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Andromeda, Essex Rosy Lilac, Essex Bride, Captain Warner, Berryer, 

 Captivation, Beeswing, Marquis of Aylesbury, Madame Zellar, Esther, 

 Diadem, Bathonia, Rembrandt, Lady Slopford, Royal Chancellor, Prin- 

 cess Radziville, and Sir E. Antrobus. — To Mr. Widnall, Grant-Chester. 



Royal Chelsea Dahlia Society. — Best twenty-four blooms. Lily 

 White, Beeswing-, Lady St. Maur, Essex Triumph, Lady of the Lake, 

 Gloria Mundi, Springfield Rival, Biondetta, Captain Warner, Yellow 

 Standard, Captivation, Arethusa, Yenusta, Nonpareil, Beauty of Sussex, 

 Queen of Roses, Hon Mrs. Herbert, Bermonsdy Bee, Empress of Whites, 

 Standard of Perfection, Admiral Stopford, Ackbar, Raphael, and Mar- 

 chioness of Cornwallis. — To Messrs. Cutter & Shankey, of Slough. 



These are the principal Dahlia exhibitions, and a careful inspection of 

 the above awards will show which are the leading flowers. By a refer- 

 ence to our last year's summary, (Vol. XH. p. 489,) it will be seen that 

 we gave a list of such as our correspondent stated would be the " crack" 

 flowers, and they are all included in the above premiums. 



Fancy Dahlias. — As much interest is felt in this class of flowers, we give 

 the following as the names of those which have been the most prominent 

 in the prize stands of the Royal South London and Metropolitan Grand 

 Dahlia Shows : — 



Captivation, Surprise, Mimosa, Yiscount Ressegeur, Herherzoy Ste- 

 phen, Minerva, Miss Watson, Hermione, Admirable, Desdemona, Roi de 

 Pointelles, Adolphe Dubras, Coquette, Master G. Clayton, Baron Hugel, 

 Pantaloon Pamsl, Ober Justigrath, Mr. Walner, Queen of the French, 

 Madame Wachy and Narcissus. 



Seedlings of 1848. — The following premiums were awarded at the Royal 

 South London Exhibition : — 



An extra prize, presented by Messrs. Bragg & Bright, of Slough, for 

 four blooms of the best seedling fancy Dahlia not sent out, to Mr. Elphin- 

 stone, for a seedling named Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, a well-built flower, florets 

 fine in shape, of good substance, and smooth on the edges, eye beautifully 

 formed, color red and white. Extra prizes offered by members, open to all 

 classes, for four blooms of the best seedling Dahlia not sent out — 1st, to Mr. 

 Collisson, Bath, for a seedling named Shylock, a rich scarlet self, form 

 good, florets finely shaped, of good substance, and smooth on the edges, 

 eye beautifully formed, it also appears very constant; 2d, to Mr. Gaines, 

 Battersea, for four blooms of a seedling named Mount Blanc, a white va- 

 riety, flower large, form good, florets nicely shaped, of good substance, and 

 smooth on the edges, eye well up in the centre, its being a shade whiter 

 would be a decided improvement ; 3d, to Mr. Pope, of Chelsea, for a seed- 

 ling named Nell Gwynne, a handsome variety in its class, flower large, 

 tolerably good in shape, eye well up in the centre, color a bright primrose. 

 The above three seedlings, besides their prizes, were awarded first-class 

 certificates to each. Mr. Keynes exhibited four blooms of a seedling named 

 Walter Hilson, rather a striking flower, outline first-rate, it has great depth 

 of florets, which are nicely shaped, and of good substance, the eye is a little 

 defective, being a trifle sunk, color an orange buff"; it obtained a first-class 



