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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[September, 
of fifty, inclusive of ladies, sat down, by per¬ 
mission of the Warden, in the ancient Hall of 
Wadham College, under the presidency of the 
Worshipful the Mayor of Oxford, J. Jenkin, 
Esq., Mr. Samuel Barlow, of Stakehill House, 
Castleton, Manchester, filling the vice-chair. 
Our good friend and contemporary, Mr. Shirley 
Hibberd, the Rev. F. D. Horner, Mr. Barlow, 
and others, were in great force, and the result 
was a feast in a double sense of a very high 
order. Of the show itself we may say it was 
worthy the effort made to produce it. The 
unavoidable absence of the President, Mr. 
Llewelyn, and of Mr. Douglas, and their 
productions, was felt and regretted; but the 
cultivators from the Midlands and North Mid¬ 
lands came up in good style, and filled the 
gap with effect. The productions of Mr. 
B. Simonite indeed were remarkably fine, and 
ran Mr. Dodwell very close. 
We were not able to be present at Manches¬ 
ter on the 15th, but we have it from a sure 
source that the meeting there was a great 
success, and no one acquainted with the energy 
and enthusiasm of the northern character will 
question the earnestness and purpose of their 
work. 
On July 25th the judges were:—For the 
Open section, John T, D. Llewelyn, Esq., 
Mr. W. M. Hewitt, Mr. John Fraser, and Mr. 
Thomas Moore ; for the Amateur division, 
Mr. Charles Turner and Mr. John Ball ; for 
Single specimens, Mr. Ben. Simonite and Mr. 
Jas. Kirtland. 
On Aug. 2nd:—Open classes, Mr. Thomas 
Moore, Mr. B. Simonite, and R. Gorton, Esq.; 
Amateurs, the Rev. F. D. Horner, Mr. John 
Ball, and Mr. Arthur Turner ; Single speci¬ 
mens—Carnations, Mr. Robert Lord, and Mr. 
Joseph Lakin—Picotees, Samuel Barlow, Esq., 
and Mr. Jas. Kirtland. 
On Aug. 15th :•—Classes for twelve, and 
Single specimens, Rev. F. Tymons, Mr. E. 
S. Dodwell, and Mr. Jonathan Booth; Sixes, 
Mr. B. Simonite, and R. Gorton, Esq. 
SHOW AT SOUTH KENSINGTON. 
Carnations. 
Class A. 24 blooms, not less than 12 dissimilar. — 
1st, Mr. C. Turner, Slough, with Master Fred c.b., 
John Keet r.f., John Ball s.f., James Taylor p.p.b., 
Admiral Curzon s.b., Florence Nightingale p.f.. 
Matador s.f., Rev. F. Tymons c.b., James McIntosh 
s.b., Mrs. Matthews k.f., John Hines s.b., and 
Jessica r.f. —a stand of remarkably fine and well- 
selected blooms. 2nd, Mr. J. Douglas, gardener to 
F. Wliitbourn, Esq., Loxford Hall, with Robert 
Lord s.b., Florence Nightingale p.f., William Skir- 
ving P.P.B., Rob Roy r.f., Tim Bobbin r.f., Mephis- 
topheles c.b., Joseph Crossland s.b., Sarah Payne 
p.p.b., Sportsman s.f., John Keet R.F., Sporting 
Lass P.F., Arthur Medhurst S.B., Crimson Banner 
C.B., James Douglas p.f., Henry Canned S.F., John 
Simonite c.b., and Apollo r.f. —fine well-developed 
blooms, which run the first prize lot very closely. 
3rd, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, Stanley Road, Oxford, 
with Thomas Moore C.b., Harry Matthews S.F., 
Master Fred c.b., Florence Nightingale p.f., John 
Hines s.b.. Seedling Rose flake, Master Fred c.b., 
Alfred Hudson s.b., Arthur Medhurst s.b., Seed¬ 
ling p.p.b., Sarah Payne P.P.B., Henry Cannell S.F., 
Harrison Weir c.b., Robert Lord s.b., Tim Bob¬ 
bin r.f., John Ball s.f., Squire Llewelyn p.p.b., 
Curzon Sport s.f.. Master Stanley s.b., James Merry- 
weather r.f., Robert Lord s.b., Rifleman c.b., 
Arthur Medhurst s.b., and Florence Nightingale 
p.f. —a stand very little behind the two first, the 
blooms rather smaller, but fresh and good. 4th, Mr. 
