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h.r., Lady Louisa h.ro., Princess DagmarH.P., Queen 
of Summer med. r., Evelyn l.eo., Clara Penson l.p., 
Portia h.p., Madame Corbyn h.ro., John Smith h r., 
Mrs. Payne h.ro., Muriel h.p., Mrs. Gibbons h .ro., 
and Royal Visit h.ro. —a fine collection remarkable 
for their vigour and freshness. 2nd, Mr. E. S. Dod- 
well, with Mrs. A. Chancellor h.p., Ethel l.eo., John 
Smith h.r., Tinnie h.p., Mrs. Payne h.ro., Countess 
of Wilton h.r., Lizzie Tomes h.p., Lady Louisa 
h.ro., Daisy l.ro., Edith D’Ombrain h.ro., Dr. Epps 
h.r., Royal Visit h.ro., Mary l.p., Clara Penson l.p., 
Esther Minnie H.ro., Medina h.p., Mrs. Wilson H.R., 
and Muriel h.p.— scarcely inferior, except in size, to 
the first prize lot. 3rd, Mr. J. Douglas, with Princess 
of Wales h.r., Mrs. Gorton l.r., Mrs. Payne h.ro., 
Jessie med. p., Her Majesty l p., Brunette h.r., 
Thomas William l.r., Baroness Burdett-Coutts med. 
p., Norfolk Beauty h.p., Violet Douglas l.r., Mrs. 
Allcroft l.ro., and Mary l.p. —a stand of extra fine 
blooms, but with too many repeats; we think no 
triplicates should be allowed. 4th, Mr. J. Hines. 
5tb, Mr. H. Hooper. 
Class F. 12 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. E. S. 
Dodwell, with Tinnie h.p., Clara Penson l.p., Ethel 
l.eo., Dr. Epps h r., Mrs. Payne h.ro., Zerlina h.p., 
Mary l.p., Esther Minnie h.ro., Mrs. A. Chancellor 
h.p., Edith D’Ombrain h.ro., Medina h.p., and 
Master Norman h.r. —a grand lot. 2nd, Mr. J. 
Douglas, with Her Majesty l.p., Brunette h.r., 
Jessie med. p., Royal Visit h.ro., Mrs. Payne h.ro., 
Mrs. Gorton l.r., Norfolk Beauty h.p., Anne Lord 
l.p., Mrs. A. Chancellor h.p., Violet Douglas, l.r., 
John Smith, h.r., Mrs. Allcroft, l.ro. —also an excel¬ 
lent stand of blooms. 3rd, Mr. J. Buxton, with Royal 
Visit h.ro., J. B. Bryant h.r., Tinnie h.p., Alliance 
h.p., Delicata l.p., Mary l.p., Mrs. Keynes m.r., 
Dr. Epps h.r., and Alice med. p. 4th, Mr. J. 
Hines. 5th, Dr. Abercrombie. 
Class G. 6 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Master Stanley 
Dodwell, with Medina h.p., Royal Visit h.ro., Mrs. 
Payne h.ro., Master Norman h.r., Tinnie h.p.. Miss 
Lee H.s. 2nd, Mr. Wm. Slack. 3rd, J. P. Sharpe, Esq. 
Class H. Single Specimens. — Heavy Reds : Mr. 
Turner 1st with Henry; Mr. Douglas 2nd with 
Princess of Wales, 3rd and 4th with Brunette, and 
5th with Princess of Wales. — Light Reds: Mr. 
Turner 1st and 5th with Thomas William; Mr. 
Douglas 2nd with Mrs. Gorton, and 3rd with Violet 
Douglas; Mr. Dodwell 4th with Thomas William.— 
Heavy Purples: Mr. Turner 1st with Muriel, 3rd 
with Mrs. A. Chancellor, and 5tli with Zerlina ; Mr. 
Douglas 2nd with Mrs. A. Chancellor, and 4th with 
Alliance.— Light Purples : Mr. Dodw'ell 1st, 4th, 
and 5th with Mary; Mr. Turner 2nd with Clara 
Penson, and 3rd with Mr. Tutton.— Heavy Roses: 
Mr. Douglas 1st and 2nd, Mr. Turner 3rd and 4th, 
and Dr. Abercrombie 5th, all with Mrs. Payne.— 
Light Roses: Mr. Turner 1st and 2nd with Evelyn, 
and 5th with Lady Carrington; Mr. Douglas 3rd 
with Miss Lee, and 4th with Mrs. Allcroft.— Yellow- 
grounds : Mr. Douglas 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th with 
Ne plus ultra; Mr. H. Hooper 5th with Sir E. 
