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scarcely challenged criticism ; they were concave, like saucers, and with an 

 unhappy blossom here and there mourning for companionship. We hope he 

 has for his motto nil desperandum. At the back row was a splendid plant of 

 Dr. McLean, from Mr. Hutt ; also Golden Christine, Defiance, Christine, 

 well coloured, Madame Camerson, and Plutus. The labels were not distinctly 

 placed, but we think we are right in stating that Mr. West had the first 

 prize in this class, and we forgot to refer to the list before leaving. The 

 extra prize for a single plant, was taken by Mr. Hutt's Voltaire, a glorious 

 blaze of colour. Mr. Forsyth had some good plants not for competition ; 

 among them was Golden Trilby and Mrs. Holbourn, the latter a perfect gem, 

 that will evidently cut well ; another brave feather in the cap of Mr. Salter, 

 who sent it out last year for the raiser, Mr. Wortley. Mr. Forsyth's Golden 

 Christine was the best we have seen this season. In the class for twelve cut 

 blooms, Mr. Hutt was first, with Queen. Alfred Sultan, Pearl, Goliath, 

 Yellow Perfection, Fabius, Nonpareil, Plutus, Aimee Ferriere, Dupont, 

 Lutea formosa, and Stellaris globosa. The succeeding names stood in order 

 thus : — Hutt, Bolton, How, Allen, Pratt, Bolton, Vde (equal 7th), Scarrott. 

 In the sixes, Mr. Robinson was first, with Plutus, Formosa, Beauty, Cas- 

 sandra, Dupont. Marshal Duroc ; Mr. Allen, second ; Mr. France, third. In 

 auemones. Mr. Hutt was first, Mr. Butt second, Mr. Scarrott third. Among 

 the miscellanies, there was a fine plant of Golden Queen, and four different 

 sports of Trilby, some good collections of flowers, cut as grown, with foliage 

 attached, and a number of well-grown standards. 



Stoke Newinoton, Nov. 14. — Spite of the ungenial season, the Manor 

 Booms wore a gay appearance, and though the tables were not crowded, the 

 contributions were good, and every way worthy of critical inspection. There 

 were two tables filled with cut flowers, two rows of large plants in pots on 

 one side, a bank of pompones at the back, and on the ether side a grand set 

 of large plants from Mr. Wiggins. The first prize for large plants went to 

 Mr. Ward, second to Mr. Wiggins, with the same plants as described in the 

 above notice of Crystal Palace show. Mr. Ward had the best single speci- 

 men, Mr. Hook second. In pompones, Mr. Ward came first, with six 

 perfect convex plants ; Mr. Wiggins second, with six immensely large flat- 

 trained specimens, and Mr. Hook third. The best single specimen was from 

 Mr. Wiggins, the second best, Mr. Ward. Among the cut flowers, the 

 awards were— best 24, Mr. D. Monk, 2nd, Mr. S. Monk ; 18, 1st, Mr. D. 

 Monk, 2nd, Mr. S. Monk and Mr. Merry equal. Mr. Bowman had the 

 best 12, and among them, the best Beauty and Goliath we have seen this 

 season. A stand of twelve Triomphe du Nord, from Mr. Bird, was very 

 attractive, owing to its peculiar shade of red and symmetrical outline. Mr. 

 Bird also exhibited his seedlings Lady Mayoress and Garibaldi. In the 

 maiden class Mr. Hook was the winner. In addition to the chrysanthemums, 

 there were a few ornamental plants supplied for decoration by Mr. Shirley 

 Hibberd, the president of the society. Among them a fine Bamboo, a pair 

 of Golden Thuias, Pinus cembra, Chephalotaxus Fortuni, Abies orientalis, 

 etc., etc. Also a few exotic ferns from Mr. Chitty. 



Brixton Hill, Nov. 19. — This was the first exhibition of the newby- 

 formed society. As a beginning there was nothing crude about it, rather a 

 remarkable degree of finish and excellence, and the residents of the district 

 being fresh to such affairs, it was as attractive to uncritical visitors as it was 

 worthy of the most patient professional examination. We enjoyed this as 

 much as any show we have attended for a long time, and our hope is that 

 from good the society may go to better, in honourable emulation to attain to 

 the best. The show was not confined to chrysanthemums ; there were plenty 

 of superb furnishing plants, primulas, and fruits, and if the admission had 

 been half-a-crown, instead of a shilling, we believe it would have been as 

 well attended. Mr. Glover took the lead in plants, with Golden Cedo jSTulli, 

 Alfred Salter, Hermione, Queen, Christine, and Annie Salter ; but it was a 



