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tliein very fine, particularly Cinderella, glowing crimson tipped with white ; 

 Queen of Perpetuals, good, but scarcely equal to Orlando, which it resem- 

 bles in color; Cleopatra, very fine pale yellow ; Cheltenham Queen, white, 

 but not superior to Antagonist ; Arethusa, beautiful, fine formed, rich pur- 

 ple ; Isis, sulphur, tipped with orange, &c. &c. From Messrs. Hovey & 

 Co., about fifty blooms, among which were Punch, a superb flower, deep, 

 dark, velvety crimson, striped with white on the outer edges of the petals ; 

 Columbine, a novel fancy flower, buff shaded with sulphur, and tipped with 

 white ; Viscount Ressegeur, rich purple, tipped with white ; Orlando, fine 

 formed delicate peach ; also, a variety of roses, Salvia Rhodenwaldw ; new 

 scarlet Pelargoniums, Tom Thumb, and Nimrod, and bouquets. 



From J. M. Thorburn & Co., New York, a box of fine dahlias, among 

 which. Ultimatum, a rich scarlet, Beeswing, Marc Antony, fine yellow, 

 Cleopatra, Harlequin, scarlet, tipped with white, Asmodeus, and others 

 were fine. From P. Barnes, a variety of azaleas, cut flowers, and bouquets 

 of amaranth flowers. Fine Dahlias were also shown by J. Breck & Co., 

 W. B. Richards, (nearly one hundred,) J. Hovey, (about one hundred and 

 twenty,) N. Stetson, J. W. Mandell, J. Nugent, Jolm Parker, and J. L. L. 

 F. Warren ; Bouquets, &c., by W. Kenrick, R. West, and Mr. Warren. 



The following is the award of premiums on Dahlias, Messrs. Haggerston, 

 P. B. Hovey, Jr., and W. Mellen, judges in Division B, and Messrs. 

 Barnes, E. Allen, and A. Bowditch, judges in Division A and C : — 



DIVISION A. 



Premier Prize. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, a premium 



to W. Quant, of P 00 



The names as follows : — Widnall's Queen, Harlequin, Lady St. 

 Maur, Essex Triumph, Admiral Stopford, Fairy Queen, Lady 

 Antrobus, Antagonist, Victory of Sussex, Cleopatra, Bees- 

 wing, Mrs. Shelly. No competitor. 



Specimen Bloom. — For the best flower, Widnall's Queen, to J. 



Nugent, a premium of . . . . . . . . 4 00 



Specimen Blooms of Various Colors. — To Wm. Quant, a pre- 

 mium of $ 1 each, for Antagonist, white ; Widnall's Queen, 

 rose ; Miss Shelly, crimson ; Essex Triumph, dark ; Cleo- 

 patra, yellow ; Madame Chauviere, tipped, . . . . 6 00 

 To W. Meller, $ 1 each for Pet Rival, maroon ; Nonpareil, scar- 

 let, 2 00 



division b. 



Class L — Disqualified. 



Class H. — For the best twelve dissimilar blooms, viz., Silvia, 

 Cleopatra, Harlequin, Great Mogul, Paul Pry, Unique, Oddity, 

 Hero of Stonehenge, Preceptor, Viscount Ressegeur, Latour 

 I'Avergne, and Cheltenham Queen, to J. L. L. F. Warren a 



premium of . • . 5 00 



For the second best twelve dissimilar blooms, viz., Orlando, Stand- 

 ard of Perfection, Viscount Ressegeur, Nutwich, Lady Harland, 



