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medal for the following new varieties : — Rosy Circle, Orion, Hebe's Lip, 

 Othello, Adolphus, Hindoo, Gigantic, Queen Pomare, Arabella, Isabella, 

 Margaret, and Competitor. — Mr. Gaines obtained the silver gilt medal, and 

 among the best and newest of his flowers were Hector, Medusa, Duchess 

 of Leinster, Pamela, Arabica, and Pompey. — Mr. Catleugh received the 

 large silver; Hector, Rosetta Superb, Pearl, Orion, Aggripina, and Ma- 

 gog, were the most conspicuous for novelty and beauty. This class, which 

 is the most interesting of any, merits much better support than it has 

 hitherto received from the nurserymen ; Mr. Beck is the only grower who 

 has supported it in the true spirit in which it originated ; his collection con- 

 sisted entirely of new flowers, either of his own raising, or with one or 

 two superior sorts selected from the new and successful seedlings of others. 

 A mutual advantage between amateurs and nurserymen promised to arise 

 from the establishment of this class ; the purchaser would see what was 

 coming out, and the seller afforded an opportunity of exhibiting that which 

 he had to dispose of. We are borne out in these remarks by the catalogues 

 annually published, containing long lists of new varieties, and it is from 

 these lists we expect to see Class A suplied. For pelargoniums, in collec- 

 tions of 12 varieties in 8-inch pots, Mr. Cock, in the amateur's class, re- 

 ceived the gold Banksian medal for the following fine and well-grown 

 varieties : — Duchess of Leinster, Orion, Repeal, Queen Aggripina, Rosy 

 Circle, Hector, Shield of Achilles, Sir R. Peel, Katinka, Emma, Rosetta, 

 and Duke of Cornwall. To Mr. Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Esq., 

 was awarded the silver gilt, in whose collection Duke of Cornwall, Erec- 

 tum, Aurora, and Priory Queen were the best. Mr. Coysh, gardener to 

 R. Hudson, Esq., received the large silver medal ; these plants were grown 

 short with abundance of bloom. Mr. Staines received the silver Knightian, 

 and the silver Banksian medal was awarded to Mr. Moseley. In the nur- 

 serymen's class, Mr. Dobson received the gold Banksian for Marcus, Mus- 

 tee, Rosy Circle, Pulchellum, Isabella, Ragged Robin, Mark Antony, Pau- 

 line, Zenobia, Orion, Matilda, and Margaret. To Mr. Catleugh was awarded 

 the silver gilt, and to Mr. Gaines the large silver for their respective collec- 

 tions. — For pelargoniums, in collections of 6 varieties, in l2-inch pots, Mr. 

 Cock received the large silver medal, and to Mr. Slowe the silver Knightian 

 was awarded ; and Mr. Gaines received the large silver for his collection in 

 the nurserymen's class. [Gard. Chron. 1846, pp. 407 to 409.) 



[Owing to the extreme length of the report, we are compelled to omit 

 the exhibition of fruit till our next. — EJ.] 



Art. II. Domestic Notices. 



Veronica specibsa. — This new species will flower beautifully turned out 

 into the flower bed, and grow robust. Try one so. — Yours, G. C. T., 

 Astoria, N. Y., June, 1846. 



