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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 25, 1889. 
Dickson, Newtownards, third, both with the same variety. Mr. Prince 
won with crimsons, a beautiful lot of Alfred Colomb ; Messrs. Cranston 
and Co., Hereford, second with a capital lot of the same variety ; and 
Mr. H. Merry weather third with a finely coloured lot of A. K. Williams. 
With bouquets Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, showing some of their 
best work, won by many points ; Mr. Mattock, second ; and Messrs. 
Dicksons, Limited, Chester, third. 
AMATEUKS’ CLASSES. 
These were not so well filled as those in the first section, and some 
classes fell through altogether, but in the principal ones the competi¬ 
tion was both plentiful and good. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Haver- 
ing-atte-Bower, Essex, secured, as will be seen, the lion’s share of the 
awards. He has recently been exhibiting in better form than at the 
beginning of the season, and was very strong both at Sheffield and 
Manchester. 
Class 0, th irty-six distinct , single trusses. —The Rev. J. H. Pember¬ 
ton had the best stand, showing a capital lot of fresh and well finished 
flowers, the best being Marie Baumann, Madame Crapelet (superb). 
Marshall P. Wilder (very fine), Beauty of Waltham, Auguste Rigotard, 
Victor Hugo, and Charles Lefebvre, the weakest Merveille de Lyon 
(large but past), Marie Verdier, and Madame Eugene Verdier. Mr. 
W. J. Grant, Ledbury, though defeated, was represented by a very bright 
and well coloured stand, containing a beautiful Marshall P. Wilder, 
Marie Baumann, and Madame Alphonse Lavallee, and was placed 
second. Mr._S. P. Budd, Bath, third with small but fresh and good 
flowers. Mr. Boyes, Milford, fourth. For twelve distinct, three trusses 
of each, the Rev. J. H. Pemberton was again placed first, and well 
deserved his victory, but Mr. Grant was close on his heels. The 
remaining prizewinners were as in the other class. With twelve Teas 
and Noisettes, single trusses, Mr. Pemberton scored his third successive 
victory, a capital record at a large show. His Teas were of average 
quality, neat and fresh, the varieties being Jean Ducher, Niphetos, 
■Comtesse de Nadaillac, Anna Ollivier, Madame de Watteville, Francisca 
Kruger, CatherineMermet, Souvenir d’un Ami, Belle Lyonnaise, Souvenir 
d’Elise, Adam, and the Hon. Edith Gifford. Again Mr. Grant was 
second with Madame Lambard and Amazon, his best; Mr. Budd third, 
and Mr. Rogers fourth. Hence it will be seen that the placings in all 
these classes were precisely the same. Mr. Grant of Ledbury "was the 
only exhibitor of twelve crimsons, and was placed first for a neat lot of 
Alfred Colomb, but no one showed either whites, yellows, or twelve 
triplets, at least we failed to find any. Mr. A. Heine, Fallowfield, won 
with a trio of admirable arrangement. Mr. G. Wilkes, Ashton-on- 
Mersev, second, Mr. Budd third, and Mr. Pemberton fourth. 
DISTRICT CLASSES. 
Mr. R. G. Burgess, Knutsford, showed very creditably in the class 
for twenty-four single trusses, and he had excellent blooms of Her 
Majesty, Madame Victor Verdier, Mrs. John Laing, Lady Mary Fitz- 
william, and Sultan of Zanzibar. Mr. G. Burgess, Tabley, brother of 
the first named, was second with a small but fresh lot; and Mr. Frank 
Curtis, Heaton Mersey, third. Mr. G. Burgess won with twelves, his 
most noteworthy flower being a very richly coloured Madame Prosper 
Laugier ; the others small but fresh. Mr. R. Burgess was second ; Mr. 
A. Hardwick, Ashton-on-Mersey, third ; and Mr. S. Barlow, Castleton, 
fourth. Mr. G. Burgess again won with sixes ; second, Mr. R. Burgess ; 
third, Mr. Hardwick ; fourth, Mr. Jas. Brown, Heaton Mersey. Mr. 
Wilkes was first with bouquets, Mr. G. Burgess second, Mr. Heine third 
and Mr. Brown fourth. 
