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which brought three competitors, and proved, to the ladies at least, a 
most attractive portion of the Show. 
Cut Blooms. — The principal class was one for thirty-sis blooms, 
<! not less than sixteen incurved and sixteen Japanese, distinct varieties.” 
first prize a silver challenge cup, value 15 guineas and £9 cash. Second 
prize £6. Third £3. Fourth 30s. These prizes drew seven competitors, 
the first prize being awarded to Mr. Carlton, gardener to Mrs. Cope, 
Woolton, Liverpool, whose stands contained neat, medium sized, well 
finished incurved and large highly coloured Japanese. The varieties 
were as follows. Incurved : Back row—Empress of India, Golden 
Empress, Violet Tomlin, Lord Alcester, Emily Dale, Lord Alcester. 
Middle row—Miss Haggas (very fine), Princess of Wales, Queen of 
England, John Salter, Miss Haggas, and Prince Alfred. Front row—• 
Mrs. Coleman (extra fine), Princess Teck, Hero of Stoke Newington, 
Mrs. Heale, Lady Hardinge, and Mr. Bunn. Japanese : Back row— 
Etoile de Lyon, Condor (fine), Ralph Brocklebank, E. Molyneux (very 
good), Madame C. Audiguier, and Etoile de Lyon. Middle row—Mons. 
Bernard, Val d’Andorre, Sarah Owen, Marguerite Marrouch, Criterion 
and Avalanche. Front row—Sunflower, Sarah Owen, Puritan, Mrs. F. 
Jameson, Stanstead White and Sunflower. The second prize in this 
class went to Mr. P. Leadbetter, gardener to Mr. A. Wilson, Tranby 
Croft, Hull. Third, Mr. Folkard, gardener to Sir J. R. Walker, Bart, 
Sand Hutton, York, Fourth, Mr. Bell, gardener to Mrs. Rowdell, 
Skipton. 
For twelve incurved, distinct, open, Mr. Falkard was placed first, his 
varieties being Empress of India, Queen of England, Prince Alfred, 
Lord Alcester, Golden Queen, Lord Wolseley, Golden Empress, Alfred 
Salter, Princess of Wales, Violet Tomlin, and John Salter. Second, 
Messrs. Clark & Sons, Rodley. Third, W. Jackson. For twelve 
Japanese, distinct, open, first Mr. Jeal, gardener to Mr. W. J. Cheetha'm, 
showing Condor, G. H. Elliott, Belle Paule, Madame C. Audiguier, La 
Triomphante, Marsa, Charlie Sharman, Madame Baco, Mrs. J. Wright, 
Jeanne Ddlaux, Meg Merrilies, and Marguerite Marrouch. Second, Mr. 
J. H. Wood. Third, Mr. Pearson, gardener to Mr. W. Jackson. In a 
class for twelve Chrysanthemums, three incurved, three Japanese, three 
reflexed, and three large Anemones, Mr. W. Grix, gardener to Sir James 
Kitson, Bart., Gledhow Hall, Leeds, was first. 
In the district class, limited to gentlemen’s gardeners and amateurs 
residing within seven miles of the Town Hall, Mr. T. Newbould, Cragg 
Road Gardens, Rawdon, was placed first for twenty-four blooms (twelve 
incurved and twelve Japanese), winning a silver challenge cup, value 
ten guineas, and 100s. cash, his varieties being incurved, back row : 
Lord Alcester, Queen of England, Alfred Salter, and Empress of India. 
Middle row : Lord Wolseley, Miss Haggas, Princess of Wales, John 
Salter. Front row : Mrs. Heale, Golden Empress, Violet Tomlin, 
•Jardin des Plantes. Japanese, back row : Etoile de Lyon, M. Bernard, 
Sunflower, and Condor. Middle row : George Daniels, Stanstead White, 
Madame Baco, and Madame Audiguier. Front row . E. Molyneux, 
Ralph Brocklebank, Belle Paule, and M. H. Elliott. Second Mr. 
J. Eastwood, gardener to Mrs. Tetley, Weetwood, Leeds. Third Mr. 
W. Grix. In other classes the most successful competitors were Mr. John 
Gordon, gardener to Mr. Bottomley ; Mr. Newbould, Mr. Grix, and Mr. 
John Gordon. 
Specimen plants were shown of very high quality, greatly in advance 
of those shown last year, Mr. J. Eastwood, gardener to Mrs. Tetley, 
taking the first prizes throughout the classes. The groups also were 
much better than last year, especially the Chrysanthemum groups. Mr. 
