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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
July 12,1894. 
Madame Charles Crapelet, Her Majesty, H. P. Jowitt, Caroline Testout, 
Dr. Andry, La France, Gustave Piganeau, Madame Eugenie Verdier, 
Uliich Brunner, Madame Montet, Comte Kaimbaud, La Boule d’Or, 
Charles Lamb, Harrison Weir, Countess of Oxford, Duke of Teck, 
Catherine Mermet, Miss Ethel Brownlow, Comtesse de Comando, 
Madame de Watteville, Madame Henri Perriere, Mons. Noman, Victor 
Hugo, Baroness Kothschild, Horace Vernet, Star of Waltham, Countess 
of Rosebery, Le Havre, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Duke of Connaught, 
Jeanie Dickson, Exposition de Brie, Marquise de Castellane, E. Y. Teas, 
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Dr. Sewell, Mary Bennett, Comtesse de 
Nadaillac, Beauty of Waltham, Madame Cusin, A. K. Williams, Duke of 
Wellington, Jean Ducher, Prince Camille de Rohan, Heinrich 
Schultheis, Duke of Edinburgh, The Bride, Comtesse de Ludre, Niphetos, 
Louis Van Houtte, Alfred Dumesnil, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Lady 
Arthur Hill, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Camille Bernardin, Marchioness 
of Dufferin, and Duchesse de Morny. Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester, was a 
good second, only a few weak flowers being noticeable; while Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, was a close third. 
In the class for forty Roses, distinct, three trusses of each, Mr. F. 
Cant, Colchester, was a splendid first with Comtesse de Nadaillac, Duke 
of Albany, Merveille de Lyon, Reynolds Hole, Madame de Watteville, 
Duke of Teck, Horace Vernet, Pride of Waltham, Marie Verdier, Suzanne 
Marie Rodocanachi, Beauty of Waltham, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Ethel 
Brownlow, FranQois Louvat, Chas. Darwin, Ethel Brownlow, A. K. 
Williams, Boule d’Or, E. Y. Teas, Catherine Mermet, Madame H. Per¬ 
riere, Her Majesty, Spenser, Gustave Piganeau, The Bride, G^ndral 
Jacqueminot, Fisher Holmes, Mrs. John Laing, Margaret Dickson, 
Comte Raimbaud, Earl of Dufferin, Baroness Rothschild, Madame 
Montet, Star of Waltham, Alfred Colomb, Caroline Testout, Marie 
Finger, Victor Hugo, Xavier Olibo, and Marchioness of Londonderry. 
Mr. B. R. Cant, Colchester, was second with a grand exhibit; and 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, third, there being five competitors. 
Messrs. D. Prior & Son, Colchester, were first in the class for forty- 
eight, distinct, single trusses, showing examples of Gloire de Margottin, 
Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, Countess of Oxford, Pride of Waltham, Abel 
Carriere, Magna Charta, Horace Veinet, Madame Bravy, Sultan of 
Zanzibar, Margaret Dickson, Star of Waltham, Merveille de Lyon, 
Ulrich Brunner, Eugene Furst, Jeanie Dickson, Suzanne Marie Rodo¬ 
canachi, Etienne Levet, La France, Prince Camille de Rohan, Heinrich 
Schultheis, Gustave Piganeau, Mar^chal Niel, Marie Baumann, Marie 
Finger, Duke of Teck, Baroness Rothschild, Duke of Wellington, The 
Bride, Fisher Holmes, Marie Verdier, Alfred Colomh, Her Majesty, 
Reynolds Hole, Ernest Metz, Victor Hugo, Devoniensis, Earl Dufferin, 
Duchesse de Morny, Chas. Darwin, Duke of Connaught, Viscountess 
Folkestone, A. K. Williams, Maurice Bernardin, Alphonse Soupert, 
Margaret Haywood, Madame Eugene Verdier, and Prince Arthur. The 
second and third positions were accorded to Messrs. Burrell & Co., 
Cambridge, and the English Fruit and Rose Company, King’s Acre, 
Hereford, in the order of their names. 
For twenty-four distinct, singles, Mr. J. Mattock, New Headington, 
Oxford, was first with clean well-finished flowers. The varieties staged 
were Victor Hugo, Ernest Metz, Gustave Piganeau, Lady Mary Fitz¬ 
william, A. K. Williams, The Bride, Star of Waltham, Mar^chal Niel, 
Marie Baumann, Marguerite de St. Amand, Reynolds Hole, Edith 
Gifford, Earl Dufferin, Mons. Noman, Mrs. Baker, Margaret Dickson, 
Chas. Lefebvre, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, Duke of Connaught, Mrs, 
J. Laing, Duchess of Bedford, Hon. Ethel Brownlow, Horace Vernet, 
and Capt. Christy. Messrs. Townsend & Sons, Broad Heath, Worcester, 
was second, and Mr, F. J. Fletcher, Lowhrooks, Maidenhead, third. 