Roberts. 
The Premier Picotee was Fellowes’ Mrs. Payne, a 
heavy rose-edged variety, shown by Mr. Douglas, 
and which has been particularly fine this season. 
Selfs, Fancies, &c. 
Class I. 24 blooms, not less than 12 dissimilar. — 
1st, Mr. Turner, with Jessica, W. P. Milner, Robert 
Scott, Etna, Fred, Lady Stamford, Unexpected, Lady 
Rosebery, Albert, Rosa Bonheur, L’Elegant, Sybil, 
Geant cles Batailles, Duchess of Connaught, Rose 
Perfection, Harry Bertram, Constance, Lord Lewis¬ 
ham, Matador—a class which admits flowers of too 
heterogeneous a character, but otherwise very telling. 
2nd, Mr. J. Douglas. 3rd, Mr. H. Hooper. 
Class K. 12 blooms, dissimilar. —1st, Mr. E. S. 
Dodwell, with Sarah Payne, Dr. Hogg, Harry 
Matthews, Shirley Hibberd, Robert Logan, King of 
Yellows, James Merry weather, Diana, Mercury, Mrs. 
Tomes, John Soper, Purple King. 2nd, Master 
Stanley Dodwell. 3rd, Mr. G. Duflield, gardener to 
H. K. Mayor, Esq., Winchmore Hill. 4th, Dr. 
Abercrombie. 
Class L. 12 blooms. Yellow-grounds, not less than 
6 dissimilar : 1st, Mr. Douglas, with Mrs. Coleman, 
Alice, Prince of Orange, Ne plus ultra, Eleanor, 
Princess Beatrice, Lightning. 2nd, Mr. H. Hooper. 
3rd, Mr. Cattley. 
Class M. 12 plants in pots. —1st, Mr. Turner ; 2nd, 
Mr. Douglas. These were all florists’ varieties with a 
limited number of dressed flowers displayed on 
cards, exactly like the flowers in the stands. In 
this form the class appears to us an anomaly, and we 
seriously recommend that in future it should be 
exchanged for a class of well-grown plants carrying 
a good head of bloom, such as would be grown for 
decorative purposes. A group of well-grown plants 
of Carnations or Picotees or Cloves, or comprising 
some of each, would thus become an interesting 
feature of the show. The class might be for three 
plants to be grown in 8-inch pots, or for single 
plants in 6-inch pots, and the reward should be for 
good cultivation, and not for floral properties, which 
in shows of this character are provided for else¬ 
where. 
SUPPLEMENTARY SHOW AT OXFORD. 
Though Mr. Dodwell only removed to 
Oxford last autumn, and has scarcely had time 
to establish his fine collection of these flowers, 
yet the managers of the Royal Oxfordshire 
Horticultural Society did well to induce him 
with the assistance of his friends to hold a 
Carnation and Picotee Show as a feature sup¬ 
plementary to their usual summer show. It 
was an experiment, but proved to be a 
thoroughly successful one, as a capacious tent 
was filled with the flowers thus brought to¬ 
gether, and these were evidently the chief 
source of attraction to the visitors during the 
afternoon. The day was fine and genial with¬ 
out being hot, and was just such as served to 
keep the flowers fresh and attractive. The 
new life infused by the innovation of a Carna¬ 
tion Show, may it is hoped serve to lead to 
some much needed reforms in the constitution 
of the Oxford Society, whose regulations and 
procedure are, as we are informed, of the 
antiquated type. 
Carnations. 
Class A. 24 blooms, not less than 12 dissimilar .— 
1st, Mr. C. Turner, Slough, with Jessica r.f., Thomas 
Moore c.b., George Rudd s.B., Flirt s.f., Lord 
Clifton c.b., Isaac Wilkinson c.b., Rifleman c.b., 
Philip Thomas s.B., Robert Lord s.B., Rev. F. Ty- 
mons c.b., George s.B., Sybil r.f., John Hines s b., 
Thomas Tomes s.f., John Keet r.f., Matador s.f., 
and Squire Llewelyn f.p.b. —the flowers were re¬ 
markable for size and finish. 2nd, Mr. E. S. Dod¬ 
well, Stanley Road, Oxford, with Mrs. Hewitt r.f., 
