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Taglioni, Princess de Mecklenburg, Gonbalt, La Renommee, Iriomphe de Flore, 

 Yellow, Comte de Paris, Besnor, Princesse Helene, Eugenie Jovin, D'Yebles, 

 Marshal Vallee, Haraon, Nestor, Solomon, Levesou Grower, Mac Carthy, 

 Strombio. Prize, large Silver Medal. 



Calceolarias. Nurseryman's Class. Mr. CatleugU, Herbaceous Calceo- 

 larias. Prize, large Silver Medal. Shrubby Calceolarias. Prize, large Silver 

 Medal. Mr. Gaines, Shrubby Calceolarias, namely, Asparagia, Golden Sove- 

 reign, Rienzi, Sanguinea, Bride, and Fairy Queen. Prize, Silver Knightian Medal. 



Gentlemen's Gardeners' Class. Mr. Conach, gardener to K. Vines, Esq., Her- 

 baceous Calceolarias. Prize, large Silver Medal. Shrubby Calceolarias. Prize, 

 large Silver Medal. 



Mr. Standish exhibited a seedling half shrubby Calceolaria, which was much 

 admired ; the ground colour is a deep yellow, with numerous brown spots. Prize, 

 Certificate of Merit. 



Mr. Green, as usual, exhibited some beautiful seedlings. One, Ne plus Ultra, 

 is a pale yellow at the middle, spotted, shading off' to a deep yellow at the edge. 

 The flower is of a large size. A prize, the Certificate of Merit, was awarded for 

 it. Stdphurea grandiflora, slightly spotted, flower of very large size. Regina, 

 middle dark rich crimson, anil light at the edge ; the flower is very large. Eliza, 

 rich crimson middle, with a light coloured edge, large flower. Pallida, deep 

 sulphur, spotted, large flower. Georgiana, brownish crimson middle, with a 

 white edge, large and beautiful. 



Mr. Barnes, of Bromley, who has raised many most beautiful kinds, exhibited 

 one called Queen of Sheba, a large flower, light crimson middle, spotted with 

 dark, and a pale edge. It was much admired. 



Mr. King/torn, of Twickenham, exhibited one named Maculata ; yellow, pro- 

 fusely spotted. 



Azaleas. This charming tribe of spring flowering plants was very attractive, 

 the display being of the most brilliant character, and far exceeded any former 

 exhibition. The plants had been treated so as to form four different classes ; 

 1st, Dwarf and bushy, from a foot to half a yard high, with pendant shoots 

 hanging down the sides of the pots, being cut in to induce such growth : 2nd, 

 Dwarf and bushy, but spreading widely, being three or four feet across : 3rd, 

 The plants had been treated naturally, only securing the upright centre stem, 

 and a few of the main branches secured so as to make the bush compact : 4th, 

 Dwarfs that had been treated so as to produce a flat surface, and thus bringing 

 all the flowers to the front, as is sometimes done with the Tropaeolums. Mr. Green, 

 three beautiful specimens so trained of Azalea laterita and Indicavaripgata ; two 

 were about five feet high, and the other about a foot. >Ye saw Mr. Green's 

 plants at Cheam, and found his endeavours in training the plants for exhibition 

 were to bring all the flowers to a front view, and induce as great a splendour of 

 blossom, and the result most amply repaid for the attention. One was exhibited 

 called A. Greenii, a fine crimson, which was brilliant. Two fine plants of the 

 double red flowered, about seven feet high, were most profuse and beautiful. 

 A. splendens, with its deep crimson flowers, seven feet high ; \. Smithii, with its 

 bright beautiful blossoms about the same size; also, A. Gledstanesii, a pretty 

 plant in profuse bloom, all combining to make the collection unrivalled for 

 splendour. Prize, Gold Banksian Medal. 



Mr. Haines, gardener to G. W. Norman, Esq., of Bromley, exhibited some 

 very superb blooming plants, A. Gledstanesii, about two feet high, covered with 

 its lovely blossoms, which aie white, with an occasional stripe of rosy pink. A. 

 Semi-double Scarlet, with its large brilliant flowers, was very attractive. A. Double 

 Crimson was very elegant. A. Smithii, about four feet high, with its bright 

 red blossoms, was handsome. A. Sinensis, a large well grown plant, in profuse 

 bloom, with its yellow blossoms, gave a very distinctive and pretty contrast. 

 Prize, Silver Knightian Medal. 



Mr, Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, exhibited a fine specimen of A. Danielsiana, 

 with pale red flowers, near five feet high, in profuse bloom. 



Mr. Smith, nurseryman of Norbiton, who has been eminently successful in 

 raising hybrids, exhibited s ima very handsome new ones J there was a semi- 

 double crimson PhOBtiicea alba, a deep crimson with black spots, and one of a 



