THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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May 16.] 
The only other collection of thirty, was exhibited by Mr. 
Cole, gardener to — Collyer, Esq., of Hartford. ‘2nd. Prize. 
Several of Air. Cole's plants were rather short of bloom, but 
will be better hi a month’s time. The following were in first- 
rate condition. Erica propendens, a fine plant; 3 feet by '2 
feet. Azalea Gledstanesia, excellently well bloomed; 3 feet 
by 3 feet. Leschenaultia jormosa, covered with its beautiful 
scarlet blossoms ; 3 feet" by 2$ feet. Erica Cavendishii, a 
noble plant, well llowered ; 4 feet by 3J feet. Hovea C clsii, 
well managed; 3 feet by 2 feet. Azalea indica ( Conqueror ), 
a rich well flowered plant; 0 feet by 4 feet. 
COLLECTION OF TWENTY STOVE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
1st Prize, to Mr. Green, gardener to Sir Edward Antrobus, 
of Cheam. This eminent cultivator has been a siiecessful 
competitor for a number of years, and his productions this 
day shew that he has lost none of his spirit anil skill. All 
his plants were excellent, but we can only mention a few of 
them. Eriostemon buxifolium, a handsome symmetrical 
plant, full of bloom ; 5 feet by 5 feet. Boronia pinnata, full 
of its beautiful pink blossoms; 3 _ feet by ieet. Acro- 
phyllum venosum, a beautiful specimen of this handsome 
plant (which ought to be in every greenhouse, however 
small); 2 feet by 2 feet. Leschenaultia Jormosa; 2 feet by 2 
feet. Azalea indica alba, an immense plant, covered with its 
snow white blossoms. Gardenia Stanley ana, a large plant, 
with upwards of 20 of its trumpet-like blossoms expanded. 
Ixora coccinea ; the best plant in the whole exhibition; it had 
30 heads of bloom upou it hi first-rate order. 
'2nd Prize, to Air. Taylor, gardener to — Costar, Esq., 
Streatham, Surrey. A well grown collection. Adenandm 
speciosa, an old plant well got up; 3 feet by 3 feet. Ade- 
nandra fragrans, do.; 3 feet by 2 feet; Leschenaultia for- 
mosa; almost every collection exhibited had fine specimens 
of this elegant plant; 2 feet by 24 feet, Ixora coccinea, 
also a great favourite, with 14 large heads of bloom upon it. 
Ixora erocata, almost as handsome as the preceding, but 
of a more dwarf habit; 12 heads expanded, with 20 more to 
open. 
3rd Prize, Messrs. Frazers, nurserymen, Lea Bridge. 
These gentlemen are well known excellent cultivators, and 
are coming out again with young plants in fine condition. 
Erica Cavendishii, fine; 3 feet by 2§ feet. Leschenaultia 
Baxterii major, a great improvement upon the old L. Bax- 
terii; 2 feet by 2 feet. Erica propendens, a fine plant; 2 
feet by 2 feet. Epacris grandiflora; 3 feet by 2§ feet. 
4t/t Prize, Messrs. Pamplin and Son, Lea Bridge. These 
plants are much improved since last year. They had a good 
Hovea celsii; 2 4 feet by 2 feet. Euphorbia splendens, a fine 
specimen of a handsome plant; 4 feet by 3 feet. Podolo- 
bium staumphyllum, well flowered; 3 feet by 24 feet. Correa 
ventricosa, very like C. speciosa, a pyramidal plant well 
managed. Erica ves/ita alba, a pretty grown specimen, well 
flowered. Tropceolurn Jarratln, full of bloom and very- 
healthy ; 4 feet. 
(To be continued.) 
Bossiie Hendersonii. Dwarf erect evergreen shrub, 
producing inimitable orange and yellow flowers .. 
Browallia Jamesonii. Rich orange, flowers, neat foliage 
Cantua pyrifolin. Yellow and white beautiful green¬ 
house shrub, flowering very freely . 
♦Cantua bicolor. Neat box-leaved deciduous shrub, 
orange and red flowers. 
Clicetogastra strigosa. Small foliage, abundant Howev¬ 
er, each bloom studded all over with rosy pink 
spots. 
