October 10, 1889. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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T AKING down the names of the Roses at the National Rose 
Society’s Exhibition at the Crystal Palace proved this year no 
«asy task, owing to the number of visitors and the very limited 
area into which the Show was crowded. Thanks, however, to the 
kind assistance given to me by several exhibitors and other friends, 
to whom I must here express my great indebtedness, but few stands 
were missed. For the purposes of our analysis this is extremely 
■fortunate. The three previous Rose seasons having been unusually 
late ones, a very forward summer like that of the present year was 
much needed in order to help to keep the balance true between the 
early and late varieties ; it is therefore a matter for congratulation 
that a sufficiently complete record of the Roses in the prize stands 
at this Show should have been secured. 
Before proceeding to consider the tables more in detail it may 
be well to 'explain once again the system upon which they have 
been compiled. All those varieties which were sent out prior to 
1883 find places in the analysis according to the average number of 
times they were staged at the last four metropolitan Exhibitions of 
the Society. In the case of those Roses introduced during that 
year their average for the last three Shows is alone taken into con¬ 
sideration, for those of 1884 their average for the last two Shows 
only, while the positions accorded to the still newer sorts are 
entirely dependent upon how they were represented at the Exhi¬ 
bition this year. 
The number of Roses tabulated in each of the four years has 
been as follows :— 
Hybrid Perpetuals. Teas and Noisettes. 
188G. 1038 . 509 
1887. 1130 . 642 
1888. 1247 . 854 
1889. 1176 . 778 
4591 2783 
Coming now to the table of Hybrid Perpetuals it is interesting 
as usual to notice how certain seasons favour certain Roses. For 
instance, at the Crystal Palace this year Captain Christy appeared 
in no fewer than forty-two stands, or in a greater number than any 
other H.P., whereas in 1887 it was to be seen in only eight. Alfred 
Colomb also took a good position, its average record for the previous 
three shows being eighteen, while this year it was set up in as 
many as thirty stands. Among other varieties specially favoured 
in one way or another by the past summer may be mentioned 
Merveille de Lyon, Comtesse d’Oxford, Marie Finger, Pride of 
Waltham, Reynolds Hole, Star of Waltham, Pierre Notting, 
Charles Darwin, and Queen of Queens. On the other hand 
Madame G. Luizet was much less frequently shown than usual. 
Nevertheless, owing to its very superior form in the three previous 
years it still manages to hold the premier position in the analysis, 
having been staged no fewer than 145 times at the four exhibitions. 
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Baroness Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Le 
Havre, Senateur Yaisse, Duke of Edinburgh, and General Jacque¬ 
minot were also indifferently represented. Duke of Edinburgh, for 
instance, is evidently not a dry or hot season Rose, for this year it 
appeared in only eight stands against thirty-three in the cool and 
wet summer of 1888. This would also seem to be the case with 
General Jacqueminot and Etienne Levet. Marie Baumann, A. K. 
Williams, La France, and Francois Michelon were almost equally 
No. 485.— Vol. NIX., Third Series. 
well shown in each of the four years, but the same can be said of 
but few varieties, nearly all being more or less at the mercy of 
the seasons. 
The following Roses were this year exhibited about twice as 
frequently by amateurs as by nurserymen:—Madame G. Luizet, 
La France, Francois Michelon, Marie Finger, Captain Christy, 
Louis Yan Houtte, Marie Verdier, Camille Bernardin, and Dr. 
Andry. Whereas those sorts which as greatly predominated in the 
nurserymen’s stands were Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Xavier Olibo, 
Comtesse d’Oxford, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Reynolds Hole, and 
Queen of Queens. 
Yery few new Hybrid Perpetuals find places in the analysis. 
Of those sent out in 1884 the only representative is Victor Hugo, 
and this has rather lost than gained ground since last year. Her 
Majesty, which was first distributed in 1885, has already proved 
itself a splendid exhibition Rose. In fact at the Crystal Palace 
this year there were only three other II.P.’s more numerously 
shown—Captain Christy, La France, and Merveille de Lyon. The 
year 1886 is altogether unrepresented. In 1887, however, appeared 
Earl of Dufferin, Mrs. John Laing, and Silver Queen. The Earl 
of Dufferin now stands at No. 25, Mrs. John Laing at No. 29, and 
Silver Queen at No. 44 on the list. I am not as yet a very ardent 
admirer of the Earl, but could not well speak in too glowing terms 
of Mrs. John Laing, which is certainly the finest Rose of recent 
introduction. It may be noticed in passing that four out of the 
five new varieties above mentioned were raised in the British Isles 
—Her Majesty and Mrs. John Laing by Mr. Henry Bennett, and 
Silver Queen by Mr. William Paul in England, and Earl of Dufferin 
by Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons in Ireland. 
Catherine Mermet still stands at the head of the list of Teas 
and Noisettes owing to its consistently good form at the last three 
exhibitions. The most prominent variety this year, however, was 
that superb but somewhat fickle beauty, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
which was staged as many as fifty-seven times, or more frequently 
than any other Rose in the Show. Niphetos, Madame do Watteville, 
Jean Ducher, Madame Cusin, Princess of Wales, Francisca Kruger, 
and Madame A. Jacquier also appeared in more or less unusual 
force. On the other hand, as might have been expected in so early 
a summer, Marechal Niel was to be seen in but few stands—fourteen 
against forty-four in 1887. Madame Lambard, as a show flower 
perhaps the most uncertain member of its race, was shown in 
only twelve stands, whereas last year it was to be seen in 
fifty-one. Again, Marie Yan Houtte was staged only eighteen 
times, but in 1888 fifty-seven times. Anna Ollivier was also 
seldom exhibited. 
As regards the newer varieties, Souvenir de Gabrielle Drevet 
(1884) is evidently a cool season Tea, for although a year older it 
was much less frequently shown at the last Exhibition than at the 
previous one. The Bride, which first appeared in 1885, has already 
reached the fourth place in the analysis, having risen no fewer than 
eleven difficult steps since last year. As in the case of the H.P.’s, 
there is no Tea or Noisette to represent the year 1886. The only 
other new variety is Ethel Brownlow, which was sent out in 1887, 
and now stands at No. 24. Of these three new Tea Roses there 
is but one which came to us from France—Souvenir de Gabrielle 
Drevet. The Bride sported from Catherine Mermet in America, 
while Ethel Brownlow was raised by Messrs. A. Dickson & Sons at 
Belfast. 
I again append a select list of Roses that may be recommended 
for general cultivation, and yet which are at the same time amoDg 
the very choicest of our exhibition Roses. 
Hybrid Perpetuals. — Light-coloured Varieties —Madame G. 
Luizet, La Fratice, Merveille de Lyon, Captain Christy, Marie 
Finger, Baroness Rothschild, Mrs. J. Laing, and Marguerite de St. 
Amand. Medium Reds .-Francois Michelon, Ulrich Brunner, 
Marie Yordier, Marquise de Castellane, Camille Bernardin, Com¬ 
tesse d’Oxford, Dupuy Jamain, Heinrich Schultheis, and Suzanne 
No. 2141.—Vol. LXXXI., Old Series. 
