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mentioned, and when in soil not too favourable to an exuberance of 

 growth, it becomes certainly not an unhandsome flowering plant. A 

 white variety has been cultivated by me for some considerable time, 

 and I cannot regard it in any way as a contemptible plant. 



The favourable notices already received from numerous corre- 

 spondents touching the cultivation and study of native plants, all 

 serve to warrant a belief that the day is not far distant when British 

 plants will exhibit an interesting feature in all purposes to which 

 floriculture is commonly apphed. 



Englefield Green. William Whale. 



HAMMERSMITH PANSY SOCIETY. 



May 12. — This meeting was well attended; and we are pleased 

 to state that the interest in connexion with this favourite spring- 

 flowering plant is on the increase, for nearly 10/. have already been 

 subscribed towards prizes for 1853. 



The following are the awards : 



Nurserymen : 36 varieties, 1st, Mr. Turner, with Great Britain, 

 Mrs. Hamilton, Robert Burns, Almanzor, GlifF, Duke of Perth, Lady 

 Emily, Euphemia, Thisbe, SeedHng, Duke of Norfolk, Sir 11. Peel, 

 Adela, Royal Visit, Duke of Rutland, Miriam, Alfred the Great, 

 Privateer, Sir J. Cathcart, National, Morning Star, Pompey, Sir J. 

 Franklin, Sir J. Paxton, Seedhng, Diadem, Aurora, Supreme, Sambo, 

 Mr. Beck, Criterion, France Cycole, Seedling, Seedling, Black Dia- 

 mond, Pandora; 2d, Mr. Bragg, whose flowers dissimilar from the 

 first stand were, Laertes, Queen of England, Hercules, Lady Car- 

 rington, Grace Darling, Flower of the Day, Pride, Timour, Kate, 

 Ophir, Elegans, Mulberry, Polyphemus, Constance, Constellation, 

 Royal Purple, Royal White, Rotunda, Commander-in-chief, Master- 

 piece, Nox, Rubens, Rotunda (Hunt's), Androcles, Lucy Neal, Cow- 

 per. Post-captain, Helen. 



Amateurs : 1st, Mr. S. Treacher, Wycombe, with Juventus, Duke 

 of Perth, Queen of England, Masterpiece, Lady Carrington, Pandora, 

 Aurora, Timour, Flower of the Day, Royal Visit, Diadem, Duchess of 

 Rutland, Lord Carrington^ Maid of Athens, Nimrod, Lucy Neal, Helen, 

 Supreme, Constantine, Thisbe, Almanzor, Iron Duke, Sambo, Kate ; 

 2d, Mr. A. Lane, with President, CHmax, Pompey, Ethelred, Royal 

 Visit, Ophir, Matchless, Sir P. Sydney, Maid of Athens, Disraeli, 

 Diadem, Queen of England, Androcles, Mr. Beck, Blanche, Timour, 

 Mrs. Trotter, Elgiva, Helen, Duchess of Rutland, Polyphemus, Au- 

 rora, Eustace, Exquisite, Rubens. 



First-class certificates were awarded to the following: Fearless 

 (Schofield), a flower in the style of Supreme, but with a better eye; 

 Monarch (Turner), colours of Duke of Norfolk, but a much smoother 

 and better flower; National (Turner), peculiar for the extent of 

 ground-colour and regularity of marking, medium size, a perfect circle 

 in form ; Sir J. Cathcart (Turner), already described by us, was shewn 

 in famous condition : these four flowers are valuable acquisitions. 



