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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  11,  1895. 
ROSE  SHOWS. 
CRYSTAL  PALACE.— July  6th. 
Rosaeians  mustered  in  very  strong  force  on  Saturday  last  to  take 
part  in  the  annual  show  of  the  National  Rose  Society.  For  some  time 
previous  to  the  event  speculation  ran  very  high  as  to  what  the  show 
would  be  like,  some  persons  asserting  it  would  be  a  failure,  while  others 
were  confident  that  it  would  prove  a  brilliant  success.  As  a  matter  of 
fact  neither  section  proved  to  be  the  correct  one,  as  it  may  better  be 
placed  in  the  category  of  medium.  The  arrangement  was  entirely 
different  to  what  was  the  case  last  year  on  the  same  occasion,  as  in  the 
present  only  one  end  of  the  centre  transept,  with  one  side  of  the  square 
in  the  centre,  was  devoted  to  the  queen  of  flowers,  whereas  last  year 
both  ends  of  the  transept  were  requisitioned. 
Taking  this  into  consideration  we  are  of  the  opinion  that,  from  a 
numerical  point  of  view,  this  year  wis  considerably  behind  its  pre¬ 
decessor .  It  is  possible  that  there  were  almost  as  many  feet  of  tabling, 
but  several  of  these  were  unoccupied,  while  in  other  cases  the  boxes  had 
been  placed  some  distance  apart  apparently  to  utilise  the  space.  This 
diminution  may  very  easily  be  accounted  for  by  the  weather,  which  for 
some  time  has  been  the  reverse  of  favourable  to  Roses  and  rosarians, 
and  the  murmurings  anent  it  have  been  numerous  and  persistent.  Had 
it  not  been  for  the  cooler  weather  that  has  been  pretty  generally 
experienced  the  chances  are  that  the  show  would  not  have  been  nearly 
so  good  as  it  was. 
Looking  now  at  the  display  as  regards  quality,  a  very  wide  range  was 
covered,  for  while  hundreds  of  really  superb  examples  were  shown,  so 
also  were  there  hundreds  of  decidedly  weak  flowers  staged.  This  state 
of  affairs  cannot  be  said  to  have  been  confined  to  any  one  section  in 
particular,  but  was  general,  though  perhaps  on  the  whole  the  Hybrid 
Perpetuals  were  the  best.  Nurserymen  and  amateurs  were  alike  in 
difficulties,  and  despite  the  excellent  quality  of  many  of  the  boxes  staged, 
it  would  have  been  difficult  to  find  one  absolutely  perfect,  but  perhaps 
no  one  would  look  for  absolute  perfection  in  any  one  large  exhibit. 
The  class  for  seventy-two  distinct  varieties,  the  first  prize  in  which  is 
the  champion  trophy  and  a  gold  medal,  though  only  bringing  five 
exhibitors,  was  provocative  of  very  keen  competition,  the  pointing  for 
first  and  second  only  showing  a  difference  of  four  points.  As  will  be 
seen  by  the  subjoined  report,  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  secured  the  coveted  honour 
from  Mr.  Frank  Cant.  In  the  amateurs’  trophy  class  for  thirty-six 
single  trusses,  Mr.  E.  B.  Lindsell  of  Hitchin  thoroughly  deserved  the 
high  position  accorded  to  him,  as  his  exhibit  was  decidedly  superior  to 
any  other  staged  in  the  class. 
The  arrangement  of  the  show  was  not  by  any  means  so  good  as  it 
might  have  been,  as  there  had  been  apparently  little  or  no  effort  made 
to  make  the  various  classes  run  consecutively.  As  a  consequence  of  this 
one  class  had  to  be  rejudged,  while  in  another  it  was  asserted  by  exhibitors 
that  their  flowers  had  never  been  examined.  Suc^  occurrences  as  these 
are  unfortunate,  if  nothing  more,  and  might,  with  a  little  care,  be 
greatly  minimised,  if  not  entirely  overcome.  It  was  regrettable,  too, 
that  the  judges  were  late  in  commencing  their  duties,  but  perhaps  this 
was  excusable  when  it  is  remembered  that  there  were  upwards  of  sixty 
appointed  to  award  the  prizes  in  sixty-one  classes.  We  append  the 
names  of  the  prizewinners  in  the  principal  classes. 
