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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[■ July 10,1890, 
commerce or not first distributed earlier than November, 1889, a ground 
plant of the variety to be shown, two very fine Roses were exhibited, 
and two gold medals were awarded, a most unusual occurrence. The 
varieties so honoured were the following : — 
Salaviander (W. Paul & Son).—A seedling Hybrid Perpetual, remark¬ 
able for the redness of its colour, an extremely deep yet bright crimson ; 
something of the style of Charles Lefebvre in build and petals, the 
latter broad, recurving, of great substance. Evidently a grand exhibition 
flower. A handsome symmetrical b’oom. The foliage and habit are strong, 
and it is said to be very constant in its characters. 
Mrs. Paul (Paul & Son, Cheshunt).—A charming Bourbon Rose, the 
bloom of exquisite shape and build, the petals broad, imbricated, and 
recurving. A delicate pink, shading to white in the centre of the older 
petals. The soft colouiing renders this a delightful contrast to the 
darker Roses. 
Garden Roses. 
An admirable feature was afforded by these, and if our report had 
not already extended to so great a length we should have referred to 
them fully, but we can only note that they were exhibited in first-rate 
condition, and attracted a large share of attention from the visitors. 
For thirty-six bunches Messrs. Paul & Son were first, showing Moss 
Roses Felicity Perpetufi, Gloire de Dijon, Perle d’Or, Thoresbyana, 
White Pet, Rosa Mundi, &c. ; second, Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., who 
had fine blooms of Madame Plantier ; third, the English Fruit and Rose 
Co. (Cranston’s). Mr. C. E. Cuthell was first for eighteen varieties, 
showing, amongst others polyantha, rugosa, lucida, Ma Capucine, 
Austrian Yellow, macrantha, Hebe’s Lip, York and Lancaster, W. A. 
Richardson, and others ; second, Rev. J. H. Pemberton, an interesting 
collection ; third, Mr. G. Mallender. Button-hole Roses were a charm¬ 
ing class. Mr. J. Mattock led with an admirable collection, comprising 
Rubens, W. A. Richardson, Amazone, Madame Lambard, Ma Capucine, 
Innocente Pirola, Madame de Watteville, Marie Van Houtte, Anna 
Ollivier. Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, were second with very 
neat buds of Homere, Madame Falcot, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, 
Madame Cusin, Hon. Edith Gifford, and Bouquet d’Or. Third, Mr. 
H. Evans. 
Miscellaneous exhibits were numerous, and conspicuous amongst 
them was a grand collection of Roses from Messrs. VV. Paul & Son, 
Waltham Cross, who had forty baskets and twenty boxes of cut flowers, 
representing a large number of varieties, including the many novelties 
sent out by this firm. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, had ten boxes 
of handsome Rose blooms ; Messrs. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, had a 
beautiful group of Tuberous Begonia flowers, Ferns, and Asparagus ; 
Messrs. Canned & Sons, Swanley, showed a group of Gloxinias tastefully 
arranged with Ferns and Asparagus ; Messrs. Cheal & Son, Crawley, 
showed Roses and hardy flowers ; Mr. W. Tavler, Hampton, had a box 
of Roses ; Messrs. Ryder & Son, Sale, had a new Pink, Souvenir de Sale, 
of a peculiar mauve tint ; Messrs. J. Peed & Son, Mitcham Road, had a 
collection of Roses ; Mr. C. Turner a collection of Strawberries ; Mr. 
H. J. Jones had a collection of Tuberous Begonias, yellow Carnations, 
and Tomatoes ; and Mr. H. Bennett, Shepperton, sent a new IJ.P. Rose 
named Capt. Haywood, somewhat in the style of Ulrich Brunner, but 
of an extremely bright red tint. 
HEREFORD AND WEST OF ENGLAND. 
