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Choice or Beautiful Plants. 
TAUNTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The first meeting'of the Taunton and AVest Somerset Horticultural Exhibition was held on 
Sept. I6th. Two o’clock was the time appointed for the admission of visitors, b>it the com¬ 
mittee, occupied with the cares and duties peculiar to the commencement of such an un¬ 
dertaking, could not get through the arrangements until three o’clock, winch occasioned much 
inconvenience to the numerous and respectable company who waited for entrance to the room. 
The door at length being opened, an elegant and novel treat presented itself. In the centre was a 
large stand filled with rare and beautiful products of the garden and hothouse. At the western 
end were placed two very finely-covered hop poles, in profuse bearing. The hoj)s were sin¬ 
gularly large and healthy. These were kindly presented by Mr. R. Ham, from the grounds at 
Orcliard Portman, near this town. A star of splendid Dahlias of almost every possible diversity 
of colour from Mr. Young’s Nursery, suspended over the door-way of the room attracted great 
notice, and was certainly very beautiful. Another star of Dahlias of different formation, but of sin¬ 
gular richness and variety of colour, from Mr. Veitch, of Killerton, appeared over the card-room 
door, and near it was a large crown of Dahlias, supplied by the same nurseryman, in which were 
some superb flowers. His German Asters were also lovely. Some baskets of Dahlias from Dy- 
mond’s and from Lucombe’s of Exeter, displayed admirable specimens of that delightful pa¬ 
geant of our gardens. A variety of flowers, fruits, and vegetables, was arranged around the 
room; many specimens of which Eattracted great attention. The grapes were magnificent. 
There were but few melons, but those shewn were capital; a small green one of exquisite flavour 
was honoured with the prize. The distribution of the prizes occupied a considerable time, 
and it was not until a late hour that the difleyent competitors were apprized of the adjudica¬ 
tions. The novelty of the occasion brought a considerable influx of fashionable company to the 
town, and the room was at one time completely filled with spectators. 
IV.—CHOICE OR BEAUTIFUL PU\NTS, 
FLOWERING THIS MONTH, IN THE PRINCIPAL NURSERIES ROUND LONDON. 
AT MESSRS. AVILLIAM ROLLISON & SONS’, TOOTING. 
Cypripedium instgne 
Crinura hvbridum. 
Francisca Hopeana. 
Gesneria rutila. 
HOT HODSE. 
Hibiscus Rosa-sinensis. Magnolia pumila. 
-mutabilis. Nymphaja pygmaea. 
Sinningia Helleri. 
-villosa. 
Hedychium Gardeneri- Pancratium speciosum.-- velutina. 
anum. Passiflora alata. Theophrasta longifolia. 
macrostachya. Melastoma corymbosa. -princeps. Vanda multiflora. 
Hibiscus liliiflorus. 
Alstrcemeria hirtella. 
-pelegrina. 
Acacia impressa. 
Aster lilicina. 
Boronia denticulata. 
Bursaria spinosa. 
Buchneria, species. 
Calceolaria diffusa. 
-micans. 
-Gilleni. 
- Herbertiana. 
-thyrsoides. 
-plantaginea. 
Crowea saligna. 
Ceanothus azureus. 
Campylia laciniata. 
Asclepias tuberosa 
- pulchra. 
Aster, many species. 
Cyclamen Europceum. 
-album 
malabathrica. Sarcanthus rostratus. Vernonia axillaeflora. 
Clusii. 
Campanula glomerata- 
alha, lacticolor, & 
other species. 
Colchicum byzantinum 
■-autumnale. 
-album. 
-flor. pi. 
Clematis calycina. 
-florida. 
-flora pi. 
Delphinium phceni- 
ceum. 
Daphne oleifolia. 
GREEN 
Chiron ia decussata. 
-frutescens, alba. 
-linifolia. 
Convolvul us althaeoides 
Dracophyllum gracile. 
Ericas. 53 fine species 
and varieties. 
Fuchsia virgata. 
-microphylla. 
-macrostem a. 
-pedunculata. 
Gnidia levigata. 
Grevillea acanthifolia. 
-linearis. 
Gooden ia grandiflora. 
Hibbertia pedunculata.- 
HARDY. 
Daphne Dauphinii. CEnothera serotina 
Erythrolaena conspicua-missouriensis. 
Escallonea rubra. - macrocarpon. 
Gentiana saponaria. " 
and other species 
Gaillardia bicolor. 
aristata. 
HOUSE. 
Hallia imbricata. 
Helichrysum splendens 
Tsotoraa axilans. 
Jasminum gracile. 
Leschenaultia formosa. 
-oblata. 
Lophospermum erubes- 
ceus. 
Oxalis Deppii. 
- floribuuda. 
- Martii. 
Pimelia linifolia. 
Polygala Heisteri. 
Passiflora palmata. 
- coerulea. 
Rulingia pannosa. 
Scaevola microcarpa. 
Salpiglossis atro-pur- 
purea. 
Stenochilus maculatus. 
Salvia chamaedrys. 
-cocciuea. 
-Grahami. 
-fulgens. 
-bicolor. 
Statice sinuata. 
Verbena alata. 
■ melindres. 
-Aubletia. 
pulchella. 
racemosa. Wisteria corymbosa. 
Rudbeckia serotina. 
Leucojum autumnale. 
Linnea borealis. 
Lupinus polyphyllus. 
-albus. 
Linum maritimum. 
Liatris humilis. 
- spicata. 
- scariosa. 
Lobelia splendens. 
- fulgens. 
•- erinoides. 
- tyanthina. 
Parnassia palustris. 
Phlox pumila. 
-odorata. 
-Lyoni. 
-new French wh 
-tardiflora. 
-reflexa. 
-glomerata. 
-Thompsonl. 
-Shepherd!. 
Potentilla cocciuea. 
- Mayiana, 
-Mackayana. 
Pentstemon ovatura. 
■-Richardsoni 
Rhexia virginica. 
purpurea. 
Newmanni. 
-pinnata. 
Rosa odorata. 4 var. 
- Noisette, 7 var. 
- Indica, 4 var. 
-semperflorens, 4 v. 
- moschata, plena. 
-- APCartney. 
- perpetual crimson 
■- four seasons. 
- Grevillii. 
- microphylla. 
Sternbergia lutea. 
Spigelia marylandica. 
^>iraea bella. 
Tigridia pavonia. 
- conchiflora. 
