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Ebenezer Hunt, Leicester; third, Mr. E. Sage, Gopsal Hall, Atherstone ; equal 
fourth. Rev. P. M. Smvthe, Solihull, and Mr. S. Evans, Arbury, Nuneaton. 
Eighteen varieties, three trusses: First, Mr. S. Evans; second, Mr. C. J. 
Perry, Castle Bromwich ; third, Mr. E. Hunt. 
Twelve varieties, single trusses: First, Mr. E. Hunt; second, Rev. S. R. 
Hole, Newark; third, Mr. E. Sage; fourth. Rev. P. M. Smvthe, Solihull. 
Twenty-four varieties, single trusses (open to amateurs resident within 
fifteen miles of Birmingham only) : First, Rev. P. M. Srnythe, Solihull; second, 
Mr. William Brown, Elmdon Hall, near Birmingham; third, Mr. C. J. Perry, 
Castle Bromwich ; fourth, Robert Garnett, Esq., Moore Hall, Sutton Coldfield. 
Twelve varieties, single trusses (open to amateurs within fifteen miles of 
Birmingham): First, Mr. W. Brown; second, Rev. P. M. Smytlie; third, 
Mr. C. J. Perry; fourth, Robert Garnett, Esq.; extra, Mr. T. B. Wright, 
Perry Barr, and Mr. John Moor, Sparkhill. 
No class was more satisfactory than the contributions of amateurs resident 
within four miles of Stephenson Place, Birmingham, as it afforded an illustra¬ 
tion of the extent to which Rose cultivation is spreading in the neighbourhood, 
and the judgment by which it is directed. The stands, as a whole, would have 
been excellent for any locality, but they were still more extraordinary when it 
is remembered that some which took prizes (as for instance those of Mr. Field) 
were grown at Balsall Heath. 
Awards—Twelve varieties, single trusses : First, Mr. C. Cooper, Mosely 
Wake Green; second, Mr. G. Dymond, King’s Heath; third, Mr. E. W. 
Field, Balsall Heath; fourth, Mr. G. Sansome, Moseley; extra, Mr. W. B. 
Mapplebeck, Woodfield, Moseley. 
Six varieties, single trusses: First, Mr. C. Cooper; second, Mr. W. B. 
Mapplebeck; third, Mr, G. T. Sansome, Moseley; fourth, Mr. John Moore, 
gardener to Thomas Lloyd, Esq., Sparkhill. 
The offer of special premiums for Moss Roses brought only a small collection 
of very moderate pretensions, the single award being given to Messrs. Paul and 
Son, for the subjoined collection, of which Cristata, a good white Perpetual 
with a cluster of buds, was the most conspicuous:—Cellina, Gloire des 
Mosseuses, Bath White, Cristata, Baronne de Wassanaer, Perpetual White, 
Prolific, Aristide, Captain Ingram, Hortense Vernet, and Eugene de Savoie. 
The new Roses were as usual interesting; but owing to most of the 
imported ones being over they did not include many of the present year. The 
stand of twenty-four varieties with which Mr. Keynes gained the first prize 
included the following varieties :—Souvenir de Charles Montault, Madame 
Victor Verdier, La Phocenne, Sceur des Anges, George Prince, Lord Herbert, 
Paul Desgrand, Joseph Fiala, Alfred deRougemont, Laurent Descourt, Leopold 
Premier, Vicomtesse Douglas, Centifolia Rosea, Prince Henri de Pays Bas, 
Baron Adolphe de Rothschild, Alphonse Belin, Claude Million, Docteur Spitzer, 
Alpa'ide de Rotalier, Bernard Pallissy, Madame de Stella, Pierre Notting, 
Duchesse de Moray, Louise Van Houtte. Souvenir de Charles Montault is a 
vivid and showy garden flower; and both Paul Desgrand, a dazzling red 
variety, and Centifolia Rosea, a bright clear rose, will no doubt be seen to 
better effect in a less dry season. Soeur des Anges is a bad opener, but fine 
when it does open. George Prince is a good-shaped, free-blooming and 
effective Rose; and Lord Herbert has gained for itself a good character this 
season. Pierre Notting, a blackish red with a violent tint, and Vicomtesse 
Douglas, a lilac, are both fine; while Docteur Spitzer presents a distinct shade 
of crimson and is good in form. The following were included in the collection 
of Messrs. Paul and Son, who were second :—Louis van Houtte, Duchesse de 
Moray, Madame de Stella, Eugene Verdier, Madame Freeman, Baron Pelletan 
