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and the prizes keenly contested in most of them. The table decorations of Madeline 



occasions 



BlZARRES AND FLAKES. 



The first prize for two dozen blooms, bizzares and flakes only, and not less 

 than a dozen dissimilar varieties, was won by Mr. Martin Rowan with clear, hand- 

 some blooms of J S Hedderley, R. Lord, Wm. Skirving, Robt. Houlgrave, G. 

 Melville, Merton, Gordon Lewis, Constance Grahame, Admiral Curzon, Sarah 

 Payne, J. Buxton, Master Fred, Martin Rowan, and Sportsman ; the second 

 prize fell to Mr. James Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, and the third to Mr. 

 C. Turner, Slough. There were four entries. Me?m. Thomson and Co., Bir- 

 mingham, secured the chief award in the class for a dozen dissimilar tizarres and 

 flakes, winning with clear examples of Merton, J. S. Hedderley, Gordon Lewis, 

 Guardsman, Master Fred, Vulcan, Sportsman, Lord Salisbury, Magpie, J. D. 

 Hextall, Robt. Houlgrave, and Mrs. May; F. A. Wellesley, Esq., Woking, 

 second ; Mr. C. Phillips, Bracknell, third ; and Mr. J. Walker, Thame, fourth. 

 There were half-a-dozen entries. 



Nine competed for the prizes in the class for six distinct bizarres and flakes, 

 Mr. A. R. Brown, Handsworth, Birmingham, winning with good blooms of 

 Merton, Robert Lord, Evan Edwards, Rob Roy, J. S. Hedderley, and Sports- 

 man ; Mr. F. Hooper, Bath, second ; Mr. G. Chauncy, Oxford, third ; and Mr. 

 J. Loneder, Bristol, fourth. The best six self carnations, one variety, were large 

 specimens of Cecilia shown bvMr. Martin R. Smith ; Mr. L Douglas second with 

 Mrs. Eric Hambro ; Mr. C." Phillips third with Regina ; Mr. R. C. Cartwright 

 fourth with Niphetos ; and Mr. C. Harden fifth with Mrs. Eric Hambro. There 

 were seventeen competitors. 



|Mr. R. Sydenham, Birmingham, scored for a scarlet bizarre with a fine bloom 

 of Richard Monk ; Mr. A. Chater second with R. Houlgrave ; Mr. C. Turner 

 third with R. Houlgrave ; and Mr. Sydenham fourth with R. Lord. 

 For a crimson bizarre Mr. R. Sydenham led with Master Fred, 

 and was second with the same variety; Mr. Phillips third with J. S. Hed- 

 derley, and fourth with the same variety. The best pink bizarre was William 

 Skirvirg, shown by Mr. R. Sydenham ; Mr. Martin Rowan second and third 

 with the same variety ; and Mr. Sydenham fourth, also with W. Skirving. Mr. 

 R. S5 denham was first and second for a scarlet flake with J. Wormald, and Mr. A. 



S* i!t° W " lh " d With the 55111,6 variet y ; Mn C - phil,i P s fourth with Sportsman. 

 Mr. Martin Rowan led for a purple flake with Gordon Lewis, and was second 



with George Melville ; Mr. R. Sydenham third with Magpie, and also second with 



that variety. The best rose flake was Merton, shown by Mr. A. R. Brown, who 



gained second prize with the same variety; Mr. R. Rowan third with Mrs. 



Kowan ; and Messrs. Thomson and Co. fourth with a seedling. 



jSELF Carnations. 



The first prize for two dozen self carnations in not less than a dozen varieties 

 was won by Mr. C. Blick, gardener to Martin R. Smith, Esq., Hayes, from 

 among five competitors ; there were a magnificent lot of blooms, in which there 

 were only five varieties duplicated, viz., Falcon, Exile, Cecilia, Kelpie, and Mr. 

 oray Hucnanan ; the other varieties were Helmsman, Mrs. Archie, Norman, 



H. Idegarde, Sir Bevys, Firebrand, Purity, Miss Judith, Harbord, Bomba, Sir 

 nanus Drake, Euchansis, Exile, Cordelia, Joan of Arc, Forfrida, and Friar 

 m r ; . L r J ame s Douglas won second prize with handsome unnamed blooms; 

