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and a famous plant, well bloomed, of the larger flowered Aphelexis purpurea. 

 Of the genus Erica, we saw a fine plant of grandinosa, four feet in height and 

 three in diameter; a Hartnelli of similar dimensions, and finely in bloom; a 

 large and fine Intermedia; Thuubergia, three feet in height and as much across, 

 covered with small orange flowers ; and a large Ventricosa tricolor, not sufficiently 

 in bloom. 



In collections of '20. 



Two of these were produced ; the first prize was awarded to Messrs. Frazer, 

 nurserymen, Lea Bridge, in whose collection were some very remarkable ex- 

 amples of first-rate cultivation. We may mention an immense bush of Pimelia 

 linifulia, four feet in height, and upwards of five feet in diameter; a large 

 P. lanata, and a remarkably well-grown P. spectabilis ; along with these were 

 Eutaxia pungens, a tall and fine Daviesialatifolia, Erica suaveoiens, covered with 

 whorls of lilac blossoms ; a large but thinly-bloomed purple Azalea; Franciscea 

 Hopeana, loaded with white and blue flowers ; and a beautiful Aphelexis humilis. 

 Zichya villosa, five feet in height; an admirably grown Podolobium stauro- 

 phyllum; an excellent Chorozema Henchmanni, four feet in height and three 

 feet in diameter ; a splendid specimen of the yellow-blossomed Erica campa- 

 nulata, and an immense bush of Epacris grandiflora. Mr. Hunt, gardener to 

 Miss Trail, of Bromley, who obtained the second prize, showed a famous Gom- 

 pholobium polymorphum just coming into bloom, covering beautifully a shield- 

 formed trellis of large dimensions ; a large and fine Pimelea decussata ; Azalea 

 variegata, two feet in height and three feet in width, literally a mass of flowers ; 

 Erica Hartnelli, four feet in height and the same in width; a very fine E. per- 

 spicua nana, covering the pot ; Ixora coccinea, having 14 heads of bloom ; a fine 

 Azalea laterita, measuring four feet in height and about three feet in width ; 

 and a large Pimelea spectabilis, at least five feet in diameter, hardly enough 

 advanced in bloom. 



In collections of 12. 



In this class there were six collections exhibited; that contributed by Mr. 

 Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., was placed first ; it contained a very 

 fine large Azalea Gledstanesii, Hovea Celsi in lovely condition, a splendidly 

 grown Aphelexis humilis in fine bloom, a pretty Boronia serrulata, and Epi- 

 phyllum rubrum caeruleum, the latter quite a mass of flowers. The next group 

 in pnint of merit was produced by Mr. Ayres, gardener to J. Couk, Esq., of 

 firooklands, Blackheath. In this collection we remarked a famous Leschenaultia 

 formosa, Erica Hartnelli in fine condition, the sweet Stephanotis floribunda, a 

 fine plant of the large flowered variety of Aphelexis spectabilis, and a most 

 beautiful dwarf compact Azalea, composed of three varieties — Lateritia, Gled- 

 stanesii, and Variegata — inarched in one stock, the various coloured flowers with 

 which it was studded contrasting finely with one another. Mr. Bruce, gardener 

 to B. Miller, Esq., of Colliers Wood, Lower Tooting, received a third prize. We 

 remarked beautiful plants of the red and blue flowered Leschenaultias, a good 

 Chorozema varium, Siephanotis floribunda, in lovely condition ; a famous Erica 

 propeudens, covered with little pink bells ; a fine plant of Chorozema varium ; 

 and a splendid plant of Adenandria speciosa, forming a complete ball of flowers, 

 nearly three feet in diameter. — Mr. Slowe, gardener to W. R. Baker, Esq., of 

 Baylordbury, also received a third-class prize fur a collection, containing some 

 fine plants ; and collections were also shown by Mr. Epps, of Maidstone, and 

 Mr. Pamplin, of Walthamstow, to both of whom prizes were given. 



In collections of 6. 



There were no less than eleven collections exhibited in this class, and all of 

 them highly creditable to the contributors. The group to which the first prize 

 was awarded was from the garden of W. Block, Esq.. Muswell-hill ; it contained 

 a good Aphelexis humilis, an Ixora coccinea, a large Tropaeoluin tricolor, a 

 Genista, Boronia serrulata, and a good Chorozema varium. Mr. Catleugh, of 

 Chelsea, obtained a similar prize for a well-grown Lantana mutabilis ; Euphor- 



