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Fuchsia fulgens...Mr. Hunter. 
Fuchsias, best 3...Mr. Hunter, for Edmistone Seedling, Globosa major, and Globosa 
splendida. 
Herbaceous Plants, best 13, 4 competitors... 1. Mr. Hunter, for Delphinium Barlowi, 
Pentstemon gentianoides, Pentstemon gentianoides coccinea, Alstrcenieria aurea, Pent- 
stemon digitalis, Campanula garganica, Spiraea japonica, &c. 2. Mr. Locke. 3. Mr. 
Kirkland. _ „ . 
Pelargoniums...Mr. Locke, for Jewess, Climax, Lounde s Perfection, Alexandrma, 
Helen of Troy, and Alicia. 
Amongst the show articles the following were particularly good: — A beauti¬ 
ful Tropaeolum peregrinum, several Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, fine Balsams, 
Ca’ceolarias, Roses, and Herbaceous Plants, from the garden of Mrs. 
M‘Taggart, Ayr ; a number of very fine plants, amongst which were Amaryllis 
Johnsonii, Erica ventricosa praegnans, E. ventricosa erecta, E. stylosa, 
Campanula Barrelieri, and two Crassula coccinea, from Corsehill-garden ; a 
plant of Rbodochiton volubile, trained in a horizontal circle, which attracted 
much attention; a trained Maurandya Barclayana, Erica Bowieana, Sollya 
heterophylla, Boronia serrulata, Lechenaultia formosa, Roella ciliata, and 
several others equally fine, from the garden of Mrs. M. Hamilton, Ayr; eight 
fine Melons, three clusters of Grapes, and several beautiful Plants from Bel- 
leisle ; a large and beautiful collection of Cut Flowers, containing 100 sorts 
of Herbaceous Plants, SO of Pelargoniums, &c.; several excellent Plants, as 
Fuchsia Standishii, F. fulgens, F. multiflora, F. erecta, &c. 
Medals offered by individual members of the Society were gained as follows: — 
Stocks, best 6...Mr. Kirkland. 
Roses, ditto...Mr. Hunter. 
Salvia patens...Mr. Hunter. 
Fuchsia fulgens...Mr. Kirkland. 
Verbena...Mr. Hunter, for ILendersonii. 
Rare Plants, best 3...Mr. Hunter, for Campanula garganica alba, Pentstemon speciosus, 
and Stachys coccinea. 
Best grown Plant...Mr. Hunter, for Fuchsia fulgens. 
Medals were awarded by the Society to Mr. Hunter, for Greenhouse Plants, 
the 7 best Pansies, and for Cherries ; to Mr. Locke, for Roses and Pinks ; to 
Mr. Kirkland, for Stocks. 
July 13. Elham Horticultural and Floral Society. — The exhibi¬ 
tion of this Society was held on Tuesday, July 13, when the prizes were 
awarded as follows: — 
PLANTS IN POTS. 
Best 3 Heaths...1. Mr. Land. 2. Mr. Keeler. 
Best 3 Fuchsias...1. Mr. Acombs, gardener to the Archdeacon Croft. 2. Mrs. Papillon. 
Best ditto...Rev. W. Brockman. 
Best 6 Geraniums...Mr. Acombs. 
Best 3 ditto... 1. Mrs. Papillon. 2. Mr. Land. 
Best 3 Balsams...Mr. Land. \ 
Best 3 Cockscombs...Rev. W. Brockman. 
Best 3 Perennials...Mr. Keeler. 
Best 3 Annuals...Mrs. Papillon. 
Best Climbing Plant...Mr. Keeler. 
Best 3 Petunias...Mr. Forth. 
Best Rose...Rev. W. Brockman. 
Best Cactus...Mr. Acombs. 
Best 3 Calceolarias...Rev. W. Brockman. 
Best 3 Greenhouse Plants...Mr. Land. 
CUT FLOWURS. 
Best 6 Roses...1 and 2. G. C. Oxenden, Esq. 
Best 12 Heartsease...!. Mr. Keeler. 2. Mr. Quested. 
Best 6 Stocks...Rev. W. Brockman. 
Best 12 Perennials...Mr. Acombs. 
Best 12 Annuals...Mr. Acombs. 
Best Bouquet...Mr. Acombs. 
Best 25 Indigenous Plants...Mr. Keeler. 
Best Floral Device...Mr. Land. 
