September 15, 1888.] 



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Nurserymen? Classes. — In the class for seventy-two 

 blooms, not fewer than thirty-six varieties, there were 

 four competitors for the four prizes, and here Messrs. 

 Keynes. Williams & Co., nurserymen, were 1st, with 

 a good lot of blooms, the season considered, consist- 

 ing of Joseph Ashby, Royal Queen, Harry Keith, 

 Colonist. Mrs. Langtry. W. Spofforth, Thomas 

 Hobbs, Nellie Cramond, Henry Walton, Mrs. Glad- 

 stone, James Service, Burgundy, Buttercup, Richard 

 Dean, Eclipse, James Vick, Clara, Thomas Goodwin, 

 Diadem, King of Crimsons, Herbert Turner. Willie 

 Garratt, George Barnes, Lustrous, Mr. Dodds, J. T. 

 West. James Cocker, Mr. Glasscock, Gloire de Lyon, 

 Mrs. Kendal, Henry Walton, Hon. Mrs. P. Wynd- 

 ham, Mrs. G. F. Ji tl'ard, Prince Bismarck, and the 

 following fancy varieties: — Frank Pearce, Madame 

 Soubeyre, Hugh Austin, Rebecca, W. G. Heade, 

 Duches3 of Albany, Rev. J. 15. M. Camm, and Henry 

 Eckford. 2nd, Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nursery, 

 Slough, with Henry Walton, Mrs. Kendal, Mrs. 

 Gladstone, Champion Rollo, J. T. West, Mrs. Shirley 

 Hibberd, R. T. Rawlings, John Bennett, Crimson 

 King, Joseph Ashby, Charles Lidgard, Mrs. W. 

 Head, Mr. Harris, Mrs. W. Slack, Harry Keith, 

 James Cocker, George Dickson, Lady Gladys Her- 

 bert, Mrs. Kendal, Goldfinder, Mrs. Jefferd, Prim- 



varieties, showing a very good lot of blooms of such 

 fine varieties as Mrs. Gladstone, Thomas Hobbs, 

 Roval Queen, James Cocker, John Wyatt, Hope, 

 J. N. Keynes, Ethel Britton, Rebecca, R. T. Raw- 

 lings, Lady Ravensworth, Queen of the Belgians, 

 Mrs. Langtry, Harry Keith, Grand Sultan, Joseph 

 Ashby, William Rawlings. Flag of Truce, Burgundy, 

 Royalty, Mrs. W. Slack, Peacock (fancy), Mrs. G. R. 

 Jefferd, James Cocker, Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham, 

 Colonist, Mrs. Gladstone, Lady Louisa Mills, Mr. 

 Harris, John Bennett, Mrs. S. Hibberd, Joseph 

 Green, Flora Wyatt, and Earl of Ravensworth. 2nd, 

 Messrs. J. Saltmarsh & Son, nurserymen, Chelms- 

 ford, with Henry Walton, Harry Keith, Constancy, 

 James Vick, John Staudish, Mrs. Langtry, Mrs. 

 Gladstone, James Cocker. Lady G. Herbert, J. T. 

 West, Mrs. Saunders, Willie Garratt, Ethel Britton, 

 Mrs. Harris, Sunbeam, Mrs. George Rawlings, Gold- 

 finder, Gaiety, Criterion, and William Rawlings. 



In the class for twenty-four blooms there were 

 seven entries, and Messrs. J. Saltmarsh & Son were 

 1st with finished flowers of Henry Walton, R, T. 

 Rawlings, Willie Garratt, Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. 

 Saunders (fancy), William Rawlings, Mrs. Langtry, 

 Burgundy, J. T. West, Shirley Hibberd, Mrs. Harris, 

 Hugh Austin, Mr. Glasscock, Constancy, Harry 



Fig. 41. — crocos.ua aukea. (see p. 304.) 



rose Dame, Florence, and Walter. 3rd, Mrs. M. V. 

 Seale, The Nurseries, Sevenoaks ; 4th, Mr. Eric F. 

 Such, florist, Maidenhead. 



In the class for forty-eight blooms, distinct, Mr. 

 C. Turner was 1st, with remarkably good blooms of 

 the following : — Mrs. J. Downie, Burgundy, T. J. 

 Saltmarsh, Henry Walton, Diadem, Prince Bis- 

 marck, Goldfinder, The Ameer, Crimson King, Mrs. 

 Douglas, James Cocker, Rebecca (fancy), James 

 Cocker, Mrs. G. R. Jefferd, Ethel Britton, Mrs. W. 

 Slack, Olivia, Walter, Mrs. S. Hibberd, Primrose 

 Dame, Joseph Green, Mr. Harris, Mrs. Kendal, W. 

