220 THE FLORIST. 



The prize for the best scarlet was awarded to ]\Ir. Gaines for his 

 Conqueror, which we have previously described. 



A prize was awarded to the same exhibitor, for six plants of the 

 curiously marked French Geraniums, of which James Odier is the 

 best, and very showy ; the others are but poor things, and all are of 

 wretched shape. 



Fuchsias were shown, fine, by Mr. Bray, of Regent's Park, who 

 deservedly was awarded the first prize for Perfection, Nonsuch, Elizabeth, 

 Princess, Collegian, and Madame Sontag ; 2nd, Mr. Ward, Regent's 

 Park, with good plants, and well flowered, but much disfigured by the 

 manner in which they were tied. 



There were some good Pinks ; in the amateurs' class the first prize 

 was awarded to Mr. Baker, Woolwich, for finely laced blooms of Hunts- 

 man, Sarah, Ruby, Colchester Cardinal, Favourite, Arthur, Mrs. 

 Norman, Koh-i-noor, Winchester Rival, Sappho, Kate, and a seedling. 

 In 24 blooms, for nurserymen, Mr. Turner was first, with New 

 Criterion, a superb new flower ; Perfection, President, Narborough 

 Buck, Rubens, Beauty of Salt Hill, ex. fine ; Charmer, Adonis, 

 Pandora, I\Ir. Hobbs, Fanny, Sappho, Ada, Ruby, Sarah, Jupiter, 

 Portia, Arthur, Edgar, Prince Albert, Great Criterion, King of Purples, 

 Glory, and Mrs. Maclean : 2nd, Mr. Bragg, Slough ; 3rd, ]Mr. Parl^er, 

 Dalston; Pansies, 24 blooms. Amateurs: 1st prize, Mr. Holder, gardener 

 to the Rev. E. Coleridge; 2nd, Mr. James, gardener to W. F. Watson, 

 Esq., Isleworth. 36 blooms, nurserymen: 1st, Mr. Turner; 2nd, Mr. 

 Bragg ; 3rd, Mr. Bryan, Hounslow. The first collection contained fine 

 specimens of the following : — Comet, Memnon, Earl INIansfield, Royal 

 Albert, Mrs. Beck, Emperor, Lord Palmerston, ]\Iiss Stewart, Egon, 

 Satisfaction, Miss Talbot, Absalom, Father Gavazzi, Uncle Tom, Ring- 

 leader, Samson, Mrs. Marnock, Mrs. Beck, Sir Joseph Paxton, and 

 Duke of Perth. 



We were much pleased to find the Society gave certificates for seed- 

 ling florist flowers. The following received that distinction : Enchantress, 

 exhibited by Mr. H alley, Blackheath ; this is a finely shaped fancy 

 Pelargonium, pink and white, smooth and of dwarf habit, and a free 

 bloomer; Pelargonium Phaeton, ditto Laura, and ditto Vesper, also to 

 Pansy Mr. Phillips, exhibited by Mr. Bragg, yellow, margined with 

 bronze purple. 



Of new things, there were but few good to report, with the exception 

 of Pelargoniums. The best of these was Phaeton, several plants of 

 which were exhibited. This variety is fully described in our report of 

 the last National meeting, at Regent- street. Foquett's Petruchio, a 

 large fi-ee flowering crimson, which will make a fine nurseryman's 

 flower, the habit being so fine. Cant's Vesper, a white, having a 

 distinct spot of purple on the under petals, is very remarkable. 

 Foster's Jessica, which might be called a large Enchantress, with a 

 clearer centre, is a fine flower. Hoyle's Yerda, a large flower, of fine 

 form, dark top petals, having pink under petals, with white centre. 

 Gaines' Conqueror, orange scarlet, very bright, but shy, bringing many 

 of the flowers false. ]\Ir. Gaines also exhibited Andover, Custaloga, 

 Hyder Pacha, and Mademoiselle Bosie, neither of which are improve- 



