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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER.  September  12, 1901. 
Morn,  Loftie  Dean,  Uncle  Tom,  Vesta,  Verdant,  and  Lyrio.  Messrs.  J. 
Stredwiok  &  Sons  were  exceedingly  close  as  seoond,  and  indeed  the  first 
prizewinners  were  very  much  surprised  at  finding  themselves  so  much 
honoured.  The  better  varieties  in  Stredwiok’s  stand  were  Mrs. 
Winstanley,  W.  F.  Balding,  Khaki,  Edith  Mayward,  P.  W.  Tullock,  and 
Richard  Dean.  The  latter  is  a  variety  worthy  to  bear  so  highly  valued 
a  name.  Messrs.  J.  Cheat  &  Sons  were  third  with  a  fine  set.  Four 
entered.  Mr.  S.  Mortimer,  Mr.  J.  Walker,  and  Mr.  M.  Seale  were 
placed  in  this  order  for  a  dozen  varieties,  six  blooms  of  each.  The 
judges  of  classes  9  and  10  were  so  terribly  slow  that  we  had  to  omit 
reporting  them,  in  order  to  allow  ourselves  time  for  the  remaining 
sections. 
The  classes  devoted  to  specimen  blooms  set  in  stands  and  arranged 
with  Dahlia  foliage  made  a  fearful  and  moBt  unpleasant  oontrast  to  the 
beautiful  arrays  of  the  same  varieties  in  bunches.  Still,  the  specialists 
have  their  ideals.  Four  large  exhibits  were  staged  in  class  8,  for  forty- 
eight  blooms,  distinct,  and  here  Messrs.  J.  Stredwiok  &  Son  led  off 
with  a  lot  of  splendid  blooms  neatly  arranged.  Csesar,  Eric  Darkie, 
Wm.  Jowett,  Alpha,  and  Vesta  were 
specially  meritorious.  Messrs.  J. 
Burrell  &  Co.  were  second,  but  had 
been  very  sparing  in  their  attentions 
so  far  as  “setting-off”  with  foliage 
was  concerned.  Messrs.  Keynes, 
Williams  &  Co.  third. 
Pompon  Dahlias.  —  Mr.  M.  V. 
Seale  of  Sevenoaks  is  well  known 
amongst  exhibitors  of  pompon  Dahlias, 
and  his  success  this  year  was  shown 
by  his  capturing  the  first  prize  in 
class  11,  for  the  two  dozen  varieties, 
in  bunohes  of  ten  blooms  each. 
Being  the  premier  collection  in  this 
section,  we  furnish  the  complete  list 
of  varieties,  which  were  :  —  The 
Duke,  Buttercup,  Douglas,  Donovan, 
Bacchus,  Emily  Hopper,  Lilian,  Little 
Sweetheart,  Elsie  Grahame,  Madeline, 
Ernest  Harper,  Snowflake,  Capt. 
Boyton,  Phoebe,  Crimson  Gem,  Doris, 
Tommy  Keith,  Jessica,  Nerissa, 
Demon,  Nellie  Broomhead,  Eurydice, 
and  Ganymede.  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  and 
Sons,  Crawley,  formed  a  close  second, 
though  here  their  selection  of 
varieties  was  hardly  so  happy  as 
was  Mr.  Seale’s.  They  staged  good 
bunohes  of  Madeline,  Tommy  Keith, 
and  Crusoe.  The  third  prize  fell  to 
Mr.  Chas.  Turner,  Slough.  For  twelve 
varieties  in  bunches,  the  same  size  as 
in  the  preceding  class,  seven  entrants 
contested,  and  ultimately  the  prize 
was  awarded  to  Messrs.  J.  Burrell 
and  Co.  of  Cambridge.  The  firm 
of  Messrs.  J.  Stredwiok  &  Sons, 
St.  Leonards,  followed  second,  and 
third  prize  was  annexed  by  Messrs. 
Sons,  Frome.  All 
were  even,  and  no 
find  fault  with  any  of 
Craig  & 
collections 
one  oould 
them. 
