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awarded to Flag of Truce , wliite, slightly suffused and striped with pale 
lilac, and to Chameleon, yellowish huff ground, tipped with reddish orange, 
both from Mr. G. Wheeler, Warminster. Mrs. Darling (Turner), pale fawn, 
edged w T itli deep rosy lilac, and Wonderful (Keynes), a Fancy variety, pale 
lilac ground with purple stripe, very much in the way of Viceroy of Egypt, 
also received a similar award. A good many other seedling Dahlias were 
produced, but generally of indifferent quality as shown, though suggestive 
of their being hereafter seen in better condition. 
Some seedling Verbenas were shown by Mr. Eckford, of Coleshill Gar¬ 
dens, the most striking of the collection being Bravo, cerise, fading to pale 
rose, and lemon eye, pip fine, smooth and stout—awarded a second-class 
certificate; and Lord Derby, brilliant deep orange scarlet with lemon eye, 
a fine hue of colour, but the pips cup far too much. 
Euonymus japonicus favescens, from Mr. William Paul, is a very novel 
form of this hardy shrub, a large portion of the shoots being entirely yellow. 
If this can be perpetuated it will be a great acquisition. A special certifi¬ 
cate was awarded to Mr. James Anderson, Meadow Bank, Glasgow, for a 
collection of splendid cut Orchids, some of them, notably Odontoglossum 
grande, Cattleya Aclandice, and some species of Oncidium. 
At the Crystal Palace, on September lOtli, it was altogether a show of 
cut flowers and fruit, Dahlias, Asters, Hollyhocks, Gladioli, and Verbenas 
being the principal features in the first part of the Show. On this occasion 
first-class certificates were awarded to the following Dahlias:—Buttercup 
(Turner), a very fine shade of soft pure yellow, fine substance and outline; 
Master Johnny (Turner), a fancy flower, quite novel in colour, though a 
little imperfect in the centre ; Adonis (Turner), a very beautiful pale ground 
flower, suffused and slightly edged with lilac; Mrs. Dorling (Turner); Hebe 
(Rawlings) ; Yellow Boy (Keynes), a yellow self, rather deeper in colour 
than Turner’s Buttercup, a fine and bold flower; Rosy Queen (Keynes), 
clear rosy violet, somewhat ribbed in the petals, but of a good colour ; Mrs. 
Dodds (Keynes), a lilac-suffused flower with slight lilac edging, soft and 
pleasing; and Leopardess (Keynes), a fancy flower. Second-class certifi¬ 
cates w T ere awarded to Chameleon (Keynes), a fancy variety, pale lilac, 
spotted and flaked with crimson; and to High Sheriff (Turner), glossy 
velvety crimson, a small flower with a full high centre, and good outline. 
Second-class certificates were awarded to the following seedling Gladioli 
from Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport:— Robinson's Seedling, pale pink, flaked 
with rosy pink, and lilac pencillings on a white throat; Refulgens, rosy, 
feathered with deep crimson, and white throat marked with violet; Snowflake , 
pure white, the lemon throat pencilled with violet; and Charles Turner, light 
salmon pink, the white throat very conspicuous. The spikes were all 
large, the flowers of good form, and promising to be very effective exhibi¬ 
tion kinds. A similar award was made to Messrs. Minchin & Sons, Hook- 
Norton, Oxon, for two seedling Hollyhocks —viz., The Rev. Charles Garrett , 
dullish claret crimson, a full but flattisli flower; and Alypius, salmon rose, 
large, full, and of fine quality. Mr. C. J. Perry, of Birmingham, brought a 
lot of Verbenas, among them several of his fine seedlings of the present year. 
The names of those awarded first-class certificates are now given, but they 
will be arranged and described on a future occasion. The certificated flowers 
were J . C. Ward; Miss Turner, very fine ; Hercules, Interesting, and G. P. Tye , 
the latter of the finest quality. Mr. Knight, Battle, Sussex, received 
the same award for Verbena Constance, a quantity of flowers from the open 
