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Orange Perfection, Pirate, Clio. Rising Sun, Princeps, Hermione, and Princess 

 Royal. 



2nd Prize, Mr. Catleugh, for Conflagration, Luna, Sultana, Flash, Paragon, 

 Emma, Tag] ioni, Madeleine, Maid of Honour, Sarah. Laura. There were three 

 competitors in the Amateur's Class of twelve varieties, in pots of 12 to the cast. 

 The silver gilt medal in this class was awarded to Mr. J. Parker, gardener to 

 J. H. Oughtun, Esq. This collection comprised 12 very finely cultivated varie- 

 ties, uniform in size, and in perfect health. Victory, Ovid, Rienzi, Jubilee, 

 Rosalind, Annette, Evadne, Priory Queen, Arabella, Erebus. Lord Mayor, and 

 Comte de Paris. The large silver medal was awarded to Mr. Cock for the fol- 

 lowing well-selected sorts : — Hector, Sultana, Queen of Fairies, Wizard, Sym- 

 metry, Hebe, Constellation, Paragon, Rising Sun, Rachel, Nestor, and Lord of 

 the Isles. 3rd, Silver Knightian to Mr. W. Bromley, gardener to — Anderdon, 

 Hammersmith, for Annette, S\ ljjh, Grand Duke, Priory Queen, Exquisite, Una, 

 Victory, Erectum, Piba, Leila Jones, Claris>a, and Coronation. In the Nur- 

 serymen's Class, the contest again lay hetween Mr. Gaines and Mr. Catleugh, 

 the former taking the Lt Prize, silver gilt medal, for Juba, Albina, Lifeguards- 

 man, Lady Cotton Shepherd, Pride of Surrey, Mabel, Arabella, Gem of rhe 

 West, Priory Queen, Lady Sale, Madeleine, Alba Perfecta. Mr. Catleugh's 

 flowers were Dido, Luna, Nestor, Selina. Hannah, Priory Queen, Madeleine, 

 Lord Mayor, Comte de Paris, Hebe, Amulet, and Witch. The silver Banksian 

 was awarded to Mr. Bourne, gardener to Sir E. Pa^et, for six varieties in 

 pots of eight to the cast, Lifeguards man, Matilda, Erectum, Victory, Nymph, 

 Madonna. 



Seedlings. — Several of merit were exhibited, not an improvement in form, but 

 for singular rich or unusual colours. The judges selected the following for prizes. 

 We give the descriptive list of the others below. Sir J. Broughton, a well-formed, 

 compact, but rather small flower ; colours high and fine, blotch on the upper petals 

 dark and fine, graduating to the edge, which is narrow, and a bright crimson- 

 rose ; it has a small white centre, with rich purple-crimson under petals. Ex- 

 actum, good cupped flower resembling the former, but larger, and a few degrees 

 lighter in colour; these two flowers were exhibited by Mr. W homes, gardener 

 to E. Foster, Esq , Clewer Manor. Titus, from Mr. Hoyle, of Guernsey, a well- 

 formed flower, rosy under petals with light centre; dark rich velvety upper 

 petals, with a distinct margin of bright rosy-carmine. Desdemona, Mr. Dobson, 

 gardener to Mr. E. Beck, a fine full-sized flower of good form ; under petals 

 tinged with delicate pink, upper petals large, stout, and of a velvety texture, of 

 a rich maroon colour, which runs to the base of the petal, and also leaves a dis- 

 tinct margin of delicate rose-colour round the petals. 



The Calceolarias exhibited this year have not been equal to those of former 

 seasons, either in the goodness of the sorts or in their cultivation. The Ama- 

 teurs', which were decidedly the best, were from Mr. Stanley, gardener to 

 II. Berens, Esq.; to these the large silver medal was awarded; the sorts 

 were Jewess, Magnifica, Gipsy, Auro Maculata, Duke of Cornwall, and Vivid. 

 The Nurserymen's collection was from Mr. Gaines, and contained Candidate, 

 Lady Eicho, Magnet, Mabel, Sunbeam, and Tigrina. 



Two collections of Fuchsias were exhibited for competition ; both were under 

 fine cultivation. Mr. Gaines obtained the large silver medal for his collection, 

 which contained the best-selected sorts which have yet appeared — Decora, Ko- 

 busta, Conspicua arborea, Alata, Curtisii, Majestica, Gem, Venus Victrix, 

 Ivervana, Victory. Excelsa, and Pulcherrima. The other collection was from 

 Mr. R. Laing, of Twickenham, and received the silver Knightian medal ; the 

 following sorts comprised this collection — Stanweliiana, Arborea, Insignis; Ful- 

 gens, Multifiora, Majestica, Robusta, Laneii, Paragon, Moneypennii, Elegans 

 superba, and Venus Victrix. 



A superb collection of Ranunculuses was exhibited by Messrs. Tyso and Son, 

 Of Wallingford ; these flowers attracted much attention from their exti erne deli- 

 cacy and beauty ; and, considering the unpropitious season we have had, it 

 must have required great skill and unceasing attention to have produced such 

 fine blooms; the collection contained Temeraire, Candale, Tippoo Saib. Kil- 

 gour's Queen Victoria, Princess Royal, Dr. Neill, Coronation, Marquess of Hert- 



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