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Rainbow, Prince Albert (Hale), Count Pauline, and Prince Albeit 

 (Puxley) ; 2d, Mr. May, with Flavia, Lorenzo, Owen Glendower, 

 Cardinal Wolsey, Prince Arthur, Beauty of Woodhouse, Edgar, Ca- 

 valier, Poins, Rosetta, Squire Trow, and Omnium Primum ; 3d, Mr. 

 Newhall, with Beauty of Woodhouse, Fanny Gardener, Justice Shal- 

 low, Lorenzo, William IV., Flora's Garland, Owen Glendower, Ad- 

 miral Curzon, Vivid, Mayor of Oldham, Sarah Payne, and Squire 

 Trow; 4th, Mr. Edwards, with Ariel, Bardolph, Prince Albert (Pux- 

 ley), Prince Albert (Hale), Sir H. Hardinge, Sarah Payne, Justice 

 Shallow, Premier, Sir H. Smith, Sir J. Reynolds, Squire Trow, and 

 Queen Victoria. Dealers, 12 Picotees : 1st, Mr. Turner, with At- 

 traction, Prince of Wales, Jupiter, Prince Albert, Mrs. Norman, 

 Gannymede, Audrey, Circe, Jessica, Alice, Witch, and Grace Dar- 

 ling ; 2d, Mr. Ward, with L'Elegant, Sebastian, Duchess of Bedford, 

 Mrs. Barnard, Delicata, Princess Royal, Mrs. Norman, Henry, Queen 

 Victoria (Green), Juliet, Rosa, and King James. 12 Carnations : 

 Equal 1st, Mr. Turner and Mr. Ward ; the former produced Flora's 

 Garland, Owen Glendower, Princess Royal, Justice Shallow, Prince 

 Albert (Puxley), Mar's Beauty of Woodhouse, Madame Sontag, Ad- 

 miral Curzon, Lorenzo, Glory, and Falconbridge ; Mr. Ward's flowers 

 were. Prince Albert (Hale), Mayor of Oldham, Flora's Garland, Rain- 

 bow, Lorenzo, Sarah Payne, Black Diamond, Lord RanclifFe, Milton, 

 Queen Victoria, Beauty of Woodhouse, and Count Pauline ; 3d, 

 Mr. Bragg, with Flora's Garland, Prince Albert (Hale), Twyford 

 Perfection, Dido, Duncan, Ariel, Count Pauline, Lord RanclifFe, Prin- 

 cess Charlotte, Prince Albert (Puxley), Queen Victoria, and Sarah 

 Payne. The extra prize offered by Mr. Turner for varieties he had 

 " let out" of Carnations and Picotees were both awarded to Mr. May, 

 for sorts mostly his own production, such as Constance, Juliet, Portia, 

 Cardinal Wolsey, Owen Glendower, Poins, Romeo, Rosetta, and Ca- 

 liban, &c. The prize offered by Mr. Turner for 6 yellow-ground 

 Picotees was won by Mr. Lochner, with Mount Etna, Fairy, George 

 III., Euphemia, Due d'Alenqion, and Queen (Martin). 



Among seedlings, Norman's Lord Derby, C.B., was alone of any 

 merit. A certificate was granted to a Picotee, but on what ground 

 no one could understand. The Society appears to be losing its 

 standing among seedling-raisers, a circumstance which we pointed 

 out last month. The company was numerous, and the day most 

 propitious. 



AN EVENING'S WALK IN SEARCH OF WILD FLOWERS. 



On the 22d of June I felt disposed to employ an hour or so in search 

 of wild flowers, to see if any had at other times escaped my observa- 

 tion. I commenced my journey early in the evening, going along 

 the Bagshot road, and directing my course to Canada Coppice. 

 Upon approaching the wood, 1 first walked round a portion of the 

 same in the fields. I then entered the thicket at the south side, 

 though here I encountered some difficulty in penetrating sufficiently 



