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Mr. Adams was placed next. Had these flowers shewn them- 

 selves as much in the morning as they did when the hall got warm, 

 they might have heen forwarder. This remark may be applied to 

 another stand or two. 



Mr. Marsden was next. In this stand was a fine Captain White, 

 perfectly pure. 



There is another stand which I must refer to before I quit this 

 class ; I understand it M^as Mr. Thornily's, a very nice lot, with the 

 exception of a rose with awfully black stamens. The editor of the 

 Floricultural Review accuses the judges of straining at a gnat and 

 swallowing a camel ; now what they did was the reverse. They 

 strained a long time at the camel, but ultimately unanimously pre- 

 ferred gulping the gnat. I am positive there was sufficient black 

 on one of the stamens of this flower to counterbalance the impurities 

 of all the stands which took prizes in this class. 



First stand, 12 blooms, J. Wilimore, Esq. ; very good flowers, 

 and less faults than any other stand in this class : it was undoubt- 

 edly first. 



Mr. Turner next ; some good blooms, but again shewed a want 

 of freshness. 



Mr. Edwards' stand, being the only other that had been put up 

 according to conditions, w^as of course next. 



Mr. Lymbery was next. This stand was disqualified in conse- 

 quence of not having a sufficient quantity of roses ; but as a fourth 

 w^as to be placed, the judges selected this as the best of the unfor- 

 tunates. 



In the nine-bloom class Mr. Houghton was again first : his 

 blooms were unquestionably the best ; but I did not think Victory 

 and Royal Sovereign dissimilar. 



Premier bizarre, Charles X. ; a ver}^ fine and perfect bloom. 



Premier bybloemen, Prince of Wales ; very like a feathered Prin- 

 cess Pvoyal. 



Premier rose, Agnes ; a very pure and pretty rose, not quite up 

 to the mark in shape. 



In feathered roses Mr. Cressw^ell's Napoleon was worth notice : 

 very pretty and pure, scarcely in bloom ; I am afraid, when fully 

 blown, it will get out of shape, as there was a flatness in the petals. 



Flamed roses : the Vicar of Radford w^as placed first. I'his is 

 a very nice flower; but in my opinion it is not sufficiently rosy to 

 be placed in this class : in the south it would be called a rosy 

 bybloemen. 



Feathery bizarres : 1st, Charles X., good ; 2d, Vivid. When the 

 latter becomes more plentiful, I expect to see them change places 

 sometimes. 



Flamed bybloemens : I think the shape of Salvator Rosa should 

 have carried it higher up, although it was not a good bloom. 



In conclusion, I must thank Mr. Cole and the Birmingham Flo- 

 rists for the manner in which the show was conducted, and beg to 

 congratulate them on the success they so well deserved. 



R. J. Lawrence. 



