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j was won by Mr. W. Mease, gardener to A. Tate, Esq., Leatherhead ; 

 MrH ^Perkins, gardener to the Hon. W. F. D. Smith, M.P., Greenlands, 



^^x^^^^^ 23 ^ P rovided b y Mr - H.J.Jones, Lewisham, for six blooms, 



h of Madame Carnot, G. J. Warren, and Mrs. Mease, there was a good 

 W a *Tse competition, Mr. W. Mease winning with splendid blooms of great 

 hit ce ! Mr - W * Higgs, second ; and Mr. G. Foster, gardener to H. Hammond 

 substan g^ ^eignmouth, third. There were eight competitors. 



Incurved Blooms. 



There were six entries in the class for twenty-four incurved blooms, distinct, 

 A here the first prize was won by Mr. Higgs, who showed the following varie- 



* s some of them immense flowers :— Duchess of Fife, Major Bonaffon, R. Pet- 

 fild Ma Perfection, Globe d'Or, J. Lambert, Mons. Desblanc, and Lady 

 Isabel in the back row ; Alfred Salter, Queen of England, Madame Ferlat, Mrs. 

 T Eadie Golden Empress, J. Agate, Leonard Payne, and Ernest Cannell in the 

 middle row ; Lord Alcester, Mrs. R. C. Kingston, Jeanne d'Arc, Violet Tomlin, 



mpress of India, G. Haigh, Princess of Wales, and Baron Hirsch ; Mr. W. 

 Wilson gardener to R. C. Christie, Esq., Bagshot, second; Mr. T. Robinson, 

 third ; and Mr. J. Agate, Havant, fourth. 



Out of nine competitors in the open class for a dozen incurved blooms, 

 distinct, Mr. G. J. Hunt was to the fore, winning with fine large blooms of 

 Duchess of Fife, C. H. Curtis, J. Lambert, Mons. Desblanc, Empress of India, 

 m l, S. Coleman, Ma Perfection, Miss Dorothy Foster, Miss M. A. Haggas, 

 Globe d'Or, Golden Empress, and Lord Alcester ; Mr. W. Robinson came 

 second, Mr. J. W. McHattie third, and Mr. W. J. Adams fourth. For six in- 

 curved blooms, one variety, there was a grand competition, the six sets staged 

 being all splendid flowers, Mr. G. J. Hunt, gardener to Pantia Ralli, Esq., 

 Ashtead Park, Epsom, winning with immense globes of Duchess of Fife ; Mr. 

 \V. J. Farmer, gardener to H. P. Leschalles, Esq., Windlesham, Surrey, second, 

 with C. H. Curtis ; and Mr. T. Robinson third with Miss Violet Foster. 



Japanese Blooms. 



There were seven entries in the class for six blooms of any one Japanese 

 variety, Mr. Norman Davis winning with magnificent specimens of Madame 

 Carnot ; Mr. J. Agate came second with Jane Molyneux ; and Mr. G. Elder, 

 gardener to J. W. Benson, Esq., The Oaks, Walton-on-the Hill, third, with 



ladame Carnot. The best half-dozen blooms of any Japanese chrysanthemum 

 o:her than a yellow or white variety was won by Mr. J. W. McHattie with fine 

 flowers of Australie ; Mr. W. Slogrove, gardener to Mrs. Crawford, Gatton 

 Cottage, Reigate, second, with Lady Hanham ; and Mr. T. H. Lodge, third, 

 with pale blooms of Vi viand Morel. The best half-dozen yellow Japanese chry- 

 santhemums, one variety, were fine blooms of Phoebus, shown by Mr.lH. Shoe- 

 smith, Woking ; Mr. J. Agate, second, with Mrs. W. Mease; Mr. G. Elder, 

 third, with Phcebus ; and Mr. McHattie, fourth, with Edith Tabor. 



Mr. H. Perkins, gardener to the Hon. W. F. D. Smith, M.P., Henley, 

 secured the chief award for half a dozen Japanese incurved blooms, showing 

 J.Pockett, Pride of Madford, Pres. Bevan, Australie, Australian Gold, andMdme. 

 Gerard ; Mr. Justice second, and Mr. W. Robinson third. Mr. H. Love showed 

 the best half-dozen hairy chrysanthemums, staging moderate flowers of Beauty of 

 Tturs, Mrs. Dr. Ward (2), Hairy Wonder (2), and Abbe Pierre Arthur ; Mr. 

