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JOURNAL OF'HORTICULTURE ANI) COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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ribadcd from the sun and given a high moist temperature. Be., careful 
not to overwater these plants after they are first potted. More plants 
are brought into a stunted-condition through this than any other cause. 
—B. W. 
ROSE SHOWS. 
NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY. 
METROPOLITAN SHOW.— July 5th. 
GAIN the great annual 
tournament of Roses has 
been held at South Ken¬ 
sington, and though intending 
exhibitors have had an anxious 
period lately the gathering far 
surpassed the expectations of 
even the most sanguine rosa- 
rians. The season has, however, 
been an exceptionally trying one 
for the Hybrid Perpetuals, so that all 
must have been prepared to find, what 
1/ was actually the case—namely, much 
deficiency in size and substance o 
blooms, with considerable irregularity in the 
merits of the collections. There was scarcely one good 
all-round stand, except in the Tea classes, but there were 
numerous fine blooms scattered throughout the Show. In 
the nurserymen’s classes the want of size was most notice¬ 
able, and in the great seventy-two class it was a remarkable 
victory for Messrs. Harkness Co. to defeat the champion southern 
trade grower at the leading southern show. Yorkshire rosarians have 
reason to be proud of their representative. Most of the winning stands 
were, however, below the standard of previous years, except the Teas, 
which were in grand force, fresh, fine, and beautiful, quite refreshing in 
their purity, and amply proving how much they enjoy a tropical summer. 
It was somewhat curious that the Eame Hybrid Perpetual and Tea 
varieties should gain the silver medals in the nurserymen’s and amateurs’ 
classes, Ulrich Brunner being selected amongst the former, and Comtesse de 
Nadaillac amongst the latter, both varieties being shown capitally in a 
number of other stands. There was nothing special amongst new Roses, 
and there was no entry for the gold medal, but the classes provided for old 
.garden Roses, buttonhole and Moss Roses were very interesting, and 
attracted much admiration from the visitors. 
In the conservatory there were four rows of boxes, the whole length on 
central and side tables, while a great portion of the eastern quadrant was 
occupied with the classes from 20 to 38. All the arrangements were well 
made, the judging was expeditiously performed, and the prize cards 
promptly affixed, but there was not a very large attmdance of visitors. 
NURSEYMEN’S CLASSES. 
Class 1, for seventy-two varieties. A beautifully fresh collection from 
Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, Yorks, secured the premier award in this 
important class. In size they were wanting, but for freshness and clear¬ 
ness of hue they were excellent. The varieties were as follows :—Reynolds 
Hole, very fine ; Madame Willermoz, M. Alfred Dumesnil, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, General Jacqueminot, Princess Bea'rice, Auguste Rigotard, Captain 
Christy, Ulrich Brunner, Madame Theresa Levet, Dr. Sewell, Marquise de 
Castellane, Jean Ducher, Francis Michelon, Horace Vernet, M. Noman, 
La France, Constantin Fretiakotf, Queen of Queens, Etienne Levet (beauti¬ 
ful), Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Duke of Edinburgh, Heinrich Schultheis, 
La Rosiere, Reine du Midi (?), RosL-riste Jacobs, Madame de Watteville, Sir 
G. Wolseley, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Duke of Connaught, Marie Yan Houtte, 
Comtesse d’Oxford, Yiolette Bouyer, Star of Waltham, Catherine Mermet, 
Marie Baumann, fine ; Pride of Waltham, Beauty of Waltham, good ; 
Madame Montel, Antoine Ducher, Therese Levet, Merveille de Lyon, 
Le Havre, Niphetos, Dupuy Jamain, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, A. K. 
Williams, Du hesse de Vallombrosa, Charles Lefebvre, Edith Giffard, May 
<Juennell, M. E. Y. Teas, Madame Cusin, grand; Innocente Pirola, Sultan of 
Zanzibar, fine ; Souvenir d’un Ami, Hippolyte Jamain, Duohesse de Morny, 
Mareohal Niel, Prince Arthur, Princess of Wales, Alfred Colomb, Royal 
Standard, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Magna Charta, William Warden, Duke 
of Teck, Marie Finger, Fisher Holmes, Gloire de Dijon, and Madame E. 
Verdier. Mr. B. R. Cant of Colchester had a good stand, his blooms being 
of fair size and many in fine condition ; some, however, lacked freshness, 
Her Majesty was very good, as were Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Madame 
Ducher, and Dupuy Jamain. The third prize went to Mr. Frank Cant, 
Colchester, and the fourth to Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, 
Cheshunt. Five collections were staged. 
