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and his lot was as fine as any one could wish for. 
Mr. Fellowes, of Luton, was second. 
For six Fancy Dahlias, the order ran—first, Mr. 
R. Burgin ; second, Mr. E. Jeffries ; and third, Mr. 
Thos. Jones. 
Cactus Dahlias Only. —For twelve varieties in 
bunches of six blooms each, Mr. R. Keeble (gar¬ 
dener to F. W. Sharp, Esq., Twyford, Berks), took 
off the prize. His Fantasy, Magnificent, A. Vasey, 
Lady Penzance, Lucius, Mary Service, Charles 
Woodbridge, Vicomtesse Sherbrooke, and Stella 
were Ar 
Mr. James Hudson (gardener to Leopold de 
Rothschild), Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton, was a 
good second ; and Mr. Wm. Mist, third. 
Mr. H. A. Needs, from Horsell, Surrey, had a 
beautiful collection in nine varieties. The purity of 
the blooms was more than once remarked 
upon. S'arfish, Island Queen, Keynes White, 
Ranji, Mary Service, Chas. Woodbridge, and 
Cinderella gave a varied array of colour. The 
second prize went to Mr. W. G. Handcock, of Kings- 
wortb, Ashford, who staged poorly ; and the third 
prize to Mr. L. McKenna, of Twyford ; Mr. Fellowes 
was fourth. 
E. Mawley, Esq., Berkhamstead, scored for six 
varieties, three blooms each. His were also very 
pure, and possessed the good qualities wanted in 
Cactus Dahlias. Mr. J. Bryant, of Salisbury, came 
second. It may here be noted that the prizes in the 
last three classes were presented by Messrs. Keynes, 
Williams & Co., of Salisbury. 
In Class XXI., Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons presented 
the- prizes. Mr. Keeble, of Twyford, won the first 
place wiih distinct and lovely bunches. Mary 
Service, Cycle, Beatrice, Stella, and The Clown were 
good; second, Mr. J. Hudson; and third, Mr. L. 
McKenna. 
Mr. James Hudson won for the twelve varieties of 
pompons, in bunches of six; second, Mr. Peters; 
and third, Mr. Osman. 
For six varieties of single Dahlias, Mr. James 
Hudson again was first; Mr. W. Peters, second; 
and Mr. C. Osman, of Sutton, third. The quality 
here was very well sustained. 
E. Mawley, Esq., took the first award for six 
varieties in bunches of six. His Northern Star, 
Demon, Victoria, Miss Roberts, Beauty's Eye, and 
Polly Eccles were superb. 
For those who had never won a prize at the 
N.D.S. shows, the following classes were open :— 
Mr. Thos. Jones, of Ruabon, won the prize for six 
blooms of show or fancy Dahlias. Mr. W. J. Joy, 
of Romford, Essex, was second. 
In the entry for six varieties of Cactus Dahlias, 
Mr. W. E. Reive, Woking, won the chief place, and 
next him Mr. W. Peters ; Mr. Bronsson, Sidcup 
Place, Kent, came third. 
Open Classes. 
Fancy single Dahlias, that is, varieties whose blooms 
are tipped, striped or edged, were provided for, and 
proved interesting. For eighteen varieties, in 
bunches of ten each, the first prize was well won 
by Mr. M. V. Seale, Sevenoaks, Kent. Besides 
many of the fine varieties already named elsewhere, 
he had Alice Seale, Clara Oblien, Gaiety Girl, 
and Dorothy Seale, which were striking in their 
beauty. Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons came closely 
second, with Veronica, Shamrock, Miss Glassock, &c. 
For six blooms of any dark Dahlia, show or fancy, 
Mr. Seale won with Prince. For any light Dahlia, 
not yellow, Mr. John Walker won with Mrs. Glad¬ 
stone ; also for a pure yellow with Mrs. Powell. 
Mr. West secured the award for a red Dahlia,show¬ 
ing Duke of Fife ; and Mr. John Walker for a white. 
Mr. Seale took the prize for blooms of any other 
colour, showing Duchess of York, a rich crimson. 
Decorations.— For a vase of twelve Dahlia 
blooms, Mr. Mawley won first ; Mr. H. A. Needs 
second; and Mr. Hudson third. It goes without 
saying that the vases and tables of cut blooms were 
great objects of attraction, especially to ladies. For 
three vases of the Cactus blooms, Mr. R. Edwards 
won with a delicious arrangement, in which were 
sprays of Prunus Pissardi, yellow Poplar and grass 
shoots of Eulalia above some half dozen graceful 
salmon hued Dahlias with asparagus beneath them. 
