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ously cordate, and possesses er hu 
ts fs flo! ral lip; and a new species of Calanthe, from Northern India, 
with bright purple ee | He Reva, of which is conspicu- 
with a few species of 
: the practice may be recommended, as we know of no 
all comparable to this. 
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inferior attractions, comple fea A “Rollisso n’s collection Gaines, of ttersea, furnished 
Mr. Mylam, gr. to S. Rucker, Esq., of Wandsworth, brought for- beautiful new Digitalis, or Foxglove, the blooms f which ely 
ward Saccolabium guttatuim with seven racemes, a noble plant ; large, almo » with numerous spottings and chings, of 
jJarger variety of S. gutta’ , sup be S. preemorsum, the | a purplish tint, in the throat Campanula grandis, an exceedingly 
—— of which are a little paler than those of an ee evious | fine new species, approximati C. pyramidalis. but much ex- 
r species, more diffused, and in ‘ger emes ; amarotis | celling it in vad was placed on the table, from the gardens 
a purpirea, an allied Indian plant, w ith airy Vanda- Tike stems and | of oe Horticultural Society. Half hardy plants included a nove) 
A. oots, and pendent pink flowers. Mr Mylam | Verbe oh cated rosteana, from Mr. Frost, gr. to Lady Granville 
roduced, in addition, a grand variety of Oncfdi lum crispum, | a Dieginady the colours of its flowers are a blending of crim. 
grown to very nen perfection ; O. flexu , With quite a thicket | son, or deep and scarlet; and it bears them in tolerably 
f ascending stems, diva ating at the summit, and _beari copious heads. Mr, Ivery, of ham, contributed another 
numberless bright yellow and brown flowers; B oughténia san- | seedling Verben na, more in the way of V crioides, but having 
guinea, which few can grow to perfection, but which was her shorter Fa A apie bunches of flowers, with less of pink in them, 
{ mirably ; Epidendrum elatum, in excellent order; | and a well re compact habitude. Erythrina 
E. cinnabarinum, pipes ges ag ; Specious reddish bl ; Den- viste-eel whieh is hardy in some situations, was produced i 
t least a a copiously blooming state by Mr. Goode and Mr. Bruce, the 
» doze eme Coryan nthes: macrantha, whose | respective gardeners of Mrs Lawrence and B. Miller, Esq. Mr. 
© flowers, were Chay ne titute. oe colour, bite a lies look more like an Veitch, of Exeter, forwarded an Teméria nemorosa, which is 
anatomical dissection ; and Cypripédium himile, e ibiting, in | considered a velty; the sepals of the rather small —— are 
' theli rd of its interesting foli ic, its numerous stems, | of different shades of red, and the petals are yellow, more or less 
- and frequent white and pink blossoms, an extraordin broadly eaked with k brownish red. The Sates tribe 
' of skilful culture. A very ae , DEAD of Calanthe yeratrifdlia which, for the sake of ction we call dwarf greenhouse 
a ed, by n nworthily n composing Mr. Green’s large | s rubs, was rich in handsome species and specimens. These 
' collection. Cymbidium aloifolium, with its flower-scapes sup ualities were united i many instance the most 
"ported erectly by stakes, was from ners Barnes, and had not, to} observable of which was the Poljgala oppositifélia of Mr. Fal 
‘i So agreeable an appesy: as when the flowers are | coner, gr, to eae » Esq., Cheam; » and as 
= ang down naturally. Daedian ig pons wa grown, | much in diameter, this plant formed a ass, which, down to 
was contributed by . <p Bonide, ei o Mrs. L ape bnes, wit thin 6 or r 8 inches of the pot, had s Scaciey an inch of its surface 
ag in 
t, hi 
a cluster of its beautiful flowers 
e ti 
1 
€ fact, we 
aesclas of acinar value Te de showed, besides, : examined it a entively for some time, and co ula’ not perceive 
gigantic specimen of Gonters. eee, which, with its | howit mi e improved durpeised Solely by the showiness of 
luxuriant pseudo-bulbs and leaves, the length and nuity of its | the flowers of the Pol¥gala, was a specimen of Boronia denticu- 
| flower-scapes, and singular dar purple fiow: hich appear ~~ of about the like dimensions, fr Mr. Barnes, and another 
' to. be the skeleton of some ee insect, had a very enliyenin t, gr. to Traill ches were denfe, 
effect. A variety of Dendrébium Pierardi, which would seem t ding, and the principal difference between the two- 
have accidently bloomed at, this season, was furnished by Mr. | was, that the latter. cultivator’s plant was a li more diffuse on 
Hunt, gr.to Miss Traill, of Hayes; and Mr. Hunt had also at the | the outside, = h rather heightened its beauty. The plant pro- 
exhibition a specimen of the white lipped variety of Epidendrum | duced by Mr. Clarke, ho ever, gr. to J. Smith, Esq., was 4 ft. 
