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CHRONICLE. 
[May 16, 
seen them in former years ; we must, however, except 
a single specimen from the garden of Sir George 
Staunton, of Cyrtopodium punctatum, which was pro- 
bably the largest and finest plant of the kind ever 
exhibited. It could hardly have been less than 7 feet 
in height, and quite as much in diameter, the large 
spreading Palm-like branches hedged in by a cireumval- 
lation of blossoms, wbich appeared in the highest 
colours and in quantities innumerable. This noble 
plant, equalling in beauty and luxuriance the native 
Specimens, was an object of general admiration, and 
reflected the highest credit on Mr. Scott, Sir George 
Staunton’s gardener. It was rewarded by a Gold 
Banksian Medal, the largest prize ever given for a 
Single plant. For rare Orchids, a large Silver Medal 
was awarded to Mr. Hammond, gr. to the Rev. J. 
Clowes, of Broughton Hall, near Manchester, for Onci- 
dium phymatochilum, and a Silver Knightian to Messrs. 
Veitch and Son, of Exeter, for a new species of Sacco- 
labium. Three collections of 20 species were exhibited, 
and on this occasion the large Gold Medal was awarded 
Mrs. Lawrence, of Ealing 
In this group we remarked a fine Saccolabium 
guttatum, with 9 pendent racemes of purple blossoms ; 
the well-k Stank lif ; the curious 
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Cyenoches i ; a large L cupreum, 
with buff blossoms having, a dark spot in the centre ; 
D. macrophyllum, producing one strong flower spike ; 
the gracefully drooping Oneidium divaricatum ; and a 
large and fine Dendrobium fimbriatum ; together 
with the curious brown-streaked Vanda cristata, and 
a good plant of the rare Barkeria spectabilis. In 
the same group were also a tall Oncidium luridum, 
with 6 fine spikes of dingy flowers ; a splendid Dendro- 
bium densiflorum, having 11 large drooping clusters of 
yellow blossoms ; Oncidium ampliatum, with 3 spikes 
of yellow flowers ; the pretty Saccolabium preemorsum, 
and the handsome Aerides affine ; Dendrobium secun- 
dum and two plants of D. aggregatum. The next group 
in point of merit was contributed by Mr. Mylam, gr. to 
S. Rucker, Esq., of Wandsworth. In this were Onci- 
dium pulchellum,with 5 spikes of delicate pink flowers ; 
Lycaste tyrianthina, having 2 flowers something like 
those of Maxillaria Harrisonize ; the beautiful Saccola- 
bium przemorsum, with 6 spikes of purple blossoms ; a 
large and fine Acanthophippium bicolor ;. the rare 
Chysis bractescens, in lovely condition, and a most 
beautiful Cypripedium barbatum. In the same group 
were, moreover, a large Dendrobium fimbriatum, in 
fine bloom; Epidendrum cochleatum, with 5 flower 
spikes ; a splendid Oncidium, with 14 spikes of blos- 
soms; Lycaste Deppei, producing upwards of 50 flowers; 
a splendid Saccolabium guttatum, with 8 drooping ra- 
cémes of purple blossoms ; the sweet-smelling Lycaste 
aromatica, together with Dendrobium densiflorum, with 
5 spikes, 3 of which were scarcely in bloom; D. mos- 
chatum, and a tall Oncidium roseum. The third group 
was produced by Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting ; it con- 
tained among other things a fine Phaius bicolor, the 
rare Burlingtonia rigida, the pretty red-flowered Brough- 
tonia sanguinea ; Myanthus cernuus, with spotted green 
blossoms; a small specimen of the showy Cattleya Mos- 
sie, and a good assia maculata, together with the 
curious Bifrenaria inodora, with Lyeaste-like flowers ; 
the larger variety of Oncidium ampliatum, the duil 
yellow-flowered Brassia Lawrenceana, and an Acantho- 
phippium bicolor. From the same collection were also 
Rodriguesia planifolia, with drooping spikes of pale 
green blossoms, the rose coloured variety of Epidendrum 
microchilum, E. variegatum, and a pretty Oncidium 
divaricatum. Collections of 12 were numerous. That 
which gained the first was from the garden of C. B. 
