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in the same class we noticed Joseph Fiala, 
Spotted Queen, carnation-striped; Gloire de 
Santenay, L’ Enfant Trouve, and Jmao. 
Awards—First, Mr. Hedge ; equal second, 
Mr. Moffat and Mr. Ingle ; third, J. Holling- 
worth, Esq. ; fourth, Mr. Chard. 
Class VI. was for thirty-six kinds. Here 
we noted Madame 13rayy, Prince Leon, Ma¬ 
dame Masson, violet, to which colour it 
changes from crimson; Mrs. Livers, and 
Beauty of Waltham from Mr. Ingle ; and 
from Mr. Hedge and others, Souvenir d’Elise 
Vardon, some 5 or 6 inches across ; Cloth of 
Gold, Louise Magnan, Oriflamme de St. Louis, 
bright crimson; Anna de Diesbach, Charles 
Lawson, and General Jacqueminot. Andre 
Leroy, a fine-coloured flower, was shown by 
Mr. Wright, gardener to Mrs. Ramsden. 
Awards—First, Mr. Ingle; second, Mr. 
Hedge; equal third, Mr. Chard and Mr. 
Marcham ; fourth, Hr. Cooper. 
In Class VII., twenty-four kinds, the best 
exhibition was that of Mr. R. B. Postans, of 
Brentwood, who had fine blooms of Triomphe 
de Caen, violet crimson, with a scarlet centre; 
Francois Lacharme, Charles Lefebvre, John 
Hopper, L’Esmeralda, Prince Camille de 
Rohan, Empereur de Maroc, Olivier Del- 
homme, and Madame Boll. Mr. May, gar¬ 
dener to C. Worthington, Esq., Caversham 
Priory, also exhibited Prince Camille de Ro¬ 
han, Lord Macaulay, and others, in very good 
condition: and Mr. Dennis, Folkington, 
Madame Maurin, and Bougere Tea Roses, the 
one white, the other fawn. There were seve¬ 
ral other good exhibitions in the same class. 
Awards—First, R. B. Postans, Esq.; equal 
second, Mr. May and Mr. Dennis; equal 
third, Mr. Plesterand the Rev. Canon Fisher; 
fourth, Rev. V. Knox Child. 
In Class VII., twelve kinds, the following 
were in fine condition—viz., Gloire de Dijon, 
John Hopper, Marie Baumann, Charles Le 
febvre, Cloth of Gold, Madame Bravy, Sena- 
teur Vaisse, Auguste Mie, and Mdlle. Emain, 
a pretty white Perpetual. 
Awards—First, Rev. V. Knox Child; second, 
R. B. Postans, Esq.; third, Mr. Dennis; 
fourth, Mr. Plester. 
Class XII. was for the best twelve trusses 
of yellow Roses, consisting of not less than 
six kinds ; and the only exhibitor was Mr. 
Hedge, to whom was awarded a first prize for 
Narcisse, La Boule d’Or, poor; Triomphe de 
Rennes, Celine Forestier, and L’Enfant 
Trouve, a strong sport of Elise Sauvage; and 
Cloth of Gold. 
In Class XIII., for the best collection of 
yellow Roses, Mr. Hedge was again first with 
Cloth of Gold, L’Enfant Trouvd, fine; Me¬ 
lanie Oger, Narcisse, and Smith’s Yellow. 
Messrs. Paul & Son were second with Gloire 
de Dijon, Vicomtesse de Cazes, Lamarque, 
Madame Falcot, Madame William, Louise de 
Savoie, Marquise de Foucault, and Auguste 
Vacher. 
Tea-scented and Noisette Roses, though not 
sufficiently varied in colour to make an effec¬ 
tive display, are always welcome on account 
of their fragrance. They chiefly consisted of 
La Boule d’Or, Triomphe de Rennes, Gloire 
de Dijon, Gloire de Bordeaux, Madame Bravy, 
Souvenir d’Elise, Josephine Malton, Eugene 
Desgaches, Souvenir d’un Ami, some fine 
examples of L’Enfant Trouve, Louise de Sa¬ 
voie, Homer, Alba rosea, America, Niphetos, 
and Celine Forestier. 
Awards—For twelve trusses (Amateurs) : 
first, Mr. Ingle; second, Mr. May; third, 
Mr. Hedge. For twelve trusses (Nursery¬ 
men) : first, Messrs. Paul & Son; second, 
Mr. Cant; third, Mr. Keynes. For twelve 
single blooms : first, Mr. Cant; second, Mr. 
Pledge ; third, Mr. Keynes. 
Of Moss Roses only one stand was shown, 
that being from Messrs. Paul & Son, who were 
awarded a first prize. It contained Salet, th<? 
Crested Moss, Bath White, Comtesse Murinais, 
and one or two others. 
Pot Roses formed a very effective bank, the 
plants being in profuse bloom, though the 
flowers were not individually so attractive as 
earlier in the season. President from Mr. 
Turner, and Marechal Niel from Mr. William 
Paul, were especially fine; and Rushton 
Radclyffe, Pierre Notting, and other recent 
varieties, were also well represented. 
Awards—For twenty-four : first, Mr. Tur¬ 
ner; equal second, Messrs. Paul & Son and 
Mr. William Paul. For twenty new Roses : 
first, Messrs. Paul & Son; second, Mr. Wm. 
Paul. 
Royal Botanic Society. —The July Show, 
of which frail always constitutes an important 
feature, took place on the 4th ; and, notwith¬ 
standing that the day was cold, with occa¬ 
sional showers, there was a fair, even a large 
attendance of visitors. We have used the word 
“fair” inadvertently, and without intend¬ 
ing a play upon words, for, as usual, the fair 
sex were greatly in the ascendant as regards 
numbers. 
Of Pines nearly a hundred fruit were exhi¬ 
bited, and some of them were magnificent. 
Queens in several instances were of extra¬ 
ordinary weight, such, indeed, as have rarely 
been seen at the London shows of late years. 
Mr. Ward, gardener to F. N. Miller, Esq., 
of Bishop Stortford, was first with a hand¬ 
some fruit of 7 lbs. 6 ozs.; the second prize, 
one from Mr. Brice, gardener to J. Lermitte, 
Esq., Finchley, weighed 51bs. 4 ozs.; and that 
to which the third prize was awarded, and 
which came from Mr. Young, gardener to 
Crawshay Bailey, Esq., Aberaman, weighed 
5 lbs. Mr. Ward had in addition a dozen 
Queens averaging 5 lbs. 4 ozs. each, all of 
which were handsome beautifully-ripened 
fruit. Mr. Hannan, gardener to R. T. Craw¬ 
shay, Esq., and Mr. Young, exhibited excel¬ 
lent Providences, the heaviest weighing lOlbs.; 
