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a scarlet ; "Wonderful (Keynes) hati the like distinction conferred on 

 it, more for its novelty than actual quality, the base of the petals 

 being amber and blotched purple towards their tips ; this class of 

 flowers will ere long be popular if not made too numerous bv fri- 

 volous distinctions, and moreover the present blotches must become 

 regular stripes or flakes, bold, distinct, and well defined. Of other 

 seedlings, Claudia (Lochner) is a striking fancy; purjile with bold 

 tip of pure white ; Grand Duke (Turner) was commended as being 

 useful, colour deep rosy lilac; Henriette (Howard), Hercules (Raw- 

 lings), Conquering Hero (Rawlings), Kossuth, Sir J. Paxton, Cam- 

 brian Beauty, and some others, made a larger number than usual. 

 in Fuchsias, first-class certificates were awarded to Glory, and to 

 Lady Franklin, both from Mr. G. Smith ; the former is a glorious 

 dark, the latter an approach to purple and white, so much needed 

 for contrast, our lights at present running mostly with scarlet corol- 

 las. An extra prize was awarded Mrs. Hansard, as being the best 

 Fancy Dahlia in the entire exhibition, the selection falling on the 

 bloom exhibited in the raiser's first stand, to which we have already 

 directed attention. 



J. E. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



October 16. — The Secretary in the chair. The new regulations printed 

 on the cover of our Number for September came into operation on 

 this occasion, and the result was a very interesting exhibition. Of 

 Green Peas there were several dishes, the best being from Mr, Burns 

 of Chevening ; it consisted of Knight's Marrow. The varieties sent 

 by other exhibitors were. Long Junquil, a little-known Pea, but appa- 

 rently of first-rate quality, the pods being large and well filled ; Early 

 Warwick; Great Britain, a large-podded sort; Knight's Tall Marrow, 

 and some foreign Peas in poor condition. Pears were produced in con- 

 siderable quantity ; but every exhibition either contained one or more 

 unripe fruit, or did not consist of the number of sorts required, and 

 therefore they were all disqualified ; nevertheless, they were treated 

 this time without reference to the regulations, and prizes were 

 awarded, 1st, to Mr. Robertson, gardener to Sir A. Dunbar, Bart., 

 Duffus House, Elgin ; and 2d, to Mr. Anderson, gardener to the 

 Earl of Stair, at Oxenford Castle, Mid Lothian. The first of these 

 consisted of fine fruit for the north of Scotland; the sorts were. 

 Winter Nelis, Sinclair, Marie Louise, Easter Beurre, very large spe- 

 cimens of Grosse Calebasse, Thompson's very fine Duchesse d'An- 

 gouleme, and Glout Morceau. The second comprised Marie Louise, 

 Louise Bonne, Gansel's Bergamot, Autumn Bergamot, Autumn Bon 

 Chretien, and a " new variety of Marie Louise." Among other lots 

 were some beautiful foreign Pears, from Mr. Lewis Solomons of 

 Covent Garden. Messrs. Lane contributed Golden Drop and Blue 

 Imperatrice Plums, and a dish of the purple Guava. Mr. Woolley, 

 gardener to H. B. Ker, Esq., sent Morello Chemes in good condition ; 



