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medium sized, beautifully finished blooms of Empress of India, Lord 
Alcester, Miss M. A. Haggas, Jeanne d’Arc, Princess of Wales, Violet 
Tomlin, and Golden Queen of England, but all were admirable flowers, 
and formed a capital stand. The reflexed were also extremely fine, 
King of the Crimsons and the Christines, also Phidias and Cullingfordi, 
were excellent. Amongst the large Anemone flowered Fleur de Marie, 
Gluck, Grand d’Alveole, Mdlle. Cabrol, and Kelson were extremely good. 
The Japanese were best represented by Etoile de Lyon, Mdlle. Lacroix, 
Avalanche, Edwin Molyneux, and Condor. Pompons and Anemone 
Pompons were a neat and pleasing display, and the singles were very 
bright, White Perfection, Mary Anderson, Admiral Sir T. Symonds, 
and Mrs. Le Moult being particularly attractive. Messrs. J. Laing 
and Sons, Forest Hill, London, S.E., bad stands of Japanese, 
incurved and reflexed, in good condition, the first named including 
a grand bloom of Etoile de Lyon. Mr. R. Owen, Castle Hill, Maiden¬ 
head, arranged bis flowers in bunches in large receptacles instead of on 
stands. The formed a very free, bright, and fresh display, including 
-Japanese in great variety, Pompons and singles also being extensively 
employed. Mr. C. J. Salter, gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq., Wood- 
hatch Lodge, Reigate, had several stands of remarkably neat blooms. 
Amongst the Japanese Jeanne Delaux, Sunflower, Mons. Astorg, Fim- 
briatum, and L’Adorable were very noteworthy. The incurved were 
small but admirably finished. The Anemone flowered were a beautiful 
display. R. Owen, pure snow white, was extremely beautiful, surpassing 
Lady Margaret and Fleur de Marie. J. Thorpe, jun., and Mrs. A. Lowe 
were also very good. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, had a 
very extensive collection, comprising no less than 260 varieties, and con¬ 
tributing in itself a great feature of interest. The blooms were not 
regularly disposed in stands, but placed in small stone bottles and taste¬ 
fully blended. It was difficult to pick out individual examples amongst 
so many of a meritorious character, but some were of remarkable size. 
Incurved in twenty-four varieties were staged by Mr. Berry, The 
Gardens, Roehampton House, Roehampton, who had small but fresh 
neat blooms. Mr. Wildsmith, gardener to the Hon. E. L. Shaw-Lefevre, 
exhibited twelve (with a twenty-four card), these comprising good 
blooms of Princess of Wales, Jeanne d’Arc, Lord Alcester, and Lord 
Wolseley, but somewhat rough. 
A capital stand of twenty-four Japanese came from Mr. Fyfe, gar¬ 
dener to Lord Wantage, Overstone Park, Northampton. Album Fimbri- 
atum, Edwin Molyneux, Moonlight, Florence Percy, and Elaine were 
good. Mr. Wills, gardener to Mrs. Pearce, The Firs, Bassett, Southamp¬ 
ton, and Messrs. Clibran, Altrincham, also had good stands of twenty- 
four, the blooms being of good size, fresh, and well coloured. Mr. Pope, 
The Gardens, Highclere Castle, Newbury, also exhibited. Stands of 
twelve Japanese came from Mr. R. Falconer Jameson, Hessle, Hull ; and 
Wildsmith. The former’s flowers were large and fine, but one or two a 
little the worse for their journey. Mr. Wildsmith’s blooms were very fresh. 
Reflexed were shown in capital condition by the last named. 
Cullingfordi was very richly coloured, King of Crimsons large and fine, 
Cloth of Gold and Amy Furze also good. Mr. C. Gibson, gardener to 
J. Wormald, Esq., Morden Park, Surrey, had a very neat and pleasing 
stand of Pompons, in which Cendrillon, Black Douglas, Prince of 
Orange, and Marabout were noteworthy. Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old 
Nurseries, Cheshunt, had a beautiful stand of large Anemone-flowered, 
comprising a superb bloom of Sabine, and excellent flowers of J. Thorpe 
junior. Nelson, Jeanne Marty, Nelson, and Souvenir de Madame 
Blandinieres. 
