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room had a rery beautiful appear- 

 ance, viewed as a whole, and tlie 

 individual objects exhibited were of 

 very high merit. The chrysanthe- 

 mums were all that could be desired ; 

 and among the stove and greenhouse 

 plants we noticed excellent collections 

 of Begonias, and fine examples of 

 Croton longifolia variegata, Caladium 

 Chantini, Pandanus variegatus, Pteris 

 argyrea, Dracaena terminalis, Cissus 

 discolor, Cyanophyllum magnificum, 

 Maranta zebrina, and a lovely spe- 

 cimen of Lycopodium erecta, besides 

 five plants in bloom of Zygopetalum 

 Mackii, Allamanda Schottii, Acacia 

 pleroptera, Cjpripedium insignis, 

 Cattleya Harrisonii, Cypripedium 

 vcnustum, and Phenocoma prolifera 

 Barnesii. Among the fruits there 

 were first-rate specimens of Apples — 

 Sturmer pippin, E-usset, Blenheim 

 orange, Wellington pippin, Royal 

 ru8set. Five-crowned pippin, Ribston 

 pippin, Alfrestcn, Fearn's pippin ; 

 JPears — Incomparable, Chaumontel, 

 Brown beurre, Cassante de Mars, 

 Gansell's bertjamotte; Grapes — Black 

 Hamburg, Black Prince grown out of 

 doors, Cliaptal ; Melon — Grolden egg, 

 etc. 



The Temple Gardens were as gay 

 as usual at this time of the year, 

 Messrs. Broome and Dale having done 

 their utmost to make a fine display 

 for the entertainment of the crowds 

 of Londoners who annually honour 

 them with their presence. Mr. Dale's 

 little garden is admirable in every 

 respect, and glows with masses of 

 brilliant colour. Mr. Broome's dis- 

 play in the open ground is not so 

 good as in former years ; but his 

 border of specimen plants under can- 

 vas is very fine, having a profusion of 

 all the best show varieties, mostly in 

 very good condition. Mr. Dale's 

 display in the open ground is re- 

 markably good ; the bank which 

 skirts the east side and head of the 

 garden presents a grand display of 

 colour ; the disposition of the plants, 

 rising from pompones in front to 

 giants of seven or eight feet high at 

 the back, and the eflfective combina- 

 tions and contrasts of colours, are all 

 worked out in a masterly manner, 

 and prove that Mr. Dale's taste 



is quite in keeping with his ex- 

 perience. 



The varieties which, have been 

 most extensively shown this year at 

 the various exhibitions, and which 

 may therefore be termed the fa- 

 vourites of the season, are : Plants, 

 large varieties — Dr. Maclean, Trilby, 

 Jewess, Vesta, Prince Albert, Cheva- 

 lier Domage, Beaute du Nord, De- 

 fiance, Alma, Christine, Golden 

 Christine, White Christine, Insigne, 

 Rifleman, Arigena, Annie Salter, 

 Pilct, Lord Ranelagh, Draco, Queen 

 of England, Lord of the Isles, Lady 

 Harding, Orange Perfection, Golden 

 Eagle, The Globe, Lady St. Clair. 

 Pompones — Cedo Nulli, Golden Cedo 

 Nulli, Lilac Cedo Nulli, Duruflet, 

 Gen. Canrobert, Canary Bird, Mrs. 

 Hutt, Salomon, St. Thais, Attila, An- 

 dromeda, Helene, Surprise, Bob, Mrs. 

 Dix, Madame Pepin, Madame Car- 

 nac, Mr. Astie, Reine des Anemones, 

 Antonius, Astrea, Perle, Marguerite 

 de Wildemar, Madame Chalonge, 

 President Morel, Brilliant, Rose 

 Trevenna, La Sultana, Trophee, 

 Aurora borealis. Cut Blooms, large 

 varieties — Nonpareil, Novelty, Ray- 

 mond, Dr. Brock, Lysias, Gen. Slade, 

 Queen of England, Alfred Salter, 

 Bacchus, Jardin des Plantes, Alarm, 

 Lucidura. Rifleman, Dupont de I'Eure, 

 Lord Elgin, Beverley, White For- 

 mosum, Little Pet, Yellow Formo- 

 sum. Ion, Antonelli, Anaxo, Chinese 

 Orange Incurved, Arigena, Cassan- 

 dra, Themis. Plutus, Favourite, Her 

 Majesty, Helen Lindsay, Fabius, 

 Hermine, Golden Hermine, Chris- 

 tophe Colurab, Aimee Feriere, Golden 

 Trilby, Goliah, Beauty, Lady St. 

 Clair, Madame Andry, Cherub,Glory, 

 Nil Desperandum, Mrs. Wm. Hol- 

 born, Cassy, Golden Eagle, Miss 

 Kate, Sylphide, Gen._^Harding, Lady 

 Harding, Penelope, Nonpareil, Alarm, 

 Favourite, Count Cavour, Snowball, 

 White Globe. Anemone flowers— 

 Lady Margaret, Louisa Bonamy, 

 Nancy de Sermet, Marguerite d'An- 

 jou. Calliope, Handel, Margaret of 

 Norway, George Sands, Madame Go- 

 derau, Gluck, George Hock^ Fleure de 

 Marie. Cut blooms of Anemone 

 flowered pompones — Madame Sentir, 

 Perle, Astrea, Queen of Anemones, 



