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the best came from Mr. Turner, of Slough. 
Melons, Peaches, Nectarines, and Cherries, 
though good, were not remarkable. 
Crystal Palace Rose Show. —This was 
held on Saturday, the 23rd, and though the 
display was more limited than in previous 
years, it was still very extensive, and de¬ 
spite of the drawbacks of a late season and 
a severe storm on the previous Thursday, 
which completely destroyed for exhibition 
purposes the best blooms of the London 
growers, the Show as a whole was very good. 
Notwithstanding the counter-attraction of a 
Volunteer review in Hyde Park, the attend¬ 
ance of visitors was very large, as may be 
judged from the fact that up to Friday night 
six thousand tickets were sold, in addition to 
which the admissions by season tickets and 
payment at the doors were very numerous. 
Owing to the circumstances already adverted 
to, a large proportion of the blooms were far 
from perfect, and others, though large, wanted 
the desirable degree of refinement; but, 
on the other hand, many were remarkably 
fine. 
Class I. was for ninety-six varieties—a long 
number, in which only a large grower can 
hope to compete creditably, and which we 
imagine might he advantageously reduced 
to seventy-two, as at the National and Bir¬ 
mingham Rose Shows, still the stands, con¬ 
sidering all things, were very good. Mr. 
Keynes, of Salisbury, in this as in the other 
Nurserymen’s classes, was successful in ob¬ 
taining the first prize with stands contain¬ 
ing, amongst others, Madame Charles Wood, 
Comtesse de Chabrillant, Cloth of Gold, 
Xavier Olibo, dark-shaded crimson scarlet, a 
variety which attracted much attention Pierre 
Notting, violet*-shaded crimson; Marguerite 
de St. Amand, rose ; Triomphe de la Terre 
des Roses, violet-shaded rose; Triomphe de 
Rennes; Prince Camille de Rohan; Madame 
Rivers; America; Maurice Bernardin; Sou¬ 
venir de William Wood, almost identical in 
colour with Prince Camille de Rohan; Vi- 
comteVigier, Gloire de Dijon, Alphonse Belin, 
bright and lively in colour; Victor Verdier, 
Mdlle. Bonnaire, white, slightly tinged with 
pink in the centre, very delicate in colour ; 
Gloire de Vitry, Kate Hausburg, and Mare- 
chal Niel. 
From Messrs. Paul & Son came excellent 
blooms of Charles Lefebvre, Pierre Notting, 
Marechal Vaillant, Comtesse de Chabrillant, 
Mdlle. Marie Rady, Francois Louvat, Xavier 
Olibo, Duke of Wellington, Denis Helye, 
Alphonse Damaizin, Gloire de Dijon, Due de 
Rohan, Vicomte Vigier, Alba Rosea, Amiral 
La Peyrouse, Madame C. Crapelet, Madame 
C. Joigneux, Madame Caillat, Prince Camille 
de Rohan, Maurice Bernardin, Charles Wood, 
Beauty of Waltham, and last and finest of 
all, Marechal Niel, a glorious bloom, by far 
the finest of the many fine blooms exhibited 
of that beautiful variety. In the stands of 
Mr. Mitchell, Piltdown Nursery, Maresfield, 
we remarked John Hopper, very fine; Julie 
Mansais, a pretty Tea; Madame C. Wood; 
Hippolyte Flandrin, very large and full; 
Souvenir d’Elise, Marechal Niel, Gloire de 
Dijon, Madame C. Crapelet, Madame Vidot, 
Caroline de Sansal, General Jacqueminot, 
and Madame Rivers. From Mr. Turner, 
Slough, many of those already named were 
noticeable; also Leopold Premier, Madame 
Maurin, Comte Cavour, Due de Cazes, Ma¬ 
dame D. Douville, Princess of Wales, Blairii 
No. 2, Charles Lefebvre, very fine; and M. 
Joigneux, dark centre, backed by rosy crim¬ 
son outer petals, forming a striking contrast. 
Awards—first, Mr. Keynes ; second, Messrs. 
Paul & Son: third, Mr. Mitchell; fourth, 
Mr. Turner; fifth, Messrs. Francis & Co. 
ClassII., forty-eight varieties, three trusses, 
generally affords a very effective display, and 
such was the case here. Mr. Keynes again 
took the first place with, among others, Victor 
Verdier, Marechal Niel, very fine ; Madame 
Sertot, Madame Charles Wood, Madame Mo¬ 
reau, Senateur Vaisse, Pierre Notting, Mar¬ 
guerite de St. Amand, Vicomte Vigier, Victor 
Verdier, Maurice Bernardin, and Centifolia 
rosea. From Messrs. Paul & Son, the most 
remarkable were Maurice Bernardin, Olivier 
Delhomme, Charles Lefebvre, La Brillante, 
glowing crimson scarlet; Comtesse de Cha¬ 
brillant, Prince Camille de Rohan, very fine; 
Beauty of Waltham, Princess Mary of Cam¬ 
bridge, Madame Rivers, Xavier Olibo, Madame 
C. Crapelet, Lafontaine, Mathurin Regnier, 
and splendid trusses of Marechal Niel. In 
the trusses from Messrs. Francis, of Hertford, 
were buds showing prominently above the 
surface of the stands, thus relieving that flat¬ 
ness which stands of cut blooms usually pre¬ 
sent. 
Awards—first, Mr. Keynes; second, Messrs. 
Paul & Son; third, Mr. Mitchell; fourth, 
Mr. Turner; fifth, Messrs. Francis. 
In Class III., twenty-four varieties, three 
trusses, we noticed in the stands of Messrs. 
Keynes, Turner, Paul & Son, and Fraser, 
good trusses of many of the varieties shown 
in the preceding class, Paul Ricaut, Louise 
de Savoie, Prince Henri de Pays Bas, Anna 
de Diesbach, Devoniensis, and Charles Le¬ 
febvre particularly good. 
Awards—first, Mr. Keynes; second, Mr. 
Turner; third, Messrs. Paul & Son; fourth, 
Messrs. Francis ; fifth, Mr. Fraser. 
In Class IV., twenty-four varieties, single 
trusses, and in Class V., twelve varieties, were 
fine blooms of Souvenir de Malmaison, Mare¬ 
chal Niel, Madame Vidot, Devoniensis, Gloire 
de Dijon, Madame Maurin, Charles Lefebvre, 
Madame Damaizin, John Hopper, and Mrs. 
Rivers; also Madame Moreau, Marguerite de 
St. Amand, Achille Gonod, and Belle Nor- 
mande, all unusually large, but somewhat 
rough. 
Awards — For twenty-four: first, Mr. 
