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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 10, 1890. 
Francisca Kruger, Louis Van Houtte, Madame Eugene Yerdier, Comte 
de Raimbaud, Marie Verdier, A. K. Williams, Ferdinand de Lesseps, 
Catherine Mermet, Jean Cherpin, Marie Van Houtte, Comtesse d’Oxford, 
Rubens, Grand Mogul, and Captain Christy. Messrs. Curtis, Sanford 
and Co., Devon Nurseries, Torquay, had an excellent stand, comprising 
admirable examples of Heinrich Schultheis, Fisher Holmes, Comtesse 
d’Oxford, and Alfred Dumesnil, though the latter was a little spotted. 
They were placed second, and following them were Messrs. D. Prior and 
Son, Myland Nurseries, Colchester, charming examples of Madame Cusin, 
A. K. Williams, and Duchesse de Moray calling for notice in their stand. 
The remaining prize went to Messrs. G. & W. H. Burch. Peter¬ 
borough. 
Class 4, twenty-four, distinct, single trusses. Eight stands were here 
in competition, the best coming from Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury. He 
had in the back row Madame Gabriel Luizet, Marie Baumann, Merveille 
de Lyon, Dupuy Jamain, Comtesse d’Oxford, Duke of Edinburgh, Mrs. 
John Laing, and Alfred Colomb, very fine. Middle row: A. K. 
Williams, Mdlle. Eugene Verdier, Etienne Levet, G6n£ral Jacqueminot, 
Her Majesty, Chas. Lefebvre, Ulrich Brunner, and Louis Van Houtte. 
Front row : Prince Camille de Rohan, Souvenir d’Elise, Annie Wood, 
Marechal Niel, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Prince Arthur, Niphetos, and Duke of 
Wellington. The best flowers in Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co.’s neat second 
prize collection were Dr. Andry and Madame Gabriel Luizet, others 
being larger, but a little rough. Mr. J. Mattock, New Headington, 
Oxford, was third, and Mr. S. G. Rumsey, Wrotham, Kent, fourth. 
Class 5, twenty-four, distinct, three trusses of each, saw Messrs. Prior 
and Son improve on their previous position by taking first prize. They 
had the following varieties in good condition :—Back row : General 
Jacqueminot, Merveille de Lyon, Prince Arthur (very good), Catherine 
Mermet, Madame Ducher, Duchesse de Moray, A. K. Williams, Pride of 
Waltham, Marie Baumann, Mrs. J. Laing, Ulrich Brunner, and Lady 
Mary Fitzwilliam. Front row : Viscountess Folkestone, Fisher Holmes, 
Madame de Watteville, Louis Van Houtte, Madame Lambard, Comtesse 
d’Oxford, Niphetos, Dupuy Jamain, The Bride, Duke of Wellington, 
Prince Camille de Rohan, and Marie Verdier. These were a beautifully 
finished stand. Next in point of merit, and pressing closely on the first 
prize winners, were Messrs. Keynes, Williams, & Co., of Salisbury. The 
third prize went to Messrs. G. & W. H. Burch, and the fourth to Messrs. 
J. Jefferies & Son ; nine competing in all. 
The best Hybrid Perpetual exhibited by a nurseryman was pro¬ 
nounced to be Mrs. John Laing in Messrs. Harkness & Sons’ stand of 
seventy-two - a lovely bloom, perfect except for the tip of one petal 
being somewhat tarnished. The best Tea was found in the same stand 
—a delightful bloom of Catherine Mermet. 
Amateuks’ Classes. 
Class 6, forty-eight blooms, distinct varieties, the leading class for 
amateurs, brought six competitors, victory falling to Mr. E. B. Lindsell, 
Bearton, Hitchin, who has worked his way to the front very rapidly of 
recent years, but although he has before shown with success at the 
National, we believe this was his maiden attempt for the challenge 
trophy, and he may be justly proud of the result. His stand was one 
fitted to compare with many of the best of past years, and merits for 
him hearty congratulations. He showed the following varieties :—Back 
row : Mrs. J. Laing, a superb flower ; Comte de Raimbaud, also a mag¬ 
nificent bloom ; Madame Gabriel Luizet, Le Havre, a beautiful example; 
Heinrich Schultheis, Beauty of Waltham, Marie Verdier, grand flower ; 
Ulrich Brunner, La France, Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty, A. K. 
