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season to a few of his monster plants, in monster pots, we hope there 
will be some of the quality in the varieties we had here on this occasion, 
and they will be far more interesting. 
Tall Cacti were shown by Mr. Green and Mr. Grix, but not of a 
large size. 
Pansies were shown in very good order by Mr. Bragg, of Slough; 
Mr. Anderson, of Teddington; and Mr. James, of Isleworth. And 
Tulips by Mr. Turner, of Slough. 
New Plants consisted of Rhododendron Veitchi,—a greenhouse 
variety, with large pure white flowers ; Rhododendron limbatum, from 
Mr. Standish: this is a handsome variety, shaded in the way of 
concessum, but much deeper in colour, the edge of the petals being 
deep crimson: the base of the flowers is blush. Messrs. Veitch also 
sent Gesnera Miellezi, a pretty free blooming dwarf mule, obtained, we 
believe, from Gesnera Donkelaari crossed with a Gloxinia ; and a white 
Ixora, which does not appear to have much merit. Mr. Glendinning 
sent a large specimen of the Farfugium grande, a noble hardy variegated 
plant, made familiar to our readers last season by a beautiful drawing 
by Mr. Andrews. Mr. Glendinning also sent six plants of Abies 
Kaempferi, and other novelties. There were a few new Orchids, of no 
great distinction from varieties already known. Messrs. E. G. Hender¬ 
son sent some small but new and interesting coniferous plants, including 
the beautiful Chamaecyparis thurifera, now being distributed by the 
Horticultural Society; and some pretty variegated bedding Geraniums 
—Hotel de Cluny and Fontainbleau were the best. Mr. Salter, of 
Hammersmith, sent a collection of variegated hardy plants, some of 
which are very pretty; including a Strawberry and Lily of the Valley. 
There was an average number of seedling Pelargoniums ; Mr. Beck 
received four certificates, Mr. Turner three, and Mr. Hoyle one; we 
were much pleased with The Bride, Richard Benyon, Senora, and Etna. 
As we expect to see the others in better bloom at a future exhibition, 
we shall not particularise them. Mr. Cutbush received a certificate for 
a light forcing Pelargonium. Cinerarias were nearly over, but fair 
plants were shown by Mr. Turner ; the best kinds were Brilliant, Mrs. 
Hoyle, and Baroness de Rothschild: the latter received a certificate. 
The most effective varieties of Azaleas exhibited were Criterion, Duke 
of Devonshire, Perryana, Iveryana, Optima, Coronata, Lateritia, 
Gledstanesi, Variegata, Purpurea superba, Arborea purpurea, Delicata, 
Barclayana, and Exquisita; and Eulalie, sent out by Van Geert, but 
is very generally called in error Eulalie Van Geert. It is but second- 
rate compared with Ivery’s Criterion, and is in the same way. 
GOSSIP. 
The forthcoming Exhibition of Garden Implements, Machinery, 
glass Structures, Decorative Objects, &c., in the Gardens at Chiswick, 
in connection with the Horticultural Exhibition, on the 3rd and 4th 
instant, is likely to produce a great display of articles employed 
either in the management or construction of gardens. New boilers, 
models of houses, pits, &c. ; mowing machines, pumps, syringes, 
