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rich in colour, but a little rough. Five stands were contributed in the 
Frangois Michelon class, Mr. Grant. Ledbury, being award>;d first honours 
for Marquise de Castellane, fresh hand.«ome blooms, extremely handsome; 
Mr. B. R. Cant followed with Madame Marie Verdier, and Messrs. Bunyard 
were third with Frangois Michelon bright and clean. 
The Capitaine Christy class was an extremely good one, eight boxes being 
entered, all containing blooms of more than ordinary merit. Mi'. H. Bennett, 
Shepperton, achieved a great success, securing first honours with magni¬ 
ficent blooms of Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, unquestionably one of the finest 
stands in the Show, and proving by the substance and splendid form the 
admirable qualities of this beautiful variety. Messrs. Paul ifc Son follovved 
with Capitaine Christy, and Messrs. Cooling & Son were third with La France. 
Mr. B. R. Cant had the best blooms of A. K. Williams, Messrs. Paul & Son 
and House of Peterborough following with slightly smaller blooms of the 
same variety. Mr. House was the only exhibitor of W. A. Richardson, and 
■was adjudged the fii'st prize for neat blooms and buds of a fine orange colour. 
Mr. B. R. Cant, Messrs. G. Bunyard it Co., and Messrs. H. Low it Co., Enfield, 
were the prizeiakers in the class for Marie Baumann, all showing that variety 
in good condition. 
Moss Roses were not shown in large numbers, but Messrs. Paul & Son 
had a pretty collection with which they won the first prize. The varieties 
chiefly represented were White Bath, Little Gem, Salet, Madame E. Cry, 
Cristata, Lanei. Comtesse de Murinais, and Gloire de Mousseuses. Messrs. 
Cranston and Bunyard were second and third respectively. Thi'ee excellent 
collections of Niphetos were contributed by Messrs. B. R. Cant, Keynes. 
Williams & Co., and G. W. Piper, who won the prizes in that order. Messrs, 
Paul & Son had the only entry in the class for eighteen bunches of Rosa 
polyantha, being awarded the second prize for pretty blooms of Anna Maria 
de ilontravel. Mignonette, and Parqueritte. 
AMATEURS’ CLASSES. 
For forty-eight varieties, single trusses, there were eight competitors- 
Mr. J. Grant, Hope End, Ledbury, was first with neat fresh blooms of 
Comtesse de Serenye, La Havre, Marquise de Castellane, John Stuart Mill, 
Caroline Kuster, A. K. Williams, Jean Ducher, Beauty of Waltham, Victor 
Verdier, Marie Baumann, Marie Van Houtte, Senateur Vaisse, Frangois 
Michelon, Louis Van Houtte, Capitaine Christy, Baronne de Bonstettin, 
Anna Ollivier, Perle de Lyon, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Fisher Holmes, 
Marie Verdier, Charles Darwin, Pride of Waltham, Due de Montpensier, 
Morel, Etienne Levet, Madame H. Jamain, Mons. Victor Verdier, Marguerite 
de St. Amand, Horace Vernet, Mons. Woolfield, Dupuy-Jamain, Marie Rady, 
Madame S. Fropot, Exposition de Brie, Innocente Pirola, Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, Ulrich Brunner, Comtesse d’Oxford, Baronne de Rothschild, Due de 
Rohan, George Moreau, Hippolyte Jamain, and Duchesse de Vallombrosa. 
T. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate (gardener, Mr. J. Ridout), 
was a very close second with fine blooms ; the Rev. H. Pemberton, Romford, 
was third, an extra prize being awarded to the Rev. H. Berners, Harkstead 
Rectory, Ipswich. 
Mr. S. W. Budd, 8, Gay Street, Bath, had the best twenty-four H.P.’s, 
showing good blooms of Louis Van Houtte, Marquise de Castellane, Duke 
of Wellington, Capitaine Christy, Fisher Holmes, Violette Bouyer, Horace 
Vernet, Frangois Michelon, Duke of Connaught, Lady Sheffield, A. K. 
Williams, Heinrich Schultheis, Duke of Edinburgh, Pride of Waltham, Le 
Havre, La France, Alfred Colomb, Comtesse de Serenye, Xavier Olibo, May 
Quennell, Comtesse d’Oxford, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
and Prince Arthur, very beautiful. Mr. G. Christy, Blackhurst Lodge, 
Westerham, was second with fine blooms ; Earl Stanhope. Chevening, Seven- 
oaks (gardener, Mr. Gray), being third. 
