms. 

 Rev. F. P. Roberts, Scole, 2nd, with a close lot — 

 Madame Cusin, Catherine Mermet, and Madame de 

 Watteville, being well shown. 



Mr. R. L. Knight, Sittingbourne, had the best 

 twelve, Mr. 0. G. Orpen, Colchester, being2nd — both 

 having good stands'; and to a bloom of Madame Cusin 

 from Mr. Knight the Silver Medal for the best Tea 

 or Noisette (amateurs) was awarded ; Marquise de 

 ■Sanina, Souvenir de Paul Neron, and Comtesse Riza 

 du Pare, were also well shown. 



The best nine singles came from the Rev. L. Gar- 

 nett, Chester, a good even lot — Jules Finger and 

 Madame Cusin being fine. The Rev. F. R. Burnside 

 had the best twelve in triplets, neat and average size; 

 Madame Cusin, Souvenir de G. Druet, Madame Lam- 

 bard, Jules Finger, and Rubens, were fine. 2nd, the 

 Rev. H. A. Berners, with good Madame de Watte- 

 ville and Comtesse de Nadaillac. The Rev. A. Foster- 

 Melliar had the best six of any sort, showing large 

 and well coloured specimens of Marie Van Houtte. 



Open Classes. — For the best twelve single trusses 

 of any yellow variety except Marechal Niel there 

 were four competitors. 1st, Mr. G. Prince, Oxford, 

 with superb blooms of Comtesse de Nadillac, all, 

 with one exception, being in that partially open 

 state in which this Rose looks best ; 2nd, Mr. F. 

 Cant, Colchester, with Marie van Houtte — fine half- 

 expanded blooms. 



Twelve single trusses of any white Rose except 

 Niphetos. — Here eight competed, and the 1st fell to 

 Mr. S. P. Budd, 8, Pay Street, Bath, who had very 

 fine full fresh blooms of Merveille de Lyon; 2nd, 

 JMessrs. Paul & Son, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, with 

 The Bride, a white Rose, with a greenish tinge and 

 not large blooms ; 3rd, Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester, 

 with Merveille de Lyon, good specimens, but slightly 

 injured by rain. In the unsuccessful stands blooms 

 of Captain Christy and Merveille de Lyon came out 

 well from all others. 



Twelve single trusses of any crimson Rose, except 

 Marie Baumann or A. K. Williams. — In this class the 

 ■competition was severer than in any other — eleven 

 competitors entering, and the Colchester Roses of 

 Mr. B. R. Cant won the 1st place, his Duke of Edin- 

 .burgh being of perfect form, fine substance, and had 

 been cut at the right moment. Mr. F. Cant was 

 2nd, with the same variety ; and Mr. C. Turner, 

 Slough, was 3rd, with perfect but rather small flowers 

 of Camille Bernarnin. Ulrich Brunner, Etienne 

 Xevet, were very good in other stands. 



Twelve single trusses of any dark velvety Rose. — 

 In this class five competitors entered, and here Mr. 

 C. Turner came in 1st with Prince Arthur, fine in 

 colour, and thick in petal, and of large size ; Mr. B. 

 R. Cant was placed 2nd with Prince Camille de 

 iRohan, a good stand, and even ; Messrs. Paul & 

 Son, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, were 3rd, showing 

 also Prince Camille de Rohan, pretty blooms, but 

 unequal in size. Eclair was shown by others, but its 

 petals are too much folded in, and the flowers too 

 •small for an exhibition Rose ; Louis Van Houtte, 

 as seen in one stand, was rough — perhaps the effect 

 ■ of bad weather. 



The class for twelve trusses of Marechal Niel 

 brought only one competitor — Mr. B. R. Cant — who 

 was awarded the 3rd prize. 



Twelve single trusses of Marie Baumaun. — In this 

 class four competed, and the 1st prize fell to Mr. C. 

 Turner, for a stand of blooms perfect in all points ; 



Mr. G. Mount, Rose Nurseries, St. Dunstans, Can- 

 terbury, was 2nd, his flowers being fresh, and good 

 in shape, but irregular as to size. 



Twelve single trusses of Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. 

 — Mr. G. Prince, always strong in Teas and Hybrid 

 Teas, came in 1st with massive blooms, grown to 

 their fullest size; 2nd, Messrs. Harkness & Son, 

 Bedale, with fine blooms, but which had suffered 

 from the rain. 



In the class for twelve single trusses of A. K. 

 Williams — 1st, Mr. B. R. Cant, with fine quality, 

 but under-sized blooms ; 2nd, Mr. F. Cant, whose 

 blooms dwindled from medium-sized to quite small 

 ones : eight competed. 