Ntteseeymen’s  Classes. 
The  blue  ribbon  class  was  for  seventy-two  distinct,  single  trusses, 
only  five  exhibits  being  staged.  The  stands  were  remarkably  close, 
and  gave  the  Judges  a  great  amount  of  trouble  to  arrive  at  a  decision. 
Mr.  B.  E.  Cant  was,  as  has  been  said,  first  with  a  stand  of  freshly 
coloured  blooms.  The  varieties  were — Back  row  :  Gustave  Piganeau, 
Duchesse  de  Morny,  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Heinrich  Schultheis,  Xavier 
Olibo,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Comtesse  d’Oxford,  Mrs.  J.  Laing, 
Madame  Crapelet,  Marie  Finger,  Maurice  Bernardin,  Souvenir  d’un 
Ami,  Mons.  E.  Y.  Teas,  Boieldieu,  Alfred  Colomb,  White  Lady,  Ulrich 
Brunner,  Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  Duke  of  Fife,  Caroline  Testout, 
Marie  Baumann,  Lady  Mary  Fitzw’illiam,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi, 
and  Her  Majesty.  Middle  row  :  Marquise  de  Litta,  Beauty  of  Waltham, 
Mrs.  Sharman  Crawford,  Henry  Pereire,  Boule  d’Or,  Charles 
Lefebvre,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Marie  Verdier,  Marchioness  of 
Downshire,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Luciole,  Duke  of  Edinboro’,  Innocente 
Pirola,  Sultan  of  Zanzibar,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Victor  Hugo, 
Jeannie  Dickson,  A.  K,  Williams,  Marechal  Niel,  Dr.  Sewell, 
Catherine  Mermet,  Horace  Yernet,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  and 
Dr.  Andry.  Front  row  ;  Prince  Arthur,  Marquise  de  St.  Amand, 
Comte  de  Eaimbaud,  Countess  of  Rosebery,  Duke  of  Connaught,  Mar¬ 
garet  Boudet,  Camille  Bernardin,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Crown  Prince, 
Ernest  Metz,  Fisher  Holmes,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Alfred  Dumesnil,  The 
Bride,  Jean  Soupert,  Madame  Cusin,  Duke  of  Wellington,  La  Fraicheur, 
Captain  Hayward,  La  France,  Etienne  Levet,  Merveille  de  ^Lyon, 
Reynolds  Hole,  and  Ethel  Browmlow.  Mr.  F.  Cant  was  a  splendid 
second,  only  a  few  points  dividing  the  two  stands.  Amongst  the  best  in 
this  were  Captain  Hayward,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Horace  Vernet, 
Duchess  of  Albany,  Ernest  Metz,  La  Boule  d’Or,  Fisher  Holmes, 
Souvenir  de  Paul  Neyron,  A.  K.  Williams,  Alfred  Colomb,  and 
Comtesse  de  Ludre.  Messrs.  Harkness  k,  Sons,  Bedale,  were  a  capital 
third  with  a  box  of  fine  blooms.  Conspicuous  were  Mrs.  Sharman 
Crawford,  Princess  of  Wales,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  Fisher  Holmes,  Marechal 
Niel,  and  Comtesse  de  Ludre.  , 
For  forty  trebles,  distinct,  Mr.  Frank  Cant  was  first  with  superb 
blooms.  Etienne  Levet,  Caroline  Testout,  Gustave  Piganeau,  The  Bride, 
Her  Majesty,  Alfred  Colomb,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Marie  Baumann, 
Niphetos,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  Marchioness 
of  Dufferin,  Duke  of  Connaught,  Marguerite  de  St.  Amand,  Reynolds 
Hole,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Salamander,  Boieldieu,  Baroness  Rothschild, 
Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  Madame  George  Paul,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami, 
Heinrich  Schultheis,  Horace  Vernet,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Auguste 
Rigotard,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Victor  Hugo,  Pride  of  Waltham,  Duke 
of  Fife,  Jeannie  Dickson,  Marie  Verdier,  Catherine  Mermet,  Comtesse  de 
Ludre,  Innocente  Pirola,  A.  K.  Williams,  Madame  Cusin,  Comte 
Eaimbaud,  Fisher  Holmes,  and  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac.  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant 
was  a  capital  second,  his  finest  examples  being  of  Duke  of  Fife, 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Heinrich 
Schultheis,  and  Catherine  Mermet.  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Sons  were  a 
good  third. 
