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THE FLORIST. 
At the close of the five great exhibitions we intend to give a list of 
the successful competitors in a tabular form ; this will save much space, 
and will be a more complete record. In the present instance we shall 
confine ourselves to enumerating novelties and remarkable specimens. 
The ten Roses by Messrs. Lane were noble plants,—large, and all 
well flowered, the wonder being how they were brought to the exhibi¬ 
tion, and the only drawback being too great a similarity of colour. 
The varieties were Paul Perras, Comte Mole, Chenedole, Caroline de 
Sansal, Queen, Baronne Prevost, Lamarque, Coupe d’Hebe, Duchess of 
Sutherland, and Le Leon des Combats. Mr. Francis had a very good 
lot, the best of which was Souvenir d’iin Ami. In the Amateur Class, 
Mr. Terry, gardener to Lady Fuller, sent some handsome specimens, 
with flowers of immense size. We were particularly pleased with 
Gloire de Dijon, Souvenir d’un Ami, and Comte de Paris in this 
collection. Mr. Rowland’s Paul Ricaut was very fine. Mr. Paul sent 
small plants of many of the newer kinds of Roses, the best of which 
was Souvenir d’Elize, figured by us in our volume for 1856 ; this is a 
noble Rose, large, with thick fleshy petals of great width. Mr. Rivers, 
some time since, in our pages, expressed some doubts as to the quahty 
of this Rose; if we remember correctly, Mr. Rivers had the same 
misgivings regarding Devoniensis ; one wiU be as unfortunate a prophecy 
as the other. 
The Azaleas, generally, with the exception of a few specimens in 
the miscellaneous class, were not good. Variegata, in Mr. Green’s 
collection ; Optima, in Mr. Colyer’s ; and Coronata, in Mr. Bassett’s, 
were each exceedingly fine. Mr. Bray had some pretty standards. 
The two collections of sixteen miscellaneous stove and greenhouse 
plants—exhibited by Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus; and 
Mr. Colyer—were large and well flowered, and in every respect were 
well up to the mark; so also were the ten plants from Mr. Bassett, of 
Stamford Hill, and Mr. Dods, gardener to Sir J. Cathcart, Bart. The 
varieties shown were those we have long been familiar with. 
Ericas were prettily shown, but' not numerous. We noticed a well 
bloomed plant of Spenceriana, figured by us in our last volume. 
Pelargoniums were never exhibited in larger numbers or in better 
condition at a May show. The twelve plants by Mr. Turner were 
covered with fine large blossoms; his Wonderful, Carlos, San spared, 
Saracen, Governor General, and Lord Raglan were admired by every 
one. Mr. Foster, of Clewer, and Mr, Beck, of Isleworth, sent very 
well bloomed collections of ten each. The former had a good Carlos, 
Saracen, Wonderful, and Sanspareil; Mr. Beck’s best plants were 
Laura, Sarah, Gem of the West, and Lsetitia. 
Fancy Pelargoniums were generally good. The six plants exhibited 
by Mr. Turner were large and remarkably well flowered; they were 
Evening Star, Cloth of Silver, Madame Sontag, Celestial, Lady H. 
Campbell, and Lady of the Lake. Messrs. Fraser and Mr. Bragg 
also exhibited some fine plants in this class. In the amateur's class, 
Mr. Bousie, gardener to the Hon. H. Labouchere, sent six beautifully 
flowered plants, of good kinds. Mr. Windsor had also six very good 
plants, but mostly poor varieties. If Mr. Thomson is to treat us this 
