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it would doubtless rank amongst the finest of its class ; and they 

 strongly recommended that it should be brought forward on a future 

 occasion. The eighth grand annual competition of the society will 

 be held in Glasgow in June 1852, of which due notice will be given. 



STOKE NEWINGTON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Sept. 25. — No less than twelve collections of Dahlias were staged 

 on this occasion by amateurs, each with twelve varieties, and eight 

 were rewarded. 



The 1st prize, for 12 dissimilar blooms, was voted to Mr. James, 

 for Mrs. C. Bacon, Danecroft Hero, Queen of Lilacs, Mrs. Seldon, 

 Nil Desperandum, Elizabeth, Duke of Wellington, Admiral, Fearless, 

 Yellow Standard, Sir F. Bathurst, and Shylock ; 2d, Mr. Cook, 

 for Mrs. C. Bacon, Scarlet Gem, Queen of Lilacs, Earl of Clarendon, 

 Fame, George Glenny, John Davis (Cook), Fearless, Essex Triumph, 

 Absolum (Cook), Elizabeth, and Duke of Wellington ; 3d, Mr. J. 

 Edwards, for Goliath, Queen of Lilacs, The Hero, John Edwards, 

 Mr. Seldon, Richard Cobden, Mrs. Seldon, Fearless, Miss Chaplin, 

 Snowflake, Duke of Wellington, and Thames-Bank Hero ; 4th, Mr. 

 Black, for Mr. Herbert, Mr. Seldon, John Edwards, Princess Louisa, 

 Thames-Bank Hero, Queen of Lilacs, Mrs. Seldon, Fearless, Sir R. 

 Peel, Goliath, Miss Spears, and Shylock ; 5th, Mr. Weedon, for 

 Duke of Wellington, Admiral, Nil Desperandum, Earl of Clarendon, 

 Fearless, Essex Triumph, Mr. Seldon, Duke of Cambridge, John Ed- 

 wards, Queen of Beauty (Drummond), Psyche, and Sir F. Bathurst; 

 6th, Mr. Thurley, for Thames-Bank Hero, Duke of Wellington, Mr. 

 Seldon, Princess Louisa, Fearless, Purple Standard, Mrs. C. Bacon, 

 Napoleon, General Negrier, Queen of the West, Scarlet Gem, and 

 Queen of Yellows ; 7th, Mr. Holmes, for Frederick Jerome, Mrs. 

 Seldon, Thames-Bank Hero, Queen of Lilacs (5 ?), Fearless (6.?), 

 Duke of Wellington, El Dorado, Miss Vyse, Shylock, C. Turner, 

 Sir F. Bathurst, and Scarlet Gem ; 8th, Mr. Bennett, for Mrs. C. 

 Bacon, Mr. Seldon, Queen of Beauties, The Hero, Thames-Bank 

 Hero, Queen of Lilacs, Imbricata, Princess Louisa, Duke of Cam- 

 bridge, Crocus, John Edwards, and Fearless. 



In the Dealers' class, for 24 varieties, Mr. Gurney received the 1st 

 prize. 6 fancies : 1st, Mr. Black, with Highland Chief, Rachel, 

 Miss Compton, Lady Grenville, Mrs. Hansard, and Queen of Fairies ; 

 2d, Mr. J. Edwards, with Miss Compton, Mrs. Hansard, Highland 

 Chief (3), Queen of Fairies, Flying Dutchman (5), and Captivation ; 

 3d, Mr. James, with Highland Chief, Mrs. Hansard, Elizabeth, Miss 

 Compton, Rainbow, and Madame Bresson. 



Fine spikes of Hollyhocks were staged by Mr. A. Parsons, of 

 Ponder's End. They consisted of Pilot, Aurantia Superb, California, 

 Hero, Triumphant, and Beauty. These are seedlings which are 

 wholly in the possession of the exhibitor. Enchantress, Obscura, 

 Charles Baron, and Model of Perfection owe their origin to Mr. 



