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hybrids, nor are the colours so well defined. One na^ned Sensation 
was perhaps the best. The Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain showed three hardy 
varieties. 
Dracccnas. —A collection of these plants was shown by Messrs. 
B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, comprising such fine kinds as 
voluta, Lonsi®, Berkeleyi, Tellingi, Reali, indivisi variegata, alba 
marginata, Fraseri, Yicomtesse de Belleval, superba, Elizabeth®, 
Massangeana, angustifolia, majestica, pendula, imperialis, Guilfoylei, 
terminalis alba, and Lindeni. 
For Draccena Miss Glendinning, which has narrow arching leaves of 
a dull broDzy green, the edges deeply margined with bright rosy crimson, 
a first class certificate was awarded. 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants and Roses came from Messrs. Paul and 
Son, the Old Nurseries, Chesliunt, the former comprising a beautiful 
box of Phloxes ; Spiraeas callosa, callosa alba, Nobleanum, canadensis, 
and grandiflora ; Prunus Pissardi, P. domestica aurea ; Alnus aurea, 
Hypericum oblongifolium (award of merit), Hydrangea paniculata, and 
various Carnations. 
Gloxinias came from Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park 
Nurseries, Norwood Road, London, S.E.—a bright and graceful display 
of flowers, rising from a groundwork of Maidenhair Fern. The 
excellence of this strain has recently been commented on. 
Marigolds. —A collection of these from Messrs. J. Veitch&Sons, 
Chelsea, comprising African lemon and orange, French striped and 
miniature Orange (African) was much admired, and a silver Banksian 
medal was awarded. Mr. R. Dean, 42, Ranelagh Road, Ealing, also had 
a fine stand of Africans of a very large strain, and was awarded a vote of 
thanks. 
Dahlias. —A bright, fresh, and beautiful collection of Cactus, single 
and bouquet varieties was the contribution of Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, 
Crawley. Amongst the former, a class of growing importance for 
garden decoration, the claret coloured Centennial, the fine i pure white 
Henry Patrick, and the canary yellow Honoria were very noteworthy, 
Mr. T. S. Ware received an award Of merit for Cactus Dahlia 
Robert Maher, clear pale yellow, a large, well formed, very handsome 
flower. 
Trees and Shrubs. —A very interesting collection in pots and baskets 
came from Messrs. James Veitch & Sons. It included Sciadopitys 
verticillata, Ceanothus azureus albidus, pure white and agreeably 
scented ; Abies Tsuga, a handsome Japanese species, the young growths 
gracefully pendulous ; Cupressus Lawsoniana filiformis ; Acer argutum, 
described as having beautiful autumnal tints ; Abies canadensis pen¬ 
dula and Eucryphia pinnatifolia, a dwarf bushy shrub with pure white 
flowers, and a brush-like profusion of stamens, illustrated in the Journal 
of August 26th, 1880. 
First class certificates were awarded to the following in Messrs. 
Yeitch’s group:— 
Sequoia sempervirens alba spica, the growths tipped with greenish 
white, giving it a very distinct appearance ; and 
Tilia euchlora, described as a fine avenue tree, holding its foliage 
much longer than the ordinary Lime, with dark green leaves 6 to 7 
inches across. 
Amongst miscellaneous exhibits of flowers were a collection of Ivy¬ 
leaved Pelargoniums (cut blooms) from the Royal Horticultural 
Gardens, Chiswick; a box of the new double annual Chrysanthemums, 
illustrated on another page, from Messrs. Hurst & Sons, 152, Hounds- 
ditch, London, E. ; seedling Fuchsias from Mr. A. Lye, ClyfiEe Hall, 
Market Lavington ; seedling Carnations from Mr. A. Spurling, Black- 
heath Park ; a box of a white Begonia named Octavie, closely resembling 
a Gardenia, from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley ; also a box of 
seedling Begonias, a box of Yerbenas, and pots of the fine Heliotrope 
Swanley Giant, from the same nurserymen ; and a collection of plants 
and flowers—comprising Brachycomes, white, rose, and blue—Arnebia 
cornuta, Torenias Bailloni, Tournieri, and White Wings ; and Carnations 
from the Society’s Chiswick Garden. 
A small collection of plants came from the Royal Gardens, Kew, for 
which a vote of thanks was accorded. Amongst them were cut flowers 
of seedling Streptocarpi, obtained by crossing S. Saundersi with 
S. kewensis, S. Watsoni, S. Rexi, &c., and flowers of S. Watsoni. A 
plant of S. Rexi alba was shown ; also Pentstemon puniceus, Stylidium 
graminifolium, Cyrtanthus Mackeni, Chironia pedunculata, C. palustris 
var., and Lobelia tupa. 
