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GA RDENERS MA GA ZINE. 



July 23, 1898. 



Exhibitions and Meetings. 



NATIONAL R05E SOCIETY, July 14. 



The northern provincial exhibition of the National Rose ^ Society was this year 

 held in the grounds surrounding Spring Hall at Halifax in connection with the 

 Salterhebble and District Rose Society, The grounds form a most suitable place 

 for a rose show, as they are situate on the southern slope of a deep valley, and 

 quite out of the bustle of Halifax town. The show was an especially fine one as 

 regards competition for all the prizes in the thirty-five classes provided. The 

 quality of the blooms was also good throughout, though little above that seen at 

 the R.II.S. Rose Show held at the Drill Hall on Tuesday, July 12. Altogether 

 this show was the best of the National Society's for 1 898. 



Nurserymen. 



In the Jubilee Trophy class for the best thirty- six blooms distinct, Messrs. 

 Harkness and Sons secured the first prize with a splendid lot of flowers, the 

 varieties being Ulrich Brunner, Caroline Testout, Gustave Piganeau, La France, 

 E. Y. Teas, Innocente Pirola, A. M. Rodocanachi, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 

 General Jacquiminot, White Lady, Marquise Litta, and Her Majesty, in the back 

 row ; Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Duke of Edinburgh, Marshal Niel, J. S. Mills, 

 Niphetos, Mrs. J. Laing, Marchioness of Londonderry, Comte Raimbaud, Souvenir 

 d'Elise Vardon, Earl DufTerin, Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Comtesse de Ludre, 

 in the middle row ; Ernest Metz, Merveille de Lyon, Helen Keller, The Bride, 

 Madame Cusin, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Madame Delville, Madame Hoste, 

 Marie Verdier, Catherine Mermet, Alfred Colomb, and Marchioness of Down- 

 shire in the front row ; Mr. B. R. Cant, second ; and Messrs. F. Cant and 

 Co., third. There were five competitors. 



Four competitors entered in the class for seventy- two blooms distinct, and here 

 Messrs. Harkness and Sons were again first, showing handsome, bright and fresh 

 flowers of Mrs. J. Laing, Ulrich Brunner, Madame Montet, Marie Baumann, 

 Caroline Testout, Helen Keller, Captain Christy, Gustave Piganeau, Her 

 Majesty, Auguste Rigotarde, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, A. K. Williams, White 

 Lady, Duchess of Bedford, Jeannie Dickson, Captain Hay ward, Mrs. W. J. 

 Grant, Marquise Litta, Baroness Rothschild, Francois Michelon, Innocente 

 Pirola, Duchess de Morny, Marchioness of Londonderry, and Magna Charta, in 

 the back row ; Marie Verdier, Jean Ducher, Horace Vernet, Bridesmaid, Duke of 

 Edinburgh, Muriel Grahame, Camille Bemardin, Cleopatra, The Bride, Madame 

 Cusin, Earl of DufTerin, Maman Cochet, E. Y. Teas, Marchioness of Downshire, 

 Marie Rady, Comtesse de Nadaillac, A. Colomb, Madame Hoste, Duke of Teck, 

 Souvenir de Elise Vardon, S. M. Rodocanachi, Catherine Meimet, General 

 Jacqueminot, Heinrich Schultheis, in the middle row ; Margaret Dickson, Beauty 

 of Waltham, Niphetos, Charles Darwin, Marie van Houtte, Madame Gabriel 

 Luizet, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Ethel Brownlow, Marchioness of Dufiferin, 

 Grand Mogul, Caroline Kuster, Star of Waltham, Dean of Rochester, Dr. 

 Andiy, Merveille de Lyon, Danmark, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Souvenir d'un 

 Ami, Mardchal Kiel, Dupuy Jamain, La France, Prince Arthur, Silver ( >ueen, 

 and Due d Orleans, in the front row. Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester, came second, 

 and Messrs. F. Cant and Co., third. 



