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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ August 5, 1886. 
exhibitions. This year, however, made a break in their ill luck in this 
respect, as the day was just the perfection of a day for Roses—bright, yet 
cool; and as a result the Roses stood the crdeal of the Exhibition well, and 
I hope that their chancellor of the exchequer will not have to report a 
deficit in his budget. 
The prizes offered by the Society are such as to tempt many of the 
leading nurserymen to exhibit, and as it will be seen by last week’s Journal, 
they came from north and south to contend in friendly rivalry. Although 
Mr. B. R. Cant was not pr sent, Mr. F. Cant was. Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Prince, and others exhibited, while nearer home the Messrs. Dicksons 
showed in good form. The Show, however, is strongest in the amateur 
classes, hut not so strong in numbers as in some former years; but there 
was a manifest improvement in the quality of the blooms, and indifferent 
blooms were the exception. Thus, as in many places, showing the great 
improvement that has taken place in the culture of the Rose, good examples 
not being confined to the larger growers, hut being also found in the smaller 
ones; and those who have been so assiduous in endeavouring to stimulate 
the zeal of others have been amply awarded. 
In the class for seventy-two Mr. F. Cant of Colchester was first with a 
good stand, perhaps a little wanting in size, though bright in colour, of the 
following varieties :—Souvenir d’um Ami, Countess of Rosebery, Madame 
John Twomhly, Dupuy Jamain, Madame Caroline Kuster, Rosieriste Jacobs, 
Merveille de Lyon, Duke of Teck, Countess of Falmouth, Ulrich Brunner, 
Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Sultan of Zanzibar, Francois Louvat, Dr. 
Sewell, Madame Angele Jacquier, General Jacqueminot, Marechal Niel, Mrs. 
Laxton, Heinrich Schultheis, Earl of Pembi oke, Marie Van Houtte, A. K. 
Williams, Niphetos, Fisher Holmes, Mons. Noman, Mrs. Prince, Madame 
Cusin, Star of Waltham, Marie Finger, Mary Rady, Madame E. Verdier, 
Victor Verdier, Marguerite de St. Amand, Prince Arthur, La France, Le 
Havre, Hippolyte Jamain, Marie Verdier, Marie Louis Van Houtte, Madame 
de Watteville, Abel Carribre, Innocente Pirola, Horace Vernet, Marie 
Baumann, Marii- Cointet, Madame George Paul, Edouard Morren, Mons. 
E. Y. Teas, Madame Bravy, Exposition de Brie, Capitaine Christy, John 
Bright, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam Duchesse de Morny, Madame Lambard, 
Countess of Oxford, Eg ria, Dr. Hogg, Pride of Waltham, Prince Camille de 
Rohan, Duchess of Vallombrosa, Madame Charles Wood, Souvenir d’Elise, 
Harrison Weir, Marquise de Castellane, Dr. Andry, La Boule d’Or, Alfred 
Colomb, Catherine Mermet, and Frangois Michelon. 
In class 2, for thirty-six trebles, Mr. F. Cant was again first with Duke 
of Teck, Marie Finger, Heinrich Schultheis, Horace Vernet, Charles Lefebvre, 
Marechal Niel, Baronne de Rothschild, Ulrich Brunner, Marguerite de St. 
Amand, Caroline Kuster, General Jacqueminot, Marie Verdier, Catherine 
Mermet, Duke of Wellington, Dr. Sewell, Madame Margottin, Souvenir 
d’Elise, Marie Baumann, Maurice Bernardin, Rosieriste Jacobs, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Marquise de Castellane, Rubens, Alfred Colomb, Madame Bravy, 
Merveille de Lyon, Alfred Dumesnil, Louis Van Houtte, Marie Van Houtte, 
La France, Alphonse Soupert, A. K. Williams, InnoceDte Pirola, Pride of 
Waltham, and Reynolds Hole. In class 3, for thirty-six singles, Messrs. 
F. and A Dickson & Son, Chester, were first with Fisher Holmes, Hippolyte 
Jamain, Camille de Rohan, Frangois Michelon, Senateur Vaisse, Constantin 
Tretiakoff, Dr. Andry. Jules Finge’-, A. K. Williams, Antoine Mouton. Duke 
of Wellington, Marguerite de St. Amand, Marie Baumann, Eugenie Verdier, 
Charles Lefebvre, Merveille de Lyon, Lord Macaulay, Violette Bouyer, 
Xavier Olibo, Elie Morel, Alfred Colomb, La France, Abel Carriere, Gabriel 
Luizet, Ulrich Brunner, Captain Christy, Rosieriste Jacobs, Lady Mary 
Fitzwilliam, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Louis Van Houtte, General Jacqueminot, 
Marquise de Castellane, Alba Rosea, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Dr. Sewell, 
and Beauty of Waltham. In class 4, Messrs. Jefferies & Sons were first 
with Horace Vernet, La France, Lady Marie Fitzwilliam, Alphonse Soup-rt, 
Beauty of Waltham, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Marguerite de St. Amand, 
Louis Van Houtte, Marie Baumann, Marie Verdier, Baronne de Rothschild, 
Xavier Olibo, Ulrich Brunner, Queen of Queens, Merveille de Lyon, A. K. 