Single 
J.  Cheal 
Dahlias. — Here 
&  Sons  appear 
Messrs, 
to  be 
unassailable,  at  least  they  always 
manage  to  lead  off  with  the  highest 
honour  where  single  Dahlias  are 
concerned.  Their  set  of  twenty-four 
vari-ties,  ten  blooms  each,  was  most  imposing  when  seen,  neatly  and 
carefully  arranged  in  this  competition.  Here  they  had  Donna  Casilda, 
Flame,  The  Bride,  Duke  of  York,  Rosebank  Cardinal,  Alba  Perfection, 
Amos  Perry,  Duchess  of  Fife,  Leslie  Seale,  Miss  Roberts*,  Miss 
Morland,  Puck,*  Mrs.  Connink*,  Tommy,  Formosa,  Hilda,  Aurora, 
Beauty’s  Eye,  Polly  Ecoles,  Marcus,  Columbine,*  Naomi  Tighe,  Madge, 
and  Girlie.*  Those  marked  with  an  (*)  were,  according  to  our  idea), 
the  handsomest  and  most  beautiful.  Mr.  M.  Seale  was  a  long  way 
behind  as  second  ;  only  two  entered.  Mr.  E.  F.  Such,  Maidenhe.  d,  had 
a  nicely  arranged  collection  of  a  dozen  varieties  in  the  succeeding  class, 
and  beat  Mr.  G.  Humphries  of  Chippenham,  who  came  second  here. 
Messrs.  Cray  &  Sons  were  third. 
Amateurs. 
Shows  and  Fancies,  intermixed. — The  sum  of  50s.  was  secured  for 
twenty-four  of  the  above,  distinct,  by  Mr.  E.  Jefferies,  Chippenham, 
whose  blooms  were  a  trifle  uneven,  but  superior  in  most  points.  Second 
place  was  awarded  to  Mr.  T.  Hobbs,  Bristol,  and  third  to  Mr.  W.  Mist, 
Ightham,  out  of  five  entries.  The  order  followed  for  eighteen  blooms 
was,  first,  Mr.  S.  Cooper,  Chippenham ;  second,  Mr.  E.  West,  jun., 
Henley-on-Thames ;  and  third,  Mr.  A.  Parks,  Sevenoaks,  all  fair. 
PlPTANTHUS  NEPALENSIS.  (See  page  245.) 
Show  Dahlias  Only. — For  a  dozen  the  premier  award  was  annexed 
by  Mr.  A.  Robinson,  Wellingborough,  and  consisted  of  Mrs.  Gladstone, 
Mrs.  Glasscock,  J.  Walker,  Duke  of  Fife,  W.  Powell,  Dr.  Keynes,  Maud 
Fellowes,  Victor,  F.  J.  Saltmarsh,  S.  Humphreys,  R.  T.  Rawlings,  and 
J.  T.  West.  These  were  a  highly  creditable  set,  and  we  have  pleasure 
in  giving  the  names  of  the  twelve  varieties.  Mr.  R.  Burgin,  St.  Neots, 
came  seoond.  Five  entered.  For  six  blooms,  Mr.  A.  Parker,  Sevenoaks, 
was  winner. 
Fancies. — Mr.  T.  Hobbs  of  Bristol  led  for  a  dozen  of  these,  having 
Buffalo  Bill,  Gaiety,  Prince  Henry,  Watchman,  Mrs.  Downie,  Dazzler, 
Rev.  J.  B.  M.  Camm,  Hercules,  Sunset,  Frank  Pearce,  John  Cooper, 
and  Chorister.  Mr.  T.  Anstiss,  Brill,  followed  second  ;  and  third,  Mr. 
W.  Peters,  Baldston,  near  St.  Leonards.  Mr.  E.  Jefferies  led  for  the 
half  dozen  Fancies,  and  here  seven  entrants  contested. 
Cactus  Varieties. — The  display  made  by  Mr.  F.  W.  Sharp  of 
Twyford,  Berks,  was  most  conspicuous,  and  certainly  very  credb  able. 
He  stood  first  for  the  twelve  varieties  in  the  amateurs’  section,  staging, 
amongst  others,  some  noble  bunohes  of  Viscountess  Sherbrook,  Lord 
Roberts,  Mary  Service,  Zephyr, 
Gilliard,  and  Jealousy.  Mr.  Peters 
came  second,  and  Mr.  W.  Mist  third. 
In  class  22,  Mr.  H.  L.  Brousson,  jun., 
of  Sidoup  held  sway,  and  his 
blooms  of  Chas.  Woodbridge,  Loyalty, 
Rosine,  Uncle  Tom,  Mrs.  J.  J. 
