52 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 
t July 20, 1893. 
The general opinion appeared to be that so far as the open and trade 
classes were concei ned it was going to be a case of Harkness first and 
the rest nowhere, but in the amateurs’ section there was a feeling of 
absolute uncertainty. A few bolder than the rest ventured a hesitating 
prediction or two, but they managed to hedge it round with so many 
qualifications that they were sure to be right whatever happened. The 
result was a complete surprise so far as the Jubilee class was concerned, 
an outsider in Mr. Whitton of Bedale coming in well ahead of the usual 
leaders, Mr. Lindsell in particular failing to get a prize. Somehow or 
other Mr. Pemberton also failed to display his customary interest in the 
welfare of the trophy. Another instance of the climatic see-saw, it 
will be said. Very likely ; but for all that, ’twas a glorious victory. 
That both trade and amateurs’ trophies should go to Bedale is, of 
course, a coincidence largely influenced by the season. Messrs. Hark¬ 
ness were not victorious without a struggle, for in the Jubilee and 
several other classes Messrs. Dickson & Son of Newtownards gave them 
a hard fight. In the former there was no doubt about the verdict, but 
in the class for thirty-six trebles many appeared to think that a mis¬ 
take had been made, and that the Irish growers ought to have been 
placed first. The blooms were pointed up, however, and Messrs. 
Harkness & Son’s flowers found by the Judges to be two points ahead ; 
too close to be comfortable, no doubt. It was generally agreed that 
considering everything the Jubilee flowers made a marvellous display. 
The Palace winners had a really magnificent stand. How tenderly Mr. 
Harkness nursed it when he found there was no one to oppose him with 
seventy-two, and what a number of fine blooms he found he could 
dispense with in the latter 1 Mr. Merryweather, Mr. Mount, Messrs, 
Mack & Son all showed extremely well, as in the amateurs’ section 
did Messrs. Whitton, Hutchinson, Machin, Mawley, Grahame, and 
Pemberton. 
It can hardly be said that the Show was a completely satisfactory 
one—what “ National ” could be without the Cants, Mr. Prince, Mr. 
Burnside,Mr. Foster-Melliar, Mr. Berners,or Mr. Hill Gray? to mention 
only a few of those whose enforced absence was mourned—but it was a 
surprisingly good one considering the season. Let us hope that next 
year the crestfallen heroes will not be compelled, nolens volens, to leave 
the fray to others, but will once more show themselves worthy of places 
amongst the bravest and best. Mr. Mawley, Mr, D’Ombrain, Mr. Machin 
and others worked hard to get the Show ready for the Judges in good 
time, and were more successful than has sometimes been the case in the 
past. All honour to them. 
The first of the nurserymen’s classes was that in which the Jubilee 
trophy and £2 10s. constituted the first prize for thirty-six blooms. The 
Crystal Palace winners, Messrs. Harkness & Sons, were generally expected 
to repeat their southern victory, and they did so with a really superb 
stand, the flowers being large, richly coloured, perfectly fresh and 
clean. The varieties were as follows :—Back row : Mdme. E. Verdier (a 
grand flower), Mrs. .lowett (splendidly coloured), Fran 9 ois Michelon, 
Camille Bernardin, S. M. Eodocanachi (very brilliant), Comte Raimbaud, 
Ulrich Brunner, Mrs. J. Laing, Earl Dufferin, Duchesse de Morny, 
Marie Eady, and Marie Baumann. Middle row : A. K. Williams, 
Mar^chal Niel, Alfred Colomb, Madame H. Jamain, Horace Vernet (a 
.splendid flower), Pierre Netting, Duchess of Bedford (very fine), Fisher 
Holmes, Hon, Edith Gifford, Prince Arthur (a grand flower), Comtesse 
de Nadaillac, and Chas. Lefebvre. Front row : Dupuy Jamain 
(splendid), Duke of Fife, La France, Reynolds Hole, J. S. Mill, Harrison 
Weir, Madame Haussmann, E. Y, Teas, Duke of Wellington, Countess of 
Rosebery (a beautiful flower, full of colour), Gustave Piganeau, and 
Exposition de Brie, Messrs. A. Dicksons & Sons, Newtownards, had a 
very fine stand, and one that deserved a better fate than the second 
prize in such a season ; but they were well beaten by the Bedale growers 
for all that. They had some splendid flowers, particularly General 
Jacqueminot, Mrs. John Laing, Chas. Lefebvre (although a little 
tarnished), Camille Bernardin, Catherine Mermet, Countess of Rosebery, 
Madame Eugene Verdier, Benoit Comte, President Willermoz, and 
Madame Hoste. Messrs. Mack & Son, Catterick, were a most creditable 
third, their blooms being smaller than the others, but very fresh and 
nlean. 
