inum in flower, their propagation on a large scale, as practiced by ;m En- 



for various greenhouse plants, M. Linden 



covered with exhibited -nine fine examples of superior culture and rare 



ring ' species amongst which we may name, Araucaria Neo- 



curioua Rapatea pandanoides , Dracaena 



, Araucaria robusta glauca, Zamia 



r ,,\ Tittandsia musaiea. The twelve Dracaenas staged 



'unun plan- tin- hv M. Linden included the following, of which five are 



/,. amdbil is, Baptisti, Casanovae , jaspidea , lutescens, 



action ofGloxi- striata, Maelayi t ReaU, Troubetskoyi, Youngii , and an other 



[ nU ,.|, ;l [ ( ,t ;,-, (iiiii.iin.il >p«cies ; but conspicuously above all rose a grand 



plant of Ik yiori-m. Six magnificent new Aroids, and a 



m»-, the double >et of medicinal ;uid economic tropical plants, complete 



t Erfurt. These the beautif id collections contributed by M. Linden , for which 



,- he has been rewarded with the first Grand Prize of 



i ; lbmour of the Exhibition. 



If. Dalliere of Ghent carries off undisputed the first prize 

 rs of something in tlie class for a collection of the best cultivated plants 

 v\ varieties will from abroad, with a splendid selection. His collection of 

 in and fulness, forty Palms is superb. We noted a few of the best : Areca 

 U-rla-s market aurea ,Thrinax elegans , Verschaffeltia melanochaetes , Areca 

 glaucophyUa <,, Art'ca nap i da, Sabal Adansoni , Martiufzia 

 h always form erosa, Cocos sp., from Yurumaguas, Geonoma Schottiana, 

 >e international Elaeis sp. nova, Ptychosperma Alexandrae, Geonoma fer- 

 iinouiiciiiLr that '■>■<'■ In another class we observed some other very good 

 Palm- created things: Euterpe sp., Phoenix tenuis variegata, Ceratolobus 

 1 the hortieul- concolor, Catoblastus Engelii, and a beautiful Pritchardia 

 t> of surpassing pacifica. The finest specimen of Anthurium Scherzerianum 

 belongs to M. Dalliere, and it will henceforward rank as 

 low- the list of » classic plant. His collection of Marantaceae , Nepenthes , 

 and various stove plants, including many fine novelties 

 m are simply beyoud all praise; but we cannot forbear spe- 



cially mentioning Rhododendron Dalhousiae, Aphelexis ma- 

 i 9 . j crantha purpurea, Araucaria excelsa glauca, various Azaleas 



j and Conifers. 



j M. Stelzner, of Ghent, sends a handsome example of 

 ia - Oreopanax dactylifolium , a small collection of highly cu- 



rious new Conifers, and some hybrid Ferns, to which we 

 shall refer again. 

 | In the class for new plants we are sure to find Messrs. Veitch 

 of London; and here they are as usual. Occupying one of 

 the houses on the right we had the pleasure of inspecting 

 a handsome lot of their principal novelties, such as : 

 no ess in eres- Caraguata Zahnii ; Croton Youngii , with long golden 

 leaves; Dracaena imperious ; Abutilon Selloioianum marmo- 

 nana, ratunit having the foliage thickly mottled and regularly 

 marked with yellow and white; Aralia elegantissima , a 

 " delightful species of which we shall give a separate des- 

 foii' • cation; Dracaena Baptisti, Cypripedium argus, having 



''l^'J^^T M ' |,ah t,mt ilre I )ink at the tips, and spotted all over with 

 n) \^ U '' ' i t '" ,1 " , 'I ) P ur pk, and hairy above; Epidendrum pseudepiden- 

 tro ur r ^ ^^ ' ^ StrangG green and cinnab ar flowers ; Dracaena 

 '. having narrow leaves striped with pale yellow 

 c^r- and pink; Cypripedium Dominyanum, a hybrid between 

 | on c. caudatum and Pearcei; and above all the charming 

 f on aL I FiCm Parcm ' t0 which < *o, we shall devote a short 

 n Beparate notice. Some good Nepenthes, collections of seeds 

 - ' ' ■ and an assortment of garden tools were also exhibited by 

 "tuonu . ; Messrs. Veitch. 



uK (,t M. Aug. Van Geert of Ghent contributes a fine new 



