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THE FLORIST. 
visitors, among whom were many foreigners of distinction, brings us 
within the precincts of what more immediately concerns us, viz. the 
florists’ flowers strictly so called; and here we will begin with Pelar¬ 
goniums. 
The Pelargoniums were exhibited in excellent condition. The 
first prize in the Amateurs class was awarded to Mr. Cock, of Chis¬ 
wick, for twelve first-rate varieties, cultivated with superior skill, 
namely, Zenobia, Paragon, Negress, Pearl, Forget-me-not, Orion, 
Hector, Miss Holford, Armada, Rosy Circle, Minerva, and Sylvia. 
Mr. Staines obtained the second prize for Orion, Rosy Circle, Duke 
of Wellington, Chimborazo, Bianca, Mustee, Arabella, Duchess of 
Leinster, Vesuvius, Camilla, Pompey, and Forget-me-not. 3d, Mr. 
Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Esq., for Sylph, Madeline, Aurora, 
Sarah, Pearl, Eliza Sauvage, Desdemona, Juliet, Orion, Rosy Circle, 
Matilda, and Duke of Cornwall. In the Nurserymen s class, the 1st 
prize was awarded to Mr. Dobson, gardener to Mr. E. Beck, for 
Centurion, Aurora, Gustavus, Cassandra, Princess, Hebe’s Lip, 
Cracker, Blanche, Gulielma, Plonora, and Cavalier. 2d, Mr. Gaines, 
who shewed Marc Antony, Model, Voyager, Iago, Queen of Beau¬ 
ties, Floribunda, Cassandra, Miss Holford, Princess Olga, Lady 
Kitty, Chieftain, and Angelina. In collections of six varieties grown in 
11-inch pots, the 1st prize in the Amateurs' class was awarded to 
Mr. J. Parker, for Camilla, Rosy Circle, Orion, Sir W. Scott, Su¬ 
perb a, and Isabella. Mr. Staines obtained the 2d prize for Emma, 
Madeline, Erectum, Sylph, Sir R. Peel, and Vesuvius. In the Nur¬ 
serymen s class, Mr. Gaines received the 1st prize for King of Beau¬ 
ties, Orion, Pompey, Cossack, Emma, and Cotherstone. In the class 
of Fancy Pelargoniums, in six varieties, Mr. Gaines was awarded 
the 1st prize for Anais, Ytolinksi, Queen Victoria, Yeatmanyanum, 
La belle d'Afrique, and Ibrahim Pasha. 2d, Mr. Ambrose, for Nose¬ 
gay, Anais, Lady Rivers, Queen Victoria, Lady Flora Hastings, and 
Ibrahim Pasha. 
In Calceolarias, Amateurs' 1 class, Mr. Stanly, gardener to H. 
Berens, Esq., obtained the silver Knightian medal for Eliza Cook, 
Incomparable, Solicitor-general, Jenny Lind, Enchantress, and Duke 
of Albany. 2d prize, Mr. Tye, gardener to H. W. Gilliot, Esq., for 
Maid of Lodi, Caroline, Arethusa, La Polka, Lady Mills, and Rho- 
dolphus. In the Nurserymen s class, Mr. Gaines was awarded the 
1st prize for Lady Mills, Zenobia, Attractor, Perii, Rhodolphus, and 
Lady Middleton. A certificate for a seedling Fancy Pelargonium 
was awarded to Mr. Gaines for a gay and lively variety, named Ne- 
plus-ultra. 
Among the seedling flowers w r e noticed a white Pelargonium, 
named Mont Blanc, No. 1, raised by Mr. Story, and exhibited by 
Mr. Beck. Fine light flowers being scarce, this variety promises to be 
an acquisition to its class. The flower is large, well formed, of a 
pure white, with a small rosy-coloured spot in the top petals : it is a 
very free bloomer. A seedling raised by Mr. Beck this season, named 
Purpurea, promises well; form good, with stout smooth petals, rosy 
purple below, the top petals being nearly covered by a deep blotch, 
with the exception of a narrow margin of the ground colour. Aurora’s 
