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Crystal Palace. — In the order of dates, the next great exhibition in the London 

 district took place at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, on Saturday the 15th of May. 

 There was a falling off in iome things — probably the frequency with which shows 

 are held at this time of the year would tend to produce this. Then the great size 

 of the building assists not only to dwarf things almost to comparative insignificance, 

 but those at all defective have their defects brought out very prominently indeed. 

 True it is that awnings are stretched across the naves of the building and those 

 parts of the centre transept in which the show is held; but these fail to produce 

 the desired effect, while on a hot summer day the light above them is very 

 glaring. Still the Crystal Palace is a place of favourite resort, and thousands of 

 persons go there to visit the flower-shows, and appear to be delighted with them. 



The collections of stove and greenhouse plants in flower were very numerous, 

 the specimens on the whole very good and in excellent bloom, but the kinds 

 almost, if not quite, the same as last year. Mr W. Chapman, gardener to J. 

 Spode, Esq., Hawkesyard Park, Rugeley, was most deservedly first in the class 

 for sixteen, with, among others, beautifully grown and flowered specimens of 

 Eriostemon pulchellum and neriifolium, Epacris miniata splendens, Ixora coccinea, 

 Pimelea spectabilis rosea, Adenandra fragrans, Chorozema varium nanum, Acro- 

 phyllum venosum, Clerodendron Thomsonoe Balfourii, Azalea Iveryana, Pimelea 

 mirabilis, and Polygala Dalmaisiana not fully out. Mr Peed, gardener to Mrs 

 Tredwell, Lower Norwood, was second with Tetratheca ericsefolia, Acrophyllum 

 venosum, Lescheuaultia formosa, of which the scarlet flowers made a pleasing 

 variety ; flue plants of Erica Cavendishii and ventricosa magnifica, a large Gene- 

 tyllis Hookeri, Eriostemon buxifolium and neriifolium, Allamanda grandiflora, 

 not fully out, but which will be very fine ; Azaleas, &c. Mr Wheeler, gardener 

 to J. Philpott, Esq., Stamford Hill, and Mr Kemp, gardener to the Duke of 

 Northumberland, Albury Park, Dorking, were third and fourth. In the nursery- 

 men's class for ten, Mrs Glendinning & Sons of the Chiswick Nurseries were 

 first with an excellent collection, most noticeable in which were a balloon- 

 trained Kennedya inophylla floribunda, Stephanotis floribuuda, Pimelea specta- 

 bilis, Aphelexis macrantha purpurea, and Eriostemon buxifolium. Messrs 

 Jackson & Son, Kingston, were second ; Mr "Williams, Holloway, third. In 

 the corresponding class for amateurs the prizes went to Mr Wilkie ; Mr Donald, 

 gardener to J. G. Barclay, Esq., Leyton ; Mr Carr, gardener to P. L. Hinds, Esq., 

 Byfleet Lodge; and Mr Peed, an extra prize being awarded to Mr Kemp. Among 

 their collections was a splendid plant of Medinilla magnifica from Mr Donald, 

 Genetyllis tulipifera and Hookeri, Dracophyllum gracile, Chorozemas, Pthynchos- 

 permum jasminoides,^ Clerodendron Thomsonse, Boronia tetrandra, the pretty 

 Rose -flowered Adenandra fragrans, Epacrise?, Azaleas, and Ericas. In the 

 amateurs' class for six, Mr Ward, gardener to F, G. Wilkins, Esq., Leyton, was 

 first with a fine plant of Chorozema Chandleri 4 feet in diameter, Clerodendron 

 Thomsonie Balfourii, very fine ; Stephanotis floribunda, large, and in beautiful 

 condition ; Erica Cavendishii, Aphelexis macrantha purpurea, and a rather 

 small plant of Genetyllis tulipifei'a. Mr Wright, gardener to A. C. Roberts, 

 Esq., Avenue Road, Regent's Park, was second with a good collection ; Mr 

 Wilkie, and Mr AVheeler, gardener to Sir F. Goldsmid, Bart., being third and 

 fourth. 



Mixed collections of flowering and fine-foliaged plants, though good, were not 

 remarkable. Mr Laing, gardener to P. W. Flowers, Esq., Furze Down, Tooting 



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