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Patroness (Turner), white wi(h large dark spot on the top petals ; Perdita (Foster), 

 a very smooth fine-formed flower, white centre, dark top ; and two faucy kinds, Ara- 

 bella Goddard and the Champion, both from Mr. Turner, the former a beautiful 

 rose. Mr. Hoyle and Mr. Beck sent some promising flowers, which we Lope to see 

 again in June. Messrs. Eollisson sent some prettily spotted kinds, of which Prince 

 of Orange appeared to be the best ; it is bright in colour, and the spots dark and 

 striking. 



South Metropolitan Amateur Chrysanthemum Society, (Tulip 

 Class. — The first annual show of this class took place on Tuesday, May 29th, 

 at the Society's meeting-house, the Sutherland Arms, Walworth. There 

 were twenty-four stands exhibited, consisting of six stands of twelve flowers 

 each, and six stands of six flowers each, in the classes for competition, the 

 remainder being stands of very fine Tricolors and Seedlings by Messrs. 

 Quelch, Hughes, and Morgan ; several stands were also exhibited, but not for 

 competition. 



In the First Class of Twelves Mr. Quelch obtained the first prize for Pinder's 

 Maid of Athene, Mountain Sylph, Strong's Eliza, La Belle Nanette, Aglaia, Sir Roger 

 de Coverley, Polyphemus, Charleston Beauty, and Dixon's Duke of Devonshire. The 

 second was awarded to Mr. Rose for Vivid, Desdemona, Strong's King, Lord Stanley, 

 Siam, La Bede Nanette, Rose Bagut, Pilot, Ivanhoe,. Rose Emily, Rose Amburg, 

 Hamlet, Cerise Belle Forme, Polyphemus, and Flear des Dames. The third was 

 given to Mr. Ware for Vivid, Louis XVIII., Rutley's Queen, Sir Roger de Coverley, 

 Delaforce's Commodore, Optimus, Aglaia, Walker's Duchess of Sutherland, Catalan, 

 May's Prince Albert, Groom's F. Perkins, and Norali Creina. The other stands in 

 this class were exhibited by Mr. Bellamy, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Morgan. 



In the Second Class of Sixes Mr. Chapped was successful witli Norah Creina, 

 Triomphe Royale, Vivid, Duke of Devonshire, Maid of Athens, and Mountain Sylph, 

 aud gained the first prize ; Mr, Mousley, for Frederick George, Triumph Royal, La 

 Belle Nanette, Franciscus Primus, Lord Byron, and Delaforce's King, the second ; 

 and Mr. Castle for Vivid, Unknown, Agliaca, Triomphe Royale, Lord Byron, Globe 

 Bizarre; the third and fourth stand, by Mr. Street, deserved especial praise, and also 

 a Card of Commendation. 



In the Extra Class for Maiden Growers (also Sixes), the first aw r ard was given 

 to Mr. Tolley for Claudiana, Rubens, Triomphe Royale, Darius, Salamander, and 

 Duchess of Wellington ; the second was awarded to Mr. W. Bull for Washington, 

 La Van Dicken, Darius, Cara Dolce, Holmes's King, and Triomphe Royal. The show 

 was well attended, and considering its being the first in the tulip class of a young 

 society, with an almost unprecedentedly bad season, may be said to have been de- 

 cidedly successful. 



Amateur Tulip Society, May 28. — The annual exhibition was held at the 

 Greyhound Hotel, Dulwich. The flowers were exhibited in two classes — 

 Class A, for flowers grown more than five miles from the General Post-office ; 

 and Class B, for those grown within that distance. The three prizes to 

 country growers were as follows (country and town growers, e;;ch exhibiting 

 nine flowers) : — First, C. Headly, Esq., Stapleford: Bizarres, Polyphemus, 

 Pactolus, Seedling ; Roses, Hermione, Leonora, Sarah Headly; Byblosmens, 

 Sir J. Lawrence, Adonis (exquisite), Lord Bloomfield. Second, C. Williams, 

 Esq., Tottenham : llyblcsmens, Walker's Duchess of Sutherland, David, 

 Napoleon ; Bizarres, Dr. Horner, Pilot, Selim ; Roses, Triomphe Roy ale, 

 Claudiana (fine), Crook's Mary. Third, N. Norman, Esq., Woolwich: 

 Byblozmens, Anastasia, Maid of Orleans, Duchess of Sutherland; Bizarres, 

 Delaforce's Perfection, Cotterell's Eliza, Sir C. Napier : Roses, Aglaia, 

 Triomphe Royale, Mr. Smith. Town growers, as follows : — First, B.Williams, 

 Esq., Stamford Hill: Bizarres, Hamlet, Optimus, Vivid; Byhlcemens, Lalla 

 Rookh, Duchess of Sutherland, the Recruit (new) ; Roses, Groom's Duchess 

 of Sutherland, Heroine, Fair Rosamond. Second, C. P. Delaforce, Esq., 

 Peckham : Roses, Meteor, Claudiana, Matilda ; Bizarres, Strong's King, 

 Hamlet, Elizabeth ; Byblcemens, Ariel, Duchess of Sutherland, F. Kemble. 

 Third, F. Were, Esq.', Catnberwell : Roses, Aglaia, Julia, Dunn's Mrs. 



