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early. We believe the rule is, that they should be cleared at a cer¬ 
tain hour, in order to allow the judges time to make their awards. 
This regulation is most judicious, and ought to be peremptorily 
enforced, but it is not so ; and the consequence is, much annoyance 
and inconvenience, notwithstanding the lesson which all experience 
in such matters has taught, that Exhibition rules, once framed, should 
be preserved uninfringed. We trust the matter will be duly con¬ 
sidered by the Exhibition Committee, and that the evil will be re¬ 
medied in another year. 
SALISBURY DAHLIA AND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION. 
The annual meeting of this Society was held August 24, in the 
beautiful grounds of Wilton House, which, together with the exten¬ 
sive display of flowers, attracted a large company. Dahlias were the 
principal feature of the exhibition ; they were shewn in great perfec¬ 
tion, each prize being closely contested. Fuchsias were numerous. 
Of new plants, Mr. Wheeler, of Warminster, sent Achimenes venusta, 
rosy purple, and Tigridia conchiflora Wheelerii, scarlet with spots. 
Fruit was abundant and good; and the cottagers’ productions were 
much to their credit. Of Dahlias, in Class 1, twenty-four blooms, open 
to aU growers, equal flrst prizes were awarded to Mr. C. Turner, Chal- 
vey, and Mr. J. Keynes, Salisbury. Mr. Turner’s stand contained 
Marquis of Worcester, Beeswing, Shylock, Captain Warner, Essex 
Triumph, Crocus, Indispensable, Toison d’Or, Turner’s The Hero, 
ditto Louis Philippe, ditto Berryer, Yellow Standard, Boule de Feu, 
Box, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Marquis of Aylesbury, Nonpareil, 
Mrs. Anderson, Captivation, Standard of Perfection, Golden Fleece, 
Princess Radziwill, Miss Vyse, Queen of Roses. Mr. Keynes exhi¬ 
bited Optimus, Nonpareil, Marquis of Worcester, Beeswing, Yellow 
Standard, Felix, Admiral Stopford, Essex Triumph, Marchioness of 
Cornwallis, Boule de Feu, Widnall’s Queen, Marquis of Aylesbury, 
Standeird, Princess Radziwill, Captain Warner, Aurantia, Dr. Gra¬ 
ham, Lillywhite, Queen of England, Shylock, Walter Hilson, Dazzle, 
Gloria Mundi, Mrs. Anderson; Second to Mr. Cutter, Slough, for 
Lady St. Maur, Essex Triumph, Golden Fleece, Beeswing, Yellow 
Standard, Louis Philippe, Sarah, Shylock, Marchioness of Corn¬ 
wallis, Box, Andromeda, Queen of Roses, Empress of Whites, Ber¬ 
ryer, Mrs. Herbert, Walter Hilson, Princess Radziwill, Sir C. An- 
trobus, Lillywhite, Raphael, Miss Sarah, Captain Warner, Queen of 
England, Boule de Feu; Third to Mr. Drummond, Bath, for Eximia, 
Felix, Cleopatra, Caractacus, Marquis of Worcester, Essex Triumph, 
Biondetta, Admiral Stopford, Boule de Feu, Mrs. Anderson, Shylock, 
Marquis of Bath, Cassandra, War Eagle, Scarlet Gem, Queen of 
Sheba, Standard, Queen of England, Dazzle, Beeswing, Louis Phi¬ 
lippe, Andromeda, Queen of Perpetuals; Fourth to Mr. Walters, 
Hilperton, for Delicata, Essex Triumph, Rose d’Amour, Beeswing, 
Cleopatra, Gloria Mundi, Sir R. Sale, Box, Beauty of Sussex, Miss 
Vyse, Admiral Stopford, Shylock, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Scarlet 
