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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  8,  1897. 
twelve  Teas  or  Noisettes  ;  Mr.  West  taking  second  honours  here.  For 
growers  of  less  than  2000  plants,  Mr.  Harris,  gardener  to  E.  M.  Bethune, 
Esq,,  Horsham,  was  most  successful,  winning  lor  twelve  singles,  six 
trebles,  and  for  nine  Teas  or  Noisettes.  In  each  class  Mr.  P.  G.  C. 
Bnrnand,  Reigate,  followed  very  closely. 
Mr.  M.  Hodgson  was  equally  successful  in  the  division  for  growers  of 
less  than  1000  plants,  defeating  Mr.  H  P.  Landon  by  a  few  points  in  the 
three  chief  classes  ;  but  for  six  Teas  or  Noisettes  Mr.  Landon  excelled  Mr. 
Hodgson,  Mr.  P.  G.  C.  Burnand  won  with  some  capital  La  France  for 
twelve  of  any  variety,  Mr.  R.  E.  West  following  with  Mrs.  John  Laing, 
and  Mr.  Harris  with  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet. 
In  the  local  class  for  twelve  singles  Mr.  R.  W.  Miller  was  well  in 
front,  and  also  in  a  class  for  nine  distinct.  The  ladies’  challenge  cup 
and  silver  medal  of  the  N.R.S.,  offered  for  six  distinct  Roses,  brought 
out  eight  competitors,  Mr.  W.  Hooper  being  successful  with  G^n^ral 
Jacqueminot,  Her  Majesty,  Marie  Baumann,  Dr.  Andry,  Mrs.  George 
Dickson,  and  Ulrich  Brunner.  G.  A.  V.  Schofield,  Esq.,  and  Mr.  R.  W. 
Miller  followed  in  the  order  named.  Mr.  T.  G.  Delmar  won  with  some 
good  Mrs.  John  Laing  for  six  of  any  Rose. 
There  were  seven  competitors  in  a  nurserymen’s  class  for  thirty-six 
singles,  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Sons,  Bedale,  winning  with  a  grand  stand. 
The  best  twelve  were  Comtesse  de  Ludre,  Sir  R.  Hill,  E.  Y.  Teas,  Mrs. 
W.  J.  Grant,  S.  Marie  Rodocanachi,  F.  Michelon,  Mrs.  Crawford,  La 
France,  Marie  Verdier,  E.  Levet,  Victor  Hugo,  and  Helen  Keller.  Mr. 
B.  R.  Cant,  Colchester  was  a  close  second ;  and  Messrs.  Prior  &  Son, 
Colchester,  third.  This  was  a  very  closely  contested  class,  and  all  were 
really  good.  For  twelve  Teas  or  Noisettes  Mr.  G.  Prince,  Oxford,  won 
with  C.  de  Nadaillac,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Maman  Cochet,  Jean 
Ducher,  Princess  of  Wales,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  Madame  Hoste,  Souvenir 
d’Elise  Vardon,  Niphetos,  Mar^chal  Niel,  The  Bride,  and  Medea.  Messrs. 
Prior  &  Son  and  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  followed. 
Table  decorations,  baskets,  bouquets,  sprays,  and  other  fioral  designs 
were  tasty,  and  well  exemplified  what  can  be  done  in  this  direciion  with 
Roses  only. 
EALING. — June  30th. 
Fob  over  thirty  years  the  Ealing  Horticultural  Society  has  held 
annual  exhibitions  in  the  populous  and  salubrious  district  which  could 
once  be  more  accurately  described  than  now  as  a  far  western  suburb 
of  London.  Of  late  years,  however,  the  huge  metropolis  has  advanced 
as  with  giant  strides  in  all  directions,  and  not  least  westerly,  and  as 
Ealing  has  grown,  too,  to  a  remarkable  extent,  it  is  a  far  western 
suburb  no  longer,  but  practically  joins  hands  with  the  greatest  city 
in  the  world.  Still  there  are  “  open  spaces,”  more  or  less  extensive,  of 
common  land,  market  garden  fields,  and  here  and  there  a  park  attached 
to  what  was  once  a  country  residence  ;  and  thus  it  is  that  vegetation 
flourishes  in  various  forms,  and  even  Roses,  for  which  the  district  has 
long  been  famed,  still  display  their  charms,  and  Roses  were,  in  fact,  the 
most  prominent  feature  of  the  show  this  year. 
