§58 BRIEF REMARKS. 



Royal, South London Society's Show. — The last for this season 

 was held in the Surrey Zoological Gardens, on September 4, 1850. 

 Tiie number of visitors was far beyond all precedent. Such was the 

 eagerness to inspect the flowers, that it was with great difficulty 

 obtained without the exercise of a great amount of patience ; and as 

 this was the Dahlia Exhibition the tents where those flowers were, 

 was compactly crowded for hours. We never before saw such an 

 assembly at a floral fete. The quantity of Dahlias was immense too, 

 but the flowers were not so large as we have seen in previous years. 

 There was, however, a very apparent advance in perfection of form, 

 whicli is the essential thing to be realized. We regret we are not 

 able to insert the entire lists of what were shown and obtained prizes, 

 but give three of the first in each particular class, by which our 

 readers may perceive what kinds are the leading ones for exhibiting 

 on such occasions. 



Dahlias: Amateurs, B. : 1st prize to Mr. Robinson, of Pimlico, 

 for Duke of Wellington, Purple Standard, Mrs. Seldon, Queen of 

 Lilacs, Thames Bank Hero, General Negrier, Mrs. C. Baron, lui- 

 bricata. Lady St. Maur, Standard of Perfection, Yellow Standard, 

 Richard Cobden, Fearless, War Eagle, Essex Triumph, Scarlet Gem, 

 Nonpareil, Beaute Supreme, Louis Pliilippe, Queen of the Isles, 

 Shylock, Bushell's Duchess, Sir F. Batliurst, and Oakley's Gem. 

 2iid to Mr. J. Black, for Clarendon, Fearless, Richard Cobden, Mr. 

 Seldon, Negro, Cornwallis, Fame, El Dorado, Sir F. Bathurst, 

 C. Turner, Seraph, Queen of Lilacs, Duke of Wellington, Black 

 Prince, Louisa, Essex Triumph, Princess Radzville, Mynn, Shylock, 

 Purple Standard, Duke of Cambridge, Unique Superb, Hector, An- 

 dromeda. 3rd, to C. E. Allen, Esq., for Imbricata, Mrs. C. Baron, 

 General Negrier, Lady St. Maur, Golden Fleece, Magnificent, Crocus, 

 Duke of AVelliugton, Privateer, Admiral Stopford, Fearless, Yellow 

 Standard, Lady of the Lake, Richard Cobden, Marquis of Worcester, 

 Sir F. Bathurst, Essex Lilac, Shylock, Captain Warner, Queen of the 

 East, Scotch Gem, Mrs. Anderson, Cornwallis, and Sir R. Peel. 4th, 

 to J. Cook, Esq., for Lady St. Maur, Beeswing, Marquis of Wor- 

 cester, Nonpareil, Mrs. Bacon, Duke of Wellington, Edward's Cham- 

 pion, Whales' Albany, Cardinal Ferretti, Mrs. Seldon, Standard of 

 Perfection, Toison d'Or, Scarlet Gem, Richard Cobden, Fearless, Im- 

 bricata, Beauty of Sussex, Sir F. Bathurst, Yellow Standard, Shylock, 

 Essex Triumpli, Cornwallis, Louis Philippe, and Miss Stephens. Best 

 twelve, 1st, to Mr. Rowden, for Earl of Clarendon, Mrs. Seldon, Tlie 

 Hero, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Black Prince, Mr. Seldon, Richard 

 Cobden, Duke of Cambridge, Seiaph, Grenadier, Gem, and Princess 

 Radzville. 2nd, to J. Edwards, Esq., for Thames Bank Hero, Fear- 

 less, Andromeda, Beeswing, Duke of Cambridge, Duke of Wellington, 

 Mr. Seldon, Earl of Clarendon, Sir F. Bathurst, Snowflake, Shylock, 

 and Black Prince. 3rd, to Mr. H. White, for Fame, Mrs. C. Bacon, 

 Mr. Seldon, Crocus, Grenadier, Fearless, Toison d'Or, Admiral Stop- 

 ford, Duke of Wellington, Snowflake, Gem, and Shylock. Fancy 

 Dahlias. Best six, 1st prize to J. Edwards, Esq., for Comte de 

 Flandre, Elisabeth, Miss Blackmore, Madame Bresson, Miss Compton, 



