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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [Julian. 
Earl of Pembroke, La France, Mrs. Baker, Xavier Olibo, Mrs. J. Laing, 
Duke of Edinburgh, Marquise de Castellane, Prince Arthur, Duchess of 
Bedford, A. K. Williams, Madame Victor Verdier, Pride of Waltham, 
Fisher Holmes, General Jacqueminot, and Ferdinand de Lesseps. Mr. 
Romain, Old Windsor, took the second place. Mr. W. Narroway, 
Oxford, was third, and Mr. H. Foster, North Street, Ashford, was fourth. 
There were five competitors. Class 13, for twelve single trusses, was 
well filled, no less than nine stands being entered, and Mr. R. L. Knight, 
Bobbing, Sittingbourne, was adjudged premier honours for beautiful 
blooms of the following—Etienne Levet, La France, G6n6ral Jacque¬ 
minot, a grandly developed bloom, which gained the silver medal as the 
premier Hybrid Perpetual in the amateurs’ classes ; Mrs. J. Laing, Duke 
of Teck, Ulrich Brunner, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Charles Lefebvre, 
Marie Baumann, Marie Finger, Earl of Dufferin, and Alfred Colomb. 
Captain Christy, Hill Green House, Stockbury, Kent, was second, a fine 
solid bloom of Earl of Dufferin being prominent in his stand. Mr. 
C. J. Grahame, Coomb Road, Croydon, was third, and Mr. J. Bateman, 
Rosevale, Archway Road, fourth, a good bloom of Xavier Olibo being 
included in his stand. 
With nine single trusses (class 14) the Rev. F. S. Taylor, Littleton 
Vicarage, Evesham, was the premier amongst seven exhibitors, show¬ 
ing fresh and pleasing blooms of La France, Etienne Levet, Capt. 
Christy, Charles Lefebvre, Marechal Niel, Souvenir d'Elise Vardon, Anna 
Olivier, Rosieriste Jacobs, and Madame Gabriel Luizet. Mr. Ernest. 
Wilkins, Lyndhurst, Sutton, was a good second ; the Rev. H. B. Biron, 
Hythe, was third ; and Mr. A. Wallis, Farnham, fourth. 
The best six single trusses (class 15) came from E. Horne, Esq., Park 
House, Reigate, but the blooms were small throughout the class. The 
varieties in the first stand were La France, Duchess of St. Albans, Ferdi¬ 
nand de Lesseps, Madame I. Perri&re, Charles Lefebvre, and Duke of 
Teck. M. Hodgson, Esq., Shirley Cottage, Croydon (gardener, Mr. 
Shoesmith), W. D. Freshfield, Esq., The Wilderness, Reigate (gardener, 
Mr. Crofts), and Mrs. B. Denton, Orchard Court, Stevenage, took the 
remaining prizes in the order named. 
Amongst eleven exhibitors in class 16, for six triplets, Mr. 0. G. 
Orpen, Hillside, West Bergholt, Colchester, was first, showing neat 
examples of Madame Gabriel Luizet, Capt. Christy, Nipheto3, Camille 
Bernardin, Souvenir d’un Ami, Marechal Niel, D. Sewell, La France, 
Catherine Mermet, Madame Cusin, General Jacqueminot, and The Bride. 
The other prizes were secured by Messrs. E. Wilkins, J. Parker, and 
F. P. Baker in the order of their names. 
Six extra classes were devoted to amateurs, of which the first two 
(17 and 18) were for those only who had never won a prize at 
an exhibition of the National Rose Society, and in addition to the 
premier prizes a bronze medal was offered in each case. In class 
17, for twelve single trusses, there were three competitors, and 
Mr. F. 0. Devereux, High Knoll, Steyning, was placed first with credit¬ 
able blooms of Mrs. J. Laing, Maurice Bernardin, Cleopatra. Eclair, 
Madame Lambard, Viscountess Folkestone, Rosieriste Jacobs, Catherine 
Mermet, Marie Van Houtte, Niphetos, Prince of Wales, and Pride of 
Reigate. The Right Hon. Lord Penzance, Goda’ming, was second ; and 
Mr. J. de Lamare, Christchurch Road, Croydon, was third ; the fourth 
prize being withheld. 
Mr. E. Rutter, Shepperton, was first with six single trusses amongst 
eight competitors, showing fair blooms of Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
Etienne Levet, Comte Raimbaud, Marie Baumann, Earl of Pembroke, 
and Duke of Edinburgh. The Rev. J. R. Buchanan, Canterbury, Mr. 
