310 THE FLORIST. 



Triumphant, Sir F. Bathurst, Shylock, Rose of England, Yellow Stan- 

 dard, Plantagenet, Primrose Peri'ection, Lilac King, Glory, Sir C. 

 Napier, Amazon, Edward Harrison, General Canrobert, Negro, Duke 

 of Wellington, Queen of Whites, General Faucher, Empress, and John 

 Keynes ; 3d, Mr. Handasyde, Musselburgh, with a stand of good 

 blooms of medium size. Two other collections were also shown in this 

 class. We cannot, however, refrain from observing that, in our opinion, 

 the judges made a decided mistake in placing Messrs. Downie and 

 Laird's stand first ; their flowers were certainly large and very attrac- 

 tive, points that seem to have had undue importance with the judges ; 

 but they had not the quality the second stand possessed, and the back 

 petals of Duke of Wellington and Admiral Dundas were gone, and the 

 former was a stale bloom. Beauty of Slough, although a fine showy 

 bloom, had a very bad centre, and we could have pointed to others 

 having the same defect. We name these defects to show why the 

 decision was wrong, as Messrs. Thynes' flowers were smaller, of better 

 quality, and quite fresh, and should have been placed first. We trust 

 the time will soon come when size will be less regarded by the northern 

 judges, and quality be the standard to judge them by. We shall have 

 more to say on this subject shortly. In the Nurserymen's Class for 12 

 Fancies : 1st, Messrs. Downie and Laird, with Triomphe de Roubaix, 

 Jonas, Miss Ward, Princess Charlotte, Topsy, Comet, Empereur de 

 Maroc, Baron Alderson, Kossuth, Pigeon, Unanimity, and Phaeton ; 

 2d, Messrs. J. and R. Thyne ; 3d, Messrs. Robertson, Paul, and Co., 

 Paisley. Two other collections were also shown in this class. 



For the best twelve blooms, produced by practical gardeners and 

 amateurs, there were twelve competitors. The 1st prize (four sove- 

 reigns) was gained by Mr. James Henderson, gardener to C. K. 

 Sivewright, Esq., Cargilfield, Trinity, who produced the following 

 sorts : — George Glenny, Robert Bruce, Beauty of Slough, Bob, Sir F. 

 Bathurst, Lilac King, Plantagenet, Rachel Rawlings, Annie, Amazon, 

 Mrs. Ferguson, and Sir R. Whittington. We afterwards saw Mr. 

 Henderson's plants, and found that this stand and the stand of six were 

 cut from about 40 plants, which is the extent of his collection. The 

 2d prize (two sovereigns) was awarded to Mr. John Oswald, Murthy 

 Castle, for Fanny Keynes, King, George Glenny, John Keynes, Sir F. 

 Bathurst, Miss Susan Sainsbury, Mr. Seldon, Duke of Wellington, 

 Miss Caroline, Lady Bathurst, Abbe von Renhynge, and King of 

 Yellows ; the stand which stood third in order of merit was disqualified 

 from want of the proper declaration. The 3rd prize (oiie sovereign) 

 was therefore awarded to Mr. Archibald Walker, gardener to J. Mood, 

 Esq., Rosehall. For the best six blooms produced by practical gardeners 

 and amateurs, not growing more than 40 plants, there were six com- 

 petitors. The 1st prize (one sovereign) was gained by Mr. Henderson, 

 Cargilfield, with Rachel Rawlings, George Glenny, Plantagenet, Beauty 

 of Slough, Lilac King, and Sir F. Bathurst. The second premium 

 (half a sovereign) \vas awarded to ]\Ir. John Berry, gardener to R. 

 Newton, Esq., Middleby Cottage, Newington. For the best six blooms 

 of Fancy Dahlias produced by practical gardeners or amateurs there 

 were two competitors. The prize (one sovereign) was awarded to Mr. 



