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thns be seciireil from Febraary to May. Orobanlhonso trees bail 

 been fricj tbero withont sufcess, Cbineso rmoniea the Kame, but berc, 

 in Rbn.b»b'nilroiia, tboro was eveiy onconranemont. Tbo variefjatoil 

 New Zeabind Vlas. was tlien meutioncil as a plaut iicciiliarly well 

 adapted for lillinR a niche, and the connec-tiou between plants and ar- 

 chitectnru was also reniarlied npon. Arc'liitects onsht to no tbron^li a 

 hortienltnral course, and it was not till tlie time of Ijoudou and Nes- 

 field, tlmt even landscape Hardeners considered tlie fitness of plants 

 for particnlar situations. Mr. Hatenian then bricHy noticed the hoauti- 

 fal faendrobinm.Wordianiim from Lord Londesborou^h's Rardcn, the 

 richly-coloured Trichopilia snavis from Messrs. Henderson, and the 

 si)ecimen of the same plant from Mr. Woodward ; also, Lycasto psantca, 

 with flowers on stalks mudi taller than in any of the genua, exhibited 

 by Messrs. Veitch. In conclusion, be moved a vote of thanks to Mrs. 

 Lloyd Wynne, expressiu'.^ at tbo same time a hope that some of the 

 nnrserynien who had shown that mafiniticent region of Hyacinths on 

 the previous Saturday, would enter the lists for the pri/.e which she 

 bad offered. 



ME. AVILLIAM TAUL'S SHOW OF SrUING 

 FLOWERS. 



Mr. W. Paul nuites the taste of the artist witli the skill of the cul- 

 tivator, for uoth-ns cau be more artistic than his arrauperaents, 

 uothinj: more remarkable than the perfection to which be brinp;3 his 

 plants. When wc saw Iiis avrauRement of last year, wo thought it 

 the best that conhl he tleviseil for the place ; when we saw that which 

 he has adopted this year, we thongbt it yet better ; and when, as we 

 hope to do, we shall see that of another year, so fertile is ho in 

 fresh combinations, perhaps we may think it better still. The north- 

 western conservatoi"y arcade, where his exhibition is held, from much 

 of the room being taken up at the back, and from the necessity of pre- 

 serving a snilicient space for the passaj^e of visitors, does not in its 

 present state afford width enonijh for large masses ; and to overcome 

 this diihculty Mr. Paul has placed plants of low prowth, such as 

 Hyacinths, Crocnses. itc, alont^ the front of the arcade, so as to f6rm 

 a broad and brifi^htlv -coloured band of varj*int» width, the line al- 

 ternately advaneiut; and retiring, and every so far broken by what 

 may roughly bo called salient half-octafrous. At intervals plants 

 of taller i^-rowth, as Acacias. Azaleas, Coronillas, itc, are introduced 

 so as to take away all appearance of tlatness, and then the height 

 a^ain gently sinks downwards. At the back of the arcade, or on the 

 right baud of one entering from the end farthest from the conserva- 

 tory, are groups of Hyacinths, Koses, and various Jiowering shrubs. 



Starting from the end just named, on the right we find a group of 

 Roses, among which we noticed Madame Hoste, bcautifnl deep pink ; 

 Exposition de Brie, Aurore Borvale, Madame Alfred d'^ Rougemont. a 

 free-blooming white Hybrid Perpetual which forces well ; and Horace 

 Vemet.^ligbt and dark crimson shaded. On the opposite or left-hand 

 side is a long line of Hyacinths edged with Crocuses, Cyclamens, and 

 Chinese Primulas ; then a gi'oup of Epaerises, Acacias, itc. Passing 

 onwards we come to a large raised group of Hyacinths, and opposite 

 these, as there are very few yellow Hyacinths, yellow-leaved Pelar- 

 goniums and variegated Euonymuses are massed. Beyond these is a 

 group of greenhouse Azaleas, Narcissuses, and other plants, and then 

 a number of showy seedling Cinerarias, followed on the right by a 

 group of flowering shrubs, noticeable among which were the Prunns 

 trilobata, loaded with rosy button-like flowers, a most ornamental 

 spring-flowering plant, and the new double crimson-flowering Thorn, 

 much deeper in colour than the old pink, and excellent for forcing. 