Six boxes of twerity-four triplets were entered, Mr. J. Davis, The Square, 
Salisbury, leading with Duke of Edinburgh, Marquise de Castellane, Horace 
Vernet, Madame Lacharme, Marie Baumann, Cheshunt Hybrid, Madame 
Sophie Fropot, Charles Darwin, Marguerite de St. Amand, Innocente Pirola, 
Peile des Jardins, Maiechal Niel, Madame Bravy, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Boule d’Or, Niphetos, Jean Ducher, Caroline Kuster, Catherine Mermet, 
Madame Margottin. Madame H. Jamain, Prince Camille de Rohan, Princess 
Beatrice, and Duchess ot Bedford. A. J. Waterlow, Esq.. Great Doods, 
Reigate (gardener, Mr. Brown), -was second with fresh but rather small 
blooms; Mr. Grant being third. Mr. J. Brown was first with twelve 
varieties, bright and handsome, the best being A. K. Williams, Xavier Olibo, 
La France, Dr. Andry, Louise Corbie, Marie Rady, and Eugene Fiirst. Mr. C. 
Taylor, Headington, Oxford, and the Rev. Fellowes, Royston, followed 
closely. 
There were ten competitors in the class for twelve Teas, the Rev. Page 
Roberts, Scole, Norfolk, taking first honours for a grand lot, comprising the 
following varieties :—Mons. E. Y. Teas, Madame Caroline Kuster, Mrs. 
Laxton, Madame Therese Levet, A. K. Williams, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
Mons. Noman, Beauty of Waltham, Alfred Colomb, La France, Lord 
Macaulay, Duchesse de Vallombrosa. The Rev. Fellowes was second, his 
best blooms being Anna Ollivier, Souvenir d’Elise, and Madame Bravy. 
The Rev. H. Berners was third, also with an even and creditable collection. 
Classes were provided for 'Tuberous Begonias, Lilium auratum. Carna¬ 
tions, Picotees, and Pinks, but the first-named was the most important. 
Messrs. J. Laing’s group, which has been mentioned was adjudged first 
honours, contained a number of handsome varieties distinguished by the 
great size, handsome form, and brilliant colours of the blooms, several new 
varieties being certificated. The arrangement was also very tasteful, 
forming a fine gradually sloping bank, with a few Palms of the Cocos type 
judiciously introduced, and four large baskets containing the droojiing- 
flowered varieties at the angles of the group, added greatly to its beauty. Mr. 
J. C. Coppin, Shirley, Croydon, followed with a much less effective group, 
hut including some good varieties. Mr. C. Turner was the only exhibitor 
of Lihum auratum, being first with profusely flowered plants. Mr. Turner 
was also the only exhibitor of Pinks and Picotees, being first in both 
classes. He obtained a similar position with Carnations, closely followed 
by Mr. J. Douglas, Great Gearies, Essex. Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, 
offered prizes for a brace of Melons, to include Scarlet Invincible, Master- 
^ece, or Hero of Lockinge, but Mr. G. Steggles, Faulkner's House Gardens, 
Hadlow, was the only exhibitor, gaining the first jirize for Hero of Lockinge 
well netted. 
The miscellaneous exhibits comprised the following, for which extra 
prizes were awarded:—A magnificent collection of cut Rosea from Messrs. 
W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, including about forty boxes and baskets 
representing some thousands of handsome blooms of all the best varieties 
in cultivation; Violas and Pansies from Messrs. Harkness & Son and Mr. 
R. W. Proctor; group of plants from Messrs. Dick Radclyffe & Co. ; 
Pelargoniums from Mr. C. Turner, and a superb collection of Peaches, 
Nectarines, and Cherries from IMessrs. Rivers A Son. 
First-class certificates were awarded to Messrs. J. Laing & Co., Forest 
Hill, for Tuberous Begonias Alba Plena, Golden Queen, Mr. A. Forbes, 
Rose Perfection, and White Perfection ; and to Mr. C. Turner for laced Pink 
Captain Kennedy. 
CARDIFF. 
Under more favourable circumstances with respect to weather than any 
of the preceding shows, the fourth Exhibition of this young though flourish¬ 
ing Society was held in the Drill Hall on Wednesday the 2nd. The building 
is admirably suited for the purpose—capacious, well lighted from the roof, 
and airy, but the weather was almost too fine for it. The sun streamed down 
through the skylight and sadly interfered with the well-being of the flowers 
on the amateurs’ side of the room, many of which under its effect developed 
more eye than was becoming, while it made others flaccid and unpleasant. 
This was so palpable that I have no doubt another year there will he some 
awning stretched over so as to prevent this, the truth being that the weather 
on which the three previous shows have been held has been gloomy and wet, 
and so this did not appear ; but the good folk of this flourishing town are 
not people to let matters like this interfere with them a second time. 
There has been a marked improvement year by year in the local e.xhibits, 
which is the great point at which efforts should be made. Good prizes will 
induce growers from a distance to come, but after all the great object is to 
encourage in local societies those who live in the neighbourhood. The 
Society does its best; it is the only Society which has regularly given two 
gold medals as prizes, and altogether under the entire management of Mr. 
