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Aynhoe, near Banbury, was placed third, A. K. Williams being here 
very conspicuous for its perfect form and colour; Marquise de 
Castellane, Beauty of Waltham, and Capitaine Christy being especi¬ 
ally good. Mr. W. Harrington, Corbets Tey, Romford, was fourth 
with a stand of well-built flowers. There were ten competitors in 
this class, and all of them very creditable. 
For twenty-four single trusses there were twelve exhibitors, first 
honours falling to J. B. Haywood, Esq., with a grand box of flowers 
consisting of Madame Gabriel Luizet, very fine ; Marie Rady, good ; 
La France, Comtesse rl’Oxford, Marie Baumann, exquisite ; Baronne de 
Rothschild, Dupuy Jamain, and A. K, Williams, splendid ; Alfred 
Colomb, Mons. E. Y. Teas. Mrs. Laxton, Franqois Michelon. Annie 
Wood, John Stuart Mill, Madame Lacharme, Etienne Levet, Duke of 
Edinburgh, Duchess of Bedford, Capitaine Christy, Comtesse de 
Serenye, Louis Yan Houtte, Cheshunt Hybrid, Beauty of Waltham, 
and Antoine Ducher. Second honours went to Miss Penrice, Wilton 
House, Norwich ; third, Mr. C. Davis ; and fourth to Mr. Joseph 
Davis, The Square, Wilton, Salisbury. Mr. E. R. Whitwell also exhi¬ 
bited a collection of twenty-four, which in our opinion ought to have 
been placed among the prizetakers in this class. All the other col¬ 
lections fell considerably below the standard of the first-prize collec¬ 
tion, which was very fine. 
For twelve distinct, three trusses of each, there were eight collec¬ 
tions. Mr. G. P. Hawtrey, Aldin House, Surrey, was a good first with 
Mons. E. Y. Teas, good ; Mad. Hippolyte Jamain, Mad. Lacharme, 
Thomas Mills, beautifully bright, and of splendid form ; Marie Finger, 
Baronne de Rothschild, Avocat Duvivier, Fiangois Michelon, Alfred 
Colomb, and Charles Lefebvre. Mr. C. Davis was second ; and Mr. 
C. E. Cuthill, Chapel Croft, near Dorking, third. 
Of twelve Teas or Noisettes, distinct, single trusses, there were nine 
collections. Mr. J. Brown received the premier award with Marie 
Van Houtte, Caroline Kuster, Innocente Pirola, Niphetos. Devoniensis, 
Jean Ducher, Madame Willermoz, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Anna 
Ollivier, Madame Welch, Alba Rosea, and Caroline Kuster. Mr. C. E. 
Cuthill was a very close second, and Mr. J. B. Hall third. A fine 
bloom of Anna Ollivier was exhibited in Mr. G. Sharp’s stand. Mr. 
W. Harrington was also awarded equal third. 
For twenty-four distinct, single trusses, second division, Mr. G. 
Baker was well ahead of the other twelve competitors, and worthily 
deserved the first position awarded. Annie Wood, Marie Baumann, 
Countess of Oxford, Etienne Levet, and Charles Lefebvre were superb. 
His other blooms consisted of Alfred Colomb, Charles Darwin, 
Madame Lacharme, Dupuy Jamain, Capitaine Christy, Magna Charta, 
Fisher Holmes, Baronne de Rothschild, Mrs. Laxton, Marquise de 
Castellane, Comtesse de Choiseuil, Duchesse de Moray, Louis Van 
Houtte, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Boadicea, Camille Bernardin, John 
Stuart Mill, and Pride of Waltham. The Rev. H. A. Berners, Harkstead 
Rectory, Ipswich, was second ; Mr. Alfred Evans, Marston, Oxford, 
third ; and the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering-atte-Bower, Rom¬ 
ford, fourth. 
Fifteen collections of eighteen varieties were staged in Class 14, 
the first prize being a piece of plate, valued four guineas, which was 
awarded to Mr. Alfred Slaughter, Jarvis Villa, Steyning. Alfred 
Colomb, Marie Baumann, A. K. Williams, Reynolds Hole, Madame 
Lambard. Mons. E. Y. Teas were magnificent blooms in this collection. 
The Rev. E. L. Fellowes was placed second, Mr. Alfred Evans third, 
and the Rev. J. H. Pemberton fourth. 
Of nine Teas or Noisettes there were eleven collections. Mr. G. 
