202 THE FLORIST. 



Mr. Field sent his free flowering Heliotrope, Miss Nightingale. 



Messrs. Henderson, of Pine-apple Place, sent a small group of plants, 

 the most remarkable of which was a finely grown plant of the sweet- 

 scented white Bouvardia longiflora. 



Mr. Cutbush received a certificate for a variegated variety of Shrub- 

 land Rose Petunia. It is curious, but not very showy. 



The best of Cole's seedling shrubby Calceolarias were Model, 

 Empress, Brilliant, and Nymph. 



We also noticed the new double white Petunia, Imperial. 



The fruit, as usual, excited a good deal of interest. There were up- 

 wards of 30 Pine- apples. The heaviest Providence weighed 8 lbs. 10 oz. ; 

 this was from Mr. Fleming, of Trentham, and obtained the first prize. 

 The second prize was awarded to Mr. Gilham, for a finely formed and 

 well finished fruit. There were several other good specimens, but they 

 were either over or under ripe. The Queen Pines were very superior, 

 and mostly from growers in Wales. Mr. Jones and Mr. Burn obtained 

 the chief prizes for handsome fruits averaging 5 lbs. We observed a 

 very good Lemon Queen from Mr. Jones which weighed 6J lbs., but it 

 was not nearly ripe, and therefore received no award. 



The 1st prize for Black Hamburgh Grapes was justly awarded to 

 Mr. Fleming ; the bunches were not extraordinary for size, but they 

 were finely coloured, and had large berries. There were seventeen 

 exhibitors in this class, but none of the others passed mediocrity. Mr. 

 Hill, gardener to R. Sneyd, Esq., had first-rate examples of Black 

 Prince, which were rewarded accordingly. Mr. TurnbuU had the best 

 Muscats ; they were, however, deficient in that fine golden yellow 

 which they should possess when in perfection ; but this perhaps must 

 not be looked for in June. In the Frontignan class Mr. Forbes, of 

 Woburn, was placed at the top, and in Muscadines Mr. Baillie and 

 Mr. Clarke were equal. Mr. Turnbull exhibited three bunches of a 

 seedling Black Grape, but the judges deemed it so like the West's St. 

 Peter's as to make it no award. 



The prize Peaches, as usual, came from Mr. Snow, gardener to Earl 

 de Grey ; the sort was Noblesse. Mr. Hill and Mr. Drummond were 

 second with Royal George. In this class there were nineteen exhibitors 

 and thirteen prizes awarded. 



The Nectarines were generally very good and beautifully coloured. 

 Mr. Davis, of Oakhill, was first, with Violette Hative ; Mr. Ayres and 

 Mr. Mitchell were good seconds with Elruge. Mr. Monro exhibited 

 several boxes of this fruit. An extra award was made to Mr. Burn for 

 an excellent dish of Apricots. 



For Plums Mr. Fleming was 1st, with Goliath. In Figs there were 

 five or six competitors ; Mr. Snow and Mr. Richards were equal with 

 " Brown Turkey." Mr. Bousie had very good May Duke Cherries, 

 which were placed on a par w^th Mr. Fleming's Tartarians. Mr. Smith 

 showed very superior examples of British Queen and Sir Charles 

 Napier Strawberries, for which the judges gave an extra award. 

 Mr. Bailey had good examples of Admiral Dundas, a new sort in the 

 way of British Queen, but coarser. Among others shown were Sir 

 Harry and Black Prince ; these were stated to have been ripened out 

 of doors. 



