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ford, gardener to E. McMorland, Esq., Havcrstock Hill, with four varieties of Cattleya 

 Mossite, four Cypripedivmis, two •varieties of Yandas, La?lia purpura! a, L. Brysiana, three 

 varieties of JErides, an Odontoglossum, Dcndrobium, and Phala-nopsis grandiflora. Third, 

 Wr. B. Peed. With twelve varieties, Messrs. Ycitch & Son were first, having Cattleya 

 Skinneri, C. intermedia, Van da sua vis, -Elides Vixens, A. Fieldingi, Dendrobiivm Forincri, 

 Cypripcdirun barbatum superbum, C. villosum, Saccolabiiirn guttatum, S. rctusum, Phalamopsis 

 grandiflora, and a beautiful Loelia purpnrata. Second, Mr. B. S. Williams, Holloway. Third, 

 Mr. S. Woolley, Cheshunt. 



The competition for the Bishop of Winchester's two prizes for a fdngle specimen of 

 Exotic Orchid brought but two subjects ; the best being Dcndrobium Paxtoni, from Mr. 

 Woolley, and Brassia verrucosa, from Mr. Young, gardener to R. Barclay, Esrp, Highgate, 



Coming now to the Azaleas, it seems impossible to do justice to their grandeur. Of 

 immense size, and literally clothed with flowers " as with a garment," thej r were altogether 

 beyond the reach of rivalry from any other class whatever. Mr. Green and Mr. Carson were 

 equal first with nine varieties. The former had Sir C. Napier, rcrryana, Coronata, Broughtoni, 

 Symmetry, Pra^stantissima, Sinensis, Ivcryana, and Varicgata ; the latter Carnea, Triumphans, 

 Murrayana, Sir C. Napier, Rubra plcno, Broirghtoni, Spcciosissima, Exquisite, and Sinensis. 

 Second, Mr. T. Page. Third, Mr. W. Kaile, gardener to Earl Lovelace, Pvipley. In the 

 Nurseryman's class with the same number, Mr. C. Turner, Slough, was first with marvellous 

 plants of Chclsoni, Extrani, Glory of Sunrfing Iliil, Juliana, Praistantissima, Murrayana, 

 Iveryana, Criterion, and Alba Magna. Second, Messrs. Veitch & Son, withTcutoni, Brough- 

 toni (Knight's var.), Mrs. Ery, Trotteriana, Empress Eugenie, Triumphans, Magnificent, 

 Eosea Superba, and Juliana. Third, Messrs. Eraser. With six varieties, Mr. C. Penny was 

 first ; Mr. A. Ingram second ; and Mr. Chillman, Epsom, third. 



The best group of six Rhododendrons came from Mr. Noble, Bagshot; and but one 

 collection of six Poses was staged in the class for Amateurs by Mr. Terry, gardener to 

 AY. G. Puller, Esq., Ware — viz., Baronno Prevost (H.P.), Souvenir d'un Ami (Tea), La- 

 marque (Noisette), Sylphe (Tea), Jules Margottin (H.P.), and Paul Pcrras (H.B.). With 

 twelve kinds, Messrs. II. Lane & Son, Berkhampstead, were first with H.P. Triomphc do 

 Paris, Louis Peronny, Jules Margottin, Duchess of Sutherland, Baronne Prevost ; TLB. Charles 

 Lawson, Paul Perras, Ckehedole, Comtesse Mole, Coupe d'Hebe ; Noisette, Lamarque ; Tea, 

 Souvenir d'un Ami. Second, Mr. W. Paul, Waltham Cross, with H.P. Baronno Prevost, 

 Louise Odier, Jules Margottin, Lord Raglan, Duchess of Sutherland; H.B. Paul Ricaut ; 

 PLC. Chenedole, Charles Duval, Charles Lawson, Paul Perras ; and Tea, Souvenir d'un Ami. 

 Third, Mr. E. P. Francis, Hertford. 



Several collections of Cape Heaths were staged. The best tlx were from Mr. B. Peed; 

 second, Mr. May. 



The Pelargoniums were well-grown plants, but almost too early for the perfection of the 

 flowers. With nine plants, Mr. T. Bailey, gardener to E. T. Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, was 

 first with Mr. Marnock, Eugene Duval, Sir C. Campbell, Desdcmona, Elisc, Monarch, Ariel, 

 Lady Canning, and Osiris. Second, Mr. Nye, Clewer . Manor, with Prince of Wales, Flora, 

 Etna, Saracen, Sanspareil, Pose Celestial, Conspicuum, Fairest of the Fair, and Ariel. 

 Third, Mr. Shrimpton, gardener to A. Doxat, Esq., Putney. With twelve varieties, Mr. 

 Turner was first with Sunset, Symmetry, Prince of Wales, Roseum, Sir Colin Campbell, 

 Rose Celestial, Beadsman, Madame Fuxtado, Dcsdemona, Fairest of the Fair, Yestal, and 

 Yiola. Second, Messrs. Dobson & Son, Isleworth, with Admirable, Yestal, Rose Celestial, 

 Bride, Leviathan, Fairest of the Fair, &c. Third, Messrs. Frascr. Mr. T. Bailey was also 

 first with six Fancy kinds— viz., Lady of the Lake, Celestial, Acme, Madame Sontag, Clara 

 Novello, and Negro. Second, Mr. C. Turner, with Queen of Lilacs, Modestum, Acme, 

 Madame Rougiere, Zoe, and Lady Canning. Third, Messrs. Frascr. 



One collection of six Cinerarias came from Mr. Turner ; they were Perfection, Lady 

 Seymour, Queen Victoria, Miss Smith, and Masterpiece. 



In the class for New and Rare Tender Plants in Flower, Messrs. Yeitch & Son had a 

 Calceolaria species from the Andes of Chili, having stout, vigorous foliage, and yellow flowers; 

 Sarmenta repens, a dwarf plant with scarlet flowers, also from Chili ; and Lafl'ia Schilleriana, 

 with two very handsome flowers. Mr. May, gardener to J. Spode, Esq., Rugeley, had Erica 

 Victoria Regina, a very handsome and showy variety from the Cape of Good Hope. Messrs. 

 T. Jackson & Son, Kingston, had Clerodendron Thomsona?, from Old Calabar, having pure 

 white and bright scarlet flowers. From Messrs. Low & Co., Clapton, came Denchobium 

 solacense and Angulosa species nova, two fine additions to this interesting class. 



In class XXIII. for the same not in flower, Messrs. Yeitch & Son had Adiantum sulphureum, 

 Cheilanthes mysuriensis, Adiantum scabrum, A. chilense, and Sphterogyne latifolia. Messrs. 

 Low & Co. had Musa vittata, a handsome crimson-tinted Ancectochilus from Borneo, and 

 Pteris species nova. Messrs. T. Jackson & Son had Musa vittata, very handsomely varie- 

 gated, and Cistus villosus. Mr. B. S._ Williams, Holloway, had Cyperus alternifolius varie- 

 gatus, Pteris serrulata angusta, Polystichum ordinatum, and a variegated Franciscea. 



