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THE FLOEAL WOELD AND GAEDEN GUIDE. 



but we cannot now say much in its favour. Mr. Forsyth had a sport of 

 Trilby called Golden Trilby. It is as good every whit as its parent, 

 clear gold yellow, very attractive, and should be ordered in May next, when 

 it is to be let out. Many of the plants were very badly tallied, and, inde- 

 pendent of bad spelling, there 

 was a plant of Vesta, labelled 

 Prince Albert. Printed cards 

 would be a great improvement 

 on written ones, and would in- 

 sure correct spelling for those 

 exhibitors who are not readers 

 of gardening journals, in which 

 the names of plants correctly 

 spelt are repeatedly given. A 

 word of praise is due, in con- 

 clusion, to Mr. Clark, of Brix- 

 ton, for his collection of pri- 

 mulas in full bloom. They 

 were evidently of a capital 

 strain, and their well-shaped 

 blooms and clear colours made 

 real spring-time of a rather dull 

 November day. 



Albion Hall, Nov. 19. — 

 The exhibition of the East Lon- 

 don Society was a most credit- 

 able one, and the great room 

 in which it is annually held 

 was filled throughout, and with 

 few exceptions as to the ex- 

 cellence of the subjects. The 

 central table, on which the cut 

 flowers were displayed, had a 

 charming appearance seen from 

 the gallery above, and the bank 

 of pompones at the back, sup- 

 ported by large pyramids, had 

 a most imposing appearance. 

 The two best lots of pom- 

 pones were Mr. Hutt's, first, 

 and Mr. Bolton's, second. Mr. 

 Hutt's were Salamon, magni- 

 ficently bloomed, and the colour 

 exquisite, Duruflet, Golden 

 Cedo Nulli, St. Thais, Cedo 

 Nulli, Helen. The effect was 

 somewhat marred by Helen and 

 Duruflet being in the same set, 

 their colours are too nearly 

 alike. This may be proved by 

 putting them side by side, when they spoil each other. Mr. Hutt trains his 

 pompones more conves than Mr. Wiggins, and we likethem better. Mr. Bolton's 

 were Helen, Golden Cedo Nulli, General Canrobert, Cedo Nulli, St. Thais, not 

 quite out, and Mrs. Dix, one of the new ones we recommended last year, 

 makes a splendid speqiir.cn. There were also some good plants from Mr. 

 Pratt, for which he had the third prize ; his Mustapha was well grown, but 

 not quite out ; his others were Drin Drin, Duruflet, Golden Cedo Nulli, 

 Helen, Cedo Nulli. Mr. Stonestreet was fourth, with a set of six that 



