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ments  were  excellent,  and  the  Rev.  H.  H,  D’Ombrain  and  Mr.  E  .Mawley 
are  deserving  of  every  congratulation  for  the  way  in  which  they  carried 
out  their  work.  With  the  champion  nurserymen’s  and  amateurs’ 
trophies  a  memorial  gold  medal  was  given.  Messrs.  F.  Cant  k,  Co. 
secured  a  certificate  for  the  new  Rose  Mrs.  Frank  Cant. 
Nurserymen’s  Classes. 
As  is  yearly  the  case,  the  centre  of  attraction  amongst  the  nursery¬ 
men’s  exhibits  was  the  class  for  seventy-two,  distinct,  single  trusses,  the 
first  prize  carrying  with  it  the  champion  trophy.  There  were  five 
stands  in  competition,  and  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son,  Bedale,  secured  the 
much-covfcted  award.  Their  stand  comprised  several  good  blooms 
splendidly  arranged  to  prevent  the  colours  clashing.  The  varieties 
were — Back  row  :  Ulrich  Brunner,  Francois  Michelon,  Comtessed’Oxford, 
Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Capt.  Hayward,  Lady  Mary  Fitz william, 
Dr.  Andry,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Etienne  Levet,  Duchess  Vallambrosa,  Charles 
Lefebvre,  Caroline  Kuster,  Star  of  Waltham,  Madame  J.  Bonnaire, 
Alfred  Colomb,  Her  Majesty,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Caroline  Testout,  J.  S. 
Mill,  Paul  Neron,  Horace  Vernet,  Baroness  Rothschild,  Exposition  de 
Brie,  Madame  Eugene  Verdier.  Middle  row  ;  La  France,  Due  de 
Rohan,  Madame  Cusin,  A.  K.  Williams,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Fisher 
Holmes,  The  Bride,  Comte  de  Raimbaud,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet, 
Madame  Victor  Verdier,  Madame  Hoste,  Madame  Ilausmann,  Innocente 
Pirola,  Edouard  Andrd,  Catherine  Mermet,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi, 
Mrs.  Sharman  Crawford,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Madame  de  Watteville, 
Prince  Arthur,  Niphetos,  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Mardchal  Niel,  and  Senateur 
Vaisse.  Front  row  :  Marie  Verdier,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Comtesse  de 
Ludre,  Pride  of  Waltham,  Duke  of  Wellington,  Marie  Baumann,  E.  V. 
Teas,  Queen  of  Queens,  Marie  Rady,  Ernest  Metz,  Duke  of  Fife,  Princess 
Beatrice,  Pride  of  Reigate,  Helen  Keller,  Victor  Hugo,  Duchesse  de 
Morny,  Charles  Darwin,  Marchioness  of  DufEerin,  Pierre  Netting, 
Merveille  de  Lyon,  Lady  Sheffield,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Due  d’Orleans, 
and  Augustine  Guinoisseau.  The  second  prize  was  taken  by  Messrs. 
F.  Cant  &  Co.  with  a  stand  of  fairly  good  flowers.  A  few  of  the  best 
were  Madame  de  Watteville,  Niphetos,  Star  of  Waltham,  Mrs.  J,  Laing, 
Mardehal  Niel,  Victor  Hugo,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Reynolds  Hole,  Prince 
Arthur,  Catherine  Mermet,  Dupuy  Jamain.  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  was  third  with 
best  specimens  of  La  Fraicheur,  Etienne  Levet,  Her  Majesty,  Ernest 
Metz,  Le  Havre,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Ulrich  Brunner,  and  Mrs.  J.  Laing. 
To  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son  went  the  premier  prize  in  the  class  for 
forty  distinct  varieties,  three  blooms  of  each.  For  the  season  this  was  a 
very  creditable  exhibit,  and  comprised  Helen  Keller,  Exposition  de 
Brie,  Marchioness  of  DufEerin,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Comte  Raimbaud, 
Francois  Michelon,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  Marie  Baumann,  Her  Majesty, 
Ulrich  Brunner,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Lady 
Mary  Fitz  william,  Earl  of  DufEerin,  The  Bride,  Duke  of  Fife,  Mrs.  J. 