For three dczen trebles, Messrs. Harkness and Sons, Bedale, came again to 

 the front with lovely flowers of Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Francois Michelon, La 

 t ranee, Madame de Watteville, Madame Hoste, Madame Cusin, Captain Hay- 

 waul, Margaret Dickson, Alfred Colomb, Marchioness of Downshire, Gustave 

 V , ?M nea ^ ^yP*^ 05 ' duchess of Leeds, Jeannie Dickson, Marquise Litta, Souvenir 

 r u 11 , ° n ' of Dufferin > Francisca Kruger, Duke of Fife, White Lady, 



1 isher Holmes Marchioness of Londonderry, Catherine Mermet, General Tacque- 

 minot, Mrs J. Laing, Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, E. Y. Teas, The Bride, Maman 

 Cochet, Helen Keller, Mrs. S. Crawford, Innocente Pirola, Bridesmaid, Merveille 

 tie Lyon, Ulrich Brunner, and Souvenir de S. A. Prince ; Messrs. A. Dickson 

 and Sons, Newtowrards, Co. Down, second, and Mr B. R. Cant third. Seven 

 competitors put up stands of thirty-six blooms, distinct, and in this collection there 

 was a grand lot of flowers staged. The winning stand came from Messrs. T. 

 lownsend and Sons, Worcester, who showed Marchioness of Londonderry, 

 Gustave \ 'Saneau, Caroline Testout, Victor Verdier, White Lady, Marechal Niel, 



2 w ?f Wellington, Mad *me Gabriel Luizet, Mrs. S. Crawford, and Madame 



™/m u V U C T condition J Messrs. J. Burrell and Co., Cambridge, second, 

 and Mr. H. Norton, Louth, third. 



o./^ C fi ? e com P etito r s in the class for eighteen trebles made a splendid show, 

 and ln a keen competition, Messrs. J. Townsend and Sons, Worcester, gained 



rninmk P n* F ™ y f " n T bloom s of Gustave Piganeau, Caroline Testout, Alfred 

 Lo omb, Marchioness of Londonderry, Victor Verdier, Mrs. J. Laing, Ulrich 



M^*' r 1 w ?. nC Mi M f r( l uise Litta > Merveille de Lyon, Louis van Houtte, 



HetZl t^T- yiU v' f , K ' WilIia ™> Pride of Waltham, Marie Baumann 

 Heinrich Schultheis, Earl of DufTerin, and Madame Gabriel Luizet ; the second 



S p Ur i> by MeS f S - G ' Coolin g and Sons > Bath J the lhi '<* falling to 

 Messrs. J. K. Pearson and Sons, Nottingham. 



Laing 



j 



third, with the new Lady 

 and out of nine stands of 



a dozen blooms Messrs TT r0SeS T n 

 with Gustave Piganeau ; Mr. B. R. {&*E± T °"^« d . «* Soi'SS 



with Gustave Figaneau ; Mr. B. R. Cant - , " u . ana bons sc 



Messrs. F. Cant and Co., third, with Captain Hayward T h Brunner i 



scored 

 and 



Amateurs. 



Pirola, Earl of DufTerin, Captain Hayward, Muriel Grahame AUr'oA nT 

 Maman Cochet, Madame Hausmann, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon Duke nf w ^ 1 

 ton, and S. M. Rodocanachi; the second prize was won bl R l m?' 

 Pemberton, Havering, who had a fine S. M. Rodocanachi ; and Mr' H V 

 Machm, third. **• v - 



Mr. Lindsell was also first in the class for three dozen blooms, distinct varied 

 open amateurs' class, with handsome flowers of Ulrich Brunner Her Mai«*t 

 F. Michelon, Marchioness of Londonderry, Gustave Piganeau, La France, Si 

 DufTerin, Kaiserin A. \ictoria, Marie Baumann, Helen Keller, S M R^o* 

 nachi, and Mrs. J. Laing, in the back row ; Merveille de Lyon, Duchess of Bedford 

 Maman Cochet, A. K. Williams, Madame de Watteville, Duke of Edinburgh' 

 The Bride, Due d 'Orleans, Catherine Mermet, Mrs. Hausmann, Muriel Grahame* 

 and Dupuy Jamain, in the middle row ; Le Havre, Mrs. S. Crawford, Comte 

 Raimbaud, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Beauty of Waltham, Duchesse de Yallam. 

 brosa, Captain Hayward, Ernest Metz, Horace Vernet, Madame Hoste, Dr 

 Andre, and Marie Finger, in the front row. Mr. Machin, second; and Mr, R 

 Park, Bedale, third. Mr. E. B. Lindsell showed the best eight trebles, staging 

 fine flowers of Mrs. J. Laing, Ulrich Brunner, Marchioness of Londonderry, Alfred 

 Colomb, La France, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Francois Michelon, and Her 

 Majesty ; Rev. J. H. Pemberton, second ; and Mr. H. V. Machin, third. Mr. 

