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fertiflora, Ericas Cavendishii and depressa, Azalea arborea purpurea, Aphelexis spcctabilis 

 grandiflora and macrantha rosea, Pimelea Hendcrsoni, Eriostemon pulchollum, Poly gala 

 Dalniaisiana, and Acropliyllum vouosum. Second, Messrs. J. & J. Fraser, Lea Bridge Koad. 

 "With eight varieties Mr. B. Peed was first ; Messrs. J. & 0. Lee, Hammersmith, second ; and 

 third, Mr. T. Page, gardener to W. Leaf, Esq. With six varieties Mr. T. Page was placed 

 first, having Pimelea decussata, Allamanda Schotti, Hedaroma tulipiferum, Erica Cavendishii, 

 DracophyUuni gracile, and an Azalea. Second, Mr. C. Smith, gardener to A. Anderson, 

 Esq., with a splendid plant of Hoya bella, Erica ventricosa coccinea, Azalea Iveryana, 

 Chorozema macrophylla, Ehyncospermum jasminoides, and Aphelexis rupestris grandiflora. 

 With twelve fine-foliaged and variegated plants Messrs. Lee were first ; and equal second 

 Mr. C. Hutt, gardener to Miss B. Coutts, Highgate, and Mr. Young, gardener to W. II. 

 Stone, Esq., Havant, Some huge specimens of patens were among theso, interspersed with 

 tree Ferns, Calauiums, Dieffenbachias, &c. 



Orchids were very showy, and generally had good heads of bloom. Mr. McMorland's 

 fine plants were absent; but they will, no doubt, be seen at the Kegent's Park June Shows.. 

 With sixteen varieties Mr. R. Bullen, gardener to A. Turner, Esq., Leicester, was first, 

 having Anguloa Clowesii and A. Ruckeri, Eollisson's and Vcitck's varieties of A r anda suavis, 

 .Erides odoratum major (a splendid plant), Lindleyana, Yirens superbum, and tho Foxbrush 

 variety ; Cypripedium caudatum, Phalamopsis grandiflora, a splendid pan of Orchis foliosa, 

 Oattleya Mossia?, Saccolabium guttatum and S. curvifolium, Dendrobiuni Devoniamun, aud 

 Calanthe veratrifolia. Equal first prize to Mr. G. Baker, gardener to S. Bassett, Esq., 

 Stamford Hill, with Yandas suavis and insignis, Angidoa Clowesii, Ladia cinnabarina and 

 L. purpurata, Phalamopsis grandiflora, Saccolabium retusum, S. curvifolium and S. gut- 

 tatum, Cypripedimn Lowii and 0. barbatum superbum, Cattleya Mossice, JSrides odoratum 

 cornuturn and A. virens, and Dendrobiuni macrophyllum giganteum, having three magni- 

 ficent spikes of flowers. Third, Mr. T. Page; and, fourth, Mr. S. Woolley, Cheshunt. 

 With ten varieties, Mr, 0. Penny, gardener to H. Gibbs, Esq., Kegent's Park, was first, 

 having Phalaenopsis grandiflora, Yanda suavis, Laflia purpurata, Calanthe veratrifolia, Sobralia 

 superba, Anguloa Ruckeri, Coelngyne Lowii, Cypripedium barbatum nigrum, Saccolabium 

 retusum, and Trichopilia crispa. Second, Mr. Lovell, gardener to H. E. Gurney, Esq., 

 Nutflelcl, Surrey; and, third, Mr. S. Woolley. With six varieties Mr. Wiggins, gardener to 

 W Beck, Esq., Isleworth, was first, having Saccolabium guttatum, JEridos crispum, 

 Dendrobium densiflorum, .Brides Karpentse, A. Fieldingii, and A. Schrcederi. Second, 

 Messrs. T. Jackson & Son, Kingston, with Yanda suavis, Phaius Wallichi, Cattleya Mossia> 

 aurantiaca, Cypripedium barbatum superbnm, Lrelia purpurata, and Dendrobium Devonianum. 



With six Cape Heaths Messrs. T. Jackson & Son were first, having Yentricosa tumida, 

 Camea Depressa, Florida, Begiana, and Tricolor Demissa. Equal second, Mr. B. Peed and Mr. 

 T. Page, the first having Yassaflora, Eximia Superba, Depressa, Yentricosa Coccinea Minor, 

 Tricolor Yentricosa, and Magnifica. Mr. Page had Florida, Victoria Kegina, Cavendishii, 

 Yassaflora, Coccinea Minor, and Beaumontia. Third, Mr. Young, gardener to W. II, Stone, 

 Esq., Havant. 



Some tall Cacti were staged, but they were not so good as usual. With six varieties 

 Mr. J . Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, was first ; second, Mr. Waters, gardener to 

 A. Perry, Esq., Sydenham ; and, third, Mr. Young, gardener to R. Barclay, Esq., Highgate. 



Pelargoniums were in prime condition, some grand specimens being staged. Tn the 

 Open Class for ten varieties, Mr. Bailey, gardener to E. T. Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, near 

 Aniersnam, was first, having Mr. Marnock, Sir C. Campbell, Monarch, Sanspareil, Ariel, 

 Diadem, Lady Canning, Kose Celestial, The Belle, and Scarlet Floribunda. Second, Mr. 

 Turner, with capital plants, but not so large as those of Mr. Bailey's, having Beadsman, 

 Empress Eugenie, Guillaume Severyns, Kose Celestial, Etna, Diadem, Festus, Bacchus, 

 Fairest of the Fair, and Candidate. Third, Messrs. J, & J. Fraser. In the Class for six 

 varieties, exhibited by Amateurs, Mr. Shrimpton, gardener to A. Doxat, Esq., Putney, was the 

 only competitor, having plants of Kose Celestial, Peacock, Governor- General, Fairest of the 

 Fair, Yestal, and Sanspareil. 



With six Fancy varieties Mr. Turner was first and third, having Keine des Fantaisies, 

 Arabella Goddard, Delicatum, Clemanthe, Lady Craven, and Acme. In the other group were 

 Modestum, Ellen Beck, Cloth of Silver, Undine, Reliance, and Queen of the Yalley. Messrs. 

 Fraser had Acme, Queen of the Yalley, Bridesmaid, Clara Novello, Cloth of Silver, and 

 Celestial, and was second. 



A few poor Cinerarias were produced in Class 21 by Mr. W. Keid, of Sydenham, to 

 which a third prize was awarded. With six Calceolarias Mr. James, gardener to W. F. 

 Watson, Esq., Isleworth, was first and second, having splendid plants of 'a dwarf herbaceous 

 kind, several seedlings of which he has named. Mr. Reld, of Sydenham, was third; and a 

 group of dwarf spotted kinds were staged by Mr. J. Jennings, Shipston-on-Stour. This 

 seems to be a peculiar strain, one well deserving cultivation. 



Of Cut Flowers there were some good Tulips from Mr. J. Hunt, of High Wycombe, in 