Warner, Esq., of Hoddesdon. It contained a small speci 
men of the beautiful Dendrobium nobile, Epidendrum 
erassifoiium, Camarotis purpurea, a fine Calanthe vera- 
trifolia, with 6 spikes of snow-white flowers, Oncidium 
, with six spikes of yellow blossoms ; a good 
D. pulehellum ; a beautiful Cattleya intermedia, with 
three flowering spikes ; and two species of Epidendrum. 
Other collections of 12 came from Messrs. Veitch, of 
Exeter; from Mr. Plant, gr. to J. H. Schroder, Esq. ; 
and from Mr. Hunt. Among these we remarked the 
rare white-flowered Phaleenopsis amabilis ; a fine Ca- 
lanthe veratrifolia, with 10 flower-spikes; the showy 
Cattleya Skinneri ; Dendrobium densiflorum, with six 
gracefully drooping racemes of yellow blossoms ; a fine 
plant of Maxillaria Harrisoniæ ; a beautifully coloured 
Oncidium divaricatum, in fine condition ; the charming 
Aerides crispum ; a large Dendrobium ecaiceolaria ; a 
good Cypripedium barbatum; and a fine Oncidium 
ampliatum majus, with eight flowering spikes, Groups 
of six plants were produced by Mr. Eyles, gr. to Sir G. 
Larpent, Roehampton ; and by Mr. Green, gr. to Sir 
E. Antrobus, Bart. ln the former set were Vanda 
Roxburghii ezerulea, with spotted-green petals and light 
blue Jip ; a good Oncidiam luridum; the singular Cory- 
anthes macrantha, with large chocolate-spotted blos- 
soms, and a capital Oneidium altissimum. Mr. Green 
had a fine Cymbidium aloifoliam, with seven long 
drooping spikes of brown aud buff flowers ; an excel- 
lent plant of the Indian Phaius Wallichii, with 10 
flower-spikes ; Calanthe veratrifolia, having five spikes 
of white flowers ; and & pretty Gongora atropurpurea. 
Finally, a specimen of the green-veined Chlorzea vires- 
cens, one of those beautiful terrestrial Orchids inha- 
biting the subalpine pastures of the Cordilleras of Chili, 
was exbibited by Mr. Cameron, of the Birmingham 
Botanie Garden ; and the larger variety of Oncidium 
ampliatum, by Mr. Dobson, gr. to Mr. Beck. 
Collections of AzaLeas were numerous, and the plants, 
being large and finely in bloom, made a most brilliant 
display. From Mr. Green, whose group demandsour first 
attention, were exquisita, a very distinct variety, with 
delicate pink blossoms edged with white; J'enkinsoni, lilac; 
speciosissima, very fine; eximia, bright red; a fine plant 
of variegata; the yellow-flowered sinensis; Smith's 
coccinea, 6 feet in height, and a mass of blossom ; tri- 
umphans; a fine plant of lateritia, thickly clad with 
blossoms at the top ; a rather thin plant of alba multi- 
ora ; Georgiana, lilac ; and Conqueror, rosy pink.— 
Mr. Falconer, gr. to A. Paimer, Esq., of Cheam, had a 
collection scarcely less interesting ; it contained Raw- 
soni, Palmeriana, excellent plants of lateritia and varie 
gata, a large Gledstanesii; Theresa, small bright rose ; 
Agnesii, fine crimson; Emmeline, and a tall plant of 
Danielsiana.—Another group from Ealing Park con- 
tained fine specimens of coronata, splendens ; optima, 
a bright red variety ; Rawsoni, bluish purple ; varie- 
gata, rosea superba, fulgens, double red; speciosissima, 
very fine rosy pink; and a good Gledstanesii,—Of 
6 piants Mr. Barnes produced splendens, 2 feet in height 
and 4 feet in width ; a fine plant of Smith's coccinea ; 
a capital Jateritia ; sinensis, speciosissima, and purpurea 
superba.—Mr. Bruee sent beautiful plants of Gled- 
stanesii, lateritia, fulgens, single white, and double red. 
