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as to prevent all from s Epon. ag ‘the merits Fant ens paid to its and it was not until 1818 that steps | to the cultivation of not only fine but en 
ah pe vas best = WwW creased t y may be grown in eve 
effect was that t antage, was lighted vaj pire the | of which the meeting then saw before t Mr.; His Royal Highness then quittel tre 
little gas stars in re roof, an _ ood of li ght th at | | Knight was a great Physiologist ; and he rare his | | flower show was formally opened to the pa 
‘poured upon the colours be o arc aa of fruits, and to = much crowded throu ugh out the rest of the 
‘speakable charm to the whole. | . Desa be : I à In his ae j of pong ok 10 o’clock in th, 
«Al Straw berry ol the garden, howe rich, was small a a place for th 
w so a “et “eo oa Chron, aP abundantly piers d with the sorts | lhas Ah or rmerly annou anced, the Societ ls, w 
that presented Gf iid and delicate | DOW in cultivation ; but Mr. = night’s experiments ha | from Peru, but in quantity insufficient EN 
flowers as t they y ha rmonised a with the rich and tasteful | led t of a race of which the British | tribution. A hundred and EP re > Boe i 
decorat Jn a broad stage running along | Queen was the great example and of which aN c calle d| | drawn, the formal PEES of the 
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the centre of the Asay were a d groups of Tulips, | the Princess s another form a | 
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magnificent pu Sha ef fantast tic forms, and a row of | play of whic h Tee, are Che | See ri Rabie not m 
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‘tall standard Azaleas (from Messrs. Lave), with their F : d on for res No 
delicate Pippi “ood in the centre of this stage. | Were Noam, and were or nly | Na there w meee fair display of EN 
On each side arranged magnificent specimens or to be wee in a fos aid of cur not eing | fovark ” Beautiful collections of them Were fart 
flowering Orchids, suns of the Caladium, where considered gga objects of png But now, | by Messrs. neh of Highgate, and Mr. M: 
nature ap niod resolved £5 ike ihe markings of the | through the means adopted by the are ee papa mith. Those from the former 
Yeaves vie in beauty with the blossoms of other es Society, this magni ificent Chinese flower, a as might b e | ar ged i n. Mok and were Highly effecti 
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om i of Hyacinth grown y these e 
but was cultivable by all sitet “the least | tates “copious lists 1 may be found at p. 174 
diie ulty, INNIN, bee d Yellow Pri 3 
od, starhke bi sing | the Moss Rose esa » those which had been so | with a black « centre, “gweet: -scented, and excellent 
their broad masses of coloured, s wht e bloom. ba sing | e Chi 1inese Azalea, and h ie be- for pots or bord ers; Coul keri purplish 
mi bac ckground was formed of Hey of tall, tropical | | lieved they Es yell ow centre, very handsome and 
plants, above organ, and in | Roses wit ith a s great a si ws that beautiful Plant, pots ; „the yellow, striped, and. white Pottebakker, 
the pree of a floral bower were plz mi fruits ot te ae a d favo 
mpting Jusciousness—Grapes, Straw e to be see : 7 ey 
Pine Phar and all the fine fruits DE o our co aaa et y cely known and white kinds, 
the galleries were placed some Palms, with their broa d, | aail a oe rst it was difficult to et in. their produc- | were, how ver, extremely well bloomed and very 
‘fan-shaped leaves, flow wering Azaleas, and other sg ; fee vas h 
