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characterised them. In other respects these Societies 
have much to do before they ean produce anything like 
first-rate specimen plants. Of this exhibition the 
French daily papers do not speak in very glowing 
terms, and Galignani has the following observations 
upon it :—‘ The Exhibition is far from what we woul 
expect to see in a city like Paris, where the sale of 
plants is so great in every shape and form. "There are 
Several pots of flowers that seem to be placed merely to 
fill up vacant spaces, and ought not to have been ad- 
mitted. "The vegetables consisted of a few large Cauli- 
flowers, four overgrown Leeks, some Cos Lettuce, a 
Pumpkin of a peculiar sort, and the fruit of two good 
Melons for the season ; not a Strawberry, Cherry, or a 
Plum. The Society, if they wish future exhibitions of 
importance, st iderably improve and augment 
the different varieties, and exclude a deal of rubbish to 
which at present they allow a place.” Of fine specimen 
plants I saw but few, and even some of the best of 
these, especially the Ericas, had just arrived from 
England. Pelargoniums were as usual very numerous ; 
the intention seemed to be to present a blaze of bloom, 
no matter how many of the same kind; this the ex- 
posants certainly accomplished. “ Plenty and much” 
was the motto. As to individual excellence or fine- 
rown specimens, none were to be seen. There was but 
one collection of Roses ; it contained some of the finest 
varieties, but no pains had been taken to form hand- 
some plants. The Azaleas were numerous, and the 
collection of M. Lénichez very good. Calceolarias were 
numerous ; one lot, however, attracted universal at- 
tention ; it was that of M. Bondien, who had evidently 
turned to good account the knowledge he had acquired 
at a London nursery in preparing show plants. Nothing 
could exceed the beauty and fantastic colours of 
those he exhibited, which, by the way, were 
all English varieties. —M. Guerin shone in Chinese 
Pæonies, among which were four handsome seed- 
lings. — Messrs. Cels had a numerous collection 
of hot and greenhouse plants, among which were 
some fine, although not large specimens, especially 
Erica depressa, if and lishii ; Azalea 
variegata ; Pernettya angustifolia ; Zamia horrida and 
spiralis, Dion edule. Of Orchids there was but one 
collection, and that not so much blown as could have 
been wished: in it was Cattleya Pinelii, Schomburgkia 
multiflora, Gongora bufonis major, Stanhopea atro- 
purpurea and quadricornis, Oncidium phymatochilum, 
and Govenia Gardneri. The Neriums of M. Mabére 
were, as usual, very pretty. I think a good collection, 
if well.grown, could not fail to meet with admirers 
at English shows. The prizes, which were upon a 
liberal scale, were thus awarded :— 
Gold Medal, given by the Comte de Paris, for Hot- 
house Plants, to MM. Cels; given by the Duchesse de 
Nemours for new and rare Plants, to MM. Cels; 
given by the Lady Patronesses, for Ericas, to M. Pail- 
let; given by the Lady Patronesses, for Orchids, to M. 
Morel ; for Pelargoniums, to M. Chauviére. 
Large Silver Medal, given by the Princesse Ade- 
laide, for Azaleas, to M. Lénichez ; given by the Lux- 
emburg, for Calceolarias, to M. Bondieu. 
Second Silver Medal, for ditto, to M. Thibaut. 
Silver Medal, for Pelargoniums, to M. Thibaut ; for 
Erieas, to M. Deshayes ; for Hothouse Plants, to M. 
Souchet, fils ; for rare Plants, to M. Souchet, fils ; for 
Forced Roses, to M. René ; for Seedling Plants (Seed- 
ling Pzeonies of 1846, No. 1, fine large blush; 2, fine 
large bright rosy purple ; 3, light rosy violet), to M. 
Modeste Guerin; for Greenhouse Plants, to M. Jac- 
uin Ainé ; for Neriums, to M. Mabére ; for Bulbous 
Plants (Gladiolus), to M. Souchet, of Fontainebleau ; 
for Cinerarias, to M. Chauvidre. 
