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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 13, 1901. 
Down, Ireland, took the lead in the class for forty 
varieties of Roses in triplets. Very fine were their 
blooms of Her Majesty, Mildred Grant, Mrs. W. J. 
Grant, Lady Moyra Beauclerc, Madame Cusin, 
Alice Lindsell, Florence Pemberton, Mamie, Robert 
Scott, Mrs. John Laing, La France, Marchioness of 
Londonderry, Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi, &c. 
The second award in this class was taken by Messrs. 
B. R. Cant & Sons, who had an even lot with 
superior blooms of Bessie Brown, Her Majesty, 
Helen Keller, White Maman Cochet, Golden Gate, 
Caroline Testout, Souvenir d'Un Ami, Duchess de 
Morny, Ethel Brownlow, Marchioness of London¬ 
derry, and magnificent blooms of Madame Cusin. 
The third award in this class was taken by Messrs. 
Frank Cant & Co., who showed Bessie Brown, 
Ulster, Countess of Caledon, and Killarney in fine 
form. 
Messrs. J. Townsend & Sons, Lower Broad- 
heath, Worcester, took the lead in the class for forty- 
eight blooms, distinct, showing Comte Raimbaud, 
Innocente Pirola, Madame Joseph Combet, Souv. de 
S. A. Prince, Mrs. Ed. Mawley, and Killarney in fine 
condition. Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Howe House 
Nurseries, Cambridge, exhibited fine blooms of 
Bessie Brown, Waltham Standard, White Maman 
Cochet, La France, Maman Cochet, and others, 
taking the second award. Messrs. G. & W. H. 
Burch, Padholme Road, Nurseries, Peterborough, 
came in third with some very fine blooms. 
The lead in the class for twenty-four distinct 
varieties was taken by Mr. Geo. Prince, Longworth, 
Berks, who staged fine blooms of Bessie Brown, 
Mrs. W. J. Grant, Mrs, E. Mawley, Rubens, Ulster, 
Muriel Grahame, Maman Cochet, Bridesmaid, &c. 
Mr. C. Turner, Slough, took the second place with 
fine blooms of Ulster, Ulrich Brunner, Maman 
Cochet, Caroline Testout, &c. Mr. John Mattock, 
New Headington Nursery, Oxford, came in third 
with some grand blooms. 
Messrs. George Cooling & Sons, Bath, secured the 
leading prize in the class for twenty-four varieties in 
triplets. Very fine were his Marchioness of London¬ 
derry, Mrs. Ed. Mawley, Caroline Testout, Kaiserin 
Augusta Victoria, Bessie Brown, Ulster, Her 
Majesty,Killarney, White Maman Cochet, &c. The 
second award went to Mr. John Mattock, who had 
pretty blooms of Mdme. Caroline Kuster, Maman 
Cochet, Killarney, Comtesse de Nadaillac, &c. Mr. 
C. Turner came in third. 
Tea and Noisette Section.— Messrs. D. Prior 
& Son, Colchester, took the lead in the class for 
twenty-four blooms, distinct, of Tea or Noisette 
Roses. They had shapely blooms of The Bride, 
Madame Hoste, Caroline Kuster, Maman Cochet, 
Souvenir de S. A. Prince, Catherine Mermet, 
Ftancisca Kruger, Souv. d’Un Ami, Bridesmaid, 
and Ethel Brownlow. Mr. George Prince took the 
second place with Bridesmaid, Maman Cochet, 
White Maman Cochet, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Muriel Grahame, Madame Cusin, &c. Messrs. Ben. 
R. Cant & Sons came in third with some very fine 
blooms, including Innocente Pirola, Muriel Grahame 
and Madame Cusin. 
Mr. John Mattock had the best twelve blooms of 
distinct varieties of Teas and Noisettes, including 
grand samples of Souvenir d’Elise Vardon (the best 
Tea or Noisette exhibited by a nurseryman), Com¬ 
tesse de Nadaillac, Madame Cusin, Marie Van 
Houtte, Maman Cochet, The Bride, &c. He 
received the N.R. Society’s Medal for the fine bloom 
mentioned. Messrs. J. Burrell A Co. took the 
second place with grand blooms of Maman Cochet, 
and others of that group. Mr. C. Turner came in 
third. 
For sixteen varieties, three blooms of each, Mr. 
George Prince took the lead with fine triplets of 
Maman Cochet, Mrs. E. Mawley, Bridesmaid, 
Ernest Metz, Innocente Pirola, &c. He was fol¬ 
lowed by Meesrs. Benj. R. Cant & Sons, with fine 
triplets of Madame Hoste, Madame Cusin, The 
Bride, Souv. de S. A. Prince, Edith Brownlow, &c. 
Messrs D. Prior & Son came in toird. 