 H. V. Machin, Worksop, won first place for nine flowers of any one variety, teas 

 and noisettes excluded, with Ulrich Brunner ; Mr. E. B. Lindsell second, with 

 Her Majesty; and Rev. J. H. Pemberton, third, with Mrs J. Laing. 



Mr. O. G. Orpen took the first place for eighteen blooms, his La France, 

 Madame de Watteville, and K. A. Victoria being very good ; Mr. J. Bergen, 

 Knebworth, second ; and Mr. E. Mawley, Berkhamsted, third. Mr. 0. G. Orptn 

 showed the best half-dozen trebles with Mrs. J. Laing, K. A. Victoria, Souvenir 

 d'un Ami, S. M. Rodocanachi, Catherine Mermet, and Madame Cusin ; Mr. 

 Mawley, second ; and Mr. S. Bergen, third. Mr. Orpen had the best six blooms 

 of any rose other than a tea or noisette, showing Kaiserin A Victoria ; Mr. Con- 

 way Jones, second, with Alfred Colomb. These three classes were open only to 

 growers of less than two thousand plants. 



Mr. G. Moules, Hitchin, had the best twelve blooms in the division open lo 

 amateur growers of a thousand plants, and showed handsome blooms of Her 

 Majesty, A. K. Williams, Baroness Rothschild, and Alfred Colomb ; Mr. K. 

 Hobbs, Worcester, second ; Mr. J. Marsden, Carnforth, third. There were nine 

 competitors. In the extra classes for amateurs, Mr. Whittle, Leicester, scored a 

 first for four trebles, being closely followed by Mr. J. Marsden, Carnforth, and 

 Mr. Moules, Hitchin. Mr. R. Hobbs, Worcester, won first prize for six blooms 

 of any rose, save a tea or noisette, with Mrs. J. Laing ; Mr. J. Edwards, Derhy, 

 followed with the same variety, and Mr. J. Bateman, Highgate, third, with 

 Marchioness of Londonderry. In the extra open class for amateurs, for six blooim 

 of new and distinct roses,. the icom petition was good, and here the Rev. J. H. 

 Pemberton took chief honours with Mrs. W. J. Grant, Madame Cadeau Ramy, 

 Marjorie, Tom Wood, Souvenir de Madame E. Verdier, and another. 



Amateurs' Tea Roses. 



There were five competitors in the open amateur class for a dozen teas or 

 noisettes, and here the first prize was awarded to Mr. A. Hill Gray, BeaufU' 

 Bath, for pretty blooms of The Bride, Marr— fWesse de JNadainac, 



Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Catherine Mermet, 



Orpen, Colchester, second ; and Mr. E. B. Lindsell, Hitchin, third, m. v. u. 

 Orpen scored a first in the open amateur class for nine teas or noisettes, 

 variety, showing Souvenir de S. A. Prince; Mr. E. B. Lindsell, second, *™ 

 r **oline Kuster ; and Mr. A. Hill Gray, third, with The Bride. 



For nine blooms. HiciWr r*™»n tn arowers of less than 500 I 



s, the Re*. 



Nursery: 



Bridesmaid 

 cond ; and 

 in the ope 

 venir de S 



vaiul »"c xvusier; and Mr. A. Hill Vjray, imrci, wnu aw 



For nine blooms, distinct, open to growers of less than 500 bloom-, 

 J. H. Pemberton, Havering-atte-Bower, led the way with good blooms « 

 of Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Maman Cochet, , Madame Ho y^ N 3 lac , 

 Alexandra of Russia, Marie Bravy, Madame Cusin, Comtesse de waaa 

 Bridesmaid, and The Bride; Mr. R. Hobbs, second; and the Rev. K. row y, 

 Warminster, third. ' f . fo , 



Mr. M. Whittle and Mr. Moules were first and second respec iveiy - i ^ , 

 teas or noisettes, distinct, in a class for growers of less than 200 P^- n 

 a dozen trebles, teas or noisettes, Mr. A. Hill Gray, Bath, scored wrtM> J 

 Fortw.i^Ki ' — 5 ™i orowoiow, ana iviaaame tioste £ OWers of , The Bride > Maman Cochet, Marechal Niel, Cleopatra, 1 ^ & 