The twenty-fourth Exhibition of this, the continuously oldest Rjse 
show in the kingdom, was held in the Shiie Hall, Hereford, on Tuesday, 
July 1st, when, we regret to say, that as in the case of last year, un¬ 
favourable weather considerably marred its usual success. Not ODly did 
heavy showers in the morning interfere with the cutting of local exhi¬ 
bitors and lessen the a‘tendance, but adverse weather for several days 
must have disheartened intended exhibitors from a distance and prevented 
them keeping up to their engagements. Then, too, the cloudy, inter¬ 
mittently hot and cold weather of the paM fortn'ght has checked growth, 
as evidenced by the prevalence of mildew, and made the date of exhi¬ 
bition, which looked so exactly prom’sing, at least a week too early—add 
to all these disturbing elements Colchester fixture taking place on the 
same day, and the wonder ceases that the Rose magnites oi C-JobeGer, 
Salisbury, and Slough, of Devonshire and Hertfordshire, so faithful 
generally to old Hereford, were on this occasion conspicuous by their 
absence. Mr. Harkness—a host certainly in himself—with Messrs. Jeffer'ei 
aod Dickson, were the ooly exhibitors present. Your reporter could not 
resist heaving a deep sigh over past triumphs, when some half-dozen 
seventy-twos would be s'aged by the premier Rose nurserymen to try 
conclusions with the famous King’s Acre nurseries; and Baker and Jowitt 
among amateurs, could and did show the public how a Ro c e was to be 
grown and shown to perfection. Tempora viutantur , indeed ! though we 
will not allow the truth in our ca'e of the remaining part of the hexa¬ 
meter ; a true rosarian never changes, at least for the worst; and we of 
Hereford, who do not at all intend to live on our past reputation, are 
already looting forward to Welcoming the N.R. Society on July 8 th mxt 
year, and, through our energetic Hon. Sec., Rev. F. R. Burnside, of whom 
we are very proud, of proving to demonstration that, in spite of occasional 
failures, there is life in the old Show yet. 
Scant a9 were the exhibitors, and many and bare the gaps in the hall, 
still the quality of some of the boxes throughout was excellent. We seldom 
remember to have seen a grander seventy-twos than that staged by the 
English Fruit and Rose Company (too delightfully vague an improvement 
on “ Cranston & Co.”). These consisted of large, smooth, bright blooms, 
with no suspicion of a weak corner. The darks were especially fine in 
colour. There was a scarcity of Teas to give brightness, which perhaps 
was the only adverse criticism that could be passed. As may be supposed 
this admirable collection 1 ost nothing by being set up by Mr. Grant, the 
quondam successful amateur and New Company’s manager. 
Subjoined is a list of names we hope will not be crowded out of our 
Journal this specially busy week, as comparatively with other unique 
lists we hold this to be far the best method of instructing the public. 
Seventy-two varieties, single trusses, division A, nurserymen —First prize £ 8 , 
English Fruit and Rose Company, Hereford, H.P. Ulrich Brunner, grand p 
Marie Baumann, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, A. K. Williams, Pride of 
Waltham, Auguste Rigotard, Fran ois Michelon,Thomas Mills, splendid ; 
Merveille de Lyon, Abel Carriere, superb dark ; Capt. Christy, Reynolds 
Hole, superb datk; La France, Lady H. Stewart, fine new; Charles 
Lefebvre, Mar&chal Niel; Beauty of Waltham, General Castellane, 
Duke of Wellington, Marie Yerdier, Madame C. Wood, Gabriel Luizet, 
Maurice Bernardin, Heinrich Schultheis, grand ; Baron Bonstettin, superb 
daik ; Madame S. Rodocanachi, a perfect bloom, but puzzling to grow 
like its name ; Prince Arthur, Annade Diesbach, Alfred Colomb, splendid p 
Marguerite de St. Amand, Tea; Rubens, Sultan of Zanzibar, fine dark ; 
Mrs. Baker, Piide of Reigat^, a toy Rose among grown ups; Xavier 
Olibo, Marie Cointef, pretty; Lefebvre, fine Tea; Anna Ollivier, Dr.. 
Andre, Tea; Devoniensis, H.P.; Duke of Teck, Duchesse de Morny, fine ; 
Countess of Oxford, Tea; Niphetos, H.P.; Louis Van Houtte, Baronne 
Rothschild, Mons. Benoit Comte, good new; Magna Charts, grand %. 
E. Y. Teas, Mdlle. Eugdnie Verdier, Madame Desir; Mrs. Caroline 
S. Waites, new ; Dupuy Jamain, Victor Yerdier, J. S. Mills, Alphonse 
Soupert, d«rk, fine; General Jacqueminot, perfect; Madame Eugene 
Verdier, Comte Raimbaud, Mrs. John Laing, a fine acquisition ; Victor 
Hugo, Duchess of Vallombrosa, Duke of Edinburgh, Tea; Madame 
Willermoz, II.P.; Rosieriste Jacobs, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Marie 
Rady, grand Tea ; Souvenir d’un Ami, H.P.; Etienne Levet, Hy brid Tea p 
Grace Darling, us-ful; Franc; fis Louvat. Second, £ 6 , Messrs. Harkness 
and Sons, Bedale, Yorkshire.—This collection contained many excellent 
Tea Roses, notab'y a splendid bloom of Innocente Pirola, also The Bride 
and Marie Van Houtte, and Rubens, Souvenir d’Eliee, and Etoile de Lyon* 
were especially noticeable. 
