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Brnnner, Duchess of Albany (very like La France). Duchesse de Moray, 
Xavier Olibo, Star of Waltham, Le Havre, Gloire Lyonnaise (a pretty 
bloom), Marie Baumann, Camille de Bohan, The Bride, A. K. Williams, 
Baroness Bothschild, Due de Wellington, Sophie Fropot, Boisieriste 
Jacobs (a very fine bloom), Madame Lami, and Ferdinand de Lesseps. 
In twelve trebles Mr. W. J. Grant was first with Marie Yerdier, Dupuy 
Jamain, Her Majesty, La Bosiere (very fine), Ulrich Brunner, La France, 
Abel Carrtere, Gdndral Jacqueminot, Niphetos, Alfred Colomb, Comtesse 
de Nadaillac, and Charles Darwin. 
For twelve Teas Mr. Grant was first with fine blooms of Adam, 
Marie Van Houtte, Madame Cusin, Caroline Kuster, La Boule d’Or, 
Catherine Mermet, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Mardchal Niel, Souvenir de 
Thdrese Levet. Madame de Watteville, Niphetos, and Souvenir d’un Ami. 
The Bev. J. H. Pemberton was a good second. In the class for any one 
light Bose Mr. J. G. Churton of Neston was first, as he was also in the 
class for twenty-four varieties, local growers. His flowers were Ulrich 
Brunner, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Due de Bohan, Merveille de Lyon, 
Ernest Prince, Marie Finger, Prince Arthur, Ferdinand de Lesseps, La 
France, Lord Macaulay, Baroness Bothschild, Louis Van Houtte, Magna 
Charta, A. K. Williams, Star of Waltham, Her Majesty, Reynolds Hole, 
Antoine Mouton, Alfred Colomb, and Marie Bady. This box secured 
the N.B. Society’s gold medal. J. Hodgson, Esq., was second. In the 
class for eighteen single the Bev. Canon Fielden was first with 
John Stuart Mill, Baroness Bothschild, Beauty of Waltham, Merveille 
de Lyon, A. K. Williams, Mrs. George Dickson, Marie Bady, Magna 
Charta, La France, Dupuy Jamain, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Star of 
Waltham, Captain Christy, Due de Wellington, Marie Baumann, Fisher 
Holmes, Senateur Vaisse, and Francois Michelon. H. V. Evans, Esq., 
was second. 
In the class for twelves, a very beautiful box of blooms was ex¬ 
hibited by Desborough Walford, Esq., of Spital, consisting of Captain 
Christy, Duke of Edinburgh (a magnificent bloom), Baroness Bothschild, 
Marie Baumann, Francois Michelon, Sophie Fropot, Madame Gabriel 
Luizet, Charles Lefebvre, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Le Havre, 
Etienne Levet, and La Bosiere. The bloom of Duke of Edinburgh re¬ 
ceived the N.B.S.’s silver medal for the best bloom in the amateur classes. 
Believing, as I do, that the true colour of this fine flower is brilliant 
scarlet without any shading, I consider this to have been one 
of the finest blooms of this flower which I have ever seen, 
and the whole box was a creditable one to have cut from less 
than a hundred trees. Mr. W. E. Hall was second, and the Misses 
Squarry third. In the class for six of any one variety T. W. Crowther, 
Esq., was first with Baroness Bothschild, and Mr. Desborough Walford 
second with Captain Christy. In the class for six varieties T. B. Buller, 
Esq., was first with Baroness Bothschild, Comte de Bairabaud, Duchesse 
de Moray, Due de Wellington, Merveille de Lyon, and Emilie Hausburg. 
Dr. Bell was second, and A. J. Greenshields, Esq., third. In the class for 
six Teas Canon Fielden was first with Madame Lambard, Caroline 
Kuster, Francisca Kruger, Comte de Paris, and Madame Hippolyte 
Jamain. 
Two of the best boxes of new Boses I have seen for many a long day 
were contributed by Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons of Newtownards and 
Messrs. Paul & Son of Chesbunt, Messrs. Dickson taking first prize. 
