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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



September , 0| ^ 



Exhibitions and Meetings. 



l^ady Penzance, Fantasy 



NATIONAL DAHLIA SOCIETY. 



Dahlia Society 



Lan 



distinct . brought out nine competitors, and Messrs. TW-n .Tn 



dozen 



i He, wauuiwi nc*. / j — vij,t« came hrst W i t n very ircui mm ungm specimens of Charles W 



Palace on September 2 and 3. On the whole there was an excellent competition if Peart, Zampa, Britannia, Regulus, Fusilier Improved Cindewll 5 p> Mrs - 



. . . The artistic value of the dahlia was not the back row ; Harmony, Night, Presto, ~ la ' and A" 1 *- 



classes 



Auburn 



shown in the manner this autumn flower deserves, except by Mr. Treseder, of 



itaged 



some vase. 



Show and Fancy Dahlias 



nurserymen's class there were three competitors 



Mr. T. Walker, Thame, e 



flowers both in size and colour, 

 very brilliant set that consisted of William Powell, Rev. J. Goodday, Sydney 

 Humphries, Arthur Rawlings, S. Mortimer, Florence Tranter, Daniel Cornish, 

 Chieftain, Arthur Ocock, Shotesham Hero, Purple Prince, Golden Gem, 

 Rebecca (self), Perfection, James Cocker, Buttercup, Mrs. Keith, Hercules, 

 Dandy (self), and Kathleen in the back row ; J. T. West, Miss Cannell, Duke of 

 Fife, J. C. Vaughan, Mr. Glasscock, J. Standish, Virginale, Dorothy (self), Harri- 

 son Weir, Dorothy, Maud Fellowes, Harry Keith, Eclipse, Shirley Hibberd, 



Herbert Turner, Hero (self), Muriel Hobbs, Grand Sultan, Matthew Campbell, and 

 Harry Turner, in the middle row ; Mrs. Every, Nubian, Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. 

 Rawlings, Buffalo Bill, R. T. Rawlings, Duchess of York, G. C. Reid, Buffalo 

 Bill (self), J. Walker, Mis J. Gieaves, Royal Queen, Fred Smith, James Stevens, 

 Mrs. G. R. Jefford, Victor, Mrs. Mortimer, Imperial, and Mrs. Langtry, in the 

 front row ; Mr. Walker's flower of William Powell was grand foi depth and colour. 

 The second prize was secured by Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, with fresh blooms ; 

 Mr. S. Mortimer, Farnham, third. 



There were six competitors in the class for four dozen blooms and these two 

 gioss of blooms made a brilliant show. Mr. C. Turner, Slough, won premier 

 honours with a very handsome set remarkable for their freshness. The back row 

 contained J. Cocker, Harrison Weir, H Walton, Mrs. W. Slack, Imperial, Grand 

 Sultan, G. Rawlings, Constancy, Miss Cannell, Dante, Goldfish, Statesman, Hon. 

 Mrs. Wyndham, Prince Bismarck, Earl of Ravensworth, Shirley Hibberd, William 

 Powell, Elsie Britton, Duchess of York, Matthew Campbell, Goldfinder, John 

 Forbes, J. Hickley, J. Walker, John Standish, Maud Fellowes, Major Bartlett, 

 Victor, Rev. J. B. M. Camm, Alice Emily, J. T. West, William Keith, Mrs, 

 David Saunders, Prince of Denmark, Gloire de Lyon, John Bennett, Crimson King, 

 Clara, Duke of Fife, Mrs. Gladstone, Arthur Ocock, R. T. Rawlings, Arthur 

 Rawlings, Mrs. Saunders, Hope, Colonist, Flag of Truce, and Sunbeam ; Mr. J. 

 Walker, second ; and Messrs. Keynes, Williams, and Co., third. 



Out of five competitors Mr. W. Treseder, Cardiff, gained first prize for three 

 dozen show and fancy dahlias with handsome shapely blooms of Arthur Ocock, 

 f. T. Saltmarsh, J. Cocker, Colonist Henrietta, Agnes, Harry Keith, Emin Pasha, 

 Rebecca, Mrs. P. McKenzie, W. Rawlings, William Powell, Prince Henry, J. T. 

