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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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isted of Marie Baumaun, Charles Lefebvre, La France, Le Havre, Louis 
Van Houtte, Mons. Level, A. K. Williams, Comtesse de Serenyi, May 
Quennel, Capitnine Christy. Dulce of Wellington, Star of Waltham, Madame 
Rady, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Charles Lee, Marie Verdier, Fisher Holmes, 
Francois Michelon, Constantin Tretiakoff, Horace Vernet (extra fine), Abel 
Carriere, and Senateur Vaisse. The second prize was awarded to Mr. J. 
Mattock, Oxford, and the third to Mr. A. A. Tanner, Bath, these and four 
others staging creditably. There were four exhibitors of eighteen Teas or 
Noisettes, Messrs. Paul <fe Son taking the lead with an excellent display, 
among which were good blooms of Catherine Mermet, Madame Margottin, 
Souvenir d’nn Ami, Madame ViUermoz, Francisca Kruger, Alba Rosea, 
Rubens, Madame Welch, Etoile de Lyon. Devoniensis, Niphetos, Madame 
Welch, Etoile de Lyon, Devoniensis, Niphetos, Madame Cusin, and fairly 
good Perle des Jardins, Marie Van Houtte, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Madame 
Lambard, Jean Ducher, and Innocenta Pirola. Mr. J. Mattock was second 
with a fresh and even lot, including several of the above sorts and Madame 
Hippolyte .Jamain, Amazon, and Belle Lyonnaise. Messrs. J. Jeffries and 
Son were placed third with rather full blooms, but otherwise good lot of 
blooms. 
AMATEURS’ CLASSES. 
There were six exhibits of thirty-six blooms, the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, 
Romford, gaining first honours—a silver cup valued at £h —with a generally 
excellent exhibit, the most noteworthy blooms being of Charles Lefebvre, 
Frangois Michelon, Exposition de Brie, Duchesse de Yallombrosa, Thdr&se 
Levet, Pride of Waltham, A. K. Williams, Marquise de Castellane, La France, 
Dr. Andry, Louis Van Houtte, Etienne Levet, Annie Laxton, and William 
Warden. Mr. T. B. Hall, Bath, was second, and Mr. W. J. Grant third, both 
collections containing several meritorious blooms. With twenty-four blooms 
Captane Christy, Sidmoutb, took the lead, his stands including capital 
examples of Marie Baumann, Dr. Andry, Star of Waltham, A. K. Williams, 
Camille Bernardin, Abel Carriere, and Charles Lefebvre. S. P. Budd, Esq., 
Bath (gardener, G. Campbell) was a close second, and the third prize was won 
by Mr. C. Taylor, Oxford. Mr. W. J. Grant, Hereford, staged the best 
twelve triplets, these comprising Etienne Levet, Marquise de Castellane, 
A. K. Williams, and Marie Baumann in good condition. Miss Watson 
Taylor (gardener, F. Gurdon) followed closely, equal thirds being awarded 
to Mr. T. B. Hall and the Rev. J. H. Pemberton. 
There were nine lots of six triplets staged, Mr. S. P. Budd taking first 
prize with Capitaine Christy, Alfred Colomb, La France, Xavier Olibo, 
Madame Gabriel Luizet, and Francois Michelon, all fresh and of good form 
and substance. The remaining prizes were well won by Messrs. A. Evans 
and H. Catley, and there were six other creditable exhibits. There were nine 
competitors with six blooms, and here Mr. G. Tanner won, his stand including 
fine blooms of A. K. Williams, La France, and Madame Gabriel Luizet. 
Messrs. H. Ball and F. Hooper were the other prizewinners. 
The best twelve Teas or Noisettes were staged by Miss Watson Taylor, 
and consisted of fresh examples of Jean Ducher, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Catherine Meimet, Souvenir d’Elise Yardon, Perle des Jardins, Niphetos, 
La Boule d’Or, Devoniensis, David Pradel, and Souvenir d’un Ami. Mr. W. J. 
Grant was a good second with somewhat similar varieties, and was followed 
by Mr. T. B. Hall. In the corresponding class for six varieties Mr. J. Tanner 
had the best stand, this containing fine fresh blooms of Marie Van Houtte, 
Jean Ducher, Alba Rosea, Niphetos, Souvenir de Madame Pernet, and Com¬ 
tesse de Nadaillac. Captain Christy was a good second, his best blooms 
being Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Bouquet d’Or, and Catherine Mermet. 
Mr. W. Narroway, Oxford, and Mr. C. Taylor were placed equal third, both 
staging very creditably. 
OPEN CLASSES. 