J. Hines, Ipswich. 5th, Mr. H. Hooper, Bath. 
Class B. 12 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. J. 
Douglas, with William Skirving p.p.b., Dreadnought 
s.b., Sarah Payne p.p.b., John Keet r.f., Florence 
Nightingale p.f., Sportsman s.f., J. D. Hextall, c.b., 
James Merryweather r.f., Earl of Stamford p.f., 
Admiral Curzon S.B., and Annihilator s.f, —fine 
flowers, well set up. 2nd, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, with 
James Douglas P.F., Henry Cannell S.F., Master 
Fred c.b., Harry Matthew's s.f., Ben. Simonite s.b., 
Tim Bobbin r.f., Florence Nightingale p.f., Alfred 
Hudson s.b., Rifleman c.b., Curzon Sport s.f., 
Arthur Medhurst s.b., and Squire Llewelyn P.P.B.— 
a capital lot of blooms w'anting only in size, as com¬ 
pared with the previous stand. 3rd, Mr. J. Hines, 
with John Ball s.f.. Eccentric Jack c.b., Mrs. 
Matthews r.f., Rifleman c.b., Sarah Payne p.p.b., 
Mrs. Tomes r.f., Admiral Curzon s.b., James 
Douglas p.f., Squire Llewelyn p.p.b., and Florence 
Nightingale p.f. 4th, Dr. Abercrombie, Chelten¬ 
ham. 5th, Mr. J. Buxton, Clapham. 6th, Mr. H. 
Cattley, Bath. 
Class C. 6 blooms, dissimilar.— 1st, J. P. Sharpe, 
Esq., Perry Barr, Birmingham, with Arthur Med¬ 
hurst s.b., Sybil r.f., Florence Nightingale p.f., 
James Taylor p.p.b., Sarah Payne p.p.b., and a 
Seedling s.b. 2nd, Master Stanley Dodwell, Oxford, 
with Robert Lord s.b., H. K. Mayor p.p.b., Mrs. 
Gorton c.b., Master Stanley s.b., Florence Nightin¬ 
gale p.f., and James Merryweather r.f. 3rd, Mr. 
Wm. Slack, Chesterfield. 
Class T>. Single Specimens—Scarlet Bizarres: 
Mr. Douglas 1st and 2nd with Admiral Curzon, 
3rd with Edward Adams; Mr. Turner 4th with 
Admiral Curzon, and 5th with Robert Lord.— 
Crimson Bizarres: Mr. Douglas 1st and 2nd with 
Rifleman; Mr. Turner 3rd with Rifleman; Mr. 
E. S. Dodwell 4th and 5th with H. K. Mayor.— 
Pink and Purple Bizarres: Mr. Douglas 1st and 
2nd, Mr. Turner 3rd and 5th, Mr. Hines 4th, all 
with Sarah Payne.— Purple Flakes: Mr. Douglas 
1st and 3rd with Earl Stamford, 2nd with James 
Douglas, 4th and 5th with Florence Nightingale.—- 
Scarlet Flakes : Mr. Douglas 1st, 3rd, and 5th with 
Sportsman; Mr. Turner 2nd with Matador; Mr. 
E. S. Dodwell 4th with Scarlet Keet.— Rose Flakes: 
Mr. Turner 1st with Jessica; Mr. E. S. Dodwell 
2nd with Tim Bobbin; Mr. Douglas 3rd and 5th 
with Rob Roy; R. Gorton, Esq., Eccles, 4th with 
Rob Roy. 
The Premier Carnation was a fine bloom of Dod- 
well’s Robert Lord, scarlet bizarre, staged by Mr. 
Douglas. 
Picotees. 
Class F. 24 blooms, not less than 12 dissimilar .— 
1st, Mr. C. Turner, with Mrs. A. Chancellor h.p.. 
Baroness Burdett-Coutts med. p., Constance Heron 
H.s., Her Majesty l.p., Mrs. Bower l.r., J. B. Bryant 
