June  30.  1898. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
'Out  this  practice,  which  I  have  now  done  for  several  years,  with  the  best 
results. 
A  “  Young  Boy,”  June  l6th,  page  508,  very  nicely  dispels  the  apparent 
inconsistency  your  Ross-shire  correspondent  sees  in  the  practice  I  advo¬ 
cate,  and  my  advice  to  young  men  to  be  thorough  in  all  they  do  and  have 
an  ambition  to  excel.  If  a  young  man  sees  an  easier  and  a  cheaper  way 
than  what  he  now  practises  to  gain  a  given  end,  and  does  not  adopt  it, 
there  is  little  hope  of  his  excelling  in  this  or  any  other  calling. 
This  is  a  matter  that  any  in  doubt  can  test  for  themselves,  and  I  trust 
that  the  next  batch  of  plants  “Young  Ross-shire  ”  has  to  pot  he  will  use 
one  half  clean  pots  and  the  other  half  unwashed,  and  give  a  description  of 
the  difference  in  the  plants,  if  any,  at  the  end  of,  say,  six  months.  I 
should  not  be  surprised  if  the  Cineraria  plant  which  stuck  a  little  to  the 
side  of  the  pot  with  him  lately  is  the  best  in  the  batch  now. 
Breaking  a  few  roots  off  a  plant,  which  to  many  is  still  such  a 
momentous  and  serious  affair,  affords  a  good  pretext  for  me  to  enlarge 
on  some  of  the  queer  notions  still  held  by  many  “old  shades,”  as  judged 
by  present  day,  up  to  date,  methods  of  cultivation,  but  this,  with  the 
Editor's  permission,  I  must  leave  for  a  future  occasion.— D.  Buchanan. 
[We  will  wait  patiently.  “Notes  on  queer  notions”  ought  to  be 
interesting.] 
Rose  Show  Fixtures  in  1898. 
.  June  30th  (Thursday). — Gloucester,  and  Norwich. 
July  2nd  (Saturday). — Crystal  Palace  (N.R.S.). 
„  5th  (Tuesday). — Diss,  Harrow,  and  Hereford. 
„  6th  (Wednesday). — Chelmsford,  Ealing,  Famingham,  Hanley,f 
Hitchin,  Redhill  (Reigate),  and  Tunbridge  Wells. 
„  7th  (Thursday). — Woodbridge. 
„  8th  (Friday). — Ulverston. 
,,  9  th  (Saturday). — Manchester. 
„  12th  (Tuesday). — Westminster  (R.H.S.),  and  Wolverhampton,* 
„  13th  (Wednesday). — Bedford,  Ipswich,  Maidstone,  and  Newcastle- 
on-Tyne.* 
„  14th  (Thursday). — Halifax  (N.R.S.),  Brentwood,  Canterbury  (Hos¬ 
pital  Fund),  Helensburgh,  Reading,  and  Eltham  (altered 
from  .June  30th). 
„  16th  (Saturday). — New  Brighton. 
20th  (Wednesday), — Cardiff.]- 
„  21  *t  (Thursday). — Sidcup. 
„  26th  (Tuesday). — Tibshelf. 
Aug.  4th  (Thursday). — Bedale. 
*  Shows  lasting  three  days,  f  Show-s  lasting  two  days. 
— Edward  Mawley,  Sosebank,  Berkhamsted,  Herts. 
Two-days  Rose  Shows. 
I  WAS  glad  to  see  my  friend,  “  D.,  Deal's”  disclaimer  on  page  520, 
t  hough  it  is  rather  like  that  of  the  street  lad  who,  upon  being  found  out, 
cried,  “  Please,  sir,  it  wasn’t  me,  it  was  the  other  boy.”  The  kindness 
a  nd  courtesy  of  Mr.  Mawley  are  universally  acknowledged  ;  but,  at  the 
risk  of  receiving  another  shaft  from  Deal’s,”  well-furnished  quiver 
»  f  satire,  I  must  say  that  for  the  N.R.S,  to  advertise  );wo-days  shows 
side  by  side  with  those  of  its  affiliated  societies  is  rather  a  strange  way  of 
displaying  its  disapproval  of  such  two-days  shows,  and  may  possibly 
mislead  others  less  obtuse  than  myself. — Henry  B.  Biron. 
