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heavily edged and shaded with purple ; James O’Brien (F.), Gaiety (F.), 
Duchess of Albany (F), Henry Bond, King of Purples, James Vick, 
Thomas Goodwin, &c. Third, Mr. M. V. Seale ; fourth, Mr. E. F. Such, 
nurseryman, Maidenhead 
In the class for thirty-six blooms, not less than twenty-four varieties, 
and not more than two blooms of each, Mr. George Humphries, florist, 
Kington Langley, Chippenham, was first with some finely finished 
blooms, including Maud Fellowes (a variety that seems destined to 
become as popular as Mrs. G’adstone), Nellie Cramond, R. T. Rawlings, 
Harry Keith, Crimson King, Mrs. Gladstone, T. S. Ware, Mr. David 
Saunders, white ground edged with purple ; Countess of Ravensworth, 
Earl of Ravensworth, General Gordon (F.), George Barnes (F.), Willie 
Garratt, Agnes, Colonist, Ovid, Henry Walton, Harry Turner, Miss 
Cannell, Rosetta, Mrs. Saunders (F.), Lustrous, Vice-President, a fine 
old and very useful flower ; William Rawlings, Agnes, Goldfinder, Mr. 
Glasscock, John Henshaw, James Stephens, Mr. Harris, Matthew 
Campbell (F.), &c. Second, Messrs. Heath & Sons, nurserymen, 
Cheltenham, with good blooms of William Keith, Seraph, Richard 
Dean, Mrs. Langtry, Harry Turner, John __ Standish, Henry Bond, 
Flora Wyatt (F.), Mrs. Gladstone, Mrs. G. R. Jeffard, Thomas Hobbs, 
Clara, John Henshaw, Sir C. Mills, a Kentish raised yellow self ; 
Statesman, Henry Bond, and Lord Chelmsford. Third, Messrs. J. Salt- 
marsh & Son, nurserymen, Chelmsford. 
There were six collections of twenty-four blooms, distinct, and Mr. 
John Walker, nurseryman, Thame, came in a good first with Mr. Glad¬ 
stone, Prince of Denmark, Maud Fellowes, James Vick, Mrs. F. Foreman, 
Jesse McIntosh (F.), Colonist, Willie Garrett, Miss Cannell, John Stan¬ 
dish, J. C. Reid, Crimson King, F. J. Rawlings, Senator, Mr. George 
Rawlings, James Cocker, Mandarine (F.), Hope, Flora Wyatt (F.), 
Seraph, Imperial, Mr. W. Dodds, and James Bennett. Messrs. Salt- 
marsh & Son were second, their leading blooms being Harrison Weir, 
James Vick, Willie Garratt, H. W. Ward, Mrs. Langtry, William Raw¬ 
lings, Mr. Saunders (F.), Shirley Hibberd, Mrs. Gladstone, Criterion, 
and Prince of Denmark. Third Mr. G. Humphries. 
In the class for twelve blooms there were five competitors, and 
Messrs. J. Gilbert & Son, St. Margaret’s Nursery, Ipswich, were first with 
capital blooms of Mr. Saunders (F.), Rev. J. Godday, Rev. J. B. M. 
Camm (F.), Imperial, Crimson King, R. T. Rawlings, Henry Keith, 
Henry Walton, Ethel Britton, William Rawlings, T. J. Saltmarsh, and 
Mr. Harris. Second Mr. S. Mortimer, Swiss Nursery, Farnham, a rising 
young grower, with Peacock (F.), Lord Salisbury, W. H. Williams, 
Willie Garratt, Mrs. Gladstone, John Cooper (F.), white, heavily striped 
with lake ; Mr. Glasscock, &c. Third Mr. J. R. Tranter, florist, Henley- 
on-Thames. 
In the amateurs’ division there was one class for twenty-four blooms 
of Show and Fancy Dahlias mixed, six varieties being staged. The 
best, a very excellent lot of blooms, one of the best stands this veteran 
grower has staged for years, came from Mr. Thomas Hobbs, Lower 
Easton, Bristol, who had R. Dean, John Hickling, William Keith, R. T. 
Rawlings, Hartie King (F.), William Rawlings, Joseph Green, Prince of 
Denmark, Nellie Tranter, John Standish, Mrs. Gladstone, T. W. Girdle- 
stone (Keynes), a new Fancy, lilac, heavily flaked and splashed with 
deep red ; Mrs. McKenzie, Excellent, Vice-President, Mr. W. Slack, 
Willie Garratt, Alice Emily (Keynes), a new delicate buff yellow self of 
fine quality ; Thomas Hobbs, Arthur Blick, Henry Walton, Mr. Harris, 
and Mr. D. Saunders. Second, Mr. J. T. West, gardener to W. Keith, 
Esq., Cornwalls, Brentwood, with excellent blooms of William Keith, 
Mrs. Gladstone, R. J. Rawlings, Alice Emily, Mrs. Langtry, J. W. Lord, 
Crimson Globe, Glowworm, Willie Garratt, Mrs. Saunders (F.), J. T. 