Class 2, forty-eight distinct varieties, three trusses of each. There 
were three stands in competition iu this class, Mr. B. R. Cant improving 
on his previous essay by securing the first prize. He showed the following 
varieties :—Merveille de Lyon, Nardy Fibres, Baronne de Rothschild, 
Madame Cusin, Mareckal Niel, Annie Laxton, Niphetos, Franjiis Michelon, 
Madame Lacharme, Marie Baumann, M. Noman, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, 
Marguerite de St. Amand, Madame Ducher, Madame Caroline Kuster, 
Alfred Colomb, Souvenir d’nn Ami, Souvenir de M. Soil, Mafiame IJJugene 
Verdier, Marchioness of Exeter, Her Majesty, Ulrich Brunner, Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, Dupuy Jamain, Madame Prosper Laugiet. Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Madame Marie Verdier, Souvenir d’E ise Vardon, Ethnne Leypt, 
Madame de Watteville, Xavier Olibo, Catherine Mermet, Star of Waltham, 
Etoile de Lyon, Maurice Bernardin, Edouard Morren, Duke of Wellington, 
Madame Willermoz, Dr. Andry, Mdlle. Marie Cointet. A. K. Williams, La 
Bouled’Or, Edouard Hervc, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Duke of Edinburgh, 
Innocente Pirola, Hippolyte Jamain, and Marie Finger. This was a sur¬ 
prisingly good collection. The second prize went to Messrs. Paul & Son, 
Cheshunt, who showed exceedingly well, and the third to Mr. Charles 
Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, in whose boxes Madame Gabriel Luizet 
was conspicuously good. 
Class 3, forty-eight varieties. Messrs. J. Burrell it Co., How House 
Nurseries, Cambridge, here secured the first prize, staging the following 
varieties :—Ulrich Brunner, M. Noman, Beauty of Waltham, Mardohal Niel, 
Madame Prosper Laugier, Baronne de Rothschild, Etoile de Lyon, Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, Franqois Michelon, La Boule d’Or, Duke of Teck. Marie 
Rady, Innocente Pirola, Duke of Edinburgh, Madame Eugene Yerdier, 
Princess of Wales, Merveille de Lyon (excellent bloom), Hypolyte Jamain, 
Madame de Watteville, Marie Baumann, Marie Verdier, Jean Ducher, 
Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Fisher Holmes, La France, Etienne Levet, 
Horace Vernet, Madame Montet, M. Boncenne, Souvenir de Gabriel Drevet, 
Xavier Olibo, Constantin Fretiakoff, S. Reynolds Hole, Catherine Mermet, 
Abel Carriere, Pride of Waltham, Violette Bouyer, Dupuy Jamain, Maurice 
Bernardin (excellent), Madame Hypolyte Jamain, Prince Arthur, Madame 
A. Jacquier, Her Majesty, Louis Van Houtte, Comtesse de Nadaillac (very 
fine), Madame Cusin, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, and Le Havre. This was a very 
even and fresh collection. The second prize went to Messrs. Curtis, Sanford, 
and Co., Torquay, their stand including noteworthy blooms of Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, Baronne de Rothschild, and Marguerite de St. Amand. The 
third prize fell to Messrs. John Cranston A Co., King’s Acre. Hereford, for 
a litt'e inferior collection, Her Majesty, Marie Rady, and M. Alfred Du¬ 
mesnil being good. Fourth prize was awarded to Messrs. Jefferies & Son, 
Cirencester. Seven collections were staged in all. 
Class 4, twenty-four distinct varieties. Mr. H. Merryweather, Southwell, 
was the most successful exhibitor in this class, his first prize stand being 
moderately good, but somewhat marred by a lark of freshness in some 
varieties. The following composed his stand:—Ulrich Brunner, Madame 
Lacharme, Etienne Level, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Mary Rady, La France, 
Pride of Reigate, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Mdlle. Marie Cointet, Madame 
Prosper Laugier, Madame de Watteville, Prince Arthur, Catherine Mermet, 
Charles Lefebvre, Marguerite de St. Amand, Comte de Raimbaud, Countess 
of Roseberv, Niplisto3. Francis Levet, Madame Catherine Soupert, A. K. 
