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Rose d'Amour, Lilac perfection, Atro-purpurea, Princess Royal, Queen of 

 England, The Giant, Poultii, Miss Watson, Beauty Supreme, Vesta, Beauty, 

 Garland, Enchantress, Boule de feu, Defiauce, and Eiima. 



The second prize was given to Mr. C. Turner, of Chalvey. The varieties were : 

 — Enchantress, Lilac perfection, Favourite, Speciosa. Beauty Supreme, Delicata, 

 Surprise, Blue Queen, Lovely Rambler, Emma, Defiance, Rosea multiflora, 

 Excelsa, Princess Alice, Atro-sanguinea, White's Perfection, Giant, Rose 

 d'Amour, Garland, Array, Ingramii, Messenger, Triumphant, and Princess 

 Royal. 



Several other collections were also shown, but in which we did 

 not notice anything different to the preceding. 



CLASS V. 



Seedlings. 



Pelargoniums of 1844. 

 No prizes were awarded, hut a certificate of merit was g.ven to 

 Mr. E. Beck, for Prairie Bird, a compact flower, but rather too 

 rough on the margin, the colour is lower petals, blush ; upper ones, 

 dark crimson belted with blush. Several other varieties were shown, 

 the best amongst which, however, was Miss Halford (Gaines) and 

 Uesdemona (Beck), which have already been described in our pages. 



Pelargoniums of 1845. 



Mr. Whomes, garderer to E. Foster, Esq., of Clewer, who has long been 

 famous for having raised many of the best kinds grown ; obtained the first and 

 only prize awarded in this class, for Paragon, lower petals, bright rosy-purple ; 

 upper maroon, belted wiih crimson ; a very even, distinct, well-shaped flower, 

 and is likely to be an improvement on Sir R. Peel. Several certificates of 

 merit were awarded by the judges, and of which Mr. Whomes obtained three 

 for the following very deserving kinds ; viz. : Satellite, lower petals, bright-rosy 

 scarlet, with a small blotch in each, and terminating in white at the interior 

 part; upper petals, deep maroon, belted with light crimson: Painted Lady, 

 lower petals, lively ruby-pink, having a small spot of deeper colour in each, and 

 terminating in the centre with pure white ; upper very dark maroon, sur- 

 rounded with crimson red, and belted with pink on the margin ; a distinct and 

 very promising flower : Aspasia, lower petals, clear light crimson ; upper ones 

 maroon, belted with red, a pretty and novel flower, but rather too angular. Mr. 

 Catleugh, of Chelsea, received two certificates for Salome and Gertrude. The 

 former has slightly feathered lower petals, of a pretty purple colour, and the 

 upper ones beinir marocn, with a crimson belt, it is, however, somewhat angular 

 in shape. Gertrude has light pink lower petals, white in the centre, and upper 

 ones crimson maroon surrounded with pink. This appears to be a good kind, 

 though we liked better a similar coloured flower named Kuclid, to which no 

 prize was awarded ; it possessed a more even, smooth surface, and was larger 

 without being a loose flower. Amongst the other unsuccessful sorts, the only 

 one deserving notice was Mr. Kingdom's Robert Burns, a clear ruby-purple 

 coloured flower, having a large maroon blotch in the upper petals, and of a 

 very good shape. 



Calceolarias. 



Mr. Standish, of Bagshot, obtained first prizes for Matchless and Trumpeter, 

 — the former, an excellent variety, cream colour, with rosy-purple chequered 

 blotches ; the latter yellow, with coarse dark blotches. Orinda, from Mr. Standish, 



