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in good character, Heap’s Smiling Beauty , a good white-edged flower; 
George Lightbody, Blackbird, Meteor, Mag, Hudson’s Apollo, and a pro¬ 
mising Seedling grey edge. 
For four varieties, first, Mr. Wilson, Halifax, with Smiling Beauty in 
fine character, Syke’s Complete, Othello, and Colonel Taylor in fine cha¬ 
racter. Second, Mr. It. Headlv, with Campbell’s Admiral Napier, a fine 
George Lightbody, Lightbody’s Sir Charles Napier, a chaste white-edged 
flower of good quality; and Royal Purple. Third, Mr. Baildon, Halifax, 
with Lee’s Bright Venus in fine character, Queen Victoria, Blue Bonnet, 
and Litton’s Imperator, green edge, in good character. Fourth, Mr. 
Douglas, with General Bolivar, Lovely Ann, Seedling self, and Gairn’s 
Model, a pretty white-edge flower. 
In the classes for single specimens, green edge, first and second, Mr. 
Wilson, with Colonel Taylor and Page’s Champion. Third, Mr. Elliott, 
with Page’s Champion. Fourth and fifth, Mr. Pohlman, with Colonel 
Taylor. Grey edge— First and second, Mr. Pohlman, with Lancashire 
Hero. Third, Mr. Wilson, with George Lightbody. Fourth, Mr.-, 
with Syke’s Complete. Fifth, Mr. Douglas, with Complete. White 
edge— First, Mr. Headly, with Heap’s Smiling Beauty. Second, Mr. 
Wilson; third, Mr. Elliott; fourth, Mr. Pohlman; each with Ashworth’s 
Regular. Fifth, Mr. Elliott, with Smiling Beauty. Selfs— First, Mr. 
Wood, Fork, with Meteor Flag. Second, Mr. Wilson, with Blackbird. 
Third, Mr. Pohlman, with Meteor Flag. Fourth, Mr. Wood, with Black¬ 
bird. Fifth, Mr. Douglas. 
Premier Auricula, Mr. Pohlman, with Lancashire Hero. 
THE HYDROPULT. 
When we formerly noticed this instrument, we did so from merely seeing 
it at the proprietor’s in Regent Street; since then, we have had an op¬ 
portunity of testing it personally, and can hear testimony to the excel¬ 
lence of the invention. The force with which it throws a stream of water 
is almost incredible, while for syringing a greenhouse, a gentle shower, 
as fine as that from a hand*syringe, with considerably more effect, can be 
easily given. We have a gardener, quite of the old-fashioned school, who 
does not generally fall in love with new-fangled notions, but he is per¬ 
fectly enchanted with the saving of labour and time that the Hydropult 
will be to him. 
MR. SALTER’S NURSERY, HAMMERSMITH. 
A visit to this nursery will now well repay the lover of flowers. 
There is a fine collection of Pyrethrums, a flower which Mr. Salter has 
succeeded in greatly improving, and some examples of which we hope to 
