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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 8, 1880. 
Hippolyte Jamain, Baron de Bonstettin, Madame Lacharme, Marie 
Rady, all very good ; Xavier Olibo, Mons. Fournier, La France, Duke 
of Edinburgh, Olivier Delhomme, Capitaine Lamure, Duchesse de 
Caylus, Capitaine Christy, Lord Macaulay, Magna Charta, John 
Stuart Mill, Fisher Holmes, Le Havre, Star of Waltham, Madame 
Hippolyte Jamain, Jean Sury, Madame Charles Wood, Hippolyte 
Jamain, Auguste Rigotard, E. Y. Teas, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Pierre 
Notting, medium to small; Francis Michelon and Edouard Morren, 
rather coarse; Marquise de Mortemart, flat; and a small example 
of Madame Victor Verdier. 
Mr. Jowitt’s stand contained, perhaps, fewer extra grand blooms 
than the other, and also fewer rather small and thin examples ; the 
majority were firm, full, and solid, and, on the whole, it was a very 
regular and good stand. Mr. Baker’s blooms were more variable in 
size, a few very grand and others too small, but all remarkably fresh 
and of unsurpassable richness in colour. It was hard to lose with such 
a stand, but on close inspection the great majority of rosarians ac¬ 
cepted the decision of the Judges as being correct, and Mr. Jowitt 
was duly congratulated on his great achievement. 
Continuing the amateurs’ exhibits, many of which were highly 
meritorious, we found eight collections in class of thirty-six single 
blooms. After an extremely close contest the premier position was 
won by Mr. James Brown, gardener to A. J. Waterlow, Esq., Great 
Doods, Reigate, with a very regular stand of medium-sized blooms, 
but remarkably fresh and well coloured, the foliage also being in 
excellent condition. The fine Teas gave great weight to this col¬ 
lection, and the bloom of Innocenta Pyrola must have run the 
Souvenir d’Elise above mentioned very hard for “ premier.” Madame 
Willermoz, Bouquet d’Or, Belle Lyonnaise, and Alba Rosea were all 
in fine condition ; the best of the H.P.’s being Louis Van Houtte, 
Marguerite Brassac, Madame Victor Verdier, Dupuy Jamain, and 
Madame Victor Verdier—an attractive and admirably staged col¬ 
lection. Mr. R. N. G. Baker followed, the varieties A. K. Williams, 
Alfred Colomb, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Baronne de Rothschild, Duke 
of Connaught, La Havre, and John Stuart Mill being better than 
any H.P.’s in the first-prize collection, but several others were rather 
small and thin, while the Teas were few and not of striking merit. 
The remaining prizes in this class went to Mr. R. N. G. Baker, who 
was a very close second, Mr. Jowitt, Mr. Davis, The Square, Salis¬ 
bury, and Mr. Hollingworth, Maidstone, in the order named, all the 
stands containing some excellent blooms, and several that had not 
attained to their best condition. 
There was great competition in the class for twenty-four single 
blooms. Mr. Baker was an excellent first, some of the blooms being 
grand, others small, but all fresh and bright. Of remarkable merit 
was Ferdinand de Lesseps j E. Y. Teas and Alfred Colomb were fine, 
and Madame Berthe du Bresnil de Montchaveau was especially telling. 
Mr. Sargant, Reigate; Mr. Jowitt; Mr. W. G. Sharp, Birchin Bridge, 
Horsham ; Mr. Pemberton, Round House, Havering-atte-Bower, Rom¬ 
ford ; and Mr. F. Warde, West Farleigh, Kent, respectively had the 
remaining prizes, and the Judges must have had no light task in 
deciding on the relative merits of the several stands. 
Thirteen collections were staged in the class for eighteen single 
blooms. Mr. Thomas Gravely, Cowfold, securing the ten-guinea 
silver cup offered by Mr. R. N. G. Baker with very neat, fresh, 
highly coloured, and compact blooms. Especially rich were Louis 
Van Houtte, E. Y. Teas, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Due de Rohan, A. K. 
Williams, and Abel Carriere, while Marie Rady, Avguste Rigotard, 
Marie Baumann, and Madame Lacharme were in admirable condition. 
