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Margottin. Tea-scented Roses were also ad¬ 
mirably shown by amateurs, and in the class 
for twelve Mr. Harrington, gardener to E. 
Mitchell, Esq., Romford, was first with ex¬ 
cellent blooms of Julius Finger, Catherine 
Mermet, Madame Sertot, Amazone, Marie Van 
Houtte, Madame Hippolyte Jamain, Souvenir 
d’un Ami, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, Rubens, 
Madame Lambard, and Perle des Jardins. 
For a collection of Crimson Roses Mr. B. 
R. Cant was first with fine blooms of Alfred 
K. Williams, Marie Baumann, Madame Alfred 
de Mesnil, Senateur Yaisse, Duke of Teck, Dr. 
Andry, Dr. du Chalus, Dupuy Jamain, and 
Comtesse d’Oxford. He was also first for a 
collection of White Roses, with good blooms of 
Madame Bravy, Souvenir de Paul Neyron, 
Madame Willermoz, Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, 
Devoniensis, Rubens, Innocente Pirola, and 
Madame Lacharme. 
Some good New Roses were shown, and 1st- 
class Certificates were awarded to Mr. H. 
Bennett, of Shepperton, for Her Majesty, 
figured by us in 1880,12 blooms of which were 
exhibited ; it is of the Baroness Rothschild 
type, but far superior to that or any other 
Rose of the same colour, which is a pale 
shaded pink or rosy-salmon, the flowers being 
globular, of large size, quite full, and of fine 
form; it will prove a grand acquisition to Rose 
exhibitors. Also for Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, 
a hybrid tea of a beautiful rosy -blush colour, 
the flowers globular, of great depth, and of 
good form, very beautiful when half expanded. 
National Rose Society’s Show. 
The exhibition of this Society took place at 
South Kensington on July 4th, and was a 
great success, being the finest show yet held 
under its auspices. The display being dis¬ 
tributed over a considerable space, admitted 
of the flowers being seen by the visitors with 
greater comfort than usual, but the apparent 
fullness and importance of the show was in 
great measure neutralised owing to this dis¬ 
persion. Both the Arcades were well filled. 
In the nurserymen’s class for 72 singles, Mr. 
B. R. Cant was placed first, with clean blooms, 
large in size and bright in colour, his best 
being Souvenir d’Elise Vardon, a flower of re¬ 
markable size and great purity; Baroness 
Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Alfred Colomb, 
Exposition de Brie, Ch. Lefebvre, Madame 
Ducher, Madame Lacharme, Comtesse 
d’Oxford, Marquise de Mortemart, Duke of 
Edinburgh, Countess of Rosebery, Antoine 
Ducher, Souvenir d’un Ami, Mdlle. Marie 
Rady, Madame C. Wood, Marie Baumann, 
Rubens, Marie Finger, Marchioness of Exeter, 
Ville de Lyon, Gloire de Vitry, A. K. Williams, 
John S. Mill, Clothilde Rolland, Le Havre, Ed. 
Morren, Louis Van Houtte, John Hopper, 
Marquise de Castellane, and Madame Eugene 
Verdier. For 3G trebles Messrs. Paul & Son 
came first, showing amongst others fine blooms 
of Capt. Christy, Etienne Levet, Marie Bau¬ 
mann, Niphetos, Paul Jamain, La Duchesse de 
Morny, Horace Vernet, A. K. Williams, 
Alfred Colomb, Madame Lacharme, Senateur 
Vaisse, Marie Finger, Mons. E. Y. Teas, 
Charles Darwin, Dr. Andry, Le Havre, 
Comtesse d’Oxford, and Beauty of Waltham. 
For 18 Teas or Noisettes, a very good class, 
Mr. G-. Prince came 1st, showing, amongst 
other good examples, grand blooms of Alba 
rosea, Amazone, Marechal Niel, Souvenir 
d’Elise Vardon, Madame Marie Van Houtte, 
Adam, Mons. Furtado, Souvenir d’un Ami, 
and Rubens. 
In the Amateurs’ premier class for 3G 
singles, the 1st prize (augmented by a 
challenge trophy given by the trade, of the 
reputed value of GO guineas, and to he 
held for one year) was taken by E. R. Wliit- 
well, Esq., Baston Hall, Darlington, whose 
flowers were set up with good effect on a 
surface of black velvet, and consisted of La 
France, May Quennell, Madame Eugene 
Verdier, Charles Lefebvre, Mons. Noman, 
Marie Baumann, Abel Grand, Lord Macaulay, 
Madame Lacharme, Madame Charles Wood, 
Marguerite de St. Amand, Sir G. Wolseley, 
Baroness Rothschild, Duke of Teck, Marquis 
de Gibot, Marquise de Castellane, Xavier 
Olibo, Madame Prosper Laugier, Duke of 
Edinburgh, Madame Gabriel Luizet, Fisher 
Holme3, Mdlle. Marie Rady, Framjois 
Michelon, Duke of Wellington, Annie Laxton, 
Comtesse de Serenye, Madame Hippolyte 
Jamain, Prince Camille de Rohan, John 
Hopper, Dupuy Jamain, Duchesse de Vallom- 
brosa, Le Havre, Princess Mary of Cambridge, 
Dr. Andry, Hippolyte Jamain, and Senateur 
Vaisse. 
In the class for 12 New Roses, not in 
commerce previous to 1879, which were staged 
in better condition than usual, Messrs. Paul & 
Son, Cheshunt, were 1st with good blooms of 
George Moreau, bright red; R. N. G. Baker, 
red; Souvenir de Madame Alfred Vy, deep 
red; Edouard Andre, red; George Baker, 
lake, shaded with cerise; Catherine Soupert, 
white, shaded with rose; Madame Isaac 
