July  3,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Societies. 
National  Rose— Temple  Gardens,  July  2nd. 
Despite  the  lamentable  backwardness  and  fluctuating 
character  of  the  season,  the  National  Rose  Society  had  no  cause 
to  be  dissatisfied  with  the  exhibition  presented  on  Tuesday  last 
in  the  Inner  Temple  Gardens.  The  few  warm  and  sunny  days 
experienced  just  prior  to  the  event  were  virtually  the  salvation  of 
this,  the  main  exhibition  of  the  chief  rosariums’  year,  and 
certainly  the  noble  groups  and  line  after  line  of  superb  flowers 
came  quite  as  a  revelation  to  very  many  of  us.  A  week  ago  an 
exhibition  of  Roses  in  London  was  an  impossibility,  as  evidenced 
at  the  Holland  House  Conference,  and  yet  we  are  able  to  record 
the  passing  of  one  of  the  finest  §hows  in  all  respects  that  the 
parent  Rose  Society  in  England  has  held  during  its  history. 
Tuesday  was  certainly  the  day  of  the  decorative  Roses,  and  it  is 
unnecessary  to  say  that  they  are  exceedingly  popular,  and 
increasingly  so.  The  weather  was  dull,  and  at  the  moment  of 
writing  rain  seemed  imminent. 
The  President’s  Speech. 
The  veteran  and  greatly  respected  president  of  the  Society, 
the  Very  Rev.  S.  Reynolds  Hole,  was  induced  to  say  a  few 
words  on  behalf  of  the  Society,  which  he  did  from  one  of  the 
tables  in  the  larger  tent. 
He  said :  We  all  of  us  know  and  respect  the  words  of  the 
Latin  poet  who  said,  “  The  things  which  we  hear  interest  us  much 
less  than  the  things  which  we  see.”  A  few  words  I  must  say 
to  explain  the  privilege  of  my  being  here.  It  is  forty-four  years 
since  I  opened  the  first  Rose  show  held  in  England.  Since  that 
time,  and  chiefly  owing  to  the  National  Rose  Society,  the  Queen 
of  Flowers  has  made  wonderful  developments  in  appreciation  and 
culture.  I  need  not  praise  the  flowers,  but  I  must  mention  the 
labours  of  my  reverend  friend  Mr.  H.  H.  D’Ombrain  (and  I  would 
he  were  here),  who,  I  am  pleased  to  hear,  is  better  again;  also 
Mr.  Mawley,  the  secretary,  and  the  other  officials  of  the  Society. 
You  will  see  to-day,  not  only  how  the  Rose  can  be  developed  for 
exhibition,  but  for  their  uses  for  decoration  in  the  garden.  The 
Dean  concluded  by  thanking  the  Benchers  for  their  kindness  in 
allowing  the  use  of  the  Inner  Temple  Gardens. 
Nurserymen. 
General  Section:  Division  A. — The  premier  class  for 
seventy-two  blooms  in  distinct  varieties,  for  the  Champion 
Trophy,  Gold  Medal  of  £6  in  cash,  brought  forward  five  com¬ 
petitors,  who  staged  clean,  strong  blooms  of  excellent  colour, 
though  lacking  size  in  some  instances.  The  best  blooms  chosen 
from  all  the  collection  were,  to  our  mind,  the  following: — 
La  France,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Bessie  Brown,  Ulster, 
Margaret  Dickson,  Mme.  Luizet,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Rubens, 
Mrs.  Sharman  Crawford,  Mildred  Grant,  Souv.  de  S.  A.  Prince, 
Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Robert  Scott,  Papa  Lambert,  and  Medea.  It  will 
be  noticed  that  many  of  these  are  almost  new  varieties,  and 
their  excellence  wras  unmistakeable. 
The  honours  finally  fell  to  Messrs.  Frank  Cant  and  Co., 
Braiswick  Nursery,  Colchester,  Essex.  Their  collection  included, 
in  the  back  row  :  A.  K.  Williams,  Catherine  Mermet,  Capt.  Hay¬ 
ward,  Caroline  Testout,  Cleopatra,  Her  Majesty,  Francois 
Louvat,  Killarney,  K.  A.  Victoria,  Mrs.  J.  Laing,  Chas.  Lefebvre, 
Margaret  Dickson,  Mrs.  S.  Crawford,  Lady  Clanmorris,  Mrs. 
W.  J.  Grant,  Rev.  Alan  Cheales,  Suzanne  Marie  Rodocanachi, 
Ulster,  Exposition  de  Brie,  White  Lady,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Souv. 
de  S.  A.  Prince,  Prince  Arthur  and  Mildred  Grant.  Second 
row  :  Antoine  Rivoire,  Francois  Michelon,  Bessie  Brown,  Etienne 
Levet,  Countess  of  Caledon,  Horace  Vernet,  Ellen  Drew,  General 
Jacqueminot,  Margaret  Appert,  Lady  Mary  Fitzwilliam,  Mar¬ 
chioness  of  Downshire,  Marie  Baumann,  Marechal  Niel,  Marquis 
Litta,  Medea,  Mme.  Eugenie  Verdier,  Lawrence  Allen,  J.  D. 