Mr. J. F. Hudson was second ; and Mr. Needs third. 
Mr. Hudson won, however, for the epergne of 
cut Dahlia blooms ; second, Mr. R. Edwards ; and 
third, Mr. Pagram. Each was very light and well 
arranged. 
Mr. W. Treseder, Florist, Cardiff, won the first 
prize for "any floral design such as Wreaths, 
Crosses, &c." His was a harp in this case, in which 
vermilion and white Cactus blooms were used to¬ 
gether with some foliage. He also won for the 
shower bouquet of Cactus blooms, having a pale 
yellow variety. Mr. Seale was second. 
Mr. John Green, Norfolk Nurseries, Derehim, had 
rather a unique table of Cactus varieties in the cut 
state. Green's Red Rover, a seedling of tremendous 
size, wavy form, and strong stalks, dark crimson 
colour, and altogether of good appearance, occupied 
the central portion. Eclair, Green’s White and 
Zephyr were splendid of their class. 
Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, of Roupell Park Nur¬ 
series, Norwood Road, S.E., staged a collection of 
herbaceous cut flowers, and a very liberal array of 
Cactus, Pompom, show, fancy, and other Dahlias of 
good quality. The whole was banked up by Palms 
from behind. 
Messrs. John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, S.E., 
likewise brought a strikingly meritorious group of 
hardy cut blooms, Roses, Dahlias, Cannas, and 
other choice flowers of the season. Roses were par¬ 
ticularly fine. Their group of variegated shrubs of 
the perennial foliage class, with a central mass of 
well flowered Clematis (Jackmanni and lanuginosa 
sections) was much admired and creditable to 
the firm. They also showed a collection of tree 
Ivies in much variety and of good quality. Their 
collection of Caladiums also sustained their reputa¬ 
tion as first-rate cultivators of these plants. 
Mr. J. Williams, 4a, Oxford Road, Ealing, W , 
made an attractive display with his patent table 
decorations of " The Rural " type. 
Messrs. T. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries; 
Tottenham, filled a broad stage, 50 ft. long, entirely 
with Dahlia bloooms in all classes. Words cannot 
describe the grand effect of these. Suffice it to say 
that the staging was exemplary, well studied as to 
combined effect, and the individual varieties in their 
multiplex array, were beautiful to a high degree. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, of Swanley, Kent, 
were also very strongly represented with Dahlias 
belonging to all the sections, very tastefully 
arranged. Besides the quality of the blooms and 
the good staging, a great aid to the effect was got by 
the introduction of Gypsophila elegans. In fairness 
we cannot enumerate even a tithe of those lovely 
flowers, but, indeed, we could make no satisfactory 
selection where all are so typically fine. 
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We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
[Correspondents , please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargoniumt. 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colour of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
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Melons Decaying at the Top.— Green Hand : It 
would be difficult to speak with certainty concerning 
the decaying of the fruits of Munro's Little Heath 
Melon, without knowing all or at least some of the 
circumstances of the case. We believe, however, 
that a clue will be found for the cause in the state¬ 
ment that the fruits of that variety were very bad in 
colour and never became netted. In all probability 
the fruits were never fully developed, so that they 
commenced to decay in place of ripening. This 
might have arisen through the destruction of the 
roots by eelworms or some fungus. If that is the 
case, and the Melons continue to decay, though kept 
under dry conditions, you cannot do anything to 
save them ; but as all your other varieties have 
ripened properly you may rest satisfied this season. 
You should, however, remove the old soil as soon as 
all the Melons are gathered, give the house a 
thorough cleaning, and use fresh soil next spring, or 
before you plant anything else in the beds. 
ClematiB Marie Lefebyre.— R. H .: It seems that 
you are perfectly correct about the flowers of this 
variety being delicate mauve, and that it belongs to 
the C. lanuginosa section. The writer of the note in 
question was inadvertently led astray owing to 
notes of the variety being mixed up with several 
others having white flowers. 
Names of Plants. — E.C.H.D. : 1, Tanacetum vul- 
gare ; 2, Stachys palustris; 3, Stachys ambigua, a 
hybrid nearer to S. palustris than S. sylvatica, and 
not that figured in Syme’s English Botany ; 4, Scir- 
pus setaceus is the same thing as Isolepis setaceus, 
under which name you will find it in you book ; 5, 
Cancalis Anthriscus; 6, Epilobium hirsutum; 7, 
Leontodon autumaale ; 8, Pedicularis palustris. 
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