238 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



REMARKS, 



Agave Americana, American Aloe. — This very rare and splendid flower- 

 ing plant is now in bloom at Viscountess Dillon's, Bute House, Old 

 Broiupton, London. The flower- stem is several yards high, with a magniS 

 fioent branched head of flowers, which are protected by a covering, in order 

 to preserve them to the longest period. Mr. Bryant, the gardener, has very 

 obligingly promised us some observations upon the plant, flowers, &c., which 

 we hope to be able to insert in the Cabinet at an early opportunity. — Con- 

 ductor. 



FLORICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the autumnal show of Flowers or Dahlia Exhibition 

 of this Society took place at the Surrey Zoological Gardens. The morning 

 opened with unusual splendour, and every prospect of a fine day presented 

 itself, which drew a large number of country visitors and friends of the So- 

 ciety to London ; these, of course, entered the gardens early, and between 

 eleven and two o'clock, when the rain first commenced, many of the respecta- 

 ble part of the inhabitants adjacent to the gardens also visited it to see the 

 flowers in their most perfect form. It was those two circumstances which 

 drew full 3,000 persons to the exhibition, notwithstanding the unfavourable 

 state of the weather at the latter part of the day, and we are sure they were 

 fully gratified at the show. Among the prizes awarded by the Society were, 

 to amateurs, for the first class of Dahlias, to Mr. Beck, a gold medal; to 

 Messrs. Hamper, J. James, May, Thornhill, and Litgard, a silver medal 

 each. To gentlemen's gardeners, for the second class, to Mr. Press, a gold 

 medal; to Messr3. Lawrence, Page, Widnall, Cormack, and Pamplin, a silver 

 medal each. To nurserymen and all large growers, for the twenty-four best 

 double Dahlias, Mr. Widnall, a gold medal; to Messrs. Cormack, Gaines, 

 Widnall, Gaines, and Pamplin, a silver medal each. To all classes, for the 

 best seedling Dahlias, to Messrs. Jeffreys, Widnall, Lawrence, Donaldson, 

 Jeffreys, and Dennis, a silver medal each. To all classes, for the six best 

 Dahlias in pots, to Messrs. Lawrence, Widnall, and Cormack, a silver medal 

 each. 



BAZAAR FLORISTS' SOCIETY, SHEFFIELD. 



This Society hold their annual show of Carnations and Picotees on Tues- 

 day, August 11th, at the house of Mrs. Pritchard, Bazaar Hotel, when the 

 prizes were awarded as follows : — 



1st Pan. — Leader, Simpson's Top Sawyer, High Sheriff, Ely's John Wright, 

 Birtle's Lady Milton, Manning'3 Blue Bell, Smith's Nonsuch, — Mr. Hawks- 

 worth. 



Scarlet Bizarrcs. — 1, Hepworth's Leader, Mr. Driver; 2, Woodbridge's 

 Satisfaction, Do.; 3. Archer's Sir Isaac Newton, Mr. Hawksworth; 4, Ely's 

 King William, Do. ; 5, Redfern's King William, Mr. Bell ; 6, Warwick Hero, 

 Mr. Hawksworth ; 7, Ely's Mayor of Ripon, Mr. Driver ; 8, Luca's Pottery 

 King, Mr. Wood. 



Pink Bizarres. — Gregory's Alfred, Mr. Green; 2, Cartwright's Rainbow, 

 Do.; 3, Taylor's Birmingham, Mr. Hawksworth; 4, Luca's Priam, Mr. 

 Beighton; 5, Simpson's Top Sawyer, Mr. Hawksworth; 6, Ive's Prince 

 Leopold, Mr. Beighton; 7, Prince Blucher, Mr. Driver; 8, Wakefield's Paul 

 Pry, Mr. Fox. 



Scarlet Flakes. — 1, Pearson's Madame Mara, Mr. Hawksworth; 2, Simp 

 son's Duko of Rutland, Do. ; 3, Potter's Champion, Mr. Green; 4, Maude's 

 Rowton; 5, Taylor's Festival, Mr. Driver; 6, First West York, Mr. Green ; 

 7, Tate's Adelaide, Mr. Fox; 8, Orson's Rob Roy, Mr. Beighton. 



