COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION. 
June 12. 
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dener to T. Tredwell, Esq., of St. John’s Lodge, Nor¬ 
wood, and to Mr. Morris, gardener to Coles Child, Esq., 
the Palace, Bromley, for collections of thirty plants, for 
effect. The former had for a principal top plant a large 
Erica Bergiana, five feet by five feet, flanked by a 
Gardenia and a Pimelea spectabilis; then a Heath and 
a Chorozemna, followed by a Stephanatis and an Azalea. 
In the second row he began with a Cissus discolor, 
flanked by a Phaius grandijiora and an AUamarula 
Neriifolia; a Heath and an Azalea next; and then a 
breakdown. In front, ho had an Azalea optima, Boronia 
pinnata, and blue Leschenaultia, an Aphelexis, and a 
Glerodendron fallax, Coleus Blumei, a Vinca, and a Tree 
Lycopod , Ccesium arborewm. 
Mr. Morris had very good plants, but they were 
neither in balanced pairs, nor in duplicates, nor placed for 
the contrast of the flowers. There were four Azaleas, 
two Vincas, a Cissus discolor, a Hoya imperialis, a 
Bhodostoma Gardenoides coming into flower, Medinilla 
Sieboldii, a lighter flower than magnifica; a Hoya cam- 
panulata, and a fine plant of Pleroma heteromalla; a 
good old plant, which was once called a Rhexia, was 
then supposed difficult to bloom, and had the habit of 
going on long bare legs, but now yields to the fashion 
of the day, though seldom seen in public. 
In the Class of twenty stove and greenhouse plants, 
for which also .£30 were given, Mr. May and Mr. Green 
ran “ neck or nothing;” but Mr. May, gardener to Mr. 
Collier, of Dartford, won by half a head, with a noble 
lot of fine specimen plants— Epacris miniata grandijiora, 
six feet by six feet; Dipladenia crassinoda, full of bloom ; 
Eriostemon Neriifolia, six feet by six feet, or more ; the 
Epacris grandijiora, six feet by six feet; Aphelexis ma- 
crantha purpurea, four feet by five feet; a fine blue 
Leschenaultia', some Azaleas, a Gompliolobium polymor¬ 
phic ; Pimelea mirabilis, with rose-flowers like Hencler- 
sonia, but a much stronger growing plant; Erica 
elegans, with its powdery-like leaves and flowers, and 
some others. 
Mr. Green had £20 for a similar collection, among 
which the following were the best — Acacia grandis, 
Polygala Dalmatiana, Gardenia Fortunii, Aphelexis 
macrantha, with light rose “ everlasting ” flowers, and 
Macrantlia purpurea, with deep purple ditto ; Ixora 
coccinea Pimelea spectabilis, Epacris, Eriostemons, 
Azaleas ; an Erica Cavendishii, and a splendid Cactus 
coccinea magnifica. 
The Messrs. Eraser, of Lea Bridge Nursery, had the 
third prize—£10—in this class; and Mr. Pamplin, 
and Mr. Barter, gardener to A. Basset, Esq., had each 
of them TO, as extra prizes for twenties of smaller but 
similar plants. 
In the collections of twelve stove or greenhouse 
plants, for which £'18 was the highest prize, Mr. Dods, 
gardener to Sir J. Cathcart, Bart, was first-rate again, 
in the face of six or seven competitors. His plants were 
Azalea decora, one of the very brightest of them, a deep 
rose; Erica depressa, Cliorozema illicifolia, Aphelexis 
macrantha purpurea, Pimelea spectabilis, Boronia pin¬ 
nata, Leschenaultia formosa, Azalea variegata , Gompholo- 
bium polymorphum, Epacris miniata grandijiora, and 
Erica Cavendishii. 
ORCHIDS. 
Mr. Veitcli had the first prize of £30, for twenty 
plants, as follows— Aerides Veitchii, with long, branched 
spikes of large, pink flowers ; another branched kind of 
Aerides — Lcelia purpurata, Vanda suavis and tricolor, 
Cattleya Mossue, Aerides crispum, Cypripedium barba- 
tum major, Dendrobium nobile, Aerides virens superbum, 
Dendrobium densifiorum and onosmum, Phalwnopsis 
grandijiora, Dendrobium moniliforme, Saccolabium gutta- 
tum, Oncidium ampliatum major, Calantlie veratrifolia, 
Cattleya intermedia, and C. mossice superba, with Vanda 
teres; also a first and second prize for single specimens 
of Orchids.—A fine Phcilcenopsis grandijiora, Cattleya 
Mossice superba. 