With twelve blooms of any Rose Messrs. Curtis, Sanford & Co. were 
first, having Merveille de Lyon in excellent condition, and this fine variety 
may safely be said to be one of the best Roses sent out during the last four 
years. Mr. W. J. Grant followed with Marquise de Castellane in good con¬ 
dition ; and Miss Watson Taylor was third with La France. Messrs. Paul 
and Son were first with twelve blooms of any yellow variety, having the lovely 
and invaluable Tea Etoile de Lyon in good condition. Mr. J. Mattock was 
second with a good stand of Marie Van Houtte ; and Messrs. Curtis, San¬ 
ford & Co. third with richly coloured Marechal Niel. The latter firm were 
first with any crimson variety, staging A. K. Williams in perfect condition. 
Messrs. J. Cooling & Son followed with a good stand of Alfred Colomb ; an 
equal second being awarded to Messrs. Paul & Son for a good box of 
A. K. Williams. For a stand of any pink variety Mr. S. P. Budd had the 
pleasure of defeating several formidable opponents, and this Bath amateur 
must be congratulated upon the successes attending his comparative short 
career as a Rose-grower. Mr. Budd had a very fine stand of La France, 
and was followed by G. Paul & Son with Capitaine Christy in good con¬ 
dition, the third prize going to Messrs. Curtis, Sanford & Co. for a good 
stand of Marie Verdier. The last-mentioned firm were also first for six 
blooms of any new Rose of 1882 or 1883, winning with fine examples of 
Merveille de Lyon. Messrs. Cooling & Son and A. A. Walters were awarded 
equal thirds, the former having Violet Bowyer and the latter Merveille de 
Lyon in fairly good condition. There was an immense number of bouquets 
of Roses for the hand staged in the two classes devoted to them. The best 
twelve were staged by Messrs. Cooling & Son, the Cranston Nursery 
Company being second, Mr. J. Mattock third, and Mr. W. Smith highly 
commended. The best six bouquets were arranged by Mr. J. Lovibond, 
Mr. W. Pethick (gardener, E. S. Cole) being second, Mr. H. Catley third, 
and Mr. W. Meddick highly commended. The best basket of Roses, charm¬ 
ingly filled with Teas and foliage, came from Mr. J. Mattock, the second 
prize being well won by G. Cooling & Son, and the third by Mr. A. A. 
Walters. 
The silver medal of the National Rose Society, offered for the best 
Hybrid Perpetual, was awarded to Messrs. Curtis, Sanford & Co. for a 
perfect specimen of A. K. Williams, and a similar award was made to 
Messrs. G. Paul & Son for the best "rea or Noisette in the Show, who won 
with a lovely bloom of Madame d’Elise Vardon, 
LOCAL CLASSES. 
The prizewinners with twenty-four blooms were Messrs. S. P. Budd, R. B. 
Cater, H. Catley. The exhibits generally were highly meritorious. The 
Rev. J. E. Gardiner, Box, had the best twelve blooms, these including 
Senateur Vaisse, Prince Arthur. Cheshunt Hybrid, E. Y. Teas, and Countess 
of Oxford, fresh and good. Mrs. Home (gardenrr, F. Rice) was a good 
second, and Mr. H. S. Dutton third. Mr. Landsdowne Daubeney (gardener, 
H. Gay), had the best six blooms, the Rev. C. C. Layard (gardener, J. 
Weston) being a good second, the third prize going to Mr. F. Hooper. 'The 
prizewinners with nine Teas or Noisettes were Mr. S. P. Budd first, Mr. H. 
Catley second, and Mr. W. Meddick third. 
BROCKHAM. 
The Brockham Rose Association was exceedingly fortunate in holding 
its nineteenth Show on a perfect day in a perfect place, on Monday last, 
July 7th. Broome Park, Betchworth, where Mr. and Mrs. Dopson invited 
the Committee to hold their Show, was looking at its very best with its 
beautifully kept garden and its really grand trees. With perfect freedom 
to go anywhere, and the opportunity of listening to a military band, and 
invited by the host and hostess to partake of a generous hospitality (the 
invariable custom, by the way, at the Brockham Rose Show), it is not sur¬ 
prising that the day w'as one of real pleasure. The Rose Show, held in a 
large tent in a field adjoining the garden (considering that the season for 
Rose-growing has been so unsatisfactory) may be called a fairly good one. 
But it was certainly not up to the usual Brockham mark either as to 
quality or quantity. 
The keenest competition was in the class for twenty-four Roses, in which 
there were four exhibitors. Mr. G. G. Stone of Red Hill just defeated Rev. 
