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JOURNAL OF H0RTICUL1URE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 9. 1883. 
three trusses of each, and of the seven competitors Mr. G. Prince was easily 
first with such a collection as we are accustomed to see from him, the 
blooms all fresh, beautiful, and even. The varieties were Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Madame H. Jamain, Hon. Edith Gifford, Marie Van Houtte, 
Perle des Jardins, Rubens, Princess of Wales, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
Jean Vernet, Souvenir d’un Ami, Jean Ducher. Niphetos, Innocente Pirola, 
Anna Ollivier, Mardchal Niel, Francisca Kruger, Catherine Mermet, and 
Alba Rosea. Mr. B. R. Cant was second, also with handsome blooms, the 
following being remarkably fine :—Madame Cnsin (charming), Catherine 
Mermet, Madame Caroline Kuster, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, La Boule d’Or, 
and Marechal Niel. The third prize was awarded to Mr. C. Turner, his 
best blooms being Madame Margottin, Alba Rosea, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
and Innocente Pirola. 
Classes were provided for collections of yellow, white, pink, crimson, 
and velvety-crimson Roses, three trusses of each, which were very inter¬ 
esting, though the entries were not numerous. With yellow Roses Mr. G. 
Prince was first, showing pretty examples of the following :—Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Perle des Jardins, Sunset, Jean Pernet, Jean Ducher, Marie Van 
Houtte, Francisca Kruger, and Mar6chal Neil. Messrs. G. Paul followed, 
having Madame Falcot, Marechal Niel, Marie Van Houtte, Caroline Kuster, 
Sunset, and Jean Ducher in first-rate condition. Messrs. J. Barrett & Co., 
Home House Nursery, Cambridge, were third ; Anna Ollivier, Perle des 
Jardins and Princess of Wales being of especial merit. 
Five stands of white Roses were entered, but two were disqualified for 
containing blooms of pink varieties. Mr. B. R. Cant won the leading prize 
with a charming collection, comprising fine blooms of Madame Lacharme, 
Innocente Pirola, Niphetos, Violette Bouyer, Devoniensis, and Merveille de 
Lyon. Mr. W. Rumsey followed, staging Souvenir de Malmaison, Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Madame Lacharme, Merveille de Lyon, Niphetos, Alba 
Rosea, and Madame Hippolyte Jamain. 
Pink Roses were handsomely represented in eleven stands, all of nearly 
equal merit. Messrs. G. Paul & Son were accorded first honours for ad 
mirable examples of Princess Beatrice, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Baroness 
Rothschild, Marguerite de St. Amand, Abel Grand, Madame Alice Durer, 
Madame Eugene Verdier, Francis Levet, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Mons. 
Noman, Marquise de Castellane, Julie Touvais, and Madame Gabriel Luizet. 
The second place was secured by Mr. B. R. Cant, who had Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, Mons. Noman, La France, Marguerite de St. Amand, and Marie 
Cointet in capital form. Mr. J. Mattock, New Headington, was third, 
having Catherine Mermet, Mons. Noman, Princess Mary of Cambridge, 
Madame Isaac Perriere, and La France very fine. 
The best crimson Roses were from Messrs. G. Paul & Son, who took the 
lead in the class with excellent richly coloured blooms of Mardchal Vaillant 
A. K. Williams, Due de Rohan, Star of Waltham, Beauty of Waltham, 
Marie Rady, Alfred Colomb, Dr. Andry, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Leon Renault, 
Marie Baumann, Jean Sury, Camille Bernardin, Madame Victor Verdier, 
and Comte de Raimbaud. Messrs. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, were second 
with smaller, but neat and bright blooms, amongst which Dupuy Jamain, 
Sir Garnet Wolseley, Le Havre, and Richard Laxton were the best. The 
third place was taken by Mr. W. Rumsey. Messrs. Bunyard were well to 
the front with velvety crimson Roses, contributing substantial and brilliantly 
coloured blooms of the following — Abel Carriere, Duke of Edinburgh, 
Eugene Fiirst, Duke of Connaught, Charles Lefebvre, Xavier Olibo, Sultan 
of Zanzibar, Prince Camille Bernardin, Duke of Wellington, Fisher Holmes, 
Horace Vernet, Charles Darwin, Prince Arthur, and Rosieriste Jacobs. 
Mr. B. R. Cant, who was second, showed Reynolds Hole, Louis Van Houtte, 
and Xavier Olibo in excellent condition; Mr. W. Rumsey being again 
third. 
Another group of classes was devoted to particular varieties or others of 
similar colour, and like the preceding were extremely interesting. For 
eighteen trusses of any Tea or Noisette, Mr. F. Cant won chief honours, 
having Souvenir d’Elise Vardon extremely fine in form and substance. 
