THE FLORIST. 
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We noticed an improvement, viz. that of shewing the blooms on 
cards; but a still greater reform is wanted, namelv, to exhibit stands 
of twelve dissimilar Picotees as well as Carnations, instead of the 
odd way of shewing Carnations and Picotees mixed, and the still 
greater oddity of shewing eleven blooms. Class-shewing is also 
carried to too great an extent; three in a class would be quite suffi¬ 
cient. Mr. Merryweather’s new scarlet flake, Jenny Lind, is a full- 
sized, well-formed flower, but has a dull, bad white. 
COLLECTIONS OF CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 
For the best collection (an extra prize offered by Mr. Dodwell), 
Mr. Adams, for Admiral Curzon, Puxley’s Prince Albert, Milwood’s 
Premier, Bottomley’s Beauty of Brighouse, Brooks’ Flora’s Garland, 
Wood’s Princess Alice, Burroughs’ Amy, Burroughs’ Mrs. Bevan, 
Wilmer’s Princess Royal, Barnard’s Mrs. Barnard. 
For the best pair of Carnations (also offered by Mr. Dodwell), Mr. 
Merry weather, for Hepworth’s True Briton and Merry weather’s Jenny 
Lind. 
For the best pair of Picotees, Mr. Adams, for Wood’s Princess 
Alice and May’s Sebastian. 
For the best collection (Society’s prize), Mr. Dodwell, for Admiral 
Curzon, Puxley’s Prince Albert, Cardinal Wolsey, Brooks’ Flora’s 
Garland, Milwood’s Premier, May’s Portia, Sharp’s L’Elegant, Wild- 
man’s Isabella, Edmonds’ Jenny Lind, Headley's Venus, and Bar¬ 
nard’s Mrs. Barnard. Second, Mr. Merryweather, for True Briton, 
Puxley’s Prince Albert, Lady Gardner, Mansley’s Beauty of Wood- 
house, Wilson’s William the Fourth, Unknown, Field Marshal, Mrs. 
Bevan, Duchess of Cambridge, Green’s Queen, and Lady Alice Peel. 
Third, Mr. Pearson, for Hale’s Prince Albert, Ely’s Lord Milton, 
Wilson’s Harriet, Wigg’s Earl of Leicester, Queen of Sheba, En¬ 
chantress (Matthew’s), Favourite, Sir William Middleton, Green’s 
Queen, Wain’s Queen. No fourth pan could be placed, three exhi¬ 
bitors being disqualified for want of a light rose Picotee. 
SINGLE BLOOMS IN CLASSES.— AMATEURS* CLASS. 
Scarlet Bizarres. Premier, Mr. Dodwell, Admiral Curzon, ditto, 
Elliott’s Duke of Sutherland; Mr. Pearson, Jolly Dragoon; Dodwell, 
Admiral Curzon; Merryweather, Hepworth’s True Briton ; Adams, 
Duke of Sutherland; Pearson, Twitchett’s Don John; Dodwell, 
Colcut’s Juba.— Crimson Bizarres. Premier, Mr. Dodwell, Ely’s 
Great Britain, Ditto, Ely’s Duke of Bedford; Mr. Pearson, Ely’s 
Lord Milton; Broughton, Wood’s William the Fourth; Merry¬ 
weather, Paul Pry ; Dodwell, Puxley’s Prince Albert ; Ely’s Duke 
of Kent; Broughton, Wood’s William the Fourth.— Scarlet Flakes. 
Premier, Mr. Dodwell, Addenbrook’s Lydia; Mr. Merryweather, for 
his Jenny Lind; Broughton, Unknown; Merryweather, Wilson’s 
William the Fourth ; Dodwell, Beauty of Brighouse ; Parkinson, 
O’Brien’s Fireball; Lowe, Hufton’s Foxhunter; Pearson, Unknown. 
—Rose Flakes. Premier, Dodwell, Lady Gardner ; Pearson, Ely’s 
Lady Ely; Dodwell, May’s Lorenzo; Merryweather, Wilson’s Har¬ 
riet ; Dodwell, Brooks’ Flora’s Garland, Barringer’s Apollo, Ely’s 
