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and Reine Marie Henriette, exhibited by Mr. Pack and awarded the first 
prize. 
The baskets of Roses, as well as the baskets of miscellaneous flowers, 
are always a strong feature in the Isle of Wight exhibitions, and in 
this instance were no exception to the rule. They are usually of a large 
size, measuring 2 feet or more in length, and about 1 foot to 1 foot 
6 inches across-tbe cro s handle being decorated with flowers and foliage 
according to taste. The first prize for a basket of cut Roses was 
awarded to Mr. H. Sir ckland, Shanklin, for a good basket well 
arranged and of splendid quality. The second went to Mr. J. Atrill, 
gardener to E. Ratcliffe, Esq., Ryde ; and Mr. J. Coffin, gardener to Sir 
Henry Daley, was highly commended for a basket showing much taste 
in the arrangement. For a bouquet of Roses, Messrs. W. & G. Drover 
was well to the front with a beautiful basket of Teas and Moss Rose 
buds. For a box of Roses Mr. J. Atrill was first with a large box of 
blooms-; Mr. Darebury second. Messrs. Ewing & Co. and Mr. Brooks 
also exhibited well. 
Miscellaneous .—For a basket of cut blooms Mr. Atrill had a very 
beautiful arrangement, containing Water Lilies. Roses, Gloxinias, Pelar¬ 
goniums, &.C., and was awarded first; Mr. J. Woods, Ryde, second ; Mr. 
J. H. Sharland. Newport, h.c. For a hand bouquet, Messrs. W. & G. 
Drover was awarded first for a choice arrangement of Gardenias and 
Stephanotis, Mr. J. AtiiP, second; and for six buttonhole bouquets 
Mr. J. Atrill was a good first, with Messrs. W. & G. Drover second. 
Boxes of cut Pelargoniums, Zona's and show varieties, Pyrethrums, 
single and double, in their several classes were well represented, and 
made a fine display of colour, a noticeable feature being a fine collection 
of cut herbaceous flowers, containing some very fine Pieonies from 
Messrs. W. & G. Drover, which, tained the first in that class The table 
decorations and other cut flowers exhibited by the ladies in their various 
classes showed much taste in arrangement, Miss M. Shaw, Mrs. E. F. 
Brook, and Mrs. Jones being the most successful. Two very fine dishes 
of Strawberries (James Veit eh) from the open air were e- hibited by Sir 
Henry Daley's eardener, and in the several interesting collections and 
baskets of wild flowers, was some very fine examples of the Butterfly, 
Bee, and Fly Orchises. 
REIGATE.— June 30th. 
The late Mr. Mechi of “ magic strop ” and Tiptree fame once 
enunciated the formula, 
“ A dry May, and a drippiner June, 
Does surely Lring ail things in tune.” 
His maxim will be tested this year. May here, in mid-Surrey, had 
but four wet davs, while June is ending with sixteen and a rainfall 
of all but 4 inches ; at Broekham Vicarage 3-91 inches, at Reigate 
4'93 inches. The hapless hay mourns, but the Rose plants rejoice, and 
the blooms that can struggle out on sur.ny moments are excellent. 
High authorities foretell a good though late Rose season. The Show of 
Roses at Reigate on June 30th was of a nature to control this antici¬ 
pation. The Roses had a cool morning for travelling and a bright 
breezy afternoon in which to be admired. The Show was small, and 
many blooms showed marks of weather. 
The awards were as follows For thirty-six varieties. —First, Mrs- 
Waterlow; second, Mr. T. P>. Haywood. Twelve triplets.— First, 
Mrs. Waterlow. Only one box shown. Eighteen Teas.—First, Mrs- 
Waterlow. Again only one box. Twenty-four varieties.— First, Mr. A. 
Slaughter ; second, Mr. R. West ; third, Mr. E. M. Bethune. Six 
triplets.—First, Mr. R. E. West; second, Mr. F. C. Paule ; third, Mr. A. 