Williams, Captain Christy, Charles Lefebvre, Marquise de Castellane, 
and Madame Victor Verdier. Middle row : Prince Arthur, Francois 
Michelon, Duke of Wellington, Merveille de Lyon, Horace Vernet, Lady 
Mary Fitzwilliam, Comtesse d’Oxford, brilliantly coloured ; Viscountess 
Folkestone, Sdnateur Vaisse, Baronne de Rothschild, Susanne Marie 
Rodocanachi, in superb condition ; Pride of Waltham, General Jac¬ 
queminot, Comtesse de Nadaillac, very beautiful ; Victor Hugo, and a 
charming example of Countess of Rosebery. Front row : Marie Van 
Houtte, Xavier O.ibo, Caroline Kuster, Alfred Colomb, Madame Cusin, 
La Rosiere, Marhchal Niel, Auguste Rigotard, Marshall P. Wilder, 
Duchess of Bedford, Anna Ollivier, John Stuart Mill, Niphetos, Earl 
Dufferin, Catherine Mermet, and Duchesse de Moray. The perfection 
of condition in which these flowers were shown was astonishing con¬ 
sidering the recent troublesome weather. They were exquisite. A well- 
known exhibitor in the person of the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering- 
atte-Bower, Romford, w r as awarded second prize. He was many points 
in the rear, nevertheless had a highly praiseworthy display, showing 
Dr. Andry, Charles Lefebvre, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Niphetos, Prince 
Arthur, Ulrich Brunner, Comte de Raimbaud, and Auguste Rigotard 
particularly well. The Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, Sproughton Rectory, 
Ipswich, was third with Dr. Andry, Souvenir d’Elise, Duke of Wel¬ 
lington, Dupuy Jamain, and Francis Michelon as his best flowers, the 
remaining award going to Mr. A. Slaughter, Jarvis Villa, Steyning. 
Class 7, sixteen distinct varieties, three trusses of each, also brought 
six competitors, and here Mr. Lindsell, who is evidently in his very best 
form, tied with the Rev. J. H. Pemberton. He showed in the back row 
La France, A. K. Williams, Viscountess Folkestone (the only weak trio 
in the stand), Comtesse d’Oxford, Louis Van Houtte, Merveille de Lyon, 
and Beauty of Waltham ; in the front, Le Havre, Heinrich Schultheis^ 
Duke of Wellington, Mrs. J. Laing, Madame Gabriel Luizet (very 
beautiful), Horace Vernet, Marie Verdier, and Marie Finger. Mr. 
Lindsell should have won but for the faulty Viscountess Folkestone. Mr. 
Pemberton had the following : —Back row : Heinrich Schultheis, Madame 
Victor Verdier, Victor Verdier, Ulrich Brunner, Marquise de Castellane, 
A. K. Williams, Countess of Rosebery, and Comtesse d’Oxford. Front 
row : Exposition de Brie, Etienne Levet, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Duke 
of Wellington, Beauty of Waltham, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Charles 
Lefebvre, and Prince Arthur. The third prize went to an old winner of 
high honours at the National, Mr. R. N. G. Baker, Heavitree, Devon, 
and the fourth to the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar. 
Class 8 , thirty-six distinct, single trusses, produced four stands of 
fair merit, the best being that from Mr. Salter, gardener to T. B. Hay¬ 
wood, Esq., Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate. They were moderate in point 
of size, but, with one or two exceptions, good in other respects. The 
varieties were as follows :—Back row : Camille Bernardin, Baronne de 
Rothschild, A. K. Williams, Auguste Rigotard, La France, Beauty of 
Waltham, Comtesse d’Oxford, Her Majesty, Louis Van Houtte, Fran¬ 
cois Michelon, Madame Gabriel Luizet, and Ulrich Brunner. Middle 
row : Etienne Levet, Duke of Teck, Heinrich Schultheis, Mrs. John 
Laing, Barthhlemy Joubert, Countess of Rosebery, Merveille de Lyon, 
Chas. Lefebvre, Pride of Waltham, Marie Baumann, Dr. Andry, and 
Duke of Edinburgh. Front row: Eclair, Star of Waltham, Marie 
Rady, Sultan of Zanzibar, Marie Verdier, Horace Vernet, Alfred Colomb, 
Duchess of Bedford, Duchesse de Moray, Xavier Olibo, Madame Hippo- 
lyte Jamain, and Mons. E. Y. Teas. Smaller but neat blooms from 
Mr. Brown, gardener to Mrs. Waterlow, Great Doods, Reigate, followed, 
a very clear and brightly coloured bloom of Francois. Michelon, a well- 
built example of La France, a large Earl Dufferin, and a beautiful 
Mdlle. M. Verdier being the features of this stand. The Rev. Hugh 
A. Berners, Harkstead Rectory, Ipswich, was third, and Mr. W. H. Jack- 
son, Stagsden Vicarage. Bedford, fourth. 
