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teen. Mr. Whitebread had Polygala 

 Dalmaisianum, superbly done ; Gom- 

 pholobium splendens, the flowers at 

 their best for colour and quality ; 

 Pimelea mirabilis, fine ; Kalosanthes 

 coccinea, Vinca alba, Azalea Gem, 

 Ixora coccinea ; Stephanotis flori- 

 bunda, a noble plant, in perfect con- 

 dition; Vinca rosea, Erica Caven- 

 dishii, Allamanda Catbartica, Epacris 

 miniata splendens, Pleroma elegans, 

 Eondeletia speciosa, and a huge red 

 Azalea. Mr. Gilbert had Aphelexis 

 macrantha purpurea and rosea, in 

 beautiful condition ; Allamanda gran- 

 diflora, dense and full ; A. Catbartica, 

 a more useful species and a deeper 

 yellow than grandiflora ; Ehynco- 

 spermum jasminoides, Stephanotis 

 floribunda, a splendid Polygala Dal- 

 maisiana, completely solid with bloom, 

 Polygala cordifolia, a fine species, 

 colour lively purplish-rose, very 

 effective ; Erica depressa and Caven- 

 dishii, Kalosanthes coccinea superba. 

 In Mr. May's noble group, Allamanda 

 Cathartica and Ixora salicifolia were 

 magnificent. The last named is a fine 

 species with long, narrow, rather lea- 

 thery, drooping leaves, and intense 

 orange- salmon coloured flowers. In 

 the collections of ten, Mr. Peed came 

 first with a charming lot, all well- 

 known subjects, Allamanda grandi- 

 flora and Ixora alba and coccinea 

 being the most attractive. Mr.Fraser, 

 of Lea Bridge Boad, sent a superb 

 collection, among which the most 

 noticeable were Allamanda Schotti, 

 certainly the grandest species, though 

 rather shy; Statice imbricata, soft 

 bluish-lilac, a good species ; Ixora 

 Javanica floribunda, Btrong scarlet, 

 inclining to salmon, very showy ; Al- 

 lamanda cathartica, Vinca ocellata, 

 as easily grown as a calceolaria ; Ple- 

 roma elegans, superb. 



Plants with remarkable foliage 

 were exceedingly abundant, and con- 

 tributed greatly to the high character 

 and real grandeur of this show. 

 Most noticeable among them were 

 the collections of huge tropical ferns 

 and palms from Mr. B. S. Williams 

 of Holloway, Mr. Bull of Chelsea, 

 Messrs. Lee of Hammersmith, and 

 Messrs. Jackson of Kingston. Messrs. 

 Lee's group consisted of Latania ru- 



bra, Oreoponax dactyliferum, with its 

 bold and distinct outlines ; Cordyline 

 indivisa, a magnificent example ; Ne- 

 ottopteris australis, Yucca aloifolia 

 yariegata, the noble Theophrastus 

 imperialis, and others. Mr. Martin, 

 gardener to J. W. Taylor, Esq., River 

 House, Stoke Nevrington, sent a nice 

 group, comprising a huge specimen 

 of the useful and quite hardy Aspi- 

 distra lurida variegata ; Cyathea 

 Cooperi, a very graceful fern ; ila- 

 ranta zebrina, Pandanus javanicus 

 var., Maranta vittata, Chsemerops 

 humilis, and others. Mr. Baines, 

 gardener to H. Micholls, Esq., had 

 Croton longifolia variegata, a remark- 

 ably massive yet graceful specimen, 

 richly coloured ; Alocasia metallica, 

 Gleichenia speluncea, Croton varie- 

 gata, etc. Mr. Young, gardener to 

 R. Barclay, Esq., sent a superb Cala- 

 dium Chantinii, a Diffenbachia, Cala- 

 thea (syn. Maranta) zebrina, Thrinax 

 elegans, and a grand Caladium Belle- 

 meyii. Mr. Fairbairn, gardener to 

 the Duke of Northumberland, Sion 

 House, sent the scarce Rhopal& 

 Jonghii, also Latania Borbonica, Cala- 

 dium Chantinii, Ananassa variegata, 

 Anthurium acaule, and Caladium, 

 atropurpureum. The fine foliage 

 plants^from Messrs. A. Henderson and 

 Co., Pine Apple Place, Edgeware 

 Eoad, were remarkable for size and 

 beauty ; Croton angustifolia, a grand 

 specimen ; Alocasia macrorhiza, su- 

 perb ; Croton variegata. 



New Geraniums. — From Messrs. 

 Smith, of Dulwich, Excellent, a bold 

 strong-growing scarlet, previously 

 reported on. From Mr. Bull, Provost, 

 light red, beautifully formed, immense 

 trusses ; this is a superb variety for 

 either bedding or pot culture. Achil- 

 les, leafage in the style of Punch, 

 flowers scarlet, intensely bright, trus- 

 ses rather small ; good. Myron, like 

 Madame Vaucher. Faust, like Achil- 

 les, and apparently a shade better. 

 Clipper, fine form, one of the finest of 

 the new scarlets. From Mr. Hally, 

 of Blackheath, Enamel, a neat-habited 

 horseshoe, with salmon - coloured 

 flowers. Venus, bright light scarlet 

 with white eye, small trusses, dull 

 zone. James Sherman, a tricolor, 

 dull green centre, broad pale creamy- 



