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Beck of Isleworth ; 4th, Mr. Dobson. Of varieties that were good 

 in these groups, and not in the first collection, we noticed Lady H. 

 Campbell, Bessy, Exquisite, Forget-me-not, Bertha, Wellington, 

 Governor, and Aurora. 



Calceolarias. The first prize was awarded to Mr. Constantine, 

 gardener to Charles Mills, Esq., Hillingdon, for fine healthy plants, 

 which required a week more to be in perfection ; 2d, to Mr. Pes- 

 tridge, gardener to Win. Nuneham, Esq., Englefield Green. 



Pansies. These were exhibited in pots, and were well done. 

 Mr. Turner, to whom the first prize was awarded, had an admirable 

 collection, comprising Monarch, an improvement on Duke of Norfolk, 

 Ophir, Flower of the Day, Lady Emily, Sir J. Cathcart, Euphemia, 

 National, Great Western, British Queen, Sir J. Paxton, Marchioness 

 of Bath, and Royal Standard ; 2d, Mr. Bragg ; 3d, Mr. Dobson. 

 The sorts shewn in the 2d and 3d that were not in the first, were, 

 Blanche, Sir P. Sydney, Mr. Beck, Supreme, Duke of Perth, Pandora, 

 and Lady Carrington. 



Auriculas. A medal was awarded to Mr. Turner for 36 plants 

 in the most luxuriant health. The most conspicuous amongst them 

 were Cheetham's Lancashire Hero, with 13 expanded pips on one 

 spike ; Ne-plus -ultra, Matilda, Complete, Ringleader, Stapleford 

 Hero, Apollo, Lovely Ann, General Bolivar, True Briton, Prince of 

 Wales, Smiling Beauty, Britannia, Violet, King James, Regular. 

 Mr. Willmer also exhibited 20 plants in good health, but small 

 trusses, compared with the large collection, the best of which was 

 Lancashire Hero. A prize was also awarded to these. 



Seedlings. These were principally Cinerarias ; the best of which 

 were Optima and Lady Mary Labouchere, raised by Mr. Bousie, at 

 Stoke Park ; both are white ground sorts, tippe-d with blue ; the 

 former heavily, the latter slightly. South London, by the same 

 raiser, is also a good flower, white edged with rosy lilac. We also 

 noticed Mrs. Foster, Lady Camoys, Sivewright's No. 1, and Sambo : 

 the above were sent by Mr. Turner. Messrs E. G. Henderson also 

 produced several seedling Cinerarias; and their new white bedding 

 Geranium, Boule de Neige, which promises to be a good plant for 

 the purpose. 



There were several seedling Pelargoniums ; it is, however, too 

 early to criticise them, which we hope to do fully in June, when we 

 expect to see the same varieties again. Those that attracted most 

 attention were Governor General (Hoyle), Dido (Beck), Empress 

 (Beck), Indian Chief (Hoyle), Leah (Beck), Emperor (Hoyle), Eu- 

 genia (Hoyle). 



As regards stove and greenhouse plants, Cape Heaths, &c, they 

 were supplied in great abundance, and in their usual beauty and 

 excellence ; but there were few novelties either in these or any other 

 classes, if we except the glorious Lilium giganteum of India, shewn 

 by Messrs. Veitch. This was indeed a noble plant, with fine foliage 

 and a flower-stem some seven or eight feet high, with a dozen great 

 red- streaked, drooping- white blossoms on the summit. If this should 

 ever prove hardy, which we think doubtful, what an ornament it 



