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a Bizarre, and was showTi in first-rate condition; Aglaia, Heroine, 

 Queen Charlotte, and Norwich Baquette; 5th, Mr. C. Spencer, 

 Thurlstone, near* Derby, with Royal Sovereign, Captain White, Heroine, 

 Triumph Royal, Lord Denman, and Groom's Queen Victoria. 



]\Ir. Houghton sent a nice stand, consisting of Coupe de Hebe, a 

 fine feathered Bybloemen, of great purity, and dense rich mai'king ; 

 Queen Charlotte, Heroine, Triumph Royal, Captain White, and Royal 

 Sovereign. Mr. Godfrey also had some of the finest specimens in the 

 exhibi ion, a heavy Captain White was the only drawback, or this 

 stand must have stood very high. The quality of the blooms will be 

 evident from two of them winning premier prizes, viz.. Lord Denman, 

 flamed Bybloemen, and Royal Sovereign, feathered Bizarre. 12 blooms, 

 4 of each class : 1st, Rev. S. Cresswell, Nottingham, with Polyphe- 

 mus, Princess Royal, Bloemart, SphjTix, Triumph Royal, Lady Den- 

 man, Vicar of Radford, INIary Lamb, Strong's King, Prince of Wales, 

 Aglaia, and Prince Arthur — the latter a seedhng; 2nd, R. H. Bet- 

 teridge, Esq., Abingdon, with Countess of Harrington, Royal Sovereign, 

 Glory of Abingdon, Catalan!, La Belle Actrice, Everard, Thalia, Poly- 

 phemus, ]\lary Ann, Triumph Royal, Triomphe de Lisle, Claudiana ; 

 3d, S. Sanders, Esq., Staines, with Victory, Ariadne, Thomas Brown, 

 Surpasse Catafalque, very fine. Groom's Duchess of Sutherland, Earl 

 Douglass, Marcellus, Enchantress, General Barnoveld, ]\Iaid of Orleans, 

 and Acapulca; 4th, Mr. J. Thornily; 5th, J. Hunt, Esq., Wycombe. 

 18 blooms, 6 of a class: 1st, Mr. R.J. Lawrence, with Dickson's 

 Duke of Devonshire, Madame Vestris, Norah Creina, Polyphemus, 

 Rose Lucetta, Bloemart, Elthiren, Captain White, Lady Wildair, 

 Thalia, Earl Douglass, INIountain Sylph, Triumph Royal, Queen of the 

 North, Pilot, Lawrence's Sarah, Maid of Orleans, Vivid; 2nd, ]\Ir. J. F. 

 Wood, with Appelles, Walker's King, Vicar of Radford, Triumph Royal, 

 Beauty of the Plain, Salvator Rosa, Sir. J. Paxton, ]\Iagnum bonum. 

 Heroine, Aglaia flame, Lady Denman, Rembrandt, Everard, Vivid, 

 Kate Conner, Aglaia feather, Queen Charlotte, Lady Flora Hastings; 

 3rd, Mr. C. Turner, Slough, with Chellaston Rose, Bijou des Ama- 

 teurs, Pilot, Alexander, IVIagnus, Claudiana, Princess Royal, Mary 

 Lamb, Hamlet, Madame Vestris, Vivid, Thalia, Triumph Royal, (this 

 was also awarded premier for flamed rose,) Optimus, Acapulca, 

 Captain White, George Glenny, Chellaston Beauty, and Polyphemus; 

 4th, I\Ir. Bragg, Slough. 



A large number of fine blooms was staged for the prizes in classes ; 

 the arrangement of not breaking up the losing stands gave very 

 general satisfaction. In feathered Bizarres the first prize was awarded 

 to Mr. J. Godfrey, Chellaston, Derbyshire, for Sovereign ; 2nd prize to 

 Mr. Lymbery, Ison Green, Nottingham, for Sovereign; 3rd prize, 

 Mr. J. Godfrey, for Sovereign ; 4th prize, Mr. C. Spencer, for Sove- 

 reign ; 5th, ]\Ir. Thomas Houghton, Hunshill, Nottingham, for Mag- 

 num bonum; 6th, Mr. T. Houghton, for Sovereign. 



Flamed Bizarres: 1st prize was awarded to I\Ir. J. Godfrey for 

 Pilot ; 2nd, ditto ; 3rd, Mr. R. J. Lawrence, for Polyphemus ; 4th; 

 Mr. J. Thornily, with Everard. 5th; ditto, with Pilot; 6th, Mr. C. 

 Spencer, with Polyphemus. Feathered Roses: 1st, Mr. J. Godfrey, 



