JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
July  4,  1901. 
If. 
T.  Madame  Falcot,  H.T.  Madame  Jules  Groley,  Lady  Battersea,  and 
H.T.  Killarney.  This  was  one  of  the  grandest  collections  ever  seen  in 
the  Drill  Hall,  and  one  of  the  features  was  the  large  number  of  new 
varieties  it  contained.  Second  prize  fell  to  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co., 
Colchester,  whose  bunches  of  blooms  were  not  so  large  and  impressive 
to  appearance.  Souvenir  de  J.  B.  Guillot  was  splendidly  staged,  as  also 
W.  A.  Richardson,  Isabella  Sprunt,  Macrantha,  Ma  Capucine,  The 
Garland,  Helene,  and  Irene  Watts. 
Exhibition  Roses  in  Vases— Mixed. 
In  class  16,  for  nine  distinot  varieties  (not  to  include  more  than 
four  vars.  of  Teas  and  Noisettes,  and  all  garden  Roses  excluded), 
Mr.  Geo.  Prince  of  Longworth  was  awarded  first  place.  He  had  a  very 
strong  set  of  blooms,  admirably  staged  in  vases  above  black  velvet. 
There  is  no  doubt  but  that  it  pays  to  take  pains  in  the  staging.  Fisher 
Holmes  was  displayed  in  the  centre  ;  lnnocente  Pirola  and  Madame 
Cusin  in  front ;  Bridesmaid,  Kaiserin  A.  Victoria,  Marquise  Litta, 
Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  and  Bessie  Brown  were  other 
varieties.  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  &  Sons,  The  Old  Rose  Gardens, 
Colchester,  made  a  strong  seoond,  and  here  was  General  Jacqueminot, 
Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  and  Mrs.  John  Laing,  and  Gustave  Piganeau, 
all  in  excellent  condition.  Four  entered.  For  six  distinct  varieties 
ditto,  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton,  The  Round  House,  Havering-atte-Bower, 
Romford,  was  the  only  exhibitor,  and  staged  well. 
In  the  open  class  for  six  distinct  varieties,  seven  blooms  of  each, 
the  prize  of  £2  was  won  by  Mr.  Geo.  Prince.  ThiB  exhibition  was 
very  superior,  and  his  blooms  of  Maman  Cochet,  Muriel  Grahame, 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  lnnocente  Pirola,  Catherine  Mermet,  and  White 
Maman  Cochet  were  splendid.  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  &  Sons  were  second 
with  fair  blooms,  but  poorly  staged.  There  were  three  entries.  The 
first  prize  in  class  19,  for  six  distinct  varieties,  five  blooms  each,  was 
deservedly  won  by  Mr.  0.  G.  Orpen. 
Miscellaneous  Exhibits. 
Messrs.  Wm.  Paul  &  Son,  Waltham  Cross,  Herts,  filled  the  whole 
length  of  one  of  the  central  tables  with  decorative  and  general  Roses. 
They  showed  also  a  number  of  seedlings,  of  which  the  decorative  Tea 
named  Mrs.  Kitto  promises  to  be  a  much  admired  variety.  The  buds 
are  sweet,  but  the  full  blown  flowers  are  even  finer.  They  also  staged 
a  climbing  Rose  called  Golden  Queen — the  ideal  for  a  Rose  of  this 
kind.  The  s'ems  are  dark  red  with  deep  green,  glossy  foliage,  and  a 
profusion  of  rich  salmon-buff  colour.  Madame  Falcot,  we  believe, 
enters  into  the  parentage  of  this  Rose.  It  is  a  desirable  variety. 
Corallina  was  shown  finer  than  ever;  also  Pink  Roamer,  the  Wichuriana 
hybrid.  Waltham  Rambler  is  a  new  variety  to  this  class  of  typical  habit, 
free  flowering,  with  trusses  of  beautiful  rose-lilac  flowers.  Alexandra, 
a  new  buff  yellow  variety,  with  a  flush  of  pink  in  it,  made  an  equally 
attractive  display.  This  must  not  be  confused  with  Rambler  Queen 
Alexandra.  The  same  firm  had  a  host  of  other  new  and  especially 
good  Roses. 