Teal won first honours for these, Mr. Eastwood taking second prize, Mr. 
Moore, gardener to Mr. Bowring, Allerton Hall, being placed third. 
For the miscellaneous groups Mr. Frankland, gardener to J. Barran, 
Esq., M.P., Chapel Allerton Hall, was first; Mr. Townsend, gardener 
to Mr. E. B. Faber, Stray Lee, Harrogate, second ; Mr. J. Smiley, Monk 
Fryston, South Milford, third. 
The prizes offered for the best arranged dessert table were won as 
follows :—First, Mrs. West, The Grange, Moortown ; second, Mr. 
Ombler, The Green Dragon Hotel; third, Mr. G. Cooper, gardener to 
E. W. Beckett, Esq., M.P. Grapes were shown in excellent condition 
by Mr. Eastwood and Mr. Grix, the latter taking the first prizes in 
several classes. The same exhibitor being the successful winner of a 
prize offered for groups of natural flowers in vase or stand, his exhibit 
being a skilfully arranged large basket of flowers. 
Bouquets were numerously shown and mostly good. Especially 
admired was a spray bouquet of new design, to be carried suspended in 
front of the wearer, exhibited, not for competition, by Messrs. Shaw Bros, 
of Knostrop, who had also a very fine exhibit of bouquets in variety 
and a handsome memorial cross. Table plants and vegetables were 
numerous and good, but space pi events further particularising in their 
case. The Show during the first day appeared to be quite a success 
from all points of view, and was well attended. Much credit is due to 
the energetic and hard-working Committee, and especially to Mr. W. 
Grix (President), and to Mr. J. Smith (Secretary) for having brought 
this Show in such a very short period of time to rank as one of the best 
amongst provincial Chrysanthemum Shows. 
WATFORD.— November 11th amd 12th. 
The fifth Exhibition of the Watford Chrysanthemum Society was 
held in the Agricultural Hall of that town. The building is well 
adapted for the purpose, but with the increase of exhibits and growth 
of the Society, is now scarcely large enough to accommodate all com¬ 
fortably. The Exhibition itself was the best yet brought together by 
the Society, the cut blooms, groups, and other exhibits being of the 
highest excellence. Several contributions not for competition also added 
much to the attractiveness of the Show, especially the large central 
group put up by Mr. Myers, gardener to the Earl of Clarendon, 
President of the Society. This consisted of tall Palms and foliage 
plants, with Chrysanthemums carrying grand flowers, freely inter¬ 
mixed, and finished off with Bouvardias and Ferns, altogether forming a 
splendid group, which attracted much attention from visitors. 
In class 2 (open) for the best group of Chrysanthemums (in which 
the bronze Centenary medal of the N.C.S. was added to the first prize), 
Mr. Ashdown, gardener to C. R. Humbert, Esq., Watford, was first with a 
very nice lot of dwarf plants with good blooms, the colours well balanced, 
and consisting of a fair proportion of Japanese and incurved varieties. 
Mr. Higgins, gardener to A. G. Lucas, Esq., Ashlyns, Berkhampstead, 
was a good second, having in the centre of his group a fine flower of 
Mrs. A. Hardy. Third, Mr. Davis, gardener to E. A. Woolley, Esq., 
Abbots Langley. Several other classes were devoted to groups of 
Chrysanthemums open to members of the Society, fourteen other col¬ 
lections being put up, and not a bad one among them. Groups of 
miscellaneous plants were also well done, the first prize going to Mr. 
Beckett, and the second to Mr. Neve, gardener to C. Van Raalte, Esq., 
Aldenham Abbey. 
Cat Blooms. —These were staged in large numbers, the quality 
throughout being good and the competition keen, especially in the 
Japanese classes. Mr. Beckett, gardener to H. H. Gibbs, Esq., Alden¬ 
ham House, Elstree, well upheld the leading position he has taken in the 
past, although a decided; improvement is noticeable with other ex¬ 
hibitors both in the size and quality of their flowers. In class 3, for 
twenty-four incurved varieties, distinct, Mr. Beckett was a long way 
ahead of other competitors, having large solid flowers of Empress of 
India, John Doughty, Lord Aicester, Prince Alfred, Golden Empress, 
Alfred Salter, John Salter, Queen of England, Mrs. Coleman, good ; 
Miss Haggas, Mrs. Heale, Mrs. Shipman, Lord Wolseley, Golden Queen, 
Violet Tomlin, Nil Desperandum, Lady Hardinge, Mr. Brunlees, Re¬ 
fulgence, Mr. Bunn, Princess of Wales, Lady Dorothy, Beauty, and 
Barbara. Second, Mr. Malcolm, gardener to J. Tomlinson, Esq., 
Tarporley, Cheshire. Third, Mr. Brown, gardener to R. Henty, Esq., 
Abbots Langley. 
