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in height) of Kennedya monophylla, or what appeared to us to be 

 Buch, under the name of K. bimaculata, possilily relating to the two 

 spots existing in the white portion at the base of the floral standard. 

 A new Manettia, which has received the title of M. bicolor, from its 

 red flowers passing into yellow towards the summits, came from Mr. 

 Veitch, of Exeter; its leaves are lanceolate and pubescent, while the 

 flowers, which are small, have the two colors above named. Hoya 

 carnosa, however old, is still to be admired for the beauty and dura- 

 bility of its wax-like blossoms, and for its fine, evergreen, shining 

 leaves. It was shown by Mr. joynes, gardener to Mr. Hall, Totter- 

 idge, Herts, to be well suited for growing on a low trellis, on which 

 it produced an excellent effect. Mr. Hogan, gardener to H. Pow- 

 nali, Esq., Spring Grove, contributed a good Sollya heterophylla, one 

 of the best of climbers; and Anagaliis Monelli, which is not a climb- 

 ing species, but was affixed to a spherical trellis, two feet in height; 

 the brilliant blue color of its blossoms, of which there was a prodig- 

 ious quantity, fitted it to vie with almost any thing in the exhibition; it 

 is made thus to assume a climbing habit, like verbenas, by |ilucking 

 off the flowers as they appear, and stopping the shoots till they evolve 

 a due proportion of laterals: the practice may be recommended, as we 

 know of no other state of the plant at all comparable to this. 



"We cannot say a great deal in commendation of the fruit. Among 

 pine-apples, two large Providences, hardly ripe, from Mr. Fish, gr. to 

 H. Oddie, Esq., Colney House, Barnet; some good Ripley Queens 

 from the same gardens; and six Queens, of moderate quality, from 

 Mr. Dodds, gr. to Sir G. Warrender, were the princij)al articles in 

 that part of the exhibition. Grapes, of various sorts, were largely 

 supplied; the black Hamburgh kind was sent, in fair condition, by 

 Mr. Campbell, gr. to General O'Loghlin, Chalfont St. Peters: by Mr. 

 Browne, gr. to Messrs. Clews and Co., Aston Green; by Mr. Hen- 

 derson, Coleorton Hall; and Mr. Wortley, gr. to T. Maul)ert, Esq., 

 Norwood. Superior fruit of the same variety was shown from Mr, 

 E. Mitchell, of Brighton; and Mr. Dodds, gr. to Sir G. Warrender. 

 Mr. Chapman's black Hamburgh grapes were small but beautifidly 

 ripened, as were those of Mr. Atlee, gr. to R. Beaufoy, Esq. 

 Those of Mr. Bell, nurseryman, Norwich, were ripened in a 

 superior manner; and the berries of those brought by Mr. Davis, gr. 

 to Sir S. Clarke, and Mr. Foy, gr, to E. Alston, Esq., were large, 

 yet pale. Mr. Short, of Bavvtry, sent some Royal Muscadine 

 grapes, in tolerable perfection, and some Grizzly Frontignacs that 

 were pretty good. The White Muscat of Alexandria was shown in 

 excellent condition by Mr. Davis, gr. to Sir S. Clarke; the White 

 Sweetwater, particularly handsome, by Mr. Shields, gr. to Lord 

 Blantyre; an<i the Cannon Hall Muscat, with large berries and fine 

 bunches, by Mr. Campbell, gr. to General O'Loghlin. The peaches 

 from Mr. Fish, gr. to T. Sowerby, Esq., Putteridge Park, were re- 

 spectable; the peaches and nectarines from Mr. Mitchell, gr. to the 

 Queen Dowager, Sudhury Hall, were too much biuised in packing 

 to allow any one to determine their merits; the Elrnge and Violet 

 Hative nectarines, and Royal George peaches, from Mr. Henderson, 

 Coleorton Hall, were admirable, as were the peaches -from Mr. 

 Dodds, gr. to Sir G. Warrender, and Mr. Shields, gr. to Lord 

 Blantyre. The May Duke cherries from the last cultivator, and 



