52 THE METROPOLITAN FLORAL EXHIBITIONS. 



which surrounded, to obtain a list of all of them ; the following brief 

 selections, however, shows some of the best : — 



In collections of 50 varieties, 



Messrs. Lane and Son was first amongst the nurserymen ; we here noticed 

 splendid specimens of Adele Provost, Jane d'Urfe, Prince Albert, (Hooker,) 

 Cambronne, Chenedole, Robin Hood, Baronne Prevost, Comte de Paris, Fleur 

 d' Amour, La Heine, Cynthie, Franklin, Glory of France, Paul Perras, Colu- 

 melle, La Belle de Bruxelles, Beaute de Nantieul, Calypso, Bizarre Marbre, 

 and Beruaidii. Mr. E. P. Francis, of Hertford, obtained the second priz- ; 

 amongst these was Devoniensis, Coup d" Hebe, Franklin, Felicite, Earl Talbot, 

 Boule de Nantieul, Proserpine, Mad. Dubarry, Sophie de Marcilly, Floia 

 Mclvor, La Voluple, Melanie Walder, Aspacie, Triomph de Laqueue, Duchesse 

 de Nemours, Conspicua, Comte de Paris, Louis Buonaparte, and Belle Cle- 

 mentine. To Mr. Hooker, of Breuchley, was given the third prize. We ob- 

 served Fulgorie, Belle de Segur, Heuieose Surprise, "William Tell, Novalenska, 

 Souvenir de la lUalmaisoh, Richelieu (Duval), and Rose Unique Panache, lu 

 addition to the above was collections — from Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, in 

 which we saw Le Vesuve, Schonbrunn, Coupe d' Hebe, Crivalis, Sidouie, Cra- 

 moise Picotie, Melanie Cornu, La Reine, Cyntie, Paul Perras, Felicite, Boule 

 de Nantieul. Leonel Dumonstier, and Cornu ; — from Mr. Cuthush, the best of 

 these were La Moskowa, very dark ; Waririeus, Bede Satiree, Gueriii's Gift, and 

 Cour Amiable ; — from Messrs. Cobbett, of Woking, who had fine blooms of 

 Brennus, Triphtoleme, Franklin, Earl Talbot. Laily Cooper, Madame Dubarry, 

 Col. Bounaire, Victor Hugo, and Waterloo ; — from Mr. Laing, in these the 

 finest were Madame Campan, Belle Marie, Ipbsilante, Cynthie, Celestine, Ciias. 

 Duval, Brennus, La Heine, Enchantress, Stallholder, Las Casas, Prince Albert, 

 Comte de Paris, and Duchesse d' Angouleme ; — from Mr. Hosier Waterer, of 

 Knap Hill, whote finest flowers were, Amiable Queen, Lucifer, Belle de St. 

 Cyr, La Reine, Saphyrine, Lady Alice Peel, Queen of Denmark, Lady Stewart, 

 and Avenant ; — and from Messrs. Paul and Son, who showed La Reine, Cynthie, 

 Unique Rouge, Daubenton, Adele Provost, Reine de Francais, Felicite Parmcn- 

 tier, Due de Trevise, Marie de Champslouis, Julie de Etrangers, &e. In the 

 private growers' class, Mr. Terry, gardener to Lady Pullea of Youngsbury, 

 Herts, received the first prize. The more striking kinds in this stand Were La 

 Grandeur, Madame Hardy, Village Maid, new; Agnodice, Madame Campan, 

 Glorieux, Triomph de Laqueue, Couronne de President, and Belle Comtessene. 

 The second prize was awarded to Mr. Parsons, gardener to A. George, Esq., of 

 Enfield, who showed, amongst others, fine blooms of Ilennequir, La Volupte, 

 Chas. Duval, Queen of Denmark, Triomph de Laqueue, Comtesse de Laeepede, 

 King of Rome, Cynthie, and Sophie de Marsilly. Mr. R. II. Betteridge, of 

 Abingdon, obtained the third prize; we observed superb blooms of Aglae 

 Adauson, La Yille Bruxelles, Cicero. Triomph de Kennes, Cynthie, Village Maid, 

 new ; Coulard, La Moscowa, Julie, Princesse Marie, Beau tede Biiiaird, Glorieux, 

 Richelieu, Triomph de Laqueue, Belle Marie. Kean, La Vesuve, Due de Trevise, 

 and Clias. Duval. In addition to these collections was one from Alex. Row- 

 land, Esq., of Rosenthal, which comprised some excellent flowers, particularly 

 Madame Oudinot, Suriet de Chokier, Louis Napoleon, King of Rome, Due de 

 Cassox, Comtesse de Laeepede, Cynthie, and Agnodice. 



In collections of lb blooms. 



The competition is exclusively for private growers. 



Mr. Pond, of Bath, was awarded the fiist prize. Amongst these kinds we 

 noticed fine blooms of Glandulosa Riversea, Bizarre Marbre, Due de Trevise, 

 King of Rome, Village Maid, new ; Charles Duval, Coupe de Hebe, and 

 Felicite. R. Crutwell, Eeq., of Bath, obtained the second prize ; Coupe de Hebe, 

 Heureuse Surprise, Lady Stuart, Souchet, Madame Deprez, new, crimson; 

 Peine de Belgique, and Comtesse de Laeepede, were the best specimens. The 

 third prize was given to Mr. Slowe, the finest flowers in whose stand was Acidale, 



