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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 2, 1885. 
White-edged Varieties. 
Nance. Raiser. 
Acme. (Bead) . 
Smiling Beauty . (Heap) . 
John Simonite. (Walker) . 
Conservative . (Douglas). 
True Briton. (Hepworth). 
Glory. (Taylor). 
Beauty . (Traill).. 
Frank Simonite . (Simonite). 
Reliance . (Mellor) . 
Regular. (Ashworth) . 
Ne Plus Ultra. (Smith). 
Ann Smith . (Smith) . 
Lady Sophia Dumaresque. (Lightbody). 
Catherine. (Summerscales) 
Mrs. Dodwell . (Woodhead). 
Cleopatra . (Read) . 
Bright Venus . (Lee). 
Omega . (Turner) . 
Favourite. (Taylor) . 
Incomparable . (Taylor). 
Mrs. Campboll. (Campbell) . 
Dr. Kidd . (Douglas). 
Votes. 
28 
26 
22 
19 
19 
9 
9 
7 
6 
6 
3 
3 
2 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Name. 
C. J. Perry.. 
Pizarro . 
Blackbird. 
Ellen Lancaster .... 
Mrs. Douglas . 
Topsy . 
Lord of Lome. 
Garibaldi . 
Sapphire .. 
Duke of Argyle .... 
Othello . 
Mrs. Sturrock . 
Negro . 
Metropolitan . 
Meteor Flag. 
Mrs. Smith . 
Black Bess. 
Ruby . 
Royal Blue . 
Lord Lee .. 
William Lightbody 
Formosa. 
Petronella. 
Clipper . 
Black Prince. 
Selfs. 
Rais r. Vote3. 
(Turner) . 20 
(Campbell) . 20 
(Spalding) . 20 
(Pohlman). 18 
(Simonite) . 17 
(Kay). 15 
(Campbell) . 14 
(Pohlman). 11 
(Horner) . 11 
(Campbell) . 8 
(Netherwood). 5 
(Martin) . 3 
(Butcher). 3 
(Spalding) . 2 
(Lightbody). 1 
(Smith). 1 
(Woodhead). 1 
(Read) . 1 
(Cheetham). 1 
(Berry). 1 
(-). 1 
(Smith). 1 
(Headley). 1 
(Turner) . 1 
(Butcher) . 1 
Tiie Best Twelve Show Auriculas, Three in Each Class. 
Green Edges. 
Name. 
Raiser. 
Votes. 
Prince of Greens. 
. 30 
Col. Taylor . 
. 25 
Talisman . 
. 11 
Champion. 
Anna . 
. 5 
Freedom . 
. 5 
Imperator. 
. 3 
Apollo . 
. 2 
Lovely Ann. 
. 2 
Lycurgus . 
. 2 
Name. 
Geo. Lightbody . 
Lancashire Hero. 
Alex. Meiklejohn. 
Richard Headley. 
Silvia. 
Mrs. Moore . 
Dr. Horner . 
Confidence . 
Alderman C. E. Brown 
John Waterson . 
Name. 
Acme. 
John Simonite. 
Smiling Beauty .. 
Conservative . 
Reliance. 
Glory. 
Mrs. Dodwell . 
Catherine . 
Omega . 
Dr. Kidd . 
True Briton .. 
Ann Smith . 
Regular. 
Cleopatra. 
Grey Edges. 
Raiser. 
. (Headley). 
. (Lancashire) .. 
. (Meiklejohn) .. 
. (Lightbody) ... 
. (Douglas).. 
. (Douglas). 
. (Read) . 
. (Campbell) . 
. (Headley). 
. (Cunningham) 
White Edges. 
Raiser. 
. (Read) . 
. (Walker) . 
. (Heap) ... 
. (Douglas). 
. (Mellor) .. 
. (Taylor) . 
. (Woodhead) ... 
. (Summerscales) 
. (Turner) . 
. (Douglas). 
. (Hepworth) . 
. (Smith). 
. (Ashworth). 
. (Read) . 
Votes. 
30 
28 
19 
6 
4 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Votes. 
. 24 
. 20 
15 
15 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
Selfs. 
Name. 
Raiser 
Votes. 
Pizarro . 
. 12 
Mrs. Douglas . 
. 10 
Ellen Lancaster. 
. 10 
C. J. Perry . 
. (Turner) . 
. 8 
Blackbird. 
. 7 
Garibaldi . 
. 8 
Topsy. 
. (Kay). 
. 5 
Duke of Argyle . 
. 4 
Lord of Lome. 
. 3 
Sapphire . 
2 
Metropolitan . 
. i 
Royal Blue . 
. i 
Black Bess . 
. i 
Meteor Flag. 
. (L'ghtbody). 
. i 
Othello . 
. i 
Wm. Lightbody . 
. (Lightbody). 
. i 
The following took part in the elec ion, and to them we return our best 
thanks for the assistance thus afforded :—The Rev. F. D. Horner, the 
Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain, the Rev. E. C. Fellowes, Miss Woodhead; Messrs. 
J. T. D. LlewellyQ, R. GortoD, W. Brockbank, T. Lansdown, C. Phillips, 
T. E. Henwood, J. Douglas, E. Wilson, W. F. Bateman, J. Garner, B. 
Simonite, W. Bolton, A. Potts, J. Ball (C. Turner), C. M. Royds, J. 