Messrs.  James  Veitoh  &  Sons,  Ltd.,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  staged  a 
massive  exhibit  of  a  strong-growing  rambler  Rose  named  Queen 
Alexandra.  The  variety  comes  as  a  cross  between  Turner’s  Crimson 
Rambler  and  multiflora  simplex.  It  has  the  merit  of  being  much 
brighter  or  lighter  in  colour  than  Crimson  Rambler,  and  is  not  so 
double.  The  colour  is  bright  deep  rose-pink  with  a  white  halo  round 
the  golden  bunch  of  stamens  in  the  centre.  It  is  exceedingly  prolific, 
and  in  all  other  respects  resembles  Crimson  Rambler. 
Certificates  and  Awards  of  Merit. 
Canna  Miss  Kate  Gray  (H.  J.  Jones). — A  superb  large  variety  ;  the 
colour  i's  orange,  with  yellow  in  the  centre  (award  of  merit). 
Carnation  Maggie  Hodgson  (W.  Cutbush  &  Son). — A  magnificent 
Malmaison,  of  the  same  cclour  as  Norah  Pike,  and  equally  fragrant 
(award  of  merit). 
Delphinium  Dorothy  Daniel  (Kelway  &  Son). — A  large  flowered,  of 
a  peculiar  purple  shade  (award  of  merit). 
Poppy  Shirley  varieties  (Rev.  W.  Wilks).— These  lovely  Poppies 
are  too  well  known  to  call  for  any  description  (first-class  certificate). 
Pink  Mrs.  H.  Young  (H.  Young  &  Sons). — A  splendid  pink  variety 
with  dark  orimson  in  the  centre  (award  of  merit). 
Rose  Bellejteur  (Geo.  Prince). — A  superb  single  Hybrid  Perpetual  of  a 
rioh  crimson  colour  (award  of  merit). 
Schomburgkia  Thompsonianum  (Sir  T.  Lawrence,  Bart.). — With 
sinuous  brownish-yellow  sepals  and  violet  purple  tipped  lip.  A  pretty 
little  variety  (award  of  merit). 
Scolopendrium  vulgare  sagittato-cristatum  (C.  T.  Druery). — The 
profuse  varietal  name  renders  any  description  superfluous  (award  of 
merit). 
Spircea  astilboides  Silver  Sheath  (H.  J.  Jones). — A  tall  growing 
variety,  with  grand  spikes  of  pure  white  flowers  (award  of  merit). 
Strawberry  Givons  Late  Prolific  (W.  Peters).— A  large  fruit,  broader 
at  the  base,  and  tapering  to  the  shoulders ;  bright,  rich  crimson  scarlet 
colour,  firm  and  even,  with  a  grand  lusoious  mellow  flavour ;  a  first- 
rate  late  Strawberry  and  heavy  cropper  (award  of  merit). 
Rictimond  Horticultural,  June  26th. 
( Concluded  from  page  544.) 
Our  report  of  this  large  Surrey  horticultural  show  was  prepared 
too  early  to  allow  us  to  print  the  prize  lists  or  other  awards  last  week. 
Some  of  these  we  now  furnish.  It  was  reported,  however,  on  page  544, 
that  Mr.  Lock  was  first  in  class  1  for  a  plant  group  arranged  for  effect. 
He  was  second,  while  Mr.  H.  E.  Fordham,  The  Nurseries,  Twickenham, 
was  awarded  the  first  place.  We  are  sorry  to  have  prejudged  the 
groups  ;  tastes  certainly  differ  greatly.  In  the  large  class  for  forty-eight 
distinot  varieties,  three  blooms  of  each,  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  &  Co.  of 
Colchester  won  the  C  hancellor  challenge  cup  and  a  sum  of  £6.  They 
staged  some  grand  blooms,  including  the  varieties  Madame  Victor 
Verdier,  Le  Havre,  Bridesmaid,  Medea,  Marchioness  of  Downshire, 
Duke  of  Wellington,  Marie  Baumann,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Souvenir  de 
S.  A.  Prince,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  White  Lady,  and  Bessie  Brown. 
Second  and  third  place  fell  respectively  to  Messrs.  Prior  &  Son, 
Colchester;  and  Messrs.  Frank  Cant  &  Co.  There  were  four  entries. 
