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2. Aerides odoratum, to Mr. Basset, gardener to R. S. Holford, 

 Esq.— This was a magnificent plant, ornamented with about 20 large 

 spikes of bloom upon it, and being one of the loveliest species of 

 orchideae, was very attractive. 



3. Azalea variegata, to Mr. Falconer, gardener to A. Palmer, Esq. — 

 This certainly was the best bloomed specimen of this showy plant we 

 ever saw ; the plant was about 3 feet high, and from 4 to 5 feet in 

 diameter, the branches drooping over the sides of the pot, forming a 

 depressed cone, and covered with a complete sheet of bloom, so that 

 scarcely a green leaf was perceptible. 



No 2nd Prize was given. 



3rd Prize, 11. bs., Mr. May, Woodford, for Chorozema Henchmanni, 

 2 feet, profusely in bloom. 



Three 4th Prizes, of 11. each, were award ed to the following : — 



1. Eriostemon buxifolium, Messrs. Veitch and Son, Exeter, in fine 

 bloom. 



2. Boronia serrulata, Mr. R. Pool, Leyton, 2 feet high, bushy. 



3. Ixora coccinea,Mr. J. Bruce, gardener to B. Miller, Esq., 4 feet 

 high. 



Five 5th Prizes, of 10s. each, were awarded : — 



1. Kennedie monophylla, Mr. J. Hill, gardener to T. Davis, Esq., 

 4 feet, well bloomed. 



2. Boronia serrulata, Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, 4 feet 

 high, trained in a balloon shape, full of bloom, and a good specimen 

 of excellent culture. 



3. Brugmansia Knightii, Mr. Cole. 



4. Thmibergia chrysops. Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus. 



5. Ditto ditto Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mrs. Law- 

 rence. 



In addition to the above, we observed Gloxinea Cartonii, a pretty 

 variety from Mr. Beck, Clerodendron infomutatum from Mr. Jack, 

 Pimelea spectabilis from Mr. Bruce, with some others. 



New or extremely rare ornamental Plants. 



No 1st or 2nd Prizes were awarded. 

 Two 3rd Prizes, of 11. 5s. each, were adjudged for — 

 1. Chlorcea chrysantha, Mr. Cameron, Birmingham Botanical 

 Garden, a rare plant, inhabiting the hills of Chile, and now blooming 



