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more healthy plants were sent by other exhibitors, of whom Mr. May, gardener 

 to E. Goodhart, Esq., Beckenham, Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, and Mr. 

 Barnes, gardener to G.W.Norman, Esq., were the chief. Those from the three 

 last persons were in all respects perfect, and the manner in which Mr. Falconer's 

 plant has maintained its beauty since the May exhibition, with the promise it 

 gives of continuing to do so for a yet indefinite period, shows that it has few 

 rivals in point of ornament. Pimelia hispida, from Mr. Barnes, was only in- 

 ferior in the dimensions of its floral branches to P. spectabilis. P. decussata, in 

 Mr. Butcher's collection, assumed the form of a small tree, its single stem and 

 drooping head being fully six feet above the pot, the branches presenting a 

 nearly continuous sheet of delightful pink blossoms. Perhaps this was one of 

 the most astonishing of all the objects of its class. A very dark and rich- 

 flowered variety of the same species — the specimen being likewise distinguished 

 for size and good culture — was brought forward by Mr. Barnes. Jacksonia 

 scoparia, a Cytisus-like plant, with a simple stem, long slender pendulous 

 branches, no leaves, and a prodigality of sweet yellow blossoms, came from 

 Messrs. Young, of Epsom. To Helichrysum humile, anew exhibited by Mr. 

 Bruce, as well as by Mr. Barnes and others, the commendation so freely granted 

 to Lechenaultia formosa for the duration of its flowering period seems alike 

 applicable. The plants had more than 100 blossoms on each. Dracophyllum 

 gracile. shown by Mr. Barnes, and an enormous plant of Epacris ceraeflora, by 

 Mr. Green, were both extremely beautiful. Each has numberless small 

 white flowers, those of the former being collected into terminal heads, while the 

 blossoms of the latter are produced all up the branches, from their sides. It 

 is one of the prettiest of the genus, and is distinguished by blooming so much 

 later, and remainiug in flower such a length of time. Of Epacris grandiflora 

 there were two huge specimens belonging to Mr. Jackson, of Kingston, the 

 tallest of which was six feet high, and bushy and healthy, and bearing flowers 

 in due [proportions. The combination of crimson and white in this old Mower 

 is exceedingly fascinating ; and we never saw better-grown plants. The spe- 

 cimens of Stylidium fasciculatum, from Mr. Butcher, Mr. Jackson, &c, prove 

 that, this is a most desirable little plant, as well for its dwarfness and the great 

 profusion of its pink and white flowers, as for their interesting nature. Lachnaea 

 pupurea, in Mr. Hunt's group, was well calculated to give a more favourable 

 idea of the species than has hitherto been entertained. Its heads of pretty 

 pinkish purple flowers made a very showy appearance. Pimelea incana, four 

 feet high, from the individual last named, demonstrated the rare liberality with 

 which it protrudes its charming little white blossoms, and the graceful pendent 

 disposition of the branches in large specimens. Mr. Dodemeade, gardener to 

 W. Leaf, Esq., Streatham, supplied plants of Diplacus puniceus, and Sipho- 

 campylus bicolor, in a most vigorous and prolific condition ; they are highly 

 ornamental when thus appropriately cultivated, but are commonly too much 

 stinted for water, or placed in too impoverished an earth. Fuchsia Chandlerii, 

 a hybrid raised last year by Messrs. Chandler, of Vauxhall, between F. fulgens, 

 and one of the smaller sorts, has its sepals of a whitish pink hue, tinged with 

 green ; its habit is like that of F. globusa. A plant in great perfection came 

 from Mr. Dodemeade. Fuchsia Standishii was finely grown by Mr. ^Green, 

 and stands very high among hybrids. F. retorta, probably a garden variety, 

 appeared from Mr. Jackson, of Kingston, and is allied to gracilis, with reflexed 

 sepals. And we were pleased to notice an admirable dwarf and spreading plant 

 of the old F. globosa, also from Mr. Jackson, which has been too much dis- 

 regarded since the influx of so many hybrids. Cosmelia rubra, though a 

 straggling species and a shy flowerer, seems to be brought to a good flowering 

 state by Mr. Green, and its drooping red blossoms are interesting as compared 

 with the rigid, recurved scanty foliage. Two of the best grown greenhouse 

 plants that we saw were the Boronia denticulata of Mr. Hunt, and Polygala 

 oppositil'olia, from Mr. Falconer, of Cheam. The first was conspicuous for 

 dwarfness, compactness, general health, and proliferousness; the last mainly 

 for the agreeable disposition of its branches, and the amazing abundance of its 

 peculiarly handsome flowers. From the stove-plants present we shall just 

 select a few of the most meritorious. Gloxinia rubra reappeared from Messrs 



