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great improvement upon the tricolors ; Dunbariana ; tricolor inflata ; mul- 

 tiflora ; impressa ; eximia ; Coventryaiia ; and pulverulenta. 



Collections of 12 heaths were sent by Mr. Green and Mr. Barnes. In 

 the former group were metulseflora bicolor, a good plant ; Aitoniana, pretty 

 but thin ; jasminiflora alba, pretty ; with ampuUacea, tricolor elegans, and 

 Massoni. Among Mr. Barnes's plants were tricolor, tricolor major, and t. 

 superba ; eximia, ventricosa breviflora, and carnea ; gemmifera, inHata al- 

 ba, loose ; and Coventryana. Mr. Frazer also contributed 12 heaths, 

 among which we remarked metulaeflora bicolor, eximia, Irbyana, ventrico- 

 sa globosa, and tricolor ; Massoni, small ; ampuUacea, retorta major, Ber- 

 giana, and ventricosa superba. 



Groups of 6 heaths were numerous, and among them were some fine 

 specimens. Mr. May produced a fine metulaeflora bicolor, 3 feet by 3 feet ; 

 a tricolor of the same size ; Savileana, splendidly sheeted with bloom ; with 

 jubata, princeps, and ventricosa superba. A collection also came from Mr. 

 Bruce, in which were gemmifera, a dwarf plant; inflata, and ventricosa. 

 Mr. Plumbly, gr. to J. Dimsdale, Esq., sent eximia, ventricosa superba, 

 gemmifera, and tricolor elegans, all loose plants. Mr. Dawson, of the 

 Brixton-hill Nursery, sent the pretty infundibuliformis, a perfect specimen ; 

 Massoni, fine ; bicolor major, inflata alba, and ampuUacea. Others came 

 from Messrs. Henderson, of the Edgware-road Nursery, among which 

 were a fine plant of obbata, in splendid order ; gemmifera, and Massoni, 

 fine plants ; with metulaeflor bicolor, and tricolor. Mr. Epps, of the Bow- 

 er Nursery, Maidstone, also contributed a collection of six, among which 

 was a most admirable tricolor Leeana, 18 inches in height, and the same in 

 diameter; tricolor, good ; vestita grandiflora, badly colored ; with ampul- 

 lacea rubra ; ventricosa breviflora, and superba. From the nursery of Mr. 

 Glendinning was, moreover, a promising young specimen of eximia, with 

 tricolor superba, and Cavendishiana. A group of seedling ventricosas, con- 

 taining several desirable kinds ; especially splendens, magnifica, and gran- 

 diflora, were shown by Mr. Pamplin, of the Hornsey-road. Of single 

 specimen heaths, some very remarkable plants were exhibited, especially 

 Parmentieriana rosea, 2 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 6 in., and a dense mass of beauti- 

 fully-colored flowers, from Mr. May, who also sent metulaeflora bicolor, 4 

 ft. by 3 ft., and in profuse bloom ; Messrs. Henderson sent ventricosa gran- 

 diflora, 2 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 6 in. Mr. Carson produced a beautiful ampul- 

 lacea, trained to a wire cone, 3 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft. 6 in., with the branches 

 dropping over the sides of the pot, and viridiflora, with curious dark green 

 flowers. From Mr. Plumbley, a very beautiful dense bush of ampuUacea 

 was produced by Mr. Dawson ; a similar plant by Messrs. Fairbairn ; a 

 magnificent obbata, finely bloomed, by Mr. Pamplin ; Massoni, thin, but 

 with fine flowers, by Mr. Dawson ; and Mr. Henderson had also a fine 

 plant of the same variety. From Messrs. Rollissons was a very superior 

 variety, resembling the tricolor, but of very large size, named Holfordiana ; 

 and from the same collection was a large specimen, in good bloom, of in- 

 flata alba. 