Class 9, twelve distinct, three trusses each. There were four com¬ 
petitors in this class, each showing well. First, Mr. Brown, extremely 
bright and rich, a little damaged. The varieties were as follows :— 
Back row : Her Majesty (very large), Charles Lefebvre, La France, 
Etienne Levet, Mrs. J. Laing, Ulrich Brunner, Alfred Colomb, Merveille 
de Lyon, Duke of Edinburgh, Madame G. Luizet, Marie Baumann, 
Louis Van Houtte. The second place was taken by T. B. Haywood. Esq., 
for an even collection, mostly crimson varieties. The Rev. H. A, 
Berners was third, and Mr. W. H. Jackson fourth. 
Class 10, twenty-four distinct, single trusses. Of the four exhibitors 
the prize was secured by J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, Woodford, 
Essex, with a beautiful even stand of medium-sized blooms. Back row : 
Louis Van Houtte, Her Majesty, Etienne Levet, Star of Waltham, La 
France (large, but damaged), Ulrich Brunner, Madame Victor Verdier, 
Marshal P. Wilder. Middle row : Comtesse d’Oxford, Charles Lefebvre, 
Madame Gabriel Luizet, Henri Leddchaux, Marie Baumann, Comte 
Raimbaud, Captain Christy, E. Y. Teas. Front row : Innocente Pirola, 
Mrs. J. Laing, La Duchesse de Moray, Madame Lambard, Duke of 
Wellington, Pride of Waltham, Countess of Rosebery, Souvenir d’Elise 
Vardon. Mr. R. E. West, Reigate, was a close second. Mr. E. M. 
Bethune was third, and Mr. G. Christy, Westerham, fourth. 
Class 11, eight distinct, three trusses of each, Mr. R. E. West 
succeeded in winning the premier award with very large blooms of 
Francis Michelon and Annie Wood, and smaller examples of Baroness 
Rothschild, Alfred Colomb, Duke of Edinburgh, Marie Baumann, Marie 
Finger, and Le Havre. Mr. G. Christy was second, these being the only 
two exhibitors. 
Class 12, eighteen distinct, single trusses. Six competitors entered, 
and the quality of the blooms was good throughout, but the premier 
(Mr. E. Mawley, Rosebank, Berkhamsted) had remarkably fresh blooms, 
including several unusually fine examples ; one of Ulrich Brunner 
secured the silver medal as the best H.P. bloom in the amateurs' 
c’asses. The varieties were Dupuy Jamain, La France, Horace Vernet, 
Comtesse d’Oxford, Sdnateur Vaisse, Prince Arthur, Marie Finger, 
Dr. Andry, Marquise de Castellane, Duke of Wellington, S. M. Rodoca¬ 
nachi, Charles Lefebvre, Heinrich Schultheis, A. K. Williams, Etienne 
Levet, Madame V. Verdier, Madame G. Luizet. Miss F. Baker second j 
Mr. H. Foster, Aylesford, third ; and the Rev. L. Garnett fourth. 
Class 13, twelve distinct, single trusses. A strong class of nine 
exhibitors. Mr. R. L. Knight, Bobbing Place, Sittingbourne, won the 
first place with fine blooms of Marie Finger, Etienne Levet, Sultan of 
Zanzibar, Ulrich Brunner, General Jacqueminot, La France, Madame 
C. Crapelet, Marie Van Houtte, Alfred Colomb, Madame C. Verdier, 
A. K. Williams, Duke of Edinburgh, and Le Havre. Second, Rev. A. 
Cheales ; third, Mr. F. T. Wollaston, Reigate ; fourth, Mr. R. G. Tucker, 
Swanlev, Kent. 
Class 14, nine distinct, single trusses. Again the competition 
was keen, but of the eleven stands the best came from Mr. G. 
Moules, Hitchin, who had an even, fresh, and neat collection 
comprising Frantjois Michelon, Xavier Olibo, Ulrich Brunner, Camille 
Bernardin, Heinrich Schultheis, Duke of Wellington, Mrs. John Laing, 
Horace Vernet, and Marie Baumann ; Mr. Ernest Wilkins, Lyndhurst, 
Sutton, Surrey, with large and handsome blooms, a little rough ; and 
Mr. J. Bateman, Archway Road, followed. 
Class 15, six distinct, single trusses. Mr. J. Rawdins, The Bank, 
Cirencester, was first amongst eleven competitors with beautiful fresh 
blooms of Ulrich Brunner, E. Y. Teas, La France, A. K. Williams 
(excellent), Dr. Andry, Madame Gabriel Luizet. Mr. C. E. Cuthell was 
second, having a good Madame G. Luizet. Miss E. B. Denton, Orchard 
Court, Stevenage, was third ; and Miss Alice M. Lucas, Hitchin, fourth. 
Class 1G, six distinct, three trusses of each. Nine exhibitors showed 
in this class, Mr. Percy Burmand, Reigate, taking the lead for good 
examples of La France, A. K. Williams (good), General Jacqueminot, 
Mrs. J. Laing, Madame Marie Verdier, and Alfred Colomb. Miss 