ly well grown, and one of Oncidium flexu. high, 5 ft. across, dna truly wonderful. The specimens of 
_ Sum, the flower-stems of which were fastened down to almo. Borénia serrulata were, as usual, models of yr Saree The best 
obular trellis, so as to give the whole a highly novel and e that we observed, scemed to be that from Mr. Hunt, gr. to Miss 
A plant, similarly m ed, was. moreover, Traill; it was 3 ft. high, across, and in every respect 
_ sent by Mr, Bruce, gr. to B. Miller, Esq., of Mitcham ; and such | perfect. Th onia viminea brought by Mr. Barnes, though 
was the remarkable attractiveness of both specimen 18, at we | deficient in an o en int of view, and having small 
t lan perpetually adopted. f course the } foliage, as we omparatively diminutive flowers, is one of the 
owering branches (that is, the short external ones) were suffered | neatest most symmetrical of greenhouse plants; its leaves 
ese mersoe wee oes so that nothing like formality have the scent of Fennel or Tarragon. pproaching very closely 
; percepti ncidium pimilum, in the richest | to Mr. F er’s specimen’ of Polygala oppositifélia one, a 
th, ana exceedingly fertile of blossoms, came so from Mr, | foot higher, by Mr. B uce, gr. to B er, Esq. ; an ~! a: 
} sho by cultiv s and some more species of Onci- | gala acuminata belonging to gr. to E, Goodhart, Esq., 
common ¢ hcg 9x Bie, ‘euboetad toadmiration. From the | whileit was not behind the ed in ethos had slightly ride 
of ‘Devonshire’ S gardens, at Chiswick, Mr. narfionds sup- | folia = orozema ovatum as been ary Ae st to 
“Blet gets péndula, with two particularly large scapes of | cou ntry on account of the diffict health, 
eno pase Ss attractive for their pretty reese 
n grown in avery hot pe gh on 
when the pane a of t 
wart 
its sp lendidly-colourea blos- 
be sick] 
edule in 
ric 
rally clothed 
ts. sides, 
vr ae more a. trailer 
it comprehende 
at of the greenhouse, " ‘m0 
‘as contribu toa t Mr. Goo 
ccles ade ather dveatt an 2 a small, 
h us blossoms; Manétt 
with fe qowers; ; 
Pe the poe’ol ft aut? yet Mr. Fraser. 
Saari 
pres the the. collection of 
ra of preserving in 
3reen, ondition than 
more easily grown specie sad are oft 
pra eck shaped trellis, above 2 ft. 
ere ete del distributed over 
variety o 
ALT. 
of Mr. Go ode, 
pera te ae it is not the 
growth, 
st bitin) 
th 
clo ie nrie v s ove pede ¥ I rea ishingly well 
& Manner. It was to us the Serna ay Gre or yas exhibitors. It was rendered peers 
ong the many evidences; that climbers | stri riking (we suppose through pr uning and tyi fob down the ootz) 
may advantageously be kept ina being prevented from Sowing high 
scribed limits, “The specimen was from | and Big AS a.shrub 3 or 4 ft. boy diameter, te oritet 
mn, Esq.; and it is a fact which ought to | branche clinin, ortienle: Mr. Catleugh’s ae cae is Lag 
y and which we mention ag with the | named as an exa f this tment. ae 
c sheds its | rence’s four igi had = plan qatecitaes eae 
pectations of this entries esting eres. 
