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5th, Messrs. William Cutbush & Son, nurserymen, Highgate; 6th, 
Mr. Thos. Gaines, nurseryman. Surrey-lane, Batversea. Mr. Turner’s 
plants were very fine, and consisted of Viola, Zeno, Rosamond, Lucy, 
Wonderful, Governor-General, Carlos, Snowflake, Conqueror, Admirable, 
Sanspareil, and Saracen. Messrs. Fraser had finer plants than we have 
ever seen them produce before, and consisted of Carlos, Portia, National, 
Lucy, (jovernor-General, Majestic, Rosamond, Rosa, Lablache, Sans- 
pareil, Astrea, and Queen of May. 
6 Fancy Pelargoniums (Amateurs) : 1st, Mr. Archibald Bousie, 
gardener to the Right Hon. H. Labouchere ; 2nd, Mr. Thos. Windsor, 
gardener to Charles Cannon, Esq., Hampstead; 3rd, Mr. George 
Lambert, Oakwood, Chichester, Sussex; 4th, Mr. James Weir, gardener 
to John Hodgson, Esq., The Elms, Hampstead ; 5th, Mr. William 
Mockett, gardener to J. Allnutt, Esq., Clapham Common. Mr. Bousie’s 
collection included a fine plant of Bridesmaid, a good light variety. 
6 Fancy Pelargoniums (Nurserymen) : 1st, Mr. Charles Turner, 
Royal Nurser}’-, Slough ; 2nd, Messrs. J. & J. Fraser, Lea Bridge 
Nursery ; 3rd, Mr. William Bragg, Slough; 4th, (extra) Mr. Thomas 
Gaines; 5th, (extra) Messrs. John Dobson and Son. The kinds in the 
first collection were Cloth of Silver, Cassandra, Attraction, Richard 
Cobden, Omar Pacha, and Celestial. 
Newly introduced or extremely rare Plants, remarkable for their 
beauty, in flower : 1st, Messrs. James Veitch & Son, Chelsea, Rhodo¬ 
dendron Veitchi; 2nd, Messrs. J. Jackson & Son, Kingston, Surrey, 
Cypripedium sp. nova ; 3rd, Messrs. James Veitch & Son, for Odonto- 
glossum Reicheneri. 
Newly introduced or extremely rare Plants, remarkable for their 
beauty, not in flower : 1st, Mr. R. Glendinning, Chiswick, Farfugium 
grande; 2nd, Messrs. James Veitch & Son, Exeter and Chelsea, Plec- 
tranthus, sp.; 3rd, ditto, Hippomane spinosa; 4th, W. Cutbush & Son, 
Solanum purpureum. 
Hardy ornamental Plants, remarkable for their fine habit or beauty 
of foliage : 1st, Messrs. James Veitch & Son, Exeter and Chelsea, 
Wellingtonia gigantea; 2nd, ditto, Abies Ksempferi; 3rd, ditto. Thuja 
gigantea; 4fh, Messrs. John Halley & Son, nurserymen, Blackheath, 
Cephalotaxus Fortuni. 
Seedling Pelargoniums were extensively shown ; Mr. Beck having 
sent Signora (which received a third prize); Hesperus, a bright variety; 
Rosalie, a Governor-General flower; Mars, a painted bright scarlet 
flower; The Bride (which received a first prize) ; Annie, and Eva— 
the three last being white varieties. Mr. Turner sent Rose Celestial; 
Mr. Marnock, a good spotted kind; Etna, intense scarlet lower petals 
with very small spot; Rosy Gem, and Cherry Ripe. Mr. Ployle sent 
Persian and Richard Benyon, a scarlet variety. Mr. Foster contributed 
Blink Bonnie and Florence. The best of these will be more fully 
described another time. Some fine Seedling Fancy Pelargoniums were 
sent by Mr. Turner, including Acme, a greatly improved Evening Star 
(which received a second prize), and Rosabella, a greatly improved 
Jenny Lind, and a fine exhibition variety. Messrs. Cutbush & Son 
exhibited the early forcing Geranium Blanchefleur. Mr. Turner sent 
