THE ROSE SHOW.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 459, 3 December 1875, Page 2

THE ROSE SHOW.

Judges—Messrs Potts, Tunmer, and Abbot. The rose show of the Canterbury Horticultural and Arboricultural Society took place Thursday in the new room of Mr H. E.Alport's building, Hereford street, and considering the very severe weather we have recently had, and consequently the damage done by the rain to forward blooms, the society may be congratulated on their success. The show was originally intended to have been held duriDg the preceding week, but the weather necessitated a postponement. We may here just remark that it is somewhat to be regretted that a longer postponement did not take place; had tlm been done, many,of the blooms exhibited yesterday would have come forward in far better show condition. The exhibits were ranged round the room on stands, and on future occasions we might suggest that the back stands should be placed in a slanting position, so as to afford visitors an opportunity of seeing more distinctly the names and quality of the various blooms. And this brings us to a point in connection with these shows which has more than once been urged in these columns —viz, the necessity of a rule being passed by the society that all exhibits shall be named, failing which the stands to be disqualified. The trouble to do this is so small, and the convenience to visitors so obvious, that v»e hope the society will consider this matter at an early date, with a view to remedying what we cannot but regard as a defect. It is true that in many instances yesterday this was done, but in some, notably in a very excellent stand of Mr Wm, Wilson s containing some very fine blooms, it was Dot. We missed amongst the names of those exhi» biting yesterday those of Messrs Nalder and Potts, both of whom have always held high positions in our shows, and whose exhibits have been one of the principal attractions on occasions such as yesterday. The attendance during the day was very good, especially of ladies, and generally, both financially and otherwise, the show was a fair success. Of course had the weather been fine, the blooms would have come in better condition, but, making allowance for this, there were many stands exhibited possessing merit. The pot roses particularly this year were very fine, havhg of course the advantage of being able to be placed uiuier cover, and thus escape the damaging effects of the weather. The larger classes, such as those for forty-eight, thirty, and twenty-four, did not fill, which is hardly to be wondered at, as exhibitors bad all their work to bring a fair stand of nine or twelve. Taking the exhibits in toe order of the catalogue, the first to te noticed is the open class for cut flowers. Classes 1 and 2, for 48 and 30 roßes respectively, did not fill, forreasons which have been referred to above. In class 3, for 18, Mr Murray-Aynsley took a well deserved first prize with a very pretty stand. Amongst the blooms especially commendable we may note Senateur Vaisse (with which variety Mr Aynsley also took first prize for best three), Charles Lefevre, Duke of Wellington, Saffrano Esperance (a new rose, first season of blooming), Dupre" Gamin (a capital, well formed, goodcolored rose), Paul Dupre, Prince Camille de Rohan, Madame Victoire Verdier, a good Cloth of Gold and a very nice bloom of Annie Wood. In this stand was also a wellbloomed variety of La France, and outside the number, though to our mind one of the best roses in the stand, a half-bloomed La France of good shape and color. Altogether this was a pretty despite the ravages which the weather had made on some of the blooms. Mr Spicer came second with a fair stand, though they had evidently suffered more than Mr Ayusley's by the weather. In class 4, for twelve roses, varieties, Mr W.Wilson had a splendid lot though unnamed, one bloom especially, which we think was La Comtesse de Chabrillion, being especially beautiful. The whole of the varieties in this stand were very choice, and exhibited marks of great care in bringing them to the show in fine condition. Mr Spicer again took second prize here, but his blooms were hardly in condition. In the next class, for amateurs, there were no exhibits in class 5, for best twenty-four roses. Iu class G, for best twelve roses, Mr Jackman took the only prize awarded in the class—a first—and well deserved it, the stand being a very creditable one indeed. Amongst others, we may notice very good blooms of Salfaterre, Madame isarrot, and a well-grown Louis van Hout. In class 7, for the best nine roses, Mr Jackman again took first prize with a nice lot. His stand in this class comprised, amongst others, wellbloomed specimens of Madame Charles Verdier, Jean Chlrpin (a dark rose, well grown, and of good color), Baron de Noirmont, Victor Verdier, and a capital bloom of Miss Ingram (a new pink rose of fine color). Mr Ashton came second in this class with a fair stand. In class 8, for best six roses, the competition was very keen, so much so that the judges, finding themselves unable to decide between the respective merits of the stands exhibited by Mr A. Carrick and Mr Ashton, awarded each of them a first prize. Mr Jackman came second, with a capital