Messrs.  Harkness  &  Son,  Bedale,  Yorks,  led  in  class  2  for  twenty- 
four  distinct  varieties,  and  Mr.  Chas  Turner  was  seoond.  The  Bedale 
firm  had  splendid  blooms  of  Ulrich  Brunner,  Bessie  Brown,  The  Bride, 
E.  Y.  Teas,  Maman  Cochet,  Souvenir  de  President  Carnot,  and 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillac.  For  twelve  blooms  of  any  Rose  save  Tea  or 
Noisette,  Messrs.  Alexander  Dickson  &  Sons,  Royal  Nurseries,  New- 
townards,  Co.  Down,  led  off  with  superb  examples  of  Mildred  Grant, 
splendidly  coloured.  Messrs.  Prior  &  Son  were  next  with  Mrs.  John 
Laing ;  and  third  Messrs.  F.  Cant  &  Co.,  with  Bessie  Brown.  Ten 
exhibited. 
Messrs.  Paul  &  Son,  The  Old  Nurseries,  Cheshunt,  were  first  in  the 
large  class  (6)  for  decorative  or  garden  Roses.  They  staged  magnifioent 
bunches  of  Madame  Falcot,  Anne  of  Gierstein,  Eleanor  Berkeley, 
Madame  de  Resal,  Lady  Battersea,  Madame  Chedane  Guinoisseau, 
Rambler,  Wallflower,  W.  A.  Richardson,  Rosa  Mundi,  Aglaia,  and  the 
Old  Moss.  Mr.  J.  Mattock,  New  Headington,  Oxford,  followed  second 
with  Madame  Abel  Chateuay,  Madame  Jules  GroLy,  Papa  Gontier,  and 
Souvenir  de  Catherine  Guillot,  each  especially  good.  The  Messrs. 
Cooling  of  Bath  cama  third.  Mr.  Geo.  Prince  was  first  in  class  7  for 
eighteen  bunches  of  decorative  Roses.  He  staged  good  samples  of  Belle- 
fleur,  Souvenir  de  C.  Guillot,  Cecil  Brunner,  Marquis  of  Salisbury,  Julien 
Mannering,  Homere,  Papillon,  and  William  Allan  Richardson.  Messrs. 
F.  Cant  &  Co.  were  second. 
The  gold  medal  was  awarded  in  class  8  to  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  and 
Sons  for  their  new  Rose  named  “  Ben  Cant,”  a  handsome  crimson- 
scarlet  H.P.  The  petals  are  strong  and  well  formed,  the  flower  being 
exceptionally  bold.  A  card  of  oommendation  was  given  to  Messrs.  Paul 
and  Son,  Cheshunt,  for  their  single  rambler  Rose  named  “  The  Lion.” 
It  resembles  Carmine  Pillar,  but  is  richer  in  colour  and  has  not  the 
white  centre.  Messrs.  Prior  &  Son  received  the  silver  medal  for  the 
best  Tea  in  the  show,  having  a  splendid  bloom  of  Maman  Cochet. 
O.  G.  Orpen,  Esq.,  received  the  silver  medal  with  Rose  Mrs.  John 
Laing  as  the  best  H.P.  ;  while  for  the  best  H.T.,  G.  A.  Hammond,  Esq., 
of  Cambrian  House,  Burgess  Hill,  won  with  La  France.  In  the 
nuserymen’s  section  the  silver  medal  for  the  premier  H.T.  was  awarded 
to  Messrs.  Alex.  Dickson  &  Sons,  who  staged  Muriel  Grahame  in  this 
instance.  The  best  H.P.  in  this  section  was  a  bloom  of  Mrs.  John 
Laing  from  Messrs.  Prior  &  Son,  and  the  premier  Tea  was  Maman 
Cochet,  also  from  the  latter  firm. 
