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Crystal Palace, November G. — The Stoke Ncwington men carried all before 

 them at the Crystal Palace Show, and as many of the old growers of Stoke Newing- 

 ton regarded the movement of the directors as one of opposition to their own local 

 exhibitions, they agreed to make the best of it, and go in a body to take possession 

 of the honours. And against all England they carried the day. James took the best 

 prizes for large cln-ysantheniums in threes, in sixes, and in single specimens. His 

 plants were Defiance, Christine, Annie Salter, Pilot, Plutus, Vesta, and Mount Etna. 

 For single plants, Mr. James, and Mr. Wortley, stood together, the first had Defiance, 

 the second Annie Salter, six feet across. Mr. Wortley was first for sixes, with a 

 second prize for a single plant of Trophee. Mr. George, gardener to J. Nicholson, 

 Esq., of Stamford Hill, took a first prize for a single pompone, Cedo Nulli, and a 

 third for Fenella. For six plants on single stems, Mr. Wortley had first prize for 

 Cedo Nulli, St. Thais, Brilliant, Duruflet, and Drin Drin. Mr. Turner, of Stoke 

 Newington, stood second in this class, and Mi*. Walker of Upper Clapton, third. 

 In collections of ten, Mr. Forsyth, of Shaeklewell, was first, with Rcquiqui, Cedo 

 Nulli, St. Thais, La Yogue, Alex. Pele, Bob, Surprise, Brilliant, and Madame Celcs- 

 tine ; Phiiopel, a new and beautiful yellow. Mr. Bragg showed the new pompone, 

 Madame Fould, which proves equal to the praise we accorded it last spring as one of 

 the most valuable additions to the class of blush flowers. The plant was three feet 

 across, and well bloomed for a May cutting. In cut flowers, Mr. Wortley and Mr. 

 James were so even in merit, that the judges had a difficulty ; but Mr. Wortley was 

 placed first, and Mr. James second ; so, in dressing as well as in growing, Stoko 

 Newington takes the first place in All England. The sorts were the same as on 

 former occasions. Mr. Salter of Versailles Nursery, Hammersmith, the father of 

 the chrysanthemum, exhibited cut flowers of seventy-two kinds of pompones, and some 

 new large chrysanthemums, among the latter is new Golden Queen of England, a 

 lovely yellow, Prince Albert, a fine dark flower, which may described as an improved 

 Madame Poggi, and Progne, a rich dark crimson, very nearly of the tint of Geant des 

 Batailles rose. 



Stoke Newingtcxn', November 9 and 10. — This was the exhibition of the society 

 which meets at the Manor Rooms, of which Mr. John Edwards is president. It is 

 an offset of the Rochester Castle. The truth is, botli the societies are new, and formed 

 out of the disrupted elements of the old and original corporation, which was the first 

 in England to establish exhibitions of the chrysanthemum. As each contains 

 many of the members of the original Society, which was formed twelve years ago, so 

 each assumes to be the old society itself, and the present year's exhibitions are, by 

 each party, described as the " Twelfth Annual Exhibition." This was a much better 

 exhibition than the one held on the 2nd and 3rd ; there was a larger contribu- 

 tion of plants, and they were, generally, better grown — in fact, it was the greatest 

 success yet achieved at Stoke Newington. Among large flowered sorts, Mr. Scruby 

 sent Vesta, Pilot, Annie Salter, Madame Camerson, Dr. Maclean, and General Have- 

 lock. Mr. Argent had Vesta, Christine, Defiance, Albin, Annie Salter, and Pilot. 

 The same with the addition of Mount Etna, were furnished by Mr. Ward. Mr. 

 Merry sent a single specimen, Vesta, Mr. Scruby, Christine, and an enormous speci- 

 men of the latter ; and Mr. Argent the same. Mr. Argent's plant measured 7 feet 

 in width, and about as much in height, and formed a good centre-piece. The 

 pompones furnished by Mr. Wiggins, gardener to E. Beck, Esq., were the admira- 

 tion of everybody, being quite five feet in diameter, and literally loaded with blossoms. 

 They consisted of Duruflet, Bob, General Caurobcrt, Cedo Nulli, Helene, and Bril- 

 liant. To these the silver cup was awarded. Mr. Holland, Spring Grove, Hounslow, 

 produced General Canrobert, Duruflet, Bob (the best plant of the kind hi the room), 

 Cedo Nulli, Helene, and Requiqui. Mr. Bird took a silver cup for twenty-four cut 

 blooms. They consisted of Arc-en-ciel, Two-coloured Incurved, Beauty, Alfred 

 Salter, Queen, Themis, Madame Andre, M. Lebois, yellow formosum, Stella Globosa, 

 Duke, Nonpareil, Newington Beauty, Albin, Trilby, Leon le Quay, Dupont de FEure, 

 Hcrmione, C. Columbus, Plutus, Aristee, Raymond, white formosum, and Etoile 

 Polaire. Mr. Oubridge had the best 12 ; viz., Themis, Queen, Alfred Salter, Goliath, 

 Madame Andre, Two-coloured Incurved, Newington Beauty, Nonpareil, Arc-en-ciel, 

 Plutus, yellow formosum, and Dupont de l'Eure. The best six came from Mr. 

 Bird, who sent Queen, Themis, Alfred Salter, yellow formosum, Nonpareil, and Du- 

 pont do l'Eure. 



