128 THE FLORIST. 



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Silver medal to Mr. Gaines, Battersea, for Aspasia, Gulielma, Mars, 

 Virgin Queen, Grandiflorum, Salamander, Mont Blanc, Bruno, Rosa- 

 mund, Cecil, Marquis of Stafford, Nonsuch. Amateurs: Gold medal 

 to Mr. J. Robinson, Pimlico, for Alderman, Pride of the Isles, Ajax, 

 Norali, Alonzo, Salamander, Constance, Magnificent, Nonsuch, Star, 

 Conspicuum, and Forget-me-not. The large silver medal to Mr. Car- 

 ragon, gardener to J. E. Lawrence, Esq., Kentish Town, for Prince 

 of Orange, May Queen, Major Dorao, Ajax, Mont Blanc, Marion, 

 Gulielma, Alonzo, Rosamund, Ocellatum, Magnificent, and Virgin 

 Queen. Three collections of six plants in 11 -inch pots were exhi- 

 bited by Mr. Westwood, Acton Lane, Mr. Bray, Regent's Park, and 

 Mr. Weir, gardener to J.Hudson, Esq., Hampstead: they were placed 

 in the order in which the names occur. Fancies were numerous, and 

 in good condition. Large silver to Mr. Pvobinson, for Empress, 

 Madame Meillez, Queen Superb, Alboni, Fairy Queen, and Hero of 

 Surrey ; 2d, the silver-gilt to Mr. Roser, gardener to J. Bradbury, 

 Esq., for Queen Victoria, Ibrahim Pasha, Modestum, Alboni, For- 

 mosum, and Madame Meillez ; 3d, the silver to Mr. Miller, Edge- 

 ware-road, for Jehu Superb, Duchess d'Aumale, Jenny Lind, Statiaski, 

 Queen Victoria, and Orestes. Nurserymen : 1st, the large silver to 

 Mr. Turner, for Hero of Surrey, Pveine des Francais, Minerva, Car- 

 lotta Grisi, Fairy Queen, and Empress; 2d, silver gilt to Mr. Gaines, 

 for Princess Maria Galitzin, Signor Casaloni, Defiance, Odoratum, 

 Magnifiorum, and Fairy Queen ; 3d, silver medal to Mr. Westwood, 

 for Empress, Statiaski, Lady Cooper, Magnificum, Reine des Francais, 

 Madame Meillez. Recommended : Mr. Ayres, Blackheath, for Jenny 

 Lind, Fairy Queen, Duchess d'Aumale, Reine des Francais, Formo- 

 sum, and Statiaski. 



Pansies. A stand of 36 finely grown flowers, in beautiful colour, 

 was shewn by Mr. Turner; they consisted of Sir J. Cathcart, National, 

 Sir J. Paxton, GlifiP, Diadem, Euphemia, Great Britain (Parker), 

 Duke of Perth, Adela, Pompey, Sir R. Peel, Sambo, Blanche, Mrs. 

 Hamilton, Bellona, Thisbe, Elegant, Rising Sun, Duke of Norfolk, 

 Juventus, Ophelia, Royal Visit, Climax, Queen of England, Rainbow, 

 Alfred the Great, France Cycole, Chieftain, Lady Emily, Supreme, 

 Robert Burns, Caroline, Commander-in-chief, and three seedlings ; 

 2d, Mr. Bragg, Star Nursery, Slough. 



Seedlings. But few seedling Pelargoniums were shewn; Mr. Hoyle 

 sent three, namely. Basilisk, a bright scarlet, very striking kind, of 

 free habit; Leonora, warm rose; large spot on top-petals with white 

 centre, a flower wuth the best bottom-petal we have seen ; Oscar, a 

 deep crimson red. Mr. Black, gardener to E. Foster, Esq., sent Na- 

 tional and Wee Pet, two flowers of good properties, with nearly black 

 top-petals ; but they were not much in flower. A Cineraria of Messrs. 

 E. G. Henderson's had a certificate; it is white with bluish purple 

 tip, good in general form, but notched on the petals ; it somewhat 

 resembles Lady Hume Campbell. Air. Turner's Pansy, Sir J. Cath- 

 cart, also had a certificate. Sir J. Paxton, National, and Monarch, 

 were shewn in fine condition. 



