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THE FLORISTS JOURNAL. 
May 24 th. Cheltenham Horticultural Society. 
Amateurs’ Prizes. .Tulips, not named.—Pansies, ditto. 
Stove or Greenhouse Plants. .1. Clematis bicolor, Mr. W. Bryan; 2. Cactus speciosis- 
simus, J. Webster, esq. 
Geraniums, the best 6. .1. Sylph, King, Coronation, Lowndes’ Perfection, Joan of Arc r 
Jewess, J. Webster, esq. ; 2. Coronation, Joan of Arc, Sylph, Conservative, Bridesmaid, 
Florence, Mr. Heath ; 3. Hodges’ Emperor, Priory Queen, Jewess, Foster’s Alicia, Vic¬ 
tory, Dennis’s Perfection, Mr. W. Bryan. Geraniums, single, 1. Sylph, J. Webster, esq.; 
2. Masterpiece, Mr. Heath ; 3. Joan of Arc, Mr. W. Bryan. 
Hardy Shrubs. .Deutzia, Lady Russell. 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants .Dodecatheon elegans, Mr. Heath. 
Plants, collection of 6..1. Fuchsia corymbiflora, Eutaxia myrtifolia, Orange-tree, 
Moss Provence Rose, Victory Geranium, Corraea speciosa. Miss Tunno ; 2. Cactus spe- 
ciosa. Calceolaria, Schyzanthus Hookerii, Fosterii Rosea Geranium, Fuchsia globosa, 
Diplacus puniceus, J. Webster, Esq. 
Nurserymen and Commercial Gardeners. Tulips, .no names. Pansies, .ditto. 
Plants, collection of 6. .1. Statice arborea. Euphorbia splendens. Erica vestita coccinea. 
Erica propendens, Erica Beaumontia, Erica Humea, Mr. Hodges ; 2. Fabiana imbricata. 
Erica intermedia, Boronia serrulata, Epacris grandiflora, Pimelea linifolia, Pimelea 
decussata, Mr. Pipe. 
Geraniums, best 12. .1. Sylph, Garth’s Perfection, Grand Duke, Rienzi, Priory Queen, 
Joan of Arc, Alicia, Victory, Conservative, Coronation, Lifeguardsman, Jewess, 
Mr. Pipe ; 2. Britannia, Nymph, Bridesmaid, Coronation, Lilia, Jewess, Joan of Arc, 
Ivanhoe, Comte de Paris, Victory, Alicia, Dulcinea, Mr. Hodges. 
Geraniums, best 6..1. Consort, Lady Carlisle, Commodore, Conservative, Sylph, 
Coronna, Mr. Hodges ; 2. Erectum, Sylph, Florence, Perfection, Victory, not known, 
Mr. Pipe. 
Extra Prizes, Geranium, .seedling, Mr. Hodges. Ditto, ditto, Mr. Pipe. 
Collection of Calceolarias. .Mr. Hodges. Ditto of Cinerarias. .Mr. Hodges. Ditto of 
Ericas, Mr. Hodges. Basket of Calceolarias. .Mr. Meggs.Rosa Devoniensis. .Mr. Evans. 
June Q. Wingham Horticultural and Floral Society. 
The following Pelargoniums were from Mr. Miller’s nursery, 
Ramsgate. 
Nymph, Comte de Paris, Gipsey maid. Firebrand, Prince Albert, Lady Carlisle, Priory 
Queen and Beauty, besides a collection of cut blooms of several other sorts. 
Plants in Pots.. best 3 Pelargoniums, Jewess, Matilda, and Prince Albert, Rev. 
C. Oxenden ; second ditto, Garth’s Perfection, Joan of Arc, Una, Rev. C. Oxenden. 
Best 1 ditto, Lilia Jones, Rev. C. Oxenden. Best 3 Herbacs. .Calceolaries, Mabel, 
Hero, Invincible, J. Godfrey, esq. Best 3 Shrubbery, ditto. Royal Standard, Chancellor, 
Denholinii, J. Godfrey esq. Best 3 Annuals. .Phlox, Drummondii, Collinsia bicolor, 
Nemophila insignis, D. Denne, esq. Best 3 Cacti. .3 Speciosissimi, Sir B. Bridges, bart. 
Best Cactus. . Ackermannii, ditto, ditto. Best Bulb in flower.. Ixia patens, Mrs. 
Hammond. Best Fuchsia. .Fulgens, D. Denne, esq. Second ditto. .Globosa, ditto. 
Best Rose. .Lee’s Blush perpetual. Lady Bridges. Best 6 Greenhouse Plants. .Grevillia 
Manglesii, Pimelia Decussata, Sollya Heterophylla, Metrosideros Speciosa, Fabiana 
imbricata, Polygala grandiflora, J. Godfrey, esq. Best 3 ditto. .Pimelia Decussata 
Metrosideros saligna. Cineraria formosa, R. Brook, esq. Best 1 ditto. .Erica hybrida, 
Mrs. Dickens. 
Cut Flowers, .best 6 Roses, Crimson China, Queen Victoria, Princess Esterhazy, 
Hymenee, Yellow China, Common China, J. Godfrey, esq. Best 12 Ranunculuses. . 
Mrs. Hammond. Second ditto. .Mr. G. Denne. ‘Best 3 Red Stocks. .Giant, Mrs. E. Col- 
lard. Best3 Purple ditto. .Brompton, S. M. Hilton, esq. Best 12 Heartsease. .Jewess, 
Incomparable, Delicata, Duchess of Richmond, Haidee, Sylvia, Countess of Orkney, 
Jehu, Eclipse, Diogenes, Vivid, Budesman, Rev. J. G. Hodgson. Second ditto. .Queen 
of the Isles, Pilot, Cream superb, Peter Dick, Duchess of Richmond, Unknown, White’s 
Perfection, Marchioness of Lothian, Prince Albert, Imogene, Eclipse, Delicata, Rev. 
J. G. Hodgson. Best6 Pelargoniums. .Jewess, Garth’s Perfection, Conservative, Colossus, 
Chef d’ceuvre, Beauty of Ware, Rev. C. Oxenden. Best Bouquet.. Lady Bridges. Best 
bouquet of Hardy Flowers. .Mrs. Brook. Best Device, Crown. .Mrs. Plumptree. Second 
ditto. Fountain. .Captain Swan. The judges also highly commended some Gloxinias from 
J. P. Plumptree, esq., M.P. 
The Heaths from Master’s Exotic Nursery.. C'auteri, Ambigua, Fulgida nana, Perso- 
luta, Odora rosea, Vesti, were very beautiful; and a fine stand of named double Anemone, 
