342 THE GARDENERS' 
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burn sent, among other things, the white flowered 
variety of Swainsonia galegifolia ; a splendid Tropseolum 
tricolorum ; a good Stephanotis floribunda, but insuf- 
ficiently in bloom, and a large Indigofera australis. 
There were several collections of 6 STOVE AND GREEN- 
House Prants. Mr. Kaye, gr. to B. D. Colvine, 
., of Norwood, ibuted Epiphyll Jenki i, 
hardly enough advanced in bloom ; a small Erica Mac- 
nabiana ; a large Pimelea decussata 5 a well-managed 
Selago Gillii, and Azalea variegata, in fine condition. 
Mr. Clark, gardener to W. Block, Esq., Muswell Hill, 
sent a small bushy plant of Ixora crocata, with up- 
wards of 30 heads of bloom ; and from Mr. Chalmers, 
r. to A. Janson, Esq. Walthamstow, were Pime- 
lea linifolia, 3 feet in height and as much in diameter, 
a mass of bloom; a large Epacris grandiflora, and a 
good Polygala oppositifolia. Finally, Mr. Malyon, gr. 
to T. Brand Esq., Blackheath, sent Erica quadri- 
flora, with every little branchlet producing a cluster of 
4 round delicate pink flowers, together with good plants 
of Vinea rosea alba and Epacris grandiflora. 
The display of Oncmrps was below the average. For 15 
plants, the gold medal;was awarded to Messrs. Rollisson, 
of Tooting. In this group we noticed a serambling plant 
of Aerides crispum ; two species of Epidendrum; the 
curious rather than beautiful green-flowered Myanthus 
cernuus; three species of Maxillaria ; the handsome 
Dendrobium ehrysanthum; two Brassias, Coelogyne un- 
dulata and testacea, and the beautiful Phaius bicolor, 
together with the red-flowered Broughtonia sanguinea; 
Cirrhzea fuscolutea, with two pendent racemes of green 
flowers, more curious than ‘beautiful; the Mexican 
Trichopilia tortilis; Calanthe veratrifolia, and some 
others. Another group of 15 plants came from Mr. 
Plant, gr. to J. H. Schroder, Esq., of Stratford. It 
contained, among others, the well-known Brassia 
maculata, the rare and delicate  white-flowered 
Phaleenopsis amabilis; and a good Myanthus cernuus. 
For collections of 12 species Mr. Green obtained the 
first prize ; and the next group in point of merit came 
from Mr. Hunt. The latter contained a fine plant of 
the Indian Phaius Walliehii. Mr. Rae, gr. to J. 
Blandy, Esq., Reading, sent a good group, for which no 
reward appeared to have been assigned ; among other 
things it comprised a small plant of the very handsome 
Dendrobium Devonianum; a good Cattleya Skinneri, 
with six spikes of purple blossoms ; the best variety of 
Oncidium ampliatum ; and Vanda Roxburghi, with 
pale brown-veined petals and violet lip. Mr. Don, gr. 
to F. G. Cox, Esq., of Stockwell, sent among others a 
fine plant of Brassia Lanceana, with dense drooping 
racemes of buff blossoms, of no great beauty ; Stan- 
hopea eburnea; Cyrtochilum maculatum ; and Mr. 
Gibson's variety of Cymbidium lancifolium.—Of Single 
Speeimens, Mr. Vernon, gr. to Earl Cornwallis, sent 
Cattleya Mossiee ; and as a new plant, Mr. Wood, of 
Longleat, produced a Cyrtochilum. 
Collections of Care Hearns were numerous ; but 
among them there was nothing very striking or nove 
—Mr. Barnes obtained the first prize for 15 plants ; Mr. 
Hunt was second, and another group equal in point of 
merit was produced by Mr. W. P. Ayres. In a group 
from Mr. May, was a pretty plant of fastigiata lutescens. 
—In collections of 12, the first prize was awarded to 
Messrs. Fairbairn, who produced, among others, 
jasminoides, a fine i alba, an leefl 
having numerous heads of flowers, the violet tinge of 
whose refiexed petals contrast well with the red waxy 
looking tubes. The next group was contributed by 
Messrs. Fraser. It contained a lovely propendens 
ventricosa breviflora, clad to the pot with foliage and 
flowers, and a pretty daphnoides.—Messrs. Rollisson 
sent denticulata moschata loaded with small white and 
yellow flowers.—Mr. Pamplin, a fine spuria, a mass of 
blossoms, and Mr. Dawson, of Brixton-hill, hybrida 
and Linnzeoides in the most robust health_—Mr. Pawley 
also sent, among others, a good sulphurea, and a large 
hybrida, Several groups of 6 plants were produced ; 
but among them we did not observe anything remarkable. 
