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of I lie large- flowered Epacris ; an Azalea, profusely clothed with 

 double flowers of the richest red; a white-blossomed Ileatli ; two 

 varieties of Eiiostemon, one forming a cylinder of little white stars at 

 least seven feet high ; two Polygalas, the white variety of Erica vestita, 

 two Chorozemas, the beautiful Boronias pinnata and serrulata, the 

 useful Podolobium staurophyllum ; a Pimelea spectabilis, forming a 

 ball of flowers five feet in diameter; the Baxter Leschenau.lt, the Java 

 Ixora, most beautifully blossomed; the Cels Ilovea, Gompholobium 

 polymorphum, a red Azalea, and Pnltenaea stipularis. — Another collec- 

 tion of twenty was contributed by Mr. Cole, gardener to II. Colyer, 

 Esq., of Dartford. It comprised a huge example of i he imperial Iloya, 

 in finer condition, perhaps, than it has ever before been seen in a pot ; 

 fie Box and Oleander-leaved Eriostemons ; Dillwynia juniperina, two 

 Polygalas, the pretty Cape Heath called Favoides elegans, Clcroden- 

 dron splendens, unusually well flowered ; the Cels Ilovea, in charming 

 condition ; an Everlasting, Murray's Azalea, the scarlet and saffron 

 Ixoras-, Leschenaultia formosa, Eranciscea acuminata, loaded with 

 blossom , which shed a most delicious perfume; a double-red Azalea, 

 Podolobium stauropliyllum, Mrs. Lawrence's beautiful vaiiely of 

 Chorozema, and a Cape Heath. — Groups of twenty plants were also 

 contributed by Messrs. Erazer and Pamplin. The former had the 

 Broughton Azalea, Eriostemon myoporoides, the Berberry-leaved Po- 

 dolobe, Pimelea linifolia, a large variety of the Baxter Leschenault, 

 the Boronias serrulata and pinnala, Eriostemon cuspidatum, three 

 Chorozemas, Polygala acuminata, the blue Leschenault, an Ever- 

 lasting, the Oleander-leaved Eriostemon, the lovely Erica propenden«, 

 the glowing Azalea Minerva, the showy Adenandra, and two Cape 

 Heaths. Mr. Pamplin rent four Cape Heaths, three varieties of Azalea, 

 the opposite leaved Polygala, Pimelea lanata and P. spectabilis, the 

 latter insufficiently in flower; Euphorbia splendens, the Box-leaved 

 Eriostemon, Dillwynia juniperina, the Cels Hovea, a handsome bush of 

 the useful Genista racemosa, and one or two other plants. 



There were two collections of fifteen Store and Greenliou.se Plants. 

 The first by Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bait. The 

 second by Mr. Taylor, jiardener to J. Coster, Esq., of Streatham. 



Seven collections of ten Store and Greenhouse Plaids were exhi- 

 bited. The first by Mr. Car.-on, gardener to AV. F. G. Fanner, Esq., 

 of Nonesuch Park, Ciieam. 



Azaleas were numerous, large, and fine ; and they made, as they 

 always do at the -May show, a very striking display. Two excellent 

 collections of twelve plants were produced; one from Mr. Green, 

 gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart.; the other from Mrs. Lawrence, 

 of Ealing Park. Mr. Green had huge specimens of Double Bed, 

 Gledslanesi, lateritia, pra;»tantis.-ima, vivicans, sinensis, eoronata, ex- 

 quisita, optima, iriumphans, variegata, and Bawsoni. — Mrs. Lawrence 

 sent fine bushes of optima. Gledstanesi, prasstantissima, eoronata, Eau- 

 soni, variegata, speciosissima, rosea superba, Lawrenceana, exquisita, 

 sinen-is, and lateritia. — Groups of six plants were furnished by Messrs. 

 Carson and f'razer. Among these we remarked pulchra, double red, 



