The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-06 00:00:00

THE ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY.

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park. Owing to th.e unfavourable t
season
yesterdayinte R
state of the weather,
the attendance of visitors was not so numerous as usual;
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heldzh ib i t ion s
but amongst those who were present were observed the
following :—The Duchess of St. Albans, the Duchess of
Sutherland, the Marchioness of Aylesbury, Viscountess
Enfield, Lady Caroline Stirling, Lady de Tabley, Lady
Rokeby, Lady Catherine Cavendish, Lady Clark, Lady
M‘Farlane, Lady Goldsmid, Lady Petters, Lady Buchan,
Lady Caroline Barrington, Lady Marshall, Lady Jane
Grattan, Lady Bayley, Lady Clayton East, Lady Brook,
Lady Campbell, Lady Evans, Lord Rokeby, Lord
Sands, the Bishop of Durham, the Venerable Arch-
deacon Jones, Sir W. Stirling, Sir James Clark, Sir
Thomas Hare, Sir .lames Eustace, Sir G. Hodgkinson,
Baron Goldsmid, Pr ince Gholam-Mahmoed, Duleep Sing,
Runjeet Sing, the Spanish, Greek, and Brazilian Am-
bassadors, and Mis; B. Coutts.

The collection ht the great tent was one of exceeding
beauty, and the general effect produced by the concen-
tration and grouping of the choice flowers exhibited ex-
cited universal admiration. Without particularising in-
dividual specimens or groups, we may point to one or
two new plants &Nerving notice, for instance " Una," a
very choice seedling pelargonium, shown by Mr. Turner,
of Slough ; and " Eclipse," a seedling calceolaria, sent
by Mr. Cole, of St,. Albans.
The bands in attendance were those of the Royal
Blues and the Ist. and 2d Life Guards, conducted by
their customary able leaders, Messrs. Sutton, Waddell,
and Grattan Cook n

The following is a list of the prizes :
Extra Gold.—To Mr. J. May, gardener to Mr. H. Col-
yer, Dartford, for :sixteen stove and greenhouse plants; to
Mr. Williams, gardlener to Mr. C. B. Warner, Hoddesdon,
for twenty exotic Orchids.
Large Gold.—Mr. Spead, Edmonton, for sixteen stove
and greenhouse plants; Mr. Woolley, gardener to Mr. H.
B. Ker, Cheshunt, for twenty exotic orchids.
Medium Gold.—To Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antro-
bus, Bart., Lower Cheam, Surrey, for sixteen stove and
greenhouse plants ; to Messrs. Fraser
Lea-bridge-road,
Leighton, for twelve stove and greenhouse plants • to Mir-
Frost, gardener to Mr. E. L. Betts, Preston-hall, Ma'idstone,
for ten stove and greenhouse plants • to Messrs. Rollinson
and Son, Tooting, for sixteen exotic e'rehids • to Mr. Hume',
gardener to Mr. R. Hanbury, Poles, Ware, for twelve exotic
orchids.
Gold.—To Messrs. Rollinson and Son, nurserymen, Toot-
ing, for twelve stove and greenhouse
lants ; to Mr. Gill -
ham, gardener to Mr. J. It. Scott, Leighton, for ten stove)
and greenhouse plelnts ; to Messrs. Rollinson and Son, nur-
serymen, Tooting, for ten cape heaths ; Mr. J. May, gar-
dener to Mr. H. Colyer Dartford, for eight cape heaths ;
to Mr. Gedney, gia•den'er to Mrs. Ellis, Hoddesdon, :for
twelve exotic orchid ; To Mr. Turner, Royal Nursery,
Slough, for twelve, pelargoniums ; to Mr. Holder, gardener
to the Rev. E. Coleridge, Eton College, for ten pelargo-
niums ; to Mr. AP Evian, gardener to the Duke of Norfolk,
Arundel, for miscellaneous collection of fruit.
Large Silver Gilt.—To Messrs. Pamplin and Son, Leigh-
ton, for twelve stove and greenhouse plants ; to Mr. Barter,
gardener to Mr. Bassett, Stamford-hill, for ten stove and
greenhouse plants: ; to Mr. Taylor, gardener to Mr. .T.
Coster, Streatham, for six stove and greenhouse plants ; to
Mr. Iveson, Sion Rouse, for six exotic orchids; to 4r.
Gaines, Battersea,, for twelve pelargoniums; to Mr. Robin-
son, gardener to 2 Ir. J. Simpson, Thames Bank, Pimlico,,
for ten pelargonin ms ; to Mr. Robinson, gardener to Mr.
Simpson, for six fancy pelargoniums ; to Mr. Fleming,
gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, for miscellaneous co I-
lection of fruit ; to Mr. Wood, gardener to Mr. B. Scott
Murray, Binsfield,, Berks, for three dishes of grapes.
Large Silver.— -To Mr. Over, gardener to Mr. W.
M`Mullen, Clapha m, for six stove and greenhouse plants;
Messrs. Fraser, Leighton, for ten cape heaths ; to Mr.
Frost, gardener to. Mr. E. L. Betts, Preston Hall, Maid-
stone, for eight cape heaths ; Mr. Reler, gardener to Mr.
J. Bradbury, Streatham, for six cape heaths ; to Mr.
Clarke, gardener to Mrs. Wells, Highgrounds, Hoddesd on,
for six exotic orchids; to Mr. Turner, Slough, for six
fancy pelargoniums ; to Mr. Turner, Slough, for six new
pelargoniums ; to Mr. Cowan, gardener to Mr. E. Jon es,
the Grove, Hampstead, for miscellaneous collection of
fruit ; to Mr. Bayley, gardener to Mr, T. T. Drake, Shar de-
ots, Buokg, for four pine apples.