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these subjects were contributed by Mr. Salter of Hammersmith. 

 A nice tray of Pansies was sent from the Royal Nursery, Slough. 

 Mr. Wilkinson of Ealing, and Mr. Clark of Playford, were elected 

 members. 



GLASGOW PANSY EXHIBITION. 



A Pansy competition lately took place at Glasgow, open to all Scot- 

 land, for the best one, the best two, and the best three seedling Pan- 

 sies of 1851, when the whole of the prizes were gained by the Messrs. 

 Dicksons and Co., Nurserymen, Edinburgh. 



The best one was a yellow- ground flower, with rich maroon belt- 

 ing and top-petals, the under and side-petals beautifully laced with 

 gold, blotch large and dark, form perfect, style of Youell's Supreme, 

 named Victory. 



The best two : 1 st, A pure golden yellow self, with a beautiful 

 large and dark blotch, outline perfectly smooth, of good substance 

 and form, named Golden Eagle. 2d, A beautiful primrose ground, 

 with rich lively bluish purple belt, and top-petals ; the belting being 

 narrow, and blotch large and very dark, gives it an imposing appear- 

 ance : fine show-flower, named British Queen. 



The best three : 1st, A yellow ground, with dark maroon belt and 

 top-petals, style of Youell's Supreme, but quite distinct; an improve- 

 ment on that fine old flower, and named Peacock. 2d, A pure 

 white ground, with rich purple belt and top-petals ; the ground-colour 

 meeting in the under and side-petals so very exactly, together with 

 a large dark blotch, produces an admirable etFect in a stand : it was 

 considered the finest flower of any class brought forward on the occa- 

 sion, and named Ro5^al Standard. 3d, A yellow ground with dark 

 bronze purple belt and top-petals, of great substance, very large and 

 circular ; a striking show-flower, named GlifF. 



STOKE NEWINGTON CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 



Nov. 20. — We have only space at this advanced period of the 

 month, to lay before our readers the names of the flowers in the more 

 prominent collections. As an exhibition, we candidly avow that every 

 success attended the unanimous exertions of the executive, for a finer 

 display, even under the auspices of this well- organised society, no 

 one could desire. 



The leading prizes were awarded to Mr. Holmes and Mr. Elliott, 

 equal 1st for G plants ; the sorts being, Annie Salter, Queen of Eng- 

 land, Madame Camerson, Vesta, Pilot, Defiance, jNIadame Poggi, 

 Minerva. The specimen plants were, 1st, Defiance, Mr. Scruby ; 

 2d, Madame Camerson, Mr. Bundel; 3d, Pilot, Mr. Elliot. 



24 blooms : 1st, Mr. G. Taylor, Beauty, King, Campestroni, 

 Queenof England, King, Goliath, Beauty, Queen of England, Racine (?), 

 Phydias, Pio Nono, Defiance, Golden Cluster, Phydias, Defiance, 



