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Hammersmith Dahlia Show. — Best twelve blooms : Fearless, Richard 

 Cobden, Serapli, Negro, Mrs. C. Bacon, Nonpareil, Mr. Seldon, Snowflake, 

 Scarlet Gem, Standard of Perfection, Duke of Wellington and Essex Tri- 

 umph, — to Mr. Cook. 



Shacklewell Horticultural Society. — Best twenty-four blooms: 

 R. Cobden, Mrs. Seldon, Negro, Duke of Wellington, Andromeda, Tliarnes 

 Bank Hero, Magnificent, Earl of Clarendon, Nonpareil, Mr. Seldon, Black 

 Prince, Snowflake, Princess Louise, Utilus, Miss Vyse, John Edwards, 

 Queen of Lilacs, Shylock, Fearless, Standard of Perfection, Seraph, Duke 

 of Cambridge, Essex Triumph and Queen of the East, — to Mr. Turner. 



Fancy Dahlias. — The following are twenty-four of the most successful 

 fancy varieties : Flying Dutchman, Striata perfecta, Conspicua, Comus, 

 Jeanette, La Rosiere, Candidate, Keepsake, Miss Blackmore, Comte de 

 Flandre, Elizabeth, Lady Grenville, Jenny Lind, Madame Wachy, Miss 

 Compton, Highland Chief, Picotee, Rainbow, Mrs. Shaw Le Fevre, Roi 

 de Pointelles, Master George Claj^ton, Miss Jane, Gasparine, Emperor of 

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Seedlings of 1850. — Those which have been awarded^^^^i class certifi- 

 cates are the following: — Julien, rose color. Queen of the Fairies, (fancy,) 

 purplish lake tipped witJi white. Turner's Pretty Polly, (fancy,) vermilion 

 tipped with white. Stein's Nil Desperandum, scarlet. Sir C. Napier, scarlet, 

 shaded with black. Hon. Mrs. Ashley, beautiful light tipped. Bragg's 

 Admiral, brilliant lilac, (superb.) Bushell's Coquille, carmine tipped with 

 white. Nepaulese Prince and Nepaulese Ambassador, both dark flowers. 

 Mrs. Hansard, chrome yellow, tipped with white. Others not described, but 

 which obtained certificates, are George Glenny, Summit of Perfection, 

 Hon. Mrs. Herbert, Regina, Ambassador, Carmine and Queen of Beauties. 



Mr. Turner, of Slough, whose excellent paper on the cultivation of tlie 

 dahlia will be found in our XHIth volume, (p. 229,) was the most successful 

 exhibitor, and gained a great number of the first prizes at various exhi- 

 bitions. 



Art. HL Exhibitions of HorticuUurai Societies. 



Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. — This society held its twen- 

 ty-second annual exhibition, on the 18th, 19th and 20th of September last, 

 at the Masonic Hall in Pliiladelphia. 



A large collection of plants was exhibited : — From the president, about 

 80 varieties, lialf of which were cacti. From J. Dundas, about 100 plants. 

 From R. Buist, nearly 400 pots of plants, including 30 cacti and upwards 

 of 50 hardy evergreens in pots. P. Mackenzie, 75 plants. J. D. Fulton, 

 50 plants. R. Kilvington, 50 plants, and smaller collections from other con- 

 tributors, in all probably nearly or quite one thousand plants. 



The floral designs were numerous, and, from tlie description, executed 

 with great taste. The display of flowers was about the same as in former 

 years. 