West, Shirley Hibberd, J. B. Service, Henry Glasscock (F.), Prince of 
Denmark, &c., and third, Mr. Henry Glasscock, Bishop Stortford. 
With twelve blooms of show Dahlias only Mr. S. Cooper, Hamlet, 
Chippenham, was first, with T. J. Saltmarsh, Willie Garratt, George 
Barnes, self ; R. T. Rawlings, Maud Fellowes, Crimson King, Gold- 
finder, Harry Keith, Thomas Hobbs, Vice-President, Mrs. Gladstone, 
and Harry Turner. Second, Mr. George Arnold, Leighton Buzzard, 
whose best blooms were W. J. Lord, J. C. Quennell, a yellow self ; 
William Rawlings, Mrs. Gladstone, Chris. Ridley, and Joseph Ashby. 
Third, Mr. A. Ocock, Havering Park, Romford. The best six out of five 
competitors came from Mr. H. Heremans, jun., Chippenham, who had 
R. T. Rawlings, Harry Keith, Eclipse, T. J. Saltmarsh, Major Clark, 
a dark choice late self ; and Mrs. Gladstone. Second, Mr. J. Hurst, 
Putney Road, Enfield Highway, with R. T. Rawlings, Lord Chelms¬ 
ford, Harry Keith, Mrs. Langtry, Mrs. Gladstone, and Willie Gar¬ 
ratt. Third, Mr. J. Gilbert, Freshwater, Isle of Wight. 
With twelve blooms of Fancy Dahlias, Mr. J. T. West was first with 
Mrs. Saunders, Dorothy, T. W. Girdlestone, Duchess of Albany, Frank 
Pearce, one of the best formed Fancy varieties in cultivation ; Gaiety, 
Salamander, Mrs. N. Halls, Henry Eckford, George Barnes, John 
Forbes, and Hugh Austin. Second, Mr. S. Cooper, with Major 
Barttelot, orange, heavily striped with maroon ; Mrs. Saunders, Dorothy, 
John Cooper, Mrs. N. Halls, Duchess of Albany, Henry Eckford, &c. 
Third, Mr. H. Glasscock. Mr. H. Heremans had the best six Fancy 
varieties, showing good blooms of Major Barttelot, orange, heavily 
striped with maroon ; John Cooper, white, striped with lake ; Dorothy, 
Mrs. Saunders, Matthew Campbell, and Mrs. N. Halls. Second, Mr. 
T. Hobbs, with Flora Wyatt, Frank Pearce, Chorister, Magnet, Hartie 
King, and Mrs. Saunders. Third, Mr. W. Seaman, Brentwood. 
A series of very interesting classes are those for Show and Fancy 
Dahlias in colours. The best six blooms of any dark Dahlia were those 
of Willie Garratt, from Mr. Thomas Hobbs, Mr. T. Anstiss, Brill, 
coming second with James Cocker ; Messrs. Keynes & Co. third with 
Harry Keith, and Mr. Henry Glasscock fourth with Prince of Den¬ 
mark. The best six blooms of any light Dahlia found eight compe¬ 
titors, all showing Mrs. Gladstone, undoubtedly the most perfect light 
Dahlia of its day. Mr. J. Walker was first, Mr. Seale second, Mr. J. T. 
West third, and Mr. T. Anstiss fourth. The best six blooms of any two 
yellow Dahlias were R. T. Rawlings and J. B. Service, from Mr. J. T. 
West ; and Mr. Seale was third with the same ; Messrs. J. Gilbert & Son 
ji second—J. C. Quennell and R. T. Rawlings. The best two tipped Dahlias 
were both Fancies, viz., Peacock and Mrs. Saunders, from Messrs. 
Keynes & Co., Mr. J. Walker coming second with Mrs. Langtry (S.) and 
Mrs. N. Halls (F.). Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son were third also with Pea¬ 
cock and Mrs. Saunders. The best two striped Dahlias were Pelican 
and the Rev. J. B. M. Camm, from Messrs. Keynes & Co. Mr. Glass¬ 
cock was second with unnamed flowers, and Mr. Seaman third with 
Professor Fawcett and Duchess of Albany, all Fancy varieties. 
Cactus Dahlias made a fine display shown in bold and striking bunches 
of six blooms. In the nurserymen’s class for eighteen varieties Mr. 
C. Turner was first with Zulu, Professor Baldwin, Empress of India, 
Amphion, King of the Cactus, Mrs. Hawkins, the old Picta formosis- 
sima in fine condition, St. Patrick, Panthea, William Darvell, Mrs. 
Raynor, Honoria, Juarezi, Constance, Sir T. Lawrence, Beauty of 
Brentwood, Cochineal, and Asia. Second Messrs. J. Cheat & Son, nur¬ 
serymen, Crawley, with Professor Baldwin, Marchioness of Bute, white 
tipped with rosy purple ; Duke of Clarence, new, extra fine ; Empress 
of India, William Darvell, Mr. Douglas, bright pinkish salmon ; H. 
Patrick, Lady Marsham, Zulu, William Rayner, Robert Mayher, a fine 
yellow, &c. 
