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Mentor, Chairman, Triomphe de Pecq, three very pretty seedlings, 

 Pre-eminent, Hon. Mrs. Trotter, Emperor, Col. Wyndham, Enchan- 

 tress, Seedling, Miss Watts, Bravo, Goldfinder, Mr. Charles Waters, 

 Seedling, Disraeli, Lady Popham, King, Standard Bearer, Cherub, 

 Adam Bode, Yellow Beauty, Purple Standard, Mrs. H. Vyse, Lollipop, 

 Lord Palmerston, Lady Franklin, Miss Pressley, Touchstone, Seedling, 

 Lord Eversley, Seedling, Lady Taunton, George Elliott, Mr. Kim- 

 berley, of Stoke, Coventry, and Mr. J. Keynes, of Salisbury, also 

 showed in this class. Of "24 Dahlias, the best came from the Rev. C. 

 Fellowes, of Shottesham, near Norwich. They consisted of Wallace, 

 Pre-eminent, Miss Caroline, Touchstone, Miss Watts, Satirist, Lord 

 Palmerston, Rosebud, Pandora, Chairman, Duchess of Marlborough, 

 Fanny Keynes, Deutsche Wurde, Mentor, Golden Drop, Robert Bruce, 

 Standard Bearer, Lady Franklin, Goldfinder, Emperor, Dr. Gully, 

 Lady Popham, Mr. Critchett, Purple Standard. From Mr. W. Dodds, 

 of Salisbury, came Duke of Roxburgh, Pandora, Chairman, Lord Bath, 

 Royal Lilac, Lord Clyde, Golden Drop, Cherub, Dr. Simpson, Mrs. 

 Church, Emperor, Sidney Herbert, King, Lord Derby,' Hon. Mrs. 

 Trotter, Sir H. Havelock, Venus, Miss Pressley, Lord Palmerston, 

 Seedling, Sir G. Douglas, Touchstone, Lady Franklin, Mr. Critchett. 



In the class of Fancy Dahlias the best came from Mr. C. Turner, 

 of Slough. The sorts were Ethel, Tiger, Elizabeth, Pluto, Butterfly, 

 Madame Alboni, Comus, Jessie, Flirt, Duchesse de Brabant, Queen 

 Mali, Charles Perry. From the Rev. Charles Fellowes came Souter 

 Johnny, Madame Alboni, Charles Perry, Triomphe de Roubaix, the 

 Flirt, Countess of Bective, Jupiter, Oliver Twist, Jessie, Conqueror, 

 Mark Antony, Elizabeth. Mr. J. Keynes and others also showed in 

 this class. 



Of Seedling Dahlias there was a large collection, and in most instances 

 several blooms of each variety were shown. The judges selected 11 

 kinds for certificates, namely, George Elliott, light purple, of fine build ; 

 Mrs. Howard Vyse, white, with rosy purple edge or tip ; Beauty, pale 

 cream, shaded ; Queen Mab, a fancy, scarlet and white ; Pluto, a dark 

 fancy, of great depth and fine form; and Harlequin, a large striped 

 fancy. These were shown by Mr. C. Turner. Mr. Keynes had Win. 

 Dodds, a deep yellow of good shape ; Lady Douglass Pennant, prim- 

 rose ; Wellesley Piggot, fine white ; Neville Keynes, pale yellow, 

 edged with purple, fine ; and Sir Geo. Douglass, yellow, deeply tipped 

 with red, very showy. There were some promising kinds, however, to 

 which no awards were made, viz., Miss Boyce, white, tipped with 

 crimson purple ; Purple Standard, deep, finely formed purple ; Mr. 

 Boshel, salmon ; and Lady Taunton, white edged with crimson. 



Among cut flowers, in addition to Dahlias, were Roses, Hollyhocks, 

 Verbenas, and Asters. Of the latter, both German and French, there 

 were some fine blooms. 



Among vegetables, Onions especially were large and fine ; they were 

 chiefly White Lisbon and Spanish. Cabbages were not very remarkable. 

 Of Savoys there were good specimens of Early Ulm, and we noticed 

 some very fine large Musselburgh Flag Leek. Among Potatoes was a 

 large fine-looking kind called Stafford Hall. This is reported to be one 

 of the best Potatoes grown. Also very fine Lapstones. 