Williams, Abel CarrHre, and Countess of Oxford. 
In class 5, for eighteen Teas, Mr. George Prince was first with Princess 
of Wales, Etoile de Lyon, Madame Angele Jacquier, Catherine Mermet, 
Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Jean Ducher, Niphetos, La Boule d’Or, Souvenir 
de Paul Neyron, Marechal Niel. Madame Cusin, Marie Van Houtte, Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Madame Furtado, Madame Lambard, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Madame de Watteville, and Innocente Pirola. In class 6, for twelve new 
Roses, Messrs. Paul & Son were first with Baronne Nathalie de Rothschild, 
Pride of Reigate, Grandeur of Cheshunt, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Frangois 
Reve, Marshall P. Wilder, Ella Gordon, Merveille de Lyon, Longfellow, and 
Lady Darnley. 
We now come to the open classes for amateurs. In the stand for thirty- 
six blooms, distinct, the Rev. J. H. Pemberton was first with Horace 
Vernet, Annie Wood. Magna Charta, Alfred Colomb, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
Duke of Teck, Pride of Waltham, Charles Lefebvre, Niphetos, Louis Van 
Houtte, Merveille de Lyon, Comtesse de Camando, Captain Christy, Expo¬ 
sition de Brie, Madam- Lambard, Ulrich Brunner, Madame Eugene Verdier, 
Marie Baumann, Marquise de Castellane, Madame Charles Crap-let, 
Alphonse Soupert, Comte Raimbaud, Marechal Niel, Reynolds Hole, La 
France, Beauty of Waltham, William Marsden, A. K. Williams, Madame 
Montet, Madame Victor Vernier, Mdlle. Marie Finger, Auguste Rigotard, 
Madame Bravy, Miss Hassard, and Madame Gab iel Luizet. In class 8, for 
twenty-four varieties, the Rev. Lionel Garnet was first with Magna Charta, 
Mons. E. Y. Teas, Viol tte Bouyer, Edouard Morren, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, Rosieriste Jacobs, Hippolyte Jamain, Countess of Oxford, Captain 
Chusty, F angois Michelon, Xavier Olibo, Marquise de Castellane, Dr. Sewell, 
La France, Louis Van Houtte, Merveille de Lyon, Le Havre, Madame L. de 
Laplace, A. K. Williams, Alpho' se Soupert, Mons. Noman, Ulrich Brunner, 
Engine Verdier, and Camille Bernardin. In cla^s 9, twelve varieties bulbs, 
the Rev. J. H. Pemberton was again first with Horace Vernet, Baroness 
Rothschild, Pride of Waltham, Beauty of Waltham, Alfred Colomb, 
Madame Caroline KuBter, La France, Louis VaD Houtte, Merveille de 
Lyon, Mane Baumann, Marquise de Castellane. In class 10, for twelve 
Teas, the Rev. Dr. King of MadiDgley, Cambridge, was fir.-t with Marechal 
Niel, Niphetos. Comt-SBe de Nadaillac, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Caroline Kuster, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Madame Angele 
Jacquier, Princess of Wales, Innocente Pirola, and Jean Ducher. 
In the class for twenty-four varieties, the first prize being the gold medal 
of the National Rose Society for growers in Lancashire and Cheshire, was 
awarded to T. B. Hall, Esq., of Larkwood, Rockferry, for a splendid box of 
blooms, large, fresh, and brilliant in colour. The varieties were Violette 
Bouyer, Le Havre, Madame Georges Schwartz, Marie Rady, Mons. 
Noman, Prince Arthur, Annie Laxton, General Jacqueminot, Merveille de 
Lyon, A. K. Williams, Madame Hippolyte JainaiD, Duke of Wellington, 
Captain Christy, Louis Van Houtte, Etienne Levet, Xavier Olibo, Dupuy 
Jamain, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Marquise de Castellane, Marie Finger, 
Marie Baumann, La France, Beauty of Waltham, and Charles Lefebvre. 
