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Chater. These, with Delicata and Rosea grandiflora (both Baron's), 

 com])leted the dozen. 



jpirst-class certificates were awarded to Dahlias : Ariel (Turner), 

 a bold and apparently pure white; to Miss Ward (Turner), yellow, 

 with white tip (fancy) ; to Dr. Frampton (llawlings), one of the most 

 successful flowers of the year; and to Sir F. Thesiger (llawlings), a 

 lilac of great promise. (Dther seedlings consisted of Morning Star 

 (Turner); Malvina (Turner); Louisa Glenny (llaw^lings), deep yel- 

 low, and a flower of which the raiser entertains the highest opinion ; 

 Defiance (llawlings), an extra-sized blush white ; Sarah (Pink), mot- 

 tled lake ; Lord Lyndhurst, deep maroon, with white tips ; Rose of 

 England (llawdings), cheerful rose-pink ; Scarlet King (Green), pre- 

 viously described; as was also George Villiers (Union), Miss Merry 

 (Union), fancy. The prizes were handed to the several winners in 

 the course of the evening. 



SIDNEY SMITH'S SALAD. 



Two large potatoes pass'd through kitchen-sieve 



Unwonted softness to the salad give ; 



Of mordent mustard add a single spoon — 



Distrust the condiment which bites so soon ; 



But deem it not, thou man of herbs, a fault 



To add a double quantity of salt ; 



Three times the spoon with oil of Lucca crown. 



And once with vinegar, procured from town, — 



True flavour needs it ; and your poet begs 



The pounded yellow of two well-boil' d eggs ; 



Let onion-atoms lurk within the bowl, 



And, scarce suspected, animate the whole ; 



And lastly, on the flavour'd compound toss 



A magic teaspoon of anchovy sauce. 



Then, though green turtle fail, though venison's tough, 



And ham and turkey are not boil'd enough, 



Serenely full, the epicure may say, 



Fate cannot harm me — I have dined to-day ! 



NEW DAHLIAS. 



The following are a few of the best seedling Dahlias shewn during 

 the season of 1851. 



Sir Richard Whittington {Drummond). Dark ruby crimson; 

 large, full, well-formed flower ; centre very compact ; petals smooth, 

 and gently cupping to the centre ; the best of its class. 



Triumphant {Keynes). Crimson of a peculiar shade; good 

 general form ; has been much exhibited. 



