72 Foreign Mtices. 



Mrs. Wilkinson, Brown's Ton, Conqueror of Europe^ Suflfollt Hero, 

 Coriol.-inus, DodJs's Mary, Midcllesex Rival, To])az, Sliakspeare, Syl- 

 via, Juliet, L:uly Amie, Dr. H.illpy, Squibb's purple Perfection,- golden 

 Sovereign, Elj)liinstone's purple Perfection, Addi.son, Sir Henry Fletch- 

 er, Gem, Glory of the West, Springfield Rival, Eionia, Ruby and Jef- 

 frie's Triumphant. 



At the Oxford Grand Dahlia Show, Mr. Widnall gained the premier 

 prize for the best twent3-four dissimilar blooms, which were the foUow- 

 inar: — 



Widnall's Paris, Marchioness of Tavistock, Sylvia, Glorieuse and 

 Juliet, Springfield Rival, Middlesex Rival, lilac Perfection, Mrs.. Wil- 

 kinson, Metropolitan Perfection, Clara, Glory of the West, Marquis,. 

 Lenstriatum, Sir H. Fletcher, Bride of Abydos, Grant Thorbarn, Nim- 

 rod. Napoleon, Shakspeare, Topaz, Exemplar, Suffolk Hero, and 

 Squibb's purple Perfection. 



Mr. Widnall gained the first prize at the Cambridgeshire Hoinicultu- 

 ral Society, and the second at the Birmingham Grand Show allyded to 

 above. In nearly all of his stands we notice Lady Dartmouth and Mar- 

 chioness of Tavistock. 



The following are the names of the flowers which gained a majority 

 of prizes at Jive of the principal shows: — 



Lady Dartmouth, ... 28 



Marchioness of Tavistock, 10 



Dodds's Mary, .... 37 



Con(jueror of Europe, . . 19 



Juliet, 9 



Sir H. Fletcher, . . . 3d 

 El|)hinstone's purple 



Perfection, . . . . 16 



Warminster Rival, . . 22 



Sulphurea elegans, . . 21 



Dodds's Mary Queen of Scots, Mrs. Broadwood, Rosa superba,. 

 King of Beauties, Princess Victoria and Marquis of Northampton each 

 gained prizes, but not iu any number. 



It will be seen that Dodds's Mary and Sir Henry Fletcher received 

 the greatest number. The reason of this is, that they have been in the 

 catalo^^ues tivo years, while each of the others were "let out" for the 

 first time last sprinsr, and some of them comtnanded three times the 

 price of Mary and Sir H. Fletcher. This, of course, ])revented their 

 general cultivation. Probably, in the shows of the next season, the 

 others will gain the greatest number of prizes. Lady Dartmouth was 

 shown in stands of six, twelve, and twenty-four at env.h of the exhibi- 

 tions. We shall notice some fine new ones which have not yet been 

 imported to this country, and which are equally as fine as the al)ove 

 varieties, in our next. — Ed. 



Neio Method of destroying Insects in Stoves and Green-houses. — 

 A ])aper has been communicated to the London Horticultural Society, 

 detailing the following cheap method of destroying the red spider, scale, 

 thrips, and green fly, without injuring the tenderest plant: — " Where 

 there are but few plants infested with either kind of insect, take a one- 

 liiiht frame and place the plants inf(;sted about four inches a])art, and 

 then piocure from one to two gallons of green laurel leaves and well 

 bruise them; immediately place them between the pots, and close the 

 frame with the least i)ossil)le delay, taking care to keep the frame air- 

 tight; at the expiration of one hour take out the plants infested with 

 the red spider and green fly, and it will be found that they cease to 

 exist. 



"It will take from eight to twelve hours to destroy the thrips and scale; 

 at the expiration of that time take out the plants, jilace them in a warm 

 and exposed situation, and iu a few days the insects will all dry up and 

 fall off. 



"When plants are infested in stoves or irreen-houscs with either insect, 

 the process must be a little varied. A house twelve feet by twenty 



