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Macbeth, heavy red, very solid deep edge, full size, without the 

 least bar, and considered by the judges as an improvement on Mrs. 

 Norman ; Miss Puxley (Turner), rose, with more colour than Mrs. 

 Bf.rnard, good petal, and full ; Haidee (Fellowes), light purple edge, 

 a tiower of remarkable purity and substance, and will be remembered 

 by those who visited the National Exhibition at Slough as Fel- 

 lowes' No. 51; and Bridesmaid (Matthews), also light purple, equally 

 pure, and free from spot or bar, has more colour on the edge, and a 

 fine bold petal. 



The Committee have decided that the Exhibition for 1853 shall 

 be held at Derby. It was also unanimously resolved that the flowers 

 in future should be shewn on cards as heretofore, and in boxes of 

 uniform size. The Birmingham Horticultural Society have also 

 adopted the same resolution. These leading Societies, in addition 

 to Norwich, Derby and Midland, Royal Botanic and Chiswick, 

 having decided that the flowers shall be shewn to the best advantage, 

 i. e. on cards in the growers' boxes, instead of sticking them up in 

 tubes to scare away those who might otherwise patronise them, fully 

 demonstrates that the new system is preferable to the old, and will 

 soon be universally adopted. 



Derby, Aug. 4. — In connexion with the July meeting of the 

 Derby and Midland Horticultural Society was held what was called 

 the " Towns Exhibition" of Carnations and Picotees. The growers 

 within a radius of six miles of the centre of each town were allowed 

 to make up the best stand from the general stock, to be shewn on 

 cards and in boxes of a uniform size. Although late, the show was 

 a very good one ; some of the collections being of nearly equal merit. 

 The prizes were honorary ; it will therefore be evident what amount 

 of interest was taken in this meeting, when we state that eight 

 towns were represented, which must have been highly gratifying to 

 the promoters. 



The awards of the judges (Mr. J. F. Wood, Mr. C. Turner, and 

 Mr. John Rhodes of Leeds,) were as follow ; 



Twelve dissimilar Carnations : First, Derby, with Seedling S. B., 

 Flora's Garland, Premier, Firebrand, Lorenzo, Lord Milton, Admiral 

 Curzon, Magnificent, Cradley Pet, Squire Meynell, Princess, Seed- 

 ling. Second, Birmingham, with Premier, Lord Rancliflfe, Brisies, 

 Admiral Curzon, Ariel, Miss Thornton, Lord Pollington, Lydia, 

 Black Diamond, Lord Lewesham, Lady Rhodes, Lovely Ann. Third, 

 Nottingham, with Taylor's Lucia, Hales' Albert, Seedling, Lady 

 Peel, Earl of Leicester, Falconbridge, Admiral Curzon, Lord Byron, 

 Lord Milton, Lady Gardiner, Firebrand, Oberon. Fourth, Leeds, 

 with Lord Milton, Magnificent, Great Northern, Rainbow, Ariel, 

 Firebrand, William IV., Lady Ely, Rose Helen, Admiral Curzon, 

 Paul Pry, Justice Shallow. Fifth, York, with Miss Thornton, Lord 

 Rancliff'e, William IV., Admiral Curzon, Ariel, Knowsthorpe Pet, 

 Lydia, True Briton, Splendid, Rainbow, Squire Meynell, BriUiant. 

 Sixth, Wakefield, with Seedling No. 2, Beauty of Brighouse, Admiral 

 Curzon, Lady of the Manor, Hepworth's Leader, Lord Rancliff^e, 

 Nulli Secundus, Seedling, Lord Milton, SeedHng, Squire Meynell, 



