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certificate. W. Stewart, a bright reddish orange and yellow, and a fine 
blotch ; and Mrs, A. Irvine, a beautiful white self, with large solid 
blotch. 
Mr, Lister, florist, Rothesay, was second with also a fine display, but 
rough weather in the Glasgow district and a longer journey had told 
upon his blooms. Amongst his finest Violas were Mrs. Webster, with a 
rich dark blotch bordered with grey (a certificate) ; Mrs. Cameron, a 
beautiful shaded puce and lilac and dark blotch (a certificate) ; and 
several leading varieties. His Fancy Pansies included the following;— 
W. A. Green, a bronzy maroon blotch, with cream and bronze margin, 
fine form (a certificate); Annie Ross, a superb flower, with a very fine 
maroon blotch, with creamy yellow narrow margin ; Celtic Gem, a large 
deep yellow, with large blotch, fine ; Miss Ford, a fine dark purple 
blotch with white margin and rich violet marked top petals ; Allan 
Cameron, a distinct flower, with large solid blotch and carmine tinted 
top petals (a certificate) ; Maggie R, S. Cocker, Mrs. M, Cuthbertson, 
Edward Kellett, very distinct; Mrs. Lister D. McGregor, a splendid large 
blotched, with primrose margined top petals flushed with pink ; and 
Queen’s Park Gem, a light flower, with superb blotch, and a very 
refined flower. 
There was also a class for smaller collections in a space 10 feet by 
3 feet, and here Mr. M. Campbell, florist, Blantyre, N.B., was first 
with an admirably arranged stand of leading kinds of Violas and Pansies. 
Amongst the latter the following Fancies were very fine :—Annie Ross, 
George Fergusson, Alice Russell, Mrs. C. E. Scarse, Mrs. Train, James S. 
Irvine, John Rosier, fine and distinct; C. B. Renshaw, Agnes Mabel, 
Wm. B. Smellie, Mr. Robert Thompson, extra fine ; Alexander Nivisen, 
a distinct, extra fine, light ground flower ; H. B. Smith, John Findlay, 
Maggie Watson, James Campbell, Beauty, Maggie Bell, with blue purple 
top petals and white border, and very fine solid blotch with white 
margin. Amongst Mr. Campbell’s Violas the Duchess of Devonshire is 
very distinct, white with blue lilac central blotch, which extends into 
the lower petals. Certificates were also awarded to Mr. S. Pye for 
Violas Border Witch, a charming light flower, and Pride of Etal. 
—W. D. 
NATIONAL CAKNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY. 
(Southern Section.) 
At the Drill Hall, Westminster, on Tuesday, July 24th, the members 
of the above Society held their annual show, and it was in point of 
numbers and quality of exhibits a great success. The Carnations were 
superb, the colours being fully developed, and the form and finish 
leaving little or nothing to be desired. Picotees, too, were extremely 
beautiful and proved the best culture. We append a list of the prize¬ 
winners in the principal classes so far as we were able to find them, 
this in some cases being an impossibility owing to the manner in which 
the exhibits were staged. 
There were four competitors in the class for twenty-four Carnations, 
in not less than twelve distinct varieties. The flowers shown were very 
fine, those of Mr. Rowan, Clapbam, being superb. The varieties staged 
were John S. Hedderley (2), Mrs. Rowan, Wm. Skirving (2), G. Mel¬ 
ville (2), Thalia, M. Rowan, Mrs. Gorton, Tom McKeath, Gordon 
Lewis (2), Sportsman (2), Constance Graham (2), Robt. Houlgrave, 
Master Fred, Sarah Payne, John Buxton, and two seedlings. Mr. 
J. Douglas, gardener to Mrs. Whitbourn, Great Gearies, was a very close 
second. Amongst the best of his flowers were Phoebe, Miss Constance 
Grahame, Chas. Henwood, and Autocrat. Mr. Chas. Turner, Royal 
Nurseries, Slough, was third with a good exhibit ; and Mr. F. Hooper, 
Bath, fourth. 
For twelve Carnations, dissimilar, Mr. Chas. Phillips, Reading, was 
first with blooms of Thalia, Chas. Henwood, E. Adams, Rob Roy, Jos. 
Crossland, Mrs. May, Robt. Houlgrave, Phoebe, Admiral Curzon, 
Sportsman, Lovely Mary, and Fred Phillips, all in good form. Mr. 
A. J. Sanders, gardener to the Viscountess Chewton, Bookham, was 
second ; Mr. A. Medhurst, Oxford, third ; Mr. Geo. Chaundy, Oxford, 
fourth ; Mr. J. Walker, Thame, fifth ; Mr. R. Vesey, Clapham, sixth ; 
Mr. A. Greenfield, Sutton, seventh ; and Mr. S. Fear, Enfield, eighth. 
