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Red  Currant,  Raby  Castle  (reduced  one-quarter). 
This  is  a  very  noted  variety,  a  rapid  yroioer,  the  fruits 
ripeniny  later  and  hanying  longer  than  those  of  any  other 
variety.  The  hunches  are  long  and  the  berries  large. 
this  place.  For  the  twelve  T.’s  or  N.’s  (c.  16),  Rev.  Page  Roberts’ 
set  were  highly  creditable,  the  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac  being  one 
of. the  medal  blooms  of  the  show.  The  same  exhibitor  was  fore¬ 
most  for  six  of  any  T.  or  N.,  having  beautiful  blooms  of  Niphetos. 
Another  prominent  exhibitor  in  the  local  classes  was  Mrs.  Ashby, 
of  Ashdene,  Reading,  who  had  really  fine  samples  in  cla.sses  19 
and  21.  The  majority  of  the  other  classes  were,  however, 
exceedingly  poor. 
Division  H. — Mr.  R.  C.  Mount  beat  Mr.  H.  W.  Dunlop,  of 
Mai.sonette,  Garley,  in  cla.ss  30,  for  twelve  bunches  of  garden 
Roses,  and  each  lot  was  creditable.  Mr.  Mount  used  more 
foliage,  set  out  his  bunches  more  widely,  had  plenty  of  sweet 
buds,  and  green  mo.ss  beneath  the  glasses,  so  that  his  exhibit  was 
very  effective. 
For  the  six  bunches  of  Garden  Roses  in  class  31,  we  found  no 
name  attached  to  the  first,  but  Miss  Ashby  had  a  sweet  lot  as 
sec-ond,  and  these  were  set  loosely  in  a  square  box,  the  varieties 
being  all  of  the  Rambler  type,  like  Aglaia,  The  Garland,  Crimson 
Rambler,  Euphrosyne,  and  Loid  Penzance  Briar  Rose  Bradwar- 
dine — a  beautiful  exhibit.  Mr.  Hudson,  of  the  Deanery,  Sonning, 
was  second  out  of  five  lots. 
In  the  Strawberry  cla.sses,  Mr.  J.  R.  Tranter,  of  Henley,  led 
for  three  dishes,  and  also  one  dish. 
Miscellaneous  Exhibits. — Messrs.  Cutbush  and  Son  ex¬ 
hibited  Marguerite  “Coronation,”  Carnations,  and  Verbenas; 
while  “  rural  decorations  ”  came  from  a  midland  firm.  Mr.  E.  N . 
Hudson,  of  the  Deanery,  Sonning  (gardener,  Mr.’-  Sumner), 
arranged  a  small,  but  effective,  display  of  decorative  Roses  in 
glasses,  taller  vases  being  at  the  back,  and  a  wide-mouthed  jar  in 
front,  giving  the  display  both  depth  and  height.  Sprays  of  The 
Garland  Rose  were  twined  on  the  table  beneath  the  glasses,  the 
latter  containing  long  stemmed  Roses  like  Viscountess 
Folkestone,  Eugene  Resal,  Caroline  Testout,  and  Marie  Van 
Houtte. 
The  secretary  is  Mr.  W.  Walker,  of  Dunollie,  Bulmershf  Road, 
Reading.  v  ’’aiV,-.  ; 
Norwich,  July  2iil 
The  National  Ro.se  Society  would  be  doing  a  work  of  great 
a.ssistance  to  Rose  shows  and  exhibitors  if  it  would  invite  all 
affiliated  .societies  to  .send  representatives  to  an  annual  meeting 
to  mutually  arrange  the  dates  of  shows,  so  as  to  avmid  as  much  a.s 
possible  the  clashing  of  exhibitions  in  the  same  district  with  each 
other  or  with  National  fixtures.  The  M.C.C.  manages  this 
"'^11  in  c-ounty  cricket,  and  I  do  not  see  why  Lhc  N.R..S. 
should  not  do  it  with  Rose  shows.  Exhibitors  have  had  some 
genuine  cause  for  grumbling  for  some  years  ;  la.styearthe  <  orona- 
tion  was  said  to  have  upset  everything,  but  I  do  not  know  ihat 
matters  are  very  much  better  this  year.  With  the  National  Show 
on  Wednesday,  and  Colchester  and  Norwich  on  the 
Ihursday,  East  Anglian  amateurs  have  been  put  to  the  incon¬ 
venience  of  finding  it  practically  impossible  to  show  at  more  than 
one  of  the  three. 
The  Norwich  Society,  which  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  kingdom 
and  gives  as  good  prize.s  as  any,  with  the  exception  of  the  N.R.S.' 
held  its  show  on  July  2  in  the  convenient  ground.s  of  Carron  Abbey, 
where  the  N.R.S.  held  its  northern  meeting  about  seven  years 
ago.  The  day  was  very  hot,  the  tents  were  like  ovens,  and  Rose 
showing  consisted  simply  of  trying  to  keep  Roses  in  decent  form 
till  the  judges  had  seen  them.  It  is  a  farce  in  which  there  can  be 
no  pleasure,  for  it  lyas  impossible  to  hope  that  many  of  the  Roses 
could  be  worth  seeing  by  the  spectators  in  the  afternoon.  One 
always  longs  for  the  Crystal  Palace  on  such  a  day  ;  no  place  like 
it  for  a  Rose  show  in  my  opinion,  but  I  am  an  old  fogey  now. 
The  only  professionals  present  were  the  representatives  of  the 
three  Colchester  firms,  and  the  Roses  were  much  below  par.  For 
forty-eight  blooms,  B.  Cant  and  Sons  were  first,  having  good 
specimens  of  Bessie  Brown,  Mrs.  W.  J.  Grant,  and  Papa  Lambert. 
