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de Pecq, Eurydice, Venus, Rubens, Robert 

 Bruce. In this same class G. Holmes, Esq , 

 was second, and Mr. C. J. Perry third. In 

 the class for 12 blooms Mr. H. Bush was 

 first, and Mr. Hopkins second. For 12 

 fancies Mr. C. J. Perry was first, and Mr. 

 Dodds second. Mr. Perry's fancies were 

 Lady Paxton, Conqueror, Mrs. Bushell, 

 Oliver Twist, Baron Alderson, Gloire de 

 Kain, Marc Antony, Charles Perry, Comet, 

 Triomphe de Roubaix, Papilio, Carnation. 

 In the open classes, Mr. Turner took the 

 prize for the best ornamental group of cut 

 dahlias ; the group consisted of an arrange- 

 ment of flowers in a symmetrical disposition 

 of colours along the whole front of the or- 

 chestra. Though at so late a period of the 

 season, some very good hollyhocks were 

 shown by Mr. Paul ; among them we noticed 

 Black Prince as being about the best in con- 

 dition. Among the more remarkable dah- 

 lias, those enumerated above as the winning 

 flowers may be generally referred to for the 

 purpose of avoiding repetition. Among 

 those of recent introduction, we may men- 

 tion that Lord Palmerston (Turner) is su- 

 perb in colour and outline, but, nevertheless, 

 a dull flower ; Midnight and Pre-eminent, 

 two grand varieties, are very much alike ; 

 Lady Popham is exquisitely delicate, and a 

 perfect model of form. Mr. Turner had 

 some magnificent dark dahlias, among which 

 Jupiter stood almost apart from the rest, in 

 his grand proportions, and striking colours 

 — dark crimson with white tips ; Commander 

 is another fine dark dahlia ; Nigger and 

 Negro are much alike, but Nigger is the 

 nearest to black ; Essex Triumph is a rich 

 maroon black ; Beauty of Hertford very 

 dark, and exquisite shape and substance. 

 Among the more cheerful colours we noted 

 Brilliant, a dazzling lake, as very acceptable ; 

 as is also Baron Alderson, soft cerise, with 

 white tips. Sir Robert Bruce and Sir James 

 Watts are pretty much alike, and both good, 

 and of a similar tone to Brilliant. Lord 

 Fielding is about the lightest of the dark 

 class. King and Lollipop are two good 

 fawns ; they were not shown so well as at 

 Stoke Newington, on the 1st. The plants 

 in pots cut a miserable figure, and what 

 there was new among them was of little 

 merit, and rarely equal in qualities to the 

 names given them. Golden Ball might be 

 called Yellow Pancake, and Pretty Polly 

 exhibited as much ugliness as possible. 



Bbitish Pomoi.ogical, Sept. 4 and 23. — 

 These meetings were well attended, and a 

 considerable number of new members ad- 

 mitted at each. The Society's prize of two 

 pounds for the best seedling hardy grape not 

 having a muscat flavour was competed for, 

 and the prize awarded to Mr. Ivery, of 



Dorking, for a variety called Buckland 

 Sweetwater. This has been before the 

 Society on two previous occasions, and has 

 on each met with approbation. It is of the 

 Hamburgh section, the branches medium 

 sized, compact, well shouldered, the berries 

 slightly amber colour when dead ripe, full 

 size, regular and round, skin of medium 

 thickness ; flesh, sweet, melting; seeds very 

 few, rarely more than one in a berry. It is 

 a good setter, and altogether a most valuable 

 addition to the class of hardy grapes, and 

 well worthy the distinction given it by tin: 

 Society. By an announcement in the 

 Garden Oracle, we see that it is to be let 

 out by Mr. Ivery in the ensuing season. 

 Mr. Wighton exhibited his seedling black 

 grape, which appears to be of high excel- 

 lence ; but this and Mr. Melville's seedling 

 muscat grape were not definitely reported 

 on, the Society wishing to see the fruit again, 

 in order more fully to test their respective 

 merits. Mr. Rivers brought a dish of Pro- 

 lific Sweetwater, a long-branched white 

 grape, of good flavour, and a free setter, 

 worthy of general culture. Mr. Rivers also 

 exhibited Chasselas Vibert, a grape of the 

 Sweetwater section, a very early and hardy 

 variety, ripening well on an open wall, or 

 in a cool house. These, with Buckland 

 Sweetwater and the Early Black July, also 

 shown by Mr Rivers, were considered well 

 suited to displace the old Sweetwater, which 

 is a shy setter, and by no means equal to the 

 demands of modern horticulture. Mr. C. W. 

 Mounsdonsent a seedling melon from Munro's 

 Green Flesh, hybridized with Golden Perfec- 

 tion. It is a strong grower, and a great 

 bearer, the fruit ranging from two and a 

 half pounds to five pounds in weight. Mr. 

 Veitch, of Exeter, sent some seedling peaches, 

 which were rather to be regarded as curiosi- 

 ties than suitable for ordinary culture. Mr. 

 Rivers sent a seedling peach, which was a 

 curiosity, being the produce of a clingstone, 

 and the latest peach known ; the seedling 

 being a free-stone, and moderately early. 1 1 

 is a variety of good promise ; the fruit juicy 

 and sugary, and the tree producing large 

 and ornamental flowers. Some other seed- 

 ling peaches were exhibited, but uo decision 

 given as to their respective merits. The fol- 

 lowing seedling culinary apples were shown — 

 St. George, similar to Manx Codlin, and of 

 very upright habit, and hence suited for 

 Hardens i if limited dimensions ; Jolly Beggar, 

 a strong grower and fair cropper, and an 

 excellent baking apple ; New Hawthornden, 

 bakes and boils well, and less acid than 

 Manx Codlin. 



At the meeting of the 23rd, several 

 varieties of grapes were shown, but none 

 possessing any novelty or special merit. 



