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Mr. Pope, of Chelsea, whose stand contained Nonpareil, Delicata, 
Shylock, Mrs. Shelley, Essex Triumph, Captain Warner, Box, 
Yellow Standard, Princess Radziwill, Queen, Louis Philippe, and 
Gem ; Second, Mr. Squib, Southampton, for Mynn, Delicata, Ber- 
ryer. Gem, Captain Warner, Queen of Perpetuals, Beeswing, Essex 
Triumph, Shylock, Miss Vyse, Louis Philippe, and Victorine ; 
Third, Mr. Noke; Fourth, Mr. Wildman ; Fifth, Mr. Holder; 
Sixth, Mr. Burgess ; Seventh, Mr. Firth ; Eighth, Mr. Miller. In 
the same class, for the best six F'ancy Dahlias, the first prize was 
given to Mr. Miller, for Madame Wachy, Hermione, Emperor of 
Morocco, Bouquet de Brueil, Judy, and Roi de Points; Second, Mr. 
Dutchman, for Bouquet de Brueil, Master G. Clayton, Hermione, 
Madame Wachy, Miss Watson, and Adolph du Bras; Third, Mr. 
Pope; Fourth, Mr. Edwards; Fifth, Mr. James; Sixth, Mr. Hol¬ 
der: and for the best six new Dahlias let out in 1848, the first 
prize was awarded to Mr. Pope, Chelsea, for Walter Hilson, Nell 
Gwynne, War Eagle, Gem, Golden Fleece, and Shylock; Second, 
Mr. Howard, of Burnham, for Hero, Crocus, Golden Fleece, Canary, 
Shylock, and Gem ; Third, Mr. Collison; Fourth, Mr. Cook; Fifth, 
Mr. James; Sixth, Mr. Black. 
In the Nurserymen’s Class, for the best twenty-four Dahlias, the 
first prize was awarded to Mr. C. Turner, of Chalvey, whose stand 
contained Beeswing, Nonpareil, Mrs. Anderson, Golden Fleece, 
Essex Triumph, Andromeda, Captivation, Yellow Standard, Captain 
Warner, Miss Vyse, Richard Cobden, Princess Radziwill, Sir R. 
Peel, Toison d’Or, Black Prince, Privateer, Louis Philippe, Gem, Box, 
Conspicua, Shylock, Mynn, Berryer, and Queen of Roses; Second, 
Mr. Bragg, of Slough, for Admiral Stopford, Box, Venusta, Lady 
Leicester, Prometheus, Nonpareil, Standard of Perfection, Princess 
Radziwill, Essex Triumph, Competitor, Miss Vyse, Delight, Marquis 
of Aylesbury, Toison d’Or, Scarlet Gem, Yellow Standard, Louis 
Philippe, Beeswing, Athlete, Bermondsey Bee, Marchioness of Corn¬ 
wallis, Mjmn, Queen of Roses; Third, Mr. Cutter; Fourth, Mr. 
Keynes; Fifth, Mr. Barnes ; Sixth, Mr. Drummond; Seventh, Mr. 
Mitchell; Eighth, Mr. Hunt. 
Fancy Dahlias in stands of twelve varieties : First, Mr. Turner, 
for Freund Schmidt, Picotee, Madame Wachy, Triumph de Magde- 
burgh, Vicomte de Ressiquer, Emilie Lehmann, Dulcinea, M. Che- 
reau, Jenny Lind, Empereur de Maroc, Hermione, Master G. Clayton; 
Second, Mr. Harrison, Richmond, for Surprise, Dulcinea, Tricolor 
Nouveau, Adolph du Bras, Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, Remembrancer, Ma¬ 
dame Wachy, Master G. Clayton, Mirocolant, Jenny Lind, OciUet 
Parfait, and Empereur de Maroc; Third, Mr. Bragg; Fourth, Mr. 
Keynes ; Fifth, Mr. Barnes; Sixth, Mr. Cutter. 
The Extra Prize of 10/. offered by Mr. J. G. Waite to Nursery¬ 
men, for the best six Dahlias let out by the exhibitor, was awarded 
to Mr. Turner, of Chalvey, for Miss Vyse, Louis Philippe, Berryer, 
Scarlet Gem, Privateer, and Collison’s Shylock. 
The contest for the Seedling Sweepstakes by Messrs. Collison, 
Bragg, Keynes, and Turner, was decided in favour of the latter. 
