July  22,  1897. 
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Victor  Hugo,  Souvenir  de  8.  A.  Prince,  Dr.  Andry,  Hellen  Keller,  Auguite 
Bigotard,  Jeanie  Dickson,  Bridesmaid,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  Prince  Arthur, 
Innocente  Pirola,  Charles  Lamb,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Comte  de 
Raimbaud,  Muriel  Grahame,  Marie  Baumann,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Duke  of 
Wellington,  Maman  Cochet,  Charles  Darwin,  and  John  Stuart  Mill.  The 
second  and  third  positions  were  assigned  to  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son  and 
Paul  &  Son  in  the  order  given. 
There  were  apparently  only  two  entries  in  the  class  for  thirty-six 
distinct  varieties,  three  blooms  of  each,  and  once  again  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant 
took  pride  of  place  over  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son.  The  winner  staged 
A.  K.  Williams,  Madame  Engine  Verdier,  Karl  of  Dufferin,  Marchioness 
of  Londonderry,  Madame  Crapelet,  Marguerite  de  St.  Amand,  Duke  of 
Fife,  Helen  Keller,  John  Stuart  Mill,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Etienne  Levet, 
Duchesse  de  Morny,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Alfred 
Colomb,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Her  Majesty,  Horace 
Vernet,  Madame  Cusin,  Dupuy  Jamain.  Marie  Verdier,  Camille  Bernardin, 
Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Le  Havre,  Ernest  Metz,  Comte  de  Raimbaad, 
Marchioness  of  Dufferin ,  Duke  of  Teck,  Countess  of  Rosebery,  Fisher 
Holmes,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Madame  de 
Watteville,  Comtesse  d’Oxford,  and  Pride  of  Waltham.  Conspicuous 
in  Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son’s  stand  were  The  Bride,  Madame  Gabriel 
Luizet,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Etienne  Levet,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  Niphetos, 
Ethel  Brownlow,  and  Helen  Keller. 
Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Son,  Myland  Nurseries,  Colchester,  secured  the 
chief  award  in  a  class  for  thirty-six  distinct  single  trusses,  showing 
several  in  highly  creditable  form.  There  were  Mrs.  John  Laing,  A.  K. 
Williams,  Maman  Cochet,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Innocente  Pirola,  Alfred 
Colomb,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Due  d’Orleans,  Hon.  Edith  Gifford, 
Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Pride  of  Waltham,  Gustave  Piganeau, 
Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  FranQois  Michelon.  Dr.  Andry,  Madame 
Cusin,  Marie  Verdier,  Queen  of  Queens,  Star  of  Waltham,  Her  Majesty, 
Charles  Darwin.  Ernest  Metz,  Charles  Lefebvre,  The  Bride,  Victor 
Hugo,  Mar6chal  Niel,  Horace  Vernet,  Bridesmaid,  Louis  Corbie,  Marie 
Van  Houtte,  Reynolds  Hole,  Medea,  Marquis  de  Litta,  Kaiserin  Augusta 
Victoria,  Mens.  E.  Y.  Teas,  and  Etienne  Levet.  Messrs.  J.  Townsend 
and  Son,  Worcester,  took  the  second  prize  ;  and  Messrs.  J.  Burrell  and 
Sons,  Howe  House  Nurseries,  Cambridge,  the  third. 
For  eighteen  trebles,  distinct,  Mesiri,  D.  Prior  &  Son  were  again  to 
the  fore  with  an  even  exhibit  containing  the  following  varieties  : — 
A.  K.  Williams,  White  Lady,  Alfred  Colomb,  Marchioness  of  London¬ 
derry,  Comte  de  Raimbaud,  Mrs.  John  Laing.  Star  of  Waltham,  Pride 
of  Waltham,  Victor  Hugo,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Comtesse  de 
Nadaillac,  Horace  Vernet.  Madame  Hoste,  Ernest  Metz,  Fisher  Holmes, 
Maman  Cochet,  Gustave  Piganeau,  and  Innocente  Pirola.  In  the  second 
prize  box  staged  by  Messrs.  J.  Townsend  &  Son,  were  noted  Susanne 
Marie  Rodocanachi,  Victor  Verdier,  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  The 
Bride,  and  Star  of  Waltham.  Mr.  Charles  Turner,  Royal  Nurseries, 
Slough,  was  third. 
