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Ten Stove and Greenhouse Plants were furnished by Mr. Speed, of 

 Edmonton, and Mr. Croxford, gardener to H. Barnes, Esq., of Stam- 

 ford Hill ; they were beautifully grown from seeds consisting of a 

 lovely Dipladenia crassinoda, a well-flowered Clerodendron fallax, 

 Stephanotis floribunda, Coleonema rubrum, the White Vinea, the 

 Violet-flowered Tetratlieca verticillata, the purple Chironia glutinosa, 

 two charmingly managed Cape Heaths, and Cyrtoceras reflexum. — Mr. 

 Croxford had a very nice Stephanotis floribunda, Epacris grandiflora, 

 Crowea saligna, insufficiently advanced in flower ; Polygala acuminata, 

 the brilliant Epacris miniata, two Everlastings, the Cavendish Heath, 

 Pimelea Hendersonii, and the Swan River Chorozema varium. 



In the class of six Stove and Greenhouse Plants there were five exhi- 

 bitors, all of whom produced creditable collections. The first was fur- 

 nished by Mr. Kinghorn, gardener to the Earl of Kilmorey, who tent 

 Aphelexis humilis ; an admirable bush of Azalea Gledstanesi and 

 lateritia, " worked" together ; an excellent variety of Epacris miniata, 

 the blue Leschenault, a large Pimelea decussata, and a beautifully 

 blossomed Erica perspicua nana. — Mr. Watson, gardener to Mrs. Tred- 

 well, who was second, had Hoya carnosa, Stephanotis floribunda, the 

 useful Justicia carnea, the violet Tetratlieca verticillata, Pimelea de- 

 cussata, and Polygala Dalmaisiana. — A third group from Mr. Hamp, 

 gardener to J. Thorne, Esq., consisted of the Red Coleonema, Pimelea 

 decussata, the useful Sphenotoma gracilis, an Everlasting Polygala 

 cordifolia, and Acrophylla venosum. — Mr. Stuart, gardener to T. Hug- 

 gins, Esq., of Norwood, produced Pimelea Hendersonii, the purple 

 variety of Aphelexis macrantha, Erica depressa, Polygala Dalmaisiana, 

 Aotus linophylla, rather a pretty plant, and Pimelea decussata. — From 

 Mr. Williams, gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., came Aphelexis splen- 

 dens, the free-flowering Erica ventricosa coccinea minor, the Opposite- 

 leaved Polygala, a neat well flowered plant of the Fortune Gardenia, 

 with large white waxy blossoms just in perfection ; the showy Azalea 

 fulgens, and Boronia serrulata. 



Orchideous Plants. — First, Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, 

 Esq. It consisted of Odontoglossum citrosmum, finely flowered and 

 wonderfully coloured ; a nice bush of the Purple Camarote, the Sweet 

 Vanda, the Large-flowered Butterfly plant (Phalaenopsis grandiflora), 

 the brown Oncidium crispum, in fine condition ; Aerides virens and 

 crispum, Anguloa uniflora, quite a mass of white flowers ; small plants 

 of the purple Saccolabium ampullacetim and the singular-looking 

 Odontoglossum niveum ; Chysis bractescens, Lycaste Deppei, beauti- 

 fully blossomed ; the rare Dendrobium Dalhousieanum, the curious 

 rather than beautiful Ccclogyne Lowii, the Three-coloured Vanda, the 

 showy Moss Cattleya, the yellow-flowered Anguloa Clovvesii, and the 

 curious green-blossomed Cycnoches chlorochilum. — The second prize 

 was award* d to Mr. Blake, gardener to J. II. Schroder, Esq., of Strat- 

 ford, for a splendid specimen of Phalaenopsis, quite a mass of lovely 

 blossoms; Oncidium ampliatum, finely flowered; the charming Den- 

 drobium Devonianum ; the Clowes Anguloa ; a variety of the Aromatic 

 Lycaste, Aerides affine and crispum; a large plant of Dendrobium 

 sanguinolentum ; the Bearded Lady's Slipper, the beautiful Epiden- 



