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third, _Mr. J. Morris, gardener to Miss Crawshay, Reading. Mr. Hedge's resources seemed 

 to he inexhaustible, and his flowers -wore commendable in the highest degree. An enthusiast 

 among Roses as well as a large and skilful cultivator, his pre-eminence was deservedly 

 attained and universally ratified. Both Mr. Keynes and Mr. Corp struggled hard for the 

 Salisbury ascendancy of former seasons ; the former maintained it successfully in Class IV. 

 with a stand of 24 exquisite flowers. Mr. Turner did not take a leading position, though 

 "well up" in the same class. His flowers do not appear to possess that stoutness and 

 substance of past seasons. But the varieties— what were they ? It was an assembly pro- 

 duced by the widest possible basis of representation. It was a "world's convention" of 

 Roses— the remotest tribe— the smallest section— had its representative flower. Of Hybrid 

 Perpetuals there were fine examples of Senateur Yaisse, Anna Alexioff, Comtesse de Chabril- 

 lant (one of those beautifully-formed Roses which inspire love at first sight), Eugene 

 Appert, Madame Boll, Victor Verdier, Mathuvin Rcgnier, Oriflamme de St. Louis, Geunt dos 

 Batailles, Tnomphe de 1' Exposition, Caroline de Sansal, Lord Raglan, Louis Buonaparte, 

 Madam Rivers, Anna de Diesbach, Louise Odier, La Ville de St. Denis, Gustavo Coroux, 

 Comte _ Cuvour, Triomphe de Paris, Evoque de Nirnes, Jules Margottin, Madame Vidot,' 

 Catherine Guillot, Madame Furtado, General Jacqueminot, Louis XIV., Ornament dos 

 Jardms, Gloire de Santenay, Triomphe de Rennes, Model of Perfection, Beauty of Waltham 

 Alphonse Karr, Cardinal Patrizzi, Baronne Prevost, John Waterer, Madlle. Appert, General 

 Kleber, Lord J. Russell. Tea Roses were represented by Gloire do Dijon, Adam,' Madame 

 Joseph Halphin, Reine Victoria, Josephine Malton, i_,a Boule d'Or, Clara Sylvain, Madame 

 Domage, Aurora, Smith's Yellow, Enfant de Lyon, Madame Willermoz, Comte de Paris 

 Souvenir d'un Ami, Sombrueil, Devonicnsis, Nina, Rubens, Triomphe de Rennes, Safranot' 

 President, Olympe Lecuyer, Madame William, Eveque de Nimes, Madame Blacket, &o. 

 Then there were Bourbons, and China, and the always popular Moss Roses, and Gallicas' 

 and Noisettes of all colours and shapes and unpronounceable names. In the class for Roses 

 m large pots no collection was staged. For groups in 8-inch pots Messrs. Paul & Son were 

 first, and Mr. C. Turner second. With 12 new kinds of 1861-62 Messrs. Paid & Son were 

 first, Mr. B. R, Cant second, Mr. J. Cranston third, and Messrs. Fraser fourth. The follow- 

 ing were very striking :— Gloire de Chatillon, large, pale violet ; John Hopper, rosy purple, 

 with bright crimson centre ; Leonie Moise, a fine dark velvety crimson ; Rubens^ a white 

 Tea-scented variety; Maurice Bernardin, a finely-shaped brilliant deep scarlet; Model of 

 Perfection, a pmk-coloured flower of good form ; Washington, rich crimson, of exquisite 

 term; Due de Rohan, a bright shaded crimson; Catherine Guillot, fine blush; Madame 

 Furtado, a finely formed, rich, deep rose ; Marquise de Foucault, salmon, of fine outline but 

 wanting substance ; Madam Standish, rosy peach ; Alexandre Fontaine, rich crimson : Louise 

 Darzms, a small pure white flower, but finely formed ; Charles Lefevre, a large showy purple • 

 Reme des Violettes, Etieime Lecroisner, and Eugene Bourcier, three dull violet-coloured 

 kinds, novel to some extent in respect to colour, but with a tendencv to flatness. Boxfuls of 

 one kind of Rose came from Messrs. Turner, Hedge, Fraser, Francis, Keynes, and others the 

 last-named exhibitor having a splendid box of Senateur Vaisse which was specially attractive • 

 while Comtesse de ChabriRant, Madame Boll, Oriflamme deSt. Louis, General Jacqueminot 

 and Charles Lawson were m fine condition. With 18 varieties of Tea-scented Roses Mr 

 Cant was first, and Mr. Hedge second. A decorative vase or basket of Roses produced but 

 one device, from Mr. Turner, awarded a second prize ; and with 6 bouquets of different lands 

 Mr. Iveynes was first, Mr. Francis second, and Mr. Cranston third. A little more taste and 

 care expended on these would have greatly enhanced their appearance. 



Groups of new plants from Mr. Bull and others assisted to complete the Show : and 

 some fine seedling Pinks from Mr. Turner, seedling Pelargoniums, &c, were also staged 



Royal Horticultural Society, July %id.—ln the conservatory, the arcades, and in two 

 tents, one at each end of the conservatory for fruit and new plants, was this Show arranged 

 and again was_ the too manifest unfitness of the arcades for this purpose fully demonstrated 

 Without the aid of some agent to prevent the rushing-in of cold currents of air, the plants 

 must suffer as they did on this occasion. The day was cold and damp-one of the many that 

 have mingled with the summer days, as if spring would thrust itself forward to grasp the 

 on-conimg autumn-a day too inclement for tender plants to be in close contact with 

 the cold c nUmg atmosphere-and in the tents, through the openings that gave ingress and 

 egress to the visitors ; and under the sides, would the same disturbing element rush in sudden 

 gusts, and scooping up the dust and light sand, would scatter it over fruit, flowers, and plants 

 like a malignant sprite revelling in mischief. The Grapes had an artificial bloom that bv 

 no means enhanced their appearance. Peaches and Nectarines looked as if they had been 

 Se >£ ll Show packed in sand. The Melons as if they were too indigestible to be eaten 

 without the aid of small particles of gravel. The cut Roses were in a pitiable plight. General 

 Jacqueminot looked as if he had surreptitiously embraced Madame Vidot, and contracted 



