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lies  were  Bacchus,  Orpheus,  Silvia,  Distinction,  Sunny  Daybreak, 
Lorama,  Daisy,  Snowflake,  Queen  of  Whites,  Douglas,  Hesperia, 
Ganymede,  Nellie  Broomhead,  Emily  Hopper,  Cyril,  Romulus, 
Darkest  of  All,  Nerissa,  Adelaide,  Mignon,  Hypatia,  Malcolm, 
San  Toy,  and  Jessica.  Messrs.  J.  Cheal  and  Sons  were  second 
with  nice  bunches  of  Madeleine,  Mephisto,  Little  Bugler,  Iona, 
Commodore,  and  Cyril ;  while  the  third  iilace  was  taken  by 
Mrs.  M.  V.  Seale  with  a  bright  exhibit. 
Seale,  Miss  Roberts,  Ferito,  Madge,  Formosa,  Beauty’s  Eye, 
Naomi  Tighe,  Miss  Morland,  Victoria,  Eric,  Robin  Adair,  Colum¬ 
bine,  Royal  Sovereign,  Polly  Eccles,  Snowdrop,  and  Win.  Par¬ 
rott.  Mrs.  M.  V.  Seale  was  a  good  second. 
For  twelve  bunches  of  ten  blooms  each  there  were  three  ex¬ 
hibitors,  Mr.  J.  Walker  being  awarded  first  prize  for  a  well  dis¬ 
played  exhibit.  Mes.srs.  J.  Cray  and  Sons  were  second,  and  Mr. 
Geo.  Humphreys  third. 
A  Floral  Arrangement.  (See  page  214.) 
A  class  was  provided  for  twelve  bunches,  with  a  similar 
number  of  flowers.  Here  there  were  three  entries,  Messrs.  J. 
Cray  and  Sons,  Frome,  being  first;  Mr.  J.  Walker  second;  and 
Mr.  Geo.  Humphreys  third. 
Single  Dahlias. — The  single  section  was  represented  by  two 
classes,  the  premier  for  twenty-four  varieties  of  ten  blooms 
each  brought  two  exhibits.  Me.ssrs.  Jas.  Cheal  and  Sons  were 
placed  first  with  a  model  display,  though  without  a  bunch  of  a 
pure  white.  The  varieties  employed  were  Amos  Perry,  Tommy, 
Ve,suvius,  Hilda,  Meta,  Demon,  Aurora,  Miss  Girdlestone,  Leslie 
Amateurs. 
Cl^ss  15. — The  Silver  Challenge  Cup  for  two  dozen  Show  and 
Fancy  Dahlias  (or  intermixed)  was  captured  by  Mr.  Thos.  Anstiss, 
of  Brill,  Bucks,  with  flowers  of  very  moderate  size,  but  as  perfect 
in  form  and  purity  as  could  possibly  be;  all  were  good,  and  com¬ 
prised  William  Powell,  Daniel  Cornish,  Jno.  Walker,  Sarah 
Mortimer,  Duchess  of  Albany,  D.  Johnson,  Chieftain,  Mrs.  W. 
Slack,  Mrs.  D.  Saunders,  Florrie  Tranter,  Mrs.  J.  Forman,  J.  T. 
West,  W.  Rawlings,  Marjorie,  Purple  Prince,  R.  T.  Rawlings, 
Mrs.  Langtry,  Mrs.  Gladstone,  T.  Anstiss,  Dr.  Keynes,  and 
