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Rev. E. Hawke, of Gainsborough, 

 second ; Messrs. Minchin and Son, 

 third. Mr. Porter, of Copt Hall, 

 Essex, contributed some noble blooms 

 in tbis class. 



Verbenas were admirably shown. 

 Mr. C. J. Perry, of Castle Bromwich, 

 first, with Nemesis, L'Avenirde Bal- 

 lant, Madame H. Stenger, Wonder- 

 ful, Queen of Pinks, Startler, fine ; 

 Black Prince, fine ; Cato, Modesty, 

 Mauve Queen, Seedling, lively ma- 

 genta-pink, thin, large, probably first- 

 rate, but, being rather exhausted, not 

 seen to advantage ; George Tye, Fox- 

 hunter, Ruby King, Geant des Batail- 

 les, Magnificent, Alexandra, Beauty, 

 Sylph, King of Blues, colour slaty- 

 lavender ; Seedling, clear warm flesh, 

 deepening to red at the edges and 

 the centre, a fine truss, pips fiat and 

 substantial ; Anhihilator, fine ; Model, 

 Rose Imperial. Messrs. Minchin 

 and Son also exhibited some good 

 collections. 



Dahlias made a grand display, 

 and there was a really severe contest 

 both by nurserymen and amateur 

 cultivators. We did not expect to 

 see so many noble blooms after a 

 season so adverse to growth, and so 

 favourable to vermin. In the class 

 for forty-eight the awards were, first, 

 Mr. C. Turner ; second, Mr. Keynes ; 

 third, Mr. Walker. 



Mr. C. Turner's 1st Prize Forty- 

 eight : Hugh Miller, Purity, Golden 

 Admiration, Mirfield Beauty, War- 

 rior, Count Cavour, Lord Clyde, Miss 

 Herbert, Bob Eidley, Emma, Chief- 

 tain, Lady D. Pennant, Imperial, 

 Cygnet, George Douglas (not good), 

 Mrs. Church, British Triumph. Per- 

 fection, Earl Shaftesbury, Willie 

 Austen, Umpire, Princess (Fellowes), 

 Madge Wildfire, Chelsea Hero. Com- 

 mander, General Jackson, Charles 

 Turner, Leah, Lord Derby. Mrs. 

 Coleman, Miss Eoberts, Chairman, 

 Nestor, Lord Palmerston, George 

 Eliot, Flower of the Day (Turner), 

 Andrew Dodds, Charlotte Dorling, 

 Model, Volunteer (not in its proper 

 colour), Triomphe de Pecq, Prince of 

 Prussia, Sydney Herbert, Enchan- 

 tress, Lord Cardigan (not good), Miss 

 Henshaw, Favourite, Lady Popham. 



In the class for twenty-four the 

 awards were, first, Mr. Keynes : 

 second, Mr. Turner; third, Mr. 

 Walker. 



Mr. Keynes' 1st Prize Twenty- 

 four: Baron Taunton, Surety, Mrs. 

 Wyndham, Cleopatra, Primrose Per- 

 fection, Pauline, George Wheeler, 

 Jenny Austen, Willie Austen, Peri, 

 John Wyatt, Miss Herbert, Golden 

 Drop, Miss Henshaw, Edward Spary, 

 Norfolk Hero, Criterion, Favourite, 

 Hugh Miller, Charlotte Dorling, 

 Andrew Dodds, Purple Kine (Raw- 

 lings), Golden Gem, Donald Beaton. 



The fancies made a very attrac- 

 tive feature both to mere sightseers 

 and to amateurs, for the selections 

 comprised all the more remarkable 

 of the striped and tipped varieties, 

 and the difficult and sportive kinds 

 were generally true to their proper 

 characters, and in a brilliant condi- 

 tion of colouring. The prizes in the 

 trade class for twelve were taken by 

 Mr. Keynes first, Mr. Turner second, 

 Mr. Walker third. The amateurs' 

 class for twelve, first and second Mr. 

 Sladden ; third, Mr. C. J. Perry. 



Mr. Keynes' 1st Prize Twelve 

 Fancies : — Octoroon, Countess of Bec- 

 tive, Striped Perfection, Lady Paxton, 

 Queen Mab, Angelina, Mrs. Wick- 

 ham, Regularity, Sam Bartlett, Pau- 

 line, Garibaldi, Formidable. 



Mr. Sladden's 1st Prize Twelve 

 Fancies:— Sam Bartlett, Madame L. 

 Sherrington, Fancy Queen, Cleopatra, 

 Oliver Twist, Queen Mab, Mary 

 Lauder, Prince of Wales, Summer- 

 tide, Norah Creina, Lady Paxton, 

 Gem. The 2nd Prize Twelve were 

 Queen Mab, Garibaldi, Mr. C. Kean, 

 Lady Paxton, Madame L. Sherring- 

 ton, Leopard, Dursley Gem, Oliver 

 Twist, Sam Bartlett, Cleopatra, Mary 

 Lauder, Fancy Queen. 



Mr. W. Paul, of Waltham Cross, 

 sent some pot grapes to show that 

 they might be well grown with only 

 the occasional aid of protection by 

 glass. These were put under glass in 

 the middle of April, and on the day 

 of the show they were strong rods, 

 rather heavily laden with good-sized 

 bunches, which wanted ten to four- 

 teen days' assistance of glass to ripen. 



