September 13, 1894. 
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Downie, Colonist, Ethel Britton, J. .Ashby, J. Hickling, and Earl of 
Ravensworth, middle row; Duchess of Albany, Mrs. Hurst, Miss 
Cannell, Alice Emily, Mr. Harris, M. Campbell, Mrs. Dodds, Mrs. Glad¬ 
stone, Shirley Hibberd, Goldbnder, and two seedlings, front row. 
Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, Chelmsford, were a good second and Messrs. 
Kimberley & Son, Stoke Nursery, Coventry, third. In the class for 
twenty-four Show and Fancy, distinct, Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son were a 
capital first with W. Rawlings, J. T. Saltmarsh, J. Cocker, Perfection, 
Hero, Harrison Weir, A. Rawlings, J. Walker, Coronet, R. T. Rawlings, 
Colonist, Pandore, Mrs. Langtry, Mrs. W. Slack, J. T. West, Ethel 
Britton, Countess of Ravensworth, Mrs. D. Saunders, Mrs. Gladstone, 
Prince of Denmark, H. Keith, Alice Emily, Lord Chelmsford, and 
Mrs. J. Downie. Messrs. Kimberley & Son were a close second, Mr. G. 
Humphries third, and Messrs. Perkins & Sons, Coventry, fourth. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, were a splendid 
first in the class for twelve Show and Fancy, distinct, staging grand 
examples of Hercules, Dandy (self),'J. Walker, Duke of Fife. J. Hickling, 
Wm. Rawlings, Harrison Weir, H. Keith, Ethel Britton, Willie Garrett, 
Herbert Turner, and Prince of Denmark. Mr. J. R. Tranter, Henley- 
on-Thames, was second, and Mr, H, Harris, Chelmsford, third. 
Cactus Dahlias were grandly shown, especially by Messrs. J. Cheal 
and Sons, who gained the premier position in the class for eighteen 
distinct varieties—Beauty of Wilts, Baron Schroier, Kaiserin, Matchless, 
Apollo, Countessof Radnor, Ernest Cannell, Josephine, Delicata, Countess 
of Gosford, Duke of Clarence, Lady Penzance, Duchess of York, Violet 
Morgan, Bertha Mawley, Beauty of Eynsford, Kynerith, and May Pictor. 
Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. were a very good second with a stand 
composed of fresh even blooms, Mr. Chas. Turner being third. In the 
class for twelve bunches of Cactus varieties, Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons 
were again a splendid first. The sorts staged were Mary Hillier, Match¬ 
less, Apollo, Kaiserin, Delicata, Lady Penzance, Robt. Cannell, Countess 
of Radnor, Countess of Gosford, Bertha Mawley, Miss Violet Morgan, 
and May Pictor, all in superb condition. Messrs. Keynes, Williams and 
Co. were second, and Mr. M. V. Seale third. 
The first prize in the class for twelve bunches of Cactus and decora¬ 
tive varieties Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Cambridge, were first—Apollo, 
Kaiserin, Matchless, Countess of Radnor, Purple Prince, Professor 
Baldwin, Lady Penzance, Countess of Gosford, Robt. Cannell, Juarezi, 
Mary Hillier and Delicata being represented. Mr. M. V. Seale, Vine 
Nurseries, Sevenoaks, was second, and Messrs. Paul & Son, Old Nurseries, 
Cheshunt, third. Pompon varieties were very beautifully exhibited 
in the two classes devoted to them. In the principal one, which was 
for twenty-four distinct, Mr. Chas. Turner was first with a stand of 
even, well coloured bunches of Arthur West, Phoebe, E. F. Jungker, 
Isabel, Cecil, Whisper, Little Lady, Lady Blanche, Bacchus, Mabel, 
Darkness, Rowena, Eric, Hector, Boule d’Or, Captain Boyton, Red 
Indian, Mars, Little Duchess, George Brinckman, Tommy Keith, 
Crystabella, Lilian and Sunset. Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. were 
placed second, and Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons third. In the class for 
twelve bunches of Pompons, distinct, Mr. M. V. Seale was first with 
Phoebe, Lilian, George Brinckman, Crimson King, Whisper, Favourite, 
Eurydice, Eva, Mary Kirk, Fanny Keith, and Bacchus. Messrs. J. 
Burrell & Co. were a close second, and Messrs. Paul & Son third. 
