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and Mr. T. Hollingworth fourth. For twenty-four Roses, three trusses 
of each, Mr. C. Davies was a good first with fine examples of Charles 
Lefebvre and others. 
Ten collections were staged in the class for twenty-four single 
trusses. Mr. G. Soames, Bourne, was an excellent first, having Etienne 
Levet, good ; Marguerite de St. Amand, Charles Lefebvre, Marguerite 
Brassac—in fact the whole of the collection were charming examples, 
fresh and bright. Mr. Hawtrey, Slough, was awarded second honours 
for a very good collection. Mr. Wakeley, Rainham, and Mr. Sharp, 
Horsham, were placed equal third, while Mr. Harrington, Essex, occu¬ 
pied the fourth position. The class for twelve single trusses was 
remarkably well filled. There were twelve competitors. Mr. Pem¬ 
berton, Havering-atte-Bower, exhibited a very fine collection, and was 
deservedly awarded the first prize. Mr. Mawley, Croydon, was a very 
excellent second with an even collection ; Mr. Soames third ; and the 
Rev. Alan Cheales, Surrey, fourth, with smaller but neat blooms. In 
the class for twelve Tea-scented or Noisette (amateurs) there were six 
competitors. Mr. Hawtrey was a very good first with Amazon, Rubens, 
Caroline Kuster, Marie Van Houtte, Madame Willermoz, Catherine 
Mermet, Alba Rosea, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Madame Lambard, 
Souvenir d’Elise, and two others. Mr. C. Davies, who was placed 
second, had, amongst others, good blooms of Bouquet d’Or, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Caroline Kuster, and Marie Van Houtte. Mr. W. Harrington 
and Mr. J. Hollingworth received the other two awards. 
The classes for new Roses are always interesting to the connoisseur 
of Roses. It is there he can readily form opinions between the newer 
introductions and those varieties he is already familiar with. Messrs. 
Paul & Son and Mr. Turner held the chief positions, both being 
placed equal first. Messrs. Pauls’ collection consisted of Marquis of 
Salisbury, deep rose with crimson shading ; Madame Amelie Baltet, 
light satiny rose with silvery shade; Paul Jamain, bright red ; Dr. 
Hogg, deep violet; Comtesse de Choiseuil, bright cherry red ; Claude 
Bernard, deep rose; Duke of Teck, bright crimson-scarlet; Charles 
Darwin, rich crimson ; A. K. Williams, a beautiful imbricated flower, 
bright red; Madame Alphonse Lavalle, a good Rose of the Marie 
Baumann type ; Souvenir d’Auguste Riviere, crimson-maroon ; and 
Constantin Tretiakoff, cherry red. Mr. Turner’s collection comprised 
Duchess of Bedford, light crimson ; Beauty of Stapleford, pale rose ; 
Gaston Leveque, crimson ; Countess of Rosebery, carmine ; Charles 
Darwin, Mrs. Harry Turner, deep velvety crimson ; Madame Lam¬ 
bard (Tea), rich creamy yellow ; Egeria, silvery peach ; Wilhelm Keile, 
bright red ; M. Alex. Bernaix, A. K. Williams, and Mdlle. Marie 
Verdier. Messrs. Keynes & Co. were placed second, and Mr. G. W. 
Piper third; each of their stands contained many of the varieties 
named in the above collections. In the class for six trusses of any 
Rose of 1878, 1879, or 1880 Messrs. Paul & Son gained the first place 
with A. K. Williams, and Mr. Turner the second place with Charles 
Darwin. For eighteen English-raised Roses in commerce Mr. Turner 
exhibited a good collection of the following varieties :—Star of Wal¬ 
tham, Lord Clyde, Lord Macaulay, Royal Standard, Beauty of 
Waltham, Duchess of Bedford, Magna Charta, Duke of Edinburgh, 
John Stuart Mill, Miss Poole, Dean of Windsor, Prince Arthur, 
Princess Beatrice, Charles Darwin, Oxonian, John Hopper, and 
Sir Garnet Wolseley, and was awarded the first prize. Messrs. 
