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Carnations and the same number of Picotees, the latter included some 

 pretty yellow kinds. A certificate was awarded to a fine scarlet flake, 

 named Sir H. Havelock (Puxley) ; the Rev. A. Matthews and Rival 

 Purple, two heavy-edged Picotees, were very fine. 



Verbenas were shown only in a cut state ; several collections were 

 shown. The only prize awarded was to Mr. Turner, for Nostradamus, 

 Mrs. Pennington, Fairy, conspicua, Gem, Lord Elgin, Ajax, Lady Peto, 

 Lord Raglan, Comet, Leviathan, Earl of Shaftesbury, Novelty, Venus, 

 Satanella, Matilda, Catherine, Lord Clyde, Verdi, Sir J. Outrain, 

 Monsieur Hardy, La Magicienne, Charles Dickens, Mrs. Maclean. 

 Mr. C. J. Perry, of Birmingham, received a certificate for Clara, a rose 

 Verbena. A pretty seedling, blue with white eye, named Lady Dover, 

 was shown in a growing state, and promises to be fine. 



Fuchsias wire largely contributed and in finer condition than usual. 

 The fault was that too great a proportion of the kinds was dark. The 

 best came from Mr. Oubridge, gardener to — Foster, Esq., Stamford 

 Hill, Mr. Bray, of Regent's Park, being second. The best kinds were 

 Little Bopeep, Clio, Fairest of the Fair, Venus de Medici, Gen. Williams, 

 Souvenir de Chiswick, Peer of England, Queen of Hanover, Honeyball, 

 Wonderful, Guiding Star, and Rose of Castile. 



Of Ferns two or three collections were shown. The best came from 

 Messrs. Baillie, Bunney, and Gedney. They contained fine plants of 

 Gleichenias, and other favourite sorts, the names of which have been 

 given in former reports. 



Of miscellaneous subjects Mr. Ivison, gardener to the Duke of 

 Northumberland at Sion, showed immense leaves of Victoria Regia in 

 shallow tanks ; also the pink Nympha^a Devoniana, together with 

 examples of the white and blue kinds, and of Nelumbium speciosum. 

 We also noticed finely flowered specimens of Lisianthus Russellianus, 

 a plant now rarely to be met with, and the handsome Vallota purpurea. 



Calceolarias were shown in good condition by Mr. Cole, of St. 

 Alban's. Of shrubby kinds the best were Magnet, rosy crimson ; 

 Orion, yellow; aurea floribunda, Amazon, and Queen of Yellows. 



Of Phloxes two handsome sorts were shown by Mr. Turner ; one, a 

 white kind, was named Blanche, the other was lilac and named Model. 



Petunias, both double and striped, were exhibited by Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson. Among them the most striking were M. Henry Jacotot, 

 purple blotched with white ; Coquette, and Ernest Benary, the last a 

 Carnation striped sort; M. F. Beosl, semi-double crimson ; Madame 

 de Pruins, and Virgo Maria, pale rose, very double. The last-named 

 firm also contributed some extremely showy varieties of Dianthus 

 sinensis giganteus. They were of various colours, varying from deep 

 crimson to pale pink striped or blotched, or mottled with white, each 

 Sower measuring not less than 2^ inches in diameter ! The effect 

 produced by a mass of such blossoms as we have just described may 

 therefore be easily conceived. 



Of fruit there was a large display. Pine Apples especially were 

 excellent, beautiful examples of this fruit being shown by Messrs. 

 Davies, Floud, Young, and Page. Mr. Floud's Pines in particular 

 have been very fine. A Providence, weighing 11 lbs. 4 oz., was shown 



