June 
obtained prizes : — Certificate of Excellence, Mr. 
Cole and to Mr. Bruce, for Aphelexis niacrantha 
purpurea. 
This tribe of plants are well adapted for exhibition 
purposes; they are very showy, easily cultivated, 
bear carriage well, and last a long time in flower. 
By refering back the reader will perceive that 
almost every exhibitor had one or more in his col¬ 
lection. 
Large silver medal.—To Messrs. Yeitch, for a fine 
plant of Mirbelia dilatata. 
Silver Knightian medal.—To Mr. Ivison, gardener 
to his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, Syon 
House, for Echium fruticosum; and to Messrs. 
Veitcli, for a fine, high-colourcd specimen of Tetra- 
theca verticillata. 
Silver Banksian medal.—To Messrs. Henderson, of 
Pine Apple Place, for a magnificent specimen of 
Pimelea Hendersonii; and to Mr. Epps, of the Bower 
nursery, Maidstone, for Aphelexis macrantlia pur¬ 
purea. 
Certificate of merit.—To Messrs. Yeitch, for their 
pretty Hoya bella. 
Specimens of New oa extremely rare Plants.— 
There were some interesting plants exhibited under 
this head. 
The silver gilt medal was awarded to Messrs. Veitcli, 
for a new Escallonia named macrantlia, with large 
tubular crimson flower, produced in corymbs at the 
end of each shoot. It was stated to be be quite hardy. 
Certificate of excellence.—To the same enterprizing 
nurserymen for a new Lisianthus named puleher. 
It is a tall slender plant, with a head of fine scarlet 
flowers. 
Large silver medal.—To Mr. May for Portlandia 
grandiflora, not new, for it was introduced from Ja¬ 
maica in 1775, but very rare. 
Silver Knightian medal.—To Mr. Jack for Poso- 
queria longiflora, a large gardenia-like plant, with 
long tubular white flowers of short duration. 
Certificate of merit.—To Mr. Mylam, for a new 
Odontoglossum and for Phalcenopsis rosea, and to 
Mr. Glendinning for Hoya imperialis. 
collections of twenty exotic orchids. 
The cultivation of these singular, beautiful, and, 
in many cases, highly odoriferous plants, is evidently 
on the increase, as a proof of which we need only 
mention the fact that there were exhibited, at Chis¬ 
wick, last Saturday, five large collections of 20 spe¬ 
cies each, four collections of 10 species each, and 
three collections of six each: comprising, altogether, 
158 plants besides single specimens, and, generally 
speaking, in good flowering condition. That the 
company was highly gratified with the sight may be 
infered from the tact that no tent was more crowded 
with spectators, eagerly anxious to catch a glimpse of 
these most interesting flowers. 
Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., was 
awarded the First Prize, the large gold medal. (We 
should like to know why the certificate of honour was 
withheld ?) In his collection was a great number of 
really fine plants, particularly Aerides roseum, with 
six spikes; Acineta Ruckeri, seven flowers; Angrce- 
cum caudatum, six spikes; Aerides affine, eight 
spikes; A. crispum, three spikes; the lovely Loelia 
majalis,with three flowers; Plialoenopsis grandiflora, 
strong, with nine large flowers on one spike; and a 
new Aerides, named after Lady Larpent. Indeed 
we might, would our space allow us, enumerate with 
praise every plant in this collection. 
Second Prize. —Gold Knightian medal, to Messrs. 
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Veitcli, nurserymen, Exeter. This was also a good 
collection, containing many fine plants, in excellent 
showing order considering the distance they had 
travelled to the exhibition. We noticed, especially, 
Cattleya Mossise, a large mass, with 20 flowers all ex¬ 
panded ; Calanthe veratrifolia, 11 spikes; Oncidium 
ampliation, six spikes; Plialoenopsis grandiflora, four 
spikes : P. amabile, three spikes ; and Cypripedium 
barbatum, 25 flowers, all open. 
Third Prize. —Gold Banksian, to Mr. Williams, gar¬ 
dener to C. Warner, Esq. of Hoddesden, Herts. 
This collection was exhibited by Mr. Williams in bis 
usual style of excellence. Every plant showed great 
skill in cultivation. The only objection that could 
be made to the collection was a deficiency of the rarer 
kinds of orchids. This, however, will be supplied in 
time, and then we shall see Mr. Williams’ plants 
come as often first as his competitors. This is a 
principal good that such friendly competition will 
lead to, even more than has yet been accomplished. 
Amongst so many specimens of great merit in culti¬ 
vation, we can only notice Dendrobium Wallicliia- 
num, a large mass with flowers past numbering; it 
was three feet through and as many high, the flower 
spikes actually touching each other. Brassia ma- 
culata, nine spikes, with eveiy flower expanded; 
Brassia Wrayge, 10 spikes, four open; Brassia ver¬ 
rucosa, eight spikes, very long, and all in flower; 
Aerides crispum, four branched spikes; Cattleya 
Mossite, 12 fine flowers; Epidendrum evassifolium, 
with 17 beads of its pretty pink flowers; and Odon¬ 
toglossum citrosmum, with a spike of five flowers. 
Fourth Prize. —Silver gilt medal, to Mr. Rae, gar¬ 
dener to J. Blandy, Esq. of Reading. The grand 
attraction in this fine collection was the truly noble 
plant of Saccolabium guttatum. This is, without 
doubt, the finest plant of the kind in cultivation. It 
has more than 20 of its beautiful spikes of flowers 
fully expanded. Mr. Rae also had Cattleya mossise, 
with eight large flowers in great perfection; Aerides 
crispum, five spikes; the rare Dendrobium Devonia- 
num, with four of its delicate flowers expanded; a 
new splendid variety of Cattleya, something like a C. 
mossise, but having deeper-coloured sepals and petals 
also ; Cycnoches Loddigesii, the Swan-flower; and C. 
chlorochilum. 
Fifth Prize. —Certificate of Excellence, to Messrs. 
Loddiges. This collection contained several very rare 
plants of this tribe, as might be expected, considering 
the immense collection of epiphytes these gentlemen 
possess. They were, however, deficient in size, 
which accounts for their collection being placed last. 
They had a new Cattleya from Brazil, of surpassing 
beauty, something like C. superba,* but much finer 
than that justly esteemed species; also, the curious 
Dendrobium undulatum, with two spikes; the new 
and rare Saccolabium furcatum; Cattleya mossise 
grandiflora, a large-flowered species of the finest rose- 
colour ; Aerides affine rubrum; Oncidium bifolium, 
with many spikes; and the richly coloured Brough- 
tonia sanguinea. 
COLLECTIONS OF TEN SPECIES OF EXOTIC ORCHIDS. 
The First Prize, gold Knightian medal, was 
awarded to Mr. Plant, gardener to S. Schroder, Esq. 
of Stratford. A finely grown collection, containing 
especially, a good Aerides crispum, one spike, with 
six strong branches; Dendrobium mosebatum, foiu- 
spikes, very fine ; Lacoena bicolor, two spikes ; Cir- 
* This fine Cattleya is very beautiful, its sepals and petals are 
broader than C. superba, and of a deep rose-colour; the,tip is of the 
richest dark maroon. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