Pawle,  Mme.  de  Watteville,  Jeannie  Dickson,  Souv.  de  Pres. 
Carnot,  Oscar  Cordell,  Souv.  d’un  Ami,  and  Exquisite.  Front 
row:  Beauty  of  Waltham,  Bridesmaid,  Comte  de  Paris,  Devo- 
niensis,  Aug.  Rigotard,  Mme.  Gabriel  Luizet,  Gladys  Harkness, 
Duchess  of  Portland,  Robert  Scott,  Mme.  Cusin,  Dr.  Andry, 
Mrs.  Cocher,  Mme.  Jules  Grolez,  Alf.  Colomb,  Dupuy  Jamain, 
Papa  Lambert,  Mrs.  F.  Cant,  Jean  Soupert.  Mme.  E.  Boultet, 
Marquis  de  Castellane,  Victor  Hugo,  Helen  Keller,  and  The 
Bride. 
The  second  prize  was  well  won  by  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  and 
Sons  The  Old  Rose  Gardens,  Colchester,  with  choice  representa¬ 
tives’  of  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Ulrich 
Brunner.  A.  K.  Williams,  Souv.  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Mrs.  Sandford, 
and  White  Lady.  Messrs.  D.  Prior  and  Son,  Colchester,  were 
strong  as  third,  showing  good  blooms  all  round. 
Class  2,  for  forty  distinct  varieties  m  trebles. — Here  a  large 
number  of  the  Roses  were  more  or  less  ragged,  or  at  least  not 
quite  up  to  the  higher  standard.  Three  entered,  the  leading 
honours  going  to  Messrs.  Alexander  Dickson  and  Sons,  Limited. 
Newtownard.s,  Co.  Down,  Ireland.  The  flowers  were  strong  and 
bright  including,  in  the  back  row,  the  following :— White  Lady, 
A.  K.  Williams,  Mildred  Grant,  LTlster,  Bessie  Brown,  Horace 
Vernet,  Helen  Keller,  Duchess  of  Portland,  La  France, 
Twinkelow,  Lady  Ashton,  Comtesse  Serenye,  Marchioness  of 
Dufferin,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Mrs.  Edward  Mawley.  Lady  Clan- 
morris,  Alice  Linsdell,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Kaiserm  Aug. 
Victoria,  and  Mrs.  S.  Crawford.  Second,  or  front  row:  Souv.  de 
President  Carnot.  Robert  Scott,  Lady  Mary  Fitzwilliam,  Caro¬ 
line  Testout,  Bridesmaid,  Muriel  Grahame,  Sir  Robert  Stout* 
Princess  Beatrice,  Golden  .Gate,  Medea,  Catherine  Mermet, 
Niphetos,  Souv.  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac,  Mme. 
Cusin,  Mme.  de  Watteville,  Margaret  Dickson,  Countess  of 
Caledon,  and  Dr.  Andry. 
The  second  place,  out  of  three  entrants,  was  occupied  by 
Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  and  Sons,  The  Old  Rose  Gardens,  Colchester, 
Essex,  with  ‘good  blooms  of  Dr.  Sewell,  Mrs.  J.  Laing, 
Marchioness  of  Dufferin,  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant.  On  the  whole 
they  were  smaller  and  not  so  smooth  as  the  Dicksons’  Messrs. 
F.  Cant  and  Co.,  Colchester,  came  in  third. 
Division  B. — In  the  third  class  for  forty-eight  blooms  distinct 
there  were  five  entries,  but  one  of  the  competitors,  Mr.  A.  Prince, 
was  disqualified  from  having  included  two  blooms  of  the  variety 
Dupuy  Jamain.  The  same  exhibitor  was  also  disqualified  in  the 
twenty-four  Teas  for  the  same  mistake.  Mr.  Hugh  Dickson,  of 
the  Royal  Nurseries,  Belfast,  led  off  here,  with  very  fair  blooms 
indeed.  The  back  row  included :  Rev.  Alan  Cheales,  Danmark, 
Oscar  C’orail,  Caroline  Testout,  Marquis  Litta,  Mrs.  S.  Craw¬ 
ford,  Helen  Keller,  White  Lady,  Marchioness  of  Downshire, 
Bladud,  Ulrich  Brunner,  Lady  Quartus  Ewary,  Bessie  Brown, 
Gustave  Piganeau,  Countess  of  Caledon.  Second  row :  Comtesse 
de  Ludre,  Dorothy,  Alphonse  Supert,  Souv.  de  President 
Carnot,  Ulster,  Mme.  Hoste,  Killarney,  Captain  Hayward, 
Marquis  de  Castellane,  La  France,  Beauty  of  Waltham,  Marjory, 
Earl  Dufferin,  La  Fraicheur,  Mme.  Guillot,  Marchioness  of 
Dufferin.  Third  row:  Duke  of  Wellington,  Mme.  Jules  Grolez, 
Horace  Vernet,  Ivaiserin  Aug.  Victoria.  Gladys  Harkness,  Mme. 
