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Musidora, Platoff, Duke of Devonshire, Fleur de dame, Roi de Siam, 

 and Lavinia. The 3rd prize was given to the Hon. and Rev. R. 

 Wilson for Abercrombie, Unknown, David pourpre, Triumph Royal, 

 Duke of Devonshire, Dark Cid, King, Princess des Asturias, Rising 

 Sun, Vivid, Alexander Magnus, and Cerise a belle forme. In the Nur- 

 seryman's Class the 1st prize was given to Mr. Lawrence, of Hampton, 

 for Polyphemus, Clark's Pandora, Roi de Navarre, Catalini, Duke of 

 Northumberland, Roi de Siam, Madame Vestris, Howard's Byblocmen, 

 Rose Astonishing, Gloria Mundi. Messrs. Norman of Woolwich, ob- 

 tained the 2nd prize for Dickson's Sir R. Peel, Prince of Orange, 

 Cerise a belle forme, Aglaia, Norman's Sir R. Peel, Lord Blomfield, 

 Royal Albert, Princess Charlotte, Cenotaph, Camuse, Roi de Siam, 

 Triumph Royal, and I'Ambassadeur d'Hollande. The 3rd prize to Mr. 

 Hugiies, Kennington, Seedling 171, Polyphemus, Barius, 180, Maitre 

 partout, Triumph Royal, A. O. E. 179, Belle Actrice, 176, 178, and 

 Red Bizarre. Several other stands were exhibited, and an extra prize 

 was given to Mr. Willmer for a stand containing 50 blooms. There 

 Avas a fine show of Pansies, both from Amateurs and Nurserymen. In 

 tlie former Class, for 24 blooms, the 1st prize was awarded to Mr. Hunt, 

 Wycombe, for Constellation, Mary Jane, Lady Sale, Exquisite, Presi- 

 dent, Pizarro, Model of Perfection, Baroness Wenman, Curion, Eclipse, 

 Duchess of Rutland, Virgil, Rainbow, Montana, Middleton, Field 

 Marshal, Isabella, Fanny, Seedling Nereus, Wonderful Seedling, and 

 Prince of Wales ; 2nd prize to Mr. Parsons, of Enfield, for Rainbow, 

 Miss Stainforth, Seedling Mary Jane, Conquering Hero, Purple Per- 

 fection, Tom Pinch, Juno, Virgil, Euclid, Isabella, Optimus, Beauty 

 of Aylesbury, Regulator, Annette, Excellent, Hero, Bride of Abydos, 

 Hooper's Yellow, Duchess of Rutland, Dido, Pytho, and Mulberry ; 

 3rd prize to Mr. Hall, of Enfield ; 4th prize to Mr. Bridges, of Croydon ; 

 and oth prize to Mr. Over. In the Nurseiyman's Class, for 36 blooms, 

 Mr. Turner 1st prize ; his stand contained Bohemian Girl, Duke of 

 Wellington, Unit, Rainbow, Nonsuch, Ducliess of Rutland, Pizarro, 

 Mary Jane, Dr. Wolff, Eliza, Great Britain, Attraction, Caractacus, 

 Sulphurea elegans. One in the Ring, Queen of Tyre, Turner's Re- 

 liance, Juno, Exquisite, Lady Sale, Aretluisa, Titian, Diamond, Star, 

 Turner's Potentate, Lord Hardinge, Hamlet, Chalvey Rival, Optimus, 

 Turner's Achilles and Othello, Elizabetii, Companion, Mrs. Hamilton, 

 Grand Duke, and Shakespeare ; 2nd prize to Mr. Bragg, for Model of 

 Perfection, Field Marshal, Optimus, Diamond, Companion, Mary 

 Jane, Rainbow, Regulator, Perseus, Lady Sale, Duchess of Rutland, 

 Attraction, Isabella, Eclipse, Exquisite, Constellation, Curion, Excel- 

 lent, Lord Hardinge, Black Bess, Joan of Arc, Dazzle, Great Britain, 

 Pizarro, Duke of York, Virgil, White Sergeant, Seedling Eliza, Seed- 

 ling Goliath, Arethusa, Hamlet, Euclid, and Seedling Dulcifor ; 3rd 

 prize to Messrs. Cutter and Co., of Slough. In Pelargoniums (Ama- 

 teurs Class), Mr. Robinson, of Pimlico, received the 1st prize for 

 Nestor, Aurora, Madeline, Sarah, Sylph, Akhbar, Mogul, and Sun- 

 rise ; 2nd prize to Mr. Coysh, for Duke of Cornwall, Matilda, Pluto, 

 Hebe, Phillis, Pulchellum, Enchantress, and Sir Robert Peel ; 3rd prize, 

 to Mr. Moseley. In the Nurserymen's Class, for 12 varieties in 1 1 -inch 

 pots, Mr. Gaines showed Duke of Cornwall, Emma, Coquette,'Erectum, 



