July  2,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AXD  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Ed.  Mawley,  Beauty  of  Waltham.  K.  A.  Victoria,  and  Maman 
Cochet  in  box  one  ;  La  Franc.f,  Francois  Miclielon,  Duke  of  Edin- 
burgh,  iSouv.  de  S.  A.  Prince.  Marquis  Litta.  C.  Te.stout,  Tom 
Wocd,  and  Margaret  Dickson  in  the  second  box;  in  tlie  remain¬ 
ing  cne  there  were  Ulster,  Medea.  Gustave  Piganeau.  Mrs.  J. 
Laing.  Gen.  Jac((ueminot.  The  Bride.  Mrs.  S.  Crawford,  and 
Dupuy  Jamain.  Mr.  Geo.  Mount  jnade  a  close  second,  and  had 
good  La  France,  Lady  Mary  Fitzwilliam,  Ulrich  Brunner,  and 
Slargaret  Dickson. 
Tea  and  Noisette  Section. 
Division  I.,  Cl.\ss  G. — One  can  hardly  admire  tiie  flowers  this 
year,  for  even  the  best  of  them  were  so  much  below  the  show 
standard.  IMr.  Geo.  Prince,  of  Longworth,  Berks,  was  placed 
foremost  for  twenty-four  varieties,  his  collection  embracing  Mrs. 
Mawley  (silver  medal  bloom),  Wliite  Maman  Cochct,  Souv.  d’un 
Ami,  Medea,  Muriel  Graham.  Cleopatra,  Maman  Cochet.  Devo- 
niensis,  Emperor  of  Bussia,  Princess  Beatrice,  Mine,  de  Watte- 
ville.  Princess  of  Wales,  Lady  Roberts,  Mine.  Hoste,  Souv.  de 
S.  A.  Prince,  The  Bride.  Countess  de  Panisse,  Golden  Gate, 
Cornelia  Koch,  Comtesse  do  Nadaillac,  Alba  Rosea,  Bridesmaid, 
and  Souv.  de  Pierre  Netting.  Messrs.  Prior  and  Son,  Col¬ 
chester,  as  seconds,  had  gootl  average  flowers  of  Mrs.  Mawley, 
The  Bride,  and  Cleopatra;  while  F.  Cant  and  Co.,  were  thirds 
also  with  a  handsome  Mrs.  Mawley. 
For  the  twelve  in  this  section  two  poor  sets  were  staged, 
Burrell  and  Co.,  of  Cambridge,,  beating  Mr.  John  Mattock  from 
New  Headington,  Oxford.  Burrell’s  lot  comprised  Mrs.  Ed. 
Mawley,  Souv.  d’Elise  Vardon,  Souv.  de  Pierre  Netting, 
Boadicea,  Mildred  Grant.  Catherine  Mermet,  Souv.  de  S.  A. 
Princes  Souv.  d’un  Ami,  Empre.ss  Alex,  of  Russia,  Comtesse  de 
Nadaillac,  Lady  Roberts,  and  The  Bride. 
Class  8  required  fourteen  distinct  vaiueties,  shown  as  trebles 
in  vases,  and  only  two  entries  were  able  to  be  made.  These  were 
from  Prior  and  Son,  who  led  ;  and  Geo.  Prince,  a  close  second. 
Prior’s  blooms  were  Souv.  d’un  Ami.  Medea,  Mrs.  Ed.  Mawley, 
Anna  Olivier,  Maman  Cochet,  Caroline  Kuster,  The  Bride,  Cleo¬ 
patra,  Souv^  de  S.  A.  Prince,  Catherine  Mermet,  Innccente  Pirola, 
Marie  Van  Houtte,  Rubens,  and  Alba  Rosea.  Mr.  Prince’s  Mrs. 
E.  Mawley  carried  him  a  long  way  up;  they  were  good.  We 
must  apologise  for  giving  such  full  li.sts  of  varieties,  but  it  is 
necessary  for  the  sake  of  the  yearly  Rose  analysis,  and  may  be 
accepted  as  trulj'  in  the  interests  of  Rose  culture. 
