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produce staged for Messrs. Sutton & Sons’ prizes, which were won by 
Messrs. Lye, Pope, InglefielcI, and Dauncey in the order named. 
The Show was noteworthy by the absence of inferior exhibits, and 
the Winchester Horticultural Society deserves the support of the in¬ 
habitants and cultivators of the district of which the historic old city 
is the centre. Mr. Chaloner Shenton is the courteous Secretary of the 
Society. 
C ARLT ON-IN-LIND RICK. 
The third annual Show was held on Thursday last, but owing to the 
lateness of the Roses and the previous stormy weather the Show was 
not quite up to the expectation of the Committee. Several nurserymen 
were unable to compete. Mr. Frettingbam of Beeston was the principal 
prizetaker in the nurserymen’s class, and Messrs. Fisher, Maliender, 
Western, and Machin were the prizetakers in the open amateurs’ classes. 
Some very good blooms were shown in the cottagers’ classes. The best 
Rose in the Show was found in Mr. Frettingham’s box, a Heinrich 
Schultheis, a very beautiful Rose. Miss Mellish, Hodsock Priory, and 
H. V. Machin, Esq., Gateford Hill, each showed a collection of garden 
Roses. 
GLOUCESTERSHIRE. 
It is to me a peculiar satisfaction to be able to record a completely 
successful result of the zealous exertions of my friend the Rev. F. A. 
Burnside, for when the Moreton-in-thc-Marsh Show collapsed—for there, 
neither would Mahomet go to the mountain nor the mountain to 
Mahomet—Roses were brought together, but nobody came. Seeing this 
I advised Mr. Burnside to try Gloucester, with the result that he and 
his friends set vigorously to work. They obtained promises of support 
from all quarters, and although the weather has been of the most 
damaging description, yet most certainly the best provincial show that 
1 have as yet attended, both in the number and quality of the flowers, 
was that held on Tuesday last at the Corn Exchange, Gloucester. By- 
the-by, an amusing incident occurred to me in connection with it. I was 
under the impression that it was to be held at the Shire Hall, and so 
wended my way there. I found a considerable crowd about, but I 
missed the green boxes which generally mark the presence of a Rose 
Show. However, I went in. and up the steps, where I came to a gate 
closed (which I thought rather an unusual precaution). A policeman 
was standing by, who on my saying I wished to go in, said there was no 
admission. “ But 1 am one of the Judges.” Whereat X 52 shook his 
head, and said that wo’n’t do, and I daresay thought me a wicked old 
parson for telling him such a “ crammer.” I then found that the 
assizes were going on, and that I had innocently enough passed myself 
off as Judge Denman. I had a good laugh, and then wencted my way 
to the Exchange. Here all was bustle and hurry of the right sort, boxes 
in all directions, a “ hurrying to and fro,” and excitement all round. 
The room was an excellent one, with a capital overhead light, and the 
flowers looked well ; and although one is accustomed to see what can be 
done by Rose growers under the most adverse circumstances, I was 
utterly unprepared for the cleanliness and freshness of the blooms. One 
exhibitor, who mulches his beds, and thus saves them a good deal from 
the splashing caused by heavy rain, yet said that some of his blooms, 
21 inches from the ground, were covered with mud, while hailstorms 
knocked others to pieces, but withal, both nurserymen and amateurs 
showed in excellent form. 
