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ARTICLE III. 



THE METROPOLITAN FLORAL EXHIBITIONS. 

 South London Floricultural Society, September 1*7. 



This was the last show of this society for the season, and was held 

 in the Surrey Zoological Gardens. Unfortunately the weather was 

 very unpropitious, the showers descending frequent and most copi- 

 ously ; and the intervals of their cessation presented such a threaten- 

 ing appearance that only from amongst the more ardent devotees to 

 Flora was the number of visitors comprised. The collections of plants, 

 too, were not numerous, arising, doubtless, from the same cause; in 

 those which were produced, however, some very good and well-blown 

 specimens appeared, but as there was nothing very new amongst 

 them, and it being our intention to be very brief in these remarks 

 this month, we need not particularize the kinds. Amongst specimen 

 plants one or two were very fine ; we will mention Erica Irbyana, 

 three feet and a half high, by as much in diameter at the base, form- 

 ing- a cone, and* abundantly in bloom. Wistenia corymbosa was 

 shown by Mr. J. Bruce, of Merton, bearing a multitude of its lovely 

 azure-coloured blossoms, and was three feet high by three feet across. 

 A number of fine plants of Lisianthus Russellianus was exhibited by 

 Mr. James Cuthill, of Camberwell, each-growing to the height of near 

 four feet, and freely adorned with their superb purple blossoms. 

 The branches of the plant?, to the number of eight or ten, were 

 spread out to the sides of the pots, and trained to sticks placed 

 around its margin ; and the luxuriant appearance of all the plants 

 testified to their judicious treatment, for which Mr. Cuthill has be- 

 come so renowned. 



Collections of Fuchsias were shown in well-made selections, and 

 in gtttjfl condition; one of the best and newest was a seedling named 

 British Queen, having a deep salmon-coloured tube and sepals, with 

 a bright dark crimson corolla. 



Two large stands of cut roses was displayed, which were very good, 

 especially at so late a period of the season, and merited the general 

 admiration they elicited. Messrs. Lane and Son, of Birkhampstead, 

 obtained the first prize ; in whose collection we observed fine blooms 

 of La Biche, Infidelitede Litette, Malibran, Augustine Marget, Hon. 



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