Slaughter. Twelve Teas.- First, Mr. A. Slaughter ; second, Mr. E. M. 
Bethune ; third, Miss Baker. Twelve varieties.—First, Mr. E. Wilkins ; 
second, Rev. Alan Cheales ; third, Mr. C. E. Cuthell. Four triplets.— 
First, Mr. E. Wilkins ; second, Rev. Alan Cbea'es ; third, Mr. E. 
Horne. Six varieties. First, Mr. E. Wiikins ; second, Mr. E. Mawley ; 
third, Mr. Freshfield. The Committee have failed to protect this last 
small class against those who show in twelve, a mistake they will do 
well to remedy. 
Mr. Haywood showed a fine Mrs. J. Laing, a Rose of Bennett’s, 
which is growing in favour. Mr. Slaughter’s G6n4ral Jacqueminot was 
remarkable. Mrs. Waterlow showed Pride of Reigate, fine, and in all 
its pride of place. The Show would have been a small affair but for 
the kind assistance of the trade. Mr. G. Paul came to judge, and brought 
a box of Roses : one very pretty carmine Rose, not yet named, seedling, 
also Lady Alice, his white s; ort from Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, and 
Luciole, a new Tea of great beauty. Mr. Rumsey had a box of high- 
class Roses ; Mr. Bunyard the same, and also a most interesting collec¬ 
tion of twenty varieties of garden Roses. It has been strongly pressed 
upon the Broekham and Reigate Committees that they should have a 
class in future shows. Messrs. Cheal & Sons exhibited some beautiful 
cut flowers ; but the great feature of the day was a lovely set of seven 
boxes of Teas brought by Mr. Prince of Oxford, in one case Madame 
Cusin and Mardchal Kiel being shown together most effectively. His 
new pure white sport (H. S. Prince) from Souvenir d’un xlmi shown side 
by side with the parent Rose excited great admiration. It is very like 
Niphetos, but larger and more robust, and likely when in commerce to 
be in great demand. 
The Judges were Messrs. G. Paul, Rumsey. Prince, Brown, RidoiV, 
and Rev. A. Cheales. The President of the Association and Mr-. 
Haywa-d entertained the Committee, Judges, and other friends wi h 
the splendid hospitality for which Reigate Presidents have always betn 
famous. It cannot be doubted that these social gatherings tend to- 
develope and perpetuate the friendly feeling and generous rivalry 
amongst competitors which is almost invariably conspicuous on these- 
occasions. A basket of blooms from a new Scotch stock of seedling- 
Briars, exhibited by Mr. Wollaston, also excited attention, giving pro¬ 
mise of an excellent stock of the future. This is likely to be on show 
again at the N.R.S. Crystal Palace Show. The -wild Rose now, wedded 
to our high-born Teas, receives an attention, which the Wizard of the- 
North seems to have anticipated, but to deprecate— 
“ Cherish the Tulip, prune the Vine, 
But f eely let th* Woodbine climb 
And leave untrimmed the Eglantine.”— (Mai'mionS) 
—A. C. 
Another correspondent also favours us with the following note ou¬ 
tlie above Show :—“ Previous to the Show day the Secretary and Com¬ 
mittee must have had a most anxious time, by reason of the general 
backwardness of the season and the unpropitious state of the weather,, 
the neighbourhood having suffered for several days recently from violent 
thunderstorms with heavy downpours of rain and hail, the latter in- 
some places completely riddling the leaves of the Roses as though they 
had be n pierced by bullets, while in the course of five hours, on the- 
26th ult., nearly If inch of rain was registered, this beins? frequently 
followed by heavy showers up to the morning of the Exhibition. No* 
rosarian need be told what a disastrous effect this had on the Roses, more- 
especia’ly the Teas, and delicate petaled ones, such as Lady Mary Fitz¬ 
william ; consequently the falling off in the leading classes was very 
noticeable, while the Great Doods Roses had it all their own way, being- 
cut on the spot. Among the amateurs rough, coarse, and damaged 1 
flowers were in the ascendant, but the two best stands were in the class- 
for twenty-four, distinct, shown by Mr. Slaughter, Steyning, and R. E*. 