Exhibition  Roses  in  Vases. 
Five  sets  of  twelve  varieties  in  vases  containing  seven  blooms 
apiece,  were  staged  as  the  9th  class,  and  again  Mr.  Mount  showed 
the  way.  There  was  a  freshness  and  elegance  about  these  ex¬ 
hibits  that  was  decidedly  pleasing.  Mr.  Prince,  who  arranged 
Ins  flowers  over  black  velvet,  followed  for  second,  and  Harkness 
and  Co.,  of  Hitchin,  were  third. 
Mr.  Geo.  Prince  was  the  only  exhibitor  of  nine  distinct  varie¬ 
ties  in  class  iO,  and  though  the  flowers  were  small  they  were 
nicely  set  out. 
Garden  or  Decorative  Roses 
The  leading  class  for  garden  or  decorative  Roses  was  No.  11, 
which  required  thirty-six  distinct  varieties,  not  less  than  three 
trusses  of  each,  and  here  the  richest  and  brightest  contribution 
came  from  Paul  and  Son,  of  Cheshunt.  The  flowers  were  pure  in 
colour,  nicely  opened,- and  finely  staged;  H.T.  Dawn,  a  crimple- 
edged  rosy  pink  single,  was  exquisite  ;  the  AIoss  named  Prolific  is 
large,  strong,  and  graceful  ;  Marquis  de  Salisbury,  Mine.  J. 
Dupuy,  Mine.  Pernet,  L’Ideal,  Rambler  Purple  East,  and 'Liberty 
were  "each  in  the  pink  of  condition.  Their  Rambler  Leuchstern, 
Thalia,  and  Gustave  Regis  (H.T.)  also  showed  up  to  perfection. 
The  second  prize  fell  to  Messrs.  F.  Cant  and  Co.,  Braiswick,  Col¬ 
chester,  with  handsome,  well  set-up  bunches  of  Souv.  de  C. 
Guillot,  Souv.  de  J.  B.  Guillot,  Rainbow,  Meta,  Hebe’s  Lip, 
Mine.  Pernet  Ducher,  Lady  Battersea,  Papa  Gontier,  Gustave 
Regis,  Irish  Glory,  Killarney.  Fabvier,  Lucida  plena,  and  W.  A. 
Richardson.  Then,  in  the  third  place,  came  Cooling  and  Sons,  of 
Bath,  with  the  rich  Schleil  d’Or,  Moschata  alba.  Mine.  d’Arblay, 
Helene,  Wallflower,  Brunoni  fl.-pl.,  and  Mine.  F.  Weiss.  There 
were  but  three  entries. 
Three  tables  containing  each  eighteen  varieties  were  presented 
ill  class  12,  and  the  awards  fell  to  Mr.  Geo.  Prince,  Mr.  C. 
Turner,  and  Messrs.  Cooling  in  this  order.  The  flowers  speedily 
withered,  but  Mr.  Prince’s  Bellefleur,  a  good  bright  crimson,  stood 
well,  as  also  Janet’s  Pride,  Madame  A.  Carriere,  Mine. 
Chedane,  Papillon,  Moschata  alba,  Claire  Jacqiiier,  Tuscany 
(dark  maroon),  and  the  intense  salmon-crimson  Marquis  of  Sali.s- 
bury.  Messrs.  Cooling  had  a  massive  bunch  of  Mine.  d’Arblay 
(a  profuse  white). 
For  eighteen  bunches  of  summer-flowering  Roses  (H.P.’s. 
H.T.’s,  T.’s,  and  Chinas  excluded)  those  staged  by  F.  Cant  and 
Co.,  were  .superior  to  IMessrs.  Paul  and  Son’s  collection,  these 
being  the  only  two  entrants.  The  latter  included  Anne  of 
Gierstein,  Jaiiet’s  Pride,  Mikado,  and  the  old  Red  Damask; 
while  F.  Cant  had  Red  Provence.  The  Lion.  Persian  Vellow.  Rosa 
Mundi.  Rubin.  Lucida  plena,  mvranthes.  Maiden's  Blush.  Leuch¬ 
stern,  The  Garland,  Hebe’s  Lip,  Red  Damask,  Claire  Jacquier, 
'liiscany,  Dundee  Rambler,  The  Wallflower,  and  I'l'n-mis— a 
really  choice  set. 
