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yet how happy roust that cottage home he whose owners are 
employing their time in a profitable manner—remembering 
that Gocl has given a talent to each, and with this command, 
“ Occupy till I come; ” and though our Lord may appear to 
delay his coming, it is sure and certain ; and on his arrival 
we shall have to deliver up the accounts of all our time, our 
thoughts, our actions! Surely if our thoughts rested on 
this subject a little more our conduct would be widely dif¬ 
ferent ! “ By their fruits shall ye know them.”—A Friend. 
THE LONDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S FETE. 
CHISWICK, June 8 . 
The exhibition was better than an average one, and again 
showed what skill and industry can do when spurred by the 
kindly spirit of emulation. For the benefit of such of our 
readers as had not the opportunity of witnessing such a 
grand display of horticulture, and to record the names of the 
chief successful candidates, we shall give as brief a description 
as the nature of the subject will allow. We shall, as usual, 
commence with that class of plants which were exhibited in 
the greatest state of perfection, considering the difficult 
nature of their culture, and the great skill displayed to bring 
them to that state. 
EXOTIC ORCHIDS. 
COLLECTIONS OF TWENTY. 
1st Prize to Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., 
Wandsworth. Though only a month has elapsed since we 
had the pleasure to notice Mr. M.’s collection of 20, yet on 
this occasion, from the rich stores at his command, he pro¬ 
duced nearly 20 fresh plants, and all in perfection. We can 
only notice a few of the best. 
Dendrobium formosum, a lovely plant with 19 flowers. Odontoglossum 
Karwinskii; a rare orchid with long spikes of rich dark-coloured flowers. 
Odontoglossum citrosmum; this is a beautiful species with a lemon scent; 
5 spikes numerously flowered, three of them were branched. Barkeria 
spectabilis, a splendid specimen with eight spikes of its lovely blossoms ; 
several of the spikes had 12 flowers on each. Cattleya violacea; had six 
spikes of its beautifully coloured blossoms. C. Candida; 6 spikes, many 
flowers on each. C. intermedia ; 10 spikes, with many flowers on each. 
Angrcecum caudatum ; two long spikes, one had eight flowers fully ex¬ 
panded. Vanda cristatu ; a fine plant, with 20 flowers. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Blake, gardener to J. Schroder, Esq., 
Stratford Green. This gentleman’s orchids are evidently 
; improving fast. The collection exhibited this day was ex¬ 
cellent, the plauts well grown, and in splendid bloom. 
Saccolabium gnttatum; a large healthy plant, with eight freshly- 
I bloomed spikes of flowers. Aeridcs Schrodcrii; a new variety with a 
: beautiful deep rose lip, rather reflexed; numerous flowers. A. Lurpentce; 
another new variety, with the lip considerably elongated. A. odorntu ; a 
large plant, with eight spikes. Phaltenopsis grandiflora; IS flowers 
beautifully expanded, one spike not open. Calanthe veratrifolia, with 
12 spikes of its snow white blossoms. Aerides affine; three neat spikes 
of its lovely rose-coloured flowers. A.maculosum; very rare. 
•3rd Prize to Mr. Williams, gardener to C. Warner, Esq., 
Hoddesden. This was a very unusual position for this ex¬ 
cellent cultivator to be placed in, but his plants were not so 
good as usual, owing, as we were informed, to several of his 
best not being quite in bloom; still, the following were 
excellent:— 
Odontoglossum citrosmum; two spikes, Brassia verrucosa (the best 
of the genus); nine very fine spikes. Epidcndrum aurantiacum; five 
spikes of its orange-coloured blossoms. Ctelogyne Lowii; one spike with 
13 flowers. Dendrobium Devonianum; tw ? o spikes well flowered. Aeridcs 
crispum; four spikes. 
COLLECTIONS OF FIFTEEN EXOTIC ORCHIDS—NURSERYMEN. 
1st Prize to Messrs. Veitch and Son, Exeter. It is really 
a circumstance to be surprised at, that these gentlemen can 
manage to send such delicate plants so great a distance in 
such fine order. The delicate, satin-like blossoms of the 
Sobralia macrantha were as fresh and uninjured as if they 
had travelled only as many miles as they had hundreds. We 
; particularly noted, as fine 
j Saccolabium prtemorsum, with seven very fine long xpikes. Sobralia 
macrantha; 14 magnificent flowers, measuring 5 in. in length and 4 in. 
i across. Dendrobium Devonianum; a large mass with numerous flowers. 
| Oncidium ampliaturn major; very strong, four large spikes. 0. sphuce- 
[JCNE 20. 
latum; seven fine spikes. Lactena bicolor; three long spikes. Acrides 
affine , with a long spike, 1(3 in. A. crispum; a large plant with four 
spikes. Dendrobium transparens; a dwarf species, numerously flowered, 
llul the gem of this collection was the rare, beautiful, and seldom flowered 
Cattleya aclandia. 