For  forty-eight,  distinct,  single  trusses,  Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Sons  were 
accorded  the  first  position.  Most  of  the  blooms  were  fresh  and  clean, 
but  a  few  rather  weak  ones  were  noticeable.  The  varieties  represented 
were — Back  row  :  La  France,  Duchess  of  Bedford,  Marchioness  of 
Dufferin,  Comtesse  d’Oxford,  Marechal  Niel,  Horace  Vernet,  Mrs. 
J.  Laing,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Lady  Mary  Fitzwilliam,  Victor  Hugo, 
Merveille  de  Lyon,  Louis  Van  Houtte,  Jeannie  Dickson,  Ulrich 
Brunner,  Niphetos,  and  Alfred  Colomb.  Middle  row  :  Susanne  Marie 
Rodocanachi,  Pride  of  Waltham.  Duke  of  Wellington,  Caroline 
Testout,  A.  K.  Williams,  Baroness  Rothschild,  Reynolds  Hole,  Madame 
Eugene  Verdier,  Bruce  Findlay,  Madame  Delville,  Annie  Wood, 
Francois  Michelon,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Heinrich  Schultheis,  Prince 
Arthur,  and  Her  Majesty.  Front  row :  Duchesse  de  Morny,  Duke  of 
Connaught,  Countess  of  Rosebery,  Abel  Carriere,  Etienne  Levet,  Star  of 
Waltham,  Marie  Verdier.  Marie  Baumann,  Mrs.  Paul,  Constantine 
Fretiakoff,  Ernest  Metz,  Xavier  Olibo,  Marquise  de  Castellane,  Sultan 
of  Zanzibar,  Mary  Bennett,  and  Mons.  E.  Y.  Teas.  Mr.  H.  Merry  weather 
was  second,  his  best  being  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi.  Gustave 
Piganeau,  Duke  of  Fife,  Viscountess  Folkestone,  Marie  Baumann, 
Horace  Vernet,  and  Marie  Van  Houtte;  Messrs,  J.  Burrell  &  Co.  were 
a  good  third.  Mrs.  Paul,  A.  K.  Williams,  Xavier  Olibo,  and  Madame 
Gabriel  Luizet  were  the  best  here. 
Mr,  J.  Mattock,  New  Headington,  Oxford,  was  first  in  the  class  for 
twenty-four  distinct,  single  trusses,  there  being  six  competitors,  each 
staging  in  good  form.  The  flowers  were  even  and  the  colour  excep¬ 
tionally  good.  Back  row :  Her  Majesty,  Comte  Raimbaud,  Heinrich 
Schultheis,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Ernest  Metz,  Horace  Vernet,  La  France, 
and  Dupuy  Jamain.  Middle  row ;  Reynolds  Hole,  Mrs.  John  Laing, 
Duchess  of  Bedford,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Duchesse 
de  Morny,  Victor  Hugo,  and  Madame  Hoste.  Front  row :  Comtesse 
d’Oxford,  Charles  Darwin,  Innocente  Pirola,  Gustave  Piganeau, 
Merveille  de  Lyon,  A.  K.  Williams,  The  Bride,  and  Duke  of  Connaught. 
The  second  prize  went  to  Mr.  S.  Tressider,  Cardiff,  who  showed  Duchesse 
de  Morny,  A.  K.  Williams,  Duke  of  Wellington,  and  Duchess  of  Bedford. 
