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awarded to Mr. Staines, for Matilda, Queen Phillippa, Rosetta, Duke 
of Cornwall, Pompey, and Pheeon.—3d prize, Mr. Wiggins, gr. to 
J. Sanders, Esq., for Matilda, Champion, Augusta, Lady Essex, 
Mustee, and Comte de Paris.—In the same class for Nurserymen, 
Mr. Gaines was the only exhibitor. His plants w T ere, Shield of Achilles, 
M iss Holford, Pirate, Emma, Champion, and White Surrey.—For a 
collection of Fancy Pelargoniums, Mr. Gaines obtained the 1st prize 
for the following six well-bloomed varieties: Anais, Lady Rivers, 
Queen Victoria, Ytolinski, La Belle d’Afrique, and Bouquet tout fait. 
Collections of Calceolarias were shewn, and the first prize 
awarded to Mr. Gaines, for Masterpiece, Punch, Conrad, Constella¬ 
tion, Washington, and Antler.—2d, Mr. Stanly, gr. to H. Berens, 
Esq., for Lord Hardinge, Eliza Cooke, Beauty, Supreme, Duke of 
Albany, and Jenny Lind.—3d prize, Mr. Wright, gr. to the Hon, 
Miss Rushout, for Zebra, Argus, Royal Purple, Standishii, Regulator, 
and President. 
Pansies. —Two prizes were awarded among the Pansy growers : 
first to Messrs. Cutter and Co., 2d, to Mr. Turner, ofChalvey. The 
box of the former contained Bragg’s Goliath, Youell’s Supreme, Model 
of Perfection, Rainbow, Duchess of Rutland, Collison’s Juno, Seed¬ 
ling, ditto, Mary Jane, Hall’s Matilda, Shakspeare, Seedling, Mrs. 
Hamilton, Pizarro, Arethusa, Perfection, Snowdrop, Hamlet, King 
of Holland, Superb, Optimus, Duke of Norfolk, two seedlings. Mr. 
Turner’s collection comprised Gossett’s Lord Hardinge, Polyniceous, 
Electia, and Alexis; Brown’s Arethusa, Thomson’s Pizarro, Gossett’s 
Orestes, Thomson’s Duchess of Rutland, Peddies’ Massie, Major’s 
Milton, Hooper’s Mary Jane, Bell’s Climax, Hall’s Rainbow, Youell’s 
Supreme, Turner’s Achilles, Atwell’s Princess Royal, Turner’s 
Caroline, Chalvey Rival, Hooper’s Wonderful, Turner’s Sylph, 
Brown’s Euphrosyne, Turner’s Optimus and Prince of Wales, and 
Hore’s Superb. 
Pinks. —In this class two stands were selected for prizes : first, 
Mr. Turner of Chalvey, for Hillyer’s Goliath, Smith’s John Bull, 
Henbrey’s John Bull, Kirtland’s Prince Albert, Smith’s Diana, Collis’s 
Majestic, Young’s X.X., Kirtland’s Gay Lad, Hillyer’s British Queen, 
Smith’s Whipper-in, Kerr’s Harriet, and Walker’s Mrs. Fry; 2d, 
Mr. Ward of Woolwich, for Smith’s Diana, Unworth’s Omega, 
Willmer’s Laura, Ward’s No. 3, Henbrey’s Rubens, Baker’s Kentish 
Hero, Hodges’ Melona, Harris’s King of Purples, Coster’s Alfred, 
Norman’s Henry Steers, Barker’s Beauty of Bath, and Bob Tickler. 
A stand of Carnations and another of Picotees were exhibited by 
Mr. Turner.—The 1st prize for Fuchsias was awarded to Mr. Gaines, 
of Battersea, for Bianca, Queen Pomare, Climax, Comte de Beaulieu, 
Beauty of Leeds, and Lord Hill; 2d, to Mr. Godfrey, Tottenham, 
for Haiseii, Delicata, Exoniensis, Prince Albert, Cassandra, and 
Eximia.—Stands of Ranunculuses were exhibited, but no prizes were 
awarded. Among them were a few seedlings of great merit, fine in 
form, clear and distinct in colour ; in Mr. Tyso’s stand, Vesta, clear 
yellow, with brown spots; Fliacine, white, with pink spot; and Cle¬ 
ment, with bright brown spots upon the yellow ground—were three 
