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Mr. Bragg, florist, Slough, gained the first prize with Captivation 

 (Salter), Surprise (Oakley), Harlequin (Dod), Bouquet de Breuil, 

 Multicolor admirabilis (primrose prettily striped with crimson), 

 Madame de Schwanenfeld, Striata formosissima, Painted Lady, Alba 

 purpurea superba, Mimosa (yellow tipped with white), Louise (Mes- 

 sire), and Le Domino Noir. Mr. Pearce, of Holloway, was second, 

 with Erzherzog Stephen, Nihil, Charivari, Tricolor (Girling), La 

 Lionne, Narcissus (Harrison), Vicomte Reesiguier, Harlequin (Dod), 

 Alba purpurea superba, Ville de Beaune, Alba purpurea, and Bijou 

 de Dijon. Mr. Gaines received the third award for Adonis (Harri- 

 son), Nihil, Zeitgest, Alba purpurea, Narcissus (Harrison), Harlequin 

 (Dod), Madame Wallner, Eveque de Dijon, Miss Watson, Madame 

 Schwanenfeld, Madame Mortier Bavais, and Alba purpurea superba. 

 Mr. Girling, of Stowmarket, was fourth, with Madame Dresser, 

 Vicomte Reesiguier, Madame Meillez (Keynes), Hermionc, Alba 

 purpurea grandiflora, Gaiety, Frau Rittmeister, Russing, Illuminator, 

 Mimosa, Nouveau Protee, Madame Wallner, and Erzherzog Stephen. 

 The fifth prize was given to Mr. Turner, who showed Mimosa, Sur- 

 prise (Oakley), Le Domino Noir, Madame Mortier Bavais, Louise, 

 Bouquet de Breuil, Madame Dresser, Madame Zehler, Harlequin, 

 Heroine, Essex Goldfinch, and Madame Chauviere. The sixth prize 

 was stated to be given to Mr. Keynes, but no names were attached. 



In the amateurs' class of this section, some controversy took place 

 as to the correctness of the awards. The following was, however, 

 the order we found them placed in — 1. Mr. Ford, of Erith, for 

 Bouquet de Breuil, Louise, Le Domino Noir, Harlequin, Nihil, and 

 Essex Goldfinch. 2. Mr. Fozard, of Paddington, for La Lionne, 

 Vicomte Reesiguier, Belle du Donk, Madame Wallner, Essex 

 Goldfinch, and Village Maid. 3 Mr. Parsons, for Vicomte 

 Reesiguier, Madame Wallner, La Vogue, Nihil, and La Lionne. 

 4. Mr. Hunt, Paddington, for Beauty of England, Alba Purpurea, 

 Painted Lady, Captivation, Surprize, and Bouquet de Breuil. 5. 

 Mr. Edwards, Holloway, for Nihil, Alba Purpurea, Superba, Vi- 

 comte Reesiguier, Madame Meillez (Keynes). Belle du Donk, and 

 Madeline. 6. Mr. James, Stoke Newington, for Harlequin (Dod), 

 Madame Meillez, Modesty, Surprise, Miss Watson, and Vicomte 

 Reesiguier. 



Proceeding to Claeses VIII. and IX., we come to the seedlings of 