n, high Shaper oceps f broader, and quite laden 
with blossoms, some of the spik which we should consider 
from @ in. to a foot 1 i genus 
imelea w 
ection 
ordifélia 
n glob nguishable for the most perfect | stems and. branches bein ened from the eye by the 
which is appa nae: attaing d by the use of a pretty | flowers. Of P. ta, there were so many and such capital 
d by. gradual ore 9 till they are brought into large | spec’ 8, that it would be invidious ay aw me or two ; an 
yila, 5 ft. in a clo: sely twin round | we have not space to notice all. o hybrid Pimeleas were 
erec ct “eylindrical trellis, ee pea transmitted by Messrs. Garraway, Mays, Fane Co. They hadnar- 
sedi, eh ‘ob aby the same spec row decu masate folisige ; ond one bore dark pink or crimson flowers, 
ake Horst poe — se — hey e neares' 
marl 
Hn ame sa atif s en of Diosma un niflora, 4 ft. in 
height, from Mr. einen » Was singu me handsome and prolific of 
oom. The — nee little merperegee~ formosa was uncom 
mly abun . Green’s plant was peculiar for partially 
inclosing the he Pot, which is d pray ee = ft sce age rt me 
ei 
wi 
he rudest 
ho 
varium 
sores and om health prolific ; ‘Gales: 
I trom the 4 ith Dillwynia 
et handsome, and another 
of whi of which ge decaying. 
t 
cies, 
gr. 
aw Saaeiate, 
and ‘deep pink ‘iometiene; mk ei 
= Jackson, of Kingston, furnished 
Campanula rupestris, p 
oe of light  plae "Vinuhccies 
magnifiora, producing large and tolerably well-formed 
adish crimson Dani a, 8 tt. in tet 
Mr. e’s colle * and ] 
speciosa, fro 
Buchilus cbboriietin 
nd, with a profusion of neat r ore a 
y, Esq. A new variety, with somewhat si. 
ers to the ee. yet of much taller gr an 
in the leaves, of the character of F. corymbifiora, was pro- 
tleug! i 
Kyle, i to B. Barc] 
wie. 
kin 
duced by Mr. Catleugh, other novel kin ving a slender 
habit, small and narrow 1 Ss, owers with whitish-pink se- 
pals, le petals, imson stamens, was from Mr. pps, 
[et w 
lon striatum, from Mr. Goode ; a standard plant, above 12 ft. 
height, drooping gracefully, and decorated liberally with its ele- 
gant flowers ; a species of Indi Ofera k blos: 
d 
n, North Stoneham, H 
diftora, bat ae oh the onecalled 8. Dickenso 
lige and beaut tifnl pin wers, i 
culti e 
scanty, , compared | with the ‘ een ecies. The new 
with its splendid Petinia-like blue flowe: 
there from. three og ered ; but the Ree ni 
high, nehi 
with, its five-pinnate foliage 
rple centre 
pin 
evieg pe ae ae mares a Pap: le , was tr. Joynes, gr. 
to Mr. Hall. B », to § Traill, shown an & 
mense plant of C bloom ; AAS hacen 0 squa- 
in full 
matum yt feet heh satieinatiy be vB 
profusely, * Ly < has 6 aA ad a 
whies 
bona Sy 
Finals there from Mr, eg of K neson, a 3 rich 
Melocactus commu wy gee its ei dalae tuft at Pp 
from Mr. Hogan, gr wnall, Esq. ; pie Adiantum cuneatum, 
apreading, pretty, rand 2 neve flower, from Mr. F; er, 
A. rhe 5 ‘jt E The florist’s tieics, by whic ee 
meant R ag eth 8, Calceoldrias, Pansies, ao unculuses, 
Pinks, eee were eee F thistle profusion, and many of them 
were decidedly fine. 
