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his triumph, which, though often ohtained by chance, are secured 

 alone by morning care, Dy evening caution, and by the vigilance of 

 days ; an employ which, in its various grades, excludes neither the 

 opulent nor the indigent ; and, teeming with boundless variety, affords 

 an unceasing excitement to emulation, without contention or ill-will." 

 We are sanguine in our expectations of the good which wdll 

 result from the multiplication of these institutions, whether, like 

 those of London, they draw the higher classes to Chiswdck or the 

 Reo-ent's Park, or unite together the inhabitants of a country town or 

 village. Only let one word of advice be given, having for its object 

 the real welfare of exhibitors. Let your proceedings be conducted in 

 the spirit of generous rivalry ; so that when successful, you may bear 

 your honours meekly ; and when defeated, know no feehng but that 

 of a determination to imitate your competitors in those points in 

 which they excelled. Henry Burgess. 



ROYAL SOUTH-LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



gf.pt, 4. — This, the last exhibition of the season, was well attended ; 

 the show^ itself was above an average one. Dahlias, of which there 

 were some admirable specimens, were produced in great numbers. 

 Fancies are rapidly advancing to perfection in shape ; we shall soon 

 see them as unique in this respect as the ordinary varieties. The 

 prizes were awarded as follows : 



Amateurs and Gardeners, 24 varieties: 1st, Mr. Robinson, gar- 

 dener to L Simpson, Esq., Pimlico, with Duke of Wellington, Purple 

 Standard, Mr. Seldon, Queen of Lilacs, Thames-bank Hero, General 

 Ne^rier, Mrs. C. Bacon, Imbricata, Lady St. Maur, Standard of 

 Perfection, Yellow Standard, Richard Cobden, Fearless, War- Eagle, 

 Essex Triumph, Scarlet Gem, Nonpareil, Beauty Supreme, Louis 

 Philippe, Queen of the Isles, Shjdock, Duchess, Sir F. Bathursc, 

 Oakley's Gem; 2d, Mr. Black, gardener to E. Foster, Esq., Clewer 

 Manor near Windsor, with Earl of Clarendon, Fearless, Richard 

 Cobden, Mr. Seldon, Negro, Marchioness of CornwaUis, Fame, El 

 Dorado, Sir F. Bathurst, Charles Turner, Seraph, Queen of Lilacs, 

 Duke of Wellington, Black Prince, Princess Louisa, Essex Triumph, 

 Princess Radziwill, Mynn, Shylock, Purple Standard, Duke of Cam- 

 bridge, Unique Superb, Hector (furner's), Andromeda; 3d, Mr. 

 Allen, Shacklewell ; 4th, Mr. Cook, Notting Hill ; 5th, Mr. Weedon, 

 Hillingdon. 12 blooms: 1st, Mr. Rowden, Adbury House neur 

 Newbury, with Earl of Clarendon, Mrs. Seldon, Hero, Marchioness 

 of CornwaUis, Black Prince, Mr. Seldon, Richard Cobden, Duke of 

 Cambridge, Seraph, Grenadier, Gem, Princess Radziwill; 2d, J. 

 Edwards, Esq., Hollow^ay, with Thames-bank Hero, Fearless, Andro- 

 meda, Beeswing, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Wellington, Mr. Sel- 

 don, Earl of' Clarendon, Sir F. Bathurst, Snow-flake, Shylock, Black 

 Prince ; 3d, to Mr. White, Chelmsford ; 4th, Mr. Bennett, Dulwich ; 

 5th, Mr. Battle, Erith ; 6th, Mr. Hunt, jun., Paddington. 



Six fancy varieties : 1st, Mr. Black, with Miss Compton, Eli- 

 zabeth, Madame Bresson, Comte de Flandre, Miss Blackmore, and 



