July  16,  1903, 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
61 
Woodbridge,  Ju’y  9tb. 
This  excellent  and  enthusiastic  society  held  its  annual  exhibi¬ 
tion  and  fete  this  year  in  fresh  grounds.  For  certainly  over 
twenty — I  am  told  nearer  thirty — years  it  has  been  in  the  Abbey 
grounds  belonging  to  Mr.  Carthew.  This  year  the  Grange 
grounds  belonging  to  Major  Howey  were  occupied,  and  though 
farther  froin  the  station  they  seemed  quite  as  suitable  as  the 
old  site.  The  morning  was  hot,  people  could  not  be  persuaded  to 
take  down  the  tent  walls,  and  the  arrangement  of  Roses  was 
consequently  again  a  toil  and  a  trouble,  instead  of  a  pleasure. 
In  the  open  class,  thirty-six  Roses,  for  the  handsome  chal¬ 
lenge  cup,  there  were  four  exhibitors,  and  a  troublesome  and 
difficult  task  it  was  to  decide  between  the  two  best  stands.  It  was 
so  close  that  the  judges  would  certainly  have  awarded  equal  firsts 
Mildred  Grant  as  the  medal  Rose  for  best  H.P.  or  H.T.— no  doubt 
the  best,  but  nothing  out  of  the  way — and  a  pretty  good  Mrs.  J. 
Laing.  Rev.  A.  Foster-Melliar  second  with  Bessie  Brown  as 
perhaps  his  best;  and  Mr.  F.  Curtis  third.  Mr.  Orpen  was  also 
first  for  twelve,  showing  a  fine  White  Maman  Cochet;  and  Mr. 
Foster-Melliar  second  with  good  Due  d’Orleans  and  Mamie;  Mr. 
R.  Steward  was  third.  In  six  Teas,  Mr.  Foster-Melliar  was  first, 
with  both  Maman  Cochets  and  Mrs.  E.  Mawley  (good) ;  Mr. 
Orpen  second  with  a  good  Bride  ;  and  Mr.  Steward  third.  In 
six  Teas  of  a  sort  Mr.  Orpen  was  first  with  White  Maman  Cochet, 
Mr.  Curtis  second  with  Maman  Cochet,  and  Mr.  Steward  third 
with  Mrs.  E.  Mawley.  ’ 
In  the  smaller  and  local  classes,  which  were  well  patronised 
and  shovved  here  and  there  considerable  promise,  there  was  one 
extraordinary  bloom  which  very  easily  took  the  Tea  medal,  and 
Arrangement  of  Rhododendrons.  (See  page  52.)j 
if  it  had  not  been  for  the  cup  ;  as  it  was  the  first  place  was  even¬ 
tually  given  to  Messrs.  Harkness,  who  had  a  few  extra  fine 
flowers,  among  which  were  White  Lady,  Mildred  Grant,  and 
Duchesse  de  Morny.  The  .stand  which  so  nearly  made  a  dead 
heat  of  it  came  from  Messrs.  Prior,  and  contained  very  lino 
samples  of  Frau  Karl  Druschki,  Mildred  Grant,  Be.ssie  Brown, 
and  Marechal  Niel.  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  were  third  with  smaller 
flowers.  In  the  open  class  for  twenty-four,  Messrs.  Prior  were 
first,  having  the  same  flowers  extra  good,  as  often  happens;  B. 
Cant  was  second,  and  Harkness  third.  In  the  open  class  for 
twelve  Teas,  Frank  Cant  and  Co.  were  easily  first,  Messrs.  Prior 
second,  and  B.  Cant  third.  In  Garden  Roses,  Frank  Cant  was 
again  a  good  first,  and  B.  Cant  second,  showing  a  fine  bunch  of 
the  new  Rose  Mrs.  B.  R.  Cant. 
The  heat  soon  took  “  all  the  goodness  ”  out  of  the  amateurs’ 
weaker  H.P.’s.  For  twenty-four,  Mr.  Orpen  was  first,  with 
was  undoubtedly  far  and  away  the  best  Rose  in  the  whole  show. 
This  was  a  Maman  Cochet,  shown  by  Dr.  Pallett  in  a  class  for 
six.  It  was  not  only  very  large,  but  was  completely  and  fully 
developed,  a  state  of  things  seldom  seen  with  the  variety,  as  a 
more  frequent  exhibitor  would  no  doubt  have  cut  and  shown  it 
successfully  in  a  half-open  state.  It  had  also  evidently  never 
been  tied  up,  exposed  to  considerable  heat,  and  kept  quite  dry 
and  clean.  It  was  by  some  distance  the  best  specimen  of  the 
variety  I  ever  saw,  and  am  glad  to  state  that  it  has  been  photo¬ 
graphed,  and  I  should  recommend  the  N.R.S.  to  get  a  copy  of  it 
for  their  next  catalogue. 
I  hope  some  other  hand  has  sent  some  account  of  the  other 
departments  of  this  very  fine  horticultural  show,  as  they  appeared 
to  be  thoroughly  worthy  of  the  great  reputation  that  Woodbridge 
Show  has  attained  under  the  popular  management  of  Mr.  J. 
Andrews,  the  hon.  secretary. — W.  R.  Raillem. 