Orchid Committee.— Present : H. J. Veitch, Esq. (in the chair), 
Dr. Masters, and Messrs. J. O’Brien, E. Hall, J. Dominy, H. Ballantine, 
H. M. Pollett, and A. H. Smee. 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co. exhibited a collection of Orchids, including 
a fine plant of Cattleya Gaskelliana with twenty blooms, and three other 
plants of the same species representing fine varieties ; also C. Dowiana, 
C. Schofieldiana, and C. Wilsoni, Angrmcum articulatum, Phal®nopsis 
Micholitzi B.C., greenish white, yellow throat; and Masdevallia hybrida 
Amesiana. Messrs. Seeger & Tropp, East Dulwich, had a charming box 
of thirty Satyriums in fine varieties—S. carneum, pink and white; 
S. c. roseum, pink ; S. candidum, white ; S. erectum nitens, red and 
yellow; and S. erectum, pale yellow, being noteworthy. A silver 
Banksian medal was awarded. A good plant of the beautiful Oncidium 
Lanceanum with twenty blooms on a spike was sent by F. Wigan, Esq, 
(Mr. W. H. Young, gardener), Clare Lawn, East Sheen (vote of thanks). 
From Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son came the pretty Pachystoma 
Thompsoniana and a collection of Cypripediums, including C. grande, 
C. tonsum, C. Ashburton® superba, and C. oenantbum. Mr. D. Culli- 
more, gardener to Malcolm S. Cooke, Esq., Kingston Hill, sent a plant 
of Cypripedium superbiens with three blooms, each malformed ; in one 
were two perfect slippers ; the second had a double pouch, one inside 
the other. Referred to Scientific Committee. He also had a fine spike 
of Lnelia elegans, a good dark form. Messrs. T. & J. Rogers, Fern Bank 
Nurseries, Lodswortb, sent a plant under the name of Cypripedium 
incurvum, which the Committee considered identical with C. callosum. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following :— 
Masdevallia Lowi, exhibited by Sydney Courtauld, Esq. (Mr. A. 
Wright, gardener). The plant was small. 
Saccolabium Hendersonianum, exhibited by Major Mason, The 
Firs, Warwick. 
Sobralia Warscewiczi, exhibited by Messrs. Veitch & Sons. The 
plant was about 2 feet high, with broad dark green leaves, purplish 
mauve sepals and petals, lip same colour, pale yellow in the throat - T 
not equal in beauty to the old S. macrantha. 
Cypripedium II. Ballantine. —Hybrid, C. purpuratum, C. Fairrie- 
anum. 
NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY. 
Northern Division. 
The annual Exhibition of the above Society was held in the 
Botanical Gardens, Manchester, on August 9th. There was much 
greater competition than at last year’s show, and the Birmingham 
growers came out very successfully, taking by far the largest share of 
the prizes. The new S.B. C. H. Herbert, was again shown finely by 
the raiser, Mr. Herbert (of Thomson & Co.), taking four out of the five 
prizes in the single class. In the evening the gardens were lit by the 
electric light, and there was a large attendance of visitors. The awards 
were as follows :— 
Class A, twelve Carnations, all dissimilar.—First, Mr. T. Lord,. 
Todmorden, with fine flowers, characterised by great breadth of petal, of 
Master Fred, James Douglas, Thalia, J. D. Hextall, Edward Adams, 
Richard Bealey (very fine), Unexpected, Alisemond, Tim Bobbin, William. 
Skirving, Richard Dean, Robert Lord. Second, Messrs. Thomson and 
Co., Sparkhill Nurseries, Birmingham, with larger blooms but not quite 
so good in quality of C. H. Herbert, Robert Thomson, William Skirving, 
George, James Douglas, Rifleman, Alisemond, Florence Nightingale, 
Harrison Weir, Thalia, James Merryweather, Robert Houlgrave. Third, 
Mr. R. Sydenham, Bristol Road, Birmingham, with Gordon Lewis, 
Robert Houlgrave, Rob Roy, John Harrison, William Skirving, Matador, 
Sarah Payne, Florence Nightingale, Thalia, Due d’Aumale, Alisemond, 
Robert Lord. Fourth, Mr. B. Simonite, Sheffield. Fifth, Mr. H. Geggie, 
Bury. 
