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some of the spikes were a foot long of flowers. Boronia denticulata, a fine plant, 

 four feet high, densely clothed with flowers. Melastoma (now Heteromalla) 

 grandiflora, four feet high, in fine bloom, and, with its fine spikes of blue flowers, 

 was showv. Oncidium lanceanum, a splendid specimen. Gongora atropurpurea, 

 a fine specimen, with its deep purple flowers in profusion. Aristolochia ciliosa, 

 with its singular dark-spotted flowers. Manettia cordifolia, trained to a barrel- 

 formed trellis, five feet high, profusely in bloom. Keunedyamouophylla. trained 

 to a cylindrical-formed trellis, five feet high, was in profuse bloom. Ipomaea 

 Horsfalliae, trained to a barrel-shaped trellis, bloomed freely. Ipomaea 

 Hardingii, trained to a cylindrical trellis, four feet high, in fine bloom, being 

 very showv. Tropaeolum edule, four feet high, with its pretty orange-coloured 

 flowers. Thunbergia grandirlora, trained to a trellis six feet high, with its tine 

 light-blue flowers, was very showy. Stephanotus floribundus, trained to a 

 cylindrical trellis nine feet high, quite loaded with a profusion of its fine, lovely, 

 fragrant, pure white flowers. Each blossom trumpet-shaped, about four inches 

 long, and in clusters of six or eight, with its noble evergreen foliage, renders this 

 one of the best hot-house climbers yet introduced. In addition to these, there 

 were several fine specimens of Cactus and Ericas, forming altogether a very 

 yplendid collection, somewhat less in profusion of bloom to the collection exhi- 

 bited by Mr. Green, but was not equalled in its variety and rarity by any other. 

 Prize, Gold Banksian Medal. 



3rd. Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Trail. Pimelia spectabile. Erythrina Crista 

 Galli. Ardisca cienulata, nine feet high. Polygala myrtifolia. Euphorbia 

 splendens. Leschenaultia formosa, a most splendid-grown plant, four feet high, 

 and profusely in bloom down to the edge of the pot. Mirbelia undulata, with 

 its pretty dt-ep pink flowers. Crinum amabile, in full bloom. Gesnera (a new 

 species). Euphorbia Jacquiniflora. Fuchsia fulgens. Clerodendron speciosis- 

 simum, a tine plant, beautifully adorned with its fine scarlet heads of flowers. 

 Ixora coccinea. Pimelia rosea. Crowea saligna, with its pretty pale pink blos- 

 soms. Elichrysum proliferum, in beautiful bloom, recommending itself as worthy 

 a place in every greenhouse. The above well-grown and finely-bloomed plants, 

 with several Ericas, Gloxinias, and a few of the best Orchideous plants, formed 

 a beautiful collection. Prize, Silver Gilt Medal. 



Small Collections. — 1st. Mr. Barnes, gardener to W. G. Norman, Esq. 

 Leschenaultia formosa, a beautiful dwarf plant, in vast profusion of bloom. 

 Dillwynia fulgens, in beautiful bloom. Gompholobium polymorphum, in robust 

 health, trained to a flat trellis about five feet high, and having upwards of a 

 thousand flowers. Asclepias Curassavica, five feet high, iu fine bloom, its 

 striking orange-red flowers being very showy. Boronia uinnata, eight feet high, 

 and nearly as much across, in profuse bloom. Chorozeina cordata, five feet 

 high, and the same across, in fine bloom. Polygala myrtifolia and P. oppositifolia, 

 fine plants, in profuse bloom, and with their lovely bright-purple blossoms pro- 

 duce a fine contrast iu the collection. Boronia denticulata, four feet and a-half 

 high, a fine bush, in profuse bloom, adorned with its lovely rose-coloured flowers. 

 Pimelea decussata, five feet high, and as much across, in fine bloom, being 

 covered with flowers. Ixora coccinea, having seven fine heads of bloom. 

 Boronia viminea, with fennel-like foliage, and pretty pale lilac flowers; this new 

 species is very interesting. Pimelea rosea, half a yard high, densely covered 

 with bloom over its entire surface, down to the edge of the pot, was very interest- 

 ing. Pimelea hispida, three feet high, covered with an entire mass of lovely 

 rose-coloured bloom. Elichrysum spectabile, four feet high, in fine bloom. 

 These, with a few Ericas and Cactuses, formed a very superior collection of well- 

 grown plants. Prize, Gold Banksian Medal. 



Mr. Goode. Euphorbia splendens, Oncidium lanceanum. 



Air. Bruce, gardener to Boyd Miller, Esq. Elichrysum spectabile, with three 

 hundred blossoms. Erythrina Crista Galli, with five spikes of fine blooms three 

 feet long in flower. Polygala cordifolia, five feet high, having upwards of one 

 thousand of its lovely bright purple flowers. Ixora crocata, with sixteen large 

 heads of its beautiful orange-coloured flowers. Dillwynia glaberrima, with its 

 pretty pink flowers, and a fine plant of Erica tricolor. Prize, Silver Knightiaa 

 Medal. 



