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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 
[ July SO, 1885. 
Lord, Miss Gorton, Mias H.Lolgj, Jis. Crosslanl, a sidling, Rob Roy, 
F. Nightingale, and Master Stanley. Front row—Rob Roy, Mrs. Barlow, 
Fred, F. Whitbourn, Maste Fred, Jas. Crossland, a seedling, and Sarah 
Payne. These were somewhat smaller than the first-prize blooms, but were 
otherwise admirable. Mr. John Hines, 81, Branford Road, Ipswich, was 
placed third. The fourth prize was awarded to Mr. F. Hooper, Vine Nursery, 
Widcombe Hill, Bath; and the fifth to Mr. T. Garratt, South Hill, Bishops 
Stortford. 
There were five exhibitors in Class B for twelve blooms, dissimilar. Mr. 
Joseph Lakin, Temple Cowley, Oxon, was adjudged the first prize. He 
showed good blooms of the following varieties:—Back row—Jas. Douglas, 
Capt. Owen, Ranger Johnson, and Sarah Payne. Middle row—Robt. Lord, 
Dolly Varden, Thomas Moore, and Fred. Front row—A seedling (rose 
bizarre), a seedling (purple bizarre), Admiral Curzon, and Thomas Austins. 
Mr Douglas was again second, but he made an even closer fight in this than 
in the former class. Good blooms of Sybil, Jas. Crossland, Matador, and 
Mrs. Gorton were noticeable in his collection. Third, fourth, and fifth 
prises were awarded respectively to Messrs. J. Buxton, 27, Manor Street, 
Clapham; J. Hines, and T. Garratt. Class C, for six dissimilar blooms, saw 
M. Rowan, Esq., 36, Manor Street, Clapham, to the fore. He showed large, 
fresh, and symmetrical blooms of George, Wm. Skirving, Jessica, E. S, 
Dodwell, Florence Nightingale, and Clipper. Mr. Thomas Anstiss, Brill. 
Bucks, was second with smaller hut fresh blooms of Florence Nightingale, 
Henry Cannell, George, Sarah Payne, Harrison Weir, and Robt. Lord, 
Mr G. Wynn, gardener to H. Morris, Esq., The Nest, Hayes, Kent, was 
placed third, also with excellent blooms, Aubrey Spurling, Esq., The Nest, 
Blackheath, fourth, and Mr. Glasscock, South Street, Bishops Stortford, fifth. 
There were ten competitors in all in this class. The classes for single specimens 
of bizarres and flakes produced, as might have been expected, some grand 
blooms. Scarlet Bizarres.—The first prize for these was awarded to Mr. 
Jas. Douglas for Arthur Medhurst, and the same exhibitor and variety were 
responsible for the second prize. Mr. C. Turner received third and fourth 
prizes for blooms of Robt. Lord, and Mr Likin secured the fifth prize with 
the same variety. All were good, CrimsoD Bizarres.—Mr. Turner was 
awarded first prize for a very fine bloom of John Harland ; a seedling from 
Mr. Douglas took the second prize. Mr. Lakin was third with Master 
Fred, Mr. Douglas fourth with the same variety, and Mr. Lakin fifth with 
Thomas Anstiss. Pink Bizarres.—Mr. Charles Turner was again first in 
this class, a beautifully clear and symmetrical bloom of Sarah Payne win¬ 
ning him the prize. Mr. Douglas was second and third with Wm. Skirving, 
Mr. Turner fourth with Jas. Taylor, and Mr. Anstiss fifth with Dr. Symonds. 
Purple Flakes.—Mr. Turner was once more in the van in this class, secur¬ 
ing the first prize with a superb bloom of Jas. Douglas, and the second prize 
with a specimen of the same variety, but little inferior to the former. Mr. 
Douglas was third and fourth, also with good blooms of Jas. Douglas. 
Scarlet Flakes.—Mr. C. Turner was first with a very fine bloom of Matador, 
Mr. Douglas second and third with Hy. Cannell and Sportsman respectively, 
and Mr. Lakin fourth with Tom Lord. Rose Flakes.—Mr. Turner was first 
and second with large and very fine blooms of Rob Roy, Mr. Douglas being 
third and fourth with the same variety, and Mr. Lakin fifth with Sybil. 
The premier Carmation was the magnificent bloom of Rob Roy in the back 
row of Mr. Turner’s first-prize collection in Class A. It was a large and 
perfectly symmetrical flower, well deserving the honour it won. 
[PICOTEES. 
The position of the leading exhibitors in the principal class for Carnations 
was reversed in that for Picotees, Mr. Douglas being placed first and Mr. 