Laing,  Alfred  Colomb,  Caroline  Testout,  Etienne  Levet,  Captain 
Hayward,  Pride  of  Waltham,  Madame  Hausmann,  Marie  Verdier, 
Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Edouard  Andid,  Mrs  Sharman  Crawford,  Mrs. 
W.  J.  Grant,  Duke  of  Wellington,  Innocente  Pirola,  Susanne  Marie 
Rodocanachi,  Ernest  Metz,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  A.  K.  Williams,  Madame 
Cusin,  Fisher  Holmes,  Catherine  Mermet,  E.  Y.  Teas,  and  Comtesse  de 
Nadaillac.  The  second  position  in  this  class  fell  to  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant, 
Colchester.  Amongst  the  best  of  the  flowers  were  Madame  Gabriel 
Luizet,  Comte  de  Raimbaud,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Madame 
Cusin,  Madame  Hoste,  Captain  Hayward,  Charles  Lefebvre,  and  Baroness 
Rothschild.  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.,  Colchester,  were  third  with  a  rather 
uneven  exhibit,  comprising,  amongst  others,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet, 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Catherine  Mermet,  Mrs,  J. 
Laing,  Dr,  Andry,  and  The  Bride. 
For  forty-eight,  distinct,  single  trusses,  there  were  five  exhibitors, 
Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Son,  Colchester,  securing  the  place  of  honour  with  a 
stand  comprising  A.  K.  Williams,  Mrs  J.  Laing,  Ulrich  Brunner,  White 
Lady,  Alphonse  Soupert,  Frat9ois  Michelon,  Alfred  Colomb,  Marie 
Finger,  Marie  Baumann,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Earl  of  DufEerin, 
Marie  Verdier,  Prince  Arthur,  Her  Majesty,  Horace  Vernet,  and 
Duchesse  de  Morny,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  Baron  A.  de  Rothschild,  Mdlle. 
E.  Verdier,  Abel  Carri^re,  La  Prance,  E.  Y.  Teas,  Marchioness  of 
DufEerin,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Pride  of  Waltham,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Lady 
Mary  Fitzwilliam,  Louis  Van  Houtte,  Captain  Hayward,  Heinrich 
Schultheis,  Cbas.  Darwin,  Star  of  Waltham,  Souvenir  de  la  Malmaison, 
Xavier  Olibo,  Etienne  Levet,  Victor  Hugo,  Baroness  Rothschild,  Due  de 
Rohan,  Auguste  Rigotard,  Exposition  de  Brie,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Fisher 
Holmes,  Duke  of  Fife,  Reynolds  Hole,  Comte  de  Raimbaud,  and  Susanne 
Marie  Rodocanachi.  Messrs.  J.  Burrell  &  Co.,  Howe  House  Nurseries, 
Cambridge,  took  the  second  position.  The  flowers  were  small,  and 
lacked  substance  of  petal.  A  few  of  the  best  were  Alfred  Colomb, 
Maurice  Bernardin,  Gloire  Lyonnaise,  Franpois  Michelon,  and  A.  K. 
Williams.  Messrs.  G.  &  W.  H.  Burch,  Peterborough,  were  a  close  third 
with  small  clean  flowers.  There  were  five  entries  in  this  class. 
In  the  class  for  twenty-four,  distinct,  single  trusses  Mr.  C.  Turner, 
Slough,  was  a  good  first  with  small,  well  coloured  blooms  of — Back  row  : 
Marie  Verdier,  Xavier  Olibo,  Her  Majesty,  Earl  of  DufEerin,  Mrs.  J. 
Laing,  Beauty  of  Waltham,  Marchioness  of  DufEerin,  and  Alfred  Colomb. 
Middle  row  :  Ulrich  Brunner,  Heinrich  Schultheis,  Reynolds  Hole, 
Gustave  Piganeau,  E.  Y.  Teas,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Black  Prince, 
and  Duke  of  Fife.  Front  row :  Chas.  Darwin,  Marie  Baumann,  Mrs. 
Harkness,  Victor  Hugo,  Dr.  Andry,  Pride  of  Reigate,  Maurice  Bernardin, 
and  The  Bride.  Messrs.  J.  Townsend  &  Son,  Lower  Broadheath, 
Worcester,  were  second.  A  fine  Prince  Arthur,  also  good  specimens  of 
The  Bride,  and  Earl  of  DufEerin  were  noticed  in  this  exhibit.  Mr.  J. 