Amateurs’  Classes. 
Corresponding  in  importance  with  the  first  class  mentioned  in  the 
nurserymen’s  section  was  the  amateurs’  trophy  class  for  twenty-four, 
distinct,  single  trusses,  in  which  E.  B.  Liudsell,  Esq.  (who  might  well  be 
named  the  invincible),  Hitchin,  was  an  excellent  first  with  a  charming 
stand.  The  varieties  '  were  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac, 
Beauty  of  Waltham,  Maman  Cochet,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Merveille  de 
Lyon,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Her  Majesty,  Madame  Cusin, 
Charles  Lefebvre,  The  Bride,  Horace  Vernet,  Muriel  Grahame,  A.  K. 
Williams,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Alfred  Colomb,  Marie  Baumann, 
Catherine  Mermet.  Madame  Victor  Verdier,  Duke  of  Wellington, 
Innocente  Pirola,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  and  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon. 
The  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton,  Havering-atte- Bower,  was  a  splendid 
second.  Helen  Keller,  A.  K.  Williams,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Charles 
Lefebvre,  Comte  de  Raimbaud,  Marshall  P.  Wilder,  and  Horace 
Vernet  were  noticeable  in  this  stand.  H.  P.  Machin,  Esq.,  Gateford 
Hill,  Worksop,  and  W.  Boyes,  Esq.,  Derby,  were  placed  equal  third. 
The  “open  to  all  amateurs”  class  for  thirty-six  distinct  single 
trusses  was  well  won  by  B.  B.  Lindsell,  Esq.,  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton 
and  H.  V.  Machin,  Esq.,  following  as  here  named.  The  first  prize 
exhibit  contained  Charles  Lefebvre,  Duchesse  de  Morny,  Duke  of  Con¬ 
naught,  Merveille  de  Lyon,  Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Her  Majesty, 
Dupuy  Jamain,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Beauty  of  Waltham,  Marchioness  of 
Dufferin,  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Dr.  Andry, 
Marie  Baumann,  Helen  Keller,  Victor  Hugo,  Catherine  Mermet,  Marie 
Rady,  Innocente  Pirola,  Sir  Rowland  Hill,  The  Bride,  Horace  Vernet, 
Muriel  Grahame,  A.  K.  Williams,  Prince  Arthur,  Souvenir  d’Elise 
Vardon,  Abel  Carri^re,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Madame  de 
Watteville,  Madame  Haussmann,  Madame  Cusin,  Fisher  Holmes,  Com- 
tesse  de  Nadaillac,  Duchess  of  Bedford,  and  Ernest  Metz.  In  Mr.  Pem¬ 
berton’s  box  Victor  Hugo,  A.  K,  Williams,  Dupuy  Jamain,  and  Countess 
of  Rosebery  were  conspicuous. 
Precisely  the  same  position  was  maintained  in  the  class  for  eight 
distinct  trebles,  as  in  the  one  immediately  preceding.  Mr.  Lindsell's 
stand  was  composed  of  Horace  Vernet,  Madame  de  Watteville,  A.  K. 
Williams,  The  Bride,  Muriel  Grahame,  Charles  Lefebvre,  Alfred  Colomb, 
and  Her  Majesty. 
In  a  class  open  only  to  growers  of  less  than  2000  plants,  for  eighteen 
distinct  single  trusses,  0.  G.  Orpen,  Esq.,  West  Bergholt,  Colchester,’  was 
a  capital  first  prizewinner.  The  stand  comprised  Her  Majesty,  Maman 
Cochet,  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Mardchal  Niel, 
Muriel  Grahame,  Horace  Vernet,  Catherine  Mermet,  Francois  Michelon, 
Souvenir  d'un  Ami,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Helen  Keller,  Ernest  Metz, 
Madame  de  Watteville,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  A.  K.  Williams,  Sylph, 
and  The  Bride.  S.  S.  Berger,  B»q.,  Stevenage,  was  a  fair  second,  and 
the  Rev.  A.  Cecil  Johnson,  Capel  St.  Mary,  third.  The  first  award  in 
this  class  took  the  form  of  a  piece  of  plate,  value  6  guineas,  presented 
by  the  Mayor  of  Norwich. 
