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6 Cape Heaths (Amateurs) : 1st, Mr. George Young, gardener to 
W. Stone, Esq., Dulwich Hill; 2nd, Mr. William Taylor, gardener to 
J. Coster, Esq,, Streatham ; 3rd, Mr. J. Peed, gardener to C. T. Gabriel, 
Esq., Norfolk House, Streatham ; 4th, Mr. James Harlock, gardener 
to K. W. Nutter, Esq.. Wanstead, Essex. 
6 Tall Cacti, species or varieties of, in flower, large plants: 1st, 
John Green, Gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Lower Cheam, Surrey; 2nd, 
Robert Grix, ditto, ditto, Cheam Park, Surrey ; 3rd, Mr. W. Mortimer, 
gardener to J. R. Scott, Esq., Crouch End, Hornsey. 
12 Roses in pots, distinct kinds: 1st, Messrs. Paul & Son, who had 
fine plants of H. P. Auguste Mie, H. B. Coupe de Hebe, Tea Madame 
Willermoz, H. B. Paul Perras, H. P. Geant des Batailles, Tea Gloire 
de Dijon, H. P. Louise Odier, H. P. Jules Margottin, H. C. Blairii, 
H. B. Paul Ricaut, Tea Vicomtesse de Cazes, and H. C. Bella Maria ; 
2nd, Mr. Francis. 
6 Roses in pots (Amateurs) : 1st, Alexander Rowland, Esq., Rosen¬ 
thal, Lewisham; Mr. Busby, gardener to John Crawley, Esq., Stock- 
wood Park, Luton ; 3rd, Mr. W. Mortimer, gardener to G. R. Scott, 
Esq., Crouch End, Hornsey. 
12 Calceolarias: 1st, Messrs. Dobson & Son, for herbaceous kinds; 
equal 1st, Mr. Charles Turner, for shrubby kinds ; 2nd, Mr. George 
Lambert, Oakwood, near Chichester ; 3rd, Mr. Cole, St. Albans* equal 
3rd, Mr. Pryer, Tulse Hill. With the exception of the collections that 
obtained the first and second prizes. Calceolarias were not exhibited in 
such fine condition as they should have been, and in two instances the 
growth was of very inferior character. 
6 Fuchsias in pots ; 1st, Mr. Reid, gardener to T. N. Farquhar, 
Esq., Sydenham, with very nicely grown plants; 2nd, Mr. Harper, 
Upper Tulse Hill, but the plants were tied in a stiff and formal manner, 
and had too many sticks ; 3rd, Mr. Bousie, gardener to the Right Hon. 
H. Labouchere, M.P., Stoke ; three extra prizes also were awarded. 
One collection, which did not get an award, was terribly disfigured 
with large stakes. 
12 Pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots (Amateurs) : 1st, Mr. William 
Nye, gardener to E. Foster, Esq., Manor, Berks; 2nd, Mr. John 
Wiggins, gardener to E. Beck, Esq, Isleworth ; 3rd, Mr. Thomas 
Windsor, gardener to — Cannon, Esq., Hampstead ; 4th, Mr. William 
Holder, gardener to the Rev. E. Coleridge, Eton College; 5th, Mr. 
James Weir, gardener to John Hodgson, Esq., The Elms, Hampstead. 
Mr. Nye’s collection consisted of Saracen, Fair Ellen, Edith, Queen of 
May, Carlos, Sanspareil,Wonderful, Conqueror, Una, Lucy, Rosa, and 
Meteora, and were well grown and finely flowered plants. Mr. Wiggins’s 
collection comprised Roseleaf, a useful bright sort; Fanny, Dido, 
Evelyn, Alexander, Wonderful, Emperor, a good variety; Gem of the 
West, Laura, a good variety ; Fair Ellen, Sanspareil, and Euphemia. 
12 Pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots (Nurserymen) : 1st, Mr. Charles 
Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough; 2nd, ]\Iessrs. J. & J. Fraser, Lea 
Bridge Nurseries; 3rd, Messrs. John Dobson & Son, Woodlands 
Nursery, Isleworth; 4th, Mr. William Bragg, Star Nursery, Slough; 
