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Oncidium ampliatum, charmingly blossomed, Calantlie veratrifolia, pro- 

 ducing six flower spikes, the Intermediate and Forbes' Cattleyas, and a 

 neat Dendrobiuin caerulescens. Mr. Ivison sent two nice examples, 

 Oncidium luridum guttatum, and O. altissimum ; Epidendrum macro- 

 chilum, Brassia maculata, the Three-coloured Vanda, and the pale 

 variety of Cattleya labiata. Mr. Green contributed Brassia "Wrayae, 

 Oncidium altissimum, Epidendrum crassifolium, Oncidium divaricatum, 

 a pretty species, and an Epidendrum. 



Jioses in pots. — The gems of Messrs. Lane's group, which was first, 

 were Chenedole, beautifully blossomed, Celine, and Souvenir de la 

 Malmaison. — Mr. Francis produced Coupe d'Hebe, Wm. Jesse, Pauline 

 Plantier, Sophie de Houdilot, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Belle de 

 St. Cyr, Reine du Vierges, liaronne Prevo6t, Triomphe de Laqueue, 

 Due de Cazes, Aubernon, and Las Cazes. — In the Amateur's Class, the 

 first prize was awarded to Mr. Terry, gardener to Lady Puller, for 

 nice plants of Persian Yellow, Robin Hood, Coupe d'Hebe, Sophie de 

 Marcilty, Colonel Coombs, CEillet Parfait, Mrs. Bosanquet, Souvenir 

 de la Malmaison, Charles Duval, Chenedole, Elise | Sauvage, and 

 Baronne Prevost. — Mr. Rowland, who was second, had excellent 

 examples of Souvenir d'un Ami, large and sweet ; La Reine, in good 

 condition ; Blairii, No. 2, and Chenedole. — Mr. Francis showed the 

 following yellow varieties in a cut state : Williams' Double Yellow, 

 Single Yellow, Yellow Banksia, Elise Sauvage, Harrisonia, and Smith's 

 Yellow. 



Messrs. Veitch exhibited a fine collection of Pitcher Plants, viz. : 

 Nepenthes Rafflesiana, sanguinea, laevis, distillatoria, phyllamphora, 

 ampullacea, and albo-marginata ; together with Sarracenia purpurea, 

 flava, Drummondi, and variolaris. They were fine specimens. 



New Plants. — Messrs. Veitch sent a yellow shrubby Calceolaria 

 from Peru, Dendrobiuin Veitcliianum, Cantua dependens, Deutzia 

 gracilis, and a species of Eurybia (?) from New Zealand, witli close heads 

 of dingy white Aster-like flowers ; Clerodendron Bethuneanum, came 

 from Mr. Speed ; Gastrolobium cuneatum, from Messrs. Henderson ; 

 Mr. Williams sent Trichopilia coccinea ; and from Mr. E. G. Hender- 

 son, Sinningia punctata, much superior to S. guttata. 



Single Specimens. — The best of these was a very handsome standard 

 yellow Rhododendron, from Mr. Edmonds, gardener to the Duke of 

 Devonshire, at Chiswick-house ; a fine bush of Erica metulseflora, from 

 Messrs. Veitch ; noble plants of Erica Cavendishii, Pimelea Hender- 

 soni, and Leschenaultia formosa, from Mr. Kinghorn and Mr. Cole ; 

 the larger variety of the blue Leschenaultia, from Mr. May, gardener 

 to Mrs. Lawrence ; and Clerodendron fallax, in admirable condition, 

 from Mr. Speed, of Edmonton. 



Jiant/nculuses. — Mr. Costar, of Benson, exhibited the following 

 beautiful varieties: Apolla, Joseph Paxton, Atlas, Dr. Lindley, Eliza 

 Cook, Mr. Tpo, Lady Sale, Lord Gougli, Regalia, African, Mr. 

 Wolland, Sophia, Medora, Delectus, Naxara, Cedo Nullii, Squire 

 Devenish, Sabina, Victoria, Alice Maud, Gentoo, Mr. Shelling, and 

 Mrs. Turner. 



Calceolarias. — Collections were shown by Mr. Franklin and Mr. 



