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Mr. Robinson, of Pimlico, received 1st prizes for both classes of 

 Pelargoniums ; the second specimen prize for Fancy Fairy Queen, and 

 an extra prize for six neat plants, in six-inch pots. The sorts shown 

 by ]\Ir. Robinson will doubtless be found in this and previous Florists 

 for June and July. Other exhibitors were, ]\Ir. Parsons, I\Ir. Drover, 

 Mr. Lambert ; with such convincing proofs of improved varieties, it is 

 strange to find growers yet cling to Sylph, and others equally antique. 



Pinks, as with Verbenas, were nearly evenly balanced ; I\Ir. C. 

 Turner, Slough, 1st ; Mr. Baker, Woohnch, 2nd; and never were two 

 twenty-fours more closely matched ; and in the rear, as third, was 

 ]\Ir. Parker, Dalston. The best sorts were Narborough Buck (coarse), 

 Richard Andrews, Sarah, Duke of Wellington, President, Constance, 

 Harry, New^ Criterion, Brunette, Lola Montes, Duke of Devonshire, 

 Prince of Wales, Richard Smith, ]\Ir. Hoyle, Jupiter, Optima, Juliet, 

 Criterion, Adonis, IMr. Hobbs, Mrs. ]\IacLean, Desdemona, Mrs. Wolff, 

 Koh-i-noor, Mrs. Norman, Lord C. Wellesley, Colchester Cardmal, 

 Harkforward, Kate, Beauty of Salt Hill, and Jenny Lind. 



Roses were plentiful and fine ; INIr. J. Mitchell, of Piltdo\^^l, con- 

 tributed a very fine collection of fifty, to which a 1st prize w^as 

 aw^arded ; 2nd, IMr. Bunney, gardener to J. Slater, Esq. ; 3rd, Mr. 

 Toogood. Twenty-fours: 1st, Mr. C. Carter; 2nd, A. Rowland, 

 Esq. ; these w^ere open classes. The county class was well repre- 

 sented, the most telling varieties being Crested IMoss, Triomphe de 

 Jausseus, Chenedole, Lady Stuart, Baronne H alley, Caroline de Sansal, 

 Capt. J. Franklin (new), Gloire de France, General Castellane, Jules 

 Margottin, IMadame Domage, Lladame Rivers, Madame Phihp, IMadame 

 de Manoel (the last eight being new and fine sorts), Wilham Griffiths, 

 Souvenir de la Malmaison, Boidron, Comte de Paris, Elise Sauvage, 

 ]\Iadame de St. Joseph, Mareschal Bugeaud, IMoire, Niphetos, Souvenir 

 d'un Ami, Vicomtesse de Cazes, Paul Ricaut, Coupe d'Hebe. Thirty- 

 six Pansies by i\Ir. Turner were good specimens for the end of June ; 

 the varieties w^ere those hitherto recorded. Twenty-four Ranunculuses 

 had a first prize awarded to them ; the best were Edwin, IMr. Shilling, 

 and Demosthenes ; these w^ere staged by Mr. R. Parker, of Dalston. 



Wax flowers were numerous, and for the most part well executed. 



IMr. Colyer sent the best eight plants, the best eight Ericas, and the 

 best specimen, together with a very large Erica Cavendishi, to which 

 an extra award w^as made ; it is needless to say more than that they 

 maintained the well-earned reputation of the far-famed Dartford collec- 

 tion. The indefatigable IMr. E. Spary, general superintendent, staged a 

 nice httle plant of Fuchsia Duke of Wellington (Moore) ; this variety, 

 however, wants both contrast and refinement. 



Some well done Gloxinias were staged, and as a distinct set the 

 following may be selected: — Wortleyana, Victoria Regina, Cartoni, 

 Imperialis, Marie Van Houtte, Spectabilis, and Fyfiana. 



The band of the Coldstreams was in attendance, the delighting strains 

 of which, together with congenial weather, materially assisted to a 

 perfect realisation of the committee's most ardent washes. 



" A pleasant day well spent." 



J. Edwards. 



