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merry peals from the church bells, would make a casual stranger think 
that the Queen of the realm was coming, instead of only the queen of 
flowers. The Abbey grounds, which have always been available by the 
kind permission of R. J. Carthew, Esq., are well situated, and well 
suited to the occasion. Other societies may well learn of Woodbridge 
in general enthusiasm and unanimity, and if the Committee will not be 
above learning a little from other shows, and moving with the times a 
little more in the arrangement of the prize list now that it is affiliated 
to the National Rose Society, the Show will certainly improve, and 
perhaps attract high-class Rose growers from a distance. A due regard 
for not clashing with other, especially East Anglian shows, is desirable. 
Larger classes among Roses, with more twenty-fours and trebles and less 
sixes, would cover the tables better. Higher prizes should be given, even 
if the entry fee had to be raised ; and punctuality should be enforced 
in the tents, as well as italicised in the rules. The Society has nobly 
passed through a financial crisis, and most wellwishers would suggest 
that a greater liberality in objects of special interest would be found 
to answer, even if the excessive number of general classes were 
curtailed. There were some present who would g’adly have feasted 
their eyes on the Calochortus venustus exhibited by Mr. G. Paul at 
Hiss the day before, and learnt something of its “ manners and customs ” 
from his representative ; but there is a serious difference in the attrac¬ 
tion afforded by 15s. and £3, and Calochortus had fled to more liberal 
climes. These criticisms are offered in a friendly spirit, and with a hope 
that Woodbridge Horticultural Society may flourish and prosper. It is 
a tradition in East Anglia that Ipswich Rose Show is always wet, and 
Woodbridge always fine. It was more true this year than a great many 
weather forecasts. There had not been a day without rain for a fort¬ 
night, and it poured the next morning ; but the clerk of the weather 
had, as usual, set apart an extra fine day for Woodbridge, and the 
attendance was large, and the receipts above the record. 
In the open Rose classes, Rev. A. Foster-Melliar of Sproughton 
took all the four first prizes. For thirty-six, Messrs. D. Prior & Son 
of Colchester were second, having the silver medal for best Rose in 
open classes for a pretty good A. K. Williams. Mr. J. Woods of Wood- 
bridge was third with inferior blooms. For twelve Teas, Messrs. Prior 
were second, and Rev. H. A. Berners of Harkstead third, the blooms 
of all being of course indifferent in such ungenial weather. For six 
Teas Mr. Woods was second, and Messrs. Prior third. For six trebles 
of H.P.’s Rev. H. A. Berners was second, and Messrs. Prior third. In 
the amateur classes, Rev. Foster-Melliar was first in twelve, again getting 
the silver medal for Le Havre (not the same bloom shown at Diss) for 
the best Rose in the amateur classes. Mr. Berners was a very close 
second indeed, and Rev. H. T. Frere of Burston third. For six H.P.’s, 
Mr. Orpen of Colchester was first, Mr. F. Gassett second, and Mr. C. E. 
Green third. For six Teas, Mr. Berners was first, Mr. Orpen second, 
and Rev. Foster-Mediar third. 
The evening fete and the display of fireworks was thoroughly suc¬ 
cessful, and the faith of the good people of the neighbourhood in a fine 
day for Woodbridge Rose Show is more firmly established than ever.— 
W. R. RAILLEM. 
BRIGHTON. 
The Brighton and Sussex Horticultural Association’s first Show of 
the season was held in the Royal Pavilion on Wednesday and Thursday, 
July 9th and 10th, and was devoted to Roses. Owing, however, to the 
unfavourable weather a large proportion of the entries received were 
unavoidably withdrawn on the day before or the morning of the Show, 
and competition was consequently somewhat restricted. The blooms 
staged were of good quality, the colours being especially bright. 
