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x specimens; they were dark varieties, Doge’s Favou- 
qr fine—a grand old variety, Final, and N À 
— Arabella, Marginata, and Harriet Lye Mr. H. 
ососк was s 
ith four ants, a € n CKER was again lst, having * 
стои ма Charming, dark; and Arabella, light. 
again 2nd. 
"S just apost men plant was a finely-grown and bloomed 
3 Hendersoni, from Mr. "s M gr. — " APPLE- 
GATE, TTHE her. 
2nd, i" А piece of Vanda . "having eight or 
fine flowers 
The best : six — nicely grown and bloomed, came 
from Mr. G. Руш . to Mrs, GOULDSMITH, Tro bridge; 
Mr. TUCKER was — i "With six Gloxinias, Mr. TUCKER was 
ist; and Mr, О, Ric ж . to G. L. PALME , Trow- 
bridge, 2n Be as made a fine feature, with six plants of 
single, — was Ist; an . G. PYMM, 2nd. Wit 
six doubl ered varieties, 
о 
with remarkably g ate; 
ing pla 
a charming a тепнен with а mixture -— foliag 
Mr. A. Strugnell, gr. to W. H. Lona, Esq, M. P., Rood 
on, was 2nd. 
+ 
Pelargoniums were staged 
by Mr. G. Tuc ER, and others ; 5 чу and Fuchsias were also 
шау well shown by cot 
Mr. M had = best —4 “Orchids; the genus Pha'æ- 
trig " Cypripetiam Chamberlainian 
from Mr. Н. MATTHEWS; Mr. С. RICHMAN being 2nd with 
C, Charlesworth a nice plant of Browallia speciosa majo 
was also 
Of r plante, the best nine came from Mr. H. MaT- 
ad 
plum na Cowperi, and others; Mr. G. 
Pra came 2nd, i nati z plants being Croton mirabilis, 
color, and Cissus d m 
Acalypha tri 
bes т жы of Ferns and mosses came from 
Mr. Gro, TUCKER, who bad exce 
upe 4m 
Wildenovi, ee Mr. H. Pocock, whose best specimens 
were ila excel:a, Gymnogramm » 
— › Farleyense, cuneatum, grandiceps, and gracill 
from Mr. H. MATTHEWS, who had in very fine character, Mrs 
acre, Beck wi eri 
C. Hart, Lady Da kwith's Gem, and Mrs. Sheriff. 2nd, 
Mr, Jas. Hiscox, gr. to E. B. x, Esq., Trowbri 
Cut Flowers а point, Rosse takin the 
Jead. With twelve . MATTOCK, nurseryman, 
Oxford, Ist, having ees inn of Ernest Metz, 
Souvenir d Vardon, , Hon. Gifford, 
Catherine mere The "Brie, рее" Charles Lefebvre, with 
— . COOLING & Sons, nurserymen, 
Bath, also wa чова 
Messrs, J 
е Ist, having capital arg od 
Uirieh Brunner, Fisher — Devoni Mrs. J. Laing, 
Madame d rancois Kruger, Lady Sheffield, and 
th 
. GRAY was 
alot 
ea glabra, 
rima, зоа. elegans, &с.; pan Mr. @. shelton, gr. to 
W. К. WAIT, Esq., Clif 
welve 
Co. were again 1st; they Mrs. Del 
, very Mr. T. CARR was 2nd also with a good 
selection, 
Quilled and flat-petalled were very good, the fine 
Comet varieties 
were shown in twel 
Mr. J. J. Youre, Wilton, Pansi 
Picotees w were very creditable for the season ; Hollyhocks 
hardy annuals made a fine feature, Sal; 
acoboes. 
те. Epergnes, Bou 
cially wreaths, &c., were а сузш pleasing featu 
FRUIT. 
he best twelve dishes cam 
h * came from Mr. G. ики, who 
Black соату Дон and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes ; 
uisite Peach N and 
2 Арнон, Bon Chrétien; Pears nd 
Melons, all very good; Mr, STRUGNELL was 20d also with 
a 
Black and White Grapes, v = Bellegarde Peaches, 
к, ch ы Ag Nec , е. 
