FLORAL EXHIBITIONS, 135 



HORTICULTUKAL SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION, 



HELD AT THE GARDENS, CHISWICK, ON SATURDAY, MAY 18. 



In our remarks on the Exliibitions which took place at these gardens 

 last year, we stated that in the immense number of plants shown, there 

 was scarcely an ill-grown specimen presented. Not only were the 

 plants of healthy appearance, but in profuse bloom, displaying the 

 higiiest state of excellent cultivation, and that it certainly did appear 

 no advance upon it could be made. Plants may be shown larger, but 

 not in a better state of management. These remarks equally apply to 

 the entire collection presented at the meeting just held. We have not 

 space in our present number to give the entire descriptive particulars 

 of tiie plants shown, and must reserve them for a future one. 



The following New Plants were shown ; and foremost was the 

 Queen of Aquatics, Victoria Regia ; a flower and two leaves 

 (one inverted go as to exhibit the under side to view) from Mr. Paxton, 

 gardener to the Duke of Devonshire ; who also presented a landscape^ 

 representing tiie manner of growth of the plant in its native waters. 

 A flower and leaf of the same plant was shown by Mr. Ivison, o-ardener 

 to the Duke of Northumberland at Sion House gardens, near Brentford. 

 By Messrs. Veitch. Rhododendron jasminejiora (Jasmine-floAvered). 

 It is a greenhouse evergreen plant, with long narrow petalled, waxy, 

 white flowers, very fragrant. 



By Mr. Stanley. Hovea, a new species, in the way of H. Celsii, 

 but of much better habit, more bushy, and a better bloomer. 



By Messrs. Standish and Noble. Vihurnam plicatum, a shrub 

 bearing a profusion of large balls of white flowers. It is a native of 

 Japan, and was first imported by the Horticultural Society. It is a very 

 valuable acquisition. 



By Messrs. Veitch. Stytidium ciliare ; the flowers pale yellow, with 

 fringed edges ; very pretty. And Dendohrium transparens ; the 

 flowers are pink and white ; very handsome. Also Bolbophyllum 

 Lobbii, spotted and marked with buff; a Caelogyne, Pimelea Keipper- 

 giana, and Bossiaea Hendersonii. 



liliododendron formosuni ; a fine specimen Avas sent by Mr. Edmonds' 

 from Chiswick House gardens. The flowers are white, stained and 

 spotted in the upper petals with yellow. They are fragrant, too. 



Pelargoniums— (New seedlings). By Mr. Hoyle. Ocelluta ; a 

 rosy -pink, having a very distinct deep crimson spot on each petal ; very 

 beautiful, and good form. 



Incomparable (1849 seedling). By Mr. Beck. Tlie colour is fine,. 

 a rich dark scarlet with a large velvet blotch on the upper petals. Tlie 

 margin was sliglitly notched, but very probably it is not always so, 



plana (1849). Upper petals, a large clouded spot, edged off with 

 crimson; the lower ones a flesh colour, with a slight spot of crimson on 

 each. The upper petals had a somewhat wavy surface. 



No. 1, Mr. Beck's. Upper petals, a large velvet clouded blotcli, 

 edged off with crimson ; lower, rose veined with crimson ; centre, 

 white. The edges of upper petals a little wavy, but otiierwise superb. 

 Purpurea, Mr, Beck's. Upper petals, a dark clouded blotch, edged 