Onwards again, and we find a half-octagon of Hyacinths of mixed 

 colours, with lines of red, white, and blue varieties of the same flower 

 leading off right and left. Then comes a mass of Bicolor and Tricolor 

 Pelargoniums, one of which, Plutarch, is remarkable for its broad 

 black zone, fine golden edge, and free leafj' habit, more vigorous than 

 the generality of the Golden Tricolors. It is the result of a cross 

 between one of Beaton's race and Mrs. Pollock. Louisa Smith, Beauty 

 of Calderdale, and Ked -\dmiral are conspicuous among the other 

 kinds, some being grown as dwarf standards. To tone down what 

 would otherwise be an excess of colour in the adjoining mass of 

 Hyacinths, the silvery-leaved Centaurea gymnocarpa andKuonymuses 

 are introduced. Then follow Crocuses and Narcissus, the latter un- 

 nsually fine this year, and on account of their delicate scent well 

 worthy of more extensive cultivation. The best of the whites ap- 

 pears to be Her Majesty, white with a yellow cup, producing large 

 clusters of dowers, and being of dwai-fer habit than most of the other 

 kinds ; whilst Newtou occupies the same position with regard to the 

 yellows. In front of these are Tulips and a row of Crocuses. Other 

 groups, right and left, consist of Camellias, Acacias. Bicolor and 

 Tricolor Pelargoniums, Azaleas, Pieouies, Epaerises. &c . with lines 

 of Hyacinths, Crocuses, and Cyclamens, a mass of Camellias on the 

 left, and one of Hyacinths, edged with Lachenalias, on the right. 



The exhibition of Hyacinths is beyond praise ; nearly every spike is 

 of the same noble dimensions as in the collections at the Royal Horti- 

 cnltnral Society's Show, and as that has been fully reported on it 

 would be superfluous again to enter into details. It may, however, be 

 useful to give the names of the very best varieties of each colour a^ 

 exhibited here, and these are, of the Itpd class — Von Schiller. Paul's 

 Garibaldi, Koh-i-Xoor, Macaulay, Fabiola, Solfaterre, Vuurbaak, 

 Oigantea. Grandeur ;l Mevveille, and Prince Albert Victor. IJliir — 

 King of the Blues, Lord Palmerston, Charles Dickens, Courouue des 



Blens, Van Spcyk, Garricl:, Sir Lawrence, Laurens Kostcr, Baron 

 Von Tuyll. and Grand Lilas. Jllark — Prince Albert and Feruck 

 Khan. YrlJow — Ida and Bird of Paradise ; and Due de Malakoff, 

 buff striped with red. iJnc de Luxembourg has a vei7 long spike, but 

 the belU are tip]>ed with green. White — La Grandessu, the best; 

 .Vllia Maxima, and Snowball. Mauve — Haydu, and Sir H. Havelock, 

 mulberry. 



This line Exhibition is worthy of Mr, "W. Paul's talents and re- 

 sources, and therefore we need scarcely add that it will amply repay 

 inspection. It will continue open till the iOth inst. 



ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY'S SPUING SHOW. 



This was held on the I'Ub and 17th inst., and though far from 

 equal in magnitude to the Show at Kensington on the previous 

 Saturday, wiis, nevortheless, a neat little display. As many of the 

 subjects had already a^ipeared. uud have been reported on, details re- 

 specting these maybe omitted here. 



In Hyacinths Messrs. Cutbush, of Highgate, took the lead in the 

 nurserynic;u's class with beautiful examples of Mai^ie, Princess Helena 

 S.W., Orueraent de la Nature, Queen of the Netherlands, Macaulay, 

 Garrick, (irand Lilas, CrL-ncral Havidock, especially fine; Florence 

 Nightingale, Gigantea, Ida, and Howard. Mr. \V. Cutbush was 

 second in the same class with Charles Dickens, Grand Lilas, Baron 

 Von Tuyll, and several of the preceding. Among amateurs, Mr. 

 Potter, gardener to B. Noakes, Esq., of Highgate. was first ; Mr. 

