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Class H. 1 Self-Auricula. —1st prize to the Rev. 
F. D. Horner, for Pizarro (Campbell) ; 2ud, Mr. 
Douglas, for Marquis of Lome (Campbell) ; 3rd, T. 
E. Lloyd, Esq., for Marquis of Loruc; Itb, Mr. 
Douglas, for Marquis of Lome; 5th, Rev. F. D. 
Horner, for Metropolitan (Spaldiug) ; Oth, Mr. R. 
Dean, for Pizarro (Campbell) ; 7th, Mr. Douglas, for 
Topsy (Kay) ; 8th, Mr. Douglas, for Eliza (Sims). 
Class I. 50 Aukicula.s, including Alpines. —1st 
prize to Mr. James Douglas, for a fine collection of 
stage varieties only, including most of the leading 
varieties previously mentioned, together with Camp¬ 
bell’s Green-edge, Lord Clyde (Lightbody), Lady 
Sophia Dumaresque, Lady Sale (Smith), Confidence 
(Campbell), Vulcan (Sims), Prince of Wales (Ash¬ 
ton), Complete (Sykes), Formosa (Smith), and Marie 
(Chapman) ; 2nd, Mr. Turner, for a collection which 
also did not contain any Alpines, but which was rich 
in self-coloured flowers, such as Calypso, Royal 
Robe, and Clipper, all raised by the exhibitor; 
Marquis of Lome (Campbell), Mrs. Sturrock 
(Martin), Prince Alfred (Turner), Pizarro (Camp¬ 
bell), Topsy (Kay), and Eliza (Sims)—and 
amongst other sorts not previously mentioned were 
Rev. Geo. Jeans (Trail), James Douglas (Turner), 
President (Simpson), Miss Giddiugs (Read), Phoebe 
(Turner), Unique (Dickson), Ensign (Turner), Drake 
Lewis (Turner), Lady Ann Wilbraham (Trail), and 
Star of Bethlehem (Lightbody); 3rd, J. T. D. 
Llewelyn, Esq., who included in his collection a 
few not previously mentioned, including Apollo 
(Hudson), Miss Headley (Headley), Blackbird 
(Spalding), Highland Queen (Horsefield), Ellen 
Lancaster (Pohlman), Pillar of Beauty (Hughes), 
Garland (Smith), Petronella (Headley), Bright 
Phoebus (Wyld), and Ne Plus Ultra (Smith) ; 4th, 
Mr. R. Dean, whose collection included some re¬ 
markable new double-flowered varieties, as Emperor, 
maroon purple. Majesties, purplish lilac, Pur- 
piu-ea, an intermediate colour between the previous 
two, Lilacina and Yellow Prince. 
Class K. 12 Alpine Auriculas. —1st prize to Mr. 
Turner, for Mrs. Carter, Dr. Denny, Sensation, Mrs. 
Llewelyn, Troubadour, Prima Donna, Mrs. Taplin, 
Selina, Slough Rival, Evening Star, and Unique, all 
raised by the exhibitor, and Diadem, a rich crimson- 
shaded flower, raised by Mr. Gorton,—of the first- 
named batch, Px'ima Donna, Unique, and Dr. Denny 
arc exceptionally fine, and richly coloured ; 2ncl, 
Mr. J. Douglas, for Florence, Silvia, and Prince, 
large dark seifs, and three charming shaded seed¬ 
lings, one showing a distinct rich red edge, all of 
his own raising, Beatrice and Selina (Turner), 
George Lightbody and Diadem (Gorton), Mrs. Meikle- 
john (Mciklejohn), and Mrs. Reed,—the shaded 
seedlings are the produce of a eros.s between Mrs. 
Meiklejohn and Gorton’s Diadem; 3rd, Mr. R. Dean, 
who had eight of his charming laced varieties, Ovid 
and Colonel Scott (Turner), and a couple of rich, 
dark seedlings of good form. 
Class L. 6 Alpine Auriculas. —1st prize to Mr. 
Turner, for Mrs. Llewelyn, John Ball, Evening Star, 
King of the Belgians, a rich shaded flower, A. F. 
Barron, edged with rosy mauve, all of his own rais¬ 
ing, and Gorton’s Diadem ; 2nd, J. T. D. Llewelyn, 
Esq., with Turner’s Dolly Varden, Nimrod, Diana, 
and Mrs. Llewelyn, Mciklojohn’s Mrs. Meiklejohn, 
and a seedling; 3rd, Mr. Douglas, with Florence 
(Douglas), Diadem, and George Lightbody (Gorton), 
Beatrice (Turner), a large purplo-shadcd flower with 
white centre, Bismark, and a seedling; 4th, Mr. R. 
