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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE ■ GARDENER. 
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Berke, pome of his best blooms being Madame Bravy, Francis Michelon, 
and A. K. Williams. Mr. S. P. Budd, 8, Gay Street, Bath, was third with 
bright blooms, but several rather weak. There were three entries. 
For the best thrty-six single trusses, E. B. Lindsell. E-q., Bearton, 
Hitchin, was accorded premier honours for an excellent collection of good 
blooms, comprising the premier Tea in the amateurs’ classes, Comtesse de 
Nadaillac. of i ood s’ze, grand form, and altogeth :r a grand bloom. The others 
were—Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Alphonse Soupeit, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
Louis Van Houtte, La France, Marie Cointer, Alfred Colomb, Xavier Olibo, 
Charles Lefebvro, Madame Lacharrne, A. K. Williams, Catherine Mermet, 
Her Majesty, Dr. Sewell, Volet’e Bouj'er, Beauty of Waltham, Innocente 
Piro’a, Alnl Carriere, Mulame G. I.nizet, Horace Virnet, Madame Cnsin, 
Le Havre, Mons. Noinan, Li Ros ere, Marechal Niel, Marie Baumann, 
Madame de Wattevitle, DacheBse de Morny, Niphetos, Marie Rady, Comte 
Raimbaud, Merveille de Lyon, Ulrich Brunner, Captain Christy, and Mar¬ 
quise de Castellane. Mrs. Wateilow,Great Doods, Reigate (gardener, Mr. J. 
Brown) was second, noteworthy blooms in the stand being Eugene Furst, 
Pierre Nott n?, Marie Rady, Abel Carriere, Reynolds Hole, and Etienne 
Levtt. W. H. Waktley, Esq., Macklands, Rainham, was placed third, 
bright examples’ of A. K. Williams, Thomas Mills, Marie Radv, and Princb 
Arthur being observable. The Rev. A. Foster Melliar, Ipswich, was fourth, 
Alfred Colomb, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, and Dupuy Jamain b( ing his best 
blooms. There were Beven exhibitors. 
In Class 1) Mr. C. J. Day, Rowton, Chester, took the lead with twentv- 
four single trusses, showing bright fresh blooms of La France, A. K. 
Williams, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Dr. Sewell, Princess Mary of Cam¬ 
bridge, Prince Arthur, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Marie Rady, Cannes La 
Coquette, Lou's Vau Houtte, Merveille de Lyon, Barthelemy Joubert, 
Duchesse de Vallombrcsa, Rosieriste Jacobs, Niphetos, Marquise de Castel¬ 
lane, Marie Cointet, Marie Baumann, Abel Carriere, Secateur Vaisse, 
Catherine M<rinet, Francois Michelon, Le Havre, and Camille Bernavdin. 
G. Chri-ty, Esq , Buckhurst Lodge, Westerham, was Becond. Earl Stan¬ 
hope, Ch vening, Sevenoakt (gardener, Mr. Gray), was third, and Rev. 
W. H. Jackson, Bedford, fourth. Six competitors entered. 
With twelve trip’etf'W. H. Wakeley, Esq., took the lead with Marie 
Rady, Marquise de Castellane, Madatre Gabriel Luizet, Henri Lcdechaux, 
Violeite Bouyrr, Abel GarriOre, Louis Van Houtte, Marechal Niel, Baroness 
Rothschild, Camille Bernard in, Frargo’s Michelon, and Mons. Noman. 
E.’ B. Lindsell, E-q., was ■a-good second, Mrs. Waterlow third, and the 
Rev. W. H. Jackson fourth; with two other exhibitors. 
