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hundred spikes that had travelled remarkably well, but provoked a smile by the altogether 

 unique arrangement that characterised them. Bass & Co. had lent their aid in the shape of 

 pint stout-bottles, that formed a grotesque pedestal for the flowers above it. Messrs. Carter 

 and Co., and Mr. Cattell, of "Westerham, also exhibited, thus widening the area of exhibitors, 

 which seems to be steadily increasing year by year. The group of Messrs. Youell & Co. 

 differed from the others in this respect — they exhibited bunches of three or four spikes ; the 

 others stagins: single spikes only. At each end of their collection were large bunches of the 

 brilliant Brenchleyensis, that had a charming effect. Among the varieties were the follow- 

 ing of shades of crimson and scarlet : — Madame Eugenie Verdier, Couranti Fulgens, Ganda- 



Ladia, Egerie, Isoline, Penelope, Galathee, Endymion, Comtesse de Bresson, Clemencc^ 

 Empress Clementine, Bebecca, Velleda, Comtesse Amy, Ninon de l'Enclos, and Erato. _ Of 

 delicate light shades there were, John Bull (a very beautiful lemon-shaded blush, pencilled 

 with purple in the lower segment, a fine spike), Madame Leseble, Madame Yatry, Junon, 

 Madame Binder, and Solfaterre and Ophir, two pale buff lands. Mr. Standish had a group 

 of his fine strain of seedlings, but the "gctting-up " of the collection was not so neat as we 

 have seen before. The quality of the individual spikes in this stand was superior to any 

 other ; but as the Judges seem to take the effect of the whole as the ground of their award — ■ 

 a result towards which careful and painstaking arrangement must greatly contribute— qimlity 

 must give place to order and showy effect. Let us hope this end will be kept steadily in 

 view Avhon Gladioluses are exhibited. A striking and effective group is to be preferred to a 

 meagre collection that possesses the " points of quality" that would exclude many beautiful 

 and showy varieties, because the flowers are large and loose, or because they may not 

 present a "front" to the eye instead of forming a feather, as a few of them undoubtedly do. 

 The most striking from Bagshot were Eugene Domage ; Guido, orange scarlet, with purple 

 and yellow throat ; General Cabrera, a shade darker, pencilled with carmine and canary ; 

 The Ensign, a very large loose flower, streaked with purple on the lower segment ; Bev, 

 J. Dix ; Bosenberg, crimson carmine, stained with orange and pencilled with deep crimson, 

 very novel and striking ; Garibaldi, rich glowing scarlet, pencilled with purple and blush ; 

 The Cardinal, deep carmine, flaked with blush, and blotched with lemon on the lower 

 segment, a very large and fine spike ; Bacchus, brilliant orange scarlet, flaked with blush : 

 all high coloured-varieties. Of rose shades there were Edith Dombraiu, light salmon rose, 

 pencilled with cannine and gold ; Miss Howell, deep rose feathered with scarlet, and having 

 a white stripe up the centre of each petal, the lower segment stained with yellow, very fine ; 

 Mrs. Menzies, blush, streaked with carmine on the edges, throat penciUed with purple and 

 lemon, very novel and fine ; Delicatissimus, blush, flaked with carmine, pencilled with 

 purple, a large flower ; Adam Bedc, blush, flaked with crimson, and having a large carmine 

 blotch on the lower segment, very fine ; Madame M. Dumortier, Ayhite, slightly feathered 

 with purple, and crimson marking, fine ; Daphne, salmon rose, flaked with carmine, bright 

 crimson blotch on the lower segment, very showy ; Beine Victoria, large white, with crimson 

 penciUings on the lower segment, a fine exhibition flower ; Donald Beaton, pale rose, flaked 

 with carmine, and purple blotch ; Belle of Bagshot, large light flower, pencilled with purple 

 and lemon ; Alice Grey and MdUe. Patti, both very similar to the Belle ; Elegantissimus, 

 pale salmon rose, flaked with carmine, and penciUed with purple ; Adele Souchet, a large 

 pale rose, flaked wdth lilac ; and Oliver Twist, pale salmon rose, with lemon blotches on the 

 lower segment. Mr. WiUiamPaul had fine examples of the following high-coloured kinds: — 

 Dr. Andry, Brenchleyensis, Couranti Fulgens, Othello, Louis Yan Houtte, Madame Couder, 

 Baphael, Pluton (a beautiful Bamosus hybrid, brilliant scarlet, blotched with white and 

 purple), Due de Malakoff, Napoleon III, Eugene Verdier, Moliere, Madame Furtado, and 

 Comte de Morny. Of shades of rose there were Goliath, Achille, Hebe, Endymion, Einon 

 de l'Enclos, Bertha Babourdin, Fanny Bouget, Velleda, Oracle, Princesse Clotilde, and Daphne. 

 Light kinds were represented by Penelope, Madame Binder,. Marie, Madame Leseble, 

 Imperatrice, Madame Periere (delicate blush, with crimson blotch on the lower segment), 

 and Ophir ; Sulphureus, and El Dorado, shades of yellow. The stands of Messrs. Paul & Co. 

 and Carter & Co. contained scarcely anything distinct from those already named. The same 

 remark will apply to M. Loise's group. 



Dahlias were numerous and remarkably fine, and brought out the forces from blougn 

 and Safisbury in full array. Mr. Turner was first with forty-eight varieties as follows :— 

 Lord Palmerston, Lady Franklin, Lady Popkani, Goldfinder, John Keynes, Earl of Shaftes- 

 burv, Heroine, Commander, Hon. Mrs. Trotter, Madge Wildfire, Criterion, Sidney Herbert, 

 Model, Cygnet, Captain Harvey, Chieftain, Lady Elcho, Lord Cardigan, Joy, Hope, Volunteer, 

 Pioneer, Dinorah, Pluto, Lord Derby, Duchess of Wellington, Perfection, Sir G. Douglas, 

 Lord Everslev, Miss Pressley, Mr. Stocken, Mrs. Pigott, Mrs. BoshoU, Marquis of Bowmont, 

 Chairman, Jenny Austin, Mrs. H. Yyse, Cherub, Warrior, Juno, Lord Dundreary, Golden 