Crowe,  &c.,  were  in  splendid  condi¬ 
tion.  There  were  eight  entries,  the 
seoond  prize  being  taken  by  Mr.  P.  W. 
Tullock  of  Hove.  Mr.  E.  Mawley  led 
for  the  six  bunches. 
In  classes  21  and  23  the  prizes 
were  furnished  by  Messrs.  Keynes, 
Williams,  &  Co.,  and  in  class  22  by 
Mr.  J.  Stredwiok.  No  first  prize 
seemed  to  be  awarded  in  class  24,  for 
the  eighteen  blooms,  distinct ;  but  the 
second  prize  was  secured  by  Mr.  J. 
Bryant  of  Salisbury  with  a  fine  lot ; 
and  third,  Mr.  L.  McKenna,  Twyford. 
Mr.  H.  L.  Brousson,  jun.,  won  for 
twelve  ditto.  In  the  three  latter 
classes  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  &  Sons  and 
Mr.  S.  Mortimer  offered  the  prizes. 
Pompons.  —  Mr.  H.  J.  Stenning, 
Tunbridge  Wells,  led  for  twelve 
varieties  in  bunches  of  six  each,  but 
the  colour  was  not  fully  developed  in 
the  blooms.  Mr.  J.  Hudson,  AotoD,  W., 
came  second,  and  third  Mr.  W.  Mist. 
For  the  six  varieties  Mr.  W.  Peters  of 
Baldstow  was  again  to  the  fore. 
Singles. — The  classes  here  made 
but  a  poor  show,  and  a  considerable 
amount  of  tabling  was  left  quite 
unfilled.  Mr.  C.  Osman  of  Sutton 
won  the  silver  medal  for  six  varieties, 
ten  blooms  of  each,  and  it  is  but  just 
to  add  that  these  were  as  fine  as  the 
best  in  the  show.  They  were  Duke 
of  York,  Victory,  Mauve  Queen  Im¬ 
proved,  Rosebank  Cardinal,  Mrs.  E. 
Harvey,  and  Canterbury  Tales. 
Vase  Decoration.  —  Mr.  J.  F. 
Hudson  won  the  first  prize  for  a  vase 
of  Dahlia  blooms  arranged  for  effect, 
having  a  buff-bronzy  variety  and 
foliage  of  Acer  palmatifidum  pur- 
pureum,  also  Asparagus  fronds.  Mr* 
E.  Mawley  came  second  with  a  much  richer  though  heavier  vase.  Seven 
entered.  Class  33  called  for  three  vases  of  Cactus  varieties,  six  blooms 
in  each  vase.  Mr.  R.  Edwards,  Sevenoaks,  won,  he  having  a  very 
similar  colour  assortment  to  those  that  took  off  the  honours  in  tho 
preceding  class.  Mr.  H.  A.  Needs,  Horsell,  was  second  with  a  rich  and 
delightful  set  of  orange-scarlet,  blaok,  and  yellow  blooms,  each  colour 
separate.  Mr.  E.  Mawley  came  third,  but  evidently  he  was  not  at  the 
arranging  of  such  a  poorly  filled  three  as  were  displayed  from  his 
address.  Mr.  H.  A.  Needs,  Horsell,  bad  the  best  basket  of  blooms,  the 
others  being  miserable,  and  even  atrocious  exhibits,  to  grace  a  show  of 
the  National  Dahlia  Society.  See  to  it,  men ! 
Mr.  A.  Parkes  of  Sevenoaks  was  first  in  the  class  for  six  Fancies, 
open  only  to  those  who  had  never  previously  won  a  prize  at  an  N.D.S* 
show ;  Mr.  R.  Stewart  held  a  like  place  for  six  Cactus  varieties. 
Open  Classes. 
The  open  classes  did  not  entice  very  many  enthusiasts,  though  some 
very  fine  blooms  were  on  view.  The  two  exhibits  of  twelve  varieties,  in 
bunches  of  ten  blooms  each,  of  Fancy  single  Dahlias,  were  especially  fine* 
Messrs.  J.  Cheal  &  Sons  led  again  in  this  case,  and  their  collection 
included  Irene  Daisy,  Peacock,  Meta,  Shamrock,  Princess  Beatrice,. 
