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Cranston, and the Kev. F. R. Burnside live in its neighbourhood, it 
might be taken for granted that they would show in good form, and 
so they did; although the forwardness of the season had militated 
against them, as it had done against others, some magnificent flowers 
wvere staged 
Amongst nurserymen Messrs. Cranston took the first place, and 
showed some marvellously fine blooms. In the stand for forty-eights 
were the following blooms :—Shnateur Vaisse, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
Ulrich Brunner, Marie Finger, Marie Baumann, Merveille de Lyon, 
Madame Charles Wood, Madame Marie Mauvin, Alfred Colomb, Coun¬ 
tess of Pembroke, Star of Waltham, Duchesse de Valombrosa, Marie 
Rady, Magna Charta, Devienne Lamy, Her Majesty, Silver Queen, 
Bosieriste Jacobs, Etendardde Jeanne d’ Arc, Exposition de Brie, The Bride, 
Madame Charles Crapelet, Etoile de Lyon, Marhchal Vaillant, Souvenir 
•d’un Ami, Etienne Levet, Captain Christy, Pierre Notting, Madame 
Norman Ndruda, Prince Arthur, Queen of Queens, Duke of Wellington, 
Reynolds Hole, Madame Willermoz, Louis Van Iioutte, Souvenir de Paul 
Neyron, E. Y. Teas, Viscountess Folkstone, Lord Macaulay, Madame 
Margottin, Duchess of Bedford, Anna Ollivier, A. K. Williams, Perle de 
"Lyon, L’Eclair, Dupuy Jamain, Dr. Sewell, and Mrs. Laxton. In this 
■stand I may especially notice Marie Baumann, which I think was the 
finest bloom I ever recollect to have seen of this unsurpassed flower. 
L’Eclair was wonderfully bright, and Rosieriste Jacobs quite justified the 
position it has taken amongst rosarians as a fine dark flower, while 1 
have never seen Etendard de Jeanne d’Arc shown so well, and forgive 
my friend Jules Margottin what I thought was his extravagant praise of 
this “ Dijon” flower. Mr. Frank Cant was a good second, so good a one 
that there were but three or four points between the two boxes. Messrs. 
Harkness & Son were third. In the class for twenty-four trebles Messrs. 
'Cranston & Co. were again first with La France, Shnateur Vaisse, Marie 
Baumann, Merveille de Lyon, Prince Arthur, Marie Finger, Alfred 
Colomb, Marquise de Mortemart, Marie Rady, Star of Waltham, 
Rosieriste Jacobs, Etienne Levet, Queen of Queens, Devienne Lamy, 
The Bride, Etoile de Lyon, Souvenir d’un Ami, Madame Charles 
Crapelet, Louis Van Houtte, Exposition de Brie, Madame Willermoz, 
’ll. Y. Teas, Souvenir de la Malmaison, and Reynolds Hole. Mr. Frank 
Cant was second, and Messrs. Cooling & Sons, Bath, third. In the class 
for twelve trebles, Teas, Mr. Frank Cant was first with excellent blooms 
-of Comtesse de Nadaillac, Niphetos, Madame de Watteville, Madame 
'Cusin, Souvenir d’Elise, Princess of Wales, La Boule d’Or, Innocente 
Pirola, Francisca Kruger, Rubens, and Madame Caroline Kuster. In 
•the class for eighteen single Teas, Mr. Frank Cant was again first with 
Madame de Watteville, Sonvenir d’Elise, Devoniensis, Caroline Kuster, 
Innocente Pirola, Boule d’Or, Princess of Wales, Madame Bravy, Madame 
■H’Etienne, Francisca Kruger, The Bride, Souvenir d’un Ami. Perle des 
-Jardins, Anna Ollivier, and Marie Van Houtte. 
Among the amateurs Mr. W. J. Grant of Hope End, Ledbury, dis- 
•tancedall competitors. His thirty-six was a stand of surpassing excellence, 
and included fine blooms of Merveille de Lyon, Madame Susanne Rodo- 
canachi, Madame Eughne Verdier, Alfred Colomb, Heinrich Schultheis, 
Charles Lefebvre, Her Majesty, Duchesse de Morny, Pride of Waltham, 
TJlrich Brunner, La France, Marie Baumann, Earl of Dufferin, a very 
-grand flower ; Emilie Hausbuig, Sir Garnet Wolseley, Marie Rady, Marie 
Van Houtte, A. K. Williams, Madame Caroline Kuster, Etienne Levet, 
Monsieur Noman, Pierre Notting, a bloom of marvellous beauty, which 
•obtained the silver medal for the best H.P. in the amateurs’ class ; 
Marquise de Castellane, Duke of Teck, Charles Darwin, Madame Cusin, 
Le Havre, Souvenir d’un Ami, Louis Van Houtte, Innocente Piro'a, 
-Comte Raimbaud, Niphetos, Etoile de Lyon, Marie Corbet, and Dr. 