 Janes, of Highgate, second ; and Mr. F. Steel, of Hammersmith, 

 third. In one of these collections as many as three of Charles 

 Dickens were exhibited ; it would be well, therefore, to add to the 

 schedule that distinct kinds are required, otherwise in the same way 

 an exhibitor might stage twelve of one sort, which we do not believe 

 to be the intention of thu words, " twelve Hyacinths," though meeting 

 the requirements of the schedule to the letter. Mr. Wheeler, gardener 

 to Sir F. Goldsmid, Bart., and Mr. Weir, gardener to Mrs. Hodgson, 

 Hampstead, also exhibited in the same class. 



For Tulips, of which, as at Kensington, there was bnt a limited 

 number shown, Mr. Steel, Messrs. Cutbush, and Mr. W. Cutbush, of 

 Barnet, were the prizetakers. 



Of Cyclamens there was an excellent show, contributed by Messrs. 

 Wiggins, James, and Edmonds, who stood in the prize list in the 

 order named; and Mr. Wiggins also had a fine collection in the mis- 

 cellaneous class, for which he received a prize. For Chinese Primulas 

 he was also first with some of his splendid strain excellently grown; 

 Messrs. Wheeler, James, and Boyce, being second, third, and fourth. 



Of Azaleas there were some really good sixes shown. Messrs. Lane, 

 of Berkharapstead, were first with well-bloomed plants, remarkably 

 good for the season, of Reine des Blanches. President Humain, Prin- 

 cess Alice, white ; and Perfection. Mr. Todman, gardener to R. 

 Hudson. Esq., Clapham Common, was second with Concinna and 

 Princess Batbildy, purple ; Criterion, Princess Koyal, rose ; The Bride, 

 white ; and Duchesse de Nassau, always showy by its splendid colour. 

 These were also in very good bloom. Mr. Wheeler also sent good plants 

 covered with flowers. Camellias were by no means remarkable. The 

 best three plants came from Mr. Wheeler; Mr. Wilkie, Addison Road. 

 Kensington, being second. For cut blooms the prizes went to Messrs. 

 Todman, Wheeler, and Wilkie ; Mr. Boyce and ilr. Edmonds were 

 first and second in the nurserymen's class. 



In the class for six line-foliaged and flowering plants Mr. Wheeler 

 was first with very good specimens of Fandanns javanicus variegatus, 

 Alocasia metallica, Dicksonia antarctica, Chorozema cordatum, and 

 Eriostemon intermedium. Mr. Wilkie, who was second, had in his 

 collection a large specimen of Dendrobium uobile in fine bloom. 



Lilies of the Valley and Cinerarias were also exhibited ; and of mis- 

 cellaneous subjects there was a very good display, constituting, in 

 fact, the larger part of the exhibition. Messrs. Paul il" Son sent 

 beautiful Roses in pots, for which they had a first prize, also Oranges, 

 fruiting Aucubas, &c. ; and Mr. Williams, of Holloway. had a similar 

 award for a large collection, containing fruiting Aucubas, Palms, 

 Ferns. Orchids, and a great variety of fiue-foliaged and flowering 

 plants, the whole forming quite a feature. Mr. W. Cutbush, Barnet, 

 sent Mignonette and Narcissus, quite perfuming the tent, as well as 

 some Heaths ; Mr. Turner, Coleus Princess Royal ; Mr. Ware, her- 

 baceous plants, including Eritillaria imperialis with yellow-striped 

 leaves; and Messrs. Lane it Sou, Rhododendrons in fine bloom, 

 Deutzias. and fruiting Aucubas. 



Among new plants Mr. Williams had Solanum rigidum with large 

 yellowish orange berries, his beautiful white Lycaste, PassiUora trifas- 

 ciata, Aspleniura adiantum nigrum grandiceps, and other plants 

 recently shown before the Floral Commiitee. Lastly, Messrs. Paul 

 and Sou had Diervilla cheshuntensis, producing an abundance of red 

 and purplish rose flowers, and which promises to be a useful decorative 

 plant at this season. 



The Hamdurg In'tekkatioxal Horticcltukal Exhibition. 

 — A meeting was held at Sniih Kensington on Tuesday last to 

 form a Gommifctee for the purpose of promoting the objects of 

 the Hamburgh International Horticultural Exhibition in Eng- 

 land. There were present Kev. M. J. Berkeley, Mr. Moore, 

 Dr. Hogg, Messrs. C. Lee. Harry J. Veitch, Thomas Osbom, 

 George Eyles, &c. Letters were read from Sir Wentworth 



