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it of some caulescent gloxinias, and a prodigality of red and yellow 

 fiovvers. Gloxinia rubra came from Mr. Green; and a plant of it, 

 witli very dark flowers, from Mr. Mountjoy, of Eaiin«. The power 

 of the species to remain in bluom a great length of time has been 

 rendered fully obvious by these exhibitions. A noble plant of G. 

 maxima, having whitish flowers, with a tinge of blue in the throat, 

 was suj)p!ied by Mr. Mountjoy, of Ealing. The same exhibitor 

 brought a sjjecimen of G. hybrida, hearing immense deep blue blos- 

 soms, in an extremely beautiful condition. Fron) Mrs. Lawrence's 

 gardens, there were some splendid plants of Cuphea Melviila, a 

 half-shrubby plant, with a growth similar to the lar<;er salvias, and 

 bunches of scarlet flowers, ti[)ped with green. Grown as these 

 jilants were, it is a very interesting object, and thrives well under 

 the treatment given to Salvia s|»lendens. This collection com[)rise(l, 

 moreover, a plant of the pretty Xanthosia rotundilblia, which, with 

 its curious white inflorescence, is rather attractive. An Hydrangea 

 hortensis, sent by Mr. Taylor, gardener to — Coster, Esq., Streat- 

 ham, had a surprisingly large head of flowers. Trachelium cairu- 

 leum was exhibited by the same person, and whether kept in a pot, 

 or treated as a summer border j)lant, is always admired for its dense 

 clusters of small blue flowers- Lisianthus Russellianus, adorned 

 with two of its superb purjile blossoms, and a whitish flowered va- 

 riety which is more novel than beautiful, were from Mr. Cuthill, of 

 Camberwell. Dianthus lusitanicus, a species with many stems, of 

 the height of two feet or u|)wards, and nund)erless white blossoms, 

 whose ])etals are elegantly laciniated, was shown in a ])ot by Mr. 

 Marshall, gardener to Mrs. Langley, Kingston. Two fine bulbous 

 plants, Amaryllis vittata and Lilium eximium, will complete our list 

 of the plants composing this division. The first was brought by Mr. 

 Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Prior, Hampstead, and bore two spikes of 

 magnificent red flowers. Six specimens of the last, grown by Mr. 

 Mountjoy, of Ealing, in pots, were three feet high, and had three or 

 four iimnense white blossoms on the sunniiit of each of their stems. 

 It is a Japan species, allied to L. longiflorum, and said to be quite 

 hardy. In a few of the jjlants exhibiterl, the forms and strength of 

 tropical vegetation were strikingly manifest. These were from the 

 collection of Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing Park, and included Hedychium 

 coronarium; magnificently grown, anil crowned with yellowish-white 

 and dcliciously sweet scented flowers; a species of Heliconia, with 

 rich scarlet bracts, enveloping the various-colored blooms; Clero- 

 dendron speciosissimum, a species thoroughly distinct from C. squa- 

 matum, and in extraordinary health; Poinciana pulcherrima, with 

 gorgeous orange blossoms, rising from amidst the beautifully pinnated 

 leaves, and conspicuous for superior culture; and Erylhrina Crista- 

 galli, with larjicr flowers and of a deeper hue than is commonly seen 

 in specimens grown in even an unrestricted soil. Climbing plants 

 comprised the charming Gompholobium polymorphum, most suc- 

 cessfully managed by Mr. Barnes, gardener to G. W. Norman, Esq. 

 The stems of this subject were much stronger, and the flowers finer 

 and more liberally produced, than is ordinarily the case. Manettia 

 cordifolia, fastened to a large globular trellis, was again shown by 

 Mr. Butcher, in great perfection. A very tall plant of M. coccinea, 



