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Drop, Admiral Dundas, Umpire, Bob Ridley, Norfolk Hero, Beauty of Hilperton, Delicata, 

 and George Brown. Second, Mr. J. Keynes, with. Norfolk Hero, Marquis of Bowmont, Sidney 

 Herbert, Golden Drop, Mrs. Boshcll, Handforth Hero, Miss Watts, Beauty of Hilpcrkui, 

 Pauline, Marian Carter, Lord Pahnerston, Jenny Austin, Model, Pioneer, Umpire, Empress 

 of India, Lilac Queen, Oscar, Magnificent, John Keynes, Lord Derby, General Jackson, 

 Chairman, Goldfindcr, Pandora, Sir G. Douglas, Donald Beaton, Juno, Earl of Shaftesbury! 

 Lady Elcho, Mrs. Yyse, King of Sweden, Zebra, Mrs. Church, Mr. C. "Waters, Queen, Alice 

 Dodds, Lady Popham, J ohn Harrison, D' Israeli, Cherub, and seedlings. Third, Mr. H. L gee, 

 Edmonton. Extra, Mr. Cattell, Westerham • the stand of the latter being disqualified from 

 taking any prize by reason of containing two blooms of Madge Wildfire, a" circumstance that 

 the Judges must have overlooked. With twenty-four varieties, Mr. Turner was first and 

 Mr. Keynes second, with counterparts of the flowers named above ; third, Mr. Cattell ; 

 fourth, Mr. Legge. With, twelve Fancies Mr. Keynos was first with splendid blooms— viz.' 

 Elegans, Harlequin, Miss Jones, Countess of Bectivo, Queen Mab, Mrs. Crisp, Pauline, 

 Confidence, Nora Creina, Starlight, Lady Paxton, and Madame Sherrington. Second, Mr. 

 Turner, with flowers only just inferior, having Harlequin, Mrs. C. Kean, Queen Mab, Gem, 

 Nora Creina, Fancy Queen, Countess of Shelbmne, Summertide, Pauline, and Lady Pnxton. 

 In the Classes for Amateurs, Mr. Wm. Corp, Salisbury, was first with twenty-four varieties 

 —viz., Jenny Austin, Lady Elcho, Sidney Herbert, Alice Dodds, Lady Popham, Lord Taun- 

 ton, Donald Beaton, Earl of Shaftesbury, Marian Carter, Mrs. C. Waters, King of Sweden, 

 J uno, Empress, Lord Palmerston, Marquis of Bowmont, Lady Franklin, Lilac Queen, Mrs. 

 Boshell, Sir J. Outram, Mrs. Critcbett, Pioneer, Chairman,' Golden Drop, and seedling. 

 Second, Mr. H. Thorneycroft, Wcedon ; third, Mr. Davis, Peckham ; fourth, Mr. Wait, 

 gardener to J. J. Colman, Esq., Norwich. With twelve blooms, Mr. Thorneycroft was first, 

 having Chairman, Cherub, Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Derby, Jenny Austin, Hon. Mrs, Ttbtter, 

 Golden Drop, George Elliott, Admiral Dundas, Lord Cardigan, Umpire, and Lord Palmerston'. 

 Second, Mr. W. Corp; third, J. Sladden, Esq,, Sandwich ; fourth, Mr. Batten, Eton. 

 With twelve Fancies J. Sladden, Esq., was placed first, having fine blooms of Jessie, Lord 

 Stanley, Summertide, La Deesse, Madame Alboni, Confidence, Gem (Stafford's! , Lady Paxton 

 Elegans, W. Corp, Mrs. Crisp, and Queen Mab. Second, Mr. W. Corp, with Harlequin' 

 Garibaldi, Lady Paxton, Confidence, Splendid, Fairy Queen, W. Corp, Gem, Pluto, Mary 

 Lauder, Mrs. Crisp, and J essie. Mr. J. Keynes received a First-class Certificate for seedlin'o- 

 Dahlia "Patent," orange buff, streaked with crimson, a flower of great substance and very 

 novel. The same award was made to Mr, Turner for "Lord Dundreary," lemon, tipped and 

 streaked with pale purple ; a well-formed flower, and very novel. A Second-class Certificate 

 to the same for "Countess of Shelburne," pale lilac blush, slightly tipped with purple - a 

 very pleasing flower of exquisite form. The same to Mr. Silver, Eeading Street, Margate 

 for an unnamed seedling, colour lemon buff, tipped with lake; a very distinct and promising- 

 exhibition flower. Mr. Turner also had the following seedlings :— Oaractacus, golden biift 

 ground colour, tipped with crimson, very novel ; Charlotte Dorling, blush, tipped and streaked 

 with purple, a flower of good form, but low in the centre ; Volunteer, light maroon ; Lord 

 Taunton, rich glowing crimson, of fine form and substance ; and Picturata, golden' fawn 

 colour, striped and splashed with crimson, very promising. Mr. Pope, Chelsea, had Walter 

 Newman, a small compact flower, rosy salmon, tipped with gold. Mr. G. Rawlings, Bethnal 

 Green, had twelve blooms of Serenity, delicate blush, tippedwith. pmple in the centre, a very 

 pleasing flower; Mrs. Hogg, rosy lilac, pretty; The Beau (Fancy), crimson stripes on a 

 light _ ground ; Fascination, rosy lilac, streaked and suffused Avith crimson, very full and 

 promising, and possessing a novel shade of colour ; and Gem, pale lilac, tipped with purple. 

 Mr. Keynes had Orb, deep lilac, suffused and tipped with crimson ; Charles Turner, bright 

 golden ground, tipped with lake, a flower of great depth and substance, and very promisin> • 

 Princess Alice, bright rosy lilac, a pleasing colour ; Count Cavour, a small canary-coloured 

 flower ; six blooms of a large bright scarlet unnamed ; and three of a bright rosy scarlet verv 

 promising. J ' J 



_ Such a display of Asters was never before seen. Both " Quilled ' ' and " Pasony-flowerecl " 

 kinds seemed to be in perfection. With the former, Mr. E. H. Betteridge was first ; * Mr Besley 

 of East Hendred, second; Mr. C. Sandford, Walthamstow. third; and Mr. Wyatt, of Epsom' 

 fourth. It will be seen that Mr. Sandford, who has hitherto confined himself to the " Flat- 

 petalled" class, is seeking honours in the Quilled kinds. But Mr. Betteridge is aggressive as 

 well ; and though Mr. Sandford had two fine stands of French Asters, and is placed first and 

 third, yet Mr. Betteridge gains second, and it was said by some of the Berkshire growers that 

 Mr. Betteridge would be formidable in both classes at Kensington a week hence. Two extra 

 prizes were also given. 



# Ptoses were not in good form here, still there were some good flowers here and there 

 mingled with others that were thin, small, and almost colourless. Messrs. Paul & Son were 

 first with thirty-six varieties ; Mr. Turner, Slough, second ; and Mr. Laing, Twickenham 

 third. With stands of twenty-four kinds, Mr. Turner was first; Mr. Keynes, Salisbury' 



