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taxia myrtifolia.3£ feet high and 2 across. Chorozema ovata, trained to a cir- 

 cular trellis, 4 feet high, in profuse bloom. Azalea latenta, 2^ feet high and 

 same across. Chorozema ovata, 4 feet high, trained to a circular trellis, in 

 robust health, and fine bloom. Leschenauitia biloba grandiflora, 4 feet high and 

 3 across, in profuse bloom with its rich blue flowers. Eutoxia pungens, 3 feet 

 high. Ixora coccinea, 4 feet high, with 18 heads of fine flowers. Leschenauitia 

 formosa, 3 feet high and 3 across. Polygala cordata, 7 feet high and 5 across. 

 Chorozema varia nana, 3^ feet high and '2 across. Coleunem.i gracilis, 4 feet 

 high and 3 across, beautifully in bloom. Boronia serruLita, 3 feet high and .'^ 

 across. Ixora coccinea, 4 feet high, having 20 fine heads of flowers. Pimelea 

 rosea, 7 feet high and 5 across. Cytisus racemosus, 7 feet high and same across, 

 ladm with a profusion of yellow flowers. Tropaeolum tricolorum, 6 feet high, 

 trained to a wide fancy wire frame, 4 feet broad, the entire surface of which was 

 almost covered with its charming flewers. Rondeletia speciosa, 4 feet high, 

 having 40 heads of its pretty orange-scarlet flowers. Fodolobium formosum, 

 5 feet high. Calanthe veratrifolia, 4 feet high, with numerous spikes of its lovelv 

 white flowers. The above two collections were of such equal merit that a similar 

 prize was awarded to each, viz., Gold Knightian medal. 



A collection of 40 Stove and Greenhouse Plants exhibited by Mr. Redding, 

 gardener to Mrs. Marryatt, of Wimbledon, were not named, and from the crowded 

 state of the tent at the time, we were obliged to pass over. A silver-gilt medal 

 was awarded to it as a prize. 



The collections of Orchideous plants very far exceeded those shown at any 

 previous meeting we have attended. Mr. Paxton, gardener to His Grace the 

 Duke of Devonshire, exhibited Oncidium hians, spike of flower, 1^ feet high. 

 Bifrenaria, 1^ feet high. Oncidium pulchellum. Dendrobium, a new species. 

 Cattleya velutina. Saccolabium palleus. Acauthophippum striatum. Onci- 

 dium divaricatum, 3 feet long. Biassia verrucosa, 8 feet long. Epidendrum varie- 

 gutum, 2^ feet loug. Maxillaria ochroleuca, 2 feet high. Oncidium sphaceiia- 

 tum, 4 feet long. Dendrobium intermedium, 3 feet high. Dendrobium cceru- 

 lescens, 5 feet high aud 4 across, one mass of bloom, having not less than 450 

 flowers. Peristena ceriua, 2 feet high. Eria bractescens, 1^ feet high. Den- 

 drobium nobile, 4 feet high and 3 across, in profuse bloom, with 300 flowers 

 at least. Phaius Wallichii, 8 feet high, with numerous orange^-ellow flowers. 

 Maxillaria vitellina, very neat and showy, 1 foot high. Maxillaria teuuifolia, 

 2 feet high, with richly-marked flowers. Maxillaria Xauthia, with yellow flowers. 

 Piize, a Gold Knightian Medal. 



By Mr. Mvum, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., of Wandsworth. — Epidendrum 

 primulinum, (spike,) 2^ feet high, very pretty. Cirrhoea Loddigesii, 1^ feet 

 high. Oncidium laucitolium, 3 feet high. Odontoglossum hastatum, 6 feet 

 high. Coryanthus maculata rub:a, H feet high. Maxillaria purpurea, 1 foot 

 high. Vanda teres, 6 feet high. Oncidium auipliatum majus, 4 feet high. 

 Maxillaria cristata, 1 J feet high. Oncidium leucochilum, coiled so as to bend the 

 spikes of flowers, which were 10 feet long. Epidendrum alatum, 5 feet high. 

 Epidendrum cannabarinum, 5 feet long. Saccolabium praemorsum, and S. gut- 

 tatum, each hanging down, 2J feet long, beautifully in bloom, in robust health. 

 Stanhopea Barkerii, in fine bloom. Peristeria Humboldtii, in profuse bloom. 

 (Elides affiue, with racemes 2 feet long, of pretty flowers, crimson white. Phoe- 

 lonopsis amabile, 3 feet long, of beautiful white flowers. Epidendrum primu- 

 linum, with a spike, 4 feet long. GSrides odoratum, with a raceme, 2 feet long. 

 Oncidium luridum, the spikes cuilcd, 9 feet long. Biassia Wrayae, 2^ feet 

 high. Epidendrum macrochilum, 2 .J feet high. Oncidium pubes. Zygupetu- 

 lum cochleatum, in line bloom. The prize a Gold Knightian medal. 



By Mr. Goode, gardener to Mrs. Laurence. — Gongora atropurpurea, witli 

 numerous racemes, 5 feet long. Maxillaria tetragona, I5 feet high. Oncidium 

 llexuosum, having numerous racemes, feet long. Stanhopea grandiflora, 7 

 feet loug. Saccolabium guttatum, with racemes, 5 feet long. Gongora macu- 

 lata, ■') feet long. Oncidium papiho, 5 feet high. Oncidium pictum, 10 feet 

 loug. Bletia Shepherdii, most vigorously in bourn, its rich purple blossoms 

 being very showy. Oncidium lanceanum, 2£ feet high. Dendrobium mosca- 

 tum, coiled round a circular trellis, 9 feet long. Stanhopea eburnea, in fine 



