In the classes for amateur growers there was no competition. The first of the special prizes offered by Mr Broome for twelve Carnations and Picotees, was also taken by Mr Turner, who had of the former Captain Stott, King John, Dreadnought, Sportsman, Eccentric Jack, and Favourite; and of Picotees, Miss Turner, a pretty new medium light rose-edged flower; Miss Drake, Lord Valentia, Admiration, Mrs Norman, and Miss Wood. Second, Mr George Edward. In the class for twelve Pinks, Mr J. Mellor, Stamford Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, produced a stand of true northern flowers, each flower having been reduced to two circles of petals, which were very pure and exquisitely laced, but the flowers appear very unnatural notwithstanding. The varieties were John Ball, Emily, Robin Hood, Jane, Emma, Auricula, Earl Stamford, Defiance, Bertha, Champion, Arlette, and Unity. Two other collections were staged, but the judges withheld any awards to them.

With cut blooms of Verbenas, Mr C. J. Perry, Castle Bromwicb, and Mr C. Turner, were found in competition. The latter certainly had the biggest bunches, but the superb quality of Mr Perry's flowers gained the first prize. They were: Shakespeare, Model, Geant des Batailles, Edwin Day, rich bright orange scarlet; Annie, Lord Leigh, Butterfly, a beautiful new variety, blush, with crimson centre; Joseph Sanders, rich crimson, with lemon eye; Mrs Reynolds Hole, and Rising Sun, glowing salmon red, with small white eye surrounded by a rich deep maroon ring, one of the most striking varieties Mr Perry has ever raised. Differing from these, in Mr Turner's stand, who was awarded the second prize, were King of Verbenas, Leah, Nemesis, J. C. Ward, Samuel Moreton, John Wilson, Foxhunter, and Chastity.

Cut Roses were a grand feature, and made a charming display along the south side of the fruit tent. In the nurserymen's class for forty-eight varieties, Mr J. Cranston, Hereford, was first with some splendid blooms of the following Hybrid Perpetuals: - Alfred Colomb, Alice Dureau, Antoine Ducher, Beauty of Waltham, Caroline de Sansal, Charles Lefebvre, Claude Millon, Comte de Nanteuil, Com-tesse de Chabrillant, Dr Andry, Due de Rohan, Due de Wellington, Duchesse de Caylus, Felix Genero, Fisher Holmes, Horace Vernet, Joseph Fiala, Josephine de Beauharnais, La Duchesse de Morny, La France, Lpelia, Laurent Descourt, Leopold I., Lord Herbert, Lord Macaulay, Madame la Baronne de Rothschild, Madame Boutin, Madame Charles Crapelet, Madame Charles Verdier, Madame Charles Wood, Madame Furtado, Madame Victor Verdier, Madame William Paul, Mdlle. Marguerite Dombrain, Marechal Vaillant, Marguerite de St Amand, Maurice Ber-nardin, Paul Verdier, Pierre Notting, Prince Camille de Rohan, Prince Henri des Pays Bas, Reine du Midi, Sophie Coquerelle, and Xavier Olibo; and the following Tea Roses: Gloire de Dijon, La Boule d'Or, Marechal Niel, and Madame Mar-gottin. Second, Mr C. Turner, having fine examples of Madame C. Joigneaux, Gabriel de Peyronny, Madame George Paul, King's Acre, Marie Baumann, La Duchesse de Moray, Prince of Wales, Beauty of Waltham, Mdlle. Annie Wood, Lord Herbert, Charles Rouillard, Alfred Colouib, Madame Vidot, and Prince Camille de Rohan, Baron Gonella, Hybrid Bourbon; and the following Tea Roses: Madame Willermoz and Alba Rosea. Third, Messrs S. Perkins & Sou, Coventry.

