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THE HARDENING WORLD. 
November 14, 1885. 
Mr. G. P. Harris, of Orpington, had Lady Holmes- 
dale, •white, flaked with purple ; Chieftain, a yellow 
self; Freedom, huff, suffused with ruby-red; and 
Draughtsman, crimson, shaded with maroon, all in 
somewhat indifferent form. 
Mr. C. Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough, had Irene, 
delicate lilac, slightly shaded with pale purple, good 
petal and outline. 
Sir. F. Garratt had Tom Garratt, bright red ; and 
Stratford Hero, shaded crimson. 
A week later, on the occasion of the Dahlia Show’ at 
South Kensington, new Dahlias were produced in 
somewhat plentiful numbers, when First Class Certifi¬ 
cates of Merit were awarded to Messrs. Rawlings Bros., 
for Bird of Passage, and Mrs. G. Rawlings, already 
described, and to George Paul, blush, tipped with 
purple and maroon, bright and showy ; but the award 
was made to this variety as a decorative Dahlia and not 
as an exhibition flower. In addition, they had R. T. 
Rawlings, a fine golden yellow self, fine high centre and 
good outline, striking for its depth of colour and very 
good; Roundhead, cream, edged with bright ruby- 
crimson, good outline, high centre, and promising to 
make a good show variety. Brilliant, vivid crimson 
rather reflexed, very bright, good centre, but as shown, 
wanting in shape ; Arthur, a large flower of fine shape, 
colour clear bright yellow, plenty of substance ; Mr. 
Keith, white, tipped with clear bright purple ; Mr. 
Glasscock, and Frank Pearse (fancy). 
Mr. G. P. Harris showed Chieftain, a yellow self; 
Captivation, orange-red, tipped with cerise, good full 
high centre ; and Milkmaid, a bright yellow fancy, 
with slight tip of white and tinted with lilac. 
Messrs. Keynes, 'Williams, & Co. had Prince Henry, 
ruby-crimson, suffused with purple in the centre, good 
petal and centre ; Richard Dean, which, it is said, 
narrowly escaped receiving a Certificate of Merit; 
Thomas Hobbs ; 'William Slack, delicate ground, 
faintly edged with purple, fine petal, centre,' and 
outline, very good and promising; Hamlet, bright 
shaded crimson, fine petal and outline ; Pelican and 
Salamander. 
Mr. C. Turner had Irene and Ellen Terry, white, 
very slightly tinted with delicate lilac on the edge, the 
centre bright sulphur. 
So far, I take it, the best six new show flowers of 
the year are:—Bird of Passage, Irene, Mrs. G. Raw¬ 
lings, R. T. Rawdings, Richard Dean, and William 
Slack. The best fancy varieties are:—Annie Rawlings, 
one that I omitted to notice in its proper place, the 
ground colour the very palest buff, almost vfiiite, the 
reverse of the petals orange and gold, which is shown 
through, good petals, very pretty and distinct; Frank 
Peai'se, Pelican, and Salamander.— E. D. 
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CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOWS. 
Richmond. — Nov. 5th and 6th. —To impart ad¬ 
ditional interest to their autumn show, the Richmond 
Horticultural Society announced that a very important 
new class had been included in the schedule, in w'hich 
tbe unusually liberal prizes of £10, £6, and £4 were 
offered for forty-eight cut blooms, distinct varieties, half 
incurved and half Japanese. Such substantial prizes 
would, it was thought, ensure keen competition and 
induce some of the leading growers to enter, but though 
this was partly accomplished and five good lots were 
staged, only the first and second collection were un¬ 
usually fins. Probably the date was too early for some 
exhibitors, but it would have been difficult to fix upon 
a later date and avoid clashing with other shows. 
Considering how late the blooms are in many gardens, 
the shows have proved much better than was expected 
a week or two since. Mr. Gibson, Morden Park Gardens, 
Mitcham, was the champion exhibitor in the special 
class, and won the £10 prize with superb blooms, 
distinguished by the substance and brightness which 
always mark his productions. The flowers were 
remarkable for their evenness, and comprised the follow¬ 
ing varieties. Incurved: Queen of England, Prince 
Alfred (good), Empress of India, Refulgence (very line), 
Lord Alcester, Lord Wolseley (excellent), Prince of 
Wales (fine), Alfred Salter, Yellow Perfection, White 
Beverley, John Salter, Novelty (capital), Princess 
Beatrice (good), White Menus (neat), Mr. Bunn, 
Beethoven (an admirable bloom), Lady Hardinge, 
Prince of Wales, Mrs. Dixon, Mrs. G. Bundle, Mrs. 
