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already particularized similar specimens at previous exhibitions, our 

 remarks on this occasion will be directed to the florists' flowers, of 

 which a considerable number are generally brought to these shows. 



The principal feature in this meeting was the Tulips, which, 

 beating the very unfavourable season in mind, we did not anticipate 

 the gratification their inspection gave us. The collection to which 

 the first prize was awarded came from Mr. Hunt, of Wycombe, and 

 surpassed any that we have seen for some time. It was composed of 

 Bijou des Amateurs, byb. ; Holmes's King, byb. ; Catalani, ro. ; 

 Ulysses, byb. ; Aglaia, ro. ; Asteria, biz. ; Violet Blondeau, byb. ; 

 Polyphemus, biz. ; Princess Charlotte, byb. ; Vestris, ro. ; Triomphe 

 Royale, ro. ; and Fabius, biz. : the two latter grand blooms. The 

 Hon. and Rev. R. Wilson, of Ashwelthorpe, near Norwich, obtained 

 the second prize, for the stand which the day before received the first 

 prize at the Royal Botanic Society's show, and of which we gave the 

 names in our last. The third prize was given to Mr. Reeves, for 

 Surpass Polyphemus, biz. ; Invincible (Franklin's), byb. ; Triomphe 

 Royale, ro. ; Optimus, biz. ; Rubens, byb. ; Claudiana, ro ; Poly- 

 phemus, biz. ; Albion, biz. ; Lord Byron (Franklin's), biz. ; and 

 three others which we did not recognise, and the names were so 

 badly written, we could not make them out. A fourth prize was 

 awarded to Mr. Edwards, of Holloway, whose collection comprised 

 Roi dc Siam, byb. ; Triomphe Royale, ro. ; Selim, biz.; Platoff, 

 biz.; Roscius, byb. ; Athalia, ro. ; Alcon, byb.; Cato, biz. ; Wash- 

 ington, byb. ; Polyphemus, biz. ; Rose Brillante, ro. ; and Ponceau 

 tres Blanc, ro. Besides these, three other collections were shown, to 

 which no awards were made. In the nurserymen's class the first 

 prize was given to Mr. Bushel, of Kennington, for Aglaia, ro. ; 

 Reine de Sheba, byb. ; Polyphemus, biz. ; Claudiana, ro. ; Lord 

 Hawke, byb. ; Platoff, biz. ; Triomphe Royale, ro. ; Triomphe de 

 Lisle, byb. ; Optimus, biz. ; Van Dajkin, ro. ; Rubens, byb. ; and 

 Junius Brutus, biz. 



To Messrs. Norman, of Woolwich, was voted the second prize, 

 for Royal Albert (Norman's), byb. ; Matilda (Mason's), ro. ; Lord 

 Bloomfield (Ellis's), biz. ; Maria (Goldham's), ro. ; Rubens, byb.'; 

 Charbonier Noir, biz. ; Prince of Wales (Norman's), byb. ; Optimus 

 (Hutton's), biz. ; Claudiana, ro ; Polyphemus, biz. ; Triomphe 

 Royale, ro. ; and Roi de Siam, byb. The third prize was given to 



