4 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
Baumann, Duke of Wellington, Duchesse de Yallombrosa, Comtesse 
d’Oxford, Countess of Rosebery-Edouard Morren, Marie Rady, Beauty 
of Waltham, Duke of Edinburgh, Alfred Colomb, and Etienne Levet. 
The remaining prizes were taken by Mr. Grant, Mr. Alfred Evans, 
Mars ton, Oxford, and the Rev. H. Biron, Harbledon, ail exhibiting 
well. For six triplets a dozen competitors entered. Mr. Pemberton 
was first with substantial examples of Exposition de Brie, Baronne 
de Rothschild, Marquise de Castellane, Duke of Edinburgh, Marie 
Cointet, and Charles Lefebvre ; Mr. Fred. C. Pawle. Northcote, 
Reigate, taking the second place for good blooms. Mr. Moorman, 
gardener to the Misses Christy, Coombe Bank, Kingston, being a very 
close third with good quality blooms, and Mr. Grant fourth. Mr. 
Pemberton was again the most successful exhibitor of nine Teas and 
Noisettes, staging pretty blooms of Souvenir d’un Ami, Madame 
Bravy, Belle Lyonnaise, Niphetos, Adam. Caroline Kuster, and 
Homere. Mr. F. Gurden, gardener to Mis3 W. Taylor, Manor House, 
Headington Oxon, was third, followed by the Rev. H. B. Biron and 
Mr. Grant. 
The class for twelve single trusses in Division E was fairly well 
filled, six stands being contributed. Mr. W. II. Wakeley, Macklands, 
Rainham, was first with excellent blooms, of good substance and neat 
in form. The Rev. H. A. Berner, Harkstead Rectory, Ipswich, was 
a close second ; Mr. F. T. Wollaston, Dovers, Reigate, third ; and 
Mr. Charles Taylor, Headington, Oxford, fourth. For nine singles 
Mr. Wakeley was again to the front with a similar collection, followed 
by Mr. J. Burton, Sawtry, Peterborough ; Mr. C. Horne, Park House, 
Reigate ; and Mr. E. Mawley, Addiscombe, Croydon. There were 
eleven stands of six single blooms, of fair quality generally. The 
prizetakers were Mr. C. E. Cuttrell, Chapel Croft, Dorking; Mr. F. 
Burnand. Farningham, Kent, a very close second ; and John E. 
Coleby, Esq., Wimbledon, third. Six Teas or Noisettes were con¬ 
tributed by eight exhibitors. Mr. E. Mawley carrying off the chief 
prize for good examples of Madame Camille, Alba Rosea, Marie Yan 
Houtte, Rubens, Souvenir d’un Ami, and Madame Willtrmoz. Mr. 
Slaughter, Jarvis Yilla, Steyning, -was a good second, Mr. E. Horne 
and the Rev. H. Berner following closely in that order. 
The next four classes in the schedule were denominated extra, 
being chiefly for Roses grown in the suburbs of London by amateurs. 
Of six single trusses of suburban-grown Roses there were four ex¬ 
hibitors, three being from Wimbledon, and well maintaining the 
credit of the district. John E. Coleby, Esq., was accorded the chief 
prize (a piece of silver plate, presented by Mr. Edward Mawley) for 
small but neat and fresh blooms of Louis Van Houtte, Victor Verdier, 
Alfred Colomb, Frangois Fontaine, and Capitaine Christy, the last- 
named being unusually fine. Mr. W. Scott, Clinton Villas, South 
Wimbledon, was a good and close second, staging excellent examples 
of Hippolyte Jamain, Louis Van Houtte, and Abel Carriere. Mr. T. 
Foote, gardener to Mrs. Tredwell. Leigham Court, Streatham Hill, was 
third ; and Dr. Pitcairn, Wimbledon Hill, fourth, both with credit¬ 
able collections. In the class for six single trusses, confined to 
amateurs who had not previously taken a prize at any exhibition of 
the Society, there were eleven entries, Mr. Alfred Slaughter securing 
the first prize for a highly satisfactory collection of good quality 
blooms, which promised well for the future efforts of their owner. 
The varieties represented were La France, Baron Adolphe de Roth¬ 
schild, Comtesse d’Oxford. Catherine Mermet, Mons. E. Y. Teas, and 
Mdlle. Marie Verdier. Mr. J. Burton was second, having Capitaine 
Christy, Reynolds Hole, and Exposition de Brie very fine. Mr. Moor¬ 
man obtained the third position with bright well-formed blooms, and 
the Rev. Page Roberts, Scole Rectory, was fourth. Only one stand 
of six suburban-grown Teas or Noisettes was contributed—namely, 
by Mr. H. W. Tyrrell, The Cottage, South Norwood Park, for which 
the second prize was awarded. They were not large, but of fair 
quality. For six new Roses not in commerce previous to 1878, Mr. 
