674 DAHLIA SHOW, 



Heroine, Beauty of Slough, a very fine bloom of Fanny Keynes, 

 Mrs. "Wheeler, Incomparable, Duke of Roxburgh, Lady Bolton, 

 Beauty of Helpertou, Princess of Prussia, Bellona, Grandmaster, 

 Midnight, Village Gera, Bell, John Harrison, Alice, John Dory, 

 Ruby Queen, Mrs. Legge, Annie, Compacta, Mary Ann, Mrs. 

 Pigott, Empress, Madge Wildfire, Lady Pophani, Sir C. 

 Campbell, Neville, Keynes, and Admiral Dundas. Other 

 collections vrere contributed by BIr. Henry May, Bedale, 

 Yorkshire ; Mr. Kimberley, Stoke, near Coventiy : and Mr. 

 Legge of Edmonton. In these stands were fine blooms of 

 Pre-eminent, Criterion, Touchstone, Mrs. Wyatt, Conqueror, 

 Peri, Lord Clyde, Brentford Hero, Mentor, Dinorah, Mr. 

 Stocken, Regulator, Salvator Rosa, Miss Caroline, George Brown, 

 Deutche, Monarch, Mrs. Keynes, Duke of Wellington, King, 

 Eclipse, Lady Taunton, Lady'^Paxton, Rifleman, Lord Eversley, 

 Yellow Beauty, Harbinger, Splendid, Duchess of Kent, Delicata, 

 Strafford's Gem, and Flower of the Day. 



In the class of ^4 blooms (Nurserymen), Mr. Keynes' excellent 

 stand did not contain anything difi-erent from varieties already 

 mentioned. ]\Iessrs. Legge, May, Harrison, Downie, Laied 

 <v- Laing, and Cattell, who showed in this class, received prizes 

 m the order in which their names stand. Among the blooms 

 shown by them not already mentioned were Miss Watts, a good 

 white kind ; Norfolk Hero, Sir F. Bathurst. Magnificent, Mar- 

 chioness of Abercorn, and Miss Vyse. 



In the Amateurs' Class of U blooms, gained by the Rev. 

 C. Fellows, Shottisham Rectory, Norwich, were fine blooms of 

 Madame Alboni, Majestic, Puq>le Standard, Bravo and Clara 

 Novello. From Mr, Dodds, of Salisbury, came Emperor, Annie 

 Rosa, and Mrs. Dodds ; and Mr. Pebry, Mr. Barnard, and 

 others had beautiful examples of Model, Comet, Etonia, Prim- 

 rose, Perfection, Miss Pressley. Standard Bearer, Miss Burdett 

 Coutts, Enchantress, Beeswing, Lord Bathurst, Duchess of 

 Northumberland, Brentford Hero, Masterpiece, Amazon, and 

 Yellow Beauty. 



In stands of 12 blooms (Amateurs), among Mr. Barnard of 

 Darlington's, prize stand, were admirable specimens of Chancellor, 

 Lilac Queen, Chairman, Earl Shaftesbury, John Dory, Ladv 

 Popham, Jenny Austin, Duke of Roxburgh, Mrs. B^lhache, 

 Mrs. Pigott, and Triomphe de Pecq. There was a fine stand 

 from Mr. Chalrtok, of Harborough, who probably would liave 

 gained the first prize in tliis class, had not two of his flowers. 



