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bloomed, the sorts being Gloire de Nancy, Madame Lemoine, Capitaine l'Hermite 

 Victor Lemoine, Marie Lemoine, and apparently Victor, though named Victor 

 Lemoine. 2d, Messrs Bell & Thorpe, with Triomphe de Thumesnil, Marie 

 Lemoine, Hector, Miss Evelyn, a deep-coloured Madame Lemoine, with fine full 

 flowers ; Gloire de Nancy, and Wilhelm Pfitzer. These were larger and well- 

 grown plants, but somewhat spare of bloom. The best 6 variegated Pelargoniums 

 came from Mr Turner, who had young, finely grown, and healthy plants of 

 Princess Alexandra, May Queen, Miss Bridges, Jane, Albion Cliffs, and Com- 

 pactum ; 2d, Mr J. E. Mapplebeck, with large but old plants, having the usual 

 defect of small growth; 3d, Mr E. Perkins — but this group contained two 

 gold and bronze kinds, not usually classed with the variegated kinds. In class 

 18, for 6 variegated Zonals, not only were the plants extremely well done, but the 

 competition was very close also. The best 6 came from Mr T. Welch, gardener 

 to D. Putter, Esq., Hillingdon, Uxbridge, having capital examples of Lucy Grieve, 

 Sophia Cusack, Countess Tyrconnell, Italia Unita, Sophia Dumaresque, and Lady 

 Cullum ; 2d, Mr J. Stevens, Ealing, with plants scarcely inferior, but losing, per- 

 haps, about half a point in the matter of growth ; his kinds were, Mrs Turner, 

 Gamos, Sophia Dumaresque, Sophia Cusack, Lady Cullum, and Italia Unita ; 

 equal 3d, Messrs C. Turner and J. Tomkius, Spark Hill Nursery, Birmingham : 

 the former with small but finely-developed plants, the latter with large ones. 

 The special prizes offered by Sir A. W. Peyton, Bart., for 6 "tricolored " Pelar- 

 goniums, brought another close competition between Messrs Welch and Stevens 

 the former being placed first. 



The attempt made to encourage the growth of Delphiniums, Lobelias, Phloxes, 

 Pentstemons, Antirrhinums, and suchlike, in pots, was certainly encouraging up 

 to a certain point, though much more remains to be done. The Delphiniums 

 staged by Mr Turner were of the most praiseworthy character, and showed most 

 conclusively the superiority of young over old plants when well grown. 



Mr Turner was a long way first with 6 Delphiniums in 12-inch pots, having the 

 following beautiful varieties, all superbly bloomed : Madame Chate, L'Elegante, 

 very fine; Mons. Stenger, Le Grand, Imperial Blue, and Bella Donna. 2d, Messrs 

 Bell & Thorpe, with plants of inferior growth. 3d, Mr H. Hooper, Bath. A 

 second prize was awarded to Messrs Bell & Thorpe for 6 Lobelias, f ulgens type, they 

 being the only exhibitors. They had Ringleader, rosy purple ; Marvel, cerise 

 crimson ; Carminata, rosy carmine ; and some seedlings. They were somewhat 

 large plants, not nicely grown, and only just coming into flower. The group of 

 Phloxes to which the first prize w r as awarded consisted of Madlle. Trotter, Madame 

 Rendatler, these two being very much alike ; James Veitch, Liervalli, Charles 

 Ptouillard, and Madlle. M. Saison. Three or four of these were well done, the 

 others were somewhat deficient. Messrs Downie, Laird, & Laing came next with 

 more even and very well bloomed plants of Mons. Linden, Mrs Campbell, Com- 

 tesse de Malart, James Veitch, Deacon, and one other. The flowers of these 

 were a little undersized. Mr Henry Hooper was third, and there were several 

 other competitors. The best 6 Pentstemons came from Mr J. J. Chater, 

 Gonville Nurseries, Cambridge. They were well grown and bloomed. 



Cut flowers were very numerous, and of these Carnations and Picotees were 

 especially fine. The best 24 in the nurserymen's class came for Mr C. Turner, 

 who had : Scarlet Bizarres— Dreadnought, Lord Lewisham, Lord Kancliffe, Oliver 

 Goldsmith, and Prince Albert; Crimson Bizarres — Anthony Dennis, Captain 

 Franklin, Eccentric Jack, Graceless Tom, Rifleman, and Young Milton ; Pink 

 and Purple Bizarres— Princess Ptoyal and Twyford Perfection ; Purple Flakes — 

 Colonel Wyndham and Squire Meynell ; Scarlet Flakes— Annihilator, Coronation, 



