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the same gentleman, likely to prove a nice herbaceous plant for our 
gardens. 
Mr. Ivery, of Dorking, exhibited, as before, a very beautiful collection 
of hardy British Ferns, many of them being exceedingly interesting 
varieties of well-known species; in fact, there seems an almost endless 
variety of them. They were most admirably grown, and might well 
challenge competition with any collection of foreign Ferns. Of these 
latter there were two very fine collections, one exhibited by Mr. Bull, of 
Chelsea, containing some magnificent specimens of Tree-ferns, in very 
excellent health; the other by Mr. A. Henderson, of Pine Apple Place. 
Orchids were sent in large numbers, and filled the nave with their 
exquisite fragrance; while huge stove and greenhouse plants testified to 
the skill of the gardeners and the wealth of the possessors. Nor must 
we omit some of the smaller objects, which greatly attracted the visitors: 
the Pansies, both florist and fancy, exhibited by Messrs. Downie, Laird, 
and Laing; and the exquisite box of Pinks, from Mr. Charles Turner of 
Slough. Messrs. Hooper and Co., of Covent Garden, sent a very fine 
collection of Ixias, Sparaxis, and other allied bulbs; and Messrs. Barr 
and Sugden, a very varied and pretty collection of Iris. In short, for all 
who desired enjoyment in beautiful flowers there was an ample supply; 
and when to it was added a fine day, and a brilliant assemblage of the 
rank and fashion of the metropolis, it will be readily conceived that a 
grand treat was given to all who met together at the second great show 
of the Boyal Horticultural Society. 
National Auricula Show. 
As we ventured to predict, this show was national only in name—nay, 
we are assured from eye-witnesses that it was confined, with two excep¬ 
tions, to Yorkshire growers, the only other exhibitors being Mr. Elliott, 
of Bochdale, and Mr. Headly, of Stapleford, near Cambridge. We fear 
that the difficulties are too great to allow the hope of north and south 
ever being able to combine their forces in a really National Show. It 
may be interesting to our readers to know which were the winning 
flowers, we therefore subjoin a list of the prizes. 
In the class for eight kinds, Mr. Pohlman, Halifax, was first, with a 
finely-grown Colonel Taylor, and Prince of Wales, green edge; Richard 
Headly, and a fine Lancashire Hero , grey; Ashworth’s Regular, and 
Hepworth’s True Briton, in fine character, both white; and Blackbird, 
and True Blue, seifs. Second, Mr. E. Elliott, Rochdale, with Mrs. Smith, 
Mrs. Sturrock, a fine George Lightbody, a fine Syke’s Complete, Favourite, 
Imperator, Lee’s Bright Venus, and a fine Booth’s Freedom. Third, Mr. 
Douglas, York, with George Lightbody in fine character, Ne plus Ultra, 
Sir Charles Napier, Mrs. Smith, self. Regular, Glory, Lovely Ann, and 
Unknown , self. Fourth, Richard Headly, Esq., Stapleford, with a Seed¬ 
ling green edge, bold but not regular in the edges; Fletcher’s Mary Ann , 
