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ficates were awarded to the Seedling Pelargoniums Optimum and 

 Purple Standard, varieties described by us on former occasions. 



Cape Pelargoniums from Messrs. Parker, Stanly, and Stains. 



Picotees. First prize for 12 varieties, to Mr. C. Turner, for Mary 

 (Dodwell), General Bem (Read), Cleopatra (May), Prince Arthur 

 (Fellows), Miss Burdett Coutts ( Burroughes), Duke of Rutland 

 (Holyoake), Constance (May), Beatrice (May), and four seedlings ; 

 2d, Mr. WiUmer. 



Carnations. 1st prize for 12 Carnations, to Mr. C. Turner, for 

 Romeo (May), Prince Albert (Hale), Blondel (Puxley), Count Pauline 

 (Holmes), Cradley Pet (Wallis), Lord Byron (Taylor), Voltigeur 

 (Cheetham), Percy (May), Cardinal Wolsey (May), Omnium Primum 

 (Kaye), and 2 seedlings ; 2d, Mr. Willmer. 



Pinks were shewn very large and fine, and in tolerable quantity 

 for July: 1st prize for 12 varieties, to Mr. C. Turner, for Optima 

 (Turner), Great Britain (Ward), Goliath (Hillyer), Lola Montez 

 (Costar), Sappho (Colcutt), Narborough Buck (Maclean), Diana 

 (Smith), Lord Valentia (Kirtland), Spark (Turner), Criterion (Mac- 

 lean), Huntsman (Sm.ith), and Whipper-in (Smith) ; 2d, Mr. Bragg; 

 3d, Mr. J. Edwards. 



Pansies. First prize for 24 varieties, to Mr. C. Turner, for Con- 

 stantine (Turner), Bellona (Hooper), Duke of Perth (Handasyde), 

 Sambo (Hale), Mrs. Coleridge (Turner), Queen of England (Fellows), 

 Lord Jeffrey (Blanche), National (Turner), Swansdown (Turner), 

 Disraeli (Hunt), Mrs. Beck (Turner), Black Diamond (Turner), and 

 11 seedlings. 



Fuchsias. These consisted of Acantha, Cassandra, Exoniensis, 

 Dr. Jephson, Elizabeth, Sir R. Peel, Exquisite, Crimson King, Duke 

 of York, Star, Cavalier, Dr. Grosse, Shylock, Magnificent, Lord 

 Nelson, Dr. Smith, Beauty of Leeds, and Pearl of England. Mr. 

 Turner shewed a good light seedling, called Conspicua. 



Calceolarias were shewn by Mr. Gaines and Mrs. Lawrence. 

 The sorts were, Amcena, Desperanda, Mary, Magnifica, Standard, 

 Baron Eden, Earl of Rosslyn, Chieftain, Lady Flora, Duke of Roth- 

 say, Rosalind, and Catherine Seaton. 



Tall Cacti were produced by Mr. Green ; the sorts were, Epi- 

 phyllum formosum, Jenkinsoni, Greenii, Mexicanum rubrum, coeru- 

 leum, and aurantiacum. 



Cut Roses were exhibited in great profusion and variety by 

 Messrs. Lane, Paul, Francis, Terry, Rowland, and others. Among 

 them we remarked splendid boxes of Paul Ricaut, Geant des Batailles, 

 and Devoniensis. They maintained their freshness well throughout 

 the day, and formed a very attractive feature of the show. 



Among miscellaneous subjects, the more prominent were collec- 

 tions of Ferns, Lycopods, and white Lilies (L. longifiorum and exi- 

 mium). In his group of Ferns, Mr. Wooley sent two exceedingly 

 well-managed plants of Adiantum trapeziforme and Asplenium cicu- 

 tarium. Mr. Williams had also good exhibitions of this interesting 

 tribe of plants. 



The Rose exhibition, consisting of plantations of the " queen 



