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green bush, studded with clusters of vermilion and orange ; fine plants of the 

 lovely and fragrant Cytisus fillipes, Camellia elegaus, and Epacris pungens ; a 

 Knightian medal was awarded for the Dendrobium, Erica, and jEschynauthns. 

 Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., exhibited Erica aristata, potted 

 upon the " one-shift system," forming one mass of bloom, and being, in fact, a 

 perfect model of cultivation ; with E. Willmoreana and Linnaeoides, and a hand- 

 some specimen of a variety of Tropaeolum tricolor, with smaller and longer 

 flowers, having more orange about them than those of the old variety : a 

 Knightian medal was awarded for the latter and Erica aristata. From Mr. W. 

 Lee, of Bradmore, Hammersmith, several forced Pelargoniums. Mrs. Wray, of 

 Cheltenham, sent a magnificent cluster of the beautiful, large, white, funnel- 

 shaped flowers of Beaumontia grandiflora, taken from a plant which three years 

 ago was only a few inches high, but which on being put into a box, and placed 

 at the back of a cool stove, made vigorous growth, and is this season producing 

 its flowers for the first time, both on the old spurs and upon the young runners ; 

 a Banksian medal awarded. From Mr. Paxtou, gardener to his Grace the Duke 

 of Devonshire, a species of Cymbidium, from the East Indies, probably new, 

 and called Devonianum ; although not possessed of much brilliancy, it differs in 

 colour, as well as in foliage, from other cultivated species ; a certificate awarded. 

 Mr. Beck, of Isleworth, exhibited a pretty half-shrubby seedling Calceolaria, 

 called Premier, of good form and colour. Mr. Jackson, of Kingston, sent an 

 extremely fine specimen of Erica trossula, clothed with large tresses of snow- 

 white flowers ; E. physoides, with smal pellucid wax-like blossoms ; E. trans- 

 parens, and the delicate rosy purple E. Cushiniana; a certificate was awarded 

 for E. trossula. From J. Allnutt, Esq., a collection of cut Camellia flowers ; a 

 handsome seedling Camellia, called Allnuttii, with flowers of a clearer white than 

 those of the [old double white ; C. ochroleuca, white, with a tinge of yellow ; 

 C speciosa, and several pretty Ericas; a certificate awarded for C. Alluuttii. 

 From the very Rev. Dr. Gamier, Dean of Winchester, fine cut flowers of Mag- 

 nolia conspicua, purpurea, gracilis, and Soulangeana, several hybrid varieties of 

 Rhododendron, and R. campanulatum, from plants in the open air: a certificate 

 awarded for the Rhododendrons. From Mr. Clarke, gardener to W. Block, Esq., 

 a collection of plants, amongst which were well-grown specimens of Polygala 

 oppositifolia, Leschenaultia formosi, Bossiaw ensata, and the double purple 

 Azalea; a certificate awarded for the three latter. From Mr. Low, of Clapton, 

 small plants of a species of Pultensea, with dense heads of dark yellow and red- 

 dish-brown flowers, and a pretty species of Bossisea, both raised from Swan River 

 seed ; a seedling Epacris, raised from seed of E. grandiflora, which it resembles 

 in habit, but not in the form or colour of its flowers; and a beautiful seedling 

 Camellia of a dark carmine colour, with finely-formed back petals, but not well 

 filled up in the centre ; a Banksian medal awarded for the two former plants. 

 From C. B. Warner, Esq., a well-grown specimen of the lovely Dendrobium pul- 

 chellum ; Epimedium macranthum. a beautiful hardy plant, with singularly 

 formed white and purple flowers ; and two Madras Citrons ; a Banksian medal 

 awarded for the Dendrobium. Mr. Conway exhibited several seedling Azaleas, 

 of a dark salmon colour, with wtll-bloomed plants of Pelargonium Lanei. From 

 Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, were a beautiful collection of cut Rose blooms, 

 particularly of Pactolus, a yellow tea-scented variety ; Madame Bureau, a white 

 China, with salmon-coloured centre; and Due d'Aumale, a crimson Bourbon, 

 finely cupped; a certificate awarded. From Messis. Lane, of Berkhampstead, 

 a well-grown collection of Roses in pots, comprising Eugene Beauhamois, an 

 exquisitely-formed China Rose, of a deep crimson colour ; Armosa, a flesh- 

 coloured Buurbon; Duchess of Sutherland, Comte de Paris, and Madame 

 Laffay, hybrid perpetuals; Messrs. Lane also exhibited two boxes of cut Rose 

 blooms, and a good specimen of the double white Chinese Primrose; a Bank- 

 sian medal awarded for the Roses. From Messrs. Paul, of Cheshunt, there was 

 also a very handsome collection of cut Roses, for which a certificate was awarded; 

 with a singular and rather handsome seedling Cineraria, showing a disposition 

 to quill, by the purple rays of the flower being drawn together at some distance 

 from their bases, and thus forming a tube having a silvery appearance ; for this 

 a certificate was also awarded, Mr. J. Thomson, of Hammersmith, sent several 



