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F. Baker was second; the Eev. A. Cheales third ; and Mr. J. Parker, 
Old Headington, Oxon, fourth. 
Extra Classes. 
These formed very interesting portions of the Show, as they included 
the metropolitan and suburban grown Roses. The distance allowed, 
however, eight and ten miles respectively, includes several good Rose 
districts in the south and south-west of London. Class 17, six distinct, 
single trusses (open only to amateurs who have never won a prize at an 
exhibition of the N.R.S.), M. Hodgson, Esq., Shirley Cottage, Croydon, 
took the first place amongst seven exhibitors, with small but neat blooms 
of Charles Lefebvre, Marquise de Castellane, Victor Hugo, Marie 
Baumann, Duke of Wellington, and Dupuy Jamain ; second, Mr. J. 
Parker, Old Headington, having a fine Ulrich Brunner ; third, Mr. W. C. 
Romaine, Old Windsor ; fourth, Mr. Alfred Wallis, Farningham. Class 
18 was for twelve distinct single trusses of Roses grown within ten miles 
of Charing Cross. Six competitors staged good blooms, the silver cup, 
which constituted the first prize, being accorded to Mr. C. J. Graham, 
Coombe Road, Croydon, for substantial blooms of Her Majesty, Charles 
Lefebvre, Madame de Watteville, Marie Baumann, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
General Jacqueminot, Baroness Rothschild, A. K. Williams, Innocente 
Pirola, Mrs. John Laing, and Xavier Olibo ; second, Mr. J. Bateman ; 
third, Mr. J. E. Coleby Rosenheim, Worple Road, Wimbledon, capital 
blooms ; fourth, Mr. Hodgson. 
Class 19, for six distinct single trusses of Roses grown within eight 
miles of Charing Cross, only brought three exhibitors. Mr. H. White, 
5, Woodside Cottages, Highgate, was first, showing Earl of Dufferin, 
Beauty of Waltham, Madame G. Luizet, Alfred Colomb, Ulrich Brunner, 
Camille Bernardin, very fresh and good. Mr. W. Northover, 20, Queen’s 
Road, Wimbledon, was second, and Mr. W. B. Faulkner, Fairholme, 
Worple Road, Wimbledon, third. In class 21, for six single trusses of 
any H.P., Mr. E. M. Bethune, Denne Park, Horsham, was first for fine 
blooms of Marie Baumann. Mr. A. Slaughter, Steyning, was third with 
Marie Baumann, very fresh and good ; and Mr. Dart, Heathfield Road, 
Croydon, fourth for Marguerite Brassac. 
Teas and Noisettes. 
Considering the season and the weather, Teas have been shown in 
much better condition this year than could have been expected. At the 
Royal Horticultural Society’s meeting in the previous week there was 
an excellent display, and again at the Crystal Palace they were well 
represented. Such delicate blooms, however, invariably show the effects 
of the weather, and a few blooms with ragged damaged petals 
greatly spoil the appearance of a stand, and convey a bad impression 
generally. 
The nurserymen’s classes came first, and in that for twenty-four 
distinct single trusses Mr. G. Prince, Oxford, was first with fine fresh 
blooms of the following in the back row :—Innocente Pirola, Mar 6 chal 
Niel, Niphetos, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir de Paul Nevron, 
Catherine Mermet, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon. 
Middle row : Rubens, Anna Ollivier, Madame Cusin, M. Furtado, 
Princess of Wales, The Bride, Souvenir d’un Ami, Hon. Edith Gifford. 
Front row : Comtesse Panisse, Marie Van Houtte, Francisca Kruger, 
Madame de Watteville, Madame Margottin, Alba Rosea, Amazone, and 
Adam. Mr. B. R. Cant was second with rather rougher blooms, and Mr. 
Frank Cant third for smaller but fresh examples ; these being the only 
exhibitors. 
With eighteen distinct, single trusses, there were eight competitors, 
the premier award being secured by Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, 
having medium sized but clean fresh blooms of Catherine Mermec, 
Niphetos, Souvenir d’un Ami, Innocente Pirola, Marie Van Houtte, 
Jean Ducher. Middle row : Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Madame Cusin, 
Madame Hoste, Jules Finger, Devoniensis, Princess of Wales. Front 
row : Comtesse de Nadaillac, The Bride, Etoile de Lyon, Caroline 
Kuster, Anna Ollivier, Souvenir de Paul Neyron. Mr. J. Mattock, New 
Headington, Oxford, followed closely, a brightly coloured Souvenir de 
Thdrese Levet being noticeable ; Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Cambridge, 
were third ; and Messrs. Paul & Son fourth. 