 Justice second, and Mr. Batchelor, Harefield Park, Uxbridge, third In a second 

 open class for a dozen Japanese blooms, distinct, there were eleven competitors, 

 the first prize falling to Mr. W. Meredith, gardener to D. P. Sellar, Esq., 

 Brentwood, who staged Chenon de Leche, Mdlle. Therese Rey, Pride of Madford, 

 C. B. Haywood, Lady Hanham, Louise, Mrs. G. W. Palmer, Mons. C. 



anckoucke, Lady Ridge way, Mons. Hoste, G. Seward, and Chas. Davis : Mr. 

 r. King second. 



. Anemone, Pompon, and Single Varieties. 



The first prize for twenty-four large-flowered anemone blooms was won by Mr. 

 w. King, gardener to J. Warren, Esq., Capel House, Waltham Cross, with hand- 

 m examples of Mdlle. R. Brun, Sir W. Raleigh, Mrs. Judge Benedict, Empress, 

 Gladys Spaulding Owen s Perfection, Juno, and Delaware in the back row ; 

 M. Lebocqz Mrs. Hugh Gardiner, Mons. R. Owen, W. W. Astor, Queen 

 r, h ! M. Dupanloup, J. Bunyan, and Cincinnati in the middle row; and 

 Burn vr d i7 y Margaret, Enterprise, Ada Strickland, Jeanne Marty, Robert 

 3V rS, u ; AT Dunn > and Nels ° n in the front row. The second prize was 

 1 luSrV'ik^ a T ggS > 2 ardener to A - Moseley, Esq., Hadleigh, Barnet,;. and Mr. 

 L Ja , the class for a dozen Japanese flowered anemones the chief 



KJ mb S !u Ured h y Mr « W - R obinson, gardener to the Right Hon. Lord 

 &r Y?7' who had splendid examples of W. W. Astor, Mr. H. Gardiner, 

 V LSJh v ille ' J* Bun y an ' ° wer ' s Perfection, M. Dupanloup, Sir 

 Martv M w oi Pnse » Mrs - Caterer > Ruche Lyonnaise, Robin Adair, and Jeanne 



Mr' r I • Skeg S s second, and Mr. J. Justice third, 

 won firsl ori f*' gardener to the Ri S ht Hon. Sir R. Temple, Bart., Worcester, 

 Bessie FWah^ nu * dozen bunches of anemone pompon varieties, showing Briolus, 

 'oni.K a 1 • hes l nut > Mr - Astie > E. Rowbotham, Mr. Wyness, Francis Boyce, 

 Pfdenei tc Ta ± Madame Montels, Sidonie, and Calliope. .Mr. T. Caryer, 

 »<ioten treble * Meissner > Esq., Alderholm, Wey bridge, won first honours for 

 tin* the » * ?- po , m P on varieties ; this was one ot the best stands seen for a long 

 Holmes o£ f S 55** Perle des Bea utes, President, Toussaint Marizot, Mr. 

 p crfecta P r ogue ' W ' w estlake, Mdlle. Marthe, Black Douglas, Rubra 

 Aldridw P* F and Mdlle - Elise Dord an, all lovely flowers ; Mr. W. 



The fbest do 6 ' S Gr ? ei ?> second 5 and Miss Debenham, St. Albans, third, 

 from Mr W A Z , e , n .! anetles of single chrysanthemums, three blooms of each, came 

 Green, who nnT gC| S ardener t0 G - Lace y> Esq., Springfield House, Palmer's 

 Ev *n Camopn a? ^ xce P tlonall y fine blooms of Lady Churchill, Miss Brown, 

 Bmty, Pun>v d l P h °nso, Miss A. Mumford, Framfield Beauty, Springfield 



* " cond o ^ S L Pink ' 0ran g e Beaut y» Sir T ' Symonds, and Oceana; Mr. 



na. and Mr. R. PaUant third. Mr. J. Justice had the best twelve 



Forbes se 

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s« anemone hi — 1 auam unru. j. jusuce naa me Dew iweive 



and Mr t ' wi nning with clean, well-developed examples ; Mr. King 



Mr -^RohiW> lrd " Mn T ' Car y er was first for reflexed blooms, and 



ulU5 °n second. 



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Groups and Specimen Plants. 



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^foTT^ 00 * 1, b r Ut the s P ecimen P lants not U P to the usual standard. 