In the amateurs' class for the same number, the Rev. S. Reynolds Hole, Caunton Manor, Newark, was first with a very fine lot of flowers, consisting of Marechal Vaillant, Comte de Nanteuil, Antoine Ducher, Miss Ingram, Madame Victor Ver-dier, Madame Furtado, Black Prince, Madame Caillat, Gloire de Santenay, Mons. Noman, Mdlle. A. Wood, Marechal Niel, Dr Andry, Madame Vidot, Senateur Vaisse, Caroline de Sansal, Vicomte Vigier, Gloire de Dijon, Maurice Bernardin, Madame C. Joigneaux, Lord Raglan, Princess Mary of Cambridge, Abbe Berleze, Centifolia rosea, Leopold I., Charles Rouillard, Laurent Descourt, Madame Bravy, Charles Wood, Exposition de Brie, Madame Charles Crapelet, Comtesse de Chabrillant, Madame Hector Jacquin, Charles Margottin, Alfred Colomb, Madame Rivers, John Hopper, Marguerite de St Amand, Prince Henri des Pays Bas, Lord Herbert, Marie Baumann, Auguste Mie, and others which had lost their labels. Mr J. C. Perry, Castle Bromwbich, was second with fine flowers of the following, among others, Senateur Vaisse, Horace Vernet, Alpaide de Rotalier, Baronne de Noirmont, Leopold I., Lord Clyde, Auguste Mie, Pierre Notting, Madame Rival, Xavier Olibo, Charles Lefebvre, Beauty of Waltham, Gloire de Vitry, Baron Gonella, and La Reine. Third, Mr Draycott, gardener to T. T. Paget, Esq., Humberstone, near Leicester. The Rev. Mr Hole was also first in Classes 98, 99, and 100, in the former with twenty-four varieties - viz.. Black Prince, Madame Furtado, Mardchal Vaillant, La Tour de Crouy, Leopold I., Anna de Diesbach, Charles Lefebvre, John Hopper, Due de Rohan, Marguerite de St Amand, Mdlle. Marie Rady, Marechal Niel, Lord Raglan, Madame Knorr, Alfred Colomb, Charles Rouillard, Prince Henri des Pays Bas, Triomphe de Rennes, Vicomte Vigier, Miss Ingram, Madame Clemence Joigneaux, Pierre Notting, Monsieur Noman, and Comte de Nanteuil. Second, Mr C. J. Perry, the best flowers being La France, Alice Dureau, Jules Margottin, Madame Fillion, Semi-ramis, Comte de Nanteuil, and Francois Lacharme. The twelve shown by Mr Hole contained Black Prince, Marechal Niel, Marechal Vaillant, Madame Bravy, Lord Herbert, Comtesse de Chabrillant, Chai'les Lefebvre, Madame Furtado, Leopold I., Madame Vidot, Vicomte Vigier, and Monsieur Noman. Mr C. J. Perry was second, and had good blooms of Beauty of Waltham, Marechal Niel, Horace Vernet, and General Jacqueminot. The Rev. Mr Hole's six consisted of Charles Lefebvre, Marechal Niel, Alfred Colomb, Marechal Vaillant, La Duchesse de Moray, and Dr Andry.

Class 101 was for twelve new Roses sent out in 1866, 1867, or 1868. Mr J. Cranston, Hereford, was first with good examples of Monsieur Noman, President Willermoz, Horace Vernet, Napoleon I., La France, and Duchesse d'Aoste, Hybrid Perpetuals; and the following Bourbon and Tea Roses: Miss Ingram, Madame Margottin, Monsieur Furtado, Madame Marie, Cirodde, President Willermoz, Souvenir de Mons. Boll, La France, Duchesse d'Aoste, Madame La Baronne de Rothschild, Paul Verdier, Horace Vernet, very fine; Imperatrice Charlotte, Antoine Ducher, and Mrs Ward, all Hybrid Pei'petuals, and Jean Sisley, a fine new Tea Rose. Second, Mr C. Turner, with Comtesse de Jaucourt, Mrs John Berners, President Willermoz, Monsieur Noman, Horace Vernet, Napoleon I., La France, and Duchesse d'Aoste, Hybrid Perpetuals; Miss Ingram, Hybrid Bourbon; and Madame Margottin, Monsieur Furtado, and Clotilde, Tea-scented varieties. Third, Messrs S. Perkins & Son.