Amongst seven competitors the best twelve single trusses of any Tea 
or Noisette, excluding Marshal Niel, were exhibited by Mr. G. Prince, 
beautifully fresh bright clean blooms of Comtesse de Nadaillac. Mr. 
B. R. Cant was a close second with Madame de Watteville, very bright 
and good ; Mr. J. Mattock was third for Souvenir d’un Ami ; and Mr. 
Frank Cant fourth for Madame de Watteville. 
In the class for eighteen distinct, three trusses of each, five com¬ 
petitors made a capital display, Mr. G. Prince leading with Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Jean Ducher, Souvenir d’un Ami, Hon. Edith Gifford, 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Catherine Mermet, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Marie Van Houtte, Innocente Pirola, Francisca Kruger, Madame Cusin, 
Alba Rosea, Princess of Wales, Rubens, The Bride, Princess Beatrice, 
Adam, Souvenir de Paul Neyron. Mr. B. R. Cant was second, Mr. F. 
Cant third, and Mr. J. Mattock fourth. 
The amateur classes, with the exception of class 30, were all for 
distinct single trusses, and the competition was fairly good in the 
majority. 
The challenge trophy in class 2G, for eighteen blooms, was won by the 
Rev. F. R. Burnside, Birch Vicarage, Hereford, who had excellent even 
blooms of—Back row : Madame Lambard, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, The Bride, Catherine Mermet, Innocente Pirola. 
Middle row : Francisca Kruger, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Madame Bravy, 
Madame Cusin, Marie Van Houtte, Anna Ollivier. Front row : Comtesse 
Panisse, Rubens, Caroline Kuster, Hon. Edith Gifford, Ethel Brownlow 
and Madame Hoste. Four other competitors staged good blooms, and 
the Rev. H. Berners, Harkstead Rectory, Ipswich, followed in the second 
place. The Rev. Page Roberts, Scole Rectory, Norfolk, was a good third, 
and the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, Sproughton Rectory, Ipswich, was 
fourth. 
For twelve blooms Mr. 0. G. Orpen, Hillside, West Bergholt, Col¬ 
chester, was first, showing Catherine Mermet, Mar6chal Niel, Rubens, 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, Madame de Watteville, Marie Van Houtte, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, Caroline Kuster, Princess Beatrice, The Bride, and 
Madame Cusin. The second prize went to Mr. J. Brown, gardener to 
Mrs. Waterlow, Great Doods, Reigate, for small but fresh blooms. Mr. 
G. M. Bethune, Denne Park, Horsham, was third, and Mr. W. H. 
Jackson, Stagsden Vicarage, Bedford, fourth. (Five exhibitors). Miss 
Francis Baker, Holmfels, Reigate (gardener, Mr. Bridgen) had the best 
nine blooms, small examples of Marecha! Niel, Madame Camille, Hon. 
Edith Gifford, Souvenir d’un Ami, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Francisca 
Kruger, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Caroline Kuster, Marie Van Houtte. 
Second, Mr. Alfred Evans, Marston ; third, Rev. L. Garnett, Christleton 
Rectory, Chester. (Three exhibitors). 
No less than fifteen competitors entered class 29, for six blooms, and 
Mr. E. Mawley had the satisfaction of taking the first prize for Comtesse 
de Nadaillac, Souvenir d’un Ami, Anna Ollivier, Innocente Pirola, 
Jean Ducher, and Madame Bravy, all fresh and creditable blooms. 
Second, Mr. C. E. Cuthell, Boxhill, Dorking. Third, Rev. F. G. Taylor, 
Littleton Vicarage, Evesham. Fourth, Lieut.-Col. F. Standish Hore, 
Rosehill, St. Asaph. In the twelve variety class (three blooms of each), 
the Rev. H. A. Berners led with a capital stand, small, but bright and 
clean, of Madame de Watteville, Innocente Pirola, Catherine Mermet, 
The Brrde, Francisca Kruger, Hon. Edith Gifford, Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Etoile de Lyon, Madame Lambard, Marie Van Houtte, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, Anna Ollivier. The Rev. F. R. Burnside was 
second, Mr. W. H. Jackson third, and S. P. Budd, Esq., Bath, fourth. (Six 
exhibitors). 
