CXViii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Caroline Kuster, Princess Beatrice, Madame Cusin, Mile. M. 

 Arnaud, Devoniensis, and Amazone. 



Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester, was second, and Mr. G. Mount, 

 Canterbury, third. 



In Class H, Mr. Prince won again with twelve trebles, the 

 varieties being Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Princess of Wales, 

 Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Catherine Mermet, The Bride, Jean 

 Ducher, Souvenir d'un Ami, Anna Ollivier, Caroline Kuster, 

 Hon. Edith Gifford, Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Innocente Pirola. 

 Mr. B. R. Cant came second with a collection in which Souvenir 

 d'Elise Vardon was conspicuous ; and Mr. G. W. Piper, Uckfield, 

 was third with small but delightfully fresh and well-coloured 

 blooms of Jean Ducher, Anna Ollivier, Catherine Mermet, 

 Josephine Malton, Marie Van Houtte, Bubens, &c. 



Mr. A. H. Gray followed up previous successes by a highly 

 creditable victory with twelve large and perfectly fresh Marechal 

 Neils in Class K, in which Mr. Frank Cant, Braiswick, Col- 

 chester, and Mr. B. L. Knight were second and third 

 respectively. Mr. Gray also won with twelve blooms of any Tea 

 or Noisette in Class L, having a superb stand of Souvenir 

 d'Elise Vardon, so that he may be said to have been the hero of 

 the day. In this class Mr. Prince was second with a splendid 

 box of his beautiful Tea Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Mr. B. R. 

 Cant third with a good stand of Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, and 

 Mr. Mount fourth with Anna Ollivier, small but fresh. The 

 best basket was shown by Mr. G. Mount. 



One of the most interesting features in the exhibition was 

 a stand of seedling Sweet Briar hybrids raised by the Right 

 Hon. Lord Penzance. Some of these were remarkably pleasing 

 both in form and colour, and their delicious scent attracted 

 universal attention. The Sweet Briar crossed with Alfred 

 Colomb, H.P., yielded a charming rosy-crimson single flower, 

 marked P. 91, but the spicy Briar fragrance was wantiDg 

 in the foliage. In the case of Lady Penzance the perfume of 

 the leaves was retained in conjunction with small single flowers 

 of a rosy- salmon hue, distinct in colour and most charming in 

 character. The result of a cross between the Sweet Briar and 

 Pau Ricaut, H.C. (D. 44), had bright pink flowers. The hybrid 

 between Sweet Briar and William Jepe (D. 59) had large pale 

 rose flowers, which showed an inclination to doubling. Souvenir 