Absence of competition in the seventy-two class enabled Messrs. 
Harkness & Sons to concentrate their strength on the Jubilee class, and 
if the large stand was made to suffer somewhat in order to reinforce the 
•quarter in which danger lay, it was not by any means weak, and com¬ 
prised some very fine blooms, which, under the circumstances, it may 
be well to name, instead of going through the whole stand, and includ¬ 
ing the mediocrities in so doing. The best flower was a grand Horace 
Vernet, which the Bedale growers have shown very finely this year, and 
they were fortunate in having a still better one for the forty-eight. 
Mrs. John Laing was also beautifully shown, although a little marked 
by the weather. The same remarks apply to Fisher Holmes. Dupuy 
Jamain was a large and well coloured bloom, and so was Ulrich Brunner, 
Comtesse de Ludre was very rich, and Madame C. Crapelet, G6n4ral 
Jacqueminot, Prince Arthur, and Gustave Piganeau were also worthy 
of commendation, albeit the last named had its outer petals tarnished. 
First prize was awarded. 
There was a close struggle between Messrs. Harkness and Dickson 
with thirty-six trebles, the Bedale growers eventually securing the 
award, but not by many points. Both were splendid stands. Messrs. 
Dickson had the cleanest flowers and the most variety, but Messrs. 
Harkness had the heaviest blooms. The latter were represented by 
Gustave Piganeau, Prince Arthur, Alfred Colomb, E. Y. Teas, Etienne 
Levet, Fisher Holmes, Comtesse de Serenye, Exposition de Brie, Dupuy 
Jamain, Harrison Weir, Rosieriste Jacobs, S. M. Eodocanachi, Horace 
Vernet, G6n4ral Jacqueminot, Duchesse de Morny, A. K. Williams, 
H. Schultheis, Chas. Darwin, Pierre Netting, Reynolds Hole, La France, 
Duke of Connaught, Mrs. Harkness, Chas. Lefebvre, Pride of Waltham, 
Marie Baumann, Countess of Rosebery, Louis Van Houtte, Madame 
Haussmann, Marchioness of Dufferin, May Quennell, Dr. Sewell, Earl 
Dufferin, Marie Verdier, Mrs. John Laing, and Duchess of Bedford. 
Mr. H. Merryweather, Southwell, won with thirty-six single trusses, 
and he had a very even, well-coloured collection, in which Duke of 
Albany, Mrs. J. Laing, Victor Hugo, Camille Bernardin, and Gustave 
Piganeau were particularly good. Messrs. Mack & Son were second 
with a very fair stand, Mr. Frettingham third, and Mr. Mount was 
awarded an extra prize. The best of three good stands of eighteen trebles 
came from Messrs. Mack & Son, whose Marie Baumann, Victor Hugo, 
Prince Arthur, and General Jacqueminot were very good indeed. Mr. 
Merryweather was an excellent second, and Mr. Mount third. 
The Jubilee trophy for amateurs brought several splendid stands, and 
the class was a noteworthy one considering the season. The premier award 
went out of the usual hands, falling to Mr. Whitton of Bedale. He well 
merited his victory, his flowers being in perfect condition. The varieties 
represented v/ere—back row : Emilie Hausburg, Duchess of Bedford 
(a lovely flower), Mdme. Montet, Prince Arthur, Franqois Michelon 
(weak), Comte Raimbaud, Marie Verdier, and Dupuy Jamain. Middle 
row : Ulrich Brunner, Rubens, A. K. Williams (a grand flower), Catherine 
Mermet, Dr. Andry, Inuocente Pirola, E. Y. Teas, and S. M. Eodocanachi. 