In  the  fruit  section  the  first  prize  of  £5  went  to  C.  Swinfin-Eady,  Esq., 
K.C.  (gardener,  Mr.  W.  Lock),  who  staged  a  handsome  Melon.  Sutton’s 
A1  variety,  and  a  dish  eaoh  of  Nectarines,  Peaohes,  Cherries,  Straw¬ 
berries,  and  two  bunches  of  Grapes,  Blaok  Hamburgh  being  one,  and 
Foster’s  Seedling  the  other.  Mr.  L.  J.  Barker  was  a  good  second. 
The  following  is  the  list  of  special  awards  made  to  non-competitive 
exhibits: — Gold  medals  to  Leopold  de  Rothschild,  Esq.  (gardener, 
Mr.  J.  Jennings),  Ascott,  Leighton  Buzzard,  for  a  group  of  magnificent 
Malmaison  Carnations,  and  to  Sir  Frederic  Wigan  (grower,  Mr.  W.  H. 
Young)  for  Orchids.  Silver-gilt  medals  were  awarded  to  Messrs.  H. 
Cannell  &  Sons,  Swanley,  for  Cannas ;  to  Mr.  John  Russell,  Richmond, 
for  the  following  groups  : — 1,  stove  and  greenhouse  plants  ;  2,  Crotons  ; 
3,  Ivies  ;  and  4,  Maples.  Also  to  Messrs.  James  Carter  &  Co.,  High 
Holborn,  London,  W.,  for  Gloxinias ;  to  Messrs.  James  Veitch  &  Sons, 
Ltd.,  Chelsea,  for  1,  Roses  in  pots;  2,  Kalanchoe;  3,  Ivies  and  Water 
Lilies;  Messrs.  J.  Hill  &  Sons,  Barrowfield  Nurseries,  Lower  Edmonton, 
for  Ferns.  Silver  medals  to  Mr.  Robt.  Green,  London,  for  Crotons ; 
Mr.  W.  Iceton,  for  Palms  ;  Mr.  Wm.  Thompson,  Palms,  &c. ;  Messrs.  T.  S. 
Ware,  Ltd.,  The  Nurseries,  Feltham,  for  group  of  out  herbaoeous 
flowers;  Messrs.  Hugh  Low  &  Co.,  Bush  Hill  Park,  Enfield,  for 
miscellaneous  group  ;  Messrs.  J.  Peed  &  Sons,  West  Norwood,  S.E.,  for 
ont  herbaceous  flowers  ;  Messrs.  Young  &  Co.,  The  Nurseries,  Stevenage, 
Herts,  for  cut  flowers  ;  Messrs.  Barr  &  Sons,  King  Street,  Covent 
Garden,  for  herbaoeous  flowers;  Mr.  W.  Rumsey,  Waltham  Cross,  for 
Roses;  Messrs.  Thos.  Cripps  &  Son,  Tunbridge  Wells,  for  Maples; 
Messrs.  Fromow  &  Sons,  Chiswick,  for  Maples  ;  Messrs.  Spooner  &  Sons, 
for  cut  Roses ;  Mr.  S.  Eida,  Japanese  dwarf  trees ;  Messrs.  George 
Jackman  &  Son,  Woking,  for  herbaceous  flowers.  Certificate  of  merit 
to  Messrs.  Laxton  Bros.,  Bedford,  for  Strawberries.  Vote  of  thanks  to 
Mr.  Robt.  Sydenham,  for  rustic  tube  decorations,  Sweet  Peas,  Spanish 
Irises;  Messrs.  Jones  &  Sons,  Shrewsbury,  for  Sweet  Peas;  Messrs. 
Bath  &  Co.,  Ltd.,  Wisbech,  for  Paeonies. 
