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blooms of George Melville, Fred, Rifleman, Gordon Lewis, and Robert 
Houlgrave in this stand. Fourth, Mr. Dodwell; fifth, Mr. Lakin ; sixth, 
Mr. Makepeace ; seventh, Mr. J. Douglas. 
Twelve Picotees.—First, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, Oxford, with Norman 
Carr, large and fine; Favourite, Mrs. Coldridge, of very fine form and 
quality; Arnot Lyle, Little Phil, Imogene, Mrs. Payne, very fine; 
Mrs. Sharp, Nellie, fine ; Royal Visit, and John Smith. Second, Mr. M. 
Rowan, with Mrs. Payne, fine ; Mrs. Sharp, very bright and fine ; Little 
Phil, Brunette, Alliance, fine in form ; Mrs. Gorton, Clara Penson, 
Thomas William, Favourite, Mary, Amy Robsart, and Lady Louisa. 
Third, Mr. Charles Turner, Favourite, Mrs. Harford, Mrs. Payne, and 
Baroness Burdett Coutts, being fine. Fourth, Messrs. Thomson & Co., 
Sparkhill Nurseries ; and in this stand were fine blooms of Mrs. Sharp, 
Laly Louisa, and Isabel Lakin. Fifth, Mr. J. Lakin. Sixth, Mr. J. 
"Walker. Seventh, Mr. G. Chaundy. 
In the class for six Carnations. — First, Mr. Robert Sydenham, 
Birmingham, with Thalia, Sarah Payne, J. Lakin, and three others. 
Second, Mr. iThomas Anstiss, Brill, his test blooms being George 
Melville, Sybil, and Robert Houlgrave. Third, Mr. William Ward, 
Leicester, who had good blooms of Robert Houlgrave and Sarah 
Payne. 
For six Picotees.—First, Mr. Robert Sydenham, with gocd blooms 
of Norman Carr, Zerlina, Thomas William, Mrs. Ricards, Ethel, and 
Brunette. Second, Mr. A. W. Jones, Birmingham, his finest blooms 
being Mrs. Sharp-, Thomas William, Mary, and Lady Louisa. Third, 
Mr. J. P. Sharp, Birmingham, in whose stand was a fine promising 
seedling, light purple edge. Fourth, Mr. T. Anstiss. 
Twelve Yellow Ground or Fanry Carnation or Picotees. — First, 
Mr. Charles Turner, with a grand stand of blooms—viz., Romulus, fine ; 
Mrs. Walford, Seedling, Edith, Mrs. Wynne, an improvement on Janira ; 
Apollo, Victory, very fine ; Almira, Lord Rendlesliam, Madame Van 
Houtte, very fine; Countess of Jersey, a fine yellow-ground I'icotee ; 
Distinction, and Mrs. Henwcod. Second, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, with 
Tournament, Almira, Terra Cotta, Stadrath Bain, and Seedlings 919, 
184, 1C7, and others. Third, Mr. J. Douglas; and in this stand were 
fine blooms of Lily Ilenwood, Mis. Robert Sydenham, and a very fine 
seedling yellow Picotee. Fourth, Mr. G. Chaundy. 
Twelve Self Carnations.—First, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, with a very fine 
Germania, Queen of the West, and ten seedlings. Second, Mr. Charles 
Turner, with Catherine, The Governor, Mary Morris, Duchess of Fife, 
Golden Fleece, Cremorne, Rose Unique, very fine ; Ruby, and Rose 
Wynne, both fine, the latter a beautiful deep scarlet approaching 
maroon ; Germania, and two seedlings. Third, Mr. Rowan ; fourth, 
Mr. G. Chaundy; fifth, Mr. Anstiss ; sixth, Mr. Douglas. 
In the class for six Fancy Carnations, Messrs. Thomson & Co. were 
first with a fine bloom of Blushing Bride, A. W. Jones, a flue yellow 
ground bizarre Picotee ; Schleiben, A. Alegatiere, Maud, and Lady 
Edwards. Second, Mr. M. Rowan with Janira, seedling, Terra Cotta, 
Dodwell’s 614, 586, and 192. Third, Mr. J. Anstiss ; fourth, Mr. J. 
Wynne Ffoulkes ; fifth, Mr. J. Walker ; sixth, Mr. S. Barlow. 
Other classes were well filled, and a goodly number of flowers were 
staged in the classes for single blooms. Some of the finest were Mr. 