The best twelve came from Mr. M. V. Seale, who had excellent ex¬ 
amples of Henry Patrick, Juarezi, Mrs. Hawkins, Empress of India, 
William Darvell, Charming Bride, Cochineal, Panthea, Zulu, Lady 
Marsham, Centennial, magenta crimson with side margins of deep 
maroon ; and King of the Cactus. Second Messrs. Paul & Son, Old 
Nurseries, Cheshunt, who had William Darvell, Henry Patrick, King of 
the Cactus, Zulu, Honoria, Mrs. G. Reid, pure white edged with lake ; 
Cochineal, Asia, and Mrs. R. Smith. Third, Messrs. Keynes & Co., 
having fine blooms of Amphion, Centennial, Panthea, Beauty of Brent¬ 
wood, Honoria, and Marchioness of Bute. 
Pompon Dahlias were grandly shown also in handsome bunches of 
ten blooms each. Messrs. Keynes & Co. were first with a very fine lot, 
consisting of Lady Blanche, Whisper, Favourite, Darkness, Red Indian, 
Dove, Golden Gem, E. F. Jungker, Mabel, Hector, lilac purple ; White 
Aster, Phoebe, orange shaded with red ; Rosalie, Fairy Tales, Grace, 
Little Duchess, Gem, Eden, Leila, Little Ethel, Little Darkie, Achilles, 
pale soft rose shaded with maroon; Janet and Admiration. Second, 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons with a very fine collection also, having Isabel, 
Gazelle, Little Duchess, Iolanthe, H. E. Searle, Favourite, Don Juan, 
Grace, Guiding Star, Rosalie, Gem, Ariel, Red Indian and Eurydice. 
Third, Mr. Charles Turner, having the following very fine—Rubens, 
Thomas Moore, Eccentric, Amelie Barbier, The Mikado, Mabel and 
Dandy. Messrs. Paul & Son were fourth. In the class for twelve 
bunches Messrs. J. Burrell & Son, Cambridge, were first with capital 
bunches of Grace, Karl Goldenburgh, Mabel, White Aster, Favourite, 
Isabel, Whisper, Henriette, Fanny Weimar, E. F. Jungker, Fairy Tales 
and Darkness. Second, W. G. Humphries with Gem, Lady Blanche, 
Darkness, Leila, Dove, Eurydice, H. Milliesuy, &c. 
Single Dahlias were, as usual, very fine, the large bunches of ten 
blooms each being particularly striking. Messrs. J, Cheal & Son were 
first, and indeed they appear to be unconquerable in this class. They had 
delightful examples of W. C. Harvey, Miss Linnaker, W. Kennett, 
Albert Victor, Mrs. J. Conninck, Mrs. Bowman, James Scobie, Marion 
Hood, Miss Henshaw, Maria Lenden, Miss Roberts, Amos Perry, Duchess 
of Fife, Eclipse, orange centre with mauve edgings ; Alba perfecta, 
Cetewayo, Victoria, Hugo, Guilelaud, white with margins of yellow ; 
Formosa, Duchess of Westminster, Miss Ramsbottom, Duchess of Albany 
and Northern Star. Second, Mr. M. V. Seale with Amos Perry, Terra Cotta, 
Victoria, Huntsman, W. C. Harvey, Miss Henshaw, Hugo, Miss Roberts, 
Mauve Queen (improved), Duchess of Westminster and Lucy Ireland. 
Third, Messrs. Paul & Son with Winifred, Paragon, Topaz, Dulcjnea, &c. 
There was but one exhibitor of twelve bunches, Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., 
who had W. Kennett, Mrs. J. Conninck, Amos Perry, Florrie Fisher, 
W. C. Harvey, Scarlet Defiance, Huntsman, Miss Roberts, Miss Gordon 
and Cetewayo. 
In the amateurs’ division the best six bunches of Cactus Dahlias, six 
blooms in a bunch, came from Mr. J. T. West, who had Honoria, Empress 
of India, Marchioness of Bute, Panthea, Mr. Hawkins, and Mr. H. M. 
Stanley. Second, J. G. Fowler, Esq., Woodford, with Mr. Hawkins, 
Annie Harvey, King of the Cactus, Henry Patrick, Zulu, and William 
Darvell. Third, Mr. W. Mist, Ightham. With six bunches, three blooms 
in each, Mr. H. Glasscock was first with Mr. Hawkins, Amphion, Black 
Prince, Beauty of Brentwood, Panthea, and Robert Mayher. Second, 
Mr. S. Cooper ; third, Mr. H. Gibbs, Ightham. 
The amateur element in Dahlia culture do not appear to care much 
for single Dahlias, as in the two classes set apart for them there was but 
one exhibitor in each. The best six bunches, ten blooms of each, came 
from Mr. H. Glasscock, who had Duchess of Fife, The Mikado, A. J. 
Harris, James Scobie, Miss Jefferies, and Duchess of Albany. Mr. E. 
Mawley, Berkhampstead, had the best six bunches, three blooms of each, 
in Enchantment, Amo3 Perry, Marian Hood, Miss Henshaw, Gertrude, 
and Sunningdale White. 
Several seedling Dahlias were exhibited, but only a few first-class 
