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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  21,  1898, 
the  subject  of  much  attraction.  Roses  of  all  sections  were  represented, 
and  among  the  Hybrid  Perpetuals  were  noticed  some  fine  blooms.  Messrs. 
Bunyard  also  filled  a  small  marquee  in  a  tasteful  and  creditable  manner. 
The  firm  showed  Apples,  Pears,  Plums,  and  Figs  in  pots,  and  fruits  of 
Strawberries  and  Peaches.  Conspicuous  also  were  well-flowered  Fuchsias, 
Zonal  Pelargoniums  with  remarkable  trusses,  Malmaison  Carnations 
carrying  giant  blooms,  stove  plants  in  variety,  a  mystifying  collection  of 
hardy  flowers,  and  a  quantity  of  elegant  Sweet  Peas.  The  vegetable 
section  was  represented  by  Peas  and  Beans,  and  altogether  the  exhibit 
was  as  creditable  as  it  was  interesting. 
IPSWICH. — July  13th. 
The  arrangement  for  all  the  floral  exhibits  at  this  Show,  which  was 
held  in  the  Upper  Arboretum,  was  excellent.  Four  good  marquees  were 
placed  together  in  the  shape  of  a  cross,  a  handsome  group  of  foliage 
plants  forming  the  centre  under  the  dome.  The  north  annexe  held  the 
trade  Roses,  and  the  south  those  of  the  amateurs ;  the  east  made  a  fine 
show  with  the  herbaceous  and  othei  cut  flowers,  while  the  west  was 
devoted  to  the  decorative  exhibits,  dinner  tables  and  bouquets.  All  the 
staging  was  well  filled  without  crowding,  and  there  was  ample  width  for 
promenade — no  stumbling  over  spare  boxes,  as  in  the  unfortunate  Drill 
Hall  at  Westminster.  The  result  was  very  commodious  and  effective, 
and  reflected  great  credit  upon  the  Secretary  and  Committee. 
In  the  open  classes  Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Son  were  first  for  thirty-six 
with  a  very  fine  stand  of  first-class  form,  colour,  size,  and  substance.  A 
grand  exhibit,  though  not  perhaps  quite  so  good  as  Mr.  B.  Cant’s  at 
Woodbridge.  Among  the  best  were  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Helen  Keller, 
Madame  Eugene  Verdier,  Maman  Cochet,  Due  d’Orleans  (wonderfully 
full),  Mrs.  Sharman  Crawford,  Horace  Vernet,  and  The  Bride.  Messrs. 
Frank  Cant  &  Co.  were  second  with  a  good  stand,  showing  Mrs.  John 
Eaing,  Horace  Vernet,  and  Beauty  of  Waltham  well.  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant 
was  third  with  a  weaker  exhibit.  For  twelve  trebles  Messrs.  Prior  and 
Son  were  again  first,  showing  good  triplets  of  Mrs.  John  Laing  and  Her 
Majesty.  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  was  second,  and  Messrs.  F.  Cant  <fc  Co.  third. 
Messrs.  Prior  &  Son  were  also  first  with  a  fine  stand  of  twelve  Teas, 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Maman  Cochet,  Medea,  and  Innocente  Pirola 
being  conspicuous.  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.  were  second  with  a  nice  box  of 
smaller  blooms,  and  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  third. 
For  six  H.P.’s,  similar,  Mr.  A.  G.  Green,  Horkesley,  near  Colchester, 
was  first  with  fine  examples  of  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  second 
with  the  same,  and  Messrs.  Prior  &  Son  third  with  Her  Majesty.  In 
garden  Roses  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.  were  first,  Messrs.  Prior  &  Son 
second,  and  H.  Egerton  Green,  Esq.,  third.  Another  amateur  exhibit, 
very  fine  in  many  respects,  was  passed  over  as  too  crowded  and  massive  in 
the  bunches.  In  six  similar  Teas  Messrs  Prior  &  Son  were  first  with 
Maman  Cochet,  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  second  with  Bridesmaid  (coming  beautiful 
this  year),  and  Mr.  G.  Gilbert  third  with  The  Bride. 