For twelve single trusses of Her Majesty, the 1st 

 prize was taken by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt. 

 As shown the flower was not coarse, was very 

 symmetrical, and in the half-opened bud state most 

 pleasing. No other competitors. 



For twelve single trusses of Niphetos, Mr. B. R. 

 Cant took the 1st and only prize awarded. 



Twelve single trusses of any new Rose, except 

 Her Majesty. — 1st, Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 

 with Mrs. John Laing, a flower of a deep rose colour, 

 bold, and of fine substance and form — the colour is 

 not a common one in modern varieties ; 2nd, Mr. 

 B. R. Cant, with The Bride the half-open buds of 

 which are pretty. 



New Roses, distinct, twelve single trusses. — In 

 this class only two growers competed — Messrs. Paul 

 & Son, Cheshunt, who took 1st prize with Her 

 Majesty, Madame Hy. Perriere, Mrs. J. Laing, 

 Madame Norman Neruda, Lady Alice, Madame 

 Baulot — a flower the colour of Comte de Paris, 

 Victor Hugo, The Bride, Grand Mogul, and Madame 

 Massicault, a Rose with the colour of Her Majesty, 

 and pretty as a half-opened flower. Mr. B. R. Cant 

 2nd, with some handsome varieties of wnich may be 

 specified Lady Helen Stewart, Earl Dufferin, Gloire de 

 Margottin, bright crimson, a pleasing flower ; Madame 

 Joseph Desbois, delicate flesh colour, approaching 

 white, and a compact flower ; Mr. F. Bennett, pur- 

 plish-crimson, which, when half opened, is pretty, 

 but the petals are too few to make a good exhibition 

 flower. The 3rd prize was withheld. 



In the class for three single trusses of any new 

 seedling Rose, or distinct sport, not yet in commerce, 

 no award was made, although Mr. G. Prince showed 

 Souvenir de S. A. Prince, a semi-transparent petalled, 

 white Tea. 



Collection of garden Roses, excluding all H.P.'s, 

 T.'s, and N.'s mentioned in the N.R.S.'s catalogue of 

 exhibition Roses. — In this class nurserymen only 

 have a chance of receiving 1st honours, and so it 

 happened that the 1st and 2nd fell to Messrs. Paul 

 & Son, Cheshunt, and Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., 

 Maidstone ; and the 3rd to the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, 

 Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, who showed a fine 

 collection, but unnamed. 



For twelve bunches of Moss and Provins Roses 

 Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. were 1st — a very good 

 collection in full flower ; 2nd, Mr. J. House, Peter- 

 borough. 



Four lots of button-hole Roses were shown, Mr. 

 J. Mattock, Headington, Oxford, taking the 1st prize ; 

 Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, the 2nd. 



Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables. — Messrs. J. Veitch 

 & Sons, Chelsea, exhibited eight boxes of superior 

 blooms of H.P.'s ; Messrs. J. Cheal & Son, Crawley, 

 Sussex, exhibited boxes of cut Roses and of hardy 

 flowers ; Mr. C. Turner, Carnations and Picotees in 

 pots ; Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B., showed 

 many stands of various breeds of Pansies — show, 

 fancy, spotted ; also varieties of Violas. The show 

 of these flowers appeared to afford much pleasure to 

 those who do not know how much Pansies and 

 Violas have been improved by Northern growers, 

 and how much better they are able to grow them 

 than we in the South. 



Mr. Stacey, Dunmow, exhibited a choice lot of 

 Verbena blooms, and Mr. Taylor, Hampton, Roses. 



Mr. J. House, Peterborough, had one, two, and 

 three-year plants, grown in the open ground, of his 

 Strawberry Victory, and stated by him to be 

 raised by crossing President and British Queen. 

 The plants were very robust in growth, and 

 carried, some of them, about a hundred fruits. 

 The fruit-stalk is stout, like President, and carries 

 its fruit well off the soil; colour of fruit like 

 British Queen when well ripened, the flavour also is 

 distinctly that of that variety, and the shape is 

 either cockscomb or wedge. The plant is said to 

 bear well on one-year-old runners. The variety 

 must be regarded as an acquisition of no mean 

 merit, and in a good season the flavour would be still 

 more decided than is the case now. 



Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, offered prizes for 

 Peas and Melons. Mr. Palmer, gr. to W. H. Hume- 

 Dick, Esq., Thames Ditton, took 1st for Melons with 

 a good Hero of Lockinge ; and Mr. C. J. Waite, 

 Glenhurst Gardens, Esher, 2nd, with Imperial Green- 

 flesh ; and 1st for Peas with a good dish of well deve- 

 loped pods. 



Messrs. Carter & Co. also offered prizes for Melons. 

