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were the other successful competitors. Mr. Tandy's plants were Lucy, Sym- 

 metry, Clara, Fidelia, Eclipse, Una, Faunus, Governor-General, Admirable, and Sans- 

 pareil. 



" Fancy Pelargoniums were exceedingly beautiful, and were deservedly the admi- 

 ration of all beholders. Mr. Turner was awarded the first prize for Moderatum, 

 Circle, Adele, Cloth of Silver, Acme, Negro, Madame Rougiere, and Clemanthe. 

 Messrs. Fraser exhibited Cloth of Silver, Carminatum, Evening Star, Delicatum, 

 Queen of Roses, Cassandra, Formosissimum, and Celestial. Mr. James's collection 

 consisted of Carminatum, Attraction, Evening Star, Delicatum, Lady of the Lake, 

 Madam Rougiere, Purpureum album, and Celestial. 



Calceolarias were only second-rate, and Cinerarias were nearly over. 



Tulips were shown in great condition ; those from the Slough collection and 

 from R. H. Betteridge, Esq., of Abingdon, as well as those from Mr. Norman, of 

 Woolwich, were of the finest strains. The last were, however, too much crowded 

 together to be effective. George Hayward we may select as the best bizarre, the 

 Duchess of Cambridge as the best bybloemen, and Sarah Headly as the best rose. 

 These were fine indeed, and so were many others. 



Black Hamburgh Grapes were shown in admirable condition by Mr. Henderson, 

 gardener to the Duke of Suthei'land at Trentham ; Mr. Hill, gardener to R. Sneyd, 

 Esq., Keele Hall, Staffordshire ; and Mr. Frost, gardener to E. L. Betts, Esq., of 

 Preston Hall, near Maidstone. To the first two exhibitors equal first prizes were 

 deservedly awarded. Mr. Frost's fruit, though scarcely so well coloured, was also 

 otherwise an extremely good example of successful Grape growing; Messrs. Tegg, 

 Bones, Euston, Baker, and others also showed in this class. In the class of baskets of 

 10 lb. each (Black Hamburgh), the best came from Messrs. Hill, Frost, Smith, and 

 Powell. These, especially the first two lots, consisted of extremely well ripened fruit. 

 Mr. Spary also contributed a basket of Black Hamburgh, very perfect as regards 

 colour, but somewhat small in the berry. Muscats, with the exception of a fine dish 

 from Mr. Embry, gardener to A. Moss, Esq., were not good. Those just mentioned, 

 however, considering the season, were excellent ; White Muscadine came from Mr. 

 Frost and Mr. Jones, and Dutch Sweetwater from Mr. Euston. 



Violette Hative Peaches, beautiful fruit, large and well coloured, came from Mr. 

 Dawson, gardener, Broadlands, near Romsey. Very fine fruit of Royal George also 

 came from Mr. Henderson, of Trentham, and Mr. Williamson, gardener to Viscount 

 Enfield, Wrotham Park, Barnet. Violette Hative Nectarines, fine specimens, came 

 from Mr. Henderson, to whom a first prize was awarded, and from Mr. Peacock, who 

 was second. Mr. Robinson showed Hunt's Tawney in excellent condition. 



The best Strawberries were contributed by Mr. Smith of Twickenham. The 

 sorts were Sir Charles Napier, and a large dark-coloured new variety which was said 

 to be of good flavour. The only other new kind we saw was Oscar, of which Mr. 

 Turner, of the Royal Nursery, Slough, showed a dish of large and beautiful fruit. 



Melons were for the most part good. Among scarlet-fleshed varieties the best 

 was Norwood Gipsey from Mr. Peed, which on this occasion beat Gem, from Messrs. 

 Bailey and Tegg. The best green-fleshed sort was Perfection, from Mr. Kail, gardener 

 to Lord Lovelace. A Pine-apple Melon from Mr. Whiting was placed second, and a 

 hybrid green-fleshed sort, from Mr. Taplin, third. 



Among miscellaneous fruif were some large and fine Oranges and Citrons from 

 Mr. Williams, gardener to Mr. Warner, of Hoddesdon ; and Mr. Waters, gardener to 

 A. Moore, Esq. We also noticed two dishes of Apples, apparently French Crab, 

 plump, and in excellent preservation. 



Eoyal Botanic, Regent's Pabk, May 30.— This was in all respects an 

 excellent exhibition ; but falling so soon after the exhibition at the Crystal 

 Palace, the great bulk of the plants was the same as was present upon that 

 occasion. 



In Stove and Greenhouse plants Mr. Collyer was beaten by a new exhibitor, Mr. 

 May, gardener to J. Spode, Esq., who sent from the neigh bom-hood of Rugeley sixteen 

 specimens, which, for freshness and beauty, were the admiration of everybody. They 

 consisted of Hedei-oma tulip if erum, well furnished with bloom, but still not a very 

 effective plant for purposes of exhibition ; the willow-leaved and scarlet-flowered 

 Ixoras; an extremely handsome bush of Gompholobium polyinorphum ; Dipladenia 

 crassinoda with forty-five bright rosy blossoms on it, all in great perfection ; some 