Mattock,  New  Headington,  Oxford,  was  third. 
Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Sons  were  first  in  the  class  for  twenty-four  dis¬ 
tinct  varieties,  three  trusses  of  each,  the  blooms  to  be  arranged  trian¬ 
gularly.  The  blooms  were  of  good  average  quality,  and  comprised  Her 
Majesty,  Horace  Vernet,  Marchioness  of  DufEerin,  Madame  Eugene 
Verdier.  Marie  Baumann,  Maiie  Verdier,  Xavier  Olibo,  Gustave  Piganeau, 
Prince  Arthur,  Fisher  Holmes,  Lady  Mary  Fitzwilliam,  A.  K.  Williams, 
La  France,  Abel  Carri5re,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  Camille  Bernardin, 
Merveille  de  Lyon,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Baroness  Rothschild, 
E.  Y.  Teas,  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Mrs.  J.  Lamg, 
and  Alfred  Colomb.  The  second  position  went  to  Messrs.  G.  &  W.  H. 
Burch,  Peterborough,  and  the  third  to  Messrs.  J.  Townsend  &  Son, 
Worcester. 
In  a  class  for  twelve,  distinct,  single  trusses  C.  J.  Grahame,  Esq., 
offered  a  cup  known  as  the  Dickson  cup  for  varieties  sent  out  by 
Messrs.  A.  Dickson  &  Sons,  Newtownards,  Ireland.  There  w^ere  four 
competitors,  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.  securing  the  chief  award  with 
Marchionees  of  Londonderry,  Mrs.  Sharman  Crawford,  Margaret 
Dickson,  Earl  of  DufEerin,  Marchioness  of  DufEerin,  Lady  H.  Stewart, 
Helen  Keller,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Lady  A.  Hill,  Jeannie 
Dickson,  Caroline  d’Arden,  and-T.  W.  Girdlestone.  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant 
and  D.  &;  W.  Croll  aedured  the  second  and  third  prizes  in  the  order 
in  which  their  names  are  given. 
Messrs.  A.  Dickson  &  Sons,  Newtownards,  secured  the  premier 
award  in  the  class  for  eighteen,  distinct,  single  trusses  of  varietna 
raised  in  either  England  or  Scotland.  His  blooms  were — Back  row  : 
Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Captain  Hayward,  Her  Majesty,  Pride  of  Waltham, 
Baroness  Rothschild,  Star  of  Waltham.  Middle  row  :  Mrs.  Jowitt, 
Mrs.  G.  Dickson,  Sultar  of  Zanz  bar.  Medea,  Prince  Arthur,  Lady  Mary 
Fitzwilliam.  Front  row  :  Clio,  Countess  of  Rosebery,  Heinrich 
Schultheis,  Pauls’  Early  Blush,  Duchess  of  Albany,  and  Mrs.  Paul.  Messrs. 
Paul  &  Son,  Cheshunt,  took  the  third  prize,  the  secona  not  being 
awarded.  The  prizes  in  that  class  were  given  by  C.  J.  Grahame,  Esq. 
Teas  and  Noisettes. — There  were  three  classes  in  this  section 
devoted  to  the  Teas  and  Noisettes,  and  the  flowers,  though  as  a  rule 
small  and  deficient  in  substance,  were  fresh  and  well  coloured.  The 
competition,  too,  in  each  c’ass  was  quite  as  keen  as  could  have  been 
expected.  The  principal  class  was  for  twenty-four,  distinct,  single 
trusses,  Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  8on  securing  the  first  prize  with  a  stand  of 
even,  good,  fresh  flowers.  The  varieties  were— Back  row  :  Ernest  Metz, 
Innocente  Pirola,  Maman  Cochet,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Madame  de  Watte- 
ville,"  Hon.  Edith  GifEord,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  and  The  Bride. 
Middlerow  :  Alba  Rosea,  La  Princesse  Vera,  Niphetos,  Catherine  Mermet, 
Marcchal  Niel,  Madame  Cusin,  Caroline  Kuster,  and  Souvenir  d’un 
Ami.  Front  row  :  Corinna,  Souvenir  d’Elise,  Adam,  Souvenir  de  S.  A. 
