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THE FLORIST. 
Enchantress, Sir W. Middelton, Burroughes’ Duke of Newcastle, 
and Crask’s Prince Albert; 3d, to Mr. Turner, Chalvey, for Bur¬ 
roughes’ Mrs. Bevan, May’s Olivia and Portia, Kirtland’s Mrs. An- 
nesley, Matthews’Ne-plus-ultra. Miss Desborough, May’s Portia 
and Sebastian, Brinkler’s Lady Chesterfield, Mrs. Barnard, May’s 
Miranda, Lady Dacre, and May’s Isabella. 
Pinks. — Several stands were exhibited, but, as the season for 
these pretty flowers was on the decline, one prize only was awarded ; 
this was obtained by Mr. Turner, of Chalvey, for George Glenny, 
Mr. Edwards, Hale’s Queen of England, Kirtland’s Lord Valentia, 
Criterion, Young’s X. X., Ward’s Great Britain, Morning Star, Seed¬ 
ling, Norborough Nymph, Whipper-in, and Costar’s Alfred Morri¬ 
son, Esq. 
Prizes for Pansies were awarded,—first, to Mr. Turner, for 
Homer, Milton, Youell’s Supreme, Berryer, Arethusa, Alexis, Seed¬ 
ling, Lord Hardinge, Seedling, ditto, Polyniceus, White Sergeant, 
Seedling, Candidate, Climax, Goliath, Pizarro, Duchess of Rutland, 
Seedling, Orestes, Seedling, Aurora, Marquis of Lothian, and Seed¬ 
ling; 2d, to Mr. Thompson, of Iver, for Premier, Tom Pinch, Su¬ 
perb, Notabilis, Seedling, Madonna, Supreme, Satirist, Seedling, 
Optimus, Arethusa, Star, Duehess of Rutland, Coronation, Aurora, 
Gloria Mundi, Seedling, Exquisite, Seedling, Candidate, Seedling, 
Pizarro, Seedling, and Zabdi. 
Seedlings. — From the seedling Pelargoniums, the judges 
awarded prizes to the following varieties : first, seedlings of 1847, 
Maleager (Mr. Gaines), a flower of good form, edges of the petals 
clean and even; the general colour of the flower is a scarlet rose, 
with a small feathery spot in the top petals. Certificates to the 
following sorts, seedlings of the present year : Helax (Mr. Beck), 
deep maroon top petals, with a narrow margin of light rose, white 
centre, and painted bottom petals ; Telemorphus, Mr. Hoyle, flowers 
rather small, of fine form, light pink under petals, deep maroon top 
petals, with a narrow margin of rose ; the same to Mr. Hoyle, for a 
seedling named Flavia (being a near approach to scarlet), a very 
brilliant flower; a little too much frilled on the edges of the petals; 
also to a fancy Pelargonium, from Mr. Gaines, named Madame 
Rosatii ground-colour French white; spot in the top petals lighter 
than the ground-colour, and with a spot in each of the bottom 
petals ; to Mr. Ayres, for a scarlet named Brookland's Scarlet, a very 
brilliant flower, with a small white centre, trusses compact, and 
foliage handsome. Mr. Story exhibited a seedling Fuchsia, named 
Elegantissima, scarlet tube and sepals, and dark purple violet corolla : 
a very handsome variety. 
WILD FLOWERS OF PALESTINE. 
The following passages from Lord Nugent’s Travels in Palestine 
may suggest to some of your readers the idea of importing seeds or 
plants from that .most interesting country. The association of 
