246 THE METROPOLITAN FLORAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Prometheus. — Mr. Smith ; crimson ; rather thin of petals, and 

 no improvement upon similar flowers already out. 



In addition to the ahove, there were shown, not for prizes, — 



Marchioness of Cornwallis. — Mr. Whale, Elcot: white, tolerably 

 pure, but from the appearance we apprehend it inclines to blush unless 

 bloomed in shade ; the flower is full and the petals very regularly 

 disposed ; the centre rather flat. A good and true white flower is 

 greatly wanted, and this we think is the best yet produced, though 

 one or two of the blooms presented an uncertain appearance in the 

 eye, after the way of Antagonist. 



Marquis of Aylesbury. — Mr. Sparry, Denford : distinct lively 

 purple ; well cupped, fine smooth petals and regularly arranged ; 

 the outline complete, and in size rather above the medium ; centre, 

 tolerably good. This flower is also a seedling raised by Mr. Whale, 

 and purchased of him by Mr. Sparry. 



Miss Prettyman. — Mr. Turner, of Chalvey : blush, tinged white, 

 the underside of the petals tipped with light purple," which gives a 

 darker appearance around the centre as the petals are unfolding ; 

 only one bloom was shown, which was well up in the centre and of 

 a good size; the details too were well disposed, and the circle good. 



Mrs. Caudle. — Mr. Turner : novel nankeen-orange colour ; the 

 petals are very regularly arranged and well rounded, though by being 

 rather over much folded around the centre, they there present too 

 angular an appearance ; the centre is well up and the flower will be 

 generally liked ; we do not expect, however, that Turner's Mrs. 

 Caudle will become so celebrated as Mr. Jerrold's lady of the 

 same name. 



Vanguard. — Mr. Turner : light crimson, shaded down the centre 

 of each petal with a darker colour ; the shape is after Pickwick, but 

 it has a broader and better petal. 



Magician. — Mr. Turner : light salmon-red colour ; good petal, 

 and well arranged, but is deficient in depth. 



In the seedlings of this year we saw nothing particularly'good ; the 

 judges however awarded a first-class prize to H. W. Collison, Esq., 

 for Andromeda, a pale ochre-coloured flower having a purple tinge 

 at the margin of the petals; around the eye the petals appear too 

 much quilled, and on that account we do not like it. A certificate 

 of merit was awarded to Mr. Brown for a bright rosy coloured 



