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of which was large and fine. The new mode of shewing them on 

 boxes of a uniform size, and on cards, had a decidedly good effect. 

 Coming so soon as this exhibition did after the Slough show, we 

 deem it unnecessary to do more on this occasion than to give the 

 names of the winners ; for to name the flowers would be travelling 

 over the same ground twice, and we have neither time nor room for 

 that. The prizes were awarded as follows : — 



Carnations, 24 blooms. Nurserymen: 1st, Mr. Turner; 2d, 

 Mr. Bragg ; 3d, Mr. Ward; and 4th, Mr. Willmer. Amateurs : 1st, 

 Mr. Edwards ; 2d, Mr. Newhall ; and 3d, Mr. Perkins. 



Picotees, 24 blooms. Nurserymen: 1st, Mr. Turner; 2d, Mr. 

 Norman; 3d, Mr. Bragg; and 4th, Mr. Ward. Amateurs: 1st, 

 Mr. Lockner; 2d, Mr. Perkins; 3d, Mr. Newhall; 4th, Mr. Ed- 

 wards ; and 5th, Mr. Pond. — Mr. Edwards' prize for the best six 

 yellow-ground Picotees was awarded to Mr. Norman. 



Seedling Carnations, 1st class certificate to M. May, Esq., 

 for Glendower, crimson bizarre ; also to the same, for Falconbridge, 

 pink bizarre. 



Seedling Picotees, Mr. Turner obtained 1st class certificates, 

 for Burroughes' Duchess of Sutherland ; ditto, for Burroughes' 

 Lorina ; ditto, for Turner's Lady Harriet Moore. Mr. Norman 

 received a certificate for Prince Alfred, heavy purple. Mr. Newhall 

 exhibited a heavy purple-edged flower, and Mr. Edwards a very 

 shewy heavy scarlet edge, — both good, and deserving certificates, 

 but did not obtain them. The Woolwich Cup, open to Amateurs 

 only, for twelve Picotees, was awarded to Mr. May, for twelve beau- 

 tifully grown flowers, mostly of that gentleman's own raising. 



One side of the next tent was occupied by Cape Heaths, from 

 Messrs. Fairbairn, May, Williams, Cole, Leach, Smith, Pamplin, 

 and Pawley ; and there were also some admirable specimen Heaths 

 from the same growers. The next side of this tent was chiefly filled 

 with Fuchsias, some of which were superb specimens. They were 

 trained to single stems, the lateral shoots being allowed to diverge 

 gracefully from them ; they formed beautiful pyramids of blossom, 

 from six to nine feet high ! This mode of training is, we think, de- 

 cidedly the best for Fuchsias in pots. Mr. Shuckford of Stockwell 

 sent the plants to which we have just alluded. 



Mr. Smith of Hornsey shewed a promising seedling Fuchsia, 

 named Kossuth, with crimson finely expanding calyx and violet 

 corolla ; and Mr. Kendall of Stoke Newington had three seedlings, 

 one named Emperor, a large bold dark-flowered sort, and two named 

 Elizabeth and Mont Blanc, with light calices and violet corollas : 

 of these Elizabeth is the best. 



Spikes of Hollyhocks were produced by Mr. Chater, and most 

 excellent spikes they were. So closely were they ornamented with 

 flowers, that some even expressed an opinion that they owed 

 more to art than to nature. But that was not the case ; and we 

 were pleased to see that, by means of skill and perseverance, a great 

 improvement has at last been effected in this fine flower. We re- 

 marked a beautiful collection of Verbenas, in pots, from Mr. Ivery of 

 Peckham. They were all nice sorts ; but the point to winch we are 



