292 THE FLORIST. 



In the Amateurs' Class for twenty-four Blooms, J. Sladden, Esq., 

 of Deal, was 1st, with a box of well selected blooms, consisting of Lilac 

 King, Fanny Keynes, Sir R. Whittington, George Glenny, Miss 

 Caroline, Bob, Grand Duke, Richard Cobden, Indispensable, General 

 Faucher, Exquisite, Essex Triumph, Niobe, Beauty of Thanet, Annie 

 Salter, Queen of Lilacs, Mrs. Seldon, Scarlet King, John Edwards, 

 Thames Bank Hero, Amazon, Fearless, JModel, and Morning Star ; 

 J. S. Prockter, jun., Esq., was 2nd, with Rachel Rawlings, Red 

 Gauntlet, Miss Spears, Sir F. Bathurst, Yellow Standard, Laura 

 La\^ngton, Lady St. Maur, Jullien, Louisa Glenny, J. Davis, Beauty 

 of the Grove, General Faucher, Gem, Scarlet King, Fearless, Fame, 

 Annie Salter, Sir J. Franklin, Bishop of Hereford, Duke of Wellington, 

 El Dorado, Privateer, Amazon, and Morning Star ; C. J. Perry, Esq., 

 of Handsworth, near Birmingham, 3rd ; Mr. W. Holmes, of Hackney, 

 4th; Mr. Jeffery, of Hedgerley, 5th; and Mr. Cook, of Notting 

 Hill, 6th. 



For twelve blooms : 1st, Mr. J. Robinson, of Pimlico, with Fearless, 

 Beauty of the Grove, Sir J. Franklin, Robert Bruce, Duke of Newcastle, 

 a yellow variety. Sir F. Bathurst, Admiral, John Keynes, Louisa 

 Glenny, Sir Charles Napier, ]\Irs. C. Bacon, and Sir R. Whittington ; 

 2nd, to R. Castle, Esq., Sand\nch, Kent, with Beauty of Thanet, Grand 

 Duke, General Faucher, Niobe, Mrs. Seldon, Essex Triumph, George 

 Glenny, Amazon, Richard Cobden, John Edwards, Model, and Fearless ; 

 3rd, Mr. Battie, of Erith ; 4th, Mr. John Pope, of PimUco ; 5th, A. 

 Dyson, Esq., Stoke, near Slough ; 6th, J. S. Prockter, jun., Esq. ; 7th, 

 ]\Ir. Kateley, gardener to J. M. Thome, Esq., of South Lambeth. 



For Fancies, twelve blooms, ]\Ir. Robinson was 1st, with Phaeton, 

 (two blooms), Rembrandt, Admiration (Green's), Flora IM'Ivor, Jonas, 

 Mrs. Hansard (two blooms), ]\Irs. Willis, I\Iiss Matthews, I\Iotley, and 

 Leader ; 2nd, C. J. Perry, Esq., with Ehzabeth (two blooms), Mrs. 

 ' Willis, Striata perfecta. Miss Compton, Gloire de Kain, Rachel, Mrs. 

 Hansard, Empereur de Maroc, Reine des Fleurs, Gloire de Kain, and 

 Matthew Cole ; 3rd, J. S. Prockter, jun., Esq. ; 4th, J. Sladden, Esq. ; 

 5th, Mr. Battie. 



Hollyhocks, in twelve spikes, were showm by Messrs. Chater and 

 Paul, and notwithstanding it was late for this flower, the spikes were 

 of good quahty. ]\Ir. Chater, of Saffron Walden, was first, \\nth Lilac 

 Model (a beautiful close variety). Meteor (Bircham's), large and 

 brilUant, but rather coarse, Hon. ;Mrs. Ashley, Hght pink, very fine, 

 Beauty of Cheshunt, bright rose, large, and fine, Eugenie, salmon buff, 

 close, and well formed, Walden Gem, Joan of Arc, beautiful deep blush, 

 fine form and close. Rosy Circle (Chater 's), a little deeper in colour than 

 the Hon. Mrs. Ashley, Pourpre de Tyre, a good purple crimson flower. 

 Sulphur Queen (Chater's), a good variety. Napoleon (Pow's), and 

 Emily (Roakes), iDright hght pink, large and fine ; Messrs. Paul and 

 ■Son were second, with Metropolitan (Paul's), a bright crimson, close, well 

 formed flower, but rather low in the centre, Joan of Arc, Glory of 

 Cheshunt, pale yellow; King of Roses, bright rose, close, and fine; 

 Lizzy, a very fine hght variety. Queen of Denmark, Flambeau, Louis 

 Napoleon (much Hghterthan Pow's Napoleon), Yellow Model, Emperor, 