OPEN  CLASSES. 
Nurserymen  and  Amateurs’  General  Section. 
'Iho  fifteenth  class  asked  for  twelve  Hybrid  Teas,  and  eigiit 
sets  were  presented,  the  first  coming  from  Messrs.  Prior  and  8un, 
with  fresh  blooms  as  fine  as  anj"  in  the  show.  Alex.  Dickson  and 
Sons.  Ltd.,  were'  second,  and  F.  Cant  and  Co.  third.  For  twelve 
of  any  whitel  or  yellow  Rose,  shown  in  a  vase,  Alex.  Dickson 
and  Sons,  Ltd.,  were  first  with  Bessie  Brown  (which  is  blush,  is 
it  not!^);  Medea,  from  Mr.  John  Mattock,  came  second;  and 
Rubens,  from  Prior,  was  third.  Eight  entrants  contributed  a 
vase  each  of  any  Rose  other  than  a  white  or  yellow,  and  hero 
again  the  Newtownarels  firm  led  off,  having  Airs.  W.  J.  Grant 
(v'ery  choice  flowers) ;  Charles  Turner  being  seteond  v  ith  Airs.  J. 
Laing,  and  the  third  prize  fell  to  Geo.  Alount,  with  Carolimo 
Testout  (flowers  large,  but  loose).  In  class  18,  for  nine  blooms 
of  any  new  Rose,  the  Dicksons  of  Newtownarels  were  also  first, 
staging  Alildred  Grant,  which,  however,  were  poorly  finished. 
Bunyard  and  Co.  formed  a  second  with  Robert  Scott,  the'  new 
A.merican  variety  of  a  warm  rose-pink  hue ;  and  third,  B.  R. 
Cant  and  Sons,  with  good  blooms  of  Frau  Karl  Driischki,  tho 
pura  white  H.P. 
For  twelve  distinct  varieties  of  new  Roses  since  spring  of 
190(),  the  premier  honour  fell  to  B.  R.  Cant  and  Sons  with 
Frau  Karl  Driischki,  Alice  Lindsell,  Perle  Von  Godesberg, 
William  Askew,  Souv.  de  Pierre  Netting,  Aluriel  Graham,  Helen 
Guillot,  Frau  Peter  Lambert,  Duchess  of  Portland,  Robt.  Scott, 
Frod.  Harms,  and  Alarie  Louise  Poiret.  F.  Cant  and  Co.  were 
next  with  Alildred  Grant,  Souv.  de  Pierre  Netting,  Lady  Alary 
Corry,  Marie  Louise  Poiret,  Aline.  Chas.  Alonnier,  Edith 
D’Ombrain,  and  Alme.  Vermorel ;  and  ecpial  tliirds  were  awarded 
to  Alex.  Dickson  and  Sons,  Ltd.,  and  Paul  and  Son,  Cheshunt. 
The  Alildrod  Grant  hero  was  a  lovely  flower.  They  also  staged 
a  spray  of  their  Tea  Rambler,  which  looked  somewhat  odd 
amongst  the  single  blooms.  Only  four  entered  in  this  class. 
Ilie  next  class  (No.  21)  was  a  new  one  in  the  schedule,  and 
was  for  an  arch  decorated  with  long  spra,ys  of  two  varieties  of 
climbing  Roses,  and  four  competed.  The  shoot.s,  measuring  6ft 
to  8ft  long — flower  laden,  had  been  cut,  and  were  trained  to  the 
trellis,  the  cut  ends  being  placed  in  water.  Alessrs.  Paul  and 
Son  led  with  Tea  Rambler  and  Helene;  Geo.  Prince  coming 
second ;  and  third,  Mr.  J.  Alattock. 
