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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGTST. 



No other aspirant disputed his possession of the medal. Mr. Turner was first with the 

 following twelve varieties : — Lord Clyde, Desdemona, Argo, Princess Beatrice, Bacchus, Rem- 

 brandt, Leviathan, Lucifer, Beadsman, Guillaume Severyns, Ariel, aud Perdita. Second, Messrs. 

 Dobson & Son ; third, Messrs. J. & J. Fraser. The latter were first with six Fancy kinds, having 

 Delicatum, Bridesmaid, Musjid, Multiflora, Rosabella, and Clara Novello. Second, Messrs. 

 Dobson and Son. In the Amateurs' class for the same number, Mr. Shrimpton was first with 

 Electra, Negro, Delicatum, Madame Sontag, Acme, and Rosabella. With six large Pelar- 

 goniums, Messrs. Dobson & Son were first, having fine plants of Governor General, Madame 

 Furtado, Monarch, SanspareiL Saracen, and Viola. Three or four groups of Scarlet Gera- 

 niums were staged. The greatest interest was concentrated on the class for six varieties 

 of 1860-61, Mr. Turner being first with Norma, light salmon rose, dark top petals and 

 white centre, a fine exhibition flower ; Modesty, pure white, with crimson blotch ; Celeste, 

 bright carmine, lower petals stained with crimson, white throat ; King of Spots, a rich dark 

 spotted kind ; Gaspard, deep lilac rose, a fine exhibition flower ; and Beauty of Beading, dark 

 crimson stained, dark top petals, and white centre. Messrs. Dobson & Son had Byron, pale 

 lilac, lower petals stained with crimson, and dark top petals ; Queen of England, pure white, 

 with carmine blotch, very free ; Mr. Sowerby, salmon rose streaked with carmine, dark top 

 petals : Perdita ; Review, a dark spotted variety, but wanting form ; and Victory, bright 

 scarlet. 



Splendid boxes of Cut Roses were shown on this occasion. With fifty varieties, 

 Mr. Cant and Mr. Francis were equal first, Mr. Mitchell second, and Messrs. Paul & Son 

 third. Mr. Morris, gardener to Miss Crawshay Caversham Park, was first with twenty- 

 five varieties. Second, Mr. J. Hollingworth, Maidstone. Third, Mr. Gr. F. Bush, Norwood. 

 In these two classes three trusses of each variety were shown. With twenty-four varieties, 

 single blooms, Mr. Cant was first, and Mr. Turner second. With twenty-four varieties of 

 Pinks, Mr. Hooper, of Bath, had the race to himself; and with thirty- six Pansies, Messrs. 

 Downie, Laird, & Laing were first with a fine stand; Mr. Hooper being second. With 

 twelve varieties of Pinks, Mr. August, Beddington, had no opposition. In the classes for 

 seedlings were some pretty Petunias from Mr. Bull, Chelsea ; Phlox Garibaldi from Messrs. 

 Eraser, a finely-formed pine white with crimson purple centre ; a new dwarf bedding Cal- 

 ceolaria from Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing, very dwarf, with short stiff foliage, and 

 throwing large trusses of yellow flowers, a fine and continuous bloomer. 



Yearling seedling Pelargoniums came from Mr. Wiggins, gardener to Mrs. Beck, Isle- 

 worth, and included some promising flowers. The most striking were Scopus, a light salmon 

 rose ; Peep o' Day, soft lilac rose with dark top petals; and Agathos, light salmon rose with 

 conspicuous white centre, a flower of great promise. Mr. Holland, of Hounslow, had seed- 

 ling Petunia Crimson Gem, a large glowing crimson of fine form. Mr. George Smith, of 

 Islington, had Fuchsia Dandy, a large purple double-corollaed variety of close vigorous 

 habit, and blooming freely ; and Sanspareil, a large white-corollaed variety, evidently a free- 

 flowering kind. Mr. Parker, of Tooting, had Euphorbia, atrosanguinea, with bronzy crimson 

 foliage, quite ornamental ; two large pots of Lobelia erinus speciosa major, with large dark 

 purple blue flowers, having a conspicuous white eye, and being very showy ; Centaurea 

 argentea ; a variegated Hibiscus ; Musa coccinea, in flower ; and a splendid Alocasia metallica. 

 Messrs. A. Henderson & Co. had some fine specimen Caladiums ; and Mr. Bull large specimen 

 new plants, among which were Cyathea dealbata, Alsophila australis, and Cibotinm princeps, 

 three fine ornamental Ferns for conservatory ; Pavetta borbonica, Musa vittata, Cordyline 

 indivisa, and the variegated Yucca Stokesi. Messrs. J. & C. Lee, of Hammersmith, had a 

 finely-grown plant of Sphferostema marmorata, the leaves of which had nearly lost the 

 handsome marbled variegation peculiar to it ; a fine Cordyline indivisa, and a huge Musa 

 vittata. Among Messrs. J. Jackson & Son's group was a fine Alocasia macrorhiza variegata, 

 named Calocasia by Mr. Bull. Messrs. Veitch & Son also had Caladium rubro-nerva, like 

 C. picturatum, but having pure white blotches ; Mutisia decurrens, a hardy climber 

 from the Chilian Andes, with orange-coloured blossoms (figured in the Florist and 

 Pomologist for June), and then- white-blossomed Lapageria. Mr. Thompson, of Ipswich, 

 had his new Rhodantnes, to which he added R. alba, a pleasing white variety of R. Manglesi. 

 Mrs. Carstairs, of Edinburgh, had Calceolaria Earl of Rosslyn, a dark, half-shrubby kind. 

 And Mr. Wyness, the Gardens, Buckingham Palace, had an ill-formed light Fuchsia named 

 Novelty, that has the peculiarity of throwing its flowers almost erect. 



The show of Fruit was extremely good, and the tables were very much crowded during 

 the day. Mr. T. Dawson, of Penshanger was first with a miscellaneous collection, consisting 

 oftwo Queen Pines, Black Hamburgh and Sweetwater Grapes, Black and White Cherries, 

 Sir Harry and Oscar Strawberries, and some fine Galande Peaches. Mr. G. Tillyard, 

 Stanmore, was second. With a collection of four or more dishes, Mr. Ruffet, Brocket Hall, 

 was first with Peaches, Grapes, Cherries, Figs, Nectarines, and Strawberries. Second, 

 Mr. Young, Leigh Park, Havant. Splendid Pines came from Mr. Barnes, of Bicton, and 

 Mr. Young, of Havant; the former had Prickly Cayenne, copper- coloured Montserrat, 



