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. Jtnow only remaiuatp notice. a collection of 1^20 pots, faruished by 

 iCr. W. Panl". and comprising magnificent examploti of most of tlio best 

 known varieties. Among blues, hero, as clsewhern. King of the Blues 

 was the finest of tlie dark slinaes of that colour, and of thi- lighter varie- 

 ties Charles Dickens, Grand Lilas, Couronne de CeUe, Lord Cowley. 

 Bioksborg, and Van Speyk, were oonspicuoue. / Thie very dark, almost 

 black shades, were represented by General Havelock, Prince AJbert, 

 Fernck Khan, and Von Humboldt. Keds wore numerous, and l>csides 

 those already enumerated, consisted of Reiue desJaeinthes, Ornemeut 

 de laNaturef Cavaignac, ai^d Beauty «f Waltbam ; whilst of the blush 

 varieties, Lord Wellington and Grandeur a Mei-veille were particularly 

 fine, Haydn and Adelina Patti %tei*e conspicuous on account of their 

 mauve tinge, and Ida was apimrently the best ynllow. Of the white 

 class there were besid(ts Queen of Netherlands, Alba maxima, and 

 Mont Blanc, very good examples of Orondatos, Mirandoline, Snow- 

 ball, and Madame de Sta6l. . ^ '•' _ 



Tulips wore shown in twelves in two classes by nurserymen and ama- 

 teurs respectively. Of the former Mr. W. Paul was first with Keizers- 

 ki-oon, vei*y show;^'. Proserpine, a vei-y fine purplish rose, the well-known 

 Yellow anil White Pottebakker. Globe de Rigaut, puqilish streaked ^vith 

 white, and Couleur Cardinal, a show\- retl. Messrs. Cntbush, who 

 were second, had Keizerskroou, Cramoisie Royalc, Cramoisie Superbe, 

 Dnc d'Aremberg, and Duchesse de Parme, red and yellow, the latter 

 very showy. In the Amateurs' classes Mr. Young was first, Mr. Bart- 

 lett second, the kinds being Toumesol, Vermilion Brilliant, and others 

 alreadv named; and in addition an extensive and fine collection was 

 exhibited by Mr. W. Paul, and one came from Mr. Bartlett, which was 

 also vei-y good, though not so numerous. 



■ Narcissi were not numerous. Those from Mr. W. Paul were first, 

 aad consisted of Baaelman Major; Newton, yellow; Grand Primo 

 Citronier, white and yellow : Que-en of Yellows ; Gloriosa. a fine white 

 with a yellow cup. From Mr. Macintosh. Hammersmith, who was 

 second, c-ame Paper White, a pretty pure white, Grand Soleil d'Or, 

 Grand Primo, and others ; and collections were also furnished by 

 Messrs. Cutbush and Mr. Young, to whom equal third prizes were 

 given. 



Crocuses made a fine display, and some sorts, such as Albion and 

 Ida Pfeiffer. striped ; Marie d'Ecosse and Mammoth, white ; and Pi-ince 

 of Wales, blue, were verv effective. CoUections also came from Mr. 

 Macintosh. Hammersmith, Mr. Young, and Mr. Bartlett, to each of 

 which a prize was awarded. 



Of Lilies of the Valley good pots came from Mr. W. Paul, Mr. 

 Barrtlett, and Messrs. Cutbush : and Chinese Pnninlas from Mr. Tod- 

 man, gardener to R. Hudson, Esq., and Mr. Fountain, gardener to 

 Miss Wood. Ealing. There were also several miscellaneous collections 

 of Hyacinths, Tulips, and other bulbs from the above exhibitors. 



Beautiful groups of Roses were furais^ed by Mr. W. Paul and 

 Messrs. Paul & Son ; and several boxes of cut blooms by the former. 

 Catoellias came from Mt^ssrs. Lee. Bull, and Young. For the prizes 

 awarded we must refer our readers to our advertising columns. Re- 

 specting the Roses and the new Hvacinths some notes will be supplied 

 by " D., 7)ea/." 