Mr. Frederick Warde was second with generally larger blooms, the 
finest being Edouard Morren, Ville de Lyon, Cha'les Lefebvre, and 
Marie Baumann. Rev. E. L. Fellowes, Wimpole Rectory, Royston, 
was placed third with a rather irregular stand, in which La France 
was splendid, Baronne de Rothschild and Auguste Rigotard excellent, 
Charles Lefebvre good, and Abel Carriere rich. 
In the class for twelve distinct varieties, three trusses of each, 
there were seven competitors, the general quality of the exhibits 
being admirable. Mr. R. N. G. Baker gained the chief award with a 
collection of fresh, even, and brightly coloured blooms, including 
fine examples of Camille Bemardin, Alfred Colomb, fine ; Baronne 
de Rothschild, Xavier Olibo, Mons. E. Y. Teas, exquisite form ; Marie 
Rady, and Duke of Connaught. Mr. T. Jowitt was an excellent 
second, his blooms of Mons. E. Y. Teas, Marie Baumann, and Madame 
Lacharme being very fine. Mr. J. Davis and Mr. G. Sharp were third 
and fourth respectively with very fair collections. 
The class for twelve single trusses was remarkably well filled, no 
less than eighteen collections being staged, and the competition was 
very close throughout. The premier position was easily obtained 
by Mr. J. Ridout, gardener to J. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch 
Lodge, Reigate, with exceptionally handsome blooms, of good form, 
substance, and colour, and as fresh as could be desired. The follow'- 
ing varieties were capitally represented—Mons. E. Y. Teas, very 
fine; Comtesse d’Oxford, Franpois Michelon, Duke of Edinburgh, 
Beauty of Waltham, Mons. Victor Verdier, Charles Lefebvre, Etienne 
Levet, La France, Marie Baumann, A. K. Williams, and Mons. Crapelet. 
G. Baker, Esq., Holmfels, Reigate, followed with neat and fresh 
blooms, A. K. Williams and Marie Rady being notable for their 
symmetry and colour. The third prize was secured by the Rev. 
E. L. Fellowes ; the fourth, fifth, and sixth being obtained by the 
Rev. Alan Cheales, John Wakeley, Esq., and T. F. Burnaby Atkins, 
Flsq., Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, all with very neat specimens. In 
the class for six distinct varieties of Cheshunt-raised Roses, Mr. T. 
Jowitt was the only prizetaker, the ten-guinea silver cup presented 
by Messrs. Paul & Son being secured by him with fair examples 
of Duke of Edinburgh, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Lord Clyde, 
Annie Laxton, Cheshunt Hybrid, and Sultan of Zanzibar. 
Eighteen collections were staged in the class for nine single blooms. 
That excellent cultivator, Mr. Ridout, well won the chief position, the 
most notew'orthy flowers being Edouard Morren, Marie Baumann, 
Charles Lefebvre, Marquise de Castellane, Beauty of Waltham, Ville 
de Lyon, and Baronne de Rothschild, all of which were fine ; a few 
Teas in the stand being fresh but small. Rev. Alan Cheales, Brock- 
ham Vicarage, Surrey, was placed second, his stand containing among 
other good blooms a charming Niphetos and a rich and compact 
Charles Lefebvre. Mr. Strange, Aldermaston, Reading, was a very 
close third with generally larger but less firm and full blooms. The 
gem of the stand was a charming example of Madame Caroline 
Kuster. Mr. W. H. Wakeley, Rainham, Kent, and Mr. Edward 
Mawley, Addiscombe, Croydon, had respectively the fourth and fifth 
prizes in this class, both staging several compact fresh blooms. 
There were six collections in the class for six blooms, E. Home, 
Esq., Park House, Reigate, being placed first with fresh, full, and good 
examples of Charles Lefebvre, Marquise de Castellane, Fisher Holmes, 
Madame Fillion, Marie Baumann, and Baronne de Rothschild. Mr. 
Scott, the Treasurer of the Society, Clinton Villa, Wimbledon, was 
second with a bright and good stand ; Mr. F. Burnside, Farningham 
House, Farningham, third; and Mr. Tranter, Upper Assenden, Henley- 
on-Thames, fourth. 
