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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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Twelve yellow ground or Fancy Carnations or Picotees, dissimilar.— 
First, Mr. Charles Turner with very fine blooms, comprising Annie 
Douglas, Romulus, Countess of Jersey, Almira, Stadtrath Bail, Mr. 
Henwood, Victory, Adela, Old Coin, Remembrance, Sophia, and Edith 
M. Wynne, a bright fine yellow ground flower. Second, Mr. E. S. Dod- 
well with Richard Tryon, one of Benary’s new varieties, a very fine 
flower with rich orange yellow ground colour, and bright coppery plum 
margin ; Terra Cotta, very fine ; also Dodwell’s 475 and 156 ; other 
kinds were Tournament and Seedlings. Third, Messrs. Thomson & Co. 
with very fine blooms of A. W. Jones, Von Helmholz, Victory, and Terra 
Cotta. Fourth, Mr. John Walker. Fifth, Mr. Anstis 9 . Six yellow 
ground kinds.—First, Mr. George Chaundy with Nova, very fine; Annie 
Ross, orange yellow ground with blue tinted lilac markings, a fine 
flower ; Stadtrath Bail, Agnes Chambers, and two seedlings. Second, 
Mr. A. W. Jones with Victory, Mrs. Robert Sydenham, Stadtrath Bail, 
Dodwell’s 191, Alfred Grey, and Brockhaus. Third, Mr. J. Lakin. 
Fourth, Mr. F. Hooper. Fifth, Mr. Sydenham. Sixth, Mr. Brown. 
Seventh, Mr. A. Spurling, London. 
For twelve self Carnations, dissimilar, first Mr. C. Turner with 
Germania, Salamander, very fine salmon ; The Governor, Rose Unique, 
very fine ; Niphetos. Golden Fleece, Lady Mary Currie, Rose Wynne, 
shaded scarlet maroon (also the Premier Sel ), King of Scarlets, 
Catherine, and two seedlings. Second, Mr. Dodwell with Purple 
Emperor, Mrs. Muir, Mrs. Reynolds Hole, Midas, a fine rose self: 
Ruby Perfection, Mrs. Fred, Tom Pinch, Emmie, and others. Third, 
Mr. Sydenham. Fourth, Messrs. Thomson & Co. Fifth, Mr. G. Chaundy. 
Sixth, Mr. An9tiss. For six self Carnations Mr. F. Hooper was first, 
Mr. Jones second, Mr. Brown third, Mr. Spurling fourth, Mr. J. Edwards 
fifth, and Mr. W. Bacon, Derby, sixth. In the class for six Carnations 
or Picotees for those who have never won a prize there was a large 
number of entries. First, Mr. J. J. Clarke, Leicester ; Hecond, Mr. A. 
West, Leicester; third, Mr. E. B. Handley, Birmingham; fourth, 
Mr. E. M. Sharp, Birmingham ; fifth, Mr. E. Causer, Barton-on- 
Needwood. 
Seventeen classes were set aside to the different sections of Selfs, and 
a large number of blooms were staged, but we can give only the first and 
second prize winners in each class—viz. : S.B.—First, Mr. E. Clinton. 
Second, Mr. Sydenham. C.B.—First, Mr. Svdenham. Second, Mr.’ 
Dodwell. P. and P.B. —First, Mr. C. F. Thurstan. Second, Mr. 
Sydenham. S.F.—First, Mr. Lakin. Second, Mr. Pither. R F.—First, 
Mr. Sydenham. Second, Mr. Chaundy. P.F.-First, Mr. C. Turner. 
Second, Mr. E. Clinton. Picotees, H.R.E.—First, Mr. Chaundy. 
Second, Mr. A. W. Jones. H.P.E.—First, Mr. Jones. Second, Mr. 
Dodwell. Heavy Rose Edge.—First, Mr. Turner. Second, Mr. Dodwell. 
Heavy Scarlet Edge.—First, Mr. J. P. Sharp. Second, Mr. E. M. Sharpe. 
Medium Red or Purple Edge.—First, Mr. C. Turner. Second, Mr. R. 
Sydenham. Medium Rose or Scarlet Edge.—First, Mr. Sydenham. 
Second, Mr. A. W. Jones. Light Red Edge.—First. Mr. Jones. Second, 
Mr. Clinton. Light Purple Edge.-First, Mr. Clinton. Second, Mr. 
Lakin. Light Rose or Self Edge.— First, Mr. Dodwell. Second, Mr. 
Jones. Self Carnation.—First, Mr. C. Turner ; also second. Fancy or 
Yellow Ground.—First, Mr. J. Lakin. Second, Mr. C. Turner. 
For twelve varieties of Carnations or Picotees, dissimilar, five stems 
■of each.—First, Mr. S. Rogers, Whittlesey, Peterborough. Second. Mr. 
