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termed “ summer and antumnal” Hoses, there need be no standing still for want of subjects. Doubt¬ 
less, however, an arrangement for blending together a goodly number of the best sorts selected from 
each class of these principal divisions, if made judiciously and carried out tastefully in the grouping 
and disposition of them, would be the most pleasing, if not appropriate one that could be adopted. 
Similar obseiwations to the foregoing must also apply to the choice and disposition of Climbing, 
Standard, and Pillar Poses, indispensable to the creation and adornment of such a Pcosery as the pre¬ 
ceding remarks have attempted to describe. 
CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES.—NORTHERN v. SOUTHERN VARIETIES. 
77NDER this heading two grand exhibitions have been held during the last few weeks, one for the 
southern division, at the Royal Nursery, Slough, on July 25th ; and that for the northern district at 
Derby on August Tth. These exhibitions originated with Mr. Edwards, of TVace Cottage, Plolloway, 
in a desire to settle the long standing differences between the northern and southern growers, as to the 
quality of their various productions; the former accusing their opponents of showing large moppy 
flowers, while the latter assert that the flowers as shown bvthe northern growers, are scarcelv removed 
from single blessedness, being so severely dressed as, in some cases, not to leave more than two tiers of 
petals—therefore, the northern growers dress to what they consider perfection, while the southern 
growers wish to grow the flowers to as near an approximation as possible of their standard. For the 
information of those who are not versed in floricultural technicalities, it mav be necessarv to observe 
that Carnations and Picotees, and also Pinks, when shown as cut flowers are dressed; that is, all run 
or deformed petals are removed, and those retained are placed so as to imbricate and present a uniform 
appearance. Now there can be no question that if it were possible to get flowers to such a state of 
perfection as they would not require any dressing,It would be a move in the right direction; and, on 
the same principle it must be equally evident that a flower which presents the greatest quantity of 
properly marked and uniform petals, must be the best. Hence the southern standard of perfection is 
tlie best, and enjoins a higher finish, as it were, to the flowers than the standard of the northern 
growers. Judging, however, of the dressing of the flowers as we saw them at Slough, we should be 
inclined to say with a son of the Green Isle, that so far as dressing was concerned, the north and south 
country flowers, if “ there was any difference, were both alike for, judging them by that test, it would 
have required a very sharp eye to have detected any dissimilarity. Leaving, however, the matter in 
dispute to those interested, we will proceed to detailed reports of the two meetings, which, we doubt 
not, will be interesting to the growers of these magnificent flowers. 
AWARD OF PRIZES AT SLOUGH. 
NORTHERN RAISED CARNATIONS—SIX BLOOALS. 
First, Mr. Turner , Slough, for A dmir al Curzon, Prin¬ 
cess (Taylor), Premier (Hillwood), Cradley Pet, Splen¬ 
dour, and Lord Hilton. Second, Mr. Barringer, Bedford, 
for Paul Pry, King of Scarlets, Admiral Curzon, Lord 
Hilton, Premier, and Lovely Ann. Third, Mr. Dodwell, 
Derby, for Premier, Admiral Curzon, Seedling, Beauty 
of Woodhouse, Squire Trow, and Pyracanthus. Fourth, 
Mr. Bragg , Slough, for Defiance, Squire Trow, Henry 
Kirke White, Paul Pry, King of Scarlets, and Beauty 
of Woodhouse. Fifth, Mr. Willmer, Sunbury, for King 
of Scarlets, Victory, True Briton, Squire Heynell, Rain¬ 
bow, and Queen of England. 
SOUTHERN CARNATIONS. 
First, Mr. Turner, for Duncan (Hay), Justice Shal¬ 
low (Hay), Princess Royal (Puxley), Howard (Puxley),' 
Owen Clendower (Hay), and Lorenzo (Hay). Second, 
Mr. Bragg , for Flora’s Garland, Hero of Hiddlesex, 
Prince Albert, Prince Arthur, Sarah Payne, and Con¬ 
quering Hero. Third, Mr. Keynes , Salisbury, for Prince 
Albert (Hale), Sarah Payne, Flora’s Garland, Prince of 
Wales (Puxley), Lord Rancliffe, and Prince Albert 
(Puxley). Fourth, Morgan May, Esq., Sonning, for 
Timon (Hay), Percy (Hay), Falconbridge (Hay), 
Bardolph (Hay), Bolinbroke (Hay), and Prince Albert 
(Puxley). Fifth, Mr. Edwards, Holloway, for Sarah 
Payne, Harriet, Prince Albert (Hale), Julia, Flora’s 
Garland, and Lydia. 
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SOUTHERN PICOTEES. 
First, Mr. Turner, for Princess Royal (Willmer), 
Gem (Youell), Ophelia (Hay), Hrs. Barnard (Barnard), 
Queen Victoria (Green), andCressida (Hay). Second, 
Mr. Lochner, Paddington, for Princess Royal, Lady 
Harriet Hoore (Turner), Lorina, Queen Victoria 
(Green), Hrs. Barnard, and Amy. Third, Mr. May, 
for Cleopatra, Juliet, Ophelia, Viola, Princess Royal, 
and Beatrice. Fourth, Mr. Bragg, for Gem, Venus, 
Princess Royal, Portia, Lady Alice Peel, and Jenny 
Lind. Fifth, Mr. Keynes, for Lady Harriet Hoore, 
Isabella (Wfldman), Juliet (Hay), Princess Royal 
(Willmer), Fseful (Sealy), and Hrs. Barnard. 
NORTHERN PICOTEES. 
First, Mr. Bodicell, for Hary (DodweR), Hiss Rosa 
(Merryweather), Prince of Wales (Harris), Alfred 
(DodweR), Prince Albert (Harris), and Seedling 26 
(DodweR). Second, Mr. Turner, for Prince Albert ^ ' 
(Harris), Unexpected (Harris), Prince of Wales (Har- on 
ris), Duke of Rutland (HoRyoake), Alfred (DodweR), Gy, 
