AUGUST. 199 



Barnes sent Aerides affine and odoratum, Stanhopea tigrina, Brassia 

 WravcB, the large-flowered Phaleenopsis, Saccolabium Blumei, and 

 Oncidium Lanceanum. Mr. Beck's plants consisted of the larger 

 variety of Oncidium ampliatum, O. luridum, and Harrisoniae, Dan- 

 drobium secundum, Cattleya Mossise, Epidendrum vitellinum, calo- 

 chilum, and phoeniceum ; Aerides odoratum, and Galeandra Baueri. 

 Mr. ^lylam sent a handsome Cypripedium, apparently a variety of 

 C. barbatum. 



In collections of 30 Stove and Greenhouse Plants, the first prize 

 was awarded to Mr. Cole, gardener to H. CoUyer, Esq., of Dartford; 

 the second to Mrs. Lawrence of Ealing Park. In these groups were 

 beautiful plants of Allamanda cathartica, Schottii, and grandiflora ; 

 Dipladenia splendens and crassinoda; Vincas, Ixora coccinea, Kalo- 

 santhes coccinea, Epacris miniata, Clerodendrons, Stephanotis flori- 

 bunda, Sollya linearis, Ixora javanica, Kalosanthes versicolor. 



In the collections of 20, Mr. Green was first, and Mr. Tajdor 

 second. Among these were good examples of Stephanotis, Alla- 

 manda, Ixora, Pleroma elegans (not nearly at its best as regards 

 bloom), and Echites. 



Various groups of 10 were produced. A first prize was awarded 

 to Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss Traill of Bromley ; and the second 

 to Mr. Cr oxford. 



Among Cape Heaths, the following varieties were most conspicu- 

 ous : Ventricosa grandiflora and V. magnitica, Shannoni, tricolor, 

 retorta major, Cavendishii, Massoni, Bergiana, Obbata, Bothwelliana, 

 Parmentieri rosea, inflata, Vernoni, Wilsonii, metulseflora bicolor, 

 ferruginea, mutabilis, ampuUacea, Savileana, jasminiflora alba, Clu- 

 siana, and princeps. 



Among Single Specimens, the best were large and beautiful plants 

 of Stephanotis floribunda from Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, 

 and Leschenaultia formosa, from Mr. Williams, gardener to Miss 

 Traill. Mr. Dennett had also a nice Kalosanthes coccinea; Mr. 

 Kinghorn, Leschenaultia arcuata, a singular-looking species ; and 

 there were one or two other good plants shewn under this head. 



In New Plants, the first prize was given to a very fine specimen 

 of Ixora javanica, from Mrs. Lawrence's garden at Ealing Park ; and 

 equal prizes to Ipomoea limbata, a pretty species, purple margined 

 with white, from Messrs. RoUisson ; Begonia cinnabarina, from 

 Messrs. Henderson ; Hemiandra pungens, a lilac-flowered greenhouse 

 plant from Mr. Henderson, St. John's Wood ; and Magnolia fra- 

 grantissima and Thyrsacanthus bracteolatus from Messrs. RoUisson. 



Pelargoniums were plentiful, and in good condition. Twelve new 

 varieties, Amateurs, equal prizes to Mr, Cock and Mr. Staines ; second, 

 Mr. Robinson. Nurserymen: 1st, Mr. Dobson, gardener to Mr. 

 Beck; 2d, Mr. Bragg; 3d, Mr. Gaines. Six varieties: 1st, Mr. 

 Parker, gardener to J. H. Oughton, Esq. "Fancies:" 1st, Mr. 

 Robinson ; 2d, Mr. Staines. " Capes :" 1st, Mr. Staines. 



Pinks were numerous and large, but dull in colour, it being late 

 in the season for them. The 1st prize was awarded to Mr. Turner, 

 for W^hipper-in, Great Britain, Diana, George Glenny, Lola Montes, 

 Narborough Buck, Criterion, Sappho, Queen of England, Huntsman, 



