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Perle des Jardins, Innocente PLrola, Souvenir d’un Ami, Souvenir d’Elise 
Yardon, Amazone, Elize Sauvage, and Marie Van Houtte—a stand of almost 
faultless blooms. Messrs. Paul and Cant followed in the order named, Madame 
Cusin in Mr. Paul’s stand, and Madame Lambard in both collections, being 
very rich and telling. 
Class 5, Division A, thirty-six Roses, distinct.—Mr. House, Peterborough, 
was first with good, even, well-coloured blooms ; A. K. Williams, J. S. Mill, 
Sir Garnet Wolseley, Duke of Connaught, Horace Yernet, and Catherine 
Mermet being admirably represented. Mr. Frettingham, Beeston, Notts, was 
second ; Lord Macaulay, J. S. Mill, Mrs. Laxton, and Etienne Levet being 
conspicuous by their excellence. Messrs. Jefferies & Son, Cirencester, were a 
very close third, staging admirably Paul Jamain, Maurice Bernardin, 
Comtesse de Choiseuil, and Mrs. Jowitt. Mr. J. Mattock, Oxford, had the 
remaining prize, Dupuy Jamain being very fine. Pive collections were 
staged. In the next class for eighteen trebles the first three exhibitors 
were placed in the order named. 
In Class 7, eighteen Teas and Noisettes, Messrs. Jefferys secured the first 
position with a very charming stand, in which Madame Lambard was in 
extraordinary colonr, and Perle des Jardins very rich. Mr. Mattock and 
Messrs. Cooling & Son, Bath, followed closely in the order named. 
AMATEURS’ CLASSES. 
Class 8, thirty-six Roses, distinct.—To the first prize of £5 in this class 
was added a silver cup value ten guineas, presented by the Master Cutler of 
Sheffield, A. A. Jowitt, Esq. This was won by the great and good Darling¬ 
ton rosarian, E. R. Whitwell, Esq., with bright, fresh, full, symmetrical 
blooms. Madame Hippolyte Jamain was magnificent, while Frangois 
Michelon, Avocat Duvivier, Marie Baumann, Prince Arthur, and Belle 
Lyonnaise were splendid. The Rev. .Canon Hole was second, staging 
grandly Marie Rady, Charles Lefebvre, Thomas Mills, Madame Yictor 
Yerdier, and Mons. Boncenne. T. B. Hall, Esq., Larchwood, Rock Ferry, 
was a close third, staging splendidly A. K. Williams and Le Havre; Mr. 
A. Slaughter, Steyning, being a good fourth in this fine class. In the 
following class for twelve trebles the prizes were won respectively by Mr. 
Whitwell and Canon Hole, both -with stands of great merit. 
Class 10, twelve Tea and Noisette Roses.—Mr. Slaughter was here in the 
premier place with charming examples of Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Cathe¬ 
rine Mermet, Belle Lyonnaise, Souvenir d’un Ami, Amazone, Madame Wil- 
lermoz, Reve d’Or (extra fine), Marie Yan Houtte, Hornere, Madame Mar- 
gottin, and the new Tea Franciscea Kruger. Canon Hole was an extremely 
close second ; Innocente Pirola, Marie Van Houtte, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Madame Lambard (pale), and Rubens surpassing any in the first-prize box, 
but some others had been injured by the weather. Mr. Whitwell was third, 
his finest blooms—and fine they were—being Comtesse de Nadaillac and 
Anna Ollivier. 
Class 11, twenty-four Roses, distinct.—The piece of plate presented by 
Messrs. Walker & Hall, Sheffield, was awarded in a close contest of thirteen 
boxes to Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering, Essex, with undoubtedly a 
remarkably fine stand, in which were prominent Duchess of Bedford, A. K. 
Williams, Madame C. Crapelet, Duchesse de Morny, Horace Yernet, Devienne 
Lamy, La France, and Beauty of Waltham. Mr. C. Davies, Aynhoe, Ban¬ 
bury, was placed second. We should not give a faithful report of the pro¬ 
ceedings if we failed to state that this award did not meet with anything 
like general approval. It must be remembered, however, that the criticism 
occurred an hour after the judging, and then Mr. Davies’ stand was almost 
beyond question the best, and was not excelled by any box in the Show. 
In colour, especially, Marie Rady, Comtesse d’Oxford, Sultan of Zanzibar, 
Fisher Holmes, Due de Rohan, Alfred Colomb, Hippolyte Jamain, Madame 
G. Luizet, Le Havre, and Louis Yan Houtte have probably never been 
surpassed. Rev. E. N. Pochin was placed third with good blooms ; and 
Mr. M. J. Radford, Nottingham, fourth. In the next class—eighteen Roses, 
distinct—Mr. Davies was unquestionably first, staging magnificently Louis 
Yan Houtte (which won the silver medal as the premier bloom in the 
amateurs’ classes), Harrison Weir, rich; E. Y. Teas, Camille Bernardin, 
Devienne Lamy, and La France. Mr. Burrell of Darlington was second 
with truly admirable blooms, and Mr. Pochin third, eleven stands being in 
competition. 
