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T£E FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



a still pool, "mantled o'er with green," reproaches the proprietor with 

 neglect, by the introduction of a clump of trees and a garden -house, or 

 by the appropriation of oue bank to a bee-shed looking south, and a 

 summer retreat in the rear, facing in the opposite direction, where the 

 bees would neither harm nor alarm anybody. Picturesque objects in 

 the vicinity of the water double themselves on its surface, and the 

 shadows and reflections are alone sufficient compensation for the cost of 

 the work when the arranging and grouping have been managed with real 

 taste. For any of our readei'3 in want of a pictorial hint on the sub- 

 ject, we give a sketch from the grounds of a friend, who, in constructing a 

 garden-house to occupy a spot beside a pretty rill, succeeded in effect- 

 ing an exact reproduction of Cotton's fishing-box near Hartington- 

 on-the-Dove, to the delight of many brethren of the angle, who occa- 

 sionally assemble there to make a clinkling of glasses. S. H. 



THE SPBING- EXHIBITIONS. 



South Metropolitan Auricula 

 Society. April 25th. — One of the 

 principal features of attraction at the 

 recent flower shows was the fine spe- 

 cimens of auriculas, which have been 

 produced in such very superior style, 

 that they attracted more attentiou 

 from the public than has been vouch- 

 safed to them for many years ; and 

 will, no doubt, materially assist in 

 reinstating the auricula in the hi„ r h 

 position of public favour which it at 

 one time occupied. The South Me- 

 tropolitan Auricula Society was esta- 

 blished two years since, for the pur- 

 pose of bringing the flower promi- 

 nently before the metropolitan public, 

 and the exhibition ou April 25th, 

 gave good testimony that great im- 

 provement had been made, although 

 the productions were still far short 

 of what may be considered the fair 

 capabilities of the flower. The prin- 

 cipal exhibitors were, Mr. James 

 Butcher (the originator of the So- 

 ciety). Mr. Pink, and Mr. Potts, of 

 Old Kent Road ; all of whom sent 

 excellent specimens, most of which 

 were well-known old varieties. There 

 were, however, some very good seed- 

 lings »hown by Mr. Butcher, many 

 of which were promising flowers, but 

 none of sufficient merit to render 

 them worthy of taking a place in the 

 first rank. Mr. Butcher had some 

 pretty examples of polyanthuses, the 



best of which were, Milkmaid, Ma- 

 donna. Princess of Orange, Bouny 

 Bess, Bernard's Formosa, and Black 

 and Gold. 



Hoyal Botanic Society, April 

 30th. — This was the last spring 

 show, and was certainly one of the 

 beat of the season, and a great credit 

 to all concerned. With this show 

 was combined the annual exhibition 

 of the National Auricula Society, 

 under the management of Mr. Dou- 

 glas, of York ; aud the number and 

 beauty of the flowers shown, together 

 with the spirited competition for the 

 various prizes offered, added very 

 considerably to the interest of the 

 exhibition. The flowers were ex- 

 quisitely beautiful; some of the esta- 

 blished kinds being in extraordinary 

 fine condition. The most attractive, 

 and most beautiful stand of auriculas, 

 was the collection of twenty-five put 

 up by Mr. C. Turner, of Slough, 

 these were awarded an extra prize. 

 The varieties were — Green edged ; 

 Stretch's Alexander, Campbell's Ad- 

 miral Napier, Cumming's Oliver 

 Cromwell, Hudson's Apollo, Smith's 

 Sir W. Wallace,011iver's Lovely Ann. 

 Grey edged : Headley's Superb, Cap- 

 tain Barclay, Jeffrey's Sir H. Have- 

 lock, Turner's Mr. Marnock, Tur- 

 ner's Earl of Shaftesbury, Moor's 

 Violet, Traill's General Neiil, Back- 

 low's Morning Star. White edged: 