— From the Lea-bridge-road Nursery, Messrs. Fraser 
sent phcenicea; fulgens, a very bright blossomed sort; 
triamphans, rosy pink ; Fielder’s white ; purpurea su- 
a, bluish purple ; and sinensis, —Another group, con- 
aining small plants came from Mr. Smith, of Norbiton. 
Collections of Care HEATHS were very numerous, and 
presented a fine display ; but there was a want of diver- 
sity among them, the various groups containing nearly 
the same species. In Mr. Hunt’s collection we re- 
marked a pretty odore rosse; the little pink-blossomed 
ovata; the lilac-fl 1 suaveolens ; Sprengelii, a 
variety something in the way of Hartnelli ; a large plant 
of one of the numerous varieties of ampullacea ; 
beautiful little depressa ; Hartnelli, 4 feet in height and 
about the same in diameter; and an equally large spe- 
cimen of gemmifera. In the same group was also a 
pretty little plant of elegans ; Westphalingia, orna- 
mented with numerous bright rosy tubes, and a lovely 
little aristata major. In the collection from Ealing- 
park, were vasiflora, a small pink-flowered sort; ge- 
lida, with greenish-white blossoms ; the lovely pink- 
flowered propendens ; trossula, a beautiful variety, with 
small white flowers ; several varieties of ventricosa ; 
a good plant of splendens ; and a beautiful purpurea, 
with drooping yellow flowers.—Mr. "Taylor, gr. to 
Costar, Esq., of Streatham, sent, among others, 
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the neat  white-blossomed nigricans, grandinosa, 
covered with little hail-like blossoms;  Bergiana, 
loaded with little pink bells, and Macnabiana, 
a good and rather scarce variety. In the excellent 
group contributed by Messrs. Fairbairn, of Clapham, 
we remarked dilecta, a sort something in the way of 
mundula ; the pretty little yellow-blossomed denticulata 
moschata ; the beautiful vestita rosea ; Wilsoni, a good 
and scarce variety ; the bright rosy-blossomed metule- 
flora and Beaumontia, the latter densely covered with 
small lilac bell-shaped flowers. From the Tooting 
nursery, Mes: llisson sent the curious Halicacaba, 
füvoides purpurea ; nivea ; a fine grandiflora ; a pretty 
variety of jasminiflora, and a beautiful fimbriata. 
In the group of twelve Heaths contributed by Mr. 
lay, of Bromley, were some remarkable plants, espe- 
cially Hibbertiana, in fine condition ; the larger variety 
of aristata major ; the pretty white-flowered mirabilis ; 
fastigiata bractescens, in capital order, and a pretty 
depressa. A second collection eame from Mr. Green, 
and a third from Mr. Plambly, gardener to. J. Dims- 
dale, Esq.; the latter group contained a large trans- 
lueens mueronata, with small lilae flowers; vestita. 
fulgida, a bright red-flowered variety ; florida campa- 
nulata, and a good hybrida. Mr. Ayres contributed 
rubra-ealyx, in fine condition 5 a small ventricosa tenui- 
folia ; the pretty dentieulata moschata, covered with 
yellow flowers, and a lovely propendens. In the Nur- 
serymen's Class the best group was exhibited by Messrs. 
Fraser, of Lea-bridge, and contained fine plants of mun- 
dula, intermedia, and Hartnelli, the latter hardly suf- 
ficiently in bloom. Other exhibitors in this class were 
Messrs, Veitch, Epps, and Pamplin ; but in these groups 
we did not observe anything different from what we 
have already detailed, except a curious and very scarce 
variety among Messrs. Veiteh's plants, named Pezza, 
producing numerous small round white waxy-looking 
blossoms. Collections of six species were numerous, 
and severalfine plants were shown as single specimens. 
