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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  11,  1896. 
Mr.  Merryweather  second  with  Her  Majesty  as  his  most  noteworthy 
triplet.  This  is  another  Kose  which  has  evidently  done  well  in  the  dry 
In  twelve  trebles  (amateurs')  Mr.  Foster- Melliar  was  a  good  first  with 
some  good  triplets,  Le  Havre  being  one  of  the  best.  Mr.  Fellowes 'was 
second,  and  Miss  Penrice  third.  Mr.  'William  Paul  of  Waltham  Cross 
sent  a  large  exhibit  of  Roses,  not  for  competition;  among  these  the 
pretty  little  Tea  Rose  Marquise  de  Salisbury,  with  its  quaintly  rolled 
petals,  attracted  some  attention,  but  the  new  China  Duke  of  York  was 
not  seen  to  advantage. 
In  hardy  perennials  the  competition  was  not  strong,  though  the 
flowers  were  good.  Mrs.  Petre  of  Westwick  House  was  first  in  the 
large  class,  closely  followed  by  Mr.  Page  Roberts  ;  and  in  the  class  for 
twenty-four  bunches  Col.  Rous  was  first,  and  Mr.  Farrar  second. 
A  collection  of  decorations  shown  by  Messrs.  Daniel  Bros,  attracted 
my  attention  in  the  Rose  tent,  and  among  them  was  a  handsome  shower 
bouquet  of  Tea  Rose  buds.  These  were  particularly  perfect  and  of  an 
unusual  colour.  I  did  not  know  the  Rose,  and  eventually,  a.fter  the 
manner  of  our  craft,  gave  one  of  them  a  pinch.  Horror !  they  were 
artificial !  I  fled  to  other  tents,  and  do  not  think  some  particularly 
fine-looking  fruit.  Grapes,  Peaches,  and  Strawberries,  were  artificial  too ; 
but  not  being  a  judge  with  a  “tasting  order,”  or  even  liberty  to 
pinch,  I  must  cautiously  decline  to  commit  myself  on  the  matter. 
— W.  R.  Raillem. 
WESTMINSTER.— June  9th. 
The  Drill  Hall  on  Tuesday  last  was  the  scene  of  the  Rose 
exhibition  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
Several  classes  were  provided  for  amateurs  only,  whilst,  others  were 
open.  Though  the  competition  in  many  of  these  was  not  keen,  the 
exhibits  were  of  a  fair  average  quality.  In  the  open  classes  the  chief 
prizewinners  were  Mr.  Frank  Cant  and  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant,  both  of 
Colchester,  who  in  several  instances  ran  each  other  closely  for  premier 
honours.  Hybrid  Perpetuals  were  the  best  in  quality,  many  of  the 
Teas  not  being  first-class.  Below  is  appended  a  list  of  the  principal 
prizewinners. 
In  the  amateurs’  class  for  twenty-four  single  trusses  the  premier 
award  was  gained  by  Mr.  B.  B.  Lindsell,  Bearton,  Hitchin,  for  blooms 
of  good  quality  throughout,  and  consisting  of — Back  row :  Ulrich 
Brunner,  Horace  Vernet,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  A.  K.  Williams, 
Charles  Lefebvre,  Her  Majesty,  Comte  de  Raimbaud,  and  Susanne 
Marie  Rodocanachi.  Middle  row :  Duchess  of  Bedford,  Gustave 
Piganeau,  Duke  of  Connaught,  Alfred  Colomb,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Bail 
Dufferin,  Dupuy  Jamain,  and  Duke  of  Wellington,  Front  row  :  Marie 
Baumann,  Fisher  Holmes,  Countess  of  Rosebery,  Duke  of  Orleans, 
Reynolds  Hole,  Comtesse  Bernardin,  E.  Y.  Teas,  and  Marie  Verdier. 
Mr.  C.  J.  Salter,  gardener  to  T.  B.  Haywood,  Esq.,  Reigate,  took  second 
place,  his  blooms  not  being  so  uniformly  good  as  those  of  the  former. 
