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Prince Leopold uncommonly bright ; Claribel, chaste, and bearing 

 a large number of flowers ; Rob Eoy, excellent; Princess of Den- 

 mark and Hebe, also fine. Mr. C. Turner followed with a smaller 

 specimen but equally fresh and bright, the handsome variety 

 Prince Leopold being still better represented than in Mr. Little's 

 group, Messrs. J. Peed and Son taking the third place with small 

 plants. In the corresponding class for Fancy varieties Mr. Little 

 was again first with the only collection that was staged. These plants 

 were in most vigorous health and well flowered, Ellen Beck and 

 Lucy being unusually fine. 



Roses. — Tho only exhibitors of Roses in pots from nurserymen 

 were Messrs. Paul and Son of Cheshunt, who had two handsome 

 collections, which formed a large semicircular group at the east end 

 of the marquee. The nine large specimens were in fine condition, 

 the flowers being generally of good substance and the colours 

 bright. The most noteworty were Marie Rady, excellent colour ; 

 Anna Alexieff, well flowered ; and Madame Therese Levet, flowers 

 of good form. The central specimen of Celine Forestier was rather 

 bare at the lower part. The collection of twenty small plants 

 was extremely good, a fine selection of varieties being admirably 

 represented. The flowers were large, of bright colour, and abundant. 

 Only two collections of six plants in pots from amateurs were 

 exhibited, and of these that from G. P. Hawtrey, Esq., of Aldin 

 House, Slough, was accorded the first prize. They were in excel- 

 lent condition considering the unfavourable season, the foliage 

 being extremely vigorous, and the blooms of fine size and sub- 

 stance. The best varieties represented were Edouard Morren, Hip- 

 polyte Jamain, Juno, and Francois Treyve. Mr. Tranter, Upper 

 Assenden, Henley-on-Thames, followed with smaller but good plants. 



Begonias. — In the class for a group of Tuberous Begonias there 

 were three exhibitors, Messrs. John Laing and Co., Forest Hill, occu- 

 pying the chief position with very handsome plants representing 

 all the best varieties in commerce. A large number of unnamed 

 seedlings of unusual merit were also shown. The best of the 

 varieties were Devoniensis, J. W. Ferrand, Madame Hunnebell, 

 Mrs. Laing (fine white), Colstonii, and Countess of Rosslyn (very 

 large, pale pink}. This very handsome group attracted great 



