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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Rady (best Kosein the Show), Magna Charta, Leopold Premier, Comtesse 
d’Oxford, Pierre Notting, Ulrich Brunner, Duchess of Vallombrosa, Duke 
of Edinburgh, Ed. Morren,Her Majesty, Marquise de Casteilane, Etienne 
Levet, Baronne de Rothschild, Charles Lefebvre, Francois Louvat, La 
France, E. Y. Teas, A. K. Williams, Captain Christy, Marie Baumann, 
and Marie Finger. Mr. Cheales took second place with a box of almost 
equal merit, containing amongst others Annie Wood, Clara Cochet, 
Francois Michelon, Charles Lefebvre, Caroline Kuster, Madame T. Levet, 
Madame Ch. Crapelet, and Marshal Niel. 
These two competitors also took the prizes for twelve Teas in the 
same order. Mr. Cuthell secured the N.R.S. silver medal for Innocente 
Pirola, Madame Margottin, Souvenir d’Elise, Alba Rosea, Jules Finger, 
Marie Van Houtte, Souvenir d’un Ami, Anna Ollivier, Reve d Or, 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, Caroline Kuster, and Madame Lambard. Mr. 
Cheales took the bronze medal for a box containing amontr others 
Marshal Kiel, Madame Willermoz, The Bride, “Rahel,”.and Marquise 
de Sanima. Mr. Cuthell’s “Baroness” won first prize for nine of the same 
kind of Rose, and Mr. Cheales with Alfred Colomb took the second prize 
amongst four competitors. For four triplets Mr. Cheales came in first 
with Caroline Kuster, Reynolds Flole, Madame Gabriel Luizet, and 
Countess of Rosebery; and Mrs. Mortimer second with Madame Furtado, 
Madame Gabriel Luizet, and Duchess of Edinburgh. 
In Class 5, twelve of any kind of Rose, the first prize (N.R.S. gold 
medal) went to Mrs. Leopold Seymour for Heinrich Schultheis, Marie 
Rady, Caroline Kuster, Prince Arthur, A. K. Williams, Her Majesty, 
Beauty of Waltham, Mrs. J. Laing. Baroness Rothschild, Ulrich Brunner, 
La France, and Geo. Baker. The Hon. H. T. Ryder took second honours 
(the N.R.S. silver medal) for a fine Duke of Edinburgh, Souvenir J. G. 
Veitch, Emilie Hausburg, Abel Carriere, See. A third prize was given 
to Mrs. Perkins. 
Miss Barclay won the N.R.S. silver medal for six good Teas, and 
Mrs. Leopold Seymour the N.R.S. bronze medal, while Mrs. Perkins took 
an extra. For six of the same kind of Rose, amongst six competitors, 
Hon. H. T. Ryder with six good La France, Miss Barclay with Souvenir 
d’un Ami, and Mrs. Leopold Seymour with Merveille deLyon took first, 
second, and third prizes respectively. For six different sorts of any 
kind Mrs. Poland took the first prize and Mrs. Hatch second, while for 
three Teas or Noisettes Mrs. Hatch took the first and Mrs. Poland 
second. 
In the Garden Rose collection (a new class) Mr. Cuthell was the one 
and only competitor, which was a pity. His twelve sorts were Rugosa 
(two forms), macrantha, lucida plena (very pretty), Paul’s Red Pet, 
Green Rose (very ugly), lucida, Paquerette, Austrian Yellow, Madame 
G. Bruant, Paul’s White Pet, and Gloire de Polyantha. 
For what reason the dinner table decorations were so poorly repre¬ 
sented it is not easy to say. But so it was. There were only two 
competitors, Mrs. Cuthell and Miss Fuller of The Rookery. Mrs. Cuthell 
had filled a choice Burmese silver bowl with Tea Roses and Ferns, and 
the erection was very graceful and cleverly arranged, and deserved the 
first prize awarded to it. Miss Fuller’s decoration, which took second 
prize, was a centre with four corners, very well done, but the flowers 
used were of too sombre a tint. 