Claes 11, eighteen single trusses. The Rev. L. Garnett, Christleton, 
Chester, won the first prize with fresh, bright, and moderate-sized blooms 
of Madame Gabriel Luizet, Louis Van Houtte, Marquise de Castellane, 
Marie Cointet, Abel Carriers, Beauty of Waltham. Duchess of Bedford, La 
France, Emily Fontair.e, Innocente Pirola, A. K. Williams, Madame Cusin, 
Horace Vernet, Catherine Mermet, Duke of Wellington, Ulrich Brunner, 
and Caroline Kuster. The second p’ace was gained by Edward Mawley, 
Esq., Rosebank, Berkhamstead, with a good stand, of which the following 
were noteworthy:—Dupuy Jamain, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Marie Finger, 
Merveille de Lyon, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, and Marie Cointet. Miss Baker, 
Holmfels, Reigate (gardener, Mr. J. Budgen), was third, and Mr. W. Nar- 
roway, Headingh n Quarry, Oxford, fourth. There were eight exhibitors. 
Class 12, twelve single trusses. Amongst the nine exhibitors the Rev. 
Alan Cheales, Brockham Vicarage, Surrey, won first honours with clean 
blooms of Captain Christy, Marechal Niel, Marie Baumann, Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, Charles Lefebvre, Frargris MicheloD, Lady Mary Fitz¬ 
william, Countess of Rosebery, Star of Waltham, Mons. Noman, Etienne 
Levet, and Madame Lambard. Mr. H. Wallace, Brentwood, followed, his 
examples of Madame Gabriel Luizet, Catherine Mermet, and Souvenir 
d’Elise Va’don being very notable. Mr. H. Shoesmith, gardener, Saltwood 
Rectory, Hythe, was third, and Mr. H. H. Hayward, Ealing, fourth. 
Cass 13, nine single trusses. J. Bateman, Esq., 72, Twisden Road, 
Highgate Road, took the lead in a class of nine competitors with Ulrich 
Brunn r, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Le Havre, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
Frangois MicheloD, Marquis de Castellane, Camille Bernardin. Baroness 
Rothschild, and Marie Rady. Mr. E. Wilkins, Lyndhnrst, Sutton, Surrey, 
was second with several good blooms in an even stand. Julius Sladden, 
Esq., Badsey, Evesham. was-third, and Mr. C. E. Cuthell, Chapel Croft, 
Dorking, fourth. 
Class 14, six distinct single trusses. Seven exhibitors entered in this 
class. T. T. Burnaby Atkins, E q., Halstead Place, Sevenoaks (ga-dener, 
Mr. A. Gibson), was adjudged first honours for Uliich Brunner, Baroness 
Rothschild, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Marie Baumann, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, and Madame Bravy. O. G. OrpeD, Esq , Hillside, Colchester, was 
Becond, showing a fine bloom of Avocat Duvivie-, Mr. H. Foster, High 
Street. A'hford, Kent, third, having Xavier Olibo very neat and rich, and 
Rev. F. S. Taylor, Littleton Vicarage, Evesham, fourth. 
EXTRA CLASSES. 
Class 15, six single trusses, open ODly to amateurs who have never won 
a prize at an exhibition of the National Rose Society. Only four stands 
were shown in this class, O. G. Orpen, Esq., leading with Innocente 
Pirola, Princess of Wales, Caroline Kuster, Madams Cus ; n, Marechal Niel, 
and Souvenir d’un Ami; W. D. Freshfield. Esq., Parkeide, Reigate, second ; 
Mr. W. W. Northover, Haslemere, Wimbledon, third, and O. T. Hodges, 
Esq., Lach'ne. Clrisleburst, fourth, with small blooms. 
Class 16, six single trusses of Roses grown within eight miles of Charing 
Gross. J. Bateman, Esq., was first for Ulrich Brunner, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, Duches-e de Valombrosa, Countess of Rosebery, Etienne Levet, 
and Le Havre. Mr. W. Northover was awarded the second prize. 
Class 17, six new Roses oft’eed for the first time in English nurserymen’s 
lists in 1884. Mr. H. Shoesmith, was first with Benoit Comte, Her Majesty, 
Clara Cochet, Dr. Dor, Madame de Watteville, and Souvenir de Gabrielle 
Drevet. 
