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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
July  11,  1901. 
Mattock,  whose  exhibit  was  composed  of  small  buds  of  well  known  Tea 
varieties;  second,  Mr.  Geo.  Prinoe. 
Amateurs,  General  Section. 
Champion  Class. — The  amateurs’  champion  challenge  trophy  is 
valued  at  50  guineas,  and  the  winner,  besides  beiDg  holder  of  the  trophy 
for  the  year,  also  receives  a  memorial  replica  of  the  trophy.  Mr.  E.  B. 
Lindsell,  BeartoD,  Hitchin,  was  placed  first.  He  has  won  this  ooveted 
prize  a  number  of  times,  and  his  thirty-six  blooms  on  this  oocasion  were 
up  to  the  average  standard,  though  not  the  finest  he  has  shown.  The 
back  row  included  Her  Majesty,  Capt.  Hayward,  Maman  Coohet,  Earl 
Dufferin,  Ulster,  speckled  and  poor  ;  Marie  Baumann,  Madame  de 
Watteville,  Marquise  Litta,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Maman  Cochet,  Bessie 
Brown,  F.  Michelon,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Mrs.  Ed.  Mawley,  Fisher  Holmes, 
La  France,  Alf.  Colomb,  Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon,  Horace  Vernet, 
Madame  de  Watteville,  Comte  Raimbaud,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  A.  K. 
Williams,  Innocente  Pirola,  Prince  Arthur.  Front  row  :  Merveille  de 
Lyon,  Due  d’Orleans,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Dupuy  Jamain, 
Madame  Cusin,  Madame  Hausman,  Muriel  Grabame,  Mrs.  J.  Laing, 
Beauty  of  Waltham,  Marie  Verdier,  The  Bride,  and  Helen  Keller. 
Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton,  Havering-atte-Bower,  Essex,  made  a  strong 
second;  and  Mr.  A.  Slaughter,  Jarvis  Villa,  Steyning,  came  third. 
In  class  26,  for  twenty-four  blooms,  distinct  (open  to  all  amateurs  who 
have  not  previously  won  either  the  champion  challenge  trophy  or  the 
first  prize  in  this  class),  Mr.  W.  Boyes,  30,  Duffield  Road,  Derby,  came 
off  with  premier  honours.  His  stands  contained  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac, 
Madame  Eugenie  Verdier,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Gustave 
Piganeau,  Her  Majesty,  A.  K.  Williams,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Auguste 
Rigotard,  Duchess  of  Bedford,  Suzanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Medea, 
Denmark,  Madame  Joseph  Combet,  Caroline  Testout,  Kaiserin 
A.  Victoria.  Front  row  ;  Niphetos,  Horace  Vernet,  Madame  Cadean 
Ramey,  Due  d’Orldans,  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Innocente  Pirola,  and 
Comte  Raimbaud.  Mr.  Conway  Jones,  Hucclecote,  Gloucester,  was  a 
fair  second ;  and  third  Mr.  Alf.  Tate,  Downside,  Leatherhead.  There 
were  eight  entries;  two  extra  prizes  were  given. 
Division  D. — In  the  above  the  exhibitors  must  be  growers  of  less  than 
2000  plants.  For  twenty-four  distinct  varieties  there  were  three  entries, 
Mr.  E.  M.  Bethune  securing  the  first  prize  with  a  good  level  exhibit. 
The  varieties  were  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Alfred  Colomb,  Kaiserin  A.  Victoria, 
Madame  Gabriel  Luizet,  Maman  Cochet,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Bessie  Brown, 
Charles  Lefebvre,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Bridesmaid,  Madame  Cusin,  Mrs.  E. 
Mawley,  Victor  Hugo,  Catherine  Mermet,  Fisher  Holmes,  Margaret 
Dickson,  Madame  de  Watteville,  La  France,  Duke  of  Edinburgh, 
Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Muriel  Grahame,  Caroline  Testout,  The  Bride, 
and  A.  K.  Williams.  Mr.  A.  Slaughter  came  second  with  good  blooms 
of  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  La  France,  Her  Majesty,  Marie  Baumann,  Marie 
Verdier,  and  Ethel  Brownlow,  while  Mr.  W.  C.  Romaine  came  in  third. 
