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JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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in which way we kept them for a number of seasons, but in 

 times of hard weather — ■ snow and continued frost — they 

 perished from sheer starvation. These were " hard lines," it 

 being clear that we were guilty of their death, for had we taken 

 measures only to stay their flight by clipping the feathers of 

 one wing we might in severe weather have so cut the other as 

 to permit of the birds escaping to find some food. In another 

 way we were convinced of the cruelty of pinioning. A bird of 

 this kind would escape by an open or unguarded door. A 

 peewit escaping is certain to make clear off, and with its wing 

 pinioned it has no chance of finding fresh pasture, or if it does 

 its fate is sealed. It hurts the bird to pinion it ; thus cruelty 

 commences with its captivity and often is the precursor of its 

 death. Just a last word — Place water for the birds to drink. 

 —A. G. 



ALEXANDRA PALACE EOSE SHOW. 

 July 7th and 8th. 



Both for the high quality of the collections and the excellent 

 effect they produced this Exhibition must take very high rank. 

 It was the last of the metropolitan Rose shows, as it was un- 

 doubtedly the best. The Exhibition was held in the concert 

 room, which is vaBtly superior to the large hall for such a pur- 

 pose, the subdued light of the concert room showing the blooms 

 to great advantage. The collections were arranged on four 

 tables running the length of the room, the centres of which were 

 occupied with Palms, Ferns, and Aroids, affording a pleasant 

 relief to the formal and-massive lines of Roses. Although many 

 who had entered failed to stage their collections, yet the tables 

 were very nearly filled, and the thousands of superior blooms 

 afforded a rich feast of beauty to rosarians and the Rose-admir- 

 ing public. The total length occupied by the boxes was about 

 1000 feet. The room was cool — agreeable to the visitors, and 

 favourable for preserving the freshness of the blooms. 



In the class for seventy-two varieties (nurserymen), the Judges 

 after a long and careful examination awarded the first honours 

 to MeBBrs. Paul & Son, CheBhunt. The blooms were full, com- 

 pact and superior, and perfect in colour and freshness. Duchesse 

 de Caylus, Duke of Wellington, Madame Lacharme, Felix 

 Genero, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Dupuy-Jamain, Marie 

 Baumann, Richard Wallace, Victor Verdier, Madame Victor 

 Verdier, Reynolds Hole, Annie Wood, and Paul Verdier were in 

 superb conditio'n. This is the finest collection of Roses that 

 Messrs. Paul have this year exhibited ; they have staged larger 

 blooms, but never blooms of such uniform high quality. Mr. 

 Cant, Colchester, was second with a very fine collection, most 

 of the blooms being perfect, but a few were fully too much ex- 

 panded. Most lovely was La Boule d'Or; and splendid were 

 Emilie Hausburg, Horace Vernet, Fisher Holmes, Ville de 

 Lyon, Prince Arthur, Charles Lefebvre, Madame Willermoz, 

 Monsieur Noman, Black Prince, and Francois Michelon. MessrB. 

 Cranston & Mayos were placed third. Bessie Johnson, Annie 

 Laxton, Charles Rouillard, Sir G. Wolseley, Duchesse de Caylus, 

 and Etienne Levet were very splendid ; and Jean Cherpin, Fisfier 

 Holmes, and Reynolds Hole were a trio of dark Roses not easy 

 to be superseded. Ferdinand de Lesseps and Madame Charles 

 Wood were also exceedingly fine. Mr. Prince, Oxford, had the 

 fourth prize. Le Havre, Devienne Lamy, Francois Courtin, 

 Gloire de Santenay, and Henry Ledechaux were very superior ; 

 and the Teas, Madame Guillot, Narcisse, Marcellin Rhoda, 

 Madame Jules Margottin, and Catherine Mermet were ex- 

 tremely effective. An extra prize was awarded to Mr. Keynes, 

 Salisbury, for an admirable collection, the blooms being per- 

 fectly fresh and bright, but somewhat irregular as to size. The 

 best bloom in the stand was Madame Marie Finger. The Teas, 

 Souvenir de Paul Neron, Catherine Mermet, Madame Mar- 

 gottin, Souvenir d'Elise, Caroline Kuster, Madame Willermoz, 

 and Jean Dncher were in Buperb condition. The Judges had 

 a difficult task to perform in making their awards, and he would 

 be a bold man to question the correctness of the decision of Mr. 