Tho  sets  of  three  sprays  of  Roses  for  ladies’  wear  was  limited 
to  five  contestants,  and  J.  Alattock  won,  Geo.  Alount  being 
second,  and  Alessrs.  J.  B.  Langton  third. 
Only  two  growers  had  tables  of  twelve  single  flowered  Rcs.es, 
the  first  award  being  secured  by  Cooling  and  Sou  with  Crimson 
Bedcler,  Leuchstern,  Yellow  "Austrian  Briar,  Paul’s  Single 
White,  Irish  Glory,  Aloschata  alba,  Rngosa,,  Andersoni,  Tho 
Lion,  Pink  Roamer,  and  Lucida.  Paul  and  Son  succeeded,  and 
had  fine  bunches  of  Rugosa  alba,  Royal  Scarlet,  Seneca 
Anemone,  Brenda,  tfec. 
In  the  last  of  the  open  classes.  Air.  Geo.  Alount  beat  Air. 
Alattock  for  the  nine  varieties  of  buttonhole  Roses,  shown  in 
vases,  in  bunches. 
Best  Blooms. 
Silver  medals  were  accorded  for  each  of  the  following ;  Air. 
Geo.  Prince  with  Airs.  E.  Alawley,  for  the  best  Tea  or  Noisette; 
D.  Prior  and  Son  with  Airs.  John  Laing,  the  best  flower  other 
than  H.T.,  T.,  or  N. ;  D.  Prior  and  Son  with  Bessie  Brown,  tho 
best  H.T.  These  were  in  the  nurserymen’s  section.  Amateurs; 
Air.  E.  B.  Lindsell  with  Airs.  J.  Laing  (H.P.) ;  Air.  Alfred  Tato 
with  Bessie  Brown  (H.T.),  and  the  same  competitor  with  Aluriel 
Graham,  the  best  Tea. 
AMATEURS. 
General  Section. — The  champion  class  for  thirty-six  blooms, 
distinct  varieties,  was  represented  by  five  competitors,  who  were 
pretty  evenly  matched;  but  eventually  Air.  E.  B.  Lindsell, 
Hitchen,  ivas  awarded  the  blue  ribbon.  His  varieties  were', 
reacting  from  left  to  right,  AVhite  Lady  (grand).  Prince  Arthur, 
Alarchioness  of  Londonderry,  Helen  Kellar,  Lady  Alary  Fitz¬ 
william,  Gu.stave  Piganeau,  Airs,  J.  Laing,  Suzanne  Alarie 
Rhodocanachi  (exploded).  Airs.  S.  Crawford,  Dupuy  Jamain, 
Alildred  Grant,  and  Francois  Alichelon ;  second  row :  Alfred 
Colomb,  Alaclame  Hoste,  Horace  A'ernet.  Aluriel  Grahanu, 
Duchess  of  Bedford,  Airs.  W.  J.  Grant,  Loins  A  an  Hquttc, 
Kaiserin  Augusta  Victoria,  A.  K.  Williams,  Innccente  Pirola, 
Dr.  Sewell,  and  Be.'-sie  Brown;  front  row;  Ulster,  Beauty  of 
AValtham,  Caroline  Testout,  Victor  Hugo,  Alarcjuise  Litta.  Alarie 
Baumann,  La  France  Duke  of  AVellington,  Alice  Lindsell, 
Alaurico  Baumann,  Aladame  Gabriel  Luizet,  and  Duchess  of  Port¬ 
land.  Air.  O.  G.  Orpen,  AVest  Bergholt,  Colchester,  was  a  goo<l 
second,  relying  chiefly  on  Teas  and  Hybrid  Teas.  His  best 
varieties  were  Alildred  Grant  (fine).  Countess  of  Caledon,  Bessie 
Brown,  AVhite  Lady,  Aladame  Jules  Grolez,  Cleopatra,  AVhito 
Alaman  Cochct,  Aledea  (beautiful),  and  Airs.  F.  Cant.  Air. 
Conway  Jones.  Hivoclecote,  Glos.,  was  third  with  good  blooms 
of  Niphetos,  Airs.  E.  Alawley,  Caroline  Testout,  and  B';sdo 
Brown. 
