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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



a class for Bedding Plants shown in honour of the late Donald 

 Beaton, in which there were several competitors. The Cup of- 

 fered for this (Suffolk Gardeners' Cup) was taken by Mr. Grieve, 

 who showed forty- eight groups of well-grown plants, each kind 

 occupying a small square box, of about 12 inches by 12. Another 

 good feature was presented in the class for cut flowers of twenty- 

 four Hardy Herbaceous Plants, which, when shown in good-sized 

 neat bunches, as were those of the 1st prize lot for Mr. Gilbert, 

 St. Margaret's Nursery, Ipswich, are really effective. 



An interesting group of New Plants w r as shown by Messrs. 

 Veitch & Sons, of Chelsea, but they consisted entirely of subjects 

 which are already familiar at London exhibitions. * The show of 

 Cut Roses was very good, and there was a sharp competition for 

 the Silver Cup given by the Suffolk gardeners for the best twelve 

 Cut Roses shown by a Suffolk amateur. This was won by Mr. W. 

 Nichol, gardener to J. H. Powell, Esq., Drinkstone Park, Bury St. 

 Edmunds, who had excellent blooms of Madame C. Crapelet, 

 John Hopper, La Ville de St. Denis, Jean Gougon, Charles Le- 

 febvre, Marechal Vaillant, Due de Rohan, Princess of Wales. Se- 

 nateur de Yaisse, Lord Macaulay, Marechal Niel, and Cloth of 

 Gold. 



The Town of Bury Silver Cup for the best nine Fuchsias was 

 awarded to Mr. D. T. Eish, who had some splendid plants, 

 averaging from 7 to 8 feet in height, well grown and bloomed ; 

 and the Rev. E. Cheere's Prize for twelve Pelargoniums, Show or 

 Erench, was taken by Mr. D. T. Eish, with some large and finely- 

 grown plants, having some good heads of bloom. In the Class 

 for twelve Scarlet Pelargoniums, distinct kinds, the Rev. E. Cheere 

 was 1st with some excellent plants, well grown and flowered, and 

 in no way disfigured by being tied out of shape. The sorts were 

 Culford Rose, Clipper, Rose Rendatler, Sir William Wallace, Ma- 

 dame Leomine, Roi d'ltalie, Rose Perfection, Dr. Lindley, Virgo 

 Maria, Dr. Newnham, Madame Riidersdorff, and Robert Eish. 



Mr. Grieve was the winner of the County Cup for twelve seed- 

 ling Variegated Pelargoniums of 1866-1867, all yearlings, some 

 of which were only just breaking into character. The sorts were 

 Eauny Newnham, Bride of Dandelot, Victor Galbraith, Lizzie 

 Paget, Black Adder, Hiawatha, Isabella Clay, Clemmy, Eva 

 Eish, Rothley, Allanton, and Victoria Regina. 



There was a very good display of fruit, of good quality. The 

 1st prize for Pine-Apples was taken by Mr. Ward, gardener to E. 