 William Paul, Mr. Baker, and Mr. S. Hibberd. It is only such 

 JudgeB who can deal satisfactorily with large collections so 

 nearly alike in point of merit. 



The next class, for forty-eight trebles, required also close and 

 long examination before judgment could be delivered. The 

 collections were exceedingly fine, the blooms equalling in quality 

 thosein the preceding class. Mr. Cant was declared the victor. 

 In this collection Thomas Mills was simply grand; and splendid 

 were Ferdinand de Lesseps, Etienne Levet, Marie Rady, Charles 

 Lefebvre, Marie Baumann, Comtesse d'Oxford, Louis VanHoutte, 

 Francois Michelon, Marguerite de St. Amand, Dupuy-Jamain, 

 Baronne de Rothschild, and Devoniensis. MeBsrs. Paul & Son 

 were placed Becond for a fresh and splendid collection. Louis 

 Van Houtte, Monsieur Noman, Etienne Levet, Comtesse d'Ox- 

 ford, Xavier Olibo, Annie Laxton, Senatear Vaisse, Exposition 

 tie Brie, Madame Therese Levet, Madame Vidot, Reynolds Hole, 

 Mdlle. E. Verdier, M. de St. Amand, Mad. Lacharme, and Marechal 

 Nielwere perhaps as near perfection as these fine Roses have 



been produced. Mr. Turner had the third place. Le Havre was 

 here again in grand form, and almost equally splendid were Louis 

 Van Houtte, Auguste Rigotard, Dean of Windsor, Boyal Stan- 

 dard, Francois Lovat, Madame George Schwartz, Villaret de 

 Joyeuse, Triomphe de Caen, Xavier Olibo, Lfelia, Beauty of 

 Waltham, Charles Rouillard, Marie Baumann, Etienne Levet, 

 Fisher Holmes, and Alfred Colomb. Messrs. Cranston & Mayos 

 were placed fourth for a collection containing many blooms of 

 great merit, notably Annie Laxton, Marquise de Castellane, 

 Madame Vidot, Mons. Noman, Princess Beatrice, Duchesse de 

 Caylus, Fisher Holmes, La France, Madame George Schwartz, 

 Madame Furtado, Louis Van Houtte, Ferdinand de Lesseps, 

 and Madame Marie Finger; an extra prize being awarded to 

 Mr. Keynes. In this collection Mdlle. Marie Cointet was per- 

 fectly charming, and Fisher Holmes was grandly conspicuous ; 

 Camille BernardiD, Senateur Vaisse, Duchesse de Morny, Dr. 

 Andry, Monsieur E. V. Teas most beautiful, Francois Michelon, 

 Edouard Morren, Ferdinand de LeBseps, Capt. Lamure, Etienne 

 Levet, Madame Charles Wood, and Madame Marie Finger were 

 all in full perfection. 



In the class for twenty-four trebles six grand collections were 

 staged, the prizes going to Mr. Turner, Messrs. Paul & Son, Mr. 

 Keynes, Mr. Prince, and Mr. Cant in the order named. Etienne 

 Levet, Francois Lovat, Le Havre, splendid ; Madame Hazard, 

 Marquise de Gibot, and Senateur Vaisse in the Slough collection 

 were unsurpassable. The prize collections in this class con- 

 tained the finest blooms to be found in the Exhibition. 



For twenty-four single trusses the collections of Mr.^ Cant 

 (first) and Mr. Turner (second) were nearly equal in point of 

 merii, and far in advance of the others. Mr. Turner staged one 

 of the finest blooms of Madame Vidot ever seen. Devienne 

 Lamy, Alfred Colomb, Francois Michelon, Charles Rouillard, 

 Duchesse de Morny, Marie Rady, Madame Charles Wood, Alba 

 Rosea, and Devoniensis also showed to great advantage. The 

 remaining prizes went to Mr. Keynes and Mr. House, Eastgate 

 Nurseries, Peterborough. 



