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Plants, etc., Exhibited. — Dr. Masters showed a specimen of 

 Weigela sessilifolia, with small scentless and yellowish flowers, 

 a dimerous Cypripedium, a pelorian Linaria vulgaris, and a 

 proliferous Carnation. Mr. Henslow exhibited a white Iris with 

 two flowers, both being dimerous instead of trimerous. 



CARNATION AND PICOTEE SHOW. 

 July 21. 



The annual exhibition of the National Carnation and Picotee 

 Society was held in conjunction with the Royal Horticultural 

 Society, at the Drill Hall, Westminster. Owing to the lateness 

 of the season the number of exhibits was not so large as usual. 

 However, a good display of flowers was obtained, and the show 

 proved to be an interesting one. 



The struggle for first place with twenty-four Carnations was 

 contested by Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nurseries, Slough, and Mr. 

 J. Douglas, gardener to Mrs. Whitbourn, Great Gearies, Ilford. 

 Both contributed some excellent blooms. Mr. Turner was first 

 with fresh, clean flowers, among which the following were 

 noticeable : Jupiter, Dr. Foster, Hutchinson's Rose, Juno, Cle- 

 mentine, Mrs. Payne, Squire Potts, Jas. Taylor, Dr. Hogg, 

 Robert Houlgrave, E. Adams, Charles Turner, Squire Trow, 

 Saturn, E. S. Dodwell, and Teresa. Mr. Douglas's flowers 

 were smaller, but his Thalia, Mrs. Gorton, John Keet, and Mayor 

 of Nottingham were very good. 



There were four stands of twelve, and Mr. Douglas came first 

 w T ith Sarah Payne, Thalia, James Douglas, William Skirving, 

 Squire Potts, Alisemond, Wm. Wardill, Master Stanley, and four 

 seedlings, one (No. 203) a charming purple flake. Mr. C. Phillips, 

 Hamilton Road, Reading, was second with fresh, bright, but 

 small blooms, James Douglas and Mayor of Nottingham being 

 the best. Mr. H. W. Headland, The Firs, Leyton, was third 

 with larger but somewhat badly formed flow T ers, and the Rev. 

 L. R. Flood, Merrow, Guildford (gardener, Mr. Gilbert), was 

 fourth. 



Mr. F. Nutt, Rose Road, Southampton, won with six, Sarah 

 Payne, Crista-galli, John Keet, James Douglas, Joseph Lakin, 

 and Alisemond representing him admirably, though one or two 



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