In the] collection of MM. Cels were several Echino- 
cacti, three or four species of Leucopogon, two species of 
Begonias from New Holland, Hydrangea altissima, a 
species of Gesnera from Jamaica, and of Franciscea 
from Buenos Ayres, 12 species of Oxylobium, species of 
Styphelia, species of Laurel from California, &c. &e.— 
In that of M. Paillet were Erica Beaumontia, Blanfor- 
diana, Cavendishii, eupressa, depressa, depressa rubra, 
elegans, Hartnelli, jasminiflora, mundula, mirabilis, 
odorata rosea, retorta major, tricolor, thunbergiana, ven- 
tricosa minor, v. superba and carnea, vestita coccinea 
and vasiflora. Among the Orchids of M. Morel were 
Brassia maculata major and brachiata, Myanthus 
cernuus, Cattleya Mossiee, Cyrtochilum Bietoniense, 
Oncidium flexuosum, leucochilum, pulvinatum, and uni- 
corne, Huntleya violacea, and Stanhopea oculata, 
besides those before mentioned.—In M. Chauviére’s 
collection of Pelargoniums were Hebe, Unit, Sir John 
Broughton, Symmetry, Prince Albert, Anais, Corona- 
tion, Nosegay, Lifeguardsman, Priory Queen, Werner, 
Oberon, Jubilee, Egbert, Enchantress, Jean d'Are, 
Murillo, Queen Victoria, Madame Cheveau, besides 
many French varieties.—Among the Azaleas of M. 
Lénichez were A. elata rubra flore pleno, coccinea 
grandiflora, lilifiora, phcenicea, Prince Albert, rosea 
grandiflora, variegata, lilacina triumphans, together 
with several showy open-ground varieties, and two 
splendid specimens of Kalmia latifolia.—Axmong the 
Caleeolarias of M. Bondieu were Queen of Beauties, 
Magicienne, Queen Victoria, Adonis, Queen of Scots, 
Prince Albert, Priory Queen, Lady Ann Chatteris, Staf- 
fordshire Rival, Fancy, Lady Hill, Mrs. Rutherford, 
and Target.——Among the Pzonies of M. Modeste 
Guerin were Reine des Francais, alba mutabilis, umbel- 
lata, odorata, grandiflora carnea pleno, and ligulata.— 
In the collection of Roses by M. René, w Comte de 
Paris, Chromacella, Madame Fries More ohanie, La 
Reine, Aimée Vibert, Mrs. Elliot, Fulgorie, Clémentine 
Seringe, Aubernon, Clementine Duval, 'rincesse 
Helene, Due d'Alengon, Comice de Seine et Marne, 
Souvenir de Malmai Mrs, t, Clara Syl- 
vain, and 60 or 70 other varieties. 
Societies. 
CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
May 15.—At this, the Spring Meeting, the specimens 
were not so numerous as on former occasions, but they 
were decidedly better grown. We shall mention the 
successful competitors, and the names of their plants. 
For shrubby greenhouse plants, the award, in the Nur- 
serymen’s department, was made to Messrs. Dickson 
and Co., who produced Statice macrophylla, Epaeris 
grandift Cytisus hybridus, and Kennedya 
glabrata, all well-grown. In the practical Gardeners’ 
department, a first prize was voted to Mr. Young, gr. 
to T. Oliver, Esq., for Chorozema varium, Kennedya 
monophylla, Elichrysum elegans, and Diosma uniflora ; 
and a second, to Mr. Cruickshank, gr. to Professor 
Dunbar, for Hovea Celsi, Kennedya glabrata, Puiltenza 
stricta, and Pultenæa glabrata. or Rhododendrons 
two premiums were given; the first to Mr. Thomson, 
gr. to W. E. H. Vere, Esq., for R. splendidum, and the 
next to Mr. Sleigh, gr. to A. Rutherfurd, Esq., for R. 
caucasicum album. For Fuchsias two awards were 
also made ; the one to Mr. Reid, gr. to J. Syme, Esq., 
for Lady Sale and Harris's Queen Victoria, and the 
other to Mr. Young, for Queen of Beauty and Colossus. 
