The first of the special prizes given by Edward Joynson, Esq., for eighteen cut Roses (amateurs), was also taken by the Rev. S. R. Hole, who had fine blooms of Victor Verdier, Marechal Vaillant, Triomphe de Rennes, Prince Camille de Rohan, Comtesse de Chabrillaut, Black Prince, Devoniensis, Leopold I., Charles Rouil-lard, Madame Victor Verdier, Mare'chal Niel, Dr Andry, Madame TheVese Levet, Madame C. Joigneaux, Louise Magnan, Madame Hector Jacquin, Due de Rohan, Monsieur de Montigny, etc. Second, Mr Thomas Draycott. Third, Mr C. J. Perry.

The first of the special prizes, given by H. Birley, Esq., M.P., for eight varieties of cut flowers, was taken by Messrs E. Cole & Sons, who had Ixora coccinea, I. Colei, Kalosanthes puniceus, Eucharis amazonica, Allamanda grandiflora, Erica venosa, Dipladenia crassinoda, and D. amabilis. To fill out the stand, the exhibitors exhibited further four other kinds of Ixoras - viz., javanica, amboynensis, Alexandra, resembling an orange form of I. amboynensis, spotted with crimson, and salicifolia; Messrs G. & W. Yates were second with an Amaryllis, Crinum giganteum, Cattleya Loddegesii, Gardenia Fortunei, and others, badly staged in a common deal box; Mr S. Barlow, Chadderton, who had arranged his group in an ornamental flower-pot, was third.

We have just space to remark of the fruit that it was on a par with the July exhibitions of the Royal Botanic Society at the Regent's Park. In Grapes the Black Hamburgs were in many cases excellent. The White Grapes, especially the Muscats, were unripe. Pines were pretty numerous, but nothing more can be said of them, for in quality they were like what we generally see on such occasions. Strawberries were numerous and fine. The collections of vegetables were very abundant, and of fine quality and cultivation. At a considerable sacrifice of space we give the list of prizes, from which our readers will learn who had the most meritorious productions on the occasion.

We Annex A Full List Of The Prizes

Class 1

For the best and most effective Group of 20 Plants (Prizes offered by the Royal Horticultural Society and Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society) - 1. Mr T. Baines, gardener to H. L. Micholls, Esq., Summerfield, Bowden, Cheshire, £25; 2. Mr W. E. Dixon, Norwood Nursery, Beverley, Yorkshire, £15.

Class 2

For the best Collection of Fruits and Vegetables (Prize offered by the Proprietors of Gardeners' Chronicle) - 1. Mr J. Pottle, gardener to R. D. Col-vin, Esq., Bealing's Grove, Woodbridge, Suffolk, £21.

Class 3

For the 2 best Desserts, consisting of not less than 7 kinds of Fruits of 1869 (Prizes offered by the Proprietors of the Journal of Horticulture) - 1. Mr W. Carmichael, gardener to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, Sandringkam, £10, 10s.; equal, Mr J. Wallis, gardener to J. Dixon, Esq., Astle Park, Congleton, £10, 10s.

Class 4

For the best 4 Softwood Greenhouse Plants (Prizes offered by the Proprietors of Florist and Pomologist) - 1. Messrs Bell & Thorpe, Nurserymen, Stratford-on-Avon, 6 vols., forming the second series of the Florist and Pomologist.

Class 5

For 10 Dishes of Fruit, 8 distinct varieties (Prizes offered by the Mayor of Manchester and Mr Peter Bailey) - 1. Mr G. S. Miles, gardener to Lord Carrington, Wycombe Abbey, £10, 10s.; 2. Mr W. S. Dobson, 19 St James's Street, London, £5, 5s.

Class 6

For 12 Miscellaneous Plants (Prizes offered by the City of Manchester) - 1. Mr W. Cardwell, gardener to T. Hobson, Esq., Wilmslow, Cheshire, £12, 12s.; 2. Mr W. E. Dixon, nurseryman, Beverley, £8, 8s.

Class 7

For 6 Dishes of Fruit, distinct (Prizes offered by Lady Watts) - 1. Mr J. Simpson, gardener to Lord Wharn-cliffe, Wortley Hall, Sheffield, £6, 6s.; 2. Mr J. Wallis, £4, 4s.

Class 8

For 10 Orchids (Prizes offered by Mrs Mendel and W. C. Jones, Esq.) - 1. Mr W. Archer, gardener to A. Turner, Esq., Leicester, £10, 10s.; 2. Mr W. Swan, gardener to T. Jones, Esq., Whal-ley Range, Manchester.

Class 9

For 10 Fine-Foliaged or Variegated Plants (Prize offered by Horatio L. Micholls, Esq.) - 1. Mr J. Stevenson, Timperley, Cheshire, £10, 10s.

Class 10

For 10 Miscellaneous Plants - 5 blooming and 5 fine-foliaged (Prizes offered by Edward Brooke, Esq., and L. Haumer, Esq.) - 1. Mr J. Brierley, gardener to T. Kendal, Esq., Cheadle, £10, 10s.; 2. Mr J. Stevenson, Timperley.

Class 11

For 20 Hardy Conifers, distinct (Prizes offered by Thomas Ashton, Esq., and H. K. Belstone, Esq.) - 1. Messrs W. Barron & Son, Elvaston Nurseries, Derby, £10, 10s.; 2. Mr J. Shaw.

Class 12

For 12 Evergreens, distinct (Prizes offered by Edward Nathan, Esq., and Thomas Jones, Esq.) - 1. Messrs W. Barron & Son, £10, 10s.; 2. Mr J. Shaw, £5, is.

Class 13

For 6 Hollies, distinct (Prizes offered by the Proprietors of Manchester Guardian) - 1. Messrs W. Barron & Son, £6, 6s.; 2. Mr J. Shaw, £4, 4s.

Class 14

For 8 Miscellaneous Plants - 4 blooming and 4 fine-foliaged (Prizes offered by Mr J. Stevenson) - 1. Mr J. Brierley, £6, 6s.; 2. Mr W. Cardwell, £4, 4s. '

Class 15

For 8 Fuchsias, distinct (Prizes offered by John Rylands, Esq., and Mr John Shaw) - 1. Mr R. Fleming, Sandheys, Liverpool, £5, 5s.; 2. Mr G. Edwards, King Street, York, £3, 3s.

Class 16

For 20 British Ferns, distinct (amateurs) (Prizes offered by Mr Henry Crowe, and Messrs Barber Brothers - 1. E. J. Lowe, Esq., F.R.S., Bee-ston, near Nottingham, £5, 5s.; 2. J. E. Mapplebeck, Esq., Moseley, near Birmingham.

Class 17

For 4 Exotic Ferns, distinct (Prizes offered by Mrs Samuel Taylor and Messrs Barber Brothers) - 1. MrW. Card-well, £5, 5s.

Class 18

For 6 Orchids, distinct (amateurs) (Prizes offered by Messrs James Brooke & Co., and William Southern, Esq.) - 1. Mr E. Mitchell, gardener to Dr Ainsworth, Broughton, £5, 5s.; 2. Mr Swan, gardener to T. Jones, Esq., Whalley Range, £2, 12s. 6d.