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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 23, 1885. 
Ranunculus Mont Blanc, a splendid white variety; Alstrcemeria aurea, 
Spiraea Aruncus, Aquilegia chrysantha, Ac. Messrs. F. & A. Dickson 
showed some fine Merveille de Lyon Rose and a nice selection of stove and 
greenhouse plants. The Rev. C. Wolley Dod staged a very rich and effec¬ 
tive collection of hardy flowers, many of which are scarce. Conspicuous 
was a grand flower of the Horned Poppy, Romneya Coulteri, a large pure 
white flower quite 6 inches across, with a large tuft of yellow stamens : it 
is really a very fine plant; Erythrochmta palmatifida, Anthemis tinctoria 
alba, very pretty; Iris sordida, Scabiosa caucasica, a fine blue Scabious; 
Lilium Martagon album, an immense spike ; L. pardalinum, Orchis foliosa, 
Papaver Hookeri, Spiraea Aruncus, Dictamnus fraxinella, Campanula rotun- 
■difolia in variety, showing a great difference in form and size ; Ligularia 
macrophylla, the rare blue Poppy (Meconopsis Wallichi), Aster Bigelovii, 
Onosma taurica, Rosa rugosa, and Phlox Lady Napier, a splendid white 
early-flowering Phlox. A splendid stand of Roses was staged by T.B. Hall, 
Esq., which did great credit even to that redoubtable exhibitor. 
CRAY VALLEY AND SIDCUP HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
July 11xh. 
This, the first Exhibition of this Society, brought together a capital 
•exhibition of Roses, and the National Rose Society is to be congratulated 
on what is to all intents and purposes a new Rose Exhibition in the Cray 
district. The prizes offered were liberal, and brought to Sidcup some of the 
leading trade growers. The Show was held in the grounds of Sidcup 
House, the residence of the Rev. R. M. Berens ; and though plants, fruit, 
and vegetables were included in the schedule of prizes, Roses were the 
leading, and a very good feature too. 
In the all-comers’ division were four classes, and that for forty-eight 
varieties of Roses, distinct, single trusses, brought five competitors; Sir. 
B. R. Cant, Colchester, being placed first with beautiful blooms, including 
Duke of Teck, Gdndral Jacqueminot, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Louis Van 
Houtte, Mrs. Jowitt, Innocente Pirola, Fisher Holmes, Lady Sheffield,Mar¬ 
guerite St. Amand, Souvenir d’Elise, Madame Cusin, Madame George Paul, 
Marshal Niel, Franqois Michelon, Madame Welch, Catherine Mermet, 
Camille Bernardin, and Miss Edith Gifford. Messrs. Paul & Son, Old 
Nurseries, Cheshunt, were second ; their best flowers being Xavier Olibo, 
Star of Waltham, Mons. E. Y. Teas, H. Schultheis, Alfred Colomb, Boieldieu, 
Beauty of Waltham, Due de Rohan, Jean Ducher, the pretty striped Pride 
of Reigate, Queen of Queens, Niphetos, Ac. Third, Mr. W. Rumsey, Wal¬ 
tham Cross. The best twenty-four blooms, single trusses, were staged by 
Messrs. G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, who had very nice fresh examples of 
Star of Waltham, Etoile de Lvon, A. K. Williams, Jean Ducher, Madame 
Lacharme, Marie Baumann, Alfred Colomb, Richard Laxton, Dupuy Jamain, 
S. R. Hole, Charles Darwin, and Marechal Niel. Mr. B. R. Cant was a good 
second, staging good blooms of A. K. Williams, Countess of Rosebery, 
Marechal Niel, Le Havre, Duke of Teck, Merveille de Lyon, Prince Arthur, 
Louis Van Houtte, Star of Waltham, Miss Edith Gifford, Innocente Pirola, 
and Catherine Mermet. Third, Mr. W. Rumsey. The class for twelve 
varieties of Teas and Noisettes brought a good competition, and here 
Messrs. Bunyard A Co. were again first, having excellent examples of Perle 
de Lyon, Madame Bravy, Jean Ducher, Etoile de Lyon, Mardchal Niel, 
Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Jean Pernet, Perle des Jardins, Homere, Cathe¬ 
rine Mermet, and Souvenir de Paul Neron. Mr. B. R. Cant came in second, 
staging some fine blooms of Catherine Mermet, Miss Edith Gifford, Caroline 
ICuster, Etoile de Lyon, Devoniensis, Innocente Pirola, Madame Cusin, and 
Rubens. Third, Mr. W. Rumsey. In the class for six truss“s of one variety 
there was a spirited competition, the first prize going to Mr. Cant with a 
half-dozen medium-sized, finely coloured, and symmetrical blooms of A. K. 
Williams ; Messrs. G. Bunyard A Co. being second with Marie Baumann, 
and Mr. W. Rumsey third with Merveille de Lyon. 