Mr.  M.  Whittle,  Leicester,  was  a  splendid;fir8t  in  the  class  for  twelve 
distinct  varieties,  open  only  to  growers  of  less  than  1000  plants.  He 
staged  Her  Majesty,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry, 
Susanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Com¬ 
tesse  de  Nadaillac,  Victor  Hugo,  Mardchal  Niel,  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Maman 
Cochet,  and  Charles  Darwin.  Mr.  George  Monies  was  a  close  second, 
and  Mr.  J.  Bateman,  Highgate,  third. 
In  the  class  for  six  distinct  single  trusses,  open  only  to  growers  of 
less  than  500  plants,  Mr.  R,  W.  Bowyer,  Haileybury,  was  first  with 
Horace  Vernet,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  Madame  Cusin,  Caroline  Testont, 
Princess  of  Wales,  and  Madame  Hoste.  The  second  prize  went  to  Mr, 
J.  Mallender,  gardener  to  Mrs.  Mellish,  Hodsock  Priory,  Worksop,  and 
the  third  to  Mr.  H.  P.  Landon,  Brentwood.  For  four  trebles  the  prize¬ 
winners  were  Messrs.  O.  G.  Orpen,  S.  S.  Berger,  and  M.  Whittle. 
H.  V.  Machin,  Esq.,  with  Her  Majesty  in  splendid  form  was  first  for 
nine  single  trusses  any  Rose  except  Tea  or  Noisette.  B.  B.  Lindsell, 
Esq.,  was  second,  and  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton  third,  each  staging 
A.  K.  Williams.  For  six  single  trusses  of  any  H.P.  or  H.T.,  Mr.  H.  P. 
Landon  was  to  the  front  with  Mrs.  John  Laing,  followed  by  Mr.  H.  T. 
Edwards,  Derby,  with  Her  Majesty,  and  C.  A.  Fellowes,  Esq.,  Shot- 
tesham,  with  Ulrich  Brunner.  The  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton  was  first  for 
six  new  Roses,  distinct,  single  trusses,  with  Marquis  de  Litta,  Helen 
Keller,  Ellen  Drew,  Mrs.  R.  G.  Sharman  Crawford,  Clio,  and  Madame 
Joseph  Courbet.  H.  V.  Machin,  Esq.,  was  second,  and  J.  Bateman,  Esq., 
third. 
Tea  and  Noisette  Section. 
In  this  section,  both  in  the  nurserymen’s  and  amateurs’  classes, 
there  were  many  lovely  blooms  staged,  but  the  numbers  were  not  quite 
so  large  as  we  should  like  to  have  seen.  The  flowers  were  of  good 
shape,  and  the  colouration  in  some  cases  was  of  exquisite  delicacy. 
There  was  one  class  open  to  all  comers  for  twelve  Teas  or  Noisettes, 
three  blooms  of  each  variety.  Mr.  Henry  Merryweather,  Southwell, 
Notts,  was  a  very  decided  first,  his  stand  containing  excellent  blooms. 
The  varieties  were  Niphetos.  Ethel  Brownlow,  Ernest  Metz,  Maman 
Cochet,  Innocente  Pirola,  Bridesmaid,  Comtesse  de*  Nadaillac,  Tbe 
Bride,  Catherine  Mermet,  Golden  Gate,  Madame  de  Watteville,  and 
Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon.  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  was  a  creditable  second  with 
Madame  Cusin,  Muriel  Grahame,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  The  Bride,  and 
Bridesmaid  as  his  best  blooms.  Messrs.  F,  Cant  &  Co.,  Colchester,  were 
a  good  third. 