 West, Mrs. Gladstone, J. Vick, J. Cooper, Diadem, Lottie Eckford, Perfection, 

 Muriel, Victor, Sunbeam, Peacock, Mrs. Langtry, T. S. Waie, Eail of Radnor, 

 Goldfinder, Nellie Garrett, Florence Tranter, R. T. Rawlings, Duchess of York, 

 Rev. J. Goodday, Maud Fellowes, Warrior, and Dr. Keynes ; Mr. G. Humphries 

 Kings Langley, Chippenham, second ; and Messrs. Kimberley and Son, near 

 Coventry, third. Mr. G. Humphries gained first prize for two dozen show and 

 fancy dahlias, Miss Ethel Brittain, Goldfinder, Reliance, and Majestic being the 

 best blooms ; Messrs. Kimberley and Son, second ; and Mr. M. V. Seale, Seven- 

 oaks, third. There were four entries. 



Mr. Stredwick scored for a dozen blooms, showing Daybreak, T. T. Saltmarsh 

 and Professor Fawcett finely ; Mr. J. R. Trantei, Henley-on-Thames, second ; 

 and Mr. W. Baxter, Woking, third The best dozen fancy blooms were shown 

 by Mr. J. Walker, Thame, who had good examples of Rebecca, Mrs. Mortimei, 

 S. Mortimer, Duchess of Albany, Buffalo Bill, Hercules, Professor Fawcett, 

 Chorister, Mrs. Saunders, Dorothy, and Rev. J. B. M. Camm ; Messrs. Keynes, 

 Williams, and Co., Salisbury, second ; and Mr. G. Humphries, third. 



In the amateurs' division Mr. R. Burgin, St. Neot's, Hunts, secured the chief 

 award for his dozen show and fancy dahlias, his collection containing fine flowers 

 of Arthur Rawlings (premier show bloom), James Stephen, H. Eckford, and R. 

 T. Rawlings; Mr. T. Anstiss, Brill, second ; and Mr. T. Hobbs, Bristol, third; 

 there were four entries. In the clase for eighteen show or fancy dahlias Mr. R. C. 

 West, Northlands, Salisbury, came first, showing II. Walton, Duchess of Albany, 

 and T. W. Girdlestone, in good condition ; Mr. W. Mist, Igtham, second. Mr. 

 S. Cooper, Chippenham, gained firstprize for a dozen blooms, and Mr. C. F. Keep, 

 Sunny Hill, Streatham, had the best six blooms, show and fancy varieties ; Mr. 

 E. West, jun., coming second. Mr. Burgin staged the best dozen fancy dahlias, 

 and secured the award for premier blooms with a very fine example of Frank 

 Pierce ; Mr. S. Cooper, second. For six fancies Mr. R. C. West and Mr. E. 

 Jeffeiies, Chippenham, divided the honours. 



In the classes for six blooms of one variety, the best show dark dahlia was 

 Rev. J. Goodday, shown by Mr. J. Walker; Mr. G. Humphries second with A. Raw- 

 lings, For a light dahlia Mr. R. C. West scored with Mrs. Gladstone, and Mr. 

 h }\ T ranter second with the same variety. The best yellow variety was John 

 Ilickling, shown by Mr. J, Walker, Mr. Mortimer ccming second with R. T. 

 Rawlings. Mr. Mortimer was first for a red dahlia with James Stephen, and Mr. 

 R. C. \\ est second with Duke of Fife. Mr. Mortimer also had the best white 

 dahlia with John Walker. Mr. J. Walker second with the same variety. Mr. 

 \ eale scored in the " any colour " class with Duchess of York. For a fancy dahlia 

 Mr. J. Walker led with Comedian. Mr. J. Walker led with a striped dahlia, 

 showing Rebecca grandly. 



Cactus Dahlias. 



