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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ July 25, 1878. 
in clear and distinct colour—a very excellent strain, for which 
the thanks of the Committee were recorded. Mr. G. Scutt, The 
Gardens, Ewell Castle, sent a seedling Gloxinia with very pure 
white throat and blue lobes faintly edged with white.. Mr. 
Cannell sent a splendid collection of cut blooms of Verbenas and 
Petunias. Mr. Wills, South Kensington, exhibited a group of 
double Stocks raised from seed sent by M. Doppleb, Erfurt. They 
are dwarf, and some of the colours are clear and rich. 
Mr. Turner, Slough, exhibited a box of twelve blooms of his 
grand, new, velvety, scarlet Rose Harrison Weir. It is somewhat 
of the Xavier Olibo colour and the Marie Baumann form, and if 
its constitution is good, as the character of the blooms suggest it 
to be, it will be a good Rose for years to come. It is strikingly 
glowing, and the petals are of remarkable substance. It is a 
splendid addition to an already rich section, and is one of the 
finest Roses ever sent from Slough. A first-class certificate was 
awarded. 
A large assortment of dwarf well-flowered plants of the newer 
varieties of double and single zonal Pelargoniums were sent from 
Chiswick, also a varied collection of Abutilons, floriferous plants 
of Torenia Fournieri, and cut blooms of Phloxes, richly coloured 
Dianthuses of the Heddewiggii type, and cut flowers of Clove 
Carnations. 
THE STRAWBERRY AND RASPBERRY CROPS. 
THE season here for Strawberries is now drawing to a close, 
and I am able to speak as to the results. The crop has been 
very fair, but not equal to the very abundant crop of last year. 
As [ anticipated, a few of the later blooms did not set well. 
The weather here since the 20th of June has been fine, and 
very favourable for the ripening of the fruit. We had several 
hot days at the end of June with the thermometer over 80°, and 
two days at 90°, but this great heat fortunately did not con- 
tinue. From a small bed of Sir J. Paxton I gathered a few 
quarts of Strawberries, and out of the number there were about 
a dozen which turned the scale at 1} 0z., which I thought pretty 
fair for a bed which has been down six years. I have several 
fresh sorts on trial, and if you think your readers would be 
likely to be interested in my remarks about them will send a 
further communication. 
A better crop of Raspberries than I haye this year never 
rejoiced the heart of the cultivator, and there has been only one 
little shower since they came in, so the quality for preserving 
is excellent.—AMATEUR, Cirencester. 
NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY’S 
SOUTHERN SHOW.—JULY 23RD. 
Last year the Show was held at the Westminster Aquarium on 
July 18th, a date which was fully too early for the flowers. This 
year the Show was held at South Kensington under the auspices 
of the Royal Horticultural Society, and owing to the great heat 
that has recently prevailed the fixture proved somewhat late for 
many of the southern flowers. Still no great injury resulted to 
the Exhibition, for the chief southern growers, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, 
Mr. Douglas, and Mr. Turner, exhibited splendid stands ; and com- 
petitors from Lancashire, Yorkshire, Warwickshire, and Somerset- 
shire staged many charming flowers and shared in the honours of 
the day. The Exhibition was arranged in the entrance vestibule 
approach to the Council-room, than which no place could have 
been better adapted for the purpose, and the Show was excellently 
managed by Mr. Dodwell and his coadjutors, the flowers being 
staged in good time and everything worked smoothly and well. 
It was a beautiful and successful Exhibition, and both as to 
extent and high quality exceeded the anticipations of the fanciers 
who attended it from various parts of the country. 
CaARNATIONS.—In Class A, for twenty-four blooms in not less 
than twelve varieties, six collections were staged. Mr. Douglas, 
gardener to F. Whitburn, Esq., Loxford Hall, won first honours 
with flowers of remarkable beauty. They were smooth, fresh, 
and in brilliant colour. The varieties were Eccentric Jack, James 
Taylor, Admiral Curzon, James Douglas, James Cheetham, Rev. 
G. Rudrick, Isaac Wilkinson, Capt. Stott, Sybil, Rose of Staple- 
ford, Squire Meynell, True Briton, Earl of Stamford, Sarah Payne, 
Rifleman, John Keet, Dreadnought, James Merryweather, Lord 
Lewisham, J. D, Hextall, The Clipper, and a magnificent bloom of 
John Bailey which was selected by the Judges as the premier 
Carnation in the Exhibition, and was awarded the prize accord- 
ingly. Mr. George Rudd, Undercliffe, Bradford, had the second 
ptize with somewhat smaller flowers, but clear and beautiful in 
colour. The varieties different from those above named were 
John Simonite, Juno, Mars, Sportsman, Clipper, Satisfaction, Sir 
J. Paxton, and Dr. Foster. Mr. E. S. Dodwell was a very close 
third. Some seedlings in this stand were highly attractive, and 
all were, if rather small, highly finished blooms. The fourth prize 
was awarded to Mr. Jonathan Booth, Manchester, with flowers 
not so highly dressed as some others yet very fine 
In Class B, for twelve dissimilar blooms, eleven collections 
were staged. The first prize was awarded to Mr. E. 8. Dodwell 
for wonderfully rich blooms of undoubted high quality. The 
varieties were Falconbridge, Admiral Curzon, James Taylor, John 
Keet, Jas. Cheetham, Marshal Ney, Graceless Tom, and some fine 
seedlings. Mr. Douglas was second with rather larger flowers 
but less smooth and massive in petal; the rose-flake Sybil was 
beautiful in this stand. Third honours went to Mr. 8. Brown, 
Crompton Road, Handsworth, Birmingham; and the fourth to 
Mr. Buttrum, Burgh Mills, Woodbridge, both staging good collec- 
tions but not elaborately dressed flowers. The fifth prizes in the 
above classes did not appear to be placed when we left the Exhi- 
bition. 
