210 THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



Pacile, Regale, Amabile, Belleymel,* Argyrites,* Bicolor, Bicolor major, Bicolor 

 magnifica,* Bicolor splendens,* Discolor, Houllettii, Lemaireanuni, Mirabile, Pictum, 

 Formosum, Scliillerianum, Duo de Nassau, Leopoldii, Albo-conspersum, Thelemannii, 

 Williamsii, Frederici, Lemonierii, liendricksii, Egregium, Lowii,* Distillatorium, 

 Rubricaule. 



Anthurinms. — Messrs. Veitch had the bold outlined cordifoliura, the stately 

 leuconeuium, and the brilliant flowering scherzerianum ; Mr. B. S. Williams had 

 acaule and magnificum ; Messrs. A. Henderson and Co. had Augustinianum and 

 grande. These noble plants are as yet but little known and little grown by the 

 lovers of foliage. Such a display as the present is likely to increase the number of 

 their friends. 



Befjonias. — There has never been a finer lot staged, yet they made a di;ll group, 

 and their sameness was against them. Intermixed with plants of light, graceful 

 character, they show their fine qualities to much greater advantage than when in 

 groups by themselves. Mr. Smee took first orize. Amongstj the most distinct were 

 Madame AUwardt, Helen Uhder, Comte Alfred de Limmin«lie, President Van den 

 Hecke, Manoel du Silva Briscky, Secretaire Kegclijan, grtiidis, Rex, Van Roon, 

 Queen Victoria, and Secretaire Morren. { 



Ericas. — Mr. Peed had the first place in the class for ten "with superb specirtiens 

 of Eximia superba, Perspicua nana, Florida, Mutabilis, Devoniana, Depressa, Ven- 

 tricosa magnifica, Affine, Tortulifiora, Cavendishi, the last being especially good in 

 colour. In the class for six. Mi". A. Ingram first. Amongst them there were beau- 

 tiful examples of Tricolor Jacksoni, Alberti, Spenceriana (a fine growing kind, 

 rather new, and most desirable), Lindleyana, Devoniana, Victoria regina, VasiSora, 

 Beaumontiae. There were six competitors in the class for single specimens — a liuge, 

 lant being in each case put up. Mr. Peed took first place with a fine oblata. 



Amaryllis. — These lighted up the cool side of the orchid tent with gorgeous 

 colouring, and were admirably placed to display their beauties. In the class for 

 twelve, 1st, Messrs. Veitch and Sons ; 2nd, Mr. B. S. Williams. The following 

 were the varieties represented ; space cannot be afforded for descrijitions, but it 

 must be said that they are all good, and the very best hybrids known : Anderson, 

 Enfant cb^ri. Souvenir d'un Ami, Ooliath, Belladonna, Fair Helen, Queen of the 

 Netherlands, Pantheon, Madame Goldsmidt, Mdlle. Rachel, Hereditaire, Stephenson, 

 Robustum, Ackermanni pulcherrima, Favourite, Holfordii, Quartermaster, Cleo- 

 patra, Unique, Flora, Princess Helena, Evening Star, Exquisita, Grandis, Black 

 Prince, Delicata, Formosa, Johnsonii psittacina, Matilda, Splendens, Sultana, 

 Sweetii. 



Azaleas. — In the eight classes devoted to them there were in all 259 plants 

 shown. The great contest in the trade classes lay between Mr. Tur.aer and Messrs. 

 Veitch, and the first-named exhibitor carried off the highest award for specimens 

 averaging seven to eight feet high and through, finish in training and colouring 

 absolutely perfect. Messrs. Veitch's plants v/ere not far in arrear of Mr. Turner's. 

 The varieties were generally such as have been frequently reported on. Mr. 

 Turner's giants were Perryana, Illustris nova, Variegata, Sir C. Napier, Criferion,> 

 Barclayana, Iveryana, Chelsoni. Messrs. Veitch's second prize eight were Mag- 

 nificent, Criterion, Extrani, Juliana, Trotteriana, Carnea superba, Chelsoni, Cedo 

 Nulli. In other collections were examples of Etoile de Gand, Apollo, remarkably 

 brilliant in coloitr ; Glory of Sunninghill, a most beautiful variety ; Gledstanesi,, 

 Macranth purpurea, valuable for exhibitions on account of its rich contrast to 

 colours in which there is a tone of orange ; Purpurea, also fine for rich contrast ; 

 Sir Charles Napier, Alba magna, Violacea superba, Madame A. Verschaffelt, Pre- 

 sident Clayes, Due d'Aremberg, Roi Leopold, Iveryana (in nearly all the collec- 

 tions), Duchess Adelaide de Nassau, etc. 



Hoses.- — The great trade class for ten pot roses was the scene of special excite- 

 ment and attraction to rose connoissettrs, and as there were five competitors, and 

 consequently fifty great specimens in this class alone, the general public, swarming 

 in by thousands, enjoyed a feast of roses as one of the prominent features of this 

 great spectacle. The first prize went to Mr. Charles Turner. In the amateur class 

 for six, the first prize went to Mr. Terry, gardener to A. G. Puller, Esq. The open 

 class for six new roses was contested by trade growers only, and the winners were 

 Messrs. W. Paul and Son, and C. Turner. Selecting fourteen of the principal 

 groups in these five classes (omitting, of course, the class for new roses), the fol- 

 lowing shows the relative degrees of popularity of the varieties named : — Adam,T., 



