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and under petals rosy-crimson; second, to the same for Des- 
demona, a profuse bloomer, and new in character, upper petals 
bright maroon, with a narrow edging of pale pink, centre and 
under petals pale rose. Mr. M‘Conack received a certificate 
for Gulnare, upper petals dark, white centre, and rosy under 
petals. Certificates were also given to Mr. Beck for Sunset, 
Juno, and Mustee, three desirable flowers. Of seedlings of 1845 
two were selected, Competitor and Rosetta, also from Mr. 
Beck. Among Calceolarias Mr. Gaines’s Compacta, and The 
Pet from Mr. Standish, received certificates. Others were 
given to Mr. Pearson, of Hampstead, for a white Verbena, 
named Avalanche ; and to Mr. Henbrey, for a seedling pink, 
named Beauty. 
The last exhibition for the season of the Horticultural Society 
took place on the 12th of July, and a very excellent display for 
the advanced period of the season was brought together. 
In the class of 40 Stove and Greenhouse Plants, Mr. Barnes, 
gardener to G. W. Norman, Esq., of Bromley, again obtained 
the Large Gold Medal, with a collection evincing the highest 
cultivation; his Clerodendrons certainly surpassed any thing of 
the kind ever produced before. There were six specimens pre¬ 
sent in the most beautiful condition, besides splendid plants of 
Rondeletia speciosa, Epiphyllum splendens, Crowea saligna, 
Polygala grandiflora, Pentas carnea, Aphelexis humilis, Phceno- 
coma prolifera, Leschenaultia biloba and formosa, Erica am- 
pullacea, E. jasminiflora alba, E. Plunkettii, and several others. 
Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing Park, ob¬ 
tained the second prize in the same class. The Gold Knightian 
Medal was given to Mr. Frazer, nurseryman, Lea Bridge Road, 
for a collection of 20 particularly neat and well-grown plants, 
containing Roellia ciliata, Tristania nerifolia, Gompholobium 
splendens, Burtonia conferta, Clerodendron fallax, Kalosanthes 
grandiflora miniata, a beautiful plant, together with several 
Heaths. The second prize for a like number of excellent plants 
was taken by Mr. Ayres, gardener to J. Cook, Esq., of Black- 
heath. 
There were fine collections of 12 plants. Mr. Hunt, gardener 
to Miss Trail, of Bromley, was placed first; in his group were 
fine specimens of Gardoquia Hookerii, Ixora coccinea, Boronia 
serrulata, Russellia juncea, Erica Massonii, &c. The other col- 
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