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abundance as well; in fact, finer fruit we have never seen ; and the 
weather being all that could be desired, brought a large and fashionable 
company together. 
Of novelties there were but few, excepting the large bank ol Seed¬ 
ling Pelargoniums and other florists’ flowers, which contained some 
first-class productions. Mr. Glendinning sent the new plants he has so 
often produced this season. Messrs. Veitch sent a few new plants, 
including Theophrasta latifolia, a plant with immense heads of flower. 
The finest new Pelargoniums were Etna, Mazeppa, Richard Benyon, 
Minnie, Rosy Gem, Rose Celestial, Empress Eugenie, and Queen of 
Beauties. In Fancy Pelargoniums the best were Acme, Mrs. Turner, 
Indispensable, Queen of Lilacs, Clara Novello, Princess Royal, Alice, 
and Decision. Those of the large flowering sorts that were good, though 
a season older than those enumerated above, were King of Scarlets, 
Spotted Gem, Matilda, Hermione, Symmetry, Flora, Saracen, Agnes, 
Bianca, and Pallas. In cut Roses many of the newer kinds were shown 
in fine order ; Lord Raglan was particularly conspicuous. Mr. Francis 
sent a collection of dwarf Roses in small pots, worked on Manetti 
stocks; they were very freely bloomed as well as in vigorous health, 
some having from six to twelve blooms and buds on a plant. The large 
plants of Roses in pots were also very fine, particularly those from 
Messrs. Lane. The Fuchsias from Mr. Bray and Mr. Hutt were very 
good. A Pimelea decussata shown by Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss 
Traill, was a perfect specimen. Mr. Colyer’s Ixora alba, I. saliciflora. 
Erica Cavendishii, and Azaleas magniflora and Cavendishii, were 
exceedingly fine. A large specimen of Aphelexis humilis rosea, exhi¬ 
bited by Mr. Dods, gardener to Sir J, Cathcart, was the subject of 
much admiration. There was a pretty group of variegated plants and 
Gloxinias from Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son ; and some fine grown 
Pansies from Messrs. Downie & Laird, of Edinburgh. In collections, 
the leading prizes went generally to the old exhibitors—those usually 
successful—as will be seen by the awards given in another page. It 
is but bare justice to say that these collections, taken together, never 
made a better exhibition. 
July I.—This meeting, coming so soon after the June show, pro¬ 
duced but little that we had not before seen. It was a good one, fine 
fruit being in abundance. The rain came down in torrents during the 
greater part of the afternoon, the exhibition was therefore seen but by a 
few only. The cut Roses by Messrs. Paul & Son were exceedingly 
fine. Cut Roses in general were good, and in large numbers ; the 
following were shown fine : — Prince Leon, Lord Raglan, Jules 
Margottin, Mrs. Rivers, Madame Vidot, William Griffiths, Victor 
Trouilliard, General Jacqueminot, Gloire de Dijon, Coupe d’Hebe, 
Madame Villermorz, and Viscomtesse Decazes. The 24 Pinks shown 
by Mr. C. Turner were as large as Picotees are usually seen, and beauti¬ 
fully laced. The Seedling Pinks Miss Nightingale, Miss Eaton, and 
John Ball, sent by Dr. Maclean, of Colchester, were very fine. Mr. 
Parsons, of Danesbury Park, sent two very handsome hybrid Achi- 
menes, A. meteor being the best, and a very fine flower. There were 
some pretty new variegated Geraniums staged, severally named Julia, 
