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with Heroine; this also took a premier, and was one of the finest 

 flowers in the exhibition ; 2nd, 'My. C. Spencer, with Heroine ; 3rd, 

 Mr. J. Godfrey, Avith ditto; 4th, ditto; 5th, I\Ir. Thomas Hough- 

 ton, with ditto; 6th, ]\Ir. W. Lymbery, with Monument. Flamed 

 Rose: 1st, ]\Ir. J. Godfrey, with Triumph Royal; 2nd, ditto; 3rd. 

 Mr. C. Spencer, with ditto; 4th, INIr. James Parkins, with ditto; 5th, 

 Mr. William Lymbery, with ditto; 6th, ditto. Feathered Bffbhvmeus: 

 1st, Mr. W. Lymbery, with Maid of Orleans; 2nd, ]\Ir. J. Godfrey, 

 with ditto; 3rd, Rev. S. Cresswell, with ditto; 4th, Thomas Adams, 

 Esq., Derby, with Black Diamond; 5th, Mr. C Spencer, with Vic- 

 toria Regina; 6th, Mr. J. Parkins, with Sancta Sophia. Flamed 

 B>/bI(vmens : 1st, ]\Ir. Thomas Houghton, with Sarah Ann; 2nd, 

 Mr. C. Spencer, with Queen Charlotte; 3rd, Mr. J. Thornily, with 

 General Barnoveld; 4th Rev. S. Creswell, with Sarah Ann; 5th, 

 Mr. W. Lymbery, with Nepaulese Prince, a fine fiower ; 6th, ditto, 

 with Queen Charlotte. 



It will be seen from the foregoing, that the premier prizes for the 

 best six flowers exhibited were awarded to the following varieties in 

 their respective classes : — 



Feathered Rose, Heroine; Flamed ditto, Triumph Royal; Feathered 

 Bizarre, Sovereign; Flamed ditto. Pilot; Feathered Byblo^men, Queen 

 Victoria; Flamed ditto. Lord Denman. 



Three first class certificates were awarded, two being for rectified 

 flowers, and one for a breeder. The best of the former, George Hay- 

 ward, is noticed elsewhere. Mi-. Hardy, of Warrington, had one for 

 King Arthur, a Bizarre also ; and a very fine flower it is in form and 

 purity: not a large variety, but of great substance. The breeder was 

 fi'om Mr. Willison, of Whitby, named Juliet, a rose of very superior 

 form, and described by us some time since. 



As we observed before, the meeting of this Society for 1854 was in 

 every respect successful, yet it occurred to us that a much larger num- 

 ber of blooms was staged in the classes than there was any reason 

 for ; the exhibitors of which must have known that there was no chance 

 of their being placed: there was, however, an improvement in this 

 respect over former j'-ears. ]\Iany of the exhibitors have also profited by 

 experience in the arrangement of their blooms; but there are some 

 that need to be reminded of the importance of attending to this ; for 

 instance, we noticed a winning stand of eighteen blooms, having the 

 siz Bizarres placed at one end, six Byblamiens at tlie other, and the 

 six Roses in the centre. What would the same exhibitor have said, if, 

 on entering the exhibition of plants, he had seen them arranged in the 

 same manner? for instance, 12 Azaleas, with the purples at one end, the 

 rose-coloured sorts at the other, and the light ones in the centre ? The 

 same might be said with regard to Roses and Pelargoniums. Yet how 

 much easier it is to arrange a few cut blooms, com})ared with large 

 plants in pots; they may be shifted half a dozen times, until a good 

 effect has been produced. Those who have such a taste — or want of 

 taste — as we have described, should read the very excellent practical 

 paper on this subject, by A. S. H., in our last number. It is a point 

 the judges should take into consideration oftener than they do, when 

 other points are nearly balanced. 