For the drawing-room decorations there was more competition— 
viz., five entries. Mrs. Benecke took first prize for a very tasteful 
composition in a tall brown wicker basket, made up of Eucharis, yellow 
Iris, Tea Roses, white Lily, Passion Flower, and Ferns. Miss Cuthell 
won second prize with a combination of Eryngium amethystinum and 
white Galega. A third (extra) was given to Miss Fuller for Alstrcemeria, 
Spiraeas, Marguerites, and tall grass. Mrs. Poland’s decoration was in a 
large brown wickerwork nautilus shell, resting on a basis of moss 
studded with Mule Pinks (uncommon, but bulky). Miss Barclay’s 
decoration of Alstrcemeria and dark-leaved Maple was pretty, but showed 
signs of haste. In the buttonhole class it seems necessary to remind 
exhibitors that a buttonhole bouquet should be smaller than a hand 
bouquet; many of those shown are unsuitable for the purpose. But 
Miss Cuthell, Mrs. Nelson (berberifolia Hard* i and Fern) and Mrs. 
Hatch’s were good enough to win the three prizes awarded amongst the 
eight competitors. 
Mr. Cuthell’s Marie Rady won the prize for the best Rose in the 
Show (Dean Hole’s Book on Roses), but there were several others of 
almost equal merit.—A. B. Alexander, Shed field Vicarage. 
DISS.— July 9th. 
The Diss Horticultural Society, under the able management of 
Rev. F. Page Roberts of Scole, has had a prosperous career, and is 
worthy in many points of detail and arrangement of show matters of 
being held up as an example to the holders of Rose shows in larger and 
more pretentious places. At this year’s Exhibition the Roses were 
particularly good, probably surpassing all previous displays. The 
local growers found b’ooms becoming very scarce, and had considerable 
difficulty in filling their stands, but fortunately the two first-class 
amateurs, Rev. J. H. Pemberton and Mr. E. B. Lindsell, were able to 
attend, and their splendid exhibits were in themselves worth a journey to 
see. The tents were erected near to the railway station in the grounds of 
the Rector, Rev. C. R. Manning, who hospitably entertained the exhi¬ 
bitors and Judges. The day was free from rain, and considering that 
there is no large population to draw from, the attendance of visitors 
was encouraging. 
There is no open class for nurserymen, and five amateurs staged for 
Class 1, thirty-six Roses. The Judges could have had no hesitation 
about their award of first prize to Mr. Pembertoo, for his blooms were 
very large, highly coloured, and most of them fresh. Conspicuous 
among them were Her Majesty, Marshal P. Wilder, Marie Rady, Victor 
Hugo, Pride of Waltham, Niphetos, and Madame de Watteville. Mr. 
Lindsell was second, having excellent specimens of A. K. Williams, 
Her Majesty, Victor Hugo (brilliant), and a very clean and bright La 
France. Rev. A. Foster-Melliar was third, his best blooms being Harrison 
Weir and Star of Waltham. Rev. H. T. Frere staged an unequal collec¬ 
tion, containing, however, a good specimen of Star of Waltham and a> 
truly magnificent bloom of Alfred Colomb, which, though at least a day 
past its best, deservedly obtained the silver medal as the best H.P. fn 
the Show. This Rose was absolutely perfect, half as big again as the 
Marie Baumann which gained the medal at the Crystal Palace, was- 
afterwards exhibited at two other Shows (Ipswich and Harleston), and 
attracted attention by its size and form to the end. 
Six twenty-fours were shown in Class 2, in which Mr. Lindsell. 
showing a smaller but more even collection, succeeded in turning the 
tables on his victor in the larger class, and winning first honours. His 
best blooms here were Marie Rady and Dr. Sewell. Mr. Pemberton, ia. 
his second prize box, had a fine bloom of Devienne Lamy. Mr. Foster- 
Melliar was third, his best being Marie Baumann. 
In the class for eight triplets there were five exhibits, and Mr. Lind- 
se’l was again to the fore, having Emilie Hausburg, La Boule d’Or, and 
Comtesse Nadaillac, large and fine. Mr. Frere was second, his best 
triplets (considerably smaller) being Reynolds Hole and Comtesse dfe- 
Nadaillac. Miss Penrice (gardener, Mr. Morris) was third. 