Shipman, Menus, Golden Eagle, and Mr. G. Glenny 
(excellent). Japanese : Madame B. Rendatler, Elaine, 
J. Delaux, Criterion (large), Fernand Feral, M. Delaux, 
M. Farin, Madlle. Lacroix, Comte deGermiuy, Madame 
C. Audiguier, Madlle. Moulise, Madame de Sevin (good), 
M. Astorg (fine petal), Peter the Great, Mai d’Andorre 
(large and bright), Cry Kang, Fanny Boucharlet, 
Flamme de Punch, Comtesse de Beauregarde, M. 
Ardene, Fulgore, Ethel, and Magnum Bonum. Mr. 
Sullivan, gardener to D. B. Chapman, Esq., Downshire 
House, Roehampton, and Mr. Elphick, gardener to 
J. Clutton, Esq., The Orchard, Reigate, were 2nd 
and 3rd, each showing praiseworthy blooms, but 
especially the former, who was strong in Japanese. 
It is probable that the competition would have been 
increased if the 2nd prize had been increased, as the 
difference between that and the 1st was rather too 
great, and the advantage of offering several good prizes 
was illustrated at the Crystal Palace Show on the 
following day. 
There were many other good examples of cut blooms, 
especially in the twenty-four and twelve variety classes, 
in which Mr. Sullivan and Mr. E. Coombs, gardener 
to Walter Furze, Esq., Roselands, Teddington, were 
the winners of the premier prizes respectively. Mr. 
Coomb’s twelve included very even clean specimens of 
Queen of England, Golden Empress, Empress of India, 
Lord Alcester, Lord Wolseley, Prince of Wales, Alfred 
Salter, Prince Alfred, Jeanne d’Arc, Mr. Bunn, John 
Salter, and White Beauty. Mr. J. Bennett, Feldlieim, 
Wimbledon, Mr. Elliot, and Mr. Woodgate, gardener 
to Lord Wolverstone, Coombe Wood, were also prize- 
takers with good specimens. Mr. J. Bennett very 
deservedly won the chief honours for twenty-four 
Japanese, not less than eighteen varieties, with hand¬ 
some well -grown blooms of much substance and high 
colour. Particularly fine were Madame C. Audiguier, 
Madlle. Lacroix, Criterion, Mai d’Andorre, J. Delaux, 
Joseph Mahood, Flamme de Punch, M. Desbrieux, and 
Henri Jacotot. Mr. Benson had a capital stand of 
twelve Japanese, and other notable exhibitors with 
these varieties were Messrs. Woodgate, Munro, and 
Coombs. 
Specimen plants to which several classes were de¬ 
voted, were not so good or numerous as might have 
been wished, Mr. J. Sallows, Twickenham, staging the 
best six trained plants, but DI. Ardene was not nearly 
out, Hiver Fleuri and L’lsle des Plaisirs were splendid 
specimens. Mr. Elliot, Mortlake, was 1st with three 
standards, Mrs Dixon, Mrs. G. Bundle, and George 
Glenny, haring even half-globular heads, bearing good 
foliage and blooms. The principal feature in this 
section of the show was formed of the groups from Mr. 
C. Campion, gardener to AM. Cave, Esq., Richmond ; 
Dir. Munro, gardener to E. D. Paul, Esq., Cambridge 
House, Twickenham ; Mr. J. B. Rooke, gardener to J. 
B. Hilditch, Esq., Asgill House ; and Mr. Sallows, 
gardener to J. J. Flack, Esq., Twickenham, who were 
awarded the prizes in that order. The first group 
comprised very dwarf plants of good incurved and 
Japanese varieties, the blooms large and clean. Messrs. 
Hooper & Co. staged an exceedingly graceful group of 
miscellaneous plants, gaining the 1st prize with it. 
Messrs. Page & Son also had a charming group of 
Cyclamen in 48-sized pots, and flowering most profusely, 
white and light coloured varieties predominating. 
