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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ December 11 18S4. 
last eighteen years 1 am able to give some statistics of the kind from their 
shows which, ti a limited exteat, will give the required information. I 
should premise that in our Associations—under a canon enunciated, I 
think, originally by Mr. George Paul—the best Rose is taken to be some 
extra good one of some particular species represented, although the species 
may be inferior to others less effectively represented— e g., a marvellous 
E louard Morren won at Reigate in 1882, and an equally exceptional 
Madame Berard at the Brockham Show in 1884, both of which are only 
on the borderland of good show Rosea. 
Looking through my lists, which are not complete, I find, as might be 
expected, Marie Baumann heads the poll, winning at Reigate in 1871 and 
1878, and at Brockham in 1872, 1873, and 1881 (five times). 
Charles Lefebvre, n., 1872, 1875, and 1881; b, 1869, winning four 
times. A good .second. 
Camille de Rohan, n., 1871, 1875, and 1883, being called in fhis year 
(1883) La Rosiere, 
Alfred Colomb, n., 1874 and 1882. 
Marie Radj', n., 1876 and 1877 ; b., 1877. 1877 was evidently a Marie 
Rady year. 
Annie Wood, e., 1873 ; b., 1884. 
All the rest come singly :—La France, n., 1869. Pierre Nott'ng, 
B., 1870. Baronne de Rothschild, b., 1874. Louis Van Houtte, n., 1876. 
.1. S. Mill, B., 1878. Beauty of Westerham, b, 1879. Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, I!., 1879. E. Y. Teas, b., 1880. A. K. VTlliams, b., 1880. Edouard 
Morren, b , 1882. Pride of Waltham, b , 1883. Etienne Level, b , 1884. 
With regard to Teas and Noisettes my records are so imperfect as 
hardly to enable a judgment. 
Mareahal Niel won at Brockham in 1872, 1878, 1879, and 1880, and I 
have no notice of Reigate. On the other hand 
Souvenir d’Elise won at Reigate in 1875, 1876, and 1879. 
Madame Bravy, b., 1880 ; b., 1873 and 1874. 
Gloire de Dijon, b., 1874 ; b., 1875 and 1877. After which we come to 
single years : — 
IMa'darae Margotfin, b., 1869. Souvenir d’un Ami, n., 1876. Niphetos, 
n., 1881. Madame Lamhard, b., 1882. Anna Ollivier, b., 1883. Jean 
Dacher, b , 1883. Innocents Pirola, b., 1884. Madame Berard, b., 1884. 
—Alan Cheales, Brockham Vicarage. 
JAPANESE CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR EXHIBITION. 
With pleasure I accede to the request of “T. H., Bristol^ 
page 501, to give him the names of thirty-six varieties of Japanese 
Chrysanthemums suitable to grow for exhibition, and below I 
append tbe names of those I consider good for the purpose. The 
colours of each can be much better obtained from any Chrysan¬ 
themum catalogue than I can describe them. 
Madame C. Audiguier 
Meg Merrilees 
Baronne de Frailly 
Pair Maid Guernsey 
Boule d’Or 
Criterion 
Tliunberg 
J. Delaux (F. A. Davis) 
Sarnia 
Golden Dragon 
Comte de Germiny 
Margaret Marrouch 
Mrs. Mahood 
Mdlle. Lacroix 
M. Astorg 
M. Burnet 
Japonais 
Hiver Fleurl 
—E. Molyneux. 
Peter the Great 
Val d’Andorre 
Duchess of Albany (Jackson) 
Triomphe de la Rue des Chatelets 
Fanny Boucharlat 
Mons. Tarin 
Soleil de Levant 
Mons. Desbrieux 
Elaine 
Grandifiorum 
Flamme de Punch 
Madame Berthie Rendatler 
Album Plenum 
M. Ardene 
Triomphe du Nord 
M. Deveille 
Red Gauntlet 
Agrements de la Nature 
THE international FORESTRY EXHIBITION. 
