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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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In the class for forty-eight Mr. Frank Cant was first with a collection 
of bright well-grown Roses, comprising Countess of Oxford, Catherine 
Mermet, Charles Lefebvre, Marie Finger, Comte de Paris, Souvenir d’un 
Ami, Frangois Michelon, The Bride, H irace Vernet, Elise Vardon, Etienne 
Levet, Madame de Watteville, Lady Helen Stewart, Lady M. Fitzwilliam, 
Duke of Edinburgh, Heinrich Schultheis, La France, Exposition de Brie, 
Marie Van Houtte, Beauty of Waltham, Jeannie Dickson, G6n6ral 
Jacqueminot, Vicomtesse Folkestone, Prince Arthur, Augustine Guinois- 
seau, Duke of Teck, Innocente Pirola, Marie Susanne Rodocanachi, 
Madame Cusin, Marie Rady, Her Majesty, Charles Lamb, Marguerite 
Dickson, E. Y. Teas, Caroline Ivuster, Antoine Ducher, Ernest Metz, 
Pride of Waltham, Cleopatra, A, K. Williams, Marie Cointet, Dupuy 
Jamain, Marguerite St. Armand, Camille Bernardin, Hon. Edith Gifford, 
Duke of Connaught, Madame Gabriel Luizet. Mr. Benjamin Cant was 
second. In the class for thirty-six distinct Messrs. Prior & Sons, 
Colchester, were first with Lady M. Fitzwilliam, Alphonse Soupert, 
Marie Van Houtte, Reine Marie Henriette, Mons. Noman, Auguste 
Piganeau, La France, A. K. Williams, Mrs. J. Laing, Duke of Edinburgh, 
Baroness Rothschild, Mary Bennett, Catherine Mermet, Constantin 
Fretiakoff, Merveille de Lyon, Abel Carrikre, Anna Ollivier, Heinrich 
Schultheis, Jean Ducher, Prince Arthur, Madame G. Luizet, Boieldieu, 
Marshal Niel, Ulrich Brunner, Souvenir d’Elise, Alfred Colomb, 
Niphetog, Charles Darwin, Caroline Kuster, Duchesse de Morny, Captain 
Christy, Madame Larabard, Countess of Rosebery, Marie Finger, Edith 
Gifford, and Countess of Pembroke. Mr. Burrell of Cambridge was 
second with a good stand. In the class for twelve trebles Mr. F. Cant 
was again first with some of the best varieties named in his forty-eights. 
Mr. B. R. Cant was second, and Prior & Son third. In the class for eighteen 
Teas Mr. Frank Cant was again first with Madame de Watteville, The 
Bride, Madame Cusin, Marbchal Niel, Catherine Mermet, Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Souvenir d’un Ami, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Perle des 
Jardins, Innocente Pirola, Marie Van Houtte, Ernest Metz, Francisca 
Kruger, Princess of Wales, Cleopatra, Hon. Edith Gifford, Caroline 
Kuster, and Anna Ollivier. Mr. G. Prince, was second, and Messrs. Prior 
and Sons third, and in this box was one of the finest blooms of Marie 
Van Houtte ever exhibited. 
In the amateur classes, in that for thirty-six, the Rev. H. A. Berners 
was first with an excellent stand. In the class for twenty-four, 
Mr. J. Gurney Fowler, Glebeland, Woodford, Essex, was first with 
Duke of Teck, Her Majesty, Duke of Edinburgh, Ulrich Brunner, 
Countess of Oxford, Pride of Waltham, Dr. Andry, A. K. Williams, 
Mrs. J. Laing, Rossieriste Jacobs, Charles Lefebvre, La France, Marie 
Rady, Duchesse de Morny, Etienne Levet, Vicomtesse Folkestone, 
Pride of Reigate, Catherine Mermet, Marie Baumann, Hon. E. Gifford, 
Dr. Sewell, Marquise de Castellane, Jean Ducher, Comte Raimbaud. 
Mr. 0. G. Orpen, West Bergliolt, Colchester, was second, and the Rev. A. 
Foster-Melliar, Sproughton Rectory, third. 
In the class for eighteen Teas the Rev. F. R. Burnside was first with 
Souvenir d’Elise, Mad. Cusin, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Princess of Wales, 
Catherine Mermet, Hon. Edith Gifford, The Bride, Marie Van Houtte, 
Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Caroline Kuster, Rubens, Niphetos, Souvenir 
de Th^rese Levet, Francisca Kruger, Souvenir d’un Ami, Mad. Bravy, 
Ethel Brownlow ; the Rev. H. A. Berners wa3 second, and Mr. 0. G. 
Orpen third. In twelve trebles the Rev. H. A. Berners was first with 
Marshal Niel, Anna Ollivier, Innocente Pirola, Mad. Bravy, Comtesse 
de Nadaillac, Mad. Hoste, Hon. Edith Gifford, Jean Ducher, Catherine 
Mermet, Princess of Wales, Francisca Kruger, The Bride. The Rev. 
F. R. Burnside was second, and Mr. 0. G. Orpen third. In the class 
for twelve of one variety the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar was first with Anna 
Ollivier; Mr. J. Gurney Fowler was second, and the Rev. H. A. 
Berners third. In the class for twelve distinct Mr. J. Fowler was first, 
Mr. 0. G. Orpen second, and the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar third. The 
silver medals of the National Rose Society were awarded to the Rev. 
