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Milton, Mr. Henry Steward ; 3rd, Black Diamond, Mr. E. S. Dod- 

 well ; 4th, Hope, Mr. C. Turner ; 5th, King of Carnations, Mr. John 

 Keynes. 



Pink Bizarres: — 1st, Tenby Rival, Mr. C. Turner; 2nd, Ditto, 

 ditto ; 3rd, Rainbow, Mr. Wood ; 4th, Premier (Puxley), ]\Ir. c'. 

 Turner ; 5th, Tenby Rival, ditto. 



Purple Flakes : — 1st, Squire Meynell, Mr. J, Keynes; 2nd, Premier, 

 Mr. E. S. Dodwell ; 3rd, Ditto, Mr. H. Steward ; 4th, Julia, Mr. E. 

 S. Dodwell ; 5th, Ditto, Mr. Henry Steward. 



Scarlet Flakes : — ] st, Sportsman, Mr. J. S. Hedderley ; 2nd, Ditto, 

 ditto ; 3rd, Ditto, ditto ; 4th, Ditto, ditto ; 5th, Ditto, ditto. 



Rose Flakes: — 1st, Uncle Tom, Mr. Henry Steward ; 2nd, Lorenzo, 

 I\rr. E. S. Dodwell ; 3rd, Flora's Garland, Mr. John Keynes ; 4th, 

 Lorenzo, Mr. E. S. Dodwell ; 5th, Constellation, Mr. John Keynes. 



Picotees. Red. — Heavy Edge. 1st, Mrs. Hoyle, Mr. C. Turner ; 

 2nd, Ditto, ditto ; 3rd, Mrs. Norman, Mr. J. S. Hedderley ; 4th, 

 Sultana, Mr. John Keynes ; 5th, Mrs. Norman, Mr. James Taylor. 



Red.— Light Edge. 1st, Charles Turner (Kirtland), Mr. C. Turner ; 

 2nd, Ditto, ditto ; 3rd, Miss Holbeck, Mr. E. S. Dodwell ; 4th, Charles 

 Turner, Mr. C. Turner ; 5th, Ditto, ditto. 



Purple.— Heavy Edge. 1st, Alfred, INIr. H. Steward ; 2nd, Ditto, 

 ditto ; 3rd, Mrs. JMay, Mr. E. S. Dodwell ; 4th, Lord Nelson, Mr. 

 Wood ; 5th, I\Irs. Bayley, Mr. John Keynes. 



Purple.— Light Edge. 1st, Finis, Mr. E. S. Dodwell; 2nd, Ditto, 



ditto; 3rd, Mrs. Eyre, Mr. S. Eyre; 4th, Ditto, ditto; 5th, Ditto, ditto. 



Rose. — Heavy Edge. 1st, Green's Queen, Mr. C. Turner ; 2nd, 



Ditto, ditto; 3rd, Venus, Mr. J. Taylor; 4th, Alice, Mr. C. Turner ; 



5th, Venus, Mi-. John Keynes. 



Rose.— Light Edge. 1st, Mrs. Turner, ]\Ir. E. S. Dodwell ; 2nd, 

 Bertha, Ditto ; 3rd, Mrs. Barnard, I\Ir. John Keynes, 4th, Ditto, ditto; 

 5th, Ditto, ditto. 



Premier Carnation, selected from the entire exhibition : — Admiral 

 Curzon, exhibited by Mr. Henry Steward. 



Premier Picotee, also selected from the entire exhibition : — Mrs. 

 Eyre, exhibited by Mr. Samuel Eyre. 



Twenty-three stands, each of twelve blooms ; and fourteen, each of 

 six blooms, were staged for competition, with about 400 single specimens. 

 Three first- class certificates were given for Seedlings: — To Sports- 

 man, exhibited by Mr. Hedderley, of Nottingham, a scarlet flake 

 Carnation, of a bright colour and very true marking : it is a sport from 

 Admiral Curzon ; — to Llrs. Eyre, exhibited by ]\Ir. Eyre, of Notting- 

 ham, a light purple-edge Picotee ; it has a true-veined edge, large petal, 

 and is a full-sized flower ; — to Charles Turner (Kirtland), a bright rosy 

 red-edge Picotee, light ; the white of this flower is very pure, without 

 the least spot or bar, and much the best of its class. It was exhibited 

 by Mr. C. Turner, of Slough. Six blooms were also exhibited of Eaii 

 Stamford, a promising purple flake Carnation. 



Dodwell's ]Mrs. Turner, a light rose-edged Picotee, was shown very 

 fine by the raiser, and is a first- class flower. We do not know any 

 variety that has so fine a petal. 



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