In Class C, for six blooms dissimilar, only three collections 
were staged. Mr. Medhurst, Priory Road, Wandsworth, won the 
first position with Falconbridge, J. D. Hextall, Admiral Curzon, 
Mercury, Lovely Ann, and Florence Nightingale ; second honours 
going to W. H. Dodwell, Esq., Sidney Villa, Stockwell ; and third 
to J. T. D. Llewelyn, Esq. 
In the single specimen classes the following prizes were awarded. 
Scarlet Bizarres—First, Mr. Douglas with True Briton, second 
Mr. Jonathan Booth with Garibaldi, third Mr. John Fletcher 
with a seedling, fourth, Mr. Brown with Admiral Curzon, and 
fifth Mr. Douglas with the same variety. Crimson Bizarres.— 
First Mr. Douglas with Jenny Lind, third with John Simonite, 
fourth with Capt. Stott, and fifth with Lord Milton; Mr. Turner 
was second with John Simonite, Pink Bizarres——First and fourth 
Mr. Douglas with Jas. Taylor, second Mr. Buttrum with Sarah 
Payne, third and fifth Mr. Hines with Eccentric Jack. Purple 
Flakes —Mr. Douglas was first with James Douglas, third and 
fourth with Squire Meynell; and Mr. George Rudd was second 
and fifth with Ajax. A rather weak class, the flowers having 
lost their freshness. Scarlet Flakes —Mr. Buttrum was first with 
Annihilator ; Mr. Douglas second with Clipper, third with John 
Bailey, fourth with Sportsman, and fifth with Clipper. Rose 
Flakes.——Mr. Douglas was first with Sybil, second with John Keet, 
and fourth with Rose of Stapleford ; Mr. Brown was third with 
Mrs. Green, and Mr. E. S. Dodwell fifth with Rose of Stapleford. 
An immense number of blooms were exhibited in these classes, 
and the Judges must have had considerable difficulty in selecting 
the prize flowers. 
PicoTEES.—In Class E, for twenty-four blooms in not less than 
twelve varieties, five collections were staged. Mr. Douglas was 
first with admirably finished examples of J. B. Bryant, Mary, 
Fanny Helen, Mrs. Douglas, Ethel, Mrs. Niven, Mrs. Bower, Edith 
D’Ombrain, Prima Donna, Brunette, Miss Wood, Zerlina, Obadiah, 
Clara, Miss Lee, John Smith, William Summers, and Alliance. 
Mr. Turner, Slough, was placed second with generally heavier 
flowers, but not quite so smooth and highly finished. The third 
prize was awarded to Mr. E. S. Dodwell with rather small but 
remarkably clean flowers ; and the fourth to Mr. Jonathan Booth. 
Mrs. Fuller, heavy rose-edge, in this collection was remarkably 
fine. The fifth prize went to Mr. Henry Hooper, Bath. : 
In Class F, for twelve varieties dissimilar, eleven collections 
were staged. Mr. Douglas was again in the foremost place with 
J. B. Bryant, Mary, Fanny Helen, Miss Wood, Zerlina, John 
Smith, Mrs. Douglas, Edith D’Ombrain, Minnie, Thomas William, 
Brunette, and Mrs. Niven. The grand bloom in this stand of 
J. B. Bryant was placed in the high position of the premier 
Picotee in the Show. The second prize went to Mr. E. S. Dodwell ; 
third to Mr. R. Gorton, Eccles, Lancashire ; fourth to Mr. George 
Rudd; fifth to Mr. S. Brown, Birmingham ; and sixth to Mr. B. 
Simonite. 
In Class G, for six blooms, Mr. Medhurst, Wandsworth, was 
awarded the first prize, and W. H. Dodwell, Esq., the second, both 
staging clear but rather small flowers. _ 
In the single specimen classes the following prizes were awarded : 
—Red Heavy-edged.—Mr. Douglas was first and second with John 
Smith, and third and fifth with Princess of Wales, Mr. Turner 
being fourth with Dr. Abercrombie. Red Light-edged.—Mr. Rudd 
was first and fifth with Thomas William, and Mr. E. 8S. Dodwell 
was third with the same variety, Mr. Douglas being second and 
fourth with Mr. Simonite. Purple Heavy-edged.—First, Mr. C. 
Turner with Mrs. Albert Chancellor and second with Zerlina ; 
third, Mr. E. S. Dodwell with the same variety; fourth, Mr. 
Douglas with Mrs. Niven; and fifth Mr. Buttrum with Lavinia. 
Purple Light-edged—Mr. Douglas was first and fifth with Mary, 
and fourth with Mrs. Douglas; Mr. E. 8. Dodwell was second 
with Mary, and Mr. Turner third with Alice. Rose or Scarlet 
Heavy-edged—First Mr. C. Turner with Mrs. Payne, second Mr. 
E. S. Dodwell with Juliana, third Mr. G. Rudd with Miss Horner, 
and fourth with Juliana ; fifth Dr. Abercrombie with Lady Louisa. 
Rose or Scarlet Light-edged.— First Mr. Turner with Victoria, 
second Mr. Douglas with Miss Wood, third Mr. Rudd with the same 
variety, fourth Mr. Hooper with Lucy, fifth Dr. Abercrombie with 
Victoria. Yellow Grounds.—First Mr, Turner with Hon, Lady 
Mary Lascelles, and second with Prince of Orange; third Mr 
Douglas with the same variety, fourth Mr. Turner with Alice 
Waite, and fifth Mr. Turner with Prince of Orange. 
In Class I, for twenty-four blooms of selfs, fancies, or yellow 
