30 THE METROPOLITAN FLORAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Oberlin, Belle Moconnaise, Comte deMurrinais, Solfatare, Comte deRambuteau. 

 Souchet, Bourbon, Charles Souchet, Madame Souchet, La Grenadier, Georgius 

 Cuvier, Queen Elizabeth, Persian Yellow, Yolande de Arragon, Queen, Due de 

 Chart res, Laurence de Montmorency, Countess Plater, Sextus Popinus, Marie de 

 Champlonis, and Beaufremont. 



Mr. Rivers gained ths third prize with Madame Zoutman, Deuil de Dumont 

 d'Urville, La Esmerelda, Madame Breon, Helene Mauget, Eclair de Jupiter, 

 Dombrouske, Comte de Paris, Pourpre de Tyre, Marguerite d'Anjou, Safrano, 

 Elizabeth Plantier, Sextus Pompeiut, Josephine Malton, La Reine, very fine ; 

 Moire, Imperatrice Josephine. Marie de Medicis, Solfaterre, Ebene, Souvenir de 

 la Malmaiion, Devonieusis, Belle Menes, and Persian Yellow Briar. 



Mr. Francis obtained the fourth prize with Mrs. Elliott, Madame Laffay, Due 

 de Nemours, Madame Damene, Augustine Mouchelot, Earl Talbot, Dr. Marjolin, 

 Riversii, Lady Alice Peel, Baronne Prevost, Duchess of Sutherland, William 

 Jesse, Unique de Provence, Lainarque a Cosur ; Hooker's Prince Albert, Flora 

 M'lver, Chenedole, Safrano, Eliza Sauvage, Eugene, Adam, Triumphe de 

 Laquere, Coupe d'Hebe, and Great Western. 



In addition to the above, several other collections were shown. 



Pinks. 



24 distinct varieties. 



Mr. Turner of Chalvey, obtained the first prize, with Omega, Tower, Priuce of 

 Wales, Mary Ann, Weedon's Victoria, Masterpiece (Turner's), Model, Melona, 

 Napoleon, Majestic, Little Worker, Hardstone's Prince Albert, Eclipse, Alpha. 

 Defiance, President, Rosanna. Miss Blackstone, Willmer's Victoria, Beauty, 

 Warden, Enchantress, Duchess of Kent, and Gem. 



Messrs. Norman, of Woolwich, obtained the second prize, with Wallis's 

 Unique, Willmer's Sarah, Cousins's Village Maid and Little Wonder, Church's 

 Wonder, Hodges' No. 166, Warden, Garrett's Queen of Roses, Headley's 

 Duke of Northumberland, Willmer's Duchess of Kent, Weedon's Queen 

 Victoria, Lady Flora Hastings, Brown's Eclipse, Alpha, Jelph's Marianne, 

 Gem, Butler's Sedling, Rutland's Gay Lad, Dr. Daubeney, Cousins'* Paragon. 

 Willmer's Queen Victoria, Omega, Norman's 1844. and President. 



The third prize wis awarded to Mr. Ward, of Woolwich, for Omega, Gay 

 Lad, Earl of Uxbridge, Unique, Mars, Weedon's Queen Victoria, Garrett's 

 Prince Albert, a very good light rose ; Matilda, Bunkell's Prince Albert, a 

 good flower, in the way of his Queen Victoria; Alpha, Hardstone's Queen 

 Victoria, President, Ward's Great Britain, one of the best ; Brown's Eclipse, 

 Willmer's Duchess of Kent, Huntsman, a good dark laced flower; Hart's 

 Prince Albert, Warden, Melona, Duke of Northumberland, Majestic, Mary Ann, 

 Defiance, and Henry Creed. 



An extra prize was given to Mr. Willmer, of Suobury, for Omega, Attila, 

 Bunkell's Elizabeth, Prince Albert, Willmer's Prince of Wales, Church's 

 Rosanna, Willmer's Sarah, Melona, Parker's Queen Victoria, Bexley Hero, 

 Church's Navigator, Hardstone's Queen Victoria, Gay Lad, Brown's Eclipse, 

 Alpha, Brown's Model, Duchess of Cornwall, W r eedon's Queen Victoria, Little 

 Wonder, Duke of York, Jelf's Mary Ann, Defiance, aud Willmer's Queen 

 Victoria. 



An extra prize was also awarded to Messrs. Brown and Attwell, of Uxbridge, 

 in whose stand we noticed tine flowers of Omega, Kentish Wonder, Rosanna, 

 Gem, Gay Lad, and Bunkell's Queen Victoria. 



Besides the above, several other stands were shown. 



Verbenas. 



24 distinct varieties. 



The first prize was given to Mr. Smith, of Hornsey, who had Creleslina, 

 Delicata, SuperLa, Messenger, Duchess of Sutherland, Excelsa, Hebe, Beauty, 



