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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Pompon (Varieties. —A charming display of these neat and graceful 
Dahlias was formed by the numerous collections entered both by nursery¬ 
men and amateurs. Five stands of twenty-four varieties were contributed, 
Mr. Turner winning premier honours, and Messrs Keynes, Williams & Co. 
were placed second, but many preferred the latter, and the Judges might as 
well have awarded equal first prizes in this case as with the forty-eight show 
varieties. The best of Mr. Turner’s were Golden Gem, Dora, Little Arthur, 
Isabel, Rosetta, Lady Blanche, Fair Helen, and Ernest. In Messrs. Keynes and 
Williams’ stand very notable were Golden Gem, Darkness, Lady Blanche, 
Dora, Northern Light, Mabel, and Gem. The only fault that could be urged 
against the stand was that too many yellow varieties were included, while, 
on the other hand, Mr. Turner had several very dull coloured varieties. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Son were third, and J. Gilbert, Ipswich, fourth. With 
twelve Pompons Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt. were first, showing neat and 
pleasing blooms of Royalty, Pure Love, Fair Helen, Dove, Gem, D u-kness, 
Numerous seedlings were exhibited, and first-class certificates were 
awarded for the following :— 
Nellie Tranter (J. R. Tranter) a beautiful yellow self variety, a very fresh 
and bright tint, the bloom of good substance and excellent form. 
Bendigo (C. Turner).—A handsome show variety of a warm crimson 
colour, the bloom very deep and symmetrical. 
Florence (C. Turner).—A show variety of a bright yellow hue and 
excellent form. 
Defiance (Keynes, Williams & Co.).—A magnificent bloom of a peculiar 
scarlet shade. A fine show variety, very deep, and of great substance. -*:<.£ 
Colonist (Keynes, Williams & Co.).—A show variety of excellent form, 
very distinct, the colour a peculiar terra-cotta orange, tinged with 
crimson. 
B. T. Rawlings (Rawlings Bros.).—Another bright yellow show variety : 
making the third certificated at tlrs Show. 
Fig. 31.— Easton Lodge, Ddnmow. (See page 232.) 
Fanny Weimer, Lady Blanche, and Little Bobby. Messrs. J. Henshaw, J. 
Burrell & Co., and Apthorj e were the other prizetakers, while for six 
Pompons Messrs. H. Glasscock, J. West, A. Tunbridge, and J. Bullard were 
placed in that order. 
Single Varieties. —Only (wo classes were appropriated to single 
varieties—namely, one for twelve and the other for six. In the first-named 
there were seven entries, Mr. Turner being accorded first honours for some 
charming varieties, bright in colour and neat in form. They were Defiance, 
Duchess of Westminster, Negress, Ellen Terry, Juno, Mary Anderson, Mrs. 
Bowman, Dorothy, Harlequin, Paragon, Rupert, and Yellow Queen. 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. were second, their best varieties being 
Chilwell Beauty, Queen of Singles, Mauve Queen, Magnificent, and Negress. 
Messrs. Cheal & Son and Paul & Son were respectively third and fouith. 
Mr. T. W. Girdlestone was deserved awarded the first prize for six single 
varieties, showing extremely graceful, light, and pleasingly coloured blooms 
of Walter Ware, Marion Hood, Sunningdale White, Sunningdale Star, 
Brightness of Sunningdale, and Calico, rosy mauve margined with white, a 
very pretty variety, and, with mo3t of the others, have been raised by the 
exhibitors. Mr. H. Vincent and Mr. Spinks were second and third with 
pretty varieties. 
Mrs. Theobald (Rawlings Bros.).—A beautiful variety of the show type; 
rich rosy mauve, very neat in form and of good substance. 
Alice (J. Burrell & Co.).—A charming neat Pompon variety, ciimson 
tipped with white, very pretty and distinct. 
Dandy (Turner).—A warm crimson self Pompon, excellent shape. 
Don Juan (Turner).—A black maroon self Pompon, the blooms small and 
most symmetrical. 
Mrs. Coninck (T. S. Ware).—A single variety, with broad fine’y formed 
florets, white at the base, deeply tipped with rosy lilac. 
Amos Perry (Turner).— One of the Paragon type, but of a deeper richer 
colour, with a narrow margin of a lighter shade. 
Chilwell Beauty (Turner, Cannell & Sons).—A very distinct single, 
variety, the florets bright orange in the centre edged with scarlet, the 
general outline of the bloom being good and the flo etj broad. 
Black Knight (H. Cannell & Sons).—Certificated as a d corative variety; 
the blooms of medium size, very freely produced, anl intensely deep maroon, 
nearly black. 
Charming Bride, (H. Cannell & Sons).—This was also certificated as a 
decorative variety ; the florets being white tipped with crimson, and the 
blooms of| good form. 
