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be exhibited in single trusses, wilh a leaf; the truss to be elevated 

 above the leaf.' Where this rule was not complied with, the 

 flowers were passed; and several fine flowers had to be put aside oo 

 this account. There were other seedlings nieritinc attention, which 

 had not been caught exactly in perfection. It is difficult, in seedlings 

 of the current year, to accomplish this, but as the show in July will 

 afford another opportunity, it is to be hoped several of those, now 

 unsuccessful, will again make their appearance under more favor- 

 able circumstances. From their being so numerous, those that did 

 Hot receive prizes embraced flowers of various degrees of merit. It 

 must have been a task of great difficulty, considering the state of the 

 weather, for growers to produce their seedlings in good condition; in 

 the case of those of the current season with one truss only, promising 

 to be in time for the exhibition, the retarding its flowering or pushing 

 it forward, to have it in perfection, must have caused great anxiety — 

 and in many cases the greatest care and vigilance appear to have 

 been baffled. A very fine seedling in Mr. Beck's stand, named the 

 British Queen, was evidently past its prime; this was a large flower 

 of good substance, novel in appearance, and one which promises to 

 form a desirable addition to this class. Lucy also and the Morning 

 Star, in the same stand, were both worthy attention. A high colored 

 variety, named Count D'Orsay, exhibited by Mr. Pamplin, was 

 much noticed; and among Mr. Foster's flowers, the Favorite, which 

 had been exhibited on a former occasion, and Tasso, a specimen 

 with remarkably fine upper petals, were much admired. (We cannot 

 pass this stand without adverting to the admirable manner in which 

 Mr VV homes, gr. to E. Foster, Esq., exhibited his flowers, an 

 example worthy imitation; each truss stood clear above the leaf, re- 

 quiring no examination by the judges to ascertain whether the reg- 

 ulations published by the society had been complied with.) A 

 curious repetition of the Priory Queen was exhibited by Messrs. 

 Lucombe and Pince, called Rosaline, but an evident improvement in 

 form upon that showy variety, and the Beauty of Werslade, a large 

 flower novel in color. In another stand, the Countess of Morley, a 

 fine variety of good form and color, appeared, but was disqualified, 

 from being exhibited with two trusses instead of one; a mistake which 

 appears to have been committed in many cases. A plant of Mr. 

 Gaines' Rising Sun, with its clear vermilion flowers, was much ad- 

 mired; and Garth's Queen of the Fairies, with its sparkling trusses 

 ef pure white and maroon, received its due share of notice. 



"A stand of ranunculuses, from Mr. Lockhart, contained many 

 fine specimens in perfect condition; these beautiful flowers have been 

 greatly improved within a few years; and the size, beauty of color, 

 and delicacy of the edging in many of the blooms excited much ad- 

 miration. The pink is not at present so papular a favorite as it 

 deserves; to those who admire the flower, Mr. Wilmer's stand of 

 large and well-bloomed varieties, would prove acceptable. The 

 weather has latterly been very unfavorable for blooming the hearts- 

 ease in perfection, and therefore we were not surprised to find the 

 display of these flowers less fine than usual. 



"The climbers were also deserving of particular notice. We must 

 repeat our regret that the exhibition of these plants is so lamentably 

 disproportionate to the encouragement offered to the cultivators, and 