 Rawlings, Champion Rollo, Hon. Mrs. P. Wyndham. 

 Harry Keith, Georgiana, James Vick, Mrs. Glad- 

 stone, Willie Garratt, Mrs. Foster, Imperial, Prince 

 Bismarck, Chris. Ridley, Royaltv, Charles Wyatt, 

 R. T. Rawlings, J. T. West, Clara, Mrs. Harris, 

 Lady G. Herbert. Flag of Truce, and Excellent ; 2nd, 

 Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., their best flowers 

 being Harry Keith, Rev. J. B.M. Camm, Mr. Spofforth, 

 Henry Walton, Mrs. Gladstone, Madame Soubeyre, 

 George Barnes, Julia Wyatt, J. T. West, Mrs. 

 Shirley Hibberd, James Vick, Mrs. Langtry, Rosetta, 

 Vice-President, William Rawlings, Roval Queen, 

 Willie Garratt, J. N. Keynes, H. W. Ward, Rev. 

 J. B. M. Camm, and Mrs. Saunders. 



Mr. John Walker, nurseryman, Thame, was 1st, 

 with thirty-six blooms, not fewer than eighteen 



Keith, Earl of Ravensworth, J. W. Lord, T. J. Salt- 

 marsh, John Standish, Ethel Britton, Lady G. Her- 

 bert, James Cocker, Criterion, and John Henshaw. 

 2nd, Mr. George Humphries, Kington Langley, 

 Chippenham, with Harry Keith, Mrs. Gladstone, W. 

 Rawlings, Maid of Athens (fancy), J. T. West, Car- 

 dinal, Earl of Ravensworth, Royal Queen, Henry 

 Walton, Queen of the Belgians, Mrs. Langtry, Ben- 

 digo, and Joseph Green. 



in the class for twelve blooms there were five 

 entries, Messrs, Rawlings Bros., nurserymen, Rom- 

 ford, being 1st with Gaiety (fancy), William Rawlings, 

 Pelican (fancy), Rev. J. Godday, Prince Bismarck, 

 Mrs. Langtry, Egytian Prince (fancy), T. J. Salt- 

 marsh, Sunbeam, Prince of Denmark, John Hen- 

 shaw, and R. T. Rawlings. 2nd, Messrs. J. Gilbert 

 & Son, nurserymen, Ipswich, with F. J. Salmarsh, 

 J. W. Lord, G. R. Jefferd, Mrs. Kendal, Mr. G. 

 Harris, Harrison Weir, Countess of Lonsdale, of a 

 charming soft pinkish colour; and Lord Chelmsford. 



Amateurs : Show Dahlieis. — In the class for twenty- 

 four blooms there were two competitors only, it 

 having severely taxed the resources of amateurs who 

 grow limited collections to get as many flowers, dis- 

 tinct, up to show form. Here Mr. Henry Glasscock, 

 Rye Street, Bishops Stortford, was 1st, with a very 

 good lot of blooms, consisting of Nellie Cramond, 

 Mrs. Gladstone, William Rawlings, T. J. Saltmarsh , 



Ethel Britton, T. S. Ware, a very fine crimson self; 

 Mrs. Harris, Thomas Hobbs, Prince of Denmark, 

 Mrs. G. Rawlings, John Henshaw, Mrs. Shirley 

 Hibberd, Colonist, Queen of the Belgians, Mr. 

 Glasscock, J. T. West, Miss Cannell, Prince Bis- 

 marck, R, T. Rawlings, Burgundv, Mrs. W. Slack, 

 W. II. Williams, Royalty, and' Walter. It is 

 worthy of note that this stand, which contained 

 some very highly finished blooms, included also ten 

 varieties raised by Messrs. Bros. 2nd, Mr. W. Mist, 

 Igtham, Sevenoaks, with some good blooms of Harry 

 Keith, Harrison Weir, W. II. Williams, Queen of 

 Primroses, Wm. Rawlings, The Ameer, Queen of 

 the Belgians, Mrs. Langtry, Grand National, ayellow 

 self; Mrs. Gladstone, Clara, Lady G. Herbert, and 

 Mrs. Shirley Hibberd. 



In the class for twelve varieties there were nine 

 stands, and Mr. J. T. West, gr. to H. Keith, Esq., 

 Cornwallis, Brentwood, was 1st, with a stand of good 

 blooms, having Harry Keith, R. T. Rawlings, Mr. 

 Glasscock, Mrs. Gladstone, Mr. Geo. Harris, F. J. 

 Saltmarsh, Prince Bismarck, Miss Cannell, Prince of 

 Denmark, Mrs. S. Hibberd, Wm. Rawlings, and J. 