Class 31 was for nine single trusses of Catherine Mermet, and in the 
leading stand from the Rev. F. R. Burnside was found the premier Tea 
in the amateurs’ classes, a superb flower amongst many that were also 
very fine. (Seven exhibitors). For six single trusses of any Tea or 
Noisette the Rev. Alan Cheales was first with Marechal Niel in good 
form, the Rev. Foster-Melliar second with Marie Van Houtte, the Rev. 
R. Burnside third for Anna Ollivier, and Mr. Bethune fourth with 
Francisca Kriiger. 
Open Classes. 
The greater part of the centre transept was devoted to the eighteen 
classes included under this head, and they constituted an exhibition in 
themselves. We, however, are compelled to summarise these as briefly 
as possible. 
For twelve trusses of any yellow Rose except Marshal Niel, Mr. 
G. Prince was first with Comtesse de Nadaillac, extremely fine ; second 
Mr. B. R. Cant for the same ; and third, Mr. F. Cant, with Francisca 
Kruger. Five exhibitors. In the white Rose class Mr. J. Mattock was 
first with beautiful blooms of Rubens. Second, the English Fruit and 
Rose Co. for Merveille de Lyon. Equal third, Mr. B. R. Cant with 
Merveille de Lyon, and Keynes, Williams & Co. with the same variety; 
thirteen exhibiting. For crimson Roses Mr. B. R. Cant was first with 
Alfred Colomb ; Mr. S. P. Budd second with the same ; and Mr. F. Cant 
third for G^nliral Jacqueminot. Eleven exhibitors. In the dark velvety 
crimson class Mr. B. R. Cant led with Prince Arthur; Mr. F. Cant 
second for Victor Hugo very good ; and Messrs. Curtis, Sanford and 
Co. third with Prince Camille de Rohan. Six exhibitors. 
Marie Baumann was shown by eight exhibitors, Messrs. G. Bunyard 
and Co., R. B. Cant, and F. Cant being the prizewinners in that order. 
In the A. K. Williams class Messrs. B. R. Cant, G. Prince, and the 
English Fruit and Rose Co. were the successful exhibitors ; while the 
best stands of Lady Mary Fitzwilliam came from Messrs. D. Prior and 
Son, F. Cant, and H. Norton, Louth. Niphetos was shown by Messrs. 
B. R. Cant, Keynes, Williams & Co., and Frank Cant, who were first, 
second, and third respectively. Two beautiful stands of Her Majesty 
came from Messrs. G. Paul & Son, who had very handsome blooms ; 
and from Mr. F. Cant, the blooms a little smaller, with outer petals 
damaged. Mr. G. Prince was accorded a second prize for Princess of 
Wales (Tea). 
Sixteen entered in the class for any H.P. not named in the preceding 
classes. Mr. F. Cant was first with Mrs. John Laing, very handsome 
substantial blooms. Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. were second for Ulrich 
Brunner, and the English Rose and Fruit Company third with La France 
of medium size. 
New Roses. 
For twelve single trusses of any new Rose, Mr. G. Prince was first 
with Souvenir de S. A. Prince, very even and beautiful blooms. Messrs. 
Curtis, Sanford, & Co. were second for The Queen, and Messrs. Paul and 
Son third with Dowager Duchess of Marlborough. With twelve new 
Roses Messrs. Paul & Son were the leading exhibitors, showing Comtesse 
B. de Blacas, H.P., globular, pink ; Ernest Metz, Tea, a soft blush fine 
bloom ; G. Caillot, a pale pink H.P.. delicate and pretty ; Sir Rowland 
Hill, H.P., deep purplish crimson ; M. Trievoz, H.P., rosy crimson ; John 
D. Pawle, H.P., dark crimson ; Mrs. James Wilson, Tea, pale sulphur ; 
Marchioness of Lome, H.P., very bright crimson ; Lady A. Hill, H.P., 
peculiarly bright pink ; Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Edouard Michael, and 
Lady Alice. Mr. B. R. Cant and Messrs. Curtis, Sanford & Co. were 
second and third. 
In the next class for three trusses of any new Rose, either not in 