Mr. B. R. Cant was second, also with the same variety, the blooms not 
not quite so large but very even. Messrs. G. Paul & Son followed with Jean 
Ducher. All the prizewinning stands in this class were distinguished by the 
freshness and neatness of the blooms. There was only one stand of eighteen 
Marechal Niel, from Mr. B. R. Cant, and for which the second prize was 
awarded, the hlooms being rather small. There were eight competitors 
with eighteen trusses of Franjois Michelon or similar coloured Rose, Messrs. 
G. Paul taking the first place with Ulrich Brunner, and Cranston Nursery 
Company, Hereford, were second with the same variety. The blooms in 
the first stand were exceedingly fine, and well merited the prize. When the 
class was first judged the second prize was given to a stand of Etienne 
Levet, but as it was subsequently found that this was also from Messrs. 
Paul & Son, it was removed, Messrs. Cranston’s stand being advanced to the 
second place, and Mr. F. Cant to the third. 
Nine boxes of Marie Baumann were entered, and all the prizewinners— 
namely, Mr. B. R. Cant, Messrs. G. Paul & Son, Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., 
Enfield, and Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co. showed that variety, the Colchester 
blooms being, however, much superior to the others. Prince Camille de 
Rohan was not so well shown, Messrs. Paul & Son being first with Abel 
Carriere, very fine, and Messrs. H. Low & Co. second for the only stand of 
the Prince. 
The beautiful Rose Lady Mary Fitzwilliam is fast coming into favour as 
an exhibition variety, and it was not therefore surprising to find that in the 
class specially provided for it some fine examples were contributed. 
Thirteen stands of magnificent blooms were staged, and most appropriately 
Mr. W. Bennett, Shepperton, secured leading honours with large and hand¬ 
some examples of the variety named. S. P. Budd, Esq., Bath, was second 
with La France, Mr. B. R. Cant being third with Baroness Rothschild. 
The best of the five boxes of A. K. Williams was that from Messrs. G. Paul 
and Son, who had some grand blooms. Mr. G. Mount and Mr. W. J. Grant 
were second and third. Messrs. F. Cant, B. R. Cant, and G. Prince were 
the prizetakers for eighteen blooms of Niphetos, those in the first stand 
being very handsome, but the others were smaller and not of a remarkable 
character. The bright orange-coloured and distinct William Allen Richard¬ 
son was exhibited by eight competitors, all the blooms being very bright. 
Messrs. House, Paul & Son, and G. Bunyard secured the prizes, the Peter¬ 
borough blooms being extremely fine. For twelve bunches of Rosa poly- 
antha there were only two exhibitors, Mr. G. Prince leading with charming 
blooms of Anna Maria de Montravel, Mignonette, and Paqueritte, Mr. G. 
Mount having similar varieties, with the addition of The Pet, a white- 
flowered form. No exhibits of Rosa rugosa were staged in the class pro¬ 
vided for it. 
Amateurs’ Classes. —Amateurs showed very well, and it was observable 
that taking their stands generally there was greater evenness than in the- 
open classes, while the blooms in many cases were equally as fine. There- 
were thirteen competitors with forty-eight single trusses; Mr. Ridout, 
gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate, gaining the 
premier prize with a most handsome collection, the blooms very even, of 
good substance, and exceedingly bright. The varieties were Etienne Levet,. 
Camille Bernardin, Charles Darwin, Marie Verdier, Pride of Waltham, 
Beauty of Waltham, La France, Duke of Teck, Marie Van Houtte, Frangois 
Michelon, Marie Rady, Madame Isaac Perriere, Marie Baumann, Ladv Mary 
Fitzwilliam, Alfred Colomb, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Madame Victor Verdier,. 
a pink sport from Madame C. Joigneux ; Edouard Morren, Victor Verdier r 
Dr. Andry, Violette Bouyer, Auguste Rigotard, Mons. E. Y. Teas, A. K- 
Williams, Emily Laxton, Le Havre, Marquise de Castellane, Madame 
Lacharme, Louis Van Houtte, DucheBse de Vallombrosa, Mrs. Baker, Mons- 
Noman, Ulrich Brunner, Heinrich Schultheis, Horace Vernet, Merveille de 
Lyon, Mrs. Laxton, Baronne de Rothschild, Magna Charta, Dupuy Jamain, 
Duke of Wellington, Charles Lefebvre, Capitaine Christy, Xavier Olibo, 
Countess of Oxford, Comtesse de Choiseuil, and Duchesse de Caylus- 
Second honours were accorded to the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering atte 
Bower, Romford, for grand blooms, but some were rather full. Mr. A.. 
Slaughter, Jarvis Villa, Steyning, was third, amongst his best blooms being 
an extremely fine example of Dr. Hogg. 
A class was constituted for twenty-four varieties, single trusses, Hybrid 
Perpetuals only, and the non-observance of this stipulation compelled the- 
Judges to reluctantly disqualify a stand which contained some Tea Roses, 
the collection being as a whole superior to those which gained the prizes. 
