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if this fail, let tliosc immediately interested undertr.kc the oflice at the time 

 they have any hLiU)S to dispose of. Yet out of respect fur tlie well-known 

 veteran florist, Mr. Davey, of Chelsea, now in his seventy-fifth year, and in 

 whose breast the fancy lor Tulips is as predominant as ever, who gave last 

 autumn one hundred sovereigns to the executors of the late Mr. Clark, to 

 entitle him to tiie ijossession of that loveliest of all Tulips, 'Miss Fanny 

 Kemhle,' I feel binmd to attempt a short description of this flower, which 

 was the pride and boast of its late owner, and which excited t\,e envy and 

 admiration of all the amateurs who went to view it. This 'precious gem,' a 

 Bybloraen Tulip, was raised from one of Mr. Clark's seedling breeders, and 

 broke into color three years ago; it has produced two offsets since, and is 

 adapted to the second or third row in the bed ; the stem is firm and elastic ; 

 the foliage full and broad, of a lively green ; the cup large, and of the finest 

 form; the white pure, and wholly free from stain; the pencilling, on the 

 petals, is beautifully marked with black or dark purple, and the feathering 

 uniform and elegant; it preserves its shape to the last, the outer leaves not 

 sinking from the imier ; in a word, it is considered the first flower of its 

 class, and the best that has ever baen produced in England ; being now in 

 the possession of Mr. Davey, it may be viewed when in bloom at his garden, 

 in the King's Road, Chelsea." 



[At the sale of Mr. Thomas Davey's eflfects, about a year since, it was pur- 

 chased, having two offsets, by John Goldham, Esq. of Pentonviile, London, 

 for £72 10s. (about $322.)— Co n(.'s.] 



Cmnellhi japonica var. Ford'u. This is a variety between Lady Hume's 

 Blush and the myrtle-leaved. We have just (Oct. 26), seen a j)lant sent to 

 London for exhibition, by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince. and Co., and consider it 

 very beautiful, and \ery distinct. We understand from BIr. Townsend, the 

 foreman of the plant department in the Lucombe Nursery, who has shown 

 the specimens to many of the amateurs about London, that it is universally 

 admired. — Gard. Mag. 



Splendid Dahlia Exhibitions. — Cambridgeshire Horticullural Society. The 

 grand show and dinner attracted a very numerous company ; to whom the 

 beauty and excellence of the articles exhibited, and the elegant decorations 

 of the I'oom, seemed to give general satisfaction. The decorations " com- 

 prised a collection of lofty arches, arranged as a hexagon around a pillar, on 

 the top of which was placed a splendid fuchsia. From a point on the sides 

 of the hexagon sprang throe triumphal arches, occupying the remainder of 

 the tables. The shaft of each arch was surmounted by a Corinthian capital 

 formed of georginas, the colors of which were elegantly varied. The frame- 

 work of the whole \vas tastefully decorated with laurels and georginas inter- 

 mixed. Not less than six or eight thousand blooms were employed in the 

 ornamental parts of this exquisitely beautiful show. 



Hereford Horticidtural Society. On the centre of the large stage appeared 

 a representation of a single striped georgina, coiriposed of nearly 300 georguia 

 blossoms, yellow and dark icd ; it was 6 ft. across, and had a si)lendid effect. 

 The top |)etal supported a floral crown formed of georgina, hollyhock, and 

 convolvulus wreatlis, the georgina being styled " King of Flowers." At the 

 foot of his majesty's throne were two cornucopia?, pouring out the choice 

 treasures of Flora and Pomona. 



Warwickshire Floral and Horticullural Society. The exhii)it!on of geor- 

 ginas was very S|)lendid; Mr. Bourne of Ashted sent a beautiful collection, 

 but it was too late for exhibition. J. Woolley, Esq., Mr. Rushton, and Mr. 

 Cowdry, were among the successful competitors. The unwearied friend of 

 the Society, Mr. Kendall, exhil)ited a design which formed the segment of a 

 circle, with its base line, on which was inscribed " Warwickshire Floral So- 

 ciety," all in georginas ; the whole l)eing surmounted by a crown and W. R. 

 More than 1000 bTooius were used for this design, which were placed on the 

 front of the orchestra, and nearly occupied the whole wiilth, adding juuch to 

 the beauty of the arrangements. — Gard. Mag. 



