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ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION, REGENT’S 
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Mat 12.—The first exhibition of this society for the season was one of 
the best we have seen for some years, as far as effective display was 
concerned. The plants of all classes, which were as numerous as in former 
years, had a freshness and beauty about them, which they only have 
in perfection in May. Azaleas were beautifully in bloom, and being 
placed, as they were, on all the more prominent points, had an 
appearance at once grand and imposing. Roses in pots were also truly 
magnificent, and Rhododendrons, Orchids, and Pelargoniums contributed 
very greatly to the gaiety of the scene. The only matter for regret 
was the unfavourableness of the weather, heavy showers falling at short 
intervals during the whole of the day. These, however, did not deter 
the Queen, H.R.H. the Prince Consort, and the Princess Alice, from 
inspecting the exhibition in the morning. The company in the afternoon 
was, however, unfortunately scarce. 
Stove and Greenhouse plants were numerous, finely flowered, 
and well grown ; indeed it would have been difficult to have 
found a bad specimen among them. Large collections of them were 
furnished by Mr. Dods, gardener to Sir J. Cathcart, Bart.; and Mr. 
Whitbread, gardener to H. Collyer, Esq , of Dartford. These two 
groups were so nearly equal in point of merit that the judges had some 
difficulty in deciding which was the best. Ultimately, however, Mr. 
Dods was placed first. He had grand specimens of the Double Red 
and Gledstanesi Azaleas, the last a depressed cone loaded with flowers ; 
the blue Leschenaultia, various Everlastings, Adenandra fragrans, 
Eriostemon buxifolium and myoporoides, the rose coloured variety of 
Pimelea spectabilis, a huge plant of Gompholobium barbigerum, the 
Holly-leaved Chorozema, a grand example of Boronia serrulata, Polygala 
acuminata and Dalmaisiana, a large Cavendish Heath, and a charmingly 
flowered Epacris miniata splendens. In Mr. Collyer’s group were 
Ixora javanica beautifully flowered, and perhaps as good a plant of the 
kind as has ever been shown ; an immense Epacris, but not in good 
condition, its blossoms being scarcely forward enough ; a great Cavendish 
Heath, plants of Eriostemon, Boronia, and Polygala; also a spreading 
Azalea variegata, a pretty Everlasting, Gompholobium polymorphum, 
trained in the form of a bush, and very effective; Hedaroma tulipi- 
ferum, but apparently a bad variety of it, for the flowers, though 
plentiful, were nearly colourless; the charming Dipladenia crassinoda, 
Acrophyllum venosum, Pimelea spectabilis, and Pulteneea stipularis. 
Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., sent an extremely 
pretty plant of the New Holland Heath-leaved Tetratheca, Pimelea 
spectabilis, Leschenaultia formosa, Erica depressa, Azalea coronata, 
I and a cylindrical double red variety of immense dimensions, together 
with various Polygalas, Eriostemons, Epacrises, the pretty Acrophyllum 
venosum, Boronia tetrandra, the sweet-scented Rhynchospermum 
jasminioides, and one or two Everlastings. Mr. Rhodes also showed in 
i this class. 
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