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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER 
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Gloxinias, Achimenes, and Coleuses the principal exhibitors were Messrs. 
W. C. Stew, gardener to E. Parritt, Esq., Lower Addiscombe ; Lover, gardener 
to W. Hodgson, Esq., Shirley ; Rodbourn, gardener to Baroness Heath, Coombe 
House; Bruce, gardener to Mrs. Firth, Addiscombe Park ; A. C. Roffey ; 
Elsey, gardener to D. Cornish, Esq., Dagnal Park ; and Welstead. 
Fruits, cut flowers, and vegetables were chiefly shown by Messrs. Crouch, 
gardener to J. Cooper, Esq., Duppus Hill, Wellstead; Dobson, gardener to 
Miss Steyning, Addiscombe Road ; A. Alderman, gardener to C. Czarnikow, 
Esq., Mitcham ; Penfold, Miss Bishop, and Miss Cross, Addiscombe. 
RHODODENDRON EDINENSE. 
This very magnificent hybrid was raised several years ago by my 
friend Mr. Anderson-Henry of Hay Lodge, than whom there has been 
no more enthusiastic admirer and cultivator of the genus Rhododendron. 
It has the size and grandeur of R. Nuttallii, with a much better habit 
and more graceful foliage. Mr. Anderson-Henry was one of the first 
to hybridise with the splendid Rhododendron species discovered some 
thirty years ago in Sikhim and Bhutan. Between R. Dalhousiae and 
formosum he produced R. Henryanum, figured in the “ Botanical 
Magazine,” and much admired. Using then the pollen of R. Nuttallii 
on his hybrid, he carried the mixture of species further, and-produced 
the subject of the present figure, which is much below life size. At 
the first evening meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society this year 
I showed several very fine trusses. The great white Lily-like and 
scented flowers, well set off by the luxuriant foliage, attracted universal 
admiration, and the Editor of the Journal of Horticulture asked for a 
truss to figure, which I willingly gave, explaining that, although I had' 
grown the plant for some years, my friend had raised and named it. 
Of large, white, scented Rhododendrons there are undoubtedly 
already very many in cultivation, including true species and hybrids. 
Of the former R. Maddeni in various forms, R. Edgeworthii, R. Veitch- 
ianum, and, largest of all, R. Nuttallii may be specially mentioned. 
R. Dalhousire is generally more successful in a hybrid form than as a 
true species. Of hybrids, again, there are R. Forsterianum, most beau- 
iful and delicate, and many others. Still, there is room for our present 
hybrid, which in some respects surpasses and differs from them all. 
It furnishes, moreover, a curious example of breedin with a pure 
species (other than one of the parents) on a hybrid—an experiment 
very seldom successful among Rhododendrons. The pure species may 
in this case have been prepotent, but it has by no means entirely super¬ 
seded the influence of the hybrid mother. Nor is the compound off¬ 
spring apparently altogether sterile. I have induced it to ripen capsules 
and produce germinating seed under the influence of the pollen of a 
fourth species. 
The plant from which my flowers were gathered for the meeting 
blossomed very freely during the month of April and the beginn ing of 
May in a cold bouse, where during the winter the thermometer fre¬ 
quently ranged only slightly above the freezing point. The flower 
buds, however, were entirely uninjured.—J. H. Mangles, Valewood, 
Haslemere. 
CANTERBURY ROSE SHOW. 
There is no place where I would sooner commence my usual circuit of 
judging than the good old city of Canterbury—endeared to me by many 
associations, and bringing back my thoughts to a long-past time, before 
Rose shows were even thought of, and when none of those beauties on 
which we now feast our eyes were known. Hearty, too, is the favour which 
is accorded to our favourite flower, and kindly and brotherly the fellowship 
which is cultivated amongst its devotees ; while some of its successful culti¬ 
vators have made it famous in the Rose world. And I may at the outset 
say that it has well maintained its reputation by the Exhibition which was 
held to-day (the 29th)—not the first in the field, for the National took place 
at Southampton, and the Maidstone Show on the previous day (the 28th). I 
had to hurry away from a pleasant gathering at the former place in order to 
reach home, so as to be able to get down to Canterbury by an early train, 
for our southern lines are not very accommodating to the public; but, 
looking at the classes which were represented by amateurs at Canterbury 
and Southampton, I may say that the decided superiority rested with the 
former, and that the stands exhibited yesterday in eighteens, twelves, and 
sixes would have stood little chance with those shown to-day. 
