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severance in decorating them anew with fresh flowers every few days 

 during the continuance of the Fair. One of her designs was the 

 most elaborate and finished that 1 have ever seen, and all exhibited 

 the great elements of proportion, harmony, and unity of conception 

 to such a degree as, to evince no less genius than originality and taste. 



The special exhibition of Roses and Dahlias on Monday, the 9th, 

 was not quite equal, in one particular, to the splendid show of last 

 year; there were not so many Roses, This was owing, in great 

 measure, to the fact that I had expressed a determination to postpone 

 the exhibition on account of the unpropitious weather. But though 

 there were not so many Roses, they were equally fine, and in this 

 respect have never been surpassed. The display of Dahlias exceeded 

 that of last or any other year, and I hope the same remark may be 

 made with equal truth at every succeeding exhibition. The first pre- 

 mium Dahlias were the most exquisite I ever saw ; the Roses were 

 surpassingly beautiful, and presented a sight which will long be re- 

 membered. If a person were about to make a small but choice col- 

 lection of Roses and Dahlias, I doubt whether the same number of 

 varieties of each of greater beauty could at present any where be 

 found ; and for the benefit of such I append a list of their names. 



Dahlias. — Prince Albert, Bragg's Star, Triumph de Magdeburg, 

 Toison d'Or, L'Empereur de Moroc, Sunbeam, Mont Blanc, Roi de 

 Pontille, Melanie Adam, Mrs. Shaw Lefevre, Sunset, Florence Dom- 

 bey. Rainbow, Madame Zahler, Victorina, Madame Wachey, Miss 

 Vyse, Richard Cobden, Miss Chaplin, War Eagle, Remembrancer, 

 Victoria Regina, Walter Hilson, Baron Treton. To this list others 

 might be added, but I will only mention Princess Radziwil the most 

 perfectly formed Dahlia I have ever seen. 



Roses. — Tea. Marguerite, Princess of Mecklenburg, Drummond, 

 Safrano, Frageoletta, Archduchesse Therese Isabelle, Triumphe du 

 Luxembourg, Yellow Tea, More's Lady Warender (a seedling of the 

 exhibiter). lie de Bourbon. Hermosa, Desgaches, Souvenir de la 

 Malmaison, Madame Desprez, Madame Bazenquet, Madame Neumaii 

 or Monthly Cabbage. Hybrid Perpetual. Jollande d'Arragon, Prince 

 Albert, Reine des Perpetuelles. Bengal. Cramoise Superieur or 