Cadeau  Ramey,  Apotheker  George  Hoffer,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant, 
Jeannie  Dickson,  Margaret  Dickson,  E.  Y.  Teas,  Anna  Olivier, 
Heinrich  Schultheis,  Maman  Cochet,  L’lnnocence,  and  Victor 
Hugo.  Second  in  this  class  came  Messrs.  J.  Burrell  and  Co., 
Howe  House  Nurseries,  Cambridge,  having  splendid  samples  of 
Gladys  Harkness,  Tennyson,  Mme.  Bavary,  La  France,  and 
Caroline  Testout.  Third  out  of  five  entrants  came  Messrs. 
R.  Harkness  and  Co.,  Hitchin,  Herts,  with  Lady  Fitzwilliam, 
Rev.  A.  Cheales,  La  Fraicheur,  and  Dr.  Sewell. 
Six  entrants  contested  for  premier  honours  in  Class  4,  and 
here  Mr.  John  Mattock,  New  Headington,  Oxford,  won  with  fair 
blooms,  the  names  of  which  we  give :  White  Maman  Cochet, 
Mrs.  S.  Crawford,  K.  A.  Victoria,  La  Fraicheur.  Muriel  Grahame, 
Gustave  Piganeau,  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  and  Caroline  Testout. 
Second  row :  Medea,  Dr.  Andry,  Souv.  d’Elise,  Mme.  Abel 
Carriere,  Cleopatra,  A.  K.  Williams,  Hon.  E.  Gifford,  and  Brides¬ 
maid.  Front  row  :  Margaret  Boudet,  Catherine  Mermet,  Dupuy 
Jamain,  Capt.  Hayward,  Souv.  d’un  Ami,  Duke  of  Teck,  Caroline 
Koch,  and  Mrs.  B.  R.  Cant.  Mr.  Geo.  Mount,  Canterbury, 
formed  a  very  close  and  good  second,  with  fine  blooms  of  Caroline 
Testout,  La  France,  and  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant.  Mr.  C.  Turner 
came  third. 
In  class  5,  for  twenty-four  distinct  varieties,  in  trebles,  the 
redoubtable  Canterbury  grower,  Mr.  Geo,  Mount,  proved  the 
excellence  of  his  blooms,  being  first.  His  blooms  were  large  and 
well  set  up,  including,  in  the  back  row  :  Ulrich  Brunner.  Mme. 
Gabriel  Luizet,  Bessie  Brown,  Mrs.  S.  Crawford,  Duke  of  Edin¬ 
burgh,  Caroline  Testout,  Capt.  Hayward,  Catherine  Mermet* 
Fisher  Holmes,  Mrs.  John  Laing,  C.  Lefebvre,  and  Her  Majesty- 
Front  row  :  Marie  Baumann,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Beauty 
of  Waltham,  Mrs.  Rumsey,  Anna  Olivier,  Clio,  Dr.  Andry,  La 
France,  Gen.  Jacqueminot,  Mme.  Tropot,  Prince  Arthur,  and 
Margaret  Dickson.  Mr.  Geo.  Prince,  Longworth,  Oxon,  second, 
and1  Mr.  J.  Mattock,  New  Headington,  Oxford,  third. 
Teas  and  Noisettes. 
Division  I.— Class  6,  twenty-four  blooms  distinct.  Lovely 
blooms  were  seen  in  all  of  the  stands,  and  in  this  first  class  of 
the  section  Messrs.  F.  Cant  and  Co.  (who  won  the  special  cham¬ 
pion  trophy  same  day  out  at  the  Richmond  Show)  were  here  in 
the  forefront.  The  varieties  were :  Mme  de  Watteville,  Souv. 
de  S.  A.  Prince,  Souv.  d’un  Ami,  Mme.  Hoste,  Mme.  Cusin, 
Medea,  Maman  Cochet,  and  Rubens.  Second  row  :  Golden  Gate, 
Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  The  Bride,  Catherine  Mermet,  Cleopatra,  Caro¬ 
line  Kuster,  and  Ernest  Metz.  Front  row  :  Mme.  A.  C’armody, 
Innocente  Pirola,  Jean  Ducher,  Mme.  Willermoz,  Lady  Roberts, 
Bridesmaid,  Souv.  d’Elise,  and  Etoile  de  Lyon.  All  were  very 
superior.  It  was  unfortunate1  for  Prince,  of  Oxford,  that  he 
should  have  been  disqualified  for  showing  two  of  Souv.  d’Elise 
Vardon.  The  blooms  were  exceptionally  fine,  and  superior, 
perhaps,  to  Cant’s.  Messrs.  D.  Prior  and  Son  were  a  fair  second, 
and  no  third. 
A  dozen  superb  representative  blooms  were  staged  in  the  suc¬ 
ceeding  class  by  Messrs.  Burrell  and  Co.,  who  beat  Mr.  John 
Mattock  and  Mr.  Geo.  Mount,  the  second  and  third  winners. 
Messrs.  Burrell  had  White  Maman  Cochet,  Ernest  Metz,  Com- 
