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The only exhibitor of Dahlias was Mr. Keynes, of Salis- 

 bury, who exhibited in all the nurserymen's classes, and his 

 blooms, as usual, were excellent. In his stand of thirty- 

 six were — White: Mrs. Piggott, and Miss Henshaw; Yellow: 

 Queen of Primroses, Fanny Purchase, and Golden Drop ; 

 Orange and Buff: Hugh Miller, Willie Austin, Pauline, and 

 Norfolk Hero ; Crimson, Maroon, &c. : Donald Beaton, 

 Andrew Dodds, Garibaldi, and King of Sweden. In other 

 stands from the same exhibitor were fine blooms of Crite- 

 rion, Lilac Queen, Charlotte Dorling, Anna Keynes, blush 

 white, John Wyatt, rosy purple, besides others already 

 named. The three stands of Fancies from Mi-. Keynes, 

 were also very good. In the Amateurs' classes there were 

 no exhibitors. 



Of other objects, Messrs. Paul & Son contributed Asters ; 

 Messrs. Smith, Dulwich, some fine Balsams ; and Messrs. 

 A. Henderson & Co., a collection of new plants, including 

 three kinds of Campylobotrys, a large plant of Cissus por- 

 phyrophyllus, Rhododendron javanicumin flower, Jacaranda 

 fslicifolia, which deserves to be more extensively grown on 

 account of its graceful fern-like leaves, Musa zebrina, and 

 some other ornamental-foliaged plants. 



THE CRYSTAL PALACE AUTUiGSf SHOW. 



September 7th and 8th. 

 Foe the extent of the display and the numerous attend- 

 ance of the visitors who inspected it, this Show yielded to 

 none of its predecessors held at the same season and place. 

 Though necessarily less varied than a summer show, the 

 display was equally extensive, and the quality of the pro- 

 ductions was excellent. The objects exhibited occupied a 

 double line of tabling running the entire available length of 

 the nave, of which one half was devoted to flowers and the 

 other to fruit. 



The main features of the floral department were Dahlias, 

 Hollyhocks, Gladiolus, and Asters, the entries of the former 

 being extremely numerous, and there was scarcely a stand 

 which was not highly creditable to the exhibitor. The size of 

 the blooms, however, was, as a general rule, not equal to last 

 year — a circumstance which is easily accounted for by the 

 long drought which has prevailed all over the country, and 

 in contending against which the growers must have in many 

 instances had great difficulties. 



Dahlias. — In the Nurserymen's Classes Mr. Turner, of 

 Slough, and Mr. Keynes, of Salisbury, as usual, carried off 

 the principal prizes with splendid blooms of the best varie- 

 ties. The former was first in the class for forty-eight blooms 

 with, among others, excellent examples of Mirfield Beauty, 

 Golden Admiration, Emma, Chieftain, Willie Austin. Madge 

 Wildfire, Charles Turner, fine colour, yellow tipped with 

 Crimson, Lady Popham, Andrew Dodds, Leah, a fine new 

 yellow, and Princess of Prussia. Mr. Keynes was second, Mr. 

 Walker, Thame, third, and Mr. Legge, Edmonton, fourth; 

 the stands of all being good, and, it is almost unnecessary 

 "to add, that of Mr. Keynes being particularly so. 



In the next class for twenty-four blooms, Mr. Keynes was 

 first with a fine stand, in which we noticed Golden Drop, 

 Criterion which is generally good, Andrew Dodds, Miss 

 Henshaw, one of the best if not the best white, Charlotte 

 Dorling, a very fine flower, Norfolk Hero, Pauline, Baron 

 Taunton, Hugh Miller, &c. Mr. Turner here came in second 

 with, among others, Chairman, Miss Henshaw, Cygnet, a 

 beautiful white, Emma, Andrew Dodds, Imperial, Lord 

 Derby, Lord Palmerston, &c. The other prizes in this class 

 were awarded to Mr. Walker, Messrs. Kelway, Langport, 

 Somerset, Mr. Morse, Epsom, and Messrs. Saltmash, Chelms- 

 ford, in the order in which they are named. 



In the Amateurs' Class for twenty-four, Mr. C. J. Perry, 

 Castle Bromwich, was first with.a fine stand comprising 

 many of the kinds already named; Mr. J. Sladden, Ash, 

 second; Mr. T. Hobbs, Lower Easton, third. In the next 

 class for twelve, Mr. Sladden was first, Mr. Charlton, Kib- 

 worth, second, and Mr. Hopkins, Brentford, third. 



Among Fancies we observed excellent blooms of Queen 

 Mab, Lady Paxton, Pauline, Countess of Shelburne, Sam 

 Bartlett, Baron Alderson, Madame Lemmens Sherrington, 

 Norah Creina, &c. In the Nurserymen's Class Mr. Keynes 

 was first, Mr. Turner second, Mr. Walker third ; and in that 



for Amateurs, Mr. Sladden, Ash, and Mr. C. J. Perry occu- 

 pied similar positions. 



