NOVEMBER. 257 



SLOUGH DAHLIA SHOW. 



Sept. 30. — This was a highly interesting meeting, and tlie blooms 

 were in capital order. 



Amateurs : 12 varieties, 1st prize, Mr. Kirkpatrick, with Richard 

 Cobden, Mrs. C. Bacon, Imbricata, Admiral, Sir F. Bathurst, Nil 

 Desperandum, Snowfiake, Frederick Jerome, Mr. Seldon, Purple 

 Standard, Fearless, and Earl of Clarendon; 2d, Mr. Weedon, with 

 Nil Desperandum, Model, Admiral, Duke of Wellington, Jullicn, 

 John Edwards, Snowfiake, Earl of Clarendon, Queen of the East, 

 Yellow Standard, Mr. Seldon, and Sir C.Napier; 3d, Mr. Prockter, 

 with Queen of Lilacs, General Negrier, Mrs. C. Bacon, Mr. Seldon, 

 Richard Cobden, Mrs. Seldon, Standard of Perfection, Fearless, Ad- 

 miral, Utihs, Duke of Wellington, and Princess Louisa ; 4th, Mr. 

 Hunt, jun., with Duke of Wellington, Magnificent, Marchioness of 

 Cornwallis, Earl of Clarendon, Queen of Beauty, Hon. Mrs. Ashley, 

 Black Prince, Mr. Seldon, Shylock, Fearless, Scarlet Gem, and 

 Queen of the East ; 5th, Mr. Cook, with Earl of Clarendon, Richard 

 Cobden, Abigr.il (.''), Negro, F'earless, Absolum (?), Essex Triumph, 

 Mrs. C. Bacon, El Dorado, Mr. Seldon, Queen of Lilacs, and Sir F. 

 Bathurst; 6th, Mr. Hopkins, with Mr. Seldon, Toison d'Or, Queen 

 of Lilacs, Mrs. Seldon, Scarlet Gem, Beauty of Hants, Duke of Wel- 

 lington, Beeswing, Yellow Standard, Fearless, Richard Cobden, and 

 Seraph ; 7th, Mr. Ford, with Duke of Wellington, Essex Triumph, 

 Mrs. Seldon, Magnificent, Blanchfleur, Mr. Seldon, Earl of Ckaren- 

 doii, Marchioness of Cornwallis, General Faucher, Grenadier, Hon. 

 Mrs. Ashley, and Sir R. Peel ; 8th, Mr. Humber, with Princess 

 Radziwill, Snowfiake, Fearless, Mrs. Seldon, General Faucher, Scar- 

 let Gem, Negro, Richard Cobden, Hon. Mrs, Ashley, Mr. Seldon, 

 and Mrs. C. Bacon. Six new varieties : 1st, Mr. Weedon, with Leda, 

 Jullien, Duke of Rothsay, Ilegina, Admiral, and Gem of the Grove ; 

 2d, Mr. Prockter, with Mrs. Hansard, Napoleon, Admiral, Sir C. 

 Napier, Yellow Gem, and Nepaulese Prince ; 3d, Mr. Holder, with 

 General Faucher, Cahfornia, Sir R. Peel, Hon. Mrs. Ashley, Gem of 

 the Grove, and Admiral ; 4th, Mr. Cook, with Sir C. Napier, Jul- 

 lien, Mrs. Hansard, George Glenny, Miss Herbert, and Regina. 



6 Fancies: 1st, Mr. Prockter, with Miss Compton, Gasperine, 

 Highland Chief, Mrs. Hansard, Elizabeth, and Contribution ; 2d, 

 Mr. Ford, with Discount, Elizabeth, Lady Grenville, Miss Black- 

 more, Lady Cullum, and Floral Beauty. 



Dealers, 24 : 1st, Mr. Turner, with John Edwards, El Dorado, 

 Mr. Seldon, Leda, Negro, Duke of Wellington, Yellow Superb, Mag- 

 nificent, Fearless, Black Prince, Queen of Lilacs, Grenadier, Mrs. 

 Seldon, Princess Louisa, Richard Cobden, Mr. Palmer, Sir C. Najjier, 

 Beauty of Kent, Andromeda, Snowfiake, Mrs. Saunders, Princess 

 Radziwill, Marchioness of Cornwallis, and Jullien ; 2d, Mr. Bragg, 

 Avith Princess Radziwill, Earl of Clarendon, George Glenny, Nil Des- 

 perandum, Magnificent, General Faucher, El Dorado, Mr. Seldon, 

 Duke of Welhngton, Fearless, Carmina, Hon. Mrs. Ashley, Sir R. 



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