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and ‘site hopes at each end of the room were 
specimens f Geraniums of every hue, Roses of deli- | 
r groups of ric and | 
‘for n ace of “pe or the home of fairi ies? ered or, : 
i ety of the public her ” Majeaty Rh a sy ak n Ta mee uch per-| from Mr. Bassett, gr. to R, Holford, Esq, and Me 
Moire nn the building eit a visit, and hada private fection yA ee Azalea. The first gr dt Sibel was | Hamp, gr. to J. Thorne, Esq., of South Lambeth, 
view of the Hall. Tla Majes companied by the effecte ed a ighclere, in the garden of the Earl l of | f Orchids handsome collections came 
cess Alice, and attended nt Lad x3 mold, was Caernarvon, alae his lordship’ abe rothe er and others |C arson, gr. to W. F. G. Farmer, Esq., an 
ronducted round the building by Mr. Dilke and Dr. woot Aegis eo Po: 
Lindley, and inspected the whole display minutely, |? nificent Rhododendron of India that it natal as har rdy Harrisonice and fulve the last 
While ing her admiration generally of the fot °S the i cise: ‘ficant wild races from the Euxine or the | flowered 3 Dendro bien fbr and 
ble, she more particularly noticed + imean | Mountains of North A es the only aen at that Oncidium | Bau ueri, and the pripedium Lowe, 
ris, a most unpretending little flower, with small | me generally grown in England. His Royal High- | Mr. N othe ee + wall boom med plane 
Reger ó 3 reen foliaze | €99 NOW saw 1 oe changes Phaius grandifolius, Dendrobium ses two Oncids 
@ relieve it, and which had been brought from | 2 the same direction, in magnificent. ne ardy Lycaste Harrisonia. Among rar es of this class mas 
the Crimea by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar. Her  aierese which Cece rat ri “ate "ee There was Van a gigantea, which has been ris deseril 
` Majesty was also much pleased with a riety the room speci of Clianthas ee of our last week’s Number. It was shown by Mr 
o P jum zonale, a small plant wath “Fly a eri, an Aasiaan, plant, different fr om the New Zea- | Warner, of Broomfield, and certai ainly di 
eae bee byt liage, and her attention was most part land kind, with w hich they were previously acquainted. | expectation. 
ry a ted by the Farfugium, a rare dian that ae d by Rares but in the| Fancy Pelargoninms were exhibited by Mr. Windsr, 
k tly tom China, and successfully poe of that celebrated n: navigator there was no Horti-| gr. to C. Canno on, Esq., of Hampstead, and Mr. 
Sy callivated hrama by Mr. ben ning. I Ubwa well | cu utora Society toe excite a desire t to procure fine plants of Slough. Those from the latter were insuffici 
marked, serrated leaf, i a peculiar r decoration, Mr. Windsor had Cassandra, deli 
“sombinationof green and yellow, though ae aits ay Fein between the leaves of a Hortus Siccus until fection, Madame Sontag, M. Miellez, an 
The display of Azaleas and Rhododendrons of r a of our late i ah expeditious recovered it and | Am ong Mr. Turner’s plants were purpureum album, 
- this time of the year was of remarkable beanty, and sent it to England. In conclusion he alluded to the | Cassandra, Attraction, Emperor, and Omar Pacha, 
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pais) Jones her approval | more brilliant one might obi = but Ellesmere, centifolia alba, ‘Deckers of Bucclengh, and 
of the a and skill mith which the Hall was deco contrary effect might also be produced. t had been Florence Nightingale. 
rated, waa el l a bni | found tha t by the admixture of purple and Pt „Rose: s char! mingly flowered considering the eire 
$i ere | of th Messrs. Lane and Francis. 
