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twenty-four varieties — -viz., Magnum Bonum, Maid of Orleans, G-aribaldi (a seedling), 

 Anastasia, Royal Sovereign, Polyphemus, General Barneveld, Madonna, Strong-' s Queen, 

 Duchess of Sutherland, Vivid, Romeo, Blasmart, Triomphe Royale, Victoria Eegina, Duke of 

 Sutherland, George Hayward, Heroine, Pandora, Lady Downes, Lord Denman, and seedlings. 

 Second, Mr. Turner ; third, Mr. T. Westbrook, Abingdon. With stands of twenty-four 

 Verbenas Mr. W. H. Treen, of Rugby, was first and second, having splendid trusses of the 

 following among others — Foxhunter, Magnificent, Rugby Hero, Snowflake, Firefly, Apollo, 

 La Gloire, Mrs. Harrison, Nemesis, Decorator, Venus, Auricula, Mrs. Moore, Kenilworth, 

 Countess of Aylesford, Rainbow, and Kate. Third, Messrs. S. Perkins & Son, Coventry, 

 with some good examples, among which was their bright scarlet flower, Lord Leigh. 



With fourteen varieties of Pansies Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing, Edinburgh, were 

 first; Mr. E. Shenton, of Hendon, second; and third, Mr. James, Isleworth. Messrs. 

 Downie & Co. also had a collection of Fancy Pansies of fine quality, and also some seedling 

 flowers of the same, among which were Maccaroni, a large purple flower with dark blotch ; 

 Black Prince, a very dark flower, marked with pale yellow on the upper petals ; H. 0. 

 Nethercote, rosy crimson self, with narrow margin of white to each petal ; and Earl of 

 Bosslyn, reddish-claret self with dark blotch. Among the named flowers were fine blooms of 

 Belle" Esquermoise, Michael Ange, Princesse Mathilde, Belle Lilleoise, James de Watts (a 

 yellow flower with black blotch), Princess Alice, Noemi Demay, Distinction, and Cedo Nulli. 



Some good seedling Pelargoniums were staged in the Class appropriated to them. 

 G. W. Hoyle, Esq,, of Reading, had Diadem, deep rose with dark top petals, very fine form 

 and striking ; Artist, deep salmon rose, with dark top petals and white throat — a large flower 

 of first-rate form and very novel ; Alexandra ; and The Prince. Mr. Turner had a bright 

 flower named Orion ; also Royal Bride, delicate pink with crimson blotch on the top petals, 

 edged with carmine and white. Mr, Wiggins had Princess of Wales, carmine, deeply stained 

 with crimson, Avhite throat, and dark top petals — very showy ; Prince of Wales, a glowing 

 deep rose veined with dark crimson, and dark top petals ; Standard Bearer, very bright 

 orange scarlet, with dark top petals ; and Maid of Honour, pale lilac, with dark top petals 

 edged with lilac, large and striking, but wanting form. 



New and Rare Plants came from several exhibitors. Foremost was Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, 

 who had Caladium Cannanti, in the way of Chantini ; and C. mirabile, dark grey leaves ribbed 

 with bright emerald and spotted with white ; Caladium Lowii ; a variegated Euonymus ; and 

 some pretty varieties of the Mimulus maculosris ; with specimens of M. cupreus, showing by 

 comparison how much the latter had been improved by hybridisation. Mr. Standish again 

 produced his two new varieties of Clematis from Japan; and also Weigela species from the 

 same source, having pure white flowers. Mr. R. Parker again produced Rhododendron 

 Countess of Haddington. Messrs. F. & A. Smith had variegated Fuchsia Pillar of Gold, 

 bright green foliage, veined with red and edged with yellow ; and also some of those beautiful 

 double Chinese Primroses. Mr. B. S. Williams had his Azalea elegantissima, noticed before ; 

 Aralia Sieboldi var. ; and Caladium Lowii. A seedling Bhotan Rhododendron, named Lady 

 Cranworth, delicate blush, was shown by Mr. J. Horwood. Boxfulls of beautiful cut Roses 

 came from Messrs. Paid & Son and W. Paul, containing some splendid flowers. 



The centre transept had large groups of plants most tastefully and effectively arranged, 

 furnished by the Crystal Palace Company, with groups of statuary rising here and there 

 from among them. The whole arrangement of these and the Exhibition reflected the highest 

 credit on Mr. Houghton, the Superintendent, whose courtesy and kindness are ever mani- 

 fested on these occasions. 



A small collection of Fruit was staged on a table in the Concert- room, containing 

 excellent examples of Pines — such as Providence, Black Prince, Black Jamaica, and Queen. 

 Mr. Hill, of Keele Hall, had some splendid Black Hamburgh Grapes ; so had Messrs. 

 Clements & Frost ; and with 12 lbs. weight, baskets of fine fruit were furnished by Messrs. 

 Plorwood & Clement (who had equal first), Frost, and Hill. White Grapes were generally 

 unripe, Messrs. Horwood & Clement had the best fruit. Cherries and Strawberries were 

 very fine. Figs were good ; and Peaches and Nectarines though not numerous were of good 

 quality. Some Melons and a few items in the Miscellaneous Class made up the Show. 



Royal Houticulttikal Society, May 27th. — This, the first great Exhibition, was held 

 in the nave of the Exhibition building ; and a glorious Show it was, arranged there, where, 

 a year ago, a teeming multitude gathered together daily to gaze on examples of the busy 

 world's mdustry. The Royal visitors, that were so anxiously looked for at the Crystal 

 Palace, honoured this Exhibition with their presence, and the finest of weather waited on 

 them and those who came after. 



Stove and Greenhouse Plants were but a reproduction of those that appeared at the 

 Crystal Palace. It was hoped that Mr. Spode's plants from Rugeley would have been 

 present, but they were not. With fifteen varieties, Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mrs. 

 Tredwell, was first ; second, Mr. J. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus ; and, third, Mr. 



