July 22, 1886. ] 
JOURNAL OF EORTTGULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Madame Therese L-tvet, Masterp : ece, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Jean 
L'abaud. President Wi'lermoz, Mons. Noman, Mons. Edenne Levet, Royal 
Standard, Duo de Wellington, Beauty of Waltham, Midame Gabriel Uuizet, 
Mons. Francois Rive, Lady Sheffi-ld, Franijois Louvit, Marquise de Rohan, 
Duke of Edinburgh. Fisher Holmes, Marquise de Mortemnt, Le Havre, 
Cloth of Gold, Prince Camille de Rohan, Hippolyta Jaraain. Specially gr md 
in size, colour, and substance were the d irk H.P.’s R ynolds Hole aud Abel 
Carribre, H.P. Auguste Neumann, smooth and fine, superbly shown; H P. 
Dingbe Conard, magnificent, but of poor habit and very uncertain ; Madame 
Chav. Crane'et, grand bloom of this fine old Rose; aud Madame E irnne 
Levet. Messrs. Davison & Co. took second prize, H.P.’s E npress of India 
and Rosy Morn were especially noticeable among their blooms. In thirty- 
six varieties, three trusses, Cranston Co. first prize, and Messrs. Davison 
and Co. second prize. In twenty-four varieties Mr. Thomas Griffiths, 
Til'ington Nurseries, fi st prize, and also in eighteen varieties, three truss s ; 
while the second priz» fell to Messrs. Harkness & Son, Bedaie, and Messrs. 
G. Cooling and Son in the order named. 
In class A2, excluding Herefordshire nurserymen, seventy-two varieties) 
single trusses, first prize Messrs. Harkness <fe Son, second prize M*ssrs. 
Cooling & Son. Coming to the amateur class, the fi st prize for thirty-Bix 
variet’es, single trusses, fell to Mr. Grant, the second prizewinner at the 
N.R. Show last week, and seldom if ever has this spirited exhibitor st-ged 
finer blooms. We noticed as specially grand H.P. Marie RaUy, Captain 
Christy, Franpois Miohelon, Ulrich Brunner, magnificent; Souvenir d’un 
Ami, exquisite; H.P Duchesae de Vallombrosa, and Madame Eugene Yerdi r. 
This gentleman’s box was almost faultless, cleverly staged, and had the 
honour of containing the first and second prizes for the ’ wo be-t blooms i i 
the Hall—viz., first H.P. A. K. Williams, and second H.P. Duch sse de 
Morny. This exhibit also carried of! the National Rose S cietv’s silver 
m dal. Miss Bulraer took second prize with more loosely built but fin- ly 
coloured and well-arranged blooms. The class restricted to Herefor Bhire 
was w 11 filled. The leading prizewinners being J. Pulley, E?q., J. Rankin, 
Esq., and W. Farrar Ecroyd, Esq., in the order named. 
The floral decontions were not quite so keenly or numerously contested 
as usual. Lord Bute’s special prizes, first prize Miss E. M. Burrow, second 
prize Miss Watkins. In class D, open, the collection of twelve new Ros-s 
not in commerce previous to 1883, always a most interesting and us ful 
exhibit, fell to Cranston Co., also twelve trusses of any new Rose not in 
commerce previous to 1883, with H.P. Duke of Albany, a most promising 
dark variety. Twelve Teas and Noisettes were deservedly won bv Mr. 
Cant with splendid blooms of mostly old favourites—Siuvenir de Paul 
Neyron, Jean Dueher, Niphetos, Souvenir d’un Ami, Madame Lambard, 
Alba Rosea, Noisette Caroline Kuster, Devoniensis, Catherine Mermet, Marie 
Yan Houtte, and Rubens. Second prize Messrs. Jeffries & Son. Highly com- 
mended, Mr. F. R. Burnside and Messrs. Harkness & Son. This was a very 
fine class indeed of eight exhibitors. In twenty-four blooms of any one 
R >ve, equal first Messrs. Cooling <t Son and Mr. Grant with H.P. Alfred 
Dumesnil and H.P. Marie Rady, second Cranston & Co., H P. Reynolds 
Hole. 
May your reporter be allowed to suggest in the most friendly spirit, that 
a little more attention be paid to the artistic decoration, not to say dom Stic 
requirements, of the Exhibition Hall and its precincts. A grievous falling off 
in this resoect cannot fail to produce a bad impression on visitors who are 
accustomed to associate so lovely a spectacle as a Rose i-how and all its 
surroundings with everything that is in perfect order, taste, and beauty 
He would suggest also that a good string band be added as on former occa¬ 
sions to the floral attractions. Drawbacks aud alterations like these in th 
opinion of the general public are apt to be dangerous experiments and bad 
economv. The Judges were the Rev. C. H. Bulmer, Credenhill Re tory, 
Hereford; Mr. W. J. Grant, Ledbury; Mr. Cooling, Bath: Mr. Ha>kness, 
Bedaie; and Mr. Tresider, Cardiff.— The Herefordshire Incumbent. 
