424 THE GARDENER. [Sept. 



Mr Johnson, gardener to the Marquis of Ailesbury, Savernake Forest, who had 

 splendid specimens of Pandauus elegantissimus, Sanseveria angolensis, Croton 

 variegatum, Alocasia macrorhiza variegata, very handsome ; Sphocrogyne latifolia, 

 very good ; Alocasia metallica, a verj 7 good specimen ; Caladium Bellemeyii, &c. 

 The next best group came from Mr A. Wright, gardener to C. H. C. Roberts, 

 Esq., Avenue Road, Regent's Park, with very good and familiar specimens of 

 well - known plants. In the corresponding class for nurserymen, Mr B. S. 

 Williams came in first with, amongst others, a very handsome specimen of Cycas 

 revoluta, Cordyline indivisa, Croton picturn and angustifolium, Alocasia metallica, 

 very fine ; Chamoerops humilis, &c; the second prize being taken by Messrs Bell 

 & Thorpe, with a very good group. 



The best specimen stove plant in flower was a remarkably fine Allamanda 

 cathartica, from Mr Baines ; Messrs Standish & Co. being placed second with a 

 very good specimen of A. Hendersoni. Mr Perkins exhibited a large plant of the 

 curious but offensively - smelling Aristolochia ornithocephala. Mr Baines also 

 supplied the best specimen greenhouse plant in flower — Erica Fairreana, very large 

 and well flowered. The second prize was taken by Mr A. Wright, with a large 

 nicely flowered specimen of Kaloisanthes Madame Celeste Winnans. From Mr 

 B. S. Williams came the best 6 Palms, which were very handsome specimens of 

 Livistonia Jenkinsii, Stevensonia sechellarum, and Verscbaffeltia splendida, &c. , 

 large and well-clothed specimens. Messrs Rollisson & Son were placed second, 

 with a very neat group; and Messrs Bell & Thorpe third. The best 4 Dracaenas, 

 large handsome examples of D. atrosanguinea, lineata, australis, and umbraculifera, 

 also came from Mr B. S. Williams, who also exhibited in the same tent one of 

 the largest and most beautifully furnished specimens of Cycas circinalis we have 

 ever seen. 



Orchids were sparingly shown ; the best came from Mr B. S. Williams. Exotic 

 ferns were very fine. Especially grand specimens of Cyathea dealbata, Dicksonia 

 antarctica, Todea Africana, Cyathea princeps, Cibotium Schiedei, and C. furcans, 

 from the same exhibitor. 



Messrs Ivery & Son, E. J. Lowe, and J. E. Mapplebeck were exhibitors of 

 British ferns, the two last named especially having collections of rare merit. 



The only exhibitors of 4 hardy Clematises in pots or tubs were Messrs Jackman 

 & Son of Woking. The plants were one of the special features of the show, and 

 attracted a large share of attention on account of their extreme beauty. They were 

 grown in pillar form, from 3 to 5 feet in height, and about 3 feet through, and 

 were well covered with blooms. The best were Jackmannii, Rubella, these two 

 very fine ; Launginosa Candida and Lady Bovill. 



Fuchsias were indifferently shown : it would have been well if one or two prizes 

 awarded had been withheld on the ground of insufficient merit. There were no 

 large flowering or fancy Pelargoniums, and the Zonal Pelargoniums were below 

 the average. 



The class for 3 double Pelargoniums brought several competitors, and some 

 very well grown and flowered plants. The best 3 came from Mr F. Perkins, Regent 

 Street, Leamington, whose plants were of medium size, a trifle deficient in habit, 

 but well formed. The sorts were Madame Lemoine, Marie Lemoine, and Wilhelm 

 Pfitzer. Messrs Downie, Laird, & Laing were second, with large and well-grown 

 plants, not carrying so much flower : the sorts were Madame and Marie Lemoine, 

 and Gloire de Nancy. Messrs Standish & Co., Ascot, were third, with Gloire de 

 Nancy, Capitaine l'Hermite, and Madame Lemoine. The best 6 plants com- 

 peting for the special prizes offered by the Rev. W. V. Harcourt, came from Mr 

 Wm. Bragg, Star Nursery, Slough, and were nice young plants, well grown and 



