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best collections came from the Rev. R. Hole, the secretary, Captain Maimsell, 

 C. Pullen, Esq., R. Fellowes, Esq., C. M. Worthington, Esq., Rev. H. Helydar, 

 Mr. Blake, Mr. Moffatt, Rev. C. O. Maunsell, Mr. Walker, Mr. Fryer, Mr. 

 Hewitt, Mr. Stedman, and Mr. Sladden, all of whom took prizes in then- 

 several classes. The judges were Mr. Charles Wood, Mr. Henry Curtis, Mr 

 Parsons, Mr. J. C. Fox, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Busby. Mr. Paul carried the 

 first prize of the day, for a collection of threes, and Mr. John Cranston stood 

 second. The prizes for forty -eight varieties were divided between Mr. Paul 

 and Mr. Turner, but for twenty-four varieties, Mr. Cranston came first, and 

 Mr. Cant second. Mr. Francis took first prize for Teas and Noisettes, and his 

 winning flowers were all grown on the Manetti stock ; Messrs. Paul came se- 

 cond in this class. 



Mr. Rivers sent a portion of his roses, in glass cases, to preserve their beauty 

 to the close of the day, but the heat, the dust, and the confinement, made much 

 less havoc than might have been expected. The boxes of one kind, in which 

 the flowers were exhibited as if in beds, by Mr. Rivers and Mr. Cranston, were 

 as fresh at the hour of six p.m., as if just gathered, with the morning dew on 

 them. Mr. Rivers had a box of Paul Ricaut, and one of Prince Leon, the 

 latter the most perfect of the Perpetuals. Another of his boxes was filled 

 with Lord Raglan, which proves to be one of the best of the class of which 

 Geant des Batailles is the representative, a dazzling crimson rose of fine sub- 

 stance and splendid form. But, Mr. Cranston's boxes of Geant des Batailles, 

 Jules Margottin, and General Jacqueminot, were, if posssible, still more at- 

 tractive in their uniform glow of colour and their individual perfections. 



Among particular roses, Isabella Grey disappointed all who saw it, and she 

 must be better shown before the public will believe her to be the golden 

 beauty she has been described. She looked starved, and a bloom we brought 

 away with us, in company with some fifty or sixty other sorts, was the first to 

 fall to pieces. Mr. Cranston had in his lot of twenty-four, Lcelia, the largest 

 rose there — colour true rose, and in every point very near perfection. The 

 same grower's Lord Raglan was wonderfully produced, regular as a camellia, 

 dazzling as a Jacqueminot, and of a carriage and perfume equal to the brave 

 man whose name it keeps in sweet remembrance. Auguste I\Jie, in Mr. Paul's 

 lot, was very grand, and for those who love large roses, one of the best. 

 Helen, one of Mr. Paul's seedlings, is a fine blush of good form and substance. 

 Among the Noisettes of Mr. Francis, was a fine double white, called Madame 

 Deslongchamps, which puts La Biche in the shade, and is apparently of first- 

 rate habit. 



For the following lists of sorts, selected from the whole exhibition, as the best 

 in the several classes, Ave are indebted to the Chronicle: — "Blush — Madame 

 Vidot, Madame Rivers, Duchess of Orleans, Auguste Mie, (deep blush), 

 Madame Phclip, Caroline de Sansal, and Mathurin Regnier. Scarlet or 

 Dark Crimson — Lord Raglan, Gen. Jacqueminot, Alexandrine BachmetefF, 

 Le Lion des Combats, Gen. Castellane, Prince Leon, Gloire de France, Paul 

 Ricaut, and Sir J. Franklin. Rose — Col. Rougemont, (very like Baronne 

 Prevost, and quite as large), General Brea, Madame Hector Jacquin, Jules 

 Margottin, William Griffiths (round and full as a Ranunculus), Madame 

 Laffay, Gloire de Vitry, Prince Imperial, La Ville de St. Denis, Coup de Hebe, 

 La Reine, and Paul Perras. Yellows — Cloth of Gold (some fine blooms of 

 which were exhibited greatly superior to those of Miss Gray), Vicomtesse 

 Decazes, Persian Yellow, and Old Double Yellow. Of Whites none are very 

 good. The best are Dr. Henon, Louise Magnan, and Beaute de Mel an. 

 Stripes were not good. Among them we noticed Panachee d'Orleans, CEillet 

 Parfait, and Perlc des Panachees. Among Moss Roses Ave have little to 

 recommend. What Avere shown as new Avere not in good condition. Of 

 Autumnal ones Salet, and Madame Ory, seemed the best." 



The Stamford Floral and Horticultural Society held its grand summer 



