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Mr. Pamplin; good small plants of Phoenocoma, and Ixora coccinca, from Mr. Croxford; Schubertia 
graveolens, and Struthiola ovata, from Mr. Speed; and Euphorbia splendens from Mr. Stanley. Mr. 
Bruce had a good Astelma eximium ; and Mr. Watson, of Norwood, showed Plumbago Larpentae 
(Valoradia plumbaginoides), but not in a state to raise it in public estimation. 
Specimen greenhouse and stove plants were very good, but we regret to have noticed in this 
department some strange infatuation in the distribution of the prizes. Undoubtedly the finest of them 
was an unparalleled plant of Erica ferruginea from Mr. Epps of Maidstone; this, besides being very large 
and well formed, was finely bloomed and in full health. Then as an example of culture, Mr. Green’s 
Lisianthus Russellianus stood very prominent; of this plant we hope shortly to present our readers 
with a portrait. Mr. May’s Ixora javanica was also one of the best, and was very fine, though its 
deepened red-colour made it now less attractive than as it w r as shown at the Regents Park. Messrs. 
Fraser had a splendid Kalosanthes, very large, and brilliantly coloured. Other good plants were a 
large Stephanotis, and an equally fine Sollya linearis, from Mr. May ; Dipladenia splendens, and a 
Kalosanthes from Mr. Cole; Erica retorta amabilis from Messrs. Rollisson; Curcuma cordata, and C. 
Roscoeana from Mr. Ivison ; Leschenaultia formosa from 
Mr. Green; and a small, but very well managed Erica 
Parmentieriana rosea from Mr. Dennett. 
Of new plants there were Ixora salicifolia, a fine thing, 
with salmon red flowers; and Rhododendron javanicum, of 
nearly the same colour, still finer, from Messrs. Veitch of 
Exeter. Mr. Cole sent Echites Franciscea, a stove climber 
with small pale evanescent flowers, apparently of little 
value. Mr. Ivison had a Cattleya in the way of Mossise. 
Messrs. Lane sent a pale yellow Acineta with a spotted 
lip. Mr. Salter had Griffinia Liboniana. Messrs. Rollisson 
sent Thyrsacanthus bracteolatus and Luxembergia ciliosa, 
nicely bloomed. Mr. Glendinning had a plant of the 
purple Achimenes Tugwelliana. Mr. Gerrie had one of the 
brown-flowered Lycastes. In the orchideous collection from 
Mrs. Lawrence, was an Odontoglossum in the way of 
grandis, but much less handsome, having a smaller lip, 
and wanting the rich brown stains; together with a beau¬ 
tiful little Angrtecum with the narrow segments of the 
wholly white flower, reflexed. 
Orchids in collections of twenty were shown by Mr. 
Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., and by Mr. Williams, 
gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq. Mr. Mylam had Vanda 
Batemanni, Aerides quinquevulnerum, Sobralia macrantha, 
Cypripedium barbatum, Coryanthes maculata, and Odontoglossum liastilabium, attracting most 
notice ; Mr. Williams had Pliaius albus, and Aerides roseum, and affine, in very good condition. A 
beautiful set of fifteen was sent by Messrs. Rollisson, who had Cattleya crispa, white with a 
deep purple crisped lip, bearing ten scapes, some of them with seven flowers; this was the finest 
Orchid in the exhibition; with it were Stanhopea Devoniana and tigrina, with Miltonia spec- 
tabilis, Coryanthes macrantha, an da Sobralia called liliastrum alba, the flowers of which are white with 
a Ringed lip, deep orange in the centre. Other Orchids were sent by Mr. Dobson, Mr. Blake, gar¬ 
dener to J. H. Schroder, Esq., Messrs. Carson, Green, Woolley, Gerrie, and Kinghorn. 
The principal groups of large Heaths came from Mr. Smith, gardener to W. Quilter, Esq., Mr. 
Leach, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., Mr. Cole, Messrs. Epps, Rollisson, and Fairbairn. The same 
parties (Mr. Leach excepted) sent collections of small plants, neat and full of bloom, a very interesting 
feature in the display of these beautiful plants. Several sets of Helichrysums were produced. Some 
good collections of Achimenes were present, especially those from Mr. Dobson and Mr. Ivison ; venusta 
and picta were the most beautiful kinds. One interesting collection of new Hardy Evergreens came 
from Mr. Glendinning, who had Ceanothus rigidus, papillosus, dentatus, and cuneatus ; Cerasus ilici- 
folia, Myrica californica, Berberis Leschenaultii, Rhamnus californicus, Laurus regalis, and a Califor¬ 
nian Arbutus. Mr. Glendinning also had a collection of Statices—a set of plants we are surprised to 
see so little competition in. Ferns came from Mr. Williams and Mr. Woolley; and Mr. Salter, of 
Hammersmith, had some umbrella-trained Fuchsias, rather interesting compared with the weedy things 
now generally exhibited as specimens of Fuchsia cultivation. 
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pleroma elegans : exhibited by Sir E. Antrobus. 
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