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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION, June 9 , 1857. 
Aerides virens ; and a large Phaius Wallichii with four spikes 
of flowers. 
COLLECTIONS OF TEN PELARGONIUMS. 
Second prize to Mr. Cole, for Grandis, Rachael , Jehu, 
Christine , Virgin Queen, Duchess of Sutherland , Empress, 
Lablache, Monte Christo, and Queen of May ; good plants, 
but scarcely in bloom. 
COLLECTIONS OF SIX HARDY RHODODENDRONS. 
First and second prizes awarded to Mr. Yates. The best 
amongst them were Attila, maculatum, purpureum, Velasquez, 
Low'd, elegans, and bicolor . 
COLLECTIONS OF EIGHT ROSES IN POTS. 
The only nurseryman that exhibited was Mr. Lane, of 
Berkbampstead, and the plants were large and healthy, 
and the blooms as perfect as possible, especially when the 
distance they had travelled was considered. The kinds were 
Juno, Louis Peronnay (very large blooms), Souvenir d'un 
Ami, Queen Moire, Lamarque, Baronne Prevost, and Chene- 
dolle. 
COLLECTIONS OF TWELVE EXOTIC FERNS. 
These were very well grown, and exhibited in the best 
condition. There were two competitors, namely, Mr. H. 
Massey, of Hyde, first; and Mr. F. Godwin, of Sheffield, 
second. Mr. Massey had Gymnogramma tartarea, Adiantum 
curvalum, Pteris aspericaulis, Cassebeera farinosa , Darea 
cicutaria, and Gymnogramma chrysophylla. Mr. Godwin sent 
Ctenopleris vivipara, Asplenium Balangerii, Adiantum trapezi- 
forme, Cheilanthes lendigera, Adiantum pedatum, and Notho- J 
clam a n ivea. 
AMATEURS’ CLASSES. „ - 
COLLECTIONS OF EIGHT STOVE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
Three collections were exhibited by J. Watts, Esq., of 
Abney Hall, near Manchester, first; H. Micholls, Esq., 
Manchester, second; and S. Ashton, Esq., Hyde, third. ' 
These collections w r ere all good, fit for any exhibition, and 
did the growers great credit. The best in Mr. Watts’s collec¬ 
tion were Aphelexis macrantlia, Eriostemon neriifolium, Erica 
ventricosa grandijlora, Boronia serrulata, Polygala cordifolia , 
Medinilla magnifica , and Clerodendrum Kcempferi. 
The best of Mr. Micholl’s plants were Medinilla magnifica, 
a splendid plant: there was a peculiarity about its blooming, 
the spikes not only coming from the ends of the shoots, but 
also out of the bare branches; Erica Bergiana; E. Coven - 1 
dish'd, finely bloomed; Calanthe veratrifolia; Phaius Wal- ; 
lichii; and Aphelexis humilis. 
Mr. Ashton had a good Pimelea Hendersoni, Azalea Sym¬ 
metry, Erica propendens, Eriostemon neriifolium, and Aplie- 
lexis purpurea, 
COLLECTIONS OF FOUR STOVE PLANTS. 
In these the worthy Mayor, Mr. Watts, again took the first 
prize. The plants were as well grown and bloomed as any 
ever seen at any exhibition; so said the Judges as well as your 
reporter. They consisted of £t dense bush of Franciscea confer- 
tifolia covered with blooms ; Mussamda frondosa, white, with 
its bracteose leaves; Allamanda neriifolia, densely grown 
and bloomed; and a noble Clerodendrum Kcempferi. Mr. 
Micholls had good Allamanda catharlica, Cyrtoceras rejlexum, 
and Clerodendrumfallax, 
COLLECTIONS OF FOUR GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
Of these there were five collections of various merit. The 
Judges I am sure had a severe task to determine the rank 
each should occupy. Though only three prizes were offered 
they gave to them all prizes, and deservedly too. 
First, A. Fairrie, Esq., of Liverpool. These were all 
large, well-bloomed plants, namely, Epacris miniata, four feet 
by four feet; Aphelexis humilis, three feet by three feet; 
Eriostemon neriifolium, three feet by two feet; and Aero - 
phyllum venosum, two feet by one foot and a half. 
Second, James Watts, Esq., Abney Hall, Pimelea Drum - 
mondii , a neat bush, well bloomed; Pimelea mirablis, 
densely bloomed; Eriostemon pulcliellum; and Poly gala 
cordifolia. 
Third, F. Bell, Esq. In this collection were a good 
Pimelea Nippergiana, a pretty Tetratheca verticillata, and a 
neat Leschenaullia formosa. N.B.—The labels to this col¬ 
lection were much admired; they were printed black on a 
green card, and were very neat and ornamental. 
