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failures. The exhibition on the 20th, at the Crystal Palace was, 

 like the great summer exhibitions held in former years, a grand 

 affair, as the leading stove and greenhouse plants, such as Azaleas, 

 Aphelexis, Ixoras, Pimelias, and Heaths, were exhibited in grand 

 condition. The exhibition of the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's 

 Park, on the 25th and 26th, was also good ; but the best and most 

 magnificent exhibition held during the present season is that in the 

 gardens of the Manchester Horticultural and Botanical Society at 

 Old Trafford, which commenced on the 26th ult. and will be con- 

 tinued until the 2nd inst. A fair idea may be had of its extent, 

 when it is said that about £1,000 was offered in prizes, and that 

 nearly the whole of the classes are well filled. 



At the first exhibition held by the Royal Horticultural Society 

 during the month, the specialities were Auriculas, herbaceous Cal- 

 ceolarias, and Pot Roses. The Auriculas were not shown largely, 

 but they were contributed in grand condition by Mr. Turner, of 

 Slough, and Mr. James, gardener to "W. P. Watson, Esq., Redlees, 

 Isleworth, who respectively occupied the first places in the classes 

 open to the trade and private growers. Mr. James was also first in 

 the class for six herbaceous Calceolarias, with medium-sized, but 

 beautifully grown specimens. Messrs. Dobson and Son, Isleworth, 

 also staged a good collection of these showy flowers, which, although 

 hardly so good as those shown by Mr. James, presented a most 

 striking contrast to those staged, in competition for the prizes, by 

 several other exhibitors. Pot Roses were simply grand, and all the 

 leading growers of this lovely flower came out in strong force. The 

 very best collection of large specimens was that from the nurseries 

 of Messrs. Paul and Son, of Cheshunt, and consisted of Anna 

 Alexieff, Celine Forrestier, Marie Baumann, Charles Lawson, Victor 

 Verdier, Madame Willermoz, Marechal Vaillant, and Souvenir d'un 

 Ami, all of which are most valuable for pot-culture. The greatest 

 interest was attached to the competition in the class for twelve 

 plants, grown in pots not exceeding ten inches in diameter, because 

 the limit to the size of the pot enabled the exhibitors to stage several 

 of the newer kinds. Messrs. Paul and Son were also first in this 

 class, as they well deserved to be, for the plants were in the most 

 robust health, and superbly flowered. The varieties of which the 

 collection consisted were Edward Morren, Comtesse d' Oxford, Reine 

 d'Or, Jules Chretien, Duke of Edinburgh, Julie Touvais, Madame 

 Eugene Verdier, Dupuy Jamain, Marquise de Castellane, Paul 

 Neron, and Lord Eldon. The last-mentioned is a new tea variety, 

 with large, globular, and full flowers of a clear salmon colour in the 

 way of the well-known and justly-popular Gloire de Dijon. This 

 was awarded a first-class certificate, as also was Princess Beatrice, a 

 new perpetual hybrid, with large globular flowers of a rosy carmine 

 hue, exhibited by Mr. W. Paul, Waltham Cross. 



Of the miscellaneous new plants at the same exhibition, Primula 

 japonica, exhibited by Mr. Bull, King's Road, Chelsea, attracted the 

 most attention. This magnificent species has stout robust foliage 

 very similar to that of the cowslip, and the flowers are produced in 

 whorls, one above the other, on stout and rather tall scapes, each 



