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fine plant of the beautiful Epidendrum eyringothyrsus ; it had nearly a hundred 

 flowers in one panicle, of a light purple colour, with a white throat. Mr "\V. 

 Ball obtained the same awards for Primula japonica, and varieties, spleudida, 

 alba, carminata, and lilacina, Cypripedium niveum, Hippeastrum pyrochroa, 

 Drcmonorops cinnamomea, Anthurium Scherzerianum Dixoni, Elaphoglossum 

 Herminieri, a peculiar Fern, the fronds of which lay flat on the ground ; they are 

 sword-shaped, 18 iuches long, and of a glossy-green colour; ]\lalortia simplex, 

 Hydrangea stellata prolifera, and Arenga Bonnetii. Also to Mr Williams for 

 Adiantum capillus Veneris crispulum, Caryota truncata, and Dracccna Lier- 

 valii. To i\Iessr8 A. Henderson & Co., for Phyllanthus mimosfcfolia ; and to 

 Messrs E. G. Henderson & Son, for Thalictrura adiantifolia, a species with pale 

 green, very graceful, finely-divided leaves ; Mr W. Thomson of Ipswich received 

 the same award for Collinsia violacea. 



Floral certificates were given to Mr "W. Paul for Virgin Queen, white-leaved 

 and white-flowered zonal Pelargonium ; to Mr Turner for Silver Tricolor Mrs 

 Piousby ; and to Mr Nye, gardener to B. Foster, Esq., Clewer Manor, for show 

 Pelargoniums Blue Bell, Cresar, and Conquest. 



EoTAL Horticultural Society, June 7th. — This is the Society's largest ex- 

 hibition of the season held at South Kensington. The weather has been very 

 severe, which caused a falling-ofi" in some of the classes, exhibitors not wishing 

 to expose such subjects as Orchids and the more tender stove-plants to a tem- 

 perature but little above the freezing point. In the Stove and Greenhouse plants 

 some handsome well-managed specimens were staged ; the " foliage " plants com- 

 prised some noble and magnificent specimens ; and there was likewise a very good 

 show of fruit. This is always an attractive part of the exhibitions, but the Society, 

 unfortunately, only hold one fruit show at Kensington in the season. 



Classes 1, 2, 3, and 4 are for Orchids, and in the open class for nine, Mr Ward, 

 gardener to T. G. Wilkins, Esq., Leyton, was first with Dendrobium formosum 

 giganteum, Odontoglossum Bluntii, and species he has already shown ; Mr W. 

 Bull, Chelsea, second ; and Mr Wheeler, Stamford Hill, third. 



In the nurserymen's class, Mr B. S. Williams staged an excellent collection — 

 Cypripedium barbatum superbum, a very fine specimen of C. caudatum, and 

 others ; Mr Bull was second ; Mr Parker, of Tooting, third. For a single speci- 

 men, Mr J. Linden, of Brussels, was first with Cypripedium caudatum, a magni- 

 ficent specimen with four flowered spikes ; Mr Williams second, with a grand 

 Cattleya lobata ; and Mr R. Laing, gardener to B. W. Flowers, third, with 

 L sella purpurata. 



In Stove and Greenhouse plants, Mr Ward was first, Mr J. Wheeler second, 

 and Mr G. Wheeler, Regent's Park, third ; the prizes in the nurserymen's class 

 being awarded to Mr Jackson, of Kingston, and Mr Morse, of Epsom. 



In the open class for nine fine-foliaged plants Mr Bull was first. Pre-eminent 

 was a magnificent Dicksonia antavctica, Cyathea medularis, and a grand specimen 

 of Encephalartos Ghellinckii. M. Dalliere, of Ghent, was second with handsome 

 and valuable specimens — Cocos Weddeliana, Zamia Lehmannii, and others ; Mr 

 Taylor, gardener, Lauderdale House, Highgate, was third. Mr AVoodward, gar- 

 dener to Mrs Torr, Ewell, had the best Azaleas. Superb Roses in pots came 

 from Mr C. Turner and Messrs Paul & Son, and six well-managed pots of Liliums 

 from Mr Bull were awarded the first prize in that class. 



In the classes for hardy Ferns there were some exceedingly interesting collec- 

 tions. In the two amateurs' classes, Mr C. Chafi', gardener to A. Smee, Esq., 

 Wallington, was first, the most remarkable being Scolopendrium cristatum digi- 



