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Pelargoniums, as we have said, filled a considerable space, there being a 
few additional exhibitors to those usually present on these occasions. 
Among private growers Mr. Nye, gardener to E. Foster, Esq., was 
particularly fine, quality and abundance of bloom combined ; the 
varieties were Edith, Sanspareil, Wonderful, Meteora, Carlos, Fair 
Ellen, Queen of May, Iris, Viola, and Rosa. Mr. Wiggins, gardener 
to E. Beck, Esq., was a good second with Gem of the West, Mr. White, 
Bride, Fairest of the Fair, Sanspareil, Lucy, Admirable, Governor- 
General, and Fair Ellen; 3rd, Mr. Windsor. In the Nurserymen’s 
class Mr. Turner was first with nearly the same varieties as those 
exhibited at the Regent’s Park; Messrs. Dobson and the Messrs. 
Fraser were second and third with very similar kinds reported in 
another part of the present number. Fancies were again very good. 
The first lot, by Mr. Turner, was plant for plant the same as at the 
Regent’s Park, with even more bloom on them than on that occasion. 
Messrs. Fraser were a very creditable second. In Amateurs there 
were two new competitors; Mr. Bousie, gardener to the Hon. H. 
Labouchere, M.P., being first; Mr. James, gardener to — Watson, 
Esq., Isleworth, second : both were good, but with well-known varieties. 
Of Fuchsias there was a large bank, but generally they were not 
well flowered, Mr. Bousie being much the best. These were Wonder¬ 
ful, Venus de Medici, Glory, Prince of Wales, Queen of Hanover, and 
Volcano de Aqua. Second, Mr. Webb, gardener to — Walmisley, Esq., 
Tulse Hill; these were large finely-grown plants, but not well in bloom. 
In the third collection was a beautiful plant of Venus de Medici, much 
the best plant exhibited. There was nothing new in Fuchsias, the 
varieties now shown being little better than were to be seen five or six 
years since. 
The specimen Azaleas we have alluded to were of necessity old kinds, 
the only exception being Mr. Dodd’s plant of Sir Charles Napier, 
which maintains the high opinion we gave of it last season. In small 
plants, however, there were some exceedingly handsome coloured 
varieties. First stands: Model, a smooth pleasing kind, colour very 
soft rose, a very desirable variety ; Standard of Perfection, rose- 
coloured, and very good ; Roi Leopold, salmon rose, large, and of good 
substance; Gem, fine crimson ; Baron de Pret, a large, showy, but 
coarse kind ; Petuniseflora, smooth and round, but nothing beside to 
recommend it; Symmetry, Criterion, Holdfordi, Juliana, Magnificans, 
Stanleyana, Admiration, Crispiflora, and Ccelina were shown very good. 
A large bank of seedling Pelargoniums was shown. Ariel (Fellowes), 
shown by Mr. Turner, took first prize, and is a great addition to the 
light kinds ; it is much the best of the class. Echo, Jung Bahadoor, 
and Leviathan were also successfully shown; Sunset, Prince of Wales, 
Lady Canning, Hyperion, and Sir C. Campbell were also very good, 
but June will be a better time to minutely describe them. The new 
double Geranium Gem of the Undercliff was again shown, and had a 
prize awarded to it; it is very novel and pretty. Mr. Kinghorn sent 
Sheen Rival, and Mr. Turner Scarlet Globe, both fine-looking bedding 
kinds. A pretty Heliotrope, La Petite Negresse, must be a good 
bedding kind, being very dwarf and free-flowering. 
