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Thomas Todman, gardener to R. Hudson, Esq., Clapham, -was first ; Mr. Blogg, gardener to 

 S. Gassiot, Esq., CLapkam, second ; and Mr. Higgs, gardener to Mrs. Barohard, Putney, 

 third. Differing from those in the previous class were Optima, Iveryana, Dr. Livingstone, 

 Coronata, Magnificent, Admiration, Broughtoni, Flora, &c. In the Amateurs' Class for six 

 vars., Mr. Todman was again first, and Mr. Tegg, gardener to Baron Hambro', second ; and 

 in the Open Class for the same number of plants (new varieties) Mr. Turner was first, and 

 Mes-rs. Ivery & Son second. Mr. Turner had Duchesse de Nassau, with showy salmon 

 flowers, tinged in the upper petals with violet ; Gem, rosy salmon ; Virgin Queen, white ; 

 Model, rosy pink ; Roi Leopold, salmon, with crimson spots on the upper segment ; and Due 

 de Nassau, a large and showy crimson. In the Amateurs' Class for three new kinds, Mr. 

 Todman was first with Distinction, pale salmon edged with white ; Princesse Mathilde, a 

 pleasing purple ; and Dr. Livingstone, a rosy pink of good quality. Messrs. Veitch & Son 

 had a group of small standard Azaleas that were much admired. With a single specimen, 

 Mr. Turner was first with a fine plant of Rosy Circle ; Messrs. Ivery & Son second with 

 Gem ; and, third, Mr. Todman with Princess Royal. Some very handsome Rhododendrons 

 came from Messrs. Veitch & Son and others. Among them were some hybrid kinds of great 

 promise. Messrs. Dobson & Son, Isle worth, were first with nine plants of Cinerarias, well 

 grown and flowered. They were Captain Schreiber, Brilliant, Master Watson, Louisa Pyne, 

 Perfection, Hyperion, Mrs. Hoyle, Lady Seymour, and Mr. Marnock ; second, Mr. C. 

 Turner, with Queen Victoria, Adam Bede, Mr. Hoyle, Eton Boy, Miss Franklin, Brilliant, 

 Perfection, Reynolds Hole, and Regulator. In the Amateurs' Class for six plants, Mr. P. 

 Lamb, gardener to Miss Thackwaite, Norwood Green, Southall, was first with good plants of 

 Master Watson, Perfection, Prince of Wales, Mrs. Hoyle, Beauty, and Modesta ; second, 

 Mr. Wiggins, Islewoith. Several collections of forced spring flowers were staged, com- 

 prising Deutzias, Dielytras, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Lilacs, &c, and they made an excellent 

 display. Groups of twelve greenhouse plants came from Messrs. Veitch & Son, Frasers, and 

 J. & G. Lee, such as Acacias, Boronias, Eriostemons, Ericas, a plant or two of Genetyllis 

 tulipifeia, Camellias, Pimeleas, &c. The prizes were awarded in the order of the names 

 given. Groups of twelve hardy herbaceous plants were produced by Mr. B. S. Williams, 

 of Holloway, and Mr. Young, gardener to R. Barclay, Esq., Highgate. With nine pots of 

 Auriculas, Mr. C. Turner was first with some splendidly-bloomed plants of the following : — > 

 Page's Champion, Ann (Smith's), Mrs. Smith, Fletcher's Mary Ann, Taylor's Giory, 

 Netherwood's Othello, Dickson's Duke of Wellington, Spalding's Mary Gray, and Ensign 

 (Turner) ; second, Messrs. Dobson & Son. With six plants, the Rev. H. H. Domhrain, of 

 Deal, was first with Maclean's Unique, Othello, Ne Plus Ultra, Page's Champion, Oliver's 

 Lovely Ann, and Hudson's Apollo ; second, Mr. James, gardener to W. F. Watson, Esq., 

 Isleworth ; third, Mr. Holland, gardener to R. W. Peake, Esq., Hounslow. Groups of new 

 and rare plants came from Messrs. Bull, B. S. Williams, F. & A. Smith, and Veitch & Son. 

 Mr. Cutbush had some of his fine Hyacinths ; Messrs. A. Paul & Son Roses in pots, as well 

 as boxes of cut blooms, Mr. W. Paul also exhibiting the latter, as well as specimens of his 

 new Rose, Beauty of Waltham. Several seedling Cinerarias were staged. Among the best 

 were James Andrews, a bright purplish self; Vicar of Caunton, broad edging of crimson, 

 white ring, and dark disc ; Prairie Bird, blue, with white ring and dark disc ; Mrs. Harvey, 

 medium edge of crimson, white ground, and dark disc ; Great Western, a showy crimson 

 self; Artist, crimson with light centre ; Queen of May, another crimson-tipped variety; and 

 Eton Boy, a crimson self, from Mr. Turner, of Slough. Mr. Wiggins had a lai'ge crimson 

 self named Dark Beauty ; and Mr. James, a fine crimson purple self of good quality, named 

 Lord Elgin. Mr. Ivery sent Distinction, a purplish crimson-tipped flower with narrow ring 

 of white round a dark disc. 



Regent's Park (Royal Botanic), April 9. — Collections of twelve Hyacinths were 

 produced by Mr. Young, gardener to R. Barclay, Esq., in the Amateur's Class, and by 

 Messrs. Cutbush and Turner in the Open Class. The varieties were identical with those 

 shown before. Collections of Begonias came from Mr, .Lakeman, gardener to J. Campbell, 

 Esq., Hendon ; Mr. Cross, gardener to Sir F. II. Goldsmid, Bart. ; Mr. Young, and Mr. 

 Cutbush, but contained nothing calling for remark. A group of nicely-bloomed but well- 

 known Epacrises came from Mr. Cross, and were awarded the first prize in that class. Mr. 

 Williams, of Holloway, and Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, had groups of rare plants ; and collections 

 of Tulips were staged by Messrs. Cutbush and Dobson & Son, as well as some Cinerarias by 

 the latter. Some Auriculas, Pansies in pots, and cut Tansies, came from Mr. James, of 

 Isleworth; and some specimens of large-flowering Mignonette, grown like shrubs, from 

 Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, Wellington Road Nursery ; Messrs. F. & A. Smith sent 

 some pretty seedling Cinerarias, and specimens of their double-flowered Primula sinensis ; 

 and Messrs. Carter & Co. plants of their singular-foliaged double-flowered Fuchsia Meteor. 

 Certificates were awarded to R. Warner, Esq., Messrs. Standish, Parker, and Bull, for 

 specimens of new and rare plants, i 



