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Celestial, Clara Novello, Delicatum,Roi des Fantaises, Cloth of Silver, Lady Craven. 

 Second, Mr. Turner, with Clemanthe, Roi des Fantaises, Ellen Beck, Delicatum, 

 Evening- Star, Lady Craven, Godfrey Turner, Delicatum. Second, Mr. James "Weir, 

 ■with Mrs. Stewart Hodgson, Carminatum, Evening Star, Attraction, Celestial, 

 Madame Sontag. Mr. Donald, gardener to J. G. Barclay, Esq., Leyton, had Queen 

 of the Valley, Ellen Beck, Rosabella, Maroon, Clara Novello, Lady Craven. There 

 was an open class for single specimens : Mr. Bailey first with an extraordinary- 

 plant of Rose Celestial ; Mr. Turner second with Boule de Feu. Mr. Eraser sent a 

 fine plant of Sylph. 



ZonaJe Oeraniuins. — For the first time in the history of exhibitions, these showy 

 and interesting subjects were conspicuously abundant, and had justice done them. 

 There were five classes for zonales, nosegays, and variegates, and the plants con- 

 tributed numbered 122, to which may be added about 250 (or more) in collections 

 apart from tlie schedule, making about 400 in all. It is likely, indeed, that there 

 were over 500 plants in the show, and they were all needed, considering the vast 

 spaces to be coloured. In the trade class for twelve zonales, Mr. John Eraser, ot 

 Lea Bridge Road, took first place with Monsieur Barre, Beaute de Parterre, The 

 Clipper, Madame Werle, Mons. G. Natchet, Rose Rendatler, JLord of the Isles, 

 Emile Licau, Herald of Spring, Virgo Marie, Eugene Mozard, Jtalakofl'. Second, 

 Mr. Catlin, gardener to Mr. Lermitte, Finchley, with Tintoret, Scarlet Globe, 

 Rubens, Eugenie Mezard, Vivid, St. Fiacre, Lord of the Isles, Stoddarti, Evening 

 Star, Madame Vaucher, Admiration, Mons. Tisserand. Third, Mr. Turner, with 

 Dr. Lindley, Virgo Marie, Madame Vaucher, St. Fiacre, Souvenir de Basseville, 

 Attraction,'Victor de Peubla, Enamel, Amelina Grisau, Monsieur Martin, Magnet, 

 Princess Matilde. In other collections were examples of Boule de Neige, Bonnie 

 Dundee, Marquis de St. Innocent, Rosamond, Efiie, Fanty, Eva, Provost, Scarlet 

 Globe, Cerise Unique, Tom Thumb, Lady Middleton, Cottage Maid, Queen of Roses, 

 Cloth of Gold, Senator, Commander-in-Chief, Boule de Feu, Christine, Countess of 

 Bective, Conqueror of Europe, Lord Palmerston, etc. In the class for twelve 

 nosejMYs there were but two competitors — namely, Mr. "W. Paul and Mr. Salter. 

 Mr. i'aurs varieties were Wood Nymph, Alexandra, Dr. Hogg, Crimson Queen, 

 Waltham Seedling, Duchess, Orange Nosegay, Cybister, Multiflora, Scarlet Dwarf, 

 Amy Hogg, Tiara. There were seven fine collections of variegated geraniums in 

 the open class for twelve plants. Messrs. E. G. Henderson and Son, of St. John's 

 Wood, took the first position with a glorious batch of tricolors. In these collections 

 were brilliant examples of Argus, Alma, Annie, Burning Bush, Cloth of Gold, 

 Goldew Chain, Electric, Gold Pheasant, Golden Vase, Glowworm, Golden Tom 

 Thumb, Flora's Gem, James Sherman, Mrs. Pollock, Fontainebleau, Yellow Belt, 

 Variegated Nosegay, Mrs. Benyon, Sunset, Sirius, Mirth, Pride of Summer, Princess 

 of Wales, Flower of Spring, Man of Kent, Variegated Tom Thumb, Rainbow, The 

 Hon. Mrs Mildmay, The Countess, Bird of Paradise, Brilliant, Countess of Warwick, 

 Silver Chain, Queen of Queens, Rosette, Meteor, Little Beauty, Sophia Cusack, Italia 

 Unita, Lady CuUum, Queen of the Fairies, Luna, etc. 



Grapes were a thoroughly satisfactory exhibition, and aiTorded the principal 

 •entertainment in the fruit department to practical cultivators. Mr. Bannerman, 

 gardener to Lord Bagot, took first place in the class for five kinds with splendid 

 samples of Chasselas Musque, just perfect in ripeness. Golden Hamburgh, 

 Black Hamburgh, Black Teneriffe, Black Prince. Mr. Allport, gardener 

 • to H. Acroyd, Esq., Doddington Park, second, with Black Hamburgh, Muscat 

 Hamburgh,' Black Froutignan, West's St. Peter's, Ingrim's Prolitic Muscat. 

 In the class for six bunches, Mr. Hill, first, with Black Prince — the bunches sym- 

 metrical and in perfection of colour. There was an enormous competition in the 

 class for three bunches of Black Hamburgh, and a splendid show was made by the 

 fifty-one bunches that challenged the scrutiny of the judges. Mr. Allport had the 

 good fortune to be placed first, Mr. Charles Turner second. Three bunches of any- 

 black kind with Muscat flavour : first, Mr. Allport, with Black Frontignan, beauti- 

 fully coloured ; second, Mr. Miller, gardener to Lord Foley, with the same ; third, 

 Mr. Fowler, of Castle Kennedy, with Muscat Hamburgh. Three bunches not 

 havinu Muscat flavour : first, Mr. Hill, with Black Prince ; second, Mr. Allport, 

 with West's St. Peter's ; third, Mr. Cruickshank, gardener to W. Jones Loyd, Esq., 

 with Black Prince. The best Muscat of Alexandria came from Mr. Turner ; second, 

 Mr. Fowler. White grapes having Muscat flavour : first, Mr. Standish, with 



