44 G Foreign Jfotices. — England. 



of Cambridge, for Princess Royal, (raised by Mr. Hudson,) a beau- 

 tiful striking new variety, eround cohir sulpbur tipped with rosy 

 purple, and fine fortii. 2. Mr. Sparry, De])ford, for Conqueror of 

 the Plain, dark maroon, occasionally sliaded wi?h purple, unrivalled 

 form, iuid possessing great depth of petrds. 3. Mr. Jeffries, of Ips- 

 wich, for Ivady Harland, a good useful lilac. 4. Mr. Dodds, of Sal- 

 isiiiiry, for Far.ny Dodds, a fine circular yellow. 5. Mr. Hohinson, of 

 Sh(.ftield,for a white tipped with hriiiht crimson, striking; [letal a little 

 too large. 6. Mr. Silverlock, of Chichester, for Candiilate, a dark 

 purple of good quality. 7. Messrs. Brown, for Marquis of Lands- 

 dovvne, shaded salmon, full sized flower, of great depth. 8. Rev. 

 €. Fawcitt, for Hon. Mrs. Abbott, lilac. 9. Buck & Smith, Isling- 

 ton. 



Sixth Class. — Seedlings of 1841, (thirty-six entries,) one bloom 

 of each variety. 1. Silver cup, value £5, to Mr. Turrill, for a dark 

 flower. 2. Messrs. Brown, white, tipped with rose. 3. Mr. Stein, 

 for a dark variety. 4. E. Davis, Bath, for a dark niaroon. 5. Mr. 

 Howe, for a jiromisinij white. 6 and 7. Messrs. Brown, for two 

 good flowers, one a scarlet and one a rose. 



Messrs. Hedley & Sons, Cattleugh, Wildman, Ansell, Sparry, 

 Gaines, Neville, an<l others, have also raised seedlings, some of 

 which are said to be very good flowers. The great dece|)tion which 

 has been jiractised in growini: seedling dahlias has awakened the 

 attention of floricultural societies to the im[iortance of guarding 

 against such imjiosiiion as far as jiossible, for the future, and we are 

 glad to see that the Caledonian Horticultural Society of Scotland 

 refused to give a single premium, although there were nine compet- 

 itors for the prize. 



From this information, condensed after the laborions task of read- 

 ing tnore than fifty quarto pages of the finest ty|)e, we trust our 

 xJahlia cultivators will lie enabled to learn all that they may wish in 

 relation to new dahlias; and careful attention to the above v\ill afibrd 

 them the means of selecting fine sorts only for planting next season. 

 — £J. 



Exhibilion of the London HorticitJlural Society. — At page 3G9, we 

 gave some account of the great exhibition of this society at the Cliis- 

 vvick gardens, the 15th of May. The great length to which the 

 report was extended rendered it necessary for us to condense it as 

 much as possible, and omit such as was the least interesting. Believ- 

 ing a similar account of the exhibition of the lOih of July would be 

 read with equal gratification, we have been awaiting an ojiportunity 

 to give some account of it, but have been prevented for want of 

 room. As we are now bringing llie j>resent volume to a close, and 

 as it is mostly devoted to reports, we shall seize the op|)ortunity to 

 present it at this time. We comment! the re])ort to all our floral 

 friends: it is a rich treat to peruse; for next to the j)Ossession of such 

 fine specimens as are ))icturpd to our minds, is the gratification de- 

 rived from reading any thiuir in relation to their great beauty. What 

 will our green-house cultivators say to such sjiecimens of Leche- 

 liaultm forniosa as are mentioned below.? V\ill they, after reading 

 this, allow such weak and puny plants as we usuall}' see to find a 

 place in their collections.? The same ii;ay be said in relation lo pe- 