Class 13, nine Tea and Noisette Roses. Miss Watson Taylor, Heading- 
ton, Oxford, was placed first with a beautiful stand, which contained the 
premier Tea bloom in the Show—a magnificent Catherine Mermet, to 
which the silver medal was awarded. Niphetos, Marie Yan Houtte, 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Alba Rosea, Hornere, Climbing Devoniensis, and 
Perle des Jardins were also in admirable condition. Mr. C. Davies was 
an excellent second, Madame Lambard being very rich; and Mr. Julius 
Sladden a close third, with amongst others superb examples of Innocente 
Pirola, Perle des Jardins, and Amazon. There were seven competitors. 
Class 14, twelve Roses, distinct. The first prize was awarded to Mr, 
John Howe, Nottingham, who staged large yet fresh blooms ; the second 
to Rev. J. A. Williams, Stratford-on-Avon, light varieties predominating ; 
third to Mr. C. Hutchings, Crappenhall, Warrington; and fourth to Mr. 
Ismay Fisher, Scawby, Brigg, with blooms six hours too young, but 
beautifully staged. Mr. F. Burnside, Farningham, Kent, was first; Mr. 
Mawley, Croydon, second; and Mr. Brown, Heaton Mersey, third, all with 
fresh and good examples. In the class for six Tea or Noisette Roses Rev. 
J. A. Williams was first with charming blooms of Souvenir de Paul Neyron, 
Marie Yan Houtte, Marechal Niel, Souvenir d’Elise Yardon, and Comtesse 
de Nadaillac, from plants, we believe, that were not inserted until March 
of the present year. Rev. Alan Cheales was second, Triomphe de Rennes 
and Madame Lambard being good, the others somewhat despoiled by the 
weather. We failed to obtain the name of the winner of the third prize 
in this class. In the extra class for twenty-four Tea or Noisette Roses 
in eighteen varieties, Mr. Davis, Aynhoe, won the piece of plate provided 
by Mr. Prince with an even and splendid stand, almost every bloom a 
model. Rev. J. H. Pemberton was second with blooms altogether good ; 
and Mr. Slaughter third with an excellent stand, five lots being staged. 
Another extra class was provided for six new Roses not in commerce 
previously to- 1880. The first prize was won by Mr. T. B. Hall with 
Madame Montel, Madame Isaac Perriere, Duke of Teck, Rosieriste Jacobs, 
Comtesse de Camond, and Julius Finger; Rev. J. H. Pemberton being 
second, and the Rev. Alan Cheales third. 
OPEN CLASSES. 
In Class 19, for twelve new Roses not in commerce previous to 1880. 
Messrs. Paul & Son were first, the most attractive blooms being Duke of 
Albany, deep crimson ■ George Moreau, George Baker, Rosieriste Jacobs, 
Pride of Waltham, Ullrich Brunner, and Madame Isaac Perriere. Messrs. 
Cranston & Co. were second, the best blooms being Souvenir de Madame 
Berthier, reddish crimson, good ; Guillaume Guillemot, shell-like, fiery 
crimson; and Ernest Prince. _ Third, Messrs. Jefferies & Son, Comte de 
Flandre, dark, tinged with violet, and Duke of Albany being the most 
noticeable. 
In the class for any yellow Rose Mr. Prince won first honours with 
beautiful examples of Perle des Jardins, Messrs. Cranston and Cant follow¬ 
ing respectively with Marshal Niel. _ The last-named exhibitor was first in 
the Any white Rose class with massive and spotless examples of Niphetos, 
Mr. Prince following with Alba Rosea, third honours going to Messrs. Paul 
for Niphetos. The class for any crimson Rose brought out nine collections. 
Messrs. Cranston & Co. securing the first position with grand examples of 
Marie Baumann, but somewhat faded in colour ; Messrs. Paul followed with 
fresh and brilliant specimens of A. K. Williams, Messrs. Jefferies being third 
with larger but less bright blooms of this fine Rose. The next may be 
termed the conquering class, being for twelve blooms of any variety. Mr. 
Bennett now has the satisfaction of knowing that his new Rose, Her Majesty, 
is, like the free and bearded Barley among cereals, the monarch of them all 
—the real queen of Roses, as his stand of this variety won the coveted prize, 
some of the blooms being quite 6 inches in diameter. Messrs. Paul & Son 
followed with La Duchesse de Morny, fine and beautifully fresh, Mr. Cant 
being third with Marie Baumann. For the prize offered for any new seedling 
Rose, to be known as the Rose of Sheffield, there was no claimant. 
