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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 



Prince, Stanstead Rival, Prince of Hesse, Annie Elphinstonc, Excelsior, Invincible, Lady 

 Dacres, Miss Ednieads (a seedling, a great improvement on Mrs. Chater), and another seedling 

 unnamed. Third, Mr. H. May, Bedale, Yorkshire. "With twelve cut hlooms, Mr. Chater 

 was first, having Illuminator, Lady King, Monarch, Morning Star, Queen Victoria, Joshua 

 Clarke, La Lame Blanche, Lady Dacres, Countess Russell, Fearless Improved, Hesperis, and 

 a seedling. Second, Mr- H. May, with Lord Loughborough, Perfection, Illuminator, Invin- 

 cible, Prince Charlie, Princess of Prussia, Empress, Garibaldi, Mrs. B.. Cochrane, Miss Ashley, 

 Mrs. Wardrop, and another. Third, Mr. W. Bragg, Slough. 



Asters, though not in such strong force as at the Crystal Palace, were very fine ; and 

 Mr. Bctteridge took the first prize in both classes. As usual, his "Quilled" kinds were 

 models; and his " Flat-petalled " and incurved flowers, otherwise French, were superb. 

 Mr. J. Betteridge, of Steventon, Berks, was second with Quilled kinds ; and Mr. Sandford, 

 gardener to T. Thomassett, Esq., third. Mr. Sandford was second with the French kinds, 

 Mr. Betteridge having on this occasion distanced him.' Mr. Wyatt, gardener to IT. Wills, 

 Esq., Epsom, was third. 



With twenty-four spikes of Gladioluses, Messrs. Touell & Co., Great Yarmouth, were 

 first, with varieties similar to those exhibited by them at the Crystal Palace. Second, Mr. J. 

 Standish, Bagshot, who had some very fine seedlings of his own, including Coronation, blush, 

 flaked with carmine, and blotched with rosy salmon ; Mons. Blaire, pure white, pale lemon 

 blotch on the lower segment, pencilled with purple ; Champion, bright orange scarlet, with 

 white and purple marking on the lower segment ; Lurline, pale rose, flaked and feathered 

 with carmine, and lemon blotch ; Rifleman, vivid scarlet, with lemon and purple pencillings ; 

 Sir James Clarice, bright salmon scarlet, white and purple pencillings ; Duke of Cambridge, 

 carmine buff, blotched with purple ; and Solferino, a small-flowering, but very showy variety, 

 vivid scarlet, with large yellow blotch on the lower segment. Third, Mr. William Paul, 

 Waltham Cross. With twelve spikes of Gladioluses, Brenchleyensis colour, Messrs. Youell 

 and Co. were first, with Neptune, Comte de Morny, Mars, Mr. Youell (a brilliant orange 

 scarlet, with white throat), Don Juan, Star of the East, Victor Verdier, Rembrandt, Achille, 

 Othello, Napoleon III., and Dr. Andry. Second, Mr. J. Standish, with Paul Bedford (very 

 fine scarlet spike), General Cabrera, Brenchleyensis, Samuel Weymouth, Murillo, Brandlct, 

 Etna, Wallace, Don Juan, Dr. Andry, Richard Hall, and Garibaldi. Third, Mr. S. Cattell, 

 Westerham. Extra, Messrs. A._ Henderson & Co,, Pine Apple Place. Messrs. Cutbush and 

 Son were first with twelve Gladioluses in pots, one only in a pot, instead of three as stated in 

 the schedule. The varieties were Othello, Madame Binder, Gil Bias, Eveline Bryere, Goliath, 

 Hebe, Galathee, Janire, Vesta, Brenchleyensis, Empress, and Imperatrice, the two last 

 varieties being identical. Second, Mr. J. Cattell, Westerham. 



Mr. Standish was first with twenty-four trusses of Phloxes ; second, Mi\ 0- Turner ; 

 third, Mr. J. Salter, Versailles Nursery, Hammersmith. Mr. J. Cattell was the only exhi- 

 bitor of dwarf Phloxes, perennial upright kinds grown in pots, and with good heads of 

 flower ; but having a great sameness of colour. The prize offered by Dr. Lindley for a 

 specimen of the dwarfest and best perennial iipright-growing Phlox was taken by Mr. 

 Turner, who had Spenceri. Mr. Cattell, Westerham, had Mdlle. Marie Lacroix. 



Messrs. Minchin & Son, Hook Norton, Oxon, were first with twenty-four Verbenas ; 

 second, Mr. George Smith, Tollington Nursery, Islington ; third, Mr. C. 'Turner, Slough ; 

 extra, Mr. Treen, Victoria Nursery, Rugby. They were extremely good, and contained, the 

 following selected as the best varieties :— General Simpson, Snowfiake, 11 Trovatore, Mr. 

 Moore, Lady C. Shepherd, Lord Raglan, Earl of Shaftesbury, Warrior, Mrs. H. Stenger, 

 G£ant des Batailles, Mrs. Harrison, Great Eastern, Foxhunter, Beine des Amazones, Black 

 Prince, Nemesis, Ariosto Improved, Souvenir de l'Exposition, King of Verbenas, and Zampa. 



Dahlias were very fine as at the Palace, and the competition between Messrs. Turner and 

 Keynes was very close indeed. One of the Judges contended strongly for the first prize to 

 be awarded to Mr. Turner, the other two taking the opposite view. Two more gentlemen 

 were called in, and Mr. Keynes carried the day. The easiest way would have been to 

 have placed the two stands on an equality, by giving them equal first prizes, a dis- 

 tinction each collection of blooms deserved. Mr. Keynes had Lord Derby, Golden Drop, 

 Imperial, Magnificent, Juno, John Harrison, Lilac Queen, Donald Beaton, General Jackson, 

 Pandora, Cherub, Bob Ridley, Mrs. Dodds, Leopard, Hugh Miller, Chairman, Duke of Wel- 

 lington, Pauline, Andrew Dodds, Lady D. Pennant, Baron Taunton, Mrs. Bush, Mrs. 

 Critchett, Peri, Lord Wiltshire, John Keynes, Earl of Shaftesbury, Oscar, King of Sweden, 

 Black Prince, Perfection, Jenny Austin, Beauty of Hilperton, Model, Sir George Doriglas, 

 Lord Palmerston, Charles Turner, Mrs. Trotter, Norfolk Hero, Pioneer, Goldfindey, Le Premiere, 

 Umpire, Souter Johnny, Lady Elcho, George Brown, Mrs. Walters, and Criterion. Second, 

 Mr. Turner; third, Mr. H. May, Bedale, Yorkshire. With twenty-four blooms, Mr. 

 Turner was first, having Mutabilis, George Brown, Mrs. Bush, Model, Delicata, Earl of 

 Shaftesbury, Umpire, Chairman, Mr3. Stocken, Beauty of Hilperton, Golden Drop, Lilac 

 Queen, Lord Derby, Cygnet, Norfolk Hero, Lady Popham, Madge Wildfire, Capt, Harvey, 