A few seedlings were shown, the best being Spitfire, orange 

 red, from Mr. Rawlings ; Leah, yellow, from Mr. Turner ; 

 and PriDcess Alexandra, yellow and orange, with deep scarlet 

 markings ; to all of which first-class certificates were 

 awarded. 



Asters. — Of these there was a good show, both quilled 

 and tasselled. Mr. Sandford, gardener to T. Thomassett, 

 Esq., was first in both classes ; and the second prizes were 

 taken by Mr. Betteridge for quilled, and Mr. Ward for 

 tasselled. 



Roses. — The season was too far advanced to expect much 

 from these, nevertheless, some good blooms were shown, 

 the best being Gloire de Dijon, Louise de Savoie, Celine 

 Forestier, Victor Verdier, and Gloire de Santenay. Mr. 

 Turner, Messrs. Paid & Son, and Mr. Exell were first for 

 36, 24, and IS respectively. 



Hollyhocks though not exhibited in such numbers as 

 might have been expected, were shown in excellent con- 

 dition. The most noticeable varieties were, Rev. Joshua 

 Dix, a beautiful crimson, of fine form and substance; Stan- 

 stead Rival; Mrs. F. Mackenzie; Mrs. B. Cochrane; Lord 

 Loughborough ; Empress Eugenie, a beautiful white ; Lilac 

 Perfection ; Invincible ; and Prince Charlie, very fine colour. 

 In the class for 24, Mr. May, Bedale, was first ; Rev. E. 

 Hawke, Willingham Rectory, well known as a successful 

 cultivator and improver of this flower, second ; and Messrs. 

 Minchin & Son, third. For 12, Mr. Smail, Norwood, was 

 first ; and the Eev. E. Hawke, second. 



Verbenas. — The best stands of these came from Mr. 

 Perry, of Castle Bromwich, who took both first and second 

 prizes ; and from Mr. Turner. The pips were fine, and the 

 varieties included such acquisitions as Lord Leigh, Fox- 

 hunter, Grand Duchess, Mauve Queen, &c. Mr. Perry like- 

 wise contributed his seedling Snowball, which fully justified 

 the high character given of it at page 68, and Charles 

 Turner, blush white with rosy purple eye, both of which 

 deserved and received first-class certificates. 



Gladiolus. — The splendid collection of Mr. Standish, of 

 Ascot, was one of the most attractive features in the Show ; 

 and in the size of the spikes, the brilliancy of the colours 

 and number of the varieties exhibited was unequalled. One 

 variety, Eleanor Norman, with a large flower, white and 

 delicate pink, attracted much attention on account of its 

 beautiful colours ; Dr. Hogg, deep scarlet with a violet tinge 

 in the throat ; Aurelian, The Ensign, The Colonel, Rem- 

 brandt, Stephenson, Calypso, and others, were also fine. 

 Messrs. Kelway & Son took the second prize, and in the 

 class for 24 spikes, first ; Mr. Standish being placed second. 

 There is one point which deserves remark, it is, that Messrs. 

 Kelway's spikes were supported by Tucca leaves at the 

 back, a mode of showing which should be discouraged as 

 being unnatural, and not exhibiting the foliage. 



Miscellaneous.' — Messrs. Veiteh contributed a collection 

 of new and rare plants, including the curious scarlet-spathed 

 Anthurium Schertzerianum, and a good collection of Asters 

 in pots ; Mr. Linden sent Eogiera gratissima and other 

 plants lately exhibited at South Kensington; Messrs. F. 

 and A. Smith, Balsams ; Mr. J. Fraser, Heliotrope Surpasse 

 Guascoi, a vigorous-growing kind with large trusses of 

 flowers ; Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing, Amaryllis reti- 

 culata superba with very pretty rosy pink markings ; also, 

 new Pentstemons, already reported on, and spikes of seedling 

 Hollyhocks, of which Eeine d'Or, yellow; The Queen, blush 

 white ; and Monarch, crimson, were very promising. Indian 

 Yellow and some others of Mr. Beaton's new Geraniums 

 were shown by Mr. W. Paid. 



FRUIT. 



The best collection came from Mi-. Henderson, of Tren- 

 tham, and comprised a fine Cashmere Melon, Trebbiano and 

 Black Hamburgh Grapes, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, and 

 Plums. The second best was from Mr. Dawson, and con- 

 sisted of a Pine, Barbarossa and Muscat Grapes, Morello 

 Cherries, Washington Plums, Peaches, Nectarines, and 

 Pears. 



Pine Apples were very sparingly shown, some were not in 

 good condition, and two or three had lost their crown. The 

 first and second prizes for Queens were withheld, and Mr- 



