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attention. Mr. H. Coppin, nurseryman, Shirley, Croydon, followed 

 with a collection that included many excellent plants, W. E. Glad- 

 stone and Reve d'Or being especially noticeable. Messrs. Hooper 

 and Co., Covent Garden, were third with a very good selection of 

 varieties. 



Herbaceous and Alpine Plants.— The two groups of these 

 plants were greatly admired, as hardy plants invariably are. 

 Messrs. Osborn and Sons, Fulhara, held the chief position with a 

 handsome collection. The most attractive of the numerous plants 

 shown being the following: — Saxifraga nepalensis with immense 

 panicles of its white flowers ; Yeronica neglecta with long spikes 

 of purplish blue flowers ; Yerbascum phceniceum, a very beautiful 

 form with dark purple blooms closely set on the stem ; Erigeron 

 philadelphicum, a pretty little Composite with pink capitula ; Iris 

 acuta, with pretty pale purplish blue flowers; and Hemerocailis 

 flava, the yellow Day Lily. Mr. J. Douglas, gardener to F. Whit- 

 bourn, Esq., Loxford Hall, Ilford, was second with a very tastefully 

 arranged group, in which superb Aquilegias predominated ; Lupinus 

 bicolor and Meconopsis nepalensis were also very noticeable. 

 This group, though far more effective and elegant than the other, 

 contained less variety. 



Fine-foliage Plants. — The display of these plants was not quite 

 so extensive as usual, but the specimens exhibited were extremely 

 fine. Mr. Eann occupied the chief position with grand specimens. 

 Cycas revoluta was magnificent, Croton variegatus finely coloured, 

 Croton Andreanus handsome, and C. interruptus very fine. Mr. 

 Tudgey followed with good plants, the specimen of Cycas revoluta 

 being but little inferior to Mr. Kami's specimens. Mr. Penfold, 

 gardener to the Rev. Canon Bridges, was third with a good colle- 

 ction in which Croton Hendersoni was very fine. 



Ferns. — The competition in the amateurs' class for these plants 

 was very close and good, no less than seven collections being 

 staged. Mr. Eann was adjudged the premier award for enormous 

 plants, of which Davallia Mooreana and Gleichenia Mendelli were 

 in excellent health. Gleichenia microphylla was 6 or 7 feet in 

 diameter, but not very fresh or vigorous. Mr. Hudson, gardener 

 to H. J. Atkinson, Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton, was placed 



