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elegance any or all tliat could be reasonably compared with it, and in a cool house 

 grows as freely as chickweed on a sandy bank ; Platycerium grande, Cheilantbes 

 elegans, Asplenium foeniculatum, fine for small collections, and indispensable iu large 

 ones. In the correspondhig class for nurserymen, tlie only contributors were Mr. 

 B. S. Williams and Mr. Bull. The amateur class for sixes was well filled ; there 

 were seven competitors, the first prize was awarded to Mr. G. Young, gardener to 

 "W. H. Stone, Esq., Leigh Park. Mr. G. Young's lot were Dicksonia antarctica, 

 Alsophila australis, Cyathea dealbata, Cyathea e;!:celsa, Cyathea australis, and 

 Cibotium princeps. In the corresponding class for imrserymen, Messrs. Veitch and 

 Jackson alone exhibited. In addition to the ferns already named in these classes, 

 the following were shown, and may be booked by the lover of ferns as eminently 

 desirable ; they are fully as effective in the conservatory as on the exhibition table, 

 though some of them require considerable space when fully gi-own : Cyathea 

 Cooperi, C. boconensis, C. elegans, C. Smithii, Gleichenia speluncea, G. flabellata, 

 G. semivestita, G. microphylla, Todea pellucida, T. africana, Blechnum corcovadense, 

 B. australe, Asplenium bulbiferum, A. Veitchianum, Gymnogramma Tartarea, G. 

 Wettenhalliana, G. Peruviana argyrophylla, G-. chrysophylla, Lomaria gibba, 

 Adiantum cuneatura, A. formosum, A. trapeziforme, A. capillus veneris, A. cardio- 

 chltena, Polypodium aureum, Pteris cretica, I*, cretica albolineata, P. serrulata, P. 

 serrulata cristata, P. longifolia, P. tremula, P. argyrea, Nephrolepis exaltata, N. 

 davallioides, Nephrodium molle, Woodwardia radicans, Onychium lucidum, Micro- 

 lepia strigosa, Marattia elegans, M. cicutajfolia, Drynaria morbillosa. 



New Tender Ferns First, Messrs. Backhouse ; second, Messrs. Veitch ; third, 



Mr. B. S. Williams. Mr. Bull also exhibited. Conspicuous for beauty amongst 

 these novelties were the following, about which some particulars will be given 

 shortly : Gleichenia cryptocarpa, from Chili ; Asplenium resectum, from the 

 Mauritius ; A. anisophyllum, from Natal ; Tricbomanes foeniculaceum, from Java ; 

 Asplenium alternans, from Tibet ; Davallia alpina, from Borneo ; Lomaria ciliata, 

 from New Caledonia ; Pteris flabellata ascensionis, Polystichum ordinatum, Adian- 

 tum velutinum. 



Arads, Araliads, and Marantads. — Many superb specimens of valuable species 

 were brought forward in these classes, which belong to the section of plants repre- 

 senting families, and not genera, as the official catalogue places them. As a matter 

 of course, such showy subjects as Alocacia zebrina (a coarse plant), A. Veitchii, A. 

 Lowii, and A. metallica were brought forward in plenty. But with them were 

 many less known plants, equally remarkable for noble characters. Messrs. Veitch 

 had the splendid Dieffeubachia Baraquiniana, beautifully marked with creamy 

 variegation, the very distinct and beautiful Aglaonema commutatum variegatum, 

 the striking Alocasia gigantea and A. longifolia, with others. Mr. B. S. "Williams 

 had a fine example of Alocasia macrorhiza variegata, the noblest of all variegated 

 stove plants ; DieflPenbachias grandis, gigantea, and sequina picta ; and still more 

 worthy of notice, Philodendron cannajfolium, and P. pertusum, most striking and 

 peculiar in the bold outlines of their leaves. Madame Legrelle d'Hanis sent a 

 noble group, comprising four Philodendrons — namely, crassipes, pinifolium, per- 

 tusum, and cannffifolium ; four Anthuriums — namely, Augustinianum, leuconeurum, 

 cordlfolium, and lucidun ; and Arisroma serotinum, and Pothos crassi nervum to 

 make up the number. In Aralias, Messrs. Veitch and Mr. B. S.Williams were the only 

 competitors. In these collections were fine examples of A. papyrifera, A. Sieboldii, 

 A. trifoliatus, A. quinquefolia, A. punctiloba, and A. farinifera. Also Oreoponax 

 peltatum, 0. plautanifolium, 0. dactyliferum, and Tupidanthus calyptratus. In the 

 class for Marantads were many splendid subjects from Messrs. Veitch and Madame 

 d'Hanis, such as Phrynium maculatum, and P. Van den Heckii, and Marantas 

 ornata, truncata, orbifolia, pulchella, zebrina, majestica, Veitchii, vittata, Van den 

 Heckii, argyrea, striata, Porteana, regalis, fasciata, tubispatha, Tagoriana, and others. 

 In the majority of cases, the precision of the markings is not less remarkable than 

 the delicate shades of colour and efi'ective contrast iu the leaves of these beautiful 

 plants. 



Caladiums. — There were six fine collections in this class, making seventy-two 

 plants in all, a brilliant display of variously coloured leafage. Mr. Goodwin, gardener 

 to A. Wattenbach, Esq., Camberwell, took the first place. Making a survey of the 

 whole seventy-two plants, we find the following species and varieties represented ; 

 those most remarkable for colour are marked with an asterisk : Chantinii,* Trou- 

 betskoi, Wightii,* Cannaertii, HcEraatostigma, Alba punctatissima, Brongniartii, 



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