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trellis ; Epacris pulchella and cersflora, very lovely with their snowy blossoms ; 

 and Physolobium cariuaturn, a rather interesting climber. The prizes for 20 

 exotics were competed for by Mr. Green, gardener to SirJE. Antrobus, Bart., and 

 Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, of Hayes. The collection of Mr. Green in- 

 cluded a handsome plant of Epiphyllum speciosum, which was grafted on one of 

 the strong and tall-growing species of Cereus ; this gave it an uncommon luxu- 

 riance, and likewise strengthened the flowers. The plant formed a kind of 

 dwarf-standard with a drooping head. Other specimens were Ixora coccinea, in 

 a splendid condition ; Chorozema varium, a complete thicket, finely studded 

 with bloom ; the white-flowered Indian Azalea, five feet high and the same 

 breadth, very lovely ; a good plant of Epacris grandiflora; Zichya panuosa, in a 

 markedly healthy and prolific state ; Azalea itidica variegata, a plant grafted 

 on a standard stock, with a pendant head, growing to one face, and blooming so 

 thickly that the blossoms could hardly open fully ; A. Greeni, a large mass of 

 superb deep crimson; a noble plant of the double red Azalea; and Podolobium 

 staurophyllum, liberally cultivated and flowered. Mr. Hunt's collection com- 

 prised a specimen of Boronia serrulata, about two feet in height and diameter, 

 and as near perfection as anything of the kind could be brought; a grand plant 

 of Pimelea spectabilis, which would have been little inferior to Mr. Goode's 

 specimen had its flowers been better expanded and its branches been brought 

 down more at the sides, so as to hide the stem. The amazingly rapid growth of 

 this species renders it one of the most valuable of greenhouse shrubs, for Mr. 

 Hunt's specimen was, comparatively, quite a small one last year. There was, 

 further, from Mr. Hunt, Gompholobium polymorphum, on a large and somewhat 

 convex trellis, and blooming freely ; Eutaxia myrtifolia, five feet high, a valuable 

 plant for a high house ; Acacia verticillata, ten feet in height, and very elegant ; 

 Tropaeolum tricolorum, literally mantling a wide trellis with its specious inflor- 

 escence ; a large plant of Chorozema varium, evincing superior culture ; Erioste- 

 mon buxifolium, very well grown ; a trained plant of Dillwynia speciosa, full of 

 blossom, though inappropriately treated ; and a specimen of Hovea Celsii, 

 which* having acquired a bare stem, had been twisted or coiled several times at 

 the bottom. As an exhibitor of the groups of six, Mr. Clark, gardener to T. 

 Smith, Esq., Shirley Park, sent Leschenaultia formosa, well clothed with foliage, 

 thoroughly filled up with branches, flowering in the utmost profusion, and three 

 feet across ; Daviesia latifolia, four feet high, and favourably cultivated, as well 

 as flowered ; Boronia denticulata, four feet in height, full of lateral shoots and 

 blossoms ; and Corrsea speciosa, also four feet high, and tolerably well filled up. 

 In the same class, Mr. Clarke, gardener to W. Block, Esq., showed Polygala 

 acuminata, a little tree four feet high, magnificently decked with showy purplish 

 bloom ; and Chorozema Henchmanni, much more healthy than it is commonly 

 seen. Another competitor under this head was Mr. Pawley, of Bromley, who 

 sent a noble specimen of Pimelea decussata, the blossoms of which were not, 

 however, sufficiently expanded ; with Chorozema varium, remarkably well- 

 bloomed, but having the branches unnaturally arranged in a flat surface. Mr. 

 Ilogan, gardener to H. Pownall, Esq., was a further contributor of six plants, 

 among which were Carmichselia australis, treated as a standard, and having a 

 spreading half-pendulous head, the branches composing which were all envoloped 

 in pretty lilac flowers, which have a pleasant odour; a white Indian Azalea, 

 small, yet very handsomely flowered ; and Clematis Sieboldi, on a flat trellis, 

 blooming abundantly. The fifth collection of six was from Mr. Bruce, gardener 

 lo B. Miller, Esq., Collier's Wood, Mitcham, and contained Aphelexis humilis, 

 admirably grown ; a plant which seems to bloom with equal freedom every suc- 

 cessive year ; Pimelea spectabilis, a dwarf and very lovely specimen, showing 

 that the species is attractive when quite young; Polygala corditolia, four feet 

 high, with drooping branches and very' magnificent ; Diosma uniflora, more than 

 ordinarily close in its habits, and a striking example of good cultivation ; 

 Leschenaultia formosa, an excellent specimen ; and Azalea Gledstanesii, singu- 

 larly well bloomed. Of Cacti, there was a superb plant of Cereus speciosissimus 

 from Mr. Goode, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence; also capital specimens of Epi- 

 phyllum speciosum and Ackermanni from Mr. Clark, gardener to W. Block, 

 Esq. Mr. Block produced, moreover, a Cereus, called Scotti. It was grafted 

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