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The best group of plants arranged in flower-garden style was furnished by 

 Messrs E. G. Henderson, whose collection was tastefully set out on a gently 

 sloping bank, with a very pretty effect. The first and outer row consisted of 

 dwarf bushy plants of Guaphalium tomentosum ; next a line of blue Lobelias ; 

 then came a row of Coleus ; then a wider row of such plants as Centaureas, 

 Alternautheras, Sedums, Coleus, and Pelargoniums, arranged alternately in square 

 masses; in the fifth row the same arrangement was followed with Iresine, a fine 

 Heliotrope named Jersey Beauty, and other subjects ; and the whole was backed 

 up by a miscellaneous collection of greenhouse and bedding plants. Mr T. S. 

 AYare was second with a neatly arranged assortment of hardy plants, &c. 



Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, and some other things were not of the finest quality ; 

 and of the new plants shown, the best has been already noticed in these columns. 



There was, as there generally is, at the last exhibition of the Botanic Society, 

 a good show of fruit. The best collection came from Mr W. Millar, gardener to 

 Earl Craven, Combe Abbey, Coventry, this being the third year in succession Mr 

 Millar has taken this prize. The collection consisted of his very nice Queen 

 Pines ; fine dishes of Black Hamburg and Foster's white seedling Grapes, 

 Chichester Prize Melon, fine Royal George Peaches and Elruge Nectarines, 

 Waterloo cherries, and British Queen Strawberries. Mr Johnson, gardener to 

 the Marquis of Salisbury, was second with a fine Providence and a good Queen 

 Pine, Trentham Hybrid Melon, Black Hamburg and Tottenham Muscat Grapes, 

 Yiolette Hative Peaches, Elruge Nectarines, and a fine dish of La Constante 

 Strawberries. Of Pine- Apples, the best was a Providence, 6 lb. in weight, from 

 Mr Bailey, gardener to T. T. Drake, Esq., Shardaloes, Amersham. The best 

 Queen, which weighed 4^ lb., came from Mr J. "Ward, gardener to T. N. Miller, 

 Esq., Bishop Stortford. Mr "Ward also took the first prize for a fruit of any 

 other sort with a fine Prickly Cayenne, which weighed about 5 lb. ; Mr Bailey 

 being second with the same. 



As usual there were plenty of Melons. The best scarlet-fleshed fruits were : 

 Standish's Perfection, Clarke's Hybrid, and Princess of "Wales, the prizes being 

 awarded in this order. The best green-fleshed were an unnamed variety shown 

 by ]\Ir B. S. "Williams, Holloway, and awarded the first prize, Hybrid Cashmere 

 and Queen Emma. 



For Grapes, any variety, in quantity not less than 12 lb., the 1st prize was 

 taken by Mr Miller, Combe Abbey, with beautifully finished Black Hamburgs ; 

 and Mr Davies, Friern, Barnet, was second with good well-coloured bunches of 

 Muscat of Alexandria ; whilst certificates of commendation were bestowed on 

 Mr Henderson, of Cole Orton, who showed the Black Hamburg, and Messrs 

 Standish & Co., who contributed the Royal Ascot ; Mr C. Pioss, gardener to C. 

 Eyre, Esq., Welford Park, Mr G. Thomas, gardener to Mrs Child, Whetstone, 

 and Mr Osborn, Finchley, also exhibited good baskets of Black Hamburg. The 

 best single dish of the latter kind was sent by Mr Henderson, of Cole Orton, who 

 had three rather small bunches, but the berries were remarkably fine in size, well 

 coloured, and showing a spendid bloom ; Mr J. Douglas was second with very 

 fine examples, and the other prizes were taken by Mr Bannerman and Mr J. 

 Simpson. Messrs Standish & Co. stood first for Muscats with three nicely- 

 finished bunches of Muscat of Alexandria ; the same variety was shown by Mr 

 Kemp, gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Albury Park, and Mr Bailey, 

 who took the second and third prizes respectively. The three bunches shown by 

 the latter exhibitor were very fine in size and shape, but were evidently not quite 

 ripe. Mr Bannerman was first for a single dish of Black Prince, with three good 