Cape Heaths were admirable. Two premiums were 
awarded ; the first to Mr. Reid, for vestita alba, coc- 
cinea, ventricosa tricolor, and suaveolens ; and the next 
to Mr. Young, for E, Beaumontia, perspicua nana, 
vestita var., and nigricans. Few stove plants were pro- 
duced ; a premium was voted to Mr. Crocket, gr. to 
Col, Ferguson, for Justicia earnea, Franciscea Hopeana, 
and ZEschynanthus grandiflorus, all in fine flower. 
Chinese Azaleas were splendid. A first premium was 
igned to Mr. Cruickshank, for A. phcenicea spectn- 
bilis, and phoenicea rosea, and a second to Mr. Reid, for 
A. splendens and Hibbertii. Beautifully trained plants 
of Tropzeolum tricolorum attracted much attention, and 
premiums were voted to Mr. Foulis, gr. to G. M. Hen- 
derson, Esq., and to Mr. Sleigh. The Cinerarias made 
a brilliant appearance ; awards were made to Mr. 
Young, for Triumph, azurea grandiflora, Rival King, 
and Enchantress, and to Mr. Grieve, for Mair’s 
bicolor, Imperial blue, Macnabiana, and Rival King. 
"or admirable speci Cactus Jenki i, spe- 
ciosus, speciosissimus, and Alustinii, sent from King’s- 
meadows, near Peebles, a premium was voted to 
My. Cossar, gardener to Anne Lady Hay. There 
was a deficiency in the production of tropical Orchids ; 
an award was made to Mr. Thomson, gr. to Dr. Neill, 
for Trichopilia tortilis and Epidendrum aromaticum.— 
An Extra Medal was voted to Mrs. Haig, for a rich 
collection of exotics sent for exhibition, including 
Cattleya Mossiæ superba, Gloxinia albida, and trays 
filled with Cacti and Pelargoniums.—Another Medal 
was voted to Messrs. Dickson and Co., for a collection 
of plants, including Tropseolum azureum, Bouvardia 
flava, Siphocampylus coccineus and cordatus, an 
Fuchsia serratifolia.—Honorary awards, as marks of 
approbation, were also made as follows:—To Messrs. 
J. Dickson and Sons, for fine Calceolarias, a specimen 
of Leianthus nigrescens, and a very large Erica florida 
(41 feet high, and 10 feet in circumference.) To Messrs. 
Carstairs and Kelly, for Pimelea spectabilis, Oxalis 
Steerii, and several seedling Caleeolarias. To Messrs. 
P. Lawson and Son, for Pentstemon ccruleus, a new 
species raised from seed received from the Rocky 
Mountains, and seedling plants of Salisburia adianti- 
folia. To Mr. Blair, gr. to the Earl of Roslyn, for cut 
specimens of 28 varieties of damask and white Rhodo- 
dendrons, together with the rare R. anthopogon of 
Nepaul. To Mr. Gibson, gr. to J. M. Hog, Esq., for 
seedling Cinerarias. To Mr. Macnaughton, gr. to J. 
Wauchope, Esq., for greenhouse plants, and a basket of 
the Albert Early Pea; and to Mr. Young, gr. to Mrs. 
H. N. Ferguson, for a basket of Keen's Seedling Straw- 
berry. The thanks of the meeting were voted to 
W. Hunt, Esq., of Pittenerieff, for seedling Calceolarias. 
To W. Cushnie, Esq., Malta Green, for Azalea phoe- 
nicea alba ; and to W. Aitchison, Esq., for a basket of 
American Newtown Pippins, in excellent preservation. 
