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were equally remarkable for size and 

 freshness, and for the remarkably fine 

 quality of a few peculiar varieties 

 which are rarely well shown. In this 

 collection were examples of Auguste 

 Mie, Paul de la Meillerez, Marechal 

 Forey, Alpaide de Botalier, Victor 

 Verdier, Duchesse d'Orleans, Louise 

 Odier, General Washington, Nar- 

 cisse, Admiral Gravina, Souvenir de 

 Leveson Gower, Gloire de Dijon, 

 La Heine, Madame Victor Ver- 

 dier, La Ville de St. .Denis, Madame 

 Charles Wood, Lamarque, George 

 Prince, Deuil de Prince Albert — this 

 flat, curious, ugly, and yet (if the 

 anachronism may be allowed) beauti- 

 ful rose was better shown in this col- 

 lection than in any previous case this 

 season ; John Hopper, MadameVidot, 

 Francois Arago, Jules Margottin, 

 Lord Baglan — here was another bad 

 but beautiful rose wonderfully well 

 done, and looking like a gem of the 

 first water, the colour unique and ex- 

 quisite ; Acidalie, Madame C. Crape- 

 let, Mrs. Kivers, Senateur Vaisse, 

 Comtesse de Chabrillant, Piaire de 

 Terre Noir, Anna AlexiefF, General 

 Jacqueminot, Enipereur de Maroc, 

 anotner of the quasi-good roses in 

 charming condition, the form being 

 in this case very nearly that of a per- 

 fect rose, and there need be nothing 

 said of its matchless colour ; Beauty 

 of Waltham, Triomphe de Bennes, 

 very pure and golden; Eugene Ap- 

 pert— here again Mr. Holland dis- 

 tinguished himself, this bad but 

 charming rose had such a character 

 as proves it to be capable of better 

 things than rosarians usually make 

 of it. Good collections were also 

 shown by Mr. Vockins, of Lewis- 

 ham, and other exhibitors. Holly- 

 hocks were certainly second to 

 roses in importance among the cut 

 flowers ; and the collections put up 

 by Messrs. Paul and Sons, and 

 Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing, 

 were among the most attractive sub- 

 jects in the exhibition. In form and 

 substance these were glorious, and 

 they were admirably chosen as to 

 colours. Messrs. Downie, Laird, and 

 Laing had Golden Noble, a fine high- 

 centered flower, closely made, and of 

 perfect outline, colour pure primrose, 



deepening to buff at the base ; Charles 

 Eyre, scarlet-crimson ; Seedling (16), 

 very large, perfect form, colour soft 

 flesh, deepening to rose-pink, quite 

 first-rate. Seedling (56), medium 

 size, pinky-blush, with light stain of 

 buff at the edges ; Alex. Shearer, 

 huge, and of good form, colour deep 

 crimson ; Magnet, medium, deep 

 crimson ; Charming, glittering cerise ; 

 David Foulis, very large cerise-rose ; 

 In Memoriam, Mulberry, Illumina- 

 tor, vivid carmine ; Cygnet, primrose 

 white ; B. B. Ullet, Mrs. Downie, 

 Lady Palaierston, Princess, a fine 

 rosy purple ; Prince Charlie, Lady 

 de Veau, delicate soft carmine ; Lady 

 Dacres, fine salmon-buff; Purple 

 Prince, Prince of Hesse, a curious 

 shade of buff, like the Noisette Bose 

 Desprez a fleur Jaune. Messrs. Paul 

 and Son put up a larger collection, in 

 which there was a splendid assortment. 

 The varieties were Joshua Clarke, 

 Queen of Yellows, Miss Barrett, 

 Celestial, Harriett, Illuminator, Hes- 

 perus, curious red edges and purple 

 shades, a curiously -painted flower; 

 Glory of Walden, Lucretia, Hope, 

 Lady de Veaux. Ella, Garibaldi, 

 Morning Star, Mrs. Chater, Flora 

 Macdonald, Hercules, Bev. J. Dix, 

 Lady Dacre, Queen Victoria, Narcisse, 

 Shrubland Gem, Ne Plus Ultra, Lady 

 Paxton, Stanstead Eival, Negro, a 

 fine blackish-maroon, which every 

 grower of these flowers should have; 

 Volunteer, Lady Middleton, Prim- 

 rose Perfection, William Dean, Ex- 

 celsior, Fellow Defiance, Morning 

 Star, Eeine Blanche, Diamond. Mr. 

 Mortimore, gardener to Alfred Smee, 

 Esq., F.B.S., sent a fine collection, 

 as did also Mr. Porter, of Copt Hall, 

 Essex, and J. Crute, Esq., of Tufnel 

 Park. The last-named exhibitor ap- 

 pended to his flowers a notice, stating 

 that they were all the product of one 

 packet of seed grown in common 

 garden soil, and with no particular 

 care as to treatment. Yet amongst 

 them were many really beautiful 

 flowers, showing that amateurs may 

 very cheaply enjoy a glorious display 

 of this princely autumnal subject. 

 Of course, with named kinds there 

 is no risk at all, and the cultivator, 

 having selected wisely, knows before- 



