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“ ht, so dense and bushy as tobe capable of concealing a bird’s 
im its centre, and bedecked with. oe aa ated blush- 
prone tiowers, tipped with purple, from omg Kson, of Kings- 
on; a pale iety of E. yventricosa, four em and neat 
sepals and petals mottled with brown, and the lip pink. These 
gentlemen sent, in addition, Maxillaria Mateegons with long ra. 
cemes of showy orange flowers, and a bro labellu: um; Phaius 
ady noti: ¢, an inter 
it. The specimen was in a pot, and the surface of the soil w: 
covered with moss. Besleria pulchella, an ornamental old tore 
herbaceous plant, was shown by Mr. Barnes and Mr. Butcher. 
r a 
as remarkable as the last, from the sam a P ui 
with curious dark-green a o0pg blooms, and conspicuous et soikes if of al ecn ges which ged. very regu. 
the’size an@ bealth of the » from Mr. Brace, gr. t a plant o! larly on the rachis, and without being individually bea 
Miller, =, Mitcham ; oe 3 alia, son E. _ampallacea, fom Eating. ‘The’ po oly f the spetien ob have, © a pleasing effect. A stand 
the nursery of Messrs. be, Pince,. and Co., Exeter, which | length of tim: bogs nator env ed fully obvi ag by th csonia pennatyepaie: made a considerable 2, Was 
for the spreading ee a th the plants, and the abundance as | tions. A noble plant of G. maxima, having "ahitis with | from Mr. Redding, gr. to } sig ar me seedling Verbe- 
‘well as loveliness of the flowers, deserve the highest Sonim a tinge of hae in the throat, fas ran duppied by Mr Nowe, S nas, exhibiting every variety of scarlet, pink, and lilac tints, 
Bhotiaen one collection, 0: of which shabbimess and scantinessof bi caraag Ealing. The cane exhibitor brought a specimen of G. sity in the shape of the flower-head: - 
‘were the chief characteristics, ali the Heaths present were dist ing immense deep blue blossoms, in an extremely teautifal person of whose name we have tak ote. Mr. Green’ 
ew ome 
shed for goon cuiture, which awehasute compactness of 
wth, yerdure uf foliage, with size, colour, and profusion of 
dwers. Tet ties cane of 3 Tany of the larger plants, the soif was i 
elebaied Goer ox thas tnt nes in the middie of the pot ; though it kins, Esq., agar gy 2 nla hes finer. 
uid be. remarked this was not effec’ : sae coree Ne or in ers pion as i 2B ting 
a ed eee deeper are body of these eaepned, Ms RR s maby This probably arose from the varieties selected for exhibition ; 
ie employed, too, hi iously ‘ but, im jus' ‘0 Mr. Cock, we st not i de 
. Fachsi aco mew hy- more from its peculiar colour than any other superiority, as Eliza 
brids,; were & aoat cr Be or eae setactt m: FP. fulg superb, Orange oven, ematus superbum, and J (a 
was shown in sev states; those of extreme exuberance ling of Mr. Cock’s) were equally well grown S 
with a stuntedness of growth and yellow plants, though rather small, were well bl ; the col. 
nm of foliage, being by no means so interest as the interme- lections from eurs contained plants of vigorous growth, but 
dias nidition, in whith healthy leaves and a great quantity of exhibiting a great deficiency of Bowers. Mr. G received 
fuily-developed flowers were o ie; FP. corym! ra, with he first prize in the nurserymen’s class; his pl had th 
its tall stems, oblong leayes, and loi rymbs ge. th and equality of size over Mr. Catleugh’s, 
of bright crimson ers, had a very stately aspect, and seems but splendidum and Alex na, in the latter collection, were 
better suited for conservatories than for small greenhouses; Mr. t. Among the large specimens, Mr *s plants 
lamt of it im his coll FP 08 a ate gge ig ere ase: of y~ ; po 
3 leaves, com 
be <a § re a _—_ hy ant profusion of blossoms, admirably grown, but as a collection, it was rendered imperfect 
which have crimson reflexed sepals eae Soe Mr ye nd a ion of its flowers in 
both i flowers it is one e iow culti- 
pe rey aes ag vnaath te i Mr . longi ge, and co with an equal head of mae . as portion of 
Isleworth. Fuchsia Towardii, sent by Mr. Standish, of Bagshot, | exhibited, the tent pee ated to the seedling Pelar; jums was crowded 
vi tio! € 
ees manifest. These were from the collection of Mrs. 
