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Great . . . 
Rose 
The metropolitan exhibition of theNational 
Rose Society was held in the gardens of the 
Royal Botanic Society, Regent’s Park, on the 
6th inst. The wide stretches of lawn and the 
beautiful trees of this old garden make it a 
situation for dower shows, second to none in 
London. The weather was splendid, and large 
numbers of people turned out to see the show. 
Last year in the Temple Gardens the show 
was considered the best of its kind that had 
ever been held, and as far as we could deter¬ 
mine that at Regent’s Park was in no way in¬ 
ferior. The cut blooms for competition were 
arranged in the usual way in the tents pro¬ 
vided by the Royal Botanic Society, and the 
garden Roses were all placed together in one 
tent. Indeed, the Roses for various decora¬ 
tive. purposes were also placed here, and had 
the effect of producing a very charming dis¬ 
play. The British public still delight, how¬ 
ever, to see large blooms of Roses, and during 
the afternoon it was very difficult to inspect 
the exhibits put up for the Champion Chal¬ 
lenge Trophy, particularly the winning 
stand. 
Nurserymen. 
The Champion Trophy and Gold Medal for 
seventy-two blooms, distinct varieties, were 
secured by Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons, Old 
Rose Gardens, Colchester. Many handsome 
blooms were staged in this exhibit, and we can 
only mention some of the finer blooms taken at 
random as they stood in the boxes. They were 
made up of H.P., H.T., and T. Roses. Some 
of the best blooms were Caroline Testout, 
Mrs. E. Maw ley, Frau Karl Druschki, 
Duchesse de Morny, Etienne Levet, Ulster, 
Dr. Andry, Mrs. John Laing, Papa Gontier, 
Catherine Mermet, Mrs. Myles Kennedy, 
Ernest Metz, Alice Lindsell, Papa Lambert, 
Florence Pemberton, Souvenir d’Un Ami, 
Ethel Brownlow. The Bride, Mme. Hoste, 
Mme. Cadeaus Ramey, Bessie Brown, Kil- 
larney, Fisher Holmes, Victor Hugo, Mildred 
Grant, Her Majesty, Horace Vernet, and 
others. The second place was taken by 
Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Sons, Limited, 
Newtownards, co. Dcwm, with fine blooms of 
Mrs. Myles Kennedy, Mildred Grant, Caro¬ 
line Testout, Papa Lambert, and Bessie 
Brown. The third place was taken by Messrs. 
D. Prior and Sons, Colchester, and Messrs. 
Frank Cant and Co., Braiswick Rose Gar¬ 
dens, Colchester, came in fourth. 
In the class for forty distinct varieties in 
triplets a very fine display was made, and in 
this instance the leading position was taken by 
Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Sons, Limited. 
They had a magnificent bloom of Bessie 
Brown, and equally charming were Ulster and 
Mildred Grant. 
Mr. Hugh Dickson, Royal Nurseries, Bel¬ 
fast, took the leading place for forty-eight 
blooms distinct. In this class he was awarded 
the Society’s Silver Medal for the best H.T. 
in the nurserymen’s classes for a magnifi¬ 
cent bloom of J. B. Clark. Other very choice 
blooms in this stand were Mildred Grant, 
Horace Vernet, Medea, Mme. Wagram Com- 
tesse de Turenne, Gladys Harkness and the 
new Mme. Jules Gravereaux. 
In the next class for twenty-four blooms 
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At Regent's Park. 
distinct, Mr. C. Turner, Slough, took the 
premier position. 
For twenty distinct blooms Mr. Hugh Dick¬ 
son again led the way with an attractive ex¬ 
hibit of Roses cut with their own foliage and 
set up in Bamboo tripods. Under these con¬ 
ditions Mildred Grant, Frau Karl Druschki 
and Horace Vernet stood out to remarkable 
advantage, and nearly all the blooms in this 
stand were in splendid condition. 
Teas and Noisettes.—In the section de¬ 
voted to Teas and Noisettes, Messrs. Frank 
Cant and Co., Braiswick Rose Gardens, Col¬ 
chester, took the leading position for twenty- 
four blooms. They also secured the Society’s 
Silver Medal for the best Tea in this section 
with a grand bloom of White Maman Cochet. 
Other fine blooms were Mrs. Edward Mawley, 
Maman Cochet, Mme. Cusin and Comtesse de 
Nadaillac. In this important class they were 
followed by Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons 
and Messrs. D. Prior and Sons. 
For fourteen Teas, in as many varieties, 
Messrs. Frank Cant and Co. took the lead 
with some very fine blooms. 
Roses in Vases.—For twelve distinct varie¬ 
ties, seven blooms of each set up in vases, the 
lead was taken by Messrs. Alex. Dickson and 
Sons, Limited. Most of the varieties em¬ 
ployed were light in colour, and amongst 
them we noted the new Mrs. David McKee. 
For nine Teas and Noisettes, arranged in the 
same way, Messrs. F. Cant and Co. had the 
test. 
Decorative Roses.—There can be no ques¬ 
tion that the decorative or garden Roses now 
constitute a leading feature of the shows of 
the N.R. S. We have watched the evolution 
of this class ever since the society held its 
last show at South Kensington in 1887, and 
the development during the period that has 
elapsed has been remarkable. 