When I gave an account of my recent ramble among the Roses at 
Canterbury ; I ventured to give as my opinion that of the three gardens 
which I visited—Mr. George Mount of Harbledown, Mr. Peckham of Hall 
Place, and Mr. W. Mount of Canterbury—would appear in the Exhibition 
lists in the order in which I have placed them, and it will be seen by the 
details of the prizes given below that my judgment was not far wrong. 
Again has the son of Vulcan forged his bolts with consummate skill, and, 
feeling his powers, has ventured into the higher classes, thus showing that 
he is as little wanting in courage as in skill. There are growers with twice 
his number of Roses who would be content to show in lower classes. Not 
bo Mr. George Mount. With a consciousness of his powers, and with the 
flush of victory on him, he has ventured into the higher classes this year 
and has carried off the highest honours. The Exhibition, with regard to 
another exhibitor, illustrated unfortunately the truth of the old saying, 
“ There is many a slip between the cup and the lip.” The Roses of Captain. 
Bright at Bothing, which some of us had the pleasure of seeing last year, 
were in fine vigour, when a tremendous storm of hail cut off the greater 
portion of his blooms and riddled the foliage; so that he exhibited at a 
great disadvantage, and the wonder was that he exhibited in any form. On 
the.other hand, the season and the day were both favourable to Mr. Peck- 
ham, whose beautifully situated residence at Harbledown nestles in warmth 
and shelter, and his best Roses have been generally over before the show 
day; but the early fixture this year just suited him. And now as to the 
awards. 
In the class for eighteen blooms (amateurs) Mr. George Mount of Harble¬ 
down was first with a very fine stand, containing the following flowers :— 
Etienne Levet, very fine ; Ferdinand de Lesseps (I think this ought to have 
been labelled Maurice Bernardin, according to the catalogue of the National 
Rose Society), La France, excellent; Charles Lefebvre, a very grand bloom ; 
Marquise de Castellane, Souvenir de la Malmaison, a very beautiful three- 
quarter-expanded bloom ; Anna Ollivier, Star of Waltham, Fisher Holmes, 
Francis Michelon, Duke of Edinburgh, a very grand dark bloom ; Marie 
Baumann, very good ; Alfred Colomb, Duke of Wellington, Hippolyte 
Jamain, Xavier Olibo, a very fine bloom ; Madame Eugenie Verdier, and 
A. K. Williams. Mr. W. Wakley was a good second with Baronne de 
Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Senateur Vaisse, Mar¬ 
quise de Castellane, Capitaine Christy, Dr. Andrd, Marguerite de St. Amand, 
Ferdinand de Lesseps, Mardchal Niel, Mdlie. Marie Rady, Marie Baumann, 
La France, Duke of Edinburgh, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Mrs. Baker, 
Thomas Mills, and Alfred Colomb. In the class for twelves Mr. Peckham 
and Mr. Wakley were equal first, the former with Etienne Levet, Charles 
Lefebvre, Madame Marie Finger, Marie Baumann, Le Havre, Maurice Ber¬ 
nardin, Gabriel Luizet, Fisher Holmes, Senateur Vaisse, Eugene Fiirst, and 
Marie Rady. In the class for twelve Teas Mr. George Mount was again 
first with a very nice box of blooms, containing Rubens, Anna Ollivier, 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Madame Camille, Devoniensis, Homere, Caroline 
Kuster, Jean Ducher, Mardchal Niel, Innocente Pirola, and Souvenir d’un 
Ami. This was an excellent stand, and it is well to note that these were all 
from the open. Many Teas which are shown thus early in the season are 
cut from the house. In six varieties, trebles, Mr. W. Wakley was first with 
Hippolyte Jamain, Duke of Edinburgh, Marquise de Castellane, Marshal 
Niel, a very fine triplet; Capitaine Christy, and Dr. Andrd. In the class for 
twelve blooms Mr. Peckham was first with Marquise de Castellane, Marie 
Baumann, Baronne de Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Marie Rady, Capitaine 
Christy, Duke of Edinburgh, La France, Charles Lefebvre, Maurice Ber¬ 
nardin, Madame Lacharme, and Dr. Andrd. In the class for nine Mr. W. 
