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and fleshy roots, as if the rain had been of a different character. Still, we 
think that the more delicate roots are quite as well out of the ground, unless 
the preparation and drainage are of superior order. 
The heavy falls of rain in the south have certainly checked the southward 
motion of the cold atmosphere from the north, though we cannot venture to say 
that they have finally prevented it. Therefore we cannot say positively that 
there will be no very severe weather during the winter ; but there is certain 1 / 
less chance of it than there would have been if the south of Europe had conti¬ 
nued dry. 
In the latter part of the month the weather became more dry and settled ; 
but with an increase of cold, sharp frosts during the nights, and hoar frost in 
the mornings. 
FLORAL INTELLIGENCE. 
Sept. P. Southern District of Perthshire Horticultural Society. 
Prizes awarded 
Best 12 Dahlias...1. Mr. Flockhart, Dumfermline, for Middlesex Rival. Miss Johnstone, 
Rienz;, Marquis of Lothian, Springfield Rival. Unique, Lady Kinnaird, Bree’s Ro-a, Hero 
of Sevenoaks, Stanford’s Contender, Climax, Rival Sussex; 2. Mr. Miller. 
Best 6 Dahlias...1. Mr. Finlayson, for Yello v Defiance, Pickwick, Beauty of the Plain, 
Rienzi, Lewisham Rival, Marquis of Lothian; 2. Mr. Gow. 
Best Dahlia... 1. Mr. Finlayson, for Rouge et Noir ; 2. Mr. Smith. 
Best Seedling Dahlia... Mr Paterson, Carsebridge. 
Best 6 Hollyhocks... Mr. Miller. 
Best 6 Phloxes...1. Mr. Smith, for Splendens, Elegans, Omniflora, Shepherdia, Cordata, 
Grandiflora Americana ; 2. Mr. Miller. 
Best 6 Tender Exotics...1. Mr. Gow, for Tropaeolum pentaphyllum, Silene lacinata, 
Gloxinia caulescens, Erica Shannonia, E. obata umbellata, E. jasmineflora major; 2. Mr. 
Miller. 
Best 4 Verbenas, plants in pots...Mr. Gow, for Tweediana var., T. superba, T. latifolia, 
Buistii. 
Best 2 Fuchsias, plants in pots...Mr. Gow, for Fulvens, Recurvata. 
Best 2 Cinerarias, plants in pots...Mr. Gow, for Waterhousiana, Bain’s Seedling. 
Best 2 Exotic Shrubby Plants, in pots...Mr. Gow, for Erica Irbyana, E. ampullacea. 
Best 6 Stocks, 3 sorts...1. Mr. Mathieson; 2. Mr. Weir. 
Best G French Marigolds, sorts... 1 Mr. Finlayson ; 2. Mr. Paul. 
Best G China Asters, sorts... 1. Mr. Gow; 2. Mr. Finlayson. 
Best 12 Annuals... Mr Weir, for Schizanthus pinnatus, Oxyura chrysanthemoides, 
(EmUhera bifrons, Madia elegans, Branching Larkspur, Purple Sweet Sultan, Clarkia alba, 
Malva coccinea, Bartonia aurea, Rhodanthe Manglesii, Lupinus Cruikshanksii. Jacobea 
purpurea. 
Best 6 Perennial Herbaceous Plants...Mr. Gow, for Fccrimocarpus scaber, Rhodochiton 
volubile, Malva crenata, Liatris Spicata, Chelone barbata, Mimulus cardinalis var. 
Best 12 Pansies...!. Mr. Finlayson, for Alcon. Cremona, Ada. Amadis, Juliana, Corona¬ 
tion, Gem, Amato, Daphne, Earl Durham, Napoleon, Lord Lonsdale; 2. Mr. Gow. 
Best 6 Carnations. ..Mr. Gow, for Leny’s Queen, Berrel’s No. 56 —Picottees ; Pearson's 
Madame Mara, Cottager—Flakes; Smith’s King, Lady Lmdsay — Bizarres. 
Best 2 Geraniums, in pots...Mr. Gow, for Imogene, General Moore. 
Sept. 15. North London Amateur Floricultural Society. Prizes- 
awarded: — - 
First prize, a silver cup, value six guineas...1. Mr. Widnall, Grantchester, for Argo, 
Cambridge Hero, Conductor, Duchess of Devonshire, Ne plus Ultra, Rienzi, Sylpli, Pick¬ 
wick, Nicholas Nickleby, Defender, Defiance, Bishop of Salisbury, Sir J. Astley, Beauty 
of Wandsworth, Pilot, Climax, Diaua, Unique, Headley’s Perfection, Martha, Amato, 
Bayadere, Duchess of Richmond, Countess of Pembroke, Springfield B.ival, Penelope. 
Dodd’s Mary, Grenadier, Warminster Rival, Lewisham Rival, Advancer, Beauty of the 
Plain, Egyptian Prince, Springfield Major, Pam din’s Bloomsbury, President of the West, 
Windmill-hill Rival, Hylas, Hope, Miss Johnstone, Laly Bathurst, Rival Sussex, Royal 
Standard, Hon. Stuart Wortley, Grace Darling, Francis, Mrs. Newby, and Phenomenon; 
2. Mr. Alexander Kingsland, for Amato, Advancer, Climax, Beauty of the Plain. Cam¬ 
bridge Hero, Grace Darling, Charles the Twelfth (Mortitny’s), Countess of Pembroke, 