Seldom has there been a keener competition than in the class for 
forty-eight blooms, nurserymen. There were six stands set up, and 
five out of the six ran very close upon one another, the first prize being 
ultimately awarded to Mr. Frank Cant of Colchester with a very fine 
stand of the following flowers :—Madame Marie Finger, Horace Vernet, 
Her Majesty. Earl of Dufferin, Captain Christy, Francois Michelon, 
Pride of Waltham, Etienne Levet, Catherine Mermet, Louis Van Houtte, 
Duke of Teck, Ulrich Brunner, Niphetcs, Gbnbral Jacqueminot, Marfi- 
chal Niel, Sultan of Zanzibar, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Violette Bouyer, 
Prince Camille dc Rohan, Madame de Watteville, Duke of Edinburgh, 
Madame Lambard. Mary Bennett, Earl of Pembroke, Merveille de Lyon, 
A. K. Williams, Madame Cusin, Exposition de Brie, Souvenir d’uu Ami, 
John Bright, Rubens, Fisher Holmes, Madame Isaac Pereire, Dr. Andry, 
Viscountess Folkestone. Camille Bernardin, Grace Darling, Beauty of 
Waltham, Marguerite de Roman, Rosieriste Jacobs, Mrs. Baker, Marie 
Verdier, Madame Alphonse Lavall6e, Victor Hugo (a magnificent bloom 
of a grand new Rose), and Souvenir d’Elise. Messrs. Paul & Son were 
second, and Sir. B. R. Cant third. In the class for twenty-four trebles 
Messrs. Paul A Son were first with a good stand of Captain Christy, 
Etienne Levet, Madame Bernardin, Marshal P. Wilder (very like Alfred 
Colomb), E. V. Teas, Her Majesty, Ulrich Brunner, Heinrich Schultheis, 
Duke of Edinburgh, General Jacqueminot, Madame Eugene Verdier, 
Alfred Colomb, Senateur Vaisse, Duchessede Morny, Francois Michelon, 
Charles Lefebvre, Niphetos, Prince Camille de Rohan, Pride of Waltham, 
Marie Baumann, La France, and Mrs. John Laing. Mr. B. R. Cant was 
second, and Mr. F. Cant third. In the class for twenty-four Messrs. 
W. J. Jefferies & Son of Cirencester were first with Ferdinand Chaffolte, 
Francois Michelon, Duke of Edinburgh, La France, Madame H. Jamain, 
Comtesse Tretiakoff, Madame Eugene Verdier, Mary Pochin (very pretty), 
Merveille de Lyon. Etienne Levet, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Comte 
Raimbaud (which has been shown very fine this season), Elie Morel, Earl 
of Pembroke, Richard A. Sutton (a Rose I do not know, but I believe a 
seedling of Frettingham’s), Queen of Queens, E. Y. Teas, Lady Mary Fitz- 
william. Madame Charles Wood, Jean Ducher, Rosieriste Jacobs, and 
Marie Verdier. For the best twelve of any one kind, double, Mr. B. R. 
Cant was first with A. K. Williams, Mr. Frank Cant second with Louis 
\ an Houttp, and Messrs. Paul & Son third with Marie Baumann. For the 
best twelve blooms of any sort, Mr. B. R. Cant was first with Merveille 
de Lyon, Messrs. Paul & Son second with La France, and Mr. Cranston 
third with Merveille de Lyon. 
In the amateurs’ classes Mr. W. G. Grant of Ledbury took the lead¬ 
ing position. His stand of twenty-four was an excellent one, much in 
advance of the forty-eight he showed at the Crystal Palace. It comprised 
fine blooms of Marie Baumann, Charles Lefebvre, Heinrich Schultheis, 
Senateur Vaisse, La France, General Jacqueminot, Mrs. John Laing, 
Etienne Levet, Duchesse de Morny, Duke of Edinburgh, Souvenir d’un 
Ami, Horace Vernet, Madame Gabriel Luizet, A. K. Williams, Francois 
Michelon, Comte Raimbaud, Marie Verdier, Duchess of Bedford, 
Baroness Rothschild, Dr. Andry, Le Rhone, and Merveille de Lyon. 
Mr. T. B. Hall of Larkwood, Rockferry, was second. Mr. Grant was 
again first for twelve trebles, showing fine blooms of Ulrich Brunner, 
Etienne Levet, La France, Louis Van Houtte, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
Gfindral Jacqueminot (very fine), Franpois Michelon. Merveille de 
Lyon, Duke of Edinburgh, Dupuy Jamain, and Madame Eugene 
Verdier. Dr. Budd of Bath was second, and Mr. T. B. Hall third. 
In the Tea and Noisette some good stands were set up, although 
many of the blooms had suffered from the bad weather. In the nursery¬ 
men’s division for eighteen Teas or Noisettes, Mr. Geo. Prince was first 
with some of his usually fine blooms, consisting of Catherine Mermet, 
Hon. Edith Gifford, Souvenir d’un Ami, Alba Rosea, Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Niphetcs, Jean Ducher, Rubens, Innocente Pirola, Marie 
Van Houtte, Madame Cusin, Souvenir de Sarah Prince, a white sport of 
Souvenir d’un Ami, and named in remembrance of one whose memory 
many rosarians cherish ; Francisca Kruger, Madame Caroline Kuster, 
Madame de Watteville, and The Bride. Mr. Frank Cant was second, 
and Mr. B. R. Cant third. For the best twelve Messrs. Jefferies & Son 
were first with Madame Lambard, Rubens, Souvenir d’un Ami, Niphetos, 
Perle des Jardins, Princess of Wales, Sunset, Marechal Niel, Catherine 
Mermet, Madame Cusin, and the Hon. Edith Gifford. 
