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Reading ; 4. Mr. Willmer. Several seedlings received certificates. 

 We have thought it better to give the names of the most conspicuous 

 flowers exhibited in each class, than to give the entire lists, and in 

 doing this we have included some new varieties growing in Mr. 

 Turner's collection. 



Of Carnations, — in scarlet bizarre, Admiral Curzon, Lord Lewis- 

 ham, Lord RatclitFe, and Bolingbroke, were in good order. Crimson 

 bizarres were very numerous and good ; Lord Milton, Duncan, Jenny 

 Lind, Owen Glendower, Black Diamond, Puxley's Queen, and Queen 

 of Trumps, were in excellent condition, as were also Puxley's Fa- 

 vourite and General Monk, the latter having the best white in this 

 class, and otherwise good. In pink bizarres. May's Falconbridge 

 stands high, being large and well marked. The old but favourite 

 flower, Puxley's Prince Albert, was very fine, and had but few equals. 

 Sarah Payne, Twyford Perfection, and Henry Kirke White, were also 

 shewn. In purple flakes. Beauty of Woodhouse, Premier, Squire 

 Trow, Poins, and Perfection, were the favourites. Scarlet flakes 

 were represented by Cradley Pet, Simpson's Queen, Puxley's Stand- 

 ard, and Africanus. Of rose flakes, Puxley's Princess Royal, Flora's 

 Garland, May's Ariel, Poor Tom, Lorenzo, Antonia, and Wood's 

 Haidee, were the best. 



Picotees. These advance towards perfection much faster than 

 Carnations do. Foremost in the heavy red-edged class was Mrs. 

 Norman, a full-sized variety, of fir.st-rate properties, fully maintain- 

 ing the opinion we gave of it last season ; Prince of Wales, King 

 James, Hogarth, and two of Mr. Fellowes' seedlings were good ; 

 also an intermediate variety between red and rose. Costar's Chris- 

 tabel is a neat pleasing flower, of good properties, without the slightest 

 bar. Light red, Youell's Gem, Duchess of Sutherland, Miss Holbeck, 

 and Dodwell's Mary, the latter is good in size and very evenly 

 marked. Heavy purple, Dodwell's Alfred, Lord Nelson, Portia, Lady 

 H. Moore, Prince Arthur, Viola, and Duke of Rutland, the latter a 

 fine constant flower, were in the best possible order. In light-edged 

 purple, Matthews' seedling was the best ; it is a superb flower. In 

 this numerous class, the following were good : Ophelia, Ganymede, 

 Willoughby, Circe, Jupiter, Juliet, and Fellowes' seedling 51. Heavy 

 rose and scarlet — the most attractive class of all — was represented 

 by Venus, Green's Queen, Princess Royal, Marris' Victoria Regina, 

 a bright fine flower, and Marris' Grace Darling, a flower similar to 

 Princess Royal, but wider in the petal ; Unexpected is a medium- 

 sized neat variety ; and Jeannette has a fine petal, but is rather thin. 

 Light-edged rose ; Mrs. Barnard, as usual, stood at the head of this 

 class ; and Countess Howe is a pleasing bright variety. 



The meeting for 1852 will be held, we believe, at Norwich. 