2nd Prize to Messrs. Rollison, Tooting. A fine, well- 
grown, and beautifully liowered collection, especially the 
following:— 
Huntleya violacea; S flowers, a large good plant. Cymbidium pen¬ 
dulum; a desirable species, with three long spdtes. Denbrobium mos- 
chatum; nine spikes. D. formosum; a variety with longer pseudo-bulbs 
and longer, more obtuse lip. Oncidium lucidum guttatum; one spike 
" ft. long, with numerous branches; another4ft. long, also much branched; 
this is a desirable variety. Stanhopea tigrina , with several of its strangely 
formed flowers. Acrides affine; four good spikes. Dendrobium De¬ 
vonianum; five spikes. Aeridcs odoratum; 19 spikes; a fine plant. 
3rd Prize to Mr. Dobson, gardener to E. Beck, Esq., 
Nurseryman, Isleworth : a collection of great merit. 
Acrides crispum; a noble plant; one spike had six branches upon it> 
each branch as long, and with as many flowers upon it, as are usually 
seen on a single unbranchcd spike : there were five other spikes upon it. 
Epidcndrum Phwniceum; a rare and beautiful species; one spike of its 
beautiful, richly-coloured blossoms. E . vitellinum; another beautiful, 
rare species, with two spikes of its orange-scarlet blossoms. Oncidium 
stramineum; two spikes; very neat and pretty. 0 . roseum; a neat 
plant, with long spikes of pretty rose and crimson flowers. 
COLLECTIONS OF TEN EXOTIC ORCHIDS. 
1st Prize to Mr. Corson, gardener to I. W. Farmer, Esq., 
Nonsuch Park, Surrey. The best plant in this well grown 
collection was 
Acrides odoratum; very large, in perfect health, and finely flowered, 
having upon it 25 spikes of its fragrant beautifully tinted blooms. Acan- 
thophippium bicolor; a large mass, with numerous flowers. Cypripedium 
barbatum; five flowers. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Franklin, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, 
Ealing Park. This collection contained that rare and deli¬ 
cately beautiful plant, the 
Oncidium pulcliellum; sepals pale flesh, petals rosy pink, lip large, and 
spread out; flesh colour at the base, with a large brownish yellow spot 
on the upper part; many flowered. 
We noticed the following also :— 
Trichopilia tortilis; a large mass, with numerous flowers. A Stanhopea 
named oculata , with two large black blotches on the column (we doubt 
this being S. oculata). Phalmnopsis grandiflora; three spikes, with 
numerous flowers. 
SINGLE SPECIMENS OF ORCHIDS OF SUPERIOR CULTURE. 
1st Prize to Mr. Bassett, gardener to R. S. Holford, Esq., 
Weston Birt. It is impossible to convey to our readers an 
idea of the extreme beauty of his plant of Camarotis pur¬ 
purea. It was 4 ft. high, and 2£ ft. through, covered with 
its truly elegant spikes of purple flowers. There were more 
than 200 spikes in beautiful perfection upon it. 
2nd Prize to Mr. Cole, gardener to II. Collyer, Esq., of 
Dartford, for 
Dendrobium speciosum; a noble plant, with )” long spikes of pale 
yellow flowers. 
(To be continued.J 
NEW, RARE, AND CHOICE STOVE PLANTS. 
Messrs. Henderson, Pine Apple Place, London, have sent 
us the following list and prices ;— 
Achimenes Gheisbregbtii. A charming species, with s. d. 
orange scarlet fiowers, having a whitish throat. 3 0 
Achimenes fimbriata. A fine large hold Gloxinia like 
flower, white, deeply spotted, with yellow throat; 
very distinct.,. 3 0 
Achimenes Jayii. A pretty variety, very dwarf, abun¬ 
dant bloomer, colour rich violet purple. 3 (> 
Achimenes Juurequi. Habit of A. longiflora, fine 
white flowers, with carmine eye, and a stripe of the 
same colour extending half-way down each petal; 
very distinct. 
Achimenes Mountfordii—has bright scarlet flowers 
like the old A. coccinea, but much superior. 3 0 
Adenocalymna comosa. A fine climbing plant. !i 0 
zEchmea fulgens. Crimson and blue flowers, suc¬ 
ceeded by handsome fruit or seed-vessels, of a fine 
scarlet: lasts a long time in beauty. 10 0 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
