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R. W. Mitchell, Esq., Bickley Park (gardener, Mr. H. Hazell), 

 sent a group of plants suitable for decorative purposes. 



A large and attractive group of herbaceous plants and cut 

 flowers of Alpines were effectively displayed by Messrs. Paul & 

 Son, Cheshunt. The individual plants were well grown, and 

 the flowers were of the largest. 



Mr. G. Phippen, Reading, exhibited a great number of taste- 

 fully arranged wreaths and bouquets, as well as a collection of 

 Pansies and Violas. One of the bouquets, made of Orchids and 

 other choice flowers, was presented to H.R.H. the Princess 

 Christian. 



Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park, S.E., staged a brilliant 

 group of Antlmrium Scherzerianum and Andreanum, whose fiery 

 spathes were effectively relieved by a background of Palms, 

 Ferns, and a few Orchids. 



Mr. M. Pritchard, Southbourne, Christchurch, Hants, had a 

 valuable group of herbaceous plants, among which were notice- 

 able Cypripedium Calceolus, White Lupines, Cotton Grass 

 (Eriophorum vaginatum), Gentiana verna, Clematis montana, 

 Geum miniatum and aureum, Trollius japonicus, Bamondia 

 pyrenaica, Saxifraga longifolia, Arenaria hispanica, Henchera 

 s^^wmea, Yellow Banksian Roses, and several other choice things. 



Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Leighton Buzzard (gardener, 

 Mr. Jennings), contributed a most remarkable bank of Carnation 

 Souvenir de la Malmaison, the flowers of which were unusually 

 large and presented delicate shades of white and pink. 



Messrs. Ryder & Son, Sale, near Manchester, sent several 

 fine varieties of Primula Sieboldii, which were very attractive ; 

 and Messrs. R. Smith & Co., Worcester, sent, besides Ferns, a 

 group of a snow-white Clematis Jackmani. 



Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, staged two large and 

 important groups consisting of hardy plants and cut flowers, 

 as well as a choice collection of rare and hardy shrubs, the 

 foliage of many of which was extremely ornamental. In 

 one of the groups, however, a class of Gesneraceous 

 plants, not yet generally grown, were exhibited and attracted 

 much attention. These were the Streptocarpi which Messrs. 

 Veitch have been hybridising for the past year or two. 

 The strong-growing South African species, S. Dunnii, a single 

 leaf of which is three to four feet long, and the sturdy, erect 



