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and Achimenes multiflora in very fine condition, and also another sort named 

 Beatonii, bearing much resemblance to the old A. coccinea ; together with a 

 most beautiful Clerodendron paniculatum, in a state of great perfection, pro- 

 ducing a spike of flowers fully 18 inches long. A Knightian Medal was given 

 for this, and a Banksian was awarded to the three first-mentioned plants.— Mr. 

 Mountjoy, of Ealing, was awarded a Knightian Medal for a most beautiful 

 specimen of the red-flowering Lilium speciosum, having four branches, bearing 

 no less than 70 of its showy blossoms. From the same collection was also 

 Pentas carnea, a Gladiolus named Glory of Ghent, with large vermilion and 

 yellow flowers, and apparently raised between G. cardinalis crossed with psitta- 

 cinus, and specimens of Phlox Van Houttii, which, on account of its beautifully- 

 striped flowers, is so great an acquisition to hardy herbaceous plants. Mr. 

 Mountjoy also sent Gloxinia cerina, flowers of a seedling Loasa, and a Plectran- 

 thus with pale-blue flowers. — Mr. Edmonds, gardener to the Duke of Devonshire, 

 received a Knightian Medal for an excellent Cattleya cnspa, in good health, and 

 having five fine spikes loaded with showy blossoms. — From Messrs. Henderson, 

 of Pine-apple-place, were Cleome pentaphylla, Linaria triornithophora, called 

 fissa, and a fine mass of Achimenes hirsuta, in profuse bloom, growing in a 

 shallow pan. Messrs. Henderson stated that they grow all the varieties of 

 Achimenes in shallow pans ; and they imagine that the plants flower much 

 better under such treatment than when they are planted in deep pots. It is 

 probable that this, as well as some of the other sorts which are apt to become 

 too luxuriant, and consequently flower but sparingly, would do better if they 

 were grown on blocks, and were treated similarly to Orchidaceous epiphytes. 

 This has been partly proved in the garden of the Horticultural Society, where a 

 bulb of A.pedunculata accidentally got into the moss on a block along with one 

 of the Orchidaceous plants, where it is now growing, and, although one of the 

 worst of them to flower, it is quite a mass of bloom. Messrs. Henderson also 

 sent a new Heath, named Hendersonii, with bright pink flowers ; and a fine 

 specimen of Babingtonia camphorosmae, a fine autumn-flowering plant, with 

 Heath-like foliage, anil producing fine spikes of delicate pink blossoms. A 

 Banksian Medal was awarded for the Heath, Babingtonia camphorosmae, and 

 Achimenes hirsuta. — From Mr. Jackson, of Kingston, was a Lobelia-looking 

 plant, with dark purple flowers, belonging to the genus Tnpa, but named a 

 species of Cristaria. It was from South America, and is new to gardens. — Mr. 

 Robertson, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, sent a plant of the very useful Niphaea 

 oblonga, Oncidium Papilio superbum, volubile, and Stanhopea graveolens, called 

 a variety of Oculata ; the pale variety of Cattleya Mossiae, with large showy 

 lilac blossoms ; the insignificant-looking, but rare, Epidendrum glaucum, aud 

 another Orchidaceous plant, having small green flowers, with the lip striped 

 with brown ; several fine specimens of Heaths, and a magnificent Cuphea Mel- 

 villa, covered with blossoms, for which a Knightian Medal was awarded. — From 

 the garden of G. F. Cox, Esq., of Stockwell, were some good Orchidaceous plants, 

 including Cymbidium lancifolium, Cycnoches ventricosum, Catasetum Russelli- 

 anum, with watery-looking pale-green flowers ; the rare Sophronitis cernua, 

 Eulophia cochlearis, small, but in good health ; Oncidium Papilio, and the red 

 and white varieties of Lilium speciosum, together with the beautiful Dendrobium 

 chrysanthum, and the true Stanhopea oculata, for which, as well as for the 

 Dendrobium, a Banksian Medal was awarded. — Good specimens of Fuchsia 

 exoniensis were contributed by Mr. Kendall, of Stoke Newington, and Mr. 

 Chandler, of Vauxhall, confirming the fact so abundantly proved by Mr. Ayres's 

 plants, that this Fuchsia has an excellent habit. Mr. Kendall also sent a seed- 

 ling Pelargonium, named Warrior. — From Messrs. Lane and Son was a seedling 

 Fuchsia, named Beauty Supreme ; and another, called Pickwick, was from Mr. 

 Cormack, of Deptford. — A specimen of the pale variety of Catasetum raaculatum 

 was sent from the garden of J. H. Schroder, Esq., of Brixton. — Messrs. Veitch 

 and Son, of Exeter, exhibited what they considered to be a new species of Cyr- 

 topodium, sent from Peru by their collector, Mr. Lobb, but which appeared to 

 be only a pale variety of C. punctatum ; and likewise Torenia asiatica, not of 

 sufficient beauty to render it of much moment in a horticultural point of view. — 

 Of Fruit there were some good specimens. — From the garden of the Society 