DISTRICT-GROWN ROSES. 
In both the open classes of thirty-six and twenty-four blooms grown 
within twenty-one miles of the Sheffield Town Hall, Messrs. Fisher, Son 
and Sibray won the premier honours with really good, fresh, and bright 
blooms from their great nursery at Handsworth, the first prize in the 
larger class being a silver cup, value ten guineas, presented by Edward 
Tozer, Esq., President of the Gardens in which the Show was held. In 
the class for twenty-four Mr. Hiram Shaw secured the second prize with a 
creditable stand. The prizewinners in the remaining twenty-one-miles- 
radius class were Messrs. Mallender, Worksop ; Bee vers, Rotherham ; W. G. 
Jackson, Mansfield ; and W. Jackson, Heeley, all exhibiting well. 
In the six-miles-radius class for six blooms a very serious question arose 
when it was pointed out that the first-prize blooms were almost exactly 
similar to those staged by the exhibitor Mr. Barratt, Eccleshall, in the 
preceding class, in both cases securing first honours; the boxes, too, were 
of the same pattern, the names of the Roses written by the same hand and 
with the same mistakes in spelling in both stands. When all these pecu¬ 
liarities were found in a prize stand in another class, set up by another 
exhibitor hailing from another town, the whole matter was undergoing a 
searching investigation when we left the Show. We learn that subsequently 
both the stands were disqualified, Messrs. H. R. Beardshaw (Norton Wood- 
seats) and H. Urton being placed first in the two classes. 
HAND BOUQUETS. 
Although this was probably the finest display of the kind yet seen, 
there is yet room for improvement in selecting and grouping Roses taste¬ 
fully for the purpose in question. As before mentioned 150 bouquets 
were staged, Mr. Mattock, Oxford, winning the first prize with twelve in 
the open class, followed by Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt, and Cooling, Bath. 
The Oxford examples were mostly Teas, a little packed, and not enough 
foliage, yet they were the best. In the Cheshunt arrangements dark Roses 
predominated, and there was too much foliage, while in the Bath bouquets 
several of the blooms were too large and globular. If about half the 
foliage had been taken from the second-prize bouquets and added to the 
first both lots of bouquets wrnuld have been much improved. In the class 
for six bouquets Miss Watson Taylor was undoubtedly first, and with 
twelve bouquets of district-grown Roses Messrs. Fisher, Son & Sibray ; 
Mr. Proctor, Chesterfield ; and Mr. Cooke, Handsworth, were awarded the 
prizes in the order named, most of the examples being too flat and formal. 
In the local amateurs’ class for six bouquets the laced collars surrounding 
the flowers were much too large, incongruous, and obtrusive. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Mr. Julius Sladden’s stand of old English Roses was much admired, as 
were Mr. Prince’s fine extra contribution of Teas and curious Roses, 
including the Green Rose, Japanese Roses, &c. Messrs. Fisher, Son and 
Sibray arranged on the lawn an attractive group of Roses in pots, very 
fresh and dwarf, and a particularly noteworthy background of pyramidal 
purple Beeches, Fisher’s plicated variety, and Golden Yews. We were 
scarcely prepared to see such large deciduous trees as these dug up at 
midsummer, planted in baskets, and stood in the full sun with scarcely 
a leaf flagging, yet we did see this, and the result must be pronounced 
a triumph in the preparation of trees for removal. 
Mr. W. H. Beeson, Carbrook Bone Mills, Sheffield, had on view samples 
of his Rose manure, of which Mr. Fisher speaks in terms of marked 
approval. Messrs. Crowley exhibited their celebrated lawn mowers, and 
Messrs. Primrose & Co., Sheffield, had examples of their Eclipse system of 
glazing—a simple method of affixing glass without putty—portable, light, 
and durable. A house glazed on this plan in the Handsworth Nurseries 
gives great satisfaction, and anything must be good there to do that. 
THE BOTANIC GARDENS. 
A word of praise as emphatic as possible must be recorded on the 
attractiveness and excellent condition of this undulated enclosure—the 
almost overpoweringly gay mixed beds of hardy plants, the magnificent 
beds of Imperial Blue Pansy, the chaste and cheerful carpet and Succulent 
beds, the order undei glass and outside, all testifying to the skilful 
supervision and excellent practice of Mr. Ewing, who has been the Curator 
for a quarter of a century. The gardens are pleasantly situated in one 
of the best parts of Sheffield at a considerable elevation, an admirable site 
