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Class C. G blooms. Open to amateurs not com¬ 
peting in Class B.—1st, Mr. Arthur Medhunst, Priory 
Road, Wandsworth Road, S.W., with James Douglas, 
Sibyl, Annihilator, J. D. Hextall, Admiral Cnrzou, 
and Sportsman. 2nd, W. H. Dodwell, Esq., 320 
South Lambeth Road. 3i’d, T. F. Burnaby-Atkins, 
Esq., Halstead Place, Sevenoaks, Kent. 
Class D. Single specimens, in classes.— Scai-let 
Bizarres: 1st, Mr. Douglas, with Admiral Curzon. 
2ud, Mr. Dodwell, with Seedling (1879). 3rd, Mr. 
Dodwell, with Admiral Curzon. 4th, Mr. Dodwell, 
with True Briton. 5th, Mr. Dodwell, with Admiral 
Curzon.— Crimson Bizarres : 1st, Mr. Turner, with 
J. D. Hextall. 2nd, Mr. Turner, with Seedling 
(Dodwell). 3rd, Mr. Douglas, with Seedling (Simon- 
ite). 4th, Mr. Douglas, with Rifleman. 5th, Mr. 
Dodwell, with Seedliug.— Pink and Pui'x>Ie Bizarres ; 
1st, Mr. John Hines, with Sarah Payne. 2nd, Mr. 
Douglas, with Sarah Payne. 3rd and 4th, with 
James Taylor. 5th, with Sarah Payne.— Purple 
Flakes : 1st, Mr. Turner, with Squire Trow. 2nd, 
Mr. Dodwell, with James Douglas. 3rd, Mr. Dougins, 
with Squire Moynell. 4th, with Juno. 5th, Mr. 
Dodwell, with True Blue.— Scarlet Flakes: 1st and 
2ud, Mr. Turner, with Clipper. 3rd and 4th, Mr. 
Douglas, with Sportsman. 5th, with John Bayley. 
—Rose I'lakes ; 1st and 2nd, Mr. Turner, with 
Sibyl. 8rd, with John Kcct. 4th, Mr. Dodwell, with 
Sibyl. 5th, Mr. Douglas, with Sibyl. 
Premier Carnation, selected from the entire ex¬ 
hibition Sibyl, exhibited by Mr. Charles Turner. 
PiCOTEES. 
Class E. Open, 21 blooms, not less than 12 dis¬ 
similar.—1st, Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nursery, 
Slough, with Her Majesty, light puiqile-cdged; 
Emily, medium red-odged ; Lady Baston, scarlet- 
edged; Her Majesty; Dr. Abercrombie, heavy red- 
edged, now and good; Lily of the Valley, light 
piu'ple-edged; Dr. Abercrombie; Mrs. Allcroft, 
light rose-edged ; Constance Heron, medium scarlet- 
edged ; Lady Baston; Baroness Burdett Coutts, 
medium purple-edged; Emily; Emily; Horace Mayor, 
heavy red-edged ; Mrs. Allcroft; Dr. Abercrombie ; 
Lucy, light scarlet-edged; Zerliua, heavy purple- 
edged ; Leah, heavy purple-edged; Empress 
Eugenie, light scarlet-edged ; Rev. J. B. M. Camm, 
heavy purple-edged, very broad ; Baroness Burdett 
Coutts; Miss Frowd, heavy red-edged; and Her 
Majesty, light pur 2 ole-edged. 2nd, Mr. E. S. Dod¬ 
well, with Zerliua ; Royal Visit, heavy rose-edged ; 
Minnie, light liuiqfle-edgcd; Novelty, bizarre inuk 
and lilac-edged; Beauty of Cheltenham, heavy 
purple-edged ; John Smith, heavy red-edged; Royal 
Visit; Lizzie, heavy purple-edged; John Smith; 
Rev. F. D. Horner, light red-edged; Edith Dombraiu, 
heavy rose-edged; Mrs. Summers, heavy j’urple- 
edged ; Cynthia, light purple-edged ; SecdKng, rose- 
edged ; Alice, medium purple-edged ; Fanny Helen, 
scarlet-edged; Mrs. Summers; Morna, heavy red- 
edged ; Lady Louisa, heavy scarlet-edged; Zor- 
lina. Alliance, heavy purple-edged; Lady Louisa; 
Ann Lord, light purifle-edged; and Brunette, 
heavy red-edged. 3rd, Mr. Douglas, with Zer¬ 
liua, Minnie, Obadiah, Thomas William, light red- 
edged, Brunette, Ethel, Norfolk Beauty, Mrs. Bower, 
Ethel, Edith Dombrain, Mrs. Douglas, Edith Dom- 
brain, Mrs. Payne, medium scarlet-edged, selected 
as the best picoteo of the whole exhibition, Minnie, 
Estelle, Mrs. Dodwell, Zerliua, Clara, Princess of 
Wales, Ann Lord, Norfolk Beauty, Violet Douglas, 
Lady Louisa, and Minnie. 4th, Mr. George Rudd, 
Undercliffe, Bradford. 5th, Mr. H. Hooper, Bath. 
