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nounced a good 2d class flower, medium size, good general form, with the 

 centre well up, but not well defined. Six fine blooms of Brown's Raphael, 

 a dark and light shaded crimson, much improved since its last exhibition. 

 Sixteen blooms uf Bushell's Emma ; the petals of this flower are too 

 pointed, but though second rate, it will from its size, constancy and color, 

 be found a useful and ornamental variety. The Pet Rival was also exhib- 

 ited, and although condemned by the Society last season, from having 

 been in a bad state, proves, under better cultivation, to be a flower of bet- 

 ter properties than was anticipated. A very fine bloom of Proctor's Non- 

 pareil was placed on the table, which promises to be a flower of first rate 

 proportion. An extraordinary bloom of Bianca, for size and purity of 

 white, surpassing every specimen we had previously seen. It is evident 

 that it is a late flower, as we noticed last season, and it is uncertain also ; 

 and though inferior to Antagonist, particularly in the country, it will often 

 be found useful to London growers. 



Stpt. 26lh.— Seedlings of 1842. Class I.— Six blooms : Standard of 

 Perfection, crimson, by Mr. Keynes. Class II. — 1, Essex Bride, lilac, 

 by Mr. Turville ; 2, Lady Antrobus, lilac, by Mr. Spary ; 3, Emma 

 Noke, white (neat and compact, but rather pink, and requires bleaching), 

 Mr. Keynes ; 4, ]\Iodel, Mr. Bourne ; 5, Rembrandt, (fine form and petal, 

 but not good centre,) Mr. Brown ; G, Raphael ; 7, Orange Perfection (low 

 centre), Mr. Brown. 



It thus appears that there are but six or eight new seedling dahlias 

 that are worthy of trial. To such perfection has the cultivation of this 

 flower arrived, that out of the hundreds of thousands which are yearly 

 raised, only eight or ten are found equal or superior to the older kinds. 

 The labors of the Floricultural Society have brought about this result : 

 but for the severe trial to which the blooms are subjected for judgment, 

 these same seedlings would be undoubtedly sold out as the very crack 

 blooms of the season. 



Show of Pelargoniums at the July Exhibition of the London Horticultural 

 Society. — Not having space to give the reports of the monthly exhibitions 

 of the Horticultural Society, which would occupy 12 or 15 pages each, 

 we give our readers that portion of the July show which relates to the 

 show of Pelargoniums ; from this, cultivators will learn what are now es- 

 teemed the leading varieties : — 



" The splendor of the Pelargoniums formed no inconsiderable portion of 

 the attractions of the exhibition, and in point of color and perfection of 

 bloom, they were finer than at the previous meetings. In large specimens, 

 the collection from Mr. Cock was perfect with the exception of one j)lant, 

 the Queen of the Fairies, which was rather on the decline. The large 

 collections also from Mr. Catleugh and Mr. Gaines contained magnificent 

 specimens. Matilda, in the collection of the latter grower, was, from its 

 fine head of bloom, compactness, and symmetry of form, one of the most 

 perfect specimens we have seen. There has been an evident improvement 

 this season in the general appearance of the large collections, in conse- 

 quence of several of the old and worthless sorts having been discarded ; 

 this has given a superiority to this class of flowers, which is not lost upon 

 the public, and we trust to see tiiis reform carried further another year. 

 In the collections of smaller pelargoniums, we hope to see a much greater 

 improvement next year. We have noticed in this class some new and fine 

 varieties, and we have also observed some which, unfortunately, indicate 