NEW AND RARE GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
Messrs. J. A. Henderson and Co., of Pine-Apple Place, 
Edgeware-road, London, have furnished us with the fol¬ 
lowing list, with their prices, of novelties and rarities for 
the present year. To those which we consider most 
desirable we have prefixed an *. 
Acacia grandis. Brilliant yellow llowers, with cut- s. d. 
leaved foliage thickly set on the branches. 3 0 
♦Acacia oleifoha elegans. Drooping variety, the branch¬ 
es hanging down elegantly ; flowers golden yellow 
globes. Flowers in autumn and winter. 5 0 
♦Aerophyllum venosum. Serrated foliage, with spirea- 
like flowers, the young shoots assmning a crimson 
tint when expanding. 5 0 
♦Burtonia pulcliella. Flowers large and very beautiful, 
of a rich purple colour, with a yellow spot at the 
• base of each petal. 10 0 
Blandfordia nobilis. A fine Australian plant, with 
pendant rich orange-scarlet tube-shaped flowers .. 10 0 
♦Boronia triphylla. The finest of Boronias with bril¬ 
liant deep rose-coloured flowers, star-shaped. 5 0 
♦Chironia glutinosa. Very abundant flowering species, 
with large bright rosy lilac flowers. 
Chorozema lanceolata. Like C. Dickensonii, with 
larger leaves, and a more robust habit . 
Charianthus coccinea. New plant, very beautiful 
Clematis inclivisa (var. lobatusj. Climber, witli 
creamy white flowers, and peculiar handsome ever¬ 
green foliage . 
Conoclinium Janthinum. Blue Ageratum-like flowers, 
a beautiful summer, autumn, and winter blooming 
plant. 
Cuphea Donkellarii. New . 
♦Daviesa glauea. A compact dwarf plant, abundant 
bloomer, with orange and yellow flowers . 
♦Daviesa physodes. A glaucous shrub, with short ra¬ 
cemes of flowers from the axils of the leaves, deep 
orange-red, beautiful.• ••••• 
Daphne Fortunii. Deciduous shrub, producing its 
pale lilac flowers early in spring; very fragrant .. 
Daphne Fioneana. Very fragrant; flowers in great 
profusion. • 
♦Dielytra spectabilis. Drooping raceme, four to five 
inches long, producing a profusion of delicate rosy 
pink flowers, somewhat keel-shaped, fine for early 
forcing.. 
Dichosma spinosa. Dwarf compact plant, with slen¬ 
der foliage, producing a profusion of rich orange- 
bronzy flowers.. • * 
Dillwynia glycinifolia. Delicate growing plant, having 
small leaves and orange and red flowers; a very 
elegant plant .. • • 
Dillwynia sessiliflora. An abundant yellow flowering 
species, small drooping habit, exceedingly neat and 
pretty ..... 
Epacris hyaeinthiflora candidissima. Large long liya- 
einth-like flowers, pure white, the finest of all the 
whole family of Epacris. 
Erica grande. Scarlet, colour of E. splendens, with 
fine E. vestita-like foliage, good habit, considered 
the best of Air. Storey’s new seedlings . 
Erica laqueata lutea. Short flower, well swelled and 
beautifully fluted, tinged with pink and green; 
flowers yellow orange; excellent habit . 
Erica regalis. A very striking variety when in bloom, 
from its double and triple whorls. For profusion 
and length of flower, for brilliancy of colour and 
robustness of growth, it is unequalled. 
Eriostemon cuspidatum rubrum. Large broad foliage, 
flowers white, tipped with pink. 
♦Eriostemon intermedium. Small round leaves, blooms 
in great profusion for months ; white flowers, tipped 
with pink in the buds . 
Eriostemon neriifolium. Foliage long and narrow, 
and most abundant bloomer, witli white flowers 
tipped slightly with pink ... 
♦Eriostemon seabrum, or Philotheca australis. Pure 
white flowers, very conspicuous, with long lieath- 
like foliage. Very elegant and abundant flowering 
plant.... • • 
Erythrina Bidwillii. Colour a pure crimson, flowering 
in a very dwarf state . 
Enkianthus reticulatus. An evergreen shrub, with 
large white and pink Andromeda-like flowers .... 
Fugosia liakeafolia. Large blooms of a reddish blue 
purple .. 
♦ Gompholobimn barbigerum. Moderate-sized shrub, 
flowers freely with large rich orange flowers; very 
showy . 
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