Class F. 12 blooms, dissimilar. Open to amateurs 
only.—1st, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, with Zerlina, Edith 
Dombrain, John Smith, Royal Visit, Mrs. Allcroft, 
Mrs. Dodwell, Alice, Mrs. Summers, Alliance, Lady 
Louisa, Ann Lord, and Brunette. 2nd, Mr. James 
Douglas, with Ethel, Morna, Nymph, Queen Victoria, 
light rose-edged, Mrs. Douglas, Estelle, Edith Doni- 
brain, Mrs. Bower, Thomas William, Zerlina, Ann 
Lord, and Mrs. Dodwell. 3rd, Mr. S. C. Buttrum, 
Burgh Mills, Woodbridge, with Ada, Colonel^ Clarke, 
Zerlina, Edith Dombrain, Norfolk Beauty, Juliana, 
Mary, Nymph, J. B. Bryant, Lavinia, Miriam, and 
Princess of Wales. 4th, Mr. Job Matthews, Wands¬ 
worth Road, S.W. 5th, Mr. John Hines, Ipswich. 
6th, Mr. Catloy, Bath. 
Class G. Six blooms, dissimilar. Open to amateurs 
not competing in Class F.—Ist, Mr. Arthur Med- 
hurst. Priory Road, S.W., with Miss Wood, Mrs. 
Lord, Morna, Ann Lord, Mrs. Summers, and John 
Smith. 2ud, W. H. Dodwell, Esq. 3rd, T. F. 
Burnsby-Atkius, Esq. 
Class H. Single blooms in classes—open.— Bed, 
heavy-edged. 1st, Mr. Turner, with Dr. Abercrombie. 
2nd, Mr. John Hines, with Princess of Wales. 3rd, 
Mr. Dodwell, with John Smith. 4th, Mr. S. C. 
Buttrum, with Colonel Clarke. 5th, Mr. Douglas, 
with John Smith.— Red, light-edged: 1st, Mr. Douglas, 
■with Violet Douglas. 2nd and 3rd, Mr. Turner, 
with Emily. 4th, Mr. Dougla.s, with Mrs. Bower; 
and 3th, with Thomas William.— Purple, heax'xj- 
exlged: 1st, Mr. Turner, with Mrs. A. Chancellor. 
2nd, Mr. Buttrum, with Norfolk Beauty. 3rd, Mr. 
Douglas, with Alliance. 4th, Mr. Dodwell, with 
Zerlina. 5th, Mr. John Hines, with King of Puiqfles. 
— Pxtrple, light-edged : 1st, Mr. Douglas, with 
Minnie. 2nd, Mr. Turner, with Her Majesty. 3rd, 
Mr. Dodwell, with Ann Lord. 4th, Mr. Douglas, with 
Ann Lord. 5th, Mr. Turner, with Her Majesty.— 
Rose, heavy-edged; 1st, Mr. Turner, with Royal 
Visit ; 2nd, with Lucy ; 3rd, with Mrs. Payne. 1th 
and 5tb, Mr. Douglas, with Edith Dombraiu.—Rose, 
light-edged : 1st, Mr. Turner, with Mrs. Allcroft. 
2nd, with Miss Wood. 3rd, Mr. Buttrum, with 
Miriam, extra fine petal. 4th, Mr. Turner, with Miss 
Wood. 5th, Mr. Douglas, with Estelle.-— Yellow- 
Grounds ; Ist and 2nd, Mr. Turner, with Prince of 
Orange. 3rd, Mr. H. Hooper, with Mrs. Framjitou. 
4th, Mr. Douglas, with King of Yellows; 5th, 
with Prince of Orange. 
Premier Picotee, selected from the entire exhibi¬ 
tion—Mrs. Payne, heavy rose-edged ; exhibited by 
Mr. Douglas. 
No fewer than 267 single blooms were shown in 
the classes D and H, besides various boxes, which 
could not be shown for want of bottles, a lack the 
Society should remedy. 
Miscellaneous : Selfs, Fancies, and Yellow- 
grounds. 
Class I. 24 blooms, not less than 12 dissimilar.— 
1st, Mr. Charles Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough, 
with Heather Bell, Sibyl, Bride, Peter Steven¬ 
son, Flora’s Garland, A. Alegatiere, Unexpected, 
Coroner, Cremorne, Mayor of Nottingham, Admiral 
Curzon, Rosa Bonheur, Brilliant, Eccentric Jack, 
Prince Imperial, and Mars. 2nd, Mr. James Douglas. 
3rd, Mr. H. Hooper. 4th, Mr. H. Catley. 5th, Mr. 
Job Matthews. 
Class K. 12 blooms, dissimilar (exhibitors in 
Class I restrained from competing in this class).— 
1st, Mr. Dodwell, with fine flowers, mainly seedlings. 
2nd, Mr. Arthur Medhurst. 3rd, Master Harry Mat¬ 
thews. 4th, Dr. Abercrombie. 
Class L. 12 plants in pots, not exceeding 8 in., 
dissimilar.—1st, Mr. James Douglas, with 12 well- 
grown and admirably set-uji specimens, of Satisfac¬ 
tion, Brunette, a purple-flake sport from James 
Douglas; Rose of Stapleford, Rival Purifle, James 
Tayloi', Cliiipei-, Mrs. Nichol, Falconbridge, Norfolk 
Beauty, Milton, and Illuminator. 
First-class Certificates were awarded to Mr. 