The following were the most noteworthy miscellaneous exhibits :_ 
Messrs. Dickson, Brown, & Tait, Manchester, had a collection of cut 
flowers, including Roses and Tomatoes. Mr. S. Barlow was awarded an 
-extra prize for a fine lot of herbaceous flowers, including Campanulas, 
Delphiniums, Spiraeas, Sweet Williams, Phloxes, and Liliums, also a 
stand of laced Pinks. Messrs. Harkness were awarded an extra prize 
for herbaceous flowers, including Iceland Poppies, Gaillardias, Dianthus 
Napoleon III., Campanula carpatica, Alstroemeria aurantiaca, Coreopsis 
lanceolata, Antirrhinums, and double Delphiniums. Mr. F. Law, Roch¬ 
dale, had a large group of cut flowers, including Gladioli, Liliums 
Everlasting Peas, Carnations, and a fine stand of double Dahlias They 
were awarded an extra prize. Messrs. Dickson & Robinson, Manchester, 
were highly commended for a collection of cut flowers ; and Messrs 
Cocker & Sons were awarded a special prize for a beautiful collection of 
laced Pinks. 
WIRRAL. 
“ The stars in their courses fought against ” this now well known 
and popular Rose Show, for although a lowering morning was suc¬ 
ceeded by a brilliant day, the broken and unsettled weather of "the 
previous few days had very materially interfered with exhibitors- 
and when I mention that the Cants, Prince, Cranston, Jefferies and 
others were not represented, it will be at once seen that the havoc 
wrought must have been very great. It is possible, indeed, that the 
•show at Wolverhampton, where large prizes were offered, had attracted 
some exhibitors, but many confessedly were hindered from coming by 
the unpropitious character of the -weather, while the absence of one 
local exhibitor, Mr. T. B. Hall of Larkwood, Rockferry, made a gap 
m the amateurs’ division which all who know the character and extent 
of his exhibits in former years can thoroughly appreciate. The Rev. 
Lionel Garnet, too, who has always exhibited well here, was unable to 
place any stands upon the stage owing to his blooms having been spoiled 
by the rain. The withdrawal of Mr. Hall has, however, had an encou¬ 
raging effect on other exhibitors ; they were wont to think, and indeed 
were not far out, that it was leading a forlorn hope to attempt to scale 
the formidable barrier which he presented to them. They have now, 
however, taken “heart of grace,” and I have no doubt we shall see 
in another year a further improvement amongst the local exhibitors 
who, at this Show, surpassed all their previous efforts. It generally 
happens that the local exhibits are of a very indifferent character, but 
that is not the case at Wirral, where Roses were shown by those living 
in the neighbourhood which would have graced any stand from any 
place. 
In the nurserymen's class for seventy-two there were but two 
competitors, Messrs. Harkness & Son, and Messrs. Paul & Son, to whom 
the first and second prizes were awarded in the order named. Both 
were exceedingly good stands for the season, but the Yorkshire flowers 
were brighter and fresher. The flowers were the following—Duchesse 
de Montpensier, Captain Christy, Sdnateur Vaisse, Madame Montet, 
Comtesse d’Oxford, Madame Susanne Rodocanachi, Comte de Paris, Alfred 
Dumesnil, Constantin Fretiakoff, Comte de Raimbaud, The Bride, Sir 
Rowland Hill, Innocente Pirola, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Countess of 
Rosebery, Mrs. John Laing. Marie Verdier, Due de Wellington, Baroness 
Rothschild, Charles Darwin, Queen of Queens, Fisher Holmes, Francisca 
Kruger, Madame Charles Crapelet, Thomas Mills, Ulrich Brunner, Mrs. 
George Dickson, Mrs. Harry Turner, Etienne Levet, Duchesse de Moray, 
Auguste Rigotard, Sophie Coquerel, Prince Arthur, Princess Beatrice, 
Duke of Edinburgh, Souvenir d’Elise, Xavier Olibo, Horace Vernet, 
Jules Finger, Dupuy Jamain, Louis Van Iioutte, La France, Marshall P. 
Wilder, Emilie Hausburg, Camille Bernardin, Catherine Mermet, Pierre 
Notting, Lady Sheffield, Marie Baumann, Madame E. Verdier, Harrison 
Weir, Pride of Waltham, Charles Lefebvre, Heinrich Schultheis. Alfred 
Colomb, Merveille de Lyon, Madame Angcle Jacquier, Duke of Con¬ 
naught, Madame de Watteville, Duchess of Bedford, Niphetos, John 
Stuart Mill, Comtesse de Nadaillac, A. K. Williams, Roisieriste Jacobs, 
Silver Queen, E. Y. Teas, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Madame Hausmann, 
Reynolds Hole, Dr. Andry, and Madame Gabriel Luizet. Messrs. Paul 
and Son were, as I have said, second. 