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Country Shows- 
Amateur Tulip Society, May 19.—This, the third 
annual exhibition, took place at the Horns Tavern, 
Kennington, on which occasion about 20 stands 
of Tulips were exhibited, 12 stands being placed for 
competition. The award of the judges was as follows : 
Ist prize, to the Hon. and Rev. R, Wilson, for Optimus, 
Surpass Salvator Rosa, Aglaia, Cerise Belle forme, Po- 
lyphemus, Incomparable de Lisle, David, Rose Charlotte, 
Junius Brutus; 2, to S. Sanders, Esq., for Darius, 
Gen. Bonneval, Aglaia, Princess Royal, Polyphemus, 
New Byblomen, Triumph Royal, Junius Brutus, 
de Boufflers ; 3, to C. Williams, -Esq., for Sidney, Tri. 
umphe Royal, Belle Actrice, New Byblomen, Prince 
Albert, Cerise Belle forme, Violet Blondeau, Rose Bril- 
liant, Abererombie; 4, to J. Bushell, Esq., for Lord 
Hawke, Aglaia, Platoff, Triumph Royale, Polyphemus, 
Rubens, Optimus, Triumphe de Lisle, Claudiana. An 
extra prize for the best Tricolor was awarded to Mr. 
Venables, for Smith's Duke of Wellington ; and a prize 
for the best Seedling was obtained by Mr. Crook, for a 
Rose broken in 1845. We understand that Mr. Groom 
has given notice that at the next annual exhibition he 
should present a bulb of his fine Byblomen Victoria, 
Regina, to the owner of the best pan of flowers; Mr. 
Goldham and Mr. J. F. Holmes, in a similar spirit, 
offered Pandora and Lalla Rookh to the owners of the 
2d and 3d pans respectively ; these prizes to be in ad- 
dition to the Society's usual awards. 
Cheltenham Horticultural Society, April 27. — At 
this, the first of the five exhibitions to be held this 
season, the following prizes were awarded :—Awriculas 
5 varieties) : 1, Mr. Pipe ; 2, Mr. Hodges, for Page's 
Champion, Hughes’s Pillar of Beauty, Popellwell's Con- 
queror, Miller's Conspieua, and Hodge's Black Prinee. 
— Polyanthuses (4 varieties): 1, Mr. Hodges, for Buck’s 
George the Fourth, Williamson's Mango, Stead's Tele- 
graph, and Nicholson’s King.—Hyacinths (6 varieties): 
1, Mr. Hodges, for David Malcolm, Heroine, Mehemet 
Ali, Prince of Waterloo, Grand Vidette, and Queen Ade- 
laide.— Stove and Greenhouse Plants : 1, Mr. Hodges, 
for Acacia pulchella, Eutaxia myrtifolia, Pimelea de- 
cussata rosea, Tropeolum tricolorum grandiflorum, 
Rhododendron fulgidum, Corrsea speciosa, C. s. major, 
Cytisus racemosus, Erica carinata, E. vestita fulgida, 
E. v. coccinea; 2, Mr. Arnott, for Euphorbia fulgens, 
Chorozema elegans, Achimenes picta, Rhododendron 
arboreum rubrum, Boronia pinnata, Genista canariensis, 
Cineraria Arnotts Superb Purple, Erica vernix coc- 
cinea, Polygala oppositifolia, Kalmia alba.— Six Plants: 
1, Mr. Hodges, for Acacia pulchella, Hovea Celsi, Eu- 
taxia myrtifolia, Erica vestita rosea, E. v. pallida, E. v. 
carnea ; 2, Mr. Arnott, for Columnea Schiedeana, Pi- 
melea lanata, Boronia serrulata, Leschenaultia Baxteri, 
Erica Wilmorei, and Leschenaultia formosa. 
Handsworth and Lozells Floral and Horticultural 
Society.—This was the first exhibition for the season, 
‘Thevnttetid 3 plenam jd 
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backwardness of the spring, the show was an excellent 
one. The following prizes were awarded: AMATEURS?” 
Crass.—Orchids : 1, Cattleya intermedia, A. Kenrick, 
Esq., who also sent Burlingtonia venusta and Oncidium 
luridum. Stove Plants: 1, Euphorbia splendens, A. 