Lawren 
having th and hout brilliant Ealing Park, and included Hedychium coronarium. novelties an d inrprove its in 
hae. A gar m and new so ‘cently post Bie and crowned with yellowish-white and pac Ey n arieties exhibited were = 
ively called nigene ns, splendens, jamphans, came from Mr, Seok sweet-scented flowers ; a species * waliecwies with among t sof great beauty in form and F 
Kyle, gr. to R. Barclay, Esq., jr hres — last was ularly i i the most attractive were the ngs from E. Foster, Esq., of 
iS partic 
fine, ke flowers being — large a and ad long, with sepals of an in- 
deseri 
ibable carmine tint; ‘y, of which it would be of rich and Laws colour, quite gona in appearance—two wi 
difficult to give a better einen is sho in the declara- selected for prizes, being considered fine examples.of form. A 
tion that it re ks F. falzens, usually t plant of the Rey. R. Garth’s beautiful seedling, the Queen of the 
Re lin 
Fairies, was exhibited; it appears to be a free- ee the trass 
ey large, but otherwise resembling which was expatiding its flowers being furnished with nine pips; 
these of F. fulgens. the last-named — the precision of the marking in upper isa pecu- 
was also a hybrid, allied to F. 8 ssa po go a agreatimprovement ie po. 
in 
othe: er to 
nichantress, 2 a bank and striking variety. There were other seed- 
of igre exhibited, showing a improvements are 
going a gewrnrna: this elegant cl of flow Strongly 
Read with the beauty of these Poe» mabe our_memory 
furnishing us with a list of very fine flowers that haye of late 
years been introduced, we cannot but feel that those selected for 
hav 
iy of * a m should 
discanaea. aitogethe r, and we trust we may bid gen to the 
with whitish sepals red A specimen of F. globosa, iharpe, Barnet ; Beauty of Ware patch = Babe Lady Murray, and others be could 
trained on a pilcieaaannas wie, cannot hi D i nag a antity of its delic mention, as quite unworthy "of appearing in a selection, being 
Furhstas were exhibited, but ey are Other seedling -Hi D 0 favourite a plant = ie: i tate a good Hooter, ad 
paiads : } e i i whose i i i i 
my nt 
practice of aybridization to the inter: a, bonghesr efforts of those sonnel thse Sad pation 
forms and co ours of F. excorticata, ly a, = 5 f improvement. "the judges Soe ala et ‘o this, ar oe ard their 
cylindracea, with the better sorts, by which = least os es to the best sorts if fair! y —— Ls reference 0 the 
novel would be obtained. Of the plants brought forward out santa re! ee kinds. e large te: noticed a col- 
ve pre-eminent claims on the notice of the cultivator, there i lect tion of 20 Pelar, nas fro! ag Catleugh, 0 ‘comping many 
of low evergreen shrubs, of which several examples will be pe! the recently iitodamed vari erties: noticed the 
mentioned. Lechenanltia formosa is probably the best illustra- ‘ymph, Witch, Medora, Arabella, “Daenna, Salles. Wonder, & . 
tion of this tribe ; and i jhown at the two former ae box of cut blooms of the ni rts looked bt bran 
exhibitions were fully eq f Mr. , M pre pirencted many sors A “collection of 
Green, and other deners, On the present occasion. Thereade’ varieties, Peat ou 
must imagine a depressed cone, two feet in height, wholly encom- aoa but 4 so sjadictously xhibited as ‘fo d destroy the of 
passing the pot,and composed of velvety-looking ppd bloss (a the ers; there d seedlings, but we fear their 
dotted here and there with a few green leaves, merits were fasact*cahy poy ‘thie circumstance above stated. 
faintest notion of uperlative beauty of t! Sean little g early in season, we did not anticipate so fine a display 
oj t excelled by anything wil the whole of Picotees ; the numbers collected round the stands showed the 
wiedge. Helichrysum pumiium, though a more interest they excited, and they merited all the encomiums passed 
growil it, with fewer flowers, is scarcely less worthy upon thi The extreme delicacy and distinctness e edging 
of esteem ; that sent . Green, gr. to Sir-E. Antrobus, Bart, in some of the light ed, xs ae © depth and richness in the 
had, however, lost most of its interest by the fading of the lively heavy-edged, formed a most pleasing variety ; and the Carnations, 
disk. Helichrysum prolif m t_moss- which were also extremely fine, shared with the Picotees the 
dsome crimson blossoms, was t, in miration of the visitors. Lina fine dome bg binge 
‘ erder, by Mr. Dawis, gr. to Sir S. Clarke, Barnet; the the aes monds and T. B ears 
en was about two feet in height, and nooner wa— nurserymen made re “admirable display. 