Prince,  Luciole,  Medea,  Anna  Ollivier,  and  Francisca  Kruger.  Messrs. 
F.  Cant  &  Co.  were  second,  and  Messrs.  D.  &  W,  Croll  third. 
Mr.  J.  Mattock,  New  Headington,  Oxford,  was  first  for  eighteen  Teas 
or  Noisettes,  distinct,  with  a  charming  stand.  The  fl  -wers  were — Back 
row  :  Souvenir  de  S.A.  Prince,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Innocente  Pirola, 
Ernest  Metz,  Caroline  Kuster,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami.  Middle  row ; 
Princess  of  Wales,  The  Bride,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Souvenir.  d’Elise, 
Catherine  Mermet,  Etoile  de  Lyon.  Front  row;  Madame  Hoste,  La 
Princesse  Vera,  Hon.  Edith  GifEord,  Marie  Van  Houtte,  Anna  Ollivier, 
and  Ethel  Brownlow.  Messrs.  J.  Burrell  &  Co.  were  second  with  fresh, 
even  flowers  ;  and  Messrs.  Paul  &  Son  third. 
For  eighteen  Teas  or  Noisettes,  three  trusses  of  each,  Messrs.  F.  Cant 
and  Co.  were  first  with — Back  row  :  Ernest  Metz,  The  Bride,  Catherine 
Mermet,  Madame  Hoste,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Hon.  Edith  Gifford, 
Madame  Cusin,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  and  Souvenir  d’un  Ami.  Front 
row  :  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Madame  Lambard,  Inrocente  Pirola, 
Mardchal  Niel,  Niphetos,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Rubens,  Maman  Cochet,  and 
Marie  Van  Houtte.  Mr.  J.  Mattock  was  second,  and  Messrs.  D.  Prior 
and  Sons  third. 
Amateurs’  Classes. 
This  section  was  as  usual  an  extensive  one,  though  the  flowers  were 
not  apparently  so  numerous  or  the  quality  so  high  as  in  previous  years. 
The  principal  open  class,  occupying  a  relatively  similar  position  to  the 
trophy  class  in  the  nurserymen’s  section,  was  for  thirty-six  blooms, 
distinct.  The  competition  was  not  particularly  keen,  only  four  exhibitors 
appearing.  Out  of  these  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton  cb  imed  the  premier 
award  with  a  creditable  stand  which  contained  scarcely  any  weak 
blooms.  The  flowers  shown  were — Back  row :  Her  Majesty,  Marie 
Baumann,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Earl  of  DufEerin,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  A.  K, 
Williams,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Etienne  Levet,  Countess  of  Rosebery, 
Louis  Van  Houtte,  Madame  Charles  Crapelet,  Mrs.  Sharman  Crawford. 
Middle  row :  Dupuy  Jamain,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Horace 
Vernet,  Bridesmaid,  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry, 
Gdnbral  Jaqueminot,  Jeannie  Dickson,  Comte  Raimbaud,  Spenser, 
Francois  Michelon,  Countess  of  Oxford,  Front  row  :  Prosper  Laugier, 
La  Havre,  Captain  Hayward,  Charles  Gater,  Marchioness  of  Dufferin, 
Xavier  Olibo,  Madame  Eugene  Verdier,  Victor  Hugo,  Caroline  Testout, 
Beauty  of  Waltham,  Charles  Lefebvre,  and  E.  Y,  Teas.  E.  B.  Lindsell, 
Esq.,  Hitchin,  was  accorded  second  place,  the  flowers  generally  being 
looser  than  in  the  former  case,  and  H,  V.  Machin,  Eiq.,  Worksop, 
followed  with  the  third  award. 
In  the  next  class  for  thirty-six  blooms  six  competitors  appeared,  Mr. 
W,  Boyes,  Derby,  winning  with  moderate  blooms,  comprising — Back 
row  :  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Augustine  Guinosseau,  Prince  Arthur,  Her 
Majesty,  A.  K.  Williams,  Fran9oi8  Michelon,  Pride  of  Waltham,  Ulrich 
Brunner,  Maman  Cochet,  Alfred  Colomb,  Marie  Verdier,  Marie 
Baumann.  Middle  row  ;  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Edouard  Andre, 
