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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ October 10, 1878. 
No. 71, but itis to me not a little remarkable that English- 
raised Roses make so poor a figure in the list. The last few 
years have seen a considerable number of these sent out by 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Turner, Wm. Paul & Son, Cranston, and 
others, yet of those sent out in the last ten years not one 
occupies a position in the first twelve. In the first twenty-four 
only one (Reynolds Hole), for Duke of Edinburgh came out 
in 1868. As far down as 48 there are only four—the two 
named, Star of Waltham, and Sir G. Wolseley ; and in the 
whole seventy-two only nine, adding to those named Annie 
Laxton, Royal Standard, Miss Hassard, Duke of Connaught, 
and Rey. J. B. M. Camm, and these last having only nine, 
eight, and seyen votes out of forty-one voters. Surely the 
judgment of Floral Committees and of the great Rose shows 
cannot. be so defective. It is one of those things “no fellow 
can understand.” 
On what ground does Mr. Hinton ascribe the honour of 
raising Lord Macaulay to Mr. Ward? I think there is an 
error here. Is he right, too, in saying that poor Marest was 
the raiser of Souvenir d’Elise? I always thought he only 
raised one Rose, which I grieve to see nowhere in the list— 
dear wee Comtesse de Chabrillant. Times are altered since 
wee women were considered as the Venus de Medici, the type 
of feminine grace. We must now have Comtesses and Made- 
moiselles with the size of portly matrons of the aldermanic type 
fed on turtle and venison. “Times alter, &c. ;’ butat any rate 
love for the Rose seems undying, and may the Rose election be 
helpful to many of the real lovers of the flower.—D., Deal. 
IN comparing this year’s election with last I note that many 
Roses have considerably changed their position for better or 
for worse. The following are increasing in fayour :—Duchesse 
de Vallombrosa has advanced the astonishing number of 36 
places ; Star of Waltham, 17; Capitaine Christy, 12 ; Comtesse 
de Serenye, E. Y. Teas, and Pierre Notting each 11; Beauty 
of Waltham, 10; Duc de Rohan, 9; Due de Wellington and 
Reynolds Hole, 7; Fisher Holmes and Malle. T. Levet, 6; 
and Jules Margottin, which was not included in last year’s 
seventy-two, now stands 47. The following Roses are losing 
fayour :—Edouard Morren has fallen 16 places, Mdlle. M. 
Cointet and Victor Verdier 13, Prince Camille de Rohan 11, 
Madame Charles Wood 10, Dupuy Jamain and Emily Hausburg 
9, and Princess Mary of Cambridge, which was placed 51 last 
year, this year is not placed at all. These remarks apply only 
to the general election of the best forty-eight—CURATE OF 
HOWDEN. 
THE INTERNATIONAL FRUIT SHOW AT THE 
PARIS EXHIBITION. 
THE great feature of this Show was the competition between 
the numerous local societies of France, Austria, Denmark, 
Brussels, the Netherlands, &c. The staging for this portion of 
the Show ran north and south the whole extent of the Exhibition, 
which must have been half a mile in length. Among the many 
societies competing were those of Villemomble.(100 plates), Nancy 
(1200), Meaux (148), Lille (400), Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée (250), 
Orleans and Loiret (400), Lisieux (Normandy), all showing very 
large collections. But the Brussels Society exceeded all in 
quantity, as there were two thousand plates shown. Besides 
these M. Hugéne Targent exhibited 120 plates, Madame Claudon 
100, and M. F. Jamin about the same quantity. These numerous 
collections consisted chiefly of Apples and Pears, although some 
few societies exhibited Grapes and Peaches. But the chief 
Peaches were arranged in another portion of the Show. 
After the fine exhibition of Grapes at the Crystal Palace I was 
mot particularly impressed with any that were shown at Paris. 
Most of the Apples and Pears were good, the Pears in many cases 
being exceptionally fine. The Apples were not superior to many 
T have seen shown at different times in England for colour and 
general appearance. But there was a superiority in size of many 
of the kitchen Apples, notably Reinette du Canada, Belle Dubois 
(Gloria Mundi), Calville Blanche, Emperor Alexander, and a few 
others. Many of our best kinds of dessert Apples were but 
sparsely shown, at the same time there were many handsome in 
appearance, but the quality of which it was of course impossible 
to ascertain. Besides the Apples mentioned above I saw the 
followmg very good :—Royale d’Angleterre, Belle Joséphine, 
Reinette de Caux, Reine du Reinettes, Reinette Grise du Canada, 
Bedfordshire Foundling (I was astonished to find this Apple so 
universally grown), Calville St. Sauveur, Calville Rouge, and 
others too numerous to mention. I measured two Alexanders of 
M. Targent, each 15} inches in circumference. The chief Pears 
shown for appearance were Duchesse d’Angouléme (everywhere), 
Beurré Diel, Beurré Clairgeau, Colmar d’Aremberg, General Todtle- 
ben, Triomphe de Jodoigne, Délices d’Hardenpont, Joséphine 
de Malines, and Belle Angevine. I would not dispute the dictum 
of Dr. Hogg as to this Pear being synonymous with Uvedale’s 
St. Germain, but as shown it was browner in appearance than 
those grown in England. The Grosse Calebasse was very large 
indeed. The colour of the Austrian Apples was very striking, 
they outdid for artificiality of appearance a wonderful collection 
of modelled Apples, Plums, and Pears exhibited by M. Garnier 
Valletti Francois of Turin. 