Of SxEpLiNGs, Messrs. Henderson sent vestita eximia, 
with dense rosy pink heads of bloom ; and Mr. Pamp- 
lin, a variety, with white flowers, something in the way 
of perspicua. 
The Roses in pots, though limited as to quantity, 
formed by no means the least attractive feature of the 
Show, the foliage being clean and healthy, and many 
of the plants producing from 8 to 12 full-blown Roses. 
In the Nurseryman’s Class, the best collection was 
from Messrs. Lane and Son, Great Berkhampstead. 
Tn it we remarked, in addition to the sorts given 
in our last report, Miellez, Barbot, Psyche, Reine 
Victoria, Proserpine, Anteros, and Princesse de 
Lambaile. — A second group from Messrs. Paul 
and Sons, of Cheshunt, contained Armosa, Paul 
Joseph, General Allard, and Persian Yellow.—Mr. 
Dobson, foreman to Mr. E. Beck, of Isleworth, sent 
Prudence, Reeser, Comte d'Eu, and Le Grenadier ; 
and Mr. Francis, of Hertford, Triumphans, Marjolin, 
Eugene Beauharnais, and Lady Fordwich. Mr. Slowe, 
gr. to W. R. Baker, Esq., sent a collection, in capital 
condition, containing Celestial multiflora, with nine 
blooms ; Archduke Charles, with eight blooms; Alcine, 
with nine fully expanded blooms ; and a fine Cramoisie 
superieure. Other groups came from Mr. Kaye, of Nor- 
wood ; and Mr. Don, of Stockwell. 
Of AZALEAS, we remarked in Messrs. Frazer's group 
a beautiful small Gledstanesii, with flowers prettily 
in the group by Mr. Allnutt, of Clapham, phoonicea, 
large plants of indica alba, and variegata, the latter 
hardly sufficiently advanced in bloom, Another group 
from Mr. Green, contained nothing different from what 
was formerly shown; and the same may be said of a 
collection of tall Cacti, from the same exhibitor. 
Cut bunches of Seedling Azaleas were shown by Mr. 
Waterer, of Bagshot ; and two Seedling Rhododendrons, 
from the same place, named delicatum and erectum, 
were produced by Mr. Standish. 
Of Stvete Specimens of fine cultivation: Mr. Clark 
sent a splendid Pimelea decussata, quite a mass of 
bloom, Mr. Barnes, a beautiful Aphelexis humilis, 
about 2 feet in diameter, and 2} in height. Messrs. 
Lucombe, Pince, and Co., a pyramidal Eriostemon bux- 
ifolium, about 7 feet in height ; and a tolerably good 
Acrophyllum venosum. Messrs. Henderson, of Pine- 
apple-place, produced Hydrangea japonica, in fine 
condition ; as was also their Armeria cephalotes ; 
and another Hydrangea japonica, with pink and 
white flowers, was shown by Mr. Joynes, of Totte- 
ridge. From Mr. Kaye, of Norwood, were four admir- 
ably grown plants of different species of Achimenes, 
Mr. Pamplin sent a capital Epacris grandiflora; and the 
beautiful Thunbergia chrysops was shown, in fine con- 
dition, by Mr. Gaines, of Battersea. Mr. W. P. Ayres 
produced a small plant of the best variety of Aphelexis 
spectabilis, and a capital Erica ventricosa coccinea 
minor came from the nursery of Messrs. Fairbairn, of 
Clapham. 
Of novelty there was little. Mr. Barnes sent Choro- 
zema ericoides, and Gompholobium Hugelii ; the latter 
was also produced by Messrs. Lucombe and Pince, who 
likewise sent another species in the way of G. polymor- 
phum; and a rutaceous plant named Erythrochiton 
braziliensis, with large white flowers half enveloped in a 
sheathing buff-coloured calyx. From Messrs. Rollisson’s 
were Theophrasta Jussizei, a well known plant; Mr. Hench- 
man, a small Kennedya ; and Lyperia pinnatifida and 
Franeiscea acuminata, both well known plants, were 
shown by Mr. Dods, Sir. G. Warrender's gardener. 
Of plants remarkable for the beauty of their foliage, 
Mr. Robertson, gr. to Mrs. Lawrence, sent Pavetta 
Borboniea, a noble’ looking plant with prettily mottled 
leaves, having large red midribs ; Messrs. Lucombe 
and Pince the curious little Cephalotus follicularis, and 
the singular Nepenthes-like Sarracenia Drummondi, 
and Sisyrinchium cyaneum and Libertia azurea were 
exhibited by Messrs. Henderson, of Pine-apple-pl 
—Mr. Wood, of Norwood, also sent a collection of 
variegated plants, among which we remarked Rubus 
saxatilis, Hedera Helix, Viburnum Tinus, Castanea 
vesca, Euonymus japonicus, Syringa vulgaris, a varie- 
gated Strawberry, and several interesting little Alpines. 
