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n the Rose Time. 
We are reminded by the passing of another 
une how summer’s lease “ hath all too short 
date J ’ The meridian of the year has come 
n d oone, and the days will now soon begin 
„ shorten. This has been a somewhat drip- 
dim June, and capricious as regards tem¬ 
perature, and has failed to uphold its repu- 
ation as the sunniest month m the calendar. 
jVVe do not mind, however, seeing the rain, 
but regret it was delayed, for it was badly 
enough needed. And then, as Turner ob- 
;erves: . 
“A good leak in June 
Sets all in tune.” 
Tune is proverbially the month of Roses, but 
n reality, perhaps, it is not more favoured in 
this respect than its immediate successor. 
;For in July Roses are in grand condition, 
and now there is a very riot of Roses at scores 
of the horticultural shows at which this 
flower is made the feature or a leading fea¬ 
ture. 
“ The Finest in the World.” 
In their report the committee of the 
National Rose Show speak of .last year’s 
metropolitan exhibition as “ the finest Rose 
show ever held in any part of the world, so 
it would be supererogant on our part to ex¬ 
press the hope that they -may go one better 
this year. In previous years the exhibition 
has been held in the Inner Temple Gardens, 
but, the Benchers having objected, the show 
for this year, which is being held on the 6th 
inst., is taking place in the gardens of the 
Royal Botanic Society of London. This will 
provide a very banquet of Roses, which the 
Rose-loving public should be careful not tO' 
miss. Roses by the thousand will be sent 
to this rallying point from all parts of the 
country—exhibition Roses, garden or decora¬ 
tive Roses, Tea Roses, climbing Roses, new 
seedling Roses, etc. Given fine weather, this 
show will prove a- crowded and fashionable 
function. There are 77 classes, and the prizes 
include several gold and silver medals, cups, 
trophies, and pieces of plate. On the 18th, 
inst. the N.R.S. hold an exhibition at Glouces¬ 
ter in conjunction with the Gloucestershire 
Rose Society, when numerous prizes will be 
offered for competition. 
j' 
The Palace Rose Show. 
The resuscitation of the famous Crystal 
Palace Rose Show, which is to be held on the 
8th inst., has been heartily welcomed by all 
classes of horticulturists, especially, of 
course, by Rose growers. A generous prize 
list, amounting to £225 and including four¬ 
teen medals for groups, has been drawn up. 
The schedule is of the most comprehensivei 
character, there being no less than thirty- 
three distinct classes, sixteen for nurserymen 
and the remaining seventeen for amateurs. 
The small grower is as well catered for as 
the trade, and altogether there seems no rea¬ 
son why the show should not again take the 
prominent position it held not so long ago. 
Some Other-Rose Shows. 
Roses we may be sure will figure pro¬ 
minently at the great summer flower show of 
the Royal Horticultural Society, which will 
be held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital, 
Chelsea, on the 11th, 12th, and 13th inst. The 
Sutton and District Rose Society are hold¬ 
ing their twenty-fourth annual exhibition on 
the 4th inst., when four challenge cups, the 
N.R.S. and other silver medals, and many 
prizes will be competed for. A feature of last 
year’s, show was the high standard reached in 
the local classes. The Norfolk and Norwich 
H. S. are holding their annual Rose Show this 
week (6th inst.). The competition in these 
classes—for the show is not wholly confined 
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to Roses,—is always very keen, and in the 
amateur classes it was last year especially 
keen. Roses loom large in the summer show 
of the Cambridgeshire H.S., which society, by 
the way, is getting on for a hundred years of 
age ; and again in the Croydon Horticultural 
Society’s Show (July 5th) the Queen of 
Flowers is made the premier feature. Other 
shows in which Roses are to the fore, and 
which are being held this week, we should 
like to mention, but space forbids. Some 
immediately forthcoming Rose shows, will be 
mentioned next week. 
The Chelsea Show. 
To the above reference to the forthcoming 
show at Chelsea of the R.H.S. we may add 
that the arrangement of the exhibition will 
be similar to that of the Temple Gardens ex¬ 
hibition. Silver cups and medals will be 
awarded according to merit, and the classifica¬ 
tion will include Roses, Orchids, fruit and 
vegetables, herbaceous and outdoor groups, 
alpines and rock gardens, and flowering and 
foliage plants generally. Lieut. Godfrey’s 
band will play each day. 
A Nature Study Competition 
A novel and certainly very happy feature of 
the summer flower show (August 7th) of the 
Upton and District Horticultural Society will 
be a nature-study competition. From the 
schedule for this section forwarded to us by 
the secretary, Mr. G. C. Dymond, we note that 
exhibits are invited from elementary and 
secondary schools, or individual pupils 
therein, and teachers of any grade, as well as 
private individuals in Cheshire and a speci¬ 
fied area of Flintshire and Denbighshire. A 
limited number of entries will also be received 
from Liverpool. The exhibition will comprise 
twelve classes, and include collections of wild 
flowers, Ferns, grasses, vegetables, garden 
flowers, weeds, insects, nature-study draw¬ 
ings, etc. The experiment is distinctly in¬ 
teresting, and there can be no doubt of the 
practical value of such an exhibition, both 
to the competitors and others. We trust it 
will be successful. 
The Wallasey A.G-. 4. 
An interesting discussion on the “ Prospects 
of the Season ” was engaged in by the mem¬ 
bers of the Wallasey Amateur Gardeners’ 
Association at their monthly meeting on the 
21st ult. The President, Mr. Charles Pear¬ 
son, considered the present season was the 
most prolific for many years as regards foliage 
and deep-rooted perennial plants. Vege¬ 
tation, he thought, was fully a fortnight in 
advance of the average season. It was re¬ 
marked that an extraordinary amount of 
green fly and other insect pests abounded. 
On the suggestion of Mr. Gittings all the cut 
flowers exhibited at the meeting were sent to 
the local hospital. 
York en Fete. 
The Grand Yorkshire Gala is always a red- 
letter day in the calendar of the Yorkshire 
capital. For forty-seven years this admirable 
floral and musical exhibition has been held, 
and age does not dim its lustre ; as a matter 
of fact, each succeeding year sees it more 
vigorous and more interesting. This year’s 
show, held on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd ult., 
was pronounced by one authority to be “ the 
finest show in the provinces,” and the praise 
was certainly well deserved, although the 
order is a big one. In nearly every section 
the exhibits numerically exceeded those ot 
former years, and the quality was excep¬ 
tionally high, consequently there was keen 
competition for the £700 odd offered in prizes. 
An outstanding feature of the show was the 
superb display of Orchids, which occupied a 
stage 120ft. long, and contained some of the 
grandest specimens of these aristocratic 
flowers from nearly every grower of repute in 
the kingdom, Messrs. Cypher and Sons, and 
Mr. W. P. Burkinshaw, of Hessle, a well- 
known connoisseur, dividing most of the 
honours. In the class for stove and green¬ 
house plants Messrs. Cypher and Sons proved 
almost invincible, taking seven premier 
prizes. The display was remarkable for ex- 
