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Mrs. Shelley, Queen of the Roses, Victory of Sussex, Marquis of 

 Bath, Lady Stopford, Rose d'Amour (Brown), Sir J. S. Richardson, 

 Princess Radziwill, and Nonpareil. Mr. Bragg, florist, Slough, 

 received the third prize for Eclipse (Catleugh), Bermondsey Bee, 

 Josephine Eriau, Beeswing, Essex Bride, Nonpareil, Mrs. Shelley, 

 Gloria Mundi, Rose d'Amour (Batteur), Admiral Stopford, Antago- 

 nist, Burnham Champion, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Princess Rad- 

 ziwill, Essex Triomphe, Indispensable, Lady St. Maur, Lady Stopford, 

 Dowager Lady Cooper, Marquis of Aylesbury, Lady Sale (Smith), 

 Lady Leicester, Northern Star, and Springfield Rival. The fourth 

 prize was awarded to Mr. Gaines, of Battersea, who showed, Mrs. 

 Shelley, Vivid (Thompson), Matilda (Gaines), Vanguard, Caractacus, 

 Lady Leicester, Dr. Graham, Blooming Girl, Marchioness of Corn- 

 wallis, Norfolk Hero (Harrison), Beeswing, the Baron, Queen (Wid- 

 nall), Beauty of Birmingham (Harrison), Sir J. S. Richardson, Bion- 

 detta, Victory of Sussex, Raphael, Goliath, Lady St. Maur, Hope, 

 Mary Ann (Harison), Marquis of Aylesbury, and Cloth of Gold. 

 Mr. Girling, of Stowmarket, obtained the fifth prize with Athletae, 

 Gloria Mundi, Queen of Perpetual?, Biondetta, Raphael, Princesse 

 de Juinville, Dawn of Day, Competitor (Hodge), Admiral Stopford, 

 Fulwood Hero, Cloth of Gold, Nonpareil, Lady St. Maur, Sir E. 

 Antrobus, Eximia, Shone Erferterun, Bertha von Jena, Rose d'Amour 

 (Batteur), Princess Radziwill, Essex Triomphe, Cleopatra, Rem- 

 brandt, and Queen of Roses. Mr. Spary, of HungeTford, received 

 the sixth prize with Bathonin, Indispensable, Nonpareil, Cleopatra, 

 Raphael, Gloria Mundi, Victory of Sussex, Alice Hawthorn, Captain 

 Warner, Lady Leicester, Sir E. Antrobus, Essex Triomphe, Beauty 

 of the Plain, Empress of the Scarlets (Spary), Standard of Perfection, 

 Mrs. Shelley, Marquis of Aylesbury, Optimus, Admiral Stopford, 

 Countess of Bandon (Spary), President of the West, Queen (Widnall), 

 Essex Rosy Lilac, and Beeswing. In addition to these, collections 

 were exhibited by Mr. Keynes, of Salisbury, Mr. Turvill, of Chelms- 

 ford, Mr. Kimberley, of Coventry, and Messrs. Smith, of Hackney. 



In Class II., for 24 blooms, open to nurserymen not competitors 

 in the first class, Mr. Sealey, of Bristol, obtained the first prize with 

 Prometheus (Wildman), Mrs. Shelley, Maria (Wheeler), Beeswing, 

 Alice Hawthorn, Marquis of Aylesbury, Gloria Mundi, Admiial 

 Stopford, Princess Radziwill, Sir J. S. Richardson, Qucep, Vivid, 