The fact is that now, instead of being dependent on blooms cut from 
imported plants which have been worked to death, so many good blooms 
are now being raised in our own country that we get finer and better 
blooms. Messrs. Dicksons’ stand contained Caroline d’Arden, one of 
their own raising (a very pretty, large, light coloured flower), Mrs. John 
Laing, T. W. Girdlestone (another of their seedlings, a bright cerise red 
with large petals and very fragrant), Duchess of Albany (a deeper 
coloured La France), Lady Alice (just like Lady Mary Fitzwilliam), 
Earl of Dufferin (very fine), Her Majesty, Prosper Laugier, Jeanne 
Dickson (a small bloom of a very promising variety), Silver Queen, Lady 
Helen Stewart, and Lady William Hill (a very promising light flower of 
the Pride of Waltham type). 
Messrs. Paul & Sons’ box contained Prosper Laugier, Her Majesty, Sir 
Bowland Hill, Madame NormanNdruda, Mrs. John Laing, Madame Henry 
Pereire, Madame Joseph Dubois (a beautiful white flower), and Madame 
Baulet (very like Alfred Colomb), Madame Hoste, Madame Treyve, 
Marie, and The Bride. 
A very interesting feature of the Exhibition was the division for 
hardy perennials. Stands were exhibited by the Bev. Lionel Garnet, 
Desborough Walford, Esq., B Bullen, Esq., while a very fine collection 
was exhibited by Messrs. Dickson of Chester. The taste for this class 
of flowers is evidently increasing in the neighbourhood, and both soil 
and climate seem suitable for their cultivation.—D., Beal. 
HELENSBURGH.— July 18th. 
J UST as we are preparing for press we are requested to insert a news¬ 
paper report of this Show. We regret our inability to do more than publish 
the following summary :—“ The exhibits amounted to 2113, showing an 
increase of 695 over last year, and being the largest number since 1883. 
The number of competitors also showed an increase over last year. As 
in former years the principal prize was secured by Messrs. Dickson and 
Sons, Newtownards, County Down, for their stand of sixty blooms, 
distinct varieties, and the same firm also carried off the prize for the 
best hybrid Bose in the Show—a fine Alfred Colomb. For Tea Boses, 
Messrs. D. & W. Croll, Dundee, secured the honours, and were also 
awarded the prize for the best Tea Bose—a splendid Marie Van Houtte 
—in the Show ; and in the section given to Scotch growers only, the 
same firm secured the National Rose Society’s medal. The gold medal 
for amateurs was won by Mr. David Wallace, Lincoln ; while Mr. 
Massland, Helensburgh, was again successful in winning the medal in 
the section confined to Dumbartonshire.” 
HORTICULTURAL SHOWS. 
WOLVERHAMPTON. 
Foe some years Wolverhampton has not had a summer show, but it 
was thought expedient to hold one this year, and a three-days exhibition 
was decided upon, and prizes to the amount of about £230 were offered. 
The days fixed (July 16th, 17th, and 18th) proved to be fine, and the- 
Wolverhampton Public Park—one of the finest in the kingdom, 
reflecting much credit upon the Superintendent, Mr. Thomas, for its 
display of flowers just now and excellent keeping—is just the place for 
a large flower show. 
For sixteen stove and greenhouse and ornamental plants, Mr. Cypher,. 
Cheltenham, was first with a grand lot, consisting of Crotons Sunset, 
6 feet through ; C. Victoria, larger still ; C. Thomsoni,superbly coloured ; 
Cycas circinalis, 9 feet high ; a grand Latania borbonica, Cordyline 
indivisa, a Phoenocoma prolifera, wonderfully fine ; Ericas Irbyanana and 
Parmentiera rosea, both extra fine ; Ixoras Frazeri, regina, and salici- 
folia; excellent plants of Clerodendron Balfourianum and Statice 
profusa, and two Palms. Mr. J. Marriott, Coventry, was a good second 
with fine plants. Ixora Dufli was especially noticeable for its large 
trusses of well coloured flowers ; and very good were Erica Parmen¬ 
tiera rosea Statice profusa, Erica Shannoni, and a richly coloured Croton 
Joliannis. For six exotic Ferns Mr. Cypher was first with a fine lot 
Cibotiums regale and princeps, Alsophila australis, Dicksonia antarctica, 
Gymnogramma chrysophylla, and Microlepia hirta cristata. Mr. Marriott 
second, in whose lot was a fine mass of Hymenophyllum trichomanes. 
For six plants in flower Mr. Cypher was again first with Ericas Jubana 
and Parmentiera rosea, Kalosanthes coccinea, Allamanda grandiflora, 
and Ixoras Piigrimi and Williamsi; second, Mr. Marriott. Some very 
fine Palms were set up. First, Mr. Cypher; second, Mr. Marriott. The 
first prize for a group, not to exceed 140 square feet, was well won by 
Mr. W. H. Dyer, gardener to Mrs. Marigold, Edgbaston, Birmingham, 
but the other groups were much below the standard of merit usually 
met with. 