The  site  was  an  ideal  one — namely,  the  grounds  of  Gnnnersbury 
Park,  kindly  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  Committee  by  Lord  Rothschild 
and  his  garden-loving  brother  Leopold  de  Rothschild,  Esq.,  and  as  the 
pleasure  grounds  and  flower  gardens  were  generously  open  to  visitors  a 
treat  of  no  ordinary  character  was  afforded.  The  exhibition  was 
essentially  local,  and  as  anything  like  a  list  of  prizewinners  could 
only  possess  local  interest  no  attempt  whatever  will  be  made  to  deal 
with  the  several  classes.  There  was,  however,  at  least  one  open  class 
and  special  prizes  for  Roses  that  must  not  be  overlooked. 
The  principal  class  was  for  forty-eight  blooms,  not  more  than  two  of 
any  one  variety.  The  honours  had  to  be  divided  between  three  exhibitors 
— namely,  Mr.  Charles  Turner,  Slough  ;  Messrs.  G.  &  W.  H.  Burch,  Peter¬ 
borough  ;  and  Mr.  George  Cannon,  St.  John’s  Nursery,  Ealing,  and  they 
were  accorded  in  the  order  name!.  At  the  first  glance  the  Peterborough 
stands  appeared  the  heavier,  but  a  close  scrutiny  made  clear  the  fact 
that  they  were  more  developed,  some  of  them  rather  too  much  so,  and 
had  lost  freshness,  whereas  the  Slough  Roses  were  beautifully  clear  and 
bright ;  grand  blooms,  too,  many  of  them  were,  especially  Madame  G. 
Luizet,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Souvenir  de  President  Carnot, 
Margaret  Dickson,  Her  Majesty,  and  Beaut 6  Lyonnaise,  the  last  named 
being  particularly  charming.  Others  in  the  stands  were  Reynolds  Hole, 
Cheshunt  Hybrid,  Maurice  Bernardin,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  A.  K. 
Williams,  Horace  Vernet,  Mrs.  R.  G.  S.  Crawford,  Mrs.  Harkness,  Victor 
Hugo,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Louis  Van  Houtte,  S.  M.  Rodocanachi,  Marie 
Baumann,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Due  de  Wellington,  Francois  Michelon, 
Fisher  Holmes,  Xavier  Olibo,  Lady  Sheifield.  Charles  Darwin,  La  France, 
Helen  Keller,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Salamander,  Sultan  of  Zanzibar,  Sir  Row¬ 
land  Hill,  Prince  Camille  de  Rohan,  and  Duchess  of  Fife.  The  second 
and  third  prize  stands  contained  excellent  representatives  of  popular 
varieties,  and  the  whole  made  a  meritorious  display. 
In  another  class  for  twenty-four  Roses  there  were  twelve  competitors, 
the  first  prize  being  a  Jubilee  cup,  the  second  the  gold  medal  of  the 
National  Rose  Society,  the  third  a  silver-gilt,  and  the  fourth  a  silver 
medal — excellent  provision  it  will  be  conceded  in  one  class.  The  merits 
of  some  of  the  competing  stands  were  very  close,  but  eventually  the 
awards  were  apportioned  as  follows  : — The  Jubilee  cup  to  E.  P.  Oakshott, 
Esq.,  Orchardine  (gardener,  Mr.  C.  Long)  ;  the  gold  medal  to  W.  Owen, 
Esq.,  The  Elms,  Castle  Bar  (gardener,  Mr.  R.  Green);  the  silver-gilt 
medal  to  W.  Ponting,  Esq.,  Mount  Avenue  (gardener,  Mr.  H.  Shingle); 
and  the  silver  medal  to  R.  Dawes,  Esq.,  Edmoncote  House  (gardener, 
Mr.  S.  Wickenden),  all  staging  very  well  indeed.  There  were  several 
other  classes,  including  one  in  which  an  exhibitor  lost  the  first  prize  for 
Teas  and  Noisettes  through  including  a  bloom  of  La  France,  no  doubt 
in  a  moment  <  f  forgetfulness  of  the  N.C.S.  rules,  by  which  the  judging 
had  to  be  done. 
