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Comtesse de Nadaillac, Horace Vernet (good), Ulrich Brunner, Madame 
E. Verdier, and Marie Baumann. Mr. W. H. Frettingham, Beeston, 
was a very close second, showing, amongst others, grand blooms of 
Duchess of Bedford, Her Majesty, Comtesse de Ludre, and Merveille de 
Lyon. Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury, was third. 
Amateurs’ Classes. 
The trophy class for forty-eight blooms which always excites so much 
interest, brought five stands. It would be idle to state that they formed 
as high class a display as last year, but the season has always to be con¬ 
sidered. A really fine stand from Mr. E. B. Lindsell, Bearton, Hitchin, 
secured the premier award and added to his already high reputation. 
The flowers were large, fresh, and full of colour, the varieties being as 
follows—Back row : Horace Vernet (very fine), Mrs. J. Laing, Prince 
Arthur (very fine), Madame E. Verdier, Francois Michelon, Ulrich 
Brunner (splendid, selected as the best amateur’s H.P. in the Show), 
Her Majesty, Maurice Bernardin, Duchess of Morny, A. K. Williams, 
Mdme. J. Desbois (poor). Lady Shefiield, Louise Van Houtte, Merveille de 
Lyon, Countess of Oxford (out of colour), and Gustave Piganeau. 
Middle row : Mdme. Hoste, Duke of Wellington, Mardchal Niel, Dr. 
Sewell, Comtesse de Nadaillac (very good), Alfred Colomb, J. S. Mill, 
Ethel Brownlow, Prince Camille de Bohan, The Bride (fine), Dupuy 
Jamain, Caroline Kuster, Etienne Levet, Comte Raimbaud, Marie Van 
Houtte, and Abel Carri^re. Front row : Fisher Holmes, Mdme. Cusin, 
Earl of Dufferin, Marie Verdier, Eosieriste Jacobs, Innocente Pirola, 
Madame V. Verdier, Chas. Lefebvre, Camille Bernardin, Xavier Olibo, 
Catherine Mermet, Sir Rowland Hill, Reynolds Hole, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Beauty of Waltham, and La France. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering- 
atte-Bower, Romford, took the second prize. He had distinctly less 
weight than the Hitchin grower and one or two of his flowers were badly 
tarnished, but as a whole the stand was a good one. Marshall P. 
Wilder, Auguste Rigotard, J. S. Mill, Horace Vernet, Sir Rowland Hill, 
and Ernest Metz were extremely good, and the last named was a splendid 
flower. Mr. H. V. Machin, Gateford Hill, Worksop, was third with a 
highly creditable stand. 
There were four stands of thirty-six single trusses, and the first prize 
went to the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, Sproughton Rectory, Ipswich, for an 
excellent collection, the flowers being large and well coloured. The 
varieties were as follows—Back row : Mrs. Paul, Lord Macaulay, Com¬ 
tesse Panisse, Madame Isaac Pereire, La Boule d’Or, E. Y. Teas, Baroness 
Rothschild, Emilie Hausburg, Duke of Wellington, Hippolyte Jamain, 
and Madame Hoste. Middle row : Marie Verdier, Le Havre, Victor 
Hugo, Mar6chal Niel, Charles Darwin. Horace Vernet, Abel Carriere, 
Ethel Brownlow, Ernest Metz, Madame Charles Crapelet, Margaret 
Dickson, and Alfred Colomb. Front row : Camille Bernardin, Merveille 
de Lyon, Eugene Furst, Francois Michelon, Souvenir d’un Ami, Jean 
Liabaud, Souvenir d’Elise, Penelope Mayo, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Ulrich Brunner, Marie Baumann, and Beauty of Waltham. Mr. W. 
Drew, Uplands, Ledbury, took second place with an excellent stand ; it 
contained no specially meritorious flowers, except perhaps a G6n6ral 
Jacqueminot, but the blooms were fresh and in good colour. The Rev. 
J. H. Pemberton was a good third. The twenty-four class only brought 
two stands, but both were good ones. Mr. Gurney Fowler, Woodford, 
had a very even, fresh, and richly coloured collection, and was placed 
first. His back row flowers were J. S. Mill, Rosieriste Jacobs, Duchess of 
Leeds, Charles Lefebvre (very good), Fran 9 ois Michelon, Earl of Dufferin, 
Madame Eugene Verdier, and Prince Arthur. Middle row : Fisher 
Holmes (very fine), Xavier Olibo, Frangois Louvat, Black Prince, Dr. 
Sewell, Mrs. J. Laing, A. K. Williams, and Victor Hugo. Front row : 
Le Havre, Princess of Wales, Madame Norman Neruda, Duchess of 
Caylus, Camille Bernardin, Comtesse de Paris, and Duke of Edinburgh. 
