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June 4th. The plauts, generally speaking, were in excellent condition. The 

 Heaths were numerous, and attracted much attention ; well-grown specimens of 

 that beautiful tribe composing the greater part of some collections. There wa3 

 a beautiful plant of Barkeria spectabilis, covered with delicate lilac blossom*, 

 from Mr. Brewster, gardener to Mrs. Wrav, of Cheltenham; a most beautiful 

 dark variety of Stanhopea tigrina, having numerous pendent spikes of large 

 floweis, from Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence ; and a large specimen 

 of Dendrobium densiflorum, finely in flower, from Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. 

 Rucker, Esq. In addition to this, Mr. Mylam exhibited Aerides odoratum in 

 wonderful health, Oncidium pubes, Epidendrum cochleatum, in good condition ; 

 Saccolabium guttatum, having four charming racemes of delicate purple blos- 

 soms ; a small Oncidium Lanceanum, together with a well-grown plant of 

 Epidendrum crassifolium, the beautiful Phalsenopsis amabilis, and Oncidium 

 flexuosum. In the same collection were also Maxillaria vitellina, Stanhopea 

 snccata, Aerides odoratum, producing a fine spike of bloom ; Odontoglossum 

 hastatum, a Brassia, and two Epidendrnms. Mr. Hunt, gardener to Miss Traill, 

 sent good specimens of Maxillaria aromatica, Aeiides odoratum, Oncidium luri- 

 dum guttatum, Vanda Roxburghi, Calanthe veratrifolia, Oncidium Phillipsianum, 

 having fine spikes of yellow and brown blossoms ; Gongora atropurpurea, in 

 excellent condition ; together with Broughtoniasanguinea, Brassia, Henchmanni, 

 a pretty Stanhopea oculata, and a good Aeiides odoratum. From Mr. Barnes, 

 gardener to G. W. Norman, Esq., were Stanhopea tigrina, S. insignia, and S. 

 quadricornis ; also Aerides odoratum, Vanda Roxburghi, and the handsome 

 Cattleya Mossiae. Collections of Orchidaceae were also supplied by Mr. Red- 

 ding, gardener to Mrs. Marryatt, and G. F. Cox, Esq., of Stockwell. Of Heaths, 

 Mr. Barnes produced E. vestita alba, blooming profusely ; a dwarf bushy E, 

 ampullacea, E. depressa, well cultivated, and a beautiful E. perspicua nana, 

 together with a large E. grandinosa covered with blossoms, E. mundula, E. 

 Cavendishii,anda dwarf bushy E. tricolor. Mr. May, gardener to E. Goodheart, 

 Esq., Beckenham, sent a collection, comprising, among others, Erica vestita, 

 E. perspicua nana, in a lovely state ; E. odora rosea, small but well-grown; E. 

 propendens, well cultivated ; the old E. splendens, and a large bush of E. daph- 

 nacHora ; the handsome E. ventricosa alba, and a good hybiida. In a group 

 contributed by Mr. Bruce, gardener to B. Miller, Esq., was a fine Erica G'aveu- 

 dishii, small plants of E. splendens and tricolor, the beautiful E. venticosa 

 superba, the sma'l neat-flowering E. Bergiana,and E. ventricosa coccinea minor. 

 Mr. Jackson, of Kingston, exhibited among others, Erica depressa, in fine 

 condition; E. ventricosa breviflora, well-grown; a fine specimen of a new K. 

 tricolor, a well-grown E. elegans, together with E. vestito coccinea, E. ihflata 

 rubra (a beautiful variety), and a pretty E. Cavendishii. Mr. Jackson also 

 showed a beautiful large seedling Heath, named E. Eassoniana. Mr. Brazier, 

 gardener to W. II. Storey, Esq., sent E. ventricosa alba, E depressa (in excellent 

 health), E. ventricosa superba {blooming profusely), fine plants of E. vestita 

 alba, E. Cavendishii, and E. gelida, the latter covered with bloom. In Mr. 

 Brazier's collection were also E. intermedia, E. floribunda, and E. vestita purpurea, 

 the latter very handsome. The collection by Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. 

 Antrobus, Bart., contained beautiful specimens of E. perspicua nana, and E. 

 depressa ; also E. intermedia, in excellent condition, and E. gelida, together 

 with E. ventricosa superba, the beautiful small-flowering E. propendens, E. ven- 

 tricosa carnea, and E. dilecta. An extra prize was awarded to J. Wells, Esq., 

 Bromley, for four Heaths, in good condition. Mr. Dawson, of Brixton-hill, 

 showed E. perspicua nana, laden with flowers ; also E. massoni,the almost ever- 

 flowering E. mutabilis, a fine E. pragnans, and E. odoia rosea, well cultivated, 

 together with E. Humeana, and E. depressa, the latter in excellent health. In 

 the collection sent by Mr. Frazer, of Leyton, was E. pendula, a well-man iged 

 E. ventiico>a globosa, E. perspicua nana, in a lovely state, and many oilier 

 species equally well-managed. Mr. Brazier sent a collection of hybrid Vest it as 

 in fine condition, in which were some good varieties, especially one named E. 

 floribunda, having long pale-yellow blossoms. Among single specimens of 

 Heaths, there was a large well-grown E. depressa, particularly noticeable, 



