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determined way established the fact, that locaUty has nothing to do with 

 the matter, and that collectors and growers will go forward freely *' far 

 from home," if but sufficient inducements, a kindly reception, and an 

 impartial tribunal be their reward. 



Here many were the faces seen in London, and but for the 

 circumstance of a Park show occurring on one of the two days, of 

 which a report will be found in another place, it is certain that the 

 benches of Cheltenham would have been overcrowded, even hberal as 

 was the tent room provided. Not the least interesting features were 

 the fine collections of each 50 plants with ornamental foHage; the 

 Messrs. Rollisson, however, claimed the first prize. The most prominent 

 were Ansectochilus argenteus, Cissus discolor, Dracsena, Caladium, 

 Maranta in varieties, the Japan Pandanus, Pitcher plants, &c. ; of Ferns 

 and Lycopods ample examples were afforded. In Orchids Messrs. 

 Kollisson found a powerful and successful rival in R. S. Holford, Esq., 

 who deserv^edly earned the hard-won honour of being first. Here was a 

 beautiful specimen of Saccolabium guttatum, with eight spikes of 

 amply expanded and brilliantly developed flowers, and a plant of 

 Saccolabium guttatum variety splendens, with seven spikes of flowers, 

 of which several exceeded 18 inches in length ; Cypripedium 

 barbatum, two feet through, with three dozen expanded flowers ; 

 Aerides odoratum majus, three feet by three feet, with 30 racemes of 

 flowers ; a fine Cattleya Mossise, and the showy Oncidium sphacelatum, 

 with 20 spikes. In the Tooting collection were Dendrobium nobile, 

 two and a half feet high by three feet through, the young growths being 

 trained to form a border to the scores of flower stems, after the 

 manner of putting foliage around a bouquet — thus treated, the specimen 

 was perfection ; a good D. chrysanthum, three feet high by two 

 and a half through ; also Aerides affine, with nine racemes of flowers, 

 the charming Oncidium Lanceanum, the beautifully coloured Cattleya 

 superba, and a crowTiing plant of Stanhopea tigrina major. Twenty 

 greenhouse plants : 1st, Messrs. Rollisson ; 2nd, A. Lawrence, Esq. 

 The gems noticed here were Erica Cavendishi, Ixora coccinea, Epacris 

 miniata, Aphelexis macrantha, rosea, and purpurea; AHamanda Schotti, 

 neriifolia, and grandiflora ; Polygala cordata, Hoya bella, very 

 good ; the Holford Statice, Phaenocoma proliferum, Rhynchospermum 

 jasminoides, finely flowered and charmingly fragrant; Franciscea caly- 

 cina, Stephanotis floribunda : the latter subject was also staged by 

 Earl Beauchamp as a specimen stove plant ; it was very fine. The 

 specimen Erica ventricosa magnifica by Messrs. Rolhsson was a perfect 

 gem, as was the greenhouse specimen of Colonel Fiddes, Epacris 

 miniata. Fifteen plants by R. S. Holford, Esq., contained Pimelea 

 decussata gi-andiflora, Polygala oppositifolia, Vinca rosea, V. ocellata, 

 and Gardenia Fortuni. Twelve miscellaneous plants : 1st, R. C. Tug- 

 well, Esq. ; 2, Earl Beauchamp ; 3, Dr. C. Shaw, the most prominent 

 plants being Leschenaultia intermedia, Erica ventricosa grandiflora, a 

 healthy little Aphelexis, and a fine Statice Holfordi. Ten superb Heaths 

 gained the first prize, sent by Messrs. Rolhsson ; G. C. Tugwefl, Esq., being 

 second. In the class for six Heaths Dr. Comyn was first ; Dr. Shaw, 

 second; Messrs. Pipe and Son, third. In six miscellaneous plants. 