 Mr. G. Collins, gr. to J. A. Rose, Wandsworth 

 Common, and Mr. Waite were respectively 1st and 

 2nd, both sending fine fruits. 



From Messrs. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, was 

 a large group of tuberous Begonias ; and from Messrs. 

 T. Rivers & Sons, Sawbridgeworth, was sent a fine 

 collection of dishes of fruit and fruit trees in pots, 

 Cherries, Peaches, and Nectarines being largely 

 shown, and also Citrus vulgaris (the Myrtle-leaved 

 Orange) in fruit, the trees being about 3 feet high, 

 and bearing numerous fruits. 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 



Tuesday, July 10. — A small collection of exhibits 

 were observed on the above occasion at the Drill 

 Hall, Westminster, the best of them perhaps being 

 the plants and flowers from Kew ; flowering shrubs, 

 and Peas from Messrs. J. Veitch & Son's nursery, 

 and a new Campanulaceous plant, Ostrowskya mag- 

 nifica, noticed in our last issue. Some tuberous 

 Begonias were shown in competition in response to 

 an offer of prizes by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest 

 Hill ; and hardy flowers were shown by Mr. T. S. 

 Ware, Messrs. Kelway & Sons, and others. 



Floral Committee. 



Present : G. F. Wilson, Esq., in the chair ; and 

 Messrs. S. Hibberd, W. Holmes, R. Dean, H. Herbst, 

 J. Walker, J. Laing, Rev. W. Wilks, T. Baines, C. 

 Noble, B. Wynne, J. Dominy, H. M. Pollett, J, 

 O'Brien, A. F. Lendy, W. Goldring, E. Hill, and J. 

 Nicholson. 



From Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons were the very 

 dwarf rock plant, Pratia angulata, covered with its 

 small white blossoms ; Gymnogramma Pearcei ro- 

 busta, a variety with finely-cut fronds of a tri- 

 angular shape, which are from 12 to 18 inches 

 long, the colour a tender shade of green, but with- 

 out farina; Clethra alnifolia, many plants well- 

 flowered ; the dwarf floriferous Philadelphus micro- 

 phyllus, with white flowers, three-quarters of an inch 

 in diameter ; Ostrowskya magnifica, hardy perennial 

 of 5 — 6 feet in height, the stems being crowned 

 with campanulate flowers of pale lilac colour, veined 

 with a darker.shade of colour, and 4 inches across the 

 mouth ; it was received from M. Max Leichtlin, Baden, 

 and is now flowering for the first time in this country. 

 A novelty in flowering shrubs was Ceanothus Marie 

 Simon, the flowers numerous, in corymbs, of a 

 reddish-pink ; also Hydrangea species, from Japan, 

 with ccerulean blue flowers. Other exhibits were 

 Escallonia Phillipiana, Andromeda speciosa var. 

 pulverulenta, Carpenteria californica, Clematis coc- 

 cinea, Spiraja palmata purpurea, and some flowers 

 of new warm-house Rhododendrons, of which Sou- 

 venir de J. H. Mangles, an orange-red, and large 

 truss, was considered by the committee to be the 

 best. Several bunches of showy varieties of Gladiolus 

 racemosus came from the Veitchian nurseries. 



G. Thorpe, Esq., Manningham Thorpe, Bedford, 

 showed Grammatophyllum Ellisi, a charming Orchid 

 with two massive spikes of white and rich brown 

 coloured flowers, to which a Cultural Commendation 

 was awarded. 



Mr. Eckford, gr. to Dr. Sankey, Boreatton Park, 

 Shrewsbury, exhibited, as usual, many varieties of 

 Sweet Peas, some which were new shades of colour, 

 and all were Highly Commended. The handsome 

 North American shrub, Carpenteria californica, was 

 shown in flower by Miss Jekyll, Munstead, Surrey. 

 Sweet Williams and Sweet Peas, Dutch Honeysuckle 

 and garden Roses came from Mr. J. Walker, Thame. 



Flowering stems of Lilium Hansoni, L. Szovitzia- 

 num, and cut blooms of Erigeron multiradiatum, a 

 Himalayan species, with blue-purple ray florets and 

 orange disc, came from the garden of G. F. Wilson, 

 Esq., at Wisley. The Lily stems were from 6 to 7 feet 

 in height. 



Messrs. Kelway & Sons' exhibit contained many 

 cut blooms of Gaillardia, Amaryllis, and Delphinium ; 

 of the latter, Ustane, a light blue, and Prince of 

 Naples, a handsome metallic-purple coloured variety, 

 were considered to be the best. 



Mr. T. Ware, Hale Farm, Tottenham, contributed 

 his usual large show of cut flowers of hardy plants, 

 and Allium pedemontanum, a plant with umbels of 