Fruit was fairly represented by several good collect¬ 
ions from Dir. W. Bates, Poulett Lodge Gardens, 
Twickenham Dir. Campion, and Dir. Osman. Dir. 
Campion was first in the black Grape class with Gros 
Colmar, very fine in berry ; Dir. Bates gaining a similar 
honour in white Grapes with DIuscat of Alexandria, 
large, and grandly coloured. Apples, Pears, Tomatos, 
and vegetables were contributed by numerous local 
growers, and stands of flowers with bouquets and 
button-holes afforded still further attractions. The 
show was opened by Princess Diary, Duchess of Teck, 
and there was a good attendance of visitors. 
Crystal Palace.— Nov. 6th and 7th.— A very 
liberal schedule was provided at the Sydenham show’ 
last week, the prizes ranging in value from £10 to 5s., 
and the result was a display of great excellence, with 
which the company and the able superintendent, Dir. 
DM. G. Head, had every reason to be satisfied. The cut 
blooms in all the classes were both abundant and of fine 
quality, but in the sensational class for forty-eight 
blooms they were extraordinarily handsome, every one 
of the tw’elve collections entered containing admirable 
examples of the best exhibition varieties. Prizes of 
£10, £7, £5, and £3 were offered for forty-eight blooms, 
twenty-four incurved, not less than eighteen varieties, 
and the same number of Japanese, the premier honours 
being easily won by Dir. E. DIolyneaux, gardener to 
DDL A. Dlyers, Esq., Swanmore Park, Bishop’sDD'altham, 
with superb blooms, which this redoubtable exhibitor 
has scarcely ever equalled in his previous efforts. The 
varieties represented were as follows, the incurved 
being much superior to those from other competitors, 
w'hile the Japanese could not be easily surpassed for size 
and colour :—Incurved : Queen of England (two), Lord 
Alcester (two), Alfred Salter (two), Empress of India 
(two), Jeanne d’Arc, Princess of DD’ales (two), Emily 
Dale (two), Lord DD r olseley, John Salter, Golden Em¬ 
press, Empress Eugenie, Jardin des Plantes, Prince 
Alfred, Princess Beatrice, Refulgence, Lady Hardinge, 
Mr. Bunn, and Nil Desperandum. Japanese: DIadame 
C. Audiguier (two), Fair DIaid of Guernsey, Belle 
Pauline (two), Mai d’Andorre (two), DIeg Merrilees 
(two), Sceptre de Toulouse, Jeanne Delaux, Criterion 
(two), DIadame Deveille, DIadame B. Rendatler, Boule 
d’Or, DIadlle. Lacroix, DIargaret Dlarrouch, Elaine, 
Duchess of Albany, DIadame de Sevin, Soleil Levant, 
and M. Astorg. The 2nd position was taken by 
Dir. C. Gibson, gardener to J. Wormald, Esq., DIorden 
Park, writh a beautiful lot of Japanese ; but the in¬ 
curved were weaker generally than Dir. DIolyneux’s, 
though there were splendid examples of Lord Wolseley, 
Prince Alfred, and Queen of England. DIessrs. DP. & 
G. Drover, Fareham, Hants, and Dir. A. Holmes, gar¬ 
dener to A. B. Hill, Esq., Clapham Park, were 3rd and 
4th with creditable blooms, but several points behind 
the 1st and 2nd. This class was a great success, and 
furnished the chief attraction of the show. 
DD T ith eighteen incurved varieties, Dir. DIolyneux, was 
again the premier exhibitor in a class of nine 
competitors, winning with even but not large blooms of 
Golden Empress, John Salter, Alfred Salter, Lord 
Alcester, Queen of England, Empress of India, Cherub, 
Empress Eugenie, Princess of DVales, Lord DVolseley, 
Emily Dale, Sir Stafford Carey, Dir. Bunn, Prince 
Alfred, Refulgence, Jeanne d’Arc, Prince of DVales, 
and Novelty. The 2nd and 3rd prizes were awarded to 
Dir. E. Berry, Roehampton, and Dir. J. Holmes, gardener 
to G. DI. Story, Esq., Nightingale Lane. Eight lots 
of eighteen Japanese varieties were staged, all very fresh, 
bright, and of good substance ; Dir. John Ridout, 
gardener to T. B. Haywood, Esq., DVodhateh Lodge, 
Reigate, was the most successful competitor, securing 
the leading position with most praiseworthy blooms of 
Dr. DIacary, Japonaise, J. Delaux, Fair DIaid of 
Guernsey, DIadame C. Audiguier, Chang, Comte de Ger- 
miny, The Daimio, DIadame B. Rendatler, John Laing, 
Soleil Levant, DI. Tarin, Red Gauntlet, Peter the Great, 
DIadame Deveille, Criterion, DIadame de Serin, and. 
