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character from the others have been introduced. Thus, for instance, 

 a single bloom, with a large coarse petal, has completely disqualified 

 a stand, though every other individual flower was similar, and 

 admitted to comprise all the requisite qualifications of fine flowers. 

 As to visitors generally, were their approbation or disapprobation to 

 be considered, it would become extremely difficult for any floricul- 

 tural society to give universal satisfaction. Visitors come to inspect 

 flowers, not to judge them, or to alter laws and regulations. If they 

 desire to compete, the path is clear; let them become amateur 

 growers. 



To purchasers it would offer great security were an annual show to 

 be held at some central place for the express purpose of exhibiting 

 new seedlings only. On the merits of these, some persons competent 

 to give a decided opinion should judge, and furnish a certificate of 

 such only as were found to possess those qualities that would guarantee 

 them to take rank as first or second rate flowers. At the same time 

 the quality and character of each flower should be clearly stated, the 

 exhibitor being required to tender the name of the flower. The 

 price, however, ought to be decided by the owner, for it is a well- 

 known fact, that plants of any description, if sold at a reasonable 

 ■price, not only always meet with more purchasers than when they 

 are highly rated, but a greater amount is realized. Of this, however, 

 the venders will be the best judges. 



PART II. 



LIST OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



Aerides quinquevui.nera. — Five-spotted flowered. (Pax. Mag. Bot. 241.) 

 OrchidaceEe. Gynandria Monandria. Sent from the Philippine Islands, by Mr. 

 H. Cuming, to Messrs. Loddiges, with whom it has bloomed. The plant grows 

 as luxuriant as A. odorata, and blooms as prolific. The flowers are produced on 

 pendulous racemes, which are many-flowered, each raceme being about six 

 inches long, and every separate blossom an inch across. The sepals and petals 

 whitish, speckled near the base, with a purplish stain at the extremities. Label- 

 lum tunnel shaped, green. It flourishes best when attached to a block of wood 

 and suspended from the roof of the house it is grown in. Aerides from aer, the 

 air, as the plant subsists almost wholly on atmospheric support. 



Bignonia capreoi.ata— Tendrilled trumpet-flower. (Pax. Mag. Bot. 245.) 

 Bignoniicea. A native of North America, and is a beautiful flowering climber, 

 blooming very freely in the greenhouse or conservatory ; in one of the latter be- 

 longing to W. Leaf, Esq., of Streatham, where it is allowed to grow without any 

 pruning, and its long flexible branches to hang gracefully from the sides and 

 roof of the house. The plant grows freely in the open air, but dues nut bloom 

 uear so well as in doors. When grown out of doors the soil should not be very 



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