 £ ;l Tr* lur f er » Slough, third; Mr. Martin Rowan, fourth; and Mr. A. 

 ami i n uownley, fifth. There were seven stands in the class for one dozen dis- 

 £ , lL'ii " c - a,n . a, '? ns ' and - »n a close competition, Messrs. Thomson and Co., 

 r Z * v f ,rn ?' n 8 ham .. w on first place with lovely and large flowers of Her 



I, T'u V. l « Hambro » Seedling, Percy, Seagull, Ruby, Germania, 

 Vr a r y i> ?° ' Br,,aDnia ' and James Douglas ; Mr. C. Phillips, second ; 

 Z'rth } 'j \°<* .T y ,V S ? uth W °odford, third; Mr. F. A. Wellesley, Woking, 

 fourth ; and Mr. H. W. Weguelin, Torquay, fifth. No less than twenty sets of 

 six self carnations were staged, and in this competition Mr. A. R. Brown gained 

 Jlf P't lcc w,,h Rood samples of Royalty, Mrs. Eric Hambro, Miss A. Camp- 

 Wnokt J ' Do "8 Ia ^: N eg^ss, and a white seedling; Mr. W. Garton, jun., 

 Mr A rL | C °" ^ a ROOd Set 5 Mr - R - C Cartwright, Birmingham, third 



Mr i q 'i"' u d 8 bast <». ,0 <»th 5 and Mr. C. Harden, Dover, fifth. 

 Douol« <L~Jjh m , k i for a white se,f with Mrs. Eric Hambro ; Mr. J. 

 SC. tk if"? r ° ur,h ' with The Brit on ; Mr. R. Sydenham third, with 

 Mr A I* J he best ros « or P ; nk self was Exile, shown by Mr. R. Sydenham ; 

 l'/rV^;;™ a " Se= ° nd ,' WKh ko > a "y; Mr. Weguelin third and fourth, with 

 n Li,w° D / 8 J?. r, ? 1 J* Mr. Weguelin was first with Mrs. J. Douglas, 

 Broun flT h W'" lip ; Mr Dou g |as third, with Cadiz ; and Mr. A R. 

 ritflp Tnl i ' I U- Dou £ ,ac - The best marone and purple carnation was 

 Mr f £ i !L° J M . n . A ' R ' Br °wn, who also was second with Mancunian ; 

 For «' TVm Tr rd ; WUh UW *y I and Mr. Foulkes fourth, with Mephisto. 

 SliJ l ° w , s df .J fr - A - R - Br °wn scored with Miss A. Campbell; Mr. I. 

 Houglas jecond with Miss Wilmott; Mr. C. Phillips third, with Regina ; and 



For a buff carnation Mr. C. Turner 



Mr. J Douglas fourth, whh Miss Wilmott. „ „ „ 



SZlt^w i 5i r R - ? Io,e ; Mr ' A - Spuilirg second, with The byak J Mr 

 Douglas, third and fourth, with Midas. 1 



F PlCOTERS. 



*our stands of two dozen white ground picotees, in not less than a dozen 



e first prize fell to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, who 



!\C IMP. Fovnntlfa l*\ \T,r,. Q^linr* I *y\ TJ ~ti- 



1 UUI Manas or two dozen v _ _ _ 



ISSdS^S- J' and c h A e first Jrf»fclt to Mr. l^uraS, sloughf who KTOfcct wu^on ly mTc* b3 Srdtow^^^ Smith, HJ? 



Anne Favourite ( 2 h Mary, Seedling ( 7 ), Brunette Beckenham, with a first- rate ^Ut^dhpomn and freely- flowered gj ; 



Mary, 'a d DucWss o^ °\° (2) ' Mm - ^ (2) ' Rkhtr (2) ' BI ° ndh !! yc,,ow : Grand D ^e, scarlet ; Oberon, rose and buff; ^ >S 



dJ'J .,. "ucness ot \ oik ; Mr. fames T)nimi fl c c P rr>rrl • and Mr. Martin pure wh te • K fl 1a*i; n _ " j c Hie Fvre enc\ , yellow ZW**r 



ine ; Messrs. Thomson, and Co., the h»ct . ~ ^ 



; and Mr. R-Sydenham the .best light-reJ ^edgeTitSLvo^ 6 ^ 

 r ground was Wanderer, but there was no name to Tlln Favou V te - The b« 

 in tne maiden .class for six carnations and piccotee^ Mr r % - om "hibited. 