The  amateur  Roses  were  poor  to  look  at  after  the  trade  division, 
except,  perhaps,  in  the  Tea  classes.  For  twenty-four,  Rev.  A.  Foster- 
Melliar  was  first,  having  a  good  Mrs.  John  Laing  and  a  fair  Maman 
Cochet ;  the  Rev.  H.  A.  Berners  was  second,  and  Rev.  F.  Page  Roberts 
third.  For  twelve  the  Rev.  A.  C.  Johnson  was  first,  with  Cleopatra  as 
his  best,  Mr.  Page  Roberts  second,  and  Mr.  Egerton  Green  third.  A 
stand  of  Mr.  Foster-Melliar’s,  which  might  have  made  a  good  bid  for 
first  prize,  was  rightly  disqualified  for  having  in  it  two  blooms  of  Comtesse 
de  Nadaillac.  As  these  two  blooms  were  correctly  labelled,  and  set  in 
the  front  row,  separated  only  by  one  Rose,  it  was  clear  that  hurry,  and 
not  “  intent  to  deceive,”  was  to  blame.  For  six  trebles  Mr.  Foster-Melliar 
was  first  with  neat  triplets  of  Ethel  Brownlow  and  Germaine  Caillot, 
Mr.  Berners  being  second.  For  twelve  Teas  Mr.  Foster-Melliar  was 
easily  first  with  a  good  box,  Innocente  Pirola,  Ethel  Brownlow  (highly 
coloured),  Madame  Cusin,  and  Maman  Cochet  being  among  the  best ; 
some  of  these  blooms  looked  little  the  worse  for  their  journey  to  West¬ 
minster  and  back  the  day  before.  Mr.  Page  Roberts  was  second  with  a 
neat  arrangement  as  usual,  and  Mr.  Berners  third.  For  six  similar 
H.P.’s  seven  of  the  eight  exhibitors  showed  the  favourite  Mrs.  John 
Laing,  Mr.  Johnson  being  first,  Mr.  D.  C.  Warnes  second,  and  Mr.  J. 
Carter  third.  For  a  prize  of  silver  salt  cellars,  for  six  similar  Teas,  Mr. 
Foster-Melliar  was  first  with  Catherine  Mermet,  all  perfect  ;  Mr. 
Johnson  second  with  Souvenir  d’Elise,  large,  but  two  or  three  imperfect  ; 
and  Mr.  Page  Roberts  third  with  Innocente  Pirola.  In  an  extra  class  for 
twelve  Roses  Mr.  Foster-Melliar  was  first,  Mr.  F.  Corder  second,  and  Mr. 
J.  Carter  third.  The  minor  classes  were  filled  with  blooms  above  the 
average. 
The  weather  holding  fine  a  record  attendance  was  secured,  but  a 
young  gentleman  whom  I  met  in  the  evening  said  he  thought  it  was  a 
poor  show.  “  How  was  that  ?  ”  “  Oh  I  I  hardly  met  anybody  I  knew.” 
I  explained  that  it  was  not  a  show  of  people,  but  of  flowers  and  fruit ; 
but  I  don’t  think  I  convincad  him. — W.  R.  Raillem. 
HALIFAX. — July  14th. 
The  National  Rose  Society’s  Northern  Exhibition  was  held  in 
connection  with  the  Salterhebble  and  District  Rose  Society’s  Show,  in 
the  convenient  and  admirable  grounds  of  C.  Holdsworth,  Esq.,  J.P. 
(Spring  Hall,  Halifax),  and  all  the  classes  were  keenly  contested.  As 
giving  some  idea  of  the  number  of  exhibits  and  extent  of  the  Show,  every 
inch  of  stage  room  in  the  large  marquee,  80  yards  by  20  yards,  was 
utilised.  The  weather  was  perfect,  the  heat  of  the  sun  being  tempered 
by  a  cool  breeze,  which  prolonged  the  keeping  properties  of  the  blooms, 
most  of  the  exhibits  being  fairly  fresh  and  bright  until  evening.  To 
the  mutual  advantage  of  the  Halifax  townspeople  and  the  National 
Rose  Society,  this  is  the  second  time  the  Salterhebble  Society  within 
four  years  has  made  a  successful  bid  for  the  prestige  to  be  derived 
from  the  premier  Society’s  patronage,  whilst  the  officials  of  the  National 
Society  have  reason  to  be  gratified  by  the  all-round  success  of  their  visit 
to  Halifax. 
