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THE FLORIST'S JOURNAL. 
OPEN TO ALL CLASSES. 
Best Specimen Plant...large silver medal, Mr. II. Tansley'; middle silver medal, Mr. 
Wilson ; small silver medal, Mr. Dowson. 
Best Collection of Orchideous Plants in flower...large silver medal, Mr. Sparrey. 
Best Seedling Dahlia of 1840...middle silver medal, Mr. Sparrey; small silver medal, 
Mr. Jeffries. 
Ditto of 1841...middle silver medal, Mr. 'Wharton ; small silver medal, Mr. Wildman. 
Extra Prize. —(Given by R. Seldon, Esq. to Amateurs not keeping a regular 
Gardener, Members of the Society.) 
Best 12 Dahlias...dissimilar blooms, middle silver medal, Mr. Humber. 
September 9. Devon and Cornwall Horticultural Society. The 
nineteenth exhibition of this Society took place at the Royal Hotel, Plymouth. 
The flowers included some rare plants, which attracted great attention, parti¬ 
cularly some among the collection exhibited by Messrs. Luccombe, Pince, 
and Co. of Exeter. Judges, Messrs. Barrett, Tatam, Roberts, Dyer, Luke, 
and Saunders. List of prizes :— 
FLOWERS AND PLANTS. 
Stove Plants...the best group of 6, 17. Mr. Griffin, Cowley. 
Greenhouse Plants...the best group of 8, 15s. Mr. Griffin; second best ditto, 10s. P. E. 
Lyne, Esq. Lipson. 
Dahlias...best collection of 24 blooms, dissimilar flowers, Class 1, Gold Medal, J. E. 
Kingdon, Esq. Exeter; second best ditto, Silver Medal, R. Sleeman, Esq. Tavistock; 
third best ditto, 10s. Mr. Dyer, gardener to H. Wiliyams, Esq. Carnanton. 
Ditto...best collection of 12, Class 2, Silver Medal, J. E. Kingdon; second best ditto, 15s. 
T. Tripe, Esq. Plymouth ; third best ditto, 10s. R. Sleeman, Esq.; fourth best ditto, 5s. 
Mr. Dyer. 
German Asters...the best collection of 24, 7 s.6d. Mr. J. Paul, Saltash ; second best ditto, 
5s. J. Burrell, Esq. St. Stephen’s. 
Cockscombs...the best 6, 5s. Mr. J. Taylor, Trematon Castle; second best ditto, 3s. Gd. 
Miss Revell, Tamerton. 
Hardy Annuals...the best collection of 24 sorts, 10s. W. C. Hodge, Esq, Pounds ; second 
best ditto, 7s. 6 d. Mr. Griffin. 
Indigenous Plants...the best group of not less than 50 sorts, 10s. Mr. Griffin. 
TenAVeek Stocks...best collection of, 5s. Mr. Griffin; second best ditto, 3s. Gd. Mr. J. 
Cook, Stoke. 
Marigolds...the best collection of, 3s. Gd. J. E. Kingdon, Esq.; second best ditto, 2s. 6d. 
Mr. J. Taylor. 
Zinnia...best collection of sorts, 7s. 0 d. Mr. Taylor. 
Verbenas. ..the 12 best, in pots, 7s. 6d. W. C. Hodge, Esq. 
The best specimen rare Plant...not having before obtained a prize, 10s. Cattleya, new 
species, not named, Mr. Griffin. 
Best Design of Cut Flowers, Silver Medal, Mr. Griffin. 
For the best collection of Dried Specimens of Grasses indigenous to Devon and 
Cornwall, ’with their names and localities, the collection obtaining the prize to be the 
property of the Society, Gold Medal, Rev. W. S. Hore, Stoke. 
24 Dahlias...5s. Mr. J. Bate, Stonehouse. 
12 Ditto...2s. Gd. W. C. Hodge, Esq. 
Seedling Dahlia...2s. Gd. Mr. J. Cook. 
Cockscombs...2s. 6d. Mr. J. Cook. 
Group of Orchideous Plants...Gold Medal, Mr. Griffin. 
Group of Ericas...Silver Medal, Mr. Griffin. 
Dried Grasses... 10s. 6d. Mr. Griffin. 
Group of Indigenous Plants...7s. Gd. Mr. J. Ellis, Widey. 
September 9. Hampshire Horticultural Society. The summer Ex¬ 
hibition of the Hampshire Horticultural Society took place at the Victoria 
Assembly Rooms, Southampton. 
The Show was magnificent, as it always is, though not superior to that of 
last year. On entering the room, the first objects that met the eye were six 
splendid Cockscombs, from the garden of the High Sheriff of the county, 
F. Holloway, Esq. The silver medal was awarded for these superb flowers. 
The silver cup was obtained by If. C. Compton, Esq. M.P. for the best 30 
Dahlias. 