ROSE  SHOWS. 
NATIONAL  ROSE  SOCIETY— BATH, -June  23rd. 
The  southern  show  of  the  National  Rose  Society  was  held  in  the 
Sydney  Gardens  on  the  above  date.  Fears  wore  entertained  that 
many  exhibitors  would  not  be  ready  to  compete  owing  to  the  backwardness 
of  the  blooms,  and  this  proved  to  be  the  case.  The  competition  in  the  large 
classes  was  not  so  keen  as  usual ;  in  many  cases  it  was  simply  a  question 
of  dividing  the  honours.  This  was  most  notable  in  the  Hybrid  Perpetual 
classes.  In  the  section  for  Teas  and  Noisettes  the  competitors  were  more 
numerous,  and  the  quality  of  the  blooms  excellent.  The  garden  Roses 
formed  one  of  the  chief  features  of  the  show,  and  were  greatly  admired  by 
the  dense  crowd  which  thronged  in  the  tent  during  the  afternoon.  The  Rose 
world  was  well  represented  by  the  growers,  both  amateur  and  professional, 
from  various  parts  of  the  country,  though  they  were  not  all  exhibitors. 
In  the  premier  class  for  forty-feight  blooms,  distinct,  Mr.  B.  Cant, 
Colchester,  secured  the  blue  ribbon  by  winning  the  Mayor’s  cup,  value 
£8  8s.  The  exhibit  was  very  even  throughout,  and  contained  some 
grand  flowers.  The  varieties  wore  Ulrich  Brunner,  Kaiserin  Auguste 
Victoria,  Magna  Charta,  Rubens,  Annie  Laxton,  Corinna,  La  Fraicheur, 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Madame  G.  Luizet,  Violette  Bowyer,  Margaret 
Boudet,  White  Lady,  Niphetos,  Gustave  Piganeau,  La  France,  Lady 
Mary  Fitzwygram,  S.  M.  Rodocanachi,  Souvenir  dun  Ami,  John 
Hopper,  Jean  Ducher,  Jean  Soupert,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  G§n§ral 
Jacqueminot,  Cleopatra  (grand),  Alphonse  Soupert,  Hon.  Edith  Gifford, 
Fisher  Holmes,  Mardchal  Niel,  (Caroline  Testout,  Madame  Hoste,  Marie 
Baumann,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Devoniensis,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Catherine 
Mermet,  Madame  Delville,  Baroness  Rothschild,  Chas.  Lefebvre,  Anna 
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Glivier,  Dupuy  .1 amain,  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vaidon,  Prince  Arthur, 
Margaret  Dickson,  Madame  Cusin,  The  Bride,  Viscountess  Folkestone, 
and  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac.  Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Sons,  Colchester,  were 
placed  second  in  what  must  have  been  a  very  close  competition.  Their 
best  specimens  were  Souvenir  de  8.  A.  Prince,  Tom  Wood,  Lady  Mary 
Fitzwygram,  Prince  Arthur,  Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami, 
Captain  Hayward,  and  Madame  G.  Luizet. 
