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THE FLORIST AND POMOEOGIST. 



some of her colour in the act. Senateur Vaisse and Louis XIV. had evidently just returned 

 from Ascot, so dusty were their habiliments ; and Madame Boll, Comtesse de Chabrillant, 

 and Mrs. Dombrain must have accompanied them; they were "guys" indeed, and the 

 Pinks and Yerbenas next to them had fared as badly. Somehow, however, or the other, 

 despite the magniloquent rhetoric of the Gardener's Chronicle, the exhibitions of the Horti- 

 cultural Society do become but imperfect parodies on those at the Eegent's Park. 



Collections of Stove and Greenhouse Plants formed a conspicuous feature, and were very 

 gay. With 15 varieties Mr. Whitbread, gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., of Dartford, was first ; 

 Mr. May, gardener to J. Spode, Esq., Rugeley, second; and Mr. B. Peed, gardener to Mrs. 

 Tredwell, Lower Norwood, third. With 12 varieties Messrs. Fraserwas first; Mr. 0. Ehodes, 

 Sydenham, second ; and Mr. Cutbush, of Barnet, third. With 9 varieties Mr. Green, gar- 

 dener to Sir E. Antrobus, Cheam, was first ; Mr. Chillman, gardener to Mrs. Smith, 

 Epsom, second; and Mr. Baxendine, gardener to W. H. Smallpiece, Esq., Guildford, third. 

 With 6 varieties Mr. T. Page, gardener toW. Leaf, Esq., Streatham, was first ; Mr. Wheeler, 

 gardener to Mrs.'Philpott, Stamford Hill, second ; and Mr. Tegg, gardener to Baron Hambro, 

 third. Allamandas and Ixoras were very attractive, while Stephanotis and Pleroma elegans, 

 Dipladenias, Aphelexes, Ericas, &c, were intermingled in the various groups. Giant 

 specimens of fine-foliaged plants came from Messrs. Veitch & Son, and Smith, Syon House 

 Gardens, Brentford, who were first in their respective classes; Messrs. B. S. Williams, 

 of Holloway, and T. Jackson & Son, Kingston, being second and third with the former; 

 while Mr. Wheeler, and Mr. C. Ross, gardener to C. Eyre, Esq., Newbury, occupied the 

 same positions after Mr. Smith. There were Palms and Cycads of great size, the former 

 stretching out their immense leaves like giants' hands, and forming a canopy for the smaller 

 things at their feet ; Crotons, Caladiums, good specimens of Alocasia metallica ; and in 

 Messrs. Veitch & Son's collection, a fine example of their singular-looking Caladium Yeitchii, 

 Cordyline indivisa, Coleus Yerschaffelti, Pavetta borbonica, &c. Orchids wex*e represented 

 by collections from Messrs. Yeitch & Son, who were first with 12 varieties ; from Mr. B. S. 

 Williams, who was second ; and from Mr. S. Woolley, Cheshunt, who was third. Mr. Baker, 

 gardener to A. Bassett, Esq., Stamford Hill, was first with 10 varieties ; second, Mr. Milford, 

 gardener to E. McMorland, Esq., Haverstock Hill; third, Mr. C. Penny, gardener to 

 W. H. Gibbs, Esq., Eegent's Park.' With 6 varieties Mr. T. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq., 

 Streatham, was first ; Mr. Smith, Syon House, second ; and Mr. J. Green, of Cheam, third. In 

 Messrs. Yeitch's collection were a splendid Yanda Lowii, with a fine spike of rich reddish-brown 

 and 'buff blossoms, two of which at the base of the spike were yellow; Yanda Batemani; a 

 magnificent Phaltenopsis grandiflora ; Saccolabium Blumei, with several spikes of fine blooms ; 

 ^Erides Lindleyi, Lobbii, and Fieldingi, equally fine; a large bush of iErides odoratummajus, 

 a well-flowered Cattleya Mossiae, and some fine Cypripediums. Mr. Baker had Dendrobium 

 formosum, 3 varieties of brides, Saccolabium guttatum and S. Holfordi, Lajlia puipurata, 

 Cattleya Leopoldi, and Yanda suavis. Mr. Milford' s plants, as usual, were in admirable 

 condition, but inferior in head of bloom to Mr. Baker's. The classes for 9 greenhouse Azaleas, 

 and for 9 Pelargoniums (Amateurs), found no competitors. Mr. Turner, Slough, Avas first 

 with 12 varieties of Pelargoniums — viz., Eosa Bonheur, Modesty (a very showy and well- 

 formed light), Beauty of Reading, Douglas (a very large salmon rose), Lord Clyde, Bacchus, 

 Fairest of the Fair, Yiola, Perdita, Lucifer, Prince of Prussia, and Celeste ; second, Messrs. 

 Dobson & Son ; third, Messrs. J. & J. Fraser. With 6 fancy kinds Messrs. Eraser were first, 

 with Sarah Turner, Delicatum, Multiflora, Eosabella, Acme, and Princess Eoyal; equal 

 second, Mr. Turner, and Mr. Shrimpton, Putney Heath. The former had Beadsman, Princess 

 Royal, Musjid, Delicatum, Cloth of Silver and Clemanthe ; the latter had Acme, Madame 

 Sontag, Electra, Delicatum, Negro, and Cassandra. With 6 spotted kinds Messrs. Dobson 

 and Son were first with Macbeth, Fancy, Madame Furtado, Commandant, (a rich dark), 

 Mazeppa, and Sanspareil ; second, Mr. Turner, with Bracelet, Eembrandt, Cyrac, King of 

 Spots (a fine dark), Guillaume S.everyns, and Beadsman. The same exhibitor also had a 

 plant of Diophantus, a very bright spotted variety, shown as a seedling last year. Fuchsias 

 were a great advance on what has been seen before ; the plants were younger, more symme- 

 trical in growth, well-bloomed and comparatively new varieties. Mr. Cannell, gardener to 

 J. Jennings, Esq., Clapham, was first with Catherine Hayes, and Isa Craig (dark kinds), 

 Madame Cornelissen (a white- cor ollaed variety), and Eose of Castille, Prince Alfred, and 

 Wiltshire Lass (light kinds) ; second, Mr. Webb, gardener to H. Walinesley, Esq., Clapham, 

 with Daniel Lambeil, Souvenir de Chiswick, British Sailor, and Marquis of Bristol (dark), 

 Venus de Medici, and another light ; third, Mr. E. Gardener, Clapham, with three standard 

 Fuchsias. Mr, M. Higgs, gardener to Mrs. Barchard, Putney, was first wi h Prince of 

 Orange (dark), and Rose of Castille, and Venus de Medici (light). The plants averaged S feet 

 in height, and had splendid heads of bloom. No second prize was awarded ; but two other 

 collections were placed equal third, but they were much inferior to the first. Messrs. 

 Veitch & Son were first in each class with 12 Begonias and 9 Caladiums. Of the latter the 

 most striking were Veitchi, Chantini, Bellemeyi, Argyrites, and Wighti. The whole of one 



