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chellum, white shaded with pink; Boddaertianum, delicately spotted 
with white ; Sir Walter Scott, white shaded with pink; limbatum, white 
edged with rose and very handsome, the two colours forming a charming 
contrast; and Gem, white shaded with pink. A boxful of the little 
cream-coloured Bootan Rhododendron virgatum came from Messrs. 
Low, of Clapton ; and Messrs. Fraser sent R. Thomsoni, a Sikkim 
kind, with soft deep carmine velvety-looking blossoms which measured 
quite l|j- inch across. Of yellow and delicate pink Rhododendrons 
Messrs. Lane sent a collection. Their names were Jenkinsoni, delicatum, 
Princess Alice, and aureum superbum. Of these the last was the best 
yellow. 
Azaleas were numerous, and being generally beautifully flowered 
were highly effective, and as might have been expected at a spring 
show, formed one of the greatest, if not the greatest feature of the show. 
They were contributed by Messrs. Wilson, Carson, Morris, Turner, 
Lane, Fraser, and Cutbush. Four varieties also came from J. Allnutt, 
Esq., of Clapham. Some of these plants formed pyramids of bloom 
between 5 and 6 feet in height, and, associated with the fine Rhodo¬ 
dendrons already alluded to, made an admirable display. Amongst the 
sorts were Perryana, exquisita, Gledstanesi, variegata, coronata, double 
red, Phoenicea, Old White, prsestantissima, triumphans, decora, 
Minerva, Iveryana, purpurea elegans, Gledstanesi formosa, Duke of 
Devonshire, Aurora, Hebe, Glory of Sunninghill, Frosti, Optima, and 
other well-known kinds. Messrs. Fraser had a white kind striped with 
pink called vittata punctata, which was greatly admired for the variety 
of colours which its blooms presented. Mr. Epps, of Maidstone, had 
two pretty seedlings, bright orange crimson in colour. Mr. Hamp 
received a Certificate for potissima, deeper and smoother, but not unlike 
in form A. praestantissima; and some fine seedlings possessing improved 
shape were also contributed by Mr. Turner, of Slough. Among these 
were Sir H. Havelock, rosy salmon ; Turneri, spotted crimson purple ; 
Patrick!, very large and showy ; Sir J. [Outram, a fiery deep rich 
crimson, strongly spotted on the upper part of the flower; Miltoni, 
rosy purple, very large; and Perfection, a fine-shaped rose, strongly 
marked :—the latter received a first-class Certificate. These fine 
varieties were raised by Mr. P. Frost, of Dropmore. Mr. Standish had 
three pretty purple sorts, apparently improvements on the little Chinese 
Azalea amoena in point of size, and a white kind striped with red, 
which, if hardy, will be very valuable shrubs. 
In the class of plants remarkable for fine foliage, Mr. Norris and 
Mr Rhodes showed groups, chiefly consisting of Caladiums; M. Chantin, 
of Paris, also furnished examples of new Caladiums ; and Mr. Watson, 
of St. Alban’s, had a New Zealand Dracaena, with long narrow leaves 
striped with orange. 
With Miscellaneous Plants Messrs. Veitch & Son filled nearly one 
side of the Hall, but not in competition with others. Among them 
were Palms, Draccenas, and other fine-foliaged plants, intermixed with 
Orchids and other things in such a manner as to set the latter off* to 
much advantage. In this fine contribution was the singular Clianthus 
Dampieri, a novel and beautiful plant already alluded to, together 
