2S4 THE GARDENER. [June 



otlier plants, and well merited the silver Flora medal awarded for it. 

 Several Dendrobes were especially notable. D. GrifRthianum, having 

 nine fine trusses of bright yellow flowers ; D. fiinbriatum oculatum, 

 also fine; D. Dalhousianum, with pendulous racemes of large flowers; 

 I), rhodopterygium, pale mauve or pinkish ; and the well-known D. 

 Pierardi, — were all admirably represented. Aspasia liinta was bearing 

 several flowers ; the imposing Oncidium Marshalli and the distinct 

 Epidendrum paniculatum, with several fine Masdevallias, as other 

 beautiful plants, rendered the group highly attractive. 



Messrs Osborn ct Son, Fulham, were awarded a silver Banksian 

 medal for a pretty group of stove, greenhouse, and hardy plants. In 

 the centre was a large basket of Gentiana acaulis with abundance of 

 brilliant blue flowers, forming by far the most important feature in the 

 collection. Mr Aldous, South Kensington, staged a miscellaneous col- 

 lection of decorative plants ; and Messrs Barr & Sugden, Covent Gar- 

 den, were accorded a silver Banksian medal for their extensive and 

 beautiful collection of Narcissus flowers. Mr Turner, Slough, sent 

 baskets of the richly coloured Tricolor Pelargonium Mr Henry Cox, 

 and a fine double white Azalea named Madeleine. The latter was ex- 

 tremely flue, some of the flowers exceeding 4 inches in diameter, very 

 full, of good substance, and pure white. Several tastefully arranged 

 groups were also contributed from the Society's gardens, the Azaleas 

 and varieties of Primula cortusoides being particularly fine. 



The following first-class certificates w^ere awarded : — 



Aralia Chahrieri (Veitch). — A very elegant plant with linear leaves 

 6 to 8 inches long, dark green, the midrib being dark red. They are 

 arranged in a pinnate manner on the slender branches ; and the plant, 

 being compact in habit, has a very neat and pleasing appearance. 



Gloxina Radiance (Veitch). — An erect-flowered variety, the flowers of 

 medium size, very smooth, and symmetrical in form ; the corolla rich 

 crimson, the tint extending nearly to the base of the tube inside, the 

 outer part very pale pink. It was very free and compact in habit, the 

 leaves 8 inches long by 5 broad, bright green. 



Primrose Cloth of Gold (Messrs James Carter k, Co.). — An excellent 

 double Primrose of dwarf habit, and bearing numerous large pale-yellow 

 flowers. The plants shown were from the open ground, and proved 

 how well adapted the plant is for growing as an edging to borders. 



Begonia Davisi Jlore-pleno suj^erha (Laing). — Probably the finest 

 double scarlet Tuberous Begonia yet in commerce. The flowers exceed 

 3 inches in diameter, very full of petals, and of a most intense scarlet 

 tint. It is dwarf in habit, and has the small dark-green leaves charac- 

 terising the species. 



Fdhes immilum aureum (Osborn). — A dwarf Ftibes only a few inches 

 high, and well suited for pegging down as an edging to beds. The 

 leaves are very small, and possess a well-marked yellow tint. — Journal 

 of Horticulture. 



