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furniture for a drawing-room than one of these cases, nor a finer habitation for 

 plants while in the drawing-room. 



The exhibition of Fuchsias was considerable, and many fine and magnificent 

 specimens were exhibited ; but goud as they were, there was too great a similarity 

 in the colour, and these elegant flowers will never make an effective display 

 unless the sorts are judiciously chosen, and a watchful regard paid to contrast of 

 colour. Each collection should contain the greatest range ot variety the flower 

 possesses. First Prize: Large Silver Medal, Mr. Gaines, for Decora, Nobilissima, 

 Britannia, Alata, Eclipse, Robusta, Paragon, Eppsii, Champion, Pulcherrima, 

 and Defiance. Second Prize : Mr. Laing, for Venus Victrix, Eppsii, Dalstoni, 

 Victory, Stanwelliana, Defiance, Bridegroom, Kentish Hero, Insignis, Conspicua 

 arborea, Chandlerii, and Magnifica. The Silver Knightian, Mr. Ayres, gardener 

 to W. Cook, Esq., Brooklands, Blackheath, for Attractor, Balloonii, Stanwelliana, 

 Epps's Marie, King John, Eppsii, Speciosa, Globosa major, Elegans, Exoniensis, 

 Excelsa, and Duke of Wellington. The same medal to Mr. Kendall, of Stoke 

 Newington, for Formosa elegans, Venus Victrix, Brockmannii, Eppsii, Stan- 

 welliana, Compaeta, Britannia, Dtfiance, Eclipse, Alata, Victory, and Robusta. 

 The Silver Banksian Medal to Messrs. Lane and Son, for Laneii, Pulcherrima, 

 Robusta, Defiance, Exoniensis, Magnifica, Fulgens, Paragon. Alata, Britannia, 

 Brockmannii, and Eppsii ; and the same medal to Messrs. Henderson, Pine-apple- 

 place, for Le Chinois, Pulcherrima, Tricolor, Formosa elrgans. Rosea elegans, 

 Chauverii, Majestica, Closiot, Eppsii, Defiance, Lady Walsingham, and Venus 

 Victrix. 



Pinolees. — An excellent display of these beautiful flowers, which are unques- 

 tionably rising iu public estimation. 



Amateurs' Class. First Prize : Large Silver Medal, Mr. C. Embleton, gardener 

 to T. Barnard, Esq., for Wilmer's Prince Royal, John's Prince Albert, Sharp's 

 Gem, Barnard's Mrs. Barnard and Lady Douro, Dickson's Bride and Trip to 

 Cambridge, Wildman's Isabella, Burrough's Lady Douro, Robinson's Notting- 

 ham Hero, Sharp's Wellington, La Delicate, and Read's Favourite, Burrough's 

 Mrs. Eevan, Waine's Victoria, Briukler's Lady Chesterfield, Gidden's Miss 

 Desborough, Teaser, and Vespasian, Hogg's Queen of England, Burrough's 

 Lady Peel and Mrs. Benyou, Ely's Marquis of Waterford, and Anneiley's 

 Sanspariel. Second Prize, G. Edmonds, Esq., Wandsworth, Silver Knightian 

 Medal, for Willmer's Prince Royal, Barrand's Bride, Borderer, and Eclipse, 

 Burrough's Mrs. Bevan, Annersley's Sanspariel and Mrs. Willoughby, Jessop's 

 Sir W. Middleton, Cox's Victoria Regina, Wildman's Isabella, Wain's Victoria, 

 Dickson's Trip to Cambridge, Kirtland's Wellington and Princess Augusta, 

 Wood's Lady St. John, John's Prince Albert, Gidden's Sir R. Peel, Princess 

 Royal, Teaser, and Don Juan, Lad)' Flower, Garrat's Lady Dacre, Brinkler's 

 Conductor, and Crask's Queen Victoria. 



Nurserymen's Class. First Prize: Large Silver Medal, Mr. J. Dickson, of 

 Acre-lane, for Barrand's Portia and Cornelius, Sharp's Gem, Criterion. La Deli- 

 cate, and Agitator, Dickson's No. 10, No. 2, Lady Jane Grey, Charles Stamford, 

 No. 8, and No. 6, Burrough's Mrs. Bevan, Gidden's Vespasian, Hero of Not- 

 tingham, Wildman's Isabella, Gidden's Lydia and Teaser, Kirtland's Princess 

 Augusta of Cambridge, Beauty of Reading, Queen Victoria, and Duke of Wel- 

 lington, Wain's Queen Victoria, and Willmer's Prince Royal. The Second 

 Prize, Silver Knightian Medal, Messrs. Norman, of Woolwich, for Ely's Fitld 

 Marshal, Halliday's Henrietta, Crask's Victoria, Wain's Queen Victoria, Dick- 

 son's Trip to Cambridge, Sharp's Gem, Barrand's Bride and Eclipse, Norwich 

 Rival, Barnard's Mrs. Barnard, \\ ildmau's Isabella, Burrough's Lady Flower 

 and Lady Douro, Bennet's Seedling, Garrat's Champion, Woolwich Beaut)', 

 Gidden's Vespasian, Lady Dacre, Purpurea elegans, Halliday's Fair Phillis, 

 Sharp's Invincible, Robinson's Duke of Wellington, Lovegrove's No. 5, and 

 Purple Perfection. Third Prize, Silver Banksian, Mr. H. Ward, Woolwich, for 

 Martin's Prince Albert, Gidden's Lady Dacre, Burrough's Lady Flower and 

 Mrs. Bevan, Green's Queen, Crask's Victoria, Annette, Tiude's Queen Victoria, 

 John's Prince Aliiert, Wilson's Miss Fanny Irby, Brinkler's Lady Chesterfield, 

 Barnard's Mrs. Barnard, Martin's Queen of Violets, Willmer's Prince Royal, 

 Sharp's Invincible aud Countess De Grey, Gidden's Vespasian, Burrough's jiin 