In  the  open  class  for  twenty-four  distinct  trusses  Mr.  Frank  Cant, 
Colchester,  gained  first  prize  for  a  good  exhibit,  consisting  of — Back 
row  :  Ducbess  of  Bedford,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Captain  Hay¬ 
ward,  Eugene  Verdier,  Etienne  Levet,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry, 
Gustave  Piganeau,  and  Augustine  Guinoisseau.  Middle  row  :  Alfred 
Colomb,  Francois  Michelon,  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Charles  Lefebvre, 
Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  Horace  Vernet,  and  Her  Majesty.  Front  row  ; 
Marie  Baumann,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Jean  Soupert,  Kaiserin  Augusta 
Victoria,  Victor  Hugo,  Comtesse  de  Ludre,  A.  K.  Williams,  and  Duchess 
of  Albany.  The  second  prize  fell  to  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant,  Colchester,  in  whose 
stand  were  several  fine  blooms. 
Mr.  J.  Davies,  gardener  to  J.  G.  Fowler,  Esq.,  Woodford,  was  a 
good  first  in  the  amateur  class  for  twelve  trusses,  his  chief  blooms  being 
Horace  Vernet,  A.  K.  Williams,  Charles  Lefebvre,  J.  D.  Pawle,  Duchess 
of  Bedford,  Star  of  Waltham,  Marie  Baumann,  Silver  Queen,  Charles 
Darwin,  and  Her  Majesty.  Mr.  O.  G.  Orpen,  Colchester,  followed  as  a 
creditable  second. 
Mr.  B.  R.  Cant,  Colchester,  was  to  the  front  in'  the  nurserymen’s 
class  for  twelve  trusses,  gaining  first  prize  with  Marchioness  of  Dufferin, 
Victor  Hugo,  Marie  Finger,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Duchesse  de  Morny, 
Dupuy  Jamain,  Jeannie  Dickson,  A.  K.  Williams,  Horace  Vernet,  Duke 
of  Fife,  Comte  de  Raimbaud,  and  Reynolds  Hole.  Mr.  George  Mount, 
Canterbury,  took  second  place. 
Mr.  R.  H.  Langton,  Hendon,  was  first  for  six  single  trusses  with 
capital  examples  of  Ulrich  Brunner,  Her  Majesty,  La  France,  Gustave 
Piganeau,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  and  A.  K.  Williams.  The  second  prize 
fell  to  Mr.  K.  H.  Gifford,  btreatham. 
Mr.  C.  J.  Salter  was  a  good  first  for  six  trusses  of  one  variety  with 
creditable  blooms  of  A.  K.  Williams.  The  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton,  Rom¬ 
ford,  was  second  with  the  same  variety. 
For  twelve  distinct  varieties,  three  trusses  of  each,  first  honours  fell 
to  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  for  blooms  of  Her  Majesty,  Alfred  Colomb,  Lady 
Mary  Fitzwilliam,  Jeannie  Dickson,  La  France,  Charles  Lefebvre, 
Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Horace  Vernet,  Duchesse  de 
Morny,  A.  K.  Williams,  and  Mrs.  John  Laing.  Mr.  George  Mount 
took  second  place,  his  exhibit  including  good  examples  of  A.  K.  Williams, 
Gustave  Piganeau,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  and  Alfred 
Colomb.  For  twelve  of  one  variety  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  was  an  easy  first 
with  fine  examples  of  Gustave  Piganeau,  Mr.  G.  Mount  being  second 
with  Fisher  Holmes. 
The  premier  amateurs’  prize  for  twenty-four  Teas  was  gained  by  Mr. 
O.  G.  Orpen,  who  staged  good  blooms  of — Back  row  :  Mardchal  Niel, 
Innocente  Pirola,  Maman  Cochet,  Elise  Fugier,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac, 
Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  and  Ernest  Metz.  Middle  row  :  Anna  Ollivier, 
Madame  Cusin,  Rubens,  The  Bride,  Francisca  Kriiger,  Marie  Van  Houtte, 
and  Catherine  Mermet.  Front  row :  Madame  de  Watteville,  Ethel 
Brownlow,  and  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince.  The  second  prize  fell  to  Mr. 
