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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTaGE GARDENER. 
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Crapelet, Baroness Rothschild, Marie Rady, Marie Baumann, Marshal 
Vaillant, John Hopper, Charles Lefebvre, General Jacqueminot, Madame 
Thdrese Levet, La Prance, and Madame Hippolyte Jamain. 
Twenty-four Rose blooms, distinct varieties—First and second prizes 
presented by Mr. Hugh Dickson, nurseryman, Belmont, Belfast. First 
£2 2s., second £1 Is., English growers excluded.—There was six entries in 
this class, Mr. A. R. Henderson, gardener to Mr. Macfie, Cleimistou, Corstor- 
phine, being first, and Mr. W. Parlane second. Amongst the first prize lot 
were good blooms of Annie Laxton, Franqois Michelon, Marie Finger, 
Magna Charta, Ulrich Brunner, Countess of Oxford, Thomas Mills, Marquise 
■de Castellane, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Victor Verdier, A. K. Williams, 
Baroness Rothschild, Madame Isaac Periere, Pride of Waltham, Marhchal 
Vaillant, Lrelia, Alfred Colomb, Madame Nachury, Xavier Olibo, Star of 
Waltham, Dupuy Jamain, La France, Senateur Vaisse, and Marquise de 
Mortemart. 
Twelve Roses, distinct varieties, three blooms of each. First and second 
prizes presented by Mr. Thomas Smith, nurseryman, Stranraer. First prize, 
£2 2s.; second prize, £1 Is., for Scottish growers only. Three competitors 
staged. Mr. Henderson was placed first with very fresh blooms, and Mr. 
P. McTavisb, Airthry Castle, Stirling, second. The first lot comprised the 
following sorts—viz., Louis Van Houtte, Baroness Rothschild, Victor 
Verdier, Peach Blossom, Annie Laxton, Comte de Raimbaud, Madame 
Hippolyte Jamain, Francois Michelon, Xavier Olibo, Etienne Levet, and 
La France. 
Twelve Tea, and twelve Hybrid Perpetual Rose blooms, distinct varie¬ 
ties. Prize presented by Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons, nurserymen, Edin¬ 
burgh. For this prize there was only one entry, Mr. Parlane staging fresh 
blooms of the following varieties—Clara Cochet, Gloire de Dijon, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Perle des .Tardins, Catherine Mermet, Alba Rosea, Niphetos, 
Rubens, Marie Van Houtte, Baroness Rothschild, Edouard Morren, La 
Prance, A. K. Williams, Duchesse de Vallambrosa, Alfred Colomb, and 
Hippolyte Jamain, Horace Vernet, Captain Christy, Marie Baumann, Reine 
•du Midi, and Beauty of Waltham. 
Twelve blooms of the old Cabbage Rose. A flower stand presented 
by Mr. A. Jenkinson, merchant, 10, Princes Street. Edinburgh, value £1 5s. 
There were four entries for this prize, Mr. W. Chapman, Grangemouth, 
being first with fairly good blooms. 
Three bouquets of Roses. First prize presented by Mr. John Grieve, 
•of Midfield, Waterloo Hotel, Edinburgh, £2 2s. Second prize presented by 
Mr. David Mitchell, Comely Bank, Edinburgh, £t Is. Of these the only 
•ones that were really noteworthy were those set up by Miss Watson, 56, 
Albert Street, and to which the first prize was awarded. One was composed 
of yellow buds neatly and lightly arranged; another of white and light 
blush sorts, and the third of maroon and yellow Roses. These were really 
beautiful examphs of bouquet making. Mr. Bald, Canada Lane, second. 
Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, N., exhibited twenty-four 
boxes and twenty-four baskets of Teas and H.P.’s in varieties, each con¬ 
taining about fifty blooms. Mr. Jas. Bryson, Helensburgh, put up a hamper 
Lull of blooms of old fashioned and “ other” Roses, among which were the 
York and Lancaster, Airnee Vihert, Charles Lawson, Madame Plantier, 
Madame Hardy, and other varieties which are not nearly so much grown as 
their merit entitles them to be. 
OXFORD.— July 12th. 
No more pleasant site in or around Oxford could well he suggested for 
(holding this Society’s Exhibition than the gardens of Worcester College, 
and it would be difficult to name one more suited to the convenience of 
everyone concerned. Situated near the railway stations at the west end of 
Beaumont Street, and readily accessible from all parts of the city, the 
gardens have acquired the fame of being amongst those of the mo3t beauti¬ 
ful in Oxford. The mention of Beaumont Street recalls to mind the palace 
that formerly existed hearing the same name, the residence of Edward II., 
who frequently visited the city, and in which the lion-hearted Richard I. 
and John were born, the latter of whom executed the famous deed at 
Runnymede, the title of which distinguishes one of the most highly 
esteemed H.P. Roses that in recent years has graced both our gardens and 
■exhibition stands. 