Forced shrubs were not unTflerong; Messrs: Cutbush had a first 

 prize, and Mr. Young a second, for collections consisting of Gueldrps 

 Rose, Rhododendron Cunningharai, Deutzia gracilis, double-flowering 

 Peaches, Andromeda buxifoUa. Forsythia viridissima, and a Philadel- 

 phus ; and Rhododendrons were furnished by Mr. W. Panl, Mr. Young, 

 and Messrs. Cutbush, the former taking the first prize for six, and for 

 a single specimen, a bushy weU-hloomed plant of Blandyanum. The 

 six were smaller plants of Illuminator. Atrosanguineum, Sir I. New- 

 ton, Pardoloton, and Schiller. Second and third prizes were awarded 

 to Mr. Young and Messrs. Cutbush respectively. 



Greenhouse Acacias made but a small show, being only exhibited 

 in threes, and as small plants. Messrs. Cutbush were first with A. Drum- 

 mondi. criocarpa, and grandifiora magnifica, with spikes an inch or 

 more in length ; and Mr. Y'oung second with the first two and nitida. 



Epacrises were only shown by three exhibitors — viz., Messrs. Lee, 

 Cntbush, and Young, who stood in the prize list in the order in which 

 they are named. Messrs. Lee's consisted of a large specimen plant 

 of Eclipse, and of Ornata and Salmonea ; other sorts were Copelandii, 

 miniata splendens, and Walkerii. Hyacinthiflora, lively rose, and Sun- 

 set, crimson, in Messrs. Lee's miscellaneous collection were very pretty. 



Among miscellaneous gi'onps of plants Mr. Bull, of Chelsea, con- 

 tributed different varieties of Aucnbas. some in fruit and one or two in 

 flower, Peperomia ainfolia, a beautiful azure bluolpomica from South 

 America. Dracienas, Yucca quadricolor, variegated Podocarpus, several 

 pots of the show)* Imantophyllnm miniatum, Costus zebrinus, Arau- 

 cana glanca, Ela^agnus jajjonicus, with well-marked yellow variegated 

 foliage. Bignonia violescens argjTa-a, with leaves variegated with white, 

 and with violet in their young state, the handsome Bertolonia margari- 

 tacea, Lomaria gibba, and Azalea punctulata, which has sported into 

 two other forms ; also, twelve Orange trees in pots, forming handsome 

 little standards, bearing numerous fruits. Mr. Bull was awarded a 

 first prize for his collection, and a lilte award was made to Messrs. Lee 

 for a fine group, comprising Dendi-obiums moniliforme and nohile, ten 

 Auoubas bearing an abundance of their bright red berries, Ixora 

 Griffithii, in excellent bloom, Epacrises, Azaleas, Camellias, and 

 Heduroma fuchsioides, in good bloom. Mr. Beasley, gardener to Mrs. 

 Wood, Twyford Abbey, Acton, sent a well-grown specimen of Choro- 

 zema Lawrencianum, exhibited at the previous weekly show, Azaleas, 



Cyclamens, &c. ; F. J. Graham, Esq., bis large and very fragrant 

 Violet Czar ; and Mr. Bartlett, Todea pellucida, and other Ferns, and 

 a miscellaneous collection of plants in flower. Mrs. Mitchell. Ang^lesea 

 Terrace. Buttersea, exhibited wax flowers creditably executed, con- 

 sisting of Gloire de Dijon and other Roses, Camellias, Ac. 



Mr..Gardiner,-Eatington Park, Stratford-on-Avon, contributed .fine 

 specimens of Ai)ples, grown on the blue lias clay of south Wanvick- 

 shir-o. They consisted of Stnrmer Pippin, Reinetto, du Cauadii, Han- 

 well Suurijig. Dumelow's Seedling, Yorkshire Greening, aud others 

 uunamed, luid were in such, excellent preservation that not a speck was 

 to bu seen on them. They had, it was stated, been kept in a dark, dry 

 room, where an almost uniform temperature of 40*^ was maintained. •, 



A number of extra prizes were awarded, foi* wliich we Hii;st refer oA^ 



re&defstothe prize list inanother colfljin. 'l^plJi uu ^i:t 



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HORTICULTimAL SOCIETIES IN UNION WITHi 

 THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. . '; 



The Coimcil offer tbo foUowiug ajvaotages to Provmcial Horticol-, 

 tni-al and Floral Societies wliii'li may desire to enter iuto cmion with 

 tliQ Koyal Horticultural Society : — 



1. The Couocil iciU traasmit free to each Society in union one eogy 

 o{ the " Proceedings " and "Jonvnal"' ai the Royal Horticultaral; 

 Society. .--..: ■.-, ... .;, ! .: . 



■2. They will iusert either in the " Proceedings " of the Royal Horti- ' 

 cnltnral Society or in its " -Journal " according to the charafter of the 

 contribution, the more important notices or papers the Society in 

 union nmy msh to have published. ■ : ... - i- .j: :. : -. j.c 



3. They •xHl transmit to the President jof the Society in. nni<in,. .for; 

 the use of its meml>er.^, a transferable ticket, conferring on the bearer 

 of it the following advantages : — 



n. The right of free admission to the Gardens whenever they are 

 open. ■ .J 



b. The right of introducing two friends personally on any day ot the. 

 week e?LCepting' on Saturday, ivhen one only can be introduced. - 



c. The same right as a Fellow of purchasing tickets at a reduced 

 rate, before the day of the show, for the gi-eat and special shows, and 

 on the day of the show, for the Saturday weekly shows. 



4. They will transmit to the President forty orders, each ordet: 

 giving admission to South Kensington or to Chiswick to one person. ■.. 



.5. They will allow to the Societies in union a two-guinea Fellow'% 

 chunce in the ballot forplautsfor each two-guinea subscription paid, ; 



6- They will send to the President of the Society iu union for the 

 use of its members, one share of the seeds distributed among Fellows, 

 and will procure for the Society seeds of the best description at whole- 

 sale prices. ' * 



7. They will allow tliS Seciretaries of tKe Soeietiea in anion, to' pro- 

 cnre for its members such cuttings as can be spared from Chiswick 

 Garden. 



8. They will exchange plants and seeds, ifec, with the Society in 

 union. 



9. The terms of aobsoription are an annnal payment of two guineas, 

 but a Society may, by payment of two or more two-guinea subscriptions, 

 obtain increased privileges in proportiou to the subscription paid. 



It is to be understood that the privileges are offered to the Society 

 for subscriptions paid by it as a body, and not to individual members 

 of it. ' 



INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL 

 EXHIBITION AND BOTANICAL CONGRESS. 

 In our article last week under the above heading there vras 

 an omission or two, and there is a correction which wo have to 

 make. In the list of local committees formed in Scotland, that 

 for Elgin aud the north of Scotland has Mr. H. Bose, of Floors 

 Castle, named as the Hon. Secretary. It should be Mr. John 

 Webster, The Gardens, Gordon Castle, Fochabers, N.B. In the 

 list of local secretaries the name of Robert Warner, Esq., of 

 Broomfield, Hon. Secretary for Chelmsford and the county of 

 Essex, was unfortunately omitted. 



A very numerous and influential local committee has jast 

 been formed at Dublin, of which the Eight Hon. the Lord 

 Mayor is the Chairman, and the Hon. Local Secretary W. E. 

 Steele, Esq., M.D., the energetic Assistant-Secretary ot the 

 Royal Horticultmal Society of Ireland. We have great pleasure 

 iu "recording this fact, as it manifests that a lively interest is 

 being taken in this national movemoat in the great capital of 

 the sister Island. 



RoYJSX HoRTicutTn'RAii SociETT. — The blossom of the beau- 

 tiful Amherstia nobilis, so rarely flowered in England, and to 

 obtain which was the special object of a mission sent to India 

 by the late Duke of Devonshire, will be exhibited at the meet- 

 ing of the Society this day. Mr. Bateman, F.R.S. aud a Vice- 

 President of the' Society, will deliver a lecture on this glorious 

 plant. . ' 



