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lilac; Mount Etna, fine rich crimson; Queen, blush; Achmet, dark 

 maroon ; Sulphurea perfecta, pretty ; Fireball, red ; Formosa, fine 

 dark ; and Magnum Bonum, fine dark. 



The following prizes were awarded on the occasion for the best 

 24 Dahlias, dissimilar blooms (private growers): 1st, R. Proctor, 

 Esq.; 2d, J. Howard, Esq., Burnham ; 3d, J. Hopkins, Esq.; 4th, 

 Mr. Cook. For the best 12 Dahlias (private growers): 1st, Mr. 

 Robinson; 2d, Mr. Rowden, Newbury; 3d, Mr. Black; 4th, Mr. 

 Batten; 5th, Mr. Pope. For the best 6 Fancy Dahlias (private 

 growers) : 1st, Mr. Rowden ; 2d, R. Proctor, Esq. ; 3d, Mr. Holder. 

 For the best 24 Dahlias (Nurserymen) : 1st, Mr. C. Turner, Slough ; 

 2d, Mr. Drummond ; 3d, Mr. Hunt ; 4th, Mr. Gaines. For the best 

 12 Fancy Dahlias (Nurserymen) : 1st, Mr. Turner, Slough ; 2d, Mr. 

 Harrison ; 3d, Mr. Hunt. Extra prize by Mr. Keynes for the best 

 blooms of the Dahlias named : Purple Standard, Lilac Perfection, 

 Miss Chaplin, Sunset, Victoria Regina, Miss Blackmore, Rainbow, 

 Miss Stevens, and Sunbeam; 1st, Mr. Black; 2d, Mr. Hunt; 3d, 

 Mr. Pope ; 4th, Mr. Cook ; 5th, Mr. Edwards. Extra prize by Mr. 

 Bushell for best blooms of Duchess, white Dahlia: 1st, Mr. Robinson; 

 2d, Mr. Hunt; 3d, Mr. Noakes. Extra prize by Mr. C. Turner of 

 Slough for the best 6 blooms of Dahlias let out by himself (not 

 fancies) : 1st, Mr. Robinson ; 2d, J. Howard, Esq. Extra prize by 

 J. Edwards, Esq. for best bloom of Turner's Mr. Seldon : 1st, Mr. 

 Robinson ; 2d, Mr. Prockter. Extra prize by Mr. Hunt of Pad- 

 dington for the best 3 blooms of Hunt's General Cavaignac : 1st, 

 Mr. Hatchman. Extra prize by Mr. Chapman for the best single 

 bloom of Bushell's Duchess : 1st, Mr. Noakes. Extra prize by J. 

 Howard, Esq. for the best 2 blooms of Howard's fancy Dahlia Miss 

 Jane: 1st, Mr. Pope. Extra prize by H. Harms, Esq. for the best 

 2 blooms of any one white Dahlia : 1st, Mr. Keynes. Extra prize 

 by Mr. H. Hamilton, 156 Cheapside, for the best fancy Dahlia : 1st, 

 Mr. C. Turner. 



First-class certificates were awarded as follows : to Mr. Keynes 

 for seedling Dahlia Sir F. Bathurst ; ditto ditto Magnificent ; ditto 

 ditto Gaiety. Mr. Bragg for seedling Dahlia, Lady Grenville ; Mr. 

 Legg for seedling Dahlia Premier ; Mr. Liddiard for seedling Dahlia 

 Miss Compton ; Mr. Drummond for a seedling Gloxinia. 



TEDDINGTON HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION. 



Held at the Clarence Arms, Sept. G. 



Worth a passing notice, to record how nicely things of this kind 

 can be done in a village surrounded by a good neighbourhood, by 

 obtaining a suitable place, and having the services of an efficient 

 secretary, such as Mr. Sanders, who has served the office twelve 

 years. 



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