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the small sum of 21s., which Mr. Skinner recognized from a single 

 dried flower still attached to one of the specimens. Attention 

 was then directed to the Rainy-month flower of Ceylon (Dendro- 

 bium M'Arthice), which, though figured in the ' Botanical Maga- 

 zine,' was now shown for the first time, but with a single flower 

 only. . " In colour it somewhat resembles D. nobile ; but in form 

 of blossom, as well as in habit, it is very different from that well- 

 known species. In Ceylon, its pendulous shoots loaded with 

 flowers of the most beautiful description, are said to ornament the 

 trunks of large trees in the forests about Ratnapoora and towards 

 Galle, where it is known under the native name of Wis-sak-mal 

 or Rainy-month flower, on account of its blossoming during the 

 rainy season. It was mentioned that as many as 120 inches of 

 rain fell in the year, and of that quantity about four-fifths fell 

 between November and May." 



May 3. — This was in every way a good exhibition, Pelargo- 

 niums, Roses, Azaleas, and Orchids forming the leading features. 

 The two former had scarcely reached their best ; but the latter 

 were in fine condition. Some admirable specimens occurred 

 amongst the Orchids. Mr. Penny, gardener to H. H. Gibbs, Esq., 

 of Regent's Park, had the beautiful rich-brown-and-yellow-flowered 

 Oncidium sarcodes, and a splendid example of Plialcenopsis grandi- 

 fiora with two splendid spikes of bloom on it. Mr. Page, gar- 

 dener to "W. Leaf, Esq., Streatham, had a wonderfully fine Onci- 

 dium ampliaium majus, with two large branching spikes of clear- 

 yellow flowers. Mr. Hill, gardener to R. Hanbury, Esq., The 

 Poles, Ware, furnished a well-managed example of JPhams grandi- 

 folius, with ten spikes of flowers. Mr. Robinson, gardener to G. 

 Cooper, Esq., Coburg Road, sent the beautiful Plialcenopsis Schil- 

 leriana, with ten flowers on a spike, and the rare P. Luddeman- 

 oiiana — the last with two open blossoms. In a group contributed 

 by Mr. Howard, gardener to J. Brande, Esq., Balham, was Cattleya 

 intermedia, with eleven spikes of flowers. The Azaleas were large, 

 well flowered, and effective. Mr. Turner had handsome pyra- 

 midal plants, some 6 feet high, of Gem, Louise Margottin, Petu- 

 niseflora, Coronata, Madame Miellez, Perryana, Mary, Holfordii, 

 and Empress Eugenie ; and Mr. Carson, Mr. Penny, and Mr. 

 Young, also had fine plants, including an example of the double- 

 blossomed white kind called Elag of Truce. Iveryana was shown 

 in beautiful condition in the shape of a single specimen by Mr. 

 Turner. 



Among the miscellaneous subjects produced, Mr. Turner had 



