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[JULY 4, ed 
Paul Verdier, Monsieur _Woolfield, Countess of 
Oxford, Reine du 
72 e fro 
M . Turner being 2d, and em Paul 
& Son 3d. Aidat me Georges Schwartz, a large yw 
Eo flower of 1871 ; Annie Lax the best 
at the Bath show, and a renin re colour ; P 
g flowers of Etienne Levet; Annie Laxton, 
shown well by Messrs, Paul & Son, being 2d ; and 
flowers, from Mr. G. Prince 
Elie Morel, very large 
3d. Eor twelve Tea-scented and Noisette Roses the 
ergg a ‘os far the freshest flowers. The best came 
from the Rev. G. Ark wright, and included nice 
Sowers of such well Snowe varieties as Devoniensis, 
Souvenir _@ Elis, Madame 
Bravy, erin Triomphe de nes, and Bouton 
Or. srs. Paul & Son were ie amongst nu 
men, fe a welve trusses of Marie Baumann an, 
excellent lot of large, full, fresh, an 
m Mr. Pri 
taken by the Rev. J. 
mm, with nice flowers, but not possessing so 
much substance. 
contested class, in ic essts. P Son, 
Chard, Mr. Ingle, Mr. Prince, Fraser, and 
Messrs. hell & Sons took part. The best dozen 
blooms of of h came from Messrs. 
Duke of Edinburg 
Ta & Sons, who were followed es a Turner ; Aag 
neither case cou they be said to be first 
This was also the casein the casi i for iwa of “Aled 
Colomb, i pir the Rev. J. B. M. Camm was 
Ist, Mr. Char Both groups ka very un- 
even. Messrs. Paal & Son and Mr. Turn 
only competitors with nice collecti ions in the class for 
twenty frm. o in pots, the best coming from the first- 
named 
were the 
Fill 
Mr. G, _T. Miles 
both showing good 
Stamford Horticultural Society : June 23.— 
The picturesque town of Stamford appears to j 
well reg habe ho! 
Iding a flower rated the town 
amid the 
that if were 
a second i 
tinue their show over and 
features a popular character, it might make the 
annual exhibition a a permanent summer holida a foes 
the fine old -a aeae owen hood. The first da 
ae wand exhibitionofpouley 
alloon ascent at at half-past 
ne, and with a of fi 
set of Baere ' 2 display reworks and the 
In the matter of stove and greenhouse 
roduc 
na with pre- 
plants dined was a falling off as compar 
leading a 
and House of Pete tbo orough. . Cypher had that 
beautiful exhibition plant, e Balfourianum, 
very fine ; also good over & rica Cav endishianum, 
Phomnocome prolifera Barnesii, Dracophyllum gracile, 
capital fine-foliaged plants. Of foliag 
pas s$ House had a v 
a, Phormium tenax variegatum, ne olg ured ; 
Erica toe rosea, and Bougainvillea glab 
Lol aA Ferns shown by Mr. Hou use was a very pone 
ord- 
Pie pais being of a brilliant ue of esik i eect 
Fuchsias, Pelargoniums of all sections, groups o 
plants shown ay effect, a group of, eA- plants— 
shown by the Messrs. Brown—Ferns, &c., comprising 
Bo 
nts. 
There was an excellent show of Roses, especially in 
the ain clas 
ag were reversed, Some very nice Tea-scente 
sette flowers were staged by Mr. C 
best a the e F seer Michelon, 
forty-eight varieties was 
a Hall Ganteng s M 
brid ge, C 
eW. | 
act, in 
all the eme neoa there was a good pineper 
and fine most noticeable feature among 
the cut ‘desert were re collecti ections o owers, nicely 
arran. of sweet-scente 
flowers attracted some attention ; they consisted 
i easton, Sweet 
olia ge. 
uble Zonal "Pelargonium, 
. Laxton, included some of his new 
Eo ince of Onas, orange- 
3; La Nipe, purplish crimson ; 
awberries, Che erries, eloa d a Ripley Queen 
Pine, Amon; e green-fleshed 
variety of -class ans asa by Mr. Gilbert 
d to ies First-class Certificate of Merit was 
awarded, 
were also close to the railway station, The m morning 
e of a very unpromising character, 
but the weather improved during the day, and became 
quite fine towards evening. 
meg large, is always a 
as many perons come in from the Surromiiting: yi 
ee oes 
was Mr. an, 
to Lord raybrooke, Audley N "New Park. Its included 
Fr ny Egle stuff, tes such examples 
locasia macro - 
nificum, Dieffenbachia B ne a tk en mag 
a fine Lomaria gibba, & and Laat tiie being mingled 
wi as other oing ‘Plants, had 
ect. Caladiums, , made 
up the collection of { foliaged Seay Soniai ia of the 
former, by . S. Gibson, 
The former comprised stove and greenho 
hardy flowers 
amateurs’ c chase oe hi h 
coe Ke in the class for six va , pra 
was one pA = collection, of fruit, < 
some Cao Black Gra 
u 
owers, furnished by the children 
Schools, were of a highly interesting character, Were 
nan 
West Ham Park Horticultural Show: 
_This e xhibition was held in connection with F 
Essex Agricultural Society, and occupied a site juw 
outside the confines of the agricultural show-g 1 
in West Ham a ark, Thi is 
suited to a gat 
eries, was chairman, 
known practical horticult turists as Mess 
Douglas, Ward, and Donald were 
arly, and all went smooth 
pe open s 
e tents were filled with the pet enter 
fifty-fout classes. In the centre stood Mr. 
uge circular tent that used to figure 
pret of the 
it 
d 6 
made up of a superb lot of plants, such as 
Hookeriana eia Parmentieri rosea, E 
anum, E. Paxtoni, Bougainvillea a gla 
Hendersoni, Anthrium m Scherzerianum, a 
coloured Kalosa: Frederick Des 
others, T) wite: in every, way worthy of so go 
cultivator as Mr. W. . Wheeler staged sc 
markably good plants, such as Stephanotis flori 
aeieea. Balfourianum, Erica Cavendishi 
ladenia i 
Dip! amabilis, &c. The other side of the 
cont a large an uable group 
d for effect, s by Mr. B 
the centre platform bei pied by T: 
e Palms of splendid growth ; whi 
plants could ge c 
tum, C. pictu wn 
splendidly-gro 
Gleichenia S Speamic the bright-coloured 
floribunda, Cordyline indi 
muc er but 
o 
Z 
ent, and yet seemingly out of place a 
collections of stove, greenhouse, and foliaged pla 
Pe for six and fi . 
e very fine grown plants, done in his usuale 
Hila Such forms as Ne plus s Ultra, 
gemmifera su superba, Pax 
