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we have lately experienced. In the large collections the competitors were, again, Mrs. Lawrence and 
Mr. Colyer; but on this occasion the Ealing Park collection was obliged to succumb to the superior 
cultivation of its formidable rival. Both were very splendid, but Mrs. Lawrence’s, containing several 
plants of a weedy and ineffective character, the choice and compact specimens from Mr. Cole were 
considered, and justly so, the best. Among his most prominent and meritorious plants must be men¬ 
tioned Dipladenia splendens, and crassinoda, magnificently bloomed and coloured. Allamanda 
grandiflora, cathartica, and Schottii, in excellent condition; Erica retorta and gemmifera, not quite 
sufficiently in bloom; three Aphelexes, in fine order; tE clime a fulgens, with four flower spikes; 
Ixora coccinea, a splendid plant; and crocata, scarcely inferior; the gaudy scarlet Ivalosanthes, with 
Rondeletia speciosa, and several other things. In Mrs. Lawrence’s collection, the finest plant was, 
doubtless, Ixora javanica, a splendid specimen of cultivation; Stephanotis floribunda, beautifully 
bloomed; three large Allamandas, and two Sollya linearis, anything but effective; with Pimelea 
decussata, Franciscea acuminata and augusta, Crowea saligna, and a laj'ge bush of Phoenocoma pro- 
lifera. Mr. Stanley, gardener to H. Berens, Esq., had a large collection; but the plants, though neat? 
were very small. 
In the collections of twenty plants perhaps the most beautiful thing was Pleroma elegans, with its 
brilliant true purple flowers, in the collection of Mr. Green ; with which were also associated fine ex¬ 
amples of Erica Massoni, iEschynanthus pulcher, Ixora coccinea, Stephanotis floribunda, and the 
singular and very pretty Dipladenia atropurpurea. A second very neat group was sent by Mr. Taylor, 
in which we noticed Allamanda cathartica, Dipladenia crassinoda, Phoenocoma prolifera, Ixora coccinea, 
Erica metulaeflora bicolor, a fine plant, Azalea Gladstanesii, Cyrtoceras refiexum, and the delicate 
Sphenotoma gracilis. In the groups of ten plants the finest were Leschenaultia formosa, Pimelea Hen- 
dersonii and decussata, Rondeletia speciosa, and Polygala cordata from Mr. Williams, gardener to 
Miss Trail; Kalosanthes coccinea and Phoenocoma from Mr. Croxford; Gompholobium splendens, 
Pimelea decussata, and Allamanda cathartica, from Mr. Laybank; and Sckubertia graveolens and 
Cliironia glutinosa from Mr. Speed. 
Of Heaths two splendid collections came from the gardens of Mr. Rucker and Mr. Quilter, the 
merit in which was so even as to have equal first prizes awarded to them. Nothing could be much 
finer than Mr. Quilter’s retorta major, and metulseflora, and the same may be said of tricolor Leeana 
and elegans; Mr. Leach had a matchless plant of Erica obbata, the finest of white Heaths, a huge 
Parmentieriana rosea, several varieties of tricolor with eximia and Vernonii, Lleaths were also con¬ 
tributed by Mr. Williams, Mr. May, Mr. Cole, Mr. Dennett, and several others; and, in the Nursery¬ 
men’s class by Mr. Epps, Messrs. Rollisson, and Messrs. Pamplin. 
New plants were not numerous, but Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, had a noble plant of 
Ixora javanica ; Messrs. Rollisson Pharbitis limbata, a very lovely purple flower margined with white: 
Messrs. Henderson, their Begonia cinnabarina, in fine condition; Hemiandra pungens, from the Wel¬ 
lington nursery, and Magnolia fragrantissima, and Thyrsacanthus bracteolatus from Messrs. Rollisson ; 
the same gentlemen had also a fine Nepenthes distillatoria. Of single specimens, Mr. May had Ste¬ 
phanotis floribunda an immense plant; Mr. Williams, a matchless Leschenaultia formosa, most admir¬ 
ably managed; Mr. Dennett, three fine Kalosantheses; Mr. Kinghorn, Leschenaultia arcuata, a curious 
and now scarce species; and Messrs. Pamplin, a finely bloomed plant of Allamanda cathartica. 
Orchids were less numerous than usual, still a very effective display was there. In collections 
of twenty-five plants, Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., stood pre-eminent as usual, and had 
noble plants of Aerides odoratum, maculosum, and quinquevulnerum; Phakenopsis grandiflora, the sin¬ 
gular Maxillaria tenuiflora, Cymbidium pendulum, Saccolabium Blumei and guttatum, the rare Odon- 
toglossum Karwinskii, Vanda Batemanii in stately grandeur, Anguloa uniflora with its pure ivory 
blossoms, with Cirrhcea fusco-lutea, Lycaste tetragona, Cycnoches ventricosum and Oncidium Lan- 
ceanum. A second group came from Mr. Williams, among whose plants we noticed Saccolabium gut¬ 
tatum, Dendrobium secundum, densiflorum, and moschatum, Brassia Lanceana and Wrayte, Phaken- 
opsis grandiflora, and a good specimen of Barkeria spectabilis. Collections of fifteen Orchids came 
from Mr. Blake, gardener to J. H. Schroder, Esq., and Messrs. Rollisson ; Mr. Blake produced Vanda- 
teres, Burlingtonia venusta, Acineta Humboldtii, Vanda tricolor, Angrsecum caudatum, Calanthe 
masuca, Cattleya Mossice, and Dendrobium chrysanthum. Messrs. Rollisson had Broughtonia 
sanguinea, Phakenopsis grandiflora, Dendrochilum filiforme with curious long green tails, Miltonia 
spectabilis, Peristeria cerina, and Burlingtonia venusta. Smaller collections came from Mr. Barnes, 
gardener to R. Hanbury, Esq., and Mr. Dobson ; and, of new kinds, Mr. Barnes sent Phakenopsis 
rosea, a small but very pretty plant; Mr. Loddiges, Saccolabium Blumei, and Aerides suavissimum, 
a very lovely thing; and Mr. Mylam. a very dark flowered Cypripedium. 
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