SHREWSBURY.— July 15th. 
The fourth annual Exhibition of this spirited Society was he’d in the 
lovely Quarry Grounds, and taking into consideration the counter-attract on 
of the N.R.S’s provincial Exhibition at Birmingham on the same day, 
proved a marked success. Ninety-five entries were made, and although 
severe storms iu the North kept off some intending exhibitors, we learn 
that over 3000 blooms were staged. Suffice it to say, as speaking volumes 
for the energies of the management, in spite of the formidable rivalry 
aPeady alluded to, no less than five excellent s<-venty-twos (single 
trusses') were staged, a signal proof of what can he done in the wav of 
administrative talent. The exhibits, which were staged iu a magnificent 
well-ven’ilat-d tent 48 feet in breadth, iucluded a few flows s of other 
varieties besides Roses and Borne excellent Strawberries. The interior of the 
tent was decrated with ornameutal foliage plants, and good taste, c'eanli- 
ness, and order were the rule everywhere. To proceed with the divis on 
list:— 
Iu cla°s 1, seventy-two varieties single trusses, Cranston Co , Hereford, 
we e first. The'r collection consisted of the following varieties, very fresh, 
bright, and of fine size, chieflv noticeable for the revival of some old or 
disused varieties : H.P. Pierre Notting, Madame Vidor, Prince Arthur fine, 
Mdme. Schwartz, Star of Waltham, M *rv il e de Lyon, M I me. Coiutet, Ulr ch 
Bruntie r , Dr Andre, D ike of Wellington, Pride of Waltham superb, Xtv er 
O'ibo. J sn Liabaud, Baronne de Rothschild, J. S. Mills grand, Doctiesse de 
Mornv, M idame Ciillat, Marguerite de Rohan (great acquisition), Duk • of 
Edinburgh. Lady Sheffield superb, Alfred Colomb, Princess Beatrice, 
Countess of Oxford, Catherine Soupert, Eugenie Verdier, L mis Yan Houtte, 
Marquise d ■ Castellane fine, Madame C. Crapelet, Captain Cu isty. Lord 
Macaulay, Le Havre. Midime Lacliarmn, Beauty of Waltham g'or ous, D ike 
of Albany. Madame Jonn Twomhley fine, Lrelia, Marie Baumann, Reyno d< 
Hole grand, Prujc-ss Mary of Cambridge, Duch u sse de Yallonhrosa, 
M idame S Ro‘ochanaei for once perfect, Tea Jean Duch-r, D ike of Con¬ 
naught Vic or Verdier, Abel Carrere splendid, Viromte de V'gier perf ct, 
Egeria. A. K. Williams, Tea Souvenir d’Elise, Henrich Schultneis, Prince 
Camille de Rohan, Marie Verdier good, Fisher Holmes, Et eouc Levet. 
Madame Alfred Dumesnil (this Rose’s year), Mdllp. de Sc. Ama d, Madame 
C. Wood, Co ntesse de Serenye, Madame Victor Verdier, Docteur Ctialus, 
Sultan of Zanzibar, Queen of Waltham, Madame Masscault guod new, 
Charles Darwin, Queen of Queens, Gabriel Luizet exquisite, Countess of 
Rosebery, La France, Madune Neman. Second Messrs. Keynes & Co., 
Salisbury ; third Messrs. Mack & Son, Catterick Bridge, Yorkshire. Class 
2, twenty-four, three trusses, first Cranston Co.; second Mr. Thomas 
Griffiths, Tillington, Hereford; third Mr. E. Murrell, Portland Nursery, 
Shrewsbury. Class 3, twenty-four varieties, single, first Mr. Griffiths with 
a very grand lot of blooms ; second Mr. Murrell; third Messrs. Davison -mi 
Co., Hereford. In the amateur class in both divisions B and C, the latter 
open, the competition was very lvrge, and most of the prizes keenly con¬ 
tested. The blooms were, as a rule, smooth and fresh and very nicely 
set up. 
