Best roses for exhibition (1902)

Chapter 23 (extract 1) of "Roses for English Gardens" by Jekyll and Mawley (1902), in which the best roses for exhibition are listed.

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Illustration: Rose Prince Arthur (from Foster-Melliar "The Book of the Rose" 1894).

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See also:

Best garden or decorative roses (1902)

Best roses for greenhouse cultivation (1902)

Best climbing roses (1902)

Full list: Best roses now in cultivation (1902)

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CHAPTER XXIII

SOME LISTS OF THE BEST ROSES FOR VARIOUS USES

Abbreviations, &c., used in the Following Lists

A. Autumn-flowering. Roses which flower in the summer, and again, with more or less freedom, in the autumn.

S. Summer-flowering. Roses which only flower once within a year.

Cl. Poly. Climbing Polyantha.

H.C. Hybrid China.

H.N. Hybrid Noisette.

H.P. Hybrid Perpetual.

H.T. Hybrid Tea.

N. Noisette.

Pom. Pompon.

Sin. Single-flowered.

By "exhibition Roses" is meant those varieties

which are sufficiently large and perfect in form to be

staged as separate blooms in boxes at the exhibitions.

By "garden Roses" is meant all other varieties

which are never so exhibited—except in those cases

where an exhibition Rose is described as good both

for exhibition and for garden decoration.

SELECT LIST OF ROSES FOR EXHIBITION

In the following selections the varieties have been

arranged, under their different colours, according to

the average number of times they were staged in the

prize stands at the recent leading exhibitions of the

National Rose Society.

EXHIBITION ROSES

HYBRID PERPETUALS AND HYBRID TEAS

White and Cream

• Bessie Brown (H.T.).
• Kaiserin Augusta Victoria (H.T.).
• Marchioness of Londonderry.
• Margaret Dickson,
• White Lady (H.T.).

N.B.—Mildred Grant (H.T.); a lovely new creamy white variety; it should be included in every exhibitor's collection, however small.

Pink and Pale Rose

• Mrs. John Laing.
• Caroline Testout (H.T.).
• Mrs. W. J. Grant (H.T.).
• Her Majesty.
• Mrs. R. G. Sharman-Crawford.
• La France (H.T.).
• Madame Gabriel Luizet.
• Ulster.
• Killarney (H.T.).
• Baroness Rothschild.

Medium Red and Rose

• Ulrich Brunner.
• Marquise Litta (H.T.)
• Gustave Piganeau.
• Suzanne M. Rodocanachi.
• Francois Michelon.
• Helen Keller.
• Dupuy Jamain.
• Etienne Levet.
• Tom Wood.
• Duchesse de Morny.

Crimson

• A. K. Williams.
• Captain Hayward.
• Alfred Colomb.
• Marie Baumann.
• Fisher Holmes.
• Victor Hugo.
• Comte de Raimbaud.
• General Jacqueminot.
• Duke of Edinburgh.
• Dr. Andry.
• E. Y. Teas.
• Duchess of Bedford.

N.B.—The latest addition in this colour is Ben Cant, a most promising new Hybrid Perpetual.

Dark Crimson

• Horace Vernet.
• Earl of Dufferin.
• Prince Arthur.
• Charles Lefebvre.
• Dark Crimson
• Duke of Wellington.
• Louis Van Houtte.
• Xavier Olibo.

TEAS AND NOISETTES

White and Cream

• White Maman Cochet.
• The Bride.
• Innocente Pirola.
• Souvenir de S. A. Prince.
• Muriel Grahame.
• Souvenir d'Elise Vardon.
• Niphetos.

Pink and Pale Rose

• Maman Cochet.
• Catherine Mermet.
• Madame Cusin.
• Bridesmaid.
• Mrs. Edward Mawley.
• Souvenir d'un Ami.
• Madame de Watteville.
• Ernest Metz.
• Cleopatra.

Yellow, Buff, and Orange

• Comtesse de Nadaillac.
• Madame Hoste.
• Marechal Niel (N.).
• Medea.
• Marie Van Houtte.
• Caroline Kuster (N.).
• Anna Olivier.

N.B.—Lady Roberts, a beautiful salmon pink sport from Anna Olivier, judging by the blooms recently exhibited, promises to be a charming addition to the Tea and Noisette section.