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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 16, 1886. 
Notting, Countess of Rosebery, splendid; Duke of Teck, Marie Verdier, 
Souvenir de Madame A’vy, Horace Yernet, Comtesse de Paris, Duke of 
Albany, very large ; Alba Rosea, Madame Alphonse de Lavallez, Madame 
Therese Levet, Horace Yerdicr, grand ; Souvenir d’un Ami, Comte Raim- 
baud, Comtesse de Nadaillac, immense ; Edouard Andre, and Comtesse de 
Serenyi. The second fell to Cranston & Co., Hereford, the whole of whose 
Roses were fresh and well coloured, and they ran the premier collection 
very closely, but some of those in the front row were rather small. Cut 
blooms were Gfinfiral Jacqueminot, Constantin Tretiakoff, unusually fine ; 
Marie Baumann, Duchess of Bedford, Sultan of Zanzibar, Baroness Roth¬ 
schild, magnificent ; Madame Charles Wood, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, an 
immense bloom ; Dr. Andry, Madame Lacharme, Marquise de Castellans, 
Merveille de Lyon, A. K. Williams, grand ; Le Havre, Mary Pochin, Com¬ 
tesse de Serenyi,Lord Macaulay, and Horace Vernet. Mr. B. R. Cant and Mr. F. 
Cant were third and fourth respectfully, both containing many magnificent 
blooms, but the Teas were weak in the third lot. Special mention may be 
made of Le Havre, Madame Charles Wood, Merveille de Lyon, A. K. Williams, 
Duke of Edinburgh, Madame Gabriel Luizet, magnificent ; Madame 
Etienne Levet, Prince Arthur, Madame Prosper Laugier, and Souvenir d’un 
Ami. 
In the class for thirty-six distinct triplets there were four lots staged, 
Messrs. Paul & Son again taking the lead with a collection which could 
scarcely be beaten; it was many points ahead of any of the others. The 
following were the varieties shown :—A. K. Williams, excellent; Marechal 
Kiel, Madame Noman, Neruda, Queen of Queens, again splendid ; Pride of 
Waltham, Star of Waltham, Devoniensis, Comtesse d’Oxford, Marguerite de 
St. Amand very large, Marie Rady, Merveille de Lyon, Ulrich Brunner, 
Marechal P. Wilder splendid, Innocente Pirola, Charles Lefebvre, Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, magnificent; Senateur Vaisse, Madame Lacharme, Alfred 
Colomb, Captain Christy. Edward Andry, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Madame 
Prosper Laugier, Jean Ducher, immense ; Marie Baumann, La France, 
Catherine Mermet, Duke of Edinburgh, Niphetos, Countess of Rosebery, 
Horace Yernet, Beauty of Waltham, Edward Morren, Paul Neron, Dr. 
Andry, and Duke of Teck. The second fell to Mr. George Prince, Oxford, 
with very meritorious standards, the Teas and Noisettes being especially 
strong and good. The following were the best staged :—Niphetos, Lady Mary 
Fitzwilliam, grand ; Marcelin Rhoda, very splendid ; Mdlle. Marie Finger, 
Marie V. Houtte, Mons. Noman, Catherine Mermet, Madame Gabriel Luizet, 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, magnificent; Merveille de Lyon, Madame de 
Watteville, most attractive ; Princess of Wales, Marechal Niel, and Violette 
Bouyer. The third and fourth awards were giveD to Mr. B. R. Cant and 
Cranston Company; the third collection staged some fine H.P.’s, notably 
A. K. Williams, Duke of Wellington, Duke of Edinburgh, and Marie 
Baumann. 
For eighteen varieties, Teas or Noisettes, three splendid stands were 
staged. Especially praiseworthy was the leading one shown by Mr. George 
Prince ; finer blooms could scarcely be exhibited. Back row.—Innocente 
Pirola, Mardchal Niel, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Jean Ducher, Niphetos, 
Annie Ollivier. Middle row.—Comtesse de Nadaillac, Hon. Edith Gifford, 
Madame Cusin, Alba Rosea, Louis Van Houtte, and Catherine Mermet. 