Colonel Pitt was second, Mr. Lindsell had the better of two stands of 
sixteen trebles, his flowers being large and on the whole good, although 
one or two were very weak. The varieties were A. K. Williams, Horace 
Vernet (very fine), Her Majesty (poor). Lady Sheffield, Duke of 
Wellington, Louis Van Houtte, Catherine Mermet (bad), Dupuy 
Jamain, Reynolds Hole, Charles Lefebvre, Alfred Colomb, "rhe Bride, 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, Fisher Holmes, Prince Arthur, and Madame J. 
Laing. Mr. Machin was second. Mr. W. Drew won with twelve trebles 
from Colonel Pitt, his only opponent. The winner had Alfred Colomb, 
A. K. Williams, G4n4ral Jacqueminot, Mrs. J. Laing, Lady Sheffield, 
Charles Darwin, Comte Raimbaud, Marie Baumann, Louise Van Houtte, 
Horace Vernet, Ulrich Brunner, and Earl of Dufierin. Mr. Drew scored 
another victory with twelve of one variety, a fine stand of Mrs. J. Laing 
representing him. Mr. Budd was second with Marie Baumann, and Mr. 
Machin third with La France. 
The five classes open onlyi to growers of less than 2000 plants of 
varieties of exhibition Roses were interesting. The Rev. H. Berners, 
Harkstead Rectory, was first in the class for twenty-four distinct, single 
trusses. The varieties shown were Marguerite St. Amand, Marie 
Baumann (good). Her Majesty, A. K. Williams (rich). Baroness Rothschild, 
Camille Bernardin, Fran 9 ois Michelon, Madame Marie Cointet, Earl of 
Pembroke, Dr. Hogg, Eclaire, Heinrich Schultheis, Le Havre (good), 
Duke of Edinburgh, Merveille de Lyon, Reynolds Hole, Gustave Piga- 
neau. The Bride, Horace Vernet, Prince Arthur, Madame Hoste, Jean 
Soupert, Francisca Kruger, and John Bright. Mr. A. Slaughter, Stey- 
ning, Sussex, was second, the best flowers in this stand being Fisher 
Holmes, A. K. Williams, Dr. Andry, and Beauty of Waltham. Mr. 
W. C. Romaine, The Priory, Old Windsor, was third. 
Mr. A. Whitton, Asken, Bedale, was first in the class for eighteen 
distinct, single trasses, with a box of grand blooms. The varieties shown 
were Ulrich Brunner (good), Madame E. Verdier, Marie Baumann, 
Merveille de Lyon, Duke of Wellington, Dupuy Jamain, Lady Mary 
Fitzwilliam, Thomas Mills, Viscountess Folkestone, La Havre, Mona. 
Gustave Guinneseau, Victor Hugo (good), Charles Lefebvre, Mrs. 
J. Laing (fine). Dr. Andry, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Countess of 
Rosebery, and Margaret Dickson. Mr. J. Parker, Oakfield, Hitchin, was 
second, and Mr. E. Mawley, Rosebank, Berkhampsted, third, both 
staging good flowers. Mr. J. Ough, Clifford Street, Hereford, was given 
the premier award for twelve distinct, single trusses, showing Sir 
Rowland Hill, Gustave Piganeau (good), G(5n6ral Jacqueminot, Merveille 
de Lyon, Marie Baumann, Camille Bernardin, Her Majesty, Earl of 
Dufferin (good), Reynolds Hole, Mrs. J. Laing, Suzanne Marie Rodo- 
canachi (grand), and The Bride. There was no other exhibitor in this 
class. The Rev. H. Berners was first with eight distinct, three trusses 
of each, showing fine blooms of Her Majesty, Henrich Schultheis, Ulrich 
Brunner, Mrs. J. Laing, Merveille de Lyon, Camille Bernardin, Crown 
Prince, and Alfred Colomb. Mr. A. Slaughter was awarded the second 
prize, there being no third competitor. The Rev. H. Berners was again 
first for nine single trusses of any Hybrid Perpetual, showing a grand 
bloom of Merveille de Lyon. Mr. W. C. Romaine was second with Dr. 
Andry, and Mr. Whitton third with Merveille de Lyon. 
Division E was open to growers of not more than 1000 plants. There 
were six stands of twelve, the best being that from Mr. Orpen, West 
Bergholt, Colchester, who had Alfred Colomb (very good), Mar^chal 
Niel, Gustave Piganeau (very fine), Souvenir d’uo Ami, Baroness Roth¬ 
schild, Horace Vernet, La France, Camille Bernardin, Mdlle. Marie Rady, 
Marie Van Houtte, Fisher Holmes, and Marie Suzanne Rodocanachi. 
Mr, C. J. Grahame, Coombe Road, Croydon, was second, losing a little 
in weight, but gaining in freshness. Mr. Parker was third, and Dr. 
