Foreign J\*otices. — En^-land. 415 



First Prize. — Twenty-four blooms. To S. Davpy, Tor Beauty 

 of Redwith, Nicholas Nifklehy, Ainato, Avon Vale, Rival, Chinese, 

 President of the West, IJeaury of the Plain, Argo, Pickwick, Cas- 

 tanila, Dodil's Mary, Rin^^leader, Grace Darling, Lady Middlcton, 

 Panipliii's Blooinsbury, Monarch, Eva, i\!arquis of Lothian, Virgin 

 Queen, Francis, Lee':^ Blooni.sbnry, and Royal Standard. 



Einliracinir, as these do, the first stands of the several societies, 

 pome estimation may be formed of the real merits of the dahlias 

 ■which have been amonjr the successful flowers. The varieties which 

 appear to have been most successful are ^Liid of Bath, Andrew Ho- 

 fer, l^ee's Blooinsbury, Pampiin's Bloomsbury, Optime, Phenome- 

 non, Grace Darlln:r, \Vidnall's Ecli|)se, Le Grand Bandine, Wheel- 

 er's Maria, Lady Miildleton, Pickwick, President of the West, Con- 

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Royal Standard, yellow Defiance, Burnham Hero, Beauty of the 

 Plain, Bree's Rosa, and Jones's Francis; — thirty-six kinds. Maid of 

 Bath, Andrew Hofer, Lee's Blooinsbury, Grace Darling, AVidnall's 

 Eclipse, and Le Grand Baudine, are in nearly every prize stand. 



Nearly all the latter thirty-six kinds have been grown the past sea- 

 son in the collections of our dahlia amateurs and nurserymen. But 

 owing to the late season at which the plants were imported, and the 

 consequent weakness from a three or four weeks' voyage, very few 

 of them have flowered so as to ascertain their real merits. Wheel- 

 er's Maria, Maid of Bath, Lady Middleton, Bree's Rosa, and Le 

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Stand nearly as high as many of the new varieties, the two first ap- 

 pearing in nearly all the finest stands of all the various classes of 

 prizes. This information we hope will induce amateurs to hold on 

 ■U|)on these excellent flowers, and not give them up to make |)Iace for 

 a new one of whose pro|)erties they know nothing, or at least nothing 

 under the eflects of our clinuite, which varies materially the beauty 

 of many kinds, from what we can judge by the nundjer of prizes 

 they have gained in England. Lewisham Rival, which many ama- 

 teurs, after a trial of two years, are about to aive up, seems to have 

 been more successful than any other white flower; this somewhat 

 astonishes us, as we have never been able ourselves, nor have any 

 of onr friends, to succeed in securing a perfect specimen, without an 

 eye; it invariably comes hollow. Virgin Queen is thought a better 

 flower by some of our good dahlia judges; l>nt it has not irained 

 scarcely a prize this year. We trust our dahlia growers will give 

 Lewisham Rival a fair trial of anolher year. 



The several societies which offered prizes for Seedlings have 

 been very careful in awarding their [)remiums. At the Salt Hill, 

 the following is the report in regard to these, which wecopy entire: — 



Fifth Class. — Seedlings of 1840, (thirry-three entries,) four 

 blooms of each variety. 1. A silver cup, value £5, to Mr. VVi.lnall, 