Front row.—Amazone, grand; Souvenir de Madame Pernet, Madame 
Marie Arnaud, Souvenir d’un Ami, Francisca Kruger, and Rubens. Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt, were second, and Mr. B. R. Cant, third. There was 
not a bad bloom in either stand. The Cheshunt lot included magnificent 
blooms of Marechal Niel, Alba Rosea, Souvenir d’un Ami, Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, and Caroline Kuster. Mr. Cant had superb flowers of Madame 
de V atteville, Marechal Niel, Madame Cusin, and Souvenir d’Elise 
Vardon. 
For thirty-six distinct varieties there was strong competition, not less 
than ten stands being staged, and on the whole most creditable. It was 
rather a difficult matter to decide between the two leading collections, but 
the palm fell to Mr. John House, Peterborough, whose lot throughout was 
first-class. Back row.—A. Colomb, Mereville de Lyon, Sir Garnet Wolseley, 
de St. Amand, Countess of Oxford, splendid; Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Duke of Wellington, May Quennell, Horace Vernet, Etienne 
Levet, Mons. E. Y. Teas, and Boieldieu. Middle row.—La France, A. K. 
Williams, Ulrich Brunner, Marechal Niel, Due de Rohan, Franqois Michelon, 
Mane Rady, Franqois Levet, Senateur Vaisse, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, 
and Le Havre. Front row.—Marie Baumann, Captain Christy, Lord 
Macaulay, Catherine Mermet, Constantin Tretiakoff, Souvenir d’Elise, Star 
of Waltham, Anna Ollivier, Louis Van Houtte, Innocente Pirola, Abel 
Carnere, and Madame Lacharme. The second fell to Messrs. Curtis, San¬ 
ford, it Co., Torquay, whose finest blooms were Etienne Levet, General 
Jacqueminot, Marie Rady, Merveille de Lyon, Baroness Rothschild, Madame 
G. Luizet, Barthelemy Joubert, and Duchesse de Morny. Messrs. J. 
fourth “ °° - ’ Cambridge ’ was third > and Mr. H. Merryweather, Southwell, 
i "^°J- , e *flh^ eerl distinct triplets Mr. House again took the lead with 
splendid blooms, followed by Messrs. Curtis, Sanford, & Co., whose lot was 
also excellent. The premier stand consisted of the following varieties :— 
q. rance i Minch^ Brunner, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, immense blooms; A. K. 
\\ llliams, Merveille de Lyon, Louis Van Houtte, grand; Marie Baumann, 
Marguerite de St. Amand, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Catherine Mermet, A. Colomb, 
Baroness Rothschild, Madame G. Luizet, Horace Vernet, Francois Michelon, 
^arie Rady Countess.of Oxford, and Camille Bernardin. The Torquay 
exhibit included splendid blooms of Madame G. Luizet, Barthelemy Joubert, 
Merveille de Lyon, General Jacqueminot, and Alfred Dumesnil. Messrs. John 
Jeffries & Son, Cirencester, were third with a fine lot. Special note was 
Wood °* ^ adame Cusin, Niphetos, Horace Vernet, and Madame Charles 
., '^' r \ House was again first for twelve Tea or Noisette varieties, staging 
if possible, above his usual style for such varieties. The following wer 
staged i-Madame Willermoz, Marechal Niel, Madame Bernardin, Jea 
- ‘ cmve h lr dElise, Niphetos, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir d 
tv i %? n ’ Anna Ollivier, Catherine Mermet, Devoniensis, and Innoceni 
second and third fell to Mr. J. Mattock, Headingley Nurser 
Oxford, and Messrs. John Jeffries & Son, Cirencester. 