With s hes, Mr. H. W. Wan Ig d Gardens, Longford 
astle, — was 1st, having Black — Foster's 
g Grapes, Sea Eagle Peach, Moor Park Apric — 
; 9nd, Mr. T. Evry, m i» Oh SPE 
The best two bunches of Black Grapes were or iw 
Earl сеш, — : Ме, 
as 2n a. 
Muscats 
and Mr. 
E т" 25 * of 
uscats were well-finished eee rt, from 
r. Ат LL was 2nd w 
Mr. W. Carpenter, gr. to A. 1. 1 
the best two bunches of white Waals ў 
was 2nd. Th. 
er, EM. Frome, had 
rge 1 
bearing ‘te stimony hn . fact that there are some very fine 
fruit in this district. 
essrs, GEO. BUNYARD 
& Co., Maidstone, had a large 
e Quee 
Beauty, Tra: — Stirling Cast de, 
Red Quarrenden, Cardinal, Irish — Wiliams Favourite, 
orcester Pearmain, Beauty of Bath, 
Early J ж Kerry Pi ippin 
in recognition of — 2. ny; 
r. W. МЕ EWMA had the centre-pi 
— fruit ; Mr. J. — gr. to J. B. — — — 
d. 
SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL. 
Certificate being given 
Avavsr 21.—This — held its — great 
show in the Qaarry, on the above semi- 
tropical weather, and once more it or — ny 
duty to congratul the commit and the 
Hon, es, M . Adnitt and Naunton, 
on — bays х their Mercer efforts to make 
th $ twent nual show superior to all shows 
2 ше od eds held by the Society. The show 
of such magnitude and the individual 
— ir — nir good, that with. the space at 
our command we eannot do more than mention 
more — — with th the result that many 
deserving exhibits cannot herein be referred to, 
We —— here remark that the twenty-eight scented-leaved 
b ndent, cd 
wing to 
were 2 with — effect in 
the А-и having one the larges ts for a back- 
d. Bearing in — the attention — эйе) com- 
manded, it н be of interest the Gar 
Chronicle to gi e names :—Radula major, flat-trained, and 
about; 9 feet i in н ӨП filicifolium odoratum, a fine plan 
Q Q. minor, Lady Plymou 
wi Pheasant 
plant; gebury, Rolli iq 
pum, * "Ellen, Aurora, Pretty Polly, extra good ; Lothario, 
Prince of Orange, Attar of Roses, a rare v variety; Countess of 
Devon, denticulatum minor, a variety that deserves to be 
extensively grown ; denticulatum, a fine 3 3 
ary 
Mom ads Me — 
fine lot, whi E 
richly meri Ated „Зд Gold Medal which was awarded to t 
election 
Prizes amounting to теч and £20 were offered for twenty 
stove and greenhouse plants in bloom or — л Mr. CYPHER, 
Cheltenham inus lor а good all-round lot of large, weil⸗ 
gorni plante, the most p being Statice profusa, 
villea : 
&c.; Mr. Finch, gr. to Jas. MARRIOTT, Esq., Coventry, was 
а table 
Mr. CYPHER was also Ist for four 
Mtr ren being 2nd "The lut mentioned bii ; 
Mr, 8 
Messrs, JAMES VEITCH xs, Chelsea, showed a grand 
lot of Caladiums and — E a Gold Medal was 
awarded to them. 