West, Esq., Reigate. These were remarkably fresh, clean, and very even,. 
and only a few points divided them. Mr. West is showing well this- 
season, having already staged, at different shows, eleven stands, and 
secured nine prizes. This is a great achievement for one with such a 
limited quantity of Rose trees. Mr. Prince sent a lovely and pure white- 
sport from Souvenir d’un Ami, named Souvenir de H. S. Prince. It is a 
more pearly white than the old Niphetos, which some thought it closely 
resembled - though the distinction is great by reason of the petals being 
stout, solid, and erect. Unquestionably this is a Rose that will be much 
sought after, as in addition to its other good qualities, it has the robust: 
and hardy constitution of the parent.” 
CROYDON.— July 4th. 
A satisfactory Show was held in the grounds of Brickwood’ 
House, East Croydon, on Wednesday last, and it was the general opinion- 
that both in number and quality there was a decided improvement on 
the previous exhibitions of this Society. Two large tents were occupied 1 
with the principal exhibits, comprising specimen plants and groups,, 
with a good display of cut Roses, and some fruits. 
A special feature in the Rose classes was the trophy, value twenty- 
five guineas, offered to gentlemen’s gardeners and amateurs for thirty- 
six distinct Roses. The trophy is to be held by the winner for the 
year, and if won by the same exhibitor twice consecutively it will be¬ 
come his property. With it was also offered the National Rose Society's 
gold medal. It might have been expecte l that such inducements- 
would have brought more than two competitors ; but both these— 
namelv, R. E. West, Esq., Reigate, and Alfred Slaughter, Esq., Jarvis- 
Villa, Steyning, showed extremely well. So close were the competing 
stands that it was only after long and careful examination that tbe- 
award could be made, and it was eventually given in favour of Mr* 
Wes*". His blooms were larger than those of his opponent, but. 
hardly, perhaps, so fresh and neat. 
The varieties represented were as follows —Back row : Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, Pride of Waltham, Duke of Teck, Madame Gabriel Luizet,. 
Charles Lefebvre, General Jacqueminot, Madame Isaac Perriere, Dupuy 
Jamain, Duchesse de Morny, Madame Victor Verdier, La France, ancT 
Etienne Levet. Middle row; Franqois Michelon, Dr. Andry, Comtesse- 
d’Oxford, A. K. W lliams (a splendid bloom), Heinrich Schultheis, Prince- 
Arthur, S4nateur Vaisse, Horace Vernet, Mrs. Caroline Swailes, Countess- 
of Rosebery, Xavier Olibo. and Earl of Pembroke. Front row : Duchess- 
of Bedford, John Hopper, Prince Camille de Rohan, Duke of Wellington, 
Fisher Holmes, Marie Finger, Duke of Connaught, Innoeente Pirola,. 
Louis Van Houtte, Baroness Rothschild, Marie Verdier, and Marie- 
Baumann. 
A special prize, consisting of a Rose trophy, value 7 guineas, and the- 
National Rose Society s silver medal, was also offered for a collection 
of six Roses to be grown within a radius of four miles of the Croydoni 
Town Hall. This naturally excited considerable interest amongst Locah 
growers. Six stands were in competition, the winning one being that 
of Ernest Wilkins, Esq., Lyndkurst, Sutton, who had good examples of 
Etienne Levet, Comtesse d’Oxford, Charles Lefebvre, Ulrich Brunner, 
Madame Gabriel Luizet, and A. K. Williams. 
In the plant classes Mr. G. King, gardener to Phillip Crowley, Esq.,. 
Waddon House, was a successful competitor, and he carried off several 
leading prizes with specimens of moderate size, but distinguished by 
their clean healthy condition. Miscellaneous exhibits also con¬ 
tributed to the attraction of the Show, but the weather proved very 
unfavourable during the greater portion of the afternoon* 