the 5 ranks among the most ornamental of greenhouse fro Hey Willme of Sunbury, Norman o and 
—_ ‘0 Roella peng aad = not eg a he unloranat ten- Dickson of Acre-lane, were in fine condition, and showed us some 
of its foliagetoa would be old favourites and laimants for patronage ; among others, 
awarded. br, May, gr (o8-Gaodhart a. farished a ah ecole 45 Eu . Miss Browning and PI Gidden’s 
ar tears ee ay RI Sy ag there was another in Susan and Miss Desborough; and those who are fond of yellow 
: n’s Stand ; Dutalthough the f the ee both were copious founds would be pleased with Willmer’s Goldfinch, from its cleat 
and of a lovely biue, ty ores shades, the leaves were not free and brilliant yellow. Wain’s Queen Victoria, exhibited in * 
from the inary i berula, from Mr. ose Picotee, and 0 
ith, > Norman's stand, ange 709 cane —— re 
. Butcher, merit distinction, as interesting green 
house dwarf ee which bloom with suc’ Spee igaiity as fre- 
quently to perish in consequence; their Sesto ae and white 
Cartwright’s Rainbow, Willmer’s Maria, Strong’s Linneas, Stone’s 
—s Maud’s Rowten, &c., were particularly deservin: Bae 
i The flowers were generally finely dressed, Ly Enon 
seen stands ©: 
four. feet high, in a bushy and free-tlowering state, from Mr. | which Heartsease. pores oa deserving notice; except 
aon. ‘Gaon Herbertianum, which flowers almost ev larly clear, by Mylam, er, Esq., Wandsworth ; | a singular Heartsease called Prince Albert, from Mr. Siiverock of 
and wih Bee ot S. ocuiata, with h tally "thirty b samy from 
© pa tha a teornranr pease; Gandot Chichester, much stained, and marked with brown-purple om # 
bine mpiielmle anaagncieni eras: mye er by Mr. Butcher wii chad es odour was effused, by Mr. Kedding, gr. to Mrs. yellow ground. 
assula coccinea, biting about 20 clusters of its showy erim- bledon. Of the beautiful genus Oncidium, only a In the fruit-tent, which is of a circular form, anew table, 
son and white blossoms, was also from Mr. Butcher, and r nearly round as. could estonia be made, w: was s provided -_ 
oes credit on thre skill exercised in its c 
cially for this —* The appeal recently made to gardeners 
in this Pa ect of rendering this class of subjects 
ultivation. Cam 
» covering a low, flattish trellis, that curred. sightly of thi m" he rticulturists; and the 
wonthep ie hich chs p noncinn’ of English hoi 
i certaint: ost. sup i 
panuila fragilis, 
downwards, presented a beautiful group of light blue flow: 
er syst 
y in to over the ti es fruits t superb. Pines, Grapes, M' 
treating it was quite appropriate. It oO rr. 3 Peaches, and N Fe en in @ Pp se 
g&. to Mrs. Langley, Kingston. Thelast of the kind we shall | rarely before witnessed; the principal of them being = 
Hookerii, which we never before saw in | Max! with bro ri only splendid im point of size, but ex: gly well ripe: pus 
heya ag a There were four or five plants from Mr. | oe Yellow blossomed. specie: this rule there were, as might be a few peepee of 
prosmegs nn ae - W. Norman, Esq., most of which had a single | lovely Baueri, the wt legat Orchidaceous pleat that we observed one Pine which was fast verging towards a ‘it of 
hens pie rates inches above the pot, from whence the d the part of the tent appropriated to the tribe. decay ; but the prevailing character was perfectia st oe 
slender stases, ‘The ail directions, being sapported ‘ to S. Rucker, Esq., bi specimens of Ani ieee: S$ will show which were dee he most merito! Pes 
markably abundant graceful little scarlet S were notre- | cum atum, with singular mish-and-white flowers, | ductions by the best ju 3 and wi here simply sa mean 
pe » Whick is possibly attri to the extra | aye am extraordinary tail-like appe é t objects which, by thei and oth be peg care 
wales La 3 these last were; however, peenliari ix or nine in length ; cnoches chlorochilon, whose | tics, commanded the greatest attention. 0! =F orth 
there is Species we have thas been remarking on, | gigantic flowers uld be more interesting were they not of | handsome Queens, —a fruit whose qualities well guage aller 
marked featur d which mate a | eenish-yellow colour; Phaius albus, ales- | its m —from Mr. Wilmot; of Is! 10 pees y 
pve caab gies ances © SCRE nae ow | cent species, with pale green leaves and white flowers, of | Queens,and 2 very: large ‘ovid = r. to Cok 
a ee orless a| which the is streaked with pink; Max phylla, | Bishopp, Esq.; 4 noble Providence from Mr. Dod —— Mr. Be 
erbaccous perennial, with deep bine bot Supposed tobe having remarkably large and broad leaves, with flowers some- | Baker, Salisbury ; and a very fine White odie rages gr. to.0. 
ardens of Lady Grenville, iis came fromthe what similar to those ne M. Deppei, the sepals being brown, | Wilson, to the Duke of Norfolk, and from Mr. Vie: uke 
Re re ae pc = Mr. Frost, the gardener white, and the lip spotted with pink ; with Vanda Rox- | Meyrick, Esq. ; also some © Envilles from Mr. be Bea. 
ag, Typ eaadisiggae eee: # sad towering nfo te ct bargii, which onty differs irom V tesseliata in having the outer large specimen of the Queen from Mr. Judd, gr.to G. Knott, Beis 
twoor three years. [tis not gens noticeable for than Ea oto ia Wiecenen checauer As ed with green, and a blue lip. | East Barnet. The Grapes included what is called a New Bu 
for the failures that have usually attended peer wa ower ‘Vanda tessellata was produced by Messrs. Rollisson, and has the | Hamburgh, in admirable condition, from Mr, Wilmot, Isleworth; 
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durin; gal whole of the day, deat 3 a arcae ge of the © 
re cited by any ni this 
