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prizes for ten and six plants. Mr. 

 Thomas Page was next. The principal 

 varieties were Admiration, Extranea, 

 Variegata, Sir C. Napier, Arborea 

 purpurea, Magnificent, Gem, Glory of 

 Sunning Hill, Alba magna, Juliana, 

 Murryana, Mary, Criterion, Per- 

 ryana. Optima, Iveryana, Chelsoni, 

 Illustris nova, and Pra;stantissima. 



Pelargoniums. — The principal ex- 

 hibitors were Messrs. Turner, Fraser, 

 Bailey, and Shrimpton, the winning 

 plants of the show varieties were Pea- 

 cock, Lilacina, Etna, Empress Eu- 

 genie, Beadsman, Eestus, Guillaume 

 Severyns, Rose Celestial, Governor- 

 General, Fairest of the Fair, Vestal, 

 Sanspareil, Sir Colin Campbell, The 

 Bride, Mr. Marnock, Desdemona, 

 Monarch, Candidate, Bacchus, Lady 

 Canning, and the Belle. The fancy 

 varieties were E-oi des Fantasies, Deli- 

 catum, Acme, Arabella Goddard, 

 Lady Craven, Clemanthe. Clara No- 

 vello, Cloth of Silver, Bridesmaid, 

 and Queen of the Valley. 



Hoses. — The principal exhibitors 

 were Messrs. Lane and Son, Wm. 

 Paul, and Chas. Turner, who all ob- 

 tained first prizes. The finest plants 

 were, Louise Odier, Madame Willer- 

 moz, Gen. Jacqueminot, Souvenir d'un 

 Ami, Paul Ricaut, Chas. Lawson, 

 Souvenir de Malmaison, Baronne 

 Prevost, Paul Perras, Lselia, La- 

 marque, Madame Chas. Wood, Presi- 

 dent, La Eeine, Mad. Damaizin, Che- 

 nedole, Louise Peronny, Comtesse 

 Mole, Queen, Catherine Guillot, Dr. 

 Brettoneau, Model of Perfection, and 

 Bravy. 



Calceolarias. — Mr. J. James, gar- 

 dener to W. J. Watson, Esq., had 

 the finest collection ; they were seed- 

 lings of his own raising : Maccaroni, 

 Lord Clyde, Lord Elgin, Master 

 Watson, Lord Clifden, Mr. Grove, 

 Colonel Mussaly, Prince of Wales, Mr. 

 Driver, Miss Smith, and Brilliant. 



Most of the novelties were from 

 Mr. Bull. Alocasia maculata has a 

 pretty variegated leaf, Caladium mi- 

 rabile, C. cannsertia, C. Devonianum, 

 Athyrium filix fcemina saggitatum. 

 Mr. John Horwood had a seedling 

 Bhotan rhododendron called Lady 

 Cranworth ; it had white flowers, with 

 a tint of pink. 



Tulips. — Messrs. Hunt, Turner, 

 and Tomkins, showed excellent 

 blooms of Bizarre 572, Purple Perfec- 

 tion, Vestus, King, Caliph, Eichard 

 Headley, Gem of Gems, Magnificent, 

 Arlette, Magnum Bonum, Mr. Nor- 

 m, Eomeo, Triomphe Eoyale, 

 Vivid, Heroine, Garibaldi, Maid of 

 Orleans, Anastasia, George Hay ward, 

 Duchess of Sutherland, and Ma- 

 donna. 



EoYAL HOETICULTTJEAL SoCIETT, 



May 27. — The first great show was 

 held in the building for the Interna- 

 tional Exhibition. The flowers were 

 upon stages ranged down either side 

 of the nave, after the manner of the 

 Crystal Palace. Orchids were the 

 chief attraction, and Mr. W. Milford, 

 gardener to E. M'Morland, Esq., 

 Haverstock Hill, obtained first prize 

 for a lovely collection of twenty ; 

 they were La;lia elegans, L. grandis, 

 L.purpurata, Odontoglossumncevium, 

 Lfelia brysiana, ^Erides larpentse. Mi. 

 crispa, Epidendrum nigro roseum, 

 Cypripedium villosum, Odontoglos- 

 sum phalajnopsis, Dendrobium Far- 

 meri, Vanda tricolor, Saccolabium 

 curvifolium, Cattleya mossias, Phalse- 

 nopsis grandiflora, and Cypripedium 

 barbatum. Messrs. Veitch and Son 

 were first for twelve ; they had the 

 finest Phalajnopsis grandiflora, and 

 beautiful specimens of Vanda tricolor, 

 Calanthe veratrifolia, ^i-ides Field- 

 ingii, Cypripedium barbatum super- 

 bum, Odontoglossum peseatorei, and 

 Cattleya mossiae. 



Azaleas. — These were in splendid 

 condition. Mr. Chas. Turner was 

 first, Messrs. Veitch second, and 

 Messrs. Fraser third. The following 

 were in great perfection : — Criterion, 

 Extranei, Juliana, Glory of Sunning 

 Hill, Chelsoni, Alba magna, Arborea 

 purpurea, Iveryana, Murryana, Illus- 

 tris nova, Exquisita, Triumphans, 

 Trotteriana, Mrs. Fry, Broughtoni, 

 Perfecta elegans, and Magnificent. 



Hoses. — Mr. William Paul was 

 first, and Messrs. H. Lane and Son 

 second ; the varieties were Souvenir 

 d'un Ami, Gen. Jacqueminot, Louise 

 Odier, Mad. Willermoz, Paul Perras, 

 Auguste Mie, Homere, Senateur 

 Vaisse, Baronne Prevost, Laelia, 

 Triomphe de Beaux Arts, Comtesse 