of the in irenka ly and adin; ngy co our was the result. In fact the ie per varieties es vi un Ami and Devoni- 
dy bre opal Hi Hines he ae s the ja e Consort | effect of mixing colours i am lat was was the same as on the th t cons: The former 
the newly-elected President of the wake palette. yh a e example was in the arge Tekoa Miem Er full and beautiful, 
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The following now Fellows were balloted for and] ree’ waere, some cha : 
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Dr. Sankey, aswel i Middlesex. none of th n 
T poh Bruton Street, and Yewington, St. Mary | Mto e dni and un: aer Anin SR William 
ward Banks, Esq., Sholden, near Deal. j ishop of Winchester.—I have been chi d by | admire a ‘The same nurserymen also sent a box € 
7 Charles Poroher Esq., Clyffe, Dorchester, —— | the Council to offer their cordial Land re: en i ks blooms, among which ee soe new yellow 
Fre Gwatkin, Esg. Grove House, Twickenham. your Royal Highness; at t e | Rose Miss Gray, the history and poi 
Colonel Hon. Octavius Duncombe, M.P., Waresioy Park, kien nt Royal yal Highness es Pndersta nd that I do not pre- formed the mies of discussion in our columns lst 
ae : ne’ presume, to thank your | y 
es pad ao Esq., Sater oa a: | Royal Highness for pe ing "the uty’ ofl Of Rhod ododendrons some magnificent trees we 
fon. and Very "Rey. George’ Pellew, D.D., Great Chart | the. office of President of the Royal Horticultural | shown by Mr. pi , BF. to the Duke of Northumbe- 
Rectory, ome Kent. | Society thisday. Your Ro: ighnes: of & = 
ent Yes Highness would be the land, at Syon. They formed the centre ie ol 
— ma PEA ula Chambers E ARETA very first to repudiate any thanks for aay that which | of showy plants, hic int 
Wm. Groen ae, eee 7e consider as .the duty of the office which you have | of the great organ, a pers ps the galleries ant 
H Esq., © ar er Sans, S. W. d cupy. t I am sure I speak the | body of the building had a ond M 
Mr. Wm. wat Rogers, N: f i 4 
oi i ebm ‘ursaryman, en, Southampton. tela of the Council, and I hope I speak the feelings of whe them was a kind called P eal 
= = A se i Eolie Nursery, Kin ive Reo wa Casta meer of the Society and every lover of horti- | of of which have often been pointed a out i oe in our 
Mr. Thomas Gib, so, Down Si Down Street, Pi cultu. > stare express to you in their names most the | 
r. John , Nurseryman, aoe ot pi ully and most cordially our warm thanks for the ted with crimson, and is altogether one of 
i bag Tilers, Crosswood Park, ar 8. Wales. Hi and condescending manner in which a st hybrids of its a ce = her Rhododendron 
Dr. Lindley. (ekb = oot we Royal Hi eae has shown your interest in this i from oe niab, of Bagshot ttn sent Ti 
mag- e EAR Consort.— lord Bis! ian ted ; 
ri an viel belong ates assure you, my P | Boddaertianum, d y spotte 
Ther were (he observed) now E 5 >i ar a : nd gee prey Pag Phage fest greatly Sig ge ai for te — Scott, white Fy with pink; ieee ; 
a ay aT ae iat they were at | President of this Society, which has done i aoe aad va per a a T es 
a of May or r — une, the flowers | and has laboured so ng in in yes cause si hoc A boxful of the little cream-coloured Bootan 
“at that period of the year. He would nob ace py the | perfacion <3 i appie: am t of | dendron virgatum came from Messrs. Low, of 
nos o x oiy ivalled in any other > and F t R. Thomsoni, & ! 
n alang fe Highness by going through a Peas at Pig Aee fforts will compensaie | with so e ple = tg loge sat Ppr 
Sna, ance. The e exhibition illus- | eek pl raa eman, my iy predecesor, and sat Feci sink Bix quite a ng Fae I Of y pie 
“a of a sae = bonged ra tami o e eenaa tly laboured on behalf of Their names Alisa ukinsoni, delicatum, the last #8 
f years in this country, most im: t rt Ea nee sa any: mes be most may be required on | Alice, and Leran superbum, Of these the & 
b at mes t happy to render. He 
commenced under ti e auspices | and anything that inte: i rey 
: Bay be g good s can effect shal! 
ae d being generally rally aie 
ly to accomplish, (Cheers.) I con. fally rade were highly effective. They wem Lane, 
n directed to |gratulate you on the beant; tiful show now beft buted i came from 
end of the last great | is a rem arkable and el cheering | evidence nee of what ja ava T vs k ae an : 
: science | J. Allnutt, Esq., of Clapham. Some of oe 
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