For forty-eight distinct varieties of Roses, Messrs. Cranston & Co. 
were first with Ulrich Brunner, La France, Madame Charles Wood, 
Paul Neyron, Barthelemy Joubert, Dupuy Jamain, Star of Waltham,. 
Heinrich Schultheis, Senateur Vaisse, Princess Beatrice, Alfred Colomb,. 
Francois Michelon, Exposition de Brie, Countess of Oxford, Marie 
Baumann, Duke of Edinburgh. Second row: Madame Charles Cra- 
pelet, Boisieriste Jacobs, Merveille de Lyon, Dr. Andry, M. Alfred 
Dumesnil, Countess of Bedford, Duchesse de Moray, General Jac¬ 
queminot, Madame Marie Finger, Prince Camille de Rohan, Countess 
of Rosebery, Etienne Levet, Marie Bady, Alphonse Soupert, J. S. 
Mill, Pierre Notting. Third row : Prince Arthur, Marie Verdier, Eclair, 
Etendard de Jeanne d’Arc, Reynolds Hole, Baroness Rothschild, Louis- 
Van Houtte, Madame Gabriel Luizet, A. K. Williams, Anguste Rigo- 
tard, E. Y. Teas, Francisca Kruger, Earl of Pembroke, Captain Christy,. 
Duke of Wellington, and Francois Levet. Second, Messrs. Harkness 
and Sons. For thirty-six blooms, first, Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry,, 
with Ulrich Brunner, Louis Van Houtte, Countess of Rosebery, Roisier- 
iste Jacobs, Mrs. John Laing, Dr. Andry, La France, Star of Waltham, 
Elie Morel, Comtesse de Camando, Marie Baumann, Horace Vernet, 
Devienne Lamy, Francois Michelon, Harrison Weir, M. Niel, C. 
Lefebvre, Marguerite D’Ombrain, Prince Arthur, Madame E. Vcrdier, 
E. Y. Teas, Captain Christy, A. K. Williams, Abel Grand, Marquise de 
Castellane, Senateur Vaisse, Merveille de Lyon, Eclair, Beauty of 
Waltham, Annie Wood, Emilie Hausberg, Charles Darwin, Madame 
Eugene Verdier, May Quennell, Baroness Bothschild, and Madame 
Alfred Dumesnil. Second, Messrs. Cranston & Co.; third, Messrs. 
Harkness & Sons ; fourth, Messrs. Dicksons, Chester. In the class for 
twenty-four Boses, first, Messrs. Perkins & Sons ; second, Messrs. 
Cranston & Co.; third, Messrs. Dicksons. Twelve dark Boses, one sort, 
first, Messrs. Cranston & Co. with Alfred Colomb ; second, Messrs. 
Dickson with Horace Vernet. For twelve light Roses, one sort, first, 
Messrs. Cranston with La France ; second, Messrs. Dicksons with Mer¬ 
veille de Lyon. All the exhibits we have named were in the open to 
all class. The Boses were generally very good. 
In the gentlemen’s gardeners’ classes Mr. W. H. Dyer was again first 
for a group nicely arranged, first for six stove and greenhouse plants, 
and first for six Ferns. Mr. Marriott, Coventry, staged six good Orchids 
—viz., grand masses of Laslia purpurea and Cattleya Gaskelliana, 
Odontoglossum vexillarium, Cattleya gigas, Aerides callosum, and 
Odontoglossum Alexandra ; only this lot staged. Good Ferns were 
staged, two lots of four Coleus, one lot of six Fuchsias of indifferent 
quality, and a poor display of Tuberous Begonias. Mr. B. Willcocks’’ 
first-prize lot of six Zonal Pelargoniums were well grown. In the cut 
flower department Mr. J. Marriott was first for twenty-four varieties of 
cut flowers with a fine lot, and the second-prize lot were good. 
Bouquets were not well represented. Fruit was a poor display. Some- 
good vegetables were shown, and the amateurs’ and cottagers’ classes 
were well filled ; but the general arrangements of the Show were very- 
faulty, and need of a master hand in the general arrangements was 
felt. 
The honorary exhibits of the Show were of a very meritorious 
character. Messrs. Thomas Hewitt & Co. had a good display of cut 
