The Sun.
London, England, 1855-07-05 00:00:00

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY.

The last flower exhibition of the season took place
yesterday at the Botanical Garden's, Regent's-park.
Among the visitors were the Duchess of Cambridge, the
Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Grand Duchess of
Mecklenburg-Strelits, the Duke of Cambridge, and vari-
ous other members of the nobility. The show of flowers
was abundant and beautiful, and there was a good col-
lection of stove and greenhouse plants. Among the
orchids were several new and handsome varieties. The
fruit tent was abundantly supplied. The grapes and
peaches were fine, but strawberries and cherries had
evidently suffered from the dry hot weather, and were
small. A dwarf cherry tree shown was well laden with
fruit, and a cucumber vine, trained in a moderate-sized
pot, bearing six large cucumbers, was observed as a no-
velty. Among the cut flowers were many fine pinks and
roses. The following is a list of the prizes which were
awarded :—Extra Gold Medal.—Mr. May, gardener to
Mr. H. Collier, Dartford, for 16 stave and greenhouse'
plants ; Mr. Mylern, gardener to Mr. G. Reed, of Burn-
ham Somerset, for 20 exotic orchids. Large Gold Me-
dal.--Mr. Barter, gardener to Mr. A. Bassetts of Stam-
ford-hill, for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr.
Williams, gardener to Mr. H. B. Warner, Hoddesdon,
for 20 exotic orchids. Medium Gold Medal.— Mr. Green,
gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, for 16 stove and green-
house plants ; Messrs. Frazer and Co., nurserymen,
of Leyton, E.3ScX, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ;
Mr. Frost, gardener to Mr. E. L. Betts, Maidstone,
Kent, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Wool-
ley, gardener to Mr. a B. Curr, Chesbam, for 20
exotic orchids ; Messrs. Veitcb, nurserymen, of Exeter
and Chelsea, for 16 exotic orchids ; Mr. Gedney, gar-
dener to Mrs. Ellis, Hoddesdon, for 12 exotic orchids.
Gold Medal.—Mr. Cutbu,b, nurseryman, Barnet, for 12
stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Taylor, gardener to
Mr. J. Coster, Streatham, for 10 stove and greenhouse
plants ; Messrs. Rollinson, nurserymen, Tooting, for 6
Cape heaths ; Mr. May, gardener to Mr. H. Collier,
Dartford, for 8 Cape heaths ; Messrs. Veitch, nursery-
men, of Exeter and Chelsea, for 20 variegated plants ;
Mr. Clark, gardener, Hoddesdon, for 12 exotic orchids ;
Mr. Turner, nurseryman, Slough, for 12 pelargoniums ;
Mr. Nye, gardener to Mr. E. Foster, Clewer Manor,
near Windsor, for 10 pelargoniums ; Mr, Mackhuen,
gardener to the Duke of Norfolk, for miscellaneous col-
lection of fruit. Large Silver Gilt Medal.—Mr.
Rhodes, gardener to Mr. J. Fillpott, of Stamford-hill,
for 16 stove and greenhouse plants ; Messrs. Pamplin,
Lea-bridge, for 12 stove and greenhouse plants ;
Mr. Hamp, gardener to Mr. Thorne, South Lam-
beth, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr.
Frost, gardener to Mr. E. L. Betts, for 6 stove and
greenhouse plants; Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. J. Cos-
ter, Streatham, for 6 greenhouse azaleas ; Mr. Ivison,
gardener at Sion-house, for 6 exotic orchids ; Messrs.
Frazer, nurserymen, for 12 pelargoniums ; Mr. Holder,
gardener to the Rev. E. Coleridge, Eton College, for 10
pelargoniums ; Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of
Sutherland, Trentham, Staffordshire, for miscellaneous
collection of fruit ; Mr. Tillyard, gardener to the
Speaker, Heckfield, Hants, for three dishes of grapes.
Large Silver Medal.—Mr. Peede, gardener to Mrs.
Tredwell, Norwood, for 10 stove and greenhouse plants;
Mr. Williams, gardener to Mr. Hail, Bromley, Kent,
for six stove and greenhouse plants ; Mr. Wiggins, gar-
dener to Mr. E. Beck, Isleworth, for six acbimenes ; Mr.
Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, for six tall cacti ;
Messrs. Frazer, nurserymen, Leyton, for six Cape
heaths ; Mr. Frost, gardener to Mr. E. L. Betts, Maid-
stone, for eight Cape heaths ; Mr. Roser, gardener to
Mr. Bradbury, Streatham, for six Cape heaths ; Messrs.
Henderson, Pineapple Nursery, for 20 variegated plants ;
Messrs. Rollinson, Tooting, for 20 variegated plants ;
Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, for six exotic
orchids ; Mr. Bray, gardener to Sir I. Goldsmid, Re-
gent's-park, for six fuchsias ; Mr. Turner, Slough, for six
fancy pelargoniums ; Mr. Winsor, gardener to Mr. A.
Plyth, Kiddepore-hall, for .ix fancy pelargoniums ; Mr.
Turner, Nursery, Slough, for six pelargoniums ; Mr.
Watson, market gardener, Ealing, for miscellaneous
collection of fruit ; Mr. Fleming, Trentham, for four
pineapples.

A FOIINDLING.—On the 15th of last month an infant,
about two months old, was left at the gate of the Shore-
ditch workhouse, at midnight, in a basket, with a note
and 2s. 6d. The following is a copy of the note :—" Sir,
I am sorry to say that necessity drives me to this act.
I am not cruel to my own child, and so I will prove.
My husband is gone to the Crimea, and, please God,
when he returns I will take my child again. lam sorry
that I must go to service, and I will give 21. 6d. a week.
Please to put the child in the wet-nurse ward, : Rd I will
pay 2s. 6d. a week, and if it lies in my power 1 wi I pay
something more. The child is eight weeks old ; name,
George Gates." A second half-crown has since been
received, but no clue to the mother has yet been found.
'The child died of convulsions on the 23d