In section D, the silver medal for twelve varieties grown within the Hun¬ 
dred of Wirral or ten miles from the Liverpool Exchange, was awarded to 
J. W. Crowther, Esq., for Marie Baumann, Star of Waltham, Dr. Andry, 
Captain Christy, A. K. Williams, Le Havre, Xavier O'.ibo, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, Lord F. Cavendish, Duke of Teck, Fisher Holmes, and Merveille de 
Lyon. In the class for six varieties Jos. Armstrong, Esq., was first with Lady 
Mary Fitzwilliam, Duke of Wellington, Lord Macaulay, Merveille de Lyon, 
La France, and Fisher Holmes. In class 19, for twelve Teas or Noisettes, 
E. Claxton, Esq., was first with excellent blooms of Comtesse do Nadaillac, 
Madame de Watteville, Madame Willermoz, Caroline Kuster, Princess of 
Wales, Jean Ducher, Anna Ollivier, Madame Cusin, Niphetos, David Pradel, 
Madame Hippolyte Jamain, and Souvenir d’Elise Vardon. For the best 
six Teas, the first prize went to W. E. Hall, Esq., for Madame Cusin, 
Madame Willermoz, Anna Ollivier, Catherine Mermet, Marie Van Houtte, 
and Niphetos. 
I have not added the names of the other prizewinners, as the full score 
was given in last week’s Journal.—D., Deal. 
CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 
It is very pleasing to admirers of these popular flowers to see the 
great interest taken in their culture, and also the prominent position 
given to them in the gardening papers. “ Amateur’s ” remarks at page 
84 are very interesting and instructive, dealing as they do with the long 
past history of the Carnation and Picotee. In reference to the present, I 
may be permitted to remark that the southern section of the National 
Carnation and Picotee Society was established in 1877, and the first, exhi¬ 
bition was held in the Royal Aquarium at Westminster on July 18th of 
that year. A good deal has been said rather wide of the mark as to who 
promoted the first exhibition. To those requiring information on this 
point I would refer them to the Journal oj Horticulture, vol xxxii., new 
series, page 154. It is there staled that the “ proposed show is due 
directly to the suggestion of Mr. Charles Turner ” and another admirer 
of the Carnation. It was a very successful exhibition. About twelve 
competitors took part in it, and a great impetus was given to the culture 
of these beautiful flowers. The subsequent exhibitions have been held 
at the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at South Kensington, 
and have all been more or lees successful. The last exhibition has been 
the most successful of the whole series. No less than twenty-nine exhi¬ 
bitors took part in it. All the exhibitors were from the southern di-tricts ; 
it was impossible to get in any flowers from the north. The Manchester 
Exhibition has been fixed for August 14th. Some of the members write 
to say it is rather late for them, others that it will be right, and some of 
the very latest districts will ecarcely be in. One hears the same com¬ 
plaint in the south. One grower told me the show was ten days too late 
for him, but I made him confess that he had placed his plants under glass 
too soon, thinking they would not be in in time. An error in judgment 
this, which even experienced growers will commit, although not always 
willing to hear the blame. 
It is stated in your report of the exhibition that the number of single 
blooms entered was not so large as usual. This is owing to an alteration 
in the schedule. Exhibitors at one time were allowed to exhibit as many 
blooms in a class as they liked, and many of them entered six ; this is 
not allowed now. No exhibitor must stage more than two blooms, and 
can take two prizes only ; at one time he might have taken six in one 
class. 
I would also like to r-fer to Mr. T. S. Ware’s exhibits. The flowers 
are very effective shown in that way, but I doubt if srna 1 growers 
could exhibit in a class of that kind, as not only does it require a large 
number of blooms, but must also he very destructive to the “ grass ” 
which has to produce the plants for next year. On Mr. Ware’s plan about 
seventy-two blooms and the material for seventy-t^o plants would be 
requin d to make up a stand of twelve bunches. This initial difficulty 
few amateurs would care to face. The fourth prize in twelve Carnati ms, 
third for si Picotees, and second for twelve Fancy Carnations were 
awarded to Huson Morris, Esq., The Nest, Hayes, Kent. The cards 
were not placed to the exhibits, and your reporter could not get the 
name on that account. After such a successful exhibition all must admit 
'hat wondertul progress has been made in the last decade. What will it 
be at the end of another ? or who will live to see it ? We need not look so 
far into the misty future. I was greatly pleased to see so many young 
growers taking part in the fray, and especially in the small classes. This 
bodes well lor the future of the Society.—J. Douglas. 
ROSES AND ROSES. 
I can endorse on a limited scale most of the experiences 
clearly and practically described in the opening article of the 
Journal for July 22nd, and with the writer’s (Mr. Duncan 
Gilmour) concluding words about the Rose I cordially agree. 
Sitting now within reach of my Rose table, a round one standing 
rather low in a bay window looking out on the Roses outside, 
the eye enjoys the glow and brilliancy of the Rose, and appre- 
