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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July S8i 1887. 
Mayo, Rosier’ste Jacobs, John Hopper, Ann'e Wood, Duchesne de Vail m- 
brosa, Thomas Mills, Her Majesty, Louis Van Houtte, Duke of Albany, 
Marquise de Castellane, Duchess of Bedford, Mrs. Jowitt, Reynolds Hole, 
and A. K. Williams. 
In the class for thirty-six trebles Messrs. Harkness & Sons were again 
the only exhibitors. They had a fine stand, consisting of Devienne Latny, 
Louis Van Houtte, Magna Charta, Dr. Andry, Marquise de Castellane, 
Etienne Levet, Dopuy Jamain, Charles Lefebvre, Antoine Ducher, Alfred 
Colomb, Ernilie Hausburg, H. Vetnet, Merveill de Lyon, Marie Baumann, 
Comtesse de Serenye, Countess of Rosebery, Prince Arthur, and Auguste 
Rigotard, Lord Beaconsfield, La France, Madame Lachartne, Mdile Thdrese 
Levet, Fisher Holmes, Charles Darwin, Maiie Finger, Mons. E. Y. Teas, 
Pierre Notting, Baroness Rothschild, Marie Rady, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Prince Arthur, Queen of Queens, Duke of Wellington, Niphetos, A. K. 
Williams, and Marie Baumann. 
In the class for thirty-six blooms, sinele trusses, the competitors were 
Messrs. James Dickson & Sons, Messrs. F. & A. Dickson & Sons, and Mr. 
W. H. Burch of Co’chester, and the prizes were awarded in the order named. 
Messrs. James Dickson Sons’ flowers were Madame Eugenie Verdier, 
Madame Ducher, Comtesse de Serenye, Camille Bernardin, Piide of Waltham, 
Pierre Notting, Franjois Michelon, Prince Camille de Rohan, Baroness 
Rothschild, Marie Baumann, Comtesse d’Oxford, A. K. Williams, Alfred 
Colomb, Dupuy Jamain, Duchess of Bedford, Niphetos, Madame Victor 
Verdier, Mrs. Baker. Charles Darwin, Marie Finsrer, Comtesse de Camando, 
Merveille de Lvon, Charles Lefebvre, Star of Waltham, Captain Christy, 
Abel Carriere, Nardy Fieres, Horace Vernet, Paul Neyron, Xavier Olibo, 
Ernilie Hrusburg, Senateur Vaisse, Catherine Mermet, Due de Rohan, 
Gabriel Luizet, and Due de Wellington. In the class for eighteen trebles 
the same competitors entered, and Messrs. James D ckeon Sons were again 
first with Alfred Colomb, Pride of Waltham, Pierre Notting, Comtesse de 
Serenye, Marie Baumann, Comtesse d’Oxford, Senateur Vaisse, Madame 
Eugene Verdier, Earl of Pembroke, Magna Charta, Rodeiiste Jacobs, 
Baroness Rothschild, Charles Darwin, Madame Victor Verdier, Mons. 
