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distinct, single trusses, staging excellent flowers of Madame G. Luizet, 
Mrs. J. Laing, and Prince of Wales amongst others. Mr. H. P, Landon 
was second ; Mr. B. S. Francis third ; and Mr. A. Bryan, Foot’s Cray, 
fourth. Mr. W. D. Freshfield was first in the class for four distinct, 
three trusses of each, showing excellent flowers. Mr. A. F. Grace, 
Chantry Green House, Plymouth, second ; and Mr. A. Bryan, third. 
In the extra classes provided for amateurs some fine blooms were 
staged. Mr. A. F. Grace won with six blooms of Mrs. J. Laing in the 
class for half a dozen trusses of any Hybrid Perpetual. Mr. J. Bateman 
was second with Marchioness of Londonderry ; Mr. C. J. Grahame third 
with Mrs. J. Laing ; and Mr. Conway Jones fourth with the same 
variety. Mr. E. R. Smith, Muswell Hill, was first in the class open to 
Marchioness of Downshire, and Margaret Dickson. Mr. W. Drew was 
second ; and Mr. J. Bateman third. Lord Penzance, Bashing Park, 
Godaiming, showed some grand seedling Roses, the best in this stand 
being Henry Gow, Columbine, Laure, and Esther, varieties about 
which we shall probably hear something in the future. . „ . 
Teas and Noisettes. 
The class for twenty-four Teas or Noisettes, open to nurserymen, was 
not very well filled, there being only three competitors. Mr. G. Prince, 
Oxford, secured the premier award, showing a stand of good blooms, but 
hardly so fine as he had at the Windsor exhibition. The varieties were 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Madame Cusin, The 
Fig. 6.—clematis COUNTESS OF ONSLOW. (^See page 50.) 
amateurs who had never won a prize at an N.R.S. show. This exhibitor 
had a fine stand, Mrs. J. Laing, Beauty of Waltham, and A. K. Williams 
being unusually good. Mr. F. W. Bush, Sandridge, St. Albans, was 
second ; Mr. L. E. G. Parry third ; and Mr. Heppel H. Gifford fourth. 
Mr. A. F. Perkins was first, Mr. M. J. Tulke, Sutton, second, and Mr, 
Honeyball third in the class for six blooms, open only to members who 
had joined the Society since the previous Crystal Palace show. 
For six distinct blooms grown within eight miles Mr. R. H. Langton, 
Roymead, Hendon, gained first prize, a piece of plate, in this class, 
showing Her Majesty, Ulrich Brunner, Margaret Dickson, Abel Carri^re, 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, and Louis Van Houtte in excellent style. 
Mr. J. Bateman was second, and Mr. E. A. Smith third. For twelve 
distinct, single trusses, grown within eleven miles of Charing Cross, 
Lieut .-Col. J. de la Mare, Church Road, Croydon, was first with a neat 
stand of blooms. Mr. Geo. Trebble, gardener to M. Hodgson, Esq , 
Shirley, Croydon, was second ; and the Rev. T. N. Rowsell, Eltham, 
third. 
The class for six “ new Roses ” in this section brought out a fairly good 
competition. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton was first with good blooms of 
Caroline Testout, Marchioness of Londonderry, Duke of Fife, Spenser, 
Bride (medal Rose), Princess Beatrice, Madame Elise Lambert, Madame 
de Watteville, Marshal Niel, Alba Rosea, Souvenir d’EUse Vardon, 
Etoile de Lyon, La Princess Vera, Golden Gate, Miss Ethel Brownlow, 
Rubens, Princess of Wales, La Boule d’Or, Souvenir d’un Ami, Madame 
la Jacquier, Madame Hoste, Niphetos, Marie Van Houtte, Ernest Metz, 
and Hon. E. Gifford. Messrs. D. Prior & Sons, Colchester, were a close 
second, staging neat blooms, the best of which were The Bride, Madame 
Cusin, Catherine Mermet, Comtesse de Nadaillac, and Jules Finger. 
Mr. Frank Cant was a good third. 
There were six exhibitors in the class for eighteen Teas or^Noisettes, 
single trusses, distincr, and the competition was consequently keen. 
Mr. J. Mattock, New Headington, Oxford, secured the first prize with a 
stand of clear but rather small blooms. The varieties shown were 
Comtesse de Nadaillac, The Bride, Souvenir d’un Ami, Rubens, Catherine 
Mermet, Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Madame 
Cusin, Amazone, Ernest Metz, Alba Rosea, Marie Van Houtte, Princess 
Beatrice, Hon. E. Gifford, Miss E. Brownlow, Madame Hoste, Madame 
de Watteville, and Anna Ollivier. Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Howe 
House Nurseries, Cambridge, were second with a fine stand. Mr. 
G. Mount, Canterbury, gaining the third prize. 
