July 14, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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103. Mr. William Dear, Inverlochy Castle 
Gardens, Spean Bridge, Inverness-sbire 220 
103. Mr. Richard Timmis, County Technical 
School, Stafford.220 
103. Mr. James Good, Falkland Park Gardens, 
South Norwood Hill, S.E. .. .. 220 
103. Miss Marion Hitchfield, Horticultural 
College, Swanley .. .. .. .. 220 
103. Mr. Jos. McGowan, Horticultural School, 
Holmes Chapel.220 
103. Mr. Frank G. Storrs, 13 Heatbfield 
Gardens, Chiswick .220 
103. Mr. Frank Watson, Municipal Technical 
School, Leicester.220 
112. Mr. H. C. Chapelow, Royal Horticultural 
Society's Gardens, Chiswick .. .. 2x5 
112. Mr. C. P. Cretchley, The Honeys, 
Twyford, Berks .. .. .. .. 215 
112. Mr. John Pillington, Horticultural School, 
Holmes Chapel.215 
112. Mr. Cyril Sausmarez Carey, Twyford, 
Winchester .215 
112. Mr. Arthur Usher, Municipal Technical 
School, Leicester.. .. .. .. 215 
112. Miss Margaret Walker, Horticultural 
College. Swanley.215 
118. Mr. H. P. Appleton, Municipal Technical 
School, Leicester .. .. .. ., 210 
n8. Miss Lilian Gibbs, Horticultural College, 
Swanley .. .. .. .. .. 210 
118. Mr. Henry Hewitt, County Technical 
School, Stafford .. .. .. 210 
121. Mr. Frank Briggs, Cragdale Gardens, 
Settle, Yorks.205 
121. Mr. Henry Corlett, Woolton Wood, 
Woolton, Liverpool .205 
121. Mr. E. H. Crisp, County Technical 
Laboratory, Chelmsford.205 
X2i. Miss Jessie S. Davies, The College, 
Reading.205 
121. Mr. Thomas Dent, Howbery Lodge, near 
Wallingford .. .. .. .. .. 205 
I2t. Mr. Arthur Kirkman, 303 Stitch-my-Lane, 
Bolton .205 
121. Mr. Alex. Paterson, 18, Kingswood Road, 
Wimbledon.205 
xax. Miss Lucy Powell, Fyning, Austen Road, 
Guildford.205 
121. Mr. G. W, Pyman, Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Gardens, Chiswick .. .. 205 
xax. Miss Annie Smit, Horticultural College, 
Swanley .. .. .. .. .. 205 
X2i. Mr. John Walker, The Gardens, Fairfield, 
Cobham, Surrey .. .. .. 205 
132. Mr. John Botley, Blytbewood Gardens, 
Maidenhead .200 
132. Mr. Thomas Brown, Technical Institute, 
Cambridge .. .. .. .. .. 200 
132. Miss C. M. Carylon, F.R H.S., Horti¬ 
cultural College, Swanley .. 200 
132. Mr. F. W. Harvey, County Technical 
Laboratory, Chelmsford .. .. .. 200 
132. Mr. James Hutchinson, Royal Botanic 
Gardens, Edinburgh .200 
132. Mr. Frank Johnson, 71, Brompton Road, 
Attercliffe, Sheffield .. ,. .. 200 
132. Miss B. M. S. Niederhiiber, Horticultural 
College, Swanley.200 
132. Mr. Percy W. Philpott, Brine Baths 
Park, Droitwich .. .. .. .. 200 
132. Miss Grace Robinson, The College, 
Reading.200 
132. Mr. Sidney Sparkes, 54, Richmond Place, 
Bath.. .. .. .. .. .. 200 
(To be continued.) 
SOCIETIES. 
CROYDON HORTICULTURAL.—4 tk. 
On Wednesday, July 4th, the Croydon Horticultural 
Society held their annual show in the grounds of 
Percy T. Reid, Esq., Brickwood House, Addiscombe 
Road, Croydon. In every section of the show the 
exhibits were of the highest order of merit. 
Roses always are a strong feature, and the present 
occasion brought out thousands of splendid blooms. 
Among the great amount shown there were very few 
really weak blooms. Specimen foliage and flowering 
plants are scarcer than usual but other entries made 
up for this deficiency. The table decorations formed 
quite a feature of the show, and groups of plants 
arranged for effect were all very creditable. Fruit 
and vegetables, except in the amateur’s section, can¬ 
not be said to have occupied much space, but the 
few there were stood high in merit. Sweet Peas, 
one way and another, were numerously disposed. 
Full credit is due to the judges, and their duties 
must have exercised all their knowledge, especially 
in awarding the Rose classes, for in nearly every in¬ 
stance the competitors were neck and neck together. 