Class B, twelve Picotees, all dissimilar.—First, Messrs. Thomson 
and Co. with fine blooms of good quality of Princess of Wales, Cam- 
panini, Favourite, John Smith, Lady Louisa, Mrs. Sharp, Juliette, Mrs. 
Payne, Zerlina, Thomas William, Mrs. F. Ricardo, Mrs. A. Chancellor. 
Mr. R. Sydenham followed closely with Dr. Epps, Favourite, Mrs. 
Sharp, Seedling, Mrs. Gorton, Hilda, Sylvia, Morna, Mrs. A. Chancellor, 
Lady Holmesdale, John Smith, Ethel. Third, Mr. E. Shaw, Moston, 
Manchester. Fourth, Mr. Geggie. Fifth, Mr. Berwick, Middleton, 
Manchester, who had a very fine bloom of Ann Lord in his stand. 
Class C, twelve Carnations, not less than nine dissimilar.—First, Mr. 
A. R. Brown, Handsworth, Birmingham, with Fanny Hudson (fine),. 
Thalia (three blooms, very fine), Edward Rowan, Edward Adams, 
Alfred, Squire Whitbourn, Alisemond (two blooms), George and Tim 
Bobbin. Second, Mr. S. Barlow, Stakehill House, Castleton, Man¬ 
chester, with Robert Houlgrave, E. S. Dodwell, Sir Garnet Wolseley, 
Squire Llewelyn, J. D. Hextall, Squire Meynell, Master Fred, Crista- 
galli, Robert Houlgrave (two blooms), William Skirving, Dan Godfrey. 
Third, Mr. J. Edwards, Moston, Manchester, who had a fine bloom of 
J. S. Hedderley in his stand. Fourth, Mr. G. Bleachley, Whitefield, 
Manchester. Fifth, Mr. J. Whitham, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. 
Class D, twelve Picotees, nine at least dissimilar.—First prize, Mr. 
A. R. Brown, with smooth, clean blooms of Imogen, Favourite, Jessie,. 
Campanini (two blooms), J. B. Bryant, Mrs. Sharp, Clara Penson, Lady 
Louisa, John Smith, Thomas William, and Morna. Second, Mr. j. 
Whitham, with Gertrude, Clara Penson, Brunette, Thomas William, Ann 
Lord, Fanny Helen, Becky Sharp, Favourite, Dr. Epps, Miss Fiowdy, 
and John Smith. Third, Mr. J. Edwards, with Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. 
Gorton, Lady Louisa, Dr. Epps, Clara Penson, Favourite, Muriel, 
William Summers, and two seedlings. Fourth, Mr. J. Bleachley. 
Class E, six Carnations, dissimilar.—First, Mr. T. Helliwell, with Sybil, 
Robt. Houlgrave, J. D. Hextall, Master Fred, Squire Whitbourn, Sports¬ 
man. Second, Mr. G. Thornley, Middleton, Manchester. 
Class F, six Picotees, dissimilar.—First, Mr. A. W. Jones, Handsworth, 
Birmingham, with very clean, smooth blooms of John Smith, Muriel, 
Sylvia, Campanini, Mrs. Payne, and Mrs. Sharp. Second, Mr. T. Helli¬ 
well, Todmorden, with Brunette, Ann Lord, Clara Penson, Favourite, 
and Mrs. Niven. Third, Mr. T. Barlow. Fourth, Mr. W. Taylor, 
Middleton. Fifth, Mr. W. Bacon, Derby. Sixth, Mr. G. Thornley. 
Twelve seifs, Fancies or Yellow Grounds.—First, Messrs. Thomson 
with grand blooms of Terra Cotta, Almira, Blushing Bride, Gladys, 
Annie Douglas, Alfred Grey, Germania, C. H. Herbert, Ruby, Dodwell’s 
s. 167, and a seedling, a true yellow ground bizarre. Second, Mr. T. 
Lord with Germania, Thalia, R. Butler, Mrs. Price, Rob Roy, Captain 
Cuttle, John Ball, The Bride, Mercury, and R. H. Elliott. Third, Mr. 
A. R. Brown with Patricia, Purple Emperor, Dodwell’s s. 192, s. 191, 
s.166, s. 154, s. 186, s. 609, Germania, Lady Edwards, Rose Celestial, 
and Terra Cotta. Fourth, Mr. J. Edwards. Six seifs, Fancies or 
Yellow Grounds. — First, Mr. A. W. Jones with Dodwell’s s. 154, 