In  the  class  for  eighteen  blooms,  distinct,  three  competitors  entered 
the  field.  Mr.  R.  Foley  Hobbs,  Thorneloe,  Worcester,  who  had 
numerous  varieties  of  Teas.  The  varieties  were  Her  Majesty,  Kaiserin 
Augusta  Victoria,  A.  K.  Williams,  Marechal  Niel,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant, 
Souvenir  de  8.  A.  Prince,  Caroline  Testout,  Maurice  Bernardin, 
Killarney,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Bessie  Brown,  Medea,  Souvenir  d’un 
Ami,  Souvenir  de  President  Carnot,  Horace  Vernet,  White  Lady,  grand ; 
and  Innocente  Pirola.  Mr.  Edward  Mawley  followed  with  capital 
blooms  of  Marechal  Niel,  Etienne  Levet,  Ulrich  Brunner,  and  Mrs.  J. 
Laing ;  and  Mr.  R.  E.  West,  Reigate,  third. 
For  eight  distinct  varieties,  three  blooms  each,  we  had  six  entries,  a 
really  fine  class,  the  first  prize  going  to  Mr.  E.  M.  Bethune,  who  staged 
Maman  Ccchet,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Madame  Cusin,  The  Bride,  Kaiserin 
Augusta  Victoria,  Camille  Bernardin,  Catherine  Mermet,  and  Madame 
Gabriel  Luizet.  Mr.  R.  Foley  Hobbs  must  have  been  a  close  runner  for 
first  place,  his  trebles  of  Her  Majesty,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  and  Bessie 
Brown  being  good,  while  Mr.  Conway  Jones,  Hucclecote,  Gloucester, 
was  third.  For  nine  blooms  one  variety  there  were  five  entries,  Mr. 
R.  Foley  Hobbs  winning  well  with  good  blooms  of  Mrs.  J.  Laing.  Mr. 
F.  W.  Tattersall  was  second  with  Bessie  Brown,  and  Mr.  E.  M.  Bethune 
third  with  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet. 
Division  E. — This  was  open  to  growers  of  less  than  one  thousand 
plants.  The  premier  class  here  was  that  devoted  to  twelve  varieties, 
distinct,  for  which  there  were  no  less  than  nineteen  entries,  and  Miss 
Beatrice  Langdon  is  to  be  congratulated  on  beating  so  many  com¬ 
petitors.  The  stand  was  undoubtedly  a  good  one,  the  varieties  being 
Gustave  Piganeau,  Caroline  Testout,  Captain  Hayward,  La  France, 
Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Maman 
Cochet,  Horace  Vernet,  Mrs.  S.  Crawford,  General  Jacqueminot,  and 
Bridesmaid.  Mr.  W.  J.  Pegge,  Beeston,  Notts,  was  a  splendid  second, 
and  Mr.  John  Bateman,  Highgate,  third. 
For  six  blooms  of  any  variety  there  was  a  good  entry  of  nine. 
Mr.  M.  Whittle,  Belgrave,  Leicester,  was  placed  first  for  six  superb 
blooms  of  Her  Majesty  ;  while  Mr.  G.  Morris,  Cank  Street,  Leicester, 
came  second  with  the  same  variety  ;  and  Mr.  F.  Wellesley,  Woking, 
was  third  also  with  Her  Majesty. 
The  growers  of  less  than  500  plants  turned  out  well  with  some 
good  blooms.  Their  chief  class  was  for  nine  blooms,  distinct.  Here 
we  had  sixteen  entries.  Mr.  E.  A.  Moulden,  Bandara,  Stevenage, 
was  first  with  good  blooms  of  Innocente  Pirola,  Comte  Raimbaud, 
and  the  Hon.  E.  Gifford.  Mr.  R.  W.  Bowyer,  Hertford  Heath,  was 
second  with  good  flowers  of  Bessie  Brown  and  Maman  Cochet;  and 
Mrs.  Times,  Bedford  Road,  Hitchen,  third. 