 H. J. Lloyd, Esq., Crondall, was first ; and JSSag C«l ^ B^ene, to 



_ ' ^-ook, Lroydon, sec nj. 



Fancies. 



Rowberry 



dozen fancy carnations were staged, and Mr Martin P c m ;i° ur sta , nds of two 



pri,e with gn,„d bloom, 



Electra (2). Eothne. AUetrra. TT.rlalrr^ 



third ; and Mr. A. Smith, Downley, fourth. 



" ^J. T fingara f AlexandrZ 

 Lord Lieutenant, Guiniveie 

 ;h, second; Mr. J. Douglas, 



± iilccii cuiixpciiLuic cuicicu in tne class tor six fancv carnatinnc w - 



Thomson and Co. winning with big blooms of Cardinal wX^ vSS rT' 

 Eagle, Monarch, Miss Maud Hill, and Socrates ; Mr F. W¥^ 9 n£ m 

 second ; Mr. S. A. Went, Thames Ditton, third ; Mr. F. H™ fit?^J 

 Mr. W. Garton, jun fifths The first prize for six MoiS^^J 

 nation was won by Mr. C. Smith gardener to Martin R. Smith, S 

 Hidalgo ; Mr. A. W. Jones, Handsworth, second, with Golden Eagle - Mr T 

 Douglas, third ; and Mr A. C. Cartwright, fourth. The best single spedmcn if 

 a fancy carnation was Voltaire, sent by Messrs. Thomson and Co. iMonard 

 gained second prize for Mr. R. Chatwin ; and Eldorado the third for Mr A R 

 Brown. ' IV * 



Flowers without Cards or Dressing. - 



Mr. Gorton, jun., won first place for six bizarre and flake carnations, arranged 

 with a spray of foliage with each flower ; Mr. J. Loveder, Bristol, second • there 

 were seven competitors. For a dozen selfs and fancies, similarly arranged, Mr 

 Foulkes, Chester, was first ; Mr. Carrington, Chislehurst, second ; and Mr. S. A. 

 Went, third, out of thirteen stands. For six selfs or fancies, similarly staged, 

 Messrs. Solley, Walker, and Gillespie secured the awards from twelve stands! 

 For six picotees, arranged with foliage, Mr. F. V. Charrington, Edenbridge, wis 

 first, and Mr. Loveder, Bristol, second. For yellow-ground fancies, arranged 

 with own foliage, Messrs. Went, Euston, and Spurlirg were first, second, and 

 third respectively. 



The first prize for a seedling carnation was won by Mr. Charrington with a 



handsome smooth-petalled, scarlet form named Scarlet Seedling; the same 



exhibitor was second with Crimson Seedling; Mr. W. I lad ley third with a rosy 

 self. 



Martin Smith Prizes. 



The best six varieties of self-coloured border carnations, six trusses of each, 

 were shown by Mr. J. Euston, gardener to Mrs. Whitbourne, Great Geari*, 

 Ilford ; Mr. G. S. Goble, Ryde, Isle of Wight, second ; and Mr. WVgeulin, 

 third. For nine bunches of flake, bizaire, or fancy carnations, Mr. Wegeulin won 

 first prize with strong trusses of bold- and fancy-coloured flowers; Mr. Euitoa 

 second ; Mr. J. Walker, Thsme, third. The best border variety of self-coloured 

 carnation was Jim Smythe, a handsome, free, scarlet form shownjby Mr. II. <'». 

 Smythe, Bloomsbury ; Mr. J. Collins, second, with Miss Audry Campbell ; and 

 Mr. G. Goble, Ryde, Isle of Wight, third, with Duchess of Fife. In connection 

 with these prizes we may remind our readers that competitors have to certify that 

 all the flowers shown have been cut from plants wintered without protection in 

 the open flower border, and they also have to be staged without any kind of 

 dressing. 



Premier Blooms. 



The premier blooms on this occasion were as follows : Carnations— Wiam, 

 Admiral Curzon, shown by Mr. Martin Rowan ; flake, Flamingo, shown by Mr. 

 j. Douglas ; self, Cecilia, shown by Mr. Martin R. Smith ; fancy, Hidalgo, u? 

 shown by Mr. Martin R. Smith. Picotees— Heavy edge, Clio, shown by Mr. t. 

