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oflTered foi* competitiou, and the splendid band of the Royal Marines, from Plymouth, 

 performed during the afternoon. At four o'clock the admission to the show was only 

 1*., and when the clock struck such a rush was made for precedence of entry, as to 

 necessitate the greatest exertions upon the part of the police. A brilliant display of 

 fireworks took place in the evening. Upon the whole the Langport Floral Show was 

 a very satisfactory one, and in its results will bear a favourable comparison with any 

 of its older neighbours. In No. 1 tent was a collection of wild flowers, beautifully 

 arranged, and correctly named, by Miss Kelway. The outer row was composed of 

 thirty sorts of grasses, found around Langport, and in their centre were other wild 

 flowers of the locality, some very rare, amounting to about seventy sorts. On the 

 opposite side was a collection of greenhouse and stove plants, intermixed with cacti ; 

 the centre appropriated to fuchsias, from the gardens of W. H. Helyar, Esq., of Coker 

 Court. No. 2 tent (nurserymen) was the largest on the field. In this Mr. Tiley, of 

 Bath, showed his roses in first-rate condition, as did also Messrs. Garraway, Scott, 

 and several others. Among the best were Souvenir de la Malmaison, Souvenir de la 

 Eeine, Leveson Gower, Baronne Prevost, Bai'on Heckeren, Jiiles Margottin, La Reine, 

 Alexander Beckmeteff", Queen of Bourbons, Sambrieul, Adam, Acidale, Auguste Mie, 

 and William Jesse. Yellows : Solfaterre, le Pactole, Sofrano, Viscountess de Cazes, 

 Isabella Grey, and Cloth of Gold ; this last was in Mr. Scott's stand. Mr. Scott had 

 a collection of about eighty verbenas. Another feature in the nurserymen's class was 

 the collection of" Ferns." Among tbe fruits, Mr. W. Pragnell showed and got a first 

 prize for a Queen pine. The cottagers' tent, although more humble than its more 

 gaudy neighbours, bespoke not less of England's greatness, as developed in the honest 

 industry of her labouring rural population. 



Bhighton and Sussex, Se2jt. 14rt and \^th. — The sixth annual exhibition 

 took place in the Pavilion, and was well attended, as it deserved to be, seeing that 

 there was never a better exhibition, of the kind, held in Brighton, As the Pavilion 

 did not aflford sufficient space, a considerable number of plants were staged under 

 tents on the lawn. Fine foliaged and stove plants were contiibuted by Messrs. 

 Scougall and Mills, Young, Parsons, Atkins, Gilbert, Cameron, and others. Farfu- 

 gium grande stood out boldly among begonias, dracsenas, and hydrangeas. Meyenia 

 erecta, with gloxinia-like flowers, was much admired, as was also Dipladenia splendens, 

 an excellent conservatory twiner, with rose-coloured blossoms. Mr. Rhodes, of Stam- 

 ford Hill, sent some respectable ericas ; there were very few orchids ; a fine bank of 

 begonias; achimenes and gloxinias in plenty; and some well-trained verbenas, from Mr. 

 Evans. The best fuchsias were Queen of Hanover, Souvenii- de Cbiswick, Fairest of 

 the Fair , Little Bo-Peep, Snowball, and Wonderful. The same firm also furnished 

 a handsome plant of Venus de Medici, which was shown as a single specimen. 

 Mr. Winton sent Fau-est of the Fair, Wonderful, Rose of Castile, Tristram Shandy, 

 and Venus de Medici. From Mr. Gilbert came Banks's Glory, Venus de Medici, 

 Souvenir de Chiswi(!k, Pearl of England, Autocrat, and Silver Queen. Messrs. 

 Balchin and Nell took the first prize. Dahlias were well shown by Messrs. Turner, 

 Keynes, Hopkins, Perry, Kimberley, and others. The sorts were much the same 

 as mentioned above. The best roses were from Messrs. Paul and Son, of Cheshunt, 

 and Mr. Mitchell, of Piltdown. A novel feature arose out of the ofl'ering of prizes for 

 designs for flower gardens, for which there were several competitors. Fruit was 

 abundant, and its general excellence indicated the superiority of the climate of the 

 south of England, most of it being from gardens in the neighbourhood. 



Maidstone, Sept. 1th. — The autumnal exhibition was held at the Corn Exchange, 

 and was fully equal to that of previous years. In the subscribers' class, Mrs. Randall 

 carried ofi" the first prize in fuchsias ; the ferns exhibited by Mr. Kirkpatrick, Mr. 

 Espinasse, and Mr. Monckton, were pre-eminent for grace and beauty. A selection of 

 stove and greenhouse plants, eight varieties, shown by Lady Julia Cornwallis, was 

 much admired. Dahlias were admirably shown by Mr. R. Greenhill, Mr. W. Mercer,. 

 Mrs. Wayth, and the Earl of Romney. The device of flowers which took the first 

 prize, was exhibited by Lady Julia Cornwallis ; its design was very simple, consisting 

 of a circular pattern formed of verbenas, enclosed within a border of calceolarias. 

 Mrs. Wayth took second place. A pagoda formed of flowers by Mr. Monckton 

 Avas awarded an additional prize. The fruit class was exceedingly good, and the 

 vegetable stands filled to overflowing. In the nurserymen's stands Mr. Masters- 

 exhibited specimens of the Thea viridis, Thea Bohea, Coflea Arabica, Cycas revoluta 

 (sago-tree), and Musa Cavendishii (banana). In the class of cut flowers open to all 

 England, some splendid dahlias were exhibited by W. Kingsford, Esq., W. Mercer,. 

 Esq., Mrs. Wayth, and the Messrs. Masters. 



