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Turner being first and Mr. Fraser second in 
the one; and in the other the positions were 
just reversed. Mr. Bailey, gardener to T. T. 
Drake, Esq., Shardeloes, who had remarkably 
fine specimens both of show and fancy varie¬ 
ties, took the lead in the amateurs’ classes. 
Orchids alone occupied 400 feet run of bank, 
and the collections of R. Warner, Esq., Broom¬ 
field, Mr. Bullen, gardener to A. Turner, Esq., 
Leicester, Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Mr. Wil¬ 
liams, of Holloway, Mr. Penny, gardener to 
H. H. Gibbs, Esq., Regent’s Park, and Mr. 
Wilson, gardener to W. Marshall, Esq., En¬ 
field, were admirable, and there were also 
several very good collections from other ex¬ 
hibitors, though the plants were smaller. The 
new Phalaenopsis Lliddemanniana was shown 
in several collections, and in one it had as 
many as nine blooms. It is evident that this 
charming introduction, as in the case of new 
Orchids generally, will, when it shall have 
gained strength, be seen in much greater per¬ 
fection. Already it has manifested a great 
advance on what it was a few months ago, 
when it was exhibited before the Floral Com¬ 
mittee at South Kensington as a weakly plant 
with smaller and far less richly coloured 
blooms. A representation of this beautiful 
Phalsenopsis was given in our December 
Number. P. Portei was also shown in fine 
condition, and there were two remarkable ex¬ 
amples of Cypripedium caudatum, with petals 
nearly 2| feet in length; one of these came 
from Mr. Cullen, gardener to W. W. Buller, 
Esq., and another, from Mr. Wilson, had no 
less than nine flowers, and these of large size. 
Of Cypripedium barbatum superbum there 
were in Mr. Bullen’s and Messrs. Veitch’s 
collections examples having half a hundred 
blooms, whilst of C. villosum Messrs. Veitch 
had a plant with thirty. Trichopilia crispa 
and several richly coloured Cattleyas in Mr. 
Warner’s collection were well worthy of 
special notice; and of Vanda, Cypripedium, 
Saccolabium, Dendrobium, and Lcelia from 
various exhibitors there were numerous fine 
specimens. Nor should the beautiful Odonto- 
glossum Pescatorei and naevium be passed 
over, for Messrs. Veitch had each with a score 
of blooms; and mention must also be made 
of Cypripedium Stonei, which was shown by 
Mr. Williams, with four of its finely-marked 
blooms, and the same exhibitor had beautiful 
Ansectochils and other variegated Orchids. 
Of Lycopods beautiful pans were exhibited 
by Messrs. Veitch, Mr. Barnard, gardener to 
J. W. Taylor, Esq., and Mr. Farbairn, gar¬ 
dener to the Duke of Northumberland, Sion. 
A new Selaginella from the Solomon Islands, 
shown by Messrs. Veitch, bore a remarkable 
resemblance to a pendulous-growing Conifer. 
Pitcher-plants from the same eminent firm 
were very fine, and so were the Sarracenias, 
exhibited by Mr. Williams. 
Of other subjects, Pandanads, Cycads, 
Arads, Araliads, Marantads, Dracaenas, Cala- 
diums, and Anthuriums were all worthily and 
numerously represented, the Marantas being 
especially fine. Hardy trees and shrubs, in¬ 
cluding Conifers, Taxads, and Hollies, for 
which special classes were provided, were very 
numerously shown, and constituted not the 
least interesting part of the Exhibition; they 
chiefly came from Messrs Veitch, Lee, Paul 
and Son, W. Paul, Standish, Waterer and 
Godfrey, and Jackman, of Woking; and in ad¬ 
dition there were fine standard Bays, Hollies, 
Box, Portugal Laurels, and Yews ; also a fine 
pair of standard Myrtles from Mr. Bull. 
Some plants of Eucharis amazonica from 
Mr. Howard, gardener to E. Brand, Esq., 
Balham, were very remarkable for their 
great size and luxuriance of growth. They 
me asured about 5 feet across, and their white 
blossoms were nearly 4 inches in diameter. 
The plants, it was stated, when purchased 
two and a half years ago were in three-inch 
pots, had been kept continually growing in 
bottom heat in a stove, shifted into larger 
pots when necessary, and liberally supplied 
with manure water. Lilies of the Valley 
with variegated leaves, admirably grown and 
bloomed, were shown by Mr. Salter, and 
Aucubas crowded with coral red berries by 
Messrs. Lee. The Ailanthus silkworm feed¬ 
ing on the tree, together with specimens of 
the silk, was exhibited by Lady Dorothy 
Nevill, to whom we owe its introduction into 
this country, and a knowledge of its value. 
Fruit was not shown very largely, but was 
generally very good. Pines wefe few in 
number, and the best were the Queens from 
Mr. Cameron, gardener to the Duke of Rich¬ 
mond, at Goodwood, and Smooth-leaved 
Cayennes from Mr. Barnes, of Bicton, and 
Mr. Page. Grapes were very good, es¬ 
pecially Black Hamburghs, Black Prince 
from Mr. Hill, Muscat of Alexandria from 
Mr. Turner, Buckland Sweetwater, and 
Golden Hamburgh. Messrs. Lane’s Vines 
in pots were fine examples of that mode of 
culture, and were loaded with large bunches. 
Peaches, Nectarines, Cherries, and Straw¬ 
berries, though each well represented as re¬ 
gards quality, were not numerous; but of 
Apples there were several collections of finely- 
grown fruit in excellent preservation. A 
bunch of Musa Cavendishii weighing, it was 
stated, 76 lbs., was exhibited by Mr. Carr, 
gardener to P. L. Hinds, Esq., Byfleet, and 
Dion edule by Mr.Taylor, gardener to J. Yates, 
Esq., Highgate; besides which, in the various 
departments of the Show there were a number 
of interesting objects exhibited, to which we 
may return on a future occasion. 
The returns of the number of visitors have 
not yet been made up, nor has the amount of 
receipts been completely ascertained; but up 
to Saturday, the 26th, upwards of £5200 had 
been received in payment at the doors, ex¬ 
clusive of the amount realised by the sale of 
tickets through numerous agents. 