H.  V.  Machin,  Worksop. 
Mr.  Frank  Cant,  Colchester,  was  a  good  first  in  the  open  class  for 
twenty-four  Teas,  with  well  formed  flowers  of — Back  row  :  Ethel 
Brownlow,  Innocente  Pirola,  Ernest  Metz,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince, 
Madame  de  Watteville,  The  Bride,  Catherine  Mermet,  and  Medea. 
Middle  row  :  Comtesse  de  Panisse,  Madame  Hoste,  Madame  Cusin, 
Mardchal  Niel,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Rubens.  Cleopatra,  and  Madame 
Hippolyte  Jamain.  Front  row:  Madame  Caroline  Kuster,  Nipbetos, 
Maman  Cochet,  Hon.  Edith  Gifford,  Oorinna,  Amazon,  Souvenir  d’Elise 
Vardon,  and  Bridesmaid.  Second  honours  fell  to  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant,  for 
blooms  slightly  inferior. 
Mr.  Frank  Cant  was  again  first  for  twelve  varieties,  three  trusses  of 
each,  with  Ernest  Metz,  Rubens,  Corinna,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  The 
Bride,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Catherine  Mermet,  Honourable  Edith 
Gifford,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Madame  Cusin,  and 
Innocente  Pirola.  As  in  the  former  case,  Mr.  B.  E.  Cant  was  second. 
In  the  open  class  for  twelve  single  Teas  of  one  variety,  Mr.  Frank 
Cant  was  first  with  The  Bride,  and  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  second  with  Ernest 
Metz. 
In  the  amateurs’  class  for  six  Teas,  not  less  than  four  varieties,  Mr, 
R.  H.  Langton  was  first  with  Hon.  Edith  Gifford,  Marie  Van  Houtte, 
Princess  of  Wales,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  and  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac.  Mr. 
C,  J.  Grahame,  Croydon,  followed  with  second.  For  six  single  trusses  of 
any  Tea  Rose  Mr.  R.  H.  Langton  claimed  first  honours  with  blooms  of 
Innocente  Pirola  ;  and  Mr.  0.  G.  Orpen  took  second  place  with  Souvenir 
d’un  Ami. 
HITCHIN.— July  10th. 
The  fifth  annual  summer  exhibition  of  the  Hitchin  and  District 
Horticultural  Society  was  held  on  Wednesday  in  glorious  weather. 
Several  large  tents  were  provided  for  the  exhibits,  but  considerably 
less  space  would  have  sufficed,  and  it  must  have  been  discouraging 
to  the  Executive  to  see  much  of  the  space  so  sparsely  occupied. 
Roses  were  the  principal  feature  of  the  show,  the  quality  of  these 
being  good  throughout,  and  in  several  classes  the  competition  was 
keen,  while  in  others  there  were  but  few  exhibitors.  The  chief 
prizewinners  in  the  open  classes  were  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Sons, 
Bedale,  Yorks,  and  Messrs.  G.  &  H.  W.  Burch,  Peterboro’.  Below  is 
a  list  of  the  successful  exhibitors. 
The  premier  prize  for  forty-eight  distinct  blooms  fell  to  Messrs. 
Harkness  &  Sons,  the  stand  containing  many  superb  flowers,  which 
were  as  follows — Back  row  :  Her  Majesty,  Comtesse  de  Ludre,  La 
France,  Alfred  Colomb,  Heinrich  Schultheis,  Marie  Baumann,  Queen 
of  Queens,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Captain  Hayward,  Mrs.  John  Laing, 
G6n6ral  Jacqueminot,  Comtesse  d’Oxford,  Star  of  Waltham,  Viscountess 
Folkestone,  Ulrich  Brunner,  and  Countess  of  Rosebery.  Middle  row  : 
E.  Y.  Teas,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Fisher  Holmes,  Duke  of 
Edinburgh,  Jean  Ducher,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Auguste  Rigotard,  Etienne 
Levet,  Edward  Audrey,  Duke  of  Fife,  Horace  Vernet,  Pride  of  Waltham, 
Comte  de  Raimbaud,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  and  Charles  Darwin. 
