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visitors could venture out in, yet, notwithstanding these con¬ 
tinued adverse circumstances, there has been a manifest advance 
in the quality and number of the subjects present; several new 
members have contributed a good deal to this improvement, and 
the society is again progressing to a useful position. This we 
are heartily glad of, for it occupies a place that ought to be well 
filled, being, as it were, a nursery to the other great metropolitan 
exhibitions. 
On this occasion, those splendid autumnal flowers, the Dahlias, 
Avere very numerous and in excellent condition ; every exhibitor 
of them certainly deserved to have received a prize, when we 
consider the dreadful season growers have had to contend with, 
and the beautiful manner in which they were produced. In the 
Amateur’s class, the Gold Medal for the best 24 blooms was 
awarded to Mr. J. S. Proctor, sen., for Pickwick, Antagonist, 
Perpetual Grand, Nonpareil, Queen of Roses, Beauty of Sussex, 
Consolation, Indispensable, Favourite, Mrs. Shelley, Vivid, 
Standard, Beeswing, Unique, Raphael, Lady St. Maur, Essex 
Triumph, Victory of Sussex, Lord Howden, Competitor, Eclipse, 
Blue Bonnet, and Admiral Stopford. The Large Victoria Medal 
was given to Mr. Cook for the 2nd, the Large Linnsean to Mr. 
Trentfield for the 3rd, the Small Victoria to Mr. Legg for the 
4th, and the Small Linnsean to Mr. Edwards for the 5th. 
For the best 12 blooms, the Large Victoria was awarded to 
Mr. Collison of Bath; they were Lady St. Maur, Eximia, 
Aurata, Nonpareil, Princess Royal, Blue Bonnet, Victory of 
Sussex, Essex Champion, Northern Beauty, Gloria Mundi, 
Cleopatra, and Beeswing. The Large Linnsean was obtained by 
Mr. Cousin for the 2nd, the Small Victoria by Mr. Wicks for 
the 3rd, the Small Linnsean by Mr. Hatchman for the 4th, and 
Mr. Wildman, Mr. Golding, Mr. Pipe, and Mr. Proctor, had 
each Small Minerva medals awarded them. 
In the Nurseryman’s Class the flowers were very good. The 
Gold Medal was awarded to Mr. C. Turner for the following 24, 
Victory of Sussex, Perpetual Grande, Princess Royal, Alice 
Hawthorn, Competitor, Beeswing, Indispensable, Admiral Stop- 
ford, Beauty of the Plain, Springfield Rival, Aurata, Gloria 
Mundi, Cleopatra, President, Standard of Perfection, Raphael, 
Ophir, Essex Triumph, Bermondsey Rival, Mrs. Shelley, Non¬ 
pareil, Pickwick, and Mrs. J. Richardson. The Large Victoria 