Alan Cheales by one point. His box of Roses contained the best Rose in 
the Show (Annie Wood), besides fine blooms of Pierre Netting, Lord 
Beaconsfield, and General Jacqueminot. Mr. Cheales’s box was really 
excellent, but the Roses did not show themselves off as well as they might, 
being too near the moss. He had in this box good blooms of Charles Lefebvre, 
Piince Leopold, Duke of Connaught, and Jean Ducher. In Mr. Cuthell’s 
box, which was highly commend-.d, there was a very fine bloom of Abel 
Carriere, which was the second best Rose in the Show. The class for twelves 
was exceedingly poor. Mr. Horne was first with a fair box, containing 
Abel Carriere. Chas. Lefevre, and Fran 9 oi 8 Fontaine. Lady Mary Legge was 
second. The Prince Arthur in her box was a splendid bloom. In the “six 
distinct ” class, Mr. Leopold Seymour was first with a bright and even lot, 
and Dr. Parr second. There were seven entries for the four triplets, but 
the whole were rather wt ak. Mr. Mortimer, Mr. Leopold Seymour, Mr. G. G. 
Stone were the three winners. Mr. Cheales won the National Rose Society’s 
gold medal with six fresh and even blooms of La France, but they were not 
up to the mark of his twenty-fours. Indeed, the soul of the Hon. Treasurer, 
Captain Lang, was much distressed that the medal should be so feebly won. 
Mr. Stone and Mr. Cuthell were second and third. 
The twelve Teas were somewhat disappointing for Brockham ; but Mr. 
Cuthell and Mr. Wollaston well deserved first and second honours; w'hile in 
the“ six Tea ” class Mr. Leopold Seymour with a delightful Jean Sisley, 
Caroline Kuster, and Climbing Devoniensis, and Mr. Horne wdth a 
monstrous Marcelin Roda, fairly ran away from their competitors. The 
“ six of any one kind of Tea ” brought out two really good boxes of Marie Van 
Houtte, shown by Mr. Cuthell and Mr. Wollaston respectively, and Dr. 
Parr carried off ihe National Rose Society’s silver medal for the best Tea 
in the Show (a very exceUent bloom of Madame Berard). 
Of the table decorations little can be said. These, in days gone by, used 
to be worth inspection. The Committee only allow Roses and foliage to be 
used. Why they should refuse to let ladies do as they like and e mploy all 
kinds of flowers with Roses it is not easy to explain. At any rate the deco¬ 
rations at the last two shows were exceedingly disappointing. Mrs. Cuthell 
and Mrs. Benecke xvon the two prizes in the dining-room decorations. 
(There were only two entries), and Mrs. Cuthell and Lady Anne Legge 
were the winners in the drawing-room decorations. Miss Cheales, Miss 
Brodie, and Miss Horne won the buttonhole prizes. 
Mr. George Paul helped the Show by bringing a really lovely box of 
twelve Merveille de Lyon (a dead white Rose, shaded with pink and very 
large), and also a grand box of twenty-four Roses, more or less new, con¬ 
taining amongst others H. Schultheis (Bennett), Earl of Pembroke, Queen of 
Queens, Pride of Reigate (a striped sport of Countess of Oxford), Comtesse 
de Paris, Francisca Kruger (Tea), Madame Cusin (Tea), Lady M. Fitzwilliam 
(Bennett), and Lady SheflSeld. 
Mr. Appleby of Dorking also greatly helped the Show by exhibiting 
plants of Pelargoniums, Ferns, &c., and also a basket of seventeen fine Xavier 
Olibos ; another basket of fourteen Comtesse Naidaillac (Tea), very good and 
fresh, and a twenty-four box containing some specially fine blooms of Perle 
de Lyon, Souvenir d’Elise, Anna Ollivier, Madame C. Crapelet, Reynolds 
Hole, and Madame Margottin. To sum up— 
The Exhibition was quite up to the level of other Exhibitions held on a 
larger scale. The Judges were unanimous in all their decisions. 
The enthusiasm of the Committee, especially of the Treasurer (Capt. 
Lang), and Secretary (Mr. Cheales), was greater than ever, the attendance 
larger than ever, the luncheon to the Committee and Judges as bountiful as 
ever, and there is every prospect that the Brockham Rose Association will 
live for ever.—A. B. Alexander, Shedjield Vicarage. 
FUNGUS ON GOOSEBERRIES. 
A CORRESPONDENT, in forwarding us examples of Gooseberries afifected 
with Fungus, desires to have particulars of the enemy and best method of 
eradicating it. We have no better information to ofl’er than the experi¬ 
ence of Mr. John Graham, who described the Fungus and his method of 
extirpating it as follows :— 
“This Fungus consists of small membranous sacs or protuberances, 
which are found parasitic on the leaves, bark, fruit, &c., of several plants, 
such as the Fir, Violet, Berberry, Hawthorn, Primrose, Nettle, &c. The 
membrane forming the sac has received the name of peridium. It pierces 
the bark or epidermis of the leaves, and encloses very minute dust-like 
seeds or sporules, w'hich are ultimately discharged by an opening in its 
side or summit. In consequence of the seeds being contained in a mem¬ 
brane, the genus has been referred to a division of Fungi that has been 
