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its class. From Mr. Shenton, BiVnrleswade, Primrose Queen, large primrose white 

 showing much green at the base ; bad. Leviathan, large, liirlit rose lacino-* 

 blackish crimson at base of petals ; this appears to be a good pink, but when we 

 saw it it was falling to pieces, probably in consequence of the heat of the weather 

 and the draughty place it was in. Sultan, small, very heavy lacing of maroon 

 crimson ; fine. EtJwl. lightly edged rose, heavy maroon crimson base. Mr. Pizzey 

 gardener to Mrs. E. Fulmer, of Slough, took the small silver medal for a beautiful 

 dozen ; they were Rev. G. Jeans, Blondin, John Ball, Attraction, Marion, Scarlet 

 Gem. Device, President, Ernest, Bertram, Delicata, Cristabel. 



Paxsies at Royal Botaxic. — Messrs, Downie, Laird, and Laing, of Frederick 

 Street, Edinburgh, and Stanstead Park, Forest Hill, took the first place in the class 

 for tliirty-six ; the varieties were Kinleith, Attraction, Prince of Prussia, La Defi 

 Mary Lamb, J. B. Downie, Rev. H. Dombrain, Invincible, Blink Bonny, Isa Craio-' 

 Ladyburn Beauty, Chancellor, Lavinia, Arab, Cherub, Princess of Wa es. Lord 

 Clyde, Jessie Laird, Francis Low, Countess of Rosslyn, Perfection, Miss Williamson 

 Novgorod, Czar, Peeress, Eclat, Cupid, C. W. R. Ramsay, Dux, Lady Lucy Dundas^ 

 George Wilson, Miss Hopkins, Gem, Village Maid, General Lee. Mr. Hooper of 

 Bath, second, with Attraction, Baroness, George Catley, a fine small dark self • 

 Sunset, Laly E. Studley, Sir Launcelot, Ajax, Mr. T. Moore, Harry, New Colour 

 a self, curious rosy purple, with shade of puce, very beautiful ; Randolph, Lord of 

 the Manor, Mrs. Glad>tone, Flower of Spring, Alexander the Great, Miss William- 

 son, Novelty, Snowball, Queen of Beauties, Princess Helena, a benutiful white 

 ground flower ; John Gray, Princess of Wales, Purple Perfection, Francis Low, 

 Narcissus, Cream of the Creams, Countess of Rosslyn. Mr. Bragg put up a good 

 thirty-six. and Mr. Adair, of Aliceville, Edinburgh, presented a pretty tw^eiitv-four 

 comprising Attraction, Miss Hill, Ladyburn Beauty, Invincible, Chancellor, Mrs. J. 

 White, J. B. Downie, Arab, Princess of Wales, Cherub, Lavinia, Francis Low' 

 Cupid, Miss Ramsay, George Wilson, Lady L, Dundas, Perfection, Eclat, Alice 

 Downie, General Lee, Countess of Rosslyn, Miss Muir, Czar, Jessie Laird. From 

 Mr. Hooper, of Bath, a new bedding pansy, called Sunset, medium size, bright o-old 

 yellow, wuth small dark central spot. Fawcy Paxsies were contributed by'^Messrs. 

 Downie, Laird, and Laing, the varieties being Maccaroni, Oriana, Black Prince 

 Mrs R. Dean, ]Mrs. H. Northcote, Wm. Moffat, Ninian Neven, Amy, Eola, Prince 

 Napoleon, Magnificent, Indigo, H. W. Adair, Mrs. T. Scott, Striped Queen, Punch, 

 Harlequin, Princess Alice, Figaro, Noemi Demay, Colleen Bawn, Jeanette, Pacha, 

 Prince of Wales. Princess Matilda, Caffra, Earl of Rosslyn, Mrs. Montgomery, 

 John McNnb. Belle Lelleoise, Emblem. 



Messrs. Paul axd Sox's First Prize, 18 Tea, Noisette, axd Chixa Roses 

 AT BiRMixGHAM.— Souvenir d'un Ami, Jaune d'Or, Madame Damaizin, Alba Rosea, 

 Gloire de Dijon, Madame Maurin, Comte de Paris, Triomphe de Reunes, Caroline,' 

 Souvenir d'Elise, Devoniensis, Vicomtesse de Cazos, Madame Willermoz, Amabilis', 

 Madame Falcot, Homere, Niphetos, Rubens. It will be observed that there were no 

 Ch nas of the Bengal class in this lot at all, and only one true Noisette, and that 

 was Triomphe de Rennes. 



Messrs. Paul and Son's 12 Summer Roses at Birmingham. — La Seduisante 

 (Alba), a flat-faced but pretty rose, the colours a mixture of pink and flesh, with 

 tinges of salmon ; Dr. Dieltheim (Gallica), rose shaded with purple ; Blanchefleur 

 (Hybrid Provence); D'Aguesseau (GaUica), rich crimson, large and showy; 

 Unique (Provence), usually white, but in this case prettily barred, striped, and 

 blotched with pink ; Transon Goubault (Gallica), deep but lively crimson, good 

 form; Midume Scetmans (Damask), creamy white shaded buflf; Columella (Gal- 

 lica) ; Paul Ricaut (Hybrid Bourbon), rosy crimson, good form, one of the few of 

 the summer roses that still keeps a first-rate place in competitions ; (Eillet Parfait 

 (Gallica), white, with stripes of crimson, good; Louis Philippe (Gallica), dark, a 

 fine rose j Boigavis (Hybrid Provence). 



