July  23,  1903; 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
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National  Rose,  at  Glasgow. 
Southampton  Show :  Twelve  distinct  Roses.  (See  page  75.) 
The  west  of  Scotland  rosarians  wei’e  fortunate  in 
securing  tli£i  assistance  of  the  Xational  Rose  Society, 
to  aid  in  liolding  their  exhibition  this  year.  The  head¬ 
quarters  of  tlie  West  of  Scotland  Society  is  at  Helens¬ 
burgh,  Avhere  an  exliibition  is  held  annually  in  July. 
No  doubt  the  show  to  har-e  taken  place  this  year  would 
have  been  in  Helensburgh,  but  it  was  noticed  before¬ 
hand  that  with  the  National  Society  joining  its  forces, 
there  Avould  not  be  sufficient  hall  space  in  that  town.  A 
good  idea  struck  the  directors,  and  to  get  out  of  the  diffi¬ 
culty  it  Avas  proposed  to  make  GlasgOAV  the  centre,  and 
they  Avere  fortunate  to  secure  the  St.  AndreAv’s  Hall  there. 
The  exhibition  of  Roses  on  Wednesday  last  (July  lo) 
AA’as  one  of  the  fine.st  ever  held  in  Scotland.  The  gx’and 
hall  Avas  a  blaze  of  colour  from  the  Avealth  of  blooms 
staged.  The  season,  so  far,  has  been  a  late  one,  and 
not  only  .  late,  but  a  very  curious  season  all  through. 
The  objectionable  part  of  the  year  Avas  in  April,  Avhen 
frost  to  the  extent  of  22deg  Avas  registered,  and  snoAV 
coAmring  the  ground,  caused  the  first  shoots  to  disappear. 
With  such  a  disastrous  early  spring,  from  the  exhibition 
seen  last  Aveek,  one  could  scarcely  have  dreamed  that 
such  Aveather  had  prevailed.  Avhich  clearly  shoAvs  that 
the  Rose  is  a  very  hardy  plant. 
It  is  noAv  sixteen  years  ago  since  the  N.R.S.  came  to 
Scotland,  but  Avhy  should  it  not  come  oftener? 
Nurserymen’s  section. — For  thirty-six  blooms,  dis¬ 
tinct,  the  Jubilee  Challenge  Trophy  Avas  carried  off  by 
Messrs.  Harkness  and  Co.  Their  blooms  Avere  exquisite, 
and  deliciously  arranged.  Their  back  roAV  had  (read¬ 
ing  from  left  to  right)  Mildred  Grant,  Gustave  Piganeau,  Bessie 
BroAvn,  .Ulrich  Brunner,  Madame  Lambert,  Mrs.  Harkness,  Her 
Majesty,  Marie  Baumann,  Madame  Marie  Verdier,  Marie  Rady, 
Lady  Mary  FitzAvilliam,  and  Madame  Charles  Crapelet ;  second 
roAV :  A.  K.  Williams,  Maman  Cochet,  Horace  Vernet,  Marechal 
Neil  (fine),  Comte  de  Ludre,  K.  A.  Victoria,  Madame  Cusin, 
Souv.  d’E.  Vardon,  Prince  Arthur,  White  Maman  Cochet,  Fisher 
Holmes,  and  Ellen  DreAV ;  front  roAV :  Mrs.  Cocker,  Louis  Van 
Houtte,  Mrs.  Jno.  Laing,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Killarney,  Duke 
of  Wellington,  Marchioness  of  Downshire,  Jean  Soupert,  Mrs. 
Ed.  MaAvley,  Victor  Hugo,  Niphetos,  and  Ulster.  The  second 
prize  fell  to  Messrs.  Benjamin  R.  Cant  and  Sons,  Colchester, 
who  had  a  very  good  stand.  They  had  the  following  varieties: 
Her  Majesty,  Ben  Cant  (silver  medal),  Maman  Cochet,  Caroline 
Testout,  Suzanne  Marie  Rodocanachi,  Mildred  Grant,  Lady 
Moyra  Beauclerc,  Count  de  Nadaillac,  Chas.  Lefebvre,  Papa 
Lambert,  and  Ulrich  Brunner;  middle  roAV :  A.  K.  Williams, 
Maman  Cochet,  A.  Carriere,  Mrs.  Jno.  Laing,  Marie  Baumann, 
Frau  Karl  Druschki,  Francois  Michelon,  Marechal  Niel,  Duke  of 
Edinburgh,  Madame  Cusin,  Dupuy  Jamain,  and  Bessie  Brown; 
front  roAV :  Duchess  of  Portland,  Fisher  Holmes,  Jean  Ducher, 
Duchesse  de  Morny,  Mrs.  Cocker  Black  Prince,  Marchioness  of 
Londonderry,  M.  Bernardin,  Medea,  Reynolds  Hole,  Killarney, 
and  Horace  Vernet.  The  third  place  fell  to  Messrs.  A.  Dickson 
and  Sons,  Royal  Nurseries,  NeAvtoAvnards,  Avho  had  a  good  stand, 
the  best  noticeable  being  Ulster  (very  good),  Ulrich  Brunner, 
Bessie  BroAA-n,  Madame  Cusin,  Comtesse  d’Oxford,  Duchess  of 
Portland,  Frau  Karl  Druschki,  and  Maman  Cochet. 
