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Wheeler. In the open class they were taken by Messrs "Ward, J, Wheeler, 

 Morse, and Peed. 



Orchids were not shown in sucKla-rge numbers as in some previous years, nor 

 have they been so anywhere this season. Mr Williams was the only exhibitor in 

 the nurserymen's class for ten, and took a first prize with nearly the same collec- 

 tion as shown at Kensington. The best collection of eight came from Mr Wilson, 

 gardener to W. Marshall, Esq., Enfield, and included a fine specimen Cypripedium 

 caudatum with eight flowers, having petals nearly 2 feet long ; a fine variety of 

 Cattleya Mossiae, Dendrobium Dalhousieanum, Vanda tricolor, Lselia purpurata, 

 Eriopsis rutidobulbon, with three spikes a foot long ; and Aerides Lobbii, with 

 two spikes, which will be very fine when fully developed. Mr Young, gardener 

 to W. H. Stone, Esq., M. P., was second; Mr Woodward, third; and Mr Peed, 

 fourth. Mr Woodward had very good examples of Dendrobium densiflorum, 

 Anguloa Clowesii, and Lycaste aromatica. For six, Mr Wilson was again fii^st 

 with Odontoglossum Alexandrise with four most beautiful large-flowered spikes ; 

 Dendrobium densiflorum album, Lselia purpurata, Cattleya Mossire superba, 

 Vanda suavis, and Cattleya Warneri, all in fine condition. Mr Ward came 

 second, Mr Wright third, and extra pi-izes were given to Messrs Young, Wood- 

 ward, and Peed. 



In pot Roses, Mr Turner was first in both classes, and his collection of smaller 

 ones was the theme of universal admiration. It contained well-bloomed plants 

 of Madame E. Appert, Madame Margottin, Horace Vernet, Miss Ingram, Madame 

 George Paul, Madame Alice Dureau, Senateur Vaisse, Ptcine du Midi, Monsieur 

 Woolfield, Madame Furtado, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Alba Rosea, Monsieur 

 Nomau, Souvenir d'un Ami, Victor Verdier, President Willermoz, Charles Law- 

 son, Felix Genero, Mademoiselle Therese Levet, and Enfant d'Ameugny. Messrs 

 Paul & Son were second with large pots, but did not exhibit in the other class. In 

 cut Roses, Mr Mitchell was first with fifty Roses, and Mr Turner first for twenty- 

 four. In the box of the former were some grand blooms of Baroness Rothschild, 

 Clotilde Rolland, Marechal Niel, Prince de Portia, Mademoiselle Therese Levet, 

 and Nardy freres (new). Messrs Paul & Son were second, and in their collection 

 were some good blooms of Duke of Edinburgh, Exposition de Brie, Marechal 

 Niel, Duchesse de Caylus, Alfred Colomb, &c. ; while Mr Turner's box of twenty- 

 four contained admirable examples of the following : — Leopold Hausburg, Lselia, 

 Souvenir de Charles Montault, Abel Grand, Paul Verdier, Duchesse de Caylus, 

 Souvenir d'un Ami, Madame Boll, Charles Verdier, Oliver Delhomme, Celine 

 Forestier, Mademoiselle Annie Wood, Gloire de Dijon, Miss Ingram, Antoine 

 Ducher, Mademoiselle Marguerite Dombrain, Madame Victor Verdier, Niphetos, 

 Rev. H. H. Dombrain^ La France, Alfred Colomb, Madame Margottin, Marechal 

 Vaillant. 



Pelargoniums and Azaleas were much the same as at previous shows. On either 

 side of the nave, Messrs Downie, Laird, & Laing, and Jas. Carter & Co., had 

 arranged choice and valuable groups of plants that did each of these firms the 

 greatest credit. 



Great Rose-Shows, Cbtstal Palace, June 19th ; and Royal Horticultural 

 Society, June 29th. — Two fine shows, the latter the best — plenty of flowers, and 

 these generally good; the season duly regarded. Rose exhibitions are always great 

 successes if the weather be at all favourable ; people will visit a Rose show who 

 don't care to go to any other. Floreat Begina Florum ! This is how the nursery- 

 men's prizes were awarded at the Crystal Palace with single trusses of seventy-two 

 varieties : — Mr Turner took the first place with excellent examples of Leopold Haus- 



