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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
t August 11, 1892. 
in his stand Benary’s Gustav Frytag, very pale orange salmon, a distinct 
and beautiful variety. 
In the class for six Kilmurry yellow ground seedlings, not less than 
three varieties, the awards were made as follows :—First, Mr. Reed 
with Nancy, Patricio, very fine ; Queen of Hearts, also fine ; Lyles 
No. 4, Tournament, and Gretchen. Second, Mr. Rebeck with Tourna¬ 
ment (2), Queen of Hearts (2), Alfred Grey, and Exile. Third, 
Mr W. Bacon, Rachel, very fine. Fourth, Mr. G. Chaundy. Fifth, 
Mr. Anstiss. 
For six blooms of yellow grounds, any raisers, Messrs. Thomson 
and Co. were first with Terra Cotta, Victory, Rachel, Mr. Robert 
Sydenham, a superb new variety, raised by Mr. Douglas ; Madame Van 
Houtte, and A. W. Jones, a fine collection of blooms. Second, Mr. Reed 
with Dodwell’s 919 and 921, Germania, very fine ; Nancy, Queen of 
Hearts, and a very fine Stadtrath Bail. Third, Mr. F. Hooper with 
Romulus and Janira, both fine, and four seedlings. Fourth, Mr. J. 
Walker, Thame, Dodwell’s 156, fine. Fifth, Mr. Keen, Stadtrath Bail, 
very fine. Sixth, Mr. Nutt, Lilian, very fine; and a fine bloom of 
Agnes Chambers. Seventh, Mr. A. R. Brown. Eighth, Mr. Rebeck. 
Ninth, Mr. Anstiss. 
Single Specimens. —A large number of single blooms were staged, 
and the following were the awards : —Scarlet Bizarres.—First and 
fourth, Mr. Rowan, with Robert Houlgrave. Second, Mr. Reed, with 
ditto. Third, Mr. Phillips, with Admiral Curzon. Fifth, Messrs. 
Thomson & Co., with the same. Crimson Bizarres.—First, second, and 
fifth, Mr. Robert Sydenham, with Master Fred. Third, Mr. Rowan, 
with Edward Rowan ; and fourth with J. D. Hextall. Pink and 
Purple Bizarres.—First and third, Mr. Rowan, with Wm Skirving ; and 
fourth with Sarah Payne. Second and fifth, Mr. R. Sydenham, 
with Sarah Payne and Miss Grainger. Scarlet Flakes. — First, 
Mr. G. Chaundy, with Guardsman, a superb flower. Third, Messrs. 
Thomson & Co., with Claudian. Fourth, Mr. Rowan, with Sportsman. 
Fifth, Mr. Sydenham, with Clipper. Purple Flakes.—First and fourth, 
Mr. Rowan, with Gordon Lewis; and third with George Melville. 
Second, Mr. Reed, with 1003. Fifth, Mr. Phillips, with Seedling. Rose 
Flakes.—First, Mr. Sydenham, with Thalia; and third with Lovely 
Mary. Second, Mr. Reed, with Seedling 722. Fourth, Mr. Rowan, with 
John Baxter. Fifth, Mr. Startup, with Mrs. May. 
The single bloom classes of Picotees were thrown together and divided 
into three classes—heavy edge, medium edge, and light edge, and the 
awards were as follows Heavy edged.—First, Mr. Chaundy with a 
very fine bloom of Morna. Second and sixth, Mr. Rowan with Amy 
Bob3art. Third and fifth, Mr. Reed with Little Phil. Fourth, Mr. 
Rowan with same. Seventh, Miss Thomson with Gertrude. Medium 
edged.—First, Mr. W. Bacon with Miriam (see certificate), a grand 
bloom, and fifth with the same. Second, Mr. Reed, with Mrs. Coldridge. 
Third, Mr. Chaundy with Mrs. Burnett (see also certificates). Fourth, 
Mr. Vesey with Norman Carr. Sixth, Mr. Rowan with Muriel ; seventh 
with Mrs. Payne. Light edged.—First and second, Mr. Rowan with 
Nellie, and sixth and seventh with Mary. Third, Mr. Phillips with 
Jessie. Fourth, Mr. Sydenham with Sylvia. Fifth, Mr. Reed with 
Favourite. 
For Selfs Messrs. Thomson were first with Mrs, Joseph Chamberlain 
(see also certificates), and second with Mrs. Fred. Third and fifth, Mr. 