Baker, Holmfels, Reigate, first with Anna Ollivier, Jean Ducher. Perle 
des Jardins, Madame Lambard, Catherine Mermet, Alba Rosea, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, and Devoniensis. The Rev. H. B. Biron is a very 
neat second. A magnificent bloom of Jean Ducher is here exhibited. 
Mr. A. Slaughter third, and Mr. J. Wakeley, Rainham. fourth. 
In division E. for twelve single trusses, Mr. H. Harris, gardener to 
E. M. Betham, Esq., Denne Park, Horsham, was first with excellent 
blooms, having Mons. E. Y. Teas, Alfred Colomb, Etienne Levet, and 
Baronne de Rothschild, very fine. Mr. Wakeley was a close second ; 
Mr. J. Burton, Sawtry, Peterborough, third; and the Rev. F. P. 
Roberts, The Rectory, Scole, fourth. Eight entries. For nine single 
trasses Mr. G. Mount, Harbledon, Cantm-bury ; Mr. E. Wilkins, 
Lyndhurst, Sutton, Surrey ; Rev. A. Foster-Meliiar, Tostock Rectory, 
Bury St. Edmunds ; and the Rev. Alan Cheales, Brockham Vicarage, 
Surrey, were the prizetakers in that order; all showing moderately 
good examples. In the next class, for six single trusses, F. Burnside, 
Esq., Farningham, Kent; E. Mawley, Esq., Lucknow House, Croydon ; 
Mr. J. Burrell, Heighington, Darlington ; and Mr. W. Narroway, 
Headington Quarry, Oxford, secured the leading honours. 
For six Teas or Noisettes Mr. G. Mount, Harbledon, Canterbury, 
was first with fine blooms of Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Jean Ducher, 
Marie Van Houte, and Catherine Mermet. The Rev. F. Page Robert 1 , 
The Rectory, Scole, Norfolk, was second ; Mr. W. H. Wakeley, third ; 
and E. Mawley, Esq., fourth. 
OPEN CLASSES. 
For a collection of twelve new Roses not in commerce previous to 
1879, Messrs. Paul & Son gained the leading prize with good blooms 
of George Moreau, Souvenir de Madame Alfred Vy, Edward Andr6, 
R. N. G. Baker, Catherine Soupert, George Baker, Madame Isaac 
Pewihre, Ferdinand Chaffolte, Jules Finger, Rosieriste Jacobs, Coun- 
teBS of Rosebery, and Madame Ducher. Messrs. Curtis, Sandford 
and Co. were second with Mrs. Jowitt, Mons. Alfred Leveau, Lady 
Sheffield, Alfred Dumesnil, Madame Julie Weidman, Masterpiece, 
Souvenir de Mons. Drouche, Rosieriste Jacobs, Mons. Thouvenel 
Duke of Teck, Marguerite Manoin, and Comtesse de Camonde. 
Messrs. Cranston were third with the following in addition to several 
of the same varieties shown in the preceding :—Madame Montet, 
Franqois Levet, Comte Horace de Choiseuil, Crown Prince, Pride of 
Waltham, and Jules Jergenson. Four entries. 
For twelve blooms of any yellow Rose, Mr. G. Prince won first 
honours with Jean Ducher. bright, fresh, and clean ; Mr. B. R. Cant 
followed with Marie Van Houtte, and Messrs. Curtis, Sandford and 
Co. with Marechal Niel. Seven entries. 
For twelve blooms of any white Rose Messrs. Cranston were first 
with Madame Lacharme, very even and of good form. Mr. B. R. Cant 
took the second prize with Devoniensis, very handsome. Messrs. J. 
Jefferies &. Co., Cirencester, were third with Madame Lacharme. Ten 
competitors. 
For twelve blooms of any crimson Rose, Mr. James Walters, Mount 
Radford Nursery, Exeter, was first with fine substantial blooms of 
Marie Baumann ; Mr. B. R. Cant taking the second place with bright 
examples of A. K. Williams ; Mr. John Sargant third with Alfred 
Colomb, bright and fresh ; and Messrs. Curtis, Sandford Co. 
were fourth with Marie Baumann, very good. Thirteen competitors. 
For twelve trusses of any Rose Messrs. Paul & Son took the first 
place with even blooms of Capitaine Christy ; Mr. G. Prince followed 
closely with Catherine Mermet of excellent quality, even and of good 
form ; Mr. B. R. Cant was third with La France ; and Messrs. 
