JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
July 6, 1882.1 
the effects of removing the faded flowers I send two sprays—one 
with the second crop of flowers advancing, the other with large 
seed pods and no flowers. —A Suburbanist. 
[The sprays confirm all that our correspondent has stated. A 
spray that had a terminal flower removed is producing eight 
flowers from the axils of the leaves as a second crop, while where 
the seed pods are permitted there are no signs of further flowers. 
We have long adopted the practice described with the same results 
as recorded.] 
THE NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. —JULY 4TH. 
T last the chief 
Exhibition of the 
above Society has 
been held at what may be 
termed the headquarters 
of national horticulture in 
this country, and it is not 
conceivable that a more 
appropriate place could 
have been found for the 
Exhibition. Neither would it 
be easy to find a more suitable 
position for showing the blooms 
to advantage than in the lengthy 
corridors that flank the conservatory, as 
ight is subdued just sufficiently to bring out 
the colours to advantage, and to maintain the fresh¬ 
ness of the blooms. The corridors with the conserva¬ 
tory are probably nearly half a mile in length, and 
they were filled on both sides from end to end with Roses. 
Thus the Show was of great magnitude, and on the whole 
the blooms were of great excellence. Some were small, a few rough, 
and a few weather-worn, but bright, fresh, and beautiful examples 
preponderated, and the Show was a success. The great disposition 
to render it what it was is apparent by the great number of entries 
neaily or quite five hundred ; but although it was not possible for all to 
be represented, still the competition was good in most classes, and in 
some severe. Mr. B. R. Cant was the victor of the day, as he not 
only secured the challenge trophy with his grand premier collection 
of seventy-two blooms, but also the silver medal for the best Hybrid 
Perpetual Rose in the Show with Madame Gabriel Luizet, a fresh and 
beautiful bloom ; and a similar award for the best Tea Rose with 
Souvenir d’Elise, the finest and most solid example that has perhaps 
ever been staged. The silver medal for the best Noisette Rose was 
awarded to Mr. J. Walker, with Triomphe de Rennes. Others, how¬ 
ever, must criticise at a future time, as we can do little more, at 
present than give characteristics of the stands, with the leading 
prizewinning varieties and the awards of the Judges. 
NURSERYMEN’S CLASSES. 
The principal class was that for seventy-two single trusses, in 
which some very handsome blooms were staged. Mr. B. R. Cant, 
Colchester, well won the chief honours (the Challenge Trophy and 
first prize) with fresh bright blooms of good substance. The varie¬ 
ties represented were the following :—Prince Arthur. John Hopper, 
Star of Waltham, La France, Sultan of Zanzibar, Emily Laxton, 
Victor Verdier, Mdlle. Bonnaire, Pierre Carot, Madame Eugbnie 
Verdier, Madame Victor Verdier, Marquise de Castellane, Mrs. Baker, 
Moirfi Fisher Holmes, Mons. Noman, Penelope Mayo, Devoniensis, 
Louis Van Houtte, Marguerite de St. Amand, Senateur Vaisse, 
Edouard Morren, Le Havre, Hippolyte Jamain, Camille Bernardin, 
Princess Beatrice, John S. Mill, Gloire de Vitry, A. K. Williams, 
Clotilde Rolland, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Madame Caroline Kuster, Ville 
de Lyon, General Jacqueminot, Madame F. Jamain, Souvenir de 
Mons. Boll, Rubens, Marie Baumann, Madame Marie Finger, Marie 
Rady, Louise Peyronny, Antoine Ducher, Souvenir d’un Ami, Madame 
Charles Wood, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Duchess de Caylus, Coun¬ 
tess of Rosebery, Xavier Olibo, Franqois Michelon, Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh. Marquise de Mortemart, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Mane 
Van Houtte, Comtesse d’Oxford, Madame Lacharme, Duke of Teck, 
Madame Lambard, Madame Ducher, Capitaine Christy, Duke of Wel¬ 
lington, Marshal Niel, Charles Lefebvre, Innocente Pirola, Expo¬ 
sition de Brie, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Etienne Levet, Egeria, Alfied 
Colomb, Baronne de Rothschild, Duke of Connaught, and Souvenir 
d’Elise of extraordinary quality. 
Messrs. Cranston & Co., Hereford, were second with a handsome 
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collection, including substantially the same varieties as those at the 
Hereford Show reported on another page. Messrs. Paul & Son, Ches- 
hunt, were third with fine blooms of similar varieties to those staged 
at the Crystal Palace. Messrs. Curtis, Sandford & Co., Torquay, 
were fourth with a strong collection. 
For thirty-six trebles the competition was also good. Messrs. Paul 
and Son were easily first with very handsome blooms, the following 
varieties being grandly represented: — Marie Baumann, Etienne 
Levet, Prince Arthur, Duchesse de Moray, A. K. Williams, Star of 
Waltham, Alfred Colomb, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Marie Finger, 
Marie Rady, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Marquise de Gibot, and Dr. Andry. Mr. 
