The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-25 00:00:00

SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.

Yesterday one of the periodical fruit and flower
shows of the Royal South London Floricultural Society
came off at these gardens, and was, notwithstanding the in-
clemency of the weather, very numerously attended. The
supply of flowers, fruit, and vegetables was one of the best
ever exhibited on a similar occasion. Mrs. Lawrence, of
Ealing Park, sent a magnificent collection, and her gar-
deners were so fortunate as to carry off many of the prin-
cipal primes. The show of roses by Paul and Son was also
Mash admired. In the evening a very attractive novelty
was istredeceil in the shape of an efficient glee party, case
sluing of Messrs. Leffler, Manvers, Young, and Miss Measent,
with Mr Jolly, at the pianoforte. A damp evening was, of
course, an unfavourable time for a vocal debut al fresco,
but the perffnmers exerted themselves cheerfully. The
audience were evidently pleased, and there is no doubt but
that with more propitious weather this addition to the usual
entertainments will be highly attractive. We subjoin a list
of the prizes:
CLASS I —Private growers, not cultivating flowers,
for sale.— For the best collection of miscellaneous plants,
16 pots, small gold Victoria medal, Mr. May ; second best
AMP, gold Albert medal, Mr. Cole. For the best collection
sat miscellaneous plants, ten pots, large silver Lawman me-
dal, Mr. Stanley ; second best ditto, large silver Albert
medal, Mr. G. King. For Cape heaths (in collections of six
varieties) large silver Victoria medal, Mr. Cole ; second best
auk large silver Linnscan medal, Mr. May ; third best,
moan silver Victoria medal, Mr. 'Manley. For Fuchsias, (in
collections of eight varieties), large silver Albert medal, Mr.
Mockett ; second best, small silver Victoria medal, Mr.Shuck-
ford ; third best, small silver Linnaran medal, Miss Jackson.
For the best twelve white ground Pieotees, large silver Victoria
medal, E. Lochner, Esq.; second best, large silver Linnscan
medal. H. Mn Esq. ; third best, small silver Victoria medal,
J. Edwards, Esq. ; fourth best, small silver Linnscan medal,
J. W. Newhall, Esq. ; fifth best, small silver Albert medal,
Mr. Hardstone ; sixth best, bronze medal, Mr. Saudilands.
For the best twelve Carnations, large silver Victoria
medal, Mr. May ; second best, large silver Linn:ran medal,
Mr. Lochner; third best, small silver Victoria medal, J. W.
Newhall, Esq. ; fourth best, small silver Littman medal,
J. Edwards, Esq. ; fifth best, small silver Albert medal,
Mr. Sandilands ; sixth best, bronze medal, Mr. Hardstone.
For the best collection of cut flowers, large silver Albert
medal, Mr. Cole ; second best ditto, small silver Victoria
medal,— Young, Esq. ; third best ditto, small silver Lin-
ares& modal, Mr. Hemp. For the best collection of verbenas,
small silver Linnwan medal, Lochner, Esq. ; second best
ditto, small silver Albert medal, Mr. Brown. For the best
blanket of grapes, small silver Linesman medal, Mr. J. M.
Thorne ; second best ditto, small silver Albert medal, Mr.
Hemp ; third best ditto, bronze medal, Mr. Young.
CLASS IL—Nurserymen, and all persons growing Flowers,
le., for Sale.—For the best collection of miscellaneous
telB pots, gold Albert medal, Messrs. Fraser ; second
ditto, large silver Victoria medal, Mr. Pamplin ; third
beet ditto, small silver Victoria medal, Mr. Hook. For Cape
heaths (in collections of eight varieties), large silver Vic-
toria medal, Mr. Fairbairn ; second best ditto, large silver
Linnwan medal, Rolliiron and Son ; third best ditto, small
silver Victoria medal, Messrs. Fraser. Best twelve white
ground Picotees, large silver Linnsean medal, Mr. Turner ;
second best ditto, large silver Albert medal, Mr. Bragg ;
third best ditto, silver Victoria medal, Mr. Ward;
fourth best ditto, small silver Linnwan medal, Mr. J. T.
NVillmer. For the best twelve Carnations, large silver Lip-
man medal, Mr. C. Turner; second best ditto, large silver
Albert Medal, Mr. W. Bragg; third best ditto, small silver
Victoria medal, Ward and Co. ; fourth best ditto, small sil-
ver Lie:inseam medal, Mr. Franklin. For the best collection of
Rows, in bunches, large silver Linnean modal, Paul and Son ;
second best, small silver Victoria medal, Mr. Francis. For
the best collection of Fuchsias, large silver Albert medal,
Messrs. Fowls and Son; second best, small silver Victoria
medal, Means. Fraser; third best, small silver Liana=
medal, Mr. Hook. For the best collection of Cut Flowers,
small silver Victoria medal, Messrs. Rollins= and Son;
second best, small silver LiIIII/ISSA medal, Mr. Francs;
third best, small silver Albert modal, Messrs. Fraser.
Open to both classes.—For the 'Jest single specimen plant
(any genus)/ entail silver Albert medal, Mears. Rollisson and
Son ; second beet do., browle medal, Mr. Fraser ; third
best do., bronze medal, Mr, Hemp. For the beet collection
of ripe fruit (six sorts),
Stanley ; seeend best In., small silver Victoria medal, G.
large silver Albert medal, Mr.
Brown.
For the bee', pine apple, small silver Albert medal,
Mr. Janis; WOO'. beet do., bronze medal, Mr. Hemp.
Extra Prima Wend :—By Mr. Joseph Marriott, of 74,
Oracechurch-erreet, City.—For the best glass of honer in
Vic-
toria 1210")., Dutton, Esq. By W. T. Miff, Bal., I. as
taken on the humane principle, large silver the comb,.
open Peli.e.—For the best collection of 30 cut specimens of
indigvnous plant*, in Rower, with names and places of ,
gre•eth, small silver Linnisan medal, J. Clarke, Esq.