In  the  class  for  six  blooms,  distinct,  there  were  fourteen  entries, 
but  Mr.  K.  H.  Gifford,  Sutton,  secured  premier  place  with  Her 
Majesty,  Suzanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Etienne  Levet,  Mrs.  J.  Laing, 
Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  and  Chas.  Lefebvre.  Mr.  R.  Boswell, 
Hitchen,  was  second,  having  a  good  bloom  of  Maman  Cochet,  and 
Mr.  W.  Upton  third  ;  while  for  six  bloomB  of  any  Rose  there  were 
fourteen  entries,  and  Mr.  G.  A.  Hammond  was  first  with  a  good  box 
of  Her  Majesty,  Mr.  K.  H.  Gifford  following  with  sweet  blooms  of 
Mrs.  J.  Laing,  and  Mr.  R.  W.  Bowyer  third  with  Caroline  Testout. 
The  premier  class  contested  by  the  exhibitors  in  the  two  last 
sections  was  for  twelve  distinct  varieties,  the  first  prize  being  a 
challenge  cup,  which  was  keenly  contested  ;  the  first  prize  going  to 
W.  Kingston,  Esq.,  52,  Waterloo  Road,  Bedford.  The  varieties  were 
Her  Majesty,  A.  K.  Williams,  Marchioness  of  Londonderry,  Charles 
Lefebvre,  Chas.  Darwin,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Duke  of  Teck,  Mrs.  J. 
Laing,  President  Carnot,  Dupuy  Jamain,  Caroline  Kuster,  and  Prince 
Arthur.  Mr.  F.  Dennison,  Handsworth  Wood,  Birmingham,  made  a 
capital  second,  and  Mr.  G.  Moules,  Hitchen,  was  third. 
For  four  trebles  there  were  five  entries,  the  first  position  falling  to 
the  Rev.  F.  Page  Roberts,  Halstead  Rectory,  Sevenoaks,  for  a  splendid 
exhibit ;  the  varieties  were  Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  Marquise  Litta, 
Mrs.  R.  Sharman  Crawford,  and  Bessie  Brown.  Mr.  M.  Whittle  was 
second,  and  Mr.  J.  Bateman  third. 
The  Ramsey  Challenge  Cup, 
For  twelve  blooms,  brought  out  ten  entries,  Mr  0.  G.  Orpen 
proving  invincible  with  a  grand  box.  The  varieties  were  Maman  Cochet, 
White  Maman  Coohet,  Her  Majesty,  Mrs.  Ed.  Mawley,  superb; 
Innocente  Pirola,  Catherine  Mermet,  Marechal  Niel,  Francois  Dubreuil, 
Caroline  Testout,  The  Bride,  Madame  Cusin,  and  Bessie  Brown.  The 
Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton  was  second  with  typical  blooms  of  Ulrich  B.  uoner, 
Mis.  W.  J.  Grant,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  and  A.  K.  Williams;  while  Mr. 
P.  G.  C.  Burnard  was  third.  The  class  for  six  distinct  blooms,  open  only 
to  those  who  have  never  won  a  prize  before.  Here  Mr.  W.  B.  Martin, 
Finchley,  scored  with  a  neat  box,  the  best  blooms  being  Alfred  Colomb, 
Suzanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  and  Mrs.  J.  Laing.  Mr.  H.  Walters, 
Eastwell  Park,  Ashford,  was  second,  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Lascelles  was  third. 
The  class  for  six  blooms,  not  lees  than  four  varieties,  under  the  same 
conditions,  the  first  prize  was  handsomely  won  by  Mr.  A.  C.  Turner, 
Sutton,  Edgware,  with  a  capital  box  of  Teas,  the  best  being  Comtesse 
de  Nadaillac,  Innocente  Pirola,  and  Catherine  Mermet  ;  the  second 
place  going  to  Mr.  W.  G.  Adcock,  North  Finchley  ;  and  Mr.  Montague 
White,  Wateringbury,  was  third.  For  six  blooms,  distinct  varieties, 
open  only  to  amateurs  who  have  joined  the  Society  since  the  last 
metropolitan  exhibition,  Mr.  C.  J.  Page,  Earldoms,  Enfitld,  was  first 
with  good  typical  flowers  of  Bessie  Brown,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Mrs.  W.  J. 