DIadlle. Lacroix. Dir. J. DDL Springbett, Chesliunt, and 
Dir. E. Berry, were awarded the other prizes in this 
class, both showing well. There were twelve entries 
with twelve Japanese, Dir. Brown, gardener to A. J. 
DD r aterlow, Esq., Great Doods, Reigate, Dir. DIolyneux, 
and Dir. J. DVyatt, gardener to J. Perry, Esq., Braden- 
hurst, Caterham D'alley, gaining the prizes in the order 
named. Dir. DIolyneux had the best six Japanese of 
one variety, grand blooms of DIadame Audiguier ; Dir. 
C. Orchard, gardener to J. Galsworthy, Esq., Coombe 
DVarren, Kingston, was 2nd with Henri Jacotot; and 
Dir. G. Burnett, The Grange Gardens, Hillingdon, 3rd 
with Triomphe du Nord, also very fine. 
Reflexed varieties were in capital form, especially 
in Dir. DIolyneux’s leading stand of twelve, which 
comprised a magnificent bloom of Cullingfordii, ex¬ 
ceedingly rich in colour, DIadame DIadeleine Tezier, 
Golden Christine, King of the Crimsons, Distinction, 
Dr. Sharpe, Felicity, Phidias, and Pink Christine, being 
the other varieties. Dir. T. Sadler, of Streatham, and 
Dir. Chadwick, of Ealing, were 2nd and 3rd, each having 
good blooms. For twelve Anemones, Dir. E. S. Cole, 
gardener to DDL Pethick, DD'oodside, Sneyd Park, Bristol, 
was the most successful, staging charmingly fresh 
specimens. Dir. DIolyneux contributed the best twelve 
Pompones, also the finest twelve Anemone Pompones, 
each stand being remarkable for the same high quality’, 
which distinguished all the other exhibits from this 
grower. 
Plants were not very well shown, but some of the 
best were those which took the leading places at the 
Brixton Show, and which we noted last week. DIessrs. 
G. Stevens (Putney’), Laing & Co. (Forest Hill), and 
Carter & Co. (Forest Hill), were the winners in that 
order of the prizes for a group of 100 square feet ; similar 
awards being gained in the amateurs class by DIr. C. 
Orchard, who had one of his customary tasteful and 
excellent groups, DIr. DDL Webster and DIr. Bowman. 
The nurserymen's prizes, for a group of Japanese varieties, 
were won by DIessrs. J. Laing & Co., G. Stevens, and 
G. Edwards. First Class Certificates were awarded to 
DIessrs. J. Laing & Co., for John Laing, a Japanese 
variety of compact form and a deep bronzy brown colour, 
and DIadame Laing also Japanese, with flat spreading 
florets, white faintly tinged with purple ; a bronze 
sport from Queen of England, shown by DIessrs. Carter 
& Co., being commended. 
Stoke Newington.— Nov. 9th and 10th.— This 
old-established Society possesses an especial interest for 
Chrysanthemum lovers, whether exhibitors or not, for 
undoubtedly in its earlier days it did much to popu¬ 
larise the plant and to bring into general notice the 
beauty of the blooms when specially’ prepared for 
exhibition. The removal of a portion of its members 
to Hackney founded another society which has pros¬ 
pered greatly’, and under the title of “National” is 
now doing good work in the Chrysanthemum world. 
For many years we have been accustomed to seeing 
blooms of exceptional merit at the Stoke Newington 
shows, not huge coarse examples, but those distin¬ 
guished by’ a primness and finish which only true 
florists can fully’ appreciate, and which furnished accurate 
models for all unskilled exhibitors. This season, un¬ 
fortunately’, the weather has produced some strikingly 
unsatisfactory’ results, for not only’ are the blooms iq 
