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Tunrs. 



Two stands of these (in 12 varieties) only were exhibited, which, 

 considering the precarious season, were creditahle. 



The first prize the Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Norwich, obtained, with Surpass. Salva- 

 tor Rosa, Coriolanus, Nanteau Du^al, Aglaia, King (Holmes), Reinede Nan (?), 

 Incomparable de Lisle, Charlotte, Polyphemus, Cerise a Belle Forme, Brutus, 

 and Optimus. Messrs. Norman, of Woolwich, received the second prize for 

 William (Norman), Aglaia, Lord Bloomfield, a fine bloom of Maria (Goldhann), 

 Roi de Siam, Polyphemus, Prince of Wales (Norman), Optimus, Claudiana, 

 a fine rose, Royal Albert, Matilda, and Prima Donna. 



Heartsease. 



In stands of 24. — There was a number of competitors for the prizes in this class. 

 Mr. Turner, of Chalvey, was first, with Hale's Diamond, Hunt's Tom Pinch and 

 Hamlet, Collison's Perseus, Juno, and Daughter of St. Mark, Turner's Dido and 

 Optimus, Thomson's Azurea grandiflor.i, Pizarro, Jehu, and Regulator, Cook's 

 Star, King's Hero of Bucks, Purple Perfection, Seedling, and Exquisite, Hooper's 

 Mary Jane, Attwell's Isabella, Brown's Arethusa, Jones's Titus, and Major's 

 Duke of York and Victoria. Mr. Brag£, of Slough, obtained the second prize 

 with Constellation, Fanny, Wellington, Negro,Mary Jane, Bridal Ring, Bragg's 

 Goliah, Virgil, Desirable, Regulator, Marquis of Lansdowue, Curion, Napoleon, 

 Companion, Marginata, Diamond, Exquisite, Hamlet, Perseus, Mulberry, Superb, 

 Dido, Caractacus, Pizarro, Marchman, and Grotius. A third prize was given to 

 Mr. Thomson, of Iver ; but to these we could find no names attached. 



Seedlings. 



Pelargoniums. — Of those bloomed the previous season, four were 

 selected by the judges for prizes, viz., Mount Etna (Hoyle), and 

 Beck's Competitor, Hebe's Lip, and Patrican, all of which we noticed 

 last month, at p. 176. Amongst the Seedlings of the present year, 

 certificates of merit were given for the following : — To Mr. Hoyle, of 

 Guernsey, for Queen of Tyre, purplish rose, with a smail clouded 

 spot on the top petals, shaded off to the ground colour at the edge ; 

 for Lord Stanley, a very even flower, of a purplish tint, and having 

 very dark clouded top petals, with a narrow purple edge ; and for 

 Flora' s-JJag, blush, with a dark veiny cloud surrounded by a dash of 

 crimson, with a pale edge, rather uneven ; to Mr. Miller, for Volgius, 

 an even flesh-coloured flower, with pale centre, and dark veiny cloud 

 edged with rose; and to Mr. E. Beck, for Compactam, an even-formed, 

 pinkish flower, with white centre, and dark veiny clouded upper petals. 

 Besides these were Anti-Bacchus, from Mr. Hoyle, a fine flower, 

 with rosy pink lower petals, and dark upper ones, belted with pink. 

 Mr. Gaines had Cassandra, a bright light red, and there were several 

 others from Messrs. Catleugh, Miller, and Beck. 



Calceolarias. — A great number of these were shown ; the six which 