Nurserymen. 
In  the  nurserymen’s  class  for  thirty-six  blooms,  distinct,  five  collec¬ 
tions  were  staged.  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Sons,  Bedale,  came  to  the  front 
with  fine  examples,  which  were  fresh  and  highly  coloured.  The  varieties 
were  Ulrich  Brunner,  Caroline  Testout,  La  France,  Innocente  Pirola, 
Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Marechal  Niel,  John  S. 
Mill,  Nipbetos,  Ernest  Metz,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Helen 
Keller,  The  Bride,  Madame  Cusin,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Susanne 
M.  Rodocanachi,  Lady  Mary  Fitzwilliam,  General  J acqueminot,  White 
Lady,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Earl  Dufferin,  Souvenir  d’Elise,  Madame 
Hoste,  Madame  Verdier,  Catherine  Mermet,  Alfred  Colomb,  Jean  Ducher, 
Marquis  of  Londonderry,  and  Comte  Raimbaud.  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant, 
Colchester,  was  second  ;  and  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.,  Colchester,  third. 
The  winner  in  this  class  holds  for  the  ensuing  year  the  Society’s  hand¬ 
some  gold  trophy,  and  wins  a  gold  medal. 
For  seventy-two  blooms,  distinct  varieties,  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Sons 
were  again  first,  showing  Madame  J.  Laing,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Madame 
Montet,  Marie  Baumann,  Caroline  Testout,  Helen  Keller,  Captain  Christy, 
Gustave  Piganeau,  Marie  Verdier,  Jean  Ducher,  Horace  Vernet,  Duke  of 
Edinburgh,  Muriel  Grahame,  Camille  Bernardin,  Cleopatra,  M.  Dickson, 
Beauty  of  Waltham,  Niphetos,  Chas.  Darwin,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Souvenir 
de  S.  A.  Prince,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Her  Majesty,  Auguste  Rigotard,  Lady 
Mary  Fitzwilliam,  A.  K.  Williams,  White  Lady,  Duchess  of  Bedford, 
Jeanie  Dickson,  Captain  Hayward,  The  Bride,  Madame  Cusin,  Earl  of 
Dufferin,  Maman  Cochet,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Marie  Rady, 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  Grand  Mogul,  Caroline 
Kuster,  Star  of  Waltham,  Margaret  Boudet,  Dr.  Andre,  Merveille  de 
Lyon,  Danmark,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Marquis  Litta,  Baroness  Roth¬ 
schild,  Franqois  Michelon,  Innocente  Pirola,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  Marquis 
of  Londonderry,  Magna  Charta,  Alfred  Colomb,  Madame  Hoste,  Duke  of 
Teck,  Susanne  M.  Rodocanachi,  H.  Schultheis,  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria, 
Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Marechal  Niel,  Dupuy  Jamain,  La  France,  Prince 
Arthur,  Silver  Queen,  and  Due  d’Orleans.  The  second  prize  went  to  Mr. 
B.  R.  Cant.  For  eighteen  distinct  varieties,  three  blooms  each,  first, 
Messrs  J.  Townsend  &  Son  ;  second,  Messrs.  J.  Burrell  &  Co.,  Cam¬ 
bridge  ;  and  third,  Mr.  H.  Morton,  Louth. 
Open  Classes. 
For  twelve  blooms  of  any  white  Rose,  Mr.  G.  Prince  secured  the 
first  prize  with  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria  ;  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  the  second  with 
Marchioness  of  Londonderry  ;  and  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Sons  the  third 
with  the  same  variety.  For  twelve  blooms  of  any  yellow  Rose,  Mr. 
