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on this occasion. Dahlias were also shown very good, by Mr. Keynes 
and others, and a great variety of subjects, of a miscellaneous character, 
was staged, the room being filled with productions of general 
good properties. The most remarkable Hollyhocks were Paul’s Queen 
of the Yellows, a fine stout flower of good form, the best yellow extant, 
awarded a Fiist Class Certificate; Nulli Secundus, from Mr. Chater, 
an excellent flower, bright pink, quite first rate. First Class Certificate; 
Pre-Eminent, a noble flower, colour rich rosy purple, sent by Messrs. 
Bircham & Ward, First Class Certificate; Crusader, from Messrs. A. 
Paul & Son, a flower of pleasing colour, with the finest properties, 
bright pink. First Class Certificate; Waterloo, likewise from Messrs. 
A. Paul & Son, colour dense crimson, a close fine flower of very rich 
colour, a telling kind in the garden. First Class Certificate ; Primrose 
Model, from the Rev. C. Fellowes, of Shottesham, deep primrose colour, 
a close fine flower. First Class Certificate ; Pink Perfection, from Messrs. 
A. Paul & Son, delicate pink, a very pleasing flower and very close. 
First Class Certificate; Rose Celestial, from Messrs. Bircham and 
Ward, beautiful blush rose, of good form. Certificate of Merit; Purity, 
from Mr. Chater, a pleasing white colour, and a large, noble flower. 
Certificate of Merit; Mrs. Chater, also from Mr. Chater, a pink flower 
with purple at the base. Certificate of Merit; Purple Prince, another 
of Mr. Chater’s fine seedlings, a fine purple with crimson shade, an 
improvement on all of the Pourpre de Tyre class, Certificate of Merit. 
Of Dahlias, Certificates of Merit were awarded to Alice Downie, pure 
white, a promising flower, and evidently an improvement on this class ; 
and to Favourite, a prettily striped kind, both from Mr. Keynes, of 
Salisbury. A Certificate of Merit was awarded to Fuchsia Prima 
Donna, white tube and sepals and pink corolla, a large flower, but 
somewhat coarse, sent by Mr. G. Smith, of Tollington Nursery, 
Islington ; also to Achimenes, Rosea Magnifica, from Mr. Parsons, of 
Welwyn, of free habit and large size, rosy purple, the eye of the flower 
spotted with yellow. Mr. Parsons also exhibited for the second time 
his beautiful Achimenes Meteor, of dwarf habit, crimson scarlet flowers 
of large size, with yellow spotted eye, having a distinct dash of purple. 
This flower maintains the high character which secured it the highest 
award at a previous meeting. A pretty collection of seedling Antirr¬ 
hinums was furnished by Mr. Kinghorn, of Richmond, some of which 
were of an attractive character. Mr. Wyness, of the gardens, Buck¬ 
ingham Palace, sent Dahlia Princess Helena, pale yellow, tipped with 
white, medium form and size. Of other Hollyhocks exhibited both 
in spikes and cut flowers, the most noticeable were Mr. and Mrs. Roake, 
the former pale primrose, the latter white, both very nice flowers of 
delicate colours, from Mr. Bragg, of Slough. Besides the flowers 
mentioned, as having obtained awards, Messrs. Bircham and Ward 
also sent Mazeppa, buff yellow ; Symmetry, salmon pink ; Evening 
Star, yellowish buff; Ne Plus Ultra, mottled lilac; Grandissima, sal¬ 
mon buff; Grand Sultan, lilac mottled ; Flora M‘Donald, yellow tinted 
with sulphur ; and Fearless, rose. The collection of Messrs. A. Paul 
& Son, comprised, besides those already described. Golden Drop, buff; 
Gloria Mundi, yellow; Lady Willoughby d’Eresby, creamy white; 