There were five competitors in this class. 
Messrs. D. Prior & Sons were first in the class for twenty-four trebles 
with a grand exhibit of fresh blooms. Madame Verdier, Ulrich Brunner, 
Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, Duke of Edinburgh, La France, Prince 
Arthur, Baroness Rothschild, Earl of Pembroke, Her Majesty, La 
Rosiere, Heinrich Schultheis, Fisher Holmes, Margaret Dickson, A. K. 
Williams, Mrs. J. Laing, Victor Hugo, Duchesse de Morny, Horace 
Vernet, Merveille de Lyon, Reynolds Hole, Alfred Colomb, Marie 
Baumann, Gustave Piganeau, and Lady Mary Fitzwilliam were the 
varieties shown. Messrs. G, Cooling & Sons, Bath, were a good second. 
There was no third prize awarded, although eight growers competed. 
Amateurs’ Classes. 
In the amateurs’ trophy class Dr. S. P. Budd, 8, Gay Street, Bath, 
was first with a very fine stand of blooms. These were Alfred Colomb, 
Madame Gabriel Luizet, J. S. Mill, Alba Rosea, Le Havre, Her Majesty, 
Camille Bernardin, Mons. Noman, Prince Arthur, Margaret Boudet, 
Abel Carriere, Jean Ducher, Souvenir de Th(5r^3e Levet, Star of Waltham, 
Victor Hugo, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Comte Raimbaud, Duchesse de 
Morny, Harrison Weir, Etienne Levet, A. K. Williams, Earl Dufferin, 
Mar^chal Niel, Marie Baumann, Louis Van Houtte, Mrs. J. Laing, Anna 
Ollivier, Jeanie Dickson, Merveille de Lyon, Sir Garnet Wolseley, 
Comtesse Panisse, Francois Michelon, Duke of Wellington, Marie Verdier, 
Xavier Olibo, Madame de Watteville, Reynolds Hole, La France, E. Y. 
Teas, Edith Gifford, Ulrich Brunner, Innocente Pirola, Dupuy Jamain, 
Baroness Rothschild, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, Fisher Holmes, Dr. 
Andry, and Francisca Krugei. Mr. W. Drew, Uplands, Ledbury, was 
a good second, and the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering-atte-Bower, 
Romford, was third. There four competitors. 
_Mr. C. J. Salter, gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch Lodge, 
Reigate, was first in the class for thirty-six single trusses. This exhi¬ 
bitor had good blooms of Ulrich Brunner, Duchesse de Morny, Gt5n^ral 
Jacqueminot, Madame B. Joubert, Beauty of Waltham, Duchesse de 
Vallombrosa, Pride of Reigate, Mrs. J. Laing, Duke of Teck, Madame 
Gabriel Luizet, Merveille de Lyon, A. K. Williams, Exposition de Brie, 
Louis Van Houtte, J. S. Mill, Captain Christy, Camille Bernardin, 
Baroness Rothschild, Henri Ledechaux, Violette Bouyer, Earl of 
Dufferin, Gustave Piganeau, Duke of Edinburgh, Horace Vernet, Her 
Majesty, Etienne Levet, La France, Madame Prosper Laugier, Margaret 
Dickson, Marie Baumann, Chas. Lefebvre, Franqois Michelon, Xavier 
Olibo, Alfred Colomb, Duke of Wellington, and Suzanne Marie Rodo¬ 
canachi. The second and third prizes were taken by Dr. S. P. Budd 
and the Rev. J. H. Pemberton as named. 
For twenty-four distinct single trusses, Mr. Tbos. Hobbs, St. Mark’s 
Road, Easton, Bristol, was first with Louis Van Houtte, Her Majesty, 
Xavier Olibo, Marie Verdier, Dr. Andry, Merveille de Lyon, Ulrich 
Brunner, Mrs. J. Laing, Alfred Colomb, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, 
Marie Baumann, Mons. Noman, Gustave Piganeau, Lady Mary Fitz¬ 
william, Earl Dufferin, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Horace Vernet, Camille 
Bernardin, Crown Prince, Margaret Dickson, Sir R. Hill, Violette 
Bouyer, Victor Hugo, and Le Havre. Miss F. T. Baker, Holmfels, 
Reigate, was a very close second, and the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, 
Sproughton Rectory, Norwich, third. There were four competitors. 
In the class for twelve distinct Roses, three blooms of each. 
Dr. S, P. Budd was accorded the premier award with fresh examples 
of Her Majesty, Earl of Dufferin, Mrs. J. Laing, Prince Arthur, A. K. 
Williams, Franqois Michelon, Marie Baumann, Merveille de Lyon, 
Ulrich Brunner, Louis Van Houtte, Star of Waltham, and Alfred 
Colomb. Mr. W. Drew was second, and Mr. C. J. Salter third. There 
were eight competitors, all the blooms staged being of merit. Mr. Salter 
was first for twelve Roses, any one Hybrid Perpetual or Hybrid Tea, 
with splendid examples of Her Majesty; J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., 
Glebelands, South Woodford, second with Marie Finger, and Mr. W. 