Pettigrew, assisted by a good Treasurer and Committee, the Society may 
well claim the respect of all rosarians for the vigorous manner in which it 
has carried out its operations. There is still a little “wildness” in the 
naming of flowers amongst the local exhibitors, but nothing like what it 
used to be. 
The character ot the Exhibition was affected, as those I have as yet seen 
have been, by the intense heat of the weather, and where Roses have to be 
brought from a distance shut up in boxes it is very difficult to keep them 
from staring at you when they see the light of day. “ Spares ” are sadly in 
request, and many a Rose which promised well in the morning is good for 
nothing when the time for judging arrives, and has to be hurriedly replaced 
by another, and so even those who carried off the honours were free to 
confess that they would like to have shown better. 
The Cranston Co., as usual, swept the board in the nurserymen's class in 
forty-eight singles. Their best blooms were Merveille de Lyon, a grand 
acquisition ; Reynolds Hole, Marie Baumann, La France, Marechal Niel, 
Pride of Waltham, Senateur Vaisse, Richard Laxton, Mary Pochin, Horace 
Vernet, Marie Verdier, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, very fine; Mrs. Laxton, and 
Sir Garnet Wolseley. Mr. Tresedar was a good second, and Mr. Parker of 
Bristol third. In twenty-four trebles the same firm was again first, their 
best blooms being Merveille de Lyon, E. Y. Teas, Horace Vernet, Maurice 
Bernardin, Fisher Holmes, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Mrs. H. Turner, and 
Souvenir de la Malmaison. They were also first in twenty-four Teas, their best 
blooms being Innocente Pirola, Catherine Mermet, Marie Van Houtte^ Anna 
Ollivier, Perle des Jardins, Jean Pernet, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, and 
Madame Willermoz. Again they were first in thirty-six single trusses, 
Hybiid Perpetuals only, with La France, Marguerite de St. Amand, Sultan 
of'Zanzibar, Duchesse de Morny, A. K. Williams, Marie Cointet, Merveille de 
Lyon, Ulrich Brunner, E. Y. Teas, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Reynolds Hole, itc. 
They also took first for the best box of twenty-four blooms of one Rose with 
a fine box of La France, Messrs. Parker being second with Marie Baumann. 
Amongst amateurs Mr. W. J. Grant of Ledbury took much the same 
position as the Cranston Co. amongst nurserymen, taking as he did the 
National Rose Society’s gold medal and all the first prizes in the classes in 
which he exhibited, being, however, run very close by Mr. A. Pettigrew of 
Cardiff Castle. In the class for twenty-four varieties he exhibited the 
following Frangois Michelon, Souvenir d’un Ami, A. K. Williams, Dr- 
Hogg, Marquise de Castellane, Marie Van Houtte, Alfred Colomb, Gabriel 
Luizet, Marie Verdier, Caroline Kuster, Marie Rady, La France, Dupuy 
Jamain, itc. In the class for twelve he was also first with Frangois Michelon, 
Constantin Tretiakoff, Mons. Noman, Le Havre, Marguerite de St. Amand, 
Dupuy Jamain, Madame Gabriel Luizet, A. K. Williams, La France, and Annie 
Wood. In the class for twelve Teas he was also first with Caroline Kuster, 
Alba Rosea, Marie Van Houtte, Rubens, Souvenir d’un Ami, Souvenir d’Elise 
Vardon, Madame Lambard, Innocente Pirola, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Souvenir de Paul Neyron, and Adam. Mr. Thomas Hobbs of Bristol was 
second. Mr. Grant also took the prize with twelve of one sort with a fine 
box of Marqui.se de Castellane, and Mr. Hobbs second with a good box of La 
France. Mr. Grant also took first for a box of six Teas of one sort with 
Souvenir d’un Ami. 
Amongst the local prizetakers Mr. Treherne secured the first prize and 
the N.R.S. gold medal with a very good box of blooms, amongst which 
were A. K. Williams, La France, General Jacqueminot,Baronne de Rothschild, 
Souvenir de la Malmaison, Capt. Christy, Jules Margottin, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, Marie Verdier. Pierre Netting, Horace Vernet, Marie Rady, Auguste 
Rigotard, Louis Van Houtte, Charles Lefebvre, Duke of Edinburgh, Marie 
Baumann, Crown Prince, La France, and Alfred Colomb. Mr. Forrest of 
St. Fagan’s was second. 
The Marquis of Bute’s special prize for the best box of York-and-Lan- 
caster Rose was gained by Mr. Pettigrew of the Castle Gardens with a very 
fine box, and that for the best box of Cabbage Roses by Mr. Corbett of 
Cogan Pell. Mr. Pettigrew gained both first prizes for Strawberries, dishes 
of four and single dish, with President and Sir Harry. 
The Society gives evident proof of progress, as was to be expected under 
its present able management and the public spirit which characterises this 
flourLshing town.—D., Beal. 
HITCHIN. 
The cold piercing weather of April, followed by drought and a burning 
