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feet in diameter ; Eutaxia myrtifolia was large, and a complete mass of bloom ; 

 an excellent Boronia pinuata, a depressed cone, 3 feet by 3 ; Coleouema pulchra, 

 a great bush, 5 feet by 5 or 6 feet in diameter ; a very large globular plant of 

 Pimelia linifolia, Azalea sinensis, Chorozema Henchmanni, Azalea variegata, a 

 splendid plant; Erica vestita coccinea, fine ; Boronia serrulata, a round plant, 

 2 feet high ; a variety of Daviesia latifolia, on trellis, and quite full of its pretty 

 little blossoms; Erica Bergiana, 3 feet by 3, good; a finely-bloomed Chorozema 

 varium var. nana, Polygala acuminata, and a very nice Pimelia spectabilis. 



2nd Prize, 4/., Mr. Pawley, Bromley, for an immense Gompholobium poly- 

 morphum, nicely flowered ; Chorozema varium, a large bush, 3 feet high, and 

 tull of bloom; a very large Hardenhergia monophylla ; a cone-shaped Erica 

 Cavendishii, 2 feet by 1^; Pimelia decussata, a 3 feet bush; Ixora coccinea, 

 2 feet high, with twenty heads of flowers ; Euphorbia splendens, Calauthe vera- 

 triflora, Azalea lateritia, thin ; Erica peispicua nana, a fine plant, 1^ foot each 

 way ; Sinningia Sellerii, Clerodendron splendens coccinea, Erica ventricosa stel- 

 lata, and Aphelexis humilis, 2 feet high. 



No other competitor. 



In collections of 10 species or distinct varieties ; not more than 2 

 species or varieties of any one genus to be admitted. 



Private Growers only. 



1st Prize, 5/., Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Cheam, for ten 

 superb plants, consisting of Hovea Celsii, trained cylindrically, 3 feet, finely 

 bloomed ; a dwarf Pimelia decussata, loaded with blossoms ; Calanthe veratri- 

 flora, with ten spikes; Coleonema pulchra, a very handsome bush, 4 feet each 

 way; a large Genista bracteolata ; Gompholobium polymorphum, on a curved 

 trellis; Azalea Gledstanesii, 5 feet by 3, very well in flower; a fine Brachy- 

 sema latifolia, on a cylinder trellis; Pimelia rosea, a neat dwarf plant; and 

 Erica propendens, 3 feet. 



2nd Prize, 3/., Mr. May, gardener to E. Goodhait, Esq., Beckenham, for a 

 collection so nearly equal to the last, that the judges had great difficulty in 

 deciding between them: these were Ixora coccmea, a splendid object, 4 feet 

 high, with thirty-two flower-heads, nearly all of which were expanded ; Hovea 

 Ceisii, an exceedingly good plant, 3 feet by 2, loaded with flowers ; a small 

 but very good Pimelia spectabilis ; Erica splendens, 2J feet, hardly out, but 

 otherwise in fine order ; Erica elegans, dwarf and good ; Leschenaultia for- 

 mosa, dwarf; Azalea variegata, good ; and Azalea Indica alba; Polygala cordi- 

 folia, Aphelexis purpurea graudiflora. 



3rd Prize, 21., Mr. Kyle, gardener to R. Barclay, Esq., Leyton, for Coleouema 

 gracilis, a dense bush, of a most graceful character ; Azalea Danieisiaua, a 

 dwarf standard plant, well furnished with deep coloured flowers; Ixora coccinea, 

 small ; a very good Mirbelia Baxterii, on a globular trellis, 1^ foot high ; a 

 spreading dwarf plant of Azalea lateritia, with large flowers, quite a blaze; 

 Polygala oppositifolia ; Oncidium flexuosum, Aphelexis humilis, Erica Caven- 

 dishii, and Kpacris granditlora. 



4th Prize, ]/., Mr. Bruce, gardener to B. Miller, Esq., Tooting, for Ixora 

 coccinea, tall ; Chorozema Henchmanni, on a globe trellis ; Chorozema ovata, 

 on a small curved trellis, prettily bloomed ; Leschenaultia formosa, and L. 

 biloba ; Aphelexis sesamoides, Eutaxia pungeus, Erica ventricosa carnea, Aza- 

 lea variegata, and Aphelexis humilis. " 



Extra Prize, Mr. Clark, gardener to W. Black, Esq., Muswell-bill, for Boronia 

 serrulata, small; Pimelia decussata, a large bush ; a large spreading double red 

 Azalea; a very large plant of Epacris granditlora, exceedingly well flowered ; 

 Erica pcrspicua nana, good ; a dwarf (iesnera splendens, with fourteen flower- 

 stems ; a large old Erica hybrida, a thin Aphelexis humilis, Leschenaultia for- 

 mosa, and Kpiphyllum Ackermanni major, a dwarf plant, very nicely flowered. 



Extra Prize, Mr. Slowe, gardener to \V. R. Baker, Esq., Bayfurdbury Park, 

 for a free-grown Coleonema gracilis; a large Selaga Gillii, well flowered; Jus- 

 ticia carnea,witb eight flower-heads ; Pimelia hispida, Erica ventricosa superba ; 



