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APPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 
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MEETING. 
JULY 27—Royal Botanic Society. 
SHOWS. 
WEDNESDAY, Тоту 31—Woking Horticultural (two days). 
THURSD. AY, pt 
SATURDAY, 
TEMPERATURE FOR THE ENSU- 
by WEEK, DEDUCED FROM THE OBSERVATIONS 
OF FORTY-THREE YEARS, AT CHISWICK.— 63".2, 
Tux curtain has fallen, for the 
cot third aot of the drama has been 
Northern Exhi- played out in the Northern exhi- 
bition at Derby. bition held at Derby on the 17th 
inst, and reported on in detail in our last issue. 
The short and feverish Rose season is now 
over, for although there may be on 
Rose shows still to be held, the Nochern exhi- 
Bion of the National Hose ‘Society really closes 
season. 
The exhibition at Derby was, like those of the 
a 
perhaps Mote S 
vers. different, МА on. the. whole fy má: e 
stated that Gloucester has held 
wards were 
шей, whether he t — his stand of thirty- 
six was as good as those at the Palace ; his reply 
was, “ Certainly not!" and yet any one looking 
at the stand would wonder where any exception 
cen, 
~ The exhibition was intended to meet the neces- 
sities of northern exhi exhibitors, but they are few in 
number as eio ck d those in thesouth, and 
hence one need not be surprised to find so many, 
even of the chief prizes, bein by 
„and various other prizes; 
some of their blooms were of first-class quality, 
and the stands altogether were very even in 
excellence. It is difficult in such stands as these 
to select those flowers which take the first rank, 
but the blooms of Gustave Piganneau and A. 
Williams, which obtained the Silver Medal, 
Horace Vernet, Charles Mort ied Her Majesty, 
Rowland Hill, Suzanne-M. Rodocanachi, were of 
this dhardoter. It has been Seines sug- 
gested that seventy-two is too large a number 
even for nurserymen, because there is always 
sure to be a certain amount of “tail,” but 
it would have been very difficult to have 
picked out any in Messrs. HanxNESS' stand 
which deserved this оронсо title; there were 
certainly none of the which less than two 
points could be given, and most of them were 
rse, this firm’s position 
and the rains have been more frequent, was in 
their favour, and it was the expectation of every- 
one that they would carry off the premier 
awards; they were near home, in itself a great 
advant 
Unquestionably the great interest in the 
show was concentrated in the amateur classes, 
National but the valuable special prizes offered 
by the Righ t Hon. Sir W. V. HARCOURT, 
the prize offered by the Crown Derby Company, 
and the Piece of Plate offered by the Mayor. 
The first of these was won by Mr. E. B. LIND- 
SELL of Hitchin, the second by Mr. BARKER, also 
of Hitchin; and the third by Mr. WHITTON of 
Bedale, а near neighbour of Messrs. HARKNESS. 
The Challenge Trophy and Gold Medal were 
a to Mr. LiNpsELL, who thus holds the 
rthern and southern trophy. It need hardly 
be said that the quality of Mr. LIxDSRLL's 
flowers was ver e; beside those whioh ob- 
tained the Silver Medals for the best hybrids 
and Teas, both of which were in his stand of 
twenty-four, he had grand blooms of Horace 
Vernet, A, d Williams, Count Raimbaud, Her 
Majesty, Ulrich Brunner, Earl of Duff 
Catherine acne Sir Rowland Hill (affording a 
most pleasing contrast by its deep colour to the 
other flowers in the stand), Marie Baumann, 
Fisher Holmes, Countess de 
how many of these were of the rich high colour 
varieties, which the Hitchin soil seems to produce 
so so grandly. The second place in these contests 
was assigned to a northern amateur, Mr. Н. V. 
MAchix, of Worksop. Ніз flowers were par- 
tioularly fine, but wanted in some way the 
high finish obtained by the Hitchin amateur. 
Another rising amateur has this year made his 
mark, in the person of Mr. PARKER, of Hitchin, 
and a v very excellent stand of his secured the 
Vase given by the Crown Derby 3 a 
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gladly have won. The Mayor's prize was aw. arded 
to Mr. Wurrron, of Bedale, Yorkshire, who a 
couple of years ago ied off the Jubilee 
ophy; his flowers were of good form and ex- 
cellent colour. Mr WX. Bovzs, of Derby, who 
organising and 
ing out the exhibition, ше the chief 
burden of it rested, was a successful exhibitor 
but not so successful as he might have been had 
he not unselfish] his time for the 
benefit of the Society. Tea Roses, as already 
said, were not of first-rate Ману although 
Mr. BURNSIDE again showed what be enthu- 
siastio intelligence can effect under m 
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he destruotion of their best plants b 
di the terrible frosts of last winter, Md moni 
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planted them in March, would have ventured to 
compete ; but difficulties do not deter him, and 
бон his situation is in chilling contrast to 
that which he enjoyed at Chipping Camden and 
at Birch, he will not readily relinquish the high 
position he has held for some years as a Tea 
ower. 
The position which Her Majesty took at the 
beginning of the season has been maintained to 
the close, the box of twelve exhibited by Messrs, 
ALEX. Dickson & Son, and which carried off 
the prize for twelve bloósis of the best light 
Roses was truly grand, clearly showing the 
variability of Rose blooming for Mrs. John 
it a better Rose than 
same firm was awarded a prize for the best box 
of twelve new Roses which, with two exoep- 
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others being Eileen, Con, Shandon, Killarney, 
Erin-go-bragh, Countess of Caledon, quite new; 
Lady Moyra Beauclerk, quite new; and Shang: 
raun, the two which were not their own raising 
being Captain Hayward and Madame Jules 
Inger 
There could not be any doubt as to the er- 
cellence of the blooms which obtained the Silver 
Medals of the National Rose Society in the 
amateurs’ olass. Xavier Olibo (H. P.) was а fine 
bloom of a Rose not often seen in perfeotion, 
to many, probably, the blooms of Horace Vernet 
and A. K. Williams in the same stand were con 
magit: perhaps, slightly superior toit. The Tes in 
mtesse de Nadaillac, was à fairly 
ks one; but we have often seen this fine 
in better condition—a statement which might be 
e of most of the Tea Roses in the show. 
Messrs. Hanxness & Sons’ A. K. Williams wi 
а magnificent flower, of large size and of good 
colour; while Messrs. CRoLL & Sons’ Marie van 
Houtte was a splendid specimen of that lovely 
Tea 
Although no Gold Medal had been awarded ё 
the two previous shows, Messrs. ALEX. ртоквой | 
& Sons were again successful in obtaining 
coveted award at this show, with ‘Helen Keller, 
a pink Rose with a slightly purplish tint in it; 
it is a well built, solid flower, but it is question- 
able whether if Lady Moyra Beauclerk, another 
of their flowers, had been exhibited in 
form it would not have obtained a higher avari 
than a Card of Commendation. 
The collections of garden Roses — 
good deal of attention, especially those exhib 
MacnuiN, of Worksop, 
Messrs. PAUL & Sow, and 
largely on the new exhibition Teas, among rich 
e С. Guinoisseau . Allen те 
Alister, Stella Gray (somewhat i in the style of 
latter flower), added considerably to the Y 
of thestand. In the display of Roses, Mr. H 
MACHIN was rst, and his coll deal to . | 
very fine one, but лөр is still а good deal mo 
done in this class, In one collection there Mer | 
4 having two ог three exhibition 0 
with single blooms placed in the front—? 
