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mond's alpha, Stone's yellow perfection, Springfield's rival major, Widnall's 

 perfection. Countess of Torrington, giraflfe, and Widnall's conductor. The 

 first pan of twenty-four dahlias consisted of the following varieties : — Stone's 

 perfection, metropolitan perfection, King Otho, topaz, Rienzi, Cambridge hero, 

 Foster's Eva, Suffolk hero. Sir W. Scott, Countess of Orkney, beauty of 

 Dulwich, ledling, beauty of Kingscole, Sir Henry Fletcher, Miss Elphinston, 

 Hon. Mrs. Harris, criterion, Springfield's rival, Dod's Mary, Duke of Mid- 

 dlesex's rival, Girling's ruby, W. conductor, giraffe, and Duke of Devon- 

 shire. The second pan of twenty-four dahlias consisted of the following va- 

 rieties : — Metropolitan perfection, sterling gold, Neptune, Sulphurea elegans. 

 Countess of Torrington, Hon. Mrs. Harris, Mrs. Broadwood, beauty of Dul- 

 wich, lilac perfection. Lady Dartmouth, Suffolk hero, queen of dahlias, Gir- 

 ling's ruby, Countess of Moreton, Hadleigh champion, Corinne, Springfield's 

 rival, Bride of Abydos, Dr. Halley, Sir H. Fletcher, King of the Whites, 

 Knight's victory, gem. Lord Lyndhurst. The pan of dahlias which obtained 

 the first extra prize for twenty-four varieties contained : — Hon. Mrs. Harris, 

 alpha, Springfield's major, conqueror, giraffe. Sir. W. Scott, Dod's Mary, 

 Springfield's rival, criterion, Oxoniensis, Lady Borer, W. conductor, Metro- 

 politan perfection, buff, Allen's flora, topaz. Lad}' Dartmouth, crimson perfec- 

 tion, Shakspeare, rival Sussex, Picta formosissima. Lady Mary, and Sir H. 

 Fletcher. The pan of dahlias to which was awarded the second extra prize, 

 for twenty-four varieties, consisted of Countess of Orkney, Rienzi, topaz, beauty 

 of Kingscote, giraffe. Sir Walter Scott, Foster's Eva, metropolitan perfection, 

 Springfield's rival, Mrs. Broadwood, Girling's ruby. Lord Lyndhurst, Hon. 

 Mrs. Harris, Stone's perfection, Suffolk hero, Widnall's perfection, Dod's 

 Mary, JefFery's triumphant, criterion, Ansell's unique. Lady Dartmouth, Mar- 

 ques of Lothian, rival Sussex, Hon. Mrs. Ashley. (^Hull and East Riding Times, 

 Sept. 7.) 



Conisboroitgh Horticidtural Society. — August 27. The productions gaining 

 the prizes at this meeting were not named. (^Gard. Gaz., Sept. 22.) 



Doncaster Horticultural Society. — This was the first meeting of the Society, 

 and the show was a very good one. (Ibid., May 19.) 



Pontefract Horticultural Society. — Sept. 27. This was principally for fruit. 

 Sampton Carnation Show. — Aug. 30. The flowers were excellent. 

 Halifax Horticultural Society. — August 8. The display of fruit and 

 vegetables was very fine and tempting, considering the lateness of the season. 

 (^Gard. Gaz., Aug. 25.) 



Grand Floricultural and Horticidtural Exhibition in the Museum Gardens, 

 Hidl. — Aug. 30. Arrived within the iron gates, our attention was first 

 drawn to a very elegant floral device, supported by a wooden framework, 

 fixed inside the gate, which presented the inscription, " Success to Horticul- 

 ture," beautifully executed in flowers. Above this were the letters " V. R.," 

 surmounted by an elegant floral crown, composed of dahlias of every variety 

 of shade. The next object worthy of remark was a new fountain, presented 

 by Mr. Bradwell of Hull, and only placed in the gardens a few days since : 

 it is of a very elegant construction, and delighted the spectators by throwing 

 to a great height a stream of water which fell into the reservoir in which it 

 is fixed. A few yards further on stood a smaller fountain, which was presented 

 to the institution by Mr. Walker. 



We are now arrived at the spacious marquee, the property of the Beverley 

 and East Riding Society, which, on this occasion, was the great centre of 

 attraction ; the beautiful flowers and plants being there exhibited. Over the 

 entrance was suspended another elegant decoration, the word " Flora," in 

 large letters, composed entirely of flowers, and extremely appropriate to the 

 situation in which it was placed, the entrance to a floral temple. This spacious 

 erection, which was 136 ft. long, and 32 ft. broad, was, during the whole of 

 the day, filled with admiring spectators. A series of tables extended along 

 the middle, from end to end ; and these were occupied by a splendid collec- 

 tion of stove, green-house, hardy, orchideous, and annual plants. Tables 