E. Y. Teas, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Horace Vernet, Merveille de Lyon. 
In the amateurs’ classes, the Rev. J. H. Pemberton of Havering-atte- 
Bower was first with Comtesse d’Oxford, Marie Finger, Mons. E. Y. Teas, 
La France, Duchess of Bedford, Countess of Rosebery, Pride of Waltham, 
Beauty of Waltham, Madame Eugene Verdier, Horace Vernet, Auauste 
Rigotard, Comtesse de Camando, Dr. Andry, Madame Caroline Kuster, Pierre 
Notting, Souvenir d’un Ami, Earl of Pembroke, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Annie Laxton, Madame Alfred Vigneron, Francois Michelon, John Stuart 
Mill, Etienne Levet, Charles Lefebvre, Louis Van Houtte, Etoile de Lyon, 
A. K. Williams, Captain Christy. Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild, Ulrich 
Brunner, Helen Paul, Alfred Colomb, Abel Carriere, Devienne Lamy, 
Niphetos, and Harrison Weir. Mr. T. B. Hall, of Lambswcod, was a good 
second. In the cla=s for twenty-four distinct Mr. Bayes, of Derby, was well 
first with clean and fresh blooms of Pierre Notting, Mardcbal Vaillant, 
Comtesse d’Oxford, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Baroness Rothschild, Star of 
Waltham, Marie Baumann, Magna Charta. Devienne Lamy, Baron de 
Bonstettin, Mrs. Charles Wood, Comtesse de Serenye, Duke of Wellington, 
La France. Duke of Connaught, Dr. Andry, A. K. Williams, Le Havre, 
Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Paul Jamain, Prince Camille de Rohan, Camille 
Bernardin, Madame Gabriel Luizet, and Diogee Conard. Mr. J. Back¬ 
house was second, and Mr. AV. J. Grant third. In the class for twelve 
trebles, Mr. Pemberton was again first with Duchess of Bedford, Niphetos, 
Captain Christy, Alfred Colomb, Caroline Kuster, John Stuart Mill, Beauty 
of Waltham, Marie Finger, Horace Vernet, Etoile de LyoD, Magna Charta, 
and A.K. Williams. Mr. T. B. Hall was a good second, and amongst h s 
flowers was a beautiful tiipUt of Duchess of Bedford. In the class for 
twelve Teas, the Rev. J. H. Pemberton was again first with Catherine 
Mermet, Etoile de Lyon, Souvenir d’un Ami, Niphetos, Marechal Niel, In- 
nocente Pirola, Caroline Kuster, Madame de Watteville, Madame Hippo- 
lyte Jamain, Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Souvenir de Therese Levet. Mr. 
T. B. Hall was second, and the Rev. Lionel Garnett third. In the class 
for twelve blooms of any light Rose, the prize fell to T. B. Hall, Esq., 
for Captain Christy. 
Thelocal classes always excite a good deal of interest at Wirral, and it 
was especially so in the class for twenty-four for amateurs, in which 
the gold medal of the National Rose Society was award'd. This was 
won by A. Tate, E-q., with a very good box of the following flowers—Marie 
Baumann, Dr. Andry, John Stuart Mill, Paul Neyron, Comtesse d’Oxford, 
Madame Sophe Fropot, Frango’s Miche'on, Merveille de Lyon, Annie 
Wood, General Jacqueminot, Baroness Rothschild, Lou’s Van Houtte, 
Madame Vi tor Verdier, Alfred Colomh, Victor Verdier, Madame Lacharme, 
Sir Garnet Wolseley, Etienne Levet, Comtesse de Serenye, Xaii r Olibo, 
Captain Christy, and Rosieriste Jacobs. In the class for twelve, a cup p e- 
s»nted by T. B. Hall, Esq , was won by S. Desborough Walford, E-q.. with 
Victor Verdier, Marie Baumann, Captain Christy, Ulrich Brunn»r, Marie 
Rady, Hippolyte Jamain, Paul Neyron, Piter 1, La France, Francis 
Michelon, Sultan of Zanzibar, and Baroness Rothschild. The box was 
unfortunately covered with velvet, and as the dr y wo-e on the Roses, 
missing the cool freshness of the moss, succumbed very quickly. Dr. Bell 
was a good second, and his Roses improved as the day went on. This war to 
be won by an exhibitor who hid never gained thegold or silver m -dal of the 
National Rose Society. In the class for six the prize was awarded to Miss 
Squary for neat blooms of Merveille de Lyon, Dr. Andry, Duchess of Bedford, 
Etienne Levet, and Annie Wood. The second was awarded to Mr. C. R. Hall. 
In the class for twelve Mr. E. Claxton waB first with Madime de Watteville, 
Princess of Wales,Souvenir d’un Ami, Madame Cusin, Niphetos, Francisca 
Kruger, Madame Lambard, Madame Villermoz, Marie Van Houtte, Midame 
Hippolyte Jamain, Souvenir de Therese Levet, and Alba Roi-ea. Mr. 
