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much longer be considered a test of high cultivation ; on the contrary, clean, 

 compact, dwarf, luxuriant specimens, such as the Boronia serrulata exhib- 

 ited by Messrs. Frazer, of the Lea Bridge-road, will be taken as the model 

 to be imitated. Let us suppose, for example, that all the Azaleas had pos- 

 sessed the compact, dense form of the specimen of a variegated Chinese 

 Azalea, from Mr. Falconer, or the Azalea Danielsiana, from Ealing Park, 

 no one would tolerate the tall, half-naked plants too frequently seen. We 

 gardeners may assure ourselves that, although we have accomplished much, 

 especially within the last few years, there is still abundant room for improve- 

 ment." 



The garden itself was beautiful, from the unimpaired freshness of the 

 green foliage and soft elastic turf. The sun shone, the air became warm, 

 carriages crowded the London-road, and 3622 gaily-dressed visitors thronged 

 the tents, and amused themselves with the marchings, counter-marchings, 

 and music of the military bands. But at 5 o'clock the clouds, which had 

 been gathering all day long, assisted by an envious south-west wind, began 

 to discharge their contents upon the scene ; in a few minutes the promenade 

 was deserted, and from that time forward sauve qui pent was the only cry. 

 No disasters, however, occurred beyond wet feet, soiled stockings, and an 

 occasional cold or two by way of souvenir of what, as long as it lasted, was 

 certainly one of the most agreeable meetings which the members of the 

 Horticultural Society have ever had. 



May 24. — The general remarks above upon this wonderful exhibition, 

 to which a leading article has been devoted, render all introductory obser- 

 vations superfluous; and, therefore, we at once proceed to describe the 

 scene in detail, commencing with the large collections of 40 Stove and 

 Greenhouse Plants. Here the competitors were Mr. Robertson, gr. to Mrs. 

 Lawrence, of Ealing Park ; and Mr. Barnes, gr. to G. W. Norman, 

 Esq., of Bromley. We may venture to assert that these two collections 

 were matchless, as far as good cultivation was concerned. The large Gold 

 Medal was awarded to Mr. Robertson, and as the plants at Ealing Park 

 were fully described at p. 330, it is not necessary to do more than mention 

 some of the more prominent features of attraction. The collection consist- 

 ed principally of showy plants, of large size. At the back stood two huge 

 specimens of Acacia alata, and Cytisus racemosus ; and supporting them 

 were large bushes of Azalea indica alba, and A., indica phcenicea ; some 

 huge specimens of Chorozema varium, and of C. cordatum, the latter 6 feet 

 in height, and fully as much in diameter, the head drawn into a globular 

 form, with the small spray gracefully drooping from it. Near this was a 

 fine plant about 4 feet in height, and the head 3 feet in diameter, of ihe el- 

 egant Cytisus filipes, the branches drooping gracefully, and loaded with 

 small white odoriferous flowers. From the same collection were fine spec- 

 imens, 6 or 7 feet in height, of Eriostemon myoporoides, and cuspidatum, 

 and a very promising young plant, studded with its small star-like flowers, 

 of E. buxifolium. A lovely Azalea indica lateritia was an object of pecu- 

 liar attraction ; and a fine plant of Azalea sinensis, with its bright orange 

 flowers, was not less deserving of notice. In addition to these was a large 