Several classes were provided for Japanese and incurved, one colour 
only in a stand. Mr. Berry showed Empress of India as white incurved, 
a smooth, level lot. In the corresponding yellow class Mr. Molyneux 
had a magnificent stand of Golden Empress of India, every bloom large, 
well built, solid, smooth, fresh, and superbly finished. Mr. Berry also 
showed this variety with Emily Dale. White Japanese formed a 
pleasing display. Mr. Berry had Mdlle. Lacroix, Maiden’s Blush, and 
Avalanche in capital condition ; Mr. Falconer Jameson, Avalanche, 
Mons. Astorg, Florence Percy, and Elaine ; Mr. Doughty, gardener to 
Mrs. Tomlin, Cranbrook, Kent, a beautiful stand of Elaine. Mr. Bur¬ 
nett, The Grange Gardens, Hillingdon, Uxbridge, had a good stand of 
Roi des Japonais in the orange or bronze class, a very fine lot of Yal 
d’Andorre in the red and crimson class, and good blooms of Madame 
C. Audiguier and Madame J. Laing in the lilac or pink class. 
Amongst the new Chrysanthemums exhibited were L’Automne, 
Etoile de Lyon, Alfred Lynes, Stanstead Surprise, President Hyde, 
Annie Clibran, Thomas Stevenson, and Jeanne Marty from Messrs. 
Clibran; Mrs. James Carter, Holborn Beauty (Japanese), and James 
Carter (decorative reflexed) from James Carter & Co., 237, High Hol¬ 
born, London ; Mrs. Bevan Edwards, yellow sport from Mr. R. Brockle- 
bank, by Mr. Winkworth, gardener to R. Brocklebank, Esq., Childwall 
Hall, Liverpool ; Yellow Pompon Alice Storey, by Mr. G. Stevens, 
Putney ; Lady Pet (Japanese), sport from Madame J. Laing, by Mr. W. 
Heatb, Hampton Manor Gardens ; Mrs. Horril reflexed, sport from 
George Glenny (name of exhibitor not observable) ; Miss M. A. Haggas 
(incurved),YioletTomlin (incurved), James Weston (Japanese Anemone), 
and Puritan (Japanese) from Mr. E. Molyneux ; and, lastly, the re¬ 
markable white incurved variety illustrated on another page, Mrs. 
Alpheus Hardy, of which a plant bearing six blooms was exhibited by 
Mr. Ware of Tottenham, and one with a single flower by Mr. Appleby, 
Dorking. The awards had not been published on going to press, and the 
certificated varieties will be described in another issue. 
Mr. Parker, Impney Gardens, Droitwicb, exhibited a beautiful 
basket of blooms that had been grown out of doors in ordinary soil 
against a wall, and merely protected from heavy rain by boards. They 
comprised many well-known exhibition sorts in very good condition,, 
and had been cut on November 4th. The new “ Jameson ” exhibi¬ 
tion spring cup support and name card holder were exhibited by Messrs. 
E. P. Dixon & Sons, Hull ; Messrs. R. Beale & Co., New Southgate,. 
London, N., showed examples of Chrysanthemum propagation by leaves 
and cuttings in their fertilising moss. There were some paintings of 
Chrysanthemums from the Royal Gardens, Kew, also dried specimens. 
The Conference was opened by an address from Mr. T. B. Haywood,, 
and papers were read by Messrs. Payne, Molyneux, Wright, and Hib- 
berd, which will be referred to in a future issue. 
BRIGHTON—Nov. 5th and 6th. 
The seventh annual Exhibition of the Brighton and Hove Chrys¬ 
anthemum Society was held on Tuesday and Wednesday last in the Dome 
and Corn Exchange, near the Pavilion, and proved to be the best this- 
flourishing young Society has yet held, both in quality and number of 
exhibits. Over 400 entries were received, and the competition in some 
of the classes was remarkably keen. For example, in the cup class- 
there were no less than ten entries, or a total of nearly 500 blooms, 
constituting a show in itself. Other classes for cut blooms were also well 
filled, those for plants, fruit, and vegetables bringing many competitors, 
and assisting materially in increasing the interest of the Show. The- 
groups of Chrysanthemums also constituted an important feature, and, 
arranged as they were round the sides of the Com Exchange, they pro¬ 
duced a good effect. The latter building is very spacious, and ad¬ 
mirably adapted for the purpose, as, while allowing due space for the- 
exhibits, it also affords ample room for the thousands of visitors during 
the evening. The Dome is a handsome building, of circular form, in 
which some of the cut flowers were placed, with specimen plants, and 
a grand group of Palms, Ferns, Cycads, and Chrysanthemums in front of 
the organ was one of the most effective examples of plant arrangement 
we have ever seen at an autumn show. 