Andry. S. P. Budd, Esq., Bath, was second. Tn the class for twenty- 
four, the Rev. F. R. Burnside was first with Catherine Mermet, Baronne 
>de Rothschild, Ulrich Brunner, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Mons. Noman, 
Marie Van Houtte, Star of Waltham, La France, Madame Caroline 
Kuster, Alfred Colomb, Etoile de Lyon, Hon. Edith Gifford, Comtesse 
•de Nadaillac, Etienne Levet, Madame de Watteville, Innocente Pirola, 
Duchesse de Valombrosa, Souvenir d’un Ami, Souvenir de Gabriel 
Drevet, Anna Ollivier, Merveille de Lyon, Jean Ducher, and Madame 
Cusin. In the class for eight trebles, Mr. W. J. Grant was again first 
with Le Havre, Her Majesty, Ulrich Brunner, Merveille de Lyon, Earl 
•of Dufferin, very fine ; Duchesse de Morny, Marie Rady, La France, 
Pierre Notting, Caroline Kuster, Charles Darwin, and Alfred Colomb. 
Second, Mr. S. P. Budd; and third, Miss Bulmer. In the class for 
twelve Mr. W. J. Grant was again first with Alfred Colomb, Her 
Majesty, Ulrich Brunner, Eugene Verdier, Madame de Watteville, Earl 
of Dufferin, a grand bloom ; La France, Duke of Edinburgh, Madame 
■Cusin, Souvenir d’un Ami, Abel Carriere, and Caroline Kuster. In the 
local class for twenty-four varieties, C. Pulley, Esq., was first with a box 
containing blooms of George Baker, Pride of Waltham, Marie Rady, La 
France, A. K. Williams, Duchesse de Valombrosa, Francjois Michelon, 
Marie Baumann, Maurice Bernardin, Victor Verdier, Alfred Colomb, 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, Baroness Rothschild, Innocente Pirola, Prince 
Arthur, Madame Victor Verdier, Ulrich Brunner, Niphetos, Dr. Hogg, 
Souvenir d’un Ami, Fisher Holmes, Etoile de Lyon, Duke of Edin¬ 
burgh, and Jules Finger. Jas. Rankin, Esq. was second. In the class 
for twelves Mr. Pulley was again first with Merveille de Lyon, Marie 
Baumann, La France, Alfred Colomb, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Charles 
Darwin, Innocente Pirola, Louis Van Houtte, Baronne de Rothschild, 
Duke of Wellington, Anna Ollivier, and A. K. Williams. In the class 
for six, the first prize and bronze medal of the N.R.S. was awarded 
■to Mr. L. Davis, Leominster, for Captain Christy, La Rosihre, Star of 
Waltham, Merveille de Lyon, Pierre Notting, and Madame Gabriel 
Luizet. In the class for twelve of one sort, dark, the first prize was 
awarded to Messrs. Cranston & Co. for a fine stand of Rosieriste Jacobs, 
the second to Messrs. Harkness & Son for Marie Baumann, and the 
third to Mr. Frank Cant for Abel Carriere. For twelve of any light 
Rose, the first prize was awarded to Mr. W. J. Grant with Her Majesty, 
large ; the second to Messrs. Cranston & Co. with Merveille de Lyon, 
and the third to Mr. Frank Cant with Baroness Rothschild. In twelve 
of any Rose, Messrs. Cranston & Co. were first with Alfred Colomb, 
Mr. W. J. Grant second with Marie Baumann, and Mr. Frank Cant third 
with Madame de Watteville. 
There were two other features in the Show besides Roses—stands cf 
herbaceous plants and table decorations. The former were pretty, but 
did not contain anything very striking. The latter decorations were 
some of them very good, but unfortunately the tent was dark, and the 
stormy day made it darker still. There was one table, which gained the 
first prize, which was worthy of all praise for the delicacy and elegance 
which marked it. The centre of the table was laid with a very delicate 
nuance of pink and cream coloured satin. In the centre was a stand 
containing Water Lilies and Ferns, while round it were small flower- 
holders with Water Lilies, not too crowded nor too many—a together a 
most charming combination. The second, by Miss II. Biron, was also 
very pretty. There were also prizes given for bouquets, stands of 
flowers for hall, centrepieces, &c., some of them very pretty, the prin¬ 
cipal prizetakers being Miss Talbot, Miss De Winton, Miss J. Rankin, 
Miss Bulmer, Miss Landon, Miss Davis, and Miss Thomson. 