Cheetham, C. Orchard, H. White, T. Stirk. H. Wilson, R. Dean, 
H. A. Rolt, G. Thornby, J. B:oth, F. Fife, and E. Pohlman. 
[Accompanying the voters’ returns were a number of interesting 
general remarks, which will be given in another issue of this Journal, 
together with the list of Alpine varieties.] 
CANTERBURY ROSE SHOW. 
The anticipations which I announced a little while ago as to the forth¬ 
coming Rose season were realised at the “ opening of the ball ” at the old 
Cathedral city on Saturday last, the 27th. It was a real pleasure to find 
Roses so thoroughly in character and looking so fresh and bright, while the 
universal verdict was that there never had been so little aphis, nor ever 
did the plants look more healthy and promising; and, despite the rough 
and cold winds of the past few days, there was no sign of their evil influence 
on the many beautiful stands scheduled. 
The Exhibition was the seventh that the Society (the Canterbury and 
Kent Rose Society) has held. Its name and scope has been somewhat 
altered. Formerly it was crnfined to Eist Kent, but is now open to the 
whole county, while several prizes are open to all England, and were suffi¬ 
cient to bring Messrs. Paul & Son from Cheshunt, Mr. Prince from Oxford, 
and Mr. B. R. Cant from Colchester, while the class for Teas induced Mr. 
Eckroyde Claxton to come all the way from Liverpool and enter as an 
amateur into competition with such redoubtable champions as Messrs. Prince 
and Cant in the class for twelve Teas, and, what is more, to cleverly beat 
them—a feat of which he may well be proud. The Show was held in the 
Foresters’ Hall, by no means so good a room as the Corn Exchange either 
for size or light; but as the Committee had decided to hold the Show on 
Saturday, the Corn ExoL^nge was not available. The stands were arranged 
around three sides of the room, with a double table down the centre, and 
on the fourth side the vases and bouquets were placed. Happily there was 
no place for a band, so that there was a possibility of enjoying a chat 
and taking a general survey. We found that Mr. W. II. Wakeley of Rain- 
ham was the most successful competitor, and that Canon Hodgson of Salt- 
wood also occupied a prom’nent place. Mr. R. E. West of Reigate, Mr. 
Stanley, Mr. Claxton, and others upheld the credit of the amateurs, while, as 
I have said, some of the well-known Rose firms contributed much to the 
beauty and success of the Show. The following were amongst the principal 
prizes in the class for eighteen varieties, one truss of each :—Mr. W. H. 
Wakeley of Rainham was first with a beautiful box, which not only took the 
cup given by George Farley, Esq., but also the silver medal of the National 
Rose Society for the best box in the principal classes and the bronze medal 
of the National Ro s e Society for the best bloom. The box contained Mrs. 
Baker, Captain Christy, La France, Marquise de Castellane, Violette Bouyer 
(a beautiful bloom), Dr. Lovell (the best bloom of this variety I remember 
to have seen), Louis Yan Houtte, Xavier Olibo (a splendid flower which 
claimed the bronze medal), Madame Gabriel Luizet, Prince Arthur, Duchess 
of Vallombrosa, Camille Bernardin, Prince Camille de Rohan, Mons. Noman, 
Duke of Teck, Thomas Mills, Charles Darwin, and Duke of Edinburgh. 
In the class for twelve varieties Capt. Knight of Bobbing was first with 
Pride of Waltham, Marquise de Saunia, Captain Christy, Catherine Mermet, 
A. K. Williams, Duke of Edinburgh, Marie Van Houtte, Prince Camille de 
Rohan, Marie Rady, Charles Lefebvre, La France, and Souvenir d’un Ami. 
The Rev. H. B. Biron was a good second, and Mr. R. A. West an excellent 
third. In the class for twelve Teas or Noisettes, Mr. W. W. Wakeley was 
again first with Madame Welch, La Boule d’Or, Souvenir d’un Ami, Catherine 
Mermet, Vicomtesse de Vesins, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Caroline Kuster, 
MarSchal Niel, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, Jean Ducher, Marie Van Houtte, 
and Laurette. Captain Knight was second, and Mr. John Hollingworth of 
Turkey Court, Maidstone, third. In the class for six trebles, Mr W. W. 
Wakeley was again first with fine blooms of Madame Gabriel Luizet, Duke 
of Edinburgh, Abel Carriere—these were three magnificent blooms—Marie 
Van Houtte, and Louis Van Houtte. The Rev. H. B. Biron was second, and 
Mr. Hollingworth third. In the class for twelve varieties Mr. Stanley was 
first with a good box containing General Jacqueminot, Thomas Mills, 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Dr. Lovell, Henri Ledechaux, Maurice Bernardin, 
Dupuy Jamin, Julie Touvais, La France, and Franpois Michelon. 
In the class for thirty-six varieties for nurserymen, open to all England, 
Messrs. Paul & Son of Cheshunt were first with a very fine stand containing 
a number of splendid flowers of Franpois Michelon, Captain Christy, Henri 
Schultheis—a very fine flowrr, A. K. Williams, Alfred Dumesnil, Madame 
Isaac Pereire, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Ulrich Brunner—a splendid bloom 
of a flower that has gained much in Rose estimation lately, Marie Baumann 