Approaching from the piazza and passing through the large quadrangle, 
the west side of which is festooned from one end to the other with Wistaria 
■sinensis, a short, arched pa=sige leads to the garden in which this Society is 
bolding its thirty-sixth Exhibition. So well was “ future effect ” studied 
when this garden was originally planted that its extent from any one spot 
•pannot now be judged. On the central lawn, more especially, there are 
some fine trees that are deserving of notice. Three exceedingly fine 
Ailantus glandulosa bearing myriads of flower buds occupy what may be 
represented as the angles of an unequal sided triangle, on the shortest side 
•of which there is a picturesque group of trees filling an oval of somewhat 
irregular outline, surrounded by a marginal line of Willow-weed, &c., which 
is more or less overhung with old fashioned Roses, flowering Thorns and 
Currants, Svringas, Laburnums, and large tree Box ; above these rise large 
•specimen Pines and lofty Lombsrdy Poplars. Within this a r rangement, 
or nearly so, are fine trees of Purple Beech, Silver Birch, an aged Mul¬ 
berry with branches extending over a space of nearly 40 feet, an Acacia, 
Tulip Tree, Spanish Ches nuts and Walnuts. There are many other note¬ 
worthy trees here, the largest of them being English Elms and Horse 
Chestnuts, and it is under the shade of some of these a marquee, 140 feet 
long and 40 feet wide, had been erected to stage one of this Society’s most 
satisfactory displays of the Queen of Flowers. The lake at the lower end is 
a feature of the garden, and if evidence were wanted of what here so much 
impresses one with a sense of sweet sec'usion, it is there in the nearest 
Chestnut tree, in the shape of a wood pigeon sitting on her nest. But while 
these notes were being jotted down the rosarians were busily engaged 
arranging their stands, and their achievements have to be chronicled in the 
-Journal. 
In the division open to all England, in class 1, for forty-eight varieties, 
three trusses of each, there were four entries, and the leading position was 
taken by Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, with a well-arranged Btand of fresh¬ 
looking blooms, the most noteworthy of them being Alfred Colomb, Lord 
Macaulay, Marie Baumann, Abel Carriere, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Duke of Con- 
paught, Charles Darwin, Penelope Mayo, Dcvienne Lamy, Madame Victor 
Verdier, Harrison Weir, Avocat Dnvivier, Reynolds Hole, Pierre Notting, 
Xavier Olibo, Star of Waltham, Ulrich Brunner, Etienne Levet, Francois 
Michelon, Georges Moreau, Pride of Waltham, Royal Standard, Magna 
Charta, Baroness Rothschild, Her Majesty, Mdlle. Marguerite Dombrain, 
Madame Marie Verdier, Elie Morel, La Duchesse de Morny, Captain Christy, 
Comtesse de Serenye, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Sunset, The Bride, Caroline 
Kuster, Innocents Pirola, and Madame Margottin. The second prize was 
won by Mr. John Mattock, New Headington, Oxford, with a fine stand of 
blooms, but smaller than those of the above, the finest of them being 
Dr. Andry, Mdlle. Marie Rady, Abel Carriere, Duke of Edinburgh, Alfred 
Colomb, Marie Baumann, Star of Waltham,Ulrioh Brunner, Queen of Queens, 
Madame Sophie Fropot, Marquise de Castellane, Mdlle. Marie Cointet. Elie 
Morel, Comtesse de Serenye, Lady Mary Keith, Merveille de Lyon, Madame 
de Watteville, Niphetos, Bellefleur d’Anjou, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, 
Innocente Pirola, Marie Van Houtte, Bouquet d’Or, and Souvenir d’un Ami. 
The third prize wa? taken by Messrs. Geo. Cooling & Son,Bath. 
In class 2, for forty-eight single trusses, Mr. Charles Turner again se¬ 
cured the premier position, many of his most noteworthy blooms being those 
of the varieties mentioned in the former class, but there were in addition 
good examples of Louis Van Houtte, Madame Eugenie Verdier, John 
Hopper, Longfellow, Horace Vernet, Au niste Rigotard, and Comtesse de 
Nadaillac. Messrs. George Cooling & Son weie second and Mr. John 
Mattock third. In class 3, for thirty-six varieties, Mr. John Mattock was 
placed first with an excellent stand ; omitting mention of the kinds enume¬ 
rated in his exhibit in class 1, there were those of Duchess of Bedford, 
Madame Victor Verdier, Pierre Notting, Charles Lefebvre, Jean Liabaud, 
Madame Ducher, Mrllle. Annie Wood, Senateur Vaisse, Mons. Alfred 
Dumesnil. Etienne Levet, Captain Christy, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Madame 
Eugene Verdier, Baroness Rothschild, Her Majesty, Etoile de Lyon, 
Mariechal Niel, and Jean Ducher. The second and third prizes were taken 
by Mr. C. Turner and Mr. William Rumsey, Waltham Cross, in the order 
named. 
