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attention to the immense collection displayed. It extended the whole 

 length of the room in double tiers, with splendid grown Fuchsias at the 

 back, except in the centre, which was occupied with some beautiful 

 ornamental plants by Mr. G. Young, Dulwich. But as we are to speak 

 of the Roses, we must injustice begin with Mr. Jas. Mitchell, Piltdown 

 Nurseries, Maresfield, who obtained the 1st prize for the best 36 varieties 

 in three bunches, and an extra prize for an immense display of upwards 

 of one hundred varieties. They were exceedingly beautiful and in the 

 finest condition. Those shown by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 

 Herts ; Mr. Parsons, florist, Brighton ; Mr. Knight, nurseryman, 

 Hailsham ; and Mr. Wm. Mitchell, Tower Nursery, Heathfield, were 

 also exquisite productions. Amongst the most lovely were Hybrid 

 Perpetuals : Auguste Mie, Cardinal Patrizzi, Conrte de Nanteuil, Com- 

 tesse de Chabrillan, Eveque de Nimes, General Jacqueminot, Gustave 

 Coraux, Jacques Lafitte, Jules Margottin, La Reine, Lord Raglan, 

 Louise Odier, Madame Domage, Madame Knorr, Madame Rivers, 

 Madame Vidot, Mathurin Regnier, M. Montigny, Pauline Lansezeur, 

 Prince Leon, Souvenir de la Reine d'Angleterre, Triomphe de l'Expo- 

 sition, Victor Trouillard, William Griffiths. Tea-scented : Auguste 

 Vacher, Comte de Paris, Gloire de Dijon, Louise de Savoie, Madame 

 de Vitry, Souvenir de Elise. Noisettes : Cloth of Gold, Lamarque, 

 Miss Gray, Narcisse, Solfaterre, and Triomphe de Rennes. 



On entering the Music-room the display was truly excellent. We 

 have in the earlier part of this notice mentioned the beautiful effect of 

 the Fuchsias, and the magnificent stove and greenhouse plants in front 

 of the large pier glass ; equally effective was the arrangement on the 

 platform under the organ, which was devoted principally to specimens 

 of Begonias, Gloxinias, and Achimenes, at the foot of which were cut 

 flowers. Most of the plants in this room were in the county division. 

 Ere we leave for the lawn, we cannot pass unnoticed the Cotton Plant, or 

 Gossypium herbaceum, shown by Mr. W. Martin, Shermanbury. It 

 was in every stage from the bud to the ripe fruit, passing from the 

 blossom and the green fruit to the fruit just bursting, showing the 

 cotton. 



The lawn was fitted up with marquees. At the north end was one 

 in which were Scarlet Geraniums, of which there was a very fine dis- 

 play. The prizes offered for designs for flower-gardens produced some 

 five or six model gardens, some of them on a tolerably large scale. 

 That to which the first prize was awarded consisted of beds on gravel 

 arranged in a parallelogram. The second, in addition to the usual 

 flower-garden, had in connection with it miniature lakes, brido-es, 

 fountains, and rockery work. The third was what is termed a sunk 

 panel, octagonal in shape, with Grassy sides, and having flower-beds on 

 gravel in the bottom, which was reached by flights of stone steps in the 

 banks. About the rest there was nothing worthy of remark. Hung 

 up against the walls we noticed a tastefully executed plan of a terrace- 

 garden from Mr. Sanders, of Tedvvorth, who had also a perspective 

 view of the interior of the fine conservatory at that place. 



The weather was cold, but, with the exception of one or two slio-ht 

 showers, fine. The assembly on both days was large. On Wednesday, 