In the amateurs’ classes Mr. Fuller, The Vicarage, Bexley, was placed 
first with twenty-four varieties, single trusses, and the silver medal of the 
National Rose Society was awarded in addition. This was a good stand, 
the leading flowers being Alfred Colomb, Dr. Andry, Marie Baumann, 
Charles Lefebvre, Etienne Levet, Madame Victor Verdier, Charles Darwin, 
and Marie Rady. Second, G. T. Ongley, Esq., Eltham. Third, A. Harris, 
Esq., Eltham. Mr. Fuller was also first with twelve varieties having a good 
lot of flowers, the leading examples being Charles Lefebvre, Madame Hip¬ 
polyte Jamain, Duchesse de Caylus, Etienne Levet, Etoile de Lyon, Marie 
Van Houtte, Alfred Colomb. and Mrs. Baker. Second, the Rev. T. N. 
Rowsell, Eltham. Third, A. Bryan, Esq., Foots Craj. Mr. Fuller also had 
the best six Tea and Noisette Roses, staging Madame Lambard, Innocente 
Pirola, Rubens, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Anna Ollivier, and Catherine 
Mermet. Second, G. T. Ongley, Esq., with good blooms of Innocente 
Pirola, Laurette, Perle des Jardins, Madame Berard, Souvenir d’un Ami, and 
one unnamed. Third, the Rev. J. N. Rowsell. 
The bronze medal of the National Rose Society was awarded to the 
Rev. J. N. Rowsell for the best single specimen Rose not shown in a 
collection, he having staged Etoile de Lyon in good condition. 
Among honorary exhibits, Messrs. Geo. Bunyard A Co. staged cut 
specimens of old-fashioned Ro3es, and a very interesting group of varieties 
of the Moss section. 
OXFORD. 
The annual Exhibition of this Society was held on Thursday, the 9th 
inst., by kind permission of the High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (Lieut.-Col. 
George Herbert Morrell), in the pleasure grounds of Headington Hill Hall 
in conjunction with the annual inspection and competition of the Oxford 
Volunteer Fire Brigade. The Oxfordshire Bee-keepers’ Association also had 
a tent erected at a convenient distance from the Rose Show. The High 
Sheriff having generously contributed to the Rose Society a sum corre¬ 
sponding with their takings at their last meeting in these grounds on the 
condition that after three o’clock there should be free admission, it is not 
at all surprising that the attendance was largely in excess of any former 
Exhibition. It was computed that no less than 10,000 persons availed 
themselves of the privilege so graciously accorded to them. The grand 
display of Roses were arranged in a well-ventilated marquee 140 feet long 
and 40 feet wide, and presented a charming coup d’ccil. 
In the most impirtant classes—those open to all England—the competi¬ 
tion was keen, and the quality of the flowers generally of a high standard. 
In Class 1, for forty-eight distinct varieties, three trusses of each (as it 
reads in the Society’s schedule of prizes), the first prize was awarded to Mr. 
Charles Turner, Slough, for an effectively arranged stand of very fine 
blooms, amongst the most noticeable being Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Hein¬ 
rich Schultheis, Niphetos, Royal Standard, Marie Baumann, Mdlle. Marie 
Rady, La France, Ulrich Brunner, Due de Montpensier, Merveille de Lyon, 
Madame Victor Verdier, Devienne Lamy, Franpois Louvat, A. K. Williams, 
Etoile de Lyon, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Duke of Edinburgh, and Louis Van 
Houtte. The second prize was gained by Mr. J. Mattock, New Headington, 
Oxford, with beautifully fresh-looking flowers, that so wonderfully improved 
under canvas as to occasion remark. The third prize was awarded to 
Messrs. Curtis, Sanford A Co., Torquay. 
In Class 2, for forty-eight single blooms, Mr. Charles Turner aga'n 
occupied the leading position with excellent examples of most of his finest 
varieties mentioned in the former class, with the addition of Madame 
Lacharme, Alfred Colomb, Jean Ducher, Boieldeau, Innocente Pirola, 
Madame Margottin, Edouard Dufour, Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Countess of 
Bedford. The second prize was taken by Messrs. Curtis, Sanford & Co., 
and the third by Messrs. George Cooling A Son, Bath, both exhibits con¬ 
taining some very fine blooms. In thi3 class Mr. J. Mattock lost the premier 
position owing to there being duplicate blooms of Marie Baumann in his 
stand, which in every other respect was an exceedingly good one. 
In Class 3, for thirty-six single blooms, Mr. Mattock was first with a stand 
of remarkably even flowers, while the second and third prizes were awarded 
to Messrs. Curtis, Sanford A Co. and Mr. J. Walker, Thame, in the order 
stated. In Class 4, for twenty-four single blooms, Mr. J. Walker was first, 
Messrs. Curtis, Sanford A Co. second, and Mr. Charles Turner third. The 
most noticeable blooms in this class were those of Reynolds Hole, Abel 
Carriers, Duke of Teck, Dupuy Jamain, Mons. E. Y. Teas, Marie Baumann, 
Mdlle. Marie Rady, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Franpois Michelon, Madame 
Lacharme, Duchesse de Morny, Madame Eugene Verdier, Lmlia, La France, 
Marechal Niel, and Madame Margottin. 