Messrs.  Townsend  &  Sons,  Worcester,  were  a  fair  third. 
In  the  class  for  twenty-four  distinct  trebles  Messrs.  G;  &  W.  H. 
Burch,  Peterborough,  were  placed  first  with  handsome  examples  of  Her 
Majesty,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Marie  Baumann,  Charles  Darwin,  Jeannie 
Dickson,  Mons.  E.  Y.  Teas,  Dr.  Andry,  Duke  of  Fife,  Marchioness  of 
Dufferin,  Xavier  Olibo,  Marie  Rady,  Senateur  Vaisse,  Horace  Vernet, 
Mrs.  John  Laing,  Duchess  of  Bedford,  Innocente  Pirola,  Exposition  de 
Brie,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Earl  Dufferin,  Madame  de  Watteville, Fisher 
Holmes,  Madame  Hoste,  A.  K.  Williams,  and  Etienne  Levet.  Messrs. 
D.  Prior  &  Sons  were  a  fair  second,  and  Messrs.  Townsend  &  Sons  third. 
In  the  class  for  eighteen  bunches,  distinct,  not  more  than  seven 
trusses  in  a  bunch,  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt,  were  first.  Their 
best  comprised  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Bacchus,  Mrs.  Paul,  Captain 
Christy,  La  France,  and  Alfred  Colomb,  and  Mr.  G.  Mount,  Canter- 
bu)^,  was  a  good  second  with  fresh  blooms. 
Amateurs’  Open  Classes. 
In  the  class  for  thirty-six  single  trusses,  premier  honours  were 
awarded  to  E.  B.  Lindsell,  Esq.,  Hitchin,  who  staged  an  excellent  stand, 
consisting  of — Back  row  :  Gustave  Piganeau,  Madame  Eugene  Verdier, 
Charles  Lefebvre,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  A.  K.  Williams,  Mrs.  John  Laing, 
Ulrich  Brunner,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Mrs.  Paul, 
Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  and  Her  Majesty.  Middle  row  :  Duchess 
of  Bedford,  Souvenir  d’Elise,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Caroline  Kuster,  Alfred 
Colomb,  Gustave  Luizet,  Duke  of  Wellington,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  Fisher 
Holmes,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Madame  Hausmann,  and  Mrs.  S.  Craw¬ 
ford.  Front  row  :  Dr.  Levett.  Marie  Verdier,  Madame  Bernardin,  Etoile  de 
Lyon,  Duke  of  Connaught,  FranQois  Michelon,  Dr.  Andry,  Abel  Carriere, 
Prince  Arthur,  Innocente  Pirola,  Louis  Van  Houtte,  and  Catherine 
Mermet.  In  this  exhibit  a  superb  example  of  Her  Majesty  was  worthy 
of  a  special  word  of  praise,  the  flower  being  well  nigh  perfect.  The 
second  prize  fell  to  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton,  Havering-atte-Bower, 
Essex,  for  flowers  not  nearly  so  good  as  the  former  ;  and  Mr.  C.  J.  Salter, 
gardener  to  T.  B.  Haywood,  Esq.,  Woodhatch  Lodge,  Reigate,  followed 
with  third. 
In  the  amateurs’  class  for  forty-eight  distinct  single  trusses  E .  B.  Lind¬ 
sell,  Esq.,  was  a  splendid  first  with  a  grand  exhibit.  The  specimens  were 
fresh  and  clean,  some  being  large,  but  a  few  were  small.  Back  row  : 
Ulrich  Brunner.  Captain  Christy,  Etienne  Levet,  Marchioness  of  London¬ 
derry,  Horace  Vernet,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Marie  Finger,  Duke  of 
Wellington,  Her  Majesty,  Earl  Dufferin,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Ernest 
Metz,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Alfred  Colomb,  Louis  Van  Houtte.  and  Mrs.  J.  Laing. 
Middle  row  :  Marie  Baumann,  Duke  of  Orleans,  Francisca  Kruger. 
Marie  Verdier,  The  Bride,  Mons.  E.  Y.  Teas,  Madame  Hoste,  Duke  of 