In the class for thirty-six trebles Messrs. Paul & Son were the only 
exhibitors; their flowers were Madame Victor Verdier, Madame Charles 
Crapelet, Duke of Edinburgh, Niphetos, Comte de Raimbaud, Baroness, 
Reynolds Hole, S^nateur Vaisse, Her Majesty, Marie Rady, Beauty of 
Waltham, Merveille de Lyon, Duke of Teck, Etienne Levet, A. K. 
Williams, Mdlle. Susanne Rodocanachi, Charles Lefebvre, Princess of 
Wa’es, Ollivier Delhomme, Pride of Waltham, Prince Arthur, Dr. Andry, 
La France, Camille de Rohan, Ella Gordon, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Maurice Bernardin, Marie Verdier, Marie Rady, Pierre Notting, Marshall 
P. Wilder, The Bride, Madame Norman Neruda, Mons. E. Regel, Horace 
Vernet, Baroness Rothschild, and Abel Carriere. In the class for 
thirty-six singles, Messrs. Alex. Dickson of Newtownards, Co. Down, 
Ireland, were first with an excellent stand of the following flowers— 
Ulrich Brunner (a splendid bloom), Marquise de Castellane, Baroness 
Rothschild, Mrs. John Laing, Sdnateur Vaisse, Marie Baumann, Alfred 
Colomb, Merveille de Lyon, Etienne Levet, Her Majesty, Prosper 
Laugier, Mdlle. E. Verdier, Emile Hausburg, Earl of Dufferin (very 
fine), Framjois Michelon, Marshall P. Wilder, Pride of Waltham, Horace 
Vernet (a grand bloom), Duchesse de Moray, T. W. Girdlestone (a most 
promising flower of a bright cerise red), Marie Finger, Madame 
Alphonse Lavall6e (a very Marie Baumann-like flower), Marie Verdier, 
G4n6ral Jacqueminot, Elie Morel, Annie Wood, Egeria, Louis Van 
Houtte, La France, Beauty of Waltham, Comtesse de Serenye (one 
of the cleanest blooms of this flower I have ever seen), Triomphe de 
Caen, Francisca Kruger, Marie Rady, and Abel Carriere. Messrs. 
Burch & Son of Peterborough were second; and Messrs. Dickson, 
Limited, Chester, third. 
In the class for eighteen trebles, Messrs. Burch were first with Her 
Majesty, Horace Vernet, Reynolds Hole, Merveille de Lyon, Alfred 
Colomb, E. Y. Teas, Charles Darwin, Queen of Queens, Louis Van 
Houtte, Duchess of Bedford, Rosieriste Jacobs, Xavier Olibo, A. K. 
Williams, Lady Sheffield, Lord Macaulay, Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
Marie Baumann, Marie Verdier, and Horace Vernet. In the class for 
eighteen Teas, Messrs. Paul & Son were first with Souvenir d’un Ami, 
Niphetos, Marshal Niel, Souvenir d’Elise, Madame Cusin, Madame 
Angele Jacquier, The Bride, Francisca Kruger, Miss Ethel Brownlow, 
Alba rosea, Marie Van Houtte, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Catherine 
Mermet, Perle des Jardins, Madame de Watteville, Jean Ducher, Etoile 
de Lyon, and Hon. Edith Gifford. 
Amongst amateurs Mr. W. J. Grant took the lead, showing in that 
marvellously fine style which has characterised his flowers this year. 
He took first prize in the class for thirty-six single blooms, with fine 
blooms of Marquise de Castellane, Star of Waltham, Heinrich Schul¬ 
theis, Duke of Edinburgh, Lady Sheffield, Marshall P. Wilder, Annie 
Wood, Merveille de Lyon, Sdnateur Vaisse, Alfred Colomb, Prince 
Arthur, Reynolds Hole, Countess of Rosebery, La Rosiere, Charles 
Lefebvre, Mdlle. Susanne Rodocanachi, Comte de Raimbaud, Duchesse de 
Moray, Duchess of Bedford, Madame Charles Crapelet, Due de Wel¬ 
lington, Baroness Rothschild, Horace Vernet, Ulrich Brunner, Abel 
Carriere, Madame Cusin, Dingee Conard, Beauty of Waltham, Xavier 
Olibo, Emilie Hausburg, A. Iv. Williams, and Le Havre. The Rev. J. H. 
Pemberton was a good second, and Dr. Budd of Bath third. In the class 
for twenty-fours Mr. Wm. Boyes of Milford, Derby, was first with Hein¬ 
rich Schultheis, Louis Van Houtte, Francois Michelon, Horace Vernet, 
Merveille de Lyon, Countess of Rosebery, Comte de Raimbaud, Ulrich 
