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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ July, 
brevity, but is satisfactoiy as far as it goes, Anotber of the competing essays on this subject, 
by Mr. Meikle, has been published in a shilling brochure by the Messrs. Routleclge, under the 
title of Window Gardening. It is a well-written essay, mainly devoted to bulbs and ferns, and 
is quite deserving of commendation. 
®HE following is the result of the Gardeners' Examination in Flori¬ 
culture and Fruit and Vegetable culture held by the Society of Arts in April 
last. The Prizes offered by the Society of Arts and the Royal Horticultural 
Society in connection with these examinations have been awarded as follows:—G. Downton— 
S.A. and R.H.S. 1st prize for Floriculture ; S.A. and R.H.S. let prize. Fruit and Vegetable 
cultm-e = £20, W, Jones—S.A. and R.H.S. 2nd prize for Florioulture ; R.H.S. 2nd prize for 
French and Vegetable cultvire £9. Mr. Downton is one of the Chiswick students:— 
E. Bearpark, Hull . 
W. Davis, Richmond . 
G. Dowxton, Richmond. 
C. Ford, Bury St. Edmund’s ... 
J. C. Higgs, Southampton . 
Flori¬ 
culture. 
Fruit & 
Vegetble 
1st Class. 
1st Class. 
2ad Class. 
2ud Class. 
•Jnd Class. 
2ad Class. 
1st Class. 
T. Hogg, Glasgow. 
W. Jones, Liverpool. 
T. Kemp, Bury St. Edmund's ... 
J. McArdle, Stamford. 
W. Read, Richmond. 
Fruit & 
Vegetble 
Flori¬ 
culture. 
2nd Class. 
1st Class. 
3rd Class. 
1st Class. 
1st Class. 
2nd Class. 
3rd Class. 
2nd Class. 
3rd Class. 
- recently invited the attention of our readers to some examples of 
Aqiiarium Plant-cases, exhibited by Messrs. Dick Eadclyffe and Co. We now add 
another illustration from the same source, shelving how a case of this kind may 
be fitted so as to occupy the lower part of a window. 
In such situations they are extremely interesting, 
as, owing to the transparent media, of which 
they are in great measure formed, the move¬ 
ments of the living fish can be readily seen, 
while the position is the most favourable for 
plants that could possibly be chosen in a living- 
room. All that is requisite to secure success in 
fitting up plant cases of this, or, indeed, any 
other sort, is to make a judicious selection of 
plants, introducing those only for which the 
position and aspect are suitable, and not mixing 
together such incongruities as hardy and tender 
or shade-loving and light-loving plants, nor 
such as require marked differences of atmospheric 
moistm’e. For street windows, when the prospect 
is not veiy inviting, or for back windows in town 
residences, Avhere there is generally some dis- 
agi'eeable object to shut out, these cases at once 
commend themselves, as both ornamental, in¬ 
structive, and useful. 
- ^ NOVEL description of Glass 
Wall has been invented by Mr. Beard, of 
Bury St. Edmund’s, and of which we hope 
to give some account, with illustrations, shortly, 
occupies but little space. 
The Wall occupies but little space, and being 
transparent, will offer no obstruction to the passage of light, Vv'hich will thus be shared alike 
by both sides of the tree. 
- ®he Metropolitan Society for the Encouragement of Florists' Flowers 
announces an exhibition at the Crystal Palace on September 6 and following 
days, when prizes to the amount of £150 (towards v/hich the Directors of the 
Crystal Palace Company give £100) will be offered for Dahlias, Hollyhocks, Gladioli, Verbenas, 
and Asters. Schedules will shortly be issued. 