J. Pemberton obtained the silver cup presented by George Baker, 
Esq., as the first prize. The varieties were Charles Darwin, Barthelemy 
Joubert, Harrison Weir, A. K. Williams, Countess of Rosebery, and 
Duchess of Bedford, of medium size, but very bright. Mr. Jowitt 
was a close second, staging Mabel Morrison, remarkably fine ; Mrs. 
Jowitt, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Madame Alfred Dumesnil, Madame 
Julie Dymonier, and a seedling. Mr. P. Hawtrey was third with 
Mrs. Harry Turner, Jules Finger, Richard Laxton, and Beauty of 
Stapleford, in addition to several of those mentioned above. 
Nurserymen’s Classes. —Following in the order of the schedule 
we commence with the classes open to nurserymen only, which was 
divided into two divisions, A and B. For seventy-two distinct 
varieties Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester, was awarded the premier 
position with a capital collection, comprising Edouard Morren. Mons. 
E. Y. Teas, Marquise de Castellane, Dr. Sewell, Comtesse d’Oxford, 
Prince Arthur, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Marie Baumann, Abel Grand, 
Charles Lefebvre, Marguerite de St. Amand, Alfred Colomb, Comtesse 
de Serenye, Dupuy-Jamin, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Madame 
Prosper Langier, Hippolyte Jamain, Abel Carriere, Madame Lacharme, 
Reynolds Hole,Ville de Lyon, A. K. Williams, magnificent; Due de 
Wellington, Senateur Vaisse, Emily Laxton, Frangois Michelon, 
Horace Vernet, Devor.iensis, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Baronne de 
Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Mons. E. Dupuy, Jules Chretien, Duchesse 
de Vallombrosa, Camille Bernardin, Marie Van Houtte, Fisher Holmes, 
Elie More), Maurice Bernardin, Annie Laxton, John Hopper, Mdlle. 
Marie Cointet, Le Havre, grand ; Madame Nacliury, Madame Therese 
Levet, Madame C. Kuster, Boieldieu. Madame Bravy, Madame Ferdi¬ 
nand Jamain, Mad. Cail'at, Constantin Tretiakoff, Capitaine Christy, 
Duchesse du Caylus, Reine du Midi, Mrs. Baker, Sophie Coquerelle, 
Mrs. Laxton, Madame Truffaut, Mons. Noman, and Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh. Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nurseries. Slough, ran Mr. Cant very 
closely, and received the second prize : Horace Vernet, Star of Wal¬ 
tham, A. K. Williams. Madame Victor Verdier, Senateur Vaisse, 
Souvenir de W. Wood, Harrison Weir, Le Havre, and Etienne Levet 
were all handsome in this collection. Messrs. Curtis, Sandford, and 
Co.. Devon Rosery, Torquay, were awarded the third prize, Mons. 
E. Y. Teas, Duke of Edinburgh, Etienne Levet, and Madame La¬ 
charme being the most noticeable flowers. Many of the others were 
not so fresh and bright as those staged by the two former exhibitors, 
but considering the great distance they had travelled, and that they 
were cut in a temperature of over 80°, it was surprising they secured 
the honours they did. Messrs. James Mitchell & Sons, Piltdown 
Nurseries, Uckfield, Sussex, were placed fourth. There were five 
competitors. 
For forty-eight, distinct, three trusses of each, Mr. Cant again 
secured the premier position with a magnificent collection, including 
Antoine Ducher, Mardchal Niel, Edouard Morren, Dupuy Jamain, 
Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier, General Jacqueminot, Duchesse de Vallom¬ 
brosa, Catherine Mermet, Annie Laxton, Prince Arthur, Madame 
Marie Finger, Etienne Levet, Ville de Lyon, Ferdinand de Lesseps, 
Comtesse dfe Serenye, Mdlle. M. Dombrain, good but not often seen ; 
Louis Van Houtte, Alfred Colomb, Le Havre, Horace Vernet, Gloire 
de Vilry, Madame Prosper Langier, Madame Ferdinand Jamain, 
Maurice Bernardin, Marguerite de St. Amand, Exposition de Brie, 
Devoniensis, Jules Margottin, Fisher Holmes, Countess of Rosebery, 
Frangois Michelon, Constantin Tretiakoff, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
fine ; Elie Morel, Rubens, Comtesse d’Oxford, Souvenir de la Mal- 
maison, Charles Lefebvre, Marie Van Houtte, Abel Carriere, Mdlle. 