The day was bright and warm, and with the band 
of the Scots Guards in attendance the visitors could 
not but be satisfied. 
Competitive Classes. 
Roses. —The National Rose Society’s Silver Gilt 
Medal and 45/- for four dozen distinct varieties of 
Roses were on this occasion carried off by Mr. B. 
R. Cant, Rose Grower, Colchester. The second and 
third prize collections fell respectively to Messrs. 
D. Prior & Son and Messrs. F. Cant & Co., 
both of Colchester, both of which were very closely 
on a level with the first prize exhibit. Mr. B. R. 
Cant's collection included Ulrich Brunner, Helen 
Keller, Alfred Colomb, Marchioness of Londonderry, 
Gen. Jacqueminot, Her Majesty, Charles Lefebvre, 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, White Lady, La 
Fraicheur, Le Havre, Mrs.. Sharman Crawford, A. 
K. Williams, Muriel Grahame, Dr. Andry, Souv. 
d’un Ami, Fisher Holmes, Duchesse de Morny, 
and Mdme. Gabriel Luizet. Mrs. John Laing, Mar¬ 
quise Litta, Medea, Baroness Rothschild, Duke of 
Wellington, Mdme. Hoste, Thos. Mills, and Marie 
Verdier were also included. They were a splendid 
lot. Almost the same varieties were to be found in 
the other two collections. 
For twenty-four Roses, distinct, three trusses of 
each, Mr. B. R. Cant also scored first. He had ex¬ 
quisite blooms of Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Brides¬ 
maid and Mrs. S. Crawford. The second and third 
prizes were awarded as for the forty-eight. Messrs. 
Prior & Son had a dozen trusses of Roses, Mrs. 
John Laing being in splendid condition. Madame 
de Watteville and Francois Michelon were also good. 
Marie Beauman was weak. Messrs. D. Prior & Son 
were first for eighteen Tea or Noisettes, the finest 
among which were Marecheil Niel, White Maman 
Cochet, Souvenir d’ un Ami, Madame de Watteville, 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Caroline Testout, Muriel 
Grahame, &c. Messrs. F. Cant & Co., came second 
with a nice lot but which lacked the substance of 
the first batch. Their Mrs. James Wilson, Madame 
de Watteville, Madame Cusin, Maman Cochet, 
Niphetos, and Madame Lambard were exquisite. 
In class III. (confined), Mr. Will Taylor, Hampton, 
Middlesex, was first. These fall a long way back 
from the classes already reported. Medea was 
good, and so was Mrs. John Laing. The class 
called for twenty-four blooms, distinct. 
Messrs. D. Prior & Son were first for twelve of 
any one variety of Tea or Noisette Rose. They had 
charming specimens of Souvenir de S. A. Prince, 
soft, strong and pure in their expanded state. Messrs. 
F. Cant & Co. were second with bright blooms of 
Madame de Watteville, but the stand was not so 
even as in the premier lot. Messrs. F. Cant & Co., 
however, had the best dozen of any other kind of 
Rose, staging Mrs. W. J. Grant, the blooms being 
large, strong, of fine form and deep colouring. 
Mr. B. R. Cant followed in the second place with 
the same variety, and Messrs. D. Prior & Son, third, 
also with this Rose. 
For twelve bunches of garden or decorative Roses, 
Mr. Will Taylor stepped in first. He had Dr. 
Rauge, Chendane Guinoisseau, Cramoise Super- 
ieure, Boule de Niege, L’ldeal, Camoens, W. A. 
Richardson, Reine Olga de Wurtemberg, Common 
Moss Rose, and Gustave Regis. 
Amateur Rose Classes. —In the competition for 
thirty-six distinct Roses, Mrs. Haywood (gardener, 
Mr. C. J. Salter), Woodhatch Lodge, Reigate, was 
the happy winner of the first prize of 25s. and the 
Challenge Cup which she retains for the year. These 
Roses were of exquisite quality, and considering 
that Mrs. Haywood exhibits at nearly every show at 
this time of year, they were certainly very credit¬ 
able. 
Some of the varieties would have been even 
better had they been cut a day later. E. M. Bethune, 
Esq., Denne Park, Horsham, was second, but on the 
whole was clearly behind the first prize batch. 
This exhibit, however, included the premier bloom 
of the show, a superb bloom of Mrs. John Laing, 
tender, yet pure in colour. This bloom won two 
Silver Medals, one awarded by Messrs. J. Laing & 
Sons, for the best Mrs. J. Laing bloom staged ; and 
one from the society for the premier bloom of the 
show. A Slaughter, Esq., Jarvis Villa, Steyning, 
was third. 