Single Dahlias were admirably shown and in fair numbers. In the 
class for twenty-four distinct varieties, in bunches of ten blooms, each, 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons were first with beautiful examples of Evelyn, 
Mrs. Wythes, Golden Locks, Jack, Mrs. Conninck, Lowfield Beauty, 
Annie Hughes, Jas. Scobie, Duke of York, Duchess of Fife, Amos Perry, 
Marion Hood, M.C.C,, Phyllis, W. C. Harvey, Victoria, Rosebank 
Cardinal, Little Snow White, Miss Henshaw, Duchess of Anhalt, Demon, 
Formosa, Mrs. Parrott and Northern Star. The second prize in this 
class went to Mr. M. V. Seale for a stand of smaller and somewhat less 
fresh examples. Messrs. Paul & Son appeared to be the only exhibitors 
in the class for twelve bunches of single Dahlias, distinct varieties, 
and were accorded the first prize, Aurora, Ruby, Kitty, Gulielma, Amos 
Perry, Scarlet Perfection, Miss Roberts, Victoria, Duchess of West¬ 
minster, The Bride, Miss Linaker and Daisy. 
Amateurs’ Classes. 
There were ten competitors in the class for twenty-four blooms of 
Show and Fancy Dahlias, distinct, and the competition was consequently 
very keen. The first prize, however, was awarded to Mr. J. T. West, 
gardener to W. Keith, Esq, Cornwalls, Brentwood, who staged a 
splendid stand of neat, even blooms. The following varieties were 
shown by the exhibitor :—William Rawlings, John Walker, Prince of 
Denmark, Alice Emily, W. H. Williams, Frank Pearce, Arthur Rawlings, 
R. T. Rawlings, James Cocker, Mrs. Gladstone, Harry Keith, Ethel 
Britton, Duke of Fife, Mrs. Langtry, Willie Garret, William Powell, 
Prince Bismarck, Miss Fox, Arthur Ocock, Maud Fellows, Glow-worm, 
George Barnes, Shirley Hibberd, and John Hickling. The second prize 
was awarded to Mr. Knobbs, St. Mark’s Road, Easton, Bristol, whose 
best blooms included Mrs. Gladstone, Perfection, Duchess of Albany, 
T. W. Girdlestone, and W. Rawlings. J. Gurney Fowler, Esq., Glebe- 
lands, South Woodford. Essex, was third, and Mr. Benjamin Brain, 
Florence Longton, Staffs, fourth, both the latter showing well. 
In the class for twelve Show Dahlias there were eight competitorf» 
and the first prize was awarded to Mr. T. Vagg, gardener to Mrs. 
Theobald, The Bedfords, Havering, who staged good blooms. These 
comprised Mrs. W. Slack, Arthur Ocock, John Walker. T. W. Girdle- 
stone, John Rawlings, W. Rawlings, R. T. Rawlings, Prince Bismarck, 
Mrs. Gladstone, Harry Keith, Mrs. J. Downie, and Miss Cannell. Mr. 
Sidney Cooper, Hamlet, Chippenham, was a good second. Mr. William 
Mist, Collingwood, Ightham, Kent, was third ; and Mr. Lewis Fewkes, 
Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, fourth. Mr. J. T. West w’as first with a 
dozen Fancy Dahlias, showing Hugh Austin, Peacock, John Britton, 
Salamander, John Cooper, Dazzler, Frank Pearce, Egyptian Prince, John 
Forbes, Harry Glasscock, Professor Fawcett, and Mrs. N. Halls. Mr. 
T. Hobbs, Bristol, was second in this class, the third and fourth prizes 
going to Mr. A. Ocock and Mr. William Mist respectively. Only four 
competitors were forthcoming with six Show blooms, and here Mr. 
T. Mott, Market Place, Henley-on-Thames, was adjudged first, staging 
Harry Keith, Mrs. D. Saunders, Mrs. Forman, Mrs. W. Slack, Arthur 
Rawlings, and Harrison Weir. The second prize went to Mr. Ernest 
Jeffries, Langley Burrell, Chippenham, for an excellent stand ; Mr. 
W. Wheeler and Mr. J. Barker being third and fourth. Mr. T. Mott was 
first with half a dozen Fancy Dahlias, staging Rev. J. B. M. Camm, 
Dorothy, Professor Fawcett, Prince Henry, Peacock, and Mrs. J. Downie. 
Mr. Wheeler was second in this class, and Mr. Sidney Cooper third. 
As before remarked, the Cactus and decorative were numerous and 
well shown. In the amateurs’ section Mr. E. Mawdey, Rosebank, Berk- 
hamstead, was awarded the first prize for six varieties, shown in bunches 
of three blooms. The flowers staged were fresh, and comprised Professor 
Baldwin, Lady Penzance, Bertha Mawley, Matchless, Delicata, and 
Juarezi. Mr. Sidney Cooper was second with rather smaller flowers, the 
third prize going to Mr. J. Hudson, Gunnersbury House, Acton ; and 
the fourth to Mr. W. C. Pagram, The Whin Gardens, Weybridge. 