Front row : Comtesse de Nadaillac, Camille Bernardin, Mrs. Laing, 
Alfred Colomb, Madame G. Luizet, Horace Vernet, Etienne Levet, and 
Victor Hugo. Mr. W. Hutchinson, Kirby Moorside, was second with a 
delightful collection, the only fault of which was that the flowers were 
rather light. Mr. H. V, Machin, Gateford Manor, Worksop, was third with 
a very good stand. The Palace winner, Mr. Lindsell, was altogether out 
of it. 
There was also excellent competition with thirty-six single trusses, 
the Rev. J. H. Pemberton winning the piece of plate with somewhat 
small but clean blooms, the best being Mrs. John Laing, A. K. Williams, 
Horace Vernet, Comte Raimbaud, and J. S. Mill. Mr. W. Drew, Led¬ 
bury, was second with The Bride, Mrs. J. Laing, A. K. Williams, and a 
lovely Madame Hoste as his best flowers. Mr. Lindsell was third. Mr. 
Machin was the only exhibitor of twelve trebles, and was rightly 
awarded the first prize. 
Division D was open to growers of less than 2000 plants. There were 
two classes, one for eighteen single trusses and one for twelve. Three 
competed with eighteen, and the first prize went to Mr. Whitton, the 
best blooms in a moderate stand being Prince Arthur, Duchess of 
Bedford, A. K. Williams, Catherine Mermet, and Alfred Colomb. Mr. 
Hutchinson followed with fair flowers. Duchess of Bedford being one of 
the best; and Mr. W. Boyes, Derby, was third. Mr. E. Mawley, Berk- 
hamsted, was first with twelve, his flowers being small but extremely 
neat; Mrs. John Laing and Marquise de Castellane were perhaps the 
best. There was no other competitor. 
In division E, for growers of less than 1000 plants, there were classes 
for twelve and nine. The former found Mr. C. J. Grahame of Croydon 
to the fore, his blooms being small, but the majority clean and fresh. 
Suzanne Marie Eodocanachi was a good bloom, although a little wanting 
in tone. Mr. Mallender, gardener to Miss Mellish, Hodsock Priory, 
Worksop, was second. In the other class there was only one stand, that 
of the Rev. F. H. Gall, Hitchin, and he was charitably awarded the first 
prize. Division F, in which there was a class for six single trusses, did 
not fill. 
The local division brought out some very fair flowers. It covered a 
radius of thirty miles from Worksop Cattle Market, and consequently 
admitted Mr. Boyes, who defeated his solitary opponent. Miss Mellish, 
by a few points only, his flowers being much undersized. The best 
flower in either stand was Miss Mellish’s Madame Eugene Verdier. 
Mrs. Jebb, Firbeck Hall, was the only one to stage a twelve stand, and 
was given the first prize; while in that for six Mr. H. Stewart of 
Carlton scored a bloodless victory. Competition was better with six 
Teas, Miss Jebb winning from three opponents with a very good stand 
indeed, her flowers being fresh and perfectly clean. The Hon. Edith 
Gifford and Marie Van Houtte were two of the best. Mr. Stewart was 
second with fresh flowers, and Miss Mellish third. 
The extra classes for amateurs comprised one for six new Roses, one for 
six of any H.P. for exhibitors in divisions C and D, a similar one for those 
in divisions E, F, and G, and one for eighteen bunches of garden Roses. 
In the first the Rev. J. H. Pemberton was the only exhibitor, and was 
placed first for Gustave Piganeau, Caroline Testout, Duchess of Fife, 
Madame Delville, Marchioness of Dufferin, and Frances Bloxham. In 
the second Mr. Lindsell won with a moderate stand of Mrs. J. Laing, 
Mr. Whitton being second with Prince Arthur, and Dr. Budd third with 
Alfred Colomb. In the third Mr. Grahame won with La France, and 
Miss Mellish was second. In the fourth there were three excellent 
stands, much the best being that of Mr. Machin, who had Rugosa rubra. 
Mignonette, L’Ideale (beautiful), Paquerette, Gloire de Dijon, The Pet, 
W. A. Richardson, Damascena, Monthly, Anna Maria de Montravel, 
Red Pet, Salet, Eeve d’Or, Gloire des Polyanthes, Rugosa alba, and 
Perle d’Or in delightful condition. Mr. Pemberton was an excellent 
second, and Miss Mellish third. 
Teas and Noisettes were not up to high water mark as a whole, but 
many were good. Mr. Merryweather scored in the only open class, 
which was for twelve trebles, and with one or two exceptions he had a 
