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specifically named, from Peru. The silver Banksian 
medal, to Mr. Iveson, gardener to the Duke of Nor¬ 
thumberland, Syon House, for Espeletia argentea, a 
greenhouse plant, with beautiful large silky foliage 
and yellow flowers. Certificates of merit were 
awarded to Mr. E. Henderson, of the Wellington- 
road nursery, for a new trailing border plant, with 
red flowers, suitable for bedding purposes, named 
Abronia umbellata, a native of California; to Messrs. 
Veitch, for Ceplialotus follicularius, the new Holland 
pitcher plant, in flower, the pitchers being round the 
base of the stem; also to Messrs. Henderson, of the 
Pine-Apple-place nursery, for Achimenes ghcisbrigtii, 
with bright orange-scarlet flowers—a fine species. 
The same gentlemen sent a new Gloxinia , named G. 
grandis, the best shaped and finest coloured species 
we have yet seen; every grower of gloxinias ought 
to have this plant. We also noticed a fine hybrid, 
Maurandya emery ana, said to be a cross between M. 
barclayana and a Lophospermum, a most desirable 
free-flowering variety, from Messrs. Eairburn. Mr. 
Cole, gardener to H. Collyer, Esq., of Hartford, had 
a new Columnea, with short reddish flowers, produced 
abundantly from the axils of the leaves. 
Of seedling Petunias there were several new varie¬ 
ties of great merit. Messrs. Henderson, of Pine- 
Apple-place, sent six which obtained a prize; the best 
of which were named respectively King of Purples, a 
large good shaped flower, of a good colour, very suit¬ 
able for bedding; Count Ziclng, a rose colour, with a 
white throat and good form; Exquisita, a light 
ground with rose stripes, a fine large good shaped 
flower. Mr. Salter, of the Versailles nursery, Ham¬ 
mersmith, sent a fine petunia, amongst several others, 
named Magnificent, a deep rose, worth having. Mr. 
Gadd, gardener to E. Lennox, Esq., of Stamford, 
had Petunia Great Britain, a large, somewhat thin, 
lilac flower. Mr. J. Bopp, nurseryman, Balls Pond, 
Islington, had a large flowered variety named Regina , 
of considerable merit, with a white throat and clouded 
petals. Mr. E. Henderson sent a seedling petunia 
named Julio, with striped flowers, most abundantly 
produced, covering the plant completely; this will 
be a desirable variety to cultivate in pots. Messrs. 
Davies, nurserymen, Waver tree, sent a semi-double 
petunia of some merit, worth cultivating. 
Fuchsias. —Mr. Salter had one named Corymhi- 
jlora. alba, which, if better grown, will be a good 
variety; it has a white tube with a rosy corolla. 
Firebrand came from Mr. E. Henderson; it has a 
white tube, reflexed petals, and a bright carmine 
good-shaped corolla. 
Verbenas. — Madame Buenzod, a desirable variety, 
in the way of Princess Alice, was exhibited by Mr. 
Turner, florist, Slough; it has light p>etals, of good 
form, and a dpep rosy eye. 
Plumbago Larpen'jve was sent by Mr. Green, gar¬ 
dener to Sir E. Antrobus, in very good order, being 
numerously covered witli its beautiful blue flowers. 
Mr. Green had also a single specimen of that new 
bedding-out plant Zauchsneria calif oriiica, a plant two 
feet high, with scarlet-orange tube-shaped flowers; 
for the autumnal flower-garden tins plant is useful. 
Californian Plants. — An interesting group of 
these plants was exhibited from the Society’s garden. 
We are given to understand these are all perfectly 
hardy, and in that case will be a valuable addition to 
our flower-garden and shrubbery. They comprised— 
Adenostoma fasciculata; Abronia umbellata, in 
flower, a perennial; A. pulebella, shewing for flower, 
also a perennial; Ceanothus cuneatus, C. dentatus, 
Castanea chrysophylla, Ceanothus integerrimus, C. 
papillosus, Cupressus govenianus, Cerasus illicifo- 
lius, and Calycanthus macropliyllus, eight evergreen 
shrubs; Impatiens repens, a creeping yellow balsam ; 
Mimulus tricolor, apparently a perennial, flowers 
with a pink ground and oblong dark crimson spots, 
small but produced abundantly — a very pretty 
species; Myrica californica, a shrub; Lauras regalis, 
also a shrub; and Penstemon azureum, a perennial, 
about 18 inches high, with deep blue flowers—veiy 
fine and desirable. 
The Horticultm-al Society received these Califor¬ 
nian plants from Mr. Hartweg, and have already 
distributed a considerable number amongst the mem¬ 
bers ; nurserymen that are members receiving then- 
due share. Mr. Glendinning, of the Chiswick nur¬ 
sery, exhibited several of them much larger than any 
of the above, having grown them in heat to hasten 
their growth. Amongst his lot was a fine plant of 
Chelone centranthifolia, the true species, with flower- 
tube of glowing scarlet. 
Messrs. Veitch had again their fine plant called 
Mitraria coccinea. A prize was awarded to it. This, 
also, is said to be a hardy shrub. We have already 
noticed it in a former number. They also exhibited 
two plants of a variety of that fine hardy tree Crypto- 
meria japonica. This variety has a more dense foliage 
and more numerous branches than the well known 
species. The last new plant that we consider worthy 
of particular notice, is a new variety of the esteemed 
Heliotrope, sent by Mr. Salter, and named H. Grisaii. 
It is evidently a hybrid between the old II. Peruvia- 
num and the new H. Voltaireanum; produces large 
heads of flowers, very fragrant, and each flower much 
larger than those of its parents. We consider this a 
desirable variety, and predict it will soon be in general 
cultivation. 
Collections of Thirty Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants.— The first prize, the certificate of excellence, 
was awarded to Mr. May, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, 
of Ealing Park. This collection was put upon the 
stage in its usual style of excellence. We can only 
find space to mention such as have been used to re¬ 
place those that were out of condition to exhibit 
again; and we would suggest to the exhibitors, for 
this and other prizes, to strive for more variety at the 
different exhibitions. However fine and well-grown 
plants may be, the public will be tired of looking at 
and admiring the same individual plants from show 
to show, and year after year. There are plenty of 
new fine plants in the nurseries to take the place of 
worn-out specimens and poor species. 
The most showy plant in Mr. May’s collection 
was Kalosantlies coccinea, a plant 4 ft. high by 4 ft. 
through; also Kalosantlies nitida, equally fine. These 
plants are better known to gardeners, generally, by 
their old family name of Crassula. Schubertia 
gravcolens, a white sweet-scented species, 0 ft. high 
by 5 ft. diameter; Roclla ciliata, 1£ ft. by 2 ft., a 
capital well bloomed plant; Dipladenia crassinoda 
had 20 expanded flowers upon it: a most elegant 
plant; Relhania speciosa, a low dense bush, covered 
with its bright yellow blossoms. 
Second prize, the large gold medal, to Mr. Cole, 
gardener to H. Collyer, Esq., Hartford. This collec¬ 
tion certainly improves. Every plant was a picture 
of freshness and health. It must have been a neck- 
and-neck race between those two able cultivators, 
this time more than ever. 
Mr. Cole had also a good specimen of Kalosantlies 
coccinea, a more dwarf plant than Mr. May’s, but 
equally well bloomed, 2 ft. by 2% ft.; also Schubertia 
graveohns, 4 ft. by 3 ft.; Erica ampullacea, 3 ft. by 
