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II.— AWARDS. 

 Bariksian Medal: — 



To Mr. Burns, Gardener to Earl Stanhope, F.H.S., at Cheven- 

 ing Park, for a varied and very excellent Salad, consisting of 

 the following articles, all in first-rate condition, viz , 

 blanched Chicory (the entire-leafed sort), Curled and Batavian 

 Endive, Bath Cos and hardy green Lettuce ; American, 

 Normandy, Golden, Curled, and Water Cresses ; Italian 

 Corn Salad, a much better kind than the common sort ; 

 white Mustard, common garden Sorrel, Burnet, Red Beet, 

 Chervil, Cole's Dwarf Red Celery, perfectly sound and solid, 

 and beautifully blanched ; Tarragon, early frame Radishes, 

 Chives, and Tripoli Onions. 



To Mr. Bailey, Shard eloes Gardens, Amersham, for a Prickly 

 Cayenne Pine-apple, weighing 5 lbs. 8 oz. It was remarked 

 that this variety ought to be more commonly cultivated than 

 it is, possessing, as it does, all the good qualities of an 

 Enville, without any of the bad ones of that variety. 



To Mr. Butcher, Gardener to W. Leaf, Esq., of Park Hill, 

 Streatham, for a bunch of Black Barbarossa Grapes, which, 

 although of last year's produce, were as plump and fresh as the 

 best new Grapes could possibly be. It was stated that four 

 sorts of Grapes had been grown by Mr. Butcher in one late 

 house, viz. : — the Muscat of Alexandria, Cannon Hall Mus- 

 cat, West's St. Peter's, and Black Barbarossa ; and that the 

 longest keeper of the white kinds, by six weeks, was found 

 to be the Muscat of Alexandria ; and of the black sorts, the 

 Barbarossa, even surpassing, in this respect, the well known 

 West's St. Peter's. 



" The Barbarossa produces a large bunch ; it is a good 

 setter, has a large berry and thin skin, with sweet flesh, and 

 altogether is decidedly one of the best late grapes grown." 



I Certificate of Merit : — 



To Messrs. Weeks & Co., of King's Road, Chelsea, for an 

 example of Puya longifolia, a handsome Pitcairnia-like plant, 

 fastened on a block of wood like an Orchid. Its long scarlet 

 flowers and drooping grass-like leaves had a very striking 

 effect. It is a stove plant, from Tropical America, and it 