Extra prize, H. Micholls, Esq. Second, S. Brooks, Esq. The 
best were Tetratheca verticillata , Boronia tetrandra, B. Drum- 
rnondii, Chorozema varia nana, Eriostemon pulchellum, and 
Plumbago Capensis, well managed. 
COLLECTIONS OF FOUR ORCHIDS. 
Exhibited by S. Ashton, Esq., first; A. Fairrie, Esq., 
second; and S. Ashton, Esq., third. Mr. Ashton sent 
Lwlia purpurata finely bloomed, and a fine species it is; 
Saccolabium guttatum, with six long spikes; Phalcenopsis 
grandijlora, a good well-bloomed plant; and Aerides Field- 
ingii, with two long spikes of deep rose-coloured, large flowers, 
a fine new species. 
COLLECTIONS OF EIGHT VARIEGATED AND ORNAMENTAL 
PLANTS. 
The amateurs in these collections certainly surpassed the 
nurserymen. The exhibitors were H. Micholls, Esq., first 
S. Ashton, Esq., second; and the Duke of Sutherland, 
Trentham, third. 
Mr. Micholls had fine specimens of Sonerila margarilacea 
one foot and a half across; Sarracenia /lava, Cypripedium 
barbatum, Croton pictum; Ancectochilus xanthophyllus, very 
fine ; and Ancectochilus Low'd, large foliage. 
S. Ashton, Esq., sent fine plants of Cissus discolor, three 
feet by two feet; Cephalotus follicularis, a large pan full of 
plants ; Begonia splendens, noble foliage; Begonia Reichen- 
heimi ; and Sonerila margaritacea. 
From Trentham there were Heliconia Braziliensis, Carina 
Warsewiczii, Bromelia variegata, Caladium bicolor, Pandanus 
Javanicus, and Mar ant a zebrina. 
COLLECTIONS OF FOUR GREENHOUSE AZALEAS. 
Three prizes were offered, and five collections exhibited; 
the two latter had extra prizes awarded. 
First prize to H. Micholls, Esq. This collection was ex¬ 
ceedingly well bloomed, reminding me of plants of this^ 
class exhibited in Mrs. Lawrence’s day. They consisted of 
Coronata, Exquisita, Apollo, and Laleritia. Second, Duke of 
Sutherland, Prince Albert, Rosea punctata, R. svperba, and R. 
Iveryana. Third, Exquisita, Ardens, Iveryana , and Lateritia. 
First, extra, H. Micholls, Esq. Second, ditto, W. Brad¬ 
shaw, Esq. 
COLLECTIONS OF FOUR CAPE HEATHS. 
All the plants in these collections were well grown, com¬ 
pact, neat, and finely bloomed. 
First prize awarded to F. Bell, Esq. They consisted of 
Erica Cavendishii, E. elegans, E. jasminfiora nana, and E. 
tricolor rubra . First, equal, was also awarded to S. Ashton, 
Esq., for a splendid E. odora rosea, the best-grown plant of 
its kind ever seen ; E. elegans, E. ventricosa coccinea minor, 
and E. Cavendishii. The Judges were obliged to give these 
two collections equal first prizes—they could not determine 
either to be superior to the other. Second, F. Bell, Esq., 
small, neat, well-bloomed plants, consisting of E. Bergiana , 
E. Sprengelii, E. Cavendishii, and E. ventricosa grandijlora . 
Third, A. Fairrie, Esq., large fine plants, but not well formed. 
They were E. vestita rosea,, E. Albertii, E. denticulata mos- 
chata, and E. perspicua nana. 
SINGLE SPECIMENS—STOVE. 
First prize, James Watts, Esq., Mayor of Manchester, 
Medinilla magnifica, splendid plant, with thirty spikes of 
bloom. Second, Mrs. Sharp, Ixora coccinea, twenty heads 
of bloom. Third, Miss Ashworth, Stephanotis floribunda, 
trained round a globular trellis and covered with bloom. 
SINGLE SPECIMENS—GREENHOUSE. 
First, J. Watts, Esq., Aphelexis macrantha purpurea, four 
feet by four feet, well bloomed. Second, S. Ashton, Esq., 
Polygala Dalmatiana , a good, well-grown plant. Third, C. 
Shorrock, Esq., Boronia tetrandra. 
SINGLE SPECIMEN GREENHOUSE AZALEAS. 
First prize, J. Watts, Esq., a noble plant of A. Perryana, 
five feet by four feet. Second, Duke of Sutherland, a smaller 
plant of the same kind, well bloomed. Third, S. Brooks, Esq., 
Moss Side, Manchester, a good plant of A. refidyens. 
SINGLE SPECIMEN CAPE HEATHS. 
First prize, J. Watts, Esq., for a beautifully-grown Erica 