In  the  class  for  twenty-four  blooms,  distinct,  Mr.  G.  Prince,  Oxford, 
secured  first  in  a  close  competition  with  fresh  and  bright  blooms  of  Lady 
Mary  Fitzwygram,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  La  France,  Marechal  Niel, 
Niphetos,  Marquis  Litta,  Medea,  Cleopatra  (grand),  Cornelia  Koch, 
Marquis  of  Dufferin,  Princess  of  Wales,  Jeannie  Dickson,  Comtesse  de 
Nadaillac,  Viscountess  Folkestone,  Kaiserin  Auguste  Victoria,  Brides¬ 
maid,  Ernest  Metz,  M.  Furtado,  La  Fraicheur,  The  Bride,  Rubens,  Madame 
Cusin,  Madame  Hoste,  and  Lady  Alice.  Messrs.  J.  Burrell  &  Co., 
Cambridge,  took  the  second  place  v  ith  very  even  blooms  ;  the  best 
were  Lady  Mary  Fitzwygram,  White  Lady,  Caroline  Testout,  Niphetos, 
Innocente  Pirola,  ISIadame  Lambard,  and  Jean  Ducher. 
Two  exhibitors  contested  in  the  class  for  twenty-four  triplets,  Messrs. 
D.  Prior  &  Son  proving  the  winners  with  a  fine  exhibit.  The  varieties  were 
Mrs.  Sharman  Crawford,  Tom  Wood,  Lady  Mary  Fitzwygram,  A.  K. 
Williams,  Prince  Arthur,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Madame  Hoste,  La 
Fraicheur,  La  France,  Rubens,  White  Lady,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Grace 
Darling,  Fisher  Holmes,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Hon.  Edith  Gifford,  Mrs. 
Harkness,  Mrs,  W.  J.  Grant,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Prince  Camille 
de  Rohan,  and  Niphetos.  Messrs.  Frank  Cant  &  Co.,  Colchester,  were 
second  with,  among  others,  good  blooms  of  Princess  Beatrice,  Alphonse 
Soupert,  Emily  Laxton.  Niphetos,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant  (grand),  Caroline 
Testout,  and  A.  K.  Williams. 
For  twelve  blooms,  any  Rose,  except  Teas  or  Noisettes,  a  stronger 
competition  was  forthcoming,  Messrs.  Prior  &  Son  winning  with  a  grand 
box  of  Lady  Mary  Fitzwygram  ;  the  flowers  were  exquisite.  Mr.  B.  Cant 
was  second  with  a  very  fresh  box  of  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  while  Messrs. 
F.  Cant  &  Co.  came  third  with  a  box  of  very  large  Lady  Mary  Fitzwygram. 
The  Tea  and  Noisette  classes  were  much  better  filled  as  a  whole.  In 
the  class  for  twenty-four  distinct  varieties  Mr.  G.  Prince  was  well  to  the 
fore  with  a  capital  exhibit.  The  flowers  were  Princess  of  Wales,  very 
fine  ;  Hon.  Edith  Gifford,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  alba  rosea,  IMadame 
Cusin,  Medea,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Niphetos, 
Rubens,  Amazone,  Cleopatra,  Marechal  Niel,  Souvenir  d’Elise  Yardon, 
Bridesmaid,  Innocente  Pirola,  Maman  Cochet,  Madame  Hoste,  Catherine 
Mermet,  Jean  Ducher,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  The 
Bride,  and  M.  Furtado. 
Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.  were  second  with  a  very  good  exhibit,  Cleopatra, 
The  Bride,  Maman  Cochet,  Princess  of  Wales,  Bridesmaid  (good),  Sappho, 
Catherine  Mermet,  and  Golden  Gate  being  all  worthy  of  mention.  Messrs. 
D,  Prior  &  Son  were  third  with  good  blooms  of  Souvenir  de  S.  A,  Prince, 
Madame  Hoste,  Catherine  Mermet,  Rubens,  and  ^laman  Cochet. 
For  twelve  distinct  flowers  Messrs.  J.  Burrell  &  Co.  were  first  with 
an  even  display.  The  varieties  were  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon,  Cleo¬ 
patra,  Princess  of  Wales,  Rubens,  Bridesmaid,  The  Bride,  Souvenir 
d’un  Ami,  Golden  Gate,  Madame  Hoste,  Sylph,  Hon.  Edith  Gifford,  and 
Luciole.  Mr.  John  Mattock,  Oxford,  was  second  with  good  Comtesse  de 
Nadaillac,  Marechal  Niel,  Medea,  Catherine  Mermet,  Rubens,  ^ladame 
Caroline  Kuster,  and  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon.  Messrs.  G,  Cooling, 
Bath,  were  third.  Their  best  flowers  were  Medea,  Niphetos,  Madame 
Hoste,  and  Jean  Ducher. 