 Turner ; light edge, Sumerhill, shown by Messrs. Thomson and Co. ; yellow 

 ground, Mrs. Douglas, shown by Mr. C. Turner. 



J. Rowberry third. 



carnations, showing a ta 

 blooms, associated with 



Westow 



pink flowers 



Woodbridge, had the best table decoration ■ 

 rrangement of pale ^^^{^^ 



lsoo and 



associated with asparagus frondage and myrsiphyllum ; BM 

 Hill, Norwood, second, with a rather too heavy display of 

 fers. 



Plants. 



of fifty 



Siw "bird ? UC luL°J T,°' k ; Mr ' 1*™* So*«Vas, 7 Tec^d fand" Mn^ M'artin 



MiHamf & ^!2&&* ^ rton » Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Openshaw, 

 second;' i^ltK^^x^^^^J M *' E A ' Wellesle * 



square feet wasVon by'MrTc BHck, garde ^ *" 5 Cmi,h - E "- 



Beckenham with a first- rate exhibit of well-grown an<J H*^ "™ 

 Mond.n, yellow ; Grand Duke, scarlet ; Oberon, rose and buff ; ^^^Z^i 

 pure white ; Saladin, yellow ground, fancy ; His Excellency, yeUow FJ^J 

 picotee : Goldielocks. vellow f»„„ r . onH Koreas, crimson, were »mopg U*J*V. 



» " " » 



up, and from this lot 



^a x — » - 



second ; Mr. W. A. Weguelin ^' L A ' Lesley, 



M »j "'"» 'f" a - Adczen stands of six picotees were put 



W v* n won first P Iace with Medhurst's Seedling, 



Cartwright ;Vecond- , Mr ar r Vhin 9 "* ^ elia « and Mrs « A ' Brown ' Mr - A - C - 

 Mr. C. Blick r ai dener* to M P ,-' l l ttd ; and Mr ' G ' Cbauncy, Oxford, fifth, 

 •dozen yellow irV^S^^" R - Sm »h, Esq., Hayes, won first prize for 

 £uches*. Badminton, lh,o2 j V .^'hcent exhibit of blooms of Lily of 

 Duke of Alva, V, l, C c YamnirT % ■ i 'l Sto] ' Di "°^h, His Excellency, Wanderer, 



second Mr. J. Dov^, third 'Mr V \™£r Fashi ° n ; Mr * C Turner « Slou e h » 



Mr. G. ChauncV ( L( ,a I We »esley, fourth ; and Mr. Weguelin, 



Mewrs. Thomson and Co d , ,he ^ six y eUow 6 round picotees ; 

 pernors. ' ^ co ^ ; and Mr. ^ a \vw t w, r A ^ ~f ' 



bagle, Duke of Alva, Mrs. A. Gilbey, Venus, Endymi 

 and Her Grace. Mr. J. Douglas, second. For a singl 

 th"d WI Golden 8 le 5 Mr - Douglas, second, with 



first prirt 

 diameter. 



if Brrp, 



Blick 

 . HadkT. 



earn* 



»it. j. ^ougias, Bookham, easily won the chtel awaru - h ^ 

 Uons arranged on a space of thirty square feet ; the plants w"^ 1 ^/ Mis 

 especially the specimens of Saul, Nautch Girl, The Briton, T"** n - •»« 

 Douglas. 



Mr. Henry Eckford 



omson and Co. the bestlichTtL^ ed ? ed Picotee in Isabel Laken ; Messrs. 



It , hea 7 P" 1 ? 1 * «>S< m M^dh'S'feHr MlS - Gorton ; Mr * R - S y dtDha «». the 

 purple edge in Harry Kenyon- V? pT ™ s : Mr ' A - R - Brown, the best light 



' ' *• Sydenham, the best heavy rose edge with 



Out of 



sweet pet*. 



colkc::OOwe« n *: 



Salop 

 rose i 



Captain of the Blues, rich blue; Lady Vj nink ; Co^«* 

 Eckford, nale vellnw : Prima Donna, lovciy r 



Eckford, pale yellow ; Prima Uonna, 

 orange-cerise and rose : Little Dorritt, rosy-scarlet ana w 