F.  Cant  and  Co.  second,  with  Mildred  Grant  and  Bessie  Brown, 
good,  and  Prior  and  Son  third. 
In  eighteen  trebles  exactly  the  .same  order  was  preserved, 
though  the  competition  was  close.  The  first  prize  winner  had  a 
good  level  stand,  and  the  second  had  very  fine  trebles  of  Bessie 
Brown  and  Mildred  Grant,  but  had  also  some  very  weak  exhibits. 
In  the  class  for  eighteen  Teas,  Prior  and  Son  were  just  first  with 
a  very  badly  set  up  stand ;  F.  Cant  and  Co.  following  most  closely 
with  a  particularly  well-staged  box;  B.  Cant  and  Co.  third. 
There  were  no  Teas  of  note  in  any  of  the  boxes,  and  these  three 
classes  gave  a  good  deal  of  trouble  to  the  amateur  judges,  a  very 
few  points  in  each  case  separating  the  exhibitors.  In  twelve  new 
Roses.  F.  Cant  and  Co.  were  first,  and  B.  R.  Cant  second,  and 
even  here  there  were  no  blooms  which  seemed  to  call  for  special 
mention.  There-  were  no  exhibits  in  the  open  class  for  Garden 
Ro'Ses. 
In  the  amateur  principal  classes.  Rev.  A.  Foster-Melliar  was 
first  for  thirty-six,  having  as  his  best  bloom  Lady  Moyra 
Beauelerc,  which  gained  the  medal  as  the  be.st  H.P.  or  H.T.  ;  Rev. 
A.  L.  Fellowes  second,  and  Miss  Penrice  third.  In  eight  trebles, 
Reginald  Steward,  Esq.,  was  fir.st  (a  Mrs.  E.  Mawley,  not  par¬ 
ticularly  good,  but  perhaps  the  best  choice,  gaining  the  Tea 
medal) ;  Mr.  Foster-Melliar,  second ;  and  Miss  Penrice,  third. 
In  twelve  Teas,  Mr.  Foster  Melliar  was  first,  having  a  magnifi¬ 
cent  Cleopatra,  which  with  another  in  his  thirty-six  ivere  quit© 
the  best  he  ever  cut,  but  they  both  collapsed  under  the  heat  ;  there 
were  also  a  good  Mad.  Hoste  in  this  box,  and  a  very  fine,  though 
not  large,  example  of  Georges  Schwartz  of  magnificent  colour; 
Mr.  Fellowes  was  second,  and  Mr.  Steward  third. 
In  twelve  H.P.’s  and  H.T.’s  of  one  variety,  MissPenrice  was  first 
with  La  France,  Mr.  Foster-Melliar  second  with  Mrs.  J.  Laing, 
and  Mr.  Fellowes  third  with'La  France.  In  twelve  Teas  of  one 
variety  Mr.  Fellowes  was  first  with  Maman  Cochet,  clean,  though 
small,  and  Colonel  Rous  second  with  Niphetos,  poor.  There  is 
always,  for  some  reason,  very  little  competition  for  the  cup  offered 
for  twenty-four  to  Norfolk  exhibitors,  but  fair  stands  considering 
tlje  weather  were  shown.  Mi.ss  Penrice  was  first,  showing  Marie 
Cojntet  (a  Rose  I  have  not  seen  for  years),  and  Catherine  Mermet 
well;  and  Mr.  Fellowes  second,  with  fair  specimens  of  A.  K. 
Williams  and  Marchioness  of  Downshire.  A  few  Garden  Roses 
were  shown,  but  they  were  badly  staged  in  exhibition  boxes, 
instead  of  in  vases  as  they  should  be.  Single  Roses  and  Sweet 
Briars  should  be  shown,  if  possible,  as  Mr.  Frank  Cant  displayed 
them  at  Holland  House,  some  2ft.  or  3ft.  of  the  old  wood  being 
staged  upright,  with  the  flowering  sprays  naturally  growing  from, 
them. — W.  R.  Raillem. 
Windsor  and  Eion,  July  4th. 
The  twelfth  annual  exhibition  of  the  Windsor  and  Eton 
District  Rose  Society  was  held  on  Saturday  on  the  beautiful  slopes 
of  Wind.sor  Castle.  The  Queen’s  cup,  given  by  Queen  Victoria, 
for  forty-eight  distinct  Roses  (open  to  all  England),  was  awarded 
to  Messrs.  Harkness  and  Co.,  of  Hitchin,  Herts.  The  cup  must 
be  won  three  times  to  be  taken  po.ssession  of  outright.  Dlessrs. 
B.  R.  Cant  and  Co.,  of  Colchester,  and  Messrs.  Dickson.  New- 
townards,  Ireland,  had  each  won  it  two  years.  In  the  local 
amateur  classes  the  Windsor  cup,  for  eighteen,  distinct,  went  to 
Mr.  Colin  Romaine,  The  Friary,  Old  Windsor,  for  the  third  time 
running  and  becomes  his  property,  Mar>',  Duchess  of  Suther¬ 
land’s  cup,  for  the  best  display  of  cut  blooms,  went  to  Mrs.  Irving, 
Old  Windsor,  also  for  the  third  time,  and  becomes  her  property. 
The  National  Rose  Society’s  silver  medal  in  the  professional 
classes  for  the  best  bloom  went  to  Messrs.  Harkness  for  a  Mrs. 
John  Laing,  and  the  medal  for  the  be.st  bloom  in  the  amateur 
classes  to  Mr.  R.  Foley  Hobbs,  Worcester,  for  a  Bessie  Brown. 