The Messrs. Rollison had £20 for the second best col¬ 
lection, which consisted of a fine large Sobralia Galeo- 
tiana, whose flowers are lighter than those of Macrantha, 
Phahmopsis grandijiora, Dendrobium Dalhousianum, Cat¬ 
tleya Mossue, Brassia verrucosa, Oncidium sphacelatum, 
Dendrobium Mossix picta, Bulbophyllum Henshalii, with 
twenty open flowers; Dendrobium nobile, Sobralia ma¬ 
crantha, Cattleya Aclandix, with six open flowers, and 
three more coming—the greatest number of flowers yet 
seen on this lovely Orchid; Cattleya mossix superba, 
and some others. 
Among a score of Orchids from Mr. Veitch, but not 
for competition, were the following, as most conspicuous 
— Anguloa Ruclceri, Dendrobium Dalhousianum, D. Far- 
merii, D. Pierardi latifolium, and a new, or scarce, 
Barheria Lindleyana, in the way of spectabilis, but 
with lighter flowers. 
The first prize of £30, for amateurs, was given to Mr. 
Mylam, gardener to S. Reid, Esq., Burnham; the best 
of them were Saccolabium retusum, Aerides Reidii, 
branched and like Veitchii, Cypripedium Loivii and 
Anguloa Clowcsii. 
Mr. Williams, gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., had 
the second prize (£20), and his best were Odontoglossum 
hastilabium, Oncidium papilio, Vanda teres, Saccolabium 
preemorsum, Dendrobium Dalhousianum, D. Pierardi 
with Aerides and Vandas. 
The third prize (£10 ), was given to Mr. Hume, gar¬ 
dener to R. Hanbury, Esq. ITis best were Dendrobium 
Devonianum, D. macrophyllum, D. nobile and densifiorum, 
Odontoglossum citrosmum, Epidendrum bicornutum, a 
most difficult kind to do well, and seldom seen; 
Aerides virens, and others. 
Mr. Wooly, gardener to IT. B. Ker, Esq., had an 
extra prize in this class, his extras being a fine Aerides 
crispum roseum, a large Dendrobium Paxtonii, and Epi¬ 
dendrum rliizophorum. 
In the next class of twelve plants there was a close 
contest between J. H. Schroeder, Esq., and Mr. Basset, 
gardener to R. S. Holford, Esq., of Westonbirt; but 
Mr. Basset won the day, and had £18. His best were 
Saccolabium guttatum, Dendrobium nobile, Oncidium 
sphacelatum, Dendrobium densifiorum, a huge Maxillaria 
tenuifolia, Dendrobium fimbriatum. D. Mossice, and Cypri¬ 
pedium barbatnm. 
Mr. Schroeder had £12 for the second best, and the 
most conspicuous of them were the Cow’s Horn of 
Honduras, Schomburglcia tibicinis, Lcelia cinnabarina, 
Vanda suavis, and Phaius Wallichii. Mr. Clark, of 
Hoddoston, had the third prize, £0. He had a fine 
Dendrobium clavatum, and some very good Aerides and 
Saccolabiums. 
In the next class, three of our very best growers com¬ 
peted with ten plants each, and Mr. Carson, gardener 
to W. F. G. Farmer, Esq., had the best of it—£10. 
The principals were Cypripedium barbatum superbum, 
Dendrobium nobile, Brassia maculata, Cattleya Mossice, 
Epidendrum longipetalum, and Saccolabium guttatum. 
Mr. Dods, gardener to Sir J. Cathcart, Bart., had the 
second prize (£6); and Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. 
Antrobus, Bart., the third—£3. Among them the 
following were very fine plants:— Anguloa Ruclceri, and 
Dendrobium densifiorum, in Mr. Dods’ group ; and Mr. 
Green had Oncidium divaricatum, Dendrobium nobile and 
densifiorum, Aerides odorata, and Oncidium ampliatum 
major. 
Mrs. Lawrence sent twelve Orchids, of which Phaius 
albus was the best, but received neither a class prize nor 
an extra. 
There was another collection of nice, moderate plants, 