Paul & Son were second, and staged, in addition to some varieties in 
the foregoing collection, The Shah, Duke of Teck, John Bright, 
Harrison Weir, Duke of Connaught, Reynolds Hole, and May Quen- 
nell. Mr. Piper received the third prize. In the class for twelve 
varieties Messrs. Paul, Piper, and Turner were placed in the order 
of their names. These classes for English-raised Roses were very 
interesting, clearly exhibiting that Roses raised on this side of the 
Channel are in no way inferior to the French-raised Roses ; in fact 
many of them are superior, the majority of them being indispensable 
even in the smallest collections. Messrs. Cranston and Keynes were 
awarded the prizes for trusses of Baronne de Rothschild; Mr. J. 
Wakeley and Messrs. Cranston for La France ; Mr. Prince and Messrs. 
Cranston & Co. for Marie Baumann, in the order of their names in each 
of their respective classes. 
Messrs. W. Paul & Son occupy the whole of two sides of two long 
tables running through the centre transept of the Palace with cut 
blooms of Roses representing almost every known variety, and said to 
contain no less than 1500 Roses, which supply he intends to maintain 
until Friday night next. In this gigantic collection we noticed 
A. K. Williams, and the best of the exhibition varieties of the Teas, 
Catherine Mermet, Isabella Sprunt, &c., quantities of the pure white 
Madame Plantier, many varieties of Moss, in fact almost every dis¬ 
tinguishable variety of both summer and autumn flowering Roses. 
Two first-class certificates were also awarded to this firm for H.P. 
Pride of Waltham , a variety resembling Mdlle. Eugbnie Verdier or 
Marie Finger ; for H.P. Lady Sheffield, a variety with the form and 
substance of Star of Waltham and the colour of Frangois Michelon. 
Mr. Cannell exhibited collections of both double and single Zonal 
Pelargoniums and Verbenas which found a host of admirers, while 
Mr. Boiler displayed a large collection of Cacti. 
The entire Exhibition was well and pleasingly arranged by Mr. 
Forsyth Johnson and Mr. Cooke. Everything that could be done 
to facilitate the work of both staging and judging was admirably 
studied. We append the following notes of this Show by an experienced 
rosarian. - 
New brooms sweep clean. The change of administration has made 
the Palace a much more pleasant place for exhibitors. No more 
relegating to an upstairs dining-room ; the queen of flowers had the 
best of everything, and held her court in the large transept. Twenty 
thousand Roses were promised to an expectant public, and what with 
exhibition boxes in central lines, and Mr. W. Paul’s beautiful back¬ 
ground of Roses, almost endless on mossy banks, something like that 
number may have been attained to. At any rate this July 10th, I 
suppose, has seen the largest number of Roses ever brought together 
in England. Some, it is needless to say, were of high quality, and 
their less highly cultivated brethren were hardly less lovely. It 
certainly was an exceedingly pretty sight that central hall with its 
“ twenty thousand Roses.” 
But the Rose Show ? That, doubtless, is duly reported on. I shall 
merely mention some of my own impressions. The Teas were hardly 
up to the mark, they have not been this year anywhere. The best 
box I have seen this year was that of Mr. Prince of Oxford, which 
obtained the first prize. It contained amongst others a Souvenir 
d’Elise which would have gone far to dethrone the premier Tea of 
the Crystal Palace. 
