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Young, Epsom, and from other establishments, and goes on developing its 

 novel reddish-crimson flowers with additional freedom. Gloxinia violacea, of 

 which a noble plant was sent by Mr. Mountjoy , of Ealing, is most likely a hybrid, 

 between some species of Gloxinia and the so-called genus Sinningia. It is 

 caulescent, but dwarf, has shining leaves, and large deep violet-coloured blossoms. 

 Gesnera discolor, the plant exhibited by Messrs. Young, of Epsom, at the last 

 meeting, was produced in a more advanced stage. Curcuma Roscoeana, an 

 extremely beautiful stove herbaceous plant, came from Mr. Bruce, gardener to 

 B. Miller, Esq. ; the colour of the bracts was a pale reddish-pink, which is 

 perhaps due to the precocity of their developement, for they are naturally, in 

 favourable circumstances of moderate heat and adequate solar light, of a pure 

 scarlet. A species of Sinningia, possibly villosa, deserves praise for the excel- 

 lence of its culture by Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, and its flowers, though 

 not showy on account of their dull yellowish hue, are by no means without 

 beauty. The Ixora coccinea, from Mr. Hunt and Mr. Bruce, were beyond all 

 commendation. A head of blossoms on that of the former was at least nine 

 inches across. Clerodendron speciosissiinum, also grown by Mr. Bruce, had 

 leaves of surprising dimensions and verdure, the stem being surmounted by a 

 panicle of glowing red Sowers. C. hastatum and pauiculatum, both with spacious 

 hastate leaves, and large terminal clusters of reddish-yellow blossoms, are valuable 

 stove shrubs, and were exhibited in a most creditable state by Mr. Hunt. The 

 superb Rondeletia odorata. one of the handsomest of all stove plants when 

 properly managed, and bearing its sweet orange and red flowers for a lengthened 

 period, was, we think, never seen in finer perfection than as produced by 

 Mr. Butcher and Mr. Green. The ragged, rambling habit of this plant was 

 hardly to be detected in the specimens spoken of, and the flowers were unusually 

 good. New species, or such as are yet comparatively rare, constituted only a 

 small portion of the exhibition. Fuchsia cordifolia is a species of Mexican 

 origin, and has heart-shaped leaves, something like those of F. fulgens, but 

 much smaller. The flowers are borne in the axils of the leaves, are solitary, 

 and have light dull orange-coloured sepals, tipped with green.* A large 

 specimen from Mr. Cock, of Chiswick, was in robust health, and well cultivated. 

 A new hybrid Fuchsia, raised and shown by Mr. Staudish, Bagshot, differed 

 from F. Standishii in having greener foliage and redder sepals, with the petals 

 of a still deeper tint. Fuchsia globosa variegata has the leaves curiously and 

 unifurmlv variegated. It was produced by Mr. Smith, but not in flower. From 

 rs. Veitch, of Exeter, a small plant of Lechenaultia biloba was sent. As 

 it had apparently flowered without any artificial stimulus, the hue of the 

 blossoms was singularly rich, though there are decidedly two or more varieties 

 of this species. Mr. Marshall, gardener to Mrs. Langley, Kingston, had a 

 plant of Lilium Thunbergianum, which was of low growth, and had very dark 

 orange-coloured flowers. It is a hardy Japan species, thriving well, however, 

 in a pot. A specious new annual, Brachycome iheridifolia, was sent in great 

 beauty from Mrs. Wray, of Cheltenham. The flowers vary considerably in hue, 

 but were, on the present plant, blue and bluish-purple. It would seem to be 

 adapted for growing in pots, as well as in the open border. The wonderful 

 Pitcher plant | Nepenthes distillatoria), about the habits of which such singular 

 nents have been made, was brought in excellent condition by Mr. Mylam, 

 gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth. Some of the pitcher-like append- 

 ages to tlie leaves were unusually line, the plant being placed in circumstances 

 congenial to its constitution; that is, where heat and moisture abound. — So far 

 we have restricted this record to ordinary plants and tribes; it now becomes 

 necessary to say, that if judgment were to be pronounced without the exclusion 

 of any plants because they are scarce or expensive, the Orchidaceae, so largely 

 ributed to the exhibition, totally eclipsed every other class. Indeed, the 

 collection oi tin-, enchanting race was all Hint could be wished by their most 

 ardent admirers. Above all the rest, both in position — for it was suspended 

 f:o:n the root' of the tent— and in splendour, shone a magnificent plant of 

 Dendrobium fimbriatum, which cast on all sides a rich and almost metallic 

 glow from its golden blossoms, so charmingly fringed round the labellum. 



" The flowers are not quite half the size pf fulgent;. 

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