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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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is most desirable, however, that horticultural amateurs, and the 
patrons of gardening generally, should have a clear idea of Mr. 
Dominy’s merits, since these have been of the most practical 
kind. He was absolutely the first cultivator to succeed in the 
hybridisation of Orchids and Nepenthes. Cattleya exoniensis and 
Calanthe Veitchii—the one a most beautiful, and the other a most 
useful Orchid—are alone sufficient as examples of Mr. Dominy’s 
work in this way. But he has done much more than raise these 
lovely plants, for he raised hybrid Orchids at a time when such a 
result was deemed highly improbable if not impossible ; and his 
practice in this way was distinctly ahead of the botanical science 
of the time. Even Darwin’s work on the “ Fertilisation of Orchids ” 
was not written until long after Mr. Dominy had demonstrated 
the possibility of their being not only fertilised but hybridised 
successfully. The Horticultural Society of Exeter were, I be¬ 
lieve, the first to honour Mr. Dominy’s skill and labour in this 
way, and now an opportunity presents itself for all interested in 
gardening to join in honouring Mr. Dominy’s labours in the 
cause of horticulture. We all owe a debt of gratitude to Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., 57, Prince’s Gate, London, W., in¬ 
asmuch a3 he has kindly consented to receive subscriptions from 
those who are desirous of thus honouring Mr. Dominy’s original 
labours.—D ublinensis. 
NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY, CRYSTAL PALACE. 
July 2nd. 
ROSE SHOW at 
Sydenham under 
the auspices of the 
National Society invari- 
A ably attracts many visi¬ 
tors, but they have 
scarcely been more nume¬ 
rous on any previous 
occasion than they were 
on Saturday last. Typical 
July weather prevailed, the heat 
being intense, tempered only by 
a slight haze and a breeze, which 
though perceptible outside had 
little effect upon the huge glass struc¬ 
ture that seemed to have been converted into a 
vast tropical house. A thick awning was suspended 
over the tables bearing the blooms, but in a few hours 
the effects of the high temperature were manifest in 
most of the stands. Many classes were well filled, the 
general quality being satisfactory, though instances were 
not wanting where the blooms were characterised by considerable 
roughness. The amateurs appeared in strong force, the majority 
staging handsome collections of fresh brightly coloured blooms. In¬ 
deed as regards colour the blooms were fine throughout all the classes 
the crimsons being particularly rich. That there is no diminution of 
interest in the Society’s exhibitions, either on the part of the exhi¬ 
bitors or that of the public, was well indicated at the Show of 1881 by 
the extent of the display and the number of visitors—facts which 
must afford a deserved satisfaction to all the officials connected 
with it. 
Amateurs’ Classes. —The competition in many, of these classes 
was keen and interesting, the general quality being highly com¬ 
mendable, and occasioning the Judges considerable difficulty in 
awarding the prizes in some instances where there were a large 
number of entries nearly equal in merit. A very satisfactory neat¬ 
ness of form accompanied by fresh, bright, weli-deyeloped colours 
marked most of the blooms, and in some of the leading collections 
flowers of fine substance and size, yet without any approach to 
coarseness, were included. The principal class was that for forty- 
eight, distinct, single trusses, in which the first prize was a. challenge 
cup offered by nurserymen and £(5. Only three collections were, 
however, staged, R. N. G. Baker, Esq., Heavitree, Devon, easily 
securing chief honours with beautiful blooms of great substance, full, 
even, and the colours very rich. The varieties represented were Mrs. 
Baker, Duke of Connaught, Devienne Lamy, very fine; Louis Yau 
Houtte, Senateur Yaisse, bright; Auguste Rigotard, fresh; Frangois 
Michelon, very good ; Madame Victor Verdier, Comtesse d’Oxford, 
Marguerite Brassac, full, handsome ; Star of Waltham, Camille Ber- 
nardin, Marguerite de St. Amand, Duchesse de Caylus, very neat; 
Gabriel Tournier, Comte Raimbaud, Ferdinand de Lesseps, bright; 
Madame Sophie Fropot, Beauty of Waltham, Madame Etienne Levet, 
beautiful; Alfred Colomb, John Bright, excellent; Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, large ; Madame H. Jamain, Charles Darwin, Penelope Mayo, 
handsome; Sultan of Zanzibar, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Victor 
Vei'dier, Mrs. Laxton, Thomas Mills, Marie Baumann, good sub¬ 
stance; La France, Le Havre, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Alfred K. 
Williams, bright ; Dr. Andry, Bironne de Rothschild, Mdlle. Marie 
Rady, Pauline Talabot, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Marie Verdier, Mdlle. 
Marie Cointet, Marquise de Castellane, Madame A. Lnvalld, and 
Dupuy Jamain. Mr. J. French, gardener to the Rev. J. P. Tomlin¬ 
son, Rooklands, Torquay, was placed second with smaller blooms of 
less substance, but very fresh, and including a good selection of varie¬ 
ties. The best blooms were Prince Camille de Rohan, Sir Garnet 
Wolseley, Madame Etienne Levet, Alfred Colomb, and Marie Bau¬ 
mann. Thomas Hall, Esq., Larch Wood, Rockferry, was third with 
a slightly irregular collection. Thomas Methven and Duchesse de 
Caylus were, however, well represented. 
For twenty-four single trusses Mr. R. N. G. Baker was again first in 
a class of five competitors. The quality of his blooms was very 
similar to that distinguishing the collection mentioned above. Some 
of the most noticeable were Marquise de Castellane, Mons. E. Y. 