In Class 5, for twelve blooms of one variety, dark H.P., Messrs. Curtis, 
Sanford A Co. were first with a stand of beautiful blooms of Ulrich Brunner, 
Mr. Charles Turner second with Marie Baumann, and Jno. Bywater Ward, 
Esq., M.D., Warneford Asylum, Oxford, third with the same variety. In 
Class 6, for twelve blooms of one variety, light H.P., as in the previous one 
the exhibits were numerous and attracted the admiration of the great con¬ 
course of visitors. Messrs. Curtis, Sanford, A Co., obtained the first prize 
with Merveille de Lyon, staged in excellent condition. Mr. J. Mattock was 
second, and S. P. Budd, Esq., Bath, third, both competing with Baroness 
Rothschild, each stand containing remarkably fine specimens. 
In Class 7, for six varieties, nine blooms of each in three stages of growth, 
Mr. J. Mattock was the only exhibitor, and was awarded the first prize—a 
special one—given by P. Southby, Esq., Bampton. In Class 8, for twelve 
varieties of Tea or Noisette (given by the President of the Society, Wm. 
Wootten-Wootten, Esq.), Mr. J. Mattock was first with a very fine stand of 
blooms, notably those of Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Devoniensis, Jean Ducher, Souvenir de Madame Pernet, Madame Welch, 
Madame Margottin, and Souvenir de Paul Neyron. The second prize was 
awarded to Messrs. George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone ; amongst their best 
blooms were those of Devoniensis, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Niphetos, Jean 
Ducher, Laurette, Louis Gigot, and Madame Hippolyte Jamain. Mr. Charles 
Turner third. 
There were four classes open to all (except growers for sale), each of 
these being well contested. In Class 9, for thirty-six varieties, distinct, 
single blooms (given by Lieut.-Colonel and Mrs. Morrell), the first prize was 
won by T. W. Girdlestone, Esq., Sunningdale, who exhibited a beautiful 
stand of blooms, especially those of Duchesse de Vallombrosa, A. K. Williams, 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, Mdlle. Marie Rady, Annie Laxton, Mons. E. Y. Teas, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, and Duke of Teck. The second prize was awarded to 
S. P. Budd, Esq., and the third to Miss Watson Taylor, Manor House, Head¬ 
ington. In Class 10, for twenty-four varieties, single blooms, given as in 
the former one, S. P. Budd, Esq., was first, Jno. Bywater-Ward, Esq., M.D., 
second, and T. Strange, Esq,, Aldermaston, third. In Class 11, for twelve 
varieties, single blooms, the first prize given by the Lord Valentia was 
gained by Mr. C. Colcutt, Oxford, the second by Mr. W. Narroway, and the 
third by Mr. A. Stow, Headington. In Class 12, for twelve varieties of Tea 
or Noisette, the first prize, given by the Treasurer of the Society (John 
Thomson, Esq.), was awarded to T. W. Girdlestone, Esq., who staged very 
fine flowers, amongst them were noteworthy specimens of Antoine Mermet, 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, Innocente Pirola, Madame de Watteville, Madame 
Lambard, Madame Eugene Verdier, Miss Edith Gifford, Mardchal Niel, 
Niphetos, Rubens, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, and Souvenir d’un Ami. The 
second and third prizes being taken by Miss Watson Taylor and Mr. A. 
Evans, Marston. 
The classes open to amateur members of the Society only were as keenly 
contested as some of the others, and the exhibits were highly meritorious. 
In the principal one, Class 13, for twenty-four distinct varieties, single 
blooms, Mr. A. Evans succeeded in obtaining the premier position, his best 
blooms being those of Mdlle. Marie Coiutet, Madame Marie Finger, Thomas 
Mills, Baroness Rothschild, John Hopper, Madame Victor Verdier, and 
Mons. E. Y. Teas. Mr. C. Taylor wa3 second, and the Rev. E. Penwarne- 
Wellings, Stanford Vicarage, Faringdon, third. 
At this point the ingress of visitors was so inconveniently numerous as 
to render it impossible to take note of anything further than the appendid 
list of prizewinners. Eighteen varieties, single blooms.—First, Mr. A. Evans ; 
second, Mr. Wm. Narroway; third, Mr. C. Taylor. Twelve varieties, single 
blooms.—First, Mr. E. Thorne, Oxford ; second, R. Ramsden, Esq., Chad¬ 
wick Manor, Knowle, Warwick ; third, Rev. H. A. Pickard, Oxford; fourth, 
Mr. J. Allin, Sandford-on-Tliames. Nine varieties, single blooms.—First, 
Mr. F. Freeman ; second, Mr. C. Colcutt; third, Rev. H. A. Pickard ; fourth, 
Mr. H. Poulter, Oxford. For twelve varieties, three blooms of each.—First, 
Rev. C. Eddy, Bramley Vicarage, Basingstoke; Second, Mr. A. Evans; 
third, Rev. E. Penwarne-Wellings. For six varieties, three blooms of each. 
—First, Mr. F. Freeman; second, Mr. C. Collcutt; third, Mr. E. Thorne ; 
