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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
Eccleston Floral and Horticultural Society, Sept. 15. 
This meeting was held in the village school, when Prizes were 
awarded to the following exhibitors. 
Dahlias — Best Pan of 12 : Mr. H. Foy, for Maid of Bath, Pheno¬ 
menon, Queen, Pickwick, Rouge et Noir, Essex Rival, Conservative, 
Argo, Windsor Rival, Don John, Lewisham Rival, and Suffolk Hero. 
Best Pan of 10: Mr. T. Banister, for Maid of Bath, Queen, Charles 
the Twelfth, Don John, Suffolk Hero, Maria, Pickwick, Windsor Rival, 
Unique, and Hope. 
Best Pan of 6: Mr. J. Wiggans, for Pickwick, Lewisham Rival, Duke 
of Cornwall, Homer, Bloomsbury, Essex Rival. 
Bests—Maiden Growers: Mr. H. Plumb. Best Dahlia of any colour, 
Mr. H. Foy, Essex Rival. 
Maroon: 1, Mr. H. Foy, Essex Rival; 2, Mr. H. Foy, Stanfords 
Contender; 3, Mr. R. Norris, Suffolk Hero ; 4, Mr. T. Banister, Lord 
Dudley Stuart; 5, Mr. R. Scott, gr. to the Rev. W. Yates, Egyptian Prince. 
Purple and Puce: 1, Mr. H. Foy, Pickwick; 2, Mr. H. Foy, Con¬ 
stancy; 3, Mr. R. Sephton, Climax; 4, Mr. J. Wiggans, Bishop of 
Winchester; 5, Mr. J. Wiggans, De Vere. 
Shaded and Striped: 1, Mr. T. Banister, Rouge et Noir; 2, Mr. H. 
Foy, Nottingham Hero; 3, Mr. R. Scott, Grande Baudine; 4, Mr. T. 
Banister, Mrs. Newby; 5, Mr. H. Foy, Rosetta. 
Tipped and Edged: 1, Mr. H. Foy, Phenomenon ; 2, Mr. R. Norris, 
Beauty of the Plain; 3, Mr. H. Plumb, Maid of Bath; 4, Mr. R. Norris, 
Lady Bathurst; 5, Mr. T, Banister, Glory of Plymouth. 
Crimson and Rose : 1, Mr. II. Foy, King of the Roses; 2, Mr. J. 
Heys, President of the West; 3, Mr. W. Wright, Springfield Rival; 4, 
Mr. R. Norris, Maria; 5, Mr. H. Moon, Rienzi. 
Orange and Buff: 1, Mr. R. Norris, Nicholas Nickleby ; 2, Mr. H. 
Foy, Duchess of Richmond ; 3, Mr. R. Norris,Grenadier; 4, Mr. H. Foy, 
Grace Darling ; 5, Mr. T. Banister, Monarch. 
Yellow and Sulphur : 1, Mr. J. Wiggans, Cox’s Defiance; 2, Mr. H. 
Foy, Argo; 3, Mr. II. Foy, Don John; 4, Mr. T. Banister, Unique; 
5, Mr. R. Sephton, Mary. 
Lilac and Light Rose: 1, Mr. H. Foy, Bedford Rival; 2, Mr. H. 
Foy, Queen; 3, Mr. FI. Foy, Conservative; 4, Mr. H. Foy, Countess of 
Pembroke; 5, Mr. J. Heys, Madonna. 
Scarlet and Red : 1, Mr. FI. Foy, Windsor Rival; 2, Mr. H. Foy, 
Bloomsbury; 3, Mr. II. Foy, Hylas ; 4, Mr. R. Scott, Scarlet Defiance; 
5, Mr. R. Scott, Scarlet Eclipse. 
White ojnd Blush : l,Mr. R. Norris, Eva; 2,Mr. J. Heys, Lewisham 
Rival; 3, Mr. J. Wiggans, Marchioness of Lansdowne; 4, Mr. H. Plumb, 
Green’s Wonder ; 5, Mr. Norris, Blandina. 
