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FOREIGN NOTICES. 



from South Chili, by Slessrs. Veitoh. It \va3 just producing, for the first time, its crimson bell- 

 shaped llo^vo^s, which proiniso to render it a valuable acquisition, if, as is believed, and as it has 

 proved at Exeter, the plant should be found peifectlj' hard}'. There was also a pretty New Hol- 

 land Oxylobe from Messrs. Osborne & Co, of Fulhani, and one or two other plants of minor note. 

 Roses were in perfection ; no longer, however, small straggling bushes, as tliey have usually 

 been, but stately, erect specimens, loaded with flowers, as if in the open ground. Green-house 

 and stove plants were still defective as regards variety and novelty, but as examples of cultivation 

 unsurpassable. A Coleonema rubrum, from JSIrs. Lawrence, was especially admired for graceful 

 form, and the most ample development. Examples, too, of Ileath:^, were not uncommon, which 

 20 years since would have been believed to be fabulous. As to Orchids, Ave have exhausted 

 ingenuity in the endeavor to find sober terms expressive of their beaut\-, and we can only now 

 declare that they leave nothing to be accomplished by mere cultivation ; one of the Saccolabes 

 was a living fountain, gushing with streams of glittering blossoms. 



"The fruit-growers have evidently decided upon showing that thej' are not in skill behind 

 their floral competitors in any branch of their art except Tine Apples, none of which call for 

 remark. The Grapes were quite admirable ; and no such Strawberries as those from Mr. Smith, 

 of Twickenham, have been seen since the day when the Speaker of the House of Commons 

 astonished the world by the prodxice from his garden at Heckfield. Kever up to the present 

 time had such Muscats been shown in June as came from Mi". Peto's place in Suflolk ; they would 

 have been regarded as very fine specimens for October. Nor should the Frontignans or Black 

 Hamburgs and the Grapes in pots be passed over without special mention in this place. 



"Upon looking at the entries on this occasion, we find that TO persons produced 183 different 

 subjects of exhibition, and that 124 medals were awarded; so that it would appear as if each 

 exhibitor received rather more than a medal and a half; or, if we express the result in money, 

 that about 320^. were given away in prizes, so that each exhibitor received something more than 

 41. But this is very far from the fact ; the number of exhibitors receiving prizes having been in 

 reality 64, and 15 having been nowhere. Nor can any useful average of the sums received by 

 each be struck, in consequence of the great variety of medals contended for and won. For 

 instance, one exhibitor, (Mrs. Lawrence) gained 7, one (Mr. Taylor) 6, one (Mr. Green) 5, five 4 

 each, seven 3 each, and sixteen 2 each. And the value of the prizes was as different as the num- 

 bei-s, one exhibitor (Mrs. Lawrence) having gained 46^., and two of the double prize men only 

 21. 5s. And so it must always be ; great winners, small winners, and losers making up all such 

 competitions. 



" Eoses in pots were again shown in admirable condition. Messrs. Lane, to whom the first 

 prize was awarded, produced Coupe d'Hebe, in the form of a stately pyramid, nearly five feet 

 high, and covered with perfect blooms ; associated with it was also the beautiful Souvenir de la 

 Malmaison, large and fine, though slightly past its best ; Queen was in perfection, and Magna 

 rosea was nearly as tall and fine as the Coupe d'Hebe just mentioned. Others consisted of 

 Chenedole, Duchess of Sutherland, Paul Perras, and other favorite sorts. Mr. Francis produced 

 good specimens of Juno, a hybrid China, with delicate pink blossoms, having a rosy center ; 

 Coupe d'Hebe, Chenedole, Baronne Prevost, Comte Boubert, General Allard, Paul Perras, La 

 Pieine, and La Pactole. The latter had been fine ; but having been long in blossom, its beauty 

 had become a little tarnished. The blooms of La Peine were large and showy, but somewhat 

 confused, a fault to which this variety is liable. In Messrs. Paul's group we remarked Great 

 Western, a fine Rose, but apt to show a green eye ; Blairi No. 2, Caroline de Sausal, a new and 

 beautiful kind, with delicate pink flowers, having a rosy center ; Madame Legras, a good white, 

 and others were furnished in good condition. In the amateur's class a fine group was contributed 

 by Mr. Terky, in which were well-bloomed plants of Baronne Prevost, Blairi No. 2 (scarcely out 

 enough), Chenedole, Elise Sauvage, Coupe d' Hebe, Paul Perras, Lamarque, Sophie de Marcelly, 

 Tromphe de Laqueue, Bougere, and Niphetos. A collection from A. Rowland, Esq., comprised 

 Coupe d' Hebe, in great perfection ; Augustine Mouchelet, a pretty rosy crimson kind ; Auguste 

 Mie, Paid Rieaut, a very fine rose ; Baronne Prevost, in capital order ; and the yellow Vicomt- 

 Decazes. Mr. Francis received a silver Ivnightian Medal for a nice collection on Manetti 

 Stocks in small pots ; among them we noticed Paul's new Queen Victoria, and many good old 