The arrangements, which were carried out under the superintendence 
of Mr. Burnside, were excellent, and it was a great pity that all was so 
greatly marred by the very unfavourable weather.—D., Deal. 
BROOKHAM.— July 9th. 
The Brockham Amateur Rose Association held its twenty-fourth 
Show in the grounds of Mrs. Fuller and Miss Bare ay at Rokefield, 
Westcott, near Dorking, on the date named. In 1S3S the Show was 
held at the same p’ace and on the self-same day. This year’s Show would 
have been larger and better if it had been held a week earlier. But it 
has been difficult to fix suitable days for exhibitions of Roses this year, 
and shows held later than the end of June have as a rule been some¬ 
what poorly represented in the south. 
The members of this noted Rose Association may be congratulated, 
not only ou belonging to a vigorous horticultural society, but also on 
having the opportunity of enjoying year by year in the best possible 
way some of the most beautiful spots in Surrey. Rokefield is a type of 
an English home, well placed, protected from rough winds by fine well- 
grown trees, and in view of some grand scenery ; not too large, but 
thoroughly comfortable. The garden, in charge of Mr. Firmen, the 
gardener, is thoroughly well looked after, and with its Coniferse, its 
herbaceous plants, its trelliswork of Ivy, its well planned and planted 
beds, and its creepers, is worthy of notice. Everything about it is 
natural : there is no stiffness. The flowers and plants are there to be 
enjoyed, not merely to be looked at. 
Amongst the many features one very marked one was a square of 
small beds planted very simply with yellow Mimulus (Harrisoni), blue 
Lobelia, Lobelia cardinalis, and just rising above these plants was a 
dark Linaria. The effect was very good and striking. A good specimen 
of the “mock” double Macartney Rose was growing up each side of 
the steps connecting the two terraces, while the single Macartney was 
enjoying itself up the wall of the house. The crimson and white Rosa 
rugcsa, fine plants on the Manetti, were there, growing side by side, 
covered with great heps. Clumps of Lilium testaceum made themselves 
conspicuous, also Delphiniums, notably Cantab. Eryngium amethystinuni 
was present in its'glory, and Campanula lactiflora, one of the very best 
of herbaceous plants, was simply magnificent, also Alstroemerias of 
sorts, and up the balcony there was a fine vigorous plant of Berberi- 
dopsis corallina. 
At the foot of the terrace the band of the King’s Own Rifles (60th), 
under the direction of the bandmaster, Mr. F. Tyler, played a selection 
of music by Salaman, Gounod, Bizet, Delbriick, and others. 
The Rose Show was held in a large tent, not well enough ventilated, 
but prettily decorated with flags and devices. There were sixteen 
exhibitors against twenty last year, and every class but one was repre¬ 
sented. Mr. Appleby of the Box Hill Nurseries comes to the front at 
this Show with his plants for decoration. He sent up two vanloads of 
Ferns and foliage plants. Moreover, he exhibited a box of twenty-four 
Ro6es, all of them cut from maiden plants, I feet high, large and fresh, 
a credit to any grower, comprising amongst others A. K. Williams, 
Xavier Olibo, A. Colomb, Monsieur Noman, Star of Waltham, Sultan of 
Zanzibar, and Etienne Levet. They greeted the visitors at the forefront 
of the tent. He had also a fine box of Teas. 
Mr. George Paul of the Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, one of the Judges, 
also showed two boxes, one containing his new Rose Queen of Autumn, 
and the other The Earl of Dufferin, Sir Rowland Hill, Comte de Paris, 
Lady Alice, Gloire de Margottin, L’Ideal (very lovely, copper red, chaste 
Rose), Madame Bois, Madame Henry Pereire, Madame Dtisir, Lady Helen 
Stewart, and Madame Hoste. 
T. W. Girdlestone, Esq., of Sunningdale, another of the Judges, also 
brought a box containing some new Teas—viz., Edith, Ethel Brownlow, 
and The Bride, besides that gem of garden Roses, berberifolia Hardyi. 
There were three competitors for twenty-four Roses of any kind. 
Mr. C. E. Cutnell and Rev. A. Cheales, the enthusiastic Secretary, ran 
each other closely all through the Show. Mr. Cuthell took first honours 
(the N.R.S. gold medal) with Paul Neyron, Pride of Waltham, Marie 
