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Cramoise, Superieuse, Brennus, Bougere, Lady Alice Peel, William Jesse, 

 Robm Hood, and Triumph de Laqueue. In addition to these Mr. E. Beck 

 and Mr. Bennet, showed collections. 



Moss Roses 

 Were shown in stands of 12 blooms. 



Messrs. Lane and Son obtained the first prize in the nur erymen's class, for 

 Mosseuse Partout, Unique de Provence, Luxembourg, Josephine, Kclante, 

 Splendens, Celina, Gracilis, Trench Crimson, Blush, Crested and While Bath. 

 Messrs. Cobbett of Cobham, ami Francis of Hertford, were each awarded 

 second prizes. From the former was, Luxemhourgh, Presque Partout, Princess 

 Royal, Prolit'ere, De Metz, Malvina, Crested White Bath, Celina, Splendens, 

 Blush, and Unique do Provence. Mr. Francis ban Celina, Unique de Provence, 

 Panache Pleine, Vilmorin, Prolit'ere, Malvina, French Crimson, Mottled, White 

 Bath, Blush, De Metz, and Damask. Mr. Hooker obtained the third prize with 

 Scarlet, Celina, White, Blush, White Bath, Edante. Damask, Unique, Mosseuse 

 Partoute, De Metz, Panache Pleine, and Ferrugineuse du Luxembourg. In 

 the other stands, both of nurserymen and private growers, was nothing deserving 

 mention, different from those we have now enumerated. 



Carnations and Picotees. 



The display of these, from its lieing early in the "season, was limited — hut 

 extremely creditable to the growers. The only stand of carnations was from 

 Messrs. Norman, of Woolwich, containing the following >orls finely bloomed, 

 and in good colour : — Wiirg's Earl of Leicester, Norman's S. C, Norman's S. 7, 

 Orson's Reform, Ely's Mango, Hyron's Defiance, Hughes's Sir Joshua Rey- 

 nolds, Lodge's True Briton, Dalton's Lancashire Lass, Norman's S. 8, Toon's 

 Ringleader, Hunt's Seedling. Cartwright'S Lord of the Manor, Kay's Omnium 

 Primuin, Wildman's Marshal Soult, Wood's Rosabella, Martin's Prince Albert, 

 Simpson's Marquis of Granby. Puxley's Prince Albeit, Piersou's Sir G. Carew, 

 Wilimer's Solunder, Low's Grand Sultan, Kenniug's Duke of Cumberland, and 

 a Seedling. Toe Picotees are alwajs greatly admired, from their extreme 

 delicacy and beauty of colour ; we scarcely ever saw a finer stand of flowers, than 

 those contributed by J. Edmonds, Esq., Wandsworth, to whom a first prize was 

 awarded. It comprised the following sorts: — Sharp's 101, Gem, Agitator, and 

 Elegant, Barraud's Borderer and Bride, Mrs. Bevan, Wildman's Isabella, Wain's 

 Victoria, Ely's Field Marshal, and Grace Darling, Nottingham Hero, Miss 

 Annesley, Jamie Gordon, Lady Chesterfield. Wilimer's Elizabeth, and Prince 

 Royal 13:i, Matthew's Ne plus Ultia, Grask's Prince Albert, Halliday's Henri- 

 etta, Dixon's Seedling Red, Calcott's Princess Royal, Brinkler's New Purple, 

 lathe nurserymen's class, Messrs. Norman of Woolwich, sent admirably bloomed 



Thurtell's Norwich Rival, Norman's Beauty, and Seedling 1, Coster's Venus, 

 Wood's Seedling, Gowring's Bride of Abydos, Crask's Prince Albert, Hogg's 

 Mrs. Mathews, Halliday's Fait Phillis, Norman's Seedling 2, and Brinkler's 

 Lady Chesterfield. 



Pinks. 



These were rather on the decline ; but two good stands were exhibited, one 

 from Mr. Norman, of Woolwich; the other, from Mr. Honbrey, of Croydon; the 

 rest were not sufficiently good lor prize*. Mr. Norman received the first prize 

 for Portland's Gay Lad, Beatrice, and Dr. Daubeuey ; Weedon's Queen Victoria, 

 ]• i ."[,.. r's Matilda,' White Warden, Churth's Rowena, Thurtell's Mile-end De- 

 fiance, VVadln's Unique, Ueadley's Duke of Northumberland, Smith's Dr. Coke, 

 Wilimer's Duchess of Kent, Hurdstone's Prince Albert, Wilimer's Tom Davey, 

 Grarratt's Alpha, Norman's Henry Creed, Unworth's Omega, Heath's Lord 



