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Oncidium luriclum guttatum ; Pimelea Hendersonii, a beautiful 
plant covered with dense heads of pink flowers ; Leschenaultia 
formosa, two feet high, very fine ; Eriostemon cuspidatus, well 
flowered, and many other equally good specimens, which we 
have not space to enumerate. Mr. Green, to whom the third 
prize was awarded, had especial fine plants of Aphelexis humilis, 
Gongora atropurpurea, with thirty-six spikes of flowers, ex¬ 
ceeding anything of the kind we had before seen ; Calanthe 
veratrifolia, with four large and six small stems ; well flowered 
plants of Epiphyllum Ackermanii, E. coccineum multiflorum, E. 
speciosum, and Cereus speciosissimus, &c. 
In the collection of fifteen stove and greenhouse plants there 
were four competitors : Mr. Frazer, Nurseryman, of Lea Bridge 
Road, obtained the first prize for Azalea indica phoenicea, well 
bloomed ; A. ind. lateritia, a nice plant; Bossiaea cordata, two 
feet high, and very handsome; Podolobium staurophyllum, 
allowed to become too tall ; Tropseolum tricolorum, a large plant; 
Epacris grandiflora, a large Pimelea linifolia, an excellent Bo- 
ronia serrulata, a good Erica propendens, and E. campanulata, 
Chorozema Henchmanii, C. angustifolium, Franciscea uniflora, 
and Euphorbia splendens. 
There were ten competitors in the class for ten plants. The 
first prize was awarded to Mr. Bruce, gardener to B. Miller, Esq. 
of Tooting, for perfect specimens of the following plants:—Aden- 
andria uniflora, Pimelea spectabilis,Ixora coccinea, Erica propen¬ 
dens, Gnidia pinifolia, Azalea indica variegata, Aphelexis humilis, 
Azalea Gledstanesii, Chorozema Henchmanii, and C. varium. 
The specimen plants were numerous and fine. The first prize was given 
to Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., of Exeter, for a splendid plant of 
Eriostemon buxifolius, a complete pyramid, seven feet high, and covered 
with bloom. The second prize was given to the same gentlemen, for Acro- 
phyllum venosum, cultivated in a very superior manner; and the third prize 
to Mr. May, gardener to E. Goodheart, Esq., of Beckenham, for Erica 
elegans, about a foot high, and densely covered with flowers. Extra prizes 
were given to Messrs. Veitch and Sons of Exeter, for Leschenaultia biloba; 
Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mr. Lawrence, Ealing Park, for Erica propen¬ 
dens; Mr. Marsden, for Hydrangea japonica; Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, 
and Co., for Erica elegans, and for Azalea indica Lucombeana ; and to 
Mr. May, for Azalea ind. lateritia. 
For new or rare plants in bloom, the first prize was awarded to Messrs. 
Lucombe and Co., for Rhododendron campanulatum hybridum, bearing im¬ 
mense trusses of large flesh-coloured flowers, spotted on the upper part with 
well-defined dark spots. The second prize was given to the same, for a new 
species of Gompholobium from Swan River, with large crimson flowers and 
a shrubby habit ; and the third prize to the same, for Bossiaea paucitoha. 
Messrs. Veitch exhibited a species of Lisianthus, from Brazil, with large 
oval leaves, and obtained the second prize for a new plant not in bloom. 
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