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Class 1 and 2 was for Zonal Pelargoniums. Mr J. Catlin, gardener to Mrs Ler- 

 mitte, sen. , East End, Finchley, was first in the amateurs' class with large flat- 

 trained specimens ; the trusses were small, and the plants inferior to what he has 

 shown in former years — Lord Derby, The Clipper, The Bride, and Oliver were 

 the best. Mr W. H. Filce, gardener to J. Stutter, Esq., Clapham Park, and Mr 

 J. Weston, gardener to D. Martineau, Esq., Clapham Park, were respectively 

 second and third. 



In Class 3, double-flowered Pelargoniums, Messrs Carter & Co. were awarded 

 the first prize with excellent specimens, well bloomed and very attractive plants 

 of the following : Madame Rudolph Abel, Victor Lemoine, Marie Lemoine, 

 Wilhelm Pfitzer, Ville de Nancy, and Madame Michel Buchner. 



Class 4 and 5 — Variegated Zonal Pelargoniums. — In the amateurs' class, Mr 

 Goddard, gardener to H. Little, Esq., Twickenham, was first with Silver Tricolors 

 — Charming Bride, Italia unita, and Imperatrice Eugenie ; Golden Tricolors — 

 Lucy Grieve, Lady Cullum, and Sophia Cussack. Mr J. Welsh, gardener to D. 

 Putter, Esq., Hillingdon, second, and Mr R. Goodwin, of Ealing, third. In the 

 nurserymen's class exceedingly handsome well-grown plants were put up. Messrs 

 F. & A. Smith, of Dulwich, were first ; Messrs E. G. Henderson & Son, St John's 

 Wood, second ; and Mr Stevens, of Ealing, third. The best were Prince of Wales, 

 Sir R. Napier, Miss B. Coutts, Lass o' Gowrie, Peter Grieve, and Mrs Grieve. 



In Fuchsias, Mr James, of Isleworth, showed moderately-large specimens, but 

 covered with blooms of large size — Wave of Life, Mrs Ballantine, and Starlight 

 were fine. Mr Weston was in the second position with good plants. 



In the open class for Palms, the place of honour was equally held by Mr B. S. 

 Williams, of Holloway, and M. Linden, of Brussels. The plants from Mr Wil- 

 liams were very large, while those of M. Linden were of the choicest description, 

 and in luxuriant health. Worthy of special notice were the following species : Ver- 

 schaffeltii splendida, Cocos elegantissima, Phoenicophorium viridifolium, and Dse- 

 monorops cinnamomea. Mr Burley, of Bayswater, was second, and Mr Bull, of 

 Chelsea, third. 



In the miscellaneous class, Mr Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborough, was 

 first with a charming collection of Orchids. The most lovely of Dendrobes — D. 

 Bensouise — with its snow-white flowers and deep orange lip, had three fine spikes ; 

 Epidendrum vitellinum majus had a fine spike of its brilliant orange red flowers ; 

 and Cypripedium Veitchii had three of the largest flowers yet seen. Mr Bull was 

 second with Orchids, and Mr Williams third, with a most interesting mixed col- 

 lection, which had to give place to the Orchids. 



Fruit Committee. — Messrs Barr & Sugden sent a collection of Cabbage-Lettuce. 

 The Cloche, Tom Thumb or Stone Tennis-ball is the earliest ; and a variety much 

 grown in the Fulham market-gardens, named Grand Admiral, is the most ser- 

 viceable. 



Floral Committee. — Mr R. Parker, of Tooting, sent cut flowers of Passiflora 

 vitifolia, a very beautiful stove species, with bright scarlet flowers ; it received a 

 first-class certificate. The Thymus citriodorus aureus marginatus will be a nice 

 addition to the golden-leaved edging plants ; the leaf- colouring is very bright, and 

 the plant is of free growth : it was sent by MessrB Fisher, Holmes, & Co., of 

 Sheffield, and received a first-class certificate. A second-class award was given to 

 W. Marshall, Esq. of Enfield, for Phajus Marshallii, a new species with pure white 

 flowers and pale yellow lip. Mr C. Turner, of Slough, sent four new Pinks. A 

 first-class certificate was awarded to Godfrey, a large well-proportioned flower, 

 with heavy purple lacing ; one named Alice is also very pretty. The same award 

 was voted to Mr Nye, gardener to R. B. Foster, Esq., Yv^indsor, for Stage Pelargo- 



