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in their recommendations. There is no check upon them, as there 1s 
here, and hence flowers whose only recommendations are their long 
names and recent origin, are sent out only to be cast aside after a 
season’s growth here, A grower must try all, lest he reject something 
really worth growing, and this inyolves great expense and bitter dis- 
appointments. : 
Amongst miscellaneous subjects exhibited were two boxes of Pansies 
and two. of Pinks from Mr. Bragg of Slough, containing some fine 
flowers. A magnificent box of Pinks from Mr. Turner, of Slough ; 
a box of the new Strawberrry Oscar, from the same quarter, fully 
bearing out the character given to it; and a very splendid box of 
Verbenas from Mr. Perry of Birmingham, containing many new 
kinds the names of which will be found elsewhere. Nor must I omit 
to notice a glorious box of 12 blooms of Cloth of Gold, shown by Mr. 
W. Cant of Colchester, the finest I ever saw, and deservedly admired 
by all. , 
Such is a feeble account of the third Grand National Rose Show ; 
an improvement in every way on its predecessors, and an encourage- 
ment to its able and indefatigable promoter to hope for even better days 
yet. May all go as smoothly as a marriage bell, and the Rose have 
many such reception days; and may Mr. Hole’s wish one day he 
gratified, of seeing come to inspect the Queen of Flowers Her Majesty. 
Subjoined is a list of the awards :— 
Class 1 (A).—Ist prize, Mr. Mitchell, Piltdown, Maresfield; 2, Messrs. 
Paul & Son, Cheshunt; 3, Mr. E. Hollamby, Tunbridge Wells; 4, Mr. 
Cranston, Hereford. 
Class 1 (B).—Ist prize, Mr. -B. Cant, Colchester; 2, Mr. E. Hollamby ; 3, 
Mr, Tiley, Bath; 4, Mr. C. Turner, Slough. 
Class 1 (C).—Ist prize, Mr. Keynes, Salisbury; 2, Mr. R. Laing, Twick- 
enham ; 3, Messrs. Paul & Son; 4, Mr. G. Clarke, Brixton Hill. 
Class 2 (D).—Ist prize, Mr. E. T. Hedge, Reed Hall, Colchester; 2, Rev. 
S. R. Hole, Caunton Manor, Notts; 3, Mr. GC. M. Worthington, Caversham 
Priory, Reading; 4, Mr. S. Evans, gardener to ©. J. Newdigate, Esq., Arbury, 
Nuneaton, Warwickshire. 
Class 2 (E)s—Ist prize, Mr. J. T, Hedge; 2, Mr. S. Evans, gardenér to C. J. 
Newdigate, Esq.; 38, Mr. Hudson, gardener to F, Barchard, Esq., Horsted- 
place, Uckfield, Sussex; 4, Mr. W. Mercer, Hunton, Staplehurst, Kent. 
Class 2 (F).—1st prize, Rev. T. M. Wetherell, Flaxley Vicarage, Newnham, 
Gloucestershire; 2, Mr. C M. Worthington; 3, Rev. S. R. Hole; 4, Mr. 
Terry, gardener to C. G. Puller, Esq., M.P., Youngsbury, Herts. 
Class 3 (G.)—Ist prize, Mr. T. Mallett, St. Mary’s Gate, Nottingham ; 2, 
Mr. A. Fryer, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire; 3, Mr. T, Walker, Merton-street, 
Oxford; 4, Mr. T. Laston, Stamford. 
Class 3. (H).—Ist prize, Mr. A. Fryer; 2, Mr. H. Morris, Rose Villa, 
Caunton, Nottinghamshire; 3, Mr. T. Mallett; 4th, Mr. T. Laston. 
Class 4 (I).—1st prize, Messrs. Paul & Son; 2, Mr. E. P. Francis, Hertford. 
Class 4 (J).—1st prize, Mr. Francis; 2, Mr. C. Turner, Slough. 
Class 5 (K),—Ist prize, Messrs. Fraser, Lea-bridge; 2, Mr. Standish, 
Bagshot. 
Deal. D. 