In the amateurs’ class, Mr. W. G. Grant was again first for the best 
eighteen, with a fine box containing Rubens, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Souvenir d’Elise Varden, Madame de Watteville, Madame Cusin, Marc- 
chal Niel, Madame Lambard, Madame Caroline Kuster, Francisca Kruger, 
Hon. Edith Gifford, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Anna Ollivier, Amazone, 
Souvenir de Thbrese Levet, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, and Devoniensis. 
The Rev. F. R. Burnside was second for the best twelve. Mr. W. G. 
Grant was again first with Souvenir d’un Ami, Souvenir d’Elise Varden, 
Madame Lambard, Niphetos, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Rubens, Souvenir 
de Therese Levet, Marie Van Houtte, Madame Cusin, Amazone, and 
Madame Caroline Kuster. Mr. E. Claxton was second, and the Rev. 
F. R. Burnside third. For six blooms of any one Tea or Noisette, Mr. 
W. G. Grant was first with Souvenir d’un Ami, Mr. Claxton second with 
Alba Rosea, and Dr. Budd third with Francisca Kruger. 
The success which has attended this first show both florally and 
financially will no doubt encourage its promoters to go on and prosper. 
It is in good hands, and despite the gloomy anticipations of some it was 
an undoubted success. I shall ever remember it, for it was the occasion 
of my meeting one whom I had never seen since we formed two of a 
very happy party who went to the Eglinton tournament in 1839— nearly 
fifty years ago.—D., Deal. 
BEDFORD AND BEDFORDSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The annual Show of this Society was held on Wednesday last in the 
New Park, Bedford, on which day the park and the new suspension 
bridge over the Ouse were opened by the Marquis of Tavistock, and in 
the evening an illuminated river fete took place. The weather, however, 
on this Bedford red letter day will long be memorable as probably the 
most unseasonable July day of the century. The Show was a very ex¬ 
tensive one, and although Roses constituted only comparatively a small 
part of the extensive display, they are annually becoming a most im¬ 
portant feature here, and a large tent had this year to be devoted to 
them, as there are open classes in this department also for cut herba¬ 
ceous flowers and stove and greenhouse plants. 
In the open class for nine stove and greenhouse plants, not less than 
six in bloom, there were two competitors—Mr. J. F. Mould of Pewsey, 
Wilts, who secured the first prize with well grown plants, including a fine 
Cycas revoluta, Dracophyllum gracile, Cocos, Ericas, Statice profusa, 
Vincas, and Hedaroma fuchsioides ; and Mr. H. James of Lower Nor¬ 
wood, who was second with a grand Latania borbonica and several 
fine but less regularly matched plants. In the division open to 
amateurs and gentlemen’s gardeners (locally), Mr. C. Ellis, gardener to 
Mr. Lethbridge, Pemberley, Bedford, was first for a group not exceeding 
60 square feet, his space being closely and richly furnished. Mr. 
Waller, gardener to Jame3 Howard, Esq., Clapham Park, Bedford, 
being second with a fine but lighter display ; Mr. Robinson, gardener to 
F. Howard, Esq., Abbey Close, Bedford, following close for third place, 
and Mr. R. Day, gardener to Joshua Hawkins, Esq., Mayor of Bedford, 
came fourth. For six foliage plants in the same division Mr. G. Vyne, gar¬ 
dener to C. Franklin, Esq., Bedford, was first, and Mr. Robinson 
second. Fuchsias were well shown in this division, Mr. W. Galloway, 
gardener to Miss Rice-Trevor, Bromham Hall, and Mr. Robinson having 
each six large well-trained specimens in good bloom, and were placed 
respectively first and second. 
Roses in the open classes were well represented, the blooms through¬ 
out the Show being above the average of exhibits held during this 
variable weather,the colours of the H.P.’s bright, and the winning stand 
of forty-eight Roses from Mr. F. Cant of Colchester was in keeping with 
his previous displays this season. There were no less than eleven 