For the same number of Japanese, distinct, Mr. Beckett was again 
first among seven competitors, having very superior blooms. They were 
—Back row : Stanstead White (very fine), W. H. Lincoln (beautiful 
yellow), W. G. Drover, E. Molyneux, Boule d’Or, G. Daniels, Marguerite 
Marrouch, Etoile de Lyon. Middle row : Northern Light, Mrs. F. 
Jameson, Baron de Prailly, IPolborn Beauty, M. Baco, M. Bernard, 
Marsa, Sarah Owen. Front row: Fimbriatum, Beauty of Castlewood, 
Sunflower, Avalanche, Val d’Andorre, Ralph Brocklebank, Mrs. E. W. 
Clark, and Volunteer ; a very good stand. Mr. Dinsmore, gardener to 
T. F. Blackwell, Esq., The Cedars, Harrow Weald, was second. Mr. 
Malcolm third ; an extra third also being awarded to Mr. Sturman, an 
enthusiastic Watford amateur grower, who had a very bright stand of 
flowers. For twelve incurved Mr. Vincent, gardener to W. B. Davies, 
Esq., was first ; Mr. T. Lans^ey, Watford, second ; Mr. Dinsmore third ; 
and for twelve Japanese, first Mr. Folkes, gardener to T. F. Halsey, Esq., 
Gaddesden Piace ; second, Mr. Lansley; third, Mr. Mundell, gardener to 
Lord Ebury, Moor Park, Rickmans worth. The competition was strong 
in the six of one variety classes, very fine flowers being staged. Six 
white Japanese.—First, Mr. Beckett with grand blooms of Stanstead 
White ; second, Mr. Mundell with Avalanche ; third, Mr. Malcolm with 
the same variety. With six of any other colour Mr. Beckett was again 
first with splendid flowers of E. Molyneux ; second, Mr. Davis, gardener 
to W. Schrieber, Esq., Dalton House, Watford, with Etoile de Lyon ; third 
Mr. Layzell, gardener to the Rev. K. F. Gibbs, Aldenham, with Sun 
flower. 
A class was also provided for twelve Japanese staged with not less 
than 8 inches of stem, the prizes given by Messrs. Wood & Son, and 
here Mr. Beckett was again first, followed by Mr. Tidy, Stanmore Hall. 
In division 2, open to members only, Mr. Beckett was a good first with 
blooms very similar to those already mentioned, and for the same 
number of Japanese he was again invincible, having excellent flowers ; 
Mr. Dinsmore being again second. For twelve Japanese in this division 
Mr. Mundell was first, having some fine flowers. With Anemone and 
Pompon varieties Messrs. Beckett and Brown were the chief prize- 
takers, and many other classes were provided for amateurs and 
cottagers, each exhibiting strongly. The cut flowers throughout the 
Show were well set up, the majority using the Beckett cup and tube. 
Miscellaneous groups were contributed by several local nursery and 
seedsmen, also Mr. Smith, gardener to Jones Lloyd, Esq., Langley bury. 
There was a large display of fruit and vegetables, the principal prize¬ 
winners being Messrs. Beckett, Brown, and Cox. The Show was 
admirably arranged, and much credit is due to the Hon. Sec., Mr. Hum¬ 
bert, and his Committee, and we are pleased to learn it was a great 
success financially. 
BIRMINGHAM— November 12th and 13th. 
The Town Hall was the site selected for the thirteenth annual Ex¬ 
hibition of Chrysanthemums, fruit, &c., and the one under notice was 
the best of all both in extent and general quality of the exhibits. The 
arrangements were, as usual, perfect, the staging being completed in 
good time, reflecting great credit on all concerned. Mr. Lathom, Chair¬ 
man of Committee ; Mr. Jones, the Treasurer ; and the Secretary, Mr. 
Hughes, laboured hard to make this Exhibition what it was—a great 
success. 
Cut bloom 3 form, perhaps, the most important part of the Exhibi- 