For twelve Tea-scented or Noisette Roses Mr. Prince, Oxford, 

 was firBt ; Mr. Corp, Oxford, second ; and Messrs. Paul & Son, 

 CheBhunt, third. The best blooms in this class were Adam, 

 Alba Rosea, Belle Lyonnaise, Comtesse Nadaillac, Madame 

 Willermoz, Marie Van Houtte, Marcellin Rhoda, Madame Opoix, 

 Moire, and Souvenir de Paul Neron. 



We now come to the amateurs' classes, and find great competi- 

 tion and many highly superior collections. For forty-eight single 

 blooms Mr. W. Nichol, gardener to T. H. Powell, Esq., Drink- 

 stone Park, Bury St. Edmunds, was placed first with a collection 

 of undeniable merit, and containing many blooms equal to the 

 best in the Exhibition, notably Madame E. Verdier, Madame 

 Lacharme, MonB. Noman, Marie Rady, Etienne Levet, Leopold I., 

 and Annie Wood ; second honours going to Sir C. R. Rowley, 

 Bart., Tendring Hall, Colchester (Mr. Rushmore, gardener) ; 

 Mr. Ingle, gardener to Mrs. Round, Birch Hall, Colchester, being 

 third with very creditable collection; and Rev. J. B. M. Camm, 

 Monkton Wylde, Charmonth, fourth, Prince Arthur (dark) and 

 Madame Trifle (white) being the best blooms, many of the others 

 being folly too much expanded. 



For thirty-six varieties, single trusses, the first prize went to 

 T. H. Powell, Esq., for a really splendid collection. Marechal 

 Niel and Baroness Rothschild were very perfect, and nearly 

 all the others good ; the second place being occupied by Mrs. 

 Round; third, Sir C. R. Rowley; and fourth, Rev. J. B. M. 

 Camm. The first-prize collection reflected the greatest credit 

 on the grower, the blooms being of " professional " quality. 



For twenty-four Roses there were twelve competitors, first 

 honours being awarded to Mr. Henry Atkinson, Brentwood, 

 Essex, for an excellent collection; Mr. Smallbones, Chatteris, 

 being second; Mr. Cavell, Oxford, third, the blooms being 

 smoother and better than the Chatteris Roses ; and Mr. Quen- 

 nell, Brentwood, Essex, fourth. 



In the class for twelve Roses there was great competition, 

 twenty-two collections being staged — the fineBt lot of amateurs' 

 " twelves " we have ever seen exhibited. The first prize was 

 awarded to Mr. Smallbones for Louis Van Houtte, Baroness de 

 Rothschild, Maurice Bernardin, Edouard Morren, Comtesse de 

 Chabrillant, Alfred Colomb, Felix Genero, Camille Bernardin, 

 Madame Rivers, Oliver Delhomme, Senateur Vaisse, and Fran- 

 cois Michelon ; Rev. Alan Cheales, Brockham Vicarage, Rsigate, 

 being placed second, Charles Lefebvre and Leopold I. being very 

 superior ; Mr. Jowitt, Hereford, being third for smaller yet ex- 

 cellent blooms ; and Mr. H. Atkinson fourth. 



For twelve Tea-scented and Noisette Roses (amateurs) the first 

 prize went to Mr. Ingle, gardener to Mrs. Round, and second to 

 Mr. Camm, the first-prize collection only having three perfect 

 blooms, while the second-prize box had at leaBt half a dozen of 

 superior quality. As a rule the standard of quality of the Tea 

 Roses was not equal to that of the Hybrid Perpetuals. 



In the open classes some very fine new Roses were exhibited. 

 For twelve Rosea of 1871, 1875, or 1876, Mr. Turner, Slough, 

 was first with Villaret de Joyeux, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Miss 

 Hassard, Isaac Wilkinson, Beauty of Slough, a splendid Rose and 



