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few beautiful new things; the wards were, moreover, strictly just. The 

 competitors of camellias were Messieurs Cels, Courtois, Durand, Gontiers, 

 Hardy, Margottin, Paillet, and Souchet ; for rhododendrons, Messieurs. 

 Durand, Gu^rin, and the Barons James and Salomon de Rothschild; for 

 azaleas, Durand and Margottin. It was expected that the Ahb6 Berl^ze, 

 so well known by his splendid " Monographic dn genre Camellia," would 

 have been among the exhibitors ; his collection was considered the finest 

 private one in Paris ; it appears, however, that he has, within the last 

 week, disposed of it to the proprietors of the new winter-garden of the 

 Champs Elysees for the sum of 1200/. The gold medal for the finest gen- 

 eral collection of camellias was awarded to Mr. Paillet, who is one of the 

 best Parisian growers. In his collection were some fine large plants from 

 six to eight feet high, especially delicatissima, alba fenestrata, Clowesiana, 

 Chandleri, Henri Favre, picturala, imbricata alba, and Wardii de Floy ; 

 among the smaller plants : Cockii, imbricata rubra, Gousonia, Lineata, 

 Queen Victoria, magniflora plena, Reevesii, eximia, and Chandleri elegans, 

 were conspicuous for their perfection of form or color ; but the gem of this 

 collection was Preniland, a most beautiful cupped flower, large, very dou- 

 ble, and the color a delicate pink ; to which may be added Marguerite de 

 Gouillon and Pirzio, two pencilled flowers of great beauty. Mr. Souchet 

 gained the gold medal for the finest collection of new varieties ; among 

 them I noticed two or three of extraordinary beauty, and perfectly distinct 

 from any thing yet out. 1 regret not being able to give the names or num- 

 bers ; they were almost entirely without either. The flower which was 

 most admired was of a pale pink, rather veined and regularly bordered 

 white ; it was large, of good substance, and double, and no camellia grower 

 will be without it ; another was in the way of miniata, but far better ; an- 

 other like Lord Ker, but the stripe more distinct. He also gained the 

 second prize for a general collection. The plants were not large, but well 

 blown, particularly imbricata rubra, Marguerite Gouillon, Henri Favre, 

 Juliana, Augustina superba, Colvilli, King, Decus Italicum, picturata, 

 Lord Ker, Chandleri, Duchesse d'Orl^ans, and Queen Victoria. Prizes 

 were also awarded to Messrs. Courtois and Goutier. The silver medal for 

 rhododendrons was awarded to Mr. Grison, gr. to Baron Salomon de Roths- 

 child, for a large collection of well grown plants, among which I noticed 

 Smithii elegans. Lady Warrender, Duchess of Wurtemberg, speciosum, 

 &c. ; the only thing wanting was a greater diversity of color. The second 

 prize was awarded to Mr. Gu^rin, for a smaller collection ; his plants of 

 Smithii roseum, Lady Warrender, formosissimum, and superbum, were 

 every thing that could be wished. It was evidently too early for azaleas. 

 The silver medal was gained by Mr. Margottin ; his best flowers were 

 Smithii coccinea, variegata, liliflora, Youngii, and lilacina triumphans. 

 The second prize was awarded to Mr. Durand, for a small collection, con- 

 sisting of coccinea grandiflora, variegata. Orange pink, liliflora alba, Ma- 

 zeppa, phoenicea, Danielsii, and two or three others ; to which he added 

 about twenty varieties of A. pontica, of no particular merit. ( Gard. Chron. 

 1846, p. 206.) 



