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rome, Goliath, and Triumphant (Keynes) ; 2d, Mr. Legge, with 

 Fearless, Leda, Queen of Beauty, Magnificent, G. Glenny, Round- 

 head, Queen of Dahlias, Thames Bank Hero, John Edward, Mar- 

 chioness Cornwallis, Sir J. Whittington, Mr. Herbert, Carmina, 

 Mrs. C. Bacon, Duke of Wellington, Phantom, Sir Charles Napier, 

 Triumph, Seraph, Sir R. Peel, Barmaid, Summit of Perfection, 

 Fame, Sir Frederick Bathurst ; and Mr. Hunt also staged a collec- 

 tion of 24 sorts. Twelve Fancy Dahlias: 1st, Mr. J. Keynes, 

 with Empereur de Maroc, Ehzabeth, Rachel, Miss Compton, Laura 

 Lavington, Mrs. Willis, Princess Charlotte, Cricket, Elegantissima, 

 Rainbow, Nancy, and Mrs. Hansard ; 2d, Mr. H. Legge, with 

 Maid of Lodi, Mrs. Hansard, Princess Charlotte, Miss Compton, 

 Madame Rose, Belle de Nugent, Jetty Treffz, Striata perfecta. 

 Miss Blackmore, Jenny Lind, Lady Grenville, and Belle de Pecque; 

 3d, Mr. Hunt, with similar sorts. 



Twenty-four Verbenas : 1st, Mr. G. Smith; 2d, Mr. Shockley. 

 The best sorts, as far as display went, were Standard, Miss Jane, 

 M. Jullien, Alba Magna, King, Model of Perfection, Heloise, Koh-i- 

 Noor, Marianne, Defiance, Ariel, St. Margaret's, Gloire de Paris 

 (famous for bedding purposes), Ehza Cook, Grandis, Joan of Arc, 

 Exquisite, Alboni, Surprise, Brilliant, Macrantha, and Orlando. 

 Six Fuchsias: 1st, Mr. G. Smith, with Cartoni Armada, Nonsuch, 

 Actaeon, Prince Arthur, and Nil Desperandum. Extra prizes pre- 

 sented by Mr. Turner for 6 blooms of Dahlias let out by himself; the 

 first was won by Mr. Robinson, and the second by Mr. Prockter. 

 Mr. Edwards and Mr. Cook also competed. The best sorts shewn 

 were. Morning Star, Queen of Lilacs, Mr. and Mrs. Seldon, Shy- 

 lock, and Scarlet Gem. 



Of Roses, Mr. Wilkinson had some fine bunches, among which 

 were admirable blooms of Souvenir de la Malmaison, Madame Guil- 

 lotte, Safranot, Lady A. Peel, Souchet, Acidalie, La Reine, Comte 

 de Paris, Baronne Prevost, Devoniensis, Mrs. Elliott, Leveson Gower, 

 Sidonia, Madame Laffay, Lamarque, Duchess of Sutherland, Goubault, 

 Geant des Batailles, Comtesse Duchatel, Amandine, Louis Napoleon, 

 Queen, Bouquette de Flore, Mrs. Bosanquet, Paul Joseph, Armosa, 

 Cramoisie superieure, and Duchesse du Thuringe, which, we take it, 

 will be likely some day to displace Bourbon Queen, being a very 

 desirable addition to the most select collection. 



Seedlings were numerous, and proved, as they always do, a source 

 of much interest ; amongst Dahlias, Sir J. Franklin (Turner), took 

 the lead; for to a first-class certificate was added an extra prize for 

 the best Seedling, off'ered by Mr. Lochner, and also a further extra 

 prize ofi^ered by J. Edwards for the best bloom in the entire exhibi- 

 tion. This speaks better things than we could possibly say of it; 

 there were in all over 400 blooms staged for competition, and to be 

 the best among so many proves that it must indeed be first-rate. 

 The second best Seedling prize was awarded to Plantagenet (Tur- 

 ner), a deep violet, bold and novel ; this also received a first-class 

 certificate, as did Bob (Drummond), a bold scarlet, previously no- 

 ticed ; Brilliant (Rawlings) was similarly rewarded ; this is likewise 