B. R. Cant was second with large and in some cases very handsome 
blooms, amongst the latter being Le Havre, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
Etienne Levet, Franqois Michelon, Alfred Colomb, and Souvenir 
d’Elise. Messrs. Cranston & Co. were third with blooms mostly of 
moderate size but superbly coloured, the finest being Le Havre, 
Beauty of Waltham, Marie Baumann, Sultan of Zanzibar, and Dr. 
Andry. Mr. C. Turner, Slough, was fourth with bright and neat 
blooms. 
For twenty-four trebles Messrs. Curtis, Sandford & Co., won chief 
honours with a beautiful collection, the blooms being of good size, 
excellent colour, and regular in form. The varieties best represented 
were Gbnbral Jacqueminot, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Camille Ber- 
nardin, Comtesse de Serenye, Senateur Vaisse, Marie Baumann, Marie 
Rady, Lselia, Marie Verdier, A. K. Williams, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
Magna Charta, Alfred Colomb, and Mons. E. Y. Teas. Mr. B. R. 
Cant was second with rather rougher blooms, La France, Ferdinand 
de Lesseps, Edouard Morren, Le Havre, and Marie Rady being the 
most notable. Messrs. Cranston & Co. were third, John Stuart Mill, 
Alfred Colomb, and A. K. Williams being the best blooms. 
For eighteen Teas or Noisettes, distinct, the premier award was 
secured by Mr. G. Prince, Market Street, Oxford, with a magnificent 
collection, comprising handsome blooms of Alba Rosea, Amazone, 
Adam, Souvenir de Madame Pernet, Rubens, Innocente Pirola, Anna 
Ollivier, Marcelin Rhoda, Mons. Furtado, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Marbchal Niel, Catherine Mermet, Jean Ducher, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Devoniensis, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Marie Van Houtte, and 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon. The second place was secured by Messrs. 
James Mitchell <fe Sons, Uckfield, Sussex, with good blooms but 
mostly smaller than the other. Rubens, Jean Ducher, Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, and Comtesse Nadaillac were very fine. Mr. B. R. 
Cant was a close third, his stand including some very good blooms. 
Messrs. Paul & Son were fourth with an even collection. Five 
entries. 
For forty-eight single trusses Mr. Frank Cant, Colchester, was 
deservedly awarded chief honours for extremely handsome blooms, 
amongst the best of which were Marie Baumann, Pitford, Catherine 
Mermet, Fisher Holmes, Souvenir d’Elise, A. K. Williams, Duke of 
Wellington, and Madame Crapelet. Mr. James Walters, Exeter, was a 
close second with a bright collection, though the blooms were mostly 
small. Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, and Messrs. Davison 
and Co., Hereford, followed as third and fourth respectively. Nine 
collections were staged. 
For eighteen triplets Messrs. J. Walters, Frank Cant, Davison and 
Co., and G. Cooling & Son, Bath, won the awards, all staging well. 
For twelve Teas or Noisettes Mi. J. Matlock, New Headington, 
Oxford, gained the chief award with neat blooms of Souvenir d’Elise, 
Catherine Mermet, Devoniensis, Niphetos, Triomphe de Rennes, 
Marie Van Houtte, and others. Mr. W. Farren, How House, Cam¬ 
bridge, was a close second; Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., third; and 
R. Veitch & Sons, Exeter, fourth, in a competition of six. In the 
class for twenty-four single trusses Messrs. J. Laing & Co., Forest 
Hill; Kinmont & Kidd, Canterbury ; and Walker of Thame were the 
prizetakers in the order named, the first-prize stand containing clean, 
fresh, and bright blooms. 
AMATEURS’ CLASSES. 
The blooms in most of these classes were of very good quality, and 
perhaps might be considered rather better than those in the nursery¬ 
men’s classes considered generally. For thirty-six blooms, single 
trusses, the first prize and challenge trophy were awarded to E. R. 
Whitwell, Esq., Barton Hall, near Darlington, with a very evenly 
matched stand of blooms, the boxes being painted light green ; and 
instead of the usual covering of moss, which is too frequently of a 
rusty green, these were covered with purple black velvet. Roses 
evidently show to a better advantage in this way. This collection 
consisted of La France, fine ; May Quennell, Eugtme Verdier, Marie 
Baumann, Monsieur Noman, good ; Abel Grand, excellent ; Lord 
Macaulay, Madame Lacharme, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Marguerite de 
St. Amand, Baronne de Rothschild, Marquise de Castellane, Duke of 
Teck, small but bright; Marquise de Gibot, Madame Prosper Langier, 
Xavier Olibo, Duke of Edinburgh, Mons. Gabriel Luizet, A. K. 
Williams, Marie Rady, Franqois Michelon, Duke of Wellington, 
Annie Laxton, Comtesse de Serenye, John Hopper, Fisher Holmes, 
Le Havre, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Dupuy Jamain, Prince Camille 
de Rohan, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Dr. Andry, and Princess Mary 
of Cambridge. Mr. J. Brain, gardener to A. J. Waterlow, Esq., 
Great Doods, Reigate, was second, his best blooms being A. K. 
Williams, Le Havre, Eug6ne Fiirst, John Stuart Mill, Comtesse de 
Choiseuil, Charles Lefebvre, and a curious mottled sport, probably a 
sport from Comtesse d’Oxford. Mr. C. Davis, The Grammar School, 
