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94 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
superb. There were inter alia fine specimens of 
Cyathea dealbata, Dicksonia antarctica, Cibotium 
m ceps, C. à Alsophila contaminans, 
teris erecta, &e. In addition to these there 
were a few fine examples of chemins: pus 
d a few — - In this t M. 
Willinck, of Am: 
Arads (Ca 
am, outshone iar com 
if as ; rich and fine a set of f these plants eould ^ 
i 0 
shown in this . М. Linde К а prize for 
teristic collection of Втотейасее. There 
were separate s of Euphorbi d Cactee ; 
the latter being worthy of notice now that the 
. fashion for succulents has so оме iis "- out. Аз 
to azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias, , epacrids, 
and heaths, I believe that our own có could 
considerably excel -— Dutch friends. 
enter a passing protest upon the rigid formal w l way 
in which the azaleas, and especially the roses, are 
grown. A stick for a scarecrow seems elegant. 
enough fora rose! Camellias made a 
ра у, y, and were = join exellence 
p ve 
ыгла one ' е Senos featur 
show, as was acknowledged by Фона ates 
ho was present a Congress, a an 
special cultivator of these plants. nifers were 
well represented those sent b eert 
0, 
and others. Proteacee were man е represented 
by the collections of MM. , of ль 
and Shim, of I the J latter ne 
ted a eee Myriacee. aide this 
pee collections of чое 
niums, Ci Мите yr — rime Resedas, &e., 
which do not appear t for speci cial. verti 
unless it be the latter, which as a whole are better 
han is the case with us 
Dutch bulbs! The very name called up anti 
tions which, I fear, were not wholly realised, 
may 
ar of акі оп, oem we in 
— d could dis better tulips, better mtem 
a display, 
3 etter crocuses. Аз 
Ккк тк would have been seen to better 
advantage coul have been relieved by more 
liberal intermixt green foliage. As it was, 
the eye, glancing over the particoloured "S got 
soon fatigued -— longed for relief. Of a Ilids 
ere was one superb A and агар or three 
у less бза - class of plants was 
exhibited a р tilaries, as well 
"t as 
2nemones, gladioli, кера, oxalids, cyclamens, 
M. Kre elage, of Haarlem, sent а very numero 
and ee collection of bulbous and мс змо 
ed plants, comprising several European terre: 
trial знн oxalids, sanguinarias, &e. Botanically 
very n, by no means 
ъа денй of the attention of the horticulturist. 
In the seventh section, = jury had to adjudi- 
eate upon tab ouquets, wreaths for 
hair, &e. ёе. department, so much 
ў is 
made for individual taste, that 
it is difficult to come to a fair general conclusion. 
The first prize, for three epergnes for table decora- 
d ana- 
пров trifling matte 
tion, was awarded to M. Bernard, «i Paris. The 
sis m (М 
ttern) and with a base % ADAM n" the 
golden е honeysue ckle und 
the stem. The lateral p consisted of piaia 
violets, fuchsias, pop e lilaes, arranged i the 
formal style, which has retten prevailed in wet i 
at 
he ча ne arra seve К 
of flower-baskets, vases, &c., ы p 
pra or for the display of ae an » 
isplay of Fruit and Vegetables I imagine 
ll 
to à been, generally speaking, inferior: Cer- 
tainly, in poin ны display and peris the emery 
would have done well to have ied some 0 
pictures by their renowned fello сер 
urfsum ог Van Os, or even the arket st ope 
saying I Uni depen being consi 
one was don 
harsh: 2 d pos ould be 
t me—co 
successfully and i d how буе 5. is the ane of a re- 
cies. 
rter tom xcellen 
e lea 
во train 
md — 
effect. En ro ере p — sopra ко picture 
a rk 
о represent the nile 
itself od of a mass of da nO T e 
trasting well the brown leaves 
ed of coloured earths or stones. Re 
the last section ro the derota ат I ians 
collection of tle indt А ти, т : 
garden ats, too 8, cum т : the 
а а! rriv ой to take part m 
labours of 
les 
personal knowledge of t fe the ho princip T could 
