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good plants of aureum, Sabinum, decorum majus, primulum elegans, 

 sulphureum, delicatum, all distinct and good varieties of the " aureum " 

 section ; 2nd, I\Iessrs. Standish & Noble ; 3rd, Mr. Gaines. 



The Roses in pots were an especial feature. The first prize for 

 twelve Roses in pots was awarded to Messrs. Lane and Son, for some 

 superb plants, the best being H. P. Baronne Prevost, H. P. Leon des 

 Combats, Noisette Lamarque, a very fine H. B. Paul Perras, H. P. 

 Duchess of Sutherland, with more than fifty fully-expanded blooms ; a 

 very fine Tea Adam, Comtesse Mole, Souvenir d'un Ami, fine ; Louis 

 Peyronny, and Coupe de Hebe ; 2nd, Messrs. Paul & Son, in whose 

 collection was a superb plant of the rich yellow Tea China Rose, 

 Viscomtesse de Gazes ; also fine plants of Jules Margottin, Paul 

 Perras, Ghenedole, Mad. Laffay, Geant des Batailles, Blairi, Belle 

 Marie, Coupe de Hebe, Louis Bounaparte, Tea Mansais, and Paul 

 Ricaut; 3rd, Mr. Francis, Hertford, his best being Ehse Sauvage, 

 Coupe de Hebe, and Noisette Lamarque. Mr. Wilkinson, of Ealing, 

 also exhibited twelve small plants budded on Celina Stocks, among 

 them being Tea Madame Willermoz, a very fine pale creamy-blush 

 variety. 



In the amateur class for six Roses in pots, Mr. Busby was first 

 with some very good plants, the best being Chenedole, Paul Perras, 

 Madeline, Gen. Jacqueminot, Auguste Mie, and William Jesse ; 2nd, 

 Mr. A. Rowland, Lewisham ; 3rd, Mr. W. IMortimore, Hornsey. 



The first prize for six Calceolarias in pots was awarded to Mr. 

 George Lambert, Oakwood, near Chichester, for very fine well-grown 

 plants-; 2nd, Mr. John Cole, nurseryman, St. Albans, with six 

 shrubby varieties, among them being Grandis, a fine variety for pot 

 culture, something like Ajax in colour, but not so tall a grower ; 3rd, 

 Messrs. Dobson & Sons, with compact well-grown plants. Seven 

 others also exhibited in this class, one of them being Mr. John Liley, 

 gardener to G. King, Esq., Edenbridge, whose plants were of inferior 

 growth, and rendered very unsightly by a mass of large sticks. 



The first prize for six Fuchsias in pots was awarded to Mr. Bousie, 

 gardener to the Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, M.P., Stoke, Bucks, 

 for some of the finest plants we have ever seen. The sorts were. 

 Queen of Hanover, Autocrat, Alpha, Macbeth, Glory, and Othello. 

 These were grown on a single stem, tall, bushy to the bottom, and 

 well flowered ; 2nd, Mr. 0. Rhodes, gardener to J. Phillpot, Esq., 

 Stamford Hill; 3rd, Mr. H. Chilman, gardener to Mrs. Smith, 

 Epsom. Three other collections were staged, Mr. George's plants being 

 large, but grown too freely, and Mr. Lamy's were old varieties that 

 should now be discarded, and the plants were not well bloomed. 



There was a good display of Pelargoniums. For twelve Pelargo- 

 niums, Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, was first with some superb plants, 

 well grown and blooms of excellent quality. The varieties were. Na- 

 tional, Wonderful, Una, Sanspareil, Basilisk, Majestic, Governor-Ge- 

 neral, Arethusa, Lucy, Petruchio, Carlos, and Magnificent ; 2nd, 

 Messrs. Dobson & Son, with Harriet, Bouquet, Arethusa, Rosamond, 

 Delicatum, Ambassador, Conqueror, Gertrude, Lucy, Purpureum, and 

 Roseum, the colour of Governor- General, but not so good. Messrs. 



