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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[September, 
Coutts m.p., Esther Minnie H.EO., Thomas William 
l.e., Estelle l.ro., Jessie m.p., Royal Visit h.ro. 
Class F. 12 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. E. S. 
Dodwell, with Mrs. A. Chancellor h.p., Royal Visit 
h.eo., Zerlina h.p., Countess of Wilton h.e. ; Mrs. 
Payne h.eo., Muriel h.p., Mrs. Rudd H.sc., Daisy 
l.ro., Mrs. A. Medhurst h.p., Ada Hannah h.sc., 
Edith D’Ombrain h.eo., Novelty h.p. 2nd, Mr. 
Douglas, with J. B. Bryant H.R., Her Majesty L.P., 
Alliance h.p., Mrs. Payne h.eo. ; Mrs. Bower l.e., 
Constance Heron H.sc., Mrs. Gorton l.e., Brunette 
H.E., Ann Lord l.p., Violet Douglas L.B., Lady 
Louisa H.sc., Clara Penson l.p. 3rd, T. E. Burnaby 
Atkins, Esq. 4th, Mr. J. Buxton. 
Class G-. 6 blooms, dissimilar .—1st, Master Stanley 
Dodwell, with Zerlina h.p., Mrs. A. Chancellor h.p., 
Mrs. Payne h.eo., Morna h.e., Dr. Epps h.e., Royal 
Visit h.eo. 2nd, Mr. Joseph Lakin, with Clara l.e.. 
Brunette H.E., Tinnie h.p., Mrs. Wilson h.e., Edith 
D’Ombrain h.eo., Medina h.p. 3rd, Mr. T. Anstiss. 
4th, Mr. W. Slack, Chesterfield. 5th, Mr. M. 
Rowan. 6th, Mr. J. P. Sharp. 
Class II. Single blooms.—Heavy Feds: 1st, Mr. 
Dodwell with John Smith, 3rd with Mrs. Dodwell, 
5th with Brunette; 2nd, Mr. Turner with Dr. 
Abercrombie ; 4th, Mr. Douglas with J. B. Bryant. 
— Light Reds : 1st and 2nd, Mr. Turner with Thoma9 
William; 3rd, Mr. Dodwell with Mrs. Gorton, 4th 
and 5th with Thomas William.— Heavy Purples : 
1st, 2nd, 3rd, Mr. Turner with Mrs. A. Chancellor; 
4th and 5th, Mr. Douglas with the same.— Light 
Purples: 1st, Mr. Turner with Mr. Tutton, 3rd 
with Her Majesty, 4th with Cynthia, 5th with 
Baroness Burdett-Coutts; 2nd, Mr. Douglas with 
Baroness Burdett-Coutts.— Heavy Roses: 1st and 
4th, Mr. Turner with Mrs. Payne, 2nd with Edith 
D’Ombrain, 3rd with Eanny Helen, 5th with Con¬ 
stance Heron.— Light Roses: 1st, Mr. Turner with 
Lucy; 2nd, 3rd, 4th, Mr. Dodwell with L’Elegant, 
5th with Miss Lee.— Yellow-ground : 1st and 3rd, 
Mr. Douglas with Princess Beatrice; 2nd, Mr. 
Turner with Bullion, 5th with Princess Marguerite ; 
4th, Mr. Dodwell with Bullion. 
The Premier Picotee, selected from the whole of 
the stands exhibited, was a grand bloom of Fellowes’ 
Mrs. Payne h.eo., exhibited by Mr. E. S. Dodwell. 
Selfs, Eancies, &c. 
Class I. 24 blooms, not less than 12 dissimilar .— 
1st, Mr. Turner, with Mary Morris, Mrs. Bridge- 
water, Virgo, Mrs. Llewellyn, Rufus, Autolycus, 
Flirt, Jessica, Lady Cat-heart, Thomas Moore, Con¬ 
queror, Albert, Whipper - In, Bridesmaid, Field 
Marshal, Robert Lord, &c. 2nd, Mr. Joseph Lakin, 
with Mrs. Dodwell, Rosa Bonheur, Oberon, Titania, 
Tom Power, Princess Marguerite, Sarah Payne, 
Ernest Wilkins, Clipper, Scarlet Gem, Euphrosyne, 
Mrs. Matthews, Flavius, and several seedlings. 3rd, 
Mr. Douglas. 
Class K. 12 blooms, dissimilar .—1st, Mr. E. S. 
Dodwell with Saturn, Mrs. Carter, Titania, E. S. 
Dodwell; Seedling, Florence, Cardinal, Seedling; 
Mrs. Dodwell, Thomas Moore, The Bride, Florence 
Nightingale. 2nd, Master Stanley H. Dodwell with 
Titania, Arthur Medhurst, The Bride, Dandy Din- 
mont; Henry Cannell, Seedling, Clipper, Miss 
Erskine Wemyss; Sarah Payne, King of Yellows, 
Florence Nightingale, Hectoi. 
Class L. 12 blooms , Yellow-ground Picotees. —1st, 
Mr. Turner with Coronation, Janira, Lightning, 
Wm. Greenaway, Bullion, Miss Hobbs, Hon. M. 
