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and, in fine, by proper cultivation, by these means, no matter what the 

 seasons are, we will secure good crops of truit nine years out of ten. If 

 we neglect the proper means of securing good crops, when the spring 

 comes we may adopt what expedients we may in the shape of protectives, 

 our endeavours at that time will not be crowned with any very favour- 

 able results. 



Stourton. M. Saul. 



ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. 



JuiT 2. — This, the last exhibition of the Society this year, was well 

 attended, the day being fine. The show was one of the best, if not the 

 best, we have ever witnessed in July. Miscellaneous plants were as 

 numerous and as fresh as they are generally seen in June, with the 

 addition of the fine collections of cut Roses, Pinks, &c. — to say nothing 

 of the fine display of fruit. 



Roses were produced by nearly all the great growers, and were 

 very brilhant. Pinks also were exhibited in considerable numbers, 

 there being eight collections in all. In twenty-four blooms Mr. C. 

 Turner, of Slough, was first ; Mr. Baker, Woolwich, second ; Mr. 

 Bragg, Slough, third. For twelve blooms, private growers, Mr. Baker 

 was tirst ; Mr. Lawrence, Hampton, second ; Mr. Blakesley, Hampton, 

 third. The two first stands were very fine, the best varieties being 

 New Criterion, Optima, Adonis, Elizabeth Gair, Mrs. Lewis, Mr. 

 Hobbs, James Hogg, Duke of Devonshire, Hercules, Richard Andrews, 

 Purple Perfection, Climax, Criterion, Brunette, JuHet, Jupiter, Esther, 

 Cardinal, Lord C. Wellesley, Sarah, Mr. Hoyle, Field Marshal, Purple 

 Perfection, and Narborough Buck. Four seedling Pinks received cer- 

 tificates ; by far the best of these was exhibited by Mr. Norman, 

 Woolwich, a fine large- petalled flower, sufficiently full without being 

 confused, named Mrs. Norman. 



Pansies were out of condition. It would have been better to offer 

 prizes at the July meeting for Verbenas, in a cut state, that are in 

 season, than for Pansies tiiat are not. 



Pelargoniums were very good, and much more numerous than we 

 expected to find them. In the class for twelve plants (nurserymen), 

 Mr. Turner was first. We noticed as especially fine, Hoyle's Wonder- 

 ful, a fine large flower, possessing the finest qualit}'-, with a large clear 

 white eye ; Una, Fair Ellen, Empress, Govern or- General, Sanspareil, 

 Topsy, and Virginia. Messrs. Frazer, Lea Bridge Road, were second, 

 with twelve good plants, with very good foliage and evenly matched, but 

 not large. By far the best of these were Sanspareil, Lucy, and 

 Enchantress. Mr. Gaines, of Battersea, was third, with a collection of 

 well-flowered plants, but of inferior varieties. Messrs. Dobson & Son, 

 of Isleworth, obtained the fourth prize ; these were better kinds than 

 the third collection, but were indifferent plants, some of them having 

 but very little bloom on them. The class for new varieties, open to all 

 competitors, is perhaps the most interesting, and was well contested, 