F. Hooper. Third, Mr. John Walker. Fourth, Mr. W. H. Divers. Fifth, 
Mr. Samuel Beal. Some excellent exhibits were staged in this class, as 
also for six varieties, set up under the same conditions. Some excellent 
bouquets, posies, sprays, and baskets of Carnations were staged for the 
prizes offered, and there was a spirited competition for the prizes for 
border kinds, six varieties in bunches. Mr. W. H. Divers of Ketton 
Hall Gardens, near Stamford, was first; Mr. F. Perkins, Leamington, 
second ; Mr. F. Hooper, Bath, third ; Mr. S. Rogers, fourth ; and Mr. 
S. Beal, extra. Other classes were also filled. 
The premier blooms were Bizarre Dodwell’s Othello, from Mr. Dod¬ 
well ; Flake, Charles Henwood, from Mr. C. Turner ; Heavy-edge 
Picotee, Mrs. Harford, from Mr. Turner; Light edge ditto. Liddington’s 
Favourite, from Mr. Turner; Yellow ground ditto, Mrs. Robert Syden¬ 
ham, from Mr. J. Lakin ; Self ground ditto, Germania, from Mr. C. 
Turner. 
First-class certificates were awarded to Mr. J. Lakin for heavy red 
■edge Picotee Ne Plus Ultra, a very fine flower of pure ground colour, 
great substance, and with fine petal; to Mr. S. Beale for rose-edge 
Picotee Mrs. S. Beale, a flower of great merit; to Mr. J. P. Sharp for 
heavy scarlet-edge Picotee Scarlet Queen, a superb flower, better than 
Mrs. Sharp by the same raiser; to Mr. Joseph Lakin for light purple- 
edge Picotee Miss Lakin, a very refined flower ; to Mr. Charles Turner 
for rose-edged Picotee Lady Emily Van de Weyer and Fancy Picotee 
Edith M. Wynne; to Mr. J. Lamb, Benton Joyce, Not s, for Fancy 
Picotee Duchess of Portland, also certificated at Oxford ; to Mr. C. 
Turner for self Carnations Rose Unique and Rose Wynne ; and to 
Messrs. Thomson & Co. for self Carnations Negress and Mrs. Joseph 
Cham erlain. Several other very promising seedlings were staged, 
some already certificated at Oxford and London, but not in good 
character. One variety, Crayon d'Or, pale cream striped half way down 
the petal with pale carmine, and with fairly formed petal and good 
build, is a distinct and beautiful flower. 
A large number of honorary exhibits were also staged, and handsome 
silver medals awarded to the following :— Mr. Davis Yeovil, for 
Begonia blooms ; Mr. Eekford, Wem, for Sweet Pras ; Mr. W. Sydenham, 
for Pansies ; Mr. J. horbes, Hawick, for cut flowers ; Messrs. Dicksons, 
Chester, for Roses and herbaceous blooms; Messis. Hewitt & Co., 
Solihull, for group of plants ; Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, for cut 
flowers ; Mr. Bailey, jun., Sunderland, for Pansies, &c. Some bronze 
medals were also awarded. 
NEW DWARF CANNAS. 
It is not often that one has the pleasure of drawing public attention 
to a novelty of such genuine excellence as the splendid new race of 
dwarf Cannas originated by M. Crozy, of which an illustration, from a 
photograph, appears below (fig. 19). These new Cannas, unlike many 
new things which are announced with a great flourish of trumpets, and 
then after a year or so sink into oblivion, have, as our American friends 
say, “ come to stay.” They have so many good points to recommend 
them that I have no fear in predicting a prosperous future for them, 
and I venture to say that in a few years they will be found in the ducal 
FIG. 19.— DWARF CANNAS. 
conservatory and the amateur’s 10-foot structure, which he fondly calls 
by the same name. 
To enumerate their good qualities—firstly, the flowers are gorgeous 
enough to attract attention in any society, resembling rather fine spikes 
of Gladioli than the older kinds from which they are descended, while 
the foliage is handsome enough to make them worthy of cultivation on 
this count alone. Then the height of the plant has been reduced from 
5 or 6 feet to 18 inches or 2 feet—indeed, a p'ant of “ Star of ’91 ” 
produced a fair spike of bloom this summer when only 6 inches high, 
so that they may be employed in innumerable ways instead of sub¬ 
tropical bedding only, which was formerly the case. 
The constant succession of flowers produced is another good point, 
as the same spike will go on pushing up fresh flowers from just below 
the faded ones for months together, if care be taken not to cut too 
low in removing the old trusses. Then, again, the plants die down in 
winter, and only require protection from frost, a great point where 
glass space is limited. 
The cultivation of the plant is of the simplest, rich loam with a 
fair share of pot room, plenty of water, and a light airy greenhouse, 