Of the four competitors Mr. R. Gray, gardener to Earl Stanhope, Chevening, 
Sevenoaks, was first with the following varieties, the blooms very fresh ana 
bright:—Marguerite Brassac, Countess of Rosebery, Francois Michelon, 
Horace Vernet, A. K. Williams, Mons. Noman, Etienne Levet, Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, Alfred Colomb, La France, Duke of Edinburgh, Louis Van 
Houtte, Duke of Teck, Madame Victor Verdier, Merveille de Lyon, 
Marguerite de St. Amand, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Abel Camere, Mane 
Baumann, Marquise de Castellane, Marie Finger, Mane Rady, Mons. E. Y. 
Teas, and Madame Charles Wood. The other prizes were awarded to Mr. 
G. Christy, Westerham, Kent, and to Mr. R. E. West, Reigate, in the order 
named. . , , ,, 
With twenty-four triplets Mr. T. W. Girdlestone, Sunmngdale, won the 
principal honours for handsome, substantial blooms, of which the most- 
notable were Etienne Levet, Ulrich Brunner, Madame Prosper Laugier, 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, General Jacqueminot, and A. K. Williams. Mr. J. 
Brown, gardener to A. J. Waterlow, Esq., Great Doods, Reigate, was second, 
Ulrich Brunner and Mons. Noman being remarkably fine ; and the Rev. 
J. H. Pemberton was third. Mr. E. B. Lindsell, Hitchin ; Mr. J. Brown - 
Mr. E. Wilkins, Lyndhurst, Sutton ; and Mr. E. M. Bethune, Denne Park, 
Horsham, were the prizetakers with twelve varieties of H.P. s ; while with 
the same number of Teas Mr. A. Slaughter, Mr. Bethune, and the Rev. H. 
Berners, Harkstead Rectory, Ipswich, were the most successful, all showing 
good blooms. . , . 
Plants and Flowers. —In addition to the classes for Roses, five were 
devoted to plants and flowers, the most important being that for a group of 
Tuberous Begonias to occupy a space of 100 square feet. Messrs. J. Lamg 
and Co., Forest Hill, had a grand collection of their celebrated Begonias, 
which were arranged in a pyramidal form with Palms and Ferns, consti¬ 
tuting a most imposing group at one end of the Rose tables, and comprising 
all the best of the numerous fine varieties raised in that establishment, about 
250 plants being staged. Mr. H. Coppin was placed second. Mr. C. Turner 
was the only exhibitor of Liliums, and was awarded the first prize for six 
good plants of L. auratum. There was not a remarkable display of Carna¬ 
tions and Picotees. Messrs. Turner, Douglas, and Hooper of Bath taking all 
the prizes. . . ... ... 
Messrs. W. Paul’s Roses.— In tho opposite nave to that containing 
the Roses in competition was an extraordinary exhibition by Messrs. W. 
Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, which will be maintained in its present con¬ 
dition for a week. Three large tables, each about 40 feet long, are filled 
with cut blooms arranged in baskets or stands, and having a most graceful 
effect far superior to the orthodox method of showing Roses in formal 
boxes. In the centre of the nave are handsome groups of Roses in pots, 
charming dwarf profusely flowered plants, which with a margin of Sela- 
ginellas, tall Ferns, and Palms being interspersed amongst the Roses, have a. 
most novel and pleasing effect. Nearly the whole collection of Roses grown 
at Waltham Cross—namely, 700 to 800 varieties, is represented, and there 
is about the same number of plants, while there cannot be much less than 
10 000 blooms. Altogether it is a remarkable exhibit, and attracted equally 
as'much attention on Saturday as the competing stands. It will no doubt 
induce many rosarians to visit the Palace during the present week. 
Miscellaneous. —There were not many non-competing groups shown, 
but Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, contributed an extensive and 
beautiful collection of hardy flowers, Pelargoniums, Tuberous Begonias, 
and other treasures from the “Home for Flowers.” Mr. W. Bennett, 
Shepperton, exhibited stands of his Roses Her Majesty and Mrs. John 
Laing, the latter being certificated. Messrs. Cheal & Sons showed a collec¬ 
tion of hardy flowers, and Messrs. Cooling & Son, Bath, had some Tea 
Roses. 
A certificate was awarded for the following 
Bose Mrs. John Laing (W. Bennett).—A pedigree seedling H.P. 
Rose of the Franqois Michelon build, globular in form, of great substance, 
lively pink in colour, and possessing an exquisite fragrance like the old 
Cabbage Rose. It is a grand variety, and was much admired both at the 
Palace and Sunbury, where it was certificated a few days previously. It 
was shown a season or two ago, but had not then developed its best 
characters. 
HITCHIN. 
The fifth annual Exhibition of this Society, one of the most promising 
and vigorous affiliations of the National Society, was held in the pretty 
