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Lightbody's Fair Maid, Lightbody's 

 Countess of Dunmore, Lee's Bright 

 Venus. Selfs: Spalding's Bessie Bell, 

 Turner's Negress, Turner's Shakes- 

 peare. Martin's Eclipse, and Martin's 

 Mrs. Sturrock. In the Royal Botanic 

 classes for six, Mr. Turner sent a 

 grand lot. which obtained tlie highest 

 prize offered. They were, Reid's 

 Miss Gulding's, fine bold eye, solid 

 paste, purple ground, good grey edge, 

 smooth and well proportioned ; Spal- 

 ding's Metropolitan, Moor's Violet, 

 round eye, rattier thin paste, ground 

 a lovely shade of rosy violet, rather 

 rough, a charming flower; Spalding's 

 Blackbird, Lightbody's Fair Maid, 

 one of the finest auriculas in the 

 show, its glittering mealy leaves ren- 

 dering it very attractive, large eye, 

 broad solid paste, dull maroon 

 ground, good edge. Mr. Potts, of 

 Glengall Grove, Old Kent Road, was 

 another successful exhibitor, his flo- 

 wers being in remarkably fine con- 

 dition, and Mr. J. James, gardener to 

 W. F. Watson, Esq., Isle*-orth, and 

 Mr. James Butcher, of South Street, 

 Camberwell, had some good flowers. 

 The National Society's schedule was 

 framed with great judgment, so as to 

 give the fullest possible interest to 

 the selections exhibited. In the class 

 for eight dissimilar varieties, Mr. H. 

 Steward, of York, took first prize 

 with Fletcher's Mary Ann, Meteor 

 Flag, Smith's Waterloo, Lightbody's 

 Countess of Dunmore, Traill's May 

 Flower, Beeston's Apollo, and Con- 

 queror; all very fine. 2nd, Mr. C. 

 Turner, of Slough, with Headley's 

 George Lightbody, Smith's Ann 

 Smith, Smith's Lycurgus, Martin's 

 Mrs. Sturroch, Olliver's Lovely Ann, 

 Campbell's Robert Burns, Spalding's 

 Bessie Bell, and Turner's Buckstoue, 

 like Conqueror of Europe, with 

 smaller eye and broader paste. In the 

 class for four, Mr. Richard Headley 

 was first with Colonel Taylor, George 

 Lightbody, Napier, and Mrs. Stur- 

 roch. 2nd, Mr. Polhman, with Ga- 

 ribaldi, a bold self, good circular eye, 

 paste rather thin, ground blackish 

 purple. In the single specimen classes, 

 Mr. Douglas was first with Countess 

 of Wilton, grey edged; Mr. Turner 

 was first for white edge, Taylor's In- 



comparable, and also first for speci- 

 men self, with Spalding's Metropoli- 

 tan. There were several new auri- 

 culas of great merit shown. Turners 

 Webster is a fine self, like Othello. 

 Jeuniesou's 3Irs. Jamieson, has a large 

 circular eye, blackish maroon ground, 

 green edge, a substantial and finely 

 built flower. Turner's Shakespeare 

 has a small good eye, firm paste, deep 

 mulberry ground, a great beauty. 

 Turner's 3Ir. Marnoch, large circular 

 eye, fine paste, dark ground, bold 

 grey edge. Turner's JBucJcstone his a 

 bold circular golden eye, solid paste, 

 blackish, purple ground, good grey 

 edge, and grand truss, *nd was 

 the finest auricula in the show, the 

 judges deeming it worthy the premier 

 prize. 



Hoses. — These were shown in 

 grand style, and made the finest 

 feature of the show, the specimens in 

 pots forming a huge bank of sur- 

 prising loveliness and fragrance. 

 Messrs. Lane and Son had the largest 

 plants in the show. Mr. Turner's col- 

 lection were smaller, but were very 

 refined in character, the foliage being 

 remarkably fresh and abundant, and 

 the flowers disposed with admirable 

 symmetry. These two exhibitors 

 were placed equal first. Mr. William 

 Paul was second, with very good 

 plants, and Messrs. Paul and Son 

 were third. The principal varieties 

 were Duchess of Sutherland, Paul 

 Ricaut, Paul Peiras, Souvenir d'un 

 Ann, Baronne Prevost, Comte de 

 Paris, Madame Cambaceres, Souvenir 

 de la Malmaison, Comtesse de Cha- 

 brilland, Madame Charles Wood, 

 Madame Damaizin, Lsslia, Madame 

 Boll, Senateur Vais3e, Catherine 

 Guillot, Victor Verdier, Charles Law- 

 son, and Comte de Nanteuil. 



Azaleas. — There were some very 

 fine specimens trained both pyramid 

 and bush fashion, the chief exhibitors 

 being Messrs. Turner, H. Lane and 

 Son. and J. Dobson and Sons. 



Foliage and Flowering Plants 

 formed an important part of the 

 show, and were produced in fine style. 

 Mr. B. S. Williams had the best col- 

 lection, which consisted of Gleichenia 

 speluncse, Yucca aloifoha vanegata, 

 Azalea alba magna, a mas3 of bloom, 