Although  only  two  competitors  faced  the  class  for  thirty-six  distinct 
varieties  of  garden  Roses  in  trusses,  the  exhibits  were  remarkably  fine. 
Messrs.  G.  Cooling  &  Sons  secured  the  premier  position.  Their  huge 
bunches  were  beautifully  arranged,  and,  judging  by  the  crowd  that 
surrounded  the  exhibit,  they  were  greatly  admired.  The  variet  es 
employed  were  lucida  plena.  Cooling’s  Yellow  Noisette,  Janet’s  Pride, 
Bardou  Job,  Persian  Yellow,  W.  A.  Richardson,  rugosa  delicata.  Yellow 
Austrian  Briar,  Claire  Jacquier,  Papa  Gontier,  macrantha,  Blanche  de 
Coubert,  Tuscany,  Papillon,  Madame  A.  Carriere,  Harrisoni,  Red  Pro¬ 
vence,  rugosa  fimbriata.  Purity,  Marquis  of  Salisbury,  Gustav  Regis, 
Gloire  de  Rosamene,  Blanche  Moreau,  Duchesse  d’Anerstadt,  Hebe's  Lip, 
Morletti,  Dometil  Boccard,  Ma  Capucine,  Crested  Moss,  Etoile  de  Mai, 
Homer,  Mdlle.  Laurette  Messimy,  Beranger,  Madame  Eugene  Resal,  and 
AbM  Thomasson.  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt,  were  second  with  a 
very  effective  display.  The  most  noteworthy  were  Camoens,  Blanche 
Moreau,  W.  A.  Richardson  (grand  colour),  Paul’s  Carmine  Pillar,  Gustav 
Regis,  Royal  Scarlet,  and  Laurette  de  Messimy. 
Mr.  Chas.  Turner,  Slough,  received  the  first  prize  for  eighteen 
varieties  with  a  fine  exhibit.  They  comprised  Janet’s  Pride,  Madame 
P.  Ducher,  Blairi  No.  2,  Madame  Plantier,  Common  Moss,  Madame  G. 
Bruant,  fimbriata,  (jabbage  Provence,  Mignonette,  Bardou  Job,  De 
Meaux,  Gloire  des  Polyantha,  Pomifera,  Reine  Olga  de  Wurtemburg, 
Rose  Apples,  Blanche  de  Courbet,  Anna  M.  de  Montravel,  and  AY.  A. 
Richardson,  Mr.  Frank  Cant  was  a  very  close  second  with  good 
branches  of  Gustav  Regis,  Copper  Austrian  Briar,  and  Annie  of 
Gierstein.  Mr.  John  Mattock  third.  The  gold  medal  for  three  trusses  of 
any  new  seedling  Rose  was  awarded  to  Messrs.  Alex.  Dickson  &  Sons, 
Newtownards,  for  a  new  Hybrid  Tea,  Bessie  Brown,  a  pale  creamy  rose,  of 
splendid  substance,  almost  the  counterpart  of  Lady  Mary  Fitzwygram, 
save  in  colour.  The  same  exhibitors  staged  a  box  of  new  Roses, 
exhibiting  Alice  Graham,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley  (grand),  Daisy,  Countess  of 
Caledon,  and  Tom  Wood.  The  last-named  secured  the  silver  medal  for 
the  best  Hybrid  Perpetual  in  the  show. 
Mr.  G.  Prince  secured  the  first  prize  with  twelve  triplets.  Teas  or 
Noisettes.  The  varieties  employed  were  Cleopatra,  Innocente  Pirola, 
