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It is a perfectly shaped, globular flower, with firm strap-shaped 

 petals of such pure color that Elaiue looks dusky beside it. The 

 petals reflex in such a way that the flower appears to be globular, 

 and the centre is filled to perfection. The specimen on exhibition 

 measui'ed nearly five inches. It was awarded a Fu'st Class Certi- 

 ficate of Merit. Dr. Walcott showed blooms of other fine seed- 

 lings, notably a yellow and a pink Japanese flower, both very 

 large and promising, A Silver Medal was awarded Dr. Walcott 

 for an immense plant of his seedling B 25. This is a small 

 reflexed flower of vigorous habit, but whose chief charm is its intense 

 dark yellow color. It is quite distinct in this respect, and wiU 

 prove a valuable acquisition. Other fine seedlings of Dr. TValcott, 

 viz. : George AValcott, lilac striped ; Colorado, yellow ; and Algon- 

 quin, yellow ; were shown and generally adnnred. Mr. Fewkes 

 exhibited a gi-oup of seedlings, all of good form and color. 



A large group of seedlings was shown by Patten & Co., most of 

 them inclining to be open-eyed : but noticeable for the varying 

 forms and colors, which were pleasing. 



J. Lewis Childs, of Queens, N. Y., staged a good group of cut 

 blooms, and E. M. Allen, also of Queens, exhibited a bronzy 

 yellow seedling called Brazen Shield. 



In the competition for cut blooms Edwin Fewkes was first, with 

 twelve blooms of Chinese Chrysanthemums. This was a very 

 perfect lot ; the names were 



Barbara, Mr. Bunn, 



Eve, Ml'. Corbay, 



Hereward, Nil Desperandum, 



Isabella Bott, Princess Teck, 



Lady Slade, Rival Little Harry, 



Mabel Ward, St. Patrick. 



He was also first for six blooms of Chinese, as follows : 



General Slade, Mrs. Forsythe, 



Guernsey Nugget, Pietro Diaz, 



Lord Wolseley, Princess of Wales. 



Edwin Sheppard staged twelve cut blooms of Japanese Chrysan- 

 themums, and took the first prize in this class. The first prize for 

 twenty-four sprays of Japanese blooms went to Edwin Fewkes, for 

 unexampled specimens of 