ESSAY AND REPORT AWARDS. 
The Executive Committee have now issued their list of awards for the 
best essays and reports on forestry snbjects. It is as follows :— 
1. On the Formation and Management of Forest Nurseries.—E. P. C. 
Brace, Les Vanx-Salbris (Loire et Cher), gold medal; Thomas Berwick, 56, 
North Street, St. Andrews, silver medal. 
2. On the Formation and Management of Plantations in Various Sites, 
Altitudes, and Exposures.—David Cannon, Les Vaux-Salbris (Loire et Cher), 
France, gold medal; R. E. Hodson, Hollybrooke, Bray, silver medal ; Donald 
Stalker, forester, Kilmun, bronze medal; D. Tait, Owston Park, Doncaster, 
diploma ; J. W. Inglis, Myrtle Bank, Trinity, ditto. 
3. On the Present and Prospective Sources of the Timber Supplies of 
Great Britain, with Statistics of the various Descriptions of Timber im¬ 
ported during the past twenty-five years.—Robert Carrick, Gefle, Sweden, 
.silver medal; P. L. Simmonds, 35, Queen Victoria Street, London, bronze 
medal. 
4. Report, with Specimens, of any Hard Wood likely to supply the place 
of Boxwood for Wood Engraving.—John R. Jackson, Curator, Museum, 
Kew, silver medal. 
5. On the Afforesting of Mountains and other Waste Lands, with details 
of the method adopted and the results obtained. To be accompanied with 
Drawings, Photographs, or Models.—Thomas Milne, Glenhurnie, Aberdeen, 
diploma. 
6. On the Effects of Forests on Humidity of Soil and Climate, from per¬ 
sonal observations made by the Author in any Country or Locality.—None 
received. 
7. On the Treatment of Coppice and the Utilisation of Branches and 
Fragments of Forest Produce, with the view of diminishing waste.—G. S. 
Boulger, 9, Norfolk Terrace, London, gold medal; John Fairley, 20, Ward 
Street, St. Rollux, Glasgow, bronze medal. 
8. On the Growth and Management of Eucalyptus Plantations, and their 
Economic Uses.—E. P. C. Brace, Les Vaux-Salbris (Loire et Cher), France, 
silver medal; P. L. Simmonds, 35, Queen Victoria Street, London, bronze 
medal. 
9. On the Best Method of Preventing Erosion of River Banks, with 
Illustrations.—J. W. Inglis, Myrtle Bank, Trinity, diploma. 
10. On the Comparative Advantages of the various Methods of Pro¬ 
ducing and Harvesting Cinchona Bark, with Specimens.—J. Alexander, 
Udapussellawa, Ceylon, bronze medal. 
11. On the Ravages of Tree and Timber-destroying Insects, with Speci¬ 
mens and Illustrations.—J. Alexander, Udapussellawa, Ceylon, bronze medal. 
12. On the Ravages of Molluscs and other Marine Timber-destroying 
Animals (excluding Insects).—None received. 
13. —On the Destructive Influence on Wood of Fungi and other Plants.— 
None received. 
14. On the best Method of Maintaining the Supply of Teak, as regards 
Price, Size, and Quality, together with the best Substitute for Shipbuilding 
purposes. Special prize of £50 offered by the Shipbuilders of Glasgow.—W. 
T. Oldrieve, 1, Stanhope Place, Edinburgh, special prize ; J. Nisbet, Deputy 
Conservator of Forests, British Burmah, silver medal; J. C. Kemp, 86, Hill 
Street, Garnet Hill, Glasgow, silver medal. 
15. On the Utilisation of Forest Produce in the Manufacture of Paper.— 
G. F. Green, 3, George Yard, Lombard Street, London, E.C., silver medal; P. 
L. Simmonds, 35, Queen Victoria Street, London, bronze medal. 
16. On the Culture of Trees on the Margin of Streams and Lochs in Scot¬ 
land, with a view to the Preservation of the Banks and the Conservation of 
Fish. Special prize of £10 10s., offered by J. B. Duncan, Esq., W.S.—Rev. 
