Annals of Horticulture. 



plants among the conifers were Picea excelsa var. Remonti, 

 Abies concolor var. violacea, Juniperus Virginiana var. elegans, 

 Biota orientalis var. elegantissima, B. filiformis var. erecta, and 

 Thuya vervceneana. Ligustrum coriaceum, Eriobotrya Japonica, 

 Nandina ^/«^//^ ? euonymuses, privets and box were particu- 

 larly attractive among the shrubs. 



" Of greenhouse plants, although the exhibits were less nu- 

 merous than usual, the arrangement was exceptionally beauti- 

 ful. Mr. Chantin, a veteran who is always at the front, had a 

 non-competitive exhibit of palms, among which were Areca sap- 

 ida, Corypha australis, Chamcerops excelsa, etc., and some 

 cycads, as Zamia horrida. The exhibit of Mr. Dall6 was ex- 

 tensive. It consisted of palms and evergreen plants from the 

 coolhouse, all of which were in excellent condition. Kentia 

 B^lmoreana, Cocos Datil, Kentia Forsteriana, various arecas, 

 chamaerops, etc., were mingled with ferns, dracaenas, maran- 

 :xhibitions tas > phormium, etc., which have become indispensable occu- 

 in France, pants of greenhouses and conservatories. Close by were the 

 orchids of the same exhibitor, and these were also universally 

 admired. Truly it is a rare talent to be able to exhibit so 

 many of these plants in such perfect flower at a season of 

 the year which is so cold and gloomy. The plants particularly 

 noticeable were the beautiful Cattleya Percivaliana, Pilumna 

 nobilis, Vanda suavis, several well-colored dendrobiums, some 

 interesting cypripediums, oncidiums with gold and maroon 

 tints, Odontoglossum crispum, both white and rose varieties, 

 Mesospinidium with violet clusters, etc. 



" There was nothing more graceful than the arrangement 

 of the bulbous plants exhibited by Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co. 

 The plants were placed near one of the partitions of the hall, 

 upon a staging which rose from the ground in the form of an am- 

 phitheater. Hyacinths, tulips, crocus, narcissuses, cyclamens, 

 lilies-of-the-valley, anemones, and many other beautiful flow- 

 ers which announce the approach of spring, all delighted the 

 eyes of visitors with the superiority of their colors and their 

 artistic grouping. Elegant groups of cyclamens were exhib- 

 ited by Forgeot & Co. Among them could be seen the new 

 variety, Roi des Noirs, which is of a deep violet color ; also, 

 Scilla Siberica, with its pretty blue flowers ; begonia Gloire de 

 Sceaux, and primulas. 



"In the center of the hall was a group of forced lilacs, 