Class 18, six sirigle trusses of any Hybrid Perpetual Rose. There was a 
keen competi ion in this class, twenty exhibitors staging blooms, and the 
majority were good. J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebelands, Woodford, Essex, 
secured leading honours with magnificent blooms of Ulrich Brunner, large, 
bright, fresh, and of good substance; W. J. Grant, Esq., Hope End Farm, 
Ledbury, Hereford, was seoond with the same variety but smaller blooms ; 
T. B. Hall, Esq., was third w th Li France ; Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Haver¬ 
ing, Romfoid, was fourth wi;h A. K, Williams of medium size, frirly good 
shape and colour. 
Twelve stands of six Teas or Noisettes were staged, the Rev. Alan 
Cheales gaining the first place with Mrrecbal Niel, veiy handsome, large, 
substantial richly coloured blooms. The Rev. H. A. Berners followed 
cl s°ly with Comtesse de Nadaillac, charming blooms of excellent form. 
W. J. Grant, Esq., was third for the same variety, and E. Mitchell, Eeq., 
Romford, fourth for Madame Margottio. 
TEA AND NOISETTE CLASSES. 
Nurserymen's Classes. — The Tea and Noisette Roses were grandly 
shown in all the classei devoted to them, and they constituted the leading 
feature of the exh bition. Five handsome collections of twenty-four Tea 
and Noisette Roses were shown in class 20, equal first prizes being awarded 
to Mr. B. R. Ca-.t, Colchester, and Mr. G. Prince, Oxford. Mr. Cant’s- 
varieties w re Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Souvenir d’un Ami, Madame 
Ang-le Jacquier, Etoile de Lyon, Catherine Mermet, Marechal Niel, Inno¬ 
cente Pirola, Souvenir d’Elise VardoD, Marie Van Houtte, Madame Welch, 
La Boule d'Or, Comtesse de Nadai lac, JuFs Finger, Moire, Niphetos, 
Machine Margottin, Princess of Wales. Hon. Edith Gifford, Madame Caro¬ 
line Kus'er, Madame de Watteville. Davoniensis, Claudius Levet, Anna 
Ollivier, and Madame Willetmoz. Mr. Prince’s blooms comprised the fol¬ 
lowing :—Marechal Niel, Ca'herine Mermet, Anna Ollivier, Souvenir d’un 
Ami, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Princess of Wales, Innocente Pirola, Com¬ 
tesse de Nadaillac, Homere, Hon. Edith Giffard, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, 
Niphetos, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Perle des Jardins, Marcelin Rhoda, 
Marquis de Sannina, Marie Van Houtte, Mdlle. M. Arnaud, La Princess 
Vera, Jean Ducber, Etoile de Lyon, Madame A. Jacquier, La Boule d’Or, 
and Madame Willermoz. Mr. F. Cant was third, and Mr. G. W. Piper, 
Uckfield, fourth, with good stands. 
In class 21, for eighteen Teas or Noisettes, there were eight strong 
exhibitors, all the blooms being remarkably clean and bright. Premier 
honours were accorded to Messrs. J. Burrell ifc Co., Cambridge, for very 
handsome blocms of La Boule d’Or, Madame Margottin, Jt’an Bucher, 
Catherine Mermet, Marie Guitlot-, Souvenir de Madame Fernet-, Etoile de 
Lyon, Innocente Pirola, Madame Bravy, Madame Cusin, Madame Angele 
Jacquier, Niphetos, Madame-de' Watteville, Rubens, Francisca Kruger, 
Devoniemis, Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Marechal Niel. Messrs. Harness 
and Sous were second with small, neat blooms ; Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury, 
thiid, and Mr. J. Mattock, Oxford, fourth. 
For twelve trusses of any Tea or Noisette Rose, Marechal Niel excepted, 
Mr. Frank Cant, Colchester, was first with remarkably beautiful even blooms 
of Souvenir d’Blise ; Mr. G. Prince followed with Comt j sse de Nadaillac ; 
Messrs. Paul & Sop, Cheshnnt, third with Niphetos; and Mr. B. R. Cant 
fourth for Catherine Mermet, neat, clean blooms. There were five com¬ 
petitors. 