The new Roses, and the newest, were especially interesting. A 
triplet of Madame G. Luizet fully sustained the high character of 
that most lovely Rose. Its soft silvery rose, the colour and the 
polish of the most delicate light pink coral, make it, I consider, 
almost first of the Roses of 1879. Charles Darwin, Dr. Hogg, Countess 
of Rosebery, and Duchess of Bedford were all there to make good 
their rapidly rising reputation. Mr. Bennett’s seedlings have now 
been exhibited often enough, specially by Mr. Prince, to make them 
tolerably well known. I have found both colour and substance in 
the two I have bloomed successfully, W. Saunders and Beauty of 
Stapleford, and the others seem to be rapidly making themselves a 
reputation. An interesting feature in the schedule was the class of 
English-raised Roses, in which Mr. Piper of Uckfield (a name rapidly 
coming to the front) made a good second to Mr. George Paul. But 
the newest of the new ? These were notably Alexander Mackenzie 
of Mr. Turner’s, a promising colour; and Mr. George Paul’s two— 
Brightness of Cheshunt, which was a burning red spot even amongst 
all the light reds, but which is not absolutely promised to commerce, 
its originator being not quite satisfied yet as to substance; and 
another seedling which came under notice some two years ago when 
Lady Darnley was visiting Cheshunt. The dedication was offered 
and accepted, and in 1881 a very lovely Rose of an unusual and 
pleasing colour may be expected to be introduced to us, and come 
out as “ the Countess of Darnley.” 
The rain was pouring down and the people pouring in as I left 
the Palace. I trust that the eager Rose world of north London 
took full advantage of the banquet of sight and scent prepared for 
them.—A. C. 
HORSHAM ROSE SHOW. 
This Show, having been postponed from June 29th, took place on 
July 7th amidst torrents of rain. It was not largely attended by 
visitors, but the exhibits were many, and the Roses for the most part 
of excellent quality. Horsham, with a liberality worthy of imitation, 
has always had open classes with good money prizes. This alone 
would attract good boxes. The Society is also strong in itself. The 
fact that it was found necessary to give two extras in two classes, as 
well as the number of boxes staged, will show how close the compe¬ 
tition was in some instances. The silver medal of the N.R.S. for 
the best box of twelve in the Show was taken by J. B. Haywood, 
Esq., of Reigate. The prize medal for the best Rose in the room was 
gained by a magnificent Annie Wood (Rev. J. C. Cox Hales). A 
Marie Baumann (Haywood) and Louis Van Houtte (Sharp) were also 
very admirable. The Roses were much set off by rows of foliage 
plants tastefully arranged between the boxes, the whole under the 
able management of W. H. Saddler, Esq.. Hon. Sec. First prizes were 
taken in the Association classes for eighteen and twelve varieties by 
T. Gravely, Esq., and J. B. Haywood, Esq.; for twelve Teas by Mr. 
A. Slaughter; and for six of the same kind by 0. T. Cuthill, Esq., 
with a beautiful box of Marie Baumann. In the classes open to all 
England, twenty-four varieties, six boxes were staged, the awards being 
as follows—first, W. G. Sharp, Esq.; second, Mr. Prince, Oxford; 
third, Messrs. Mitchell, Piltdown. In the class for twelve varieties 
ten boxes were staged, the Rev. A. Cheales securing the premier 
position ; Mr. Piper, Uckfield, second ; and J. B. Haywood, Esq., 
third ; extra prizes being adjudged to Messrs. Prince and Slaughter. 
Twelve trusses, two varieties light and dark, open to all amateurs, 
offered by R. Ramsden, Esq.—First, Rev. A. Cheales with La France 
and Pierre Notting; second, T. Gravely, Esq., with Fisher Holmes 
and Baronne de Rothschild. Twelve of the same kind, first Messrs. 
Piper with a box of wonderfully even blooms of Paul Verdier.—B. 
CEnotherA Bistorta Veitchii. —This is a beautiful little 
yellow dwarf annual that handsomely peeps out in the shrubbery 
or herbaceous border from between green foliage, the solt yellow 
colour contrasting with almost any other. 'J he flower is much 
smaller than (E. macrocarpa, but many would think this a com¬ 
mendation. I find it most floriferous when the soil is somewhat 
dry, sandy, and ‘'poorish,” meaning not too much so. When the 
question now is constantly asked, What herbaceous plants can I 
readily grow ? I would like to say a word for the Evening Prim- 
