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seemed much interested in a display of our northern rivalry with the 
brightest floral ornaments of his native land. The following is a list of 
prizes adjudged on the occasion:— 
Gold Knightian Medal, to Messrs. Rollison, for the best stove 
Orchidece ; Mr. Green, gardener to Lady Antrobus, for stove or green¬ 
house plants, in collections of ten varieties. 
Large Silver Medal, to Mr. W. Smith, for greenhouse azaleas ; 
Mr. Green, for Cacti in flower; R. Gibson, Esq., for melon Cacti; 
J. Allcard, Esq., for ferns; Mr. Davis, gardener to Lady Clarke, for 
grapes, Messrs. Luscombe and Pine, for heaths; Messrs. Rollison, for 
Asiatic Orchidecc ; ditto, for American ditto ; ditto, for a collection of 
stove and greenhouse plants; Mr. Lane, gardener to J. H. Palmer, 
Esq., for a collection of stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. J. Young, of 
Epsom, for a New Zealand plant; Mr. Green, for a Chinese plant. 
Silver Knightian Medal, to Messrs. Wather, for hardy azaleas; 
Mr. W. Smith, for greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. James Young, for ditto ; 
Mr. Salter, for Amaryillidece; Mr. Fuller, for ditto; Mr. Green, for 
calceolarias ; Mr. Glenny, for ditto ; Mr. J. Wilmot, for cucumbers ; 
Mr. Lane, for ditto; Mr. Falconer, gardener to A. Palmer, Esq., for 
Cacti in flower; Mr. Rollison, for melon Cacti; Mr. Redding, gar¬ 
dener to Mrs. Marryatt, for ferns; Mr. Wilmott, of Isleworth, for 
grapes; Mr. Mountjoy, of Ealing, for heart’s-ease; and Mr. Glenny, 
for ditto. 
Metropolitan Society of Florists. —Fourth show, at Vaux- 
hall, on June 16th, or 23rd. Fifth show, July 20th—Carnations and 
Picotees—at Vauxhall (members only). Sixth show, August 11th, at 
Vauxhall, in honour of the Queen’s birth-day. Seventh show, Sep¬ 
tember 8th, at Vauxhall. Eighth and last show, September 27th, at 
Salthill, near Windsor. 
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Astronomy for Schools , Families , and private Learners. By Robert 
Mudie, author of <( The Heavens ,” The Earth f &c. Orr and Smith, 
Paternoster Row. 
This is another precious gem from the fertile pen of the talented 
author. The purpose and aim of this little volume is to smooth and 
render easy the approach to the temple of the skies. 
Mr. AX. had often noticed the difficulties which beset the tyro on 
the very threshold of the science. The young scholar has no compre- 
