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took the lead in all the classes in 

 which they exiiibitcd, and that de- 

 servedly, as their plants were all very 

 far superior to those of the other 

 exhibitors. In the class for six 

 camellias, Messrs. Veitch showed 

 well-shaped, nicely flowered plants 

 of Madame Lebois, Fimbriata, Comte 

 de Paris, Bella di Firenze, Teutonea 

 rosea, and Alba plena. Mr. John 

 Hally, of Blackheath, was second. 

 In Class 3, for four camellias in 

 flower, Messrs. Veitch exhibited 

 Amelia Benucio, Alexina, Alba plena, 

 and Triomphe deLoddi. Class 4, one 

 camellia, specimen plant. The first 

 prize was awarded to Messrs. Veitch 

 for a superb specimen of Princess 

 Bacciocchi, which for symmetry of 

 form and shape of the flowers was 

 extremely beautiful. Mr. Salter, of 

 Hammersmith, was second with a 

 very fine pyramid plant of Chand- 

 ler's elegans. Besides these, Messrs. 

 Veitch exhibited six fine plants, 

 which were not for competition, and 

 obtained a special prize for three 

 specimen plants of Valtevaredo, 

 General Layfayette, and Countess of 

 Orkney, the latter of which was a 

 very lovely object. 



The number of rliododendrons 

 present was very few, and conse- 

 quently there was but little competi- 

 tion for the prizes. Messrs. Veitch 

 were first with a specimen plant of 

 Smitheii superba, about seven feet 

 across, and covered with bright crim- 

 son blossoms. Mr. "VV. Young was 

 second, with Blandianum. 



Tulips. — Mr. Cutbusli still car- 

 ries all before him here, his plants 

 being all exquisitely grown, with fine 

 healthy foliage, flowers perfect in 

 shape, with brilliant colours. In the 

 class for twenty-four p^ts of tulips, 

 the kinds shown by Mr. Cutbush 

 were Vermilion brilliant, Ducd'Arem- 

 berg, Thomas Moore. Grand Due, 

 Cramoisie, Rouge Louisante. Second, 

 Mr. W. Paul. Mr. Cutbush was 

 again first in the class for eighteen 

 pots of tulips, with Mr. Paul as se- 

 cond. Mr. A. Carr, gardener to B. 

 Moakes, Esq., of Highgate, was first 

 among the amateurs, with Mr. W. 

 Young as second. 



The miscellaneous collections of 



plants in flower were numerous and 

 good. Four boxes of cut roses from 

 iVlr. "Wm. Paul, of Walthara Cross, 

 obtained a first prize. These were 

 very charming, and contained some 

 remarkably beautiful specimens of 

 Amare Desportes, Eugene Lebrun, 

 Souvenir d'un Ami, Goubault, Mrs. 

 Bosanquet, Emile Dulac, Louise 

 Odier, Madame Van Houtte. Gloire 

 de Dijon, Triomphe d' Amiens, Domi- 

 nique Daran, Enfant de Lyon, Charles 

 Leiebvre, Duchess d'Orleans, Presi- 

 dent, Etienne Lecroisuier, etc. A 

 second prize was an arded to Messrs. 

 Paul and ISon, ofthe Old Nurseries, 

 Cheshunt. 



Three of the finest tree migno- 

 nettes ever produced, were exhibited 

 by Mr. John Richards, gardener to 

 Lord Londesborough, and obtained 

 an extra prize ; they stood about five 

 feet high — the plants were ofthe same 

 shape as standard roses and covered 

 with blossom. A special prize was 

 also awarded to Messrs. Cutbush for 

 a collection of twelve amaryllis, the 

 finest lot we have ever seen. For 

 miscellaneous plants in flower, 

 Messrs. Veitch obtained a first prize, 

 and Messrs. J. and C. Lee a second, 

 for a collection 'almost as good, and 

 two extra prizes were given for col- 

 lections of new and rare plants ; one 

 to Messrs. F. and A. Smith, and the 

 other to Mr. Bull. 



The novelties exhibited were not 

 numerous, but were generally very 

 good. Special certificates were 

 granted to Messrs. F, and A. Smith 

 for a collection of eleven double 

 primulas, which were well shaped 

 and remarkably good, with fine foli- 

 age and large beautiful flowers of a 

 pale purple ; and to Mr. Standish for 

 aplantot AucubaJaponicamas.andf., 

 v\ ith a profusion of small cruciform 

 flowers of a dirty brown colour, and 

 small, oval, spiked leaves. First class 

 certificate for Skimmia Japonicavera, 

 shown by Mr. Standish, of Bagshot ; 

 also for Pandanus elegantissimum, 

 shown by Mr. Bull. Commendation 

 for Camellia iNapoleon III., from 

 Messrs. J. and C. Lee. Special certi- 

 ficate for Azalea, Flag of Truce, 

 shown by Messrs. F. and A. Smith. 

 This is appropriately named, as it 



