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the Nurserymen we purchase plants of. It also prevents con- 

 siderable competition, for many of both classes will not come 

 forward under other circumstances. One more word, and we 

 have done. All exhibitors should receive equal attention, 

 and suitable places be appointed for their productions. It 

 is not to be expected that exhibitors (and fellows too) will 

 be satisfied to wait hanging about until all other things are 

 arranged, before they can stage their flowers. This was the 

 case with the Carnations and Picotees on the last occasion 

 at Chiswick. In thus freely expressing our views, we think 

 it due to state, that both Professor Lindley and Mr. Marnoch, 

 upon whom devolve the weight of the arrangements, have no 

 slight task to perform, nor one free from many difficulties, 

 which we very much question the ability of any others to 

 overcome so well. We know that they are both most anxious 

 to promote the excellence of the great exhibitions under their 

 care, and we gladly bear testimony to their untiring energy 

 and zeal. 



DETAILED REPORTS OF EXHIBITIONS, 



METROPOLITAN AND PROVINCIAL. 



Considerable dissatisfaction is felt at our not inserting, in detail, 

 reports of exhibitions which we attend personally, or of those held 

 at a distance, and of which particulars are forwarded to us by 

 esteemed correspondents. On the other hand, as much dissatisfac- 

 tion was expressed last year, when, as was asserted, our pages were 

 filled with matter of this kind, to a considerable extent uninteresting 

 to a majority of our readers. Now we think there is reason on the 

 side of both objections ; and with a view of meeting them, we propose, 

 in 1850, to insert full details when furnished us of the most important 

 exhibitions in the different districts of the country ; and as there is 

 nothing like having plenty of time to consider and decide which 

 these should be, we earnestly request our subscribers to communi- 

 cate their sentiments upon the subject. 



We have but one object ; — the making The Florist and Garden 

 Miscellany as universally acceptable as possible. Personal objec- 

 tions to insert these reports we can have none, for nothing is of more 

 easy insertion, or more inexpensive. Our own opinion is, that those 

 inserted should be really important ones ; and our wish is, to give 

 notice at the commencement of 1 850, of those exhibitions which are 

 to be inserted during the year, so as to prevent trouble to correspon- 

 dents, and to keep our hands clear of any thing like partiality in the 

 selection. The object should be, not to gratify a very laudable feeling 

 of satisfaction at seeing our names in print as winners, but that higher 

 motive of conveying instruction by giving the names of the varieties 

 forming the winning collections. If we do not keep this prominently 



