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Grace the Duke of Devonshire, at Chiswick. The scarlet of its bracts was 

 unusually dark, owing to the lateness of its flowering ; it was destitute of leaves, 

 which rendered its aspect still more extraordinary. Ardisia paniculata, from 

 its spreading pyramidal spikes of pink blossoms ; Aitonia capensis, for the red 

 hue of its flowers, which have the appearance of a red bladdery capsule ; and 

 Bignonia picta, a shrub with flowers not much unlike those of Siphocampylus 

 bicolor — have all claims to beauty as well as singularity ; they were exhibited 

 by Mr. Venables, gardener to W. Harrison, Esq. New or particularly scarce 

 plants were by no means so frequent as specimens of older ones ; nevertheless, 

 they were not quite wanting, and comprised a few that were very ornamental. 

 Gloxinia rubra, exhibited by Messrs. Young, of Epsom, and Mr. Green, of 

 Cheam, maintains its original character, and will be a great favourite. From 

 Mr. Standish, of Bagshot, ihere was an enormous plant of Fuchsia corymbiflora, 

 which, allowing for the injury it had sustained in travelling, is in every respect 

 as fine as has been represented, and has bloomed all the winter in a warm green- 

 house. Fuchsia Youellii, with long red flowers, seems a hybrid between 

 F. fulgens and some of the smaller species. Cut specimens were at the 

 exhibition from Mr. Youell. There were, moreover, cut flowers of Aquilegia 

 glandulosa, from Mr. Smith, gardener to C. Mills. Esq., of Hillingtou, which 

 showed this species to be one of the handsomest hitherto introduced ; they were 

 of a beautiful blue colour, with a pale whitish centre. Pimelea spectabilis, 

 grown by Mr. Barnes, was very generally noticed ; it had twenty-five bunches of 

 its pinkish-white blossoms, and is of a better habit than most of its allies. A 

 new species of Gesnera came from Messrs. Young, of Epsom ; it has very broad, 

 large leaves, which are curiously and prominently veined at the back, and 

 panicles of dark scarlet flowers, somewhat of the shape and dimensions of those 

 of G. Douglasii. Mr. Watson, gardener to J. Wells, Esq., had a handsome 

 plant of Platylobium formosum. the flowers of which are of a great size, yellow, 

 with a dash of brown in the middle. Allied to Azalea indica variegata, though 

 not nearly so beautiful, was a novel Azalea, sent by Messrs. Rollisson, of 

 Tooting; the flowers a:e almost white, sparingly and only occasionally striped 

 with reddish pink; it was named A. Gledstanesii. Mr. Smith, of Norbiton, 

 again brought forward his new yellow Rhododendron, and two others which 

 have a considerable tinge of brown in the ground colour of the blooms. They 

 are all striking objects. Boronia crenulata was in Mr. Butcher's exhibition, and 

 is a pretty species, with pink flowers; it is rather inferior to B. serrulata. A 

 species of Cytisus gave much pleasure, from its elegant pensile branches and 

 diminutive white flowers. This was from Mr. Jackson, of Kingston. Passing 

 to Orchidacesc, the collections of which were not particularly brilliant, we 

 encountered in that of Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., a stately 

 plant of Saccolabium guttatum, with its long pendulous racemes of lovely 

 pink and white flowers ; Aerides affine, somewhat similar, but. wanting the 

 spots in its blossoms, and with a larger lip; Epidendrnm cinnabarinum, 

 with showy red flowers, elevated on a long stalk, which constitutes a 

 continuation of the slender stem; Cattleva. Mossire, with two flowers, which, 

 though of a less glowing tint than those of C. labiata. have a more rich appear- 

 ance ; Oncidium crispum and O. luridum guttatum, both eminently beautiful. 

 From Mr. Hunt, (gardener to Miss Traill, there were Oncidium sanguineum, 

 with prettily mottled dark purplish blossoms, and Epidendrum cristatum, having 

 small whitish flowers, spotted with brown, and a curiously crested lip. Mr. 

 Barnes had Cymbidium madidum, bearing pendent racemes of dingj'-brownish 

 blossoms, and the superb Vanda teres, of which the blooms were unusually pale. 

 Peristeria guttata, a species with drooping scapes, and particularly pretty spotted 

 flowers : Oncidium divaricatum, so well known for the airiness and gracility of 

 its flower-spikes, and the rich tints of the bio soms ; and a fine plant of the old 

 Phaius grandifbjjus, whose inflorescence must have been greatly retarded by 

 :ome means, Mere in Mrs. Lawrence's principal collection. Chysis aurea and 

 Oncidium stramineum were also from the same establishment. Messrs. Rollis- 

 son, of Tooting, furnished, among other Orchidaceae, a plant of Cyrtochilum 

 filipes, which hau a tall slender flower-stem, brownish sepals and petals, and a 

 spreading yellow labelluui. To connoisseurs, however, the greatest novelty 