Wakley was first with Duke of Wellington, La France, Charles Lefebvre, 
Alfred Colomb, Etienne Levet, &c. In the class for the best six of any one 
kind Mr. Peckham was first with Marie Baumann, Mr. J. Wakley second 
with La France, and Captain Bright third with Devoniensis. The prize for 
the best box in the Show was awarded to Mr. Peckham and Mr. W. Wakley, 
their stands being equal, so that each gained the National Rose Society’s 
silver medal. The National Rose Society’s bronze medal for the best bloom 
in the Show was awarded to Miss Hawksworth for a very fine bloom of 
Anna Ollivier, and it is worthy of remark that this was contained in a box 
of six—an encouragement to small growers, as showing what may be 
attained by those whose means of growing are limited. The other prizes in 
the amateurs’ class were shared by Miss Straty, J. Wakley, the Rev. H. G. 
Rolt, the Rev. T. R. Buchanan, Mr. W. Collard, Mr. G. Moore, Mr. W. 
Mount, Mr. E. Marston, Mr. Foster, Miss Hawksworth, Ac. There were 
some very fine stands of Teas exhibited in the open class, Mr. Prince taking- 
first with a grand stand of Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir de Madame 
Pernet, Alba Rosea, Marechal Niel, Catherine Mermet, Madame Lambard, 
Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Souvenir d’un Ami, Perle des Jardins, Madame 
Hippolyte Jamain, Homere, and Marie Van Houtte. Mr. Cant’s stand was 
also very fine, containing a grand bloom of Comtesse de Nadaillac, Catherine 
Mermet, Hippolyte Jamain, Jules Finger, Marfichal Niel, Devoniensis, 
Caroline Kuster, Rubens, Niphetos, Adam, and Perle des Jardins. In 
amongst the Hybrid Perpetuals exhibited by Messrs. Cant, Prince, Mitchell, 
and Kinmont & Kidd in this class were fine examples of Duke of Teck, very 
brilliant; Violette Bouyer, a very fine new light Rose, and likely to be a 
great favourite—more so than Helen Paul; Charles Lefebvre, Duke of 
Wellington, Duchesse de Morny, La France, Le Havre, Louis Van Houtte, 
General Jacqueminot, and Mrs. Laxton. It will be seen that the name of 
my friend Mr. Biron does not appear. He has moved, and has not yet been 
able to feel his way ; but I am quite prepared to think that, notwithstanding 
his difficulties, he will surmount them, and that we shall find him taking his 
usual place. He and his co-Secretary, Mr. Mount, were indefatigable in 
their endeavours to make all go smoothly ; and, I hope, were rewarded as 
much by the attendance of visitors as they were by the gratitude of all oi 
those who had anything to do with the Exhibition.—D., Deal. 
AURICULA SHOW FOR SCOTLAND. 
I WAS extremely pleased to see a suggestion relative to an Auricula 
Show in Scotland appear in the Journal of Horticulture , and I am sure 
that many others like-minded with your correspondent would be greatly 
delighted were such a show to be formed in our midst. However, as 
you remark, this could only be carried out successfully with the hearty 
support of those who are growers of the lovely alpine, and I believe that 
not a few could be found in Scotland who would assist in the object. In 
the first place, the thought suggests itself, Would it be advisable to form 
a separate society, or rather to ask to be taken under the protecting 
wings of one or other of our larger and more established societies ? To- 
my mind the latter would be most desirable if it could be carried out 
successfully. Perhaps others more conversant with this matter than I 
am will touch on this point. There are four places I would suggest, and 
either of them.I think would be suitable for the exhibition to be held in— 
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, and Falkirk. The last-named place was 
at one time the most renowned of all for Auriculas ; the name of the 