T. B. Hall was second. In 1 he class for six Teas, Canon Fielder, Bebington 
Rectory, was awarded the first prize for a V6ry good box of Marechal Niel, 
Jean Ducher. Comtesse de Nadaillac, Niphetos, Catherine Mermet, and Mdme. 
Lambard. The bronze medal of the National Rose Society was awarded to 
a bloom of Marechal Niel in this stand, and another to Mr. T. B. Hall for 
a grand bloom of Camille Bernardin. 
Messrs. Johnson and Henderson exhibited two very excellent groups of 
miscellaneous plants, and also some plants for the latter; these add>-d to the 
general effect, and were much admired. The cffic rs of the Society did their j 
utmost to make everything agreeable to the exhibitors, and all passed off 
exceedingly well and with good financial results.—D., Deal. 
LEEK. —July 19th. 
On Tuesday the fourteenth Exhibition of the Leek Rose Society wag held 
in the Town Hall under National rules. Owing, however, to the terrible 
wtather we have had during the last two months, the Show was—to say the 
very least—very disappointing, the flowers lacking not only the number but 
the size and substance of previous years. It is only fair to stats that under 
the exceptional circumstances no other result was possible. Still, the 
Show resembled to only a very limited extent the preceding ones. The 
entries numbered fifty, and the competitors were only two less than last 
year, the absentees preferring the profit of sending their blooms to market 
to the honour of winning prizes at Leek. It was additionally disappointing 
to find that the famous HighSeld plants, which have hitherto done so much 
to make the Show a success, were entirely absent; and it is to be regretted 
that the Exhibition at Kidsgrove should have been preferred before that of 
Leek. The plants, however, from Westwood were exceedingly well grown 
and finely flowered, amongst them being Allamanda cathartica, Clero- 
dendron Balfourianum, a grand Baron James Rothschild Croton, Bougain¬ 
villea glabra with its wealth of mauve flowers, and Allamanda Hendersoni 
with its bright yellow blooms. The eight which took the second prize 
came from Mr. Round’s conservatory, Cheddleton, but were of a f.r less 
pretentious character than those we have mentioned, including among their 
best a large Maidenhair Fern and a well-flowered Hydrangea. The Ferns 
were exceedingly fine, as were also the Fuchsias from Westwood ; indeed, 
their condition and beauty were so admirable that we give their names— 
Venus de Medici, Maid of Honour, Sir Colin Campbell, Symbol, Wave of 
Life, and Alton. 
Coming to the Roses, we found in Mr. J. Gilman’s winning stand of 
twenty fours excellent blooms of Merveille de Lyon, A. K. Williams, Duo 
de Rohan, Beauty of Waltham, Charles Lefebvre, Alfred Colomb, and Marie 
Rady. In addition to the monev prize Mr. Gilman takes the National 
Society’s silver medal. Mr. Sheldon's flowers, too, were good, clean, am5 
well set up, and included Francis Michelon, Star of Waltham, Baron Bon¬ 
stettin, Marquis de Cast-llane, Louis Van Houtte, and Madame Hippolyte 
Jamain. Mr. Nixon's were small but good, especially Louis Van Houtte, 
Baroness Rothschild, and La Rosiere. In eighteens Mr. Gilman’s collection 
again won easily, the chief blooms being La France, Louis Van Houtte, 
Mons. E. Y. Teas, Mdile. Marie Rady, and Etienne Levet. Mr. Cosgrove 
was second with a very satisfactory exhibit, in which the Judge found the 
premier Rose in the Show, and awarded to it the National Society’s bronza- 
medal. This bloom was Mrs. Jowitt, and appropriately enough it is a 
StaflLrdshire-bred variety, having been raised by a Mr. Bailey of Newcastle- 
under-Lyme, and sent out some years ago bv Messrs. Cranston of Hereford. 