Grant,  and  White  Maman  Cochet ;  the  second  place  falling  to  Miss 
B.  H.  Langton,  who  had  good  flowers  of  Maman  C<  chet  and  Captain 
Hayward  ;  and  Mr.  T.  E.  Raven,  Uppingham,  was  thiid. 
The  challenge  cup  for  growers  living  within  eight  miles  of  Charing 
Cross  produced  a  fair  display,  which  included  some  good  Roses.  The 
victor  proved  to  be  Mr.  E.  R.  Smith,  Muswell  Hill,  who  staged  good 
blooms  of  General  Jacqueminot,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  and  Captain  Hayward; 
the  second  award  going  to  Mr.  W.  B.  Martin,  Finchle  ;  and  the  third 
to  Mr.  J.  T.  Thompson,  Bound’s  Green.  For  six  blooms  of  new  Roses 
there  were  four  entries,  the  Rev.  J.  H.  Pemberton  taking  first  with 
rather  small  fresh  blooms  of  Shandon,  Bessie  Brown,  TennysoD, 
Killarney,  Lady  Mary  Curry,  and  Ard’s  Rover  ;  Mr.  F.  W.  Tattersall 
was  a  good  second  with  good  blooms  of  Mrs.  E.  Mawley  and  Ulster; 
and  Mr.  J.  Bateman  third. 
National  Tropliy. 
This  trophy  for  Teas  and  Noisettes,  eighteen  blooms,,  distinct 
varieties,  was  well  won  by  Mr.  O.  G.  Orpen,  who  staged  excellent 
blooms  of  Maman  Cochet,  Innocente  Pirola,  Madame  de  Watteville, 
Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Cleopatra,  Madame  Cusin, 
Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon,  The  Bride,  Bridesmaid,  Muriel  Grahame, 
Ernest  Metz,  Mareobal  Niel,  Souvenir  de  S.  A.  Prince,  White  Maman 
Cochet,  grand  ;  Catherine  Mermet,  and  Jean  Ducher.  Mr.  Alexauder 
Hill  Gray,  Bath,  was  second  with  good  flowers  of  Marechal  Niel, 
Cleopatra,  Madame  Cusin,  Maman  Cochet,  Catherine  Mermet,  and 
Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon,  while  Mr.  Conway  Jones  brought  up  the  rear. 
For  twelve  blooms,  distinct,  there  was  a  capital  contest.  Mr.  Alfred 
Tate,  Leatherhead,  proved  the  first  prizewinner  with  Maman  Cochet, 
Ethel  Brownlow,  The  Bride,  Niphetos,  Madp.me  Cut-in,  Marechal  Niel, 
Souvenir  d’Elise  Vardon,  Innocente  Pirola,  Golden  Gate,  Ernest  Metz, 
and  Caroline  Kuster.  Mr.  A.  Hill  Gray  was  again  a  good  second  with 
conspicuous  blc  oms  of  Maman  Cocflet,  Marechal  Niel,  Bridesmaid,  and 
White  Maman  Cochet,  while  Mr.  F.  W.  Flight,  Corustiles,  Twyford,  was 
third. 
In  the  class  for  eight  trebles  there  were  four  contestants.  Here  Mr. 
A.  Hill  Gray  proved  invincible,  his  box  being  fresh  and  very  level.  The 
varieties  were  Marechal  Niel,  The  Bride,  Maman  Cochet,  Comtesse  de 
Nadaillac,  Madame  Cusin,  Medea,  Souvenir  d’un  Ami,  and  Catherine 
Mermet.  Mr.  O.  G.  Orpen  came  next  with  splendid  examples  of 
Madame  Cusin,  Innocente  Pirola,  Catherine  Mermet,  and  Maman. 
Cochet.  Mrs.  F.  W.  Campion,  Trumpets  Hill,  Reigate,  was  third 
