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Royal, I/Elegant, Jessica, Lord Hardinge, Mrs. Bevan, Queen Victoria (Green), 

 Lady A. Peel, Regina, Isabella, GeneralJackson, Miss Edwards. — 3d, Mr. New- 

 hall, Woolwich : Mrs. Bevan, Princess Royal, Sharp's Wellington, Jessica, 

 Duchess of Cambridge, Regina, Delicata, Wildman's Isabella, Venus, Marris's 

 Prince of Wales, Captivation, Sebastian. 



Open Class.— 1st, Mr. Norman: Mrs. B. Norman, Unique, Delicata, Lady 

 Dacre, Juliet, Mrs. Barnard, Seedling, Amy, YouelPs Gem, King James, Prin- 

 cess Royal, L'Elegant. — 2d, Mr. Ward: Princess Royal, Mrs. Bevan, Amy, 

 Lady Dacre, Yauell's Gem, Venus, Juliet, Seedling, Isabella, Jenny Lind, 

 Regina, King James. — 3d. Mr. Willmer : L'Elegant, Green's Queen, Mrs. Bevan, 

 Lady A. Peel, Field Marshal, Venus, Jenny Lind, Princess Royal, Juliet, King 

 James, General Jackson, Mrs. Barnard. 



Seedling Carnations. — Several good things were shewn ; the 

 only varieties selected for certificates were sent by Mr. May, and will 

 at a future time illustrate our work. The best of these, which took 

 the first prize, Owen Glendower, is a full-sized crimson bizarre, good 

 white, and well-marked with colours much of the same shade as Lord 

 Milton, but quite as many more petals as that variety contains; 

 Falconbridge, a full pink bizarre, broad fine-shaped petal, and about 

 the best of this class ; and Romeo, rose-flake, large, pure white, 

 pale-coloured rose, or pink, and will prove one of the best for exhibi- 

 tion. 



In Picotees there was considerably more competition, — eight 

 first-class certificates were given. The extra prize for the best was 

 awarded to Burroughes' Duchess of Sutherland, light red edge, 

 remarkably smooth, large bold petal, which is gently cupped. The 

 other successful flowers were, Burroughes' Lorina, light purple edge, 

 remarkable for its light but regular marking, and which appears very 

 constant, with good petals, well arranged, becoming gradually smaller 

 to the centre from the guards. For Matthew's Juno, large and full, 

 lavender, purple-edge, noticed by us as a yearling last season, and 

 has maintained its character. For Creed's Miss Edwards, heavy 

 scarlet edge, brighter and smoother than Green's Queen ; the colour 

 on the edge is also more solid. For Dodwell's Mary, light red, full 

 and useful, being very smooth, but a yearling only ; we hope to see it 

 again. For Norman's Lord Nelson and Prince Alfred, both of the 

 heavy purple class ; each has good white. The former is very dis- 

 tinct, but reflexes : we prefer the latter. For Lady Harriet Moore, 

 purple edge, noble petal, and fine white. This will be a very useful 

 flower for exhibiting. Two blooms of each were required by the 

 regulations, to test their constancy. This we deem a move in the 

 right direction ; cut flowers so tested must increase the confidence 

 of purchasers. 



Mr. Bragg contributed nice collections of Carnations and Pico- 

 tees (not for competition), in which were some superb specimens. 



Mr. Turner refrained from exhibiting cut blooms ; but his suc- 

 cess on the following day at the Royal South London Floricul- 

 tural Society fully confirmed the generally expressed opinion as to 

 the excellence of his exhibition on this occasion. The flowers were 

 very large, and the grass, in fact the plants altogether, every thing 

 that could be desired. 