Sydenham’s blooms of Annie Lord, Favourite, Mrs. Gorton, Norman 
Carr, heavy red edge with superb petal and substance ; Polly Brasil, 
heavy purple edge ; and Mr. C. Turner’s Seedling No. 9, medium red 
edge, and Mrs. Coldridge, heavy rose edged, first in the heavy edged 
class ; and also Premier, fine petal and substance. 
Amongst the yellow ground varieties in the single classe®, all very 
fine, were Countess of Jersey (Turner) deep yellow ground with carmine 
marking ; Mrs. Henwood, light yellow with rosy carmine markings ; 
and Lily Henwood, creamy buff with rosy carmine markings, a grand 
bright flower. Amon&st the single b’ooms of seifs Germania was very 
fine ; also Royalty, a very charming bright ruby-red self of exquisite form 
and good substance. No. 4 self of Mr. Hedderley’s and Rose Unique 
(Turner) a very beautiful flower, soft shaded rose. 
An important addition to the schedule were the classes for Border 
Carnations, and in that for twelve varieties, five blooms of each, Mr. 
John Walker, Thame, was first; Mr. Joseph Lakin, Oxford, second ; 
Mr. G. Chaundy, Oxford, third. The midland and northern growers 
not being yet in bloom. 
Prizes were offered for the best bouquets of Carnations and Picotees, 
and foliage. Messrs. Thomson & Co. were first with a superb arrange¬ 
ment of scarlet Carnations and their Blushing Bride self Carna¬ 
tion, and there were four other prizes awarded. There was also a 
goodly competition in the class for sprays of Carnation or Picotee 
blooms. The class for twelve p’ants in pots not exceeding 6 inches in 
diameter brought out only one exhibit, Messrs. Thomson’s, the lateness 
of the season telling against further exhibits, and it taxed Mr. Herbert 
to get this lot into moderate bloom. 
The premier blooms were as follows :—Bizarre Carnation, Robert 
Houlgrave, S.B., exhibited by Messrs. Thomson & Co. ; Flake Carnation, 
Thalia, R.F., by Mr. Charles Turner ; heavy-edge Picotee, Mrs. Cold¬ 
ridge, by Mr. Dodwell; light-edge Picotee, Baroness Burdett Coutts, 
P.E., by Mr. Charles Turner; yellow-ground Picotee, Countess of 
Jersey, by Mr. Charles Turner; Self Carnation, Germania, by Mr. 
Dodwell. 
A certificate was awarded to Mr. J. Douglas, Ilford, for Fancy 
Picotees Lily Henwood and Mrs. Robert Sydenham. Certificates were 
also given to Mr. Hy. Eckford, Wem, Salop, for the following new 
Sweet Peas H. M. Stanley, Ovid, Lady Beaconsfield, Dorothy Tennant, 
Countess of Radnor, Imperial Blue, Delight, and Premier. 
Non-competing exhibits were of considerable excellence, Messrs* 
Thomson & Co. contributing a handsome group of plants; A. H. Griffiths, 
Esq , a box of superb Roses ; Mr. William Sydenham, Tam worth, Fancy 
Pansies; Mr. Wm. Campbell, florist, Blantyre, a fine display of Fancy 
Pansies, including seedlings, Wm. Adam, Dr. Gilchrist, and Duchess of 
Fife, all these very good; Messrs. Hewitt & Co., Solihull, for a fine plant 
of the lovely new Caladium Raymond Lemoine, also Begonia blooms, 
cut herbaceous plants, and an interesting collection of foliage of rare 
ornamental trees and shrubs. Mr. B. K. Davis, nurseryman, Yeovil, 
sent a fine lot of blooms of his double and single Begonias, nicely set 
up; Mr. James Forbe3, Hawick, a good display of Violas, Pansies, and 
cut herbaceous plants ; and Messrs. Dicksons, Chester, cut herbaceous 
plants and border Carnations. 
CODONOPSIS CLEMATIDEA. 
The genus Codonopsis is included in the Campanula family, and 
several of its members are very suggestive of the medium sized Bell- 
FIG. 22.— CODONOPSIS CLEMATIDEA. 
flowers of erect habit. The climbing annual Co lonopsis, C. rotun lifolia, 
is perhaps the best known together with Ps beautiful variety gramliflora, 
the yellowish flowers being veined with dark purple. C. clematidea is 
not too frequently seen, however, although it is an attractive plant of 
considerable merit as a hardy perennial. It is a native of elevated 
regions in Asia, and produces its neat bell-shape 1 pale blue flowers at 
the points of the slender stems, which rise to the height of 2 or 3 feet. 
The flowers have a charming appearance when cut and arranged with 
other flowers or f liage in vase3. It has been well shown in London by 
Messrs. Paul & Son of Cheshunt. 
