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with a central basal zone of carmine, an 3 very showy. 
XXX. Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Limited. 
Godetia La Belle —This variety is bushy in 
habit, and about io in. in height and very free 
flowering. The blooms exhibit a shade of rich 
crimson-rose, and are large relatively to the size of 
the plant. XXX Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Godetia Whitneyi.— The plant is from i ft. to 
15 in. in height, the flowers being of medium size, 
and rich crimson-lake in hue, tipped with rose, and 
with a central basal zone of the same hue. XXX. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Godetia Whitneyi Brilliant compacta. —The 
plant bearing the burden of this sufficiently cum¬ 
brous name is mucb like the type in growth, but 
is also rather dwarfer. The flowers are rich rosy- 
carmine in hue, with a central zone of white, thus 
being exceedingly showy. XXX. Messrs. J. Veitch 
& Sons, Ltd. 
Godetia Butterfly. —This is a very strong 
growing form with large flowers of a pale pink shade, 
a large blotch of carmine being a feature of each 
petal. The margins of the petals are more or less 
laciniated. XXX. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Godetia Fairy Queen. —Here we have a dwarf 
form not more than 6 in. in height, of very bushy 
habit, and with small flowers and leaves. The 
former are white, with a carmine blotch on each 
petal. This is a pretty, dwarf, bedding plant. XXX. 
Messrs. Watkins & Simpson, Essex Street, Strand, 
W.C. 
Godetia Duchess of Albany. —This favourite 
variety has done well at Chiswick this year, and its 
huge trusses of pink-white flowers have been and are 
much in evidence. XXX. Messrs. Watkins & 
Simpson. 
Godetia gloriosa — A bushy form not more than 
10 in. in height, with deep crimson, medium-sized 
flowers, a mauve blotch being at the base of each 
segment. XXX. Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, 
Ltd. 
Viscaria cardinalis fulgens. - In this we have 
a very bright and floriferous form of a popular sub¬ 
ject. The flowers are above average size, and rich 
cardinal in hue, shading to rose with age. XXX. 
Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. 
Alyssum maritimum minimum- -It would be 
difficult to imagine a more perfect sample than this 
of the kind of plant that is required for covering the 
ground under taller growing subjects. It makes a 
dense carpet not more than 2 in. or 3 in. in depth, 
and flowers so profusely as almost to hide the 
foliage with the relatively large corymbs of pure 
white flowers. XXX. Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, 
Exeter. 
Candytuft Rose Cardinal.— In this we have one 
of the very best forms of the coloured Candytufts. 
The umbels and individual flowers are small, but as 
they are freely produce! and the plant is of bushy 
and symmetrical habit, a capital effect is obtained by 
a mass. The colour, as the varietal name suggests, 
is a bright rosy cardinal. XXX. Messrs. Watkins 
& Simpson. 
Eschscholtzia Mandarin.— Here the flowers, 
which are rather small, present a distinctly stellate 
appearance, due to the fact that each petal is folded 
longitudinally upon itself. The colour is rich orange 
in the interior of the flower, and chestnut-orange 
on the exterior. The plant is about a foot in height, 
bushy and free-flowering. XXX. Messrs. Watkins 
& Simpson. 
Gypsophila elegans (pure white). — A pure white 
form of this handsome and useful Gypsophila. 
XXX. Messrs. Watkins & Simpson. 
Poppy Cardinal.— A handsome, double-flowered 
Poppy, from :8 in. to 2 ft. in height. The flowers 
are large, globular in shape, and fiery scarlet in 
colour, whilst the inner petals are very narrow, and 
recall the appearance of a Paeony. XXX. Messrs 
Watkins & Simpson. 
Poppy White Swan — Another very fine double 
Poppy, with huge, globular, pure white heads. The 
plants are from 2 ft. 6 in. to 3 ft. in height. XXX. 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Poppy Danebrog. —This is a very showy single 
Poppy, deep scarlet in colour, with a large white 
blotch at the base of the deeply laciniated segments. 
The height of the plant is from 18 in. to 2 ft. 
XXX. Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 
Canna. 
Canna Chiswick King. —This is a new variety raised 
at Chiswick. The plant is about 2 ft. in height, and 
thus is dwarf enough for any purpose. The spike is 
rather loose and few flowered, but the individual 
blooms are of high excellence, bright scarlet in colour 
with a decided flushing of orange. The segments 
too are broad and substantial. Award of Merit. 
