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variety ; 2nd, Mr. A. Wortley, the secretary of the society. In this 

 stand we noticed a beautiful bloom of Golden Cluster, and Versailles 

 Defiance, a beautiful incurved rosy purple, the only Chrysanthemum 

 that ever received an award at the National Floricultural Society ; and 

 Pio Nono, a good character flower, but not so good as we have seen it ; 

 3rd, Mr. G. Hutton, w^ho had in his stand tine blooms of Iiacine, deep 

 yellow, with small purple tip on the under side of the petal, and 

 Nonpareil, a good deep lilac fiower ; 4th, Mr. R. James, the treasurer, 

 and we noticed among his a fine bloom of Themis, a noble back row 

 flower ; Arc en Ceil, also good ; Christopher Columb, deep chesnut, with 

 gold tip, distinct and good ; Miss Kate, pale lilac, a small flower, but 

 smooth, and we think more may be made of it ; 5th, Mr. Scruby, 

 among his being good Ijlooms of Plutus, and Annie Salter, very fine ; 

 also Kacine, a flower always difficult to obtain good ; 6th, Mr. E. 

 Sanderson, and in his collection we noticed Goliah, a flower that we 

 think should now be dispensed with, and good blooms of Leon Lequay, 

 shaded lilac, a stout incurved flower, with a light centre, and Aristides, 

 dull orange, margined with red. 



In twelve blooms the first prize, a silver cup, was awarded to Mr. 

 G. Hutton, of Shacklewell, for Campestroni, Defiance, very good, 

 Themis, Aregina, deep rosy purple, stout and bold ; Queen of England, 

 Strafford, delicate peach, and globular, w^ell supported by Formosum, 

 Nonpareil, Dupont de TEure, Gem, Rosa mystica, and the never-failing 

 Plutus ; 2nd, Mr. E. Sanderson, having among his a fine bloom of 

 Themis, also Beauty, for w^hich this grower is somew^hat famous, and 

 Leon Lequay, again very fine, and quite establishing itself as a very fine 

 variety ; 3rd, Mr. R. James ; 4th, Mr. Oubridge, including a splendid 

 bloom of Queen of England ; 5th, Mr. G. Taylor ; 6th, ]\Ir. Scruby ; 

 7th, Mr. Merry ; 8th, Mr. Elliott, Stamford Hill, in whose stand we 

 noticed Annexo, salmon buff, distinct in colour ; 9th, ]\Ir. A. Wortley ; 

 10th, Mr. C. Sanderson. Four other collections were also exhibited in 

 this class. 



In six blooms, Mr. E. Sanderson was first, with Leon Lequay, 

 Themis, Queen of England, Hosa mystica. Gem, and Plutus, a noble 

 pyramid ; 2nd, Mr. D. Monk, of Upper Clapton ; 3rd, Mr. EUiott ; 

 4th, Mr. G. Taylor ; 5th, Mr. G. Hutton ; 6th, Mr. Kerby ; 7th, Mr. 

 Oubridge ; 8th, Mr. R. James ; 9th, Mr. Scruby ; and 10th, to Mr. 

 W. Monk, of Upper Clapton. Four other collections w^ere staged in 

 this class. 



Seven collections of six Anemone-flowered Chrysanthemums were 

 exhibited. Mr. George Taylor was 1st, with Fleur de Marie, Mar- 

 guerite d'Anjou, Madame Godereau, Marguerite de York (a lemon- 

 coloured Gluck), and Nancy de Sermet. Mr. R. James was second, 

 with good blooms of Gluck, Fleur de Marie, Marguerite de York, Ma- 

 donna, Sulphureum, Pallidum, and Madam.e Godereau. Mr. Scruby was 

 third, having in his stand a fine bloom of Marguerite d'Anjou, and a 

 well proportioned Gluck. Mr. Oubridge w^as fourth. Three other col- 

 lections were also exhibited in this class. 



In the maiden class, for six blooms, for those having never previously 

 taken a prize, fc>ur collections were staged. The first prize was 