In the stand, tco, were Merveille da Lyon, Senateur Vaisse,Marie BaumanD, 
and Star of Waltham. In apportioning the above prizes the Judge had 
little or no difficulty, but in twelves the competition was stronger and the 
task proportionately more difficult. Mr. J. Brunt, however, was clearly 
fir^t, his stand including a grand specimen of that shy bloomer C.rptain> 
Chiisty, Brightness of Cheshunt, and Marie Baumann, the latter running 
Mrs. Jowitt very close for the premiership. Mr. Capewell came second^ 
showing good blooms of Baroness Rothschild, Etienne Levet, and Charles- 
Lefebvre ; Mr. S. Bratt was third with Camille Bernardin, E. Y. Teas, anda 
Avocat Duvivier; and Mr. Holden fourth with Marie Rady, Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, and others. The sixes, dark and light, produced good contests, some 
of the stands being remarkably even in merit. For the more miscellaneous 
prizes there was not much struggling, the prizes in most cases exceeding the 
exhibits. As a whole, the Show was well arranged, and did credit to Mr. 
H. W. Nixon and the Committee, and the executive are to be congratulated 
upon the way in which they surmounted difficulties which would have- 
overcome persons less indefatigabl-r and determined. Mr. Mason, curator off 
Prince's Park, Liverpool, was the Judge, and the followrng is the 
List of Prizes.— Boses. — Twenty-four distinct vaiieties (National Rosa 
Society’s silver medal). 1, Janus Gilman; 2, Paul Sheldon; 3, H. W. 
Nixon. E ghteen distinct varieties, 1, James Gilman, 2, Thomas Cosgrove. 
Twelve distinct varieties, 1, J, Brunt; 2, W. Capewell; 3, S. Bratt; 
4, A. Holden. Six distinct varieties (H.P.), 1, S. Bratt; 2, A. Holden;. 
3, Joseph Brunt. Three distinct varieties, 1, James Bratt. Six distinct 
dark varieties (H.P.), 1, J. Garner, 2, J. Gilman ; 3, P. Sheldon. Six distinct 
light varieties (H.P.), 1, J, Garner ; 2, P. Sheldon; 3, J. Gilman. Twelve 
single blooms, 1, J. Gilman (Alfred Colomh). Six single blooms, 1, J. Gilman; 
2, A. Holden. Premier bloom, 1, J. Cosgrove (Mrs. Jowitt). Four button¬ 
hole bouquets made of Roses, 1, P. Sheldon ; 2, A. Holden. Basket of 
Roses, 1, P. Sheldon; 2, A. Holden. Bouquet of Roses, 1, P. Sheldon. Six 
Roses in pots, 1, J. Brunt. 
Stove and Greenhouse Plants, cj-c.—Group of ten flowered or foliage,. 
I, A. Holden; W. Gildart, gardener to Mr. Round,Cheddleton. Six Ferns, 
1, A. Holden; 2, W. Gildart, Six Fuchsias, 1, A. Holden. Ceutrepiece 
composed of Roses, 1, A. Holden; 2, W. Gildart. Hand bouquet l, A. 
Holden; 2, W. Gilda’t. Twenty-four Pansies, 1, A. Holden. Six button¬ 
hole bouquets, 1, W. Gildart; 2, A. Holden. 
The Show was fairly well attended in the afternoon, and in the evening 
a large number of persons were present. Mr. T. Knight's band played 
se’ections of music at intervals in a highly creditable manner.— {Lee!* 
Times.) 
NEW BRIGHTON ROSE SHOW.— July IGth. 
There is a unique feature about this Show that it is got up for tha 
benefit of a local charity. A large-heuted doctor who has some very pretty 
grounds every year opens them for this purpose, takes the affair into hia 
hinds, entertains his friends, gives much encouragement lo the people of 
the neighbourhood to come and see the Roses, witness a lawn tennis 
tournament, and listen to a good band. The result is that generally he con¬ 
trives to raise a nice little sum for the purpose, and so St. George's Mount, 
Mr. Bell’s residence, is well known to all Rose growers in this part of England. 
On last Saturday, favoured with a fine day and biilliant sunshine, a very 
pretty little Show was held and some really excellent blooms staged, despitft 
ihe scorching and forcing heat of the weather of the previous week. 
