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ceding report, it will not be necessary for us to go through them again. The 

 exhibitors in the trade class for nine were Mr. W. Paul, Mr. Turner, and Messrs. 

 Paul and Son, the prices being awarded in the order in which the names stand. 

 Mr. James also acquitted himself well in the amateur's class for sis. Mr. C. Turner 

 was first with twelve new roses of 1SG7-8, having Baroness Rothschild, fine, large, 

 and globular, pink ; Duchesse d'Aosle, deep pink, large finely-shaped flowers; La 

 France, pink, not so good as Baronesse Rothschild ; Madame Alice Dureau, in the 

 way of Anna Alexieff; Pitord, dark velvety purple, rather too open in the centre 

 when fully expanded ; Souvenir de Francoise Ponsard, poor, flat flower, not worth 

 growing ; Reine du Portugal, fine large tea rose, with coppery-yellow flowers ; 

 Reine du Midi, large and full, bright rose, fine ; Miss Ingram, very richly coloured, 

 fully realizing all that has been said in its favour. Mr. W. Paul sent several boxes 

 of cut Roses ; Mr. James, collections of Tansies, in pots, and cut-blooms, Polyan- 

 thuses, Auriculas, British Ferns, and Herbaceous Calceolarias ; Mr. Turner, 

 miscellaneous plants ; Mr. Ware and Mr. Salter, Alpines and hardy ornamental 

 foliage plants ; and Messrs. Standish, a collection of choice plants, too numerous to 

 mention. 



Cbystal Palace First Great Exhibition, May 15.— The grandest features of 

 this exhibition were the magnificent collections of Stov2 and Greenhouse Plants, 

 Azaleas, and Heaths. Orchids, show and fancy Pelargoniums, and Roses were also 

 good, but not contributed in such large quantities as the three first-mentioned 

 classes of plants were. For Stove and Greenhouse Plants, Mr. Chapman, gardener 

 to J. Spode, Esq., Hawkesyard, Rugelev ; Mr.Wilkie, Oak Lodge, Kensington ; and 

 Mr. Ward, gardener to J. F. Wilkins, Esq., Leyton, took first prizes in the several 

 classes allotted to them in the amateur's division. Messrs. Glendinning, 

 Chiswick, first, and Messrs. Jackson and Sons, Kingston, second, in the class 

 set apart for the trade. To go through each collection is out of the ques- 

 tion, and we can only find space to enumerate the names of a few of the 

 most striking objects, such as Stephanotis floribunda, Rhyncospermum jas- 

 minoides, Medinilla magnifies, Eriostemon nerifiorum, E. pulchellum, Leschen- 

 aultia forrnosa, Kenneyda inophylla floribunda, Chorozema Lawrenceana, C. cor- 

 datum splendens, C. varia Chandlerii, Imatophyllum miniatum, Ixora coccinea, 

 Epacris miniata splendens, Pimelia spectabilis, P. Hendersoni, Adenandra fragrans, 

 Cierodendron Balfour i, Dracophyllum gracile, Genetyllis tulipifera, G. Hookerii, 

 Franciscea confertiflora, and Acrophyllum venosum — all of which are first-rate. 

 Mr. Williams was the leading prize-taker for Azaleas in the trade classes, and Mr. 

 Carson, Cheam, and Mr. Chapman, amongst amateurs. The best varieties staged 

 were Chelsoni, Magnet, Stella, Madame Miellez, Cedo Nulli, Murrayana, Belle 

 Gantoise, President, Iveryana, Criterion, Etoile de Gand, Adelaide de Nassau, 

 Model, Eulalie Van Geert, and Leeana superba. Ericas were shown in grand con- 

 dition by Mr. Ward ; Mr. Reed, Lower Norwood ; Mr. Rhodes, Sydenham ; and 

 Messrs. Jackson. Of these, the most beautiful and distinct were, Fairreana, Mas- 

 soni major, Tricolor elegans, Lindleyana, Candidissima, Ventricosa coccinea minor, 

 Devonianum, Victoria Regina, Alberti, Eximea superba, Aristata major, Elegans, 

 and Wilsoni. Roses, Orchids, and Pelargoniums were good in quality, though 

 limited in number ; but owing to the limited space at our disposal for this purpose, 

 we cannot extend our notice of them beyond saying, that the several collections 

 were in every way worthy of the exhibitors. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



TV. Dorset. — The plants you name are all planted out of the pots ; but there is 

 no special objection to plunging the Echeverias and Sempervivums. Three-inch 

 pots will be the most suitable size. The Alternantheras must be strong and well 

 hardened off before planted out, to insure their doing well. 



A. N. — We should not advise you to disturb the tuberose, now that it is 

 throwing up its flower-spike. The Gardenias are all right ; the one that has done 

 flowering blooms earlier than the others. The exact time at which the several 

 species flower depends upen the time the growth and maturation of the wood was 

 finished the previous season. 



