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Phice St Co., of the Exeter Nurseiy, obtained the ffold Banksian med- 

 al for a specimen exhibited at a late meeting of the London Horticultu- 

 ral Society. — Ed, 



FRANCE. 



Societe Royale d^horticuUure de Paris. — The eii^hth exposition of 

 this Society was holden in the Dranjrerie of the Tuilieries on the 28th 

 May, and continued until the 2d of June. This noble building is well 

 suited for an exhibition, being lofty and of considerable length and 

 breadth, and sulKcient light admitted by the spacious windows opening 

 towards the Seine. The plants were placed upon stages extending the 

 whole length of both sides of the room, and the walls were variously 

 decorated with prints, drawings, paintings of flowers upon velvet, de- 

 siirns for gardens, and other objects connected with horticulture. In 

 the middle of the room were small tables set ajjart for contributions 

 from provincial societies, and seats for the company. The exhibition 

 was well attended, and most of the fashionables of Paris graced it with 

 their presence. It afforded delight to those who were not particular 

 about the quality of the flowers, so long as they could behold a large 

 collection, but the floricultural amateur, who expected to see fine speci- 

 mens or new plants, was sorely disappointed; scarce any of either were 

 to be seen. Orchidacese there were none worth seeing; but few rhode- 

 dendrons, kalmias, ferns, amaryllis or roses. The Royal Gardens of 

 Neuilly contributed a few good specimens, among which were Jlrrdnga 

 saccharifera, Jlreca alba, Eugenm australis, Jlraucaria excelsa and im- 

 bricata, and several varieties of JVis germanica. Messrs. Cels exhibit- 

 ed twenty varieties of Cereus, and thirty-three varieties of Echinocactus, 

 among which Avas a small plant of E. scopa, very fine. Mr. Jamain 

 had a good specimen of C'hama^Vops humilis, and seventeen varieties of 

 the oranffe. Mr. Bodin exhibited one hundred varieties of hardy azalia, 

 but the eftect was completely lost by the bad arrangement of the plants, 

 besides which many of them were very bad!}' grown. Mr. Loth had a 

 good specimen of Draca^^na draco, and Tropse^olum tricoloriim, as also 

 a new variety of Aquilegia. Mr Utcrhart, a collection of Calceolaria. 

 Mr. Deville, a fine plant of Melocactus minax, which was upwards of 

 twelve inches in diameter. Among the ])lants of Mr. Godefroy were 

 Crotalaria elegans, £u6nymus sinensis elegantissimus folia argentea, 

 and folia aurea variegatus, and Lonicera flava. In the collection of le- 

 gumes from Mr Valmonio was Chou Chenois Peisaie, and one hundred 

 varieties of potatoes. Mr. Henry had ])lants of Pavctta indica, Ixora 

 rosea, and Lantana speciosa. Messrs. Trepet et Leblane had a collec- 

 tion of grain, consisting of ears of fifty-three varieties of wheat, two of 

 rye, eleven of barley, and four of oats. Baron Rothchild sent some 

 trees in fruit, cherries, plums, and currants; Lord Granville, the English 

 ambassador, a collection of plants; Mr. Bachoux, a collection, includ- 

 ing Euph6rbz« s])lendens, Crt'OTji and canariensis, BegoniVt argyrostig- 

 ma andsemperflorens, /'lumbago rosea, and Polypodiiim aiircum. There 

 were also some specimens of Syrlnga Josika^^a (which is hardly worth 

 cultivating) geraniums, a variety of Pines in fruit, one collection of 

 twelve petunias, a few ericas, and some small Boidnia scrrul^tus, hearts- 

 ease, &c. The fruit and vegetables, which were very fine, consisted of 

 a few apples and pears, melons, strawberries, potatoes, and lettuce, but 

 neither beans, peas, cucumbers, as[)aragus, or rhubarb. There were 

 also other objects connected with horticulture, such as engines, spades, 

 knives, pots and flower stages, zinc pans, artificial flowers, and some 

 ingenious designs — portable baskets with fish and aviaries, surrounded 

 with water and flowers. 