Eleven open classes were provided, but we can only refer to a few of 
them. With forty-eight single trusses Mr. Frank Cant, Braiswick, 
Colchester, scored another of his numerous victories this year, and 
included in his box grand examples of the following varieties General 
Jacqueminot, Mrs. H. Turner, Merveille de Lyon, Prince Camille de 
Rohan, Pride of Reigate, Crown Prince, Marie Verdier, Prince Arthur, 
Marie Finger, Sir Rowland Hill, Niphetos, Horace Vernet, Earl of 
Pembroke, Madame I. Pereire, Dr. Andry, G. Caillot, Marie Baumann, 
Her Majesty, Franqois Michelon, Madame Victor Verdier, Duchess of 
Leeds, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Duke of Edinburgh, The Bride, Duke 
of Teck, Mrs. J. Laing, Madame A. Lavall^e, Viscountess Folkestone, 
Ulrich Brunner, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Docteur Dor, Madame Eugene 
Verdier, J. Stuart Mill, Captain Christy, Star of Waltham, Catherine 
Mermet, Earl of Dufferin, Baroness Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Madame 
de Watteville, Lady H. Stewart, Pride of Waltham, Victor Hugo, Lady 
Sheffield, A. K. Williams, and Comtesse d’Oxford. The second place was 
taken by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, who had a very even and 
creditable collection ; Messrs. Perkins & Son, Coventry, being third. 
For twenty-four varieties, three blooms of each, Mr. Frank Cant 
succeeded in winning the premier prize, showing similarly fine blooms 
to those in his forty-eight stand of the varieties named herewith Mrs. 
John Laing, Alfred Colomb, Comtesse d’Oxford, Madame Eugenie 
Verdier, Charles Darwin, Niphetos, Madame Ducher, Duchesse r e 
Moray, Marie Verdier, Lady H. Stewart, General Jacqueminot, The 
Bride, Baroness Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Pride of Waltham, Marie 
Baumann, Marie Finger, Dr. Andry, A. K. Williams, Duchess of Leeds, 
Beauty of Waltham, La France, Heinrich Schultheis, and Pride of 
Reigate. The second and third prizes were awarded to Messrs. Paul and 
Son and Messrs. Perkins & Son in the same order as the class already 
mentioned. In the class for twelve trusses of any Rose Mr. Frank Cant 
took the lead with beautiful examples of Mrs. John Laing, showing 
the characters of this fine variety to perfection. Messrs. Paul & Son 
were second with Her Majesty, and Messrs. Perkins & Son third with 
Mrs. John Laing. Messrs. Paul & Son scored an easy victory with 
twelve Teas and Noisettes, showing handsome substantial clean blooms 
of Niphetos, Catherine Mermet, Jules Finger, Marshal Niel, Innocente 
Pirola, Souvenir d’un Ami, Marie Van Houtte, Francisca Kruger, 
Madame de Watteville, Madame Lambard, Madame Cusin, and The- 
Bride. With Moss and Provence Roses Messrs. Paul & Son were also- 
first, followed by Messrs. Ewing & Co., Norwich. 
In the amateurs’ classes the competition was not by any means keen, 
still the blooms were fairly good. E. M. Bethune, Esq., Denne Park, 
Horsham, and A. Slaughter, Esq., Jarvis Villa, Steyning, shared the- 
prizes, being first and second as named with forty-eight varieties, twelve 
Hybrid Perpetuals, twelve Teas, and six blooms of any Rose. A beau¬ 
tiful basket of Roses gained the first prize for Messrs. Perkins & Sons. 
There were also some tasteful stands of Roses and other flowers. Mr.. 
G. Miles, Dyke Road, had a tasteful group of Ferns, and a large group 
of foliage and flowering plants. Messrs. J. Cheat & Sons, Crawley, 
exhibited an effective collection of hardy flowers and Roses ; Mr. J. F. 
Mould, Pewsey, contributing a group of stove and greenhouse plants. 
WIRRAL.— July 10th. 
It is now about twelve years since I propounded to the readers of 
the Journal the geographical puzzle as to their knowledge of where 
Wirral was, and it has been to me a source of great pleasure that I have 
been able to attend every Show that the Wirral Rose Society has held. 
That in those years I have seen many and great changes must be self- 
evident, and that the Exhibition of to-day is not like many of its pre¬ 
decessors is simply to say that it is twelve years old. Exhibitors have 
changed, secretaries have changed, the place of meeting has changed, 
and the seasons have changed, for unquestionably we have not the 
weather for Rose show3 we used to have, and this season has been no • 
exception to the long cycle of bad years that we have experienced. Yet 
withal, without the assistance of those southern giants who used to send v 
the blooms, Paul, Cant, and others, and notwithstanding that the - 
principal local exhibitor, Mr. T. B. Hall of Larkwood, has retired from 
the fray, there was a very good Show, and some of the blooms were of 
great excellence; indeed the marvel was that with all the miserable • 
weather we have lately had Roses should have been so well exhibited. 
