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the beautiful collections of orchids, azaleas, ericas, stove and greenhouse plants, 

 and just glance at the fine foliage plants, ferns, and pelargoniums. Taking the 

 ornamental-foliaged plants first, we have, in the open class for 9, Mr. Fairbairn, 

 gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Sion House, Isleworth, first, with as 

 grand and well-matched a lot of plants as one could wish to see ; the collection 

 comprised examples of Latania borbonica, an immense size ; Cocos nucifera, fine ; 

 Areca Baueri, Croton pictum, fine, large, beautifully-coloured specimen j Anthurium 

 acaule, fine ; A. magnificum, splendid foliage ; Alocasia metallica, a grand plant 

 five feet across ; and A. macrorhiza variegata, large beautifully-variegated foliage. 

 Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Yates, Esq., Lauderdale House, Highgate, second, with 

 a fine lot of valuable sorts, but they required a few bright-foliaged plants to relieve 

 the dark green of the others, and brighten up the collection. The collection com- 

 prised fine examples of Pandanus Javanicus variegatus, Dion edulis, grand ; Circuligo 

 recurvata, Cycas circinalis, with immense stem and beautiful fronds (this plant 

 must have stood quite twelve feet high) ; Dracsena Veitchi, a fine plant, and one 

 of the best of the green-leaved kinds ; Encephalartos cafira, a fine plant ; Rhopala 

 corcorvadense, and a fine Sabal palm. Mr. Williams third, with two fine Crotons, 

 variegatum and angustifolium, Pandanus utilis, Alocasia metallica, Dracaena 

 indivisa, Latania borbonica, and Dion edule. Mr. Burley fourth, with Dicksonia 

 antarctica, Aralia Sieboldi variegata, Chamserops Fortunei, Dracaena indivisa, 

 Musa vittata, Cycas circinalis, Rhopala de Jongi, and a richly-coloured example 

 of Croton variegatum. We say, again, that four such grand collections of fine- 

 foliage plants are seldom seen together, and it was no slight honour to stand at the 

 head of them. The collections in the sixes open to amateurs only were, on the 

 whole, made up with rather smaller plants than in the nines ; but they were prin- 

 cipally grand examples of the respective kinds. Mr. Taylor, Highgate, first, with 

 Chamaerops humilis, large and fine specimens ; Theophrasta imperialis, Cycas 

 revoluta, a beautifully-grown plant, with splendid fronds, and densely furnished 

 with them ; Encephalartos Lehmanni, fine ; and a fine Littsea juncea. Mr. Fairbairn, 

 Mr. Carr, Mr. Butt, Mr. May, and Mr. Young contributed tine collections in this 

 class. We cannot spare the space to go through the collections separately, but we 

 will mention a few of the principal plants in them. Mr. Fairbairn had a fine 

 Pandanus elegantissimus, Thrinax elegans, Anthurium cordifolium, Croton angusti- 

 folium, and a splendid plant of Dieffenbachia Baraquiniana. Mr. May had some 

 beautifully-grown plants of Alocasia metallica, A. macrorhiza variegata, Caladium 

 Veitchi, and two Crotons. This collection was ruined for want of variety. Mr. 

 Carr had a fine Maranta Porteana, and Gymnogramma chrysophylla major in his 

 lot; and Mr. Y'oung, Yucca aloifolia variegata, Cycas revoluta, and Zamia 

 Lehmanni. 



Ferns, both British and Exotic, were shown in the greatest profusion. Mr. B. S. 

 Williams first for twelve, with Alsophila contaminans; Dicksonia antarctica; Cyathea 

 princeps, a fine specimen ; Woodwardia radicans, Marattia elegans, Adiantum 

 cuneatum, a fine well-grown plant in beautiful condition ; Cyathea Smithi, Cibotium 

 Scheidei, Lomaria zamsefolia, Gleichenia speluncae, G. circinata glauca, and a fine 

 Alsophila species. Mr. Taylor second, with fine specimens of Dryopteris vivipara, 

 Todea africana, Cyathea medullaris, Cibotium princeps, Davallia bullata, Cyathea 

 excelsa, Dicksonia antarctica, Phlebodium aureura, and Microlepia strigosa. In the 

 amateurs' class for six, Mr. Young first, with good plants of Gleichenia flabellata, 

 G. spelunca), Cyathea australis, C. dealbata, and Alsophila australis. Mr. ^lay 

 second, with a beautiful collection of smaller-growing kinds than in the preceding 

 lot, including Adiantum cuneatum, a fine plant three feet across, in the best of 

 health ; Lomaria gibba, Nothochla^na nivea, Asplenium nidus, and a grand plant of 

 Pteris aspericaulis. Mr. Wilkie third, with good plants of Lomaria gibba, Adiantum 

 cuneatum, and Woodwardia radicans, with immense fronds five feet in length. Mr. 

 Carr also had a good collection, in which were fine plants of Nephrolepis Daval- 

 lioides, and Gleichenia hecistophylla. 



Good collections of British ferns were shown by Messrs. Ivery and Son, Dorking, 

 Mr. Salter, Hammersmith, and Mr. Carr, the prizes being awarded in the order in 

 which the names stand. Messrs. Ivery and Son's consisted of fine plants of Athyrium 

 Filix-foemina FeildiiE lancifolium, A. F.-f. formosa cristatum, a beautifully-crested 

 variety; A. F.-f. Grantioe, A- F.-f. plumosum, A. F.-f. pulcherrimum, A. F.-f. Ver- 

 nonisB, A. F.-f. Victoria, Lastrea FiHx-mas grandiceps, Osmixnda regalis cristata. 



