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training was a mistake, the plants being bare at bottom, and in shape 

 like inverted cones, with the blooms in an immense bosa at the top. In 

 this class, Mr. J. Monk, gardener to C. J. Heath, Esq., Balham Hill, 

 and Mr. J. Hook, gardener to A. Hose, Esq., Stamford Hill, were an 

 even fourth. For the sixes (nurserymen), single specimen (open to all), 

 and single specimen on variety of stems, Mr. Forsyth, of Stoke New- 

 ington, took the lead, with Mr. Hutt second in the single stem speci- 

 mens, and Mr. George second in the specimen with variety of stems. In 

 pompones, Mr. "Wiggins came first, with a magnificent set of six, faultless 

 m training, evenly in bloom, and with splendid under surface of foliage for 

 the blooms to rest upon. His plants were Adonis, Helen, Cedo Nulli, Gene- 

 ral Caurobert (which seems to have driven Drin Drin from the field), Dr. 

 Bois Duval, and Andromeda; they were admirably placed, so as to triangle 

 the colours. Mr. Weston, gardener to E. Martineau, Esq., came second, 

 with Drin Drin (prim and bright as ever, but a shade less effective than 

 Canrobert), Dr. Bois Duval, Cedo Nulli, Helen, La Vogue, and Giraldo. 

 Mr. Weston's plants were not so flat as Mr. AViggins's, and a trifle smaller. 

 Mr. Hook was third with a respectable set of six. In the Nurserymen's 

 Class for six pompones, Mr. Forsyth was first again, and in the class open to 

 all, Mr. Hutt took a first and extra prize. The pyramids of Mr. Monk, for 

 which a first prize was awarded (Air. Bennett second), were pictures of 

 symmetry, and marvels of good culture. As contrasted with Mr. AViggins's 

 mop-headed plants, the most opposite extremes in training were visible, Mr. 

 Monk's plants being covered regularly with blooms from the top to bottom, 

 foliage without a fault, and the plants shaped in the style of an arbor vita. 

 AA r e made a hasty sketch of Golden Cedo Nulli, as likely to be an acceptable 

 model for our readers. The best sorts in these two lots were Golden Cedo 

 Nulli, Duruflet, Helen, Kequiqui, Adonis, and General Caurobert. In 

 choosing sorts for this kind of culture, it must be remembered that the 

 flowers show their faces, not their circumferences, as in flat training, and 

 only sorts that have good centres should be chosen. At the Brixton show 

 we saw an excellent plant of Brilliant grown in this style, and the yellow 

 centres were so prominent as very much to detract from its beauty. The 

 sorts above-named are excellent for the purpose. Cut blooms were not sent in 

 large numbers, but the winning stands were in every way worthy of the 

 prizes. Mr. J. Paxton, secretary to the Stoke Newington Society, was first in 

 the amateurs' twenty-four ; Air. C. G. AA r ortley, of Stoke Newington, second ; 

 third, Air. E. Sanderson ; fourth, Air. George. In the amateurs' twelve, Air. 

 George was first, Air. E.Sanderson, second; Air. J. Paxton, third; Air. 

 Wortley, fourth. The Nurserymen's twenty-four was filled by Air. Bird, first ; 

 Air. AVdkinson, second ; Air. Forsyth, third. Air. Wortley was first for twelve 

 anemones, and a charming lot they were ; Mr. George, second. The class of 

 six blooms, six of each, open to all, was a showy one, and Air. Bird came 

 first with Novelty, Princess Alarie, Cassandra, Dupont, Alarshal Duroc, 

 Stellaris globosa ; Mr. AVortley, seeond. It is worthy of observation that of 

 thirty-six first, second, and third prizes, no less than twenty-three were taken 

 by exhibitors from Stoke Newington and Stamford Hill, the soil whereon the 

 chrysanthemum had its first start as a florists' flower fifteen years ago. 

 Among the new varieties there were three of high merit, and the one 

 that deserves first mention is Lady Hardinge, a seedling of Air. Salter's, 

 in the way of Miss Kate, but with yellow at the base of the florets, a 

 bold flower beautifully incurved, and one that will surely make a fine 

 figure hereafter. Air. Bird had two seedlings ; Garibaldi, a purplish lilac, 

 globular, compact, intermediate flower, neat, lively, and shown with enough 

 stem and leaves to prove that it has a constitution. Another seedling of 

 Mr. Bird's is Lady Alayoress, white, nicely formed, full, intermediate. It 

 has a bad centre, and seems deficient in substance, and the florets hang 

 together rather loosely. It may prove better than we judge it at present, 