Marie Cointet, Maurice Bernardin, Marquise de Castellane, Madame 
Charles Wood, John Hopper, and Dr. Andry. Mr. Turner was 
awarded second honours. Marguerite Brassac, Mardchal Niel. Con¬ 
stantin Tretiakoff, Prince Arthur were very fine. Messrs. Curtis, 
Sandford, & Co. were a very close third ; their Marie Verdier, Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, Alfred Colomb, and Frangois Michelon being magni¬ 
ficent. Messrs. Paul & Sons were fourth with a very fresh collection, 
but the blooms rather small. In this class there were also five com¬ 
petitors. In the class for twenty-four, distinct, three trusses of each, 
Mr. Cant, as in the previous classes, was again to the front with a 
superb collection, but containing most of the varieties named above. 
Mr. Turner and Messrs. Curtis & Co. occupied exactly the same 
positions here as in the other classes—second and third respectively, 
and Messrs. Paul <t Son fourth. There were four collections staged. 
Teas were well and boldly exhibited by the trade. Mr. Prince's col¬ 
lection of twenty-four was exquisite, so even and regular, and con¬ 
sisted of Belle Lyonnaise, Madame Charles. Madame Camille, Homere, 
Innocente Pirola, Marie Sisley, Comtesse Nadaillac, Comtesse Itizadu 
Parc, Souvenir d’Elise Yardon, Anna Ollivier, Alba Rosea, Mardchal 
Niel, Souvenir d’un Ami, Perle des Jardins, Rubens, Madame Willer- 
moz, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Souvenir de Madame Pernet, Jean 
Ducher, and Marie Van Houtte. Mr. Cant was awarded the second 
prize. Many of his flowers were larger than Mr. Prince’s, but others 
were loose. Devoniensis, Niphetos, Madame Lambard, Jean Ducher, 
Madame Margottin, Goubault, and Catherine Mermet were handsome. 
Messrs. James Mitchell & Son received the third prize, and Messrs. 
Paul & Son the fourth, both exhibiting good collections. 
In the second disfision of the nurserymen’s classes the principal 
was that for forty-eight single trusses, in which seven competitors 
appeared. Cranston’s Nursery and Seed Company, Hereford, were 
easily first with beautiful blooms of admirable quality, Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, Exposition de Brie, Louis Van Houtte, Mary Pochin, Pierre 
Notting, Marquise de Castellane, and Mons. Boncenne being espe¬ 
cially noteworthy. Mr. James Walters, Mount Radford, Exeter, was 
second with smaller blooms of good substance. Messrs. G. Bunyard 
and Co., Maidstone, and Messrs. Keynes it Co., Salisbury, were third 
and fourth respectively. With eighteen triplets Messrs. Cranston 
were again in the chief position, staging similarly fine blooms to 
those in the collection already mentioned. Perle des Jardins and 
Constantin Tretiakoff were very handsome. Mr. J. Walters, Messrs. 
Keynes & Co., and G. Bunyard & Co. followed in that order, all con¬ 
tributing very good blooms. Messrs. Kinmont & Kidd, Canterbury, had 
the best twenty-four singles, of very fine quality and well selected. 
La Rosiere, Duke of Edinburgh, Lord Macaulay, and Frangois Micbe- 
lon were notable for their admirable form. Mr. G. W. Piper, Uck¬ 
field, and Mr, J. Walker, Thame, secured the third and fourth awards 
with fair examples. The winning collection of eighteen Teas or 
Noisettes was staged by Messrs. Cranston. It included fine repre¬ 
sentative blooms of the following varieties — Catherine Mermet, 
Caroline Kuster, Gloire de Dijon, Anna Ollivier, Madame Willermoz, 
Marechal Niel, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Perle des Jardins, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Niphetos, and David Pradel. Mr. G. W. Piper took the 
second place with blooms very close to the preceding in point of 
quality. Mr. J. Walters, and Mr. J. Mattock, Headington, Oxford, 
secured the remaining prizes. 
Open Classes. —For twelve new Roses not in commerce previous 
to 1878 there were four exhibitors ; Mr. C. Turner, Slough, and 
Messrs. G. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, being awarded equal first prizes 
for handsome collections ; Messrs. Curtis, Sandford & Co., Torquay, 
the Cranston Nursery and Seed Company, Hereford, following. In 
