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ROYAL SOUTH-LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The third meeting for the season took place in the Surrey Zoological 

 Gardens on the 12th ult. ; and a pleasant gathering it appeared to 

 be, if we may judge from the many happy faces assembled in the 

 afternoon to hear the music, see the flower-show, the menagerie, 

 the gardens, and the fireworks in the evening, consequent on the 

 storming of the fortress of the clever representation of Badajoz. 

 This society eminently deserves encouragement, if it were only for 

 the cheap treat it affords on the occasions of its exhibitions to the 

 pent-up citizens of our great metropolis, who cannot spare the ad- 

 mission-money to go to Chiswick or Regent's Park. 



On this occasion they had, on the whole, a good show, though 

 fewer plants were present than at former meetings. The different 

 subjects of exhibition were arranged in three tents. A side of one 

 tent was filled with stove and greenhouse plants from Messrs. Cole, 

 Bruce, Young, Hamp, Hook, and Pawley ; the other side, with Cape 

 Heaths from Messrs. Fairbairn, Bruce, and Cole, and with Orchids 

 from Mr. Beck and Mr. Bruce^ One side of the next tent was occu- 

 pied with as beautiful a bank of fancy and other Pelargoniums as 

 any body could desire to see, from Messrs. Beck, Gaines, Robinson, 

 Foster, Ambrose, and Staines. This exhibition of Pelargoniums 

 constituted the principal feature of the show. The other side of this 

 tent was filled with cut flowers, Roses in pots from Mr. Francis, and 

 Calceolarias from Mr. Gaines. Finally, in the third tent, we found 

 the exhibition of Pinks, &c. which, on account of the backwardness 

 of the season, were this time a failure, only three stands having been 

 produced. Messrs. Norman and Ellis had the best specimens ; but 

 even these were not shewn in good character. There were six stands 

 of Ranunculuses, all good, but the best from Messrs. Keynes and 

 Bettridge. Alpines and variegated plants were shewn by Mr. Turner, 

 and Mr. Wood of Norwood. 



Seeolings — Pelargoniums. First-class certificates were awarded 

 to Mr. Beck for Major Domo and for Rosa ; to Mr. Gaines for Flying 

 Dutchman and Ne-plus-ultra (fancy) ; to Mr. Ambrose for Donna 

 Inez ; and to Mr. Hine for Striata coccinea (fancy). To Mr Turner 

 for a Pansy named Viceroy, and for a Fuchsia named Falstaff, a large 

 flower, with violet corolla and bright crimson calyx ; and to Mr. 

 Gaines for a Calceolaria named Ne-plus-ultra. Mr. Turner also 

 shewed the seedling Pansy Mrs. Beck, the left-hand flower figured 

 in our May Number, and a Pink named Forget- me-not. 



CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS FOR JULY. 



Auriculas. — Carefully attend to shading ; and keep the plants as 

 cool as possible. The soil must be continued at a moderate 