Of the Jatter may be mentioned a yery large plant of 
E. vestita coccinea, in fine condition, from Mr. May ; 
propendens 4 fee; in height, and about the same in 
diameter, from Messrs. Fraser; and another equally 
large plant of the same species, from Mr. Pamplin. 
Messrs. Fairbairn, of Clapham, sent, moreover, a large 
vestita coccinea, and a lovely small specimen of ventri- 
cosa coccinea minor. 
The Rosesin pots, although not so fine nor so nu- 
merous as we have seen them, attracted much attention. 
Among amateurs, Mr. Slowe was}the only competitor., 
In this group of T'ea-scented there were, Hymene 
white ; Safrano, yellow; Bougére, rose ; Triomphe de 
Luxembourg, large buff ; Devoniensis, creamy white ; 
and Caroline, Of Bourbons, Bouquet de Flore, deep 
carmine. Of Chinas, Napoleon, large blush ; Mrs. 
Bosanquet, pale flesh ; Triomphante, crimson; and 
Paris. In the Nurserymen's Class, Messrs. Paul and 
Sons, of Cheshunt, produced the best collection. Among 
them there were, of Hybrid Perpetuals, Clementine 
Duval, bright rose ; Louis Bonaparte, rosy crimson 3 
Lane, large deep rose ; Aubernon, erimson ; Madame 
Laffay, rosy crimson; Mrs. Elliott, lilac; Pauline 
Piantier; Antinous, purplish crimson; and Great 
Western. Of Tea-scented, Nina, Clara Sylvain, and 
Taglioni. Of Bourbons, Souvenir de la Malmaison, 
pale flesh; Bouquet de Flore, deep carmine; an 
Madame Nerard, delicate blush.—A second collection 
came from Messrs. Lane and Son, of Great Berkbamp- 
stead. It contained 4/ba—Blanehefleur, white, with 
blush centre. Hybrid Perpetual—Aubernon, pale 
erimson ; Comte de Paris, pale blush ; Madame Emma 
Dampierre, purplish red; Madame Laffay, crimson 3 
Marquis of Ailsa, crimson; Mrs. Elliott, pale lilac 
pink ; William Jesse, crimson tinged with lilac ; Grand 
Capitaine, velvety, fiery crimson; Due de Chartres, 
shaded carmine. Tea—Adam, glossy blush with 
salmon centre ; Barbot, reddish rose with yellow centre ; 
Hamon, blush, shaded with crimson ; Mimi, rich cream ; 
Moiré, pale yellow ; Nisida, shaded buff ; Triomphe de 
laGuillotiére, fawn ; Triomphe de Luxembourg, buff and 
rose.— Mr. Francis, of Heriford, contributed among 
others, of T'ea scented, Bougére, Melville, Safrano, 
Goubault, Caroline, Nina, and Mansais. Of Hybrid 
Perpetuals there were, Fulgorie, Duchess of Suther- 
land, William Jesse, Rivers, and Madame Laffay. Of 
Chinas — Clara Sylvain, Comte de Paris, and 
Gardenia. In addition to these the group contained 
Bourbon Queen, and Ponetué nouvelle, moss. Mr, 
Dobson, gr. to Mr. Beek, of Islewortb, contributed of 
Bourbons — Mrs. Bosanquet, Souvenir de la Malmaison, 
large, pale flesh ; Queen, beautiful fawn-coloured. 
Perpetials—William Jesse, crimson, tinged with 
lilac; La Reine, glossy rose ; Louis Bonaparte, rosy 
crimson ;, Madame Laffay, crimson ; Princesse Hélène, 
deep purplish red ; Comte de Paris, crimson, tinged 
with lilac. Of Teas—Comte de Paris, pale blush. 
