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crimson, 1. J. Richardson, Esq., for Suffolk hero; Salmon, 1. and 2. Mr. Ed- 

 wards's Etonia; Lilac, 1. J. Richardson, Esq., for lilac perfection; bronze, 1. 

 J. Richardson, Esq., for Brown's bronze; orange, 1. J. Richardson, Esq., for 

 Sir Walter Scott; Light purple, L Mr. Edwards's beauty of Beaufort; BufF, 

 1. S. Tuke, Esq., for Sir Robert Peel; Light crimson, I. and 2. Mr. C. Aspi- 

 nall's Springfield rival; Primrose, or sulphur, 1. Joseph Buckle, Esq., for 

 Sulphiirea elegans ; Puce, or dark purple, I. W. H. Hearon, Esq., for purple 

 perfection ; Blush, 1. and 2. \V. H. Hearon, Esq., for conqueror of Europe ; 

 Dark scarlet, L Admiral Preston, for alpha; Light ground mottled, 1. Mr. 

 Etches's Dod's Mary; Dark ground tipt light, 1. H. Baines, Esq., Bell Hall, 

 for Levick's incomparable ; Light ground tipt dark, L the Dean of York, for 

 the Queen ; Dark ground striped, L and 2. Mr. Robinson's Mrs. Harris; Light 

 ground striped, 1. H. Baines, Esq., for Bishop of Winchester; Shaded, of any 

 colour, 1. Mr. Edwards's Duchess of Montrose; Globe, 1. and "2. Mr. R, 

 Bearpark's globe crimson; best seedling of 1837-8, L Mr. Edwards. Best 

 tray of 36 blooms, open for dealers only : Mr. J. Edwards, for Dod's Mary, 

 Countess of Morton, Duke of Devonshire, Springfield major, Salmon's perfec- 

 tion, Addison, Sir Henry Fletcher, Widnall's perfection, King .Harold, Lord 

 Byron, conqueror of Europe, Miss Cooper, Sulphiirea elegans. Stone's per- 

 fection, Middlesex rival, Suffolk hero, alpha, Ansell's unique, Conducta, 

 royal standard, beauty of Kingscourt, Knight's victory. Marquess of North- 

 ampton, Rienzi, reliance, Etonia, purple perfection, Countess of Radnor, Sir 

 Walter Scott, York and Lancaster, Miss Johnson, Springfield rival, maid of 

 Judah, Duchess of Montrose, crimson perfection, and rector of Ackworth. 

 Best tray of 24 blooms, for gentlemen's gardeners : Mr. Metcalfe, gardener to 

 Mrs. Thompson, for Springfield rival, Corunna, Harris's conqueror, con- 

 queror of Europe, Vicar of Wakefield, Marchioness of Tavistock, Marquess 

 of Lothian, Dod's Mary, Stone's yellow perfection. Miss Scroope, queen, 

 Mrs. Harris, Bride of Abydos, ci'imson perfection, Duchess of Sutherland, 

 Queen of Selwood, Countess of Morton, Lady King, Stuart Wortley, the 

 gem, Girling's ruby, Levick's Shannon, and Clio perfecta. Best tray of 18 

 blooms, for amateurs : J. Richai'dson, Esq., for conqueror of Europe, Spring- 

 field major, the gem, Jeffries's triumphant, Springfield rival, beauty of Dul- 

 wich, Marquess of Lothian, Sulphiirea elegans, Harris's conqueror, Suffolk 

 hero, lilac perfection. Sir Walter Scott, Dr. Halley, king of whites, hero of 

 Wimbourne, Levick's triumphant, Dod's Mary, Duchess of Montrose. — 

 Pelargoniums : White, 1. P. B. Thompson, Esq., for Micranthum ; Dark, 1. W. 

 H. Hearon, Esq., for Lucifer; Scarlet, L and 2, P. B. Thompson, Esq., for 

 fire-king; Pink, L W. H. Hearon, Esq., for Lavinio; superba; Purple, 1. J. 

 Prest, Esq., for Hermeii grandiflora; Red, 1. and 2. Mr. Backhouse's Heri- 

 cartidnum ; Clouded, 1. E. Horner, Esq., for Yeatmanimium grandiflorum. 

 — Plants. Stove plants: L E. Hornor, Esq., for Hedychium coronarium. 

 Green-house plants: L Joshua Oldfield, Esq., forBegouM capensis. Fuchsias: 

 L Mr. Backhouse's Fuchs;'« fulgens ; 2. Mr. Robinson's seedling; 3. P. B. 

 Thompson, Esq., for a seedling. Green-house annuals: 1. Mr. Baines's 

 Trachymene caerulea. Hardy plants : 1. Mr. Backhouse's Penstemon genti«- 

 noides. Best hardy British plant : J. Prest, Esq., for Campanula i?apunculus. 

 China asters : 1. J. Buckle, Esq. Several trays of China asters, having above 

 twelve specimens, were inadmissible for competition, being contrary to the 

 conditions in the schedule. (^Yoi^kshireman, Sept. 29.) 



York Amateur Florists' Society, — Sept. 25. Among the prizes were : — Pre- 

 mier prize for the best dahlia of any colour, Mr. Hepton's rival Sussex ; 

 Dark puce and maroon, 1. Mr. Hepton's rival Sussex; White, or blush, L 

 Mr.Thomas Duck's metropolitan blush ; Light scarlet, or orange, 1, Mr. Dove's 

 Douglas's glory; Purple, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Mr. Todd's perfection ; Yellow, or 

 sulphur, L Mr. Todd's Sulphiu-ea elegans; Dark crimson, I.Mr. Todd's 

 Springfield rival; Yellow ground striped or edged, 1. Mr. Hepton's Picta 

 formosissima ; Pink, or rose, 1. and 2. Mr. Duke's Widnall's perfection ; 

 Globes, 1. Mr. Wilkinson, crimson globe; Dark scarlet and red, I. Mr. Todd's 



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