In  several  of  the  minor  classes  for  Roses  the  arrangement  of  the 
blooms  was  very  faalty,  most  of  them  appearing  as  if  crushed  down  as 
low  as  they  could  be  ;  but  not  so  a  magnificent  collection  of  Messrs. 
James  Veitch  &  Sons,  which  afforded  an  excellent  object  lesson  in 
growing  and  staging,  the  best  varieties  being  splendidly  represented,, 
and  certainly  the  most  meritorious  exhibit  in  the  show.  The  only  other 
exhibits  in  the  cut  flower  section  worthy  of  praise  were  stands  of 
Gloxinias,  twelve  varieties  in  triplets,  with  Fern.  They  were  fresh  and 
beautiful,  well  deserving  the  award.  Bunches  of  hardy  herbaceous 
plants  were  too  much  huddled,  spoiling  the  effect,  but  some  of  the  table 
decorations  were  very  attractive. 
Many  groups  of  plants  were  arranged,  some  on  the  ground,  others, 
and  smaller,  on  tables ;  and  though  there  were  pleasing  associations 
of  plants  in  some  groups,  there  was  too  much  packing  in  others, 
while  in  one  bright  little  group  on  the  table  the  exhibitor  had  neither 
masked  the  pots  nor  washed  them.  It  was  a  pleasure  to  turn  from  the 
semicircle  of  dirty  pots  to  the  two  really  fine  non-competitive  groups 
of  Mr.  G.  Reynolds,  Gunnersbury  Park,  in  which  Palms,  Crotons, 
Celosias,  Carnations,  Gloxinias,  and  other  plants  were  effectively 
displayed  ;  and  of  Mr.  J.  Hudson,  Gunnersbury  House,  who  had  among 
the  taller  plants  a  pyramid  Nectarine  tree  aglow  with  fruit,  and  in  the 
front  a  collection  of  Marliac’s  charming  Water  Lilies,  the  equal  of  which 
could  probably  not  have  been  obtained  from  any  other  garden  in  the 
kingdom.  As  a  pendant  of  the  show  a  number  of  florally  decorated 
bicycles  attracted  a  crowd  of  people,  and  would  increase  the  “  takings  ” 
considerably. 
The  Gunnersbury  Pleasure  Grounds  were  beautiful  and  enjoyable, 
magnificent  Cedars  standing  in  far-spreading  cushions  of  Ivy,  and  from 
it  springing  in  informal  groups  stately  Foxgloves,  with  the  lake  in 
front  sparkling  with  Water  Lilies,  presented  a  combination  of  charms 
rarely  to  be  seen.  Then  there  are  large  Rose  beds  and  beds  of  other 
flowers  arched  with  Rosts,  the  whole  forming  a  garden  of  sweetness  and 
beauty  of  the  most  delightful  kind. 
On  the  “  other  side  ”  (Mr.  Hudson’s  department  was  not  open  to 
the  public  ;  it  is  too  full  of  glass  to  find  room  for  the  multitude) — the 
walks  are  lined  with  fruit  trees  in  pots,  the  finest  private  collection  we 
have  seen.  Houses  filled  with  fruit  trees — Figs,  Vines,  and  Melons— to 
meet  the  great  demand,  which  they  appear  well  able  to  do.  Pleasure 
grounds  full,  also  a  beautiful  and  interesting  private  nook,  with  its 
small  lake,  with  twenty-eight  varieties  of  Marliac’s  Lilies,  and  not  a 
small,  but  large  bush  of  Bambusa  Metake,  planted  out  of  a  6-inch  pot 
some  years  ago  by  Mr.  Hudson,  and  now  20  feet  in  diameter.  Then 
there  is  something  to  see  underground  in  an  ancient  cellar — namely, 
beds  literally  “white  over”  with  Mushrooms,  and  this  abundance  is 
maintained  all  the  year  round.  A  veritable  multum  in  parvo  is  this 
garden,  and  a  stroll  through  it,  also  through  the  greater  one,  open  to  the 
public,  added  to  the  pleasure  of  a  visit  to  this  well  managed,  attrac¬ 
tive,  and  diversified  Ealing  Show. 
iCROYDON.— June  30th. 
