150 THE FLORIST. 



In Seedling Pelargoniums, Queen of May and Optimum were 

 shewn by Mr. Black, gr. to E. Foster, Esq. ; they are two flowers 

 of rich colour and fine habit. Mr. Turner sent Novelty and three 

 seedling Fuchsias, raised by E. Banks, Esq., viz. Perfection, a large 

 dark kind, with deep purple corolla and finely reflexed sepals ; and 

 Model and Grandis, also two dark varieties of considerable promise. 



Of Seedling Fancy Geraniums there were several. Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson of the Wellington Road Nursery sent Queen of the 

 Fancies, rich rosy purple edged with white, a very promising variety; 

 Cupid, maroon top-petals, with narrow margin of white, bottom-petals 

 white, with rose spot in centre of each petal, a smooth good flower ; 

 Criterion, style of, but more colour than Formosissimum ; Rubens, 

 large, dark ; but in the state shewn it did not appear to be very free. 

 The Rev. Mr. Trimmer sent several varieties ; the best appeared to 

 be Megaera, Sallanche, and Margiana. A certificate was awarded to 

 Messrs. E. G. Henderson for Intermedium, being a Pelargonium of a 

 new cross, a small white with spot, but not very showy. 



Pinks were shewn in pots and cut by Mr. Willmer only, who 

 was awarded first prizes; but we did not observe any thing amongst 

 them to call for especial notice. The lateness of the season has no 

 doubt been the cause of so poor a display. 



Calceolarias were produced in good variety: finely- grown plants 

 came from Mr. Constantine, gr. to C. Mills, Esq., Hillingdon, who 

 had the following kinds, all seedlings of his own, viz. Enchan- 

 tress, Favourite, Marian, Attraction, Grenadier, and Ophelia ; 2d 

 prize to Mr. Franklin, gr. to Mr. Lawrence ; 3d, Mr. Roser, gr. to 

 J. Bradbury, Esq., sorts generally but middling ; Heywood Hawkins 

 and Voltigeur were the best. In the dealers' class, Mr. Gaines 

 took the first prize. 



Pansies in pots were good for June : 1st, Mr. Turner; 2d, Mr. 

 Bragg, wath varieties generally similar to those shewn in May. 



At the Royal Botanic Society on the 9th of June there was a 

 fine show, particularly of Pelargoniums, but the rain did not cease 

 throughout the day ; so wet and cold was the weather that but few 

 visited the exhibition. The prizes for Florists' flowers were gene- 

 rally awarded to the same parties as at Chiswick, and the plants 

 were nearly the same as on that occasion. In 11 -inch pots: 1st, 

 Mr. Parker, gr. to J. Strachen, Esq. ; 2d, Mr. Westwood. 8 -inch 

 pots: 1st, Mr. Dobson ; 2d, Mr. Turner; 3d, Mr. Bragg ; 4th, Mr. 

 Gaines. Six new varieties : 1st, G. W. Hoyle, Esq., Reading, with 

 Magnet, Ganymede, Christine, Nectar Cup, Pretty Polly, and 

 Mochanna ; 2d, Mr. Turner, with Enchantress, Rubens, First 

 of May, Magnet, Ganymede, and Lavinia. The plants by private 

 growers were not in good condition; Mr. Robinson was 1st, Mr. 

 Carrygan 2d, G. W. Hoyle, Esq., 3d, with 12 small but well- 

 bloomed plants, all seedlings, namely, Astrea, Oscar, Leonora, Butter- 

 fly, Medora, Auricula, Lagoma, Zaria, Portia, Diadem, Kulla, Dion. 

 Fancies: 1st, Mr. C. Turner; Defiance and Gaiety in this lot were 

 in the finest order ; 2d, Mr. Westwood ; 3d, Mr. A5Tes. In the 

 amateurs' class, Mr. Robinson was first, with neat well-grown plants. 