. A , M ™ Classes (Division C).—There were five collections of thirt 1 
Six distinct varieties staged, all of which were of high merit, the tv\ 
eiding ones were exceptionally good. The Rev. Jos. Pemberton, Romfor 
took the lead, however, although it was generally admitted his stands w ere 
most keenly contested by the second lot belonging to W. J. Grant, Esq., 
Hope End Farm. The premier collection were as follows :—Back row—Star 
of Waltham, exceptionally good ; La France, Exposition de Brie, Madame 
E. Verdier, Duke of Wellington, Etienne Levet. Ulrich Brunner, Mdlle. 
E. Verdier, grand; John Stuart Mill, splendid; Marguerite de St. Amand, 
Horace Vernet, and Jules Finger. Middle row—Franqois Michelon, Baron 
Boncenne, Comtesse d’Oxford, A. K. Williams, grand ; Souvenir d’Elise, 
Louis Van Houtte, Madame H. Jamain, Marquise de Gibot, Niphetos,Mons. 
E. Y. Teas, Madame C. Kuster, and Auguste Rigotard. Front row—Madame 
Lambard, splendid; Etoile de Lyon, Harrison Weir, excellent; Duchesse de 
Vallombrosa, Dr. Andry, Innocente Pirola, Charles Lefebvre, Catherine 
Mermet, Abel Carriere, Jean Ducher, Pride of Waltham, and Madame G. 
Luizet. Mr. Grant’s exhibit included many magnificent blooms, of which 
we may well mention Marie Cointet, Caroline Kuster, Horace Vernet, La 
France, Constantin Tretiakoff, Souvenir d’un Ami, and Madame G. Luizet. 
T. B. Hall, Esq., Larch Wood, Rock Ferry, was third, and F. W. Girdlestone, 
Esq., Sunningdale, Berks, fourth. The Rock Ferry Roses were most credit¬ 
able. In the class for twelve distinct triplets W. J. Grant, Esq., was well to 
the front with a magnificent stand charmingly arranged, the lights being 
most effectively disposed. The following kinds were staged:—Ulrich 
Brunner, La France, Marie Rady, Franqois Michelon, Constantin Tretiakoff, 
Marie Finger, A. Colomb, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Beauty of Waltham, 
Madame G. Luizet, Louis Van Houtte, and A. K. Williams. T. B. Hall, 
Esq., secured second honours with fresh very richly coloured blooms. Some 
of the trios were perfection, notably the following :—Dupuy Jamain, Duke 
of Wellington, Madame G. Luizet, Duke of Edinburgh, Beauty of Waltham, 
and Marie Baumann. Rev. Jos. Pemberton was third. For twelve Teas or 
Noisettes T. B. Hall, Esq., was well to the front with a superb lot, splendidly 
finished and of good size, as follows :—Madame Lambard, especially rich ; 
Innocente Pirola, Madame Cusin, Anna Ollivier, Jean Ducher, Marie Van 
Houtte, Alba Rosea, Souvenir d’un Ami, Comtesse Riza du Parc, Madame 
Margottin, Madame Willermoz, and Francisca Kruger. The second pri e 
fell to Rev. F. Page Roberts, Scole, Norfolk, for a very excellent lot, among 
which was the best Tea in the Show, a magnificent bloom of Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, which was awarded the silver medal of the National Rose 
Society ; besides this, others particularly good in the stand were Niphetos, 
Anna Ollivier, Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Madame Margottin. This collec¬ 
tion lacked the rich-coloured varieties so noticeable in Mr. Hall’s stand. 
Third, Rev. Jos. Pemberton, in whose lot was a magnificent bloom of 
Catherine Mermet. 
