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forth in such quantities as to delight all who tend them. Gardeners, however, 

 ai'e evidently erring in training the plants into shapes far too formal; even the first- 

 prize lots had this fault. It was pleasing to turn from these to the Dielytras, 

 which bear well the pressure of artificial heat, and remunerate the grower with a 

 large crop of depending flower-stems. Camellia blooms and Camellia plants are 

 always desirable to look at, and although there were not quantities of them, the 

 flowers were conspicuous and good, particularly the cut blooms from Mr James 

 Dalglish, gardener to Mr J. Alston, of Muirburn. The Rhododendrons and 

 Roses were general favourites, but there was not a large exhibition of either of 

 them. The best lots were good, and particularly the Gloire de Dijon Rose from 

 Mr David Coghill. Many very excellent hand-bouquets were shown, and formed 

 a most interesting feature. Some excellent Strawberries and Cucumbers came 

 from Mr Methven, gardener to Colonel Campbell of Blythswood. Vases in 

 earthenware, and representations of tree stumps in the same material, for Ferns 

 and suchlike plants, came from J. & R. Howie, Kilmarnock. It is due to those 

 in charge of the proceedings, as well as to the newly-appointed secretary, Mr F. 

 G. Dougall, to remark that the first exhibition of the Society's 58th season passed 

 off with great eclat. The Society's ofiice-bearers met the judges and a few friends 

 at dinner in the afternoon. — Gardeners' Chronicle. 



[Note. — We failed to obtain a list of the prizes. — Ed.] 



GRAND INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION, to be held 

 at Hamburg from the 2d till the 12th of September next. 



At the above Exhibition, prizes are offered for every conceivable article that 



is in the remotest degree connected with horticulture. We give the circular of 



the British Committee, any one of whom will be happy to give any information 



required. The latest date for entering subjects for exhibition is the 31.st of 



July. 



ENGLISH COMMITTEE. 



Rev. M. J. Berkeley, Chairman. 



Sir Wentworth Diike, Bt., Sloane St. 



Mr J. Fleming, Cliveden. 



Mr J. Gibson, Battersea Park. 



Mr A. Henderson, Wellington Road. 



Dr R. Hogg, St George's Road. 



Mr C. Lee, Hammersmith. 



Mr T. Moore, Chelsea. 



Mr T. Osborn, Fulham. 



S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth. 



Mr J. Smith, Kew. 



Mr George Eyles (Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, 

 South Kensington,) Secretary. 



The gentlemen above named having been appointed to form a Committee for 

 Great Britain in connection with the Exhibition to be opened in Hamburg on the 

 2d day of September next, and being desirous of having this country well repre- 

 sented, invite your particular attention to the enclosed Schedule, and request 

 your hearty co-opei'ation as an Exhibitor. 



The Committee hope to make arrangements for forwarding to Hamburg pack- 



Mr Tyler, Leadeuhall Street. 



Mr H. J. Veitch, Chelsea. 



R. Warner, Esq., Chelmsford. 



For Scotland, 

 Mr J. M'Nab, Edinburgh. 

 Mr W. Thomson, Dalkeith. 



For Ireland. 

 Dr Moore, Glasnevin. 



