12 THE METROPOLITAN FLORAL EXHIBITIONS. 



and two grand plants of Rondeletia speciosa, in fine condition. In the genus 

 Erica the collection was very rich, containing fine specimens of Odore rosa?, in 

 admirable bloom ; Vestita coccinea ; and Vestita alba, very fine ; Thunbergia, a 

 fine bush, with small orange flowers ; the singular Plukenetii, a bush 3 feet in 

 height, and 4 feet in width; an admirable plant of splendens, and others. 



2nd. Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, Kaling. In this collection 

 were several specimens of great excellence, especially Pavetta caffra, 8 feet in 

 height, and 4 feet through, forming a rich cone of verdure, prettily covered with 

 white flowers, but not quite sufficiently in bloom. Clerodendrum Kacmpferi was 

 also very fine, having a spike of flowers 18 inches in height, and 4 feet in circum- 

 ference ; C. squamatum and fallax, though rather too much drawn, were also 

 very fine. A dwarf bush of the simple but pretty Stylidium fasciculatum, with 

 its small white flowers, was very neat; as were also compact bushes, in fine 

 bloom, of Eiica depressa, and Eriostemon buxifolium. A large standard plunt 

 of Polygala oppositifolia was remarkable, and particularly so was the singular 

 Medinilla erythrophylla, with its pretty pink flowers protruding all over the 

 woody stem. We likewise noticed fine plants of Besleria pulchra, Cestrum au- 

 rantiacum, Pentas carnea, Mamttia cordifolia, and several others, with a very 

 neat bush of Acrophyllum venosum. 



In collections of 20 different varieties. 



1st. Mr. Frazer, Lea Bridge. In this collection was a fine plant of Erica 

 Bergiana, 3 feet high by 4 feet across, most profusi'ly in bloom, but the flowers 

 were not well coloured ; there were also several other fine Heaths. Pimelia 

 hispida and decussata were dwarf ar.d well managed. Dillwynia floribunda, 

 very pretty; Statice arborea, large but rather destitute of foliage; Gompholo- 

 bium splendens, with bright yellow flowers, very pretty ; Burchellia capensis, 

 4 feet by 4, well in bloom ; Coleonema tenuifolium, delicately pretty ; and 

 Gloxinea Youngii, very good. 



2nd. Mr. Ayres, gardener to J. Cook, Esq. We noticed a finely bloomed 

 Crowea saligna. 4 feet by 4 ; Viminaria denudata, a singular plant, with long 

 hair-like foliage, and spikes of bright yellow flowers ; Ixora crocata, dwarf and 

 remarkably well bloomed, as also was Clerodendrum fallax; Gloxinia cerina, in 

 fine condition ; and Achimenea Beatonii, very pretty. 



The collections of 12 and 6 were very numerous, and contained many tine 

 grown specimens, but nothing particularly new or rare. 



Exotic Orchidace^e. 



Of this beautiful tribe was presented a wonderful rich display ; want of space, 

 however, forbids our mentioning more than a few. From Mr. Mylam, gardener 

 to S. Rucker, Esq., jun., we saw Stanhopea tigrina, with 14 fine flowers upon it ; 

 Aerides odoratum. with 24 spikes of its delicate flowers; Saccolabium guttatum, 

 with nine spikes of beautiful flowers; Cirrhsea fuscolutea, with a number of its 

 curious pale green flowers ; the rare Mormodes luxatum ; Cattleya intermedia, in 

 a fine state ; Galeandra Baueri, very pretty ; Aerides pulchellutn, variety, very 

 pretty; and the curious Anaectochilus setaceus, with its singular foliation. Mr. 

 Robertson showed some remarkably fine plants, and from Messrs. Rolhsson, of 

 Tooting, was a Stanhopea oculata, with nearly 40 flowers upon it; Vanda teres, 

 remarkably beautiful; and Scuticaria Steelii, with long rush-like leaves and 

 lemon-coloured flowers spotted with brown, very curious. From Mr. Eyles, gar- 

 dener to Sir G. Larpent, was a new species of Aerides, with spikes of rich violet- 

 purple flowers, allied to A. affine, a very beautiful plant. 



Fuchsias. 



In collections of 12 varieties. 



1st, Messrs. Lane and Son, with dwarf bushy plants of Mrs. Lane, Pulcher- 

 rima (Harrison), tricolor, Brockmanii, Gigantea, Norfolk Hero, Achilles, Money- 

 pennii, Grovehellii, Rogersiana, Venus Victrix and Paragon (.Smith). 