Sharp with Germania. Fourth, Mr. Nutt with Annie Lakin. 
Fancies.—Mr. Nutt was first with a grand bloom of Von Beningen, 
and fourth with Theodore. Second, Mr. Reed with Van Dyck, and fifth 
with Schleiben. Third, Messrs. Hewitt & Co. with Sir Henry Wiggin, a 
fine flower resembling Dorothy. Yellow Grounds.—First, Mr. Nutt 
with Terra Cotta. Second, Mr. Reed with Dodwell’s 846, third with 
Stadtrath Bail, and fourth with Dodwell’s 150. Fifth, Mr. F. Hooper 
with a seedling. 
First-class Certificates.—Carnations. 
A fine collection of flowers was staged for certificates, h : gh class 
quality ruling throughout, three scarlet flakes obtaining these honours, 
a circumstance unprecedented in the history of the Carnation. And 
Mr. Dodwell may honestly feel some degree of pride in this event 
happening at one of his great Carnation jetes. The following flowers 
received the honours of a F.C.C. 
Claudian, S.F.—Exhibited by Messrs. Thomson & Co., Birmingham. 
A noble well built flower, bright in colour with clear white ground, and 
fine petal. 
Guardsman, S.F.—Exhibited by Mr. George Chaundy, Oxford. A 
very bright coloured flower with superb petal and form, and very 
fine. 
William Dean, S.F.—Exhibited by Mr. George Chaundy, Oxford. 
Not so large as the two preceding, but grand in its rich colouring and 
bold flakes, very good in form and petals, and the white very fine. 
Fred Phillips, P.P.B.—Exhibited by Mr. George Chaundy. A bright 
deep coloured, very fine flower. 
Princess May (Self).—Exhibited by Messrs. Hewitt & Co., Birming¬ 
ham. Soft pink tinted blush colour, a very fine flower. 
Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain (Self) exhibited by Messrs. Thomson & Co. 
A very lovely pale salmon pink self of exquisite form and beautiful 
petal, and quite distinct. 
Negress (Self) also from Messrs. Thomson, rich dark shaded crimson 
maroon with a velvety surface ; both fine and distinct. 
Picotees. 
Miriam, medium purple edge ; a bright margin, a flower of great 
substance ; broad petal ; the white very pure; a superb flower. 
Exhibited by Mr. Wm. Bacon, Derby. 
Mrs. Burnett, heavy rose edged. Exhibited by Mr. George Chaundy. 
Broad petal; a full well built flower, and very fine. 
Duchess of Portland (Fancy).—Exhibited by Mr. Joseph Lamb, 
Burton Joyce, Notts. White, with small pale rose bars, resembling 
Thomson’s “Annie Sophia,” but deeper in colour; a fiae well built 
flower with a strongly marked Old Clove Carnation perfume ; a fine 
border variety especially, as well as an exhibi ion flower. 
Premier Blooms. —The premier blooms in the Exhibition were :— 
Carnation Seedling R.F. 722, shown by Mr. Reed. Self Germania by 
Mr. Rowan. Fancy Van Dyck by Mr. Reed; also Picotees Little Phil, 
and yellow ground Stadtrath Bail, by the same exhibitor. 
Mr. Thomas Anstiss sent a stand of twelve fine Dahlias. 
Picotees were generally in grand form, purity and quality being 
strongly represented. There was also a marked advance in the Fancies, 
the leading winning stands being especially fine, Mr. Dodwell’s twelve, 
exhibited by his gardener, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Bacon’s six being of 
remarkable quality. Both Fancies and Selfs are fast finding their way 
into the affection of growers, and most deservedly so, for they are really 
beautiful. Mr. Dodwell must be credited with having assisted much to 
make both sections popular. 
The southern growers were in condition. The Lancashire, Yorkshire 
and still more northern growers’ plants were not in bloom. The season 
in the north, even to Scotland, is very late. The Birmingham growers 
did much better than they expected, for so few blooms were open, and 
some very promising blooms they depended upon were so long in 
developing that they collapsed before getting fully developed, and their 
final bloom is late, the flowers not being of the usual size. 
The luncheon party at Oxford is always a most pleasant meeting of 
growers, judges, and friends, and the luncheon itself of a recherche 
character. Mr. Dodwell presided, Mrs. Dodwell sitting by his side, 
and many members of his family present. A few genial speeches 
were made, a most delightful feature of the gathering being the 
finished vocal music by Mr. E. Jackson’s quartette party, so heartily 
enjoyed by the visitors from a distance, who have not many oppor¬ 
tunities for hearing such admirably rendered glees and quartettes. 