The first prize for six Carnations, distinct, was won by Mr. F. Nutt, 
Southampton, with Martin Rowan, Jos. Lakin, Wm. Dean, Thalia, 
Ed. Schofield, and Squire Potts in splendid form. Mr. W. L. Walker, 
Reading, was second with shapely and brightly coloured flowers; Mr. 
T. Anstiss, Thame, third ; Mr. A. Jordan, gardener to L. Hart, Esq., 
Sutton, fourth ; and the Rev. L. R. Flood fifth. In the class for twenty- 
four Picotees, not less than twelve dissimilar, Mr. C. Turner was a 
capital first with J. B. Bryant (2), Clara Penson, Madeline (2), 
Favourite (2), Sylvia (2), Madame Richer, Esther (2), Mrs. Sharp, Lady 
Jane Churchill (2), Brunette, Little Phil (2), Lady E. Vander Weyer, 
Dr. Epps, Jessie, Lady Gordon Cathcart, Mrs. Payne, and Gazelle. Mr. 
Rowan was a very good second, Mr. Douglas third, and Mr. F. Hooper 
fourth. 
Mr. Phillips was a fine first for twelve distinct Picotees, showing 
Little Phil, Nellie, Muriel, Cordelia, Zerlina, Favourite, Mrs. Barrett, 
Mr. Payne, Mrs. Beal, John Smith, Mrs. Gorton, and Morna. Mr. 
A. Medhurst w'as a good second, Mr. A. J. Sanders third, Mr. A. Green¬ 
field fourth, Mr. R. Vesey fifth, Mr. G. Chaundy sixth, Mr. W. Toby, 
Brompton, seventh, and Mr. J. Walaer eighth. For six distinct Picotees 
Mr. Nutt was first with Favourite, Little Phil, Esther, Amy Robsart, 
Isabel Lakin, and Thos. William, in good form. Mr. C. Harden, Ash, 
near Dover, was second ; Mr. A. Jordan third, Mr. J. Rebbeck, 
Southampton, fourth, Mr. W. L. Walker fifth, Mr. J. W. Foulkes, 
Chester, sixth, and the Rev. S. R. Flood seventh. 
The classes for single specimen blooms brought very strong competi¬ 
tion. For a scarlet bizarre Mr. C. Turner was first with Dr. Hogg, Mr. 
M. Rowan second with Robt, Houlgrave, Mr. Hooper third and fourth 
with E. Adams, and Mr. A. J. Sanders fifth with Robt. Houlgrave. For 
a crimson bizarre Mr. Douglas was first and third with Phoebe, Mr. 
Rowan second and fourth with J. S. Hedderley, and Mr. Medhurst fifth 
with Master Fred. For a pink bizarre Mr. A. J. Sanders was first with 
Ed. Rowan, Mr. Rowan second and third with Wm. Skirving, Mr, C. 
Turner fourth with the same variety and fifth with Rifleman. For a 
purple flake Mr. Hooper was first with Jas. Douglas, Mr, Nutt second 
with Billy Henderson, Mr. Rowan third and fourth with G. Melville, 
and Mr. Douglas fifth with Chas. Henwood. For scarlet flake Mr. C. 
Turner was first and second with Constance Grahame, Mr. Rowan third 
with the same variety and fourth with Sportsman, and Mr. Nutt fifth 
with Constance Grahame, For a rose flake Mr. C. Phillips was first with 
Rob Roy and second with Thalia, Mr. Rowan third with Rob Roy and 
fourth with Jessica, and Mr. Douglas fifth with Thalia. 
The single specimen Picotees were very numerous, and included 
some grand varieties. For a red heavy edged Mr, Douglas was first 
with Gannymede, Mr. Rowan second with Brunette, Mr. Phillips 
fourth with the same variety, and Mr. Douglas fifth with Ne Plus Ultra. 
For a red light edged Mr. Douglas was first and third with Mrs. Gorton, 
Mr. Rowan second with the same variety, and fourth with Thomas 
William, and Mr. Phillips fifth with Mrs. Gorton. For a purple heavy 
edged Mr. Rowan was first with Muriel, Mr. Turner second and Mr. 
Douglas third and fifth with the same variety, and Mr. Turner fourth 
with Beauty of Cheltenham. For a purple light edge Mr. Nutt was 
first with Pride of Leyton, Mr. Douglas second and third with Annie 
Lord, Mr. Rowan fourth with Mary, and Mr. Nutt fifth with Mrs. 
