Foreign JSTotices. — England. 443 



Moricullural Society. — This, together with the South London ex- 

 hibition, may be considered as the two best shows of the dahlia in 

 England. 



Professional Cultivatoks. Best thirty-six blooms. — Cattleugh's 

 Eclipse, Bedford Surprise, Lady Cooper, Rienzi, Royal Standard, 

 Penelope, Indispensable, Unique, Tournament, Hope, Nioliolas 

 Nickleby, Pickwick, Burnham Hero, Phenonipiion, Cliniax, Fanny 

 Keynes, Maid of Bath, Suffolk Hero, Metella, Hylas, Optima, Beau- 

 ty of the Plain, Lady Ann Murray, Marquis of Jiansdowne, Duch- 

 ess of Richmond, Prince of Wales, Anmto, Widiiall's Eclipse, Hud- 

 son's Princess Royal, Springfield purple, Rival Sussex, VVidnall's 

 Queen, Andrew Hofer, Ne Plus Ultra, Lady Middleton. — Mr. 

 Brown, of Slough. 



Nottingham Floral and Horticultural Society. — Last show of the 

 season Sept. 51, 1842. 



Amateur Class. Best twenty-four blooms. — Bloomsbury, Lewis- 

 ham Rival, Defiance, Optima, Springfield Rival, Beauty of the Plain, 

 Nicholas Nickleby, Le Grand Bauiiine, Countess of Pembroke, 

 Charles XII., Grace Darling, Pickwick, Metella, Haidee, Maria, 

 Rouiie et Noir, Amato, Bloomsbury (Pamplin's,) Rienzi, Constancy, 

 Lady Middleton, Conservative, Regina, President of the West. — To 

 Mr. J, Neville. 



Thanel Floricultural and Horticultural Society. — A splendid exhi- 

 bition which took j)lace on the 8th of September. 



Premier Prize. (Open to all Enslaud.) Best twenty-four blooms. 

 • — Burnham Hero, Egyptian Prince, Perpetual Grand, Prince of 

 Wales, Andrew Hofer, Marquis of Lansdoune, Maid of Bath, Wid- 

 nall's Queen, Le Grand Baudine, Hojjc, Climax, Bedford Surprise, 

 Duchess of Richmond, Bridesmaid, Pickwick, Unique, Maria, Seed- 

 ling, Fanny Keynes, Metella, Phenomenon, Indispensable, and Pe- 

 nelope. — 'i'o M. Brown, of Slough, the prize of £10. 



Warwick Horticultural Society. — This show was very splendid, 

 and several prizes were awarded. — Sept. 14. 



Nurserymen's Class. (Open to all England.) — Bishop of 

 Winchester, Lee's Bloomsbury, Countess of Pembroke, Cattleugh's 

 Eclipse, Maid of Bath, Maria, Le Grand Baudine, Andrew Hofer, 

 Duchess of Richmond, Admirable, yellow Defiance, Lewisham Ri- 

 val, Squibb's Defender, Eva, Metella, Phenomenon, President of 

 the West, Conductor, Unique, Grace Darling, Nicholas Nickleby, 

 Pickwick, Rouge et Noir. 



Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society- — A Society which has al- 

 ways held beautiful dahlia shows: — 



Premier Prize. Best twelve blooms. — VVidnall's Conductor and 

 Eclipse, Marchioness of Exeter, VVidnall's Queen, Cattleugh's 

 Eclipse, Tournament, Prince of Wales, Osgar, Stella, Duchess of 

 Richmond, Nicholas Nickleby, Princess Royal. — Mr. VV'idnall. 



A greater number of the reports than usual do not give the names 

 of the winning flowers; only the individuals who gained the |)rizes 

 are mentioned. We have, however, in the above list, given the 

 names of the dahlias which took the prizes at the two greatest shows 

 in England, viz. the South London and the Floricultural Society. The 

 dahlias grown by the comjietitors at these shows are jirobably the 

 very newest and best in the kingdom, and afford a much better test 

 of the character of the kinds than the provincial exhibitions. 