Ed. Mawley, Esq., Rosebank, Berkhampstead, 
was first in the class for twenty-four Roses. His lot 
was very even, including a very fine bloom each of 
Mrs. W. J. Grant, Ulrich, Brunner, Gustave, Pigan- 
eau, Mavourneen. A. Slaughter, Esq., came next 
him, and had a good bloom of Mrs. J. Laing, but this 
was just past its best. R. E. West, Esq., Reigate, 
was third. 
A. Slaughter, Esq., beat Mrs. Haywood, who was 
second, and E. M. Bethune, Esq., third, in the 
class for eighteen Tea or Noisette Roses. There 
was remarkably little to draw between these three 
exhibits, though the first prize lot had slightly the 
larger blooms. All three were very close, even, and 
of high merit. 
Mrs. Haywood showed a very brilliant exhibit of 
six distinct varieties in trusses of three blooms each, 
scoring first. Ulrich Brunner in this stand was 
exceedingly fine. R. E. West, Esq., followed second. 
For twelve blooms of one variety, Mrs. Haywood 
won with Mrs. John Laing, and A. Slaughter was 
second with the same variety. E. M. Bethune, 
Esq., was third, with Caroline Testout. 
The class for six bunches of garden or decorative 
Roses had two entries only, but they were good. 
B. W. Langton, Rosemead, Hendon, was first, and 
E. Mawley, Esq , second. Every bunch in these 
two exhibits was extra superior. Gustave Regis, 
Reine Olga de Wurtemberg, Gloire des Polyanthes, 
Macrantha, Mdme. Alfred Carriere, W. A. Richard¬ 
son, Flora Mclvor, Splendens, and others were 
good. 
P. Burnand, Esq., Hill Grange, Reigate, was first 
for twelve Roses distinct (open to growers of not less 
than 2,000 Rose plants). These were of high ex¬ 
cellence ; E.M.Bethune, Esq ,was second ; and B. H. 
Langton, Esq., third. E. M. Bethune, Esq., was 
first for twelve Tea or Noisettes in this division, and 
P. Burnand, Esq., held the premier place of honour 
for four trusses of Roses, distinct. 
In smaller classes B. H. Langton, Esq., came 
first for nine distinct Roses ; also for Teas and 
Noisettes. B. W. Bowyer, Esq., Hertford Heath, 
Hertford, was first for six distinct Roses, having extra 
fine blooms of Margaret Dickson, Kaiserin Augusta 
Victoria, Mrs. J. Laing, Mrs. W. J. Grant, &c. 
In the local Rose classes, open to growers residing 
in the Borough of Croydon, there was not great 
competition, though in the first prize exhibit for 
twelve Roses, distinct, which wins a Challenge Cup 
for the year, and N. R. S. Silver Gilt Medal, there 
was some very fair blooms. This award fell to 
M. H. Lascelles, Esq., Middleheath, Sydenham 
Road, North Croydon, F. W. Amsden, Esq., 22, 
Chichester Street, was second, also winning a Silver 
Gilt Medal; and Miss Thrale, Shirley Hurst, third. 
Cut Flowers. —The competition here brought 
forth quite a number of exhibits, and these, like the 
Rose competitions, were of superior merit. For the 
most tastefully arranged dinner table, E. D. Martin, 
Esq. (gardener, Mr. F. Bishop), Bagbie House, 
Croydon, won the highest award with a well dis¬ 
posed table, mostly of pink and white flowers. 
Helipterums, Liliums, Sweet Peas, Gypsophilas, 
Cornflowers, and Fern fronds, were employed; 
*'Roma ” (gardener, Mr. A. C. Robinson), Stafford 
Road. jWallington, came second with a far heavier 
table. Exhibitors in this direction should note that 
light arrangements are always sure to score. The 
third prize fell to W. H. Still, Esq , Castle Hill, 
Addington; W. H. Still, Esq., also won for six 
gentlemen’s buttonholes ; and E. D. Morton, Esq., 
came second. The twelve best table decorative 
plants were shown by E. W. Coles, Esq. (gardener, 
Mr. C. Lane), Berntwood, Caterbam. One of his 
finest plants was a dwarf but very lovely Cyperus 
alternifolius variegatus; Philip Crowley, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. J. Harris), Waddon House, came 
second. In a class for six plants, open only to 
amateurs, Mrs. Fuller, Duppas Hill, was successful 
in winning the Silver Medal award; J. Glaister, 
Esq., F.R.S., Shola, Heatbfield Road, Croydon, 
second. For a table group of decorative plants 
arranged for effect, E. D. Morton, Esq., was first, 
followed by R. V. Burrows, Esq., J.P.; ** Engadine," 
Park Hill Road; and Percy T. Reid, Esq., Brick- 