Drew third with Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi. There were seven 
competitors. In the class for nine blooms of any Hybrid Perpetual or 
Hybrid Tea the Rev. Hugh A. Berners, Harkstead Rectory, Ipswich, 
was first with Merveille de Lyon in fine form; Mr. E. Mawley, Rose- 
bank, Berkhampsted, second with La France, and Mr. R. E. West, 
Reigate, third with Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi. 
The four classes that follow were open only to growers of less than 
2000 plants. For twenty-four distinct Roses, one bloom of each, and 
with the first prize of which went the Turner Memorial plate, the Rev. 
H. A. Berners, was a splendid first out of the four competitors. The 
premier stand comprised Le Havre, Madame Caroline Kuster, Victor 
Hugo, Madame Hoste, Beauty of Waltham, The Bride, Lady Sheffield, 
La France, Marie Baumann, Hon. Edith Gifford, Francois Michelon, 
Violette Bouyer, Louis Van Houtte, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, Suzanne 
Marie Rodocanachi, Mrs. John Laing, Duke of Teck, Baroness 
Rothschild, Ulrich Brunner, Merveille de Lyon, Her Majesty, Fisher 
Holmes, Prince Arthur and Marie Rady. Mr. A. Slaughter was a good 
second, and Mr. E. M. Bethune, Denne Park, Horsham, third. 
In the class for eighteen, distinct, single trusses, Mr. R. B. West was a 
fine first, staging in good condition Viscountess Folkestone, Madame 
Victor Verdier, Merveille de Lyon, Gustave Piganeau, Prince Arthur, 
Ulrich Brunner, Duchesse de Vallombrosa, A. K. Williams, Captain 
Christy, Annie Wood, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, Xavier Olibo, 
Baroness Rothschild, Thomas Mills, Marquise de Castellane, Chas. 
Lefebvre, Violette Bouyer and E. Y. Teas. Mr. Jas. Parker, Oakfield, 
Hitchin, was second with highly creditable blooms, and Mr. H. Wallis, 
Northend, Warley, Brentwood, a fair third. The Rev. H. A. Berners 
was a splendid first in the class for eight distinct Roses, three blooms of 
each, staging Her Majesty, Earl of Dufferin, Violette Bouyer, Ulrich 
Brunner, Le Havre, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Lady Sheffield and Alfred 
Colomb. Mr. R. G. West was a fair second, and Mr. A. Slaughter, 
Jarvis Villa, Steyning, third. 
There were thirteen exhibitors in the class for twelve distinct, single 
trusses, the Harkness cup going with the first prize. This class was 
open only to growers of less than 1000 or 600 plants. The leading 
award and cup were secured by Mr. Osmond G. Orpen, who staged a 
stand of grand blooms. The varieties were Ulrich Brunner, Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Mar^chal Niel, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, Madame de 
Watteville, Mrs. J. Laing, Ernest Metz, Duke of Teck, Madame Cusin, 
Madame Hoste, Jean Liabaud, and Souvenir de S. A. Prince. Mr. 
H. Foster, Ashford, was second with good blooms; Mr. Conway Jones third, 
and Dr. Tucker fourth. Twelve competed in the class for nine distinct, 
single trusses, and the first prize was won by the Rev. H. Biron, Lympne 
Vicarage, Hythe, with a fine stand. The best kinds were A. K. Williams, 
Mrs. J. Laing, and Alfred Colomb. Mr. O. G. Orpen was second, 
showing neat and well finished blooms; Mr. J. Bateman being third, 
and Mr. A. F. Perkins fourth. Mr. O. G. Orpen was first for six trebles 
reserved to growers of less than 1000 plants, with excellent flowers. 
Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, Francisca Kruger, and Madame Cusin 
were in excellent condition ; Mr. A. Evans was second, Mr. James 
Paiker third, and Dr. Tucker fourth, all staging well. 
The classes reserved to growers of less than 600 plants were well 
filled. In that for nine distinct, single trusses, there were twelve com¬ 
petitors. Mr. Henry Tate, Ashford, Kent, proved the winner with a 
box of giand blooms, theie being Horace Vernet, Marie Baumann, 
Marquise de Castellane, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Marguerite de Brassac, 
Merveille de Lyon, Abel Carriere, Mrs. J. Laing, and Sultan of Zanzibar. 
Mr. F. 0. Devereux, High Knoll, Steyning, was second, the flowers 
being neat and fresh. Mr. E. Horne, Reigate, was a good third ; and 
Mr. S. J. Crofts, Reigate, fourth. The blooms in all the stands were 
above the average in quality. The Rev. G. E. Jeans was first with six 
