BRIEF REMAEKS. 



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In some of our earlier numbers for this year we inserted some 

 interesting and useful communications relative to Carnations, &c., 

 which were contributed by John Edwards, Esq. There had been 

 some little boasting by the Florists of the northern part of this country 

 as well as the southern ones, and Mr. Edwards (to whom all admirers 

 of these flowers are much indebted) suggested the propriety of having 

 a Northern and Southern Exhibition, under regulations which he 

 described. We gave a list of flowers exhibited at those meetings in our 

 last Number. Tlie following superb Seedlings, &c., were shown : — 



Carnation. — Duke of Devonshire, Barringer, scarlet flake, fine 

 form. 



Picotee. — Elizabeth, Robinson's, heavy red edged, excellent white 

 ground, and bright red edge. 



One flower of each of the following kinds obtained prizes in Class 

 Showing, at Slough, in the order they are here recorded : — 



Carnations. — Scarlet Bizarres : 1st, Emperor, Paxley's ; Admiral 

 Curzon ; Prince Albert, Hales's ; Bardolph, May's. Crimson Bizarres : 

 Lord Milton ; 2nd, Lord Milton, Seedling ; Lord Milton. Pink 

 Bizarres: Henry KirkeWhite; Falconbridge ; 3rd, Falconbridge ; Twy- 

 ford Perfection. Scarlet Flakes : Justice Shallow ; William Fourth, 

 Wilson's ; Justice Shallow ; Lydia. Purple Flakes : Premier, Mil- 

 wood's ; Perfection, Paxley's ; Great Northern, Ely's ; Lord Byron. 

 Pink Flakes : Flora's Garland ; Prince Arthur ; Rosetta ; Ariel. 



Picotees. — Light, red edge : Mary, Dodwell's ; Mary ; Cassandra ; 

 Gem. Light, purple edge : Prince Albert ; Juliet ; Purity ; Circe. 

 Heavy, purple edged: Alfred Dodwell's; Viola; Seedling, May's; 

 Viola. Light, rose edge : Mrs. Barnard ; 2nd and 3rd the same ; 

 Countess Howe, Hollyoake's. Heavy, red edge : Prince of Wales, 

 Marris's ; 2nd and 3rd, the same ; King James. Heavy, rose edge : 

 Queen Victoria, Green's ; Venus ; Unexpected, Marris's. 



Class showing at Derby : Carnations. — Scarlet Bizarres : Admiral 

 Curzon; 2nd and 3rd, tlie same ; Seedling, Scholefield's. Crimson 

 Bizarres: Jenny Lind, [Paxley's ; 2nd and 3rd, the same; Black 

 Diamond. Pink Bizarres : Prince Albert, no other shown. Purple 

 Flakes : Squire Meynell ; Lord Byron ; Premier ; Squire Meynell. 

 Scarlet Flakes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, Duke of Devonshire, Bar- 

 ringer's. Rose Flakes : Lady Ely ; Lady Ely ; Princess Royal ; 

 Flora's Garland. 



Picotees. — Heavy, red edge : Pic Nic, Harrison's ; Isabella ; Pic 

 Nic ; King James. Light, red edge : Dodwell's No. 70 ; Paymaster ; 

 Gem; Gem, Heavj^, purple edge: Alfred, Dodwell's; 1st, 2nd, 

 3rd, and 4th. Light, purple edge : Leader ; Leader ; Juliet ; .Juliet, 

 Heavy, rose edge: Queen Victoria; Green's; 2nd, ditto; Venus; 

 Victoria Regina; Mrs. Barnard; 1st, 2nd,; 3rd, and 4th. Light 

 rose. 



Now is the season to obtain any desired kinds, and the most cele- 

 brated dealers are advertising tiieir collections ; aided by their cata- 

 logues, and the lists we have given in our last and present numbers, a 

 collection of the very best show flowers may readily be selected. 



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