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simultaneously. This may or may not he true ; but 
one thing is certain, that no gardener has hitherto 
managed to have all the flowers on these plants ex¬ 
panded in one day like those shown by Mr. Green 
last Saturday. Vivicans is of a very delicate rosy pink 
colour, but, like the last, not a good shaped one, being 
wavy on the margin of the petals. Rosa-punctata is 
the name of a deep scarlet one. Optima and Trium¬ 
ph ans, Lawrenciana, Coronata and Splendens were also 
in Mr. Green’s collection, all of different shades of 
red, and all very beautiful. But we must pass over 
them to notice a magnificent specimen of Exquiseta, 
the best English seedling of these Chinese azaleas that 
we have seen ; but its shape is not quite so perfect as 
that of Variegata, which we take to be one of its 
parents. In all other respects it is faultless; the 
colour is a light lilac, and much mottled at the bottom. 
It originated with Mr. Knight, of the King’s-road, 
Chelsea, along with a score of others, a few years 
since, and made a great sensation at the time, both 
here and on the continent. This one should be used 
as a parent to stamp the florist’s character more and 
more on these useful plants, a result that could not 
fail if the best formed ones in the different colours 
were carefully mixed with it. Gladstonesii we should 
think the best to try with it for very light tints; but 
Variegata, Lateritia and Danieleiana, all good shaped 
ones, would be sure to give an improved breed if their 
pollen were dusted on Exquiseta, or vice versa. We 
must also notice the yellow Chinese azalea (Azalea 
sinensis) as a most beautiful plant, of which a fine 
specimen was in this group under review. We also 
noticed some of the above, and other sorts in separate 
groups, among which the most noticeable plant was 
Smith’s scarlet, or coccinea. When we consider how 
easily these Chinese azaleas may be grown where 
good peat earth can be got for them, and at what little 
expense they may be kept from frost—being, under 
similar circumstances, nearly, if not altogether as 
hardy as the camellia,—we need not wonder that they 
are such universal favourites, and their gorgeous dis¬ 
play of bloom never fails to attract great attention at 
our great metropolitan shows. 
Azaleas (Collections of Twelve).—The first prize 
(gold Banksian medal, value 71.,) was awarded to 
Mr. Green, gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., of 
Cheam, Surrey. This collection was got up in the 
finest style imaginable. Every plant was a perfect 
example of skill, whether we regard the form, the 
large highly-coloured flowers, or the immense number 
on each plant, besides being in such fine condition. 
Not a flower was injured by carriage, and all, or 
nearly all, were fully expanded. Amongst so many 
extraordinary beautiful specimens it is almost im¬ 
possible to say which was more worthy of notice 
than others. We, however, were much struck by 
the following : — Azalea indica variegata ; a large 
plant, four feet high, and three feet through, so 
covered with flowers that scarcely a leaf was visible. 
A. lateritia, with much larger and finer coloured 
flowers than we ever noticed before—five feet high, 
three and a half feet through. A. Gladstonesii, equally 
fine, five feet high, four feet across, forming a fine 
pyramid of striped flowers. A. Rawsonii, an immense 
plant, six feet by four. A. exquiseta, not very dif¬ 
ferent from A. variegata, but more delicately beautiful, 
three feet by two feet. The second prize (silver gilt 
medal, value 4 1.) to Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Law¬ 
rence, of Ealing-park. In this collection there were 
some noble well-grown specimens, but generally they 
were not so finely bloomed, nor so well shaped as the 
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preceding. Azalea Rawsonii, a purple variety, was 
a good specimen, well grown, and full of bloom. A. 
Coronata, crimson, also a good plant, three feet by 
four feet; and A. lateritia, a neat well-bloomed plant. 
The only nurserymen that exhibited twelve azaleas 
were the Messrs. Fraser, of Lea-bridge Nursery, for 
which they obtained the certificate of excellence ; and 
the collection did great credit to the well-known 
celebrity of those gentlemen. They had in it large 
good plants of Smith’s coccinea, covered with its scarlet 
blossoms. A. variegata, equally as fine as the 
last. This is a most excellent show variety. A. 
purpurea superha, with very large rich purple flowers 
in great abundance; a fine specimen. A. exquiseta, 
a neat well-grown plant, full of flowers; and A. 
Fielderii white. This is a fine variety of the old A. 
indica alba, having much larger flowers of the purest 
white. This was a good specimen. 
Collections of Six Azaleas .—The best were exhibited 
by Mr. Carson, gardener to G. Farmer, Esq., Nonsuch- 
park, Cheam, for which he received the first prize 
(silver gilt medal). In this collection was an extra¬ 
ordinarily tall, well-flowered specimen of Smith's coc¬ 
cinea. It was eight feet high, three feet diameter, 
and one entire mass of bloom from the top to the 
bottom. He had also good plants in fine order of A. 
Gladstonesii. Rubra plena and A. lateritia. The second 
prize (certificate of excellence) was awarded to Mr. 
Gorrie, gardener to Sir John Cathcart, Bart., of 
Cooper!s-hill, near Windsor. He exhibited six large 
well-grown specimens, but they were much injured 
by carriage. A fine specimen of A. variegata, how¬ 
ever, was in fine condition, four feet in height, by 
four feet diameter ; also, A. rubra plena, a good well- 
flowered plant. 
Of nurserymen who exhibited was Mr. Pamplin, of 
Hornsey-road. Among his six azalias was a fine 
specimen of the old azalea indica alba. 
EXOTIC ORCHIDS. 
Exotic Orchids. —Three competitors entered the 
lists for the Society’s grand prize, the Certificate of 
Honour, (value 20 1.) So nearly matched were they 
all in excellence, that the censors must have had some- 
difficulty in coining to a decision. The prize man 
was Mr. Williams, gardener to C. Warner, Esq., of 
Hoddesden, Hertfordshire. He had certainly some 
extremely well-grown specimens. We noticed more 
particularly Dendrobium nobile, a superb healthy plant, 
with upwards of twenty spikes of elegant, lovely blos¬ 
soms : Lycaste cruenta, a large mass of more than 
thirty golden coloured flowers, of delicious fragrance: 
Dendrobium moniliforme, a beautiful rose-tinted spe¬ 
cies ; this was a fine specimen, with more than thirty 
spikes : Dendrobium caerulescens, an immense mass of 
shoots and flower-spikes, four feet high, and three feet 
through: Zygopelalum, this was a fine specimen of a 
plant difficult to cultivate; it had more than twenty 
blossoms on it: Phaius Wallichianus, this noble palm¬ 
like plant had six spikes of its rich-coloured flowers, 
in great beauty. 
The second prize (large gold medal, value 15Z.,) 
was awarded to Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, 
Esq. Mr. Mylam is well known for his great skill 
and successful perseverance in cultivating this tribe 
of plants, and on this occasion he well sustained his 
previous hardly-earned reputation. His plants were 
put on the stage in excellent condition. Amongst 
them we noticed a splendid plant of Dendrobium den- 
siflorum, with sixteen large spikes of its rich orange 
flowers, in fine condition: Phalcenopsisgrandiflora, the 