Mr. B. R. Cant was awarded the first prize for eighteen Teas or Noisettes, 
three blooms of each, and exhibited the following varieties:—Niphetos, 
Madame Caroline Kuster, Souvenir d’un Ami, Marie Van Houtte, Innocente 
Pirola, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Catherine Mermet, Madame Margottin, 
Rubens, Hon. Edith Gilford, Marechal Niel, Madame de Watteville, Souvenir 
d’Elise, La Boule d’Or, Etoile de Lyon, Madame Cusin, Madame Welch, and 
Devoniensis ; Mr. F. Cant took the second place, Mr. G. Prince the third, 
showing the premier Tea Rose in the nurserymen’s class, Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, very handsome, substantial bloom; Messrs. Paul & Son were 
fourth. 
Amateurs’Cl asses.— In these competition was brisk, and some of the most 
noteworthy flowers in the Show were included in the amateurs’ stands. 
The Rev. J. Page Roberts, The Rectory, Scole, Norfolk, secured the pre¬ 
mier award for eighteen Tea or Noisette varieties, bis charming stand com¬ 
prising brautiful blooms of Marechal Niel, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Alba 
Rosea, and Madame Hippolyte Jamain, amongst others. Mr. Harris, gar¬ 
dener to E. M. Bethune, Esq., Denue Park, Horsham, was a creditable 
second. W. J. Grant, E s q., Hope End Farm, Ledbury, Hereford, third; 
and the Rev. E. G. King, Madineley Vicarage, Cambridge, fourth ; an extra 
prize being awarded to the Rev. ,T. R, Burnside, Chipping Campden. 
There were eight collections in all, and they formed a very attractive class. 
A similar remark applies to the succeeding class—that for twelve Teas or 
Roisettes, ten stands being in competition. Mr. Brown, gardener to Mrs, 
Waterlow, Greit Doods, Reigate, secured a well-deserved victory, a beauti¬ 
ful bloom of Souvenir d’Elise, an equally meritorious one of Princess of 
Wales, with charming examples of Comtesse de Nadaillac and Catherine 
Mermet. forming features of a fine stand. G. Christy, Esq., Buckhurst 
Lodge, Westerham, was a fair second, showing Niphetos and Alba Rosea 
well. The Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, Ipswich, was third, and W. H. Wakeley, 
Esq , Mackland j , Rainham, fourth. 
There were six contestants in the class for nine Tea or Noisette varieties, 
victory resting with the Rev. L. Garnett, Christleton, Chester. Madame 
Cusin, Contesse de Nadailac, and Souvenir d’un Ami were best shown, but 
all were bright and fresh. The second prize flowers of Alfred Slaughter, 
Esq., Steyning, were fresh and clear, but small, and very little in advance of 
the third prize stand, sent by Mr. Budgen, gardener to Miss Barker, 
Holmfels, Reigate. The fourth prize went to Mr. H. Shoesmith, Saltwood 
Rectory, Hythe. Lieut. : Colonei Standish-Hore, Rosehill, St. Asaph, was 
first amongst eleven competitors in the class for six Teas or Noisettes. 
A grand bloom of Souvenir d’Elise Vardon was th: most conspicuous flower 
in this stand. E. Horne, Esq., Park House, Reigate, was a close second; 
the Rev. Alan Cheales, Brockham Vicarage, Surrey, a good third; and the 
Rev. F. S. Taj lor, Littleton Vicarage, Evesham, fourth. 
For twelve Tras or Noisettes, three trusses of each, Mr. Rldout, gardener 
to T. B. Haywood, Esq , Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate, was first with a fine 
stand, Catherine Mermet being particularly good, and Innocente Pirola 
noteworthy. The Rev. F. Burnside was second, his flowers being some¬ 
what small, but in capital condition. The Rev. W, H. Jackson, Bedford, 
was third, and the Rev. F. Page Roberts, fourth. Six collections were 
staged. 
OPEN CLASSES. 
A very interesting class was that for garden Roses, in which (here was 
an unusual number of entries, seven exhibitors contributing good stands.. 
