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ranging, first to the right and then to tlie left, over one of the largest 

 and finest displays of Orchids that ever graced an exhibition. Here 

 were .Saccolabes, and such plants and racemes of flowers ; tliere 

 Dendrobes in all their beauty and variety of colour ; and yonder, 

 strikingly consj)icuous above all the rest, Camarotis purpurea, — a 

 j)yraniid five feet high of purple and green most beautifully i)lended. 

 But we could point to many things little inferior to this fine Cama- 

 rote, and some other day may produce an account of some of them ; 

 at present, however, we must see the large collections in the iron 

 tent. Tiiese were produced in their usual excellence by Mrs. Law- 

 rence and Mr. Collyer, and their respective merits formed the subject 

 of discussion during the day to many a gardener. Leaves and a 

 flower of Victoria Kegia were again produced from Syon, the blos- 

 som oj)cning beautifully, and " throwing oif volumes of fragrance 

 every time the large bell glass with which it was covered was re- 

 moved." We are now near the exhil)itions of Cape Heaths, which 

 were finely flowered, though not very rich in novelty ; and in the 

 same tent, a little nearer the large conservatory, were some good 

 Calceolarias, especially from Mrs. Lawrence, but, unfortunately, the 

 latter were disqualified through being in pots larger than the regula- 

 tions allowed. 



Among rarities, we remarked a Bejaria which we must see 

 again, for its flowers were not open ; Uoupellia grata, a half-climbing 

 white-flowered plant of little beauty ; Dipladenia nobilis, a very fine 

 thing, with rosy flowers ; the white variety of Camj)anula nobilis, by 

 no means pretty ; and last, l)ut not least, a glorious warm brown- 

 coloured Pitcher-plant from Messrs. Veitch, called Nepenthes san- 

 g\iinea. 1'he j)itchers of this fine species would hold quite a pint, 

 and we should say even more. We had almost forgotten to mention 

 a j)rofuscly blossomed plant of the curious Gloxinia Fyfiana, which 

 was sent from Worton Cottage by Mr. Dobson. 



Seedling Florist Flowers. AtChiswick a tent was this time de- 

 voted exclusively to the exhibition of these, and appeared to give 

 general satisfaction. As usual, the principal occupants were seed- 

 ling Pelargoniums. Mr. Beck had Incomparable, a flower of re- 

 markable colour; also Tyrian Queen, a fine purple; Major Domo, 

 rose, very large and a free flowerer. Mr. Hoyle exhibited Ajax, a 

 purple flower and a free bloomer; Nectar-Cup, Ocellatum, and May 

 Queen. Mr. Pontey sent Prince Arthur, rose with a clear white 

 throat. Several fancy varieties were staged, but there appeared 

 but little improvement on those already in cultivation. Messrs. 

 Lee had a beautiful Azalea, in the way of Azalea lateritia. Mr. 

 Mayle's Fuchsias were shewn, but we were much disappointed in 

 tiiem ; they were not at all what we had been led to ex])ect of them. 



On the morning of *' the Park" Exhibition all was fair and pro- 

 mising, but the afternoon was overcast and threatening; no rain, 

 however, fell. If we except a small tent which was set apart for the 

 exhibition of the Victoria Kegia, a closed bud and two leaves of 

 which were shewn, perhaps the greatest treat here was the Rhodo- 

 dendron exhibition, to which we have alluded elsewhere. This was 