This  was  again  a  grand  show— plants,  groups,  and  especially  the 
Roses  being  better  than  usual.  Numbers  and  quality  were  good 
throughout  the  show. 
In  the  nurserymen’s  class  for  forty-eight  varieties,  Messrs.  Harkness- 
and  Sons,  Bedale  and  Hitchin,  were  placed  first ;  the  stand  contained 
some  really  good  and  highly  coloured  blooms.  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant, 
Colchester,  was  a  close  second  ;  and  Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Sons,  of  Col¬ 
chester,  third.  The  same  three  exhibitors  scored  in  a  class  for  twenty- 
four  varieties,  three  of  each,  the  order  being  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant,  Messrs.  Prior 
and  Sons,  and  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Sons.  In  both  classes  the  competi¬ 
tion  was  very  close  indeed.  Messrs.  G.  &  W.  H.  Burch,  Peterborough, 
won  for  twenty-four  singles;  Mr.  G.  W.  Piper,  Uckfield,  following 
closely.  The  prizewinners  in  the  class  for  Teas  and  Noisettes  all  came 
from  Colchester ;  Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Sons,  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.,  and 
Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  winning  in  the  order  named.  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co. 
were  first  for  twelve  of  any  H  P.  or  H.T.  with  good  Kaiserin  Augusta 
Victoria,  and  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  with  twelve  Madame  Cusin  in  the  class 
for  Teas  or  Noisettes. 
There  were  also  five  competitors  for  the  new  challenge  cup  offered 
to  amateurs  for  thirty-six  distinct  varieties.  Mr.  E.  B.  Lindsell, 
Hitchin,  easily  won  with  some  superb  flowers.  Among  these  were  the 
two  silver  medal  blooms.  Her  Majesty  securing  one  for  the  best  H.P., 
and  Mrs.  John  Laing  the  other  as  the  flower  of  that  variety.  Mr.  T.  B. 
Haywood,  Reigate,  was  second  in  the  cup  class.  Mr.  Mease,  gardener 
to  A.  Tate,  Esq.,  Leatherhead,  won  for  a  good  stand  of  twenty-four, 
distinct ;  and  Mr.  Harris,  gardener  to  E .  M.  Bethune,  Esq.,  Denne  Park, 
Horsham,  for  eighteen  Teas  or  Noisettes.  For  growers  of  less  than  2000r^ 
plants,  Mr.  E.  Mawley,  Berkhamsted,  secured  the  premier  honour  for 
twelve  distinct,  and  alio  for  twelve  Teas  or  Noisettes  ;  E.  M.  Bethune, 
Eiq  ,  being  a  close  second  in  each  class. 
Mr.  J.  W.  Cook,  The  Briers,  North  Finchley  ;  W.  D.  Freshfield,  Esq., 
The  Wilderness,  Reigate  ;  and  Mr.  M.  Hodgson,  Shirley,  were  very 
luccessful  among  amateuis.  The  challenge  cup  and  N.R.S.  silver 
medal  for  local  growers  were  secured  by  Mr.  A.  C.  Gifford,  South 
Norwood. 
Plants  and  groups  were  very  good.  Mr.  Mills,  gardener  to  F.  G, 
Lloyd,  Esq.,  Coombe  House,  Croydon,  won  for  twelve  table  plants,  for 
six  Draemnas,  for  six  Caladiums,  for  some  grand  specimens  of  Selagi- 
Bellas,  and  for  twenty-four  hardy  cat  flowers;  Mr.  C.  J.  Salter?, 
