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exhibited at a former meeting. — From the garden of the Society were plants of 

 the white and purple Indian Azaleas; Chorozema varium, a handsome Swan 

 River shrub ; Gesnera Douglasii; ^schy nan thus maculatus, an Indian species, 

 with bright scarlet blossoms ; Cyrtochilum hastatum ; Eriostemon buxifolium, a 

 pretty New Holland shrub, bearing multitudes of showy flowers, and deserving 

 a place in every greenhouse ; varieties of Epidendrum macrochilum and Onci- 

 dium ampliatum ; Spiraea Reevesiana, a hardy species, but whose pretty heads 

 of white flowers and fine green foliage render it well worthy of a place in the 

 greenhouse, where it is very ornamental at this season ; Clematis Sieboldii, and 

 two Cinerarias. Seeds of Buddlea Lindleyana were distributed to such Fellows 

 as wished to receive them. This is a native of Chusan, where it was found by 

 Mr. Fortune, growing in ravines and on banks, in company with Glycine sinen- 

 sis ; it is said to form a fine shrub five or six feet in height, with clusters of deep 

 violet flowers, probably as large as those of the Persian Lilac. It is supposed 

 that it will turn out to be hardy. 



ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, LONDON. 



The first exhibition for the season was held on May 6, in the Gardens, inner 

 circle, Regent's Park. The morning was gloomy, yet no rain fell until after the 

 gates were opened, at two o'clock. Those patrons of gardening, whom no 

 weather heretofore ever daunted, had apparently on the present occasion lost all 

 their enthusiasm, for when the gates were thrown open, scarcely a dozen persons 

 had assembled for admission, and not a single carriage, with the exception of 

 two cabs, had made its appearance. The garden itself, which was in good order, 

 looked cheerless, with its numerous empty benches. When the ram began to 

 fall the military bands touk shelter under the canvass, which afforded during the 

 afternoon ample space for the company to patrole up and down, listening to the 

 music. The exhibition itself, although interior to former seasons, was creditable 

 to the growers, evincing improvement in plant culture. The Azaleas which 

 •were expected to have been in great perfection, were inferior to many former ex- 

 hibitions, and the collections of Orchidaceous plants were much below the 

 average. Of new plants there were scarcely any worth recording, unless it 

 was the new Gompholobium from Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co. In 

 the general collections there were some striking specimens. Eriostemon 

 buxifolium, from Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, was an extraordinary plant, in the 

 highest possible perfection ; so also was an Erica aristata, from Mr. May, as 

 regarded health, but not in good bloom. There were some noble specimens of 

 Erica Cavendishii ; that in Mr. Pawley's collection was in robust health, 

 although scarcely in flower. In the same group was also a gorgeous specimen 

 of the double red Azalea, just in its prime, and literally loaded with blooms. In 

 the collections of Messrs. Hunt and Barnes were some wonderful specimens of 

 cultivation, and Mr. Green had some fine plants ; Azalea variegata stood out in 

 bold relief, a perfect mass of bloom ; in his collection, also, were two new kinds 

 of which much was expected, viz. exquisita and praelautissima. They, however, 

 were inferior to many of the older varieties. The Roses of Messrs. Lane and Son 

 were done superbly, so also were the Pelargoniums of Mr. Gaines, of Battersea. 

 We cannot omit mentioning that the spelling of the names in many of the col- 

 lections was extremely inaccurate, a circumstance whith has a tendency to mis- 

 lead the visitors, and betrays great carelessness on the part of the exhibitor. 



Large collections of 30 Stove and Greenhouse Plants were contributed by Mr. 

 Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill; Mr. Barnes, gardener to G. W. Norman, Esq. ; 

 and Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart. 



Beautiful specimens of Cape Heaths were exhibited in great variety, and ex- 

 cited considerable interest. The best collection was from the garden of E. 

 Goodheart, Esq. ; it contained noble bushes of mundula, perspicua nana, and 

 propendens, the latter literally covered with blossoms ; a well-grown aristata 

 major ; a large specimen of grandinosa ; and several others, exhibiting equally 

 good management. 



The display of Roses in pots, considering the season, was excellent ; the plants 

 were exceedingly well grown, and reflected the highest credit on the cultivators. 

 Collections were produced by Mr. Laue, Mr. Slowe, and Mr. Beck. 