 ' plants ail f JP k chr y santhemum s in pots, any varieties, mingled with 



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■•UlblQVV With ■ " , " mm J* v_»p*u«v, UUU1 HAIL I\UrtU 



^Wmost'fa^? n a s P lendid arrangement of finely-grown chrysanthemums 

 "^P*, ftTSSS 1 ^ Co P os Weddelliana, crotons, &c. These were three 



t the y n ^ ocos Weddelha 



^t, fc au ; p JJ second prize falling to Mr. W. Howe, gardener to Sir Henry 

 ** c y Hall] , third Streatham ; Mr. E. T • " 



s » gardener to A. Morris, Esq., Court Green, Streatham, staged 



Si! ?? e ^ SCt ° f Six s ^ and «d trained chrysanthemums, showing shapely, freeJy- 

 ChrDman SP F C ri e v n 9-,° f K Bertier Rondatlerf Cleopatra, Col. W. B. Smith Bessie 



soech^ens Mr W T ' y « and Mrs ' F " S " Trafford - For four standard trained 

 nuf^fi t I u' » ey ' gardener to C. C. Paine, Esq. , Haverstock Hill, was 



Surnrle Ja Fv!f Z* 1 '*?™* exam P les of Wm - Tricker > C'eopatra, Stanstead 

 U^a^L^r^-' F ' K WHght ' gardenei t0 J - Tr ° U P> ES ^' 

 The six plants staged by Mr. Gilks were regarded as the best of the low-trained 

 specimens ; the varieties were Wm Kennedy, W. Westlake, Fremy, St. Michael, 



a ^ d Black Douglas; Mr. Gilbert, gardener to W. A.'Sewell, Esq. 

 nighgate, gained second prize wrti Japanese varieties. For four trained 

 specimens, any varieties, Mr. F. E. Wright was first with Chas. Davis, T. 

 bhrimpton, W. Tncker, and Col. W. B. Smith ; Mr. Gilks second, and Mr. 

 i^avey third. In all cases the plants were large and covered with flowers. Mr. 

 mvey was awarded second prize for a specimen plant of an incurved variety, 

 showing L. H. Curtis in rather poor .condition ; Mr. Wright third with the same 

 variety in standard form. 



Amateurs' Classes, Division A. 



The great progress made by amateurs in the cultivation of the chrysanthemum 

 was tully sustained at this exhibition. The classes were mostly well contested, 

 and the quality of the blooms was very good. Mr. Gladwell, gardener to Sydney 

 bmith, Esq., Werndee Hall, South Norwood, was a good first for six Japanese 

 with well-developed flowers of G. J. Warren, Phcebus, Mdlle. Marie Hoste, 

 Madame Carnot, Reine d'Angleterre, and Mons. Chenon de Leche, thus out- 

 distancing eight exhibitors ; Mr. W. Perrin, gardener to C. W. Richardson, Esq., 

 hawbndgeworth, was second; and Mr. R. Chamberlain, gardener to F. M. 

 Lonergan, Esq., Cressingham, Reading, was third. Mr. John Denyer, gardener 

 to Edwin Smith, Esq., Ingleside, Chatham, was first for six blooms of one variety 

 with Phoebus, Mr. J. Acock being second. Mr. G. E. Wilkins's exhibit of twelve 

 incurved gained for him a silver medal and the first prize. He staged Lady 

 Isabel, Ernest Cannell, Mrs. N. Molyneux, Globe d'Or, Mrs. R. C. Kingston, 

 Perle Dauphinoise, C H. Curtis, Mons. Desblanc, Madame Ferlat, Madame 

 Yvonne Desblanc, Mrs. R. D. Douglas, and Mrs. R. Owen. Mr. A. Hooney, 

 gardener to G. H. Cox, Esq., The Grange, East Barnet, was second. Mr. C. E. 

 Wilkins also headed the five exhibitors of six incurved with nice fresh blooms : 



; ™ Le PP ard was second » and Mr. W. C. Pagram third. Messrs. Hooney 

 and Wilkms were the successful exhibitors for six blooms of one incurved variety, 

 staging C. H. Curtis and Austen Cannell respectively. Mr, A. Taylor was first 

 for six bunches of pompons, and Mr. T. W. Preston was second. 



Only three exhibits of eighteen Japanese were staged, and Mr. L. Gooch, 

 gardener to T. Wickham Jones, Esq., South Norwood, was first with highly- 

 developed blooms of International, Mr. G. W. Palmer, Edith Tabor, Mrs. H. 

 Weeks, Pride of Madford, Australie, Mons. Panckoucke, Mons. E. Andre, 

 Simplicity, Prefet Robert, Australian Gold, Charles Davis, Mutual Friend, 

 Oceana, Mons. Chenon de Leche, Lady Hanham, Viviand Morel, and Madame 

 Carnot ; Messrs. A. Hooney and A. W. Seabrook were second and third respec- 

 tively. The competition for twelve Japanese was very keen, Mr. W. A. Brown, 

 gardener to H. W. Sillem, Esq., The Pines, Woking, heading the twelve exhibits 

 with a splendid set of flowers; he staged Lady Ridge* ay, G. C. Schwabe, Miss 



E. Teichmann, Modesto, Madame Carnot, Dorothy Seward, Lady Hanham, 

 Edith Tabor, Viviand Morel, Charles Davis, Mrs. H. Weeks, and Pride of Mad- 

 ford Mr. R. Gladwell was a creditable second, and Mr. J. Acock third. 



