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Stodlifirtli (a fine salmon), Admiration (scarlet), Scarlet Globe, Eugenie Mezard, 

 Madame Vaucher, and Evening Star (a scarlet of middling quality). Mr. Logan, 

 gardener to C. Kelly, Esq., Fincliley, had Brilliant (admirably done), Tiutoret (a 

 nice broad-petalled red), Princess of Prussia (not good enough for specimen-grow- 

 ing), Conqueror of Europe, Vivid, Comte de Morny. Mr. Hawes, gardener to 

 J. A. Noble, Esq., Fortis Green, Fincliley, had Madame Vaucher, Una, Monsieur 

 Martin, Eugenie Mezard, Admiration, Princess of Prussia. 



Fuchsias. — Mr. Brockwell, gardener to Mrs. Henry, Edmonton, put up six large 

 specimen fuchsias of perfect pyramidal outline. They were Wiltshire Lass, Madame 

 Cornelissen, Conspicua, Sir Colin Campbell, and Sensation. Mr. Weston, gardener 

 to D. Martineau, Esq., Cliiphatn Park, had iialf-a-dozen smaller plants in equally 

 perfect finish. The varieties were Wiltshire Lass, Conqueror, Eeine Blanche, 

 Minnie Banks, Conspicua, Lord of the Isles. Mr. Filee, gardener to J. Strutter, 

 Esq., Clapham Park, liad Rose of Castile, La Crinoline, Souvenir de Chiswick, 

 Fair Oriana, Annie, Madame Cornelissen. 



Verbenas. — Mr. C. J. Perry, of Castle Bromwich, put up a collection of cut 

 iiowers, three trusses of each, which attracted as much attention and admiration as 

 anytliing else in the show. Harry Turner (deep rosy-lilac), Fo.xhunter (fine scarlet), 

 Cleopatra (large carmine, a grand pip), Fairy (delicate flesh, pink eye). Firefly 

 (vivid scarlet), Cato (pinky-flesh), Charles Turner (deep flesh, carmine eye). Snow- 

 ball (white shading blush). Modesty (rosy-flesh, carmine eye), Blue Queen (a grand 

 bluish-purple, large primrose eye). Emperor (a curious shade of crimson), Seedling 

 reddisli purple, large primrose eye). Pink Queen (a curious shade of pink-cerise, 

 yellow eye), Mrs. Dean (flesh deepening to pink, a mottled flower, pleasing, but 

 scaixely first-rate). Pink Perfection (vivid cerise pink), William Dean (like Blue 

 Queen, but a trifle more colour, very fine), Charles Perry (rose deepening to car- 

 mine). Champion (deep crimson). Auricula (deep ci-imson shading to plum, extra, 

 large lemon-coloured eye— a grand flower, very distinct, and will make ons of the 

 loveliest pot plants ever seen), Harry Law (carmine, large eye), Seedling (scarlet 

 like Foxhuater), Pioneer (purplish red, distinct), Ruby (cerise with carmine shade), 

 Wonderful (deep crimson, fine eye). 



Collections of Fruit were numerous, and comprised in all cases good samples. 

 The best collection cauic from Mr. Rawbone, gardener to C. M. Campbell, Esq., 

 Ashbourne, Derbyshire, wiio sent a fine Queen pine, -ii lb., a Trentham hybrid 

 melon, three bunches of Black Hamburgh grapes, 7^ lb., three of Golden flam- 

 burgh, 7 lb.. Royal George peaches, Elruge nectarines, and Keen's seedling straw- 

 berries, etc. Second, Mr. Robinson, gardener to R. Benyon, Esq., Reading, with 

 gold and black Hamburgh grapes, Grosse Mignonne peaches, Elruge nectarines. 

 President strawberries. Golden Perfection melon, Baumanu's Early May cherries, 

 etc. Mr; C. Turner contributed a collection comprising strawberry Dr. Hogg, a 

 new seedling raised by Mr. Bradley. It belongs to the British Queen section, has 

 true Queen flavour, is a better bearer and colours more regularly than its parent. 

 The samples shown fully justified the character given it by tlie raiser. 



Fines. — Mr. Hannan, gai'dener to R. T. Crayshaw, Esq., Merthyr Tydfil, took first 

 prize for four fine fruits, two of them being Providences, 91b. and 8 lb., and two 

 Black Jamaicas, 3 lb. and 2 lb. 12 oz. Mr. Young, gardener to C, Bailey, Esq., 

 Aberaman, second, with two Providences, 7 lb. 6 oz. and 6 lb. 6 oz., and two 

 Queens, 4 lb. 6 oz. and 4 lb. 2 oz. All these were handsoflie, even in pip, and in 

 perfect ripeness. A smooth-leaved Cayenne, weighing 5 lb. 10 oz., and an Enville, 

 4^ lb., were eminently creditable to Mr. Miles. Mr. Young put up two noble 

 Queens, a medium-sized Providence, and an excellent Black Jamaica. In the class 

 for Providence, first, Mr. Hannan, 10 lb., but not handsome; second, Jlr. Y^oung, 

 of Aberaman, nearly 9 lb., and a better shaped fruit. In the class for Queens, 

 Mr. Ward, gardener to E. N. Miller, Esq., Bishop's Stortford, stood first witl|^ fruit 

 that distanced by a considerable length all others shown in the class, wt^R,.^lb. 

 6 oz. Mr. Ward also put up twelve Queens, the united weights of which were 63 lb., . 

 being an average of 5 lb. 4 oz. each. 



Black Gr«^>ie5.— Generally speaking, black grapes were good both in size and 

 colour, and white grapes were good in size of bunch and berry, but far from perfect 

 in colour. Mr. Meredith, of Garston, near Liverpool, again justified all that has 

 been said about his skill in grape-growing by presenting three dishes, consisting of 

 Black Hamburgh, Black Pi-iucu, aud Trentham Black, which were not to be equalled 