Among other objects of an interesting but not showy 
kind may be tioned several collecti of British 
plants, especially from the Chelsea Botanie Garden and 
Kew, and collections of British Ferns were shown by 
Mr. Smith, gr. to J. Anderson, Esq., of Regent's Park, 
by Mr. Taylor, gr. to J. Costar, Esq., and by Mr. 
Fletcher, gr. to J. F. Young, Esq., of Kennington. 
The Petarconrums formed an, attractive portion of 
the exhibition. For 12 new and distinct varieties grown 
in 8in. pots, the Ist prize was awarded to Mr. Cock, 
who exhibited Erectum, Cora, Mare Antony, Rosy 
Circle, Milo, Emma, Sir R. Peel, Mustee, Sultana, 
Hector, Shield of Achilles, and Rosetta. — M: 
Staines received the second prize for Erectum, Nestor, 
Staines’s Adonis, Rosalie, Sunbeam, Duke of Wel- 
lington, Sir R. Peel, Duke of Cornwall, Ackbar, Sylph, 
Aurora,and Marchioness of Lothian.—In the same class, 
for Nurserymen, the 1st prize was awarded to Mr. Dob- 
son, foreman to Mr. Beck, who showed the following : 
Bellona, Isabella, Aurora, Desdemona, Rosy Circle, 
Zenobia, Hindoo, Arabella, Hebe’s Lip, Resplendent, 
Mustee, and Favourite.—Mr. Catleugh received the 
second prize for Free Briton, Rosetta, Milo, Duchess 
of Sutherland, Orion, Grand Monarch, Hebe, Mary, 
Magog, Madeline, Luna, Symmetry.—Third prize, Mr. 
Gaines, for Nosegay, Augusta, Cotherstone, Gaines’s 
Prinee Albert, Lady Prudhoe, Don Juan, Excelsa, 
Alba superb, Cossack, Pilot, and Imperialis.—Fourth 
rize, Mr. Smith, of Battersea, for Hebe, Vanguard, 
Sylph, Madeline, Duke of Cornwall, Lady Sale, 
Fair Maid of Devon, Queen of Beauties, Cleo- 
patra, Coronation, Leona, and Queen of Fairies. — 
For 12 distinct varieties grown in 11-inch pots, the 
only exhibitor in the Amateurs’ Class was Mr. Parker, 
gr. to J. Oughton, Esq., who exhibited the following 
finely-grown specimens: Superba, Comte de Paris, 
Unit, Duke of Cornwall, Erectum, Queen of Beauties, 
Caroline, Madeline, Hebe, Nymph, Priory Queen, and 
Gipsey. In the same class, for Nurserymen, 
Gaines had no opponent; Lady Isabelle Douglas, 
Nymph, Rising Sun, Una, Erectum, Victory, Matilda, 
Lady Sale, Vanguard, Coronation; Albina, and Sylph.— 
For collections of 8 distinct varieties, in 8-inch pots, by 
private growers not competing in the other classes, the 
first prize was taken by Mr. Coysh, gr. to R. Hudson, 
Esq., for Hebe, Erectum, Unit, Madeline, Alice Gray, 
Comte de Paris, Evening Star, and Lady Sale.—A third 
prize was given to Mr. Miller, gr. to R. Moseley, Esq., 
Susanna, Marchioness of Lothian, Duke of Cornwall, 
Cleopatra, Enchantress, Mulberry, Duchess of Suther- 
land, and Erectum.—For Calceolarias in 6 distinct 
varieties grown in 11-inch pots, Mr. Garrod, gr. to 
R. B. Forman, received the first prize for Surprise, 
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marked with pink; and fulgens, a very bright red 
variety. Among Mr. Barnes's plants, lateritia, Her- 
bertiana, variegata, and macrantha purpurea; and 
Standishii, Sir R. Sale, Fruticosa elegans, Lady of the 
Lake, and Prince of Wales.—A second prize was 
awarded to Mr. Wren, gr. to B. Neville, Esq., for An- 
dromache, Anne, William Paine, Standishii, Sir R. Sale» 
and Artilleryman ; and a third prize was given to Mr. 