Five boxes of twelve Teas were shown, and a wonderfully level lot 
they looked—none very large, the pride of bloom being evidently over r 
but clean and fairly well shaped. There was really not so very much to 
choose between the best and worst box of the five. The first prize 
eventually fell to Mr. Frere, in whose box was a bloom of Innocente 
Pirola—not very large, but perfect, and just at the right stage, which 
gained the silver medal as the best Tea. He had also a beautifully 
clean bloom of that lovely Tea, Madame Hippolyte Jamain. Mr. Lind¬ 
sell was second, having good specimens of Princess of Wales and 
Niphetos ; and Rev. H. A. Berners was third, showing Catherine Mermet 
and Madame de Watteville well. Mr. Pemberton failed to score by a small 
margin only. In six Teas Mr. Foster-Me liar was well ahead, showing 
good blooms of Catherine Mermet, La Boule d’Or, and Marie Van Houtte. 
Mr. Powell was second, and Rev. J. White third. 
Two prizes, to be taken in plants, were offered by Mr. Frant Cant 
for twelve Roses, including not less than six Teas. Mr. Pemberton was 
first, having another fine bloom of Devienne Lamy ; Mr. Page Roberts- 
second, showing a good Charles Lefebvre. There were two local classes 
for Roses, which were not strongly patronised, and presented, as usua-l, 
rather a depressing appearance. 
The classes for wild flowers form generally an interesting competi¬ 
tion at Diss, three or four excellent botanists acquainted with the locali¬ 
ties of the rarest species in Norfolk and Suffolk entering into friendly 
rivalry. On this occasion one of these on the Norfolk side was ill and 
unable to compete, while the Suffolk representative, who relies much cn 
a variety of terrestrial Orchids, was hampered by the earliness and 
dryness of the season, which did not affect the Norfolk exhibitors,, 
whose strength lies in bog plants. An unfortunate mistake in the 
judging, and the absence of the names of two of the prizewinners, de¬ 
prived these classes of much interest. Relief was at hand, however, in 
four classes for hardy perennials, which are rapidly becoming a leading 
feature at this and other East Anglian Shows. £3 was offered as first 
prize for thirty-six bunches (open), but there was no one to oppose Mr. 
George Paul, whose display was magnificent, among his most note¬ 
worthy bunches being Centaurea macrocephala, Telekia speciosissima, 
Rudbeckia californica, and Delphinium Lantereur. In the next class,, 
for twenty-four bunches (amateurs), five stands were exhibited^ 
Rev. F. Page Roberts taking the first prize with good specimens. Miss 
Taylor was second, and the three other exhibits were disqualified tor 
various reasons. The remaining two classes were well filled, but there 
seems at present a considerable want of general knowledge as to what 
may be exhibited as a hardy perennial. It is certain, however, that 
the flowers add much by their colour and variety to the gaiety of tbe- 
general display, and contribute very strongly to the popular idea aS 
a flower show.— W. R. Raillem. 
DURSLEY.— Julv 10th. 
A correspondent sends us a newspaper report of this Showr,. 
observing that as he was a successful exhibitor he hesitated to write am 
account of the Show himself. In the chief nurserymen’s class the- 
prizes were awarded Messrs. J. Jefferies & Sons, Cirencester ; G. Cooling 
and Sons, Bath ; and Dicksons, Limited, Chester. The report says- 
the cleanness, evenness, and freshness of Messrs. Jefferies & Sons’ 
blooms were very marked. The other exhibits, considering the remark¬ 
ably dry season; were admirable, though the effect of the long spell of 
dry weather was rather too apparent. Chief among the new Roses 
were Her Majesty, Victor Hugo, and Earl Dufferin. 
Referring to the amateurs' and gentlemen's gardeners’ classes, the 
exhibits which gained the first prize in Class 4 (Mr. Budd’s) comprised 
particularly fine varieties, amongst the dark sorts being the Sultan off 
Zanzibar and Eclair. The second prize (Major Phillips) was gained by 
fine blooms, the colours being good, particularly those of Dupuy Jamain v 
Etoile de Lyon, Reve d’Or, Belle Lyonnaise, and Madame Trifle. The 
third prize (Mr. Edmunds) included among other good light variet'es La. 
France and Ulrich Brunner. Conspicuous in the collection (Mr. Budd’a) 
which gained the first prize in Class 5 were A. K. Williams, Chaiies 
