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nearly tliree feet over, exhibiting the 

 most vigorous health, the veins of the 

 leaves staading out with great dis- 

 tiactaess, and shining with a lustre 

 almost equal to A. tnetallica. 



RoyaIj Botanic Society, June 

 24th. — This, the last show of the sea- 

 son, was magnificent, and besides the 

 flowers there was a splendid show of 

 fruit, the grapes especially being fine, 

 a single dish of three bundles of 

 Black Prince weighing no less than 

 9 lbs. 7 ozs. Mr. Nye, of Clewer 

 Manor, again exhibited his beautiful 

 Pelargoniums, whichwere just as fresh 

 as when sliowu before. Mr. Turner 

 had six elesrant specimens of Viola, 

 Modesty, Flora, Douglas, Bracelet, 

 and Prince of Prussia. In the col- 

 lections of twelve from nurserymen, 

 Mr. Turner was first with live plants, 

 and Messrs. Fraser were second. The 

 fancy varieties were beautiful, Messrs. 

 Turner and Fraser obtaining equal 

 first prizes for Arabella Goddard, 

 Cloth of Silver, Delicatum, Acme, 

 Marionette, Bridesmaid, Lady Craven, 

 Sarah Turner, Cheerfulness, Crystal 

 Beauty, Musjid, Negro, Rosabella, 

 Electra, and Mad. E,ougiere. 



Orchids were not so largely shown 

 as at the previous show, but were 

 generally fine and well-bloomed. Mr. 

 G. Baker was first for twenty ; among 

 his was a lovely little plant of Deix- 

 drochilum filiforme, with ten long, 

 gracefully - drooping spikes of its 

 minute, delicate greenish - yellow 

 flowers. Mr. Penny showed in his 

 lot specimens of two new orchids, 

 Dendrobium Parishii and Odonto- 

 glossum uro-Skinneri, excellently 

 well-bloomed. 



Stove and Greenhouse Flants. — 

 Mr. Whitebread again came off first 

 with sixteen immense specimens, but 

 they were generally past their best, as 

 stale blooms could be seen upon some 

 of tliem. 



Cape Heaths. — Messrs. T. Jack- 

 son and Sou, of Kingston, were first 

 with ten nice plants, which were Ber- 

 giana, Nobilis, Vent, superba, Tri. 

 dumoso, CandoUea, Depressa, Perspi- 

 cua ro^ea, Ferruginea major, Tri. im- 

 pressa, and Vent. Bothsvelliana. Mr. 

 B. Peed was first with eight plants, 

 and Mr. H. Chdman with six. 



Fuchsias were in much finer con- 

 dition than at the previous show, but 

 there were not very many of tliem, 

 and they were all put up in lots of 

 six. Mr. E. Gardiner, gardener 

 to J. Stutter, Esq., Oak Lodge, Clap- 

 ham Park, was first witli nicely 

 trained plants of Princess Imperial, 

 Rose of Castile, Isa Craig, Mad. Cor- 

 nelissen, Senator, and Fair Oriana. 



Roses. — A collection of eighty 

 small pot roses on Manetti stocks 

 was exhibited by Mr. Francis, of 

 Hertford, for which a silver medal 

 was awarded. They were a charming 

 lot, remarkably dwarf and bushy, and 

 covered with tine blooms. 



Ferns. — Fine healthy collections 

 of British ferns were shown. Forty- 

 six from Messrs. Ivery and Sou, Dor- 

 king and Reigate ; forty-three from 

 Mr. Lavey, gardener to E. A. De 

 Grave, Esq.; and thirty-six from Miss 

 Clarkson, 40, Avenue Koad,iSt. John's 

 Wood. 



Royal HoETictrLTUBAL Society, 

 •luLY 1st. — The last great show was a 

 very interesting one, as with it was 

 incorporated the Great National Rose 

 Show ; but no prizes were ofiered for 

 Pelargoniums, stove and greenhouse 

 plants, orchids, ericas, etc., and con- 

 sequently the greatest number of 

 plants were destitute of flowers. The 

 display of cut roses was large, a col- 

 lection of forty-eight varieties from 

 Mr. Hedge being gi'own to the ut- 

 most point of perfection, and appear- 

 ing bewitchini^ly lovely. The show 

 of fruit was very good ; the pines 

 were enormously large and heavy, and 

 the melons, grapes, peaches, necta- 

 rines, strawberries, figs, cherries, etc., 

 were in extraordinary perfection. 



Roses. — Ninety-six cut blooms, 

 distinct varieties : 1st, Mr. B. R. 

 Cant, nurseryman, Colchester, with a 

 fine lot, the most perfect being Aladlle. 

 Bonnaire, Souvenir d'un Ami, Sena- 

 teur Vaisse, Mrs. Rivers, Comtesse de 

 Chabrillant, Madlle. Eugenie Verdier, 

 Mad. Bravy, Chas. Lefebvre, Souve- 

 nir d'Elise, and Duchess of Norfolk ; 

 2nd, Mes.-irs. Paul and Son ; 3rd, Mr. 

 J. Mitchell, Maresfield, Sussex. For 

 forty-eight varieties: 1st, J. T, Hedge, 

 Esq., amateur. Reed Hall, Colchester. 

 Twenty-four varieties: 1st, S. Dobree, 



