July 18, 1908. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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Tea Rose Mrs. Myles Kennedy. Maclaren and Sons. 
Fleurs Double, Philadelphia Rambler, 
Common Moss, Felicite Perpetue, 
Crested Moss, etc. Messrs. Paul and Son 
took the third place with . Andersonii, 
Macrantha, Celestial, and Souv. de C. 
Cochet, a white-flowered hybrid with a 
Moss Rose. 
Groups of Roses. 
For a group of Roses to occupy a space 
of 250 sq. feet, the leading position was 
taken by Hobbies, Ltd., Dereham, Nor¬ 
folk. This w T as an imposing group, in 
which the tall plants of Hiawatha, Tau- 
sendschon, Lady Gay, Dorothy Perkins, 
and others stood out very prominently, 
making an upper tier above the half 
standards, pillars, bushes, and cut Roses. 
Amongst the latter were Richmond, Bes¬ 
sie Brown, Mme. Grolez, White Maman 
Cochet, Countess of Gosford, Frau Karl 
Druschki, etc. (Gold Medal). The second 
award was taken by Messrs. Paul and 
Son, who had tall pillars of Non Plus 
Ultra, Rubin, The Gipsy, Amber (chang¬ 
ing from copper to pink), The Wall¬ 
flower, Leuchstern, Goldfinch) Jersey 
Beauty, and others. The latter and 
Robert Craig are varieties of wichuriana 
which make lovely standards. A striking 
new one was Marquis de Sinety (Silver 
Gilt Medal). 
The winner of the Gold Medal in the 
class for a group to occupy 100 sq. feet 
was Mr. Geo. Mount, who had pillars of 
grand blooms of Frau Karl Druschki, 
Killarnev, Joseph Lowe, Richmond, Mrs. 
J. Laing", etc. The second prize, a Silver 
Gilt Medal, was secured by Mr. F. M. 
Bradley, Church Street, Peterborough, 
who had blooms set up in long bamboo 
poles. The third prize was taken by 
Messrs. W. and J. Brown, Peterborough, 
who also had a wealth of Roses in the 
space. 
New Roses. 
The best Hybrid Tea Rose in the nur¬ 
serymen s classes was William Shean, ex¬ 
hibited by Messrs. Alexander Dickson 
and Sons, in a class for 9 blooms of any 
new Rose. Every bloom was notable for 
size and colour. Third prizes in this 
class were awarded to Messrs. Ben. Cant 
and Sons' for Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt; 
and to Messrs. S. Bide and Sons, Farn- 
ham, for the handsome Queen of Spain. 
Messrs. F. Cant and Co. took the second 
place with Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, a 
charming Rose. 
The first prize in the class for 12 dis¬ 
tinct varieties of new Roses was taken by 
Messrs. Frank Cant and Co., with Mrs. 
Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. John Bateman, 
Yvonne Vacherot, W T m. Shean, J. B. 
Clarke, Mme. Constant Soupert, Countess 
of Gosford, Mrs. Myles Kennedy, Pie _X, 
Comtesse de Saxe, Frau Ernest Borsig, 
and Queen of Spain. Messrs. Ben. R. 
Cant and Sons were second with Coun¬ 
tess of Derby, Celia, Mrs. Dudley Cross, 
and several others- already named. 
Messrs. Alexander Dickson and Sons, 
Ltd., came, in third with several already 
named. 
Gold Medals and Cards of Commenda¬ 
tion were offered for six trusses of any 
new seedling Rose or distinct sporty pot 
in commerce or not distributed earlier 
than Navember, 1907. 
A Gald Medal was awarded to Mrs. 
Campbell Hall, a new Tea Rose, edged 
with rosy salmon on a cream ground, and 
shown by Dr. J. Campbell Hall, New- 
townards, Co. Down. Another Gold 
Medal was accorded to Mita W’eldon, a 
Tea Rose of a creamy hue, tinted with 
pink in the centre, and shown by Messrs. 