Front  row  :  Madame  Gustave  Luizet,  Barthelemy  Joubert,  A.  K. 
Williams,  Merry  England,  Duke  of  Teck,  Francisca  Kriiger,  Sir  Rowland, 
Prince  Arthur,  Beauty  of  Waltham,  Reynolds  Hole,  Duchess  of  Bedford, 
Duchesse  de  Morny,  Victor  Hugo,  Sdnateur  Vaisse,  and  Margaret 
Dickson.  The  second  award  fell  to  Messrs.  G.  &  W.  H.  Burch, 
and  the  third  to  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt. 
For  twelve  dark  Roses  of  one  variety  Messrs.  Harkness  were  again 
first  with  superb  examples  of  Horace  Vernet ;  Messrs.  G.  &  W.  H. 
Burch  were  second  with  blooms  of  the  same  variety,  and  the  third 
place  was  occupied  by  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  who  staged  Alfred  Colomb. 
Messrs.  Paul  &  Son  claimed  premier  honours  for  twelve  light  Roses 
of  one  variety  with  Star  of  Waltham  ;  Messrs.  G.  &  W.  H.  Burch  were 
second  with  Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  and  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Sons  took 
the  third  place  with  La  France. 
In  the  amateurs’  section  for  twenty-four  single  blooms  Mr.  B.  B. 
Lindsell.  Hitchin,  was  first  with  creditable  examples  of — Back  row  : 
Horace  Vernet,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Alfred  Colomb, 
Heinrich  Schultheis,  Earl  Dufferin,  Her  Majesty,  and  A.  K.  Williams. 
Middle  row  :  Marie  Baumann,  Duchess  of  Bedford,  Gustave  Piganeau, 
Charles  Lefebvre,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Beauty  of  Waltham,  Dupuy  Jamain, 
and  Prince  Arthur.  Front  row  :  Dr.  Andry,  Le  Havre,  Abel  Carriere, 
Marie  Finger,  Sir  Rowland  Hill,  Duke  of  Orleans,  Caroline  Kuster,  and 
Madame  Victor  Verdier.  Mr.  James  Barker,  Hitchin,  was  a  good  second, 
his  stand  containing  a  superb  flower  of  Innocente  Pirola. 
Mr.  E.  B.  Lindsell  took  first  prize  for  twelve  Teas  with  Comtesse 
de  Nadaillac,  Innocente  Pirola,  Francisca  Kruger,  Etoile  de  Lyon, 
Catherine  Mermet,  Caroline  Kuster,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Niphetos, 
Princess  of  Wales,  and  Souvenir  d’Elise  ;  the  second  award  falling  to 
Mr.  James  Barker. 
For  twelve  distinct  blooms  Mr.  George  Moules,  Hitchin,  was  a  capital 
first  with  good  examples  of  Marie  Baumann,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Countess 
of  Rosebery,  Alfred  Colomb,  Dr.  Andry,  Le  Havre.  Duke  of  Wellington, 
Horace  Vernet,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Reynolds  Hole,  La  France,  and  A.  K. 
Williams.  Mr.  W.  Times,  Hitchin,  followed  with  second  honours  ;  and 
Mr.  W.  Kingston,  Bedford,  was  third. 
For  nine  distinct  blooms  Mr.  A.  F.  Albon,  Hitchin,  was  first  with 
Dupuy  Jamain,  Alfred  Colomb,  Duke  of  Wellington.  Horace  Vernet, 
Fisher  Holmes,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  A.  K.  Williams,  Madame 
Gustave  Luizet,  and  La  Rosiere.  For  six  Teas  Mr.  W.  Kingston, 
