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er; with well formed petals of good substance; the white is good, and 

 the centre better developed than at previous exhibitions. 6. Sir R, 

 Sale (Smith, of Hackney,) — deep crimson; this combines good gene- 

 ral form, with a firm and well shaped petal; the eye is well up, with 

 good depth of petals. 7. Hero of Stonehenge (Whale,) — crimson; 

 a flower of good general form, but the arrangement of the petals is 

 rather confused. 8. Miranda (Brown,) — a full sized flower; color 

 light, mottled with crimson. These eight flowers were selected by 

 the judges for the prizes, and two others were recommended. 9. Per- 

 petual Grand (Brown's) — fine crimson; a large and very useful flow- 

 er; centre finely formed. 10. Swindon Rival (Compton's) — rosy 

 crimson; this flower has a well formed petal, but it did not ap|)ear to 

 be any improvement upon flowers already out in the same way. 

 There were many other seedlings exhibited, amounting, in all, to 

 twenty-one kinds. Of the seedlings of 1841, Stein's Sir H. Chester 

 appears to promise well: there were three seedlings from Mr. Bragg, 

 a dark with good proportions; an orange, novel in color; and a curi- 

 ous colored ])urple, with a fine petal. 



Floricultural Society — and last exhibition of the season. This So- 

 ciety divi<ie3 the seedlings into two classes, as follows — six blooms 

 required: — 



Seedlings of 1841. — First Class: 1. Essex Triumphant; at this 

 exhibition it was [)laced first; thirty-six blooms were shown as a test 

 of its constancy, and all uniformly good. 2. Virgil. Second Class: 

 1. Beauty of Sussex. 2. Hero of Stonehenge. 3. Great Mogul 

 (Brown & Atwill,) a full sized flower, of a dull shaded red; the pe- 

 tals are good, but rather flat; the substance and arrangement are 

 both good; the eye is a little sunk, and the flower rather flat. 4. Em- 

 press of the Whites. 5. Sir R. Sale. 



S'edliiigs of 184-2. — The following received second class prizes: 

 1. Q,!ieen of Roses (Hale,) — a bright and desiralde color. 2. Auran- 

 tia (Spang,) — a dull orange. 3. Cheltenham Queen (Hodire's,) — 

 white. 4. VVashington (Smith,) — purple. The followin;: seedlings 

 were also exhibited, but did not receive prizes : — 1841, Veims 

 (Gaines's;) Beeswing (Brown;) Aurantia, Orb, Sphere, Victor 

 (Widnall's;) Twyford Rival (Headland;) Branca (Smith's;) Pet Ri- 

 val (Bushell:) Prime Minister (Lawrence;) Venus (Brown & At- 

 will;) Rotherham North Midland (Eran's;) six blooms of a new seed- 

 ling, called Mrs. James Richardson, were sent for the opinion of the 

 Society by Mr. Edwards, of York. It was decided to be well form- 

 ed, eye good, depth full, color vvhile tifiped, and quality first rate. 



From this it ajipears that only ten seedlings of 1841 are really worth 

 cultivating, viz: Essex Triumphant, Virgil, Beauty of Sussex, Hero 

 of Stonehenge, Empress of the Whites, Sir R. Sale, Great Mogul, 

 Antagonist, Mnanda, and Perpetual Grand. 



Such judgment as the above will have a tendency to dampers the 

 enthusiasm of those who advertise every new seedling as possessing 

 remarkable properties and beauties, when, in truth, they are often in- 

 ferior to the older sorts: so comtnon has this practice become, and 

 the public have been so deceived it) their purchases, that it was ne- 

 cessary some check should be j)ut upon it. The Floricultural Socie- 

 ty, in attemjjting this, have performed a good service, and one which 

 will command the thanks of ull who are interested in the cultivation 

 of the dahlia. — Ed. 