Kingston. For a rose heavy edged Mr. W. L. Walker was first with 
Madeline, Mr. Turner second with the same variety, Mr. Douglas third 
with Little Phil, Mr, A. J. Sanders fourth with the same variety, and 
Mr. Rowan fifth also with Little Phil. For a rose light edged Mr. Nutt 
was first with Ethel, and was the only competitor. For a heavy 
scarlet edged Mr. C. Turner was first and third with Madame Richer, 
Mr. Sanders fourth with Mrs. Sharpe, and Mr. Rowan fifth with the 
same variety. For a scarlet light edged Mr. Turner was first and 
second with Favourite, Mr. Nutt third, Mr. A. Medhurst fourth, and Mr. 
A. J. Sanders fifth, all with the same variety. 
In the class for twenty-four seifs and fancies, not less than twelve 
distinct, Mr. C. Blick, gardener to M. R. Smith, Esq., Hayes, was first 
with superb examples of King Arthur (2), Peregrine, Cardinal Wolsey 
(2), Germania, Little John (2), Lady Wantage, Duke of Orleans, Lady 
Marie Currie, Fiery Cross, Rose Unique (2), Mrs. Jno. Bligh, The Dey, 
Miss Audrey Campbell, Magpie, Water Witch, Eudoxia (2), and Mrs. 
E. Hambro (2). Mr. Chas. Turner was a highly creditable second, Mr. 
Douglas third, Mr. Rowan fourth, Mr. F. Hooper fifth, Mr. J. Walker 
sixth, Mr. A. Smith, High Wycombe, seventh, and Mr, H. W. Weguelin 
seventh. 
For twelve distinct,* Selfs or Fancies, Mr. A. Jordan was a good 
first with Esnaarch, Alice Ayres, The Hunter, King of Scarlets, The 
Burn, Ermania, Artemus, Van Dyk, Primrose League, Niphetos, 
Ketton Rose, and a seedling. Mr. C. Phillips was second, Mr. T, E. 
Henwood third, Mr. A. J. Sanders fourth, Mr. R. Vesey fifth, Mr. 
A. Medhurst seventh, and Mr. A. Spurling, Blackheath, eighth. 
The first prize in the class for six Selfs or Fancies, distinct, went to 
Mr. J. F. Kew, Southend, who staged Mrs. L. Jameson, Niphetos, 
Dodwell’s 943, Sunset, and two seedlings. Mr. Nutt was second, Mr. 
Harden third, Mr. Greenfield fourth, Mr. W. L. Walker fifth, Mr. J. W. 
Foulkes sixth, Mr. T. Anstiss seventh, and Mr. Rebbeck eighth. 
Mr. Douglas was a splendid first in the class for twelve distinct 
yellow ground Picotees with Harlequin, Ladas, Mrs. Sydenham, Mrs. 
Douglas, Mr. Dranfield, and seven seedlings. Mr. T. E. Henwood was 
a good second, and Mr. A. Medhurst third. For six distinct yellow 
ground Picotees Mr. C. Phillips was first, Mr. F. Hooper second, Mr. 
Nutt third, Mr. J. F. Kew fourth, Mr. A. Jordan fifth, Mr. J. Walker 
sixth, and Mr. Fear seventh. 
The first prize for twelve specimens, distinct, in pots not exceeding 
84 inches in diameter, Mr. C. Blick was a splendid first with Harmony, 
Mephisto, Eudoxia, Mrs. Seymour Bouverie, Hayes’ Scarlet, Miss Jekyll, 
Mrs. Eric Hambro, Waterwitcb, Cardinal Wolsey, Lady Audrey Camp¬ 
bell, Sir John Lubbock, and Sir John Falstaff. Mr. Douglas, the only 
other competitor in this class, was awarded the second prize. 
The classes for vases, sprays and buttonholes of Carnations were well 
filled, and exquisite taste had been displayed in the manipulation of the 
flowers. 
Mr. Jordan was first in the class for twelve blooms, each with a 
spray of Carnation foliage, Mr. Douglas being second, Mr. F. Hooper 
third, and Mr. Goble, Ryde, fourth. There appeared to be only one 
competitor in the class for six blooms with a piece of foliage, and this 
was Mr. Greenfield, who was accorded the first prize. 
Mr. J. Douglas gained Mr. Martin R. Smith’s special prize for the 
best self-coloured border Carnation with Lady Mary Currie, and Mrs, 
Jonas was second with a rose pink kind. The first prize for six self- 
coloured Carnations, not less than six trusses of each, was won by 
Mr. H. W. Weguelin, Mr. Hooper being second, and Mr. Goble third. 
Mr. Weguelin also took Mr. Smith’s special prize for nine varieties of 
flake bizarre or fancy Carnations with a good exhibit. Mr. Douglas 