Nurserymen. — Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.  staged  a  stand  of  great 
beauty  comprising  blooms  of  fine  quality  in  the  class  for  eighteen  distinct 
single  trusses.  The  varieties  represented  were  Madame  Cusin,  Souvenir 
d’Blise  Vardon,  Ernest  Metz,  The  Bride,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Caroline 
Kuster,  Perle  des  Jardins,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Innocente  Pirola, 
Maman  Cochet,  Etoile  de  Lyon,  Madame  Angele  Jacquier,  Madame 
Hoste,  Catherine  Mermet,  Mar^chal  Niel,  Bridesmaid,  and  La  Boule 
d’Or.  Mr.  B.  R.  Cant  was  assigned  the  second  position,  Ernest  Metz, 
Ethel  Brownlow,  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon,  Innocente  Pirola,  Sylph, 
Madame  de  Watteville,  and  Francisca  Kruger  being  noticeable  in  his 
exhibit.  Messrs.  D.  Prior  &  Son  were  third. 
For  twelve  Teas  or  Noisettes,  distinct,  one  truss  of  each,  Mr.  Henry 
Merryweather  was  a  splendid  first  with  an  excellent  stand.  The 
varieties  were  Madame  de  Watteville,  Niphetos,  Bridesmaid,  Innocente 
Pirola,  Elise  Fugier,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Ernest  Metz,  The  Bride, 
Maman  Cochet,  Madame  Cusin,  Madame  Hoste  and  Catherine  Mermet, 
all  of  which  were  fresh  and  well  coloured.  Mr.  George  Prince,  Oxford, 
was  second  with  Ernest  Metz,  Madame  Cusin.  Catherine  Mermet,  and 
The  Bride  well  represented,  Mr.  J,  Mattock,  New  Headington,  Oxford, 
was  third. 
Amateurs, — E.  B.  Lindsell,  Esq,,  secured  the  premier  award  in  the 
class  for  twelve  distinct  single  trusses,  open  to  all  amateurs.  His  stand 
contained  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Catherine  Mermet,  Madame  de  Watte¬ 
ville,  The  Bride,  Madame  Cusin,  Ernest  Metz,  Maman  Cochet,  Innocente 
Pirola,  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon,  Ethel  Brownlow,  Madame  Hoste,  and 
Caroline  Kuster,  C.  J.  Grahame,  Esq.,  Leatherhead,  was  a  very  credit¬ 
able  second.  Ethel  Brownlow,  Madame  Cusin,  Muriel  Grahame,  and 
Princess  of  Wales  were  good  in  this  stand.  0.  G.  Orpen,  Esq.,  was 
placed  third. 
E.  B.  Lindsell,  Esq.,  was  again  successful  in  securing  the  first  prize 
in  the  class  for  nine  blooms  of  any  Tea  or  Noisette  with  a  lovely  stand 
of  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac.  The  blooms  were  not  large,  but  of  exquisite 
colour  and  perfectly  fresh.  C.  J.  Grahame,  Esq.,  with  the  same  variety 
took  the  second  prize,  and  H,  V.  Machin,  Esq.,  the  third,  with  Maman 
Cochet  in  good  order. 
There  was  a  class  for  nine  distinct  Teas  or  Noisettes,  one  trass  of 
each,  which  was  open  only  to  those  who  cultivate  less  than  500  plants. 
The  Rev.  F.  Page  Roberts  was  first  with  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Madame 
Hoste,  Maman  Cochet,  Anna  Ollivier,  Cleopatra,  Ethel  Brownlow, 
Golden  Gate,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  and  Caroline  Kuster.  E.  Mawley, 
Esq.,  was  second,  and  the  Rev.  J,  H.  Pemberton  third. 
R.  W.  Bowyer,  Esq.,  was  first  for  six  distinct  single  trusses,  open  only 
to  growers  of  less  than  200  Teas  and  Noisettes,  with  Maman  Cochet, 
Catherine  Mermet,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Innocente  Pirola,  The  Bride, 
and  Madame  de  Watteville.  H.  P.  Laudon,  Esq.,  was  placed  second,  and 
S.  S.  Berger,  Esq.,  third. 