Southampton  Show :  Nine  distinct  Roses.  (See  page  75.) 
For  forty-eight  blooms,  the  Messrs.  Dicksons’  had  the  first 
place,  shoAving  extraordinary  blooms  of  fine  colour  and  form. 
The  second  prize  Avas  aAvarded  to  Messrs.  R.  Harkness  and  Co. 
for  a  heavy  stand  comprising  Robert  Scott,  Alice  Lindsell, 
Duchess  of  Portland  (really  splendid),  Comtesse  Ludre,  and 
C.  Bernardin.  Messrs.  D.  Prior  and  Sons,  Colchester,  had  the 
third  place,  their  best  being  Killarney,  Xavier  Olibq  (extra  fine). 
Duchess  of  Portland,  Duke  of  Edinburgh,  Mamie,  and  Her 
Majesty. 
For  tAventy-four  distinct  trebles,  Messrs.  Harkness  led  Avith 
nice  blooms  of  Mrs.  E.  MaAvley,  Niphetos,  Gustave  Piganeau, 
White  Maman  Cochet,  Mildred  Grant,  Mrs.  Cocker,  Killarney, 
C.  Testout,  Bessie  BroAvn,  M.  Brownhouse,  Madame  Crapelet, 
G.  Harkness,  Lady  Mary  Beauclerc,  and  Alfred  Coloinb.  Messrs. 
A.  Dickson  and  Sons  folloAA'ed  AA’ith  a  good  second  exhibit,  their 
best  being  Mildred  Grant,  Lady  Mary  Beauclerc,  Tom  Wood, 
Mrs.  Ed.  MaAvley,  Lady  Clanmorris,  Frau  Karl  Druschki,  Ulster, 
and  Bessie  BroAvn.  The  third  ticket  Avas  secured  by  The  King’s 
Acre  Nurseries,  Hereford,  in  the  stand  being  nice  blooms  of 
Mildred  Grant,  Frau  Karl  Druschki,  Mrs.  Ed.  MaAvley,  Mrs. 
John  Laing,  and  Maman  Cochet. 
In  division  B.,  for  thirty-six  blooms,  fine  floAvers  Avere  to  be 
seen,  and  here  Messrs.  ToAvnsend  and  Sons,  Worcester,  had  first 
points.  Messrs.  J.  Jefferies  and  Son,  Cirencester,  came  second 
Avith  great  quality,  the  set  comprising  M.  Grant,  Silver  Queen, 
F.  A.  Lesseps,  Ulster,  R.  Jacobs,  Baron  Bonstettin,  A.  Colomb, 
Heinrich  Schultheis,  Lady  Moyra  Beauclerc,  B.  Joubert,  and 
Maman  Cochet.  For  third  prize,  Messrs.  David  Robertson  and 
Co.,  Mossend  Nursery,  Helensburgh, _  had  the  right 
aAvard,  securing  a  place  for  the  Scottish  nurserymen 
in  the  shoAV.  With  such  Aveather  conditions  he  has 
suffered  from  it  was  gratifying  to  see  such  magnifi¬ 
cent  stuff  in  his  stands.  He  had  extra  fine  blooms 
of  Medea,  Mrs.  Ed.  MaAA’ley,  C.  Testout,  Duchess  of 
Portland,  Mildred  Grant,  and  Madame  Marie 
Verdier. 
In  the  same  division  for  sixteen  distinct  varie¬ 
ties,  three  blooms  of  each,  Messrs.  ToAvnsend  had 
the  place  with  creditable  blooms,  staging  the  popular 
sorts  such  as  AA^e  have  named.  For  second  place,  Mr. 
Geo.  Prince,  Oxford,  won ;  and  Messrs.  Jno. 
Jefferies  and  Sons  took  the  third  ticket. 
Coming  to  the  Tea  and  Noisette  section  Mr. 
Prince  had  the  first  aAvard  for  the  class  of  eighteen 
distinct,  staging  his  usual  fine  specimens  of  White 
Maman  Cochet,  Ernest  Metz,  Comtesse  de  Nadaillac, 
Innocente  Pirola,  C.  Koch,  Maman  Cochet,  Muriel 
Graham,  Mrs.  Ed.  MaAvley,  Miss  E.  Brownlmv, 
Medea,  Souv.  de  S.  A.  Prince,  La  Boule  d’Or,  Golden 
Gate,  and  E.  V.  Hermania.  Messrs.  F.  Cant  and 
Co  ’  Colchester,  ran  second  place,  having  good 
blooms  of  Bridesmaid.  E.  de  Lyon,  M.  Cusin,  Jean 
Ducher,  Madame  de  Watteville,  Madame  Hoste,  and 
F.  Kruger.  Messrs.  D.  Prior  and  Son  took  the 
third  ticket  Avith  fine  specimens  of  Mrs.  Ed. 
MaAvley,  and  Cleopatra. 
For  tAvelve  blooms,  in  same  section,  Messrs.  J. 
Jefferies  easily  had  the  first  place,  Messrs.  Hugh 
Dickson  second,  and  Mr.  J.  Mattock,  Oxford,  third , 
and  among  their  specimens  Ave  noticed  extra  blooms 
