The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-29 00:00:00

SOUTH LONDON FLOWER SHOW.

Yesterday a grand un:wanuneous flower show wan
held at the Surrey Zoological Gardens by the South Lon-
don Floricultural Society, and, favoured by th. fluency, of
the weather, it had a large number of visitor-. Five
spacious marquees were erected fur the occasion, and these,
though by no means tilled with specimen+, contained suffi-
cient to interest spectators and to afford good materials for
privies. Amongst the competitors were many of the most
eminent growers, but the amateurs occupied a respectable
position. The display of ura.leaa and le•largoniumc was,
perhaps, the best in the collection. A walked improve-
ment some la•t year was exhibited in the pansies. The
following is a list of the prises:
Ci.asa I.—Private growers, not cultivating flowers, &e.,
for sale.—For the best collection of mi,e,illantious plants,

fifteen pots (orchideous plants excluded), gold 'cum.&
medal, Mr. J. Over; second best ditto, gold Albert medal,
E. A. Hamp ; third best ditto, silver Victoria medal, G.
St.ailey ; fourth best ditto, silver Linnet-an medal, -- Brush.
Fur pelargoniums, in collections of eight varieties (in b-inelt
pots), silver Victoria medal, Mr. J. Itobinvin ; *coal last
ditto. silver Linme u medal, J. Foster, Esq. For Cape
heaths, iu collections of six varieties, silver Albert medal,
Mr. Over; second bestditto, silver Victoria medal, Mr.
It. liner; third best ditto, silver Lions au medal,
H. Harmes, Esq. For Azaleas, in collections of four
distinct varieties, silver Albert medal, Mr. Itoser ;
second best ditto, silver Victoria medal, Mr. O. Stanley.
Fur twelve tulips. roses, byblumens, awl loitarres (four of
each), silver Victoria medal, J. Fits Esq.; second
best ditto, silver Linmean medal, It. 11. Ltetteredge, Esq. ;
third hest ditto, silver Albert medal, T. limit, Esq.; fourth
best ditto, silver Albert medal, Mr. Gurnoy ; fifth best
dirt bronze medal, J. Vl:Habit., EMI. In aildit:on to the
:ibute first and second prires, Mr. It. J. Lawrence, of
Hampton, offers 51 value of tulips, selected from his bed,
I when in bloom, divided as follows : 31. for the first prise,
and 2/. for the second. For heartsease (in stands of twenty.,
four dissimilar blown+, and well-contrasted varieties), silver
Victoria medal, R. H. Betteredge, Esq.; second best ditto,
silver I,inmean medal, A. Lane, Esq. ; third best ditto,
silver Albert medal, Mr. Famous; fourth Lest ditto, silver
Albert medal, Sam!. Trencher, Esq. ; fifth best ditto, bronze
medal, 11. Brown, EA.
CLA*li IL—Nur-cry:nen and all persons crowing flowers,
like., for sale.—For the best collection :of miscellairmus
plants, eighteen pots (nrchideous plants excluded), silver
Victoria medal, Messrs. J. and J. Fraser; second best ditto,
silver Liumean merlin, M•ssrs. ; third best ditto,
silver Victoria medal, Mr. Hooke. For pelargoniums, in
collections of twelve varieties (in flinch pots), s'lvr Vic-
toria medal, Mr. N. Gaines. For Cape! heaths, (in collec-
tion* of eight varieties), silver Albert medal, Messrs. J. awl
J. Fairb urn ; Second hest ditto, silver Victoria medal,
Messrs. J. and J. Fraser; third best ditto, silver Linencan
medal, Mr. J. Wood. Fur arnica, in collections of six
varieties, silver Albert medal, Messrs. Ivery ant 800 s ;.'cond
best ditto, silver Victoria medal, Messrs.' and J. lairhalm.
For twelve tulips, roses, byWomens, and bizarre*, (four of
each), silver Victorit medal, Mr. It. Lawrence; second hest
ditto, silver Lineman medal, Mr. C. Turner; third best
ditto, silver Albert medal, Mr. J. T. Wilmer; fourth best
ditto, bronze medal, Mr. N. Norman. Fur heartsease (in
stands of thirty-six dissimilar blooms, and well contrasted
varieties), silver Victoria medal, Mr. C. Turner ; second
best ditto, silver Linn:tan medal, Mr. Thompson; third best
ditto, silver Albert medal, Mr. Bragg; fourth best ditto,
bronze medal, Mr. H ire.
OPEN TO BOTH Ct. tSST.3.—For the best six specimens of
orehideous plants, in II twee, silver Victoria medal, Mr. G.
Stanley. Fer the lit single specimen plant (any putts),
silver Linn:ran meld, Messrs. J. and J. Fraser; second
beg ditto, silver Albert medal, Mr. Over; third best ditto,
bronze medal, Messrs. J. and J. Fraser.
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NPHci,itzt:,,.—,
ditto, ;
R. Itoser. Grapes, Mr. Carney; ditto, J. M. Thorns, Esq.
Fruit, Mr. Jarvis. Alpine plants, Mr. Wood. Calecolaria,
FdAn itet.Yl, pelargoniums,
17uiburesiems,; Mr.Ca J.
Cape dß4ittboi,"' Mnr;.
M:. C. Chapman. Device, Mr. It. Hook. Rhubarb, Mr.
Myatt. Model flower garden, J. and J. Fairbairn. Vcr
thins, C. Lackner, Esq. Collecuoit of tulips, Messrs. J. and
T. Wilmer.

SUICIDE AT BRIGIITON.—On Saturday an inquest
was held at Brighton on the remains of Major Wynne, who
committed suicide on the previous day by himself
from a cliff near the Abergavenny Inn. The jury returned
u their verdict that " Deceased destroyed himself whilst
I in an unsound state of mind."