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THE FLORIST. 



CIIISWICK AND RlilGI^^NT'S PAUK EXHIBITIONS. 



Thk fonncr was licld on the Sth iilt, and the latter on the TJth ; nnd 

 as most of tlie exhibitions at the one j)hice were ])re.«cnt at tlie otiier, 

 ■we will, as before, ^ive our readers a general rather than a detailed 

 account of both, noticing en passant the objects whicii struck us a3 

 most remarkable. 



The morning of the Chiswick fete was somewhat inausijieious, 

 heavy rain falling between ten and eleven o'clock ; but towards noon 

 the day began to clear, and the afternoon was all that could be de- 

 sired. Kntering the garden by the gate near the Council-room, and 

 l)assing down a narrow walk lined on either side with Rhododendrons 

 l)eautifully in blossom, wc reached the Pelargonium tent, which was 

 filled with jjroductions charmingly bloomed and excellently cultivated. 

 But our impatience would not allow us to linger ; we crossed to the 

 next tent, viewed the long banks of Roses, both cut and in pots, 

 which here jjresentcsd themselves ; Mr. Cogan's glass Fern tem])le, 

 tile diHerent collections of stove and greenhouse j)lants, Azaleas and 

 tall Cacti, which made an admirable display; and now, almost belore 

 wc are aware of it, we are in the centre of anotlier tent, the eye 