The class for eighteen bunches of cactus dahlias is always a most attractive 

 one, and on this occasion five competed for the prizes, and Messrs. Burrell and 

 eo. Cambridge, secured the chief award with a beautiful bright lot of fresh but 

 A^rKn U fl ^ crs - J he varieti " were Regulus, Mimosa, Mary Service, 

 SSht K->™ wv, tf ^jnderella, Island Queen, Fantasy, Starfish, Britannia, 

 S; r ^ 8fa 5»« Charles Woodbridge, Lucius, Cycle, and 



Ke^ l^J^m and Co., Salisbury, secured^ second place, 



and 



T. Stredwirlc <S "Y ■ J. CMeai ana dobs, ^rawiey, inua ; and 



Thcch?efTo^ 



blooms^f i^ch" wi?' a d ° Z f n bun ches of cactus dahlias, in distinct varieties, 



1 wcre Won W Mr, S. Mortimer, Farnham, with a wonderfully 



Captain Broad, being i n the set ^ mte ^^8 l f ^ 

 Mr. T. Rtr^JLi, c° V nese * ' Messrs. T. Cheal 



Wildfire, and Marv S^Tt ^ Ueen > Casifc^ 



pnze 

 Sons, 



Penzance, and Orient m t 

 Antelope, Arachne, Madge 

 fell to Messrs. Keynes, V 



Crawley, came third, their » wi^ a suitaDie accompanyment of dahlia f 



In the amateurs' division Mr. R. Keble, gardener to S W Sha p 

 Twyford, won the first prize offered for a dozen bunches of cactus dabS?*? 

 varieties, showing Matchless, Mary Service, Cycle, Mrs. Montifiore T EFrES. 

 Mrs. G. Sloane, Starfish, Harmony, Mrs. A. Beck, Beatrice, Miss At' 

 and Harry Stredwick ; Mr. J. Hudson, gardener to Leopold de Rothschild lE* 

 Gunnersbury House, Acton, second ; and Mr. Mist, third. There were ten 

 petitors in the class for six bunches of cactus dahlias, three flowers in each • M 

 A. Needs, Horsell, Woking, coming first with fine examples of Starfish CharlL 

 Woodbridge, Gloriosa, Matchless, Mrs. Wilson Noble, and Mrs. Barnes • Mr 

 R. C. West, second ; and Mr. E. Mawley, Berkhamsted, third. There' was 

 also an excellent competition in the classes for nine varieties of cactus dahlias in 

 bunches of three blooms, Mr. H. A. Needs winning with a wonderfully handsome 

 stand, in which Keynes White and Lady Penzance were grand; Mr. Keble, second • 

 and Mr. J. Hudson, third. ' 1 



Single Dahlias. 



Two splendid collections of two dozen varieties of single dahlias were staged, 

 each variety represented by ten blooms in a bunch or spray. Messrs. J. CrieaJ 

 and Sons, Crawley, gained the chief award with fine flowers of Mrs. Comminck 

 Jack Shephard, Amos Perry, Duke of York, W. C. Harvey, The Bride, Donna 

 Cassilda, Duchess of Fife, Cleopatra, Miss Roberts, Beauty's Eyes, Demon 

 Yellow Satin, Alba Perfecta, Miss Linaker, Miss Henshaw, Aurora, Duchess of 

 Marlborough, Naomi Tighe, Miss Morland, Miss Glasscock, Polly Ecdes, 

 Formosa, and Marion Hood. Mr. M. V. Seale, second. Mr. T. W. Girdlestone 

 showed the best set of six bunches of single dahlias, winning with Naomi Tigbe, 

 Titania, Puck, Eric, Polly Eccles, and Donna cassidda ; Mr. J. Hudson, second; 

 and Mr. W. Mist, third ; the competition for single dahlias showed a great fallW 

 off this year. In another class for single varieties, Mr. E. Mawley and Mr. J. 

 Peters, Horley Station, were first and second respectively. 



In the open class for eighteen varieties of fancy single dahlias in bunches of ten 

 blooms each, Mr. T. W. Girdlestone won the chief award with Aladdin, Ruy Bias, 

 Louisette, Suzette. Splosh, Phyllis, Folly, Creole, Trilby, Princess Petula, 

 Tommy, Jeanette, Bal Masque, Jack Sheppard, Tommy Tucker, Violet Forbes, 

 Ganem, and Nan : Mr. M. V. Seale, second ; and Messrs. T. Cheal and Sons, 



Crawley, third. 



Pompon Dahlias. 