Teas were, of course, the principal sufferers, but even they were shown < 
in great beauty. Perhaps the most interesting feature of the Show 
was (as far as Roses were concerned) the two new seedlings of Messrs; 
Dickson & Son of Newtownards, Co. Down, Ireland—Margaret Dickson, 
a lovely white flower of great substance, and the Marchioness of 
Dufferin, a beautifully flesh coloured pink flower; these were both 
awarded first-class certificates. I think both will keep up the well- 
earned reputation of the great firm, and will be found on many a 
winning stand. The thick leathery foliage of Margaret Dickson is very 
reliable, and will almost make it mildew proof. 
In the nurserymen’s class for forty-eight single blooms the English 
Fruit and Rose Company (late Cranston’s) carried off the first prize 
with the following—Marie Susanne Rodocanachi, Alfred Colomb, Mer¬ 
veille de Lyon, Camille Bernardin, Senateur Vaisse, Ulrich Brunner, 
Earl of Dufferin, Heinrich Schultheis, Queen of Queens, Le Havre, Her 
Majesty, Auguste Rigotard, Elie Morel, Mary Pochin, a pretty bloom 
of a scarce Rose, indeed never seen except from this firm ; Duchess cf 
Bedford, Duchesse de Moray, Victor Verdier, Earl of Pembroke, Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, Dingee Conard, Jchn Hopper, A. K. Williams, Madame 
Eugene Verdier, Louis Van Houtte, Mrs. John Laing, very beautiful 
Comte Raimbaud,Marie Verdier, Baroness Rothschild, Francois Michelon, 
Lady Sheffield, Lady Helen Stewart, La France, Beauty of Waltham, 
Madame Montet, Star of Waltham, Rubens, John Stuart Mill, Madame 
Victor Verdier, Miss Edith Gifford, Prince Arthur, very fine dark 
flower ; Charles Lefebvre, General Jacqueminot, Horace Vernet, and Sir 
Rowland Hill. Messrs. Dickson & Sons of Newtownards were an ex¬ 
cellent second, and amongst their flowers were the two seedlings already 
alluded to, and Miss Jeanie Dickson, a flower of a lovely soft shade 
of pink, and Messrs. Dickson, Chester were third. 
In the class for twenty-four trebles (class 2), the English Rose and 
Fruit Company are again first with the following :—Madame Eugene 
Verdier, Duke of Edinburgh, Heinrich Schultheis, John Stuart Mill, 
Francis Michelon, Ulrich Brunner, Merveille de Lyon, Camille - 
Bernardin, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Mrs. John Laing, Lady Sheffield,. 
Marie Verdier, Louis Van Houtte, Marie Susanne Rodocanachi, A. K. 
Williams, Franqois Michelon, Ulrich Brunner, Le Havre, Barones3- 
Rothschild, and Beauty of Waltham. Beautiful as these stands were, 
there is no doubt that a few more Teas would have lightened up the 
boxes considerably. Messrs. J. Dickson & Sons were second, and Dick¬ 
son, Chester, third. In class 3, for the best eighteen Teas, Mr. Geo. 
Prince was first with a stand which, if not quite up to his usual- 
excellence, was yet very beautiful. It contained Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Madame Cusin, Marie Van Houtte, Catherine 
Mermet, Innocente Pirola, The Bride, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, 
Madame Furtado (a beautiful colour), Alba rosea, Anna Ollivier, 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Jean Ducher, Rubens, Francisca Kruger, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, Hon. Edith Gifford, and Triomphe de Rennes, a 
Rose very rarely exhibited, and although at one time a great favourite, 
I always associate it with a certain cottage in Okeford Fitzpaine, 
where my dear old friend, Mr. Radclyffe, used to grow it in great per¬ 
fection. Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons were second, and the English Fruit 
and Rose Company third. 
Coming now to the amateur classes, again Mr. Lindsell “ sweeps the 