Dean, with all edged flowers of his own raising— 
Troilus, white-edged, Mrs. Moore, shaded dark-edge, 
Imogen, pale rose-edge. Charmer, pale flesh-edge, 
Cymbeliue and Duchess of Tcck, pale I’cd-edge. 
Class M. 1 Alpine Auricula.— 1st prize to Mr. 
Douglas, for Gorton’s Diadem, in grand form ; 2nd, 
Mr. Turner, for Duchess of Connaught (Turner), a 
rich reddish maroon shade; 3rd, Mr. Turner, for 
Unique (Turner), a pale form of Diadem, and very 
beautiful; and 4th, Mr. Turner, with Susie 
Matthams (Turner), a beautiful rosy-purple shaded 
flower. 
The premier Auricula, selected from amongst the 
whole of the plants exhibited, was the grey-edged 
George Lightbody (Headley), shown by the Rev. 
F. D. Horner, cvho gained the same prize last year, 
with the same variety, which had a truss of nine 
pips on that occasion, and ten on the present. 
Class N. 6 Polyanthuses. —1st prize to Mr. 
James Douglas, for an unusually strongly-grown set 
of plants, consisting of William IV. (Sanderson), 
George IV. (Buck), Cheshire Favourite (Saunders), 
as usual, the most refined. President (Hilton), Exile 
(Crownshaw), and a fine variety named after Mr. 
Horner, which needs only a richer lacing to make it 
a perfect flower; 2nd, J. T. D. Lle-welyn, Esq., for 
the five first-named sorts in Mr. Douglas’ group, 
and Smith’s Formosa ; 3rd, Mr. R. Dean, for George 
IV., William IV., Exile, Hufton’s Earl of Lincoln, 
and two promising seedlings. 
Class O. 2 Polyanthuses. —1st prize to Mr. 
Douglas for fine examples of Buck’s George IV., 
and Crownshaw’s Exile; 2nd, J. T. D. Llewelyn, 
for William IV., and Cheshire Favourite; 3rd, Mr. 
R. Dean, for Bullock’s Lancer, and a seedling. 
Class P. 1 Polyanthus. —1st prize to Mr. Douglas 
for Buck’s George IV.; 2nd, to Mr. Smith, for his 
seedling, Duke of Portland, a somewhat clouded 
floever; 3rd, Mr. Douglas, for Bullock’s Lancer; 4th, 
Mr. R. Dean, for Cheshire Favourite. 
Class Q. 6 Fancy or Self Polyanthus. —Mr. R. 
Dean was the only exhibitor in this class, and 
showed Ambassador, large, sulphur; the Bride, 
pure white ; Buttercup, clear yelloxv ; Prince 
Charming, flaked ; Ealing Crimson, very rich; and 
Monarch, dark crimson. 
Class R. 1 Fancy or Self Polyanthus. —Mr. R. 
Dean was 1st, with a very fine white seedling; 2nd, 
with a large sulphur seedling ; 3rd, with Robusta 
alba, a fine white flower; 4th, with a handsome 
sti’aw-yellow seedling. 
Certificates were awarded to the Rev. F. D. 
Horner, for Ringdove, a lovely self-coloured flower, 
intermediate between C. J. Perry and Pizarro; to 
J. T. D. Llewelyn, for Grey Friar, a very large, 
grey-edgod flower, with a dark-purple body-colour, 
and a rather weak tube ; to Mr. Turner, for Alpine 
A. F. Barron, a rosy mauve-shaded flower; and for 
Alpine Duchess of Connaught, a rich, reddish, 
maroon, shaded with rosy violet.—W. 
THE KAKI FRUIT OF CHINA 
AND JAPAN. 
(Diospyrus Kaki.) 
S S specimens of this tree have produced 
fruit under cultivation in this countiy, 
it would be yet more interesting to 
learn if it really promises to become a per¬ 
manent addition to our orchard-house fruits. 
The fruit is brought down from the Chinese 
ports to Singapore every year, and fine ripe 
specimens, reminding one in size and colour of 
a smooth red Tomato, are sold in the streets or 
fruit-shops at a cent, or two each. They are 