In class 4, for twenty-four varieties, Mr. John Walker, Thame, secured 
the first position in the face of keen competition, the undermentioned blooms 
in this stand bring particularly fine—namely, Auguste Mie, Reynolds Hole, 
Mons. E. Y. Teas. Marie Baumann, A. K. Williams, Cha-les Lefebvre, Duke 
of Wellington, Duchesse de Caylus, Edouard Morren, Dupuy Jamain, 
Auguste Rigotard, Merveille de Lyon, and Mardchal Niel. The second and 
third prizes were awarded ixactly as in the previous class. In class 5, for 
twelve trusses of one variety, dark H P., Mr. W. J. Grant, Ledbury, gained 
first honours with a beautiful stand of Abel Carriere ; Messrs. George 
Cooling & Son were second with A. K. Williams, and S. P. Budd, Esq., Bath, 
was third with Marie Baumann. In class 6, for the same number of a light 
variety, only two stands were staged, both of them Merveille de Lyon, Mr. 
William Rumsey being placed first, and Mr. A. Evans, Marston, Oxfotd, 
second. 
In class 7, for twelve varieties, Tea or Noisette, Mr. John Mattock, staged 
a charming stand, taking the premier position with Bougere, Catherine 
Mermet. Etoile de LyoD, Innocente Pirola, Jean Ducher, Madame de Watte¬ 
ville, Madame Cusin, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Maris Van Houtte, Perle 
des Jardins, Pauline Labountz, and a sunerb hlcom of Souvenir d’un Ami. 
Mr. George Humphr<ys, Kingston Langley, Chippenham, was second, and 
Mr. William Rumsey was third. 
In the division open to all, except growers for saD, in class 8, for thirty- 
six variet’e 3 , Mr. W. J. Grant was firtt with a superb stand of blooms 
which, in addition, won the Na'ional Rose Society’s gold medal for the best 
stand of Roses exhibited in the open classes. It is unnecessary to recapit¬ 
ulate the names of the blooms, the whole of them maintaining the high 
order of merit of tho = e exhibited by this successful ros irian at kindred 
meetings during the present season. The other prize-winning stands, too, 
contained some exceptionally good flowers, and were staged by S. P. Budd, 
Esq., and T. W. Girdlestone, Esq , SunnirgdaR, who were placed in the 
order named. In class 9, for twenty-four varieties, E. B. Lindsell Esq., 
Bearton, Hitchin, _was to the fore with a very freBh-looking, well-arranged 
stand, all of which have already been mentioned in other exhibits, but 
those of Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Ulrich Brunner, 
and Her Majesty were especially noteworthy. The second prize fell to 
T. W. Girdlestone, Esq , whose stand con'ained a highly coloured Marbchal 
Niel, and beautiful blooms of Etoile de Lj on and Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
W. J. Grant, Esq., being third. In Class 10, for twelve varieties, J. B. 
Ward, Esq., M.D., Warneford Asylum, Oxford, was awarded the first prize 
for a good stand of blooms, but there was no other competitor. In class 11, 
for twelve varieties, Tea or Nois tte, W. J. Grant, Esq., was first; T. W. 
Girdlestone, Esq., second ; and E. B. Lindsell, Esq., third. 
In the division for amateurs (members of the society only), in class 12, 
for eighteen varieties, an excellent stand from Mr. Wm. Narroway secured 
both the premier position and the silver gilt medal of the National Rose 
Society for the best stand in this division. The s:cond prize was taken by 
Mr. A. Evans, Marston, Oxford, from whose stand the Judges selected the 
best H.P. bloom (Mdlle. Marie Rady), for the distinction of being awarded 
the silver medal of the aforenamed Society. The third prize went to Mr. 
Charles Taylor, Headington. In class 13, for twelve varieties, R. E. West, 
Esq., Wray Park, Reigate, in whose stand dark Roses predominated, 
amongst them being a very fine bloom of Xavier Olibo, easily secured the 
first award; Mr. Arthur Stow, HeadiDgton, was second; Mr. James Coll- 
cutt, Oxford, third, and R. Ramsden, Esq , fourth. In class 14, for nine 
varieties, Mr. A. Stow was first, Mr. F. Freeman, Oxford, second, Mr. J. 
Collcutt third, and the Rev. H. A. Pickard, Oxford, fourth. In class 15, 
for twelve triplets, the first prize went to Mr. A. Evans, and the second to 
the Rev. C. Eddy, Bramley, Basingstoke. In class 16, for six triplets, 
R. Ramsden, Esq , Chadwick Manor, Knowle, and Mr. Hy. Poulter, Oxford, 
were respectively placed first and second. In class 17, for six trusses of 
one HP. variety, it. E. West, Esq., was first with Alfred Colomb; Mr. 
Wm. Narroway, second will Mdlle. Marie Rady, and Mr. A. Evans with 
Baroness Rothschild. In class 18, for six Tea or Noisette blooms, It. Rams¬ 
den, Esq., was first, and it was a specimen of Maieclial Niel in this exhibit 
that gained the silver medal of the National Rose Society. Mr. A. Evans 
was second, and the Rev. H. A. P.ckard, third. For a single bloom, H.P., 
Mr. Narroway was first with Mdlle. Marie Ridv; Mr. A. Evans second 
with Hippolyte Jamain, and Mr. H. Stow third. Fo: a single bloom of Tea 
