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they must go to work with more spirit. Mr. Francis’s collection 
was very uneven. If the plants exhibited by Mr. Dobson had not 
been too forward, and past their prime, neither Messrs. Paul nor 
Francis would have stood a chance with him. It should not be so; 
those who write upon Rose culture, and also cultivate so extensively, 
ought to leave no stone unturned to excel at exhibitions. Mr. Dob¬ 
son laboured under a great disadvantage from a considerable portion 
of his finest plants of last season having been disposed of, which 
deprived him of the advantage of duplicates. We understand Mr. 
Beck’s present stock is for sale. 
The 1st prize for 12 plants was awarded to Messrs. Lane, for 
Duchess of Sutherland, Louis Bonaparte, Baronne Prevost, Armosa, 
Mrs. Elliott, Aubernon, Adam, Grand Capitaine, Lane, Due de Char¬ 
tres, Miellez, and Lady Alice Peel; 2d, Messrs. Paul, for Cels multi¬ 
flora, Comte de Paris, Louis Bonaparte, Mrs. Bosanquet, Madame 
Laffay, Armosa, Paul Perras, Madame Lacharme, William Jesse, 
Baronne Prevost, Taglioni, and Aubernon. The 3d to Mr. Francis, 
of Hertford, for Aubernon, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Triptoleme, 
Coupe d’Hebe, Goubault, Madame Laffay, Mrs. Bosanquet, Duchess 
of Sutherland, William Jesse, Armosa, Bouquet de Flore, and Comte 
de Paris. A 3d prize was also awarded to Mr. Dobson, gardener to 
Mr. Beck, for Louis Bonaparte, General Allard, very fine, Felicite, 
Eugene Beauharnais, Comte d’Eu, Duchess of Sutherland bearing 
nine open blossoms, Augustine Mouchelet with eighteen ditto, William 
Jesse, Mrs. Bosanquet, Madame Laffay, and Princesse Helen. Mr. 
Rowland, of Lewisham, shewed Comte de Paris, William Jesse, 
Madame Laffay, Armosa, Mrs. Bosanquet, Baronne Prevost, Caro¬ 
line, and Fabvier. Of yellow Roses, Mr. Lane produced Venusta, 
Banksia, Harrisonii, Nisida, Solfaterre, and Vicomtesse de Cazes. 
The 2d prize for yellow Roses was awarded to Messrs. Paul, of 
Cheshunt. 
Greenhouse Azaleas, in collections of four, were shewn by Mr. 
Mylam (1st), and J. Allnutt, Esq. (3d). Mr. Mylam’s were large 
plants of Phoenicea alba, semiduplex violacea. Gem, Speciosissima, 
Two collections of six new varieties were shewn. Mr. Green, to 
whom the first prize was awarded, had Alba maculata, Lateritia ele- 
gans. Alba exquisita, Delecta, Duke of Devonshire, and Colorans. 
The other came from Mr. Fraser. Messrs. Lane and Son, Berk- 
hampstead, sent a collection of eighteen plants, to which a silver 
medal was awarded. Mr. Mitchell, Brighton, sent an Azalea, called 
Mitchelliana; and Messrs. Ivery and Son, Dorking, had plants of 
Delicata and Coccinea splendens. Seven Seedling Azaleas were 
shewn, of which two obtained medals. One of these, named Ivery- 
ana, came from Messrs. Ivery and Son, Dorking, and is a white 
variety, with red stripes, in the way of Gladstanesii, larger, but 
otherwise less perfect. The other came from Mr. Fraser, and was 
named Alba magna: this had large blossoms, white, with a few 
purple blotches. A white variety, called Alba spectabilis, from 
Messrs. Lee, and a red one from Messrs. Veitch, called Exoniensis, 
were promising : Violacea elegans, sent by Mr. Green, was also bright 
and attractive. 