R. W. B. Miller, Sutton, and Mr. J. Parker, Hitchin, were second, third, 
and fourth respectively, each staging rather small blooms. In this 
section Mr. Tate was the leading exhibitor in class 19 for twenty-four 
single trusses, and he gained the premier award-a silver cup—for 
handsome blooms of Louis Van Houtte, Ulrich Brunner, Her Majesty, 
Horace Vernet, Comtesse d’Oxford, Marie Baumann, Madame Cusin, 
La France, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, A. K. Williams, Innocente 
Pirola, Mis. J. Laing, Violette Bouyer, Francois Michelon, Xavier 
Olibo, Marie Verdier, Charles Lefebvre, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
Madame Eugfene Verdier, Catherine Mermet, Duchess of Albany, La 
Rosiere, and Geintiral Jacqueminot. Mr. E. M. Bethune, Horsham, was 
second, and equal thirds the Rev. A. Foster Melliar and Mr. A. H. 
Gray. There were nine exhibitors. 
Class 20 w r as for six single trusses of Roses grow r n within eight 
miles of Charing Cross, and the premier prize was at first awarded to a 
Croydon exhibitor, but it was subsequently discovered tht this was 
outside the radius, and thp stand was accordingly disqualified, the first 
prize then going to Mr. J. Bateman, who had the following varieties :— 
Madame G. Luizet, A. K. Williams, Xavier Olibo, Captain Christy, 
Etienne Levet, and Pride of Waltham. Mr. J. E. Cole by, Wimbledon, 
was second, and Mr. W. B. Faulkner, Wimbledon, third. 
There were only three exhibitors of six new Roses, and the Rev. J. H. 
Pemberton was first with medium blooms of J. D. Pawle, Mrs. Wilson, 
Cleopatra, Lady Arthur Hill, and Maid of the Mist. The Rev. A. Foster 
Melliar was second, and the other prizes were withheld. 
Class 22, for six trusses of any Hybrid Perpetual, was one of the best 
filled in the Show, no less than seventeen stands being contributed. Mr. 
Knight was awarded first prize for Duke of Edinburgh, very bright and 
of excellent substance, an equal award going to Mr. A. Tate for La 
France, also very fine. Mr. Narroway was third, and Mr. Horne fourth 
with the same variety. 
Teas and Noisettes. 
The amateurs’ clisses for Teas w r ere admirably represented, and the 
blooms in several of the leading stand were of great merit, though there 
was, of course, a considerable falling eff in some of the third and 
fourth prize exhibits: In class 27, Mr. A. H. Gray of Bath following 
up his previous successes this year, won the 25-guinea challenge trophy 
with fresh and finely developed blooms of the under-mentioned :—Alba 
Rosea, Marechal Niel, Marie Van Houtte, Francisca Kruger, Catherine 
Mermet, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Caroline Kus’er, Edith Gifford, Jean 
Ducber, Innocente Pirola, Comtesse de Nadaillao, Anna Olivier, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Niphetos, Comtesse Panisse, The Bride, Madame Welche, and 
one from which the name was misplaced. The Rev. H. Berners was a 
good second, the Rev. Foster Melliar third, and the Rev. F. R. Burnside, 
Hereford, fourth with fresh and neat but small blooms. 
In class 28, for twelve single trusses, Mr. Lindscll was 
successful amongst eight competitors in taking the premier award, 
staging good examples of Etoile de Lyon, Anna Ollivier, Marie Van 
Houtte, Rubens, Princess of Wales, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Caroline 
Kuster, Jean Ducber, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Niphetos, and Catherine 
Mermet. Messrs. Gray, Haywood, and Colonel Pitt were the remaining 
prizetakers in the class. 
Ten boxes of nine Teas were contributed in class 29, and 
Mr. 0, G. Orpen gained the chief position with substantial blooms of 
Caroline Kuster, Niphetos, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Souvenir de Paul 
Neyron, Catherine Mermet, Rubens, Marechal Niel, The Bride, and 
Souvenir d’un Ami. Mr. Tate was a close second, his best bloom being 
a wonderful specimen of Madame Cusin, for which the silver medal 
was awarded as the best Tea Rose in the amateurs’ classes. In size, 
substance, breadth of petal, and depth of colour it was remarkable. 