The schedule provided forty-six classes, besides eighteen special 
classes, in which the prizes were contributed by local and other friends- 
of the Society. A total of about £ 120 was offered in prizes (besides 
the £10 silver cup in class 9), an increase on last year, warranted by 
the satisfactory state of the finances. Few societies start the year with-, 
a balance to their credit of £88, yet that was the position of the- 
Brighton Society at the beginning of 1889, and it is probable that the- 
Show here recorded may lead to an advance upon this substantial 
amount. Such a state of affairs indicates liberal local support and ex¬ 
cellent management, and as the result of seven years’ work it is most' 
creditable to all concerned. The Secretary, Mr. Mark Longhurst, has- 
assisted considerably in the development of the Society, his energy and 
business-like method of procedure, aided by a practical Committee, of 
which Mr. R. Miller is the able Chairman, having conduced largely to 
the present satisfactory condition. 
Cut Blooms. —These classes constituted the great feature of the- 
Show, and the leading class was that for forty-eight blooms, not less 
than thirty-six varieties, or more than two of one variety. This was 
open to all exhibitors, the first prize consisting of a silver cup value £10 
and £7 in cash, the second prize £6, the third £3, and the fourth £2. 
The cup was offered under the conditions that if an exhibitor won it 
twice (not necessarily consecutively) it should become his property, but 
if it be won by three different exhibitors in the first three years the- 
competition in the fourth year should be confined to them. 
No less than ten exhibitors entered, and the array of blooms 
had a magnificent appearance ; in fact we do not remember so fine an 
effect produced by one class. The Judges in this section (Messrs. G» 
Gordon and L. Castle) had a formidable task to perform, but the real 
contest laid between two competitors, and after a very careful exami¬ 
nation and pointing, tbe first honours were accorded to Mr. W. Nevill r 
gardener to F. W. Flight, Esq., Cornstiles, Winchester, who had excel¬ 
lent blooms of the following varieties, very fresh, bright, clean speci¬ 
mens, and remarkably even throughout. Incurved. —Back row : Golden 
Queen of England, Empress of India, Golden Empress, Lord Wolseley,. 
Lord Alcester, Golden Queen, Alfred Salter, and Golden Empress- 
Middle row : Jeanne d’Arc, Mrs. Shipman,Wiolet Tomlin, Miss Haggas,. 
Princess of Wales, Lord Wolseley, Jeanne d’Arc, and Mrs. Shipman. 
Front row : Prince Alfred, Mrs. Heale, Mr. Brunlees, White Venus,, 
John Salter, Lady Hardinge, Nil Desperandum, and Princess of Wales. 
Japanese. —Back row : Stanstead White, Val d’Andorre, Boule d’Or, 
Madame B. Pigny, Val d’Andorre, Ralph Brocklebank, M. Bernard, and 
Stanstead White, a grand corner bloom, tbe finest in the Show. Middle 
row : L’Or du Japon, Sarah Owen, Bertha Flight, Ralph Brocklebank,. 
Stanstead Surprise, Boule d'Or, E. Molyneux, and a variety we missed. 
Front row : Mdlle. Lacroix, Sunflower, M. J. Laing, Marsi, Avalanche,. 
Madame J. Laing, Mrs. J. Wright, and Mdlle. Lacroix. 
The second prize was adjudged to Messrs. J. & G. Drover, Fareham, 
who had admirable blooms, the Japanese being nearly equal to those in, 
the first stand; the back row of incurved was also formed of heavy- 
handsome blooms, but there was a falling off in the two front 
rows. The varieties were, however, s» good that they are worth 
naming. They were arranged in the following order. Incurved. — 
Back row : Lord Alcester, Golden Queen, Lord Alcester, Queen 
of England, Empress of India, Alfred Salter, Empress of India., 
and Golden Queen. Middle row : C. Gibson, Princess Teck, Go’den 
Empress, Nil Desperandum, Queen of England, Lord Wolseley, 
Golden Empress, and Nil Desperandum. Front row : Novelty, Prince- 
Alfred, Cherub, Princess of Wales, Barbara, Jeanne d’Arc, Refulgens, 
and Eve. Japanese. — Back row; Carew Underwood,. Boule 