Roses in Vases.— Mr. George Prince, Longworth, 
Berks, took the lead in the class for twelve distinct 
varieties, seven blooms of each, set up in vases (to 
include not more than six varieties of Teas or 
Noisettes). Very fine were his vases of Maman 
Cochet, Comtesse de Nadaillac, Souv. d’Un Ami, 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria, Captain Hayward, and 
A K. Williams. Messrs Harkness & Sons, Hitchin, 
and Bedale, took the second place, with fine vases of 
Ulrich Brunner, Mdme. Gabriel Luizet, Mrs. John 
Laing, Maman Cochet, and Mrs. W. J. Grant. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 
Herts, were a good third, but their Roses were a 
little too far expanded. 
Mr. George Prince again secured the leading 
place, with five vases of Maman Cochet, Mrs. E. 
Mawley, Bridesmaid, White Maman Cochet, Mdme. 
Hoste, Souv. de S. A. Prince, and Souv. d’Un Ami. 
Mr. J. Mattock, New Headington Nursery, Oxford, 
was second, having amongst others a charming vase 
of Marie Van Houtte. 
Garden or Decorative Roses. —The display of 
garden Roses was a decided feature of the show, set 
up as they were in great sloping banks of brilliant 
and varied colour. Old-fashioned Roses, more recent 
productions, both single and double, small Teas and 
Noisettes, Moss Roses, and others of that stamp 
were all brought together in a most glorious array. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, took the premier 
honours for thirty-six bunches of garden Roses, as 
they have done at the two other important metro¬ 
politan Rose shows this year. They had grand 
bunches of Lady Battersea, Camoens, Carmine 
Pillar, Rosa macrantha, R. rugosa atropurpurea, R. 
lucida plena, the new Polyantha Leonie Lamescb, 
Rosa alba (semi-duplex), R. wichuriana Pink 
Roamer, William Allan Richardson, Rosa Mundi, 
Grand Due de Luxembourg, Killarney, Marquis de 
Salisbury, Cora (China), Crested Moss, Mdme. 
Pernet Ducher, Dawn, Gruss an Teplitz, Alister 
Stella Gray, Mdme. A. Chatenay, Old Red Damask, 
Julie de Mersant (Moss), Wallflower (a new Rambler 
Rose), and many others. Messrs. George Cooling 
& Sons, nurserymen, Bath, secured the second place 
for a grand display. They had magnificent bunches 
of Helene, Bardon Job, Crimson Rambler, Cooling's 
Himalaica, Mdme. d'Arblay, Homer, Queen of the 
Belgians, Ma Capucine, Gruss an Teplitz, Rivers’ 
Musk, and others. 
Mr. John Mattock also had a splendid exhibit of 
garden Roses, but was disqualified because be had a 
bunch of Francisca Kruger, an exhibition Tea Rose, 
though rather a small one. 
Mr. George Prince took the leading place in the 
class for eighteen distinct varieties, showing fine 
bunches of Crimson Rambler, Mdme. d’Arblay, W. 
A. Richardson, Moschata alba, Marquis of Salisbury 
(dark crimson), Souv. de Catherine Guillot (rich 
salmon), White Provence, Rainbow, and various 
others not named. The second place was secured 
by Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., Colchester, who had 
magnificent bunches of Rainbow, Queen Mab, 
Mdme. Jules Grolez, Killarney, Marquisof Salisbury, 
Mdme. Pernet Ducher, Himalaica,&c. Mr. Charles 
Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, took the third 
place with a fine display, but rather formally set up. 
He had good bunches of Blanche Double de 
Coubert, Gustave Regis, Bardon Job, William Allan 
Richardson, &c. 
Open. 
A number of classes were set apart for nurserymen 
and amateurs alike. Messrs. Alexander Dickson & 
Sons, Newtownards, Co. Down, had the best twelve 
blooms of hybrid Teas, very fine being Caroline 
Testout, Mrs. W. J. Grant, Lady Mary Fitz- 
william, &c. Mr. Hugh Dickson, Royal Nurseries, 
Belfast, was second. He had charming blooms of 
Marquise Litta and Caroline Testout. Messrs. B. 
R. Cant & Sons and Messrs. D. Prior & Son took 
equal thirds. 
For twelve blooms of any white or yellow Rose 
the lead was taken by Messrs. D. Prior & Son, with 
a stand of Bessie Brown. Mr. George Prince was 
second with a pretty lot of Comtesse de Nadaillac. 
Mr. John Mattock came in third with Marie Van 
Houtte. 
Messrs. B. R Cant & Sons had the best twelve 
blooms of a crimson Rose in A. K. Williams. 
Messrs J. Townsend & Sons, Lower Broadheath, 
Worcester, were second with Captain Haywood. 
Messrs. D. and W. Croll, Dundee, were third with 
Duke of Edinburgh. 
Messrs. G. and W. H. Burch. Padholme Road 
Nurseries, Peterborough, had the best twelve blooms 
of a pink or rose-coloured variety, showing Her 
Majesty. Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Park Nurseries, 
Coventry, were third with a fine stand of the last- 
named variety ; and Mr. Hugh Dickson came in 
third with very fiae Caroline Testout. 