Mrs. Dodwell was the recipient of a handsome presentation silver 
teapot to celebrate the Jubilee year of her married life. 
THE MIDLAND CARNATION AND P1COTEE SOCIETY. 
The second annual Exhibition was held at the Edgbaston Botanic 
Gardens on Saturday, the 6th inst., and although the Yorkshire and 
Lancashire and more northern growers were not in bloom, and could not 
stage a flower, there was an excellent display ; a large number of fair 
blooms were staged, and the competition was very close in many 
instances. 
For twelve Carnations, dissimilar, Mr. R. Sydenham was first with an 
excellent stand of flowers, amongst them Master Fred, a very fine flower, 
beautifully marked and rich in colour; Edward Adams, S.B., a good 
flower and finely bizarred ; Prince George of Wales, finely flaked with 
purple and ground colour very pure ; Sarah Payne, P. and P.B., rich in 
colour with a clear white ground, and still one of the best; Thalia, very 
bright and evenly marked. Second, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, his best blooms 
being a grand Dodwell’s Othello S.B. with bright scarlet and maroon 
markings and fine form ; Dodwell’s 1003 P.F., clear white ground finely 
flaked with bright purple ; Chaundy’s 346. deep scarlet flake, clear 
ground colour and fine form ; and a seedling, R.F. 1026, bright rose on a 
clear white ground. Third, Messrs. Thomson & Co., Birmingham, and in 
this stand was a fine bloom of C. H. Herbert, S.B., Robert Houlgrave, 
very fine, and a fine Florence Nightingale, clear ground and bright 
purple flake. Fourth, Mr. E. Clinton, London. Fifth, Mr. J. Lakin, 
Oxford, with very fine blooms of Douglas’s Agricola, P.F., large and of fine 
form ; Robin Hood, P. and P.B., beautifully marked and bright in colour; 
C. H Herbert, and the grand old variety Sportsman in fine character. 
Sixth, Mr. R. Makepeace, Leicester. Seventh, Mr. John Walker, Thame, 
Oxon. Six Carnations, dissimilar.—First, Mr. A R. Brown, Handsworth, 
with Richard Bealey, Mars, Biddy Malone, S. S. Thomson, J. D Hextall, 
Sportsman : a fine even lot. Second, Mr. F. Hooper, Bath. Third, Mr. 
George Chaundy, in whose stand were very fine blooms of Guardsman, 
S.F., bright in colour, and Gilbert, a seedling S.B., very bright in colour 
and of fine form. Fourth, Mr. C. P. Thurstan, Wolverhampton, and 
in this stand was a very fine bloom of Edward Adams, S.B. Fifth, Mr. 
H. Foxen, Leicester. Sixth, Mr. J. Edwards, Manchester. Seventh, 
Mr. J. P. Sharp. 
For twelve Picotees, first, Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, with a superb 
lot of blooms, Esther, very fine, medium purple edge, and broad smooth 
petal ; Nellie, very fine ; Adolphus, Liddington’s Favourite; also 
Premier, light edge Picotee ; Lady Emily Yan de Weyer, Zerlina, Mrs. 
Hasford, very fine ; William Summers, Dr. Epps, Madeline, also very 
fine ; Thomas William, and Lady Churchill. Second, Mr. Joseph 
Lakin. including very fine blooms of Norman Carr, Polly Brazil, and 
seedling heavy red Ne Plus Ultra. Third, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, with Little 
Phil, Nellie, and Mrs. Payne, very fine. Fourth, Mr. R. Sydenham, 
Amy Robsnrt, Favourite, and Brunette especially fine. Fifth, Messrs. 
Thomson & Co., Mrs. Herbert and Campanini, fine. Sixth, Mr. E. 
Clinton. Seventh, Mr. R. Makepeace. Six Picotees, dissimilar ; twelve 
competitors.—First, Mr. A. W. Jone3, Handsworth, with a bright stand 
of refined flowers—viz., J. B. Bryant, Campanini, Thomas William, 
extra fine. Second, Mr. A. R. Brown, Favourite and Becky Sharp, very 
fine. Third, Mr. J. Edwards, Amelia and Mrs. Geggie, very fine. 
Fourth, Mr. F. Hooper. Fifth, Mr. Henry Pither, Oxford. Sixth, Mr. 
Hy. Foxen. Seventh, Mr. F. Denning, Moseley. 