Amateurs' Classes.— Division B. 



Only two exhibits of twelve incurved were staged, and Mr. R. Knight, Ash- 

 ford, was first with very fair blooms of C. H. Curtis, Empress of India,' Miss 

 Violet Tomlin, Golden Empress, Madame Darrier, J. Kearns. Dorothy Foster, 

 Bonnie Dundee, Jeanne d'Arc, Baron Hirsch, Miss M. A. Haggas, and Mrs. 

 N. Molyneux ; Dr. J. H. Sharpe, Bridgwater, was only a moderately good 

 second. The prize-takers for six incurved were Messrs. G. P. Clark, A. R. 

 Knight, and Sharpe. 



Four exhibits of twelve Japanese were staged, and the premier award was made 

 in favour of Mr. H. A. Needs, Heathview, Woking, who had well-grown blooms 

 of M. George Biron, Lady Ridgeway, Madame Couvat du Terrail, Viviand 

 Morel, Sunstone, Edwin Molyneux, Australie, Edith Tabor, Miss Elsie Teich- 

 mann, Oceana, Mrs. G. N. Palmer, and Wm. Seward ; Mr. W. G. P. Clark was 

 a good second, and Mt. F. Durrant third. Mr. H. A Needs also headed the 

 five competitors for six Japanese with a nice even set of blooms ; Messrs. W. G. P. 

 Clark and W. Amies were second and third respectively. Mr. Norman Wrigh- 

 ton, Addiscombe, was first for six blooms of one variety, with massive samples of 

 Phoebus, Mr. Henry Love being second. 



Mr. A. R. Knight gained the silver cup offered by Mr. G. P. Linford for 

 eighteen Japanese with fine flowers of J. Brookes, Viviand Morel, Mutual Friend, 

 Simplicity, Modesto, Etoile de Lyon, Milano, Charles Davis, Sunstone, Mrs. 



F. A. Bevan, Mrs. C. H. Payne, Lady Hanham, Edith Tabor, Mary Molyneux, 

 Surpasse Amiral, Eva Knowles, Madame G. Henry, and Mrs. G. W. Palmer ; 

 Mr. Martin Silsburv, Shanklin, was a very close second, and Mr. Henrv Love. 



Sandown, I.W., third. 



Maiden Classes. 



No less than sixteen competitors tried conclusions in the class open to those 

 who had never won a prize at the shows of the society, and the first prize was well 

 gained by Mr. Folkes, who had nice blooms of Edith Tabor, Graphic, Madame 

 Ricourd, Australie, Mrs. C. W. Palmer, and N.C.S. Jubilee. Mr. A. G. Clinton, 

 Glendevon, Horsell, Woking, was a close second ; and Mr. T. Parkins, gardener 

 to F. W. F. Ward, Esq., 34» Bisham Gardens, Highgate, was third. There was a 

 spirited competition for three Japanese, and Mr. Folkes was again the successful 

 exhibitor. Messrs. Clinton and G. Hagon were second and third respectively. Mr. 

 t Coomber, gardener to Mrs. Saunders, Warren Lodge, Kingston Hill, headed the 

 eight exhibitors of six incurved blooms with nice flowers of Duchess of Fife, Globe 

 d Or Baron Hirsch, C. H. Curtis, Miss Violet Tomlin, and Princess of Wales. 

 Mr G. Hobday, Havering Road, Romford, was a very fair second, and Mr. H. 

 Folkes' third. Messrs. Poole, Folkes, and Foster were the prize-winners for three 



incurved. 



Floral Designs. 



The competition in the classes designed to display to the full the decorative 

 character of the chrysanthemum was splendid, and the quality of the exhibits was 

 good throughout. The epergnes and the table of floral designs were especially 



8 °°A erand table of floral designs from Messrs. Perkins and Sons, Coventry, 

 secured the chief honour for such a display ; there were lovely bouquets, crosses, 



vases 



L'U U1C tiuw , . « , . . , ' 1 " » — ' 



baskets, stars, harps, and other designs in variously-coloured chrysanthe- 

 ums associated with suitable foliage. It was a fine and tasteful exhibit. Miss 



Dove, gardener to W. E. Fry, Esq., mums associated wiih suiUDie im^ it was a nne ana tasteful cxhi 



s ci lu vy. ny, «kj , ^ Erlebac k f Stoke Newington, was second, and Mr. W. Hay ward, Km 



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Thames, third. 



