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Srd to the Sth of August, it acted injuriously towards the southern 

 growers, and we are in a position to prove it ; for, in order to save our 

 blooms, we were obliged to cut them four days before they left here, and 

 were the last we could cut. The southern collections had passed their 

 best before the 8th. We have only to remark that we see no reason to 

 recall our observations, but leave the subject in the hands of our 

 readers, many of whom were present on the occasion. — Ed.] 



THE STOKE NEWINGTON CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Those who for the first time witnessed an exhibition of this Society, 

 must have been much struck with the brilliant display, created by the 

 Chrysanthemum alone ; and judging from the general feeling expressed 

 by the visitors to the exhibition of the Society, at the ]\Ianor Kooms, 

 West Hackney, on the 21st November, the show was in every respect 

 a most satisfactory one. 



The six plants exhibited by Mr. Gifkins, gardener to P. Johnson, 



Esq., and which took the 1st prize, a silver cup, were admirably 



grown specimens and abundantly flowered, the blooms being of good 



quality. The varieties were. Mount Etna, Queen of England, Annie 



Salter (which was the specimen plant of the entire exhibition). 



Christine, Defiance, a huge specimen, but blooms wanting expansion, 



and Madame Camerson, a very fine plant, not less than five feet in 



diameter, and of the most symmetrical form. Mr. W. Holmes, of 



Hackney, was 2nd, with Defiance, Pilot, Chevalier Dumage, rich 



golden yellow, but with faulty centres ; Mount Etna, a splendid plant, 



profusely flowered and blooms large ; Christine, full six feet in diameter, 



blooms fine and in great profusion ; Annie Salter, profusely flowered, 



but lacking the finish observable in the specimen plant of the first 



collection. These were by no means a match for the first collection in 



healthy foliage. A third collection was staged by 'My. James. 



For six Pompone Chrysanthemums^ Mr. b'cruby was 1st, with 

 IMadame Rousselon^ delicate rosy peach colour ; Cedo Nulli, Drine 

 Drine, ]\Iodele, Autumnum, and Dame Blanche, yellow with white. 

 These were all well-grown specimens. The 2nd prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Goodenough, for Cedo Nulli, Solfaterre, Ninon, IModele, Autum- 

 num, and Surprise ; Srd, to Mr. W. Holmes ; 4th, to ]\Ir. Gifkins ; 

 5th, to Mr. Ouljridge; 6th, to Mr. Elliott; 7th, to Mr. Argent. 

 Three other collections were also staged in this class. 



Cut flowers formed an important feature, nine collections of twenty- 

 four blooms having been staged for competition. The first prize, a 

 silver cup, was awarded to ]\Ir. G. Taylor, of Hackney, for a stand of 

 splendid blooms, consisting of Queen of England, as usual pre- 

 eminently fine, Campestroni, Themis, Nonpareil, Beauty, jMadame 

 AuiJry, Defiance, Aregina, Duke, Rolla, rosy purple and good, Two- 

 coloured Incurved, Rosa mystica, Plutus, beautiful, Racine, Formosum, 

 Cyclops, Dupont de I'Eure, symmetry itself, and Trilby, a new blush 



