Prizes were offered on this occasion for greenhouse plants in flower, forced hardy shrubs, herbaceous plants in flower, Rhododendrons, Roses in pots, etc. As usual, the most valuable and effective collections were staged in the miscellaneous classes. The productions sent for competition, according to the terms of the schedule, were in some cases of very indifferent quality; this was the case especially in the amateurs' classes of Roses and Cinerarias. In the nurserymen's class for Roses in pots, Mr C. Turner of Slough staged nine very fine plants in 11-inch pots, the individual flowers on which were remarkably fine, and averaging three dozen to a plant - Miss Ingram, La France, Princess Mary of Cambridge, and Celine Forestier being the best: the first prize was awarded to them. Messrs Paul & Son, Cheshunt, were second, and had also a fine lot of plants. The beautiful Tea Rose, Madame de St Joseph, had upwards of fifty fine flowers, and was awarded a special certificate for excellence of cultivation.

Messrs Lane & Son were first in the class for six Azaleas, with well-bloomed pyramids; Princess Alice, a very fine pure-white flower, was conspicuous.

In the class for 12 greenhouse plants, Mr G. Wheeler, gardener to Sir F. Goldsmid, received the first prize with ordinary specimens. In the class for Rhododendrons, Messrs Lane & Son were awarded the first prize for 12 plants, not of large size, but well bloomed. In hardy herbaceous plants, Mr Ware of Tottenham was again to the front with a dozen fine plants. Primula cortusoides, lilacina, and intermedia are very pretty varieties; and the variegated Lily of the Valley, with its leaves handsomely striped with yellow, is a very useful decorative plant.

The first prize for Amaryllis was awarded to Mr Baxter, with similar flowers to those shown at South Kensington; the same exhibitor also taking the first place for Roses in the class devoted to amateurs. Messrs Paul & Son likewise received the first prize for a collection of cut Roses, with varieties that have been already noticed, except Mons. Woolfield, a flower of a bright-red colour, of great depth and fine form. Fine collections of Roses came from Mr W. Paul and Messrs Veitch; Mons. Furtado (Tea), adeep-yellow flower of fine form, and Madame la Barrone de Rothschild, were most lovely.

In most of the collections of plants, different species of Palms were introduced, and in all cases 'they were exceedingly effective. Messrs Rollisson had Chamoerlorea graminifolia and Geonoma Shottiana, fine table Palms. The same firm had Euterpe antioquensis, also a slender-leaved Palm; and Sillandsia argentea, a plant with silvery-grey gracefully-recurved narrow leaves. First-class certificates, were awarded to the two last-named plants. The same award was also given to a very fine plant of Acer polymorphum palmatifidium from Messrs Veitch; it is very elegant in appearance, and has deeply-cut light-green foliage.

Mr Goddard, gardener to H. Little, Esq., also received a first-class certificate for Cyclamen persicum (Snowflake); as did also Messrs A. Henderson & Co., Edgeware Road, for Malortica speciosa, a variety with entire leaves, but not very ornamental. MrB. S. "Williams of Holloway received the same award for Amaryllis hybrida gigantea; it was stated to be a hybrid between an Amaryllis and Lilium giganteum. The flowers are fragrant, and have the long slender tubes of the Lily, and are of a creamy white feathered with bright crimson. J. Douglas.