Turner second. The former exhibitor showed remarkably symmetrical 
flowers very clear in hue. The following composed his coil ction. Back 
row—Brunette, JeBsie, Liddington’s Favourite, Her Majesty, eLiddington’s 
Favourite, Brunette, Jessie, and Mrs. Bowers. Middle row—Mrs. Gorton, 
Muriel, Princess of Wales, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Chancellor, Her Majesty, 
Constance Heron, and Royal Visit. Front row—Constance Heron, Baroness 
B. Coutts, Mrs. Payne, Mrs. Chancellor, Mrs. Gorton, Princess of Wales, 
Violet Douglas, and Muriel. Mr. Turner was a very close second, his flowers 
being larger than those of Mr. Douglas but not quite so clean. He showed 
the following. Back row—Seedling No. 11, Juliette, Robt. Scott, Lidding¬ 
ton’s Favourite, Favourite, a light-edged seedling, Lucy, and Dr. Epps. 
Middle row—Dr. Epps, a seedling, Muriel, Constance Heron, Juliette, 
Seedling No. 11, Mrs. Bower, and Her Majesty. Front row—Mrs. F. 
Ricardo, Thomas Williams, Brunette, Baroness B. Coutts, Seedling No. 24, 
Dr. Abercrombie, Muriel, and Brunette. Mr. D. Hooper was awarded third 
prize for smaller flowers. Five stands of twelve blooms were staged, and 
Mr. Douglas was again first. His flowers were : Back row—Brunette, Her 
Majesty, Liddington’s Favourite, and Mrs. Chancellor. Middle row—Mrs. 
Gorton, Constance Heron, Jessie, and Violet Douglas. Front row—Zerlina, 
Miss Wood, Mrs. Payne, and Princess of Wales. Every bloom was wonder¬ 
fully fine and of good size. Mr. Lakin was placed second with smaller but 
good blooms. Mr. John Hines, Mr. J. Buxton, and Mr. T. Garratt received 
third, fourth, and fifth prizes in the order in which their names are written. 
Mr. Thos. Anstiss was adjudged first prize in the class for six blooms, 
showing fresh good specimens of Clara Penson, Favourite, Purple Prince, 
Jessie, Mary and John Smith. M. Rowan, Esq., was awarded the second 
prize for attractive blooms, Mr. Glasscock the third, Mr. H. Catley, 16, 
Claverton Buildings, Bath, the fourth ; and Mr. H. Startup, 3, Stanley Road 
Bromley, the fifth. There was good competition in the class for single 
specimens. For red heavy-edged varieties, Mr. Douglas was placed first 
with a good bloom of Brunette, and second with Princess of Wales. Mr. 
Sanders was third with Dr. Epps, and fourth with J. B. Bryant; Mr! 
Turner being fifth with Brunette. In the corresponding class for light- 
edged flowers Mr. Jas. Douglas took the first and second prizes with Thomas 
Williams, Mr. Turner being third with the same variety, and fifth with 
Violet Douglas. Mr. Douglas was first and fourth for purple heavy-edged 
flowers, securing the chief prize with Muriel, and the other with Mrs. 
Chancellor. Two good bloomB of Muriel won the second and third prizes 
for Mr. Turner, Mr. Sanders being fifth with Zerlina. The same exhibitors 
took the prizes for light-edged flowers, Mr. Douglas being first and second 
with Her Majesty, Mr. Turner third and fourth with Juliette, and Mr. 
Sanders fifth with Her Majesty. The remaining prizes, those for rose or 
sca-let-edged blooms and yellow grounds, were taken by the exhibitors last 
named and Messrs. Hines, Likin, and Hooper. The premier Picotee was 
found in Mr. Douglas’s first-prize collection of twelve—a beautiful specimen 
of Liddington’s Favourite, very large and pure. 
SELFS, FANCIES, OR YELLOW GR0UND3. 
The principal class in this section was likewise for twenty-four blooms, 
and here again Mr. Turner showed magnificently. His flowers were of im¬ 
mense size, symmetrical throughout, and charmingly clear. His stand, which 
was deservedly admired, consisted of the following :—First row (back)—The 
Governor, Prince Henry of Battenberg, Lady Stamford, Guardsman, Florence, 
and Lady Stamford. Second row—Harry Matthews, Grandiflora, Edith, The 
Governor, Prince Henry of Battenberg, and E. Adams. Third row—Edith, 
W. Skirving, Rosa Bonheur, Robert Lord, Janira, and Mary Morris. Front 
row—Jupiter, Colonel Wood, Cinto de Orion, Polly Cheetham, Mrs. Logan, 
and Chromatella. Mr. Douglas was placed second; he had an excellent 
stand of flowers, of good size and colour. Mr. F. Hooper was adjudged third 
prize ; Mr. Catley the fourth ; and Mr. G. Meddick, 6, Corn Street, Bath, the 
fifih. For twelve blooms, dissimilar, Mr. Lakin was deservedly awarded 
first prize, the following varieties being well represented:—Back row—Sir 
Toby Belch, The Queen, John Soper, and a seedling. Middle row—Mrs. 
Medhurst. Mr3. Mostyn Owen, Dean Wood, and Ruby May. Front row—a 
seedling (purple self), a seedling (rose self), Huson Morris and Mrs. Morris. 
Huson Morris, Esq., secured the second prizb with good blooms, one or two 
of which, however, were somewhat faded. Mr. Thomas Anstiss took the 
third prize; fourth and fifth places being taken respectively by Messrs. 
