THE PHILADELPHIA FLORIST. 



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^ Rutacese or Rue tribe, a pretty greenhouse plant with delicate white W 

 flowers and dark green foliage; Hibbertia Cunninghamii, a yellow free c/ 

 blooming easily cultivated plant for the greenhouse, nat. ord. Dille- > 

 niaceee. Eutaxia pungens, sharp-leaved yew plant, so called from its 

 evergreen dark foliage — quite needle-shaped, with striking papilion- 

 aceous or butterfly-shaped flowers, E. laevigata, nat. ord. Leguminosae, 

 a plant from New Holland ; Epacris Icevis, a heathlike Epacris, and 

 Eutaxia Copelandii, some fine Pelargoniums Calceolarias, Cinerarias, 

 Azaleas in variety; Mahernia odorata, Cuphea platycentra, nat. ord. 

 y f %&A i^fr wifli i fiff i f i )^ or Evening Primrose tribe, Cytisus Canariense, Canary 

 Island Broom; Tremandra verticillata, Tremandraceae. Crowea, we be- 

 lieve, was there. Cllvea nobilis, a Cape bulb, Hoya Cunninghamii, Cun- 

 ningham's wax plant; a number of Petunias and other plants complet- 

 ed this various and interesting. collection. 



B. Gulliss exhibited six Roses — Geant de Batailles, Edward Jesse, 

 Baron Prevost, and two others. A collection of vegetables from Mr. 

 Cornelius' gardener, Thos. Megrahn, of which we have no list. A 

 new plant from Wm. Hobson, a wormy looking specimen of the nat. 

 ord. Boraginacere or Bugloss tribe — a gentleman called it Echium, 

 from Californian seed. John Lambert, Esq. exhibited a miscellaneous 

 collection, gardener Maurice Finn. Mr. Jennings sent a lot of Tulips, 

 which attracted considerable attention. A spike of the double Con- 

 vallaria majalis or Lily of the Valley, from Mrs. George Bilmyer, 

 Germantown, was observed. If we have overlooked any thing, we 

 must claim to be excused. Hobson's Rhubarb we had almost forgot; 

 his new Phacelia^.) interested us more. 



Awards. — Flowers Cut, Thos. Meehan, gardener to C. Cope, Esq. 

 Flowers, 2d, John Miller, gardener to S. Lovering, Esq.; Basket of 

 Flowers, Thos. Meehan, do. Indigenous, do.; a collection of plants 

 new, from R. Buist, noticed, containing a Horse Chesnut seedling, and 

 seedling lilacs, with others already enumerated. Fruits — bronze me- 

 dal to Thos. Meehan, for three bunches Black Alicant,; a special pre- 

 mium to the same for a dish of Strawberries raised under glass. A 

 black Hamburg Vine in pot, loaded with fruit, and cherries ripe from 

 C. Cope, noticed. Pelargoniums, Thos. Meehan; 2d, Wm. Mcintosh, 

 foreman to R. Buist. Roses, Hybrid Perpetual, Benj. Gulliss. Tu- 

 lips, best and named varieties, Wm. Mcintosh; 2d do. do.; Plants in 

 pot, collection, do.; 2d do. Thos. Meehan; 3d do. Benj. Gulliss. Ve- 

 getables — Best display private gardens; 6 Cucumbers, Ths. Megrahn; 

 12 stalks Rhubarb, W. Hobson; 2d do. do. H. Cooper; 24 stalks Aspa- 

 ragus, Jas. McTage ; 2d do. Thos Megrahn; special premium Cauli- 

 flowers, do. 



Committee of Inspection of Gardens — John Marston, T. P. James, 

 $ J. E. Mitchell, Wm. V. Pettit, and R. R. Scott. 



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