Zinnias and phlox call for no remark, but the marigolds are of special merit, those taking first prize being of immense size and substance. * The cut flowers are on' the whole up to the standard. In ferns there is no competition, but the exhibit in each class is a worthy one. Foliage plants are rather behind the UEual pitch of merit, the standard in previous years having been abnormally high. We miss Mr Edmund Smith. Bouquets are numerous, but hardly what might nave been expected, a common fault beiDg that the colors are badly blended, and the individual flowers in some cases are crushed out of recognition. A by no means unimportant feature of the show, consists of the exhibits sent in by Mr Geo. Matthews and S. Cousins for competi tion in the class for nurserymen only, for beat table of pot plants and cnt blooms. Both tables are very tastefully arranged, and are excellent examples of what can be done with care and knowledge, the plants and flowers exhibited being of high quality and finish. Among the capital collection which took first prize ferns and foliage plants are predominant with fine specimens of gladioli, begonias, and a cross and wreath, and bouquets as specimens of florists' work, while in the second collection are very fine begonias, clematis (including a Duchess of Edinburgh), dahlias, and a canna. In fruit we note the excellence of the grapes, plums, apples, and peaches, and in vegetables the potatoes are conspicuous. As usnal a number of exhibits were sent in not for competition. Among these we may notice Messrs Nimmo and Blair's fine collection of apples, pears, Japanese plums, and potatoes; Messrs Howden and Mon criefrs elegantly-dressed table; Mr A. Hart's table of pot plants; and Mr G. Matthews's plate of Japanese wineberry, Japanese plums, etc. The prize-list is as follows : Pot-grown Punts in Flo web.