In division D classes, the Rev. Lionel Garnet, Christleton, Chester, 
secured highest honours for twenty-four varieties, followed by A. Tait Esq., 
Woolton, Liverpool, both lots being very fine. The leading one consisted of 
the following—Back row—Etienne Levet, La France, A. K. Williams, Louis 
Van Houtte, Baroness Rothschild, Marquise de Castellane, Annie Wood, 
Madame Prosper Laugier. Middle row—Duke of Teck, Dupuy Jamain, 
Merveille de Lyon, Ulrich Brunner, Maurice Bernardin, Lady Mary Fitz¬ 
william, Alfred Colomb, and Madame G. Luizet. Front row—Marguerite de 
St. Amand, Xavier Olibo, Horace Vernet, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Abel 
Carriere, Le Havre, Madame de Vallombrosa, and Comtesse d’Oxford. The 
following were especially good in Mr. Tait’s collection—Duke of Wellington, 
magnificent; Marie Baumann, Madame Eugene Verdier, Dr. Andry, Dupuy 
Jamain, Baroness Rothschild, and Merveille de Lyon. The only exhibitor in 
the class for eighteen distinct, single trusses, was [Mr.'W-tBoyes, Milford, 
Derby, who staged fine blooms of Merveille de Lyon, Duchess of Bedford, 
Marquise de Castellane, and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam. For nine Teas or 
Noisettes a splendid stand staged by Rev. L. Garnett secured highest 
honours,’; as compared with the other two stands exhibited they were a long 
way ahead. Good flowers of David Pradel, Marie Van Houtte, Anna Ollivier, 
and Rubens were shown. The second and third fell to Alfred Tate, Esq., 
and Mr. W. Boyes in the order named. 
Other amateur classes (Division E) were fairly well filled. For^twelve 
distinct varieties Rev. Edward S. Fellowes, Wimpole Rectory, RoyBton, was 
a good first with mostly large well coloured flowers of the following—Marie 
Baumann, La France, Marie Rady, Baroness Rothschild, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, A. Colomb, Francois Michelon, Jean Liabaud, Louis Van Houtte, 
Souvenir d’Blise, Duke of Teck, and Marechal Niel; the second fell to Mr. 
Ismay Fisher, Scawley, Brigg, in whose stand was a magnificent bloom of 
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, which was adjudicated the best H.P. in the amateur 
classes, and received the Society’s silver medal. Other most praiseworthy 
blooms were La France, Madame Lacharme, and Dr. Andry. W. E. Hall, 
Esq., Birkenhead, and Miss Mellish, Worksop, were third and fourth respec¬ 
tively. Three other stands were staged. In the class for six Teas or Noisettes 
there -were nine lots staged. The first fell to Mr. Cbas. E. Cuthell, Dorkmg, 
Surrey, with an excellent lot, consisting of Jean Ducher, Marechal Niel, 
Caroline Kuster, magnificent; Anna Olivier, Alba Rosea, and Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon. The second and third were awarded to Rev. E. L. Fellowes 
and Rev. A. Cheales, Brockham Vicarage, Surrey, in the order named. 
Extea Classes foe Amateues. —For twelve triplets of Teas or Noisettes 
the first prize was awarded to the splendid stand exhibited by Rev. F. Page 
Roberts, Scole, Norfolk, with the following varieties :—Jean Ducher, Mdme. 
Margottin, Niphetos, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Caroline Kuster, Innocente 
Pirola, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Anna Ollivier, Marechal Niel, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Madame Bravy, and Marie Van Houtte. T. B. Hall, Esq., wa3 
second, and Rev. J. Pemberton third. Both were very fine. Amongst the 
best trios in the second stand were Marie Van Houtte, Madame Lambard, 
Niphetos, Madame Margottin, Caroline Kuster, and Jean Ducher. 
Open Classes. —For twelve single trusses of any Rose Mr. Frank Cant 
was first for a grand stand of Tea Souvenir d’Elise, which for size and 
condition could scarcely be excelled. Rev. F. Page Roberts was second 
with a splendid stand of Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Mr. B. R. Cant third 
with twelve magnificent blooms of Ulrich Brunner. Five other stands 
were staged, Madame Gabriel Luizet being very conspicuous. In the class 
for twelve trusses of any white Rose there were not less than twelve lots 
staged, nearly all of which were Merveille de Lyon, and splendid they 
were. Messrs. Curtis, Sanford & Co., Torquay, gained the premier position 
with a wonderful stand both in size and finish. Messrs. F. J A. Dickson 
and Son were second with the same variety, and Mr. George Prince, Oxford, 
third with a grand stand of Innocente Pirola. For twelve any yellow 
