THE FLORIST, 
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SLOUGH CARNATION AND PICOTEE SHOW. 
July 14th. —The flowers on this occasion were large and fine, 
it being the height of the blooming season about London. The 
seedlings also, as heretofore, were both numerous and good. The 
awards were, for Carnations, Open ClasSy 1st prize, 12 blooms, to 
Mr. Turner, Chalvey, for Strong’s Duke of York, Flora’s Garland, 
Colcut’s Brutus, May’s Cardinal Wolsey, Turner’s Wilham Penn, 
Count Pauline, May’s Lorenzo, Beauty of Woodhouse, Halliday’s 
Vernon Smith, Ely’s King of Scarlets, Easom’s Admiral Curzon, 
and May’s Ariel; 2d, Messrs. Norman, Woolwich, for Cartwright’s 
Rainbow, Hep worth’s Hamlet, Ely’s Mr. Burkhill, Count Pauline, 
Admiral Curzon, Norman’s Duke of Wellington, Ely’s Lord Har- 
dinge. Flora’s Garland, Headley’s Achilles, May’s Ariel, Earl of 
Errol, and Splendid ; 3d, Mr. J. Keynes, Salisbury, for Hale’s Prince 
Albert, Flora’s Garland, Brutus, Harriet, Ariel, Duke of Bedford, 
Sarah Payne, Lady of the Lake, Beauty of Woodhouse, King of 
Scarlets, Splendid, and Victory. Class for Private Growers. —First, 
Mr. May, of Sonning, for Ariel, Omnium Primus, May’s Caliban, 
May’s Prince Arthur, Turner’s Wm. Penn, May’s Lorenzo, May’s Car¬ 
dinal Wolsey, Admiral Curzon, May’s Hotspur, Lydia, May’s Ed¬ 
gar, and Beauty of Woodhouse ; 2d, Mr. Newhall, Woolwich, for 
Turner’s Wm. Penn, Hale’s Prince Albert, Ariel, Sealey’s Princess 
Royal, Flora’s Garland, Duke of Bedford, Hepworth’s Hamlet, Pux- 
by’s Princess Royal, Simpson’s Queen Victoria, Beauty of Wood- 
house, Appleby’s Prince of Wales, and Ely’s King of Scarlets ; 3d, 
Mr. J. Edwards, Holloway, for Prince Albert, May’s Orlando, 
Minerva, Hamlet, Flora’s Garland, Duke of York, Ariel, Brilhant, 
Omnium Primus, Sarah Payne, Wm. Penn, and Sir H. Hardinge. 
PicoTEES: Open Class .—Equal first prizes to Mr. C. Turner 
and Messrs. Norman. Mr. Turner’s stand contained the following 
12 varieties : Wildman’s Isabella, Amy, Mrs. Bevan, May’s Jessica, 
Mrs. Barnard, Green’s Queen, Halliday’s Countess of Spencer, 
Headley’s Venus, Ely’s Jenny Lind, Edmonds’ Jenny Lind, Wil- 
mer’s Princess Royal, and Cox’s Regina; Messrs. Norman had 
Wildman’s Isabella, May’s Juliet, Lady Smith, Mrs. Bevan, Bur- 
roughes’ Amy, Mrs. Barnard (extra fine), Wilmer’s Princess Royal, 
Halliday’s Delicata, Vespasian, Headley’s King James, Matthews’ 
Enchantress, and Wood’s Queen; 2d, Mr. J. Keynes, for Isabella, 
Field Marshal, Amy, Mrs. Bevan, Portia, Rosalind, Jessica, Miss 
Fanny Irby, Mrs. Barnard, Duke of Newcastle, Edmonds’ Jenny 
Lind, and Beauty. Class for Private Growers. —First, Mr. May, 
for Isabella, Mrs. Bevan, Juliet, May’s Jessica (extra fine), Mrs. 
Barnard, May’s Sebastian, May’s Phoebe, Venus, May’s Miranda, 
Edmonds’ Jenny Lind, and May’s Portia; 2d, Mr. J. Edwards, for 
Lady Chesterfield, Jessica, L’Elegant, Mrs. Bevan, Rosalind, Emily, 
Yorkshire Hero, Mrs. Barnard, Wilmer’s Princess Royal, NuUi Se- 
cundus, Venus, and Miss Fanny Irby; 3d, Mr. Costar, Oxon, for 
Isabella, Prince Albert, Agitator, Costar’s Caustic, Costar’s Game¬ 
ster, Costar’s Sir W. Pottinger, Costar’s Lady Pottinger, Wood’s 