SSS^Sn^^fe the , firSt P rize was won ^ Mr. J, Mattock, Head' S™^* NadailIac ! Mr - Conway Jones, Gloucester, ^f^eLsh blooms 

 ffil? &2;5?a^ ht ^ C ? 0Ured flowers of Innocente Pirola, Comtesse de O^n, third. WithSouvenir d'un Ami, Mr. Moules .^«\P^ f 0U r ; Mr. 

 Bride Am™ q Eh ? e Y ardOT > Catherine Mermet, Souvenir d'un Ami, The ? any tea or noisette > the class being open only to divisions th rec hifd wil h 

 Med^^rShel^S V' Prince > Caroline Kuster ' Madame Cuti"! Conway Jones, second, with Marechal Niel; and Mr. R. Hobbs, 



Paul l^ nl ^I^^ Bu ™ u and Co ' ' Cambrid ^ sec - d ; Catl}erme Mermet - 



a Ul *nu oon, utieshunt, third. There were seven competitors. 



.en's Teas. 



m «i Z£Z> Mm P? tito « cwne forward in the class for eighteen tea or noisette 



SS I c ^ Tolchelr ere -X r, r G u P " nCe ' ° xford ' mana S ed t0 beat Mr " B - *• 

 Souvenir dp Sap ' wlth A /resh and full flowers of Comtesse de Nadaillac, 



TOE ^ Vardon A ^" n ".' Ma ^n Cochet, Innocente Pirola, Bridesmaid, Souvenir 

 Cusin VtM^l T r ^ de L S ? uvenir d ' un Ami » Princess of W ^es Madame 

 d'O Nbhlt ? tl ) e !, ine ? Iermet » Madame de Watteville, 'La Boule 



Fn/^^SLT^^'V Mia Ethel Brownlow, and Madame Hoste. 



Messrs 



Open Cla; 



Hodsock 



showing beautiful 



— ' -v, v^»«maiin 



Lady Moyra Beaucle 



Caled 



i<over ; Messrs. 



Co., second. With lovely competitor. 



flowers of kaiserin AucusTv'" • Cant and 



blooms of any white rose -Mr R 2* o Ir * G ' Prince took first P rize for a doz « n 

 derry; and Messrs. Uukn P « a„!r o l ' second « with Marchioness of London- 

 Londonderry. The b«t n S ° n /' Bedale » third ' with Marchioness of 

 of Comtesse de Nadaillac shown°v m \ 0 / any yellow rose werc s P lend «d examples 

 second ; and Mr. A. Hm Gw l^l l-', G \ f ' rinCe ' ° xford ; Mr « T- ****** 

 a dozen flowers of anv Ivhi r.;„u ' ud ' 1x5111 snowln g th e same variety. For 



1 k Pmk or rose-coloured rose, Messrs. Harkness and 



Mr. J. Marsden, second, and Mr. Mallinder, gardener to Miss Mell'sh,^^^ 

 Pnory third. Mr. H. Steward scored for a dozen blooms, and • for 

 took the lead for six blooms, distinct. Mr. Conway, Halifax, wo 5j lan der. 

 charming rose boquets, so also did Mr. T. Farrar ; Messrs. J . ana . 

 Halifax, took leading awards for tasteful shower bouquets, for twen y 

 and also won in other classes. Mr. Midgely, Syke, was also 



Comrx»titnr 



Garden Roses and Displays. ^ dijtjnct 



Paul and Son, Cheshunt, showed ^^^1 Celine Forestic 



Messrs Paul and Son, Cheshunt, showed the ;best sei <" *b foteSlK u 

 varieties of garden roses, their best bunches being of Bar dou J o»£ H v. 



V Ideal A. S. Gray, W. A. Richardson, and ^"'f e S, third- T* 

 Macnin, Worksop, second, and Messrs. Cooling and Sons, dm , 3TflUIg «d 

 best stand of a dozen bunches of garden roses, amateur divisio , but ,be 

 by Mr. H . V. Machin, Worksop, who had bunches of splendid how 



