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either side, and that a union of the two styles, finding the happy medium, 

 and keeping the means concealed by which the necessary degree of training 

 is accomplished, will be most satisfactory for all purposes. — In the Ama- 

 teurs' Class, for 12 new and first-rate flowers, grown with superior skill in 

 8 inch pots, the 1st prize was awarded to Mr. Whomes, gr. to E. Foster, 

 Esq., of Clewer, whose sorts were Orion, Ariel, Lucretia, Pericles, Cla- 

 rinda, Jenny Lind, Marion, Minerva, Armida. Ondine, Bertha, and Ardens. 

 Mr. Cock, of Chiswick, obtained the 2d prize for Isabella, Duchess of Lein- 

 ster, Sylvia, Hector, Zenobia, President, Roselta, Minerva, and Miss Hal- 

 ford. — 3d prize to Mr. Robinson, gr. to J. Simpson, Esq., who showed Ju- 

 liet, Duke of Wellington, Sarah, Duke of Cornwall, Magog, Sunrise, 

 Dido, Erectum, Rosy Circle, Orion, Matilda, and Aurora. — 4th prize to Mr. 

 Coysh, gr. to R. Hudson, Esq., for Oberon, Nina, Cleopatra, Nabob, Me- 

 teor, Champion, Beauty of Clapham, Sunrise, Lady Sale, Rosy Circle, 

 and Matilda. — 5th prize to Mr. Stains, for Hebe's Lip, Orion, Desdemona, 

 Camilla, Aurora, Bianca, Sirius, Isabella, Rosy Circle, Pearl, Vesuvius, and 

 Duchess of Leinster. In the same class, for Nurserymen, Mr. Dobson,gr. 

 to Mr. Beck, obtained the first prize. His colleclion contained Competitor, 

 Centurion, Blanche, Emelie, Aurora, Cassandra, Princess, Desdemona, 

 Pacha, Cavalier, Rosamond, and Hebe's Lip. — Mr. Gaines, of Battersea, 

 received the 2d prize, for Lady Bulkeley, Lady Kitty, King of Saxony, 

 Eximia, Orion, Princess, Hector, Model, Altraclor, Salamander, Aladdin, 

 and Shield of Achilles. For collections of 12 specimens grown in 11 inch 

 pots, the 1st prize, in the Amateurs' Class, was awarded to Mr. Parker, gr. 

 to J. H. Oughton, Esq., for Roulette, Adonis, Rainbow, Hesperus, Enchan- 

 tress, Flora, Duke of Cornwall, Matilda, Emma, Duchess of Leinster, 

 Hector, and Superba. The second prize, in the same class, was given to 

 Mr. Goulding, gr. to T. Turner, Esq. ; and the 3d to Mr. Higgins, gr. to 

 E. Saunders, Esq. In the Nurserymen's Class, the 1st prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Gaines, Battersea, for Witch, Colherstone, Emma, Floridum, Lady 

 Sale, Queen of Bourbons, Pirate, Miss Holford, Alba Grandiflora, Princess, 

 Lady Prudhoe, and Henrietta. The prize of £1, oflfered by " Philo," for 

 the best 6 seedlings, not sent out, two years old, and by any raiser, excited 

 much expectation ; but stiange as it may read, but two competitors ap- 

 peared to contest the prize, Mr. Whomes, gr. to E. Foster, Esq., of Clewer, 

 and Mr. Dobson, gr. to Mr. E. Beck, of Isleworth. The prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Dobson, who produced 6 superior seedlings, remarkable for variety, 

 quality, and form — Honora, Cavalier, Grandiflora, Centurion, Cardinal, and 

 Gulielma. To the other collection, which contained some fine specimens, 

 no names were attached. — {Gard. Chron., 1847, p. 422.) 



Art. III. Domestic Notices. 



Springfield Horticultural Society. — We are gratified to learn that a soci- 

 ety has been recently formed in this town. The first exhibition was held on 



