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exhibited the beautiful Embothrium coccineum, a hardy shrub, with a 

 profusion of bright scarlet flowers : this will be a valuable addition to 

 our hardy shrubs ; Philopodendron species, a New Zealand shrub, of 

 no beauty, and only to be valued as a botanical curiosity ; a beautiful 

 dwarf growing Fern, Gleichenia microphylla, Rhododendron cinna- 

 barinum, Brodisea species, a new hardy bulb from Calilbrnia ; Ceanothus 

 origanus, a new hardy dwarf growing shrub, with a profusion of white 

 flowers ; Corrtea cardinalis, with very bright scarlet flowers ; and a new 

 Tropaeolum Schumannianum, of a pale yellow colour, with dark blotches 

 in the upper petals, and partaking of the habit of the garden Nasturtium. 

 The first prize for six Nepenthes was awarded to Messrs Veitch & Son, 

 among them being very fine plants of N. Isevis and N. phyllamophora. 

 A great many subjects were shown in the Miscellaneous Class. 

 From the conservatory at Trentham were cut flowers of Cantua 

 dependens, of a bright rosy carmine colour, and handsome ; a box of 

 cut Rhododendrons from Mr. A. Ingram, gardener to J. J. Blandy, 

 Esq., Reading, among which were ignescens, a very fine rich scarlet 

 variety ; Ca]itivation, pale rose ; and Blandyanum, deep rose, also very 

 fine. Mr. Bragg had a collection of Pansy blooms ; and Mr. R. Roser, 

 of Streatham, sent a handsome brace of the Himalaya Cucumber, a fine 

 smooth Black Spine variety. Mr. H. White, of Chelmsford, exhibited 

 a brace of the Essex Rival Cucumber, both of which were nearly two 

 feet long, handsome, but a little ribbed : black spined ; both of these 

 varieties carried the flowers at the points. Mr. Cole, of St. Alban's, 

 sent a collection of 12 shrubby Calceolarias, but we did not observe 

 any of them to be decided acquisitions as bedding-out plants ; and Mr. 

 Dennis, of Chelsea, sent 12 plants of his Geranium Alma, a good bright 

 coloured market variety. Mr. Hamp had a collection of Amaryllis ; 

 Mr. Taylor, Streatham, a collection of compact well-grown Aphelexis ; 

 Mr. Dall, gardener to tiames Renny, Esq., Pimllco, exhibited six good 

 Gloxinias, among them being fine plants of Haacke, shaded purple ; 

 Stellata, white, with carmine throat, fine ; and Castilloni, pale rose, with 

 bright carmine throat. These are fine varieties of the erecta section, 

 the upright growing Gloxinias, and are much superior to the other 

 varieties for exhibition purposes. Mr. G. Young, gardener to W. Stone, 

 Esq., Dulwich, also sent 12 Gloxinias, the best sorts being Imperial, a 

 fine light coloured variety ; Carminata splendens, Duke of Wellington, 

 Maria Van Houtte, and Victoria Regina. Mr. Forsyth, gardener to 

 Baron Rothschild, contributed a collection of seedling Calceolarias, fine 

 varieties, but small plants ; and Mr. Lavey, gardener to E. A. De Gram, 

 Esq., of Fitcham, a collection of Petunias and other plants, and a collec- 

 tion of 24 Ferns. Mr. C. Turner sent 12 fine plants of Cinerarias, 

 consisting of Emperor of the French, Admiral Dundas, Purple Standard, 

 Viola, Orlando, Etoile du Vaise, Duchess of Wellington, a fine formed 

 variety ; Sir C. Napier, Lady Paxtori, Magnum Bonum, Bousie's Optima, 

 and Brilliant, an extra fine light blue edged variety ; Mr. Wiggins, 

 gardener to E. Beck, Esq., Isleworth, also sent 12 Cinerarias, among 

 them being Excelsior, a good variety, and an improvement on Scottish 

 Chieftain. A collection of good seedling Calceolarias came from Messrs. 

 Smith, Dulwich. Miscellaneous plants from Mr. Dunsford, Chingford ; 



