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NATIONAL CARNATION AND PICOTEE SOCIETY. 
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In Scarlet Flakes a good flower, exhibited 
both by Mr. Dodwell and Mr. Douglas but raised 
by the former, named Henry Cannell, was 
overlooked by the judges ; it is a good variety, 
very distinct, with the best formed petals of 
any in this class, and will probably be cer¬ 
tificated when it comes to be examined. 
There were no seedling Purple Flakes, but 
in Rose Flakes Tim■ Bobbin (Gorton), ex¬ 
hibited by Mr. Dodwell, received the 1st prize 
and a lst-class Certificate ; it was also shown 
by the raiser, and by Mr. Douglas, and is a 
richly-coloured variety, with large flowers and 
well-rounded petals. Mrs. Hewitt (Dodwell), 
exhibited by Mr. Douglas, a paler-coloured 
flower of good quality, evidently a seedling 
from John Keet, gained the 2nd prize. Rob 
Roy (Gorton), exhibited by the raiser and Mr. 
Douglas, is also a first-class rose flake, that 
is bound to receive favourable notice at no 
distant date. Jessica , shown by Mr. Turner, 
which could not reappear in this competition 
as it won first seedling prize last year, is a 
lovely variety, large, full, finely-formed, and 
with a fine broad petal, the colour a soft rich 
rose on an exquisite white ; it is certainly one 
of the best, if not the best of this rich class. 
In Picotees also considerable progress has 
been made. Of Rose-edges, Mrs. Payne 
(Fellowes), a recent novelty, and a splendid 
heavy-edged flower, obtained “ premium,” not 
without a severe scrutiny, the contest lying 
between it and Simonite’s Mrs. Gorton. 
Among the Red-edges, Mrs. Gorton is a 
grand new light red-edged novelty, which won 
for the exhibitor, Mr. Douglas, the 1st prize as 
a seedling ; and also received the honour of a 
lst-class Certificate. Esther Minnie (Dod¬ 
well), a very fine heavy rose-edge, a seedling 
from Fanny Helen, but a larger, brighter- 
coloured, and fuller flower, than which more 
cannot be said in its praise, won for Mr. 
Dodwell the 1st prize in its class, and also a 
lst-class Certificate. The 2nd prize was 
awarded to Mr. J. P. Sharpe for Miss Sharpe, 
a very pretty flower which was not fully 
developed. 
In the class for Scarlet-edges Constance 
Heron, a heavy-edged variety, shown so finely 
last year by Mr. Turner, and then awarded 
first seedling prize, was again brought forward 
in first-rate character, and is beyond doubt a 
fine addition to the scarlet class, 
In Purple-edges Muriel (Hewitt) was in 
extra fine character, and promises undoubtedly 
to take the lead in the broad heavies. 
Among Fancy or Border Carnations, Mrs. 
Page, exhibited by Mr. Duffield, received a 
lst-class Certificate ; it is of fine form, prettily 
fringed, and of a pleasing flesh colour. The 
same award was made to J. A. Wallington, 
Esq., for Florence, a really pretty flower, 
fringed, full, and of a colour which may be 
described as soft apricot or buff. Mary 
Morris, exhibited by Mr. H. G. Smith, of 
Drury Lane, was Commended by the judges ; 
it is a well-formed flower, of a deep pink 
colour becoming paler at the edge, and is a 
very free bloomer. 
At Oxford the Seedling prizes were not 
offered, these prizes being the result of a 
special fund raised for the South Kensington 
show, hut most of the fine things already 
mentioned were again brought forward, whilst, 
in addition, Mr. Dodwell had two others, Mrs. 
Barlow, a lovely light p.p.b., of excellent form 
and high quality, and an extra fine rose flake ; 
and Miss Erskine Wemyss, which we think will 
find a forward place in its class, rich as it is 
in variety. 
At Manchester, Mr. Edward Adams, of 
Swalwell, Gateshead, had a fine s.b. in the 
way of Curzon, very promising. Mr. Gorton 
brought forward Wm. Skirting both as a 
c.b. and a p.p.b., and equally good in each. 
Mr. S. Barlow had a new c.b., very bright and 
attractive—so good indeed as for some time 
to be held in the balance for premier prize 
against the half-hundred Curzons or Dread¬ 
noughts the northern growers put so freely 
and finely on the show table. Mr. Gorton 
also had Tim Bobbin and Rob Roy, rose 
flakes in splendid form ; the latter almost too 
high in colour, occasioned no doubt by the 
unusual coolness and dampness of the atmos- * 
phere. Mr. Simonite had a very sweet flower 
in the same class, not unlike Jessica as 
exhibited; and Mr. Flowerday, another rose 
flake —James Flowerday, a variety having 
much of the character of John Keet. 
In Picotees, Mr. Flowerday showed a very 
promising light-edged rose, Miss Flowerday , 
with a fine broad well-formed petal ; un¬ 
fortunately as shown, apparently from the 
exclusion of light, the colour on the edge was 
