8 THE METROPOLITAN FLOKAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Nurserymen. 



1st. Mr. Laing, Twickenham. Amongst these we noticed George IV., violet 

 purple; Pompon Bicolor, La Majesteuse, fine; Belle Marie, Tnoniph de La- 

 queue, rosy lilac; Las Casas, Brennus, carmine ; Belle de Rosr.y, delicate rosy 

 lilac ; Coup d'Amour, General Allard, Octavie, Coquerell, Reine de Francois, 

 Bonaparte, Aurelie, Lemaire, delicate rose; Queen Adelaide. Cristata, La 

 Fiancee, Densiflore, Belle d'Antenil, Coquette de. Montmorency, Madume Lafifa}', 

 Princesse Helene, Preval, Princesse de Lamballe, and Felicite Parmentier. 



2nd. Messrs. Cobbett, Woking. Amongst these were fine blooms of Great 

 Western, Comtesse de Lacepede, Miralba, Prince Albeit, Lady Alice Peel, 

 Charles Louis, General Christiana, unique, pure white; Royal Provence, Robin 

 Hood, pinky lilac, fine; Madame Laffay, Bernard, La Ville de Bruxelles, 

 Dnchesse d'Orleans, Colonel Combes and Queen of Denmark. 



3rd. Messrs Paul and Sun, Cheshunt. Amongst them we observed fine blooms 

 of the beautiful yellow briars Harrisonii and Persian; also of Deesse de Flore, 

 white, with flesh centre ; Leon le Dix, Belle Marie, Carre de Boisdeloup, Coup 

 d'Amour, Devigne, pale salmon; Eynard, large carmine; General Kleber, 

 violet red, compact ; Henri Barbet, crimson red ; Madeline, french white, with 

 crimson edge ; La Grandeur, shaded purple crimson ; Lady Fitzharris, Petit 

 Pierre, violet red ; Princess Augusta, Volney, rosy lilac, compact ; Fe'icite, 

 white, with blush centre; La Negresse, slate purple; Aspasie, blush; Belle 

 Rosine, Duchesse d'Angouleme, Duchesse d'Orleans, Fanny Bias, Latone, 

 Malesherbes, purplish crimson ; Octavie, Princesse Marie, William IV., Auber- 

 non, Mrs. Elliot, pale rosy violet ; William Jesse, Arniosa, Bourbon Queen, 

 Cramoisc Superieur, Madame Breon, rosy pink; Reine de Lombaniie, crimson 

 purple ; Nina, rosy blush ; and La Cameleon, blush changing to crimson. 



Jn addition to the above, collections were shown by Mr. Mitchell, of Piltdown, 

 and Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. That from the former was considered by 

 the judges the best collection, but disqualified on account of being impro- 

 perly shown. In it we saw beautiful blooms of Lamarque, fine pale yellow ; 

 Ancelin, fine crimson ; Marshal Soult. Las Casas, Athalie, Couture, Celestial, 

 bright rose ; Camuzet caine, Leda, blush white ; Belle Allamande, shaded blush 

 and cream ; Delphine Gaudot, large creamy white ; De Valmage, Taglioni, 

 Nitida, creamy blush, globular; Uriginale, Fulgore, bright rose ; Princesse 

 Helene, Madame Laffay, Prince Albert, shaded red ; Lord John Russell, 

 Blairii No. 2, and Belle Helene. In Mr. Rivers's collection, we noticed Etna, 

 a fine rich red ; Royal Marbled, Clara Sylvain, Prince of Wales, very globular ; 

 Safrano, Triomph de Luxembourg, Leopold de Beauffremont, fine lilac ; Velours 

 Episcopal, and George IV. 



In collections of 25 varieties. 

 Private Groiucrs. 



In this class collections of good flowers were sent by Mr. G. 

 Wemyss, gardener to J. Slater, Esq., of Uckfielcl, and Mr. Terry, 

 gardener to Lady Puller, of Youngsbury, Herts; but they did not 

 contain any varieties which have not been enumerated. 



Nurserymen. 



Mr. Francis, of Hertford, was the only exhibitor. Amongst (hem were 

 Agene, Blanchefleur, La Vestale, Adele de Lwnanges, Belle Parabere, Belle 

 Marie, Charles Louis, Duchesse de Montebello, Fimbriate, General Kleber, La 

 Grandeur, Triomphe de Laqueue, Las Casas, President Mole, Princesse de 

 Lamballe, Bernard, Due d'Aumale, Lady Fordwich, and Madame Laffay. 