 T. West. 2nd, Mr. Thomas Hobbs, Lower Easton, 

 Bristol, with Clara, Queen of the Belgians, Henry 

 Walton, Ethel Britton, Golden Eagle, Emily 

 Edwards. Shirley Hibberd, J. N. Keynes, Mrs. Dodds, 

 Hon. Mrs. P. W"yndham, Hon. S. Herbert, and Mrs. 

 Jefferd. 



In the class for six blooms there were nine stands, 

 Mr. H. Steer, Southwood, New Eltham, being 1st, 

 with George Dickson, Ethel Britton, Golden Eagle, 

 Joseph Ashby, Miss Cannell, and J. N. Keynes. 2nd, 

 Mr. W. H. Smith, Wanborough, Shrivenham. 



Fancn Dahlias. — In the class for twelve blooms 

 there were three competitors, Mr. J. T. West being 

 placed 1st, with good examples of Mr. N. Hall, Rev. 

 J. B. SI. Camm, W. G. Grace, Duchess of Albany 

 John Forbes, Hugh Austin, Dorothy, Frank Pearce, 

 Salamander, James O'Brien, Mrs. Saunders, and 

 Henry Glasscock ; 2nd, Mr. H. Glasscock, with 

 Duchess of Albany, Egyptian Prince, Chorister, 

 Mrs. Saunders, Miss Browning, Goldfinch, Mr. N. 

 Halls, etc. ; 3rd, Mr. W. Mist. 



In the class for six blooms there were ten entries, 

 Mr. Sidney Cooper, Chippenham, being 1st with 

 Peacock, Henry Eckford, Prince Henry, Lottie 

 Eckford, Goldfinch, and Egyptian Prince ; 2nd, Mr. 

 Thos. Hobbs, his best blooms being Fanny Sturt, 

 Henry Eckford, and W. G. Head. 



Open Classes. — Next came four classes for six 

 blooms of stated colours; and in that for dark 

 varieties there were eight competitors, Mr. J. T. 

 West being 1st with James Vick, Rev. J. Godday, 

 Prince of Denmark, Lord Chelmsford, Shirley 

 Hibberd, and Harry Turner ; 2nd, Mrs. M. V. 

 Seale, with Shirley Hibberd. Hon. S. Herbert, Prince 

 of Denmark, William Rawlings, Prince Bismarck, 

 and David Saunders. 



In that for six light Dahlias Mr. C. Turner was 

 1st with Mrs. Gladstone, Julia Wyatt, Mrs. Harris, 

 Ethel Britton, Flag of Truce, and Mary Anderson, 

 a seedling in the way of Mrs. Gladstone ; 2nd, 

 Messrs. J. Saltmarsh & Son, with Mrs. George 

 Rawlings, Mrs. G. Harris, Earl of Ravensworth. 

 Flag of Truce, Mrs. Gladstone, and Ethel Britton. 



Messrs. Keynes Williams & Co. had the best six 

 tipped Dahlias in Mrs. Kendal, Peacock, Henry 

 Walton, Fanny Sturt, Miss Cannell, and Mrs. 

 Saunders ; 2nd, Messrs. J. Saltmarsh & Son, with 

 Mrs. Langtry, Polly Sandell, Lady Gladys Herbert, 

 Mrs. Saunders, Mrs. N. Halls, and Peacock, fancies 

 playing an important part in this class. 



Messrs. Keynes & Co. had the best six 

 striped Dahlias, having the following fancy 

 varieties : — Prince Henry, James O'Brien, Hercules, 

 Hugh Austin, Rebecca, and the Rev. J. B. 

 M. Camm ; 2nd, Messrs. II. Clark & Son, nursery- 

 men, Rodley, Leeds, with Henry Eckford, Rev. J. B. 

 M. Camm, Lottie Eckford, Rebecca, General 

 Gordon and Hugh Austin. 



Decorative and Cactus Dahlias. — There were two 

 classes for these — one (open) for six varieties, six 

 blooms of each ; and the other for amateurs, four 

 varieties, three blooms of each. As might be expected 

 they made an imposing effect. There were six stands 

 of six bunches, Mr. C. Turner being 1st, with fine 

 examples of Empress of India, Mrs. Hawkins, Lady 

 Marsham, Henry Patrick, White Juarezi , and 

 William Rayner. 2nd, Messrs. Williams & Co., with 

 fine bunches, also including some very promising 

 new varieties — Amphion, Empress of India, Mrs. 

 Hawkins, Juarezi, Honoria, and Panthea. 



In the amateur class Mr. Henry Glasscock was 1st 

 with Mrs. Hawkins, Empress of India, Juarezi, and 

 Henry Patrick. 2nd, M. Heeremans, with Charming 