Cranston & Co. were fourth with A. K. Williams, very bright. 
Seventeen entries. 
EXTRA CLASSES. 
Several classes were provided in this section. For twenty-four 
bunches of Tea Roses, three trusses each, open to ladies only, Mrs. H. 
B. Biron, Harbledon, won the chief prize, a piece of plate offered by 
Mr. Prince, with beautiful blooms of good substance, comprising the 
following varieties : — Caroline Kuster, Madame Camille, Madame 
Hippolyte Jamain, Perle des Jardins, Rubens, Comtesse Riza du Parc, 
Catherine Mermet, Marquise de Sanima, Devoniensis, Souvenir de 
Paul Neyron, Marie Van Houtte, Madame Lambard, Homere, Madame 
Maurin, Jean Pernet, Madame Welch, Jean Ducher, and Souvenir 
d’un Ami. Mrs. Maria Slaughter, Steyning, secured the second prize 
with a collection little inferior to the preceding. Miss A. F. Pemberton, 
Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, was a good third. Four entries. 
For six blooms of suburban-grown Roses Mr. J. E. Coleby, Rosen- 
ham, Wimbledon, was first, securing the plate offered by Mr. Mawley 
with Mons. E. Y. Teas, Marquise de Castellane, Baronne de Rothschild, 
Alfred Colomb, Gloire de Dijon, and Paul Neyron, all of good sub¬ 
stance. Mr. E. Berry, gardener to the Countess of Leven and 
Melville, was second with Marquise de Castellane, Capitaine Christy, 
Louis Van Houtte, Frangois Michelon, Magna Charta, and Madame 
Lacharme even and fresh ; J. P. Bookless, Esq., Wimbledon, being 
third with fair blooms. 
For six Roses from amateurs who had not previously won any of 
the Society’s prizes, the Rev. Canon H. Girdleston, Sunningdale, won 
the leading prize with large but rather old blooms of Alfred Colomb, 
Paul Jamain, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Thomas Mills, Charles 
Lefebvre, and Madame Caroline Kuster. The Rev. A. Foster Melliar, 
Bury St. Edmunds, was second with fine blooms. Mr. W. Harris, 
gardener to E. M. Betham, Esq., Denne Park, Horsham, third with a 
very neat collection ; and Mr. Ernest Milkins, Lyndhurst, Sutton, 
Surrey, was fourth in a class of twelve competitors. 
For six blooms of suburban-grown Teas or Noisettes there was 
only one entry, Mr. J. Bateman, Highgate Road, N.W., being awarded 
the third prize for small and poor examples. 
For six new Roses not in commerce previous to 1879 there were five 
competitors. Mr. J. B. Hall, Larch Wood, Rock Ferry, Cheshire, was 
first with Duke of Teck, William A. Richardson, Duchess of Bedford, 
Comtesse de Choiseuil, Harrison Weir, and Julius Finger. Mr. G. P. 
Hawtrey, Aldin House, Slough, was a close second, Comtesse de 
Choiseuil and Harrison Weir being good. The Rev. Alan Cheales, 
Brockham Vicarage, Surrey, was third. Five entries. 
Miscellaneous exhibits were numerous and occupied considerable 
space in the conservatory. Very prominent was the handsome group 
from Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, which is described in 
another page. Mr. G. Prince of Oxford sent ten boxes of extremely 
fine Tea and Noisette Roses. Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham 
Cross, also exhibited a large number of handsome Rose blooms. Mr. 
T. S. Ware, Tottenham, had a group of hardy plants, Liliums being 
especially remarkable. Messrs. Lee <& Son, Hammersmith, and Osborn 
and Son, Fulham, contributed collections of Roses. Mr. J. Walker of 
Thame had some fine trusses of Sweet Williams ; Mr. B. Poster, Corse 
End, Maidstone, sent collections of Violas and Campanulas ; Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, handsome Verbena blooms ; Mrs. 
Pemberton, Romford, a collection of old Roses ; and from Chiswick 
a large group of Mignonette was contributed, representing a number 
of different strains. Mr. John House of Peterborough exhibited a 
stand of that lovely Rose William Allen Richardson, which was the 
admiration of all who saw it. 
Caltha leptosepala. —This is a very distinct species of the 
Marsh Marigold genus, of very dwarf habit, scarcely rising from 
4 to 6 inches from the soil. Leaves shining green, roundish-cordate, 
with crenated edges, spreading ; in the plants I have seen nearly flat 