A grand display was made in the class for two dozen bunches of pompoo 

 dahlias as there were four exhibitois. The premier set was that from Mr M. \ 

 Seale, Sevenoaks, who showed beautiful blooms of Hypatia, Bacchus, Nellie 

 Bromhead, Dr. Jim, Sunny Daybreak, Eva, Emily Hopper, Rosebud, Whisper, 

 Tommy Keith, May Kirk, Phcebe, Lilian, Red Indian, Little Sweetheart, 

 Douglas, Jessica, Ernest Harper, Ganymede, Distinction, Snowflake, Adricnnc, 

 Amber Queen, and Nerissa ; Messrs. J. Cheal and Son, Crawley, second ; and 

 Mr. C. Turner third. For twelve bunches of pompon varieties, distinct, Messrs. 

 J. Burrell and Co., Cambridge, led the way with Bacchus, Eurydice, Douglas, 

 Whisper, George Brinchmann, Nerissa, Emily Hopper, Isabel, Tommy Keith, 

 Arthur West, Janet, and E. F. Jungker ; Mr. G. Humphries, second ; and Mr. J. 

 Stredwick, third. 



The best set of six bunches of pompon dahlias in the amateurs' division came 

 from Mr. G. Wyatt, gardener to G. Hilditch, Esq., Twickenham, and consisted 

 of Bacchus, Nerissa, Dr. Tim, Little Sweetheart, Phoebe, and Tommy Kcm ; 



W. C. Pagram, Weybridge, tnira. r« - 

 li C. West was first ; and Mr. C. *. Wood 



Reigate, third. 



Decorative Exhibits. 



dahlias 



ahlia blooms was a handsome 101 01 * 

 r. T. F. Hudson, Gunnersley House, second. 



vase of a cWf»n dahlia blooms was a handsome lot of scarlet 



>nd. r 01 



ctus fo 



One dahlia bouquet wxs c-fl, 



ler, Cardiff, wYnning with a charming arrangement, Uie variety I U 

 sed with croton and asparagus foliage ; Mr. Seale, second, 

 dahlias Mr. R. Edwards, Sevenoaks, was awarded first prize. 



Non-Competitive Displays. 



Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm, Tottenham, put up a large and effective a. 4^ 

 consisting of a large central mound of varied cactus varieties, nanKe y..7 ^ 

 of pompon varieties of good form and colour. Mrs. Peart, Cycle, nv • ■. 

 rice, Fusilier, and Mrs. Wilson Noble were foremost cactus forms amor.*, . ^ 

 collection. From Messrs. J. Feed and Sons, Roupell Park, Norwood' 

 pretty disolav of hnrrlv n^™.,. * n A foliage, and dahlias, the latter |~ ^ weft 



varieties. The statice and P °V j 

 London Wall, showed an «t _ns ve 



good. 



pompon 



flowers 



arranged in vertical lines of one variety. 



ng a sloping DariK, » ""i^fr 

 This is a most inartistic method ^ 



* hi vcmcai lines ot one variety, mi* » » . j, cRtl 



t it contained fine sets of Octopus, Britannia, Beatrice, i*"J 

 Woodbridge, Night, Fusilier, Standard, &c , 



display of cac; 



- wcaaia. i^oDDie and uo., ixomesay, i^m* « tmwUm flower 

 pompon dahlias, the former put up in sprays of nine or tweivc ^ ^ 

 mass of colour was relieved by grass plumes, stance, «*. **~ZZ f **m t 



dahlias, representii 

 ce, Britannia, Lady 



on, weft 

 MatchkJi 



fantasy, cVc. Good pompon varieties shown were Baccftus R. ft* 



kittle Dorritt, Lockelt, Admiration, Agate, Hypatia, &c. - » -J^ seci m 

 .roydon, and West Wickham, showed tuberous begonias, ***** ^ ^ * 

 taged in bunches amid mai^nW fern : all the blooms had oc ^perietjeed 



season as we have e*£ 



e tor so ary a crimson. 

 , _ , „. nurseries, uerenam, h ul ,"i j - . „ ,^ c . • I 



cactus varieties, grouping them in sprays, boxes, bunches, ^ j x ^ ^ 

 new seedhng represented by one flower, was an immense crm 

 form over eight inches across. 



U^ge display «^Tui* 

 bunches, ^ 'SZrleta* 