Lewis, gr. to — Hard, Esq., for Magnet, Artilleryman, 
Defiance, Target, Lady Constable, and Corymbiflora.— 
It will be seen that the first prize was withheld in the 
Amateurs’ Class. Mr. Gaines was the only exhibitor 
as a nurseryman ; his plants were well grown, and 
finely bloomed. 'Gaines's Ada, Madeline, Duchess of 
Beaufort, Prince Alfred, Alpha, and Enchantress.— For 
Cinerarias, in collections of 4 distinct varieties, the 
1st prize, a Silver Medal, was awarded to Mr. Kaye, gr. 
to B. D. Colvin, Esq.; and the Bronze Medal to Mr. 
Gaines for a similar collection, Of Fuchsias, Mr. 
Kendall sent Queen Victoria, Erecta elegans, Cas- 
sandra, Sappho, Lady Sale, and Miss Prettyman. Mr. 
Robinson, Goldfinch, Hope, Vesta, Magnet, Unique, 
and Iveryana; and Mr. Gaines, Favourite, Clara, 
Princess; Mary, Duchess of Sutherland, Unique, 
and Queen of Bourbons. — Several stands of 
Pansies were exhibited in fine condition.—Mr. Turner, 
of Chalvey, obtained the first prize for Diamond, 
Azurea grandiflora, Jehu, Hamlet, Hero of Bucks, 
Regulator, Tom Pinch, Juno, Mary Jane, Arethuse, 
Exquisite, Dido, Purple Perfection, Perseus, Star, 
Isabella, Titus, Victory, Nymph, Uterpe, Optimus, 
Daughter of St. Mark, Duke of York, King’s Seed- 
ling, and Pizarro. The second prize was awarded to 
Mr. Bragg, and the third to Mr, Thomson, of Iver. 
—Among seedling Pelargoni of 1845, speci of 
which were exhibited, prizes were awarded to Mr. 
Beck, for Hebe’s Lip, Competitor, and Patrician, and 
to Mr. Hoyle for Mount Etna. These specimens we 
have recently noticed ; there were many seedlings of 
the present season, but there did not appear to be 
any of great merit. The following were selected 
by the judges, as worthy another trial. Queen of Tyre, 
Flora’s Flag, and Lord Stanley, from Mr. Hoyle ; Vul- 
gais, Mr. Miller; and Compactum, from Mr. Beck. 
The Seedling Calceolarias were very ; those 
exhibited by Mr. Kinghorn were very fine, novel, and 
distinct in marking, and fine specimens of form. Em- 
peror Oscar and Masterpiece, from Mr. Kinghorn, re- 
ceived prizes; these specimens are of a rich bright 
brown, with minute spots of the yellow ground, visible 
upon the surface; and from Mr. Gaines were selected 
Auro-maculata, Lord Hardinge, and Lady Smith, three 
flowers of great merit. A Seedling Fuchsia from 
Messrs. Lueombe and Pince, named Corallina, to which 
a third Silver Medal was awarded, is a very large and 
highly coloured variety, tube and sepals of a bright 
rosy scarlet, with a deep purple corolla; the colours 
are very brilliant, the sepals are rather long, but. the 
flower contrasted with the foliage is very brilliant. 
Lord Hill, a large and stout specimen, from Mr. Gaines; 
and Delicata, from Messrs. Fairbairn, were selected by 
the judges for reward. A Pansy, from Mr. Thomp- 
son, of Iver, named Satirist, received a Certificate ; 
this flower is well shaped, flat, and of good substance, 
and quite novel in colour : the shield or ground colour, 
which is generally white or yellow, is of a warm brown, 
and the eye, top petals and broad margin round the 
lower ones, are of a deeper bronzy brown. A Seedling 
Azalea, from Mr. Pawley, named Gledstanesii formosa; 
received the Bronze Medal; it is a very pretty flower, 
white slightly striped with rose. 
‘LIPS were exhibited by Mr. Wilson, of Ashwell 
Thorpe, Norfolk, to whom the second Silver Medal was 
awarded, and by Mr. Norman, of Woolwich, who re- 
ceived the third Silver Medal.—From Mr. Smith, of 
Hornsey, there was a neat tray of Verbenas, containing, 
some of his new varieties—Mr. Smith, of Dalston, ex- 
hibited (not for competition) several of his Fuchsias, 
among which Queen Victoria, Eximia, and Beauty of 
Dalston appeared the most conspicuous. — We also 
noticed from Mr. Gaines, a pretty little fancy Pelar- 
gonium named Anais, bright and lively in appearance, 
and marked on the top and bottom petals with bright 
rose. From the same source a fine specimen of à 
Caleeolaria (Marquis of Bute). 
ROYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL 
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May 21.— This, the second show for the season, was: 
held in the Surrey Zoological Gardens. A large num- | 
ber of well-grown plants was brought together, and 
ma; idered am 
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As most of the 
least 23 feet in length, quite straight and well E 
That portion of the Exhibition more immediately $^ 
provinee of the Florist was well supplied, and 
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