In division D, restricted to the county (rather exclusive on the part of 
the proud Salopians), the first prize for Teas and Noisettes fell to a very 
creditable collection exhibited by Colonel Wingfield, who also won first 
prize for twelve Roses of any one variety. At this Exhibition there are no 
prizes offered for decorative floral art of any description whatever—a com¬ 
mendable exception to the general rule at Rose shows, except where snffi- 
c ient money can be add d to the schedule to attract floral artists; otherwise 
the standard of merit aimed at is low, and the taste of the public not likely 
io be improved. The Judges were the Rtv. C. H. Bulmer, Credenhill 
Rectory, Hereford, and Mr. Farrant, Monklands, Shrewsbury. — The 
Herefordshire Incumbent. 
BOILER CONTEST, LIVERPOOL. 
We should like, with your kind permission, to make a few remarks on 
the above. First, What is ihie coute-t for ? To prove which boiler most 
nearly approaches the locomotive boiler in power to make steam ; or 
which is the most suitable for a gardener’s use and economical for his 
master’s pocket? If the latter, why are not the conditions of the trial 
made as much as possible to correspond with the common conditions 
under which boilers are worked every day ? Will the result obtained by 
one or two men firing a boiler as hard as they can, never leaving it, and 
pu'ting on every shovelful of coke the boiler can be made to take, be much 
guide to a gardener who wants a boiler be can leave for hours ? The 
boilers should only be fired at stated intervals, and special attention given 
io the point of maintaining a stea ly heat. We think the Judges should 
at once record their views on any improvements that can be made in the 
conditions of trial, and they will thus greatly assist those who may 
conduct such contests in future. If also some of our leading horticul¬ 
turists and gardeners would ventilate the suhject in your columns, while 
it is fresh in men’s minds, it would enable the Council of the Royal 
Horticultural Society to draw up t-uoh conditions that the result should be 
generally accepted and add materially to our knowledge. This boiler 
question is most important to honicul ure, and if the Royal Horticultural 
Society will organise a trial another year on more suitable conditions we 
will at our own cost erect a terminal end saddle with 2000 feet of 4-inch 
pipe as a standard to compare the other boilers with. This letter is a 
month too late, but we know rather more about a boiler contest now than 
we did before the trials at Liverpool. One word as to the Judges. No 
praise can be too high for the care, attention, courtesy, and downright hard 
work they gave to this subject, even if we disagree with their verdict.— 
Foster and Pearson. 
SUMMER TREATMENT OF OUTDOOR CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Last season I drew attention in the Journal of Horticulture to the 
more extended culture of Chrysanthemums lor cutting, and the decoration 
of walls and borders, where practicable. I shall now say a few words as 
to early borderChrysauthemums. I have received so many communica¬ 
tions in reference to outdoor Chrysanthemums, especially these, that 
although there are so many other brilliant flowers during August and 
September, they must have many admrers. Some of the most gorgeous 
summer flowers only last a day or two when cut, but the Chrysanthemum 
will last three weeks if the water is changed and the stem dressed. Only 
the early varieties should be grown in borders, as. if October and November 
varieties are planted there, premature frost may spoil all the care of the 
previous nine months. My first bloom will be from Precocity, a really 
good free-growing yellow. Toe next from La Petite Marie, blooms very 
large for the size of the plant, white and pr ttily recurved. At present 
the former is 10 inches high aud the latter only 6, beautifully studded 
with buds. 1 intend having a bed of each next season. Fiberta, 
G. Wermig, and Salter’s Early Blu-h I have had this year for the first 
time, and cannot yet speak definitely of them. Others having their buds 
now well formed, and that I tan recommend, are Frederick Pd'e, Golden 
Madame Domage, Madame Piccol and Pumponium. Whites are always 
useful, and the beauty of the dwarf Chrysanthemum is that they can be 
lifted without diffimlty, potted, shaded, kept moist, and never lose a leaf. 
Best of all early whites is M»da ne D sgranges, but a month later 
than those named, bloom ng from September onwards. For lifting or 
cutting grow also La VallA-, Mr-. Cullmgford, St. Croats (dwarf), and 
Madame Jollivart. La Vierge (later) should be included, but Soeur 
Melanie, Felicite, Mandarin, aud Alex. Dufour. and a few of the taller 
Pompons I prefer growing by a wall, otherwise the wind makes a sad 
havoc among them. I recently saw plaats out of pots from Mr. Cannell. 
Hwanley, for thus planting out, and they grew on without check, Thinning 
the bud-, training and watering as usual are neoessary. 
Wall Chrysanthemums .—I may premise tnat summer and autumn 
Chrysanthemums will always be u-eful and have their admirers, success 
being almost certain with ordinary treatment; but give me the man who 
will grow blooms fit for an exhibition table, planted in the open air. Can it 