Teas, Charles Lefebvre, Duke of Edinburgh, Mrs. Baker, Duke of 
Wellington, Thomas Mills, Mrs. Laxton, Duchesse de Caylus, Alfred 
Colomb, and Mdlle. Marie Rady. Mr. Chas. Davies, Grammar 
School, Aynhoe, near Banbury, followed with even and beautiful 
blooms ; Pauline Talabot, Charles Lefebvre. Xavier Olibo, Dr. Andry, 
John Stuart Mill, and Marguerite Brassac being fine. The Rev. J. P. 
Tomlinson was third, and Mr. John Hollingworth, Turkey Court, 
Maidstone, fourth, both with very fair examples. The best twelve 
triplets were staged by the successful exhibitor Mr. R. N. G. Baker, 
who had Hippolyte Jamain, Alfred Colomb, La France, Frangois 
Michelon, Duke of Connaught, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Mdlle. Marie Rady, 
Marquise de Castellane, Penelope Mayo, Marie Baumann, and Duke 
of Edinburgh in excellent form. Mr. Hollingworth, the only other 
exhibitor in the class, was second with fine examples of Le Havre 
and Camille Bernardin amongst others. 
In the class for twelve Teas or Noisettes, distinct, single trusses, 
the first prize consisted of a five-guinea silver cup presented by Mr. 
G. Prince of Oxford, whieh was won by Mr. C. Davies, with very neat 
and pretty blooms of Marbchal Niel, Mons. Furtado, fine ; Catherine 
Mermet, a remarkably handsome bloom of good substance and ex¬ 
quisite form, for which the Society’s silver medal was accorded as 
the best Tea Rose in the Exhibition ; Belle Lj'onnaise, Souvenir de 
Paul Neyron, Marie Van Houtte, Madame Caroline Kuster, Bouquet 
d’Or, Countess Nadaillac, Souvenir d’un Ami, Jean Ducher, and 
Niphetos. J. P. Hawt.rey, Esq., Aldin House, Slough, followed with 
smaller but still creditable blooms. Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Hip¬ 
polyte Jamain, and Madame Caroline Kuster were especially note¬ 
worthy. Mr. Hollingworth had a fine Souvenir d’un Ami and Jean 
Ducher in his third-prize collection ; Mr. T. B. Hall being fourth 
with Alba Rosea and Marie Van Houtte in good form among others. 
In Division D the principal class was for thirty-six single trusses, 
six even collections being staged. Mr. T. Jowitt, Old Weir, Hereford, 
secured the chief honours with fresh handsome blooms, not large, but 
of good substance and very bright. The varieties were Peach 
Blossom, Exposition de Brie, Edouard Morren, Fisher Holmes, 
Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Senateur Vaisse, Marie Finger, Alfred 
Colomb, Madame Angele Jacquier, Belle Lyonnaise, Mrs. Baker, 
Princess Mary of Cambridge, Horace Vernet, Gabriel Luizet, Ferdi¬ 
nand de Lesseps, Baronne de Rothschild, Prince de Rohan, Madame 
Julie Daran, La France, Etienne Levet, Marguerite de St. Amand, 
Mons. Fournier, Cheshunt Hybrid, Mons. Boncenne, Mons. Noman, 
Sir G. Wolseley, Madame Lacharme, Louis Van Houtte, Elie Morel, 
Jean Liabaud, Mdlle. Verdier, Alexis le Pere, Marquise de Castel¬ 
lane, Marie Baumann, and Charles Rouillard. Mr. J. Brown, gar¬ 
dener to H. J. Waterlow, Esq., Great Doods, Reigate, was a close 
second with a fine collection, but the most remarkable bloom it in¬ 
cluded was a grand example of Mdlle. Marie Rady of excellent form 
and unusually bright in colour, well meriting the Society’s silver 
medal awarded it as the best Hybrid Perpetual Rose in the Show. 
Mr. J. Davis, The Square, Wilton, Salisbury, and Mr. W. Harrington, 
Corbetstye, Romford, were awarded equal thirds ; and Mr. J. H. Pem¬ 
berton, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, was placed fourth. 
The competition in the class for eighteen single trusses was very 
keen, twelve collections being staged nearly equal in quality. Mr. 
W. J. Grant, Hope End, Ledbury, Hereford, secured the chief prize— 
a piece of plate value four guineas offered by an amateur—with fresh 
and creditable blooms. A. K. Williams, Dr. Andry, Dupuy Jamain, 
Paul Jamain, Gabriel Tournier, and Marquise de Castellane were very 
well represented. Mr. T. Jowitt followed very closely ; T. F. Burnaby 
Atkins, Esq., Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, and Mr. Edwards, gardener 
to Rev. Canon Tarver, Stistead Rectory, Braintree, Essex, being third 
and fourth respectively. The most remarkable competition was, 
however, as usual in the class for a dozen single trusses, no less than 
twenty stands being contributed—two more than last year. Mr. J. 
Ridout, gardener to Thos. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch Lodge, 
Reigate, was most worthily accorded the premier prize for a very 
handsome collection which this skilful grower has scarcely excelled 
on previous occasions, fine as his blooms invariably are. Regularity 
of form, substance, and an unrivalled richness of colour distinguished 
all the flowers. The varieties were Marquise de Castellane, Marie 
