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they are given. — For collections of 10 plants, private growers, Mr. Nye, 

 gardener to E. Foster, Esq., Clewer Manor, was first, with a select lot 

 of plants, some of which were exceedingly well bloomed. Attraction, 

 Golden Fleece, Enchantress, Carlos, Purple Perfection, and Seraskier, 

 were very fine. Mr. Holder, gardener to the Rev. E. Coleridge, was 

 second : these were large plants, of good kinds, but a little drawn. 

 Mr. Windsor, gardener to A. Blyth, Esq. ; and Mr. Weir, gardener to 

 J. Hodgson, Esq., sent ten plants each, but they were indifferently 

 flowered. The most interest attaches to the class of six plants, new 

 varieties, open to all growers ; we therefore give the whole of the 

 names. 1st, Mr. C. Turner, with Snowflake, Wonderful, Lord 

 Raglan, Phaeton, Omar Pacha, and Admirable ; 2nd, Mr. Nye, gar- 

 dener to E. Foster, Esq., with Wonderful, Saracen (these two were 

 very fine). The Clipper, Edith, Sparkler, and Phaeton ; 3rd, ]\Iessrs. 

 Dobson, with Wonderful, Conqueror, Gem of the West, Fandango, 

 Mr. White, and Commander-in-Chief; 4th, Mr. Gaines, with Eugenie 

 Duval, Feu Follett, Wonderful, Raphael, Argus, and James Odior. 

 The Gem of the West in Messrs. Dobson's collection was very fine. 

 Mr. Gaines's plants were one and all poor in the extreme. It will be 

 seen that one variety, namely, Wonderful, was in all four collections. 

 Fancies were never seen so fine before. The best six, sent by Mr. 

 Turner, were covered with bloom, and good blooms too ; four of the 

 plants were very large : they consisted of Celestial, Evening Star, Lady 

 Hume Campbell, Criterion, Perfection, and Erubescens. Messrs. 

 Fraser, Mr. Gaines, Messrs. Dobson, and Mr. Cutbush also contributed 

 to this class. There were also the same number of amateurs who 

 exhibited fancy varieties. Mr. Bousie, gardener to the Hon. H. 

 Labouchere, M.P., Stoke Park, was first; Mr. Windsor and Mr. Bray 

 sent very good collections. Mr. Thompson, of Barnet, sent four very 

 large plants of the old free-flowering kind, Princess Marie Galitzin. 

 It is a good grower, but by no means an attractive variety. These 

 plants created quite a sensation from their immense size ; but when 

 we consider the large pots they were grown in, they were nothing very 

 wonderful, and being full of growth did not produce what is termed a 

 " head " of bloom. The plant of Celestial in the first collection of six 

 had as much bloom as the four put together, and this was in an eight- 

 inch pot only. 



Fuchsias were beautifully exhibited by Mr. Bousie, Mr. Bray, and 

 others. Mr. Bousie's collection was very varied. It contained a well- 

 bloomed plant of the white corolla variety, named Queen Victoria, 

 figured by us last year. 



Ranunculuses were shown very good by Mr. Tyso, of Wallingford. 



Calceolarias were shown well by Mr. James. The sorts were Bru- 

 nette, Fandango, Beauty, Marie, Commander-in-Chief, and Duchess of 

 Northumberland. Of shrubby kinds Mr. Turner produced the following: 

 . — Echpse, bright red ; Hebe, yeflow ; Hawk, spotted yellow ; Harle- 

 quin, spotted yellow and brown ; Albira, a free flowering yellow, slightly 

 spotted ; and Orange Perfection, extra fine. Some good unnamed 

 seedlings of the herbaceous class were shown by Messrs. E. (t. Hen- 

 derson, and some fine shrubby kinds by Mr. Turner, viz. : — King of 