Lascelles, Mazzini, &c. 2nd, Mr. J. Douglas with 
Mrs. Colman, Ne plus Ultra, Flavius, Princess 
Beatrice, Lightning, Prince of Orange, Alice, &c. 
A Special Prize, consisting of a case of silver spoons, 
given by the inhabitants of Slough, for 6 Carnations 
and 6 Picotees, was awarded to Mr. Joseph Lakin. 
Novelties. 
At the Exhibitions of the National Carnation and 
Picotee Society a fund is privately subscribed, to be 
awarded in Prizes as an encouragement for the 
raising and exhibiting of Seedlings; and Certificates 
of Merit are awarded to flowers which are considered 
deserving of this distinction. At South Kensington 
the following prizes and certificates v 7 ere distributed. 
For descriptions of the flowers, see Register of 
Novelties, p. 139 :— 
Thomas Moore, Jun. (Dodwell), C.B.—1st Prize; 
shown by Mr. J. Douglas. 
Rob Roy (Gorton), e.f. —1st Prize, and lst-class 
Certificate ; Mr. C. Turner. 
Robin Hood (Gorton), e.f. —2nd Prize; Mr. J. 
Douglas. 
Squire Whitbourn (Dodwell), r.F.—1st Prize; Mr. 
J. Douglas. 
Henry Cannell (Dodwell), S.T.—1st Prize and lst- 
class Certificate ; Mr. E. S. Dodwell, and J. Douglas. 
Royal Purple (Veitch), Clove.—lst-class Certifi¬ 
cate ; Messrs. Veitch & Sons. 
Sir Beauchamp Seymour (Veitch), Border.—lst- 
class Certificate ; Messrs. Veitch & Sons. 
At Slough there were several Novelties exhibited 
(see Register of Novelties), and the following awards 
were made:— 
Samuel Barlow (Dodwell) C.B. —1st Prize and lst- 
class Certificate; shown by Mr. E. S. Dodwell. 
Mrs. Anstiss (Dodwell), f.p.b. —1st Prize and lst- 
class Certificate; Mr. E. S. Dodwell. 
Squire Whitbourn (Dodwell), P.F. —lst-class Cer¬ 
tificate ; Mr. E. S. Dodwell. 
Dorothy (Dodwell) e.f. —1st Prize and lst-class 
Certificate ; Mr. E. S. Dodwell. 
Mrs. Bridgewater (Turner), e.f. —2nd Prize ; Mr. 
C. Turner. 
Mrs. Webb (Turner) h.sc. Picotee.—1st Prize and 
lst-class Certificate ; Mr. C. Turner. 
SHOW AT MANCHESTER. 
Caenations. 
Class A. 12 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. B. Si- 
monite, Rough Bank, Sheffield, with James Douglas 
р. f., Seedling e.f., very fine, Arthur Medhurst s.B., 
fine, J. D. Hextall c.b., Robert Lord s.B., Sarah 
Payne p.p.b., Sportsman s.F., William Skirving c.b., 
fine, Seedling p.f., Admiral Curzon s.B., Seedling 
e.f., Seedling p.p.b., fine. 2nd, Mr. Robert Lord, 
Todmorden, with James Douglas p.f., Raynor John¬ 
son s.B., Sybil e.f.. Master Fred C.B., J. D. Hextall 
с. b., Sportsman s.F., Dr. Foster p.f. Mars s.B., 
Rembrandt s.B., Falconbridge p.p.b.. Admiral Cur¬ 
zon s.B., Scarlet Keet s.F. 3rd, Mr. G. Geggie, Bury. 
4lli, Mr. G. Rudd, Bradford. 5th, Mr. Jonathan 
Booth, Failsworth, Manchester. In Mr. Simon- 
ite’s stand were some fine blooms, well grown, and 
of good quality. 
Class C. 12 blooms, 9 dissimilar. —1st, Mr. R. Gorton, 
Gildabrook, Eacles, with Edward Adams s.B., Sarah 
Payne p.p.b., Rob Roy e.f., William Skirving c.b., 
William Skirving c.b., Dr. Foster p.f., John Ball s.F., 
Admiral Curzon s.B., E. S. Dodwell c.b., John Keet 
E.F., Harrison Weir c.b., Dr. Foster p.f. 2nd, Mr. 
W. Taylor, Middleton. 3rd, Mr. E. Shaw, Bury. 
4th, Mr. W. Prescott, Manchester. 5th, Mr. F. 
Law, Todmorden. There were three other exhibi¬ 
tors, Mr. Slack being one of them, in whose stand 
w'as a grand specimen of Master Fred C.B., which 
was awarded the Premium. Notwithstanding the 
rough weather and heavy rain of the preceding 
week, Mr. Gorton’s flowers were very fine, though 
wanting the brightness and glory the summer 
weather would have given them. The blooms of 
William Skirving C.B., Rob Roy E.F., Harrison 
Weir c.b., Edward Adams s.B., John Keet e.f., and 