Tucker fourth. Mr. Conway Jones had the best of three stands of nine, 
his varieties being Prince Camille de Rohan, Catherine Mermet, Chas. 
Lefebvre, Niphetos, Louis Van Houtte, Marie Hoste, Benoit Comte, 
Alfred Colomb, and Earl Dufferin. Mr. M. Hodgson, Shirley Cottage, 
Croydon, was second ; and Mr. C. E. Cuthell, Chapel Croft, Dorking, 
third. Mr. Parker had the best six trebles, his varieties being Alfred 
Colomb, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Mrs. J. Laing, E. Y. Teas, Earl Dufferin, 
and Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi. Miss Mellish and Dr. Tucker were 
second and third. The best six of one variety came from Dr. Tucker, 
who had very heavy blooms of Her Majesty. Mr. Parker was second 
with the same variety; and Mr. Hodgson third with Alfred Colomb. 
There were two other stands. 
The blooms in the classes open to growers of less than 500 plants 
of varieties of exhibition Roses were not quite up to the standard of last 
year. Mrs. L. P. Times, Hitchin, was first with nine distinct, single 
trusses, showing Her Majesty, Etienne Levet, Horace Vernet, Alfred 
Colomb, Earl Dufferin, Mrs. J. Laing, Marie Baumann, Madame C. 
Crapelet, and Due de Wellington. Mr. G. Monies, Sim Street, Hitchin, 
was second, and Mr. H. P. Landen, Shenfield, Brentwood, third. Dr. 
Freshfield, The Wilderness, Reigate, was first for six distinct, single 
trusses, staging Duke of Teck, John Bright, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
E. Y. Teas, Marguerite Brassac, and Star of Waltham in good condition. 
The Rev. J. R. Buchanan Horne Vicarage, Canterbury, was second in 
this class ; Mr. F. S. Francis, Crofton Hall, Orpington, third; and Miss 
Denton, Orchard Court, Stevenage, fourth. Miss E. B. Denton was, 
however, first for four distinct, three trusses of each. These were 
Charles Lefebvre, Mrs. J. Laing, E. Y. Tea?, Alfred Colomb. Mr. F. 
Francis was second, and Mr. A. F. Grace, Christy Green House, Steyning, 
Sussex, third. 
In the class comprising six distinct, single trusses, and open only to 
amateurs who have never won a prize at an exhibition of the National 
Rose Society, Mr. A. Bryant, The Cottage, Foots Cray, was first, showing 
Madame V. Verdier, Mrs. J. Laing, Alfred Colomb, Camille Bernardin, 
Marie Rady, and Comtesse de Nadaillac. Mr. A. F. Grace was second, 
and Mr. H. Browne, Spa Hill, Upper Norwood, third. Mr. J. Bateman, 
Highgate, first in the class for six single trusses grown within eight 
miles of Charing Cross, with Ulrich Brunner, Rosieriste Jacobs, Her 
Majesty, Marie Rady, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, and Camille Ber¬ 
nardin in good condition. Mr. Rivers H. Loughton, Hendon, was 
second, and Mr. Hugh White, 5, Woodside Cottage, Highgate, third. 
Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering-atte-Bower, Essex, first in the class for 
six “ new Roses,” single trusses. The varieties shown were Augustine 
Guinoisseau, Caroline Testout, Elise Fugier, Gustave Piganeau, Jeannie 
Dickson, and Duchess of Fife. Mr. J. Bateman was a close second. 
There was no other competitor in this class. 
Tea and Noisette Division. 
In Class, 26, for twenty-four Teas and Noisettes, single trusses, there 
were three stands, and the winning one was that of Mr. B. R. Cant, 
whose flowers were even but by no means so clean and fresh as usual. 
He had a grand Ethel Brownlow, while Madame Hoste, Madame de 
Watteville, The Bride, and Souvenir d’Elise were also very good. Mr, 
Frank Cant was second with Ethel Brownlow, Niphetos, and Madame 
Cusin as the best of a moderate collection, and Messrs. D. and W. 
Croll were third. Mr. B. R, Cant again won with eighteen trebles, and this 
was a stronger stand than the twenty-four singles, the flowers as a 
whole being cleaner. Comtesse de Nadaillac, Madame Cusin, Madame de 
Watteville, and Ethel Brownlow were the best. Mr, Mount followed 
with much smaller but fairly fresh blooms, Marie Van Houtte, Comtesse 
de Nadaillac, Madame Cusin, and Niphetos being clean, though lacking 
size. Mr. Frank Cant was third. The Tea and Noisette trophy class 
for eighteen blooms brought out one of the very best stands in the 
Show. It came from the Rev, A. Foster-Melliar, Sproughton Rectory, 
Ipswich, and was distinguished for the size, freshness, and cleanliness of 