G.  Prince  was  first  with  superb  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  and  Mr.  J. 
Mattock,  Oxford,  second.  For  twelve  blooms  of  any  light  pink,  Messrs. 
Harkness  &  Sons  were  first  for  Mrs.  J.  Laing  ;  Messrs.  Townsend  and 
Sons,  Worcester,  second  with  the  same  variety  ;  and  Messrs.  A.  Dickson 
and  Sons  third  with  charming  blooms  of  Lady  Moyra  Beauclerk.  For 
twelve  blooms  any  crimson  Rose,  Messrs.  J.  Townsend  &  Son  were  first 
with  Gustave  Piganeau  ;  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  second  with  Ulrich  Brunner  ; 
and  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.  third  with  Capt.  Hayward. 
The  garden  or  decorative  Roses  were  an  especially  fine  feature  of  the 
show.  With  the  object  of  bringing  to  the  front  the  best  decorative  Roses, 
all  H.P.’s  (except  the  single  varieties),  all  Teas,  Noisettes,  and  Hybrid 
Teas  mentioned  in  the  National  Rose  Society's  catalogue  are  excluded 
from  this  class,  whilst  Mo3s,  Provence,  and  other  summer  flowering  Roses 
may  be  exhibited  in  it.  For  eighteen  distinct  varieties,  not  less  than 
three  trusses  of  each,  the  space  occupied  by  exhibit  not  to  exceed  6  feet 
by  8  feet,  the  first  prize  was  awarded  to  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt, 
whose  arrangement  was  very  effective.  Especially  striking  were  Marquis 
of  Salisbury,  L’ldeal,  Crimson  Rambler,  Wm.  Allan  Richardson,  Camoens, 
Royal  Scarlet,  Celine  Forestier,  White  Bath  (Moss),  Mignonette,  Blanche 
Moreau  (Moss),  Alister  Stella  Gray,  Rosa  Mundi,  Anna  Maria  de 
Montravel.  H.  V.  Machin,  Esq.,  Worksop,  was  a  close  second.  Noticeable 
in  this  exhibit  were  Beauty  Inconstante,  Gustave  Regis,  Camoens,  Perle 
d’Or,  Madame  Pernet  Ducher,  and  Homer.  Messrs.  Cooling  &  Sons,  Bath, 
were  third.  For  a  display  of  Roses  to  be  arranged  on  a  space  not  less 
than  6  feet  by  3  feet,  or  more  than  12  feet  by  3  feet,  Mr.  Geo.  Prince  was 
placed  first.  A  remarkable  feature  of  this  exhibit  was  a  number  of 
superb  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac  grouped  in  the  central  foreground.  Second 
Messrs.  J.  Townsend  &  Son,  and  third  Miss  Mellish,  Worksop. 
Amateurs. 
In  the  extra  class  for  twenty-four  blooms,  in  distinct  varieties,  the 
Society’s  trophy  and  gold  medal  were  awarded  to  E.  B  Lindsell,  Esq., 
Hitchin  ;  second  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton,  Havering.  For  thirty-six 
blooms,  distinct,  first  E.  B.  Lindsell,  Esq  ,  and  second  the  Rev.  J.  H. 
Pemberton.  For  eight  distinct  varieties,  three  blooms  of  each,  first  E.  B. 
Lindsell,  Esq.  ;  second  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton,  and  third  H.  V. 
Machin,  Esq.  The  class  for  twelve  blooms,  distinct  varieties,  was  a 
good  one.  Noticeable  in  the  first-prize  stand,  exhibited  by  Mr.  Geo. 
Moules,  Hitchin,  were  good  examples  of  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Marchioness  of 
Londonderry,  Cleopatra,  A.  K.  Williams,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi. 
Mr.  R.  Hobbs,  Worcester,  was  second,  and  Mr  J.  Marsden,  Carnforth, 
third.  For  six  blooms  of  new  Roses  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton  secured  the 
first  prize  with  Souvenir  de  Madame  Eugene  Verdier,  Countess  of 