■tand, comprising Louisa Wood, Madame Berard, Oheshunt Hybrid (a new rose), and a very fine bloom of Triomphe de Rennes. Mr Nairn took third prize in this class, his blooms being fair, but of somewhat unequal size, The next class calling for notice is class 9, open class for best three roses, in which Mr Aynsley was first. His three were good blooms of Senateur Vaisse, rather overblown perhaps, but still good blooms, of nice color, and well shaped Mr Marsh took second prize with three blooms of Cloth of Gold, which, had they all been equal, would certainly have deserved first prize—one of the blooms was a very fine one, but the other two were past their prime; For class 10, one rose, the exhibits were not of sufficient merit to justify the judges in awarding a prize at all. In class 11, amateurs, for the best three, only a third prize was awarded to Mr Jackman and Mr Nairn, they being considered equal in point of merit. The prize in class 12, one rose, was taken by Mr Jackman with a good bloom of Horace Vernet, Mr Line taking second with Souvenir de Malmaison.

The pot roses exhibited were, as a whole, very good indeed, though limited in the number of exhibits. For the best six, class 13, open to all, Mr W. Wilson took first prize, having amongst others, some nice exhibits of Madame Vidot, Centifolae Rosfea, and Princess Mary of Cambridge. For the best three for amateurs, Mr D. Craw had a very good lot, the best of which was a fine Bnshton Radcliffe.

The class for exhibitors who had not previously taken a prize, brought out a rather mediocre lot of blooms, the best of which was a stand exhibited by Mr Hodgkinson, in elass 16, for best six roses. The others do not require much comment, being affected by the weather to a great degree. In the extra prizes, Mr Nairn's prize for best six roses in pots, did not bring out any competitors. For Mr Schmidt's prize, for best twelve cut blooms, Mr Marsh was the successful competitor, though certainly it ought to have been disqualified, for wrongly naming one bloom, which was given as Victor Verdier. Mr Spicer got second honors, the best in his stand being Mdlle. Eugene Verdier and Belle Lyonnaise. Mr Jackman, who got third prize, had, we think, cause for complaint, as his stand was certainly infinitely superior to the other two. Mr Gnntrip's prize for best twelve, for amateurs, was taken by Mr Jackman, who had, amongst others, good blooms of Madame Berard, Louis Van Houte, and Louisa Wood. The next prize, that given by Mr Spicer for best bouquet of roses, was somewhat ambiguous as to terms. If it meant for table decoration, then the exhibits were good, if otherwise, they were far too cumbrous. Another thing was that the competitors did not seem to aim at harmonious combination of colors, which to our mind is one of the first principles of success in bouquets. Mr R. Nairn took the first prize, and Mr Jackman second in this class.

Mr Abbott's priae for best twelve roses in pots was deservedly taken by Mr Jackman with a very nice stand including well bloomed Madame George Paul, John Keynes, Louis Van Houte and Fisher Holmes. Mr Nairn who took seeond had good blooms of Rushton Radcliffe, Marquis de Castilonne. Jean Cbirpin and Princess Beatrice. For exhibition only, Mr $, 0. J. Stevens sent a very nice well bloomed stand of fifteen, so good as to make one regret that he did not compete in some of the classes. Messrs R. Nairn, A. Carrick, and W. Wilson had some very well made ' and bouquets, and Mr Line a very good collection of cut blooms. MrJAshton sent some good ranunculus, Mr Nairn plants of Naudina domestica, Bignonia jasminoides, amaryllis, and a new ixia; Mr Craw and Mr Nairn had some very fine pansies; and Mr Spicer some good antirrhinums. A large collection of pelargoniums of various kinds from MrW. Wilson for exhibition also heTped materially to adorn the show, and there was also a fine blonm of Japanese clematis grown by Mr T. H. Potts. The following is the PRIZE LIST. CUT flowers —Open Class. Class I—For the best 48 roses, varieties. No exhibit. Class 2—For best 30 roses, varieties. No exhibit. Class 3—For best 18 roses, varieties. Ist prize, Mr H. P. Murray-Aynsley ; 2nd, Mr Spicer. Class 4—For best 12 roses, varieties. Ist prise, Mr Wilson ; 2nd, Mr Spicer. AMATEUR CLASS. Class s—For the best 24 roses, varieties. No exhibit. Class 6—For the best 12 roses, varieties. Ist prize, Mr Jackman. Class 7—For the best 9 roses, varieties. —lst prize, Mr Jackman ; 2nd,; Mr Ashton. Class B—For the best 6 roses, varieties. Equal first, Messrs Carrick and Ashton ; 2nd, Mr Jackman ; 3rd, Mr Nairn. OPEN CLASS. Class 9—For the beat 3 roses. Ist prize, JJr H, P. Murray-Aynsley ; 2nd, Mr Marsh. Class lQ—For the best single rose—Exhibits not considered worthy of a prize. AMATEUR CLASS. Class 11—For the best 3 roses. 3rd prize, Mr Jackman. Class 12—For the best single rose. Ist prize, Mr Jackman ; 2nd, Mr Line. roses in pots—Open Class. Class 13—For the best 3 roses. Ist prize, Mr Wilson. AMATEUR CLASS. Class 14—For the best 3 roses; [lst prize, Mr Craw ; 2nd, Mr Nairn. CUT flowers —Open to all who h*ve never taken a prize for Roses.

