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grow the best of fruits; the warm, glowing-, and diversified produc- 

 tions of Flora, are in a very great degree attributable to those profuse 

 exhibitions and the free awariJs of this Society. 



As our past etibrts have produced such choice results, let us still 

 go onward: we have yet much to accomplish, and hope for even 

 grander achievements in every branch of our professiou, from the 

 garden of the cottager to the domain of the miUionare. 



Your Committee desire to s}teak in the most flattering terms of the 

 unity of purpose in every contributor, all seeming to have only one 

 point in view, and that the general good and satisfaction of all: to 

 all of whom your Committee desire to return their sincere obliga- 

 tions for their profuse contributions. They also tender their ac- 

 knowledgments to the tasteful and intelligent ladies who so artisti- 

 cally entwined the wreaths and so beautifully arranged the gems of 

 Flora. 



An unusual number of pot plants were exhibited by various ama- 

 teur gentlemen and nurserymen, the names of which are given entire 

 in the report. The exhibition of dahlias, roses, &c., was as fol- 

 lows: — 



Dahlias. — By Henry A. Dreer: — the premium for the best 20 va- 

 rieties consisted of Argo (Widnall's,) Coronation (Elphinstone's,) 

 Colossus (Brown's.) Countess of Torrington, Defiance (Horwood's,) 

 Duchess of Richmond, Fisherton Champion (Srpul)l)'s,) Grace Darl- 

 ing (Dodd's,) Hero of Tippecanoe, Kin^■scote Rival, Lady Ba- 

 thurst, Lady Webster (Knight's,) Miss Percival, Marshal Soult, 

 ISorth Star, Ne Plus Ultra (Widnall's,) Perfection (Mackenzie's,) 

 Reliance (Widnall's,) Striata formosissima, ami Uni(pie (Ansell's.) 



By Gerhard Schmitz: — The premium for the next best 20 varieties, 

 Argo (Widnall's,) Fanny (Heiskill's,) Glory of Plymouth, Hero of 

 Tippecanoe, Independence (Dennis',) Lord Morpeth, INliss Carpen- 

 tier (Schmitz's,) Miss Percival, Madonna (Stanford's,) Marshal 

 Soult (Elphinstone's,) Princess Victoria (Widnall's,) Ringleader 

 (Wilmer's,) Seedlinif 1840 large purpde, Seedling 1840 pure white 

 cupped, Seedling 1840 cupped pure white tipped with rose, Seedling 

 1840 large purple, Seedling 1341 white, t)eautifully tipjjed with rose, 

 Striata formosissima, Unique (Ansell's,) and Reliance (Widnall's.) 



By William Sinton, gardener to Gen. Patterson: — The premium 

 for the liest ten varieties by amateurs: Hero of Tippecanoe, Kings- 

 cote Rival, Marshal Soult, Miss Percival, Ne Plus Ultra, Perfection 

 (^lackenzie's,) Quilled Perfection, Reliance, Thomas Clarkson, and 

 Unique (Ansell's.) 



By Robert S. English: — The premium for the next best 10 varie- 

 ties by amateurs: Lady Deacon, Mrs. Rushton (Buist's,) Nicholas 

 Nickleby, Pickwick (Carmark's,) Pride of Sussex, Purple Perfection 

 (Si;hmitz's,) Quilled Perfection (Brown's,) Striata formosissima, 

 Sufi:olk Hero, and yellow Defiance (Cox's.) 



There were other and splendid collections shown, but (as the con- 

 tributors belonged to the Conmiittee of Arrangements,) they were 

 not offered in competition. 



Extensive varieties were also furnished by the following confrihu- 

 tors, viz: General Patterson, Robert Buist, D. liaudreth & Fulton, 



