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objects of much admiration ; as were also the various Dipladenias, 

 Ixoras, Aphelexis, Pimeleas, and even Heaths, unfashionable as they 

 have become lately. Perhaps the finest plant in Mr. Colyer's large 

 collection, which was first, was Ixora salicifolia, beautifully bloomed, 

 and with, what is rarely found, a clean, healthy, robust foliage. The 

 collections of IMessrs. Green, Speed, Gillham, Fraser, and HoUisson, 

 were also very fine, and we observed a new exhibitor in this class, 

 viz., Mr. Frost, gardener to E. L. Betts, Esq., who ably carried off the 

 first prize in groups of ten plants. 



Orchids were furnished by the usual exhibitors of them, in better 

 condition and in greater profusion than in INI ay. Among fine speci- 

 mens of plants not noticed in our report of the Chiswick show, .were 

 Peristeria elata (the Dove plant), the white Phaius, the deep Ulac 

 Calanthe masuca, which forms a remarkable contrast with the more 

 common white sort ; Epidendrum verrucosum ; the singular Coryanthes 

 maculata, \vith its pouch-shaped, rich brown spotted flowers, nearly 

 half filled with some fluid, which they are constantly distilling ; 

 and Dendrobiums Farmeri and Devcnianum, two of the most charm- 

 ing of the genus. Mr. Hanbury had a lovely Phalsenopsis. Of Cat- 

 tleyas, Mr. Iveson produced a very fine variety of IMossise, with pure 

 white purple tipped flowers. 



Roses in pots were generally somewhat past their best. Messrs. 

 Lane still had, however, fine examples of some of the most favourite 

 kinds, as Coupe de Hebe, Paul Perras, &c. 



Mr. Francis was second; of these Coupe de Hebe, Baronne Prevost, 

 Lamarque, and Paul Ricaut were amongst the best. Amateurs: 1st, 

 Mr. Rowland; tea-scented Adam was the best here; and Mr. Sage 

 had a good Souvenir de la Malmaison. Cut Roses were not plentiful, 

 so few having been enabled to cut collections from the open ground ; 

 indeed, most of those exhibited appeared to be from the houses. Nur- 

 serymen: 1st, Messrs. Paul, in whose collection JMansais, Narcisse, 

 Triomphe de la Queue, Jules Margottin, and Degesseau, were fine 

 specimens ; 2nd, Mr. Wilkinson, who showed Geant de Batailles, 

 Devoniensis, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Comte de Paris (Tea), Prin- 

 cess Clementine, and Mrs. Elliott, in perfection ; and all fi"om the open 

 borders. Amateurs : 1 st, ]\Ir. Rowland, amongst whose were well grown 

 specimens of Moire, Coupe de Hebe, Caroline de Sansal, and Louis 

 Peronny ; 2nd, Mr. Terry, Frederick the Second, Madame Hardy, 

 Baronne Prevost, Las Cases, and Comtesse de Tolason, were very good ; 

 3rd, Mr. Hume ; among these Elise Sauvage was first rate. 24 Singles : 

 1st, Mr. Terry, JMadame Villermorz, Lady Stewart, Kean, Niphetos, 

 the finest bloom amongst the whole ; and tea- scented Comte de Paris, 

 were large and well growTi. Mr. Morrison sent some fine flowers; 

 and a certificate to Mr. Hume, of the Poles, was well deserved. 



With the exception of " home productions," there was little novelty. 

 Two Clematis — one lanuginosa the other 1. pallida — were however very- 

 fine things, on account of the very large size of their flowers, more 

 especially the first, which was pale blue; the last was nearly white. 

 Both are reputed to be about as hardy as C. azurea; the same firm 

 (Messrs. Standish & Noble) had also LiUum sinicum, which is perhaps 