Alexander Dickson and Sons. The 
blooms were of good form in both cases. 
Cards of Commendation were awarded to 
Earl of Gosford (H.T.), shown by Messrs. 
McGreedy and Son, Portadown ; to Grace 
Molyneaux (HT.), shown by Messrs. A. 
Dickson and Sons, Ltd. ; to W. R. Emith 
(Tea), and Muriel Jamieson, shown by 
Mr. Hugh Dickson, Belmont, Belfast; 
and to Shower of Gold, shown by Messrs. 
Paul and Son. 
Amateurs. 
The winner of the Champion Trophy 
in the class for 36 blooms, distinct varie¬ 
ties, was E. B. Lindsell, Esq., Bearton, 
Hitchin, Herts., who had splendid blooms 
of Mildred Grant, Lady Moyra Beauclerc, 
Mme. J. Gravereaux, Queen of Spain, 
Horace Vernet, Mrs. John Bateman, 
Marie Baumann, Comtesse de Nadaillac, 
Dean Hole, Bessie Brown, Ulrich Brun¬ 
ner, and others, which kept well to the 
end of the day. The second place was 
taken by the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, 
Havering Atte Bower, Essex, with charm¬ 
ing blooms of Florence Pemberton, Lady 
Movra Beauclerc, Mrs. John Bateman, 
etc." The third place was taken by F. 
Dennison, Esq., Rosecroft, Kenilworth; 
and Conway Jones, Esq., was fourth. 
The Tea and Noisette Challenge 
Trophy and Replica for Amateurs was 
secured by Alexander Hill Gra)% Esq., 
Beaulieu, Newbridge, Bath, with splendid 
blooms of Comtesse de Nadaillac, Mme. 
J. Gravereaux, Mme. C. Soupert, Maman 
Cochet, White Maman Cochet, etc. The 
second prize was won by O. G. Orpen, 
Esq., West Bergholt, Colchester. Con¬ 
way Jones, Esq., came in third. There 
was strong competition in this class. 
A. Tate, Esq. (gardener, Mr. W. 
Mease), Downside, Leatherhead, secured 
the first prize (Prince Memorial Prize) 
for 12 blooms of Teas and Noisettes. He 
also took the first prize for 24 blooms in 
the general section, the Girdlestone Me¬ 
morial Prize for iS bunches of Roses in 
the decorative section and several other 
prizes. 
The best Hybrid Tea in the amateur 
classes was Dean Hole, shown by E. B. 
Lindsell, Esq. The best Tea or Noisette 
was White Maman Cochet, staged by 
Conway Jones, Esq., Hucclecote, Glou¬ 
cester." The best H.P. in the amateu s : 
classes was Her Majesty, exhibited by 
E. J. Holland, Esq., Sutton, Surrey. 
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PREMIER TEA ROSE. 
Mrs. Myles Kennedy. 
Practically speaking, the above is a new 
variety, having been put into commerce 
as recently as 1906. So far, it has proved 
suitable chiefly for exhibition purposes, 
possibly as it blooms only with moderate 
freedom. When well grown, however, it 
attains a large size, and the blooms are 
creamy white wdth the outer petals more 
or less folded or rolled back. The illus¬ 
tration scarcely does it justice, however, 
as it had been affected rather badly by the 
heat of the day before it was photo¬ 
graphed. When seen in its prime, it is 
a beautiful Rose of good shape, but 
hitherto has not often come before us, as 
it requires an experienced hand, and pos¬ 
sibly certain districts, to bring it to per¬ 
fection. All the same, the plant itself is 
of vigorous growth, and the probability is 
that it requires a dry season to bring it to 
perfection. It was the premier Tea Rose 
in the nurserymen's division at the great 
exhibition of the National Rose Society at 
Regent’s Park on the 3rd inst., and was 
exhibited by Messrs. G. Cooling and Son, 
Bath. 