We hope to give an illustration of it in an early issue. Mr. Crofts was 
third, and the Rev. Alan Cheales, Brockham Vicarage, fourth. 
The small classes gave the greatest number of exhibitors a chance 
of competing, and in class 30, for six single trusses, seventeen boxes 
were s’aged. The Rev. F. S. Taylor had the best blooms, representing 
tire varieties The Bride, Anna Olivier, Hon. Edith Gifford, Marechal 
Niel, Niphetos, and Marie Van Houtte. Mr. E. Mawley followed 
closely, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon and Comtesse de Panisse being notable 
in his stand. The Rev. H. B. Biron was third, and the Rev. J. R. 
Buchanan fourth. 
Class 31, for twelve distinct varieties, three trusses of each, brought 
six competitors, and the first prize, consisting of a piece of plate value 
5 guineas, offered as a memorial of the late Hon. and Rev. J. T. 
Boscawcn, was adjudged to Mr. A. H. Gray, who had excellent examples 
of the following :—Alba Rosea, Francisca Kruger, Marechal Niel, Madame 
Cusin, Comtesse Panisse, The Bride, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Edith Gifford, Caroline Kuster, Marie Van Houtte, and 
Catherine Mermet. The Rev. H. Berners took the second place, the 
Rev. W. H. Jackson was third, and Mr. Slaughter fourth. 
With six varieties tlires trusses of each (class 32), the Rev. A. Foster 
Melliar was first for good blooms of Princess of Wales, Madame Hoste, 
Etoile de Lyon, Marie Van Houtte, Francisca Kruger, and Madame de 
Watteville ; Mr. Lindsell was second ; and Col. J. H. Pitt third, these 
being the only exhibitors. For six single trusses of any Tea or Noisette 
Mr. Gray was first with Marechal Niel, followed by Mr. Grahame, the 
Rev. H. Berners, and Mr. Bethune in the order named. There were nine 
competitors. 
Open Classes. 
The majority of these were for stands of twelve blooms of one variety, 
and while some were not represented at all or by few exhibits, in others 
the competition was good, and the blooms excellent. Taking the classes 
in the order of the schedule, 34 was for twelve blooms of any yellow 
Rose except Marechal Niel, and the only exhibitor, Mr. G. Prince, was 
awarded the first prize for clean, even, tut not large blooms of Comtesse 
de NadaiPac. 
For any white Rose except Niphetos Messrs. Dickson & Sons, Royal 
Nurseries, Newtownards, _were first with a dozen surerb blooms of 
Marguerite Dickson, white, a faint blush in the bud, delicate, beautiful 
in form, and of good substance. Mr. A. H. Gray followed with Alba 
Rosea, very fresh and good. Mr. B. R. Cant was third with the same, 
and Messrs. D. & W. Croll, Dundee, fourth for Rubens. 
For any crimson Rose except Marie Baumann and A. K. Williams 
Mr. B. R. Cant was first with Duke of Edinburgh, extremely rich in 
colour. Messrs. Paul & Son were second with Prince Arthur, Mr. J. 
Parker third with Duke of Teck, and Messrs. H. Low & Co., Enfield, 
fourth for Earl of Dufferin, rather small. 
The next class was that for any dark velvety crimson Rose, such as 
Prince Cimille de Rohan, with which variety Messrs. Low & Co. gained 
the prenrer prize. Mr. G. Prince followed with Prince Arthur, Mr. G. 
Mount with Fisher Holmes, and Mr. B. R. Cant with the last- named 
variety. 
Marechal Niel were not very grandly shown in class 38 devoted to it, 
the premier bloom from Mr. A. H. Gray being much the best. Messrs. 
B. R. Cant and G. Prince were second and third, these being the only 
exhibitors. Fairly good blooms of Marie Baumann won Dr. Budd the 
first prize in class 39, Messrs. Turner and Mount following. Dr. Budd 
was also first in the next class for Mrs. John Laing with even blooms of 
moderate size, equal second prizes going to Messrs. C. Turner and Cool¬ 
ing & Sons 
The variety A. K. Williams was not well represented, mest of the 
blooms being rather rough and damaged. The prizes were awarded to 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Low & Co., and Piper in that order. Excellent blooms 
of Niphetos from Messrs. P>. R. Cant, G. W. Piper, and G. & W. Burch also 
secured the prizes as named. Her Majesty and Ernest Metz were not 
