532 THE MAGAZINE OF HORTICULTURE. 



Exhibited. Flowers : From J. Breck & Son, P. Barnes, W. J. Under- 

 wood, Miss Russell, E. S. Rand, Jr., F. Winship, Hovey & Co., and others. 



The Exhibition of Dahlias for premiums took place to-day, and the fol- 

 lowing is the award of tlie Judges: — 



AWARD OF PRIZES FOR DAHLIAS. 



Premium Prize. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, to Parker Barnes, 

 for Napoleon, Napoleon 3d, Mons. Gardier, Ruby Queen, Annie, Mad. 

 Alfred Parignon, Sylph, Topsy, Miss Caroline, Lord Bath, Mrs. Mathews, 

 and Gen. Fauchier, $8. 



Specimen Bloom. — For the best, to Gen. H. K. Oliver, for Mad. Zahler, $3. 



Various Colors. — For the best yellow, to P. Barnes for Queen of Yel- 

 lows ; best rose, to P. Barnes for Mrs. Matthews ; best tipt, to P. Barnes 

 for Beauty of the Grove ; best striped, to P. Barnes for Frisette ; best 

 dark, to Hovey & Co. for the Nigger ; best scarlet, to Hovey & Co. for 

 Magnet ; best fancy, to Hovey & Co. for Triumph de Roubaix, $1 each. 



Best 24 Dissimilar Blooms. — To P. Barnes, for Admiration, Lord Bath, 

 Napoleon 3d, Cossack, Mrs. Mathews, Annie, Mons. Gardier, Amazon, 

 S. R. Whittington, Mad. Alfred Parignon, Autocrat, Chettenham Queen, 

 King of Yellows, Ringleader, Summit of Perfection, Miss Whale, Fri- 

 sette, Gen. Fauchier, J. Longstreth, Roundhead, Mrs. Rawlings, Mrs. 

 Sarah Curtis, Golden Eagle, and Princess Charlotte, $7. 



For the second best, to H. K. Oliver, for Mad. Zahler, Cossack, Lady 

 Cathcart, Mrs. Mathews, Summit of Perfection, Miss Caroline, Mrs. 

 Blackmore, Roundhead, J. Longstreth, La Rosier, Sylph, Gen. Fauchier, 

 Miss Vyse, Mad. Alfred Parignon, Victoria de I'Alma, Annie Salter, 

 Ringleader, Richard Cobden, Fanny Keynes, Triumph de Roubaix, Geo. 

 Glenny, Spectabilis, Lord Bath, and one other, $5. 



Best 18 Dissimilar Blooms. — To P. Barnes, for Napoleon 3d, Gen. 

 Fauchier, Victoria de I'Alma, Miss Whale, Mrs. Gardien, Mrs. Mathews, 

 Miss Bathurst, Pearl de Bean, Annie Salter, Ringleader, Espartero, Lord 

 Bath, Annie, Brilliant, King of Yellows, Cornet, J. Longstreth, and 

 Beauty of Hastings, $6. 



For the second best, to H. K. Oliver, for King of Yellows, Sylph, Mont 

 Blanc, Annie Salter, Black Prince, Richard Cobden, Mrs. Mathews, 

 Hyppolite, Lord Bath, Belle de Paris, Streata Perfecta, and seven others, 

 names not known, $^. 



Fruit: The exhibition of pears to-day has not been surpassed at any 

 former weekly show. Nearly every contribution was of extra size, and 

 well grown. The Committee cannot refrain from specially noticing the 

 contribution of Seckels from Isaac Fay, twelve of which weighed 51^ 

 ounces ; while those from S. Kemp were scarcely less sizeable, twelve of 

 the same variety weighing 50 ounces. Louise Bonne de Jersey, shown by 

 G. B. Richardson, were very large, as were those shown by J. Eaton. 



The contributions of open cultured grapes was such as to satisfy all that 

 the time is near at hand when we shall have delicious grapes without the 

 aid of glass. The following varieties were tested in committee, and by 