Division B, nurserymen. thirly-six varieties, tingle trusses. — First, 
£3, Messrs. J. Jefferies & Son, Cirencester. Second, £2, Messrs. Dickson- 
(Limited), Chester. Third, £1, Mr. C. Waiting, Hereford. Twelve varieties,, 
trebles, were carried off by the tame exhibitors in the same order. 
Division C, amateur*, thirty-s x varieties, singles.—First, Mr. S. P. 
Budd, Bath, with H.P. Ulrich Brunner, Francois Michelon, very fine p 
Mrs. John Laing, Hipp lyte Jamain. Marie Baumann, Marie Finger, 
Madame Prosper Laugier, Heinrich Schultheis, giand ; Etienne Levet,. 
Merveille de Lyon, Charles Lefebvre, MdlL. Eugbnie Yerdier, Queen of 
Queens, Prince Arthur. Tea : Devoniensis, Victor Hugo, General Cas¬ 
tellano, fine; Marie Cointet, E. Y. Teas, Her Majesty, large and good p 
Cbailes Darwin, Princess B atrice, Le Havre, Marie Yerdier. Sir Rowland 
Hill, new and useful ; Captain Christy, Countess of Oxfoid, fine; Loui 3 
Van Houtte, Tea Catherine Mermet, Jean Soupert, Souvenir d’Elise, 
splendid; Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Gabriel Luizet, smooth p 
Duchess of Beaufort, Madame Eugene Verdier, Reynolds Hole. Second, 
Miss Bulmer. Third not awarded. Twenty-four varieties, singles.— 
First, R v. F. R. Burnside. 
Divi-ion D, Herefordshire amateurs, twenty-four varieties, singles.— 
First, £2, with silver medal (N.R.S.), J. H. Arkwright. Second, £1, 
J. Rankin, M.P. Third, los , Rev. A. u hillipps. 
Tea and Noisette division, nurserymen, eighteen Teas and Noisettes.— 
First, £2, The English Fru>t and Rose Company. Secoud ant thud notr 
awarded. Twelve Teas and Noisettes.—FirG, 15?., Messrs. J. Jefferies and 
Son. Second, 12 j ., not awarded. Third, Mr. C. Whiting. Twelve Teas',, 
treble?.—First, £2, Messrs. J. Jt-ffcr'es & Son. Secord, Tbe English Fruit 
and Rose Co. Tnnd, 15s , not awarded. 
Amateur?.—Eighteen Teas or Noisettes.—First, £2, Rev. F. R. Burn¬ 
side ; second, Mr. S. P. Budd ; third, 15s., not awarded. Twelve Teas or 
Noisettes.—First, 15s., Mr. C. Williams; second and third not awardeL- 
Twelve Teas or Noisettes, trebles.—First, £2, Mr. S. P. Budd ; second,, 
£1, Rev. F. B. Burndde ; third, 15s., Mr. C. William?. 
Open classes.—Twelve singles, any dark H.P.—First, 15s., the English 
Fruit and Rise C >., with fine level blooms of Ulrich Brunner, and also for 
light H.P. with grand blooms of La France. Twelve single trusses any 
yellow Ro<e.—Mr. J. H. Arkwright, first with pretty neat blooms of Bouquet 
d'Or. Mr. Budd to k the N.R.S.’s silver-gilt medal for the best H.P. in the 
Show with Francis Michelon, and R v. F. R. Burnside a similar medial 
for the best Tea or N- isette with The Bride. The drawing-room and 
dinner decoratiois and other works of floral art were not competed for as 
numerously as usual, possibly from the prize list beins this year con¬ 
siderably lessened. Rev. C. H. Bulmer and Rev. F. R. Burnside were the 
Judges in the nurserymen’s classes, and Mts-r?. Grant and Haikness- in- 
the amateurs’.— The Herefordshire Incumbent. 
COLCHESTER.— July 1st. 
It certainly was high time that Colchester had an exhibition of its 
own. Its Roses have been well to the front in every show in England 
for some years, and the three Colchester professionals were first, second, 
and third for seventy-two at the late show at York. The nurseryman’s 
champion trophy may possibly have changed hands before these lines 
are printed, and it would certainly feel at home if once more lodged in. 
the metropolis of Roses. A good deal of trouble has been undertaken 
by the officials in once more reinstating the Society, and it is hoped 
they may be successful in establishing the Show as a regular annual 
fixture. 