Aubrey Spurling and W. Maddiok. Mr. C. Turner was the premier prize- 
taker in the class for twelve yellow ground Picotees. His blooms were ex¬ 
cellent alike in size and contour, the following varieties being represented :— 
Back row—Prince of Orange, Mrs. Colman, Prince of Orange, and Ne Plus 
Ultra. Middle row—Dove, Ne Plus Ultra, Princess Beatrice and Mazzini. 
Front row—Lady Mary Lascelles, Princess Margaret, Bullion, and Princess 
Margaret. Mr. Douglas received second prize, his collection also being note¬ 
worthy for the size and freshness of the blooms. Class M, for nine speci¬ 
mens in pots, saw Mr. Turner again to the fore, the varieties which won him 
the premier prize being Matador, Miss Small, Favourite, Mrs. F. Ricardo, 
Jupiter, Jessica, Lady Stamford, MisB Lee, and Guardsman. Mr. Douglas 
was placed second with good plants and flowers. 
MISCELLANEOUS EXHIBITS. 
Most prominent of the exhibits not for competition were the eight 
splendid stands of cut blooms from Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Royal 
Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, which were greatly and deservedly admired. A 
silver Banksian medal was awarded to them. Mr. P. Perry, gardener to 
W. G. Rowett, Esq., Woodlands, Cheshunt, exhibited stands of the popular 
Mary Morris ; Huson Morris, Esq., sent blooms of a white seedling, named 
Ella Morris, which will probably become a favourite. From Mr. Toby, 
3, St. Mark’s Grove, Chelsea, S.W., came a handsome collection of self 
Carnations. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, exhibited 
several stands of very fine cut blooms, also twelve blooms of a new white 
Clove Carnation named M. T. Walker, which evoked considerable admira¬ 
tion. The flowers were large and pure. The same nurseryman also sent 
stands composed of large bunches of cut blooms. Mr. H. Cannell, The 
Home for Flowers, Swanley, Kent, sent stands of cut blooms, which were 
very attractive. 
Certificates. —First-class certificates were awarded to Mr. Douglas for 
the following seedlings :—Carnation Rosamond, crimson bizarre, good form, 
regular flakes of crimson and deep purple; it also received a first prize. 
Carnation Margaret, rose flake, large flower, broad smooth petals, bright 
rose flakes ; this also received a first prize. Carnation Thalia, rose flake, 
good broad flake, handsome flower; a second prize was awarded to this. 
Carnation Grace, pink and purple bizarre, good form, clear, well marked 
flower; a first prize was awarded. Picotee Dr. Horner. This, though 
exhibited by Mr. Douglas, was raised by the Rev. F. D. Horner. It is a red, 
light edged flower, of excellent form, and remarkably pure. 
A vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. F. W. Sanders, gardener to J. W. 
Larking, Esq., The Firs, Lee, Kent, for a yellow self Carnation of good 
form and colour. 
DARLINGTON ROSE SHOW. 
With Darlington ends the long list of Rose shows which commenced 
just a month ago at Canterbury, on June 27th, and with it, too, my circuit 
as a Judge. There may be other shows where Roses are exhibited, but all 
Rose shows are now over, and exhibitors, judges, reporters, may as far as 
these are concerned rest on their laurels—or their Cabbages ; and while I 
reserve my notes of the season as a whole I concern myself with the latest, 
and perhaps the pleasantest, Show of the year. Well, other most pleasant 
oneB rise up before me, and I must not quite say that, but at any rate as 
pleasant and as well managed a Show as any of its predecessors. As I have 
before said, Mr. Whitwell is not only “ two single gentlemen rolled into 
one,” but he is President, Secretary, Treasurer, Committee, and Manager; 
an autocrat of the purest type, and showing that where a despot is what he 
ought to be it is the best form of government to live under. 
The Show of 1885 was favoured, as all its predecessors have been, with 
fine weather, and was held in the usual place, Southend Park, which is 
kindly lent for the occasion by the Misses Pease ; in fact, the weather was too 
fine for the Roses, but not for the company who came, for the intense heat 
had been too much for the southern growers. Not one nurseryman came 
from the south. Messrs. Paul & Son, the two Cants, Prince, and Turner were 
all conspicuous by their absence. Some of the Midland men were there, 
the Cranston Company and Frettingham; but the northern men, Harkness, 
Mack, and May were in full force. The only southern amateur who put in 
an appearance was Mr. Lindsells of Hitchin, and he was happily suc¬ 
cessful, as he deserved to be, for his courage. It was not to be wondered at 
that exhibitors could not come. With the thermometer at 82° it may well 
be imagined what a terrible ordeal Roses had travelling for six or seven 
hours on a railway, and I think nothing excited the wonder of rosarians 
more than the condition in which Mr. Hall brought his Roses from 
Cheshire. Had the weather been Buch as to enable all who entered to 
oome it would have been one of the fullest shows of the season; but of 