Goubault, bright rose ; Hardy, pale flesh, rosy centre 5 
Taglioni ; Belle Allemande. Of Chinas — Victoire 
d'Aumay, Henry V., and Fabvier; and of Hybrid 
China—General Allard, a rosy red, distinct and. fine 
sort. A small group of Roses in pots was moreover 
produced from the garden of A. Rowland, Esq., of 
Lewisham, In this, we remarked Harrisonii, Rubens, 
Persian yellow, Rival de Posthume, and Marshal Villiers. 
Of Single Specimens, only one plant was sent, aud that 
was Elise Sauvage, from Mr. Slowe. It was a fine 
plant, producing nine expanded pale yellow blossoms, 
with orange centres, which, united with a clean healthy 
foliage, rendered it an object of considerable attraction. 
Collections of Cacrr, in fine condition, were sent by 
Mr. Green, and by Mr. Robertson. Mr. Green’s plants 
were Epiphyllum speciosum, the larger and smaller 
varieties of E. Ackermanni, E. Russellianum, a grace- 
fully drooping variety with small purple flowers ; the 
larger E. speciosum, E. Jenkinsoni, and a splendid 
Cereus speciosissimus. The most remarkable plants 
in Mr. Robertson’s collection were Cereus speciosissimus, 
Epiphyllum L E. Acl i, and two of 
E. splendens. 
As SingLe Specimens of superior cultivation a con- 
siderable number of plants were exhibited. Mr. Green 
sent a very large double red Azalea, at least 6 feet in 
height, and nearly the same in diameter, a blaze of red 
blossoms. From Messrs, Frazer was Boronia serru- 
lata, displaying fi t, and the same 
may be said of a noble Helichrysum humile, from Mr. 
Bruce, of Tooting. A large Epacris grandiflora was 
produced from the nursery of Mr. Pamplin ; a famous 
Pimelea spectabilis was sent by Mr. Clarke ; and a no 
less remarkable plant of Crowea saligna, in the most 
robust health, from Mr. W. P. Ayres. Other plants 
were blue Leschenaultias, from Mr. Falconer, of Cheam, 
and Messrs. Veitch and Son; a Gesnera discolor, from 
Mr. Kenyon, gr. to H. Brown, of Hackney; an Epacris 
grandiflora, from Mr. Pamplin; two Polygalas, and a 
Pimelea decussata, from Mr. Hill, and finally a large 
and rather fine Hovea Celsi, from Mr. Balston, of Poole, 
Of Specimen Fuchsias, Messrs. Lane sent Mrs. Lane, 
and two nicely-grown plants were contributed by Mr. 
Kendall, of Stoke Newington. 
New Pants were neither numerous nor remarkable. 
Messrs, Veitch sent Eranthemum variabile, a plant with 
silvery-streaked leaves and purplish lilac flowers; Rhodo- 
stemma. gardenioides, with t ted dingy-looking 
blossoms ; and Mussænda frondosa, a long lost, but re- 
cently re-introduced plant, with yellow tubular blossoms 
and large white bracts. Mr. Robertson produced Hy- 
drolea spinosa, a blue-flowered plant, which is possibly 
better suited for planting out in a warm situation in 
the flower-garden than for pot culture; the little 
starry Dysophyl (Dysophyllum stellatum), was sent by 
Mr. Dodds, gr. to Sir G. Warrender, Bart. ; and An- 
therieum cxruleum, a  blue-flowered well-known 
plant, was produced by Mr. Cameron, of the Birming- 
ham Botanie Garden ; who also sent a species of Goodia. 
Mr. Dobson contributed the ugly little silvery-spotted 
Achimenes argyrostigma, Mr. Ayres, Crotalaria ver- 
rucosa. Mr. Luff, of Larkfield-lodge, Richmond, 
Chirita sinensis, My. Hoyle, of Guernsey, an Epiphyl- 
lum superbum ; and Mr. Fairbairn, a Polygala named 
Dalmaisiana. 
