THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST. 



bers of the Exhibition Park, in whose 

 collection we noticed some splendid 

 palms, crotons and marantas. 



The third prize went to Mr. Houston, 

 gardener at the Central Prison. In this 

 collection there was a most remarkable 

 plant of Cissus, and the best variegated 



collection we noticed fine blooming 

 plants of Erica hiemalis, and numerous 

 lilies, album and rubrum. 



Mr. Rennie showed a fine collection 

 of gladioli bloom, and took the ist prize 

 for lo varieties, and Mr. Houston took 

 the first prize for collection of twelve 



Fig. 1671. —At the Industrial. 



croton, viz., Dracena doucethi, probably 

 the only one in Canada. 



A pretty feature in Floral Hall was 

 the groups of plants for artistic arrange- 

 ment, and much credit was due for the 

 success attained. 



The I St. prize was given the Horti- 

 cultural Gardens exhibit ; the second to 

 Messrs. Manton Bros., florists, in whose 



blooms of Waterlilies ; Messrs. Manton 

 Bros, took I St for display of fifty cut 

 flowers, and R. Cameron the ist prize 

 for 50 hardy plants. 



One or two fine specimens oi Acalpyha 

 hispida were shown, and attracted consid- 

 erable notice with its long cord-like floral 

 appendages. This is an old plant, re-in- 

 troduced under the name of A. Sanderi. 



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