Williams, M. Noman, Madame Cusin, and Duchesse de Vallombrosa. The 
first-named bloom, it may be noted, received tlie silver medal as being con¬ 
sidered the best Hybrid Perpetual iu the show. It was a fine substantial 
bloom. Mr. J. Mattock, New Headington Nursery, Oxford, receivid the 
second prize, his flowers being fresh, and the third and fourth prizes went 
to Messrs. G. Mount, Rose Nurseries, Cant rbury, and Messrs. G. Cooling 
and Son, Bath, respectively. Six stands were shown in all. 
Class 5, twenty-four varieties, three trusses of each. Messrs. J. Jefferies 
and Co. secured a highly creditable victory in this class, their blooms being 
in excellent condition. The varieties were as fo'lows :—Marquise de 
Castellane, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Ulrich Brunner, Marie Cointet, 
Comtesse d’Oxford, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Madam^ Marie Verdier, Cannes 
La Coquette, Annie Laxton, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Rosieriste Jacob, 
Madame Montet, Mareahal Niel, Marchioness of Exeter, Merveille de Lyon, 
Marie Rady, Comtesse de Serenye, Etienne Levet, Niphetos, Louis Van 
Houtte, Marie Finger, Mrs. Charles Wood, Marguerite de St. Amand, and 
American Beauty. Messrs. John Cranston followed, their stini including 
several good blooms ; and the third and fourth prizes went to Messrs. 
Cooling & Son and G. Mount, in the order named. Eight collections were 
in competition. 
AMATEURS’ CLASSES. 
The competition was keen in the chief amateurs’ class, and nine col- 
lect’ons of forty-eight distinct single trusses were staged. The challenge 
trophy was won by W. J. Grant, Esq., Hope End Farm, L dbury. Hereford, 
with an admirable stand of blooms, comprising Bonne capital specimens for 
the season. The varieties were Sir Garnet AVolseley, Mons. Noman, 
Alfred Colomb, Merveille de Lvon, Annie Wood, Madame Welch, Duchess 
of Bedford, Souvenir d’EIise Vardon, Madame Crapelet, Her Majesty, 
Marie Rady, Marie Van Houtte, Le Havre, Cattle 1 ine Mermet, Star of 
Waltham, Marechal Niel, General Jacqu minot, Anna 0 ivier, Ulrich 
Brunner. Belle Lyonr.aise. Constantin Fretiakoff, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
A.K.Williams, LouisVan Houtte, Marie Baumann, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, 
Camille Bernardin, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. Charles Lefebvre, Comtesse 
de Nadaillac, Thomas Mills, Marquise de Castellane, Abel Carriere, Madlle. 
Eugenie Verdier, Lord Macaulay, Caroline Kuster, Xavier Olibo, Niphetos, 
Etienne Level, La France, Duke of Wellington, Souvenir d’un Ami, Duke of 
Edinburgh, Franij fis Michelon, Charles DarwiD, Henrich Schultheis, La 
Rosier?, and Cotmtess of Oxford ; the Rev. J. H. Pembe-ton, Havering, 
RunforJ, was a very good second with handsome blooms, among-t which 
was the premier Hybrid Perpetual in the amateurs’classes, Ulrich Brunner, 
very large, and handsome in colour, a magnificent bloom. Fine examples 
of Charles Lefebvre, Catherine Mermet, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, and 
Horace Vernet were also shown. T. B. Hall, Esq., Rockfeiry, was third,and 
H. Slaughter, Esq., Ju vis Villa, Steyning, fourth, both having creditable 
collections. 
Class 7. twenty-four varieties, thr.e trusses each. W. J Grant, Esq. 
Ledbury, Hereford, secured the honours in this class with a creditable 
collection, the blooms mostly of moderate size but including a good propor¬ 
tion of well-formed samples, very clean and fresh in colours. The varieties 
represented were—Marie Rady, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Charles Lefebvre, 
Madame Gabiiel Luizet, Abel Carriere, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Caroline 
Kuster, Xavier Olibo. Niphetos, Le Havre, Cathrrine Mermet, Charles Dar¬ 
win, Ulrich Brunner, Merveille de Lyon, Sir Garnet Wolseley, La France, 
Francois Michelon, Camdle de Rohan, Alba Rosea, A.K.Williams, Marie 
Cointet, Louis Van Houtte, Souvenir d’un Ami, and Marquise de Castellane. 
The second place was adjudged to T. W. Girdlestone, Esq;, Sunnirrgdale, 