Kenrick, Esq. Greenhouse Plants: 1, Pimelea spec- 
tabilis, A. Kenrick, Esq. į 2, Epacris grandiflora, W. 
dwards, Esq. ; 3, Chorozema varium nanum, W. Ed- 
wards, Esq. Ericas: 1, E. seariosa, W. H. Gem, Esq. 5 
2, E. gracilis, Mr. W. Denham. Camellias: 1, A. 
Kenrick, Esq., for double white. Pelargoniums: 1, 
Coronation, W. H. Gem, Esq. oses in Pots: 1, 
Prince’s Nelson, A. Kenrick, Esq. ; 2, Yellow Noisette, 
W. H. Gem, Esq. Cacti: 1, Epiphyllum Jenkinson, J. 
Turner, Esq. -Azaleas: 1, Indica alba, Mr. W. Den- 
ham. Cinerarias: 1, Zuriel, W. Edwards, Esq. ; 2, 
Grandis, A. Kenrick, Esq. Hardy Shrubs: 1, Hybrid 
Rhododendron, A. Kenrick, Esq. Hardy Climbers : 
1, Clematis azurea grandiflora, Mr. Sherriff, Auriculas > 
Premier prize, Mary Ann, Mr. W. Brown.  Green- 
edged: 1, Olivers Lovely Ann, Mr. A. Paul; 2, 
Colonel Taylor, Mr. W. Brown ; 3, Page’s Champion, 
Mr. A. Paul. Grey-edged: 1, Fletcher’s Mary Ann, 
Mr. A. Paul ; 2, Ne Plus Ultra, Mr. W. Brown ; 3, 
Conqueror of Europe, Mr. A. Paul. White-edged : 1, 
Taylor's Glory, Mr. A. Paul; 2, Wood's Delight, Mr. 
W: Brown; 3, Lord Chancellor, Mr. W. Brown. 
Selfs: 1, Othello, Mr. W. Brown; 2, Seedling, Mr. 
W. Brown ; 3, Metropolitan, Mr, W. Brown.| Alpines : 
1, Seedling, Mr. W. Brown ; 2, Seedling, Mr. A. Paul. 
Polyanthuses : Premier prize, George the Fourth, J. 
Turner, Esq. Dark-ground: 1, George the Fourth, 
Mr. W. Brown. Nourserymen.—Stove Plants: 1, 
Amaryllis Johnsoni, Mr. H. Pope. Greenhouse Plants = 
1, Chorozema varium, Mr. J. Cruickshank ; 2, Epacris 
autumnalis, Messrs. Popeand Sons. Ericas: 1, E. Will- 
morei, Mr. J. Cruickshank ; 2, E. florida campanulata, 
Messrs. Pope and Sons. zaleas: 1, Azalea rosea, 
Mr. J. Coudrey. Alpines : 1, Seedling, Mr. J. Fleteher. 
Polyanthuses : Premier prize, George the Fourth, Mr. 
. Pope.  Dark-ground: j, George the Fourth ; 
2, Alexander; 3, Park's Lord Nelson, Mr. H. Pope. 
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Ipswich Flower Show.—At this, the annual exhibition 
of Auriculas and Polyanthuses, the following prizes 
were awarded: 1, to Mr. Kerredge, for Kerredge’s 
Laura and Suffolk Hero; 2, to Mr. Woolard, for 
Hodge’s Britannia and Woolard’s Superb ; 3, to Mr. 
Shreeve, for Waterhouse’s Conqueror of Europe and 
Oliver’s Lovely Ann. White Edge: Mr. Barker, for 
Wild’s Bright Phosbus and Townsend’s Lady Duncan ; 
Self: Mr. Kerredge, for Lady Sale; Seedling : Mr. 
Woolard, for Sir Robert Sale. Polyanthuses + Mr. 
Wood, for Suffolk Farmer; Seedling : Mr. Wood, for 
Prince Albert. DM 
Mansfield Florieultural Society, April 21.—This was 
the first meeting for the season. Auriculas : Premier 