Class 15—For the best 12 roses, varieties. 2nd prize, Mr Craw ; 3rd, Mr Macquarrie. Class 16—For the best 6 roses, varieties. Ist prize, Mr Hodgkinson ; 2nd, Mr J. King. Class 17—For the best 3 roses, varieties. 2nd prize, Mr Craw. extra prizes—Roses in Pots. Class 18—Mr Nairn's prize of 9s for the best 6 roses in po£s, open to amateurs and gardeners. No exhibit. CUT BLOOMS.

Class 19—Mr Schmidt's prize of 12s for the best 12 roses, each variety to be named. Ist prize, Mr Marsh. Mr Jackman's 2nd prize of ss, Mr Spicer ; 3rd. Mr Jackman. FOR AMATEURS.

Class 20—Mr Guntrip's prize of 15s for the best 12 roses ; 10s Ist prize, 5s 2nd ; each variety to be named. Ist prize, Mr Jackman ; 2nd, Mr Line. OPEN TO ALL. Class 21—Mr Spicer's prize of 10s; Ist prize, 7s 6d ; 2nd, 2s 6d ; for best bouquet of roses'. Ist prize, Mr R. Nairn ; 2nd, Mr Jackman. FOR AMATEURS. Class 22—Mr Abbott's prize of 255; Ist prize, 15s ; 2nd, 10s ; for the best 12 roses in Sots, each variety to be named. Ist prize, [r J»ckman; 2nd, Mr D. Nairn.

BAST CHRISTCHURCH EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT.

The usual meeting of the committee of the East Christchurch educational district was held last evening in the vestry of Trinity Church. Present —Rev W. J. Habens (chairman), Messrs J. S. Williams, Kirk, Bray, J. C. Veel, and J. P. Jameson. The rate collector, Mr Leach, attended, and submitted a list of persons for remission of rates, which was duly considered by the committee.

A letter was read from Mr Loughrey, head master of the central school, with a list of articles required for the school, which were ordered.

From a return furnished by Mr Loughrey it appeared that the attendance at the central school during the week was as follows:

Boys. Girls. Infants. Total. Monday 316 ... 232 ... 280 ... 828 Tuesday 337 ... 235 ... 285 ... 857 Wednesday 329 ... 242 ... 300 ... 871 Thursday 315 ... 210 ... 290 ... 815 Entered on the roll 922, consisting of 356 boys, 257 girls, 309 infacts. Mr Loughrey, at the request of the chairman, attended the committee, and made certain suggestions, which were considered.

The chairman said that the Minister of Education had written to him, requesting that Mr Loughrey might conduct the Christmas examination in all the schools in the district, on behalf of the inspector of schools. This Mr Loughrey was now doing, and classifying the children according to the standards. A letter was read from the Minister of Education, regretting that he could not sanction lodging money for Mr Loughrey at the rate of £BO per annum, but would sanction a payment at the rate of £SO per annum.

A letter was read from Miss Martha Caygill applying for employment as pupil teacher. The letter was directed to be received.

A letter was read from Mr J. B. E. Taylor applying for the post of third master at the Gloucester street school. The letter was directed to be acknowledged and to be considered at a future meeting.

A letter was read from Mr W. Parson applying for employment as a pupil teacher. The letter was directed to be registered.

After the transaction of some routine business the committee adjourned.