Sweet Peas. 
Mr. Henry Eckford, Wem, Shropshire, sent a 
number of new varieties of Sweet Peas for the opinion 
of the committee who awarded three marks (XXX ) 
to each of them. The following are the varieties :— 
Fascination. —A fine flower; standard mauve, 
wings and keel bluish purple. 
Coccinea.— A rosy scarlet self-coloured variety of 
great beauty. 
Duke of Westminster. — A very deep purple self; 
very rich and fine. 
Sadie Burpee. — A magnificent pure white form 
of great merit. Each stalk is three-flowered. 
Duchess of Westminster. — Standard soft rose; 
wings creamy white flushed with rose—an exceed¬ 
ingly pretty combination of colours. 
Mrs. Fitzgerald. — A creamy-white flower, deli¬ 
cately veined and flushed with pink, and quite dis¬ 
tinct from anything else. 
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SOCIETIES. 
BROOKFIELD.—7«(y 23 ^. 
The fourteenth annual exhibition of fruit, flowers, 
and vegetables, held by the Brookfield Society, took 
place on the 23rd ult. at Highgate, in a field kindly 
lent for the occasion by Mr. W. Burdett-Coutts, 
M P. Twenty-two years ago the Baroness Burdett- 
Coutts provided the Highgate Rise Allotment Gar¬ 
dens with a view to encourage a love of horticulture 
amongst the working classes. On this occasion the 
exhibits from these allotments were both numerous 
and good (over 700 exhibits were staged), and must 
have been gratifying to the kindly heart of this 
philanthropic lady. The chief prize winners, with 
their several aggregates of prize monies, were:— 
Mr. C. Williams, £5 10s. 6d. ; Mr. C. Parling, 
74 6s 2d. ; Mr. T. R. Whiling, £5 2s.; Mr. E. 
Hibbert, £2 17s. 6d ; and Mr. C. Stone, £1 17s. 
For the first time in the history of the society the 
Royal Horticultural Society offered a Bronze Medal 
for the most meritorious exhibit in the show. This 
prize fell to the lot of Mr. C. Chancy for a splendidly 
grown Fuchsia. 
The several non-competitive exhibits added 
materially to the attractiveness of the show, the 
most important of these being a splendid stand of 
Sweet Peas contributed by Messrs. Wm. Cutbush & 
Son, of Highgate. 
On Thursday, the 29th ult., the Baroness Burdett- 
Coutts presented the prizes to their respective 
winners at a meeting held at the St. Anne’s Mission 
House. The owners cf the best kept allotments 
also received their awards from the same gracious 
hands. 
ST. GILES COTTAGE GARDEN SHOW. —July 28 th. 
The annual exhibition of this society took place on 
Thursday the 28th July, in the charming grounds of 
The Hon. Mark Rolle's residence, Stevenstone. 
Unfortunately the morning was showery and must 
have interfered with the attendance, though about 
noon it cleared and the sun shone out brilliantly 
during the rest of the day. The entries were numer¬ 
ous and the quality of all the exhibits uniformly 
excellent. The window plants were very creditably 
grown and the beautifully arranged baskets of cut 
flowers were greatly admired, while the vegetables, 
taken as a whole, were excellent for cottagers, who 
appear to take a very keen interest in the show. 
There was a strong competition in the latter classes, 
and the collections of vegetables were very good. 
There were also prizes for sewing, knitting, darning, 
laundry work, carviDg, etc., and quite on an extensive 
scale for a cottagers’ show. The Hon. Mark Rolle 
(gardener, Mr. Gillies) kindly filled the centre of one 
tent with an excellent collection of flowering and 
foliage plants, nicely arranged, and which was 
much admired. The award of the judges, Mr. G. 
Eames, Heanton, Latchville, and J. Mayne, Bicton, 
were generally approved. 
ABBEY PARK, LEICESTER.— August 1st and 2nd. 
This annual show was held on the above date in the 
beautiful Abbey Park, which just now is looking well. 
every department being well cared for. The various 
styles of bedding are splendidly carried out, and are 
the admiration of everyone. The entries were not 
up to the average, which was, no doubt, attribut¬ 
able to the alteration of the show to a day earlier 
than usual, which prevented many exhibitors living 
at a distance from competing. The attendance was 
very heavy, for nearly 30,000 people passed the 
turnstiles on the first day, and the money taken at 
the gates amounted to over £850. 
The groups were good, the specimen plants fairly 
so, cut flowers made a grand display, and fruit and 
vegetables were excellent. The competition was, in 
most cases, very keen. Great credit is due to Mr. 
John Burn, the energetic secretary, for his capable 
management, for everything passed offsatisfactorily. 
The weather was all that could be desired—ideal 
show weather, in fact. 
Open Classes. 
Plants. —The most tastefully-arranged group of 
plants, occupying 50 sq.-ft., was contributed by Mr. 
H. Rogers, Gipsy Lane, Leicester. Mr. H. Blake¬ 
way, of Rugby, was second. The last-named 
exhibitor scored in the classes for six stove and 
greenhouse plants (three foliage, and three flowering 
subjects), and six exotic Ferns. Mr. James Wright, 
Granby Street, Leicester, won for six tuberous 
Begonias, and Mr. H. Rogers, for six Coleuses, dis¬ 
similar. 
Cut Flowers.— In the principal classes for 
Roses, Messrs. Harkness & Sons, Bedale, Yorks., 
carried all before them, for they won first prize in 
each of the following classes, and in every case they 
had magnificent stands of blooms :—Thirty-six and 
twenty-four distinct, of all sections; twelve Tea 
Roses, distinct; twelve H.P.’s of any variety; 
twelve Teas of any one variety ; and last, but not 
least, for the best Rose in the show. 
Carnations and Picotees were another special 
feature. Here Messrs. Thomson & Co., Sparkhill, 
Birmingham, were the chief winners, staging some 
grand blooms in the various competitions in which 
they entered. They were first for twelve Carna¬ 
tions, dissimilar, and twelve yellow Carnations, 
twelve Picotees, dissimilar. 
Mr. J. G. Stretton, Sharwell, Rugby, had the 
winning exhibit of twenty-four blooms cf tuberous 
Begonias. 
The first award for eight distinct dishes of fruit 
went to Mr. J. H. Goodacre, gardener to the Eirl of 
Harrington, Elvaston Castle, Derby. Mr. Goodacre 
also won the Veitch memorial prize for the leading 
collection of fruit, and had, moreover, firsts for a 
Pineapple, two bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes, 
two bunches of Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, a 
single dish of Nectarines, Figs, dessert Apples, 
Plums, and a green-fleshed Melon. Mr. J. Elphin- 
stone, Shipley Hall Gardens, Derby, was another 
successful exhibitor in this section. 
In the vegetable classes Mr. R. Shaw won many 
prizes, including firsts for the collection of twelve 
kinds of vegetables, six dishes of Potatos, Broad 
Beans, Autumn-sown Onions, and Long Red 
Carrots. 
Amateurs. 
The amateurs' exhibit of Roses formed a very 
noticeable feature. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton, 
Havering-atte-Bower, staged the premier lot of 
twenty-four blooms, distinct. The reverend gentle¬ 
man also took pride of place in the smaller classes 
for eighteen and twelve blooms, distinct, Roses of 
all sections being admitted as in the first-mentioned 
class ; also for six blooms of any one variety. First 
awards in their respective classes for cut Roses also 
fell to the lot of Mr. M. White, Leicester, for 
eighteen and twelve blooms, distinct; Mr. W. 
Bailey, Leicester, for six trusses, distinct; Mr. W. 
Upton for six Tea Roses of any one variety, and 
also for the same number of Tea or Noisette blooms 
dissimilar. 
Mr. J. W. Barker sent the prettiest basket of cut 
flowers in the competition limited to cottagers. 
In the cottagers’ classes for vegetables of eight 
kinds Mr. R. Hoe was placed first. Mr. W. Lord, 
of Esher, won the special prize for a collection of six 
kinds offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, of Reading. 
Non-competitive Exhibits. 
Mr. J. H. Goodacre set up a magnificent bank of 
Carnations and Sweet Peas, for which he deservedly 
received a Gold Medal. 
Messrs. J. and W. Birkenhead, Sale, Manchester, 
had a fine lot of Ferns, both hardy and exotic. (Gold 