The Roses, which were 
early ; and but few varieties of Moss Roses big in bloom 
rang con's ee or Damask. Those show 
e Ros and t eit hybrids; establi Rica ds 
so select as usual, were a om fig too 
r of the 
Pihesta. 4 oups 
and many pe on prove to be 
quently on that account desirable. Pp 
in gre ~ perfection ; among them, Prince ‘Albert. one of the earliest ; 
Paris, and 
Madame Laffay , Aubernon, Fulgorie, Comtede 
Saas were conspieuas, This class of Roses 
He arliest i 
er ancies appeared to among wee * to classing their 
oan alia Hybrid Eves were by cis paces 
ne ‘* Garden Roses ;’’ by others, among “‘ Chinese and ybrid 
Roses,’’ in vis i tions isstied by the gene ga In 
ee Rivers’ 's oe 5 our n 
erpdunteeBugoanek vay 
tind D val, pote Paris, adame Laing, Mar 
hal Soult, Prince Albert, P ce 
China—Belle Marie, Blairii, No. 2; 
ede, Charles Duval, De Candolle, General A 
leber, Le Météore, Mrs. Rivers, : y 
Rosa aiba—La Seduisante, Sophie de Marsilly, Prin 
balle. ask se Flo hg 
La Ville de Bruxelles, M 
risoni. 
ey cain ns China-archdke “Charles, 
Prine Bote &e, Pia 
Eoutenlt Prince Esterhazy, Safrano, 
The bea e Pelargénium Dhiba io, ordi- 
nary share ike pact tre of faa, exhibition. Man ere 
apprehensive from the heat of the weather seas the jo f rey to the 
ardens that the bloom would have been deficient ; but owing to the 
man: ent of the growers but little difference iscern< 
5 | po Mr. Bell, of Chelsea Hospital, in amateur’s class, exhi. 
bited rw pt of rg in plants, for which the gold medal 
was @ oronati , res e, Una, B q 
compen with this, was ye bop Bromley, Et to Miss s Anderson, 
to which an inferior med: mstance Sane ne 
eco 
doubt from the tn of Ph Sia ca dirthicne kinds 
lection— a the pene ~ Rye hispid Murray, and Di 
rubescens 
all m Ama- 
urs, Mr. Bourne, ae o Sir E. Paget, Cieas the first prize; Erec- 
tum, ‘Chelsea Peakenet.: Florence, and C 
the plants were compactly grown and 
callection fr rom Mr. 
Hart, gr. to Miss Trail, was too much Sieve UD 3 
ay 
out of charactér. Mr. Catleugh gael 
the gold medal for his is co cdieule of ean e well-grown 
ek M A bso pry 2 s Madeleine,. -Florence,. ue 
man, Que onation, Hann Una, | 
pt % Boren, 
i 
L ey 
Queen, and O os hee crite’ amiration f from ge soe 
rally Gorath with  Adwane, 
ingly well bloomed ; the plani 
leu —- ; Sylph was shown aha . re Tei 
gro 
n flow Arthropédium cng far 
anthésia ‘rottnlfeti a, extrem 
Ho 
eS 
paper e 
tion, which consisted of Leila, Jones rot Ps 
Victory, Beatrice, Cerito, Erectum 2, Coronation 
fectum, and Jenny. In, collections Se six 
took the tans dine Lo: rd. Mayor, M onna, Vi 
and J 
Poly ga ; Acacia 
pul fone. 6 ft. from the pot ata, about 14, were all 
own. by r. Hall, | brought ty Mr Shas gr. to Mrs “La mihrence tg m Mr. Green, 
suited for oming on a a low trellis, there was a go! ood | aeiieanaaice biloba, 3 ut with scat. 
ellent effect. Mr. Hogan, © H. | te cred blossoms 5 _Coleonema tenuifolia, 5 ft in Weiant, cee 
uted eer seit “et ero- red; and E ongh 
ers; and ig gage | which he 2 blo ooms 5 hint parted with some 
was & suticcical’ trellis, fen Hydrangeas belonged to 7 a ay, Esq., oe 
2 fhe one ant blue colour o fea Blossoms of which the Fuchsia tri 
Ae aie dit to vie with ost any- | from Mr. Green, very i 
s to asstime a climbing | height, from Mr 
Sere on meantege off the flowers as they ey appear, tremely rich and splendid, from 
Stopping the shoots till they evolve a due y proportion of | exhibited in —— 
dum books 
thonged w wit varieties. Those 
were in request, to note merit, were the following; 
selected by the jud 