H. A. Berners for Cleopatra as the best Tea in the amateur classes, a 
very grand bloom, and to Mr. 0. G. Orpen for the best Hybrid 
Perpetual. 
All the arrangements of the Show were carried out in an excellent 
manner, and great credit is due to the Rev. H. A. Berners for this, and 
that in despite of the adverse circumstances already alluded to, it was, 
to me, a great matter of regret that the storm of Tuesday had so ruined 
the garden of Mr. Berners that a visit to it, which had been arranged, 
had to be abandoned. Another matter of regret was that the Rev. F. 
Pagc-Roberts, so well known as a successful grower of Tea Roses, had 
suffered such severe losses in his plants during the last two winters that 
he was quite unable to put in an appearance ; in person he was there, 
but his Roses were absent. 
Amongst the other attractions of the Show was a beautiful bank of 
flowers of herbaceous plants, the finest being those exhibited by Mr. 
J. Burrell of Cambridge. The bright colours and varied hues of these 
flowers attracted general admiration ; orange white and yellow Iceland 
Poppies, blue Delphiniums, white Campanulas, scarlet Lychnis, and a 
ho3t of intermediate shades of colour combined to make a most attractive 
picture, and showed, at any rate, that East Anglia is not behind in the 
movement, made of late years, to encourage the growth of these plants. 
—D., Deal. 
ELTHAM. 
ONCE more in this charming spot, the very beau ideal of a place for 
a Rose show, and in the most delightful weather, there were gathered 
together not only a very good collection of Roses, but also greenhouse 
plants, table decorations, fruits and vegetables and cottagers’ produc¬ 
tions, many of which deserve more than a mere passing notice. I 
have often noticed how delightful are the decorations exhibited here, 
and the present year fully maintained this character. They were light 
and artistic, and fully deserved the encomiums passed on them, although 
as usual there was a wide difference of opinion as to the correctness of 
the Judges’ decisions, and I do not see how it is ever to be otherwise. It 
is simply a matter of taste ; some like gracefulness and elegance, others 
massiveness. I do not think that anybody expected so good an exhibi¬ 
tion, for the season had been a very eccentric one to say the least, and 
yet flowers of great brilliancy as well as of delicate shades were to 
be seen. One very noticeable fact was the progress that had been 
made by the local growers. I remember when it used to be said- 
first, and the rest nowhere ; but now several of those who were amongst the 
latter have advanced to a position of great excellence, and many of the 
stands exhibited did great credit to the growers, and this is one of the 
bast results of such exhibitions—they stimulate further exertions. A 
man has been content with what he has seen in his own garden, he 
thinks that they are quite as good as anyone could grow ; he goes to 
an exhibition and comes back with a very different story. He sets to 
work, adds to his marks, reads books, consults his neighbours, and as a 
consequence takes a higher position. There are persons who very much 
FIG-. 3.— CATTLEYA IRICOLOR. (See page 4.) 
dislike exhibitions. Their reasons are various ; but the advantages and 
ultimate results I think far outweigh any supposed disadvantages. 
I commence with the amateurs, to whom at Eltham is given the 
post of honour—a very desirable practice, for assuredly it is the amateur 
element which is most to be cherished. Professional growers can take 
care of themselves, and the National Rose Society has always held to 
the theory and practice, and has consequently made such a schedule for 
amateurs as has never before been attempted. Of course there is a 
reflex benefit on the professional side, for the more enthusiastic the 
amateur becomes the larger are the orders sent to the nurserymen. 
In the class for eighteen distinct varieties Mr. Shea was first with 
Madame G. Luizet, Sultan of Zanzibar, Duke of Teck, Marie Finger, 
Innocente Pirola, Mrs. J. Laing, Prince Arthur, Countess of Oxford, 
Caroline Kuster, Ulrich Brunner, Magna Charta, Luciole, Pride of 
Waltham, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Vicomtesse Folkestone, Duke of 
Edinburgh, and Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi. Mr. A. Harris was second, 
and Mr. R. Bloxham third. In the class for twelve varieties Mr. Arthur 
Bryans was first with Ulrich Brunner, Merveille de Lyon, Duke of Teck, 
Captain Christy, Baroness Rothschild, Souvenir de Thfir^se Levet, Louis 
Van Houtte, Mrs. J. Laing, Countess of Oxford, Vicomtesse Folkestone, 
Duchess of Bedford, Marie Baumann. Mr. Shea was second, and Rev. 
J. N. Rowsell third. In four trebles Mr. Bloxham was first with 
Vicomtesse Folkestone, La France, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Eugfine 
Verdier; and Mr. A. Harris third. In the class for six varieties Mr. 
A. Bryans was first with Baroness Rothschild, Countess of Oxford, 
Benoit Comte, Abel Carriere, A. K. Williams, Heinrich Schultheis. 
Mr. Summers second, and Mr. Massey third. 
In the class for six Teas Mr. Rowsell was first with Etoile de Lyon, 
Jules Finger, Vicomtesse Folkestone, Jean Ducher, Ethel Brownlow, 
Madame Margottin ; and Mr. A. Bryans second. In the class for six of 
one variety Mr. Shea was first with Marie Finger, Mr. Bloxham second 
with Vicomtesse Folkestone, and Mr. Bryans third. 
In the classes for nurserymen Mr. Frank Cant was first in that for 
forty-eight varieties with Sultan of Zanzibar, Vicomtesse Folkestone, 
Dr. Sewell, Merveille de Lyon, Antoine Ducher, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