In the class for six suburban Roses, three out of the four prizes 
went to Wimbledon. Mr. Scott was an excellent first, winning the 
silver plate offered by Mr. Mawley with Paul Neyron, not often seen 
in such excellent form ; Capitaine Christy, Etienne Levet, Eugdnie 
Verdier, Marechal Kiel, and Le Havre. Mr. Edwin Saunders, Rose 
Villa, Palmerston Road, South Wimbledon, was second with neat 
blooms. Mr. Arthur W. Tyrrell, The Cottage, South Norwood Park, 
S.E., third with irregular blooms, Charles Lefebvre being splendid ; 
and Mr. John E. Coleby, 8, St. George’s Road, Wimbledon, third with 
large and too much expanded examples. Eight collections were 
staged in this class. 
Five attractive stands were exhibited in the class for twelve Teas or 
Noisettes. Mr. Hawtrey secured the premier position with clean 
smart blooms of Souvenir d’Elise, Souvenir d’un Ami, Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Catherine Mermet, Adrienne Christophle, bright; Boule 
d’Or, Madame Lambard, Devoniensis, Rubens ? Moirh, Madame Hip¬ 
polyte Jamain, and Niphetos. Mr. Charles Davies, The Grammar 
School, Aynhoe, Banbury, was an excellent second, with (amongst 
others) splendid examples of Bouquet d’Or, Alba Rosea, Catherine 
Mermet, and Jean Ducher (?) Rev. E. L. Fellowes was a good third, his 
Catherine Mer-met being the gem of the stand ; and Mr. Hollingworth 
fourth. If the two blooms to which attention is directed were 
correctly named, they afford evidence of how greatly Tea Roses are 
influenced by soil and climate. 
There were also six much-admired stands in the class for six Teas 
or Noisettes. Mr. Jowitt was originally placed first, but was after¬ 
wards disqualified for having by an oversight included Cheshunt 
Hybrid, which is contrary to the conditions ; Mr. Edward Horne was 
therefore placed first for a charming stand, in which Adrienne Chris¬ 
tophle was very rich; Marie Van Houtte, excellent; and neat 
examples of Catherine Mermet, Marechal Niel, and Souvenir d’un 
Ami. Mr. W. H. Wakeley, Rainham, was a good second, and Mr. 
John Wakeley third. 
In the suburban class for six Teas the silver cup was withheld, 
and Mr. Hawtrey was awarded a second prize for the only stand 
exhibited. 
In the class for eight trebles in various stages of development— 
full blown,half blown, and buds—the first prize went to Mr. Sargant, 
Reigate (a silver-gilt medal offered by the “Journal des Roses”); 
second to Mr. A. Evans, Marston, Oxford ; and third to Mr. Hawtrey. 
The first-prize collection was very bright and fresh. 
Mr. Jowitt was the winner of the five-guinea cup offered by Mr. 
Symons, in the class for twenty-four sweet-scented Roses, Mr. Hawtrey 
being second. 
In the open class for twelve Roses not in commerce previous to 
1877 Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, had the chief position with Mrs. 
Laxton, fine ; Madame Lambard, small but pretty, with waxy salmon 
pink petals ; Penelope Mayo ; Mrs. Harry Turner, of the Charles 
Lefebvre type ; Hon. George Bancroft, large deep rose ; Madame 
Alexander Bernaix, Charles Darwin, Richard Laxton, Madame Emma 
All, Harrison Weir (small but rich), and Duchess of Connaught. 
Messrs. G. Paul & Son were second with generally larger flowers ; 
Duke of Teck and Earl of Beaconsfield, very good ; and Madame G. 
Luizet, very effective. Messrs. Cranston & Co. followed, their most 
notable blooms being Constantin Fretiakoff and Julins Finger, a well- 
flowered Rose of the Marie Baumann class. There were many small 
flowers in Rose stands, and more time is necessary for producing the 
varieties in superior condition. In the corresponding amateurs’ class 
for six blooms Mr. Hawtrey secured the first prize. 
In the Maihchal Niel class Mr. Cant was first with twelve blooms, 
remarkably rich, but not large ; they were additionally interesting, 
as all were cut from the original plant introduced into England in 
1864. It is growing on a Briar stock, and is trained to a south wall. 
There were seven exhibitors of twelve single trusses of Marquise 
