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two former are almost perfect in shape, and have lively and regular reddish-choco- 

 late zones on a golden-leaf ground ; these are quite distinct from each other. The 

 third is a very robust-growing and finely-marked kind, with large and somewhat 

 irregular leaves. Of self-coloured leaved varieties — i.e., those of the Cloth-of- 

 Gold section — the new kinds shown w^ere very poor ; in fact, there is abundant 

 room for improvement here. Of the Silver-edged section — viz., green leaves, 

 edged cream or white — that veteran florist, Mr Turner of Slough, set at defiance 

 all comers, being first with Bright Star, second with May Queen, and third with 

 Mr Cutler — all fine-habited and striking kinds ; the first named with finely-formed 

 orange-scarlet flowers. In the competition for the best Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums 

 an altogether unique hybrid variety, shown by Mr J. W. Wimsett of the Ash- 

 burnham Park Nursery, Chelsea, received the first prize. It is a true hybrid, and 

 was raised from a cross between the old Ivy-leaved Pelargonium and a Zonal variety, 

 by Mr John Wills, late of Huntroyde Gardens, Burnley, and now manager to Mr 

 Wimsett. It has the old Ivy-leaf type of foliage, except that it is shorter-pointed 

 and more compact in habit, while the flowers, which are of a lively rose-colour, 

 are as rounded and perfect in shape as one of the Zonal kinds. It is unquestion- 

 ably one of the most remarkable hybrid Pelargoniums ever produced. 



In Nosegays the first prize was taken by Mr Turner with Fire King, a very 

 bright and large-trussed variety ; while in Zonals Messrs F. & A. Smith carried off 

 the first with a fine new salmon-coloured flower of large size and good form. Acme, a 

 most decided advance. Mr George Smith of Edmonton was second with Lord Stanley. 



The competition in class 21 for six Golden Variegated Zonals was very close, 

 and brought together a most beautiful lot of plants. The prize was taken by 

 Messrs Carter & Co. for admirable plants of Mrs Dunnett, a very smooth and 

 bright-leaved variety ; Prince of Wales, already mentioned ; Sir Eobert Napier, 

 very dark, and distinct from all others ; and Edith Stuart. Mr Charles Turner 

 •was second with Lady CuUum, Mrs Headley, already referred to, Mrs Turner, 

 Sophia Cusack, G. Moreton, and Lucy Grieve, very much out of colour. Mr 

 Stevens of Ealing was third with capitally-grown plants, although, perhaps, not so 

 bright in colour as the others, of Lucy Grieve, Sophia Dumaresque, Sophia Cusack, 

 Lady Cullum, Mrs Turner, and Countess of Tyrconnell. 



In class 22, for silver variegated Zonals, Mr C. Turner was fii'st with Miss 

 Stevens, Italia Unita, Excellent, Lucy, Mable Morris, and Hon. Mrs Falconer ; 

 Messrs E. G. Henderson & Co., second with Silver Cloud, Charming Bride, Glen 

 Eyre, Beauty, Italia Unita, Caroline Longfield, and Silver Star ; IMessrs F. & A. 

 Smith were third with Peri, Lady of the Lake, Caroline Longfield, &c. 



The gold and bronze kind were very fine, Messrs Downie, Laird, & Laing taking 

 first with Red Ring, Crown Prince, Prima Donna, Mrs Alan Lowndes, Stanstead 

 Beauty, and Harrison Weir. These were all admirable plants, exhibiting both 

 the dark and light forms of zone— the former most effective for the house, the 

 latter for out-of-door work — and were all raised by the exhibitor, most of them 

 being sent out this spring; Messrs Carter & Co. were second with Southern 

 Belle, Ada, Danae, Cleopatra, Black Prince, and Egyptian Queen ; Messrs F. & A. 

 Smith third with Tom Brown, Arab, Sybil, Criterion, The Moore, and Hannibal. 

 Both these collections were excellent, and indeed it is very difiBcult to say which 

 are the best. 



Messrs Downie, Laird, & Laing's Nosegays were very large and grand plants, 

 comprising Emmeline, Duchess of Sutherland, Countess of Strathmore, Rose 

 Stella, King of Nosegays, and Mrs Laing ; while Messrs Standish & Co. had 

 enormous plants of Gloire de Nancy, Capitaine L'Hermite, and Madame Lemoine, 

 double varieties. 