E. Maclean, Glen Urquhart, Inverness, half of special prize, £5 5s. 
17. On the Preparation and Use of Wood Pulp. Special prize of £20 
offered by the Scottish Paper Makers’ Association.—E. F. Cross and E. J. 
Beavan, Laboratory, 249^, High Holborn, London, special prize of £20; W. 
J. Stonhill, Ludgate Circus, London, E.G., bronze medal; J. Anderson Reid, 
Fordband Cottage, Weston, Runcorn, Cheshire, bronze medal. 
18. The Manufacture and Use of Charcoal.—A. D. Webster, Llandegai, 
Bangor, N.W., diploma. 
19 and 20. Fuel Plantations (two papers). Management of Coffee Soils 
(one paper).—No award. 
21. Forest Products of Malabar.—Rhodes Morgan, Conservator of Forests, 
Malabar, India, bronze medal. 
22. Humus and the Defertilisation of Forest Soils in India.—No award. 
23. On the Vegetation of Westi^rn Australia.—A. Milne Robertson, 1, 
Alloa Road, Roehampton, London, diploma. 
24. Witnesses of Primaeval Times.—Rev. E. Maclean, Gienurquhart, 
diploma. 
25. Reports on the Forest Productions of our own Crown Colonies or 
Foreign Countries, accompanied by Specimens.—On the Timb r Trade of 
Kumrup, Assam, by A. J. Mein, Deputy-Conservator of Forests, Assam, 
diploma. 
26. Lacquer.—By Hikorokuro Yoshida, Japan, silver medal. 
[It has not been decided whether these essays will be published, as it is 
not yet known if there will be sufficient funds for the purpose.] 
THE GLADIOLUS AT FONTAINBLEAU. 
Thebe are few places which have felt more the change of regime than 
Fontainbleau. It is still, as ever, the delight of French artists, the home 
of Rosa Bonheur. and a favourite resort of holiday seekers of the better 
class ; but the chateau itself is deserted, while the surroundings are those 
of a military parade ground. It was not so in the days of the Empire, 
and still less under those of Louis Philippe, by whom it was restored in 
excellent taste. Bat this is not the only change. The forest itself suffered 
frightfully in the winter of 1879-80. Hundreds of thousands of trees were 
destroyed by either the intense frost or the verglais which followed, 
Immense gaps have been made, and some of the most cherished spots have 
been sadly disfigured. 
The gardens are kept up in the same careful manner in which it was 
left by my friend Mons. Souchet, and the grouping in what is called the 
Jardin Anglais was c.arefully done, giving that air of naturalness which 
the F’rench, at any rate, associate with our style in opposition to the more 
formal style of their own c mntry ; although, were they to see some of our 
geometric and carpet beds they would hardly give us the credit which 
they now do. 
But the object of my visit to Fontainbleau was not to see either its 
forest or cha’eau, but to visit the gardens of Messrs. Souilliard & Brunelet, 
the successors of Mons. Souchet anl the raisns of the splendid varieties of 
Gladiolus with which our gardens have been enriched for many years. I 
knew that the time was somewhat late (September 10th), and that espe¬ 
cially this season, when the fine summer bad hurried on the bloom, it 
would be still more difficult to find them in bloom ; but yet I know that 
there are always some to be found, and that even early-flowering varieties 
will sometimes throw a late bloom. I have had Shakspea'e, which gene¬ 
rally blooms with me about July 26th, throw a spike in September ; and I 
am glad to say that I was not disappointed, although I did not see them 
at their best, nor the new varieties which are coming out this season. I 
saw many that I was anxious to see, and had a most delightful chat upon 
this grand autumn flower. 
The number of Gladioli cultivated by this eminent firm is about the 
same as that of our great English grower, Mr. Kelway ; but the bulk of 
their culture is at Montereux some dist ncs from Fontainbleau, and I 