In the class for thirty-six distinct varie¬ 
ties, put up in large bunches in vases, and 
staged on a pyramidal bank of considerable 
height, with all four faces equally worthy of 
inspection by the public, who could walk 
round the tables, the leading place was taken 
by Messrs. Frank Cant, and Co. with grand 
bunches of Mme. Jean Dupuy, Killarney, 
Gardenia, Queen Mab, Liberty, Mme. Abel 
Chatenay, Morning Glow and the deliciously 
fragrant, but little known, Zephrine Drouhin. 
The second place was taken by Mr, J. Mat¬ 
tock, New Headington, Oxford, who also had 
a fine exhibit arranged in the same way, in¬ 
cluding such charming Roses as Hebe’s 
Lip, Leuchtstern, etc. Messrs. Paul and 
Son, Cheshunt, came in third with a similar 
arrangement, including charming bunches of 
Una, Grand Due de Luxembourg, and many 
others. 
Mr. George Prince, Longworth, Berks, took 
the leading place for eighteen distinct varie¬ 
ties arranged in large bunches and built up 
in a conical mound. Among others were fine 
bunches of Blush Rambler, Crimson Rambler 
and Papa Gontier, which is a charming Rose 
in the bud state. 
Mr. Charles Turner had the best eighteen 
varieties of summer flowering Roses, amongst 
which we noted several of the Hvbrid Sweet 
Briers, Crested Moss, Crimson Damask and 
July 22, 1905. 
other sweet-scented varieties. Messrs. George 
Cooling and Sons took the second place with 
a very fine exhibit. The latter came to the 
front, however, for eleven distinct varieties, 
set up in the form of large sprays in vases, 
and consisting largely of various rambler 
Roses. 
The class for groups of representative 
Ri ses took up a considerable amount of space, 
and were very effective in their way. Includ¬ 
ing, as they did, several of the ramblers in 
the form of pillars or bushes mixed with 
other types taking lower positions, the exhi¬ 
bitors wore able to put up effective, pleasing 
and varied groups. The had was taken by 
Messrs. Paul and Son, Cheshunt, in whose 
group we noted a remarkably handsome single 
pink Rose, named Andersoni, and in some 
lists termed a hardy Brier. (Gold Medal.) 
They were followed by Mr. C. Turner and Mr. 
George Mount in this order. 
In another class for a smaller group of cut 
Roses the leading place was taken by Messrs. 
George Jackman and Son, AVoking, who had 
their Roses arranged in vases, mounds, pil¬ 
lars and other devices-. (Gold Medal.) They 
were followed by Air. George Mount and 
Messrs. W. Spooner and Son, Woking. 
Open Competition. 
Hybrid Teas.—When Hybrid Teas first 
made their presence felt in shows, rhere was 
considerable discussion as to the proprietv of 
giving them the honour of a distinct class o>: 
section. They are now honoured by having 
several classes in the schedule set apart for 
them, besides being permissible in many 
other sections. Messrs. Alex. Dickson and 
Sons, Limited, had the best twelve blooms 
including Mildred Grant, Bessie Brown 
Florence Pemberton, Dean Hole, Killarney’ 
etc. They were followed by Messrs. Frank 
Cant and Co. and Alessrs. B. R. Cant and 
Sons in this order. 
For eighteen blooms of any white or yellow 
Rose the lead was taken by Messrs. Frank 
Cant and Co., showing White Maman Cochet. 
Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Sons, Limited, 
and Messrs. B. R, Cant and Sons followed 
in this order, each with Frau Karl Druschki, 
all strikingly arranged in Bamboo stands 
with long stems to the Roses. 
Messrs. B. R. Cant and Sons again took 
the lead for eighteen blooms of any Rose ex¬ 
cept white or yellow. They -also took the 
Society’s Silver Medal for the best H.P. in 
the nurserymen’s section showing 4. K 
Williams. 3 ‘ ' 
New Roses.—In the class for nine blooms of 
any new Rose, Mr. Hugh Dickson took the 
lead with grand blooms of J. B. Clark 
Messrs. Alex. Dickson and Sons, Limited, 
followed with Dean Hole, and Messrs. F. Cant 
and Co. came in third 'with Alice Lindsell. 
For twelve blooms, distinct, of new Roses 
Messrs. Alexander Dickson and Sons, Limited, 
again scored, showing, amongst others, grand 
blooms of Dean Hole, Mrs." David McKee, 
Alice Pemberton, Alice Lindsell, and Lady 
Ashtown. The class was limited to Roses 
put into commerce at least as recently as 
1902. J 
Messrs. Alexander Dickson and Sons, 
Limited, scored well in the class for new 
seedling Roses, securing two Gold Medals for 
two new varieties. One of these was Mrs. 
Myles Kennedy, a charmingly delicate blush- 
white Tea variety. The other Gold Medal 
Rose was the H. T. Betty, a long, conical 
bloom of a salmon-pink, tinted apricot in¬ 
side the petals. 
Single Roses separately arranged were not 
a prominent feature, and the prizes for twelve 
varieties were taken by Messrs. Geo. Cooling 
and Sons, Bath ; Messrs. Paul and Son, and 
Alessrs. F, Cant and Co., in this order. 
THE METROPOLITAN EXHIBITION OF THE N.R.S. 