For twelve blooms of any Tea or Noisette, the 
lead was taken by Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons, 
who had a magnificent stand of Mrs. Edward 
Mawley, the largest we have seen. Messrs. Hark¬ 
ness & Sons were a very good second with Maman 
Cochet. Mr. George Prince came in third with the 
last named variety. 
In the class for the best nine blooms of any new 
Rose, Messrs. Alex. Dickson & Sons took the lead 
with magnificent blooms of Mildred Grant, a new 
blush-coloured hybrid Tea Rose. They also had 
the best bloom of a hybrid Tea in the nurserymen's 
section, in this stand (Mildred Grant) taking the 
N.R. Society's Silver Medal. Messrs. Frank Cant 
& Co. were second with Bessie Brown ; and Messrs. 
B. R. Cant & Sons came in third with Papa Lam¬ 
bert, a pink Rose. 
For twelve new Roses, distinct, the lead was taken 
by Messrs. Alex. Dicksons & Sons with fine blooms 
of Lady Moyra Beauclerc,Mamie,Robert Scott,Bessie 
Brown, Mrs. F. W. Sandford, Duchess of Portland, 
Mildred Grant, Ulster, &c. Messrs. Perkins & Sons 
took the second place with fine blooms of Gladys 
Harkness, Tennyson, Bessie Brown, Exquisite, 
Ulster, &c. Messrs. Frank Cant & Co. came in 
third with Killarney, Mrs. Cocker, Mrs. Edward 
Mawley, &c. 
A Gold Medal or card of commendation was 
offered for new seedling Roses or distinct sports, 
either not in commerce or not distributed before 
November, 1901. The Gold Medal was secured by 
Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, for 
their new Polyantha Rose Queen Alexandra, which 
was raised from Turner’s Crimson Rambler, 
crossed with Rosa multiflora simplex. The indi¬ 
vidual blooms are small, and of a rich rose, fading 
to pink, with a lighter centre, and produced in the 
greatest profusion. A Gold Medal was also awarded 
to Messrs. B. R. Cant & Sons for their new seedling 
Tea Rose, Mrs. B. R. Cant, having globular blooms 
of a pleasing salmon-rose colour. 
Decorative Classes. —For a decoration of cut 
Roses for dinner table, arranged with any cut 
foliage, the leading award was taken by Miss West, 
Reigate, who had a graceful arrangement of apricot, 
yellow, and white Roses on ornamental stands. 
Mrs. Patrick R. Green, Kinsale, Beverley Road, 
Colchester, was secoad ; Mr. John Mattock came in 
third; and an extra prize was awarded to 'Mrs. 
Green, Harrold Wood, for salmon Roses in 
silverised ornamental stands. 
For three sprays, suitable for ladies’ wear, the 
leading award was taken by Mr. John Mattock, who 
had apricot, blush and white buds in separate sprays. 
Mrs. O. G. Orpen, West Bergholt, Colchester, was 
a good second, and Messrs. Perkins & Sons came in 
third. 
Garden or Decorative Roses. —Messrs. Paul & 
Sons took the lead in the open class for twelve dis¬ 
tinct varieties of single-flowered Roses, staging 
grand bunches of Himalaica, Paul’s Carmine 
Pillar, Penzance Brier, Leuchtstern, Rosa 
macrantha, R. rugosa alba, R. r. atropurpurea, R. 
brunonis, Pink Roamer, Paul’s Single White, Rosa 
sancta, &c. Messrs. Frank Cant & Co. took the 
second place with a very fine exhibit, including a 
beautiful white Rose having shiny dark foliage. Mr. 
C. Turner came in third with a good exhibit of these 
single Roses. 
Mr. John Mattock had the best nine distinct 
varieties of Roses suitable for buttonholes, and was 
followed by Mr. George Prince. 
Amateurs. 
General Section. —E. B. Lindsell Esq., Hitchin, 
was first in this class and his thirty-six blooms 
showed to what a high state of perfection amateur's 
care can bring Rose culture. Besides the prize of 
.£3, the First Prize collection in this class also takes 
the Champion Trophy. All the blooms were excel¬ 
lent and it was impossible to make a choice of any 
special ones. The selection was admirable and 
showed the beautiful rose coloured Her Majesty, the 
pure Merville de Lyon, Prince Arthur, Maman 
Cochet, Mrs. J. Laing, Beauty of Waltham, D. 
J amain, G. Piganeau. There was not much of a 
gap between the first and second class, only that the 
blooms were on the whole a shade smaller, but not 
less highly coloured, especially Prince Arthur, 
Xavier Olibo, Ulrich Brunner, and many others 
which time would not allow to mention. They were 
grown by the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering- 
atte-Bower, Essex. A. Slaughter, Esq., was third, 
his blooms had been good but many of them showed 