Another feature of this portion of the Show might be followed 
with great advantage by many other societies. The Horticultural 
Society of Clermont had portioned off a few sorts from their col- 
lection, and put up a notice saying that‘these sorts were not 
worth growing. I found one sort that I had noted among them, 
and immediately erased it from my note book. At every show 
people are to be found jotting down the names of different pro- 
ductions without any knowledge of the qualities of the exhibit. 
Tf we could ascertain the bad as well as the good sorts by visiting 
shows I think it would be of equal benefit. 
The other portion of the Show was held in two long buildings 
between the Exhibition proper and the Trocadéro, adjoining the 
Seine. In the chief building the first thing that struck the eye 
was the marvellous collection of Potatoes exhibited by Messrs. 
Carter & Co.and Mr. W. Porter. In comparison with the exhibits 
of French growers they were as giants to dwarfs, and the admira- 
tion of the French public was unbounded. There were collec- 
tions of 12, 25, and unlimited. In the collections of 12 and 25 
Mr. Porter fairly rivalled his great competitor, but was beaten in 
the collection, as he showed but 62 sorts against 115 to Messrs. 
Carter. In Mr. Porter’s 12 were International, Blanchard, Bresee’s 
Prolific, Climax, Snowflake, Brownell’s Beauty, Improved Ashtop 
Fluke, Napoleon, Radstock Beauty, Early King, Porter’s Excel- 
sior, and Crimson Walnut Leaf. In Messrs. Carter’s twelve were 
Brownell’s Beauty, Ice Cream, Crystal Palace Gem, Idao, Inter- 
national Kidney, Emerson’s Advance, Superior, Schoolmaster, 
Early Oneida, Snowflake, Grampian, and Waterloo Kidney. The 
larger collections contained these and the other chief Potatoes in 
cultivation. The best show of Potatoes by a French cultivator 
| was that exhibited by M. Vilmorin, who had an even collection of 
272 sorts. There were many large collections of fruits, notably 
M. Leroy’s 330 plates of Apples, M.’Croux’s collection of Peaches, 
M. J. Margottin’s collection of Grapes in pots, M. Ouidin’s col- 
lection of 700 sorts of Apples, chiefly cider fruit ; some wonderful 
Strawberries fruiting four times a year, and many other objects 
of interest, which would require the whole fortnight the Show is 
open even to superficially study —Lewis A. KinuicK, Langley, 
Maidstone. 
ROSES FOR THE MILLION. 
THE million are growers of Roses not for exhibition, but be- 
cause the Rose of all flowers is the most ornamental, sweetest 
scented, and most pleasing for bouquets. The election of 
Roses recorded in your number, September 26th, is an election 
by exhibitors. Many Roses which ought to be in every garden 
are omitted as, I suppose, not deserving a place at an exhibi- 
tion; such as Souvenir de Malmaison, Baron Préyost, Général 
Jacqueminot, Géant des Batailles,&c. I would suggest an elec- 
tion of Roses most suitable for the garden of the million. 
1, The freest bloomers ; 2, Hardiest ; 3, Best for bouquets. 
Such an election Iam sure would be of use to the readers of 
the Cottage Gardencr.—ONE OF THE MILLION. 
STRAWBERRY GROWING AT SARISBURY, HANTS. 
Ar Sarisbury in the parish of Titchfield, Hants, about mid- 
way between Southampton and Portsmouth, where there is a 
fine and extensive village green much resorted to by cricketers of 
the locality, the culture of Strawberries for market is carried on 
upon an extensive scale, and on land which at first sight would 
hardly be deemed good enough for the most moderate feeding 
garden crop; and as it is generally understood that the Straw- 
berry is a gross feeder and requires a fat loamy soil, I was sur- 
prised to see broken-up heath land, which a short time pre- 
viously was erowing scarcely anything but furze and heather, 
covered with strong and healthy-looking Strawberry plants, 
my visit haying been made after the crop of fruit was gathered. 
I was informed that in this locality almost the earliest Straw- 
berries which reach Covent Garden are grown, and that during 
the past season upwards of 300 tons of that fruit were sent 
from the district (which hardly exceeds a square mile) to 
Covent Garden, Manchester, and other markets. 
The adaptability of the soil to the growth of the Strawberry 
seems to have been a surprise even to the inhabitants, and it is 
only within a very few years that such an important culture 
has been so largely developed. Some seven or eight years ago 
the agent of the principal owner of land in the village, being 
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