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well, with Ann Lord ; 4th, Mr. Dodwell, with Minnie; 
5th, Mr. Turner, with Baroness Burdett Coutts. 
Rose or scarlet, heavy-edged : 1st and 2nd, Mr. 
Turner, with Fanny Helen, and 3rd, with Constance 
Heron; 4th, Mr. Hines, with Mrs. Allcroft; 5th, 
Mr. J. P. Sharp, with a seedling. 
Pose or scarlet, light-edged : 1st, Mr. Sharp, with 
Mrs. Allcroft; 2nd, Mr. Turner, with Evelyn, 3rd, 
with Lucy, and 4th, with Evelyn; 5th, Mr. Hooper, 
with Lucy. 
Yellow grounds ; 1st, Mr. Douglas, with Prince of 
Orange, and 2nd, with Princess Beatrice; 3rd and 
4th, Mr. Hooper, with Countess of Pembroke; 5th, 
Mr. Douglas, with Princess Beatrice. 
The Premier Picotee was a magnificent flower of 
Mrs. Chancellor, heavy purple, shown by Mr. 
Douglas in his stand of twenty-four. 
Selfs, Fancies, &c. 
Class I. 24 blooms, 12 dissimilar. —1st, Mr. 
Turner, with Eurydice, Constance, Cremorne, Cap¬ 
tain Dalgety, George, Arthur Medhurst, Duchess 
of Edinburgh, Mrs. Willis, Ge'ant des Batailles, 
Titian, Java, John Burnett, Mrs. G. P. Hawtrey, 
yellow, Elegant, Rembrandt, and the rest seedlings. 
2nd, Mr. James Douglas. 3rd, Mr. J. Matthews. 
4th, Mr. H. Hooper. 
Class K. 12 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. E. S. 
Dodwell. 2nd, Mr. A. Medhurst. 3rd, Mr. Duf- 
field. 4th, Mr. Cattley. 5th, Dr. Abercrombie, 
Cheltenham. 
Class L. 12 yellow grounds, 6 dissimilar. —1st, 
Mr. Douglas, with Prince of Orange, Beatrice, 
Eleanor, Mrs. Coleman, James Tait, Alice, Light¬ 
ning, and five duplicates. 2nd, Mr. H. Hooper. 
3rd, Mr. Cattley, Bath. 
Class M. 12 plants, dissimilar, in 8-in. pots .— 
1st, Mr. Turner, with well-bloomed plants of John 
Burnett, Rifleman, Lady Carington, Rembrandt, 
Louisa, Dr. Abercrombie, Tinnie, George, Clara 
Penson, Royal Visit, Constance Heron, Dr. Epps, 
Jupiter, Mrs. A. Chancellor, and Mrs. Payne. 2nd, 
Mr. Douglas. 
Seedling Prizes. 
For the seedling prizes, offered for varieties not 
previously so rewarded in s.e.’s, Mr. Dodwell was 
1st and 2nd, with Harry Turner and James McIntosh 
respectively, both of great excellence, possessing, 
with rich colours and fine white grounds, great re¬ 
finement and stout substance. In c.b.’s the same 
exhibitor was 1st and 2nd, with Squire Penson and 
Harrison Weir, both flowers of excellent properties, 
and worthy the names given to them. 
Mr. Douglas won the first prize in the Pink and 
Purple Class, with a seedling of Mr. Dodwell’s 
named Miss Henderson, a chaste and lovely flower, 
an acquisition undoubtedly to a class hitherto limited 
in number. No second prize was awarded. In 
Scarlet Flakes, Mr. Dodwell was 1st, with Harry 
Matthews, a seedling from Curzon, with very rich, 
dark markings; Mr. Turner 2nd, with Matador. 
In Rose Flakes, one prize only was awarded, the 1st 
to Mr. Dodwell, for Mrs. Matthews, a seedling from 
Johu Keet, which it follows in character, but with 
a deeper cherry-rose colour. 
In Picotees, the number produced was limited, 
and three prizes only were awarded. In light reds : 
1st to Mr. Dodwell, for Elsie Grace, a seedling from 
Mary, light purple, which it follows in form of 
petal and habit; and 2nd, to Mr. Douglas, for Mrs. 
Gorton, a seedling raised by Mr. B. Simonite, and 
which sustains the character assigned to it, when 
shown at Manchester in 1876. Now that it has the 
advantage of the pure, bracing air of Loxford, we 
hope soon to hear Mr.' Simonite may have stock to 
distribute to his brother-florists. In light roses, the 
1st prize went to Mr. Turner, for Evelyn, which 
certainly not only deserved this, but the first prize 
in the class, which, to our surprise, was given to a 
not over fine specimen of Mrs. Allcroft. As this 
was the only thing we thought unwarranted in so 
large a show, we should not make the remark, and 
we should have no justification in doing it, save that 
the award, to those who had no opportunity of in¬ 
specting the flowers shown, might seem to place 
Evelyn on a lower level than its intrinsic properties 
entitle it to. 
The attendance of the leading florists of the north¬ 
west and the midlands evidenced great enthusiasm, 
and despite the exceeding heat, a very happy day, 
rich in floral communion, was spent. Mr. Hibberd’s 
lecture, which we give on another page, was most 
interesting, and was listened to with unbounded satis¬ 
faction ; and altogether, notwithstanding the pity 
which some of our friends affect to feel for the poor 
florist, there was overpowering evidence that his 
pursuit gave unqualified delight, a delight, we ven¬ 
ture to say, as full of elevating influences as of 
enjoyment. 
The show was largely aided by contributions, not 
for competition, sent by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, of 
Chelsea, showing what may be done with these 
lovely flowers in the atmosphere of towns; by Ver¬ 
benas, from Messrs. H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, 
Kent; and by Roses from the Cranston N ursery 
Company, Hereford. These collections attracted, 
as they deserved, universal notice, and were worthy 
of the contributors. 
The judges in the open classes were Mr. W. M. 
Hewitt, Chesterfield; Mr. Thomas Moore, Chelsea; 
Mr. John Fraser, Lea Bridge; and J. T. D. Llewelyn, 
Esq., Penllergare; in the amateurs’ division, Mr. 
Charles Turner, Mr. John Ball, and the Rev. F. D. 
Horner; and for single specimens, Mr. Simonite, 
Mr. Lord, Mr. Rudd, and Mr. Kirtland. 
At some future time, we hope to give extracts 
from notes we have taken, and trust yet to take, of 
the best things of the season.—D. 
SUBURBAN GARDENING. 
UGUST.—This is a dry summer, and 
the watering-pot needs to be in con¬ 
stant requisition. It is a general 
drought; and as a consequence, garden crops 
are short-lived, and some things are nearly 
dried up before they reach maturity. It is a 
season needing all the care and attention of 
the gardener to make his garden as productive 
as he would wish it to be. 
Kitchen Garden. —Some important sowings 
must be made this month. Some Endive and 
Winter Spinach, successional sowings of 
Radishes and Small Saladings; towards the 
end of the month a little Caulijtoicer for plant¬ 
ing under hand-lights and for winter storing ; 
also Bath Cos and Hardy Cabbage Lettuce to 
stand through the winter. Tripoli Onions 
should also be sown for spring use, and some 
American and Australian Cress by those who 
like them. Any ground becoming vacant 
should be planted with Cabbages, Cole worts, 
Savoys , and Kales. Celery needs close atten¬ 
tion ; it should be well supplied with water, 
and occasional doses of liquid manure—some 