There were four exhibitors in the class for twelve varieties of Cactus 
or decorative Dahlias, shown in bunches of six blooms each. These 
made an imposing display, and was one of the most interesting classes 
in the show. The varieties comprised Professor Baldwin, Delicata, Lady 
Penzance, Countess of Radnor, Kynerith, Harry Freeman, Countess of 
Gosford, Beauty of Wilts, Beauty of Arundel, St. Catherine, Duke of 
Clarence, and Bertha Mawley. Mr. J. T. West was a close second, 
showing a very fine stand. The third prize went to Mr. James Stred- 
wick. Silver Hill, St. Leonards-on-Sea. The first prizes in the two pre¬ 
ceding classes were presented by Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., Salis¬ 
bury. 
Mr. E. Brown, gardener to M. W. Morris, Esq., Oak Lodge, Horley, 
Surrey, was awarded the first prize for six varieties, arranged in bunches 
of six blooms each. These varieties were Lady Marsham, Beauty of 
Eynsford, Juarezi, Cannell’s Favourite, Marchioness of Bute, and Mrs. 
J. Douglas. Mr. J. T. West was a good second ; the third prize going 
to Mr. J. Hudson, who had fine flowers. The prizes in this class were 
presented by Messrs. H. Cannell k. Sons, and the varieties shown were 
originally sent out by this firm. 
Pompon Dahlias made a fine display in this section. Mr. West won 
in the class for six varieties arranged in bunches of ten blooms in each. 
The flowers shown were fresh and beautiful, and comprised Sunshine, 
Eurydice, Mary Kirk, Gipsy, Tommy Keith, and Phoebe. Mr. W. Mist 
was second with creditable flowers, the third award being granted to 
Mr. J. Stredwick, and the fourth to Mr. John Henshaw, Rothamstead 
Cottage, Harpenden. There were eight exhibitors in the class for six 
bunches of Pompons, and here Mr. S. Cooper was placed first, showing 
E. F. Junker, Whisper, Eva, Little Sweetheart, Phoebe, and Captain 
Boyton. Mr. W. C. Pagram was second, Mr. A. Taylor third, and Mr. 
J. S. Wilson, Keeps Cottage, Greenhithe, fourth. 
Single varieties were not so numerous as one might have expected, 
although the blooms were good in quality. For half dozen bunches, ten 
blooms in each, T. W. Girdlestone, Esq., Sunningdale, Berks, was 
awarded the first prize, staging grand flowers of Little Frank, Annie 
Hughes, Demon, Psyche, Evelyn, and Yellow Satin, Mr. J. Henshaw 
was"'second with a fine stand, Mr. C. Osman, Sutton, being third. Mr. 
Girdlestone was also first in the class for twelve single Dahlias in 
bunches of six blooms, the prizes being presented by Messrs. J. Cheal 
and Sons. The varieties shown were Scarlet Runner, Gaiety Girl, Jack 
Splash, Phyllis, Kittie, Sunningdale Scarlet, Orange Girl, Aladdin, 
Little Chum, Golden Locks, and Puck. There was apparently no other 
exhibitor in this class. Mr. E. Mawley won with six bunches of that 
number of blooms, staging Rosebank Cardinal, Sunningdale White, 
Amos Perry, Northern Star, Miss Roberts, and Victoria. Mr. G. Wyatt, 
gardener to G. Hilditch, Esq., Walderane Park, Twickenham, was 
second. 
Open Classes. 
Eight classes opened to all exhibitors were provided, and in these 
some excellent blooms were to be seen. For twelve bunches of Fancy 
single Dahlias, that is varieties with tipped, striped or edged blooms, 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, were awarded the first prize in a good 
competition. The varieties shown were James Scobie, M.C.C., May 
Sharpe, Miss Glasscock, Dearest, Fred Leslie, Mrs. Harris, Phyllis, 
Mrs. Wythes, Jack Sheppard, Victoria and Northern Star. Mr. T. W. 
Girdlestone was a good second, the best flowers in this stand being 
Tommy, Fred Leslie, Phyllis and Splash, not an elegant name for a 
beautiful flower. Mr. F. V. Seale, Sevenoaks, was awarded the third 
prize for an excellent stand. 
There were ten exhibitors in the open class for six blooms of any 
dark Show or Fancy Dahlia, and the competition was very keen. 
Messrs. Saltmarsh & Son, The Nurseries, Chelmsford, were awarded^ the 
first prize for half dozen magnificent blooms of Arthur Rawlings. 
Mr. J. Walker, Thame, was second with James Cocker, and Mr. R. West 
third with Arthur Rawlings. Mr. S. Mortimer, Rowledge, Farnham, 
secured the premier award for six blooms of a yellow variety, showing 
John Hickling in splendid condition. Mr. J. Walker was second with 
