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Prussia, G. Severyn3,Bianca, Queen of Scarlets, Desdemona, Leviathan, Viola, 

 Ariel, Lucifer, Priuee of Wales, Bacchus, and Empress Eugenie. Messrs. 

 Eraser were second. Among them were Excelsior, Governor-General, Duke 

 of Cambridge, Sanspareil, The Bride, Mazeppa, and j\Ieteora. Messrs. 

 Dobson sent Lucifer, Bacchus, Fancy, Scaramouch, King of Scarlets, Levia- 

 than, Madame Hortado, Viola, Fairest of the Fair, Flora, Evelyn, and 

 Monarch. In groups of six new kinds, j\Ir. Turner showed Lord Clyde, 

 Transcendent, Sunset, Lady Taunton, Glowworm, and Rembrandt. His six 

 large plants were Viola, Governor-General, Sanspareil, Fairest of the Fa,' , 

 Mr. Hoyle, and Saracen. In fancy kinds, the last-named exhibitor was aj o 

 'tirst with Musjid, Claudianum, King of the Fancies, Captivation, Zoe, and 

 Beaut}'. In the Amateurs' Class the best selection was shown by Mr. 

 Shrimpton, who sent Acme, Delieatum, Electra, Princess Royal, Claudianum, 

 and Cloth of Silver. Messrs. Baile}^ and Hollingsworth also contributed 

 well-grown collections. Of ordinary varieties (amateurs), the best came from 

 E. Foster, Esq.. Clewer Manor, near Windsor ; the sorts were Glowworm, 

 Bijou, Perdita, Bacchus, Lord Clyde, and Autocrat. The same exhibitor 

 also furnished a collection of ten plants in flue condition ; the sorts Avere 

 Lord Clyde, Desdemona, Flora, Biauea, Prince of Wales, Leviathan, Viola, 

 Lightning, and Ariel. Of seedling pelargoniums, Mr. Nye, gardener to E. 

 Foster, Esq., sent some remarkably fine things, among which M'ere Confla- 

 gration, crimson scarlet with deep black spot on the upper petals, fine in 

 quality and shape ; Kettledrum and Mdlle. Patti, both highly promising 

 rose-coloured sorts of diflerent shades with clear throat ; also Lord Chan- 

 cellor and Eldiue, both excellent dark kinds. Leander and Butterfly, from 

 Worton Cottage, were captivating kinds, alsoRegina formosa, Emma* Sylph, 

 Fidelea, and Maiden Fair ; the last is a promising white variety. Rosy Gem, 

 a richly coloured sort, was shown by Mr. Bull, and we noticed one or two good 

 additions to the variegated class, especially two kinds called Sunshine and 

 Sunset. Among the new plants there were two attractive Aua^ctochilus from 

 Mr. Bull, Libocedrus tetragona, one of the most valuable of recently introduced 

 conifers, from Mr. Veitch ; also from the same Mimulus cupreus which pro- 

 mises to be a useful bedder. Messrs. E. G. Henderson sent a charming 

 double petunia called elegans, and a new chamsecyparis. Cupressus Law- 

 soniana, with golden variegation, from Mr. J. Waterer, attracted the admi- 

 ration of collectors of ornamental trees. Last, but not least, we must not 

 omit the mention of an old friend with a new face in the shape of an im- 

 proved seedling variety of Campanula rotundifolia alba, from Mr. Chitty of 

 Stamford Hill. The set of three plants loaded with large snowy bells, each 

 forming a perfect pyramid, had a charming appearance. One of them mea- 

 sured 30 inches high, and 46 inches in circumference. This new campanula 

 must be ranked among the most chaste and beautiful of all the hardy 

 herbaceous plants in cultivation, and it is certainly quite distinct, in the 

 size of its blooms and fine habit, fi"om the older form out of which it has ori- 

 ginated. 



Ckystal Palace Rose Show, July 6. — The fears entertained that the 

 rose show at the Crystal Palace would prove a failure were not altogetlier 

 groundless, but w"e are happy to have to record that they were not wholly 

 realized. There never were so many ill-shaped and falsely coloured flowers 

 on an exhibition table ; but at the same time good roses were plentiful, and 

 many varieties were shown in the best possible condition. Mr. Mitchell, of 

 Piltdown, carried ofi^' the first prize for ninety-six, Mr. Keynes second; Mr. 

 W. Paul, Waltham Cross, third ; Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt, fourth ; Mr. Hol- 

 lamby, fifth. In the forty-eights, Mr. Cranston of Hereford was first; Mr. 

 Keynes, second ; Mr. E. Tilley, third ; Mr. E. Hollamby, fourth ; Mr. Cant, 

 fifth. The other nurserymen's prizes were divided between Messrs. Keynes, 

 Cranston, Laing, Cattell, Shenton, Eraser, and Mitchell. In the amateurs 

 class for thirty-six, Mr. Hedge of Colchester, was first ; Mr. Keel, second ; 



