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Mr. Batten ; but we saw nothing novel amongst his flowers ; the 

 best was a splendid Triomphe Royale. There were also many other 

 stands shown, not for competition, which we omit. 



The collections of Heartsease were numerous. Mr. Turner, of 

 Chalvey, received the first prize in the nurserymen's class, for King's 

 Seedling, Dido, Optimus, Prior, Juno, Euterpe, Novelty, Star, Duke 

 of Wellington, Advancer, Regulator,' Isabella, Duke of Beaufort, 

 Subelegans, Azurea, Duke of York, Ne Plus Ultra, Seedling Exqui- 

 site, Hero of Bucks, Mary Jane, Perseus, Eliza, Hunt's Wellington, 

 Diamond, Daughter of St. Mark, Delight, President, Eclipse, Jehu, 

 Arethusa, Hannibal, Yellow Defiance, Pitho, Tom Pinch, Imogine, 

 Companion, Victory, Hamlet, Negro, Mary Anne, Seedling, Prince 

 Royal, Caractacus, Pizarro, Titus, Curion, and Pelops. The second 

 prize was obtained by Mr. Thomson, of Iver, with Malibran, Sol, 

 Crimson perfection, Duchess of Rutland (Thomson's), five, Pizarro, 

 Regulator Superb, Queen of the Whites, Sun-set, Alba Perfecta, 

 Juno, Medora, Snowdrop, Cassandra, Isabella, Regulator, Augusta, 

 Constellation, Mulberry Superb, Curion, Sulphurea elegans. Pa- 

 triarch, Euclid, Jehu, Conquering Hero, Prince Albert, Warwick, 

 Adomer, Caractacus, Pompey, Acme, Conservative, Fair Maid, Goliah, 

 Mary Ann, Sappho, Desdemona, Montem, Dido, Queen Dowager, 

 Queen of Iver, and some seedlings. Stands were also produced by 

 Mr. Cutter, of Slough ; Mr. Henbrey, of Croydon ; and Mr. Agate. 



In the amateurs' division Mr. Hunt, of Wycombe, was first, with 

 Regulator, Victory, Curion, Grotius, Eclipse, Exquisite, Tom Pinch, 

 Hunt's Wellington, Buxton's Ne Plus Ultra, Hamlet, Hooper's 

 Wellington, Purity, Pizarro, Mary Jane, Duke of York, Hero of 

 Bucks, Hannibal, Montem, Mulberry Superb, Isabella, Dido, Plough- 

 boy, Goliah, and Baroness Wenman. Mr. Hall, of Enfield, was 

 second, with Hall's Emperor, Rainbow, Red Rover, Enfield Hero, 

 and Black Drop ; Attwell's Princess Royal ; Brown's Curion and 

 Arethusa; Collison's Vulcan; King's Exquisite and Mary Ann; 

 Tinner's Optimus ; Miller's Defiance ; Thompson's Montem, Dido. 

 Eclipse, Regulator, and Pizarro ; Hooper's Mary Jane; Mountjoy's 

 Victory ; Cook's Black Bess, Cloth of Gold, Isabella, and Beauty of 

 Ailesbury. Third and fourth prizes were awarded respectively to 

 Mr. Edwards, of Holloway, and Mr. Hale, of Ilillingdon, besides 

 whom there were five or six other competitors. 