Groups 
As usual, these creme 
a 
220, £16, £14, and = Mr. OYP. was a decided Ist, his 
ibit of a series having central plants 
Palms, Humea e s, backed up with 
brightly-coloured Crotons, Caladiums, and Orchids, including 
and Cattleyas ; the central — le arrangement partaking 
of an effectively-constructed arch, Mr. EpwaRps, Best 
ge, Notts, was 2nd; and Mr, Pixon was a creditable ard 
МА ^ OHN ‘Cowen, Liverpool, a fine group of dwart 
mostly Teas, iid: rende! 1 
attention, and well d the 8 
N 
llan plants, well-grown stuff, — which 
М Meal » was 5 enough awarded, 
N MURRELL, Portland Nursery, Shrewsbury, — 
Baer а » Büver Medal for Begonias; as also was Mr. DAVI 
of Yeovil, who as usual had a fine array of cut b of 
1 Begonias. 
KENHEAD was awarded a Gold Medal for an exten- 
sve СЕ оѓ dg rien of decorative size and height ; Messrs, 
& Silver Medal in recognition of 
aur ймы аз чо e did ie ry; Messrs, 
BIDDLE & Co, re pom Messrs. 
— Solihull, „ Edgvas ston gained 
grand нок а Sweet — н varied 
pir beautiful shades a 'olours. 
Messrs. CurnusH & Sons, Highgate, had a "e and varied 
lot of plants arranged for effect, And Messrs. CLIBRAN & 
Sons, of Altrincham, had а good assortment x — 
flowers, and an extensive display of Cactuses, ee 2 
Gasteria Crouchri and Echinocactus | Leeandi the 
ro, ow ow | 
and cut blooms, а herbaceous flowers. Mr. J YPHER 
secured premier position for six Orchids in "me. 2 
vel чем speci 
UT FLOWERS. 
These made a grand display in themselves. Mr. EDWIN 
MURRELL, Portland М ursery, Shrewsbury, had a grand exhibi- 
tion of Roses in various ways тий qe 
arranged i 
to which a 2nd prize was awarded; Mr. RALF CROSSLING 
taking ist fora good amengemen in this class. 
Dahlias were staged in large bens the quality being 
also of & high order. Meses. У ILLIAMS & Co., 
Salisbury, were — Ist for а grand ad lot of blooms, including 
all the mate rn 
d. pert bouquets, Messrs. Jones & Sons, 
h тоно were Ist for grand exhibits, composed mostly of 
Orchids, and ; Mess P 8, —— 
in a The ntioned firm secured 
ment on y 5 fee exhibit contained а 
variety of good ee and choice Orchids were employed in 
the several a ments. m. Es & Son and Mr. 
J. R. CHARD taking ond and 3 
FRUIT. 
The Society having attained its majority this year, special 
EE" d ta. in the schedule for a 5 
four varieties, to be staged in a space of 10 feet by 4 feet; 
ras queis og tae c 
itted to be ured for effect : Ist prize, £20; 2nd, 
each 
— Ole tal vilior] Washington and Kirk's 
Plums, Jargon elle Pears, Lady Sudeley Apples, two | fine fruits 
Chrétien Pears, all being 
arranged to the best advantage in a 8 of moss, 
backed up with * Palms, Ferns, variegated grasses, 
and frin th d nymus and Smilax. 
was а eredita e 2nd, his collection including 
Mr. Mol 
fine dishes ot Clapp’s — ite, а and Souvenir du Congrès 
тз, Magnum nswick and Negro Largo 
Edwards, 73 — ot Duke of Sr. ALBANS, Bestw 
was a good 3 d Mr. н. PITT, 
4th. Iti 
ood Lodge, 
Abergavenny, was a fai air 
way to offe 
ese liberal prizes annually, and to maist upon fewer plante 
being employed in the arr: angemen ment, so 
the appea of good 
no. to detract from 
Salop, five were staged, 
k Rovx, Boughton — taking Ist, 
his collection containing good Black — and Buckland 
and уйк e Кес 
undred and nineteen bunches of eos 
clase for 
Liverpool, was р! 
— and Black —5 . J. W. RAINES, 
2nd, his half-dozen bunches including fine specimens of 
. Lambert, gr. to Lord HARLECK, was placed 
3rd for really